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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Downtown Berkeley street renamed after South Asian immigrant Kala Bagai
Berkeley city officials, the Bagai family and others unveiled the renamed Kala Bagai Way on Thursday, the first street in Berkeley to be named after an Asian immigrant.
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Students returning to UC Berkeley campus add ‘vibrancy and vitality’ to local businesses
As more students choose to return to campus for the fall semester, some businesses in Berkeley have seen an increase in customers.
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‘A key role in Berkeley’s economy’: Berkeley restaurants open for outdoor dining
After months of closure due to shelter-in-place orders, many Berkeley restaurants opened their doors for outdoor dining Friday, using spaces such as sidewalks, curbside parking spaces and courtyards.
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Berkeley City Council to vote on creating fund to help businesses repair vandalism damages
Berkeley City Council is set to vote at its May 26 meeting to establish a COVID-19 Business Damage Mitigation Fund, which will provide grants to businesses that experience property damage through vandalism or other “problematic behavior.”
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City of Berkeley grants more than $1.7M to businesses, arts organizations
The city of Berkeley released more than $1.7 million in grants Monday to local businesses and arts organizations that have been affected by the coronavirus.
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Double Helping Hands program provides meals for Berkeley homeless community
The Dorothy Day House Berkeley Community Resource Center and the Downtown Berkeley Association partnered with local restaurants to create the Double Helping Hands program to provide to-go meals to Berkeley’s homeless community.
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Berkeley businesses struggle amid COVID-19 pandemic
Small and local businesses around Berkeley are struggling because of the COVID-19, colloquially known as the coronavirus, pandemic.
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Greenway Vision Plan models 3-mile bike-pedestrian trail connecting Berkeley, Oakland, Emeryville
The Shattuck-Adeline-Stanford Greenway Vision Plan models a three-mile pedestrian-bicycle route that would connect Berkeley, Oakland and Emeryville.
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Zoning Adjustments Board approves 18-story apartment building in Downtown Berkeley
The city of Berkeley’s Zoning Adjustments Board approved a plan Oct. 25 to construct an 18-story building with 274 new apartment units at 2190 Shattuck Ave. in Downtown Berkeley, the current location of a Walgreens.
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