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Monday, January 3, 2022

Berkeley resident faces federal handgun possession charges

During Memorial Day weekend 2021, an occupant of a BMW SUV allegedly fired nine shots toward San Pablo Park. City resident Reginald Patillo has since been charged in federal court with possession of three handguns allegedly linked to the shooting investigation.

Berkeley resident Reginald Patillo was charged in federal court on Dec. 10 with possession of three handguns allegedly linked to a Memorial Day shooting investigation.
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Crime & Courts

Thursday, April 9, 2020

11 Santa Rita Jail inmates confirmed to have COVID-19

Eleven inmates at Santa Rita Jail have confirmed cases of COVID-19, or the novel coronavirus, as reported by the Mercury News on Wednesday.
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Campus

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Journalism program self-quarantines after possible exposure to COVID-19

Amidst President Donald Trump’s travel ban with Europe, 24 students at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism have self-quarantined after possible exposure to COVID-19.
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City

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Hedge fund’s policies led to layoffs of Bay Area News Group staff, reporters say

On March 8, a group of reporters from the Bay Area News Group, or BANG, held a press conference in which the reporters denounced the business practices of BANG’s corporate management, a hedge fund called Alden Global Capital.
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City

Sunday, February 4, 2018

East Bay Times, Mercury News face losses after buyouts, layoffs

Nearly 30 reporters and staff at the East Bay Times and the Mercury News accepted buyouts from parent company Bay Area News Group, or BANG, last week, with more layoffs expected.
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Columns

Friday, February 2, 2018

Where are all the women?

Off the Beat

Newsroom diversity (in every sense of the word) is paramount not only to quality — fair and thorough sourcing and reporting — but also a sense of belonging.
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Crime & Courts

Monday, June 5, 2017

Ghost Ship employees arrested on 36 counts of alleged manslaughter

Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena and creative director Max Harris were arrested Monday morning on 36 counts of alleged manslaughter in relation to the deadly Dec. 2, 2016, Ghost Ship warehouse fire, as first reported by the Mercury News.
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Crime & Courts

Thursday, April 21, 2016

District Attorney’s office does not automatically investigate all in-custody deaths

The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office has not investigated six deaths since 2010, all of which occurred in-police custody.
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Campus

Thursday, April 7, 2016

Yann Hufnagel submits letter of resignation, drops appeal of sex harassment findings

After former Cal assistant men’s basketball coach Yann Hufnagel submitted more than 900 text messages to UC officials Monday to contest the finding that he had violated UC sexual harassment policies, he submitted a letter of resignation Thursday afternoon, according to campus spokesperson Dan Mogulof.
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City

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Multiple Bay Area News Group papers to consolidate in April

Multiple Bay Area News Group, or BANG, newspapers will consolidate come April 5, resulting in staff reductions and the loss of the daily Oakland Tribune, among other papers.
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Topics

Berkeley resident faces federal handgun possession charges

11 Santa Rita Jail inmates confirmed to have COVID-19

Journalism program self-quarantines after possible exposure to COVID-19

Hedge fund’s policies led to layoffs of Bay Area News Group staff, reporters say

East Bay Times, Mercury News face losses after buyouts, layoffs

Where are all the women?

Off the Beat

Ghost Ship employees arrested on 36 counts of alleged manslaughter

District Attorney’s office does not automatically investigate all in-custody deaths

Yann Hufnagel submits letter of resignation, drops appeal of sex harassment findings

Multiple Bay Area News Group papers to consolidate in April