Following a 2022 spree of violent sex crimes in Albany, Berkeley and Oakland, 45-year-old Tommy Lee Giles Jr. of Berkeley was sentenced to 28 years in prison.
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Update: Berkeley woman, 31, charged with arson after Albany Hill fire
Two fires were reported in Albany Sunday afternoon. A security guard told police a Berkeley woman may have set one of them.
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Berkeley man charged with sex crime series in Berkeley, Albany, Oakland
Police say the earliest incident took place March 30 when a man who said he had a knife sexually assaulted a 9-year-old in Albany. This was followed by a sexual assault on Colusa Avenue.
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Volunteers work to create a little grassy meadow along Codornices Creek
A restoration project on the Berkeley-Albany border on Monday was part of an effort to create a space for people to enjoy the creekside while establishing greater biodiversity.
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After near-fatal injury, Golden Gate Fields jockey is riding better than ever
Pedro Terrero’s ‘miraculous’ recovery has taken more than two years, but he’s back riding horses in Albany — only now at the front of the pack.
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City’s transportation czar is back to work after driver hit him head-on while biking
Farid Javandel sustained a sprained wrist but was otherwise largely OK: “I got up and walked away from it. I feel pretty fortunate in that regard.”
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The Ivy Room resumes live music with outdoor concert series
The Tiny Towns concert series opens May 21 with a sold-out show by John Doe and special guest Jason White.
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Berkeley mass vaccination site inoculates 323 people in ‘soft launch’
Vaccine appointments at Golden Gate Fields are currently hard to come by.
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Berkeley crime roundup: Stabbing, burglary, gun found after car crash
Police arrested a parolee after a car crash in University Village and found a gun Tuesday night. Detectives are also investigating a stabbing.
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Live racing to resume at Golden Gate Fields following COVID-19 outbreak
“COVID-19 concerns on the campus have decreased to levels to allow the resumption of live racing,” Golden Gate Fields said Friday in a prepared statement.
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‘Urgent’ changes at Golden Gate Fields amid 100 more COVID-19 cases
More than 300 people at Golden Gate Fields have now tested positive for COVID-19. The racetrack has approximately 540 workers, the state has said.
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Golden Gate Fields horse trainer Bob Hess Sr. has died from COVID-19
Hess told Berkeleyside from his ICU bed recently he was looking forward to his next meal at his favorite restaurant, Bette’s Oceanview, where he had eaten more than 8,000 times.
