Jewish UC Berkeley students plan rally to combat antisemitism

A group of Jewish students, alumni and faculty plan to rally at University of California Berkeley on Monday, as they say the university isn't doing enough to protect its Jewish community members and deal with antisemitism. 

Bay Area guests attending Biden's State of the Union address

The stakes are high for President Biden as he delivers the State of the Union address this year. The speech is scheduled for 6 p.m. PST and will be followed by a Republican rebuttal delivered by Alabama Senator Katie Britt.

CPUC clears path for Waymo robotaxi expansion to Peninsula and LA

Waymo's driverless taxis are a common sight on San Francisco streets, and now the company has received a green light to expand its robotaxi service.

UC Berkeley spent $7.8M on seizing and securing People's Park

UC Berkeley has released an expense account detailing how much it cost to secure and seize People's Park last month.

Cal Athletics honors civil rights Olympic activists Tommie Smith, John Carlos, Harry Edwards

Former Olympic medalists Tommie Smith and John Carlos, and renowned sociologist Harry Edwards will speak at Cal on Friday. The event will highlight their contributions to sports and society and the work they’ve done to advocate for social justice and racial equality.

UC Berkeley's falcon atop bell tower named

UC Berkeley holds contest to name a peregrine falcon that has made a home on campus.

Former YouTube CEO's son dies in UC Berkeley dorm

The 19-year-old son of YouTube's former CEO Susan Wojcicki was found dead in a dorm room at UC Berkeley this week, his grandmother said.

UC Berkeley student living in dorm dies

 A UC Berkeley student who lived at the Clark Kerr Campus has died, officials said.

9 shots fired on UC Berkeley campus, suspect in custody

People on campus at w were temporarily under a shelter-in-place order when shots were fired on Friday evening near Sproul Plaza, the university said.

UC Berkeley moves forward with turning People's Park into housing; protesters vow not to back down

Protesters on Monday saId they won't back down from trying to re-occupy People's Park in Berkeley after law enforcement and construction crews removed people and structures at the park last week to prepare the area for UC Berkeley's plan to build student housing on the site. 

Winter storm brings wet week to UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab

Experts with the lab say that this week's winter storm brought a mixture of snow and rain, which both melted and refreshed snow levels.

Decades-old snow diaries tell storied history of Central Sierra's Snow Lab

The Central Sierra Snow Lab, which is currently managed by UC Berkeley, first opened its doors in 1946. Snowfall records span numerous and even predate the lab by many years.

UC Berkeley, Harvard announce joint project to study influence of psychedelics

University of California, Berkeley and Harvard University announced this month that the two institutions received funding to begin research into how psychedelics have influenced art, literature and society.  

UC Berkeley sued for 'current hotbed of anti-Jewish hostility'

A nonprofit based in Washington, D.C., sued UC Berkeley on Tuesday alleging that the campus allows the "longstanding, unchecked spread of antisemitism," which has resulted in a current hotbed of anti-Jewish hostility and harassment.