Berkeley history: Cal president highlights fire threats on UC campus
William Wallace Campbell's 1924 statement cites the danger of science departments' location in wooden structures.
Source: eastbaytimes.com
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Berkeley history: National official defends city response to 1923 fire
“I am thoroughly convinced that wooden shingles were largely responsible for the rapid spread of the blaze," he says.
United States West Berkeley Fire Department Bay Cities Baptist Home Missionary Society National Board Of Fire Underwriters National Board
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Berkeley history: Wooden shingles on homes banned after 1923 fire
The City Council unanimously approved teh ordinance despite opposition and threats from the wooden shingle industry.
United States Councilmember Carrie Hoyt Councilmember Thomas Caldecott City Council Berkeley City Council University Of California Forestry Department
Source: eastbaytimes.com
Berkeley history: 'Only woman city treasurer in the West' is hired
The appointment in 1923 seems to have been part of an internal shakeup in the municipal government.
Source: eastbaytimes.com
Berkeley history: Realty Board states blatantly racist 1923 policies
The organization's president writes in the local paper that they don't sell property to Black or Asian buyers.
United States Second Church James Mccrosson While The Supreme Court Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association Realty Board
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Remembering Madeleine Albright and the Berkeley Commencement
Madeline Albright’s Berkeley commencement speech drew massive protests in May, 2000, but it was University Medalist Fadia Rafeedie’s speech which would win the day.
Source: mondoweiss.net