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New Berkeley housing project would replace beloved theater
• Dec. 12, 2024, 12:21 AM ET (CBS)
Los Angeles punk legends X bring holiday tour to Berkeley's Cornerstone
• Dec. 11, 2024, 4:22 AM ET (CBS)
Berkeley, city, Alameda county, west-central California, U.S. Located on the northeastern shore of San Francisco Bay, Berkeley is directly east of the Golden Gate and adjacent to Oakland (south). Originally part of the Rancho San Antonio that was granted to the Peralta family in 1820, it was settled as Ocean View in 1853 and selected as a campus site by the College of California (founded 1855 in Oakland). The college merged with the Agricultural, Mining, and Mechanical Arts College to create the University of California in 1868, and the campus (named for the philosopher George Berkeley) was opened in 1873. ...(100 of 298 words)