| SFGate The latest candidate to replace Gov. Jerry Brown is a Berkeley resident best known as one of the nation’s most vocal advocates for nuclear power. Michael Shellenberger, the 46-year-old founder of the Breakthrough Institute think tank, announced his … |
| Patch.com BERKELEY, CA —Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 19-year-old man who was last seen Wednesday in Berkeley. Leon Sellers is described as a black man with glasses standing 5 feet 1 inches tall at 120 pounds with black … |
| UC Berkeley Some 12,000 speakers are mounted on poles throughout the city to broadcast warnings. To determine how the public reacted to the early warning notices after the Sept. 7 Chiapas quake and the Sept. 19 Puebla quake, a team of seismologists from the … |
| TheBlaze.com UC Berkeley ‘Where We Cry’ map shows where students have shed tears — and The student newspaper at the University of California, Berkeley, has created an interactive map called “Where We Cry” that lets readers “share their experiences of crying” on … UC-Berkeley Newspaper Creates a Website For Students To Talk About CryingMRCTV (blog) |
| East Bay Times Cesar Chavez, the Mexican-American civil rights leader, had set out on a 1,000-mile trek across California from the U.S.-Mexico border into the fields of the Central Valley to register the workers to vote in upcoming union elections. Plumb took … |
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Berkeley City Council passes series of affordable housing proposals
Daily Californian The council debated one proposal that seeks to create per acre density standards, an item that Councilmember Sophie Hahn called “critically important” because Berkeley is currently one of the few cities in California without density standards. At the … |
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No Room for All Homeless Residents, Berkeley Tells Judge
Courthouse News Service SAN FRANCISCO (CN) – The city of Berkeley, California, says it lacks the resources needed to house most of its 1,000 homeless residents this winter, despite a court order that it submit a full shelter plan. “I’m very disappointed with what the city of … |
| Berkeleyside UC Berkeley graduate students turned out in force at Cal on Wednesday to protest a proposed student tax hike they say could prevent non-wealthy students from pursuing graduate degrees. The rally mirrored many others that took place at universities … Hundreds of UC Berkeley students say GOP tax bill will jeopardize their educationSFGate ‘I may have to drop out:’ Graduate students take on tax billUC Berkeley Graduate students nationwide protest House tax bill, saying it could cost them thousandsLos Angeles Times |
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Holiday Happenings In Berkeley & Nearby 2017
Patch.com Holiday Happenings In Berkeley & Nearby 2017. BERKELEY, CA – Mark your calendars as there is so much to see and do this holiday season. Bookmark this page to use a guide, and Happy Holidays, from Patch! ———————. ALAMEDA: Through JAN. |
| Patch.com BERKELEY, CA — If the high cost of real estate in the Bay Area’s got you down, here’s a unique solution – live on a boat at the Berkeley Marina. The City of Berkeley plans to award 13 live-aboard berths through a lottery. Hurry, the applications are … |
| Washington Free Beacon About a dozen student associations at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) have received a $17,000 grant from the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California (ACLU-NC) to conduct social justice programming. The grant, larger … |
| New York Times (Want to get California Today by email? Here’s the sign-up.) A Navy veteran, expectant father and nuclear engineering graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley would see his taxes increase by $4,247. Another graduate student at … |
| Daily Californian Om Edibles, an all-female-run collective that manufactures medicinal cannabis, has received a permit to operate in Berkeley. The collective has been producing medicinal cannabis for dispensaries across California from the Bay Area since 2008. The local … |
| Patch.com Terminix; Starbucks; Registrar of Voters’ Office are all hiring. Even more jobs at the Patch jobs board, and post your own local job. By Autumn Johnson, Patch National Staff | Nov 28, 2017 5:37 pm ET … |
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Diabetes hits hard as California spends billions on treatment – Patch
Patch.com Diabetes test: Prevention programs can slow the disease and save money, experts say. Image by Staff Sgt. Chelsea Browning/U.S. Air Force … |
| Patch.com There were a total of 4 vehicle thefts, 3 car burglaries, a stolen electric scooter, and a stolen catalytic converter at East Bay stations. By Bea Karnes, Patch Staff | Nov 28, 2017 12:50 pm ET. 0. Car Stolen At Ashby BART Station Monday. BAY AREA … |
| AOL College students in California are turning to food stamps to afford their meals, CNBC reported. Since January, 500 University of California at Berkeley students have applied to receive the service, up from 111 applications in 2016, and 41 in 2015. If … |
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War Footing: A Cal Expert’s Take on the North Korea Situation
CALIFORNIA Weber is a past consultant to the U.S. Commission on National Security in the 21st Century, a former director of Berkeley’s Institute of International Studies, and a former academic fellow with the Council on Foreign Relations. He spends quite a bit of … |
| San Antonio Express-News BERKELEY, CA – SEPTEMBER 17: Offensive lineman Connor Williams #55 of the Texas Longhorns waits for the snap against the California Golden Bears in the fourth quarter on September 17, 2016 at California … more. Photo: Brian Bahr, Stringer / Getty … |
| Patch.com “More than 500 UC Berkeley students have applied for food stamps since January, up from 111 in all of 2016, and just 41 the year before, said Michael Altfest, spokesman for the Alameda County Community Food Bank, which helps students fill out the forms. College students in California are turning to food stamps to afford to eatBusiness Insider |