Kermit Lynch has opened a shop in the North Bay. Photo: Clark Z. Terry
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Berkeley wine merchant Kermit Lynch has opened a new store — the first expansion in its more than 50-year history — at a shopping center in Larkspur. (San Francisco Chronicle)
A professor’s hidden camera caught a UC Berkeley doctoral candidate sabotaging another student’s laptop, according to authorities who have charged the candidate with felony vandalism. (East Bay Times)
A driver struck a pedestrian on Oxford Street in North Berkeley on Wednesday. The pedestrian was taken to a hospital with a head injury. (Berkeley Scanner)
The owner of a downtown Berkeley office building has applied for a permit to convert the space into 58 apartments. (SF YIMBY)
A sign in the window of West Berkeley’s Oceanview Diner saying that law enforcement officers couldn’t enter the restaurant without a warrant — posted in October amid fears of federal immigration raids — created a dust-up on social media after some interpreted it as a ban on police. The restaurant has since posted another sign specifying the prohibition only applies to immigration agents. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Sports medicine heavily relies on data from male athletes, creating a “dangerous” imbalance for women’s sports. A new UC Berkeley initiative aims to close that data gap. (KQED)
After Cal hired Oregon defensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi as its next head football coach, star quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele announced he will stay in Berkeley. (ESPN)
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