Berkeleyside

Around Berkeley: Mortifying stories, ‘The Odyssey’ read aloud, printmaking festival

Karen Nguyen Vo and Andrew Gilbert — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:47:00 +0000

Three people at work screen printing at Kala Art Institute in West Berkeley.

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Berkeley can clear encampment at 8th and Harrison — with a few caveats, judge rules

Felicia Mello — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:32:27 +0000

Bulldozers remove peoples’ belongings, tents, tarps and trash during a sweep of the homeless encampment on 8th and Harrison in Berkeley, Calif. on Wednesday, Jun. 4, 2025.

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Alameda County leaders oppose ICE jail in former Dublin women’s prison

Roselyn Romero — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:57:16 +0000

The Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California, was shuttered in 2024 after years of reports that prison guards sexually abused women incarcerated there.

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Alameda County communities prepare for more hunger amid cuts to food stamps

Paula Sibulo | KQED — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:59:27 +0000

PERMISSION BEFORE REPUB Volunteers from Bank of the West and Boys Team Charity sort apples from the produce bins at the Alameda County Community Food Bank on November 20, 2018. The food bank places a large emphasis on providing people with farm fresh produce which they are able to buy in bulk at greatly reduced prices.

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What’s the state of free speech at UC Berkeley? Join Berkeleyside on April 14 to find out

Berkeleyside Staff — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:03:24 +0000

Our guests: Provost Benjamin Hermalin, law professor Chris Hoofnagle, history professor Ussama Makdisi and Daily Cal editor Ananya Rupanagunta.

Tanzie’s duo open new restaurant, Cheese Board expanded and what’s come to Phở Vy’s old spot

Momo Chang — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Jezreel “Jae” Rojas (right) and Krissana “Tanz” Tussanaprasit, seen here at their restaurant Tanzie’s, are opening Nudi Blue in Berkeley.

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Cavorting ‘Cats’ come to Berkeley Playhouse May 22

Local sponsor — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Hannah Martinez-Crow (left) plays Rumpleteazer and Mateo Urquidez plays Mungojerrie, in Berkeley Playhouse’s production of “Cats,” beginning May 22.

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Cambodian community bursts with color, dance and Khmer tradition

Azucena Rasilla — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Morodok Angkor dance group at the Oakland Khmer New Year Festival at Peralta Hacienda Historical Park on Saturday, April 4, 2026.

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Air today, beer tomorrow. Almanac partners with Berkeley company on first air-capture carbonated beer

Nathan Dalton — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Almanac’s Flow is carbonated with carbon dioxide using direct air capture technology from a Berkeley-based company, Aircapture.

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Ambi Robotics builds robots to do the heavy lifting

Local sponsor — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:10:00 +0000

Stephen McKinley, co-founder at Ambi Robotics in Berkeley, works with a sorting machine.

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10 spots bursting with wildflowers in the East Bay and beyond

Colleen Neff — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000

View from the Bay Area Ridge Trail.

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Remembering Carol Harte, first social worker at Alta Bates Hospital

Family of Carol Harte — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:06:00 +0000

Carol Harte. Courtesy of her family

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