The Berkeley Wire: 10.15.19
News about Berkeley from around the web.
Archives October 15, 2019
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Berkeley police make separate gun-related arrests over the weekend
Police in Berkeley arrested two men over the weekend in connection with separate gun-related incidents: a recent brandishing call and an instance of gunfire in August.
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Birds common in Berkeley at risk from climate change
Several of Berkeley’s most beloved backyard birds are at risk from the climate crisis, according to a new report from the National Audubon Society.
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Berkeleyside launches its Evening Ideas Fests
Artificial intelligence and morality, political messaging for progressive victories, and disaster-resilient networks are the focus of the first Uncharted Evening Idea Fest.
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This Berkeley-based documentary project tells the stories of California ‘donut kids’
Pink Box Stories focuses on immigration, entrepreneurship and the families behind California donut shops.
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Berkeley should continue to use the term ‘Gourmet Ghetto’
The use of the word ‘ghetto’ has evolved. If its use is prohibited from further evolution, then it forever will remain as a demeaning reference to the circumstances of a group of people living in a defined location.
