Caltrans workers put up a fence to keep out homeless campers at the Gilman Street underpass below I-80 on Thursday. Photo: David Yee Caltrans workers put up a fence to keep out homeless campers at the Gilman Street underpass below I-80 on Thursday. Photo: David Yee In the latest attempt by authorities to keep people from camping in […]
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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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EBMUD repairs burst pipes in West Berkeley
The pipes that burst were several decades old. “The timing was spot on in terms of seeing the need to replace aging infrastructure. When age is a factor, pipes become more susceptible to leaks, breaks and corrosion,” said an EBMUD spokeswoman.
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City erects fence at Gilman to deal with homeless campers
Workers clear out a homeless encampment near the Gilman interchange of Interstate 80 to put up a fence. Photo: David Yee The city of Berkeley is working Thursday to install a new fence on Gilman Street on the southeast side of the Interstate 80 freeway as part of ongoing efforts to curtail camping by homeless in […]
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Man arrested outside Berkeley Whole Foods after brandishing knife, resisting arrest
Police took a man into custody Tuesday outside Whole Foods on Gilman Street (file photo). Photo: Emilie Raguso Police took a man into custody Tuesday outside Whole Foods on Gilman Street (file photo). Photo: Emilie Raguso At least two Berkeley Police officers are seeking medical care after being injured during the arrest outside a West Berkeley grocery store of a […]
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Gilman Street underpass: For many, the poster child of Berkeley homeless camps
Bood, 37, lives by the Gilman underpass. He makes $30 to $40 a day scavenging. He finds lots of food (people throw away a lot from Trader Joe’s) as well as things like scooters, skateboards, etc. When Caltrans and Berkeley recently cleaned out the camp, he just went across the street and returned when they […]
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Authorities clear out Gilman homeless camp in Berkeley
A homeless couple sleeps as Berkeley city officials watch Berkeley and Caltrans work crews clear out a homeless encampment near the Gilman Street interchange of I-80 on Thursday. Photo: David Yee In a coordinated effort, workers from Caltrans, the California Highway Patrol and the city of Berkeley cleared out a large homeless encampment on Gilman Street near the […]
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Berkeley preview sheds new light on Gilman roundabouts
Members of the public got a look Wednesday night at plans to build two roundabouts at Gilman and Interstate 80. A bike and pedestrian bridge — the U-shaped yellow line — is proposed south of Gilman. Photo: Emilie Raguso Early plans to build two large roundabouts at Interstate 80 and Gilman Street in Berkeley were on […]
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Antoinette, Urban Remedy, Ye Olde Hut
We’ve got news on Antoinette, a new juice bar for Berkeley, a change in ownership for an iconic Oakland bar, and much more in this week’s Bites.
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Man injured after being struck by train on Berkeley tracks
A man was transported to Highland Hospital after being struck by an Amtrak train on the morning of Tuesday Feb. 23, 2016. Photo: Ariel Nava An eastbound Amtrak train struck a man who was on the train tracks near West Berkeley’s Gilman crossing Tuesday morning at around 9:30 a.m., according to Union Pacific spokesman Francisco […]
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Berkeley train crossing closed after car tires punctured
The train crossing at Gilman was closed by authorities on the night of Feb. 7 after protruding metal was found to be puncturing car tires. Photo: Nick Fylstra The train crossing at Gilman in Berkeley was closed Sunday night after a number of cars passing over the tracks ended up with punctured tires, according to […]
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Crash in West Berkeley sends pedestrian to Highland
CHP logo A male pedestrian was taken to Highland Hospital with major injuries Friday after being struck by a vehicle on the Gilman Street off-ramp from westbound Interstate 80. The California Highway Patrol said the man’s name is not being released “due to the severity” of his injuries, and “until he is medically stable.” According to […]
