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Greetings Berkeley! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How UC Berkeley is handling 735 sexual misconduct reports
  • How the Berkeley animal shelter bounced back after June's arson fire
  • Where to see UC Berkeley's powerful new Marshall Islands exhibits

Also on today's calendar: El Cerrito Free Folk Festival and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 65 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Sunday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 70, low: 53.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, showers around, with a high of 73 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. UC Berkeley received 735 sexual misconduct reports in 2025 (amedpost.com) — UC Berkeley saw 735 reports of sexual harassment and violence in the last fiscal year, but only 35 cases advanced to formal adjudication, raising concerns about support and accountability on campus. Student leaders are also worried about cuts to the PATH to Care Center, which provides confidential survivor services. The article details how cases are screened and why many never move forward.
   

2. Berkeley animal shelter arsonist sentenced to 16 months in prison (berkeleyside.org) — A man has been sentenced to 16 months in state prison for setting a June fire at Berkeley's city-run Animal Care Services shelter in West Berkeley, which forced 42 animals to be relocated and shut the facility for nearly two months. Operations near Aquatic Park are mostly restored, though some areas remain under repair while staff continue accepting strays and owner surrenders.
   

3. New Campuswide Project Confronts the Legacy of U.S. Nuclear Bombing in the Marshall Islands (berkeley.edu) — UC Berkeley is hosting a campuswide project, Kōmij Mour Ijin / Our Life Is Here, that uses art, film, and installations to share Marshall Islands stories of nuclear testing, climate threats, and cultural resilience. Exhibits are already on view at Doe Library, BAMPFA, Giannini Hall, Memorial Glade, and VIDRINE, with more events and courses planned through the academic year. Organizers hope the effort deepens Berkeley's reckoning with its nuclear legacy and responsibilities.
   

4. [HaLS] Advocates for Health: Pathways to Health Law (berkeley.edu) — UC Berkeley Law's Health and Life Science Law Society is hosting an "Advocates for Health" event that connects students with professionals working at the intersection of public health, law, and policy. Open to Berkeley Law students, faculty, and staff, it features speakers from a children's hospital, ChangeLab Solutions, the California DOJ, and Kaiser Permanente, plus networking and mentorship opportunities.
   

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