Logan Goldberg

By the year 2085, San Francisco may be the only city in the United States cool enough to host the Summer Olympic Games, according to a commentary co-authored by several UC Berkeley researchers.

UCPD is currently investigating a series of attempted robberies reportedly involving six male juveniles near the University Village playground in Albany, according to a UCPD crime alert released Thursday.

According to a crime alert released by the Berkeley Police Department on Wednesday, two completed robberies and one attempted robbery occurred in the city over the last month involving victims who were distracted by the popular Pokémon Go smartphone game.

On Friday, police arrested a man suspected of stabbing two people June 18 at Civic Center Park.

Two Berkeley Police Department officers were on patrol at a Berkeley homeless encampment around Gilman Street and the Eastshore Highway when they discovered 18 pounds of marijuana inside a tent that smelled strongly of the substance.

According to recently released campaign financial statements, Berkeley mayoral candidate and current City Councilmember Laurie Capitelli raised $67,135 during the first six months of 2016 — significantly more than the amount raised during that span by fellow candidate and City Councilmember Jesse Arreguin.

On July 28, a federal judge dismissed with leave to amend two civil cases brought against UC Berkeley that claimed campus administration had not adequately addressed two separate incidents of sexual assault under Title IX law.

Campus police are investigating an incident of sexual battery that occurred Thursday morning on Sproul Plaza, according to a UCPD crime alert.