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Berkeley’s 1923 fire, 100 years later | At 28, he died on Berkeley’s streets | House with famed communal hot tub up for sale

UC Berkeley

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Berkeley’s Annapurna is closing after a half-century as a counterculture institution

Joanne Furio by Joanne Furio Aug. 03, 2023, 3:38 p.m.August 8, 2023

The head shop’s closing symbolizes another piece of Berkeley’s progressive cultural past disappearing on Telegraph Avenue.

Posted inObituaries

Remembering Cheri Pies, who wrote trailblazing book on lesbian parenting

by Sheila Kaplan | UC Berkeley July 24, 2023, 10:38 a.m.July 24, 2023

Her 1985 book, ‘Considering Parenthood: A Workbook for Lesbians,’ was a lifeline for many.

Posted inSchools

After 85-day protest, UC Berkeley will keep its anthropology library — kind of

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich July 20, 2023, 3:35 p.m.July 28, 2023

While it will no longer serve as a circulation library, as students had demanded, it will remain open as a reading room, with a small collection for on-site browsing.

Posted inCity

Wiretaps and martinis: A tour of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s Berkeley

Joanne Furio by Joanne Furio July 19, 2023, 2:30 p.m.July 24, 2023

From the Cal Physics building to raucous parties in the Berkeley Hills, Oppenheimer’s legacy can be glimpsed at these nine locations in Berkeley and Kensington.

Posted inCity

Skeleton found at UC Berkeley identified as Texas man last seen in 2009

Avatar photo by Alex N. Gecan July 19, 2023, 1:01 p.m.July 20, 2023

Steven Lawrence McCreary would have been around 37 the last time he was seen alive, according to university police. His death has been ruled a homicide.

Sharp, in a tucked-in collared shirt with bulging pockets and dark jeans wearing a backpack and holding onto a fern with many more ferns behind him.
Posted inObituaries

Remembering Jim Sharp, community activist who did unpaid pre-dawn street cleaning around the Cal campus for 30-plus years

by Family of Jim Sharp July 14, 2023, 6:34 a.m.July 17, 2023

A supporter of preservation, he waged many battles “to keep the Gown from swallowing the Town.”

A gray-haired man with glasses and a flannel shirt unbuttoned at top
Posted inObituaries

Remembering Andy Stern, Cal professor, documentarian, photographer, gregarious lover of life

by Alex Stern July 07, 2023, 6:46 a.m.July 7, 2023

Stern, 92, a professor at Cal’s Graduate School of Journalism for over 25 years, produced the documentary ‘How Much is Enough: Decision Making in the Nuclear Age?’

Posted inCity

Berkeley closes roads for July 4th fire safety, reminds of fireworks ban

Avatar photo by Alex N. Gecan July 01, 2023, 8:00 a.m.July 5, 2023

Officials asked residents to help prevent injuries and forest fires by foregoing fireworks entirely, particularly in the Berkeley Hills, where fires can spread especially quickly.

Posted inSchools

Berkeley reacts as court strikes down Biden’s student loan forgiveness program

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich June 30, 2023, 4:35 p.m.July 2, 2023

“It weighs on my mind,” a recent Cal alum said of his student loan payments. About 15% of UC Berkeley students receive federal student loans.

Students walking on the UC Berkeley campus in front of a giant pillared building
Posted inSchools

As Supreme Court rejects affirmative action, University of California offers cautionary tale

by Michael Burke | EdSource June 29, 2023, 1:15 p.m.June 29, 2023

UC says race-neutral policies have failed to increase racial diversity, especially at the most selective campuses like Berkeley.

Posted inCity

UC Berkeley can finally cut down dozens of acres of trees, court says

Avatar photo by Alex N. Gecan June 14, 2023, 4:14 p.m.June 14, 2023

The university wanted to clear trees in the hills in 2013 to prevent wildfires but a successful lawsuit stopped the efforts.

Smiling gray-haired man in puffy vest
Posted inObituaries

Remembering Cyril Birch, whose books taught Chinese literature to generations of students

by Family of Cyril Birch June 12, 2023, 6:00 a.m.June 9, 2023

His two-volume ‘Anthology of Chinese Literature’ was used as a standard teaching text for decades. His translation of ‘The Peony Pavilion’ was performed at Zellerbach Hall and in London.

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