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Berkeley and Oakland to close roads on Fourth of July, citing fire risk
Several streets in the Berkeley and Oakland Hills will be closed in an effort to lower fire risk during the Fourth of July holiday, Berkeley officials said. The closures will impact Grizzly Peak Boulevard, Panoramic Way, Prospect Street and Centennial Drive. Fireworks, even those marketed as “safe and sane,” remain...
Tilden under Red Flag Warning through Friday morning
Update, Tuesday, July 2: A Red Flag Warning of wildfire danger issued Monday for the top of the Berkeley Hills has been extended through 5 a.m. on Friday, according to the National Weather Service. Tilden Regional Park and other parts of the Berkeley and Oakland Hills are included in the...
Where to go for last-minute camping near Berkeley this holiday weekend
Editor’s note: In advance of the July 4 holiday, Berkeleyside is updating this story that first appeared in 2023. California’s several hundred parks feature some of the most beautiful wilderness in the country, many within a few hours drive of Berkeley. But reserving a campground can be unduly challenging.
J School Stories: Real World meets Campus Life
This week, we are proud to share stories from the students in the audio program at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism. These pieces were produced during the 2023 - 2024 school year. In this episode, we’ll hear two stories about how UC Berkeley students balance what’s going on...
A marathon fact-checking battle is the smart, funny core of new play at Aurora Theatre
When political leaders speak baldfaced lies with straight faces, fake news often supplants truth. It is, therefore, a pleasure to relish The Lifespan of a Fact, an intelligent and funny play that explores the subject of journalistic integrity. And although the book on which The Lifespan of a Fact is based was written in 2012, the issues are even more essential today.
Patients with Parkinson’s and hemophilia tour Bayer’s Berkeley manufacturing hub
Vikas Chinnan should have been at the start of an exciting chapter in his career. Chinnan, 45, was vice president of operations for a San Francisco-based technology startup on a path to being acquired. Married with two children, he was looking forward to the opportunities that would come from playing a vital role in a successful company launch.
Personal finance course will soon be required to graduate high school
Soon, all California high school students will learn about college grants and loans, how tax rates work, the benefits of insurance and how interest high rates can blow your budget when you miss a payment on a credit card. Berkeley High personal finance class promises $2.4M ‘for free’. In...
“Crip Camp” director talks accessibility in the film industry
Marketplace’s “Econ Extra Credit” team kicked off the summer with the 2020 documentary “Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution.” The movie tells the story of Camp Jened, located in upstate New York back in the ’70s, which catered to teenagers with disabilities. The environment created a haven for campers who were often marginalized by society.
Cal football’s Summer Reading Challenge bridges athletics, education
Cal football’s Summer Reading Challenge started with a touchdown celebration. In 2017, one of Patrick Laird’s teammates suggested he pretend to read a book the next time he scored. And after he breezed past North Carolina for a 54-yard score, the running back obliged. “I was a walk-on...
UC Berkeley Müller Group makes strides in dark energy research
A team of UC Berkeley researchers, led by campus physics professor Holger Müller, has made progress in the field of dark energy, developing a new method in atom interferometry that has implications for future use in building practical compact quantum sensors. The project has been in progress since 2019,...
Longfellow Middle School red-tagging scares Berkeley parents
For the first time in several years, it felt like things were getting into a routine when it came to school, Berkeley parent Rebecca Sherer said. For her rising seventh-grader who attends Longfellow Middle School and her older daughter, things were starting to feel more regular than they had in years.
Fire burns near Grizzly Peak in Berkeley Hills
(KRON) — Fire crews responded to a fire in the Berkeley hills near Grizzly Peak on Monday night. Images and video from the scene showed flames burning at about 9:45 p.m., but crews had put the fire out about an hour later. Steve Gehling with the Moraga-Orinda Fire District said crews put out the fire […]
Big Fremont apartment complex lands buyer in $100 million-plus deal
FREMONT — A big apartment complex in Fremont has been bought for well over $100 million in a deal that suggests the market for rental housing has begun to falter in Silicon Valley. The downtown Fremont apartment complex was bought for $126 million by a real estate investment firm,...
Employers who’ve hired Contra Costa CEP graduates have seen zero turnover
The Contra Costa College (CCC) Collision Engineering Program continues to grow as it finds success in matching graduates to employers. Every student who has graduated from the two-year program and pilot program has transitioned into a job at their apprenticeship site, Laura Lozano, CCC Automotive Department co-chair, said Thursday. Those students not only transitioned but also stayed.
Officials, experts emphasize rarity of recent SF coyote attack
A coyote bit a 5-year-old girl just before 11:30 a.m. on June 28, during a summer-camp visit to the San Francisco Botanical Garden. U.S. Agriculture Department trappers, working alongside California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials, shot and killed three coyotes in the garden during the subsequent weekend. DNA testing conducted Monday identified one of the killed coyotes as the animal that bit the child. Captain Patrick Foy, a member...
Mission District Community Divided Over Dolores Hill Bomb Event, Which Might Happen This Saturday
The annual, unsanctioned skate punk joyride known as the Dolores Hill Bomb might be happening this Saturday, and at a community meeting to discuss police plans, neighbors were split on whether the event should be welcomed, or cracked down upon even harder. The highly unsanctioned annual celebration of hooliganism known...
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