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California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s October declaration of a state of emergency has drawn attention to certain protections imposed by a California law preventing businesses from unfairly raising prices during times of crisis.
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The Pathways STAIR Navigation Center, or Pathways, has successfully rehoused 101 people during its first year of operation; some community homeless advocates believe more can be done to address the homeless crisis in the city of Berkeley, however.
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State Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, announced Monday the unveiling of SB 18, which seeks to expand state funding and offer rental assistance and legal aid to help California residents who are at risk of displacement.
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The report detailed some “community-based alternatives,” such as having cities sanction and support “informal settlements” and increasing the number of community land trusts.
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The accident took place during a trip with his girlfriend Victoria Nauman, which they’d been planning for a year in advance. On their way back to Berkeley, the two stopped at Toketee Falls to view what Lewinstein referred to as “the waterfall of all waterfalls.”
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Lewinstein, 23, was believed by officials to have crossed a safety fence to take a photograph from above the falls when he slipped and fell down the embankment, off the hills and into the water.
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Lewinstein, 23, crossed a safety fence to take a photograph from above the falls when he slipped and fell down the embankment, off the hills and into the water at about 2:48 p.m.
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Several speakers gathered at the Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center about 12:30 p.m., according to Yesica Prado, a Berkeley Marina vehicular resident.
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Ability to Pay allows citizens who receive public benefits and have a monthly disposable income of less than $400 to receive reduced fines.
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The center, located on Second Street between Cedar and Virginia Streets, will offer shelter, meals, showers and laundry facilities for up to 45 people, as well as a variety of services including assistance in finding permanent housing.
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