Mike Lee, right, a homeless activist who is running for mayor, spoke out during a demonstration in the winter of 2015 to say he wouldn’t be pushed out of Berkeley on charges that made no sense. At left, Councilman Jesse Arreguín, and Michael Diehl, of BOSS, another advocate for the homeless. Photo: Ted Friedman Guy […]
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Police release name of Ashkenaz shooting suspect
Ashkenaz’s rustic-looking building on San Pablo. Photo: Jeremy Brooks The Berkeley Police Department has released the name of one of the alleged shooters from Saturday morning’s robbery at the Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center, which sent two people to the hospital with serious injuries from the shooting. On Tuesday evening, police publicly identified the […]
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Two Ashkenaz employees shot during robbery
Ashkenaz’s rustic-looking building on San Pablo. Photo: Jeremy Brooks Ashkenaz’s rustic-looking building on San Pablo. Photo: Jeremy Brooks Two employees of Ashkenaz were shot and seriously injured early Saturday morning during an armed robbery of the popular dance center at 1317 San Pablo Ave., currently celebrating its 40th anniversary. Two people with guns walked into the crowded […]
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Ashkenaz provides music, ‘living room’ for activists
Ashkenaz’s building on San Pablo, modeled after eastern European synagogues. Photo: Jeremy Brooks Ashkenaz’s building on San Pablo, modeled after eastern European synagogues. Photo: Jeremy Brooks By Robert Mills Berkeley newbies may have trouble finding a cold beer and clog-dancing lesson on a Friday night. Bay Area long-timers, however, know the old brown building on San […]