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Tony Lorenzo Walker, the man convicted of fatally shooting UC Berkeley student Seth Smith in 2020, was sentenced to 25 years in prison Monday, as first reported by CBS Sacramento.
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A fire broke out in People’s Park on Tuesday morning after a tent and its surrounding area were set aflame, as first reported by Berkeleyside.
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The Berkeley Unified School District will reinstate its mask mandate starting Monday due to a surge in COVID-19 cases in the Bay Area, as first reported by Berkeleyside.
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The investments committee of the UC Board of Regents convened Tuesday to discuss fiscal performance and diversity, equity and inclusion investments.
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The final exam for EECS 16B, originally scheduled from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday night, was moved online after an alleged threat made in posts on Reddit Thursday night.
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The Berkeley City Council is providing an option for in-person attendance for council meetings starting Tuesday.
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UC Berkeley student Luca Elghanayan was found having a medical emergency near Pimentel Hall at about 10:20 p.m. Monday.
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Demonstrators from the Bay Area Rise Up 4 Abortions Rights coalition and the Raging Grannies Action League protested to support reproductive rights Saturday.
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Acting Governor Eleni Kounalakis became the first woman to sign a piece of legislation into law in California’s history when she signed AB 2179 Thursday, extending eviction protections for Californians in rental assistance programs.
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The Berkeley City Council passed the first phase of Berkeley Reparations March 22 to address the economic injury made to descendants of slavery in Berkeley.
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