COVID-19 vaccinations available for Berkeley residents older than 65
The city of Berkeley is coordinating 2,000 COVID-19 vaccination appointments for Berkeley and Alameda County residents ages 65 and older.
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Berkeley school district elementary schools allowed to reopen
While reopening will not occur just yet, transitional kindergarten, or TK, through sixth-grade schools in Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, have been permitted to reopen amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Berkeley police arrest teen on suspicion of robbery
Berkeley Police Department officers arrested a 17-year-old Jan. 30 on suspicion of robbery.
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‘A silver lining out of the pandemic’: Berkeley learns from remote work transition
With COVID-19 shifting the traditional workplace to remote work and posing a wide variety of challenges, both the city of Berkeley and UC Berkeley have developed useful virtual work strategies that may carry forward into the future.
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Berkeley Copwatch holds community forum on alleged racist policing
Berkeley Copwatch, an organization formed in 1990 with the intention to “empower and unite the community to resist police abuse” through education and supervision, hosted a virtual forum Wednesday highlighting five events of alleged racist policing in Berkeley during the pandemic.
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Berkeley school district discusses equity programs, resources amid COVID-19
Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, Board of Education members met Wednesday evening to discuss a variety of equity issues, including resources for unhoused students and English language learners.
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Berkeley natural gas ban faces pushback from California Restaurant Association
More than a year after the California Restaurant Association, or CRA, filed a lawsuit against the city of Berkeley regarding a ban on natural gas pipes, both sides argued their cases during a hearing Tuesday.
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City of Berkeley, UC Berkeley, BUSD to host Black History Month events
The city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley and Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, have several virtual events planned to celebrate Black History Month, allowing community members to educate themselves on Black history.
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Black businesses in Berkeley reflect on how COVID-19 has impacted them
Nearly a year after the country first shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, owners of three Black businesses in Berkeley reflected on how they have been impacted.
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‘Be allies for one another’: Activist, artist Edythe Boone reflects on changes
Longtime activist and Berkeley resident Edythe Boone works with these communities and voices their concerns by creating murals.
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