Scientists have not yet figured out how to predict earthquakes, as they have not been able to find any differences between minor and major quakes, and the Earth does not have any information about the magnitude of an earthquake before it begins.

By Nevin Long A crowd numbering in the hundreds gathered in the atrium of the Ed Roberts Campus in South Berkeley on Saturday to discuss the fight against the closure of Alta Bates Hospital. Officials from at least four municipalities, including Berkeley, Oakland, Albany and El Cerrito, and the state of