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New shelter-in-place order: More of same for Berkeley but clampdown on construction
The new order will last until May 3.
Read the full story on Berkeleyside.
Message from Berkeley's health officer: How to care for a sick family member
As COVID-19 spreads in the Bay Area, including Berkeley, the City’s health officer urges every household to learn how to take care of someone at home who is ill.
Read the full story on Berkeleyside.
Coronavirus: Alameda County reports 30 new cases of COVID-19, more than 300 total
Health officials reported 30 new positive tests in Alameda County, bringing the countywide total to 313. That number includes 19 cases in Berkeley, which reported zero new cases on Tuesday; the city operates its own public health department.
Read the full story on East Bay Times.
The strange, secret tunnels under UC Berkeley
Forget the catacombs of Paris or the abandoned tube stations of London, the walkways, lawns and historic halls of the UC Berkeley campus have their own shadowy secrets below: a series of interconnected tunnels and walkways with a strange history.
Read the full story on SFGATE.
Regulators mull reversing $462M increase in PG&E fire fines
California power regulators are weighing a recommendation to back off plans to fine Pacific Gas and Electric an additional $462 million over a series of deadly Northern California wildfires rather than risk that the harsher punishment might scuttle the utility’s plan to get out of bankruptcy.
Read the full story on KGET - TV 17 Bakersfield.
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