The city of Berkeley expects to spend more than $20 million in the next year on a range of ambitious infrastructure projects funded by Measure T1, a $100 million bond that won landslide support from voters in 2016.
San Pablo Park
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Watch: Could the Warriors do it on a unicycle?
14 three-point shots in a game? Pfft! In San Pablo Park, basketball is played with an added degree of difficulty. Check out our video story to see what we mean.
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Council approves cameras in San Pablo Park to boost security
Following a daylight shooting in August, the City Council agreed to install surveillance cameras in the south Berkeley park.
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After 2015 shooting in Berkeley, man sentenced to more than 20 years in prison
A 41-year-old Alameda man has been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison in connection with a shooting that injured one person near San Pablo Park in 2015.
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The closing of Berkeley’s emergency shelter forces homeless people to adjust
Now that the Ninth Street shelter has closed, homeless people are alternating between two properties. Seniors at the North Berkeley Senior Center are adapting to the situation.
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Homeless shelter relocated in nick of time — but no long-term solution yet
Berkeley’s extended emergency shelter will move to the North Berkeley Senior Center for two weeks, then the Frances Albrier Community Center for the next two.
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At San Pablo Park community meeting, ideas for reducing gun violence
After a Saturday afternoon shooting in crowded San Pablo Park, hundreds of residents attended a community meeting with the mayor and other officials to talk prevention.
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BPD: Man, 25, in critical condition after shooting; innocent bystanders are stable
Police now say two of the men hurt Saturday in San Pablo Park were innocent bystanders, ages 57 and 63, who were struck when shooting broke out between men in their 20s.
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Police: Feud between rival Berkeley gangs sparked shootings, 2 charged
Investigations into back-to-back gang-related shootings on the same night have led to felony charges against two young men, according to police.
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3 arrested with guns after gunfire in South Berkeley, but shooter may still be at large
Police arrested two men and a teenager, and recovered two firearms, after gunfire startled South Berkeley neighbors Saturday night, authorities report.
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Police respond to South Berkeley gunfire, find casings in two locations
No victims were found in either of two nearby locations where shell casings were found.
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Family creates backpack giveaway to honor slain Berkeley musician
The family of Alex Goodwin Jr., fatally shot one year ago outside his home, has created an organization to honor him, and aims to hold its first backpack giveaway this weekend.
