November 24, 2008 10:14 am Obama Top Adviser Comes From Cal President-elect Barack Obama picks Christina Romer, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, as the head of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. US & World Videos 2:14 California's lot-splitting law faces legal push back 2:26 Synced In: Breaking in the 2024 Paris Olympics 2:26 Recount for 16th Congressional District Race to continue into next week 2:44 Horn Barbecue reopens in new location in Oakland 2:34 Hundreds gather to remember Oakland police Officer Jordan Wingate