Opinion

The Northern California Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) presented Berkeley with the “Outstanding Chapter Member of the Year” award at the Academy’s Symposium on Elder Law, held May 4-7 in Philadelphia. -more-

Paul F. Wendt, a co-founder of the real estate program at UC Berkeley and one of the first scholars to apply modern finance theory to real estate, has died at the age of 91. -more-

SAN FRANCISCO – An all-day public information workshop on the future of the Bay Area’s major airports will be held Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the auditorium of the Hiram W. Johnson State Office Building, at 455 Golden Gate Ave. in San Francisco. -more-

A 20-year-old man and a 15-year-old youth were attacked by six to eight youths as they walked toward the Hare Krishna temple about 6:45 p.m. Friday evening. -more-

The Berkeley City Commons Club recently heard talks from Dr. Nicolas Riasanovsky, professor of history at UC Berkeley, on political and cultural aspects of historical and contemporary Russia, and from John Fowler, science and Health Editor for KTVU Channel 2 on issues related to the environment and the media. -more-

Stage Door Conservatory, a musical theater day camp with three unique programs for kids and teens, will run June 19-August 11 at the Epworth United Methodist Church. -more-