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August 10, 2022
Posted inSchools
Berkeley City College will be free this fall for in-state students
Students must live in California and enroll in at least three units to be eligible for free tuition.
Posted inCommunity
Berkeley teen wins gold in swim race from Alcatraz to San Francisco
Chetan Raghavan, 14, placed first in the non-wetsuit category of the annual Alcatraz Sharkfest Swim. He came in second overall out of over 700 swimmers.
Posted inCommunity
Berkeley native is back home after 240-mile trek to East Bay’s water source
Nina Gordon-Kirsch spent more than a month walking from her home in Oakland to the headwaters of the Mokelumne River.
Posted inNosh Features
Oakland ice cream maker spins nostalgic Mexican flavors into delicious dessert
De La Creamery owner Stephanie De La Cruz is building her Instagram-based business on her sweetest childhood memories.
Posted inObituaries
Remembering Alice Philipson, activist lawyer who persuaded courts to recognize lesbian parents
Philipson and her spouse, Petra Liljestrand, were among the first lesbian couples to have a child via donor insemination.
