The Berkeley Wire: 01.20.22
More news about Berkeley from around the web.
Archives – January 20, 2022
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Omicron surge still rising in Berkeley; expected to peak by end of January
Cases in Berkeley have shot up by nearly 4,000 since the last week of December, with over 1,000 of those cases recorded since Friday.
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Police: Student who brought replica gun onto BHS campus arrested after large fight downtown
The BB gun had a “steel slide and polymer frame” and “all the visible markings of a real handgun,” police said.
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Berkeley schools rely on testing, not contact tracing, to battle omicron surge
The district is relying on its new twice-weekly testing regimen and is giving two KN95 masks to all staff and students.
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Omicron was the last straw for Oakland’s year-old Daughter’s Diner
The all-day breakfast spot was open for 15 months in Uptown, serving up cleverly rethought standbys to a slew of loyal fans.
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Ecole Bilingue de Berkeley is home to a second generation of young students
Alumni sign up their children for school that caters to both French-speaking children and those starting to learn the language.
