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Gerald “Jerry” Lubenow, a former director of publications for the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies, died July 21 at the age of 80.
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Pizza restaurant Western Pacific opened in Downtown Berkeley at 2286 Shattuck Ave. on Thursday — the restaurant’s co-owner, Oakland chef Charlie Hallowell, was accused of sexual harassment by more than 30 employees over the past year.
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A former Santa Rita Jail inmate filed a lawsuit Monday alleging that the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office and four former deputies had repeatedly assaulted him with feces and urine and broke his arm.
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UC President Janet Napolitano appeared before a joint oversight committee Tuesday to respond to a critical state audit released early last week. The California state audit included a series of allegations made against the UC Office of the President — allegations which Napolitano largely denied.
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Evidence from a rape kit for the sexual assault of two Berkeley teens went untouched for six years before it was finally tested in 2014.
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Here, The Daily Californian hopes to provide some context for the enrollment plan and outline some other topics that will be discussed at the board meeting this week.
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The former hamburger and hot dog restaurant — located at the intersection of Hearst and Shattuck avenues, near North Berkeley’s Gourmet Ghetto — announced its intent to close in May but did not officially close until October.
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On Saturday, Gov. Jerry Brown rejected a line-item measure to supply additional funds for UC and CSU deferred maintenance. This measure was supported by UC President Janet Napolitano, student groups and university workers unions.
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