Health Care

Keep Your Cell Phone Away From Your Body, New State Guidelines Warn

December 13, 2017 | Sammy Caiola

New guidelines from the state health department warn of radiation risk from cell phones

State Government

UC Settles Sexual Harassment Suit For $1.7 Million

April 19, 2017

The University of California regents have agreed to a $1.7 million settlement that will be paid out over the next decade to an employee who accused UC Berkeley's former law school dean of sexual harassment.

Milo Yiannopoulos' Berkeley Talk Canceled

February 1, 2017

Update 6:51 p.m. (AP) - A UC Berkeley official says a talk by a polarizing Breitbart News editor at the university has been canceled as protesters outside the building where the speech was to have taken place threw smoke bombs and set a fire.

Berkeley's Soda Tax Appears To Cut Consumption Of Sugary Drinks

August 24, 2016

According to a new study, the nation's first soda tax succeeded in cutting consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages. But there's uncertainty about whether the effect will be permanent.

Berkeley Balcony Inspection Shows 400 Buildings Needed Fixes

February 12, 2016

(AP) - Inspections conducted after a deadly balcony collapse in Berkeley last year show that about 400 multi-unit buildings in the city required repairs.