A whale carcass floating in Berkeley’s North Basin, near Cesar Chavez Park, seen by kayakers on June 22, 2025. Credit: George Pavlov
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Nearly 1 in 5 gray whales that swam into the San Francisco Bay from 2018 to 2025 did not survive. (New York Times)
In November, a UCPD officer arrested a student wearing a keffiyeh on suspicion the student was involved in protesting the Turning Point USA event by trying to hang a big cardboard mosquito from Sather Gate. Newly released bodycam footage of the arrest has legal experts raising concerns the arrest was politically biased and not backed up by evidence the student was involved in the protest. (Daily Cal)
UC Berkeley’s athletic department is laying off about 20 employees in marketing, athletic communications and creative services. (SF Chronicle)
Hundreds of volunteers showed up to remove vegetation during a wildfire cleanup day in Berkeley last weekend. (Berkeley Scanner)
UC Berkeley professors‘ AI policies. (Daily Cal)
Berkeley’s The Back Room is celebrating its 10th anniversary. (KTVU)
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