Berkeley citizen’s good turn prompts school district investigation After a Berkeleyside reader discovers a trove of school records in a dumpster on the Le Conte playground (above), BUSD apologizes for the error and opens an investigation.
UC student holds bake sale to raise tuition funds Amalia Mourad, a Berkeley High grad and incoming UC Santa Barbara sophomore, sells Rice Krispy squares on Solano Avenue to try to get to college.
Berkeley’s newest building may also be its most discreet Cal’s $150m Student Athlete High Performance Center, due to open at the end of the year, almost disappears into its landscape.
DJ Dave, U Not Berkeley Enough So says local musician RaeCharles in this new song by the Berkeley-raised David Wittman (aka DJ Dave) with its multitude of Berkeley references.
Cannabis dispensaries display a stylish flair Two Berkeley medical marijuana operations have undergone interior remodels.
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