The dispensary has denied it owes any of the alleged debts, which total more than $250,000. The lawsuits remain pending.

About 1,500 Berkeley customers briefly lost power Thursday morning and afternoon, according to Pacific Gas and Electric Co.

Berkeleyside has said goodbye to Editor-in-Chief Pamela Turntine who, when she joined the newsroom in April 2021, took the reins from the then co-editors Frances Dinkelspiel and Tracey Taylor.

The four-year pilot, aimed at opening up new housing, is open to single-family homeowners with extra units built or converted ...