Berkeley announces vaccination milestone, plans for reopening
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In a press release Tuesday, Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín announced the city has vaccinated half its population with at least one dose.
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‘We need to stand together as tenants’: Protesters oppose 1921 Walnut St. eviction
For Paul Wallace, 1921 Walnut St. has served as his home for the past six years and is the only thing keeping him from experiencing homelessness during the pandemic, a reality that makes UC Berkeley’s notices of eviction particularly “infuriating.”
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Salad-based restaurant MIXT to join Berkeley’s food scene
The city of Berkeley offers its community a myriad of fast-food chain restaurants, boba shops and ramen eateries. Joining Berkeley’s food scene in mid-March is MIXT, a restaurant with build-your-own and made-to-order salads, in addition to other healthy items.
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Berkeley City Council approves multiple pedestrian improvements
In efforts to ensure safer pedestrian traffic, Berkeley City Council approved multiple pedestrian improvements near Downtown Berkeley and the UC Berkeley campus.
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Blaze Pizza set to open Berkeley location in Blackwell Hall
Blaze Pizza, a popular fast-casual pizza franchise with more than 300 locations in California and abroad, is set to open a branch on the corner of Bancroft Way and Dana Street.
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UC Berkeley to demolish 1921 Walnut St., faces widespread opposition
UC Berkeley has decided to proceed with the demolition of 1921 Walnut St., a rent-controlled apartment in Downtown Berkeley, in order to build transfer student housing.
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6 affordable housing units in Berkeley up for lottery applications
Residents can now submit lottery applications for six units of affordable housing in a new apartment complex in Downtown Berkeley, according to an Oct. 21 press release by the city of Berkeley.
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Garden Variety opens in Downtown Berkeley, offers ‘super fresh’ salads
Jeff Wampler has been planning to open his own restaurant since he was 25 years old. On Wednesday, he did exactly that in Berkeley, as first reported by Berkeleyside.
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UC Berkeley alumna to sue apartment company for property loss
Recent UC Berkeley alumna Angela Zhao is filing a lawsuit against Alliance Residential, the national parent company of the local Allston and Stadium Place apartments, for property loss.
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Berkeley police ask for help identifying vandalism suspects after protest
Protesters demonstrated outside of Berkeley Police Department headquarters in support of Black Lives Matter on Monday, after which vandalism was reported.
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