Housebuilder Berkeley sees profits dive
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Political instability and the ongoing mortgage drought are behind a 35pc dent in Berkeley Group's first-half profits, according to the housebuilder.
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Berkeley football's big game is tonight: Here's the previewsa
Ken Hawkins (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
For the first time since 1996, Berkeley's Stags are headed to the AAAA state finals. And the commentators are hopeful that this game will showcase a lot of talent.
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Cartoonist Berkeley Breathed makes Vashon Island appearance
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
Author, illustrator and cartoonist Berkeley Breathed ("Bloom County") will read from his Christmas story "Red Ranger Came Calling."
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Berkeley dips back into land market
Financial Times (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Falling prices, reduced volumes and a dearth of mortgage financing hit the housebuilder's first-half profits, although it says that there have been enough signs of stability in the past six months to encourage it to dip back into the land market
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Four days to stop new Berkeley ordinance from restricting First Amendment activities
Indybay newswire (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
A new Berkeley noise ordinance is scheduled for final approval on Tues. Dec. 8. This ordinance will require permits for all amplification, including bullhorn use by labor unions and protest groups. It will also require a second permit if any object is placed on the sidewalk. This could also affect the homeless. It removes the requirement for written warning and 15 minute delay before making...
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Gwen Stefani: Berkeley Square Christmas Ball!
Just Jared (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Gwen Stefani and her husband Gavin Rossdale attend The Berkeley Square Christmas Ball held in the West End of London on Thursday night (December 3). Always love her neon undergarment! Gwen is currently designing stationary and novelties, which will hit stores August 2010. How far will her reach go with her brand? “Eventually, I’d love to do [...]
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Sleep-In @ Peoples Park Tonight (Berkeley) Dec. 2nd
Indybay newswire (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Hello Bay Area! Please come down to Peoples Park in Berkeley tonight for a Sleep-In.
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Mae West: Berkeley Luncheon
Mae West (Free subscription) | yesterday
Catch a delightful upcoming talk on MAE WEST in California next week. • • On Friday 11 December 2009, there will be a City Commons Club Noon Luncheon with Ms. Janice King on “ Mae West — Diamond Lil .” Luncheon at 11:45AM, speech at 12:30PM. • • The City Commons Club meets in the historic Berkeley City Club at 2315 Durant Avenue, Berkeley. This building...
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Alli From UC Berkeley For Campus Cuties 2009
Photo Gallery | Hot Pictures | Sexy Wallpapers | Cute... (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
The media studies major from UC Berkeley gets wet and wild in her Campus Cuties photo shoot.
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Berkeley Group first-half net profit drops 35%
Market Watch (Free subscription) | yesterday
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Berkeley Group said Friday that its first-half net profit declined to 37 million pounds, from 57 million pounds last year, hurt by lower transaction volumes and lower prices. Revenue declined to 290.1 million pounds, from 452.6 million pounds at the same point a year ago. Operating margin for the period totaled 17.4%, down from 17.8% last year. "The last six months...
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If Hitler Were a 2L at UC-Berkeley
TaxProf Blog (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
(Hat Tip: Above the Law.)
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Openings: Across the bridge in Berkeley, the...
Eater SF (Free subscription) | yesterday
Across the bridge in Berkeley, the Claremont Hotel has received a new restaurant with its recent renovation. In the space that used to house Jordan's, Meritage at the Claremont is a similar concept to the restaurants of the same name...
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Renewable energy white paper released by Berkeley/UCLA Law & California Attorney General’s Office
Legal Planet: Environmental Law and Policy (Free subscription) | yesterday
As part of an ongoing series of white papers on business and climate change, UC Berkeley and UCLA Schools of Law, together with the California Attorney General’s Office, is pleased to release our second white paper, on the topic of increasing renewable energy production from large public and commercial buildings, highway land, aqueducts, and other [...]
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Concierge Auctions to Host Lender-Owned Luxury Auction of a Custom Home in Berkeley, California on December 19
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
BERKELEY, Calif., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Concierge Auctions will host a lender-owned luxury auction of 6946 Bristol Drive in Berkeley, California on December 19, the company announced. Previously offered to $1.36 million, the property is listed by Patricia Duran of Red Crown Re...
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Mario Savio's Historic Call to Action in Berkeley 45 Years Ago Today: December 2nd, 1964
Indybay newswire (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Mario Savio: "There is a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can't take part; you can't even passively take part, and you've got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you've got to make it stop. And you've got to indicate to the people who run it, to the people who own it, that...