Renovations to three buildings on Fifth Street mark the start of a developer’s ambitious plans for a 3-acre project that could host nearly 600 workers.
Aquatic Park
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Man charged with Aquatic Park shooting after police find loaded gun in his toilet
A 37-year-old Berkeley man had been walking in Aquatic Park when a stranger confronted him, pistol-whipped him and shot him as he fled.
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‘Ride on, Grandpa John’: A tribute to the man, 81, who died biking in Berkeley
John Carothers died doing what he loved: riding his bicycle on a sunny day, enjoying a beautiful October afternoon in the Bay Area.
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Grayson Street proposal could add to West Berkeley’s life sciences boom
The project is planned for the site of Berkeley’s Grayson Street homeless shelter. City officials have long known the site was only temporary.
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Man, 81, dies of apparent natural causes after solo bike crash in Berkeley
Bystanders called for help and administered CPR until first responders arrived.
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Opinion: Aquatic Park lagoon is restored thanks to Berkeley’s T1 ballot measure
Cleaning out the tide tubes that provide tidal circulation to the lagoon was among 42 projects that were part of the first phase of the funds.
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Berkeley will soon be home to a major research and development center
Developers will construct two modern buildings and add a strolling path with native plants along Bolivar Drive by Aquatic Park.
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Man arrested after home invasion, attempted rape in Berkeley RV
Hugo Espinoza was on probation at the time of his arrest and, as of publication time, remains in custody, according to court records online.
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Photos: 1,200 people marched in Berkeley to protest anti-Asian hate
Middle school students organized the Sunday event and many of them spoke about the discrimination they have faced.
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Berkeley bids adieu to the controversial Big People statues
The statues stood on the pedestrian bridge over I-80 for 12 years. It will take 3 days to remove them.
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Berkeley has started removing the Big People statues on the I-80 pedestrian bridge
The ‘”love-em” or “hate-em” art pieces will be gone by Tuesday.
Posted inBusiness
Proposed development near Aquatic Park could bring in 1,600 workers
Two developers, working in conjunction with the Jones family who own the land, want to build two Class A R&D buildings.