The New York Times 7:53 pm on January 3, 2022
Tags: Accidents and Safety ( 173 ), Balconies and Terraces ( 8 ), Berkeley (Calif), california ( 1,318 ), Deaths (Fatalities) ( 1,053 ), Dublin (Ireland) ( 9 ), Falls ( 23 ), ireland ( 135 ), Suits and Litigation (Civil) ( 868 )

Victim of Berkeley Balcony Collapse Dies in Ireland

Aoife Beary, who was left with life-changing injuries after the 2015 accident, died on New Year’s Day, her family said.

#accidents-and-safety, #balconies-and-terraces, #berkeley-calif, #california, #deaths-fatalities, #dublin-ireland, #falls, #ireland, #suits-and-litigation-civil

The New York Times 8:25 pm on November 27, 2021
Tags: Academy Museum of Motion Pictures ( 7 ), Asian Art Museum ( 4 ), Berkeley (Calif), Boba Guys Inc ( 2 ), california ( 1,318 ), chefs ( 74 ), Chez Panisse (Berkeley, Calif, Restaurant) ( 2 ), Culture (Arts) ( 153 ), Hammer Museum ( 7 ), Los Angeles (Calif) ( 341 ), Lulu (Los Angeles, Calif, Restaurant), Meyer, Danny ( 6 ), Modern, The (Manhattan, NY, Restaurant) ( 2 ), Museums ( 480 ), Philbin, Ann, Restaurants ( 545 ), Tinterow, Gary ( 3 ), Waters, Alice ( 5 )

Alice Waters Helps a Museum Cater to the Tastes of Art Lovers

A new restaurant at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles is the latest effort to try to reach visitors’ hearts through their stomachs.

#academy-museum-of-motion-pictures, #asian-art-museum, #berkeley-calif, #boba-guys-inc, #california, #chefs, #chez-panisse-berkeley-calif-restaurant, #culture-arts, #hammer-museum, #los-angeles-calif, #lulu-los-angeles-calif-restaurant, #meyer-danny, #modern-the-manhattan-ny-restaurant, #museums, #philbin-ann, #restaurants, #tinterow-gary, #waters-alice

The New York Times 1:04 am on September 8, 2021
Tags: Berkeley (Calif), Oakland (Calif) ( 38 ), Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) ( 328 ), Quarantine (Life and Culture) ( 2,618 ), Real Estate and Housing (Residential) ( 1,006 ), Real Estate Brokers ( 27 )

House Hunting: Is This Price Right?

In parts of the San Francisco Bay Area, sellers deliberately underprice homes to spur bidding wars, leading to sales prices that can be double the list price.

#berkeley-calif, #oakland-calif, #prices-fares-fees-and-rates, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #real-estate-and-housing-residential, #real-estate-brokers

The New York Times 9:00 am on August 17, 2021
Tags: Berkeley (Calif), Black People ( 2,485 ), Elderly ( 346 ), Ellis, Russ, Ellis, Russ (1935- ), Music ( 738 ), never too late 2021 ( 2 )

It’s Never Too Late to Record Your First Album

For a celebrated architecture professor at the University of California, Berkeley, an album of 11 original songs, in a variety of genres, was eight decades in the making.

#berkeley-calif, #black-people, #elderly, #ellis-russ, #ellis-russ-1935, #music, #never-too-late-2021

The New York Times 9:00 am on June 3, 2021
Tags: Berkeley (Calif), History (Academic Subject) ( 46 ), Police ( 341 ), Police Reform ( 234 ), Racial Profiling ( 58 ), Vollmer, August

August Vollmer ‘Abolished’ the Police — in 1905

Reshaping American policing is not some shocking new idea from the radical left.

#berkeley-calif, #history-academic-subject, #police, #police-reform, #racial-profiling, #vollmer-august

The New York Times 9:00 am on May 10, 2021
Tags: Berkeley (Calif), Colleges and Universities ( 759 ), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) ( 12,619 ), Coronavirus Reopenings ( 1,609 ), Football (College) ( 198 ), National Collegiate Athletic Assn ( 119 ), Pacific-12 Conference ( 30 ), University of California, Berkeley ( 27 )

Cal Survived Covid. Now, Back to Its Usual Problems

The school conducted tens of thousands of coronavirus tests, aborted the football season and lost $10 million. Is that light at the end of the tunnel another train?

#berkeley-calif, #colleges-and-universities, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #coronavirus-reopenings, #football-college, #national-collegiate-athletic-assn, #pacific-12-conference, #university-of-california-berkeley

The New York Times 2:00 pm on January 25, 2021
Tags: Berkeley (Calif), Chualar (Calif), Los Angeles (Calif) ( 341 ), Real Estate and Housing (Residential) ( 1,006 )

What $2.4 Million Buys You in California

A Tudor Revival house in Los Angeles, a hillside home in Berkeley and a Mediterranean-style retreat in Chualar.

#berkeley-calif, #chualar-calif, #los-angeles-calif, #real-estate-and-housing-residential

The New York Times 4:40 pm on December 31, 2020
Tags: Beauty (Concept) ( 45 ), Berkeley (Calif), california ( 1,318 ), Cosmetics and Toiletries ( 72 ), Earth Tu Face Inc, Marin County (Calif) ( 7 ), San Francisco Bay Area (Calif) ( 37 ), Skin ( 71 ), Vintner's Daughter, Waters, Alice ( 5 )

From Northern California, Farm-Fresh Skin Care

A new group of small-batch beauty companies is continuing the region’s storied tradition of organic growing and local sourcing.

#beauty-concept, #berkeley-calif, #california, #cosmetics-and-toiletries, #earth-tu-face-inc, #marin-county-calif, #san-francisco-bay-area-calif, #skin, #vintners-daughter, #waters-alice

The New York Times 2:00 pm on November 30, 2020
Tags: Berkeley (Calif), california ( 1,318 ), Napa (Calif) ( 18 ), Real Estate and Housing (Residential) ( 1,006 ), San Diego (Calif) ( 35 )

What $3 Million Buys You in California

A Tudor Revival with seven bedrooms in Berkeley, a Craftsman bungalow with five bedrooms in San Diego and an Italianate house with four bedrooms in Napa.

#berkeley-calif, #california, #napa-calif, #real-estate-and-housing-residential, #san-diego-calif

The New York Times 4:09 am on November 8, 2020
Tags: Atlanta (Ga) ( 183 ), Berkeley (Calif), Biden, Joseph R Jr ( 4,399 ), Black Lives Matter Movement ( 1,007 ), Bottoms, Keisha Lance ( 22 ), Breed, London ( 18 ), George Floyd Protests (2020) ( 1,302 ), Harris, Kamala D ( 350 ), Moseley-Braun, Carol, Race and Ethnicity ( 1,688 )

‘A Long Time Coming’: Black Women Celebrate Harris’s Ascension

As Kamala Harris heads toward the highest levels of power, many rejoiced and saw her achievement as a particularly poignant reminder to Black girls that anything is possible.

#atlanta-ga, #berkeley-calif, #biden-joseph-r-jr, #black-lives-matter-movement, #bottoms-keisha-lance, #breed-london, #george-floyd-protests-2020, #harris-kamala-d, #moseley-braun-carol, #race-and-ethnicity

The New York Times 7:00 am on September 13, 2020
Tags: Berkeley (Calif), Civil Rights and Liberties ( 248 ), Gopalan, Shyamala ( 6 ), Harris, Donald J, Harris, Kamala D ( 350 ), Oakland (Calif) ( 38 ), Presidential Election of 2020 ( 3,770 )

How Kamala Harris’s Immigrant Parents Found a Home, and Each Other, in a Black Study Group

Donald Harris and Shyamala Gopalan grew up under British colonial rule on different sides of the planet. They were each drawn to Berkeley, and became part of an intellectual circle that shaped the rest of their lives.

#berkeley-calif, #civil-rights-and-liberties, #gopalan-shyamala, #harris-donald-j, #harris-kamala-d, #oakland-calif, #presidential-election-of-2020

The New York Times 11:50 pm on August 20, 2020
Tags: Berkeley (Calif), Harris, Kamala D ( 350 ), Jamaica (West Indies) ( 17 ), Politics and Government ( 3,327 )

Kamala Harris’s Father, Donald Harris, is a Prominent Economist

Donald J. Harris, a Jamaican-born economics professor, has expressed regret that a custody battle brought his close contact with his daughters “to an abrupt halt.”

#berkeley-calif, #harris-kamala-d, #jamaica-west-indies, #politics-and-government

The New York Times 5:27 pm on August 11, 2020
Tags: Avery, Shayla, Berkeley (Calif), Berkeley High School (Berkeley, Calif), Black Lives Matter Movement ( 1,007 ), Dancing ( 311 ), Demonstrations, Protests and Riots ( 1,424 ), Destiny Arts Center (Oakland, Calif), George Floyd Protests (2020) ( 1,302 ), Hewlett, William and Flora, Foundation, Joseph, Marc Bamuthi, Oakland (Calif) ( 38 )

Making a Connection Between Movement and Social Movements

“People protest in many different ways,” a young activist in the Bay Area says. For her and others in her performance group, one way is dance.

#avery-shayla, #berkeley-calif, #berkeley-high-school-berkeley-calif, #black-lives-matter-movement, #dancing, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #destiny-arts-center-oakland-calif, #george-floyd-protests-2020, #hewlett-william-and-flora-foundation, #joseph-marc-bamuthi, #oakland-calif

The New York Times 1:35 am on August 4, 2020
Tags: Ann Arbor (Mich) ( 11 ), Berkeley (Calif), Boston (Mass) ( 65 ), Budgets and Budgeting ( 193 ), california ( 1,318 ), Children and Childhood ( 1,014 ), Colleges and Universities ( 759 ), Community Colleges ( 22 ), Computers and the Internet ( 1,463 ), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) ( 12,619 ), Coronavirus Reopenings ( 1,609 ), Davidson College ( 3 ), E-Learning ( 277 ), Education (K-12) ( 964 ), Education Week ( 2 ), Harvard University ( 97 ), house of representatives ( 910 ), Los Angeles (Calif) ( 341 ), Miami (Fla) ( 80 ), Michigan ( 237 ), Philadelphia (Pa) ( 120 ), Private and Sectarian Schools ( 78 ), Quarantines ( 1,333 ), San Diego (Calif) ( 35 ), San Francisco (Calif) ( 128 ), senate ( 1,125 ), States (US) ( 436 ), Tuition ( 27 ), United States Economy ( 1,617 ), University of California ( 31 ), University of California, Berkeley ( 27 ), University of Massachusetts ( 3 ), University of Michigan ( 54 )

The United States Is Reopening Many of the Wrong Schools

When it is safe enough to return to school, young children would benefit the most. Yet financial pressures are pushing colleges to reopen most rapidly, an economist says.

#ann-arbor-mich, #berkeley-calif, #boston-mass, #budgets-and-budgeting, #california, #children-and-childhood, #colleges-and-universities, #community-colleges, #computers-and-the-internet, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #coronavirus-reopenings, #davidson-college, #e-learning, #education-k-12, #education-week, #harvard-university, #house-of-representatives, #los-angeles-calif, #miami-fla, #michigan, #philadelphia-pa, #private-and-sectarian-schools, #quarantines, #san-diego-calif, #san-francisco-calif, #senate, #states-us, #tuition, #united-states-economy, #university-of-california, #university-of-california-berkeley, #university-of-massachusetts, #university-of-michigan