The Berkeley Wire: 09.20.18
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Downtown Berkeley council candidates offer quick hits on housing, crime
Candidates each had one minute to answer questions on a range of topics, from housing and crime to homelessness and animal rights.
Redlining: The history of Berkeley’s segregated neighborhoods
The reason African Americans and other minorities mostly live in South and West Berkeley can be traced back to government-supported racist housing practices.
Anaviv’s Table offers high-end fare in an intimate dinner party setting
Found in an unlikely setting in Richmond, this new restaurant offers a farm-to-table tasting menu at a communal table for up to 10 diners per night.
Mountain lion spotted near Berkeley Lab
A lab employee saw the feline Wednesday around 7 p.m.
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The closing of Berkeley’s emergency shelter forces homeless people to adjust
Now that the Ninth Street shelter has closed, homeless people are alternating between two properties. Seniors at the North Berkeley Senior Center are adapting to the situation.
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Arts
Big Screen Berkeley: ‘Lizzie’
An 80-year-old unsolved double murder from 1892 gets a new cinematic outing in this quiet, decent film.
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Opinion: Beware of New Zealand flax. In Berkeley, it is a tripping hazard
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Opinion: I served on the City Council with Jovanka Beckles. I am blind. Jovanka mocked me for my disability from the dais
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Opinion: Berkeley Measures O and P offer compassion, innovation and will address the housing and homelessness crisis
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Opinion: The time to end the housing crisis is now — my vision for Berkeley as your next city auditor
