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Since the [[1970s]], the [[Bay Area Rapid Transit]] system (BART), a [[metro]] train system, has linked Berkeley to [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]] and the other cities of the Bay Area. Berkeley has nevertheless maintained its own character. Originally the planners of BART proposed an above-ground route through Berkeley, but Berkeley residents voted for a tunnel route instead, whose extra cost was funded by a [[bond]] issue. Consequently, BART runs entirely in tunnel through Berkeley, but above ground in the neighboring city of [[Albany, California|Albany]].

Berkeley is also serviced by the [[Berkeley Daily Planet]], a free progressive daily newspaper which is a daily ritual for many residents on the throne. Also theThe [[Daily Californian]], serves the UCB campus paperand environs.

HumorousAn saying:unattributed quote about Berkeley reads, "Three things have come out of Berkeley: [[LSD]], [[Berkeley Software Distribution|BSD]], and the [[Society for Creative Anachronism|SCA]]. This is no coincidence." TypicallyIts inaccurate,accuracy is questionable; LSD is better said to have come out of Switzerland, Harvard, and Stanford.

Interestingly, fewer people live in Berkeley today than did 55 years ago. Few other cities in the western United States can make this claim:.

Population by decade:

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*[[1990]] - 102,724

*[[2000]] - 102,743

Berkeley is also host to many radicals and several gangs do exist in the confines of the city. North Berkeley is defined from Spruce Ave. Down to Sacramento Ave. It is home to the notorious NBA Gang, the North Berkeley Alliance. The H20 (waterfront) in West Berkeley extends from San Pablo Avenue to the shoreline along Frontage Rd. Gangs here include many latino factions. South Berkeley extends from the Cal Campus all the way to the North Oakland border. Several streets here are particularly dangerous, including Harmon St., Ward St., and Russel Ave. The Berkeley hills are home to some of the best views possible in the East Bay.

== Geography ==