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The city of Berkeley released a guide Nov. 24 for the renting and disposing of holiday trees, with the purpose of minimizing the negative environmental impact of the holidays.
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Berkeley High School alumna Rachel Phillips has filed a lawsuit against her former teacher and Berkeley Unified School District, alleging she was sexually assaulted and harassed two decades ago.
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Berkeley’s Healthy Streets program, which promotes safer walking and cycling by limiting car traffic and driving speed on select roads, will end this month.
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A 2.5 magnitude earthquake was reported about three miles north of Berkeley at 7:30 p.m. Monday.
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Demolition is currently underway for the University Garage, a landmarked garage and gas station, in order to accommodate more housing for UC Berkeley students.
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Berkeley Lab researchers collaborated on a study showing battery-electric trains are more environmentally friendly than diesel-electric trains.
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An unknown suspect has fled after setting a pile of clothes and other items aflame at People’s Park, according to a campus WarnMe email.
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Moe’s Books workers voted to ratify its first union contract on Tuesday, securing wage raises and additional COVID-19 safety measures, in what union steward Owen Hill described as a “good, solid contract.”
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On Saturday, Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup expanded eligibility for the COVID-19 booster shot to all adults older than 18, easing complications of eligibility and increasing distribution of the vaccine.
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According to a study from UC Riverside and UC Berkeley researchers, some predators of monarch butterflies have evolved genetic mutations that allow them, too, to eat poisonous milkweed, making butterflies fair game for their food.
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