LIVE: Updates on the COVID-19 situation in Berkeley

Here’s what we know about the city of Berkeley and UC Berkeley’s campus response to COVID-19, more colloquially known as coronavirus.
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Here’s what we know about the city of Berkeley and UC Berkeley’s campus response to COVID-19, more colloquially known as coronavirus.
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In a few years, the spot where the local restaurant once stood will likely be filled with a five-story apartment building.
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A plan to turn two standing commercial buildings on Shattuck Avenue into a 156-unit apartment and commercial complex was officially approved Thursday, which marked the end of the city of Berkeley’s appeal period for the project.
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Berkeley City Council conducted a public hearing for a Zoning Adjustments Board, or ZAB, appeal and approved free showers for the homeless and a budget referral to increase safety at San Pablo Park at Tuesday’s regular meeting.
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On Thursday evening the Zoning Adjustments Board convened to discuss a potential development project near the intersection of Adeline and Ashby. The project would involve the demolition of Flacos, a popular vegan Mexican restaurant.
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Montague’s Gourmet Sandwiches, located on 2510 Channing Way, posted a sign on its door announcing their indefinite closure starting May 14 “due to family medical issues.”
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The Berkeley Design Review Committee’s conditional approval of architectural plans Thursday marks another step towards the construction of a contentious five-story apartment building at 2631 Durant Ave.
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The city’s Design Review Committee gave feedback for multiple building project proposals — including the replacement of Stiles Hall with a student residence and a Shattuck Avenue high-rise apartment — at its meeting Thursday.
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The Design Review Committee approved two developments in Berkeley — including a 16-story high-rise hotel on Shattuck Avenue — and sent two other projects back to the applicants for redesigns.
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A proposed Downtown condominium development project is entering the final stages of its design review, which, if approved, would include a 12-story mixed residential and commercial building on Shattuck Avenue.
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