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The Department of Justice, or DOJ, threatened Wednesday to issue a subpoena to the city of Berkeley if the city does not hand over documents showing whether or not local law enforcement is sharing information with federal immigration authorities.
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The UC Berkeley Information Services and Technology division, or IST, is investigating campuswide Wi-Fi issues after observing intermittent network instability caused by maintenance Thursday.
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Berkeley-based entrepreneurs Vivienne Ming, Andy Schmeder and David Lu discussed startup culture and the stories behind each of their innovations in a panel hosted by the Berkeley Chamber of Commerce on Thursday evening.
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But it can be hard to say “no” when we are taught to put others’ feelings above our own, to be sensitive to others’ needs.
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Despite recent contrasting reports from national rental listing sites, rent prices in Berkeley are going up, according to research done by the city Rent Stabilization Board.
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Four days after the recreational sale of cannabis became legal in California, Attorney General Jeff Sessions lifted an Obama-era policy that allowed states to legalize marijuana with minimal federal interference.
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In order to relieve animal shelter overcrowding, the Berkeley-East Bay Humane Society launched the new “Foster to Family” program, which allows animals to be adopted directly from foster owners.
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UC Berkeley School of Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and UC President Janet Napolitano discussed free speech on college campuses and how administrators should respond to controversial events at a moderated interview hosted by the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on Monday.
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Following a court order from U.S. District Court judge William Alsup, the city of Berkeley submitted and filed a plan Tuesday to provide shelter for its homeless population during the coming winter.
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Move over Hubble — there’s a new telescope in town. Two UC Berkeley astronomy professors will lead research teams to test the capabilities of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, or JWST, which will replace the Hubble telescope.
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