BERKELEY'S NEWS • DECEMBER 12, 2023
Jerry Brown
State
AUGUST 24, 2022
CA Gov. Newsom vetoes supervised injection and consumption sites bill
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a Senate bill, which would have allowed several Californian cities to open safe injection and consumption sites.
State
AUGUST 24, 2022
CA Gov. Newsom vetoes supervised injection and consumption sites bill
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a Senate bill, which would have allowed several Californian cities to open safe injection and consumption sites.
Elections 2020
OCTOBER 01, 2020
Prop. 20 to enact stronger penalties on certain crimes if passed
This November, California residents will be voting on Proposition 20, a measure which, if passed, would allow certain misdemeanor crimes to be chargeable as felonies and create stricter policies on parole.
Elections 2020
OCTOBER 01, 2020
Prop. 20 to enact stronger penalties on certain crimes if passed
This November, California residents will be voting on Proposition 20, a measure which, if passed, would allow certain misdemeanor crimes to be chargeable as felonies and create stricter policies on parole.
UC
MAY 18, 2020
'Mysterious body of people': A look into the UC governing board
The UC Board of Regents makes decisions that impact every UC student’s life — determining student tuition, approving campus developments, setting the UC system’s budget and more — yet most students across the system do not know who the regents are.
UC
MAY 18, 2020
'Mysterious body of people': A look into the UC governing board
The UC Board of Regents makes decisions that impact every UC student’s life — determining student tuition, approving campus developments, setting the UC system’s budget and more — yet most students across the system do not know who the regents are.
State
MARCH 15, 2020
CA Assembly members propose amendment to allow affirmative action
A state constitutional amendment that would repeal Proposition 209, California’s ban on affirmative action, was proposed in a state Assembly meeting March 9.
State
MARCH 15, 2020
CA Assembly members propose amendment to allow affirmative action
A state constitutional amendment that would repeal Proposition 209, California’s ban on affirmative action, was proposed in a state Assembly meeting March 9.
National
MARCH 02, 2020
Panel of experts discusses nuclear threats, potential 'doomsday'
A discussion on nuclear dangers was cosponsored by the Nuclear Threat Initiative, UC Berkeley's Nuclear Policy Working Group, the Nuclear Science and Security Consortium and the UC Berkeley Department of Nuclear Engineering.
National
MARCH 02, 2020
Panel of experts discusses nuclear threats, potential 'doomsday'
A discussion on nuclear dangers was cosponsored by the Nuclear Threat Initiative, UC Berkeley's Nuclear Policy Working Group, the Nuclear Science and Security Consortium and the UC Berkeley Department of Nuclear Engineering.
State
JANUARY 18, 2020
Law makes menstrual hygiene products tax-free in CA
As part of SB 92, which came into effect Jan. 1, people in California will no longer have to pay sales tax on menstrual hygiene products until 2022.
State
JANUARY 18, 2020
Law makes menstrual hygiene products tax-free in CA
As part of SB 92, which came into effect Jan. 1, people in California will no longer have to pay sales tax on menstrual hygiene products until 2022.
City
NOVEMBER 24, 2019
No Place Like Home program addresses affordable housing issues
The California Health Facilities Financing Authority recently announced the sale of $500 million in revenue bonds to fund the No Place Like Home program.
City
NOVEMBER 24, 2019
No Place Like Home program addresses affordable housing issues
The California Health Facilities Financing Authority recently announced the sale of $500 million in revenue bonds to fund the No Place Like Home program.
Campus
OCTOBER 22, 2019
BART vice president speaks about mitigating housing crisis at Berkeley Forum event
BART Vice President and UC Berkeley alumna Rebecca Saltzman spoke to UC Berkeley students and community members about the relationship between BART’s development plans and the city’s housing crisis at Monday’s event hosted by the Berkeley Forum.
Campus
OCTOBER 22, 2019
BART vice president speaks about mitigating housing crisis at Berkeley Forum event
BART Vice President and UC Berkeley alumna Rebecca Saltzman spoke to UC Berkeley students and community members about the relationship between BART’s development plans and the city’s housing crisis at Monday’s event hosted by the Berkeley Forum.
Campus
SEPTEMBER 23, 2019
UC Berkeley launches climate research institute with Chinese officials, former CA governor Jerry Brown
UC Berkeley launched the California-China Climate Institute on Monday, in partnership with former California governor Jerry Brown and Xie Zhenhua, China’s special representative for climate change affairs.
Campus
SEPTEMBER 23, 2019
UC Berkeley launches climate research institute with Chinese officials, former CA governor Jerry Brown
UC Berkeley launched the California-China Climate Institute on Monday, in partnership with former California governor Jerry Brown and Xie Zhenhua, China’s special representative for climate change affairs.
UC
JULY 24, 2019
A more perfect union: How 7 UC Berkeley faculty members changed history through unionizing almost 50 years ago
They voted to form an AFT council specific to the University of California, creating the University Council-AFT, which currently represents more than 3,300 librarians and non-Academic Senate faculty members such as lecturers, has staff on all 10 UC campuses and continues to enter into regular negotiations with the UC Office of the President, or UCOP, over salaries, job security, job roles and more.
UC
JULY 24, 2019
A more perfect union: How 7 UC Berkeley faculty members changed history through unionizing almost 50 years ago
They voted to form an AFT council specific to the University of California, creating the University Council-AFT, which currently represents more than 3,300 librarians and non-Academic Senate faculty members such as lecturers, has staff on all 10 UC campuses and continues to enter into regular negotiations with the UC Office of the President, or UCOP, over salaries, job security, job roles and more.
