While many Berkeley residents are aware of the danger of earthquakes, few consider that they are at risk for a megafire, which could spread from the hills to the flats in minutes.
Daphne White
Freelancer Daphne White began her reporting career in Atlanta and then worked as a journalist in Washington, DC, for more than a decade. She covered Congress, education and teachers’ unions, and then produced multimedia programs for the World Bank. Daphne’s articles have appeared in The Washington Post; Hemispheres (the United Airlines magazine); Foundation News & Commentary; National Wildlife Magazine; and others. Daphne founded and ran a national nonprofit advocacy organization for 10 years, but then escaped the Beltway for Berkeley in 2014. She started writing for Berkeleyside in 2016, and enjoys covering nonprofits and change agents among other things.
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Construction on Telegraph Avenue lot, vacant for 30 years, is step closer
The owner, Ken Sarachan, has enlisted a developer and a sign announcing construction has gone up on the property at Telegraph Avenue and Haste Street.
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Christopher Alexander-designed house with ‘dreamlike’ qualities for sale in Albany
It’s a dream-like house with somewhat unusual space configurations, just as the author of the seminal book ‘A Pattern Language,’ wanted it.
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New app lets you walk back in time on Berkeley’s Telegraph Avenue
A new app brings the storied past of Telegraph Avenue to life with eyewitness accounts and photos of events going back 70 years.
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House and studio, built over time with fellow artists, for sale in West Berkeley
A West Berkeley house and studio have evolved along with the neighborhood over the past 36 years. There have been two remodels, both involving a community of artists and friends.
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‘Sometimes you have to break the bone in order to get it set.’ A transgender man talks about #MeToo
Jhos Singer believes the sense of male entitlement and power is based on lies and the #MeToo movement is breaking apart that attitude.
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Betty Reid Soskin: The extraordinary life of the nation’s oldest park ranger
Reid Soskin, who co-founded Reid’s Records in Berkeley, published ‘Sign My Name to Freedom,’ a memoir that recounts her many amazing experiences.
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Berkeley neighbors seek to widen grassroots emergency radio system
A small volunteer group is building a radio communications network so Berkleley neighborhoods can communicate during emergencies when the power grid and internet are down.
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Daniel Ellsberg says nuclear winter is a very real possibility, unless we act now
Ellsberg, famous for releasing the Pentagon Papers, is still speaking truth to power. He will be at two upcoming Berkeley events: Sunday at Cal and Feb. 1 at King Middle School.
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5 real estate mysteries explained, including, ‘What is transparent pricing?’
What does “transparent pricing” mean? What is “strategic pricing”? Why do some listing prices go up, even during the bidding process? We provide some answers.
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Berkeley nonprofit attempts to build first ‘tiny house youth village’ in the U.S.
Youth Spirit Artworks is attempting to build two small tiny house youth villages, with a total of 25 residences that will be built by the youth themselves.
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Landmark ‘glass house’ for sale in Berkeley Hills
A modernist home influenced by the Bauhaus tradition is up for sale for the first time. Architect Donald Olsen built this house as a demonstration project, and his own residence.
