Berkeley Wire: As UC Berkeley goes on spring break, foreign students warned not to leave U.S.; ‘Hadestown’ a hit

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UC Berkeley international students leaving for spring break are being warned they may not be able to return. (SF Standard)

A string of smash-and-grab burglaries targeting independent camera gear stores from Santa Rosa to Berkeley to Rocklin has resulted in the theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars in merchandise. (SF Chronicle)

Two state senators, Scott Weiner and former Berkeley mayor Jesse Arreguín, have set in motion a master plan to prevent BART and Muni from unraveling, with legislation to authorize a sales tax ballot measure in Alameda County and up to four others in the Bay Area. (SF Chronicle)

Two UC labor unions are planning to strike on April 1. (KTVU)

EBMUD is seeking a new tenant for the Orinda amphitheater occupied by Cal Shakes before its closure last year. (SF Chronicle)

UC Berkeley’s Afro House, established in 1977 to create a supportive housing environment for Black students, has struggled with low occupancy and will be converted into housing for graduate students of color ages 25 and up. (Daily Cal)

Why Berkeley was named the healthiest city in America. (Fortune)

Berkeley High’s production of Hadestown played to sold-out audiences and left students and staff raving. (Berkeley High Jacket)

Berkeley Lab has created a new molecule that could point the way to safe disposal of nuclear waste. (East Bay Times)

Cal officially names Ron Rivera as the football program’s general manager. (East Bay Times)