Health CareKeep Your Cell Phone Away From Your Body, New State Guidelines WarnDecember 13, 2017 | Sammy CaiolaNew guidelines from the state health department warn of radiation risk from cell phones Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentUC Settles Sexual Harassment Suit For $1.7 MillionApril 19, 2017The 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 CanceledFebruary 1, 2017Update 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 DrinksAugust 24, 2016According 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 FixesFebruary 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.
