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Top Berkeley news: Disabled distressed by PG&E policy; city seeks input on public restrooms; more

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Published on November 06, 2019
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Here's what you need to know about what's happening in Berkeley.

Berkeley Ballet says dancers disinvited from performing in show after concerns about brownface

Some students with the Berkeley Ballet Theater found themselves out of an exciting opportunity to dance with a major international ballet company last week, following an uncomfortable exchange the East Bay dance company says it had with the Mariinsky Ballet over the latter's staging of "La Bayadère" in Berkeley. 

Read the full story on MySanAntonio.

Berkeley residents with disabilities say their needs 'not built into' PG&E shutoff policy

Frustrated with the official handling, some people in the disability community organized their own emergency response efforts during recent blackouts.

Read the full story on Berkeleyside.

Berkeley wants input on its public restrooms

The city is conducting a study and holding public meetings to evaluate current conditions and future needs.

Read the full story on Berkeleyside.

Powerful Bay Area immigration film ‘Collisions’ opens in Berkeley, San Francisco

Bay Area filmmaker Richard Levien was inspired to make “Collisions” after a pupil in his wife’s class lost her mother to an ICE immigration raid.

Read the full story on East Bay Times.

Berkeley favorite Acme Bread plots a move after 40 years in its original location

The beloved Berkeley institution plans to relocate from its longtime, rented storefront to a permanent home.

Read the full story on KQED.


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