The chapter in my physics textbook on gravity is called “Newton’s Universe.” Forget worldviews: Imagine having a perspective on the entire universe named in your honor hundreds of years after you’re dead, like you’ve singlehandedly redefined the right way to look at literally everything. That’s godlike. But it’s apparently not Read More…
Officer causes unnecessary scene in Downtown Berkeley during event A small, quiet crowd gathered near Center Street and Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley on Sunday, Oct. 7, watching a group of artists sketch and fill in a large chalk representation of “The Last Supper,” a painting by Leonardo da Vinci of Read More…
In an effort to boost school attendance, Berkeley High School is reaching out to local merchants and community members to ask that they help build a rewards program for students. Read More…
Mail remains an essential service in this country, so the U.S. Postal Service is making cuts in an effort to save money. It is because of this that we disagree with the Berkeley City Council’s decision to mobilize against the sale of the city’s main post office, currently located in Downtown Berkeley. Read More…
Berkeley residents gathered in front of the Downtown Berkeley Post Office in protest of proposed plans to sell the historic building and relocate the post office.
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The Berkeley City Council unanimously voted at its meeting Tuesday night to delay changing the name of Downtown Berkeley street Harold Way to Dharma Way. After hearing concerns about the renaming process from a community member, the council referred the item to the city’s Public Works Commission for further review Read More…
Halloween is around the corner, and a new store on the corner of Bancroft Way and Shattuck Avenue has temporarily set up shop to meet the costume needs of Berkeley.
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Since the opening of the newly renovated Memorial Stadium earlier this fall, the masses of fans occupying the stands during the game and subsequently flooding the surrounding streets have been a welcome boon to local eateries and shops. Read More…
Several thousand Berkeley residents experienced a power outage Monday night and into Tuesday morning due to an underground cable failure. Read More…
City officials and Berkeley residents turned out for a Tuesday night rally supporting a constitutional amendment to overturn a 2010 Citizens United decision involving corporate personhood. The rally, which took place at Old City Hall in Downtown Berkeley, was attended by about 100 people including Berkeley City Councilmembers Kriss Worthington Read More…
