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Goats swarm across road, stop traffic in Berkeley Hills

A video (see below) showing hundreds of hard-working goats crossing Centennial Drive in the Berkeley hills has gone viral. Video still: David Stein A herd of grass-munching goats swarmed across Cyclotron Road in the Berkeley Hills last week on the way to another plant-clearing mission below Blackberry Gate. The goats are part of Berkeley Lab’s vegetation management plan […]

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Police report possible mountain lion sighting in Berkeley

Cougar sightings are not uncommon in the Berkeley hills. A Berkeley Lab staffer reported seeing one on Lab property recently. Photo: princecody Cougar sightings are not uncommon in the Berkeley hills. A Berkeley Lab staffer reported seeing one on Lab property recently. Photo: princecody UC Berkeley Police have issued an alert about a possible mountain lion sighting […]

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East Bay at high risk of wildfires: Preventive measures key

One of the last significant wildfires in the Bay Area was on Angel Island in October 2008. Photo: Chris Wage/Creative Commons Allen Benitez, Chief of Protective Services at Berkeley Lab admits he’s nervous. “With the drought this summer, there is an extraordinarily high risk of fire in the hills,” he said. The Lab’s location in the Berkeley foothills, […]

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Berkeley staff aims to grow city’s ‘innovation ecosystem’

Last fall, the Berkeley Chamber of Commerce presented its first Visionary Awards. The event was held at the Berkeley Skydeck, an “incubator accelerator” designed to help startups grow. The awards program and Skydeck itself are among various recent efforts aimed to boost Berkeley’s “innovation ecosystem.” Photo: Mark Coplan/BUSD Last fall, the Berkeley Chamber of Commerce […]

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Unstable hillside closes road, relocates Berkeley Lab staff

Consistent rain has destabilized the hillside above McMillan Road on the Berkeley Lab campus. Photo: D.H. Parks Local photographer Daniel Parks recently posted some dramatic images on Flickr of a slumping hillside on the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory campus. According to a page set up by Berkeley Lab to share news about the situation, “Consistent […]