UC Berkeley

The New Bay Bridge: Is It Safe?

KPIX 5 News will broadcast “The New Bay Bridge: Is it Safe?” on Saturday, June 22 at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. In addition, the special will be re-broadcast on Saturday June 29 at 5 p.m. on KPIX 5 and 7:30 p.m. on KBCW-TV 44 Cable 12.

2013/06/12

Grizzly Peak overlook in the Berkeley Hills. (CBS)

2 UC Berkeley Students Attacked At Grizzly Peak Lookout

Two University of California at Berkeley students were attacked early Sunday morning while at a lookout point on Grizzly Peak Boulevard in the Berkeley Hills, UC police said.

2013/06/03

In this 1994 photo Guard Jason Kidd of the California Bears dribbles the ball down the court during a game against the Stanford Cardinals. Stanford won the game 88-79. (Otto Greule /Allsport)

Oakland Native Jason Kidd Retires After Storied Career At Cal, In NBA

Kidd won an NBA title and two Olympic gold medals, is second on the career list in assists and steals, and was a 10-time All-Star. But he struggled badly in the playoffs for the Knicks shortly after turning 40 and decided to walk away with two years and more than $6 million left on the deal he signed last summer.

2013/06/03

Cal Wins Collegiate Rugby Championship

Danny Barrett led Cal to the Collegiate Rugby Championship title, scoring twice in the first half in a 19-14 victory over Life University on Sunday.

2013/06/03

The "Dreambox," a 3-D printer vending machine on the UC Berkeley campus. (CBS)

UC Berkeley Vending Machine Gives Public Access To 3-D Printing

There’s a new vending machine on the UC Berkeley campus, but it’ll be of no use to students during a midnight snack attack. The Dreambox is a 3-D printing vending machine, the first of its kind.

2013/05/30

The Cal Golden Bears golf team. (Photo Courtesy: Cal Athletics)

Cal Sits In 4th Place After 1st Day Of NCAA Golf Tourney

The No. 1-ranked Cal team is seven shots back in a tie for fourth place with Illinois after a first-day 277. Cal started slowly, but rallied on the way in, and the Bears remain the overwhelming favorite to win.

2013/05/29

A man uses a chainsaw to cut a fallen tree. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

East Bay Tree-Cutting Proposal To Reduce Fire Hazard Criticized

Opponents of the fire hazard reduction plan for the East Bay hills are calling it a guise to conduct massive clear-cutting of the area.

2013/05/23

UC Berkeley Targeted In Federal Complaint Over Its Handling Of Rape Allegations

Women’s-rights attorney Gloria Allred says federal complaints have been filed against four U.S. colleges over how the colleges handle rape allegations.

2013/05/22

24-year-old Eric Cuellar (left) and 24-year-old Justin Teixeira are accused of killing an exotic bird at a Las Vegas casino on October 12, 2012. The pair said they are students at the UC Berkeley Law School. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police)

UC Berkeley Law Student Pleads Not Guilty In Vegas Bird Beheading

A University of California, Berkeley, law student accused in the beheading of an exotic bird at a Las Vegas Strip resort has pleaded not guilty to animal killing and torture charges.

2013/05/14