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…
Dr. Jas Mattu, a veterinarian for Berkeley based University Veterinary Hospital is raising awareness of the pet obesity epidemic. According to the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention, more than half of cats and dogs in the United States are overweight or obese. Read More…
Veronica Valerio and Elizabeth Rhine have been appointed as the new principals of LeConte and Oxford elementary schools in Berkeley. Read More…
In early June letters were sent to about 4,500 patients of Sutter Health hospitals notifying them of a security breach. Read More…
The Ecology Center, a nonprofit organization in charge of Berkeley’s residential curbside recycling program, announced on Wednesday that it has been working with the city to now accept more types of plastics for residential recycling. Read More…
The LifeLong Medical Care in Berkeley has received $236,826 in federal grants as part of a nationwide scheme to help enroll uninsured patients in new health care coverage options. Read More…
The Zoning Adjustment Board denied local residents’ appeal to rescind the permits given to the new Starbucks on Telegraph and Ashby on June 27th, allowing Starbucks to proceed with construction under its current parking and store hour permits. Read More…
Healthy Heavenly Foods, one of three food trucks formerly located in front of Sproul Plaza, reopened on College Ave. and Bancroft Way on Monday after being shut down for seven months due to construction on Lower Sproul that started in December. 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…
The California Historical Radio Society faces an uncertain future as its license with Inner Cities Broadcasting Corporation to occupy the historical KRE building in Berkeley draws closer to its Dec. 31 expiration date. CHRS will have a meeting with the building’s new owner sometime between July 10 and 20 to Read More…
