Day care project moves forward despite neighbor complaints
Following a contentious two-year process, construction on a day care center project in central Berkeley will move forward after receiving the City Council’s approval Tuesday. Read More…
Author Archives: Libby Rainey
Sunday Streets Berkeley takes over Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley community members took to the streets Sunday for an event that closed off 17 blocks of Shattuck Avenue for pedestrian and bicyclist usage. Read More…
State park named for Berkeley environmentalist Sylvia McLaughlin
The California State Park and Recreation Commission has renamed Eastshore State Park in honor of lifelong environmental advocate and 95-year-old Berkeley resident Sylvia McLaughlin. Read More…
Negotiations continue as vendors vacate Lower Sproul
Renovation of Lower Sproul Plaza, schedule to begin soon, has left just two vendors open in the Bear’s Lair food court. Read More…
Coffee Spot moves out as Lower Sproul renovation moves forward
The Coffee Spot, which began moving out of the Bear’s Lair Food Court Sunday, is one of multiple vendors that will be displaced by the overhaul of Lower Sproul Plaza set to begin this fall.
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UCSA resolution condemning anti-semitism excluded Jewish organizations’ input
For weeks, Jewish student groups were left in the dark while a resolution was penned for the UCSA condemning HR 35 — a California Assembly resolution that condemns anti-Semitism at California’s higher education institutions — claiming it stifles free speech.
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Berkeley lab conceptualizes design of space-time crystal
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientists have released the design of a crystal that could keep perfect time even when there is no longer life in the universe.
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ASUC meeting devolves into partisan conflict
Wednesday’s ASUC Senate meeting dissolved into a discussion of party divisions and deficient communication after debate on a standard finance bill sparked controversy among senators. SB 19 planned to allot funds from the Contingency Fund — a procedure the ASUC Senate routinely goes through — to the campus group Volunteers Read More…
Berkeley Buddhist organizations hold open house Downtown
Dharma College opened its doors for the first time this weekend, marking the completion of a set of four Buddhist-inspired sister organizations in downtown Berkeley. Read More…