Berkeley, << BURK lee, >> California (pop. 124,321), lies on a range of low hills on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay. It is just north of Oakland and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.
Several schools of theology and the main campus of the University of California are in the city. Berkeley is known for its fine bookstores and restaurants. Industries in the city include biotechnology, book and software publishing, and the manufacture of food products.
Ohlone, or Costanoan, Indians were the first inhabitants of what is now Berkeley. In 1820, Luis Maria Peralta, a Spanish soldier, received a land grant that included the east bay region. Developers settled a portion of this land in 1853 as Ocean View. In 1866, the town was named for George Berkeley, an Anglican bishop and philosopher. It was incorporated as a city in 1878. It has a council-manager form of government.
