As an independent student newspaper and the paper of record for the city of Berkeley, the Daily Cal has been communicating important updates during this pandemic. Your support is essential to maintaining this coverage.
As COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the country, scarce testing supplies have left nursing homes struggling to accommodate visitors.
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The state approved a plan Jan. 12 to accommodate 441,176 new housing units in the Bay Area, including 8,934 units in the city of Berkeley.
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Community organizations representing incarcerated people in Babu v. County of Alameda held a press conference Wednesday to discuss objections to a proposed settlement.
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The Biden Administration is making 400 million N95 masks widely available for free nationwide, according to a White House statement. The administration is also leveraging the federal retail pharmacy program and the federal community health centers around the country to make these free masks, provided by the Strategic National Stockpile, accessible, the statement said.
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A new city-coordinated mobile COVID-19 testing site will open January 23 at San Pablo Park. The site will be operated by Curative and provide tests Sundays and Mondays until February 14.
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The Berkeley Police Department will launch an investigation regarding a man’s death after being released from police custody.
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A shooting occurred Monday in the 2900 block of Sacramento Street in South Berkeley, about 2 miles away from campus.
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Dean Chemerinsky and professor Meyler will decide whether the Romeo and Juliet friar is guilty of criminal charges at the Freight and Salvage in Berkeley.
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According to the city of Berkeley’s COVID-19 dashboard, 91% of all Berkeley residents are fully vaccinated, and of those, 46% have received a booster shot.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Tuesday to address in-person learning in school and staffing shortages amid a COVID-19 surge driven by the Omicron variant.
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