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The Pacifica Foundation, the parent company to Berkeley-based KPFA radio station, will be receiving a $2 million loan that could save KPFA from closing due to debt owed, following a lawsuit by Empire State Realty Trust Inc., or ESRT.
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The city of Berkeley currently taxes medical and recreational marijuana sales by 2.5 percent and 10 percent, respectively, which was strongly protested by many Berkeley cannabis business owners at a Cannabis Commission meeting Thursday.
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A post in the popular Facebook group “Free & For Sale” on Friday pointed out a conspicuous error in a banner displayed on the UC Berkeley campus.
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Dry desert regions are among many important centers for plant biodiversity in the state, UC Berkeley researchers found in a study published in October.
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Campus alumnus Daniel Quiroz, who passed away Nov. 22 after a crash in San Francisco, is remembered by family and friends for his upbeat and welcoming personality. He was 29 years old.
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TedxBerkeley has begun sales for its conference on Feb. 17 — the conference, with the theme ‘You are Here,’ will examine society through both geographical and conceptual maps.
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Representatives from the Southern Poverty Law Center, or SPLC, spoke about nonviolent protest, free speech and hate speech to a group of nine students Tuesday night.
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A study conducted by UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education associate Ian Perry found that California’s progressive public policies over a period of six years have not negatively affected state employment rates or the economy.
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Community members gathered Sunday to protest the planned closure of Alta Bates Medical Center services, which would leave the community without emergency services from Richmond to downtown Oakland.
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Marvin Olasky, editor-in-chief of WORLD magazine, was hosted by The Berkeley Forum to speak to a crowd of about 30 UC Berkeley students and community members about Christianity and politics Thursday.
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