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ArchivesDecember 2014
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Berkeleyside blotter: Crime in Berkeley, Dec. 18-24
This is an overview of recent crime in Berkeley, exclusively compiled by Berkeleyside, and based on reports to the Berkeley Police Department unless otherwise noted. The following items represent a sampling of calls, and times may be approximate.
By the numbers: Top Berkeley stories of 2014
There’s no question that Berkeley’s recent protests and the November 2014 election were among the most significant — and most read — news in the community this past year, but other articles were huge hits with readers as well. In this round-up, we look at which other stories drew the most attention solely by the numbers.
El Sobrante man killed in Berkeley shooting
Authorities have identified the man who was shot to death in Berkeley on Monday night as 36-year-old Kamahl Middleton of El Sobrante.
The most important Berkeley stories of 2014
There was no shortage of news in Berkeley in 2014, but a few issues stood out, and they informed Berkeleyside’s list of the most important stories of the year.
Berkeleyans ask a lot, but they nearly always say ‘please’
By Sylvia Rubin
Chip in to Berkeleyside for even better coverage in 2015
So much has happened in Berkeley in 2014 — from elections that brought us a pioneering soda tax, a new minimum wage, and a woman struck by lightning, to the protests and riots that consumed the city this month.
Big Screen Berkeley: Favorite films of 2014
Sadly, I won’t have the opportunity to include Seth Rogen’s The Interview in this year’s list. Of course, as I find Mr. Rogen about as funny a case of shingles, it probably wouldn’t have made the list anyway. Thanks, Guardians of Peace and/or the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, for sparing us all. Here, then, are my favorite films of 2014 (click on the title if it’s hyper-linked to read the full review):
In remembrance: Alba Witkin, 1919-2014
Alba Witkin, who moved to Berkeley in 1978, was a generous philanthropist who gave to schools, legal programs, and children’s organizations. Witkin, who had endowed a fund with her late husband, Bernard Witkin, an eminent attorney and author, died Dec. 26 at the age of 95. She was surrounded by her children as she passed.
Market report: Mandarins and their descendants
Throughout history, mandarins were used as stocking stuffers along with chocolate coins.
Winds may reach 55 mph in Berkeley this week
PG&E officials are warning that strong winds are expected to sweep Berkeley and other parts of the East Bay beginning at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30. They are expecting that some homes will lose power because of downed power lines.
Man dead, woman injured after 2 shot in West Berkeley
Update, Dec. 30, 9:40 a.m. Berkeley police sent out an alert around 9 a.m. Tuesday to say San Pablo Avenue is open in both directions at University Avenue. They added: “BPD appreciates your patience as we conducted our investigation.”
Alba Witkin, philanthropist and civic activist, dies at 95
Alba Pichetto Kuchman Witkin, a civic activist and humanitarian who donated millions of dollars to educational and legal causes, died at her Berkeley home on Shasta Road on Dec. 26, surrounded by her children and two dogs. She was 95.
Berkeleyside blotter: Crime in Berkeley, Dec. 11-17
This is an overview of recent crime in Berkeley, exclusively compiled by Berkeleyside, and based on reports to the Berkeley Police Department unless otherwise noted. The following items represent a sampling of calls, and times may be approximate.
