John Fox, who ran the world’s largest wine Ponzi scheme from his Berkeley store, gets out of prison
He was sentenced to six and a half years but is getting out two years early.
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Berkeley brainstorms new locations for its emergency shelter
The Ninth Street shelter is set to close at the end of August, but the city has money to open it up elsewhere.
Emergency shelter to stay open for summer; $400K earmarked for future
The Ninth Street “winter shelter” will now stay open until the end of August.
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Berkeley finds funds to keep winter shelter open for another 6 weeks
The shelter on Ninth Street, which can accommodate 90 people a night, had been slated to close April 15.
Berkeley Community Media to lose its 20-year home at Berkeley High
A planned partnership between the organization and BHS never materialized, and the district plans to repurpose the space for new programs next year.
Officials butt heads over Premier Cru, rethink parking plans at Berkeley Way
Tension was high Tuesday night as the Berkeley City Council debated interim uses for the Premier Cru site and plans to build homeless housing on the Berkeley Way parking lot.
New Berkeley emergency homeless shelter opens on Ninth Street
The emergency shelter, which is open until April, offers free Wi-Fi, plenty of places to charge phones, indoor toilets, hot breakfasts and storage.
Why haven’t Berkeley and BUSD been able to reach a deal on sharing a meeting space?
As the city attempts to reopen negotiations on sharing a meeting room, records obtained by Berkeleyside and conversations with both sides shed light on why past efforts failed.
City to make ‘last-ditch effort’ to use BUSD chambers before pursuing new home
“Let’s put forward our best proposal,” said Mayor Jesse Arreguín. “If they accept it, great. If not, we’ll build this facility.”
TV show ‘American Greed’ to feature saga of Berkeley wine Ponzi schemer John Fox
From his luxurious Berkeley headquarters, Fox sold millions of dollars worth of wine he did not have and used the money to buy fancy cars and dates online.
New homeless initiatives projected to cost Berkeley up to $4.3M
A new report breaks down the projected costs of each piece of the ambitious homelessness plan, and puts forth recommendations for the elements to prioritize.
City Council set to buy West Berkeley building; may move meetings there
Berkeley is poised to buy the old Premier Cru complex on University and may use it for new City Council chambers and, eventually, affordable housing.
