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Tag Archives: Berkeley
Berkeley Sit-Lie Hearing Gets Rowdy
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After a hearing that drew lively protests, Berkeley's City Council voted 6-3 on Tuesday to put before voters a measure that would restrict sitting and lying on city sidewalks. The November ballot measure proposed by Mayor Tom Bates is aimed … Continue reading
UC Berkeley Settles Case with Photojournalist
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BERKELEY, Calif (AP) — The University of California, Berkeley will pay a photojournalist $162,500 to settle a lawsuit alleging campus police illegally searched his camera for photos of a student protest outside the chancellor's home. Attorneys for 43-year-old David Morse … Continue reading
Finances of Top Pot Club Revealed in Document
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by Michael Montgomery and David Downs, California Watch At the peak of California’s pot boom in 2009, one of the state’s largest medical marijuana dispensaries recorded more than $15 million in sales to thousands of customers for popular strains like … Continue reading
Late-Night Trouble at Occupy Cal Protest
Update Thursday: For today's coverage, click here. Update 1 a.m: That's it for the late-night blogger. KQED's The California Report and Bay Area newscasts will pick up the story starting at 6 a.m. Update 12:45 a.m.: UC Police say they … Continue reading
Do Phone Books Have a Future in Berkeley?
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Next week Berkeley will become the next Bay Area city to consider regulating the delivery of phone books. The SF Chronicle outlines the plan: Berkeley's City Council is set next Tuesday to push for an anti-phone-book measure like the one … Continue reading
Demonstration at Pacific Steel Briefly Turns Violent
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Our reporter Peter Jon Shuler was on scene at Pacific Steel in Berkeley Tuesday, where he says protests briefly flared and turned violent. Hundreds of workers picketed the plant today. They went on strike yesterday over having to pay more … Continue reading
Lights Out in Berkeley
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UPDATE: PG&E restored power to almost 25,000 residents so far. They're still working on getting the lights on for the last 3,000 folks. Here's the latest from PG&E: Power has been restored to all but 3,000 customers. Our crew is … Continue reading
When the Tsunami Arrived in San Francisco Bay
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By way of the excellent Berkeleyside blog, some striking video—fascinating, not frightening—of a tsunami wave rolling past the Bay Bridge approach and into the Emeryville mudflats Friday morning:
Morning Splash: The Newsom Shuffle, The Brown Budget, and Pot Dreams Go Dim
Newsom puts final stamp on days as mayor (San Francisco Chronicle) After giving himself an extra week in office, Gavin Newsom used the time to put a final stamp on his seven years as mayor. He pushed his choice for … Continue reading
