At approximately 9:18 p.m., police responded to reports of multiple shots fired and found the victim, 24-year-old Berkeley resident Dustin Bynum, suffering from gunshot wounds. The victim was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Read More…
An impending BART strike was averted Sunday night by Gov. Jerry Brown, who issued an extension period of at least seven days so an appointed board could investigate the dispute. Read More…
The 30-day contract extension between labor unions Service Employees International Union Local 1021 and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555, established after the July strike, will expire Sunday night and may lead to another strike if negotiations before then are unsuccessful. Read More…
A water valve in the second floor men’s bathroom of LeConte Hall broke early Thursday morning, flooding parts of the first and second floors of the building.
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A second suspect in the February homicide of Berkeley resident Zontee Jones was arrested earlier this month by San Diego police. Read More…
A new study conducted by UC Berkeley and Harvard researchers found that the chances of low-income children rising to higher income brackets as adults varies significantly across different metropolitan areas within the U.S., with the San Francisco Bay Area among the most upwardly mobile regions. Read More…
Every year, hundreds of Irish students spend their summer in Berkeley. Recognizable to many by their distinctive accent “brogue” these young Irish visitors often stay in housing vacated by Berkeley students for the four months of summer their work visas allow them. Read More…
The University of California has suspended its fall semester study abroad program in Cairo due to violence resulting from the recent regime change. Read More…
A memorial service for Annais Rittenberg, a UC Santa Cruz student who was killed by a falling tree near Yosemite on July 3, was held Tuesday in the Alumni House at UC Berkeley. Read More…
California Governor Jerry Brown was named Education Governor of the Year by the National Education Association, a nationwide labor union that represents public school teachers and other education staff, on Thursday. Read More…
