UC Berkeley has been denied relief from a court-ordered enrollment freeze. It may be forced to mail out 5,100 fewer acceptance letters next month.
Frances Dinkelspiel
Frances Dinkelspiel, Berkeleyside and CItyside co-founder, is a journalist and author. Her first book, Towers of Gold: How One Jewish Immigrant Named Isaias Hellman Created California, published in November 2008, was a San Francisco Chronicle bestseller. Her second book, Tangled Vines: Greed, Murder, Obsession and an Arsonist in the Vineyards of California was published in October 2015 and was both a New York Times and San Francisco Chronicle bestseller. Frances is a former staff reporter for the Syracuse Newspapers and the San Jose Mercury News. Her freelance work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, People Magazine, Daily Beast, the San Francisco Chronicle, and elsewhere.
Posted inCity
UC Berkeley forges on with beach volleyball complex, but project’s fate rests with courts
The new complex is needed to comply with Title IX regulations, but some neighbors say they will violate long-standing covenants the university agreed to.
Posted inCrime & Safety
Berkeley High graduate who helped ISIS has sentence cut in half, will be released this year
A federal judge reduced the sentence because there was insufficient proof Amer Alhaggagi intended to harm the U.S. government.
Posted inCity
Berkeley Marina boat dwellers evacuated due to tsunami advisory
The order came after an underwater volcano erupted near Tonga.
Posted inCity
Omicron prompts Berkeley and Alameda County health officials to require masks in all indoor settings
Now face coverings will be required in offices, gyms and houses of worship.
Posted inArts
Berkeleyside’s favorite books of 2021
Our annual selection of the books we enjoyed most in 2021.
Posted inArts
Looking for a good read? Here are 9 nonfiction books with Berkeley links
One book is written by Kamala Harris’ childhood best friend and explores how Berkeley shaped their Black consciousness.
Posted inCity, Community
UC Berkeley demolishes 112-year-old building to construct student dorm
Before it was knocked down, the rent-controlled building was the focus of a fight between its tenants and UC Berkeley.
Posted inCity
Former mayoral candidate Wayne Hsiung convicted of stealing newborn goat
The co-founder of animal rights group Direct Action Everywhere got a suspended sentence in North Carolina of six to 17 months.
Posted inCommunity
The Oakland-Berkeley Firestorm incinerated my house 30 years ago
When Gary and I moved from Ithaca, New York, back to the Bay Area in 1990 and looked for a house, the threat of fire never crossed my mind.
Posted inCity
The end of the 1960s? Regents vote to put housing in People’s Park.
About 1,100 students will be housed in two buildings in the long-contested park.
Posted inBusiness
Mrs. Dalloway’s bookstore in The Elmwood has new owners
The new owners, who have experience in sales and the publishing world, will take over on Nov. 1.