The city of Berkeley is experiencing a range of significant events. A local student's critical injury from an electric skateboard incident has sparked a GoFundMe campaign. Pro-Palestinian protests erupted on campus against an Israeli dance troupe. Meanwhile, Democratic House members gathered evidence to combat research funding cuts at UC Berkeley. Other highlighted events include a documentary by filmmaker Denise Zmekhol about her father's architectural work and community issues such as homelessness and public safety initiatives led by local leaders.
Pro-Palestinian protesters picketed performances of a partially state-funded Israeli dance troupe on the Cal campus last weekend, with some protesters aggressively taunting attendees.
Cal student Lucas Benitez sustained a traumatic brain injury after falling off an electric skateboard on Ellsworth Street and is in critical condition, with a GoFundMe campaign raising money to support Benitez and his family.
Berkeley filmmaker Denise Zmekhol's documentary Skin of Glass studies a classic building that her father designed and its subsequent occupation by previously unhoused families.
At UC Berkeley, Democratic House members gathered evidence to fight cuts to world-leading research, emphasizing the importance of maintaining funding for academic excellence.
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