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Yellow jackets Ky-Nam Miller (aka Teddy) ‘97 and Phoebe Stanton ‘96 had a mini BHS reunion at the California Environmental Law in Yosemite earlier this month. Two yellow jackets doing good in the world!

BHS class of ‘97’s Fern A Stroud BayArea BlackVines featured in The Oaklandside

Oakland's Black Vines highlights wines from Black makers The 12-year-old festival began as a one-time event. Now it's in its 12th year.

Please consider supporting BHS alum Mica Lerma family, after she recently passed away while waiting for an organ donation:

Mica Lerma's Funeral and Medical Expenses, organized by Christine Lee Our beloved Micaela Lerma left this world on September 23 while battling a lo… Christine Lee needs your support for Mica Lerma's Funeral and Medical Expenses

Check out this opportunity for Bay Area high school aged students to learn about public service, local and regional government, and public policy over the summer!

Bay Area high school students: Be part of the Summer Academy on transportation, housing equity and more Are you or do you know high school students interested in how the Bay Area deals with issues like environmental justice, housing and transportation equity, community health and social justice? Four regional government agencies are sponsoring an online Bay Area Summer Academy to provide insights into...

Check out Ka'Dijah Brown, BUSD's historic new president!

Ka’Dijah Brown, 30, is the Berkeley school board’s youngest president ever Ka’Dijah Brown, the board’s leader since December, shared her views on racism in Berkeley schools and decisions the board could have made differently.

Good news and in true Berkeley fashion Bette’s Oceanview Diner is reopening as an employee owner co-op!

Staff of Bette’s Oceanview Diner are reopening iconic Berkeley breakfast spot as a co-op The new restaurant will be called the Oceanview Diner and will serve all of Bette's' classic dishes.

Sad news, big thanks to Bette’s for nearly 40 years of breakfast and brunch memories for many Berkeley High alum

Berkeley's iconic Bette's Oceanview Diner has permanently closed Bette's opened in 1982, but closed after its owner was unable to hire staff.

Check out BHS alum Tobias Riday-White who's pet alpacas made the news!

Alpacas run loose through Oakland neighborhood One Oakland Hills neighborhood received quite a shock Friday when residents spotted two...

Berkeley High alum Nina Neen (c/o '96) wrote a fantastic piece for the The New York Times - shedding light on the nuanced and too-long ignored history of Gold Rush towns in rural California like "Chinese Camp":

Looking for a Gold-Rush Town Named Chinese Camp A writer went searching for Asian American history in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, where thousands of Chinese immigrants labored during the Gold Rush but where traces of their presence are few.

Welcome Back Yellow Jackets!

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A first day 'like no other': Berkeley classrooms are again full of students After 18 months, all Berkeley schools opened for full, in-person school today. Here's what it looked like.