The Berkeley Wire: 09.13.19
News about Berkeley from around the web.
Archives September 13, 2019
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Witness to Berkeley train fatalities: ‘I looked around and they were gone’
Two men were killed by an Amtrak train as they stood on the tracks and waited for a freight train to pass. It was something they had done dozens of times, but the action went horribly awry Thursday.
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Berkeley Whole Foods on Gilman evacuated due to refrigerant leak
Multiple readers asked Berkeleyside on Friday afternoon why Whole Foods on Gilman Street in West Berkeley appeared to have been evacuated and closed.
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The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley, weekend of Sept. 13-15
Queer dance and electric cars. This weekend’s events run the gamut.
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Berkeley journalist’s reporting is behind acclaimed Netflix series ‘Unbelievable’
T. Christian Miller of ProPublica first wrote about an uninvestigated rape in 2015. The story has been turned into an article, a radio show and a book. Now it’s on television.
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Chardonnay haters: This Oakland winery’s Old World-take tastes new
CĂ´te West winemaker Bret Hogan is taking California grapes to town — Meursault, Burgundy, to be exact — for his flagship wine. It’s not your grandma’s Chardonnay.
