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1 year on the job for BUSD superintendent | Bird-safe glass | Get The Scene, our new arts newsletter | We're hiring: Nosh Editor

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John Fox, who ran the world’s largest wine Ponzi scheme from his Berkeley store, gets out of prison

Avatar photo by Frances Dinkelspiel Feb. 22, 2021, 4:00 p.m.April 6, 2023

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

Avatar photo by Natalie Orenstein Aug. 22, 2018, 3:50 p.m.October 4, 2022

The Ninth Street shelter is set to close at the end of August, but the city has money to open it up elsewhere.

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Emergency shelter to stay open for summer; $400K earmarked for future

Avatar photo by Natalie Orenstein June 28, 2018, 2:56 p.m.October 4, 2022

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

Avatar photo by Frances Dinkelspiel April 13, 2018, 3:31 p.m.October 4, 2022

The shelter on Ninth Street, which can accommodate 90 people a night, had been slated to close April 15.

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Berkeley Community Media to lose its 20-year home at Berkeley High

Avatar photo by Natalie Orenstein March 06, 2018, 2:33 p.m.October 4, 2022

A planned partnership between the organization and BHS never materialized, and the district plans to repurpose the space for new programs next year.

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Officials butt heads over Premier Cru, rethink parking plans at Berkeley Way

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Jan. 31, 2018, 7:36 p.m.October 4, 2022

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.

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New Berkeley emergency homeless shelter opens on Ninth Street

Avatar photo by Frances Dinkelspiel Jan. 04, 2018, 3:00 p.m.August 4, 2022

The emergency shelter, which is open until April, offers free Wi-Fi, plenty of places to charge phones, indoor toilets, hot breakfasts and storage.

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Why haven’t Berkeley and BUSD been able to reach a deal on sharing a meeting space?

Avatar photo by Natalie Orenstein Nov. 27, 2017, 12:00 p.m.October 4, 2022

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.

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City to make ‘last-ditch effort’ to use BUSD chambers before pursuing new home

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Nov. 15, 2017, 5:00 p.m.October 4, 2022

“Let’s put forward our best proposal,” said Mayor Jesse Arreguín. “If they accept it, great. If not, we’ll build this facility.”

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TV show ‘American Greed’ to feature saga of Berkeley wine Ponzi schemer John Fox

Avatar photo by Berkeleyside staff Aug. 04, 2017, 2:00 p.m.October 4, 2022

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.

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New homeless initiatives projected to cost Berkeley up to $4.3M

Avatar photo by Natalie Orenstein June 20, 2017, 9:00 a.m.October 4, 2022

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.

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Opinion: Berkeley has done a bait and switch by using housing funds to buy new Council chambers

by Krista C. Gulbransen March 31, 2017, 10:00 a.m.October 4, 2022

Despite the claims that funds raised from Measure U1 would be used for housing, the money goes into Berkeley’s General Fund where the Council can use it however it likes.

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