Creative Commons/Rennett Stowe If you see or hear a plane flying low over the UC Berkeley campus this weekend, don’t be alarmed. The UC Berkeley Real Estate Mapping and Drawing unit has hired a company to make a highly-detailed topographic map of the campus. The plane is taking aerial pictures of the campus, the hills east […]
Christine Shaff
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53 trees come down on UC Berkeley land as grocery store, senior living project kicks off
Activists said they planned to meet in Albany on Thursday night to discuss next steps, after UC Berkeley cut down trees at University Village to prepare for a development project. Photo: Ed Fields UC Berkeley has begun the process of removing dozens of trees from its University Village property in Albany as work begins on a […]
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With big soccer game approaching, UC Berkeley addresses impacts from Memorial Stadium
Cal’s Memorial Stadium has a a capacity of over 60,000 and regularly draws large crowds to the area. Photo: John Morgan Cal’s Memorial Stadium has a a capacity of over 60,000 and regularly draws large crowds to the area. Photo: John Morgan Representatives from the city of Berkeley and Cal invited residents near Memorial Stadium […]
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Road closure adds more woes for UC Berkeley neighbors
Construction vehicles near Memorial Stadium. Photo: Niclas Ericsson By Niclas Ericsson The east side of Piedmont Avenue – one of the main routes across the top of the UC Berkeley campus – was shut down May 23 for the summer, leading some nearby residents to complain about the continuing disruption caused by construction projects in […]