On a recent Saturday, neighbors heard a commotion. Police had arrived, there was shouting and two brothers who’d lived all their lives in a small stucco house on Evelyn Ave. were being forcibly evicted to the street.
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Update: UC Berkeley student’s body recovered beneath Oregon waterfall
Two hikers spotted the body of 23-year-old Brian Lewinstein a month after he slipped taking a photo of a waterfall in the Umpqua National Forest.
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Calls to release UC Berkeley student in ICE custody intensify
Undocumented Cal junior Luis Mora was arrested by Border Patrol agents in San Diego County when he took a wrong turn into a checkpoint.
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After contentious battle, council approves new South Berkeley housing
It was touch-and-go for a while there, but a council majority voted in favor Tuesday night of 50 new units on Adeline Street.
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Opinion: Berkeley planning process cannot include backroom deals
With recent decisions, Mayor Arreguín and the majority of the City Council have demonstrated their commitment to a public process that consists of backroom deals and disregard for the rule of law.
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Dispute over details puts ‘innovative’ deal for new Berkeley housing on hold
In a bizarre twist both sides said was unforeseen, a deal more than a year in the making stalled out Tuesday night prior to a council vote that was expected to bring 50 new units to Berkeley.
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Homeless advocates in Berkeley say officials are dumping too many prized personal possessions
History shows that what is a possession and what is junk is not always clear, depending on who you ask.
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Berkeley to grapple again with homeless on sidewalks
On most days, homeless youth can be found on the sidewalk on Shattuck Avenue in front of the Landmark Shattuck Cinemas. The City Council will consider a new set of laws affecting the homeless on Tuesday night. Photo: Tracey Taylor A proposal coming before the Berkeley City Council on Tuesday to examine new laws for the […]
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In Berkeley program, teens learn the law, leadership
Mock trials presided over by an Alameda County Superior Court judge turn teenagers into attorneys and defendants for the day. Photo: Nancy Schiff Jay-Z and Beyoncé are working out their relationship problems. The celebrities — impersonated uncannily by two 17-year-olds — are pretty angry at each other. But eventually they restore their romance, thanks to […]
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City of Berkeley gives Gilman Street homeless a reprieve
Police officers visit the homeless camp on Gilman Street in West Berkeley daily to provide outreach for residents. Photo: Drew Jaffe The city of Berkeley, which had planned to remove the personal possessions of the homeless living on Gilman Street under Interstate 80 on July 15, has backed off its insistence that the homeless encampment […]
