Oxford Elementary was vacated in 2020 after a report found it could sustain significant structural damage during an earthquake. Developer Patrick Kennedy bought the site in October. File photo: Natalie Orenstein
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A former Berkeley rabbi’s brother-in-law is among those who was shot during the antisemitic attack on a Hanukkah celebration in Australia. (J. The Jewish News of Northern California)
The UC Berkeley Chabad celebrated the first night of Hanukkah at Sather Gate while honoring the victims of the shooting. (Daily Cal)
Berkeley’s 24/7 winter shelter is being relocated to the former Emeryville Recreation Center this year due to ongoing repairs at Old City Hall. (Daily Cal)
The developer who bought the former Oxford Elementary site says he wants to build about 20 Victorian-style homes that he says will be “the Berkeley version of the Painted Ladies.” (SF Business Times)
Former California football head coach Mike White, also head coach of the Raiders, died Sunday at the age of 89 in Newport Beach. (New York Post, Cal Athletics)
A new study found homes with a 5-foot ember-resistant zone cleared of vegetation around their houses were significantly less likely to be destroyed in the LA wildfires earlier this year. (Mercury News)
A student paralyzed after a 14-foot fall at a UC Berkeley fraternity has filed a lawsuit against the frat, Phi Kappa Tau, the UC regents and others. (Berkeley Scanner)
A 61-year-old Berkeley man police said was fleeing from an earlier collision is in critical condition after crashing an SUV in Oakland. (East Bay Times)
A gas leak at UC Berkeley’s Edwards Track briefly closed surrounding streets. (Daily Cal)
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