Summer fog by Claire B. Perry
Summer fog by Claire B. Perry

Golden Bears bring home 21 medals from Rio Olympic games (UCB News)
Award-winning author, poet, playwright Joyce Carol Thomas dies (NYT)
Best restaurants in Berkeley (Real Foods Real Deals)
New visitor center takes shape at Memorial Stadium (UCB News)
Seven UC-connected engineers named top innovators under 35 (UCB News)
Edward Yang’s ‘A Brighter Summer Day’ at BAMPFA (SF Gate)
Triple-digit high-speed chase leads to four arrests (East Bay Times)
Bowles Hall ‘castle’ reopens as select dorm costing $19K (East Bay Times)
Are there high radiation levels at University Housing in Albany? (Sleuth Journal)
UC Berkeley insurance to cover range of gender-reassignment procedures (Fox)

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