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Update: Motorcyclist in Fatal Collision Near Shattuck and Rose Identified
The motorcyclist, a male in his early 30s was pronounced deceased at the hospital.
I have lived and reported in the Bay Area for the past four years. My work has appeared in the Oakland Tribune, KQED Radio's The California Report, San Francisco Business Times, San Francisco Chronicle and others.
I received a bachelor of arts degree in journalism from San Francisco State University. I also studied in Mainland China at Lu He High School and at the University of Sydney, Australia.
On my days off, I like searching for good eateries, being in nature or reading something by Russell Banks.
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My mother was raised Greek Orthodox Christian and my father was brought up Irish Catholic. They decided not to raise their children with religion, but I can't help but think that some of it rubbed off on me.<br> <b><br> Local Hot-Button Issues</b>
City Hall: With three city managers coming and going in two months, a city council recall in motion, the state controller's RDA review and a recently revealed budget meaning cuts to city projects and staff, the goings on in Hercules City Hall has and will likely continue to be the city's top hot-button issue for some time.
Education: There are four (five if you separate Hercules Middle/High into two schools) public schools in Hercules, and they are top performers in the West Contra Costa Unified School District. Anything affecting these school's budgets is a big deal.
New developments—especially along the waterfront: I think Herculeans want to see their city relatively lively and with more independently owned restaurants and shops, and enough foot traffic to support those businesses. I love the idea of having more places to eat and walk to in Hercules, as well as more ways to travel to and from the city (like a on a ferry boat).
The motorcyclist, a male in his early 30s was pronounced deceased at the hospital.
The burglars punched the resident in the face and ran over his leg with a car before getting away in a white Cadillac Eldorado
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Due to alleged zoning violations, the city of Berkeley could shut down Dwight Way pot dispensary, Greenleaf Wellness Group.
You may have an income tax refund waiting for you. In Alameda County, the state has $440,000 in refunds seeking their owners.
The robbery occurred across the street from University of California Berkeley's law school.
The city’s Parks and Recreation Department has offered to run the classes.
Albany school officials are urging students and staff to be careful when crossing streets following an incident in which a student was hit by a car while crossing San Pablo Avenue and a near-miss of a Marin Elementary School teacher in an intersection.
Last week proved to be a dangerous one for those walking near Albany schools.
A message about drunken driving during the holiday season and resources for safe rides home
The Berkeley Police Department has released a holiday safety tip list, and it's urging residents to check it twice.
Help Portrait Berkeley held its annual Berkeley photo shoot Saturday.
Here you'll find a rundown of the latest Complete Streets meeting, held Saturday, Dec. 9. A presentation of plan concepts will be held Wednesday Dec 12 from 7 – 8:30pm.
In the largest of 20 grants nationwide to boost alternative fuel vehicles, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District has received $1 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to help businesses and local governments transform their fleets.
The next step is a community walk and design workshop on Saturday Dec 8, 9am – 2pm. It will be followed by a presentation of plan concepts Wednesday Dec 12 from 7 – 8:30pm.
Edward Wasserman will become the school's sixth dean of the Graduate School of Journalism at U.C. Berkeley on Jan. 1.
Berkeley has plans to put beehives in all of the city's middle schools. What do you think of the plan to teach students about bees?
Preston Jordan and Judy Kerr expand on policy recommendations to the Albany City Council by the Social and Economic Justice Commission. Kerr is a member of the commission.
After a teacher was nearly hit by a parent driver Wednesday morning, a school official issued a traffic safety request message to parents.
A list of crime in Berkeley from Nov. 26 to Dec. 1 provided by the Berkeley Police Department.