Supporters have contributed $44,000 to Measure FF. It would raise property taxes to improve 911 service and help prepare Berkeley for disasters, they say. Opponents contend there are no controls on the fund.
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Volunteers needed Saturday to stuff food bags; donations also needed for Toys for Tots
A Berkeley firefighter stands in front of 770 bags of food that volunteers put together for the city’s elderly in 2011. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel A Berkeley firefighter stands in front of 770 bags of food that volunteers put together for the city’s elderly in 2011. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel Berkeley firefighters are looking for volunteers Saturday to help them stuff 800 […]
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Berkeley police, firefighters launch holiday fundraisers
Berkeley firefighters are out this weekend doing a “fill the boot” fundraiser for muscular dystrophy research. Photo: Lance Knobel Berkeley firefighters are out this weekend doing a “fill the boot” fundraiser for muscular dystrophy research. Photo: Lance Knobel This weekend, Berkeley firefighters are raising money for muscular dystrophy research, and Berkeley police are collecting donations for […]
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Berkeley’s new fire chief: Destined to be a firefighter
Gil Dong: Berkeley’s newly appointed Fire Chief Gil Dong: Berkeley’s newly appointed Fire Chief Gil Dong, who was yesterday named Berkeley’s new fire chief, says he always wanted be a firefighter. When he was a first-grader in San Francisco he pulled the fire alarm at his school so he could impress his friends. He asked […]
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Volunteers stuff 770 grocery bags with holiday food
A Berkeley firefighter stands in front of 770 bags of food that volunteers put together on Saturday. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel Dozens of volunteers joined dozens of Berkeley firefighters Saturday morning to put together holiday food bags for local seniors. For more than 20 years, Berkeley Firefighters Random Acts has been providing food at Christmas for […]