Week in Review: Abduction Attempt, Foreclosures, Pablo Sandoval's Brain, UC-vs-Activists

These five articles are among the most read on Berkeley Patch during this past week:

Berkeley Street Closed After Shots Fired

Employees of a liquor store on Adeline Street in South Berkeley reported that sections of the street were closed off by police after shots were fired in the area tonight, Friday.

Berkeley Researchers Find How Pablo Sandoval Can Hit 95 MPH Pitch

A UC Berkeley researcher has pinpointed a part of the brain where neurons in effect outwit the eye by "seeing" not where an object actually is but where it's going, the campus said Wednesday.

Aerial View of Potential UC-vs.-Occupiers Conflict Zone

With an expected occupation Saturday afternoon, May 11, of UC-owned property at or next to the Gill Tract in Albany by Occupy the Farm activists, UC Berkeley released an aerial photo to clarify what it termed "misinformation" about the tract.

Berkeley Researchers Find How Pablo Sandoval Can Hit 95 MPH Pitch

A UC Berkeley researcher has pinpointed a part of the brain where neurons in effect outwit the eye by "seeing" not where an object actually is but where it's going, the campus said Wednesday.

Foreclosed Homes: How Many in Berkeley and on What Streets?

Realty Trac releases latest information on number of foreclosures and what they're selling for.

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