misc Meanwhile, In Berkeley... Some sort of A mardi gras parade, as shot by sluj, who writes, "I was in the kitchen, frying up an egg when I heard horns. Dashed out to find a parade going
SF News Checking In Regarding Those Hikers Still Held Hostage in Iran It's now been over six months since those three Berkeley grads were taken hostage by the Iranian government after mistakenly crossing the border into the country while hiking in Iraqi Kurdistan. A couple
misc Meanwhile, In Berkeley... La Pena Culture Center wants to send "vibrant energy through drumming" to Haiti. What, no used yoga mats?
misc Meanwhile, In Berkeley... Vandalism/stencil art in Berkeley by EndlessCanvas / EndlessCanvas.com.
misc Meanwhile, In Berkeley... Found on Rose Street, around the corner from Fat Apple's, Mission taggers and street artists could never dream of reaching these heights of jarring creativity. Kudos to you, Berkeley.
misc Meanwhile, In Berkeley... SFist reader Liz Story came across a box of floppy disks, with a key to protect all that important data
SF News Meanwhile, In Berkeley... Cal's Max Zhang (7'3"!) signs autographs for young fans after an NCAA college basketball game against Oregon State on Saturday. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
misc Meanwhile, In Berkeley... Eric Fischer came across this Chadwick Guide Pocket Map of Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda, Piedmont, Emeryville, Albany, San Leandro.
misc Meanwhile, In Berkeley... Dangerous rain in North Berkeley. Photo by George (via KRON 4 Viewer Weather Pictures).
SF News Oakland Couple Returns Home Safely From Haiti Last week, our old pal Zennie reported that progressive activist couple Walter Riley and Barbara Rhine, both of Oakland, were missing after being in Haiti at the time of last week's earthquake. Walter's
misc Meanwhile, In Berkeley... Loth, is seems, is love. And in Berkeley, what isn't dirty, stinky, oily love? But what is loth, you ask? According to The Daily Californian, it's a co-op: Loth: One of the Berkeley
misc Meanwhile, In Berkeley... Avotcja at Rebecca's Books in Berkeley, during a poetry reading. (Remember to send SFist your most joyous and/or typical Berkeley pics to editor[at]sfist[dot]com, with "Meanwhile/Berkeley" in the
SF News Police Arrest Cal Protesters Early this morning, 65 protesters occupying UCB's Wheeler Hall were arrested. Joined by officers from other UC campuses, UC Berkeley police started arresting protesters at around 4:40 a.m., reports SF Chron.
SF News Congratulations, Cal Fulbright Scholars The kids at UC Berkeley have even more reason to brag about their top-ranked stoner school today. Cal will be sending two research students abroad to play beer pong in more esteemed and
SF News Cops Get Tough With UC Berkeley Protesters Oh dear. We found this charming video, which you can view after the jump, over at SF Appeal. It seems that during today's UC Berkeley fee-hike protest, some students got a bit rowdy.
SF News UC Berkeley Protest Update The Daily Cal reports that somewhere around 60 protesters have locked themselves inside Wheeler Hall. And...they're still there! (What happened to the crowbar, cops?) Wheeler Hall, obviously, is closed for the day.
SF News Protesters Take Over 2nd Floor of UC Berkeley's Wheeler Hall Early this morning, "dozens of student protesters" occupied UC Berkeley's Wheeler Hall. . "UCPD officers have surrounded the building, and some are inside," reports the Daily Cal. As of 9 a.m., "[p]olice
SF News Students, Workers Strike Against the Economy Affecting UC Bubble Your Kaja Silvermans and Teresa De Laurentises aren't going to save you now, UC ilk. The economy knows no bounds, it knows no AP scores, it known no misguided acceptance of one's own
SF News Woman's Body Found in Berkeley Aquatic Park A woman's body was found in the parking lot along Berkeley's bayside Aquatic Park this morning. And we quote, via SF Gate: "The area is known for drug use and prostitution, but [police]
