The gunfire terrified parents in a nearby park. Councilmember Terry Taplin held a community meeting Sunday.
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Chaparral House has had no COVID-19 cases or deaths; state data was wrong
Berkeley’s Chaparral House skilled nursing facility has had no COVID-19 infections or deaths to date, staff said Tuesday, despite being identified by the state as having had at least one coronavirus fatality there.
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Update: Pedestrian hit by van in West Berkeley
Image: Google maps Update, Feb. 26, 1:30 p.m. Berkeley Police spokeswoman Officer Jennifer Coats released a bit more information by email about Thursday’s crash. She said, based on the preliminary investigation, the driver was northbound on San Pablo Avenue and, as he turned left onto Allston Way, struck the pedestrian in the crosswalk. Coats said the […]
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Teen punched during robbery by Berkeley gang members
Police have described the area of Bonar Street and Allston Way as a “high gang area.” Image: Google maps Police have described the area of Bonar Street and Allston Way as a “high gang area.” Image: Google maps Two men have been charged in the robbery of a 14-year-old boy in West Berkeley earlier this […]
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Firefighters use lid to put out kitchen pot fire in Berkeley
Allston Way was closed Monday night between Shattuck Avenue and Oxford Street for a small kitchen fire. Photo: Emilie Raguso Authorities closed Allston Way in downtown Berkeley on Monday night for about 45 minutes after a report of a fire in a five-story building across from the popular Cancun Taqueria restaurant. Berkeley Fire Department Battalion Chief […]