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Tenants of the Haste Street apartment complex gutted by a fire last November are suing for lost property and alleged problems with the building, which they say were known by owners and caused the fire.
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The designs for a new project that would fill a long-vacant lot on Telegraph Avenue have been completed but will have to face some obstacles before any plans can come to fruition. Although it has been empty for about 20 years, the lot — at 2501 Haste St. — could soon
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Temperamental elevators, mold, dangerous electrical wiring, no heat or hot water and damaged fire escapes are among the complaints of Berkeley residents displaced by a fire that destroyed their apartment building. Many tenants, who met Monday night with city and campus officials and legal representatives, are now looking to a
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An open letter to Mayor Tom Bates — from “homeless, hopeless, and helpless tenants” of the apartment building destroyed by a fire Friday — is circulating around the city of Berkeley. The letter claims that the owner of the building has long neglected the needs of the tenants and has
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