Spanish Civil War veteran honored with plaque installed in Berkeley
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The memory of Robert Merriman, Spanish Civil War veteran and campus alumnus, was honored with a plaque that was installed in Berkeley.
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UC Berkeley student rescues hiker trapped by fallen branches
A pair of hikers, including campus sophomore Luke Seybold, rescued an unconscious hiker at Dr. Aurelia Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park on Sunday morning.
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Berkeley police locate previously missing Elaine Young-Igie
About 11:37 a.m. Tuesday, the Berkeley Police Department posted on Twitter that previously missing “at risk” person, 67-year-old Elaine Young-Igie, has been found and is safe.
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Protesters oppose Mauna Kea telescope at UC regents meeting
About 80 protesters gathered at a UC Board of Regents meeting Thursday to demand that the UC system divests from the Thirty Meter Telescope, or TMT, project on Mauna Kea — a mountain that is sacred to Native Hawaiians.
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Berkeley police locate missing at-risk community member
The Berkeley Police Department sent out a Nixle Alert asking for help locating an “at-risk” man, who was later found Downtown by an alert community member.
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Developer pulls out of plans for contentious 18-story Downtown high-rise
The developer who proposed to transform the lot at 2211 Harold Way into an 18-story high-rise, which has stirred up opposition among some Berkeley residents, pulled out of its contract last week.
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Berkeley celebrates 10th annual ‘Snow Day’
Ten tons of man-made snow covered the ground on the corner of Shattuck Avenue and Rose Street on Sunday between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. for children to play in during the 10th annual Snow Day in Berkeley.
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Berkeley High School students host event for United Against Hate Week
Berkeley High School students worked with the Downtown Berkeley Association to coordinate an event Thursday for United Against Hate Week, delivering speeches denouncing racism, antisemitism, sexism and other forms of discrimination in their schools and community.
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Alameda County judge rules in favor of city of Berkeley in lawsuit against 1900 Fourth Street developers
An Alameda County judge denied a petition for a mandate that would have allowed developers to build on about 28,000 square feet at the city of Berkeley’s 1900 Fourth Street location.
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Activists claim Berkeley lacks emergency preparedness for homeless population
As another wildfire season looms over the Bay Area, the local homeless population remains uncertain of what services will be offered to them.
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