Remembering astronomer Ivan Robert King, a wry wit who loved hiking at Mount Tam
During his almost four decades as a UC Berkeley astronomer, Ivan Robert King’s walk to Campbell Hall was a daily ritual.
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UC Berkeley’s David Card wins 2021 Nobel Prize in economics
David Card, a labor economist and professor of economics at UC Berkeley, has won the 2021 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
Crime roundup: Prolific package thefts, gunfire arrest, ghost guns, more
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The end of the 1960s? Regents vote to put housing in People’s Park.
About 1,100 students will be housed in two buildings in the long-contested park.
Electric scooters, e-bike rentals finally get green light in Berkeley
Micromobility rentals could start later this year after the city approved a set of long-delayed regulations for the industry.
As UC makes room for more Californians, can it afford to lose out-of-state students?
Out-of-state UC students are having a bad year. The Legislature made plans to have the UC enroll fewer of them to make way for more in-state students. Meanwhile, tuition is going up $8,000 for future out-of-state students.
‘No real options’: Last tenants agree to leave rent-controlled building, clearing way for UC Berkeley dorm
Cal can now tear down 1921 Walnut St. and the $300 million Anchor House project can proceed.
Popular Cal trail closes for wildland fire safety work, but bulk of the wildfire mitigation plan mired in lawsuits
During the six-month “Jordan Fire Trail Improvement” project, the trail will be closed, except on Sundays, according to the university.
Remembering Dorothy Snodgrass, playwright, activist, radio broadcaster for the blind
Dorothy Snodgrass was an administrative assistant at Boalt Hall School of Law at UC Berkeley, and an active member of the UC Berkeley Retirees’ Board of Directors.
Developer proposes 17-story apartment building across from UC Berkeley
If past attempts to raise tall apartment buildings in downtown Berkeley are any indication, the plans could prove contentious.
Gavin Newsom’s recall defense heats up in Berkeley
Democrats are ramping up their defense against the effort to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom with a barrage of text messages and campus canvassing.
4 stories shorter: UC Berkeley drops height of People’s Park student housing complex
But construction won’t start until the 50 or so people living at People’s Park have been housed or offered services, chancellor says.
