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This week in Berkeley

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New in Berkeley

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

Berkeley’s best businesses

Every spot worth knowing, in one place.

Most read in Berkeley

The five stories Berkeley readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

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   Police: Shoplifter attacked Berkeley CVS clerk with bear spray

   A shoplifter attacked a Berkeley CVS employee with bear spray, which also hit a customer, after being kicked out of the store for stealing.

   Full story at berkeleyside.org ↗

2. 2

   ‘Shame’: Video of UC Berkeley homeless encampment has parents up in arms

   A homeless encampment near the University of California, Berkeley is under scrutiny as students arrive for classes.

   Full story at bizpacreview.com ↗

3. 3

   Inside Berkeley’s legal battle with its homeless residents

   Unlike other Bay Area cities, Berkeley does not have a local camping ban.

   Full story at sfstandard.com ↗

4. 4

   Berkeley Outlet, a ‘hoarder’s delight,’ is closing after 48 years

   Paul Neidert, founder of Berkeley Outlet, is closing his second-hand shop after 48 years, following the death of his wife, Kjersten, who passed away from pancreatic cancer.

   Full story at berkeleyside.org ↗

5. 5

   Olsen-Designed Midcentury Modern Berkeley Home Lists for $1.4 Million

   The architect Donald Olsen designed the midcentury modern Berkeley home, 775 San Diego Road, for Arthur Frederic Kip, a UC Berkeley physics professor whose pioneering semiconductor research laid the scientific groundwork for computers and electronics.

   Full story at wdcnews6.com ↗

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