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1 week ago

College Protests Draw Cross-Generational Support | KQED

Pro-Palestinian student movements at UC Berkeley have gained cross-generational support.

Student-run radio station at Cal Poly Humboldt remains operational despite campus closure. [ more ]

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1 week ago

College Protests Draw Cross-Generational Support | KQED

Pro-Palestinian student movements continue at UC Berkeley with cross-generational support. [ more ]

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UC Berkeley's Plan to Build Housing on People's Park Heads to California Supreme Court | KQED

The California Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on a case opposing UC Berkeley's plan to build housing at People's Park.

The court's ruling may influence the demand for additional studies before constructing new housing projects, potentially impacting the development process. [ more ]

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3 weeks ago

Cecilia Lunaparra takes early lead in Berkeley's District 7 council race

UC Berkeley students compete for District 7 City Council seat, with Lunaparra leading. [ more ]

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People's Park: California Supreme Court schedules arguments on controversial UC Berkeley development next month

California Supreme Court to hear UC Berkeley housing project appeal

Proposal includes housing for students and homeless residents [ more ]

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Los Angeles Times

UC Berkeley insider known for questioning the status quo is named new chancellor

Rich Lyons named new chancellor of UC Berkeley after unanimous approval by regents.

Lyons inherits challenges of campus demoralization and navigating complex cultural issues in higher education. [ more ]

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Digital life

A Tribute to Val&#233;rie Issarny

After a Ph.D. thesis at the University of Rennes 1 in 1991 under the supervision of Jean-Pierre Banâtre, Valérie was recruited as a researcher at Inria in 1992 in the Solidor team, and obtained a Habilitation Degree at the University of Rennes 1 in 1997 before joining Inria Paris Rocquencourt in 1999 where she created and directed the Arles team from 2002 to 2013.

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Federal investigation into antisemitism at UC Berkeley launches after campus incidents

Students and faculty demand protection for Jewish students at UC Berkeley

Congressional committee investigates UC Berkeley for alleged failure to protect Jewish students [ more ]

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Congress requests documents from UC Berkeley in widening campus antisemitism investigation

Lawmakers investigating UC Berkeley's response to antisemitism

UC Berkeley requested to provide documents to House Education Committee [ more ]

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UC Berkeley Jewish students to demand action as they march to 'Liberate the Gate'

Jewish students will march to 'liberate the gate' blocked by activists at UC Berkeley.

Some Jewish students feel targeted and want the university to do more to protect them. [ more ]

Los Angeles Times

Violent protest at UC Berkeley triggers federal investigation into alleged discrimination

UC Berkeley added to list of colleges under discrimination investigation post Israel-Hamas war.

Protesters violently shut down event leading to federal and campus investigations. [ more ]

The Mercury News

UC Berkeley, law school sued over 'unchecked' antisemitism

Two Jewish groups are suing UC Berkeley and its law school over the spread of antisemitism.

The groups claim that the university has failed to confront antisemitism on campus. [ more ]

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How UC is navigating the complicated response to the war in Gaza

Students on California campuses are experiencing a rise in Islamophobia and antisemitism during the war in Gaza.

UC officials have faced criticism for their handling of the issue and their statements about the conflict.

UC President Michael Drake has committed $7 million to addressing antisemitism and Islamophobia on campuses. [ more ]

Los Angeles Times

UC Berkeley seized People's Park. The cost is in the millions and set to rocket higher

UC Berkeley spent $7.8 million on walling off People's Park, with ongoing high costs for security. Litigation continues over construction plans. [ more ]

Los Angeles Times

Suspect in custody after shooting on UC Berkeley campus. No victims, police say

UC Berkeley campus was on lockdown after shots were fired near the MLK Student Union.

One suspect has been arrested and no victims have been reported. [ more ]

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UC Berkeley's Housing Project in People's Park Still Needs A Developer | KQED

UC Berkeley aims to add 9,000 student beds through its Student Housing Initiative.

Former Councilmember and mayoral candidate Rigel Robinson resigned due to harassment over his support for developing People's Park. [ more ]

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'Care Can't Wait': California's Child Care Workers Demand Better Funding for Essential Services | KQED

She works long hours, yet barely gets by.At 62, Nicholson doesn't have enough savings to retire because she has been underpaid."People still kind of see us as, I'll say, babysitters, that's really how people look at us," Nicholson said."We are actually the ones that are developing our next generation."

Los Angeles Times

'I hurt Native people': UC Berkeley scholar faces uproar after claiming Indigenous heritage

(Ben Margot / Associated Press)

An associate professor at UC Berkeley known for her work on Native food sovereignty is facing backlash for falsely claiming Indigenous heritage.In a statement posted on her personal website on Monday, Elizabeth M. Hoover, associate professor of environmental science, policy and management, said she is white and "incorrectly identified" as Indigenous without researching her ancestry.

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UC Berkeley chef charged with filming explicit videochat with prepubecent girls

A chef who works at UC Berkeley has been charged with possessing child pornography files and using a minor for sex acts.

The charges stem from video chats with young girls in Vietnam and the Philippines. [ more ]

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Tech cluster emerges at huge revamped industrial complex in Oakland

OAKLAND A long-time industrial center and former artists' colony in West Oakland is being reimagined as a bustling hub for tech, advanced manufacturing, biotech and clean energy firms.The vast American Steel building and nearby industrial sites in Oakland have been reborn with a new mission as a cradle for an array of cutting-edge companies.

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Photos: Former Berkeley Hills home of children's author Beverly Cleary listed for $1.8 million

The former Berkeley home of beloved children's author Beverly Cleary has been listed for $1.849 million.The former Berkeley home of children's author Beverly Cleary has been listed for $1.849 million.(Christian Klugman Photography) The former Berkeley home of children's author Beverly Cleary has been listed for $1.849 million.

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How a wooden fence and private parking divided a Point Richmond neighborhood

It all started as a low-stakes tiff about a 6-foot redwood fence, erected parallel to a public road and narrowing the path for those who walked past it to Richmond's popular Keller Beach.But years of neighbors' complaints and regulatory mishaps eventually propelled the dispute into 18 months of vitriolic harassment of the family that owns the home behind that fence, and a raging debate about the minutiae of city permits that played out at the Richmond City Council last week.

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10 months ago

California reaches settlement with Bay Area developer in first enforcement under Tenant Protection Act

(Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)

A Bay Area developer has agreed to lower rent for several tenants and pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines and penalties as part of California's first settlement under the Tenant Protection Act, the state attorney general announced Friday.The settlement was reached with San Jose-based Green Valley Corp., also known as Swenson Builders, a Silicon Valley landlord, which raised rent for 20 of its employees more than 150% on average and evicted six of them during the pandemic in 2021.

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Mission District

Latinx organizations rally for their piece of the budget pie

From street level, the Latinx community looked almost impenetrable.Outside City Hall Tuesday, more than 100 advocates squeezed onto the Polk Street sidewalk, loudly demanding the city fund a variety of Latinx programs in the upcoming budget.Ani Rivera, the co-chair of the Latino Parity and Equity Coalition coalition and executive director of longstanding cultural institution Galería de la Raza, helmed a podium on City Hall's steps, brightening the gray morning with her magenta haircut and bubblegum-pink blazer.

San Francisco Bay Times

SF LGBT

A Home Where We Thrive - San Francisco Bay Times

By Honey Mahogany-
Imagine a place where trans people thrive.Imagine a place where we have a home and a community, where we can afford housing, start a business, start a family, and have access to amenities that serve us.Imagine a place where we are surrounded by affirmation-from the people in the street, the art on the buildings, the plaques on the sidewalks, the flags on the light poles.

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Berkeley college prep program says without BUSD funds, it's done

RISE staff and four students in the program's classroom.Credit: Ally Markovich A nonprofit that has operated out of Berkeley High School for over a decade is threatening to close up shop unless the school district starts contributing money to grow the program, which helps about 100 low-income students access higher education each year.

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Artificial intelligence

Scammers Use Voice Cloning AI to Trick Grandma Into Thinking Grandkid Is in Jail

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Ruthless scammers are always looking for the next big con, and they might've found it: using AI to imitate your loved ones over the phone.When a 73-year-old Ruth Card heard what she thought was the voice of her grandson Brandon on the other end of the line saying he needed money for bail, she and her husband rushed to the bank.

Los Angeles Times

The stunning fall of Jose Huizar and how it exposed 'rampant corruption' at L.A. City Hall

Former Los Angeles City Councilmember Jose Huizar's agreement to plead guilty announced Thursday marks a stunning fall for a politician who once had aspirations of higher office but ultimately became a symbol of City Hall corruption.Huizar rose from working-class roots in Boyle Heights and for years was at the center of downtown L.A.'s building boom.

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Opinion: Defend public education, keep our libraries open

In order to keep the anthropology library open, we, UC Berkeley students and community members, have begun an open-ended occupation of the library.Chancellor Carol Christ is going against the support of students, faculty, and our surrounding communities in order to close the anthropology, math, and physics libraries.

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Artificial intelligence

Study: OpenAI's ChatGPT and GPT-4 'memorized' these books

Boffins at the University of California, Berkeley, have delved into the undisclosed depths of OpenAI's ChatGPT and the GPT-4 large language model at its heart, and found they're trained on text from copyrighted books.Academics Kent Chang, Mackenzie Cramer, Sandeep Soni, and David Bamman describe their work in a paper titled, "Speak, Memory: An Archaeology of Books Known to ChatGPT/GPT-4."
"We find that OpenAI models have memorized a wide collection of copyrighted materials, and that the degree of memorization is tied to the frequency with which passages of those books appear on the web," the researchers explain in their paper.

Medium

Media Mix Modeling, ML Safety Concerns with LLMs, and Data Engineering Cloud Options

Unlock the Power of Media Mix Modeling for Effective Advertising In this blog, we will provide a quick overview of media mix modeling and how you can get started with it.5 Concerns for ML Safety in the Era of LLMs and Generative AI The growth of large language models and generative AI has spurred new concerns for ML safety and cybersecurity.

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Opinion: Keep UC Berkeley's libraries open

As a UC Berkeley student, I am not surprised that the world's number one public university has decided to, once again, close libraries in order to pinch pennies.It is painfully clear where the university's priorities lie not with academics and researchers but with athletics, placating wealthy donors, and bulldozing over green space to build more student housing.

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Graphic design

Can you tell how Photoshopped these celebrity magazine covers really are?

We all know that images used in ads and on magazine covers are routinely Photoshopped.However, with the exception of botched jobs that make the manipulation all too obvious, most people usually can't tell how (or how much) an image has been retouched.But it seems AI can help us with that.AI has been the source of much controversy of late, but as well as creating manipulations of its own, it can also be trained to unearth them.

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OMG science

How bright is the Universe? NASA's Pluto probe shines a light on the long-standing enigma

Over seven years ago, the New Horizons mission made history when it became the first spacecraft to conduct a flyby of Pluto.In the leadup to this encounter, the spacecraft provided updated data and images of many objects in the inner and outer Solar System.Once beyond the orbit of Pluto and its moons, it embarked on a new mission: to make the first encounter with a Kuiper Belt Object (KBO).

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Opinion: UC Berkeley should stop planned library closures

Arguably more than housing and other issues that typically attract more attention, the latest battle at UC Berkeley threatens the heart of the university: its libraries.The Anthropology Library is inside the Anthropology and Art Practice Building, shown here.Distressingly, the university says it wants to close three libraries, including its anthropology library, because it says it can't find the money in its $3.1 billion budget to keep them open.

Los Angeles Times

Opinion: How California came to treat UC Berkeley students' 'noise' as a dire environmental threat

In an era of upheaval and protest at People's Park and across the country, UC Berkeley admitted its first significant wave of Chicano students in response to student pressure in 1969.Even then, the university had a housing shortage, prompting a successful effort to acquire a house near campus for the Chicano student community in the early '70s.

Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Rams

After months of haggling, UC regents finally bless UCLA's move to the Big Ten

After months of haggling over UCLA's end-around move to join the Big Ten Conference, the University of California regents are stepping aside and allowing the departure to proceed as planned.The regents voted during a meeting Wednesday at UCLA to allow the Bruins to join the Big Ten provided they take measures to mitigate travel and address other well-being issues involving student-athletes.

Los Angeles Times

UC and striking academic workers agree to mediation amid standoff over wages

The University of California and the union representing tens of thousands of its striking academic workers agreed Friday to ask an independent mediator to intervene in stalled contract negotiations, hoping to reach an agreement to end the month-long walkout that has forced much tumult across the 10-campus system.

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Opinion: UC graduate student strike highlights decades of state underfunding

The strike of tens of thousands of graduate student workers at the University of California points to an uncomfortable truth: For decades the state steadily cut funding to the university while expecting that it admit more students and charge them more along the way.That has made it more difficult for UC to stay on par with the far-better-endowed private universities it is trying to compete with.

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Los Angeles Times

Goldberg elected L.A. school board president amid tense labor negotiations

Jackie Goldberg - who served as the Los Angeles Board of Education president 40 years ago and also served on the L.A. City Council and in the state Legislature - was elected president again Tuesday and said her overriding goal is to "double down" on academics so students are achieving at grade level by fifth or sixth grade.

Los Angeles Times

Vote by UC graduate student workers to ratify labor agreement exposed a sharp divide among campuses

As University of California graduate student union leaders and supporters celebrated Saturday the ratification of a new labor agreement that ended a historic strike, the vote also exposed a sharp divide among campuses.The agreement was approved by separate units of United Auto Workers - with SRU-UAW representing graduate student researchers and UAW 2865 representing teaching assistants, tutors and other student academic workers.

Los Angeles Times

More than 3 million residents got early earthquake warning: 'A really big success'

More than 3 million people were notified by phone early Tuesday of a 6.4 magnitude earthquake that shook Northern California.Depending on their distance from the quake's epicenter - which was about 7.5 miles southwest of Ferndale - many residents were informed of the coming tremors before the shaking began, according to Robert de Groot, part of the U.S. Geological Survey's ShakeAlert operations team.

Los Angeles Times

UC Berkeley student groups' refusal to invite Zionist speakers draws civil rights complaint

A federal civil rights complaint accuses UC Berkeley of an "act of discrimination against the Jewish community" by allowing law school student groups to adopt bylaws refusing to invite speakers who support Zionism.The complaint filed last week by attorneys Gabriel Groisman and Arsen Ostrovsky equates anti-Zionism, which challenges the state of Israel's right to exist in the region of Palestine, with antisemitism.

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1 day ago

US news

At U.C. Berkeley Ceremony, a Student Protest Draws in Hundreds

The graduation ceremony at UC Berkeley blended pomp with pro-Palestinian activism. [ more ]

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1 day ago

US news

At U.C. Berkeley Ceremony, a Student Protest Draws in Hundreds

The graduation ceremony at UC Berkeley blurred the lines between celebration and pro-Palestinian activism. [ more ]

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2 days ago

Friday Morning Constitutional: BART Experiences Major Service Outage In East Bay

BART's Red and Orange lines halted due to equipment problem affecting Richmond to Oakland service. [ more ]

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Berkeley police spent over $180K in overtime costs, equipment at People's Park closure

The Berkeley Police Department incurred over $180,000 in overtime costs to prepare for protests at People's Park.

Chief Jennifer Louis alerted all personnel to potentially respond to Southside Berkeley on Jan. 4-6. [ more ]

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Berkeley Wire

UC Berkeley's initiative to create its first Black History tour is a significant step in highlighting the contributions of Black individuals in the university's history.

Berkeley community came together to discuss the future of People's Park, showcasing the importance of community engagement in shaping public spaces. [ more ]

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Berkley Wire

Berkeley pier used to have an auto ferry to San Francisco until 1937

Various local news stories and events in Berkeley [ more ]

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Berkeley student housing co-ops in need of repairs

AT&T wants to shut down landline service in Bay Area

Increase in nonbinary and trans students at UC Berkeley [ more ]

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A new generation at UC Berkeley pitches its tents

Pro-Palestine protests spread across US campuses with clear demands for UC Berkeley to condemn violence in Gaza, divest from BlackRock, boycott Israeli universities, and create a Palestinian studies program. [ more ]

SFGATE

UC Berkeley joins nationwide Gaza solidarity encampment protest

Protesters at UC Berkeley demonstrating for Gaza solidarity and calling for divestment from Israel-related corporations. [ more ]

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This self-guided tour takes you through the Black history of UC Berkeley's campus

UC Berkeley's Sproul Hall has significant Black history tied to Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 1967 speech.

UC Berkeley's Self-Guided Black History Tour highlights lesser-known historical figures connected to the university. [ more ]

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This self-guided tour takes you through the Black history of UC Berkeley's campus

UC Berkeley's Sproul Hall has historical significance in Black history.

UC Berkeley Self-Guided Black History Tour highlights important Black figures connected to the institution. [ more ]

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Film celebrates Walter Gordon, Cal's first Black football player, BPD's first Black officer

Walter A. Gordon was UC Berkeley's first Black football player and made significant achievements as an athlete, police officer, and attorney.

The PBS documentary 'All American: The Walter Gordon Story' sheds light on Gordon's remarkable life and the challenges he faced as a trailblazing Black individual in various fields. [ more ]

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"Science@Cal": Renowned Scientist Lecture | UC Berkeley

Free public science lectures by UC Berkeley scientists on third Saturdays. Talks at 11 am in 159 Mulford Hall, UC Berkeley campus. [ more ]

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"Science@Cal": Renowned Scientist Lecture | UC Berkeley

Free public science lectures by UC Berkeley scientists on the third Saturday of every month at 11 am. [ more ]

Medium

Josh Tobin of Gantry on Continual Learning Benefits and Challenges

As newer fields emerge within data science and the research is still hard to grasp, sometimes it's best to talk to the experts and pioneers of the field.Recently, we spoke with Josh Tobin, CEO & Founder of Gantry, about the concept of continual learning and how allowing models to learn & evolve with a continuous flow of data while retaining previously-learned knowledge can allow models to adapt and scale.

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UC Berkeley students begin Sproul Plaza sit-in to protest Gaza war, Cal's investments

UC Berkeley students are conducting a sit-in protest at Sproul Hall steps demanding the university sever financial connections with companies tied to Israel. [ more ]

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U.C. Berkeley Parents Hired Private Security to Patrol Near Campus

Parents hired private security near UC Berkeley campus.

SafeBears group spent $40,000 to hire security guards near U.C. Berkeley. [ more ]

SFGATE

UC Berkeley professor tells students to 'get out of the Bay Area' in post about women

Shewchuk advised students to leave the Bay Area if they want a girlfriend due to perceived differences in behavior of women in the region.

The professor issued an apology for his comments after university officials described them as hurtful and threatening to students, particularly women. [ more ]

SFGATE

UC Berkeley parents hire private security, allege university is not doing enough

Parents hired private security due to safety concerns near UC Berkeley.

SafeBears raised $40,000 for a temporary security pilot program around the campus. [ more ]

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Jewish Cal students demand greater protections from university

Students and faculty at UC Berkeley demand more protection for Jewish community members following violent incident.

University of California Berkeley facing investigations into hate crimes and shared ancestry discrimination. [ more ]

SFGATE

UC system is prioritizing Calif. students, and this campus fell slightly short

The University of California enrolled its highest number of in-state students in seven years.

UC Berkeley has the lowest number of in-state students among the UC campuses. [ more ]

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SF food

UC Berkeley-loved Chinese restaurant has closed after 25 years

King Dong, a Chinese restaurant in downtown Berkeley, closed after 25 years.

UC Berkeley students favored King Dong for its affordable Mandarin-style dishes, including hot and sour soup and Mongolian beef. [ more ]

SFGATE

SF food

UC Berkeley-loved Italian restaurant set to close after 33 years

Pasta Bene, a popular Italian restaurant near UC Berkeley, will be closing after 33 years of operation.

The owners are retiring, and the last day of service will be on December 15. [ more ]

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SF food

David Golovin, the Much-Loved San Francisco Restaurateur Behind Dear Inga, Dies at 41

David Golovin, the chef and owner behind Dear Inga, the Mission District restaurant known for its Eastern European food, died on November 17 at the age of 41.The cause of death was colon cancer.His storied San Francisco hospitality career spanned restaurants including Rubicon, Spruce, Village Pub, Nopa, and La Folie before he opened Dear Inga in September 2019.

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Artificial intelligence

'Novel' materials synthesized in AI research not new - study

Google DeepMind's research on AI-generated materials is being disputed by chemists.

The chemists from Princeton and University College London found that the robotic lab system did not successfully synthesize any new inorganic materials. [ more ]

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Berkeley Wire

Law enforcement uses DNA to predict suspect's face and run facial recognition

UC Berkeley grade inflation revealed in charts [ more ]

Mail Online

Berkley is offering a course on how to play VIDEO GAMES

UC Berkeley is offering a course in 'The Art of Fighting Games' as part of its curriculum.

The class focuses on the Japanese video game 'Street Fighter III 3rd Strike' and includes homework assignments of recording gameplay. [ more ]

GameSpot

Video games

UC Berkeley Is Offering A Class That'll Help You Get Good At Fighting Games

UC Berkeley is offering a class centered around fighting games for the Spring 2024 semester.

The class aims to teach beginners to become mid-level players and explore the impact of fighting games on Japanese culture. [ more ]

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Lawsuit intensifies spotlight on free speech controversies at UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley is facing a debate about First Amendment protections and religious intolerance amid the tragedy in the Middle East.

The debate has led to a discrimination lawsuit against the UC system and a broader debate over the boundaries of First Amendment protections. [ more ]

Los Angeles Times

Lawsuit accuses UC Berkeley of fostering antisemitism. Dean calls accusations 'stunningly inaccurate'

Jewish groups have sued UC Berkeley, accusing the university of fostering anti-Semitism on campus.

UC Berkeley officials refute the claims and say they are committed to confronting anti-Semitism and supporting Jewish students. [ more ]

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Mission District

Lawsuit vs. ousted DA Boudin dismissed by judge

A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit against former District Attorney Chesa Boudin that helped spur his recall from office, saying there was insufficient evidence.Thomas Ostly, a former assistant district attorney fired by Boudin in his first week in office in 2020, filed a lawsuit in 2021 against Boudin and the city, alleging Boudin retaliated and discriminated against him.

SFGATE

SF real estate

Rare Julia Morgan mansion debuts as SF's new most expensive listing

Crafted in 1916, this enormous and historic mansion in San Francisco's Presidio Heights is listed for $36 million.That price tag makes it the most expensive residential home in San Francisco on the market now.Julia Morgan's legacy is hard to overstate: Her career as one of the only women to work successfully in the male-dominated field of architecture in the early 1900s was not only trailblazing but also prolific.

The Mercury News

Silicon Valley food

BottleRock Exclusive: Here's what's really cooking on Culinary Stage in 2023

BottleRock Napa Valley announced the star-studded 2023 lineup for its incredibly popular Williams Sonoma Culinary Stage, where chefs join forces with rock stars and other celebs to have fun and make food.The bill includes Wu-Tang Clan, Sammy Hagar, Lil Nas X, John Taylor & Roger Taylor of Duran Duran, Bastille, Keanu Reeves and his Dogstar pals Bret Domrose and Robert Mailhouse, José Andrés, Giada De Laurentiis, David Chang & Chris Ying, Roy Choi, Andrew Zimmern, Aarón Sánchez and the Voltaggio Brothers.

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Day Around the Bay: 49ers Announce 2023 Schedule, Will Play Monday Night Football on Christmas Day

Your San Francisco 49ers have dropped their 2023 schedule, opening Sunday, September 10 in Pittsburgh against the Steelers.Highlight games include a Sunday Night Football game against the Cowboys (Oct.8), Monday nighters against the Vikings (Oct.23) and the Baltimore Ravens (Christmas Day), and an NFC Championship game rematch against the Eagles (Dec.

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Suspect Arrested In South Bay for Cold-Case 2021 Stabbing In Upper Haight

The SFPD believes they have the culprit in a fatal stabbing in the Haight-Ashbury that occurred 16 months ago.The suspect, 27-year-old Meredith Dechert, was taken into custody Friday in Milpitas, as KRON4 reports.Dechert was initially booked into Santa Clara County jail, and since then has been booked on suspicion of murder into San Francisco County Jail, per KTVU.

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The MBA Tour San Francisco: Meet Top MBA Programs

Make meaningful connections with their admissions representatives & get access to information that you can't get online and discover which business schools match your career ambitions.Best of all, it's free!Participating business schools include: Columbia University, UC Berkeley, UC San Diego, HEC Paris, UC Irvine, IESE Business Schools and 15+ more!

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Holidays 2022: These concerts will add sparkle to the season

The Bay Area's classical music organizations ring in the holiday season with style and enticing variety.Here are some of the top events coming our way.A Viennese Christmas: Cal Performances launches the season with Christmas in Vienna, featuring the acclaimed Vienna Boys Choir.Proponents of a six-century vocal tradition, these young artists arrive bearing gifts of Austrian folk songs, classical masterworks, holiday hymns and carols. 2 p.m. Nov. 26 at Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley; $20-$108; 510-642-9988; calperformances.org;

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Arts

A chapter ends for this historic Asian American bookstore, but its story continues

Beatrice and Harvey Dong say farewell to their beloved Eastwind Books shop.Kori Suzuki for NPR The narrow storefront on University Avenue that once housed Eastwind Books of Berkeley now sits empty.The bookshelves are gone, dusty shadows on the pale yellow walls the only reminder of how tall they once stood.

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Arts

'Red Baron' artist whose sculptures adorned San Francisco Bay pier posts has died

The "Red Baron" artist Tyler James Hoare has died at 82.For decades, he placed whimsical sculptures of biplanes, submarines and pirate ships on pier posts in the San Francisco Bay.JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: The Golden Gate Bridge may be the most iconic monument on the San Francisco Bay.But for decades, a smaller spectacle has persisted along the East Bay shoreline - whimsical sculptures of biplanes, like the Red Baron, perched on pier pilings, flying above the water.

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Stanford grapples with free speech after protesters disrupt talk by conservative judge

Stanford Law School has announced its associate dean of diversity is on leave, the latest fallout from an event that brought a Trump-appointed judge and 100 student protestors to the university earlier this month.Stuart Kyle Duncan, a judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, was invited to speak on Guns, COVID and Twitter on March 9 by the law school's Federalist Society, a conservative and libertarian group.

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Berkeley Wire

The San Pablo Reservoir in the foreground and the Briones Reservoir off in the distance, seen on Saturday from the Skyline Trail in Tilden.Both are full as of this week.Credit: Zac Farber Heads up: We sometimes link to sites that limit access to non-subscribers.Veteran Alameda Prosecutors Depart as New DA Pushes Progressive Overhaul (SF Standard) Berkeley's downtown is facing major changes (SF Chronicle) UC Berkeley police seek man in fedora hat who chased 9-year-old child (Berkeley Scanner) Man gets 35 years to life after Berkeley road-rage murder (Berkeley Scanner) VSA hosts 44th annual culture show, addresses planning challenges (Daily Cal) Fire starts in UC Berkeley residence hall (Daily Cal) Rare beetle, rediscovered by Cal professor after 55 years, named in honor of Jerry Brown (Berkeley News) UC Berkeley student alleges sexual assault by former Cal football assistant coach (Daily Cal) UC Berkeley investigating AD Jim Knowlton, associate AD Jennifer Simon-O'Neill (East Bay Times) Nobody knows these things': The bureaucratic and mental process of filing a Title IX report in BUSD (Berkeley High Jacket) Berkeley man charged with getting drunk on church altar wine, dressing himself in clerical robes (East Bay Times) Construction Tops Out for 2590 Bancroft Way in Southside (SFYIMBY) Dimitri Argyriou Named Next Director of Berkeley Lab's Advanced Light Source (Berkeley Lab) Daniel Ellsberg's Life Among Secrets (New York Times) Organic Midcentury Modern in Berkeley asks $1.1 million (Dirt)

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California law

Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao | Saru Jayaraman and One Fair Wage | KQED

On Jan. 9, 2023, Sheng Thao became the 51st mayor of Oakland and the first Hmong American to lead a major city in United States history.She was born and raised in Stockton, to parents who immigrated from Laos to escape genocide.In her early 20s, Thao escaped an abusive relationship and experienced housing insecurity while raising her son as a single mother.

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Wine

Berkeley man who destroyed $250 million of wine in fire dies

Mark Anderson at the Marin County courthouse, where he faced charges that he embezzled $1.1 million worth of wine from his clients.Anderson, a Berkeley native, later set a fire at a wine storehouse to cover his tracks.Photo: Marin Independent Journal A Berkeley man who embezzled thousands of bottles of wine from his clients and set fire to a warehouse in 2005, destroying 4.5 million bottles of wine worth $250 million, has died.

San Francisco Chronicle

From Twitter

Could First Republic Bank's collapse create a recession? Experts discuss

Juliana Yamada/The Chronicle Another week, another California bank collapsing before our eyes.By now, we've all been reminded that U.S. bank deposits are federally insured up to $250,000.Amounts above that are far beyond reach for most soccer moms and barbecue dads, so they need not fear losing their bank savings.

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Science

Jupiter's Radiation Creates a Spectacle 15 Times Brighter Than the Northern Lights

Jupiter is well known for its spectacular aurorae, thanks in no small part to the Juno orbiter and recent images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).Like Earth, these dazzling displays result from charged solar particles interacting with Jupiter's magnetic field and atmosphere.Over the years, astronomers have also detected faint aurorae in the atmospheres of Jupiter's largest moons (the " Galilean Moons").

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Science

Encore: Perceiving without seeing: How light resets your internal clock

Human bodies use light to help tune their body clocks, and that's true even for some blind people.How does this work?It's a circadian mystery.MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: We mark our days by sunlight.Humans naturally wake up in the morning and fall asleep at night because our eyes use light to help tune our bodies and our clocks.

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Low-income Californians could get $27K to buy an EV. But it's not easy money

If you dream of owning an electric vehicle but can't afford one, you're not alone.Zero-emission car sales in California showed an encouraging jump last year, yet most options remain unaffordable for most people.The average cost is over $47,000, with popular high-end cars like Tesla's Model 3 or the GMC Sierra truck seen in SuperBowl ads north of $100,000.

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Berkeley Wire

Hail falls in Southwest Berkeley Monday evening.Credit: Jasmin Levitch Heads up: We sometimes link to sites that limit access to non-subscribers.Will a public bank prove recession-proof for East Bay cities? (East Bay Times) Man confesses to clifftop fight that caused former Cal student's fatal plunge (Mercury News) Fire at Berkeley liquor store causes $150,000 in damage (Berkeley Scanner) 61-year-old man charged with Berkeley hot prowl' burglary series (Berkeley Scanner) Senate hopefuls mostly unified on Ukraine aid (SF Chronicle) Bay Area mayors endorse Lee for Senate (SF Chronicle) Berkeley's so-called' chess club brings community together (Daily Cal) Famed Bay Area Chicana artist Amalia Mesa-Bains gets first retrospective show in Berkeley (East Bay Times) IRS delays tax deadline for Bay Area, but California hasn't followed: What should you do? (East Bay Times) Larry Hunt, S.F.'s Bucket Man' of Market Street who played drums on Cal campus, dead at 64 (SF Chronicle) Record number of California residents apply to UC Berkeley (Berkeley News) 3 UC Berkeley researchers receive awards for outstanding chemistry research (Daily Cal)

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LA real estate

Unions at UC Demand University Divest $4B From Blackstone

From left: UC Regents' Jagdeep Singh Bachher and Blackstone's Stephen A. Schwarzman with UCLA and UC Berkeley (Getty, Blackstone, University of Waterloo) Unions representing 110,000 workers at 10 University of California campuses have demanded the system divest $4 billion in holdings from Blackstone's real estate investment trust.

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UC housing problem persists for graduate students

Unit 1 at UC Berkeley was built in 1960.It has since been renovated.Credit: Frances Dinkelspiel Congratulations!You've accepted an offer to pursue a doctoral degree at the University of California.Your starting salary as a graduate worker is around $30,000, an almost guarantee that roughly half of your income is going to rent and utilities.

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East Bay real estate

Wednesday vote will determine how Berkeley plans for 9,000 new homes

Berkeley is required to plan for nearly 9,000 new homes by 2031.Credit: Kelly Sullivan Update, Jan. 18: Councilmember Rashi Kesarwani has introduced a set of amendments to the Housing Element that would address some of the concerns pro-density groups have raised about Berkeley's plan.The proposed changes were posted online Tuesday afternoon.

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UC Berkeley Law School Chooses to Bolt From Prestigious US News Rankings, as Have Harvard and Yale

The UC Berkeley School of Law is joining several of the nation's top law schools by opting out of the U.S. News & World Report's annual top law school rankings over equity and diversity concerns, but the magazine says they'll still include these schools anyway.The University of California Berkeley School of Law has many notable alumnae, from former Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren to, locally, former SF Mayor Ed Lee.

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Berkeley police department in turmoil over leaked texts about arrest quotas

The Berkeley Police Department was in turmoil Thursday following the leak of text messages that allegedly show the president of the police officers union making racially charged remarks and calling for arrest quotas.The growing scandal resulted in the union president, Sgt.Darren Kacalek, being placed on administrative leave Wednesday.

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