A staff writer for Playboy and Scanlan’s Monthly and author of the 1971 book ‘The Deejays,’ Passman was active in Berkeley’s literary and performance scenes.

Failing, 100-year-old tidal tubes connect the Aquatic Park lagoon to the San Francisco Bay below Interstate 80. Credit: Ximena Natera, Berkeleyside/CatchLight Local ...

The downtown park had become a flashpoint for Berkeley High School families and advocates for unhoused Berkeleyans after a student was groped there in January. Despite the suspect not living at the ...

People walk past boarded up businesses along the top of Center Street, one of the busiest blocks in the city. Credit: Ximena Natera, Berkeleyside/CatchLight Local The ...

Owners Sung Makawatsakul and Nantika Julakasilp waited years until the time was right to open their beloved restaurant. That patience is displayed in their food. Sponsored by City of Berkeley Office ...

The Claremont, the 276-room luxury hotel at the foot of the Berkeley Hills, has changed hands for at least the 10th time in its 110-year-history — and the fifth since 2007. Berkeleyside is doubling ...

City officials are cutting transportation benefits older adults and people with disabilities use to access health care and social services around town, following surges in applications and ridership ...

Sophia Johnson shows her eldest child, Edith, an old map of Berkeley, while her youngest, Linden, born in October, sticks out his tongue. All three Johnson children ...

An alive juvenile Minke Whale was found beached today at McLaughlin Eastshore State Park near Emeryville and later euthanized. Credit: EBRPD An alive juvenile Minke Whale was found beached today at ...

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The presidency of the University of California has long been considered one of the more challenging positions in American higher education. It requires overseeing nearly 300,000 students, 10 campuses, ...

The wildflowers are blooming so it’s time to lace up your boots and head out to enjoy the hunt. I love to hike, so I’m often asked where the good wildflower spots are. Below is my pick of favorite ...