California
Multiple sexual assaults facilitated by spiked drinks at an off-campus residence were reported recently, according to UC Berkeley officials.
Sept. 19, 2024
UC police are asking for pepper balls, sponge rounds, launchers, drones and other weapons in their annual requests. UC says they are mostly for training.
The charges, all misdemeanors, included failure to disperse at the scene of a riot and resisting arrest.
Sept. 18, 2024
Hunkered over a Xerox machine at an ad agency above a flower shop on Melrose Avenue, Daniel Ellsberg began the laborious process of photocopying the smuggled documents that he hoped would end the Vietnam War.
Sept. 14, 2024
The Santa Monica City Council has voted to take out a section of the anti-camping ordinance that allowed homeless people to use pillows and blankets while sleeping outdoors. The new ordinance is scheduled to go into effect next month.
Sept. 13, 2024
As the Israel-Hamas war heightens interest in the contested Middle East land, UC Berkeley will launch an endowed program and chair on Palestinian and Arab studies.
Sept. 10, 2024
Santa Monica leaders will discuss new changes to its anti-camping ordinance, including to a section allowing homeless people to use pillows, blankets, bedrolls.
State legislation directing the UC and CSU systems to hire students without work permits may violate federal law and has put Gov. Gavin Newsom in a tough spot
Sept. 4, 2024
Climate & Environment
Has a UC Berkeley chemistry lab discovered the holy grail of plastic recycling? Maybe, but with a lot of caveats.
Sept. 3, 2024
Dodgers
Former Dodger Luis Cruz had no idea how good Shohei Ohtani would become as a hitter when he played against the rising star in Japan a decade ago.
Aug. 26, 2024