Two men with a gun fired it twice in separate incidents Sunday night in Berkeley and one of them pointed the gun at a woman walking alone that night when she rejected his “flirtatious advances,” police report.
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2 men arrested after gunfire in Southside Berkeley
Police arrested two men outside the 7-Eleven in Southside Berkeley after hearing gunfire there Sunday night, authorities report.
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Court papers, social media posts shed light on man charged in slashing attack
The 40-year-old Berkeley man alleged to have attacked a 70-year-old with a sickle on Sunday had a psychotic break recently, according to a former employer.
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Update: Police arrest ‘martial arts expert’ after sickle attack of 70-year-old man
Nathan Hohmann was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and felony battery, police said. He was taken to a local hospital for evaluation.
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Berkeley Kaiser Permanente offices could open by 2021 after council vote Tuesday
Officials approved a new Kaiser Permanente medical center on San Pablo Avenue after property owner Wareham agreed to give four months of free rent to several of its struggling tenants who have to move.
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Kaiser Permanente looks to build new Berkeley medical campus
This week, the Berkeley City Council approved a West Berkeley zoning change for half a parcel that may allow Kaiser to open a new medical facility at Parker and 10th streets.
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The 10 worst streets in Berkeley (with one very clear winner)
More than a third of nearly 1,200 votes in Berkeleyside’s non-scientific poll of worst paved streets in Berkeley went to one street. And, yes, we have video.
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Armed home-invasion robbery of UC Berkeley students leads to 3 arrests
Police arrested three men with a loaded gun Tuesday afternoon after a home-invasion robbery in the Southside Berkeley neighborhood, authorities report.
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Urban Adamah opens 2-acre farm in West Berkeley
Urban Adamah moved into its new 2-acre farm in West Berkeley on Sunday Oct. 23 and held a big open house to celebrate.
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Man arrested in Berkeley on suspicion of homicide
The U.S. Marshals Service arrested a man on Parker Street in Berkeley on Monday afternoon. Photo: Citizen reporter The U.S. Marshals Service arrested a man in South Berkeley on Monday afternoon on suspicion of homicide, authorities reported. Limited information was available about the arrest due to the ongoing investigation. Errol Watson, a spokesman and deputy U.S. […]
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How Quirky was Berkeley: The social justice posters of the Red Sun Rising collective
The Red Sun Rising collective was a commune in Berkeley in the 1960s and 1970s. It was located at 2239 Parker St., although not all of the members lived in the house. This painting of the collective was made in 1972. To the Berkeley of 2015, the Berkeley of the 1960s and early 1970s seems […]