After suffering serious falls, Betty Gray hasn’t been able to leave her second-floor apartment to run Alice’s Relaxing Bath and Gift Shop.
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Berkeley police investigate gunfire, car crash on Alcatraz
One neighbor told Berkeleyside they were trying to nap when they “heard a series of gunshots and a crash followed by someone screaming.”
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700-pound psychedelic ‘shroom’ stash found in Berkeley
Police responding to a domestic violence report unearthed a huge haul of psychedelic mushrooms in South Berkeley over the weekend, police report.
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Neighbors to hold Adeline Corridor meeting Saturday
More than 100 people attended an Adeline Corridor meeting in January. Photo: City of Berkeley More than 100 people attended an Adeline Corridor meeting in January. Photo: City of Berkeley Neighbors will meet Saturday morning at the South Berkeley Community Church to discuss the city’s plans to revitalize the Adeline Corridor. All are invited. Unlike prior meetings […]
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Diversity in Berkeley raised as concern at Adeline session as planning process takes off
More than 100 people attended an Adeline Corridor planning meeting Jan. 31. Photo: City of Berkeley An estimated 120 people showed up to the South Berkeley Senior Center on a recent weekend to learn about a new planning process underway by the city to consider what could be big changes along the Adeline Corridor. The […]
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Public meeting on Adeline Corridor on Saturday
Image: City of Berkeley Those interested in the future of Adeline Street in South Berkeley are invited to a meeting Saturday morning at the senior center on Ellis Street. The city of Berkeley received a $750,000 planning grant last year to look at transit improvements and other development issues along the Adeline Corridor, and Saturday […]
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$750K grant may bring big changes to South Berkeley
The Ashby BART station has been identified by the city as one possible place for more housing in Berkeley. Image: Google Maps The Ashby BART station has been identified by the city as one possible place for more housing in Berkeley. Image: Google Maps The city of Berkeley is hoping to dramatically rethink many elements of South […]
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Breaking: Police activity in South Berkeley
Update, 12 p.m. The Berkeley Police Department has confirmed that officers responded to the 1500 block of Alcatraz Avenue shortly after 8 p.m. “on a report of a suspect threatening a woman while brandishing a gun,” said Berkeley Police Capt. Erik Upson via email. After arriving, police learned the man might have fled into a nearby apartment. Police […]
