UC Berkeley, simply known as Cal, is home of the Berkeley Golden Bears and one of the top public universities in the world. Beyond leading in academics, Cal carries a rich and diverse culture along...NewsTimes: Local News & Information, Updated Weather, Traffic, Entertainment, Celebrity News, Sports Scores and More. Jul 14, 2020 · The politically liberal city of Berkeley in Northern California is considering a proposal to shift traffic enforcement from armed police to unarmed city workers in a bid to curb racial profiling and reduce law enforcement encounters that can turn deadly, especially for Black drivers. Mar 15, 2010 · For the first time in the history of time -- that we can recall -- Oakland has kicked the green-flecked ass of Berkeley in being first East-Bay city to adopt an environmentally friendly policy. Or so claims a consultant hired to put on a June 27 Oak-town edition of Sunday Streets, the San Francisco auto-free street-fest whose latest edition Sunday went off fabulously on the Embarcadero.