BERKELEY — The number of tents pitched at a pro-Palestine encampment at UC Berkeley more than doubled over the weekend, but university officials say they’re not changing their approach. Up to 60 tents were estimated to be at the site Friday. By Monday, that estimate grew to about 150, Matt Kovac, protest media liaison, confirmed … Read more
The Bay Area has long been an innovation powerhouse. My institution, UC Berkeley, is now the top-ranked university in the world for venture-funded startups. A key element of this extraordinary dynamism is a revolutionary bill passed in 1980, the Bayh-Dole Act, which enabled the transfer of patented university inventions to the private sector for commercial … Read more
BERKELEY — With People’s Park successfully walled off by a fortress of double-stacked shipping containers following an overnight hostile takeover, activists lost the base that for years had served as the heart of organizing efforts and community aid. Instead, community members showed up on Friday to the nearby Amoeba Music at the corner of Telegraph … Read more
Berkeley Thai House, a Thai restaurant popular with UC Berkeley students, has closed after 37 years. The iconic second-story spot just two blocks from campus closed its doors on Dec. 15, the restaurant shared on Instagram. The news was first reported by the San Francisco Business Times. Fans of Berkeley Thai House can still enjoy their … Read more
A Senate staffer is out of a job after the publication of a video appearing to show two men having sex in a Senate hearing room. Police are “looking into” the video, which was obtained and published by the Daily Caller. CNN has not independently obtained the video nor confirmed the identity of those purportedly … Read more
A bowl of pasta at Pasta Bene in Berkeley, Calif. Ethan N./Yelp Steps away from UC Berkeley, a student-loved Italian restaurant announced it will close this month. The last day of service for the 33-year-old eatery is scheduled for Dec. 15. Pasta Bene, at 2565 Telegraph Ave., operated near downtown Berkeley for the past 13 years, … Read more
