UC students protest 32 percent fee hike by occupying campus buildings

UC students occupy buildings to protest fee hike

UC Berkeley students rally on campus against vote to hike undergraduate fees by 32 percent

UC Berkeley students protest student fee hike

Protesters march, chant at UCLA as regents consider boosting student fees at universities

Protesters gather at UCLA to oppose UC fee hike

Prosecutors: Oakland man murdered girlfriend’s child, then killed her to keep her from telling

Calif man charged with murdering girlfriend, child

University of Calif. committee backs 32 percent student fee hike; 14 arrested for disruption

University of Calif. headed to 32 percent fee hike

Iran accuses 3 detained Americans of espionage

Iran accuses 3 detained Americans of espionage

Ninjas and seaweed and fish, ‘Oh my!’ Calif. students assemble record sushi roll

UC Berkeley students roll a giant serpent of sushi

UC Berkeley faculty to athletics department: Stop running in the red

UC Berkeley faculty wants sports subsidies stopped

Gore curriculum: Classes study vampires, zombies to unlock the meaning of monsters

Monster classes probe new vein of scholarship

Families of detained hikers in Iran say new video shows they were on harmless vacation

Families of US hikers held in Iran release video

Families of 3 Americans detained in Iran submit petition seeking their release

BERKELEY, Calif. — Relatives of three American hikers detained in Iran are appealing to authorities for their quick release.

Puff n’ stuff: Jelly, chocolate-filled marshmallows make the snack scene

BERKELEY, Calif. — If you’re still using plain old vanilla marshmallows at your campfire or in your cocoa, you’re out of touch.

Supporters hold vigils to mark two-month captivity of hikers in Iran

BERKELEY, Calif. — Family and friends of three U.S. hikers held in Iran gathered for vigils around the country Wednesday, hoping for their quick release but buoyed by news that they’re coping with detention.

Supporters hold vigils to mark two-month captivity of hikers in Iran. Adds byline.

BERKELEY, Calif. — Supporters marked the two months since three U.S. hikers were arrested in Iran for illegal entry with vigils Wednesday calling for their release.

Supporters hold vigils nationwide to mark 2 months of captivity for US hikers detained in Iran

BERKELEY, Calif. — Supporters of three American hikers detained in Iran are planning vigils around the country to draw attention to their plight.

University of California students, professors, workers protest budget cuts, tuition hikes

BERKELEY, Calif. — University of California students, professors and other employees rallied Thursday to protest deep budget cuts that have led to layoffs, furloughs, enrollment cuts, course reductions and higher fees.

University of California students, professors, workers rally to protest budget cuts

BERKELEY, Calif. — Students, professors and other employees at the University of California’s 10 campuses are rallying to protest deep budget cuts that have led to layoffs, furloughs, course reductions and higher fees.

Bravado, mental illness or both? Garrido’s recent actions factored into arrest

SAN FRANCISCO — In the days before his arrest, cracks showed in the elaborate facade authorities say Phillip Garrido built to conceal the girl he kidnapped, raped and imprisoned — and those cracks were of Garrido’s own making.

Suspect in Dugard kidnapping raised no red flags among customers, despite odd behavior

SAN FRANCISCO — To those who did business with him, Phillip Garrido was a quirky printing company owner who produced business cards, brochures and flyers for people in his town. His main source of help was a young soft-spoken woman he introduced as his daughter.

Families call for return of 3 Americans detained in Iran while hiking 1 month ago

BERKELEY, Calif. — Family members of three Americans who were detained in Iran a month ago called for their safe return Monday, saying the backpackers’ unauthorized entry into the Middle Eastern country was a “regrettable mistake.”

Police agencies in California review open cases as more details of kidnapping case come forth

ANTIOCH, Calif. — Police on Saturday searched the home and property of a California couple charged with kidnapping a little girl 18 years ago, looking for evidence linking them to other open cases in the area, including the unsolved murders of prostitutes.

UC Berkeley officers’ suspicions led to arrest of suspect in kidnapping of Jaycee Lee Dugard

BERKELEY, Calif. — Two quick-thinking police employees at the University of California, Berkeley described Friday how they set in motion Jaycee Lee Dugard’s release after nearly two decades of captivity when they encountered her alleged captor on campus.

Questions haunt neighbors, police who came in contact with accused California kidnapper

ANTIOCH, Calif. — His neighbors knew he was a registered sex offender. Kids on his block called him “Creepy Phil” and kept their distance. Parole agents and local law enforcement regularly visited his home and found nothing unusual, even after a neighbor complained children were living in a complex of tents in his backyard.

Woman kidnapped as child resurfaces after 18 years in Calif

Jaycee Lee DugardPLACERVILLE, Calif. — Joyous, miraculous news that a little girl kidnapped nearly two decades ago was found alive gave way Thursday to the horrifying details of how police say she has lived all those years: kept in captivity by a convicted rapist in his backyard and forced to bear two of his children.

Protesters call for firing of UC Berkeley law professor who wrote interrogation memos for Bush

BERKELEY, Calif. — Anti-war activists protested Monday at the University of California, Berkeley to call for the firing of a law professor who co-wrote legal memos that critics say were used to justify the torture of suspected terrorists.

Dynavax says Deborah Smeltzer will leave CFO post in 2009, after 4 year with company

BERKELEY, Calif. — Biotechnology company Dynavax Technologies Corp. said Friday Chief Financial Officer Deborah Smeltzer plans to retire by the end of the year.

In digital age, Pittsburgh shooter’s online rants were like cybertrees in a huge cyberforest

NEW YORK — In hindsight, it seems so obvious. We look back at the creepy online ramblings of a tortured soul like George Sodini and realize we should have known all along of the horrors to come.

Iran arrests 3 Americans for illegally crossing border, lawmaker says spy charges considered

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has arrested three Americans for illegally entering the country from neighboring Iraq and a prominent Iranian lawmaker said Tuesday that authorities were investigating whether to charge them with spying.

Diplomats pressing Iranians for status of 3 Americans thought to have crossed border from Iraq

SAN FRANCISCO — Family members of the three Americans being held in Iran after they apparently illegally crossed the border from Iraq said they are concerned for the safety of the group.

Friend: Americans missing in Iran were hiking in wrong place; family asks for safe return

SAN FRANCISCO — Freelance journalist Shane Bauer planned to cover the elections in northern Iraq’s self-ruled Kurdish region. His girlfriend, Sarah Shourd, was going with him on a backpacking trip. Another friend stayed put, under the weather with a cold.

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