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Iris Kwok

Iris Kwok covers the environment for Berkeleyside through a partnership with Report for America. A former music journalist, her work has appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, KQED, San Francisco Examiner and San Francisco Classical Voice, among other publications. In her spare time, you can find her petting street cats or playing cello. She joined Berkeleyside in June 2022.

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Cal student wins new $1,000 ‘kindness’ prize for helping car crash victim

Avatar photo by Iris Kwok March 28, 2023, 4:30 p.m.March 30, 2023

Egbert Villegas is the fourth recipient of the new Chris Kindness Award, a cash prize handed out monthly by a Cal professor to reward random acts of kindness around the city.

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Another storm is blowing into Berkeley on Monday

Avatar photo by Iris Kwok March 24, 2023, 1:31 p.m.March 24, 2023

More than an inch of rain and gusty winds are forecast for the first half of next week in Berkeley.

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Photos: Trees fall, cars crushed as storm cuts power to over 10,000 in Berkeley

Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photoPamela TurntineZac Farber by Alex N. Gecan, Iris Kwok, Supriya Yelimeli, Pamela Turntine and Zac Farber March 22, 2023, 10:51 a.m.March 25, 2023

Trees blew over across the city, knocking down power lines and falling on at least three homes, amid winds that topped 60 mph in the hills.

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One of nation’s first Asian American bookstores is closing after 41 years

Avatar photo by Iris Kwok March 21, 2023, 2:09 p.m.March 25, 2023

Berkeley’s Eastwind Books, which focused on justice and solidarity and published when others wouldn’t, will close on April 30.

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Back-to-back storms are headed toward Berkeley starting Saturday night

Avatar photo by Iris Kwok March 17, 2023, 4:08 p.m.March 20, 2023

The Bay Area is now out of the drought, and more rainy weather is forecast through the end of March.

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‘He really is an angel’: North Berkeley mail carrier retires after 36 years

Avatar photo by Iris Kwok March 14, 2023, 10:42 a.m.March 14, 2023

Angel Pagan, who sleep-talks about mailboxes and drank a third of a cup of Bacardi to pass the postal exam, retired on Saturday from delivering mail in a city he calls heaven.

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Strong winds, heavy rain expected in Berkeley

Avatar photo by Iris Kwok March 13, 2023, 2:13 p.m.March 14, 2023

A flood watch and high wind warning are in effect through Wednesday morning, with 1.3 inches of rain forecast.

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Another atmospheric river is headed for Berkeley Thursday

Avatar photo by Iris Kwok March 07, 2023, 1:54 p.m.March 10, 2023

A first storm could bring up to 2 inches of rain by the weekend and be followed by a wet pattern lasting through next week. A flood watch is in effect Thursday to Sunday.

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EBMUD ends drought surcharge as storms refill reservoirs

Avatar photo by Iris Kwok March 02, 2023, 4:21 p.m.March 6, 2023

Conservation by East Bay residents played a role in alleviating the water shortage, according to EBMUD.

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Berkeley’s sunny reprieve will last only until Saturday

Avatar photo by Iris Kwok March 01, 2023, 1:00 p.m.March 1, 2023

Nearly 30 inches have fallen in Berkeley since October and another small storm system is expected to land this weekend.

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Workers at Berkeley’s Ecology Center aim to unionize

Avatar photo by Iris Kwok Feb. 28, 2023, 4:15 p.m.March 30, 2023

Administrative employees at the 53-year-old Ecology Center, which operates Berkeley’s three farmers markets and a store on San Pablo Avenue, are seeking to form a union.

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Berkeley labor leader launches state Senate campaign

Avatar photo by Iris Kwok Feb. 28, 2023, 1:29 p.m.February 28, 2023

In her first attempt at running for public office, Kathryn Lybarger, president of the California Labor Federation and AFSCME Local 3299, wants to replace the termed-out Nancy Skinner.

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