It takes you 12 minuets from the department to south gate of uc Berkeley by foot; takes you 15mins from the department to Berkeley downtown bart station by foot. You can take the bart form the station to the downtown, city center of SFO. It just need 25mins; 10mins to Berkeley bowl which is the biggest supermarket in Berkeley; 2mins to seven-eleven. The street is very safe without homelessness and crimes. there is a very big yard! Chairs