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Top Berkeley news: City extends shelter-in-place through May; Lalime's closes permanently; more

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Published on April 28, 2020
Top Berkeley news: City extends shelter-in-place through May; Lalime's closes permanently; morePhoto: James MacIndoe/Flickr

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'COVID-19 made the decision for us': 35-year-old Berkeley institution Lalime's closes permanently

Owners Haig Krikorian and Cindy Lalime Krikorian say the indefinite moratorium on dine-in service, as well as a desire to retire, convinced them to close the Westbrae restaurant.

Read the full story on Berkeleyside.

Emeryville 105-unit apartment, twice torched by arsonists, to be donated to UC Berkeley for student housing

The developer of a 105-unit apartment building that was twice destroyed by arsonists within a year says he plans to donate it to UC Berkeley for much-needed student housing.

Read the full story on Oakland Tribune.

6 Bay Area counties extend shelter-in-place orders through end of May

The extended orders affect Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, as well as the City of Berkeley, which has its own public health department.

Read the full story on ABC7 News.


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