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Berkeley’s 1923 fire, 100 years later | At 28, he died on Berkeley’s streets | House with famed communal hot tub up for sale

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Big, colorful block letters spell out 'Reparations Now' on the street. The mural had been painted over by a city worker and the grey paint from that cover-up remains.
Posted inCity

Berkeley ‘Reparations Now’ mural has been repainted on Ellis Street

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich June 15, 2023, 2:30 p.m.June 15, 2023

Community members restored a mural over the weekend that a city worker had erased in April after a graffiti complaint.

Reparations Now! mural painted on Ellis Street in South Berkeley
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Berkeley school district explores giving cash payments to students with enslaved ancestors

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich March 24, 2023, 11:18 a.m.May 1, 2023

A new district task force will study how to create a reparations program. If implemented, it could be the first of its kind in the country.

Four of the co-founders of Reparation Generation. From left to right: Ian Conyers, Karen Hughes, Kiko Davis Snoddy, and David Mayer. Credit: Reparation Generation
Posted inCommunity

A new nonprofit from Berkeley and Detroit aims to tackle reparations

Avatar photo by Frances Dinkelspiel May 19, 2022, 11:01 a.m.March 24, 2023

Reparation Generation will make $25,000 “reparative transfers” to help people in Detroit buy homes.

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What’s changed — and hasn’t — for Berkeley schools a year after George Floyd’s murder

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich May 25, 2021, 6:19 p.m.August 4, 2022

Students and teachers reflect on progress in local schools on the anniversary of George Floyd’s death.

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School board surprised by recommendation to expand police presence in Berkeley high schools

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich April 25, 2021, 7:00 a.m.August 4, 2022

School resource officer program wins over committee but school board members still question if police are needed to keep schools safe.  

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Jefferson Elementary School could be renamed after the first Black teacher at Berkeley Unified

Avatar photo by Supriya Yelimeli Dec. 07, 2020, 4:36 p.m.August 4, 2022

Ruth Acty taught in Berkeley Unified School District for 50 years, and was a key part of efforts to integrate school staff in the early 1940s.

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Berkeley’s first police chief supported eugenics, prompting calls to rename Vollmer Peak

Avatar photo by Tony Hicks Sept. 15, 2020, 8:39 a.m.August 4, 2022

August Vollmer has long been lauded for the innovations he brought to policing. But revelations about some of his beliefs are making people reexamine his legacy.

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Berkeley might make it harder to impose curfews that target protests or ‘First Amendment’ activity

Avatar photo by Supriya Yelimeli July 28, 2020, 9:16 a.m.August 4, 2022

If adopted, a new proposal would make it harder to order curfews in relation to protests, as was done in May.

Reparations Now! mural painted on Ellis Street in South Berkeley
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Reparations street mural now complete on Ellis Street

Avatar photo by Tracey Taylor July 27, 2020, 1:06 p.m.May 23, 2023

South Berkeley residents completed work over the weekend on a street mural that spells out the words ‘Reparations Now!’ in giant colorful letters on the block between Prince Street and Ashby Avenue.

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Berkeley neighbors start work on street mural calling for ‘Reparations Now!’

Avatar photo by Tracey Taylor July 23, 2020, 3:48 p.m.August 4, 2022

Neighbors on Ellis Street in South Berkeley began work today on a street mural which will spell out the words ‘Reparations Now!’ in giant letters on the block between Ashby Avenue and Prince Street.

people holding sign at protest
Posted inBusiness

Whole Foods workers sue grocery chain for not being allowed to wear Black Lives Matter attire

Avatar photo by Frances Dinkelspiel July 20, 2020, 2:17 p.m.February 8, 2023

One of the plaintiffs worked at the Telegraph Avenue store and left after she was told to take off her Black Lives Matter pin.

A statue in front of the Berkeley Police Department was vandalized on July 13, 2020. Photo: BPD
Posted inCrime & Safety

BPD asks for help to find 5 people who spray-painted Berkeley police station

Avatar photo by Berkeleyside staff July 20, 2020, 11:53 a.m.August 4, 2022

Berkeley police are trying to identify at least five people who covered the front of the station with graffiti last week during a “defund the police” protest.

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