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Holiday Inn Express Berkeley is located approximately 12 miles from San Francisco and eight miles from Oakland International Airport...
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This property is located at the base of the San Francisco Bay Bridge and approximately 13 miles from Oakland International Airport...
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This property is approximately seven miles from downtown San Francisco, 13 miles from Oakland International, and 20 miles from San Francisco International...
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The Americas Best Value Inn of Richmond conveniently located within 20 minutes of both San Francisco and the city of Oakland...
Check rates ▸The university was founded in 1868, by the association of the public Agricultural, Mining, and Mechanical Arts College and the private College of California.
The University of California, Berkeley was the choice of 65 Nobel Laureates, who studied here in the past years.
There are 300 undergraduate and graduate degrees offered by the university that has 130 academic departments and programs, organized in 14 colleges and schools, such as the College of Chemistry, College of Environmental Design, College of Engineering, Graduate School of Journalism and School of Optometry.
UC Berkeley was highly ranked by U.S. News & World Report, The Princeton Review, Washington Monthly and the Shanghai Jiao Tong University's Academic Ranking of World Universities.
The official mascot of the university is Oski the Bear and the teams that are representing UC Berkeley in collegiate championships are known as the California Golden Bears, covering sports areas such as baseball, basketball, football, golf, gymnastics, swimming and tennis.
Among the famous personalities who studied at the University of California Berkeley, there are names like:
Earl Warren - Chief of Justice, United States.
Steven Chu - Nobel laureate and current Secretary of Energy in USA.
Jennifer Granholm - first female governor of Michigan.
Steve Wozniak - co-founder of the Apple Computer.
Gregory Peck - Academy award winning actor.
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▸ The Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve offers amazing panoramic views of the Bay Area. The 200-acre park is accessible from the city and has no picnic tables or other facilities, just being surrounded by wilderness, including several hiking trails. The park is maintained in its natural state in order to provide visitors a natural oasis in the middle of the city.
▸ Judah L. Magnes Museum holds the largest collection of Jewish-American and Jewish art. It is a great place to spend an afternoon for both adults and children, being filled with information, history and unknown facts. The permanent art collections include sculptures and paintings from the 18th century, rare works made by Chana Orloff and Marc Chagall, as well as a wide collection of photography and film-related art items.
At the Lawrence Hall of Science, visitors can participate at earthquake simulations, find out more about the stars at the planetarium or see hundreds of science exhibits. The Wizard Lab will certainly captivate children's attention and the view of the Bay Area will surprise visitors of all ages.
The first people who set foot on the site were Berkeley lies today were the Chochen/Huichin band of the Ohlone people.
Remains of their existence were found in San Francisco Bay, at Strawberry Creek and more artifacts were found in 1950 in the downtown area.
The first Europeans came in 1776, with the De Anza Expedition.
Alameda County was created on the 25th of March, 1853, by division of Contra Costa County, including a small portion of Santa Clara County.
The area that later became known as Berkeley was initially part of Contra Costa County.
In 1970 the population of Berkeley has declined, but it is today estimated at over 100 000 inhabitants.
Berkeley has a Mediterranean climate, with dry summers and wet winters. The best time to visit the city is in September that comes with temperatures as high as 71°F. The coldest time of the year is in January and the wettest month is considered to be January.