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Police arrested teen for allegedly planning shooting at Berkeley, California, high school

Authorities received tip that the teenager was recruiting students for mass violence, in one of many recent threats against US schools

The Guardian - US · Jun 2, 2022

World-first STEP fusion energy plant decision looms as technical work ends

Severn Edge bid for sites at Oldbury and Berkeley former power stations remains "very positive"

Bristol Post · May 23, 2022

Why Is Second-Hand Bong Smoke More Toxic Than Tobacco Smoke Now?

This article was originally published on Cannabis.net and appears here with permission.

Benzinga · May 6, 2022

The avian soap opera unfolding atop this Berkeley bell tower has humans riveted

The tone of the announcement — breathless, sheepish, exuberant — wasn't the sort of thing one associates with research scientists. But then, it isn't often that scientists are called on to mend our broken hearts.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 7, 2022

‘The law that swallowed California’: Why the much-derided CEQA is so hard to change

LOS ANGELES — The landmark 1970 law for preserving California’s beauty has a long history of backfiring.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 20, 2022

Can UC Berkeley plan to house homeless people inspire other campuses to tackle the crisis?

LOS ANGELES — In a partnership unique in American higher education, UC Berkeley and city and nonprofit collaborators unveiled plans Wednesday to provide interim housing at a converted motel, as well as meals and social services, to unsheltered people sleeping in the iconic People's Park.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 10, 2022

Editorial: California needs a different approach to solving UC crowding

The University of California’s plan to add 20,000 students by 2030 has led to conflicts with some of the communities where campuses are located, with residents complaining that the university system is not doing enough to house students, and are merely shifting the housing burden to them.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 7, 2022

UC Berkeley will increase California students, cut out-of-state ones to meet enrollment cap

The University of California, Berkeley will boost the number of Californians and significantly reduce out-of-state and international students this fall as it scrambles to meet a court-ordered enrollment cap for the coming academic year just a few weeks before admission decisions are set for release.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 4, 2022

Berkeley NIMBYs Are Taking Advantage of California's Flawed Environmental Regulations

Liberal Berkeley officials might be coming around to the view held by conservative business leaders, who have long argued that California's Environmental Quality Act needs an overhaul.

Reason · Mar 4, 2022

By Forcing U.C. Berkeley To Cut Enrollment, Have California's NIMBYs Finally Gone Too Far?

Lawmakers are proposing to strip neighborhood activists of the legal tools they've used to freeze the university's student population.

Reason · Feb 24, 2022