City

Berkeley community members protest against corporations’ rights

The "Occupella" group performs during a rally on the steps of city hall in opposition to Citizens United.
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The "Occupella" group performs during a rally on the steps of city hall in opposition to Citizens United.

City officials and Berkeley residents turned out for a Tuesday night rally supporting a constitutional amendment to overturn a 2010 Citizens United decision involving corporate personhood. The rally, which took place at Old City Hall in Downtown Berkeley, was attended by about 100 people including Berkeley City Councilmembers Kriss Worthington Read More…

City

Parcel tax for Peralta Community College District passes

The June 5 primary resulted in the passage of a measure that increases much-needed funding to the Peralta Community College District. The district sought a two-thirds voter approval in yesterday’s primary in order to be able to levy a special parcel tax, named Measure B. The measure eventually passed with Read More…

Crime & Courts

Auto burglaries trend continues on East side of campus

Three auto burglaries were reported in the Witter Field parking lot on Sunday afternoon, in what has become a recent trend on the UC Berkeley campus and surrounding city. According to the UCPD crime logs, all the victims of Sunday’s incidents had their car windows smashed and reported losses ranging Read More…

City

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Restaurants destroyed in fire not reopening in the near future

The original plan to reopen two restaurants destroyed in a five-alarm fire at Haste Street and Telegraph Avenue last November is on an indefinite hiatus. The original plan proposed in February was to establish tent structures as temporary homes for popular Berkeley eateries Cafe Intermezzo and Raleigh’s Bar & Grill. Read More…

Crime & Courts

Nov. 9 Occupy Cal protester does not plead guilty

UC Berkeley graduate student Jasper Bernes did not plead guilty in a pre-trial hearing today regarding the charges standing against him for his involvement in the Nov. 9 Occupy Cal demonstrations. The case could not be resolved in court today because Alameda County Deputy District Attorney Chris Cavagnaro would like Read More…

Campus

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Friends remember UC Berkeley graduate and mother Milanca Lopez

Milanca Alicia Lopez, 22, a 2012 UC Berkeley graduate, died in a car accident Friday morning in Berkeley. According to Berkeley Police Department spokesperson Sgt. Mary Kusmiss, the fatal crash was reported to Berkeley Police Department at 1:13 a.m. Officers responded to the scene at California Street, just north of Read More…