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1. Berkeley Police Still Looking For Hit-And-Run Driver
   Riya Bhattacharjee, Berkeley Daily Planet, 3/15/2010
   Berkeley police are still looking for a hit-and-run suspect who struck a bicyclist at Sixth and Hearst streets Friday morning.
   
   
2. Police Alcohol Decoy Operation Cites 22 People In Berkeley
   Riya Bhattacharjee, Berkeley Daily Planet, 3/15/2010
   A decoy shoulder tap operation by the California Alcoholic Beverage Control Saturday cited 22 people in Berkeley for various violations.
   
   
3. Staff Reductions Planned For Public Health Division
   Daniel Means, The Daily Californian, 3/16/2010
   Struggling to overcome a $3.1 million budget shortfall in its Public Health Division for the upcoming fiscal year, officials from the Berkeley Department of Health Services proposed cuts to staff and services last week in response to reductions in state and city funding.
   
   
4. 'Grim' Cuts Proposed For Berkeley Unified
   Soumya Karlamangla, The Daily Californian, 3/16/2010
   The Berkeley Unified School District's proposed budget for the upcoming school year will cut an expected $2.6 million to cover its part of the $1.5 billion reduction in education funding planned in the governor's 2010-11 state budget.
   
   
5. Arrest Made In Connection With Friday Bank Robbery
   Bryn Jura, The Daily Californian, 3/16/2010
   A Berkeley resident was arrested shortly after robbing the Bank of the West located on Shattuck Avenue in North Berkeley, according to the Berkeley Police Department.
   
   
6. City Council Member Aide Cited For Permit Violation
   Hailey Parish, The Daily Californian, 3/16/2010
   A Berkeley City Council member aide and Zoning Adjustments Board commissioner was cited for beginning construction on his West Berkeley home without the proper permits.
   
   
7. Police Cite 81 Adults Who Agreed To Buy Booze For Minors
   Kristin Bender, Oakland Tribune, 3/15/2010
   
   
   
8. Berkeley Restaurants On The Boil
   Sarah Duxbury, San Francisco Business Times, 3/15/2010
   A host of new restaurateurs have signed leases to open in different corners of the city, each seeing a different opportunity even as an economic recovery remains uncertain.
   
   
9. Neighbors Express Support For 2707 Rose Street Home
   Tracey Taylor, Berkeleyside.com, 3/15/2010
   Following an appeal of the Zoning Adjustment Board approval for a proposed project at 2707 Rose Street, a group of immediate and adjacent neighbors has written a letter expressing its "strong support" for the proposed project.
   
   
10. Berkeley High Live Draws Crowds And Funds
    Tracey Taylor, Berkeleyside.com, 3/15/2010
    A gala fundraising event for Berkeley High School hopes to net at least $40,000 in funds for the school and its athletics programs.