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Worth Noting:

The City of Berkeley has updated the Shelter-in-Place order increasing the requirement for facial coverings while reopening more services and business beginning June 8.

https://www.cityofberkeley.info/covid19-health-orders/#health-order-2020-08



Remember the COVID-19 pandemic is not over and the incidence of new infections in California hit a new high of 3600 new cases recorded June 5 [source www.worldometers.info]



At the same time California records a new high of new infections the State has slipped to 28^th in the nation in number of tests per million population 56,653 behind Georgia 58,990, Minnesota 57,156, Iowa 57,386, South Dakota 59,483. Rhode Island leads the nation with 161,172 tests per million population.



Please wear facial coverings when out.



June 6 – June 14 – There are eight City Meetings, one town hall and the June 6 March to Bury Racism.

Monday - The first meeting of the Community Advisory Group on housing at Ashby and North Berkeley BART stations is Monday. -more-

We are doing another couple of #blacklivesmatter #endwhitesilence ‘honk and wave’ actions to show solidarity with the black community, and our determination to banish the status quo.

Friday, June 5, 4 to 5pm, at the Ashby and Telegraph intersection in Berkeley

Monday, June 8, 4 to 5pm, at the Ashby and College intersection in Berkeley

Join us if you feel safe to do so. Bring signs, water and masks for a safe, socially distanced protest. Spread the word!

A person who came to the last one emailed this response to us “Your action has had such positive ripple effects for me and inspired me as well.” It feels great to join with others to stand up for justice and safe communities.

Maybe all those other things we want to happen in the world like tackling climate change and other social or economic change cannot happen without shifting the system that keeps our problems in place.

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Berkeley councilmembers, residents and local artists are planning to lead to a funeral procession in honor of George Floyd and other victims of racism on Saturday.

The Funeral Procession to Bury Racism, a Family Friendly March is scheduled for Saturday at 3:30 p.m.

Berkeley councilmembers Ben Bartlett, Cheryl Davila Kate Harrison and Rigel Robinson are slated to attend the march along with artists and residents.

The New Orleans style funeral procession will begin at Malcolm X Elementary School at 1731 Prince St. and will travel to Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park at 2151 Martin Luther King Jr. Way.

Participants will also gather and read the names of Floyd and other victims of racism.

Floyd, a black man, died while in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. Four police officers are facing charges in connection with the death.

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