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Storm damage photos, outages linger, 30-year wait to underground utility lines is nearly over | Historic Asian American bookshop closing

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Ally Markovich

Ally Markovich, who covers the school beat for Berkeleyside, is a former high school English teacher. Her work has appeared in The Oaklandside, The New York Times, Huffington Post and Washington Post, among other publications. You can spot her running on the trails in Tilden Park.

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Support for UC strike in Berkeley swells, bargaining moves slowly

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Ally Markovich and Iris Kwok Nov. 21, 2022, 5:37 p.m.December 14, 2022

As strike hits one week, UC workers have gained support from city leaders and labor unions.

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Berkeley and Alameda County votes are completed

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Nov. 18, 2022, 8:50 p.m.November 21, 2022

Ballot counting for the local ballot measures, City Council, school board,
and rent board was completed on Nov. 21 at 9:17 p.m.

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E-bike discounts could be coming to Berkeley

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Nov. 17, 2022, 3:56 p.m.November 18, 2022

Berkeley could fund discounts on e-bikes next year to incentivize purchases and reduce the city’s emissions.

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Berkeley City College will be free again this spring

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Nov. 16, 2022, 1:04 p.m.November 18, 2022

The college is extending its free tuition program for in-state students another semester and eliminating the minimum credits requirement.

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Thousands of UC Berkeley employees go on strike for better wages, benefits

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Iris Kwok and Ally Markovich Nov. 14, 2022, 5:59 p.m.December 12, 2022

UC Berkeley instructors, researchers and post-docs are among the 48,000 academic workers across the University of California system on the picket line.

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Leaked texts show Berkeley police union leader made derogatory comments about homeless residents, people of color, ex-officer says

Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photo by Nico Savidge, Ally Markovich and Supriya Yelimeli Nov. 14, 2022, 4:31 p.m.November 21, 2022

The messages drew condemnation as city officials pledged to investigate the “disturbing” comments.

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Update: Long-awaited map shows which middle schools Berkeley students will attend next year

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Nov. 10, 2022, 3:30 p.m.November 10, 2022

BUSD district leaders discussed details of their plan to desegregate Berkeley’s middle schools Wednesday night while reckoning with pushback from parents who don’t want their kids to attend Longfellow.

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How many Berkeley ballots are still being counted?

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Nov. 09, 2022, 12:06 p.m.November 15, 2022

Tight races for city council, school board, rent board and Alameda County DA hang in the balance.

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Brown, Chang, Shanoski win seats on Berkeley school board

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Nov. 08, 2022, 4:30 p.m.November 18, 2022

Three candidates, Shanoski, Chang and Lee, are still in competition for the remaining two seats as more votes were counted Thursday.

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Tenants slate has fundraising edge as real estate groups sit out Berkeley rent board race

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Nov. 04, 2022, 4:55 p.m.November 8, 2022

The reigning pro-tenant slate has raised a collective $50,000. Can independent candidates break through?

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Teachers unions compete with Reichi Lee in big-money Berkeley school board race

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Nov. 03, 2022, 11:27 a.m.November 3, 2022

Lee is waging a competitive, well-funded campaign despite failing to win the backing of the teachers union. As a result, teachers are putting money down to support their endorsed candidates.

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Berkeley teachers say they need compensation for extra duty of writing college rec letters

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Nov. 01, 2022, 11:17 a.m.November 2, 2022

Berkeley High stopped hiring subs to cover teachers’ classes while they write letters. As teachers negotiate, students applying to college are caught in the middle.

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