Heavy rainfall brings a surge of king salmon back into Bay Area waters
In an unexpected reversal for the species, a surge of Chinook salmon is swimming up Bay Area creeks following autumnal rain.
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FDA set to authorize Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 12 to 15
Children between 12 to 15 years old may soon be able to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, pending approval from the Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, early next week.
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‘She was a phenomenal human’: UC Berkeley student Zoë Rogers dies at age 19
UC Berkeley student Zoë Rogers will be remembered for advocating for justice, according to Theresa Fasano, Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School, or GMAHS, director of athletics.
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Berkeley-based journalists face government backlash over confidential police data
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra informed the Investigative Reporting Program, or IRP, of possible legal action in a Jan. 29 letter, after its reporters had gained access to a database of police officers’ arrests and convictions through a Public Record Act request, or PRA, as first reported by The Mercury News.
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‘A regional problem’: UN report says Oakland, San Francisco violate homeless population’s human rights
Special Rapporteur Leilani Farha attended a community forum and visited Bay Area homeless encampments to meet with members of the homeless community while drafting the report.
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6 UCPD officers terminated after falsifying location, will take cases to arbitration
The officers, who remain unidentified, frequently spent time in a mathematics library in Evans Hall while reporting they were patrolling elsewhere.
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6 UCPD officers fired for falsifying reports
The officers had been on paid administrative leave since Oct. 31, and had an appeal hearing in March regarding the investigation.
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6 UCPD officers face possible termination for falsifying reports
The officers, who remain unidentified, have been on paid administrative leave since Oct. 31. The officers had an appeal hearing in March to determine whether they would be allowed to come back to work or be fired. The decision has yet to be made.
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Body Time, longtime Berkeley skin care company, closes after 5 decades
Body Time, a Berkeley-based and family-run skin care company, is closing after almost five decades of business because of rising rent costs.
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Mercury News, East Bay Times to face ‘significant’ layoffs
The Bay Area News Group, or BANG, which includes The Mercury News and East Bay Times, announced Friday that it will be hit with “significant” staff layoffs in the coming months.
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