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BERKELEY—On August 13, UC Berkeley’s Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Student Affairs announced in a campus-wide email and on its website that UC Berkeley accepted to suspend the cancel for the nonpayment policy (CNP) for the fall semester by responding to ASUC senators’ campaign. The school has not decided to remove the CNP policy for succeeding semesters. “In response to...

CALIFORNIA—ShelterShare is an online non-profit organization, offering people accessible and effective solutions to donate items from home. Anthony Valencia, president and founder of ShelterShare, told ABC 7 SF News, “The increase for supplies has increased drastically since COVID-19 started. A lot of people were laid off and fired and it really caused a strain on the shelters and increased rates...

SAN MATEO—On August 9, around 6:40 p.m., Zachary Greenburg, 30, of El Cerrito, allegedly stabbed bike rider, Nico Morales, near Barbara’s Fish Trap, near 281 Capistrano Road, Princeton, the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office noted in a news release. Morales rode bikes with his wife from Half Moon Bay to Princeton for a dinner date. The victim reported he got...

OAKLAND—The Homies Empowerment Program is an independent after school program, offering students opportunities to appeal for donations to their community. The Homies Empowerment Program has been setting up Homies Empowerment FREEdom Store each Tuesday to support the Oakland community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rogelio X, inventory coordinator of Homies Empowerment Program, told ABC 7 SF News, “We want folks to...

SOUTH TAHOE—COVID-19 cases are surging in Lake Tahoe, and residents say “streams of tourists” are to blame. Residents say visitors are littering and creating traffic congestion. Two planned protests aimed at raising awareness about the littering were planned by 20-year resident Josh Lease. “Stay Out of Tahoe” was the slogan for Josh’s picture uploaded on Facebook, calling for a demonstration...

LODI—On Wednesday, August 12, around 8:44 a.m., Officer Erika Urrea saved a man from an oncoming train whose wheelchair got stuck on the tracks. Urrea and Sergeant Steve Maynard were patrolling near Lodi Avenue when she spotted the 66-year-old man in a wheelchair sitting on the tracks with the railroad crossing arms coming down. Urrea's body cam video shows her...

SAN FRANCISCO—The National Weather Service (NWS) issued an Excessive Heat Watch in several Bay Area counties and it will be in effect all weekend starting Friday, August 14, at 12 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Sunday. The counties who will be on watch are Alameda, Monterey and San Benito County, as well as some areas of Santa Clara and Contra...

CALIFORNIA—Wing Wo Ma, also known as Fat Mark, was sentenced to a life sentence on August 5 for a murder he committed in 2013. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, a federal jury in San Francisco convicted Wing Wo Ma of murder, drug distribution conspiracy, weapons, and bribery charges in November 2019, after a three-week trial. Ma shot and killed Jim...

SAN FRANCISCO—Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi indicated the company is likely to shut down temporarily for a few months in California if a new court ruling stating they must classify all of their drivers as full-time employees is not overruled. On Monday, August 10, Uber and Lyft were ordered by a California judge to brand all of their drivers as full-time...

CALIFORNIA—On July 31, the University of California officials announced that everyone who attends UC schools is required to receive a flu shot by November 1, 2020. The executive order explained the measure was “designed to avoid a surge of flu cases at health care facilities across the state during the unprecedented public health crisis created by the coronavirus pandemic.” “According...