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Crime & Courts

Friday, April 2, 2021

Berkeley police make gun arrest outside La Quinta Inn following traffic stop

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On Monday night, Berkeley Police Department arrested a 22-year-old Oakland man during a traffic stop. The suspect was arrested outside La Quinta Inn, which is located on University Avenue.

Berkeley Police Department officers arrested a man outside La Quinta Inn on University Avenue during a traffic stop Monday night.
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Editorials

Tuesday, September 29, 2020
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Project Homekey, eviction moratoriums are paltry short-term solutions to systemic housing crisis

STATE AFFAIRS: CA must look long-term, reshape existing housing policies to generate housing stability

California has been in crisis mode, crafting last-minute housing policies to fix enormous, systemic issues that the pandemic pulled back the curtain on.
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City

Thursday, July 16, 2020
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Alameda County leases hotels to homeless communities

As many people adjust to life amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Alameda County is leasing hotels in an attempt to assist homeless communities facing an unprecedented pandemic of their own. 
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Editorials

Thursday, May 7, 2020
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Local businesses must help serve homeless population amid pandemic

CITY AFFAIRS: Local businesses have unique capacity, must do more to house, feed city’s homeless population

All businesses in food service and hospitality benefit from public investments, and they have a moral duty to participate in public solutions.
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City

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Housing contract negotiations between La Quinta Inn, city of Berkeley result in termination

Clashes over a contract between the city of Berkeley and La Quinta Inn led to its termination Thursday, ending the hotel’s potential of providing rooms for the city’s homeless community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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City

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

La Quinta Inn to provide rooms for homeless population during COVID-19 pandemic

Mayor Jesse Arreguín announced Thursday that the city of Berkeley has reached a deal with La Quinta Inn to provide rooms for the homeless population during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Communities

Saturday, February 1, 2020

Berkeley police locate previously missing Elaine Young-Igie

About 11:37 a.m. Tuesday, the Berkeley Police Department posted on Twitter that previously missing “at risk” person, 67-year-old Elaine Young-Igie, has been found and is safe.
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Crime & Courts

Monday, February 11, 2019
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3 robberies of community interest occur in Berkeley within 2 days

Three robberies were reported in Berkeley in the past week, including one in South Berkeley, one in North Berkeley and one in West Berkeley, according to a Nixle alert released by Berkeley Police Department on Monday afternoon.
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Crime & Courts

Monday, June 9, 2014

Police still investigating West Berkeley shooting

Police have yet to make an arrest two days after a shooting late Saturday night in West Berkeley that wounded two teenagers.
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Crime & Courts

Sunday, June 8, 2014

Two teenagers shot at West Berkeley inn

Two male teenagers were shot Saturday night at La Quinta Inn in West Berkeley.
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