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Opinion: UC Berkeley should stop planned library closures
Arguably more than housing and other issues that typically attract more attention, the latest battle at UC Berkeley threatens the heart of the university: its libraries.
The Anthropology Library is inside the Anthropology and Art Practice…
Man who was aflame walking on UC Berkeley campus dies from injuries
A Utah man who was seen on fire while walking on the UC Berkeley campus last week has died from his injuries, authorities said.
The San Francisco Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man Tuesday as Chet Bohrer, 42, of Salt Lake…
UC Berkeley is taking additional steps beyond Teri McKeever firing
UC Berkeley is taking steps to address issues raised by an eight-month, $2 million investigation that led to the firing of Golden Bears women’s swimming head coach Teri McKeever, the most successful female coach in the sport’s history.
A…
James Beard Award-winning chef closing popular Berkeley bakery
A little over two years since it first opened in Berkeley, popular bakery Pie Society is saying goodbye. Angela Pinkerton, a James Beard Award-winning pastry chef who once worked at Eleven Madison Park, started baking "grandma-style" pies…
Opinion: How California came to treat UC Berkeley students’ ‘noise’ as a dire…
In an era of upheaval and protest at People’s Park and across the country, UC Berkeley admitted its first significant wave of Chicano students in response to student pressure in 1969. Even then, the university had a housing shortage,…
Q&A: Why a state court reprimanded UC Berkeley over People’s Park
BERKELEY — How much noise would a $312 million student dorm make if UC Berkeley built affordable housing on the 2.8 acres of land currently known as People’s Park? The school doesn’t know for certain.
Since the University of California did…
Court ruling halts UC Berkeley from building student housing at People’s Park
A state appellate court on Friday evening issued a final ruling that stops UC Berkeley from building badly needed student housing on People’s Park and opens controversial new paths to stop development using the state’s environmental law.UC…
Popular SF Detroit-style pizza joint expands to Berkeley
Feb. 22, 2023
Joyride Pizza's Detroit-style pies are now available at Gilman Brewing's taprooms in Berkeley and Daly City.Courtesy of Joyride Pizza
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Teens charged after girl, 14, took own life
Fou teenage girls have been charged in the savage beating that family members said drove US 14-year-old Adriana Kuch to take her own life.The arrests were all in the state of New Jersey.One teen charged with aggravated assault, another with…