Berkeley Student Food Collective Reopens for 2021-2022 School Year
By Jack Galloway BERKELEY– The Berkeley Student…
Filipinx Students Rally Against Doe Library Display That Centers White Supremacists
By Diana Ochoa BERKELEY, CA– On Thursday, October 28, Filipinx students and…
California Combats Use of Force Against Journalists at Protests by Passing Senate Bill No. 98
By Beiqi Wang SACRAMENTO— On Oct. 9, Governor Gavin Newson signed Senate Bill No. 98, a bill…
The Real Cost of Prison Labor Is an Ethical Problem
By Jacqueline Nguyen UNITED STATES— In the United States, countless large corporations benefit from prison labor. Unfortunately,…
A Tooth for a Tooth: The Effects of Poor Dental Care in California State Prisons
By Kritika Singh BERKELEY — $10,000—this is the amount of money that Daniela Medina had to pay…
Late Video Evidence Admission, Opening Statements in Double Murder Trial
By Jake Romero DUBLIN, CA — Just before opening statements were made Monday, Judge Michael Gaffey allowed…
Study Finds U.S. Government Misclassified Over 17,000 Police Killings Since 1980
By Jacqueline Nguyen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Researchers from a peer-reviewed medical journal, The Lancet, published a study…
Alameda Judge Refuses to Grant OR to Two Men Accused of Violent Crimes
By Sophia Barberini ALAMEDA, CA – Judge Jacob Blea in Alameda County Superior Court refused to release…
Man Charged with Three Separate Burglaries in Berkeley – Known to Police from Previous Activity
By Wendy Moya ALAMEDA, CA – Several police officers from Berkeley Police Department testified here Monday in…
Police Officer, Forensic Pathologist Testify in Ongoing Murder Trial of Two Men in Alleged Laptop Theft
By Jake Romero OAKLAND, CA — Two witnesses testified here at the René C. Davidson Courthouse /…
25 Years to Life in Prison for Men Convicted in Duct Tape Asphyxiation Case
By Jake Romero DUBLIN, CA — Judge Michael Gaffey sentenced convicted murderers David Martin and Eduardo Bibiano-Lopez…
PD Charges Judge Made ‘Mistake’ – 2nd Judge Baffled by Request to Modify Release Order
By Alexander Jimenez ALAMEDA, CA – Assistant Public Defender Paul Michael Foster bluntly charged at a hearing…
Student Opinion: The Regents’ Approval to Build on People’s Park Ignores Community and Collective Struggle
By Elizabeth Nguyen BERKELEY, CA—In a controversial move, the UC Regents approved the University of California at…
Across the UC System, Lecturers Demand Better Pay
By Sofia Abramsky-Sze BERKELEY, CA–On Wednesday, October 13, and Thursday, October 14, the University Council American…
Governor Newsom signs C.R.I.S.E.S. Act into Law – a Big Step for Policing Alternatives
By Kritika Singh SACRAMENTO— Governor Gavin Newsom of California last week signed Assembly Bill (AB) 118, also…
California’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for All Prison Guards Appealed by Governor Newsom and the State Corrections Department
By Jacqueline Nguyen SACRAMENTO, CA— On Sept. 27, U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar ruled that all…
Multiple Deaths of Incarcerated People in Rikers Island Jail Sparks Urgency to Decarcerate Pre-Trial Detainees
By Kritika Singh NEW YORK— As the Rikers Island Jail Complex in New York City reaches a…
Not Even a Worldwide Pandemic Can Stop California Reentry Program from Helping San Quentin Parolees Reenter Society
By Beiqi Wang SAN FRANCISCO— When incarcerated people in California are released from San Quentin State Prison…
Private Industry and Essential Services: PG&E
By Jack Galloway…
Prison to University Pipeline: How the Berkeley Underground Scholars Helps Formerly Incarcerated Students
By Jacqueline Nguyen ALAMEDA, CA—The Berkeley Underground Scholars (BUS) organization at UC Berkeley bridges the gap between…
