Quick corner. Photo: Ned Fielden
Quick corner. Photo: Ned Fielden

Early morning fire prompts evacuation of apartment building (Inside Bay Area)
8 companies you never would have guessed started in Berkeley (Daily Cal)
Branding the elements: Berkeley stakes its claims on the periodic table (California Magazine)
Berkeley’s Pure Noise Records celebrates five years of supporting the pop-punk revival (SF Weekly)
Republican Rand Paul fires up Berkeley crowd (SF Chronicle)

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