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Sunday, February 27, 2022

‘Day-to-day minutiae of horse racing’: A look into horse fatalities at Golden Gate Fields

Photo of a protest at Golden Gate Fields
Sage Alexander/Staff

Though only a few miles from the UC Berkeley campus, stepping inside of the Golden Gate Fields takes you into another time period — one with old gray cube televisions and the smell of cigarette smoke. It makes you want to eat a hot dog; it gives you that stuffy
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Op-Eds, Opinion

Thursday, January 20, 2022

The deadly truth about Golden Gate Fields

At its core, horse racing is legalized trafficking: the purchase, use and abuse of another living being for personal profit.
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City

Wednesday, December 15, 2021
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Direct Action Everywhere holds demonstrations over horse deaths at Golden Gate Fields

The Berkeley-based animal rights network Direct Action Everywhere, or DxE, held a demonstration Sunday protesting horse deaths at Golden Gate Fields, or GGF. 
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City

Tuesday, June 29, 2021
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Berkeley mass vaccination site relocates to San Pablo Avenue

As part of a transition toward neighborhood vaccination settings, residents may now receive their vaccinations at a new mass vaccination site in West Berkeley.
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Alameda County

Tuesday, March 30, 2021
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Golden Gate Fields vaccination site no longer allowing volunteers due to liability issues

Volunteers scheduled to work at the Golden Gate Fields vaccination site were informed via an email March 11 that the site would no longer be utilizing volunteers due to liability fears surrounding the risk of medical malpractice and injury.
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City

Sunday, March 7, 2021
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Direction Action Everywhere protests Golden Gate Fields horse deaths, halts vaccinations

Protestors with Direct Action Everywhere, or DxE, organized at Golden Gate Fields on Thursday, calling for the facility’s closure following an uptick in horse deaths.
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City

Sunday, February 14, 2021
CVS Pharmacy Begins Administering COVID-19 Vaccines on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, in Fall River, Mass. (Scott Eisen/CVS Health via AP Images)

CVS Pharmacy to administer COVID-19 vaccine in Bay Area

CVS Pharmacy began administering the COVID-19 vaccine Friday to eligible populations across 11 states, including California, as part of the Federal Pharmacy Partnership. 
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Obituary

Monday, December 7, 2020
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‘Racetrack icon’: Golden Gate Fields trainer Bob Hess Sr. dies at age 86

A well-loved, longtime horse race trainer at Golden Gate Fields, Bob Hess Sr. died Saturday at the age of 86 due to COVID-19.
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City

Monday, November 23, 2020
Golden Gate Fields

More than 200 people at Golden Gate Fields racetrack test positive for COVID-19

As of Friday, more than 200 people living or working on-site at the Golden Gate Fields racetrack have tested positive for COVID-19.
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Elections 2020

Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Wayne Hsiung

‘A force for change’: Prominent activist Wayne Hsiung runs for mayor

Prominent activist Wayne Hsiung is running for mayor with a pledge to only receive funding from citizens as well as bold plans to eradicate homelessness and carbon from the city within five years.
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