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Category Archives: Berkeley
News Pix: Prop. 8 Oral Arguments, Bay Bridge Bolts Snap, Devil's Slide Tunnel Opens
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Crowds of people outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C protest the Defense of Marriage Act on Wednesday, March 27. (Jacob Fenston/KQED) On Tuesday March 26, the rainbow flag was raised over Berkeley City Hall to mark arguments in the … Continue reading
Berkeley Commission Probes Police Role in Transgender Woman's Death
by Alex Emslie Paranoid, schizophrenic and transgender, Kayla Moore followed a difficult path through life. That path ended abruptly when she died after Berkeley Police took her into custody the night of Feb. 12. Now the Berkeley Police Review Commission … Continue reading
Teen Plays On Stage at Berkeley Rep
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They start young in Berkeley. As part of Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s 11th annual Teen One-Acts Festival, two winning teens will premiere their plays. The plays will take stage at the theater’s new Osher Studio in productions directed, designed, and performed … Continue reading
News Pix: Mass for New Pope, San Francisco Symphony on Strike, Turkeys Plague Residents
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Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone conducts a mass in honor of the election of Pope Francis, the first Pope from South America, on March 14, 2013. (Deborah Svoboda/KQED) Musicians for the San Francisco Symphony went on strike Wednesday, March 13 after eight … Continue reading
Can You Shoot a Goose? And Other Bay Area Wildlife Questions
By Alex Emslie Ever want to trap a turkey? Eradicate a raccoon? Garrote a goose? You’re not alone. As more and more wild creatures set up housekeeping in Bay Area cities and suburbs, some residents are getting tired of squirrels … Continue reading
News Pix: Chez Panisse Fire; 'Bay Lights' Sparkle on West Span; Memorializing Teen Death
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Chez Panisse, the Berkeley restaurant known the world over for its innovative cuisine, was struck by a fire at 3 a.m. While the flames were mostly contained to the front porch, the restaurant is closed until further notice. The source … Continue reading
Chez Panisse, Berkeley Shrine to Innovative Cuisine, Closed by Fire
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A fire in a quaint eatery in your hometown? Well, it might feel kind of personal for you, but it would probably be a strictly local affair. But a fire that broke out at Berkeley's Chez Panisse this morning? A restaurant … Continue reading
News Pix: Bay Area Faces Sequester Cuts, Bay Lights Magic and Birds of Berkeley's Marina
Artist Leo Villareal controls the Bay Lights with his laptop. (Cy Musiker/KQED) On Wednesday, author and photographer Elaine Miller Bond captured this shot of "hundreds, probably thousands, of seabirds (mostly cormorants) sitting on the old pilings at the far end … Continue reading
News Pix: Police Escort Oakland Students to Library, Burrowing Owls in Berkeley, Protests Brew Around the Bay
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Second and third graders from Oakland's New Highland Academy marched to the library with a police escort on Thursday, February 21 to protest the gun violence that halted their weekly trips. (Deborah Svoboda/KQED) Jeremy Beasley is a 43-year-old inmate who … Continue reading
News Pix: SF Valentine's Day Protest; Riverside Police Vigil; Berkeley Library's Flying Books
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Several gay and lesbian couples disrupted business at San Francisco's city hall Friday morning. The couples entered the city clerk's office asking for something they knew they couldn't get … a marriage license. Thirteen protesters were detained for just a … Continue reading
