Berkeley school district provides free meals to youth during summer 2021
Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, announced Wednesday that it would continue to provide “Free Grab and Go Meals” to youth during summer 2021.
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Alameda County Superior Court announces plans for reopening beginning May 24
The Alameda County Superior Court announced Wednesday that it would be enacting the next phase of its transition to public, in-person services beginning May 24, according to a press release issued by the court.
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CA Gov. Gavin Newsom signs legislation expediting housing projects
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed new legislation Thursday, extending California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, review for emerging developments and expanding the process to include smaller-scale housing projects.
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Man arrested by police, charged with child harassment
Berkeley Police Department officers arrested Nickolas Daniel Perez Tuesday afternoon after the man allegedly stopped and harassed a father and his 8-year-old daughter, causing the child to allegedly run away with Perez in pursuit.
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City of Berkeley reports half of all residents fully vaccinated against COVID-19
Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín announced Thursday that 50% of the city’s residents are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Berkeley police arrest men after traffic stop on Derby Street, Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Berkeley Police Department officers arrested Lamar Runnels and Traivaghn Dawson early Saturday morning after conducting a traffic stop on Derby Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way.
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UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism works with ‘Frontline’ on extremism documentary
For the past year, UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism students Ellie Lightfoot and Kathryn Hurd have been investigating the background of Steven Carrillo, an alleged murderer with connections to alt-right extremist groups in the “Boogaloo” movement, as part of their work with the campus Investigative Reporting Program, or IRP.
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My Asian American identity and the student newsroom
We are not the “model minority” that sits patiently and waits to be told what to do. We are not the people who can be relied on to stay quiet and feeble.
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‘A creator of new knowledge’: UC Berkeley professor, Berkeley Lab director David Shirley dies at age 87
UC Berkeley professor emeritus of chemistry and former director of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, or Berkeley Lab, David Shirley died March 29 at the age of 87 due to age-related illnesses.
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Golden Gate Fields vaccination site no longer allowing volunteers due to liability issues
Volunteers scheduled to work at the Golden Gate Fields vaccination site were informed via an email March 11 that the site would no longer be utilizing volunteers due to liability fears surrounding the risk of medical malpractice and injury.
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