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A person pulls into a parking space on Hopkins Street during a 2023 demonstration by supporters of a proposed bike lane on the North Berkeley Corridor. Credit: Ximena Natera, Berkeleyside/Catchlight Opponents of the proposal to build new protected bike lanes along Hopkins Street are taking the city to court in their latest attempt to block the long-debated North Berkeley project.

Editor’s note: Nosh covers food and restaurant news across the East Bay, and each week we publish one article covering all the restaurant openings and one article covering closings. Have a tip for Nosh? Submit it here. Subscribing to the Nosh newsletter is the best way to stay up to date on all of the openings and closings, breaking news, deeper developments, and events in the East Bay food scene.

Editor’s note: Nosh covers food and restaurant news across the East Bay, and each week we publish one article covering all the restaurant openings and one article covering closings. The openings and closings for each month are then compiled into a round-up. Have a tip for Nosh? Submit it here. Subscribing to the Nosh newsletter is the best way to stay up to date on all of the openings and closings, breaking news, deeper developments, and events in the East Bay food scene.

Un intérprete de lengua de señas trabaja junto a una maestra de jardín de niños en la Escuela Primaria John Muir. Crédito: Ximena Natera, Berkeleyside/Catchlight Esta guía fue traducido por Noemi Gonzalez-Rocha. Read in English. Para Marina Cruz, defender la educación especial de su hija significó adentrarse en un sistema para el que no se sentía preparada.

A sign-language interpreter works alongside a kindergarten teacher at John Muir Elementary School. Credit: Ximena Natera, Berkeleyside/Catchlight Leer en español. For Marina Cruz, advocating for her daughter’s special education meant entering a system she felt unprepared to navigate. Her daughter was in third grade at Oxford Elementary School when evaluations revealed she had Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and required an individualized education program (IEP).

King Haakon VIII of Norway arrives at the Storting, in Oslo, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, to take the oath in accordance with the Constitution. Credit: Javad Parsa via AP Heads up: We sometimes link to sites that limit access to non-subscribers. Norway’s new king, Haakon VIII, earned a degree in political science from UC Berkeley in 1999 and lived at International House. (SF Chronicle) A goat on the loose has been sighted across Berkeley, eluding residents, animal control and police.

Two Asian-inspired French pastry spots with new locations in Alameda, shokupan in Berkeley Kitchens and in West Oakland, an Oakland-based vegan mooncake baker, plus pop-up bakeries inspired by Filipino flavors and Korean salt bread — it all adds up to an Asian pastry renaissance in the East Bay. Many of the baked goods in the new shops have roots in traditional Chinese bakeries and bakeries run for decades by Asian families.

A rabid bat found in Berkeley in 2023. Credit: Reza Sirafinejad Public health officials are warning doctors and residents to be alert amid an uptick in the number of rabid bats found in Berkeley. Five bats who tested positive for rabies have been identified in the city so far this year, according to a memo sent to the City Council last week, whereas two or fewer were found in each of the previous six years. A cat also tested positive for the disease in Pleasanton.

Fantastic Negrito’s performance last year at the UC Botanical Garden’s redwood grove. Credit: Christine Manoux Never miss local events! Sign up for Berkeleyside’s arts and culture newsletter, The Scene. And check out our roundup of affordable things to do anytime in Berkeley.

Beatrice Dong raises her fist at the funeral of Black Panther Jonathan Jackson held at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church in Oakland on Aug. 15, 1970. Credit: Nikki Arai. Courtesy: Eastwind Books On Aug. 15, at 7:47 am, our beloved Beatrice Tam Dong, after a long battle with cancer, died peacefully in her sleep in the ICU unit at Kaiser Hospital in Oakland. Bea lived a wonderful life caring for her family and community. She was a fighter for social justice and equality. Beatrice Ann Tam was born Oct.