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Loni Hancock Complicit in Jerry Brown's Assault on Transparency
Loni Hancock complicit, silent, on Jerry Brown's effort to gut the California Public Records Act.
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Column | How poor students get soaked for college sports
As parents and students struggle to keep up with rising college tuition and take on greater burdens of debt, universities are being challenged to justify the ballooning athletic fees they tack on to the bill.
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Naked acrobat charged with battery
Public Defender Paul Myslin, right, puts his arm aroundYeiner Alberto Perez Garizabalo during his arraignment at the Hall of Justice in San Francisco, Calif.
Three Great Pizzas: Sliver, Zachary's and Pizza & Curry
We tend to fall into a pizza rut, returning to the same saucy pepperoni palaces whenever the urge for a hot slice -- or exhaustion at the prospect of cooking dinner -- strikes.
Man arrested in Berkeley slaying
Jevon Calland , 21, of Oakland was taken into custody Sunday in connection with the slaying of 34-year-old Zonte Jones , said Officer Jennifer Coats , a Berkeley police spokeswoman.
Reward fund swells to $30,000 in slaying of Emeryville man last week
As the reward for information leading to Emeryville resident Aya Nakano's killer grew to more than $30,000 Tuesday, friends and family said goodbye to a young man with an intense love for basketball and a passion for Motown and soul music.
Berkeley Patients Group's Delinquent Tax Bill Reduced From $7.5M to $49K
The state Board of Equalization and Berkeley Patients Group have worked out a compromise that reduces the dispensary's delinquent tax bill from $7.5 million to $49,500.
Berkeley: Power restored to 6,000 PG&E customers affected by morning outage
Power has been restored to nearly 6,000 PG&E customers in North Berkeley after a Tuesday morning outage, the utility reported.
Samberg, Taccone And Schaffer: Three's Not A Lonely Island
Left to right: Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer and Andy Samberg met in high school in Berkeley, Calif., and formed Lonely Island after college.
Redistricting: An Open Letter to the Berkeley Community from the Berkeley Neighborhood Council
Not so very long ago, Berkeley proclaimed itself to be a "City of neighborhoods."
Geneticist who discovered breast-cancer gene elated over Supreme Court decision
The Supreme Court came to a landmark decision on Thursday ruling that the discovery of gene sequences is not patentable.
MIT and UC Berkeley Launch Energy-Efficiency "E2e" Project
BERKELEY, CA and CAMBRIDGE, MA -Energy efficiency promises to cut emissions, reduce dependence on foreign fuel, and mitigate climate change.
Data interactive competition: Guardian Student Media Awards
The Guardian's James Ball and The Times social media editor Nick Petrie will be among the judges evaluating the data interactive category in the Guardian's annual Student Media Awards It allows audiences to find stories for themselves, gives context to disconnected anecdotes and, according to Tim Berners-Lee, it's the future of journalism.
Ex-con faces fears of freedom after murder conviction at 16, 15-year term
Gary "Malachi" Scott who was released on parole from San Quentin State Prison June 6 after 15 1/2 years in prison learns to use a cell phone in Berkeley.
Police looking for two men who pistol-whipped, robbed pair at popular Berkeley lookout
A man sitting in his car with a woman at a popular lookout on Grizzly Peak Boulevard was pistol-whipped and robbed on Saturday, authorities said.
Engaging the American audience: What makes you care?
"What have you been doing for the past few months?" O'Reilly Factor producer Dan Bank asked the man on the street who had not heard of the September 11, 2012 Benghazi terrorist attack until that moment.
Berkeley: Two Contra Costa Sheriff's patrol cars catch fire after pursuit ends in ice plant
A Lexus being chased early Monday by Contra Costa Sheriff's deputies on Interstate 80 wound up in ice plant and dry grass near a freeway offramp, as did two patrol cars pursuing it, officials said.
Sea Creatures and Dinosaurs Inspire a Virtually Indestructible Home in Berkeley, California
People who live in Berkeley, California are certainly used to seeing some strange things on the streets of their city.
Monday Must Reads: Big Oil and Gas Defeat Fracking Bills; Governor...
Big Oil and Gas donated at least $464,000 and outspent fracking opponents by a 7-1 margin.
He was born June 23, 1925 in Berkeley, California, the son of Joseph Dexter Enas, III and Helen Kathleen Enas.