A review by the city’s Police Accountability Board can’t proceed until the man’s criminal case has concluded. A lawsuit against the city remains on hold for the same reason.
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Posted inCity
Half of People’s Park occupants have moved to Rodeway Inn
People are moving into temporary housing as UC Berkeley prepares to build student housing at the park this summer.
Posted inCity
People’s Park is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Preservationists are hoping the listing might persuade UC Berkeley to build housing elsewhere but Cal says it won’t.
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Why hasn’t UC Berkeley built more student housing?
For much of Cal’s history, providing housing for students was not a priority. Troubled finances in the last few decades have hobbled Cal’s efforts to catch up.
Posted inCrime & Safety
Firefighters rescue 4 people after 2-alarm fire in historic Cal office building
Witnesses described smoke billowing from the building and people hanging out of windows on the second floor.
Posted inCity
Police will ticket drivers to curb rampant double-parking on Durant
The street has grown increasingly clogged with motorists double-parking on both sides of the one-way street just east of Telegraph Avenue.
Posted inCrime & Safety
Berkeley police: Robber fires gun on Telegraph while taking driver’s necklace
The robber shot through the driver’s windshield and took his necklace when he resisted, according to police.
Posted inCity
Telegraph chess players ‘dismayed’ after gun altercation stops games
The chess club organizer said a man who is not affiliated with the group repeatedly threatened players with a gun.
Posted inNature
Watch Annie and Alden, UC Berkeley’s peregrine falcons, live
After weathering a rocky patch in their relationship, Annie and Grinnell are in their sixth breeding season at the top of the Campanile.
Posted inBusiness
Shop Talk: Meet the ‘plant queen’ of Southwest Berkeley and the fiddler hired as Ashkenaz’s new director
A plant lover turns her passion into a business on San Pablo Avenue. Catch up on this and other Berkeley retail and small business news.
Posted inCity
City backs bus lane for Telegraph Avenue, but merchants aren’t on board
Dramatic changes at the northern end of Telegraph Avenue would be part of an $8.3 million redesign of streets near UC Berkeley.
Posted inCommunity
‘It’s a godsend’: A seat for everyone to play chess on Telegraph Avenue
Grandmasters, students, children, passersby and local workers are all welcome at the Telegraph tables, organized by a community activist.