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Aerial photos taken by a Berkeleyside photographer show the 12-story dorm, made from prefabricated panels and generously windowed, extending along the north side of the park on Haste Street, with a shorter wing stretching perpendicularly towards Dwight Way.

University spokesperson Kyle Gibson said workers were still putting the finishing touches on the building’s exterior, as well as installing interior plumbing and electrical systems.
Named for a noted disability rights activist and scheduled to open by fall 2027, the dorm is part of a mini student housing boom that has made this year’s entering class the first to have guaranteed spots in UC Berkeley housing for their first two years.

Link in bio for more.

Reported by Felicia Mello
Drone shots by Sara Martin for Berkeleyside, Dronegenuity, Phil Rowntree for Berkeleyside
and Jonathan Hidalgo for Berkeleyside taken in Berkeley, California by @berkeleyside

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The intravenous therapy boom has arrived in Berkeley. Once a niche industry serving celebrities and the ultra-rich, IV hydration therapy is becoming more and more widespread (it’s estimated to become a $3 billion industry this year), even as medical experts say its benefits for healthy people have not been proven and warn of its risks, which could include trauma, bleeding or infection.

One of the major players in the space, Hydration Room, opened a new clinic on Fourth Street in March. It’s one of the company’s 10 locations in the Bay Area alone.

Hydration Room offers a range of IV therapy formulas with names like Cold & Flu Remedy, Immune Support, Stress Rescue, Hangover (Basic), Hangover (Deluxe), and Migraine Relief. Each IV therapy session lasts about 45 minutes and is administered by a licensed registered nurse after medical clearance with a nurse practitioner. Most cost between $170 and $280, depending on the formula.

Read more at the link in bio.

Reported and photographed by Nathan Dalton by @berkeleyside

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Spooky, scary skeletons and a bunch of free and affordable things to do in Berkeley to celebrate! 👻 We have a ton more events in our weekly newsletter "The Scene" so you can be #TappedIn with all things arts and culture in Berkeley.

Weekly column by @kuhrehn and Andrew Gilbert

#BerkeleyCA #ThingsToDo #Events #BayArea by @berkeleyside

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Berkeley is famous for being a hotbed of innovative ideas and the sort of way-out-there utopian schemes that, every once in a while, change the world.

You likely won’t be shocked by the protest-era social movements that are included in this list of the city’s famous firsts, innovations and inventions. But Berkeley’s history of groundbreaking thinking is not limited to any one time period. From wetsuits to the canned fruit cocktail, a surprising array of phenomena trace their origins to our fair city.

This list is not meant to be comprehensive, and in some cases, of course, the concept of “first” is a bit squishy and up for debate. But the list is intended as an entry point into the rich history of Berkeley.

💬 Comment "INVENTIONS" to see the full list!

Reported by Zac Farber by @berkeleyside

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In recent years, UC Berkeley has embarked on a building spree focusing on student housing, cutting-edge academic hubs and green-energy expansion.

From dorms with 1,000-plus beds to a $560 million academic building focused on “AI-driven discovery,” 15 major Cal projects are recently completed or in the development pipeline.

💬 Comment "MAP" to see the full list and interactive map of Cal's 15 major projects.

Reported and photographed by Daniel Ekonde by @berkeleyside

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Pub trivia writers have it far too easy in Berkeley.

The multitude of famous people rising from, and flocking to, this city of around 125,000 souls would be inexplicable were it not for its world-class university and the gravitational pull of Berkeley’s progressive ideals, cultural scene, natural beauty and radical history.

From J. Robert Oppenheimer to Chiura Obata. Alice Waters to Alice Walker. Rita Moreno to the Unabomber. Athletes, activists, architects, artists. Here’s our roundup of over 150 major figures from the city’s past and present.

See the full list at the link in bio.

Reported by Zac Farber by @berkeleyside

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With UC Berkeley students back on campus for the start of a new academic year, we've updated our Freshmen Food Guide with 11 new Berkeley restaurants that every Cal student or newcomer should try.

What's your go-to spot?

😋 Head to the link in bio for the full guide!

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Reported by Iris Kwok and Skylla Mumana

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@my.o.my.shawarma
@bingecoffeehouse
@mindcoffee.ca
@officialelaichico
@dematcha.us
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Camp residents estimated prior to the sweep that about 80 people were living in the encampment; afterward they estimated that about 40 had left.

City workers stored belongings from four “discrete encampments,” Deputy City Manager David White said in an email. They also hauled away 50 tons of material too soiled, dangerous or unwanted to store, running into nests of rats, insects and other vermin, feces, mold and “loose, uncapped and loaded syringes,” White wrote.

There was a single 911 call during last week’s closure but the person in question declined treatment, White said.

There were no arrests in the three days of closure work last week, White said. But Berkeley police arrested longtime camp resident Erin Spencer Monday on suspicion of illegal lodging, a misdemeanor, according to police records. Other camp residents said Wednesday that city workers hauled off Spencer’s things while he was in custody, and feared the same would happen to them. (Prosecutors have not formally charged Spencer, according to court records.)

Read more at the link in bio.

Reported by by Alex N. Gecan
Photographed by @estefancy by @berkeleyside

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The Johnson family used the land for horses (which are still on the property), cattle and poultry at different times, Eukel said. There are a few small ranch buildings that remain maintained, including a cabin formerly used by workers the trust could eventually turn into a meeting spot for hiking groups or some kind of clubhouse.

“It has a lot of charm,” Linus Eukel, the land trust’s executive director, said.
Tilden Regional Park, part of the East Bay Regional Park District, is directly adjacent to Johnson Ranch on its Berkeley side. The property borders East Bay Municipal Utility District land to the east.

Multi-use trails lead into the property from both sides, with no motor vehicle access.

Reported by Tony Hicks
Video and photos by Adam Weidenbach/JMLT taken in Berkeley, California by @berkeleyside

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Dressed in grey overalls and a knitted cap, Nathaniel James, 40, sat in the passenger seat of his Toyota minivan along Berkeley’s south seawall with the door open, a seven-foot fishing pole in hand. Since arriving there at 4:30 a.m. with a Denny’s breakfast and a cup of coffee, James had barely moved, attuned to the delicate reverberations that might indicate that a striped bass was nibbling the anchovy at the end of his fishing line, cast some 20 yards into the San Francisco Bay.

A passerby stopped to ask the usual question: “Catch anything?”

“I caught a big old sting ray and I threw it back. They got good stripers here,” James responded, using the shortened form for striped bass, “and lots of perch.” It was August, so California halibut was also running, a prized fish that costs $28-$29 a pound at Safeway, but so far James hadn’t snagged any of those.

🐟 Read more at the link in bio.

Reported by Joanne Furio
Photographed by Bobbi Lin for Berkeleyside by @berkeleyside

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Berkeley City College has always been a little scrappy: Its faculty taught classes in makeshift rental spaces, including the basement of a Ross Dress for Less department store, before the community college got its first permanent building in 2006.

Now the roughly 2,000 students studying there this fall will have their fanciest digs yet, a new six-story, glass-front building on the corner of Milvia and Center streets. Dubbed Berkeley City College West, the light-filled outpost contains study lounges, a rooftop terrace, art studios and a tutoring center, along with faculty offices and 15 classrooms.

Funded by a bond measure voters passed in 2018, the $94 million facility is aimed at attracting students to prioritize time on campus in an increasingly digital world, said Berkeley City College President Denise Richardson.

Read more at the link in bio.

Reported by Felicia Mello
Photographed by @estefancy by @berkeleyside

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It’s likely that not many local residents know that until recently there was a street in Berkeley named 5½ Street. Last year, however, the alley running parallel between Fifth and Sixth streets, and between Camelia and Virginia streets, was quietly renamed by the city from 5½ Street to Jeronimus Alley. And, last month, a ribbon-cutting ceremony sealed the deal.

Full story in the link in bio.

Reporting by Daniel Ekonde @ekondedaniel
Video produced by Alejandra Armstrong taken in Berkeley, California by @berkeleyside

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