UC Berkeley Study Questions Police Drone Claims as Hearings Heat Up
As nearly 60 California law enforcement agencies operate drone programs and cities including Berkeley and San Francisco hold mandatory…
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UC Berkeley Joins California-Israel Natural Science Grant Program
UC Berkeley has partnered with nonprofit California-Israel Collaborations in Research, funded by the Koum Family Foundation and the…
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Lafayette City Council and BART Finalize Expansion of Secure Bike Station and Trail Interconnects
Regional transit enhancement adds 120 electronic bicycle lockers and repair stands connecting directly to the Lafayette-Moraga…
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Lamorinda fire stations get satellite links to outlast grid failures
Inter-municipal safety partnership installs high-bandwidth satellite ground stations across Caldecott corridor fire stations to…
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Bike station crews pour concrete, raise steel at 3601 Deer Hill Road
Engineering crews schedule structural concrete and steel erection at 3601 Deer Hill Road to enhance active transportation access for…
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Lafayette Advances BART Bike Station and Pathway Construction with Steel Structure Installation
Week of October 19 schedule includes concrete pours for art pole foundations, curb and ramp work, and structural steel delivery near…
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Regional Fire Protection Agencies Launch Full-Scale Emergency Evacuation Drills Along Commercial Corridors
Coordinated public safety exercises evaluate high-density pedestrian mall access, ladder truck clearances, and rapid hydrologic supply…
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Lamorinda Civic Councils Convene Coordinated Oversight Review on Municipal Traffic Camera Privacy
Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda officials review data retention limits and regional sharing protocols following statewide legal…
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PG&E Schedules Public Safety Power Shutoff for 2,053 Berkeley Customers as Dry Winds Raise Fire Danger
Precautionary outage window begins early Thursday morning across panoramic hillsides, prompting city emergency advisories for 80…
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Community
Cal Women’s Soccer Falls 3-1 to SMU Despite Early Van More Goal
Sophomore Mia Van More gave Cal women’s soccer a 1-0 halftime lead with a fifth-minute goal, but SMU rallied with three second-half…
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Berkeley Lab Scientists Build Machine Learning Radiation Blood Test
Researchers Jian-Hua Mao, Jamie Inman, and Hang Chang at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed Sparse CBC, an…
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No. 20 Cal Field Hockey Travels to Face UC Davis in Sunday Nonconference Matchup
Golden Bears look to sharpen transition play on the road before closing the regular season with three consecutive ACC contests.
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Foundation-funded solar bike hub opens at Lafayette BART
New secure on-demand bike lockers, e-bike charging docks, and digital repair kiosks open to ease regional highway commute congestion…
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Things to do
Berkeley Theaters Stage Fall Lineup With Under-35 Ticket Deals
Berkeley theater companies—performing locally since 1957—are staging four fall and winter productions across Shotgun Players, Berkeley…
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ASUC SUPERB Hosts Free Votechella Concert on Upper Sproul Plaza
Hundreds of UC Berkeley students packed Upper Sproul Plaza and the Mario Savio Steps on Friday for Votechella, a free afternoon…
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First-Year Saint Mary’s Swim Teams Fall at Cal a Day After Historic First Men’s Win
One day after the first-year Saint Mary’s College men’s swim team earned the first dual-meet victory in program history (146–140 over…
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