misc Meanwhile, In Berkeley... Prius parking only at the Berkeley Bowl. (Photo by the benevolent folks at Go Back To Berkeley.)
SF News Meanwhile, In Berkeley... Torture poster boy John Yoo. The UC Berkeley professor/lawyer made an appearance in the federal appeals court today to dismiss a terrorist's lawsuit over legal memos authorizing torture.
SF News Anti-Mountain Bike Advocate Allegedly Attacks Cyclists With Handsaw [Updated] And that right there, readers, is the most bizarre headline we've ever typed. Noted -- noted! -- anti-mountain bike crusader Mike Vandeman was "arrested yesterday and charged with assault with a deadly weapon
misc Meanwhile, In Berkeley... The fine folks at Go Back To Berkeley are simply too much. Our love for them grows with each post. Take, for example, something they did at something called "CreativeMornings with Jay Parkinson"
SF News Dogs Saves Woman In Shelter Fire, Cats Die A pit bull woke her owner living above the Berkeley-East Bay Humane Society after the building caught fire. The blaze sparked at around midnight. Although 12 cats died in the fire,10 other
SF News Berkeley Boycotts Arizona In news that will shock 0.0 people, the city of Berkeley boycotted Arizona over the red state's creepy immigration law. (San Francisco, if you recall, agreed to some sort of boycott in
misc Meanwhile, In Berkeley... Dancer/Watcher from Allan Hough on Vimeo. Filmed on location at the Berkeley Art Museum, we're... well, not sure what's going on here, but it sure looks exciting.
SF News Cal Hunger Strike Students Free to Eat Quinoa Again After UCB Chancellor Robert Birgeneau agreed to a meeting with representatives, Cal students called off their 10-day hunger strike last night. The Daily Californian, "The strike, which began May 3 as a demonstration
misc Meanwhile, In Berkeley... Fashionist (unrelated to SFist, save in our love of all things sartorial) snapped this shot of, what we can only assume is, the world's greatest sweater.
SF News Senator Withdraws from Cal's Latino Graduation Ceremony Senator Gloria Romero (D-Los Angeles), scheduled to deliver the keynote speech at the UC Berkeley Latino graduation ceremony later this month, decided to withdraw from the festivities. It seems the Senator refuses to
misc Meanwhile, In Berkeley... A lively scene from this past weekend's Pagan Alliance Festival & Parade 2010.
SF News Cal Frats Out of Control, Says Breaking Report We interrupt all other news to tell you that UC Berkeley fraternities are out of control. Whodathunk it? According to Inside Edition the neighborhood just outside the Cal campus "is under siege by
SF News Deer Seeks Revenge for Fallen Brethren A Berkeley woman was attacked by a deer yesterday while walking her dogs. Actually, the dogs, Chihuahuas, were attacked first, and the owner, Sarah Lopus, was only kicked by the deer after she
SF News UC Berkeley Hunger Strike Protesters Want It All Striving to pin-thin echelons for a good cause, a smattering of UC Berkeley students are staging a hunger strike on campus. Why? Well, because of the Arizona immigration bill that passed last week.
SF News UC Berkeley to Stop Printing Press Much to our surprise, the University of California at Berkeley still has an operable printing press. But? Not for long. According to CBS 5, "Within weeks, UC Berkeley will shut down its 136-year-old
misc Meanwhile, In Berkeley... Litterbuggin' in Berkeley? On Earth Day? Seems to be the case, at least according to Flickr user kendrak.
SF News CalSERVE Exploits Puppy to Get Attention The fine kids at the Daily Clog bring our attention to this travesty: CalSERVE ilk whoring out a puppy to get the attention of passersby. (For those of you who don't know, CalSERVE,
misc Meanwhile, In Berkeley... Half a human brain at Saturday's TEDxBerkeley, a "gathering world-leading thinkers, makers, and doers at UC Berkeley to discuss doing the unprecedented."
