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Photos: storm damage, PG&E outage map | Historic Asian American bookshop closing | Remembering Lillia Bartlow

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First Person: Berkeley resident finds little satisfaction at Lulu, Chez Panisse’s LA spinoff

by Roy West April 28, 2022, 9:00 a.m.August 4, 2022

Roy West, a fan of Alice Waters and Chez Panisse, found LA’s Lulu wanting when compared to local legends like César.

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First Person: I worked 36 straight hours at the Alta Bates burn center during the Oakland-Berkeley Firestorm

by Thomas Appleton Oct. 21, 2021, 2:40 p.m.August 16, 2022

Thomas Appleton writes about how Alta Bates staff treated dozens of burned patients while watching the fire approach the hospital.

People standing in front of scorched car after the 1991 Berkeley-Oakland firestorm
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The Oakland-Berkeley Firestorm incinerated my house 30 years ago

Avatar photo by Frances Dinkelspiel Oct. 18, 2021, 2:18 p.m.August 16, 2022

When Gary and I moved from Ithaca, New York, back to the Bay Area in 1990 and looked for a house, the threat of fire never crossed my mind.

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First Person: Ode to the last tall tree in our Berkeley neighborhood

by Guest contributor Oct. 05, 2021, 7:00 a.m.October 4, 2022

The 100-foot-high Monterey pine stood in her Central Berkeley neighborhood — until it was taken down.

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