The street has grown increasingly clogged with motorists double-parking on both sides of the one-way street just east of Telegraph Avenue.
Durant Avenue
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Woman arrested in Berkeley after alleged hate crime
The alleged assailant “yelled several hateful statements about people of Mexican descent” during the encounter Tuesday, police said.
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Man charged with rape of unconscious woman after night at Berkeley bar
An Oakland man was charged this week with the rape of an unconscious woman after a night out at Kip’s bar in 2019, according to court papers.
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Police: Man charged with setting people on fire at Berkeley boba shop
Video of the teahouse attack has gone viral on Twitter, and has been viewed more than 160,000 times.
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Berkeley man missing for 20 days was ‘mystery’ patient at Alta Bates hospital
A hospital social worker who had been trying to find David Boutelle’s family saw the Berkeleyside story about him, which led to them being reunited.
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Family asks for help to find 66-year-old man missing for more than 2 weeks
David Boutelle walked away from his Durant Avenue apartment, leaving his wallet, phone and car keys behind. He and his brother had planned to go grocery shopping.
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Police: ‘Known gang member’ charged with gunfire at Durant, Telegraph
Police identified Rashad Albert as the shooter after interviewing witnesses and reviewing surveillance footage, according to court papers.
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Drunk driver who ran red light, hit UC Berkeley student in crosswalk, sentenced
A Southern California man who was drunk when he ran a red light, striking a UC Berkeley student as she jogged through a crosswalk near campus one year ago, has been sentenced to one year in jail.
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Update: Man found dead in downtown Berkeley identified as Clyde Jones, 61
Authorities found a man dead in downtown Berkeley for the second time since Sunday, according to preliminary reports.
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UC Berkeley opens new dorm named for first tenured African-American professor
The new eight-story building is named for David Blackwell, a mathematician and statistician who was hired in 1954. He was a very popular professor, too.
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Police: Fight over Fat Slice pizza sparked Southside Berkeley shooting
A fight between acquaintances early Friday, over whether to stay on Telegraph and get food after a night of drinking, led to a shooting that caused serious injuries, said BPD.
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Police: UC Berkeley student in critical condition after DUI driver struck her
A 21-year-old UC Berkeley student who was struck by a DUI driver while jogging in a Southside crosswalk is now in critical condition with a head injury, police report.