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Rolls-Royce has 'positive talks' on Gloucestershire mini-nuclear plants

A senior team from the engineering giant has visited two sites it is considering for its small modular nuclear reactors project, which is expected to create thousands of jobs

Birmingham Post · Jan 16, 2023

UC Berkeley will teach psychedelic guides how to facilitate ‘shrooms,’ hallucinogenic drugs

BERKELEY, Calif. — Helping someone taking magic mushrooms have a “good trip” can mean keeping them hydrated or playing Grateful Dead records to safely enjoy the ride.

Tribune News Service · Jan 4, 2023

Berkeley's top police officer faced internal accusations of misconduct as she rose through ranks

A pioneering police officer, Jennifer Louis is poised to record several historic firsts at the Berkeley Police Department as a gay Asian woman selected to serve as chief. But as she awaits a City Council confirmation vote, a 2017 investigation into sexual harassment allegations has come to light.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 28, 2022

Robin Abcarian: Is turning right on a red light your California birthright? Absolutely not

It's dangerous out there on the mean streets of, well, just about any city where cars and pedestrians interact.

Los Angeles Times · Nov 15, 2022

‘This industry will stop at nothing’: big soda’s fight to ban taxes on sugary drinks

The soda industry has long lobbied against soda taxes in the US but recent evidence shows these extra charges have a positive effect

The Guardian - US · Nov 12, 2022

David Depape, 42, charged with attempted homicide for hammer attack on Paul Pelosi

San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott says officers witnessed Mr Depape ‘violently assault’ Paul Pelosi with a hammer

The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2022

1 dead, 3 wounded in shooting near UC Berkeley campus

BERKELEY, Calif. — One person was killed and three others were wounded in an early-morning shooting Saturday near the UC Berkeley campus, authorities said.

Tribune News Service · Oct 8, 2022

Berkeley ordinance would outlaw racially biased 911 calls

LOS ANGELES — Berkeley could make discriminatory and racially biased 911 calls illegal in a new ordinance being considered by the City Council.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 4, 2022

California’s ‘racist’ Article 34 remains an obstacle to affordable housing

When voters in Oakland, Berkeley and South San Francisco, California, receive ballots in the mail next month, they’ll be asked whether their cities should be allowed to help build more desperately needed affordable housing.

Tribune News Service · Sep 29, 2022

Assault near UC Berkeley campus being investigated as anti-Asian hate crime

A possible anti-Asian hate crime is being investigated near the University of California, Berkeley campus after someone threw rocks at another person, according to authorities.

Los Angeles Times · Sep 20, 2022