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Startup expo attracts entrepreneurs, features forum and competition

A startup expo Thursday featured more than two dozen companies, a speaker panel and a pitch competition. The event was organized by the campus business fraternity Alpha Epsilon Zeta.
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A startup expo Thursday featured more than two dozen companies, a speaker panel and a pitch competition. The event was organized by the campus business fraternity Alpha Epsilon Zeta.

Over 300 ambitious young entrepreneurs and seasoned businessmen alike gathered at Innovate@Berkeley at Hotel Shattuck on Thursday, a promotional event that showcased some of the best of Berkeley’s startups and featured a prominent panel of speakers. Read More…

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Ann Fagan Ginger and Ingrid Kepler-May, along with others sat on the steps of city hall to protest the proposed civil sidewalk measure that was later passed Tuesday evening.

Berkeley civil sidewalks measure approved for ballot

Three city council members are challenging the vote on the contentious measure slated to appear on the November ballot

The Berkeley City Council moved to have the civil sitting measure placed on the November ballot at its meeting Tuesday night. However, three city council members are challenging the vote on the contentious measure. Read More…