California Becomes First State to Ban Four Toxic Additives in Food and Drinks
By Laurel Spear CALIFORNIA– California made history as the first state in the United States to…
Increasing Racial Education: K-12 Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) History Initiative
By Kimberly Bajarias SACRAMENTO, CA – On May 9, Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida signed House…
Water Rights in California
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Crime in Berkeley
User:Introvert, CC BY-SA 2.5 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5>, via Wikimedia Commons By Michael Verna BERKELEY- Crime rates are rising in…
Newsom Announces Transformation of San Quentin Prison into Rehabilitation Facility
Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons By Laurel Spear SAN QUENTIN, CA— California Governor…
Weather Conditions in California Have Devastatingly Impacted Homeless Populations
Photo Attribution: Cyanidethistles, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons By Sheila Teker Since the beginning of 2023,…
New San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins Overturns Policies for Criminal Justice Reform Made by Chesa Boudin
By Sophia Martin SAN FRANCISCO – After San Francisco’s unconventional District Attorney Chesa Boudin was ousted in…
UC Berkeley Shuts Libraries: Student Outcry Grows
By Michael Verna BERKELEY —UC Berkeley will close down three campus libraries, including Anthropology, Mathematics Statistics, and…
CAL HOUSING SKIRTS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS
By Megan Barr BERKELEY, CA — California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently vowed to restructure the California Environmental…
Hunger Strikes at Central Valley ICE Detention Centers
By Laurel Spear BAKERSFIELD, CA— Eighty-four immigrants began hunger strikes at two Central Valley immigration detention centers…
Family of Oakland Baker Jen Angel Advocates for Restorative Justice Following Her Death
By Gibran Khalil OAKLAND, CA – On February 9th, beloved baker Jen Angel, owner of Angel Cakes…
UC Berkeley Unnames Moses Hall over Racist Ties
By Ademar Barrera Berkeley, CA–The former Moses Hall building was stripped of its name due to…
Recently Fired Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong Appeals Dismissal
By Laurel Spear OAKLAND, CA— On Thurs. Feb 23, just over a week after he was fired…
Campus Soulja Boy Concert Descends into Chaos over Lack of Crowd Control
By Laurel Spear BERKELEY, CA— On January 27, 2023, UC Berkeley arts and entertainment organization ASUC*…
Berkeley Law Students’ Pro Bono Project to Defend Vulnerable Communities from ‘Buy Now Pay Later’ Service
BY NANCY HU, PATTY YAO, & HUEY COLLETTE | STAFF WRITERS Image courtesy of Getty Images BERKELEY…
San Francisco Police Officers to Allow Lethal Force from Police Robots
By Gibran Khalil SAN FRANCISCO, CA –The San Francisco Board of Supervisors proposed a broad…
Berkeley City Council Tables Confirmation of Jennifer Louis as Chief of Police after Community Members Speak Out against Leaked Berkeley Police Department Texts Containing Racist and Anti-homeless Statements
By Patty Yao BERKELEY, CA — On Nov. 14, 2022, Nathan Mizell, Vice-Chair of the Berkeley…
GSIs Prepare to Go on Statewide Academic Workers Strike against ‘Unlawful’ Negotiations with UC System
By Huey Collette CALIFORNIA – On Wednesday November 2, a total of 36,558 votes were cast, authorizing…
UC Berkeley Students March to Support Iranian Protests; No Official Statement from Campus Administration
Photo by Tribune India By Huey Collette BERKELEY, CA- UC Berkeley’s campus is no stranger to its…
Berkeley Councilmember Proposes Ordinance that Would Outlaw Discriminatory 911 Calls
By Gibran Khalil BERKELEY, CA – On October 11, 2022, Berkeley Councilmember Kate Harrison proposed an…
