Sunday: Partly sunny and cool, with a high of 69 and low of 55 degrees.
Monday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 74, low: 53.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 56 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Man, 20, Struck And Critically Hurt Crossing Telegraph Avenue (patch.com) — A 20-year-old man is in critical but stable condition after being hit by a car while crossing Telegraph Avenue at Carleton Street in Berkeley on Friday night. Police say the Oakland driver stayed at the scene, is cooperating, and is not suspected of being under the influence, while the department's Fatal Accident Investigation Team examines the serious collision.
• 'Things Will Never Be Chill Again': The Doomers Who Shaped the AI Safety Freakout (wsj.com) — AI safety researchers working out of Berkeley's tallest office building are quietly shaping the global debate over whether advanced AI could threaten humanity. From catered vegan meals to doomsday Slack chats, this tight-knit Constellation community has influenced major firms like Anthropic and OpenAI while trading increasingly urgent ideas about how to prepare for worst‑case scenarios.
• Best colleges in California (kioncentralcoast.com) — UC Berkeley ranks eighth on a new list of California's top four-year colleges, with an A+ grade, 11% acceptance rate, and SAT range of 1310–1530. The ranking, based on Niche's 2027 data, compares Berkeley with other elite schools like UCLA, Caltech, and Stanford to help students weigh options across the state.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
This is the last weekend to see the Zone 0 Show featuring New Opportunities for Art in the Garden at ACCI Gallery. It is an exhibition of twenty-eight local artists celebrating innovative outdoor artwork for today's fire-conscious landscapes. The exhibit explores… (Nextdoor Keeler Forest)
I had noted in a different post that some young children in their early 20's weren't taught common sense. Here is an article written about 'College Etiquette', aka, basic commonsense. Elders, let's help these children out. What's one thing that was a… (Nextdoor Ohlone Park)
JLL posted a job opening for GMP Cleaner in Berkeley. Apply here.
Advantage Solutions posted a job opening for Part Time Sr. Shift Supervisor in Costco in Richmond. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Berkeley here.
New clues in search for missing California coffee shop owner Amy Hillyard 6 months after her disappearance (amedpost.com)
Bay Area rapper DreamLlifeRizzy pleads guilty to federal gun charge (eastbaytimes.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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