UC student leaders want a city council district dominated by a student super-majority. They will submit a plan to reconfigure some district boundaries, and if that doesn’t work, may bring a referendum before voters.
Alex Morgan, the 22-year old former Cal soccer player, provided crucial assistance — and a goal — to the U.S. Women’s World Cup team. Watch for more action on Sunday when the US meets Japan in the finals.
Berkeley Lab, ever the innovator, puts on a “cool” roof to deflect the sun’s hear — and help with global warming.
While the sun has been firmly entrenched behind the fog this week, vegetables, somewhere, must be growing. Urban homesteaders with excess can bring their bounty to a new crop swap starting Monday near the Ohlone Greenway on Sacramento Street.
The goats that chew through our non-native star thistle in the hills come from Goats-R-Us and always bring a smile.
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