Parents of uninsured adolescents can come to the City of Berkeley immunization clinic to check their child’s vaccination status and, if needed, catch up on their missing shots.Staying up to date on vaccines is important for families at a variety of ages. Adolescence is an important time to check vaccine status as kids age 9 to 18 can get proven protections to help protect against of a variety of…
Families and community members of all ages, connect with services and resources to support your wellbeing at our health fair. Join us at the West Berkeley Family Wellness Center on April 10. You can meet staff and learn about free programs that provide support with nutrition and breastfeeding, stress reduction, parenting resources, and more.Free giveaways at the event include fresh groceries…
Escape to the Sierra Nevada mountains this summer with the City of Berkeley's overnight camps for youth, families, and adults aged 50 and older.You can swim in a clear lake or river, hike in the forest, enjoy meals cooked for you, and let your children explore the wonders of the High Sierra with our camp counselors.Choose from a variety of programs, including backpacking trips, counselor-in-…
Berkeleyans who have a toddler, a middle schooler or a child somewhere in between can have their little ones scamper through the grass in pursuit of eggs.If you’re in middle school, you’ll use your flashlight to find your way under a Friday night sky in search of glow-in-the-dark eggs. Prizes include ear buds and virtual reality headset.Younger kids will scavenge on a Saturday morning alongside…
Prepare for wildfire season by using a free City of Berkeley service that will take away shrubs, limbs, brush, and other “hard” vegetation you gather from your property. Residents can sign up online for this service, known as our “Berkeley Chipper Program." Register for a neighborhood chipping event or sign up to get an email when the next nearby event is scheduled. If you live in a…
April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month and the Berkeley Police Department wants to remind drivers to stay focused, keep their eyes forward and hands on the wheel. Distractions like checking a phone, using the in-dash touchscreen or car phone app, adjusting the radio, or eating can have devastating consequences.“Distracted driving continues to put everyone on the road at risk,”…
There are 3 capital improvement projects happening in Aquatic Park. They are described below. For questions or further information related to the east side Bolivar Drive improvements and the west side parking lot improvements, please email Nelson Lam at NeLam@berkeleyca.gov. For questions or further information related to the West Bolivar Tree Planting…
The City will be making changes to curbside parking and loading on the 2400-2500 blocks of Durant Avenue to encourage curbside availability and reduce the potential for double-parked vehicles to interfere with AC Transit operations on the future bus-only lane. More information about future bus lane construction can be found on …
San Pablo Avenue has been identified as a high-injury street in the Berkeley Vision Zero Action Plan. The Addison Bike Boulevard Connector Project would construct a Class IV separated bikeway connector across San Pablo Avenue to reduce future collision risk for vulnerable users crossing the street and will address a key barrier to east-west bicycle connectivity in the City of Berkeley. The…
Cesar Chavez Park is the site of a former landfill which was closed in 1983, sealed with a clay cap, and, in 1989, had an underground gas collection and control system installed to manage gases emanating from natural biodegradation of landfill matter. As that landfill matter has continued to biodegrade over the past 41 years, the gasses have continued to diminish. This reduction in gasses…