Berkeley businesses sue city over Harrison homeless camp
Nine business and property owners, including Fieldwork Brewing, Boichik Bagels and Covenant Winery, filed the lawsuit Tuesday.
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Berkeley may start cleaning up problematic homeless camps
"We need to be more aggressive in our approach," Rashi Kesarwani said, adding that the city will continue to offer shelter as often as it can.
Rising Sun fundraiser to honor homicide victim Marcel Jones
Marcel "was focused, skilled, dedicated, helpful, humble, and kind," Julia Hatton of Rising Sun Center for Opportunity wrote on GoFundMe.
Berkeley fire safety regs bring anxiety — and chainsaws
Some have said they feel pressured to do expensive, seemingly futile, work on their properties. Others say it's all hands on deck.
Owners pledge action after gunfire at Golden Bear Homes
"We want people to feel like they have a direct line to us and that their concerns are being heard," a spokeswoman for one of the owners said.
GoFundMe launched for father of 4 critically injured in crash
Sam Bryant "was rushed to the hospital in critical condition and has remained in critical condition with slight improvements," his family says.
Berkeley mourns Kenny Houff, 17, after fatal shooting
His classmates will honor him this week as school begins. The family has launched a GoFundMe to help with logistics after his death.