29 July 2010, 7:47 pm
If Robin Leach ever revives "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous," he may want to spotlight the candidates in California's gubernatorial and U.S. Senate elections, who have realized their champagne wishes and caviar...... Read More »
29 July 2010, 6:37 pm
Berkeley Lab, Lockheed, State Farm among exhibitors at Oakland Coliseum... Read More »
29 July 2010, 3:00 pm
Home prices appear to be stabilizing in some markets around the nation. But promising signs could turn out to be just a blip. Bidding wars in the second quarter pushed selling prices above asking prices for some areas such as parts of Berkeley and San Jose in California, and downtown Chicago, a... Read More »
29 July 2010, 1:47 pm
Don Backer, a professor in the Department of Astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley, and a world leader in the field of radio astronomy, died on July 25 after collapsing outside his home. He was 66.... Read More »
29 July 2010, 11:27 am
( University of California - Berkeley ) Graphene, a sheet of pure carbon, has been touted as a possible replacement for silicon-based semiconductors because of its useful electronic properties. Now, UC Berkeley physicists have shown that graphene has another unique and amazing property that could ma... Read More »
29 July 2010, 9:40 am
Faculty recruiting is on the upswing at the University of California campuses, reports the Chronicle of Higher Education . The Berkeley, Los Angeles, and San Diego campuses all say they will "significantly increase their number of tenure-track faculty searches during the 2010-11 academic year" thoug... Read More »
29 July 2010, 12:58 am
The TV critics' summer press tour was only a few hours old when it suddenly hit me: I had traveled more than 300 miles only to wind up in ... Berkeley?... Read More »
29 July 2010, 12:08 am
City managers will gather in Sacramento on Thursday to discuss damage control. Some say more residents are seeking salary information from city halls. The Legislature considers reforms as well. The scandal over high salaries paid to Bell officials has city leaders throughout the state scrambling to ... Read More »
28 July 2010, 5:27 pm
Northern California fishing report... Read More »
28 July 2010, 10:47 am
Anticipating California voters will back a November ballot measure to legalize casual marijuana use, officials in Oakland have approved two tax rates on pot sales in their city, already a hub of the state's medicinal marijuana scene.... Read More »
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