The article highlights recent developments in Berkeley, including a proposed pickleball court that has sparked controversy, a lawsuit by UC Berkeley professors against the Trump administration regarding funding cuts, and condemnation of a hate crime involving a transgender woman. The Turtle Island Monument is under construction, reflecting the advocacy of Native artists. Additionally, the Berkeley Art Museum will showcase quilts by Black artists following funding cuts. A new cafe introducing a unique Arab ice cream flavor adds to Berkeley's cultural diversity.
A pickleball company wants to put a court on the roof of a downtown Berkeley parking garage. Not everyone is thrilled.
City officials condemned a reported hate crime in which someone shot a transgender woman with a pellet gun as she walked on a downtown Berkeley street.
The Turtle Island Monument, now under construction in Berkeley's Civic Center Park, has been the focus of decades of advocacy by the Native artists who designed it.
Weeks after the Trump administration gutted federal funding to help preserve the Berkeley Art Museum's prized collection of quilts made by Black artists, the museum will open an exhibit showcasing more than 100 quilts.
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