Lafayette Advances BART Bike Station as Wrubel Leads Berkeley Race
Transit infrastructure, ranked-choice election tallies, and community media anchored Lamorinda and neighboring East Bay civic news on…
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Oakland Re-Elects Barbara Lee and Passes Measure EE in East Bay Vote
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee won a full 4-year term with 85% of early votes and nearly 74% support for strong-mayor Measure EE while Rep.
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Berkeley Author Ayelet Waldman Explores Feminist History in New Novel
Berkeley author Ayelet Waldman’s 19th-century historical novel A Perfect Hand, published May 19, 2026, by Knopf (a division of Penguin…
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Oakland’s Delage Revives Lunch; POJ Brings Kintsugi to Berkeley
In downtown Oakland’s Swan’s Market at 536 9th Street, 10-year-old Japanese restaurant Delage has revived midday dining with $27 to…
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AC Transit Contingency Plan Weighs 16% Bus Cuts If Measure RTM Fails
With voters deciding Tuesday on the Regional Transit Measure to address AC Transit’s $200 million budget shortfall, the agency has…
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Berkeley Weighs Measure X 10% Rent Cap as Oakland Fire Deal Advances
Across Alameda County on Oct.
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Berkeley and Oakland Firefighters Halt 1.5-Acre Panoramic Hill Brush Fire Near Historic Tunnel Fire Site
High-angle wildland teams defend hillside homes as dry winds test East Bay defensible perimeters on disaster anniversary.
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Berkeley Voters Consider Measure Z to Capitalize First Regional Public Bank in East Bay
Proposed six-year parcel tax would fund public banking institution dedicated to affordable housing, clean energy, and small businesses.
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Oakland and Berkeley Fire Crews Halt Vegetation Fire Along Tunnel Road Corridor
High-angle wildland units contain two-alarm blaze on thirty-fifth anniversary of 1991 East Bay firestorm.
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Berkeley Symphony Opens 2026–27 Concert Season as Conductor Kent Nagano Returns to Lead World Premiere
Legendary music director rejoins East Bay orchestra to open its landmark season with contemporary symphonic commissions and classical…
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