What's up Berkeley! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
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Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Berkeley Humane And Nine Lives Fly Kauaʻi Cats To Safety After Hurricane (patch.com) — Berkeley Humane is teaming up with Nine Lives to bring 50 to 60 cats and kittens from storm-damaged Kauaʻi shelters to the Bay Area, where they'll receive care and be offered for foster or adoption in Berkeley. Local residents are being asked to help with veterinary costs, food, and supplies so these animals can safely start new lives here after Hurricane Nolo.
2. Couple Found Shot To Death Near UC Berkeley Identified: Reports (patch.com) — Residents near UC Berkeley are learning more about the married couple found shot to death on Panoramic Way, an affluent area just above campus, as police continue investigating the circumstances. The victims, identified as Michelle Min and Bryan Walker, co-founded the Bryn Walker clothing brand that began in Berkeley in 1992, deepening the tragedy's local resonance.
3. National Get Funky Day: Berkeley locations as funk songs (dailycal.org) — Berkeley's funk legacy takes center stage with a playful guide pairing local spots like Sproul Plaza, Telegraph, the Glade, Shattuck, and the new Gateway building with classic funk tracks. On National Get Funky Day, residents and students are encouraged to explore the city and campus while soundtracking each location with carefully chosen, high-energy songs.
4. Berkeley freeway overpass response: 'Patient is safe' (newsbreak.com) — Emergency crews shut down eastbound I-80 Monday while helping a person in crisis on the University Avenue overpass in Berkeley, and officials now say the patient is safe and headed to the hospital. Berkeley police, firefighters, and CHP coordinated negotiations, freeway closures, and safety measures before traffic gradually resumed.
5. On eve of Oct. 7 anniversary, UC Berkeley to host professor who said he was 'with Hamas' (jns.org) — UC Berkeley students are set to host a remote talk Tuesday by Mohamed Abdou, a former Columbia visiting professor who publicly aligned himself with Hamas, Hezbollah, and Islamic Jihad after the Oct. 7 attacks. Campus officials say they will not cancel the event but emphasize ongoing support and safety planning for Jewish community members amid heightened sensitivities.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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