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Three members of Berkeley Community Media or BCM, a local public access television station, have resigned citing an unsafe and hostile work environment.

Residents of the unhoused encampment on Eight and Harrison streets have filed a lawsuit against the city of Berkeley for throwing away their possessions following a sweep last year.

“Pick your curiosity” was the phrase used by bird enthusiast and member of Golden Gate Bird Alliance Julian Rivera when describing the goal of the 2023 Berkeley Bird Festival on Sunday.

Excitedly awaiting the annual solar eclipse’s appearance, a bustling crowd gathered on the lawn at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory early on Saturday morning. Attendees peered intently at the sun through their UV-protective glasses, finally gasping as the clouds parted and revealed the silhouette of the covered sun.

Unionized Starbucks workers at the Shattuck Ave. location went on strike Friday, citing unsafe and unfair working conditions with demands allegedly unaddressed by management.

Team 5419 Berkelium is part of the FIRST Robotics Competition. The program involves a six-week build season followed by six weeks of competition, where teams from around the world compete in alliances of three to complete tasks and score points.

Berkeley and the Bay Area in the 20th century were a launching point for nationwide environmental movements.

Five horses have died at Golden Gate Fields in the span of two weeks from Sept. 20 to Oct. 4. The racing track, owned by The Stronach Group, has faced backlash from advocacy organizations in the wake of the deaths.

Berkeley City Council voted to open and subsidize a permanent space for the Telegraph Chess Club at its Tuesday meeting, almost two weeks after the club’s initial closure.

On Sep. 17, the Sierra Pacific Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America elected the Rev. Jeff R. Johnson, pastor at the University Lutheran Chapel of Berkeley, as bishop.