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Emilie Raguso
Emilie Raguso (former senior editor, news) joined Berkeleyside in 2012 and covered politics, public safety and development until her departure in 2022. In 2017, Emilie was named Journalist of the Year by SPJ NorCal. In 2021, she won SPJ NorCal's longform journalism award (print, small division) for her investigation into the death of Gulf War veteran Michael Hermon after he was attacked at Santa Rita Jail. Her reporting on homelessness has also been recognized by SPJ NorCal, and she has been part of Berkeleyside teams to win Community Journalism awards from SPJ NorCal three times. Emilie previously launched and ran beloved community news site Albany Patch.
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Has it gotten harder to be homeless in Berkeley?
New policies at the Berkeley Library prohibit bringing in items larger than 24 inches. One reader wondered if the change were related to the failure of Measure S to pass. Photo: Emilie Raguso After the failure of Measure S to pass in November, we heard from one reader who said there seemed to have been harsher […]
Posted inCrime
32 robberies in recent 30-day stretch in Berkeley
Click the map to see a detailed list of dates and locations. Source: CrimeMapping.com and the Berkeley Police Department The past month has seen an uptick in robberies in Berkeley, with reports as of Dec. 24 at their highest level since August, according to the most recent data available from the Berkeley Police Department. There […]
Posted inFire
Fire chief retires after 27 years, with many ‘firsts’
Pryor said she looks forward to spending time with her family and “de-stressing” in her retirement. Leadership, she said, “is about empowering people regardless of how they feel about me. I try to be as inclusive as I can, and I try to be a consensus-builder in that process.” Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel Pryor said she […]
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Berkeley hills neighbors anxious after recent robberies
Neighbors in the North Berkeley hills have seen a spate of burglaries this month, two of which turned violent. The yellow marker shows one of them, and the blue marker on Senior, in the lower corner, will be reclassified as a robbery, police said. Click here to see a chronological list of the locations shown in […]
Posted inCrime, Crime & Safety
City of Berkeley offers reward to find ‘Cowboy’ killer
Police are offering a reward for information about the homicide of Mark Stannard, aka “Cowboy.” He was often seen around northwest Berkeley with a white pitbull. Source: Berkeley Police Department Authorities have announced Berkeley’s fifth homicide of the year, a longtime homeless community member who lived in northwest Berkeley and went by the name “Cowboy.” On […]
Posted inBusiness
New Safeway on College green-lighted, designs revealed
A new Safeway and retail development for College and Claremont avenues has gotten the nod from Oakland and a hard-won community consensus after seven long years. We reveal what it will look like.
Posted inNosh
Nosh on the Town: Haven in Jack London Square
Come along with Nosh as we explore East Bay restaurants in photographs. This week we focus on Haven in Jack London Square.
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After Newtown: Lockdown drill Wednesday, vigil Thursday
Berkeley High School will have an emergency drill Wednesday afternoon. Thursday, a vigil and discussion about the Connecticut school shooting has been planned for a North Berkeley church. Photo: Lance Knobel As the community continues to try to come to terms with Friday’s school tragedy in Newtown, CT, at least two Berkeley events this week […]
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Residents air concerns about College Ave. Safeway plans
Dozens of local residents attended a community meeting Dec. 13 to hear the latest about the College Avenue Safeway plans. Photo: Emilie Raguso Update, 5:23 p.m.: Via Stuart Flashman, “After another five hours of negotiating today (following up on two hours over the weekend) the agreement has been finalized. The RCPC Board (which has been primed for […]
Posted inSchools
UC pulls new logo amid criticism, ‘controversy’
The University of California released a statement Friday that it would cease use of a newly released logo following “a significant negative response by students, alumni and other members of our community.” Daniel M. Dooley, senior vice president for external relations at the University of California Office of the President, released a statement Friday that […]
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Contest: Name that nosh [12.13.12]
Think you know food in the East Bay? Prove it by naming the restaurant and dish shown in the photograph above. We’ll announce the name of the winner on Berkeleyside NOSH!
