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How to protect yourself from poor air quality | Berkeley’s 1923 fire, 100 years later | BUSD achievement gap among nation's worst

Homelessness

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No one injured, RV destroyed in West Berkeley fire

Avatar photo by Supriya Yelimeli Nov. 16, 2021, 4:22 p.m.August 4, 2022

The cause of the fire is currently unknown, and no firefighters were injured.

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Alameda County gears up for major homeless count

Avatar photo by Natalie Orenstein Oct. 27, 2021, 3:07 p.m.July 28, 2022

Canceled last year for COVID-19 safety concerns, this year’s Point-in-Time assessment “counts more” than any before it, organizers say.

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With $6.6M grant, homeless youth in Alameda County will design programs for their community

Avatar photo by Natalie Orenstein Oct. 08, 2021, 5:28 p.m.July 28, 2022

Young unhoused people in Berkeley and surrounding cities will lead the decision-making process about how to use the federal grant.

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Grayson Street proposal could add to West Berkeley’s life sciences boom

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge Oct. 06, 2021, 3:49 p.m.August 4, 2022

The project is planned for the site of Berkeley’s Grayson Street homeless shelter. City officials have long known the site was only temporary.

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The end of the 1960s? Regents vote to put housing in People’s Park.

Avatar photo by Frances Dinkelspiel Sept. 30, 2021, 2:52 p.m.August 4, 2022

About 1,100 students will be housed in two buildings in the long-contested park.

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Berkeley RVs at 8th and Harrison will transition to new ‘safe parking site’

Avatar photo by Supriya Yelimeli Sept. 30, 2021, 12:00 p.m.September 29, 2022

RV residents are required to move by Oct. 6, but some plan to protest what they see as a rushed alternative.

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Homeless residents at Ashby-Shellmound encampment allowed to stay for 6 months, judge says

Avatar photo by Supriya Yelimeli Sept. 28, 2021, 4:51 p.m.August 4, 2022

Where Do We Go Berkeley argued that the residents have disabilities that make shelter options unsuitable.

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Hit-and-run crash killed man found in South Berkeley median, autopsy shows

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Sept. 15, 2021, 2:51 p.m.August 4, 2022

The man’s death first appeared to have been due to a medical emergency. On Wednesday, police asked for help to find the driver who hit him.

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Take a look inside Berkeley’s biggest homeless housing construction project

Avatar photo by Supriya Yelimeli Sept. 10, 2021, 4:39 p.m.August 4, 2022

The housing and services hub at 2012 Berkeley Way is set to open in May 2022.

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Berkeley’s biggest homeless camps were closed. Where are the residents now?

Avatar photo by Supriya Yelimeli Sept. 02, 2021, 1:54 p.m.February 2, 2023

Twenty-five percent of West Berkeley encampment residents are in hotels, 17% were housed and 25% are still on the streets.

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4 stories shorter: UC Berkeley drops height of People’s Park student housing complex

Avatar photo by Frances Dinkelspiel Aug. 25, 2021, 4:58 p.m.October 4, 2022

But construction won’t start until the 50 or so people living at People’s Park have been housed or offered services, chancellor says.

I-80 Encampment Sweep
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Residents under I-80 underpass search for housing after encampment sweep

Avatar photo by Supriya Yelimeli Aug. 10, 2021, 4:32 p.m.August 4, 2022

Homeless residents say the sweep was destabilizing in a time when many of them were looking for housing.

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