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Mayor Adena Ishii speaks at a podium during her first State of the City address, with the California state flag and the United States flag visible behind her against a blue and red backdrop. Mayor Adena Ishii delivers her first State of the City address. The countdown clock on her desk, she says, is not a source of anxiety. It is a reminder that every day counts.
Cal Culture

The City That Made Her

By Urja Upadhyaya

She left high school in the middle of 10th grade, experienced housing insecurity while at Cal, and never set out to be mayor. Now she runs the city that made her.

A painting of Lisette Martinez in a dress with a brown belt and a white scarf. Hola, my name is Lisette Martinez and I’m a second year TLA (The Leadership Award) scholar.
Cal Culture

Finding Community At Cal

By Lisette Martinez

A TLA scholar from a small California mountain town found her community at Berkeley, and now helps others find theirs.

Florian Pestoni speaks on stage at NextGen Robotics Live in Odense, Denmark, gesturing with both hands. He wears a conference badge identifying him as an InOrbit representative. Banners for IDA Fyn and the NextGen Robotics Live Engineering Arena are visible in the background. Florian Pestoni on stage at NextGen Robotics Live in Odense, Denmark, making the case for RobOps as the missing infrastructure layer the industry has been building around but never building.
Cal Culture

Is Your Robot Happy?

By Urja Upadhyaya

Florian Pestoni watched brilliant robotics founders hit the same wall, over and over. So he built the infrastructure to catch them.

Professor Vincent Resh trades the lectern for a yak on a Cal Discoveries Travel journey through eight of China’s national parks. Professor Vincent Resh trades the lectern for a yak on a Cal Discoveries Travel journey through eight of China’s national parks.
Cal Culture

The Long Education Of Travel

By Urja Upadhyaya

After nearly 70 trips, UC Berkeley professor Vincent Resh has a theory: the best souvenir isn't something you pack, it's the curiosity you can't put down.

Alumni House’s Toll Room is a gathering point for students and alums. Alumni House’s Toll Room is a gathering point for students and alums.
Cal Culture

About the Cal Alumni Association

Meet the people, programs, and purpose behind CAA that keep Cal with you long after graduation.

Four members of the Rodriguez family standing together at UC Berkeley graduation ceremony. Four members of the Rodriguez family standing together at UC Berkeley graduation ceremony.
Cal Culture

American Dream Machine

By Shannon Cheng

Pedro ’23, Olga ’24, and Angelica ’19, J.D. ’24 grew up as children of Mexican immigrant farmworkers in Delano. At Berkeley, they found voice, purpose, and community. Today, they channel that foundation into student support, education equity, and community-centered legal advocacy.

Close-up of Helen Tombropoulos hand holding a small, aged handwritten note reading Helen Tombropoulos holds the handwritten annotation from the back of her graduation photo, identifying her UC Berkeley Class of 1950 ceremony alongside Gov. Earl Warren, later Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, and UC President Gordon Sproul.
Cal Culture

Alumni Spotlight: Helen Tombropoulos, Class of 1950

By Daniela X. Sandoval

At 20, Helen Tombropoulos left Berkeley with a degree in public law and a hunger for the world, what followed was a life few could imagine.

Moderator Chuck Ng gestures toward the panel from a podium at left as Ion Stoica, Murray Rode, Michael Stewart, and Darek DeFreece sit in a row of chairs facing the audience at the Berkeley VC & Startup Summit. Moderator Chuck Ng leads a panel with Ion Stoica, Murray Rode, Michael Stewart, and Darek DeFreece on what separates startups that scale from those that stall.
Cal Culture

What It Really Takes to Build a Company That Lasts

By Urja Upadhyaya

At Berkeley’s VC and Startup Summit, four insiders drop the usual advice and focus on what actually determines who makes it—and who doesn’t.

John Clamme standing in front of Alumni House. CAA’s new Executive Director and CEO, John Clamme, in front of Alumni House
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Alumni Engagement Is Critical To Advancing Our Mission

I am honored to stand before you as part of a community that represents the very best of UC Berkeley. And just as the Cal Alumni Association (CAA) is undergoing a redesign of its leadership structure, so is California magazine. We hope you like it! Having returned to Berkeley in February 2026, after two previous […]

In the photo on the left, Muñoz-Guzmán, wearing a paint-splattered apron, sits working in his art studio, holding a brown cup in his left hand. In the photo on the right, Kristiana Chan is smiling and pictured squatting in front of a kiln. Artist Héctor Muñoz-Guzmán (left) and Kristiana Chan 莊礼恩 (right) working at their respective art studios.
Cal Culture

Inside the Studio with Kristiana Chan 莊礼恩 and Héctor Muñoz-Guzmán

By Shannon Cheng

Graduating MFA students Kristiana Chan 莊礼恩 and Héctor Muñoz-Guzmán talk about their artistic process and how they have grown within and outside their studios. They will be showcasing their work at BAMPFA’s annual MFA exhibition this summer.

Students learn about ecosystems at Oski Science Camp. Students learn about ecosystems at Oski Science Camp.
Lair of the Golden Bear

Where Science Comes Alive

By Urja Upadhyaya

A child who hangs back on the first day can leave calling themselves a scientist.

Dr. Roman Dudenhausen, Rick Wilmer, and Dr. Napoleon Paxton seated onstage with microphones during a panel discussion at Alumni House, smiling, as part of the event presentation appears at right. Dr. Roman Dudenhausen, Rick Wilmer, and moderator Dr. Napoleon Paxton during the Berkeley Forward: Conversations on AI discussion.
Cal Culture

Inside the Power Grid

By Urja Upadhyaya

The conversation began with artificial intelligence and ended somewhere more concrete: power outages, charging networks, and a grid already starting to change.

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