Lifelong Berkeley resident and activist dies at 81
Lifelong Berkeley resident and political activist Lucy Watson Sells passed away peacefully in her home from natural causes on Feb. 10. She was 81.
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Drought continues despite weekend rainstorm
After months of dry weather conditions, cities across Northern California saw several days of heavy rainfall this past weekend; but state officials caution that the storm is only one of many needed to alleviate the drought.
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Drought crisis causes State Water Project to halt supply come spring
The State Water Project, a backbone of California’s water system, serving about 25 million residents, announced Friday it will no longer be delivering water to consumers this year as a result of the drought, effective this spring.
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UC Berkeley is one of most interesting places to go to school, duh
You already knew this, but the Huffington Post officially announced it. The online news source and blog recently posted an article on the so-called “most interesting places to go to school” — and, of course, UC Berkeley made the list. As the list is “not ranked in any order and
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Feeling fine about making do with less
I lived in a walk-in closet in San Francisco. Not in a metaphorical sense, but in the literal one — my room was a converted walk-in closet. I lived in a closet because my roommates and I had jobs in the city, but none of us were making enough to
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Berkeley holds first-ever half-marathon Sunday morning
Lark Ryan, the race’s marketing and outreach coordinator, said the course depended on the permits they were able to settle with the city. She said that she hopes to cooperate with the city to get better permits and, consequently, a better course for possible future races.
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Striking it rich
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Second BART strike may be imminent should negotiations fail
In one week, thousands of BART employees could be going on strike for the second time this year.
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Urban sketchers
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Southern California: beaches galore
You can tell you’re getting closer to the beach once the pedestrians you pass are wearing fewer and fewer articles of clothing. Suddenly, shirtless men abound, and loose T-shirts ending just below the backside are all girls need to throw on top of their bikinis. This perfectly toned, tanned, scantily
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