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January 2017
Posted inCrime & Safety
Berkeley car stop nets nearly 60 stolen cards, handgun; 2 men arrested
Just 15 days into his training with BPD, a young officer made a traffic stop that resulted in the seizure of a handgun with an extended magazine, and nearly 60 stolen credit, debit or gift cards.
Posted inNosh
Catch up on all the restaurants that have opened and closed in January
We’ve got details on over a dozen new East Bay restaurants that have opened over the last month.
Posted inArts
Tony Taccone to step down as Berkeley Rep’s artistic director in 2019
Under Taccone’s tenure, Berkeley Rep has sent many plays to Broadway.
Posted inHousing & Development
UC identifies 9 potential sites for student housing in Berkeley
People’s Park could see some student housing under a proposed UC plan.
Posted inOpinion
Op-ed: The way hens are raised, in so-called ‘egg farms,’ is cruel
Even so-called “humane” egg farms treat hens terribly.
Posted inObituaries
Art Rosenfeld, the ‘godfather’ of energy efficiency, dies at 90
Art Rosenfeld’s ideas about energy efficiency are one reason California’s energy consumption has stayed relatively flat.
Posted inCrime & Safety
‘Huge police presence’ in West Berkeley; 2 people taken to hospital
Two people, including a baby, were taken to the hospital after a large emergency response in West Berkeley.
Posted inCrime & Safety
Whole Foods closed after security officers pepper-spray thief with knife
Whole Foods closed Monday night after a security officer pepper-sprayed a would-be thief who brandished a knife, authorities report.
