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Berkeley Police Department, or BPD, received phone calls around 8 p.m. tonight about reports of gunshots on Piedmont Avenue near campus, according to BPD spokesperson Officer Byron White.
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According to an AC Alert released earlier this evening, PG&E will have to extend the Public Safety Power Shutoff, or PSPS, again around 11 p.m. Tuesday because of heavy winds and increased fire danger in the area — however, the City of Berkeley is not expected to be impacted in this outage.
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The City of Berkeley released an update earlier this evening stating that PG&E may extend the power outage until Wednesday.
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BART was temporarily closed Tuesday 5 p.m. because of a report of sparks on the track, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
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A red flag warning has been issued by the National Weather Service to much of the Bay Area, including Alameda County from this afternoon until Thursday at 4 p.m., according to a Nixle alert.
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A strong arm robbery occurred Saturday night, around 10:57 p.m., on the patio of Caffè Strada, according to a Nixle Alert.
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Many UC Berkeley residence halls will be without power and student services will be closed due to the PG&E power shutdown, according to a campus-wide email sent this morning.
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The cancellation comes in light of the scheduled PG&E power outage that will affect most of the Bay Area, including Alameda County, from Wednesday morning through Thursday afternoon.
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The campus eliminated its $150 million structural deficit through “painful” but “important” budget cuts as well as new revenue streams.
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Police were seen congregating outside the Channing-Bowditch Apartments about 12:12 p.m. Wednesday in response to reports of a person unconscious in a parked car, according to Berkeley Police Department spokesperson Officer Byron White.
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