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	<title>West County &#187; Berkeley</title>
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	<description>The latest news and views from Richmond, Hercules, Pinole, San Pablo, El Cerrito, Crockett, Kensington, Rodeo and El Sobrante</description>
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		<title>Caltrans announces ramp closures on Interstate 80</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 01:45:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris  Treadway</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Caltrans issued the following announcement about upcoming work on Interstate 80 Alameda and Contra Costa Counties –Caltrans has scheduled ramp closures on eastbound and westbound Interstate 80 for construction activities for the Interstate 80 Integrated Corridor Mobility Project. · The eastbound I-80 Central Avenue on-ramp will be closed Monday night, May 13, and Tuesday night, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kensington had electrifed mass transit 65 years ago</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 07:32:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris  Treadway</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rail service was once available to hillside residents of Berkeley and Kensington, as seen in this 1947 photo provided by El Cerrito train and history fanatic John Stashik shows. The electric-powered trains ran from Kensington to Berkeley until service was replaced by a bus line a year later. Judging from the comments made last week [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Richmond city set to open Summer youth registration March 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 01:26:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Rogers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The city is offering a basket of youth summer programs at recreation centers all over the city for low prices. Check the flier attached to see if the programs and services are a good fit for you: Richmond Recreation Summer Camp]]></description>
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		<title>Chevron-DonorsChoose.org program announces nearly $1 million in school funds</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 21:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Rogers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For Immediate Release &#160; Fuel Your School Program Benefits 111,925 Students in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties Chevron-DonorsChoose.org program funded $958,739 for 960 classroom projects based on 8+ gallon fuel purchases and online project postings                                                                                                              san ramon, Calif., Jan. 16, 2013 – Chevron U.S.A. Inc. and DonorsChoose.org today announced that its 2012 Fuel Your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In 1920 they were trying for half a bridge to San Francisco</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2012 06:53:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris  Treadway</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Any idea of linking the East Bay to San Francisco was still just a pipe dream in the first quarter of the 20th century, when the only way to get to the city was by ferry. But there were ideas to ease the commute, including a proposal floated in 1920 that would have extended the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>North Berkeley church holding vigil today for Newtown shooting victims</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 23:23:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris  Treadway</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Epworth United Methodist Church in North Berkeley will hold a candlelight vigil from 6-7 p.m. today, Dec. 20, for the victims in the Newtown, Conn. shooting tragedy. All are welcome to attend the event at the church at 1953 Hopkins St. in Berkeley. The announcement from the church: We will be holding a community vigil [...]]]></description>
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		<title>North Richmond toy giveaway set for Thursday at noon</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/westcounty/2012/12/20/north-richmond-toy-giveaway-set-for-thursday-at-noon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 18:59:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Rogers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Take you kids out today for Christmas celebration and giveaway: The Center for Human Development will have a Toy giveaway on Thursday, December 20, 2012, from 12:00pm to 2:00 pm, at 1410 Kelsey Street, Richmond,CA (inside the Shields-Reid Community Center. Children must be present to receive a toy. First come first served. Any questions, call [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Berkeley: A look at the original UC logo through the years</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:04:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris  Treadway</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A story that went online Friday and in print on Monday about the new University of California logo has drawn a lot of response, most of it not very complimentary. We don&#8217;t choose to enter the debate here (you can vote for yourself via our online poll , where the original seal is preferred by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Berkeley: Salmon-sighting reported at Codornices Creek</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/westcounty/2012/12/06/possible-salmon-sighting-at-codornices-creek-in-berkeley/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 23:56:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris  Treadway</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interesting news from Friends of 5 Creeks in their latest email newsletter about a salmon sighting at Codornices Creek in Berkeley: Salmonids in Codornices – Hooray! Last week’s storms are an exciting part of our Mediterranean climate’s “springtime.” They flush seedlings to life and recharge the water stored in our fractured hills, the source of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrating the 75th birthday of the Broadway Low Level  (Caldecott) Tunnel and the 109th birthday of its predecessor</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 08:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris  Treadway</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The opening 75 years ago of what we now know as the original Caldecott Tunnel was a gala affair complete with riders on horseback reenacting the Spanish settlement of California and a mock blowing up of blocks covering the west portal to mark the opening as men in uniform saluted. The west portal also had [...]]]></description>
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