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Tuesday brought the latest setback for what has been a controversial proposal to build 260 housing units over what is now the Spenger’s parking lot on Fourth Street.
Ohlone tribe members are trying to stop a development on Fourth Street. They say the site was home to their ancestors. The developer says no evidence of that has been found.
Robust growth, especially in the restaurant sector, has reduced the city-wide ground-floor vacancy rate to 4.6%.
Four robbers, three of whom were female, robbed the Lululemon athletic gear store on Fourth Street on Monday, police report.
A fire broke out in the paint section of Truitt & White but was kept in check by sprinklers. The damage might have been much worse if the flames had reached paint cans.
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Dramatic photos show a large truck that appears to have collapsed in the middle, possibly as a result of over-loading.
Three new stores have opened as part of a new Fourth Street development and more are on the way.
What lies beneath the Spenger’s parking lot has been hotly debated in recent months as discussions proceed about what might one day be developed there.
John Fox, a lanky 66-year-old with fading red hair, used to meet scantily-dressed 20-year-olds at least two or three times a week at Artís Coffee on Berkeley’s Fourth Street.
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