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Top Berkeley news: City may require cheap units; video classes resume after Zoom suspension; more

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Published on April 14, 2020
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Here's what you need to know about what's happening in Berkeley.

Council may require developers to build affordable units in 'opportunity zones'

Council is set to vote Tuesday on whether to require developers to include affordable housing units in their projects downtown and in parts of South and West Berkeley.

Read the full story on Berkeleyside.

Berkeley Unified starts video classes again after Zoom suspension

Berkeley Unified has found a way to avoid “Zoombombers” invading online classes: stop using Zoom.

Read the full story on Berkeleyside.

Berkeley's 'closed signs': Heartfelt, funny and depressing

Berkeley businesses have largely shut down due to the shelter-in-place order, but many of their owners have put up signs with messages for their customers.

Read the full story on Berkeleyside.

A Berkeley lab, a team of volunteers and a mission to make sanitizer for the most vulnerable

A hand sanitizer shortage during the coronavirus outbreak has prompted a group of volunteers to produce enough for every inmate, homeless person and elderly person in the Bay Area.

Read the full story on Los Angeles Times.


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