Author Archives: Megan Messerly
UC Berkeley places third in world university ranking
UC Berkeley placed third in the Academic Ranking of World Universities out of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Read More…
Christopher Edley, dean of Berkeley Law, to resign in December
Christopher Edley, Dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law, will resign from his position on Dec. 31, the campus announced Monday.
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UCPD arrests 4 protesters after Occupy the Farm raid
UCPD arrested four protesters on Monday following an early morning raid on the Occupy the Farm encampment on UC-owned land in Albany
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Community activists rekindle Occupy the Farm in Gill Tract
Over 100 community activists occupied and farmed a portion of UC-owned research land in Albany this weekend in the latest iteration of the Occupy the Farm movement. Read More…
City Council to consider converting Bancroft, Durant to two-way streets
The Berkeley City Council is set to consider investigating the financial impact of converting Bancroft Way and Durant Avenue into two-way streets at its meeting on Tuesday.
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10 Berkeley residents apply for vacant school board position
The Berkeley School Board released the names of 10 city residents, who applied to fill the board’s current opening, on Thursday.
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Fourth-graders rally to bring Rodrigo Guzman home
When Rodrigo and his parents were told they would not be allowed to return to the United States after a winter break visit to Mexico because they had failed to renew their visas, his classmates in Berkeley launched a campaign and circulated a petition to bring him home. Read More…
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company to open tasting room in Berkeley later this year
The Sierra Nevada Brewing Company plans to open a tasting room at the corner of Fourth Street and University Avenue by the end of this year.
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City looks at past, future of Telegraph Avenue
For many Berkeley residents, the Downtown area serves as a transportation gateway to the rest of the Bay Area. But while Berkeley residents have been using Downtown as a portal out, others in the Bay Area have been coming in, settling down and calling it their new home — leaving Read More…