REI management and United Food and Commercial Workers Local 5 have five days to challenge the election before it is certified.
San Pablo Avenue
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6 intimate stories give glimpse of life on San Pablo Avenue
Following in a mother’s footsteps. Love at the jewelry store. A poignant yellow balloon. We present six very personal audio stories behind the small businesses on a short stretch of San Pablo.
Posted inCrime & Safety
Police: 4 teens arrested after gunfire, robbery at Big O Tires; firearms seized
A woman told police she was sitting in her car waiting for her daughter when a bullet came through her window.
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New state housing laws curb power of Berkeley homeowners
The fight over a plan to build a 6-story apartment building on a vacant lot illustrates a power shift driven by California’s housing crisis.
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Berkeley REI workers seek union representation
Their effort follows a successful drive to unionize workers at a New York REI, and a national organizing push among service workers.
Posted inCrime & Safety
Man charged with felony assault after northwest Berkeley stabbing
The victim, a 42-year-old man, was stabbed twice in the arm and taken to Highland Hospital.
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San Pablo Avenue’s massive redesign is entering a new phase. Here’s where it stands.
Upgraded bus stops in Berkeley, and new bike and bus lanes in Oakland and Emeryville, are among the new features being planned for the thoroughfare in Alameda County.
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Berkeley housing: Projects could bring more than 500 new apartments
Recent proposals include North Shattuck’s tallest building, 210 units on University Avenue and a replacement for shuttered Dollar Tree.
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Podcast: The history of Berkeley as told by East Bay Yesterday
Host and producer Liam O’Donoghue interviews historian Charles Wollenberg about the first 100 years of Berkeley.
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96-unit senior home with ground-floor retail set to open in West Berkeley
The building at San Pablo Avenue and Addison Street will have room for a corner restaurant.
Posted inCrime & Safety
Police seize gun, 100 fake MacBook Pro laptops during arrest of shooting suspect
Witnesses provided information that led to the identification of the suspect, BPD said Friday.
Posted inNosh
Berkeley’s Lanesplitter pizza closes; Babette, leaving BAMPFA, will take its place
After 23 years of pizza and beer, Lanesplitter’s Berkeley spot is shutting down — but it won’t be dark for long.