Unhealthy air in Alameda County prompts extended air quality alert

Bay Area Air Quality Management District released an air quality alert at around 2 p.m. Friday in response to unhealthy air affecting most of Alameda County.
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Bay Area Air Quality Management District released an air quality alert at around 2 p.m. Friday in response to unhealthy air affecting most of Alameda County.
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An air quality alert was extended through Friday by Bay Area Air Quality Management District in light of poor air quality throughout Alameda County.
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A grant application for 20 new electronic bike lockers at the Berkeley marina will be discussed at the next city council meeting on Oct. 15.
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In light of the lack of sufficient shelter space and widespread government-funded mask dissemination, some UC Berkeley students have taken it upon themselves to provide aid to people unable to escape the unhealthy air.
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This week, hundreds of UC Berkeley students have felt the impact of California’s deadliest fire. Many students’ homes have been destroyed, and some students have seen their friends and families displaced. And yet, in the face of this horrible tragedy, the campus administration has demonstrated an unbelievable insensitivity to the physical and mental well-being of its students.
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Chancellor Carol Christ canceled classes for Thursday afternoon and all of Friday, after air quality worsened in Berkeley.
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In response to questions surrounding class cancellation because of the poor air quality in Berkeley, Chancellor Carol Christ announced in a statement released Wednesday night that classes will continue to take place for the time being.
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UC Berkeley Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Stephen Sutton called off pyrotechnics at the Big Game Rally, held annually on the evening before the football game against Stanford University. The bonfire, traditionally featured at the rally, was previously canceled because of an air quality notice.
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The sixth annual Berkeley Half Marathon, 10K, 5K and 1K races planned for this Sunday have been canceled because of unhealthy air quality and the general strain on local, regional and state resources from the fires.
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Berkeley community events took a back seat, but campus classes continued as residents faced unhealthy air from the Camp Fire that started Thursday in Butte County.
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