Remembering Reemajah Pollard, 20, a Berkeley High alum who beat the odds to get into Cal
Reemajah Pollard, who graduated from Berkeley High in 2020, died this week after being found unresponsive on Telegraph Avenue.
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Video: Burglars hit Creekwood restaurant in South Berkeley
The circumstances were unusual, as the restaurant generally does not have much cash on site, said Greg Poulios, one of Creekwood's owners.
Too much crime, too little action: Berkeley merchants raise alarm
"We have an email chain that includes two years of merchants reporting crime to the mayor and City Council," said Eduardo Perez of Sliver. "No one does anything."
'A driver killed our neighbor here': Berkeley holds vigil for Bill Evans
Bill Evans, 72, was a Marine who lost his legs in the Vietnam war and was medically retired from the service.
Police respond to shooting on Oakland-Berkeley border
A mother and daughter were in their backyard in Berkeley when a bullet hit their house just 5 feet in front of them, police said.