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Students Across the Country Gather to Protest Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Bill

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|Date: April 29, 2022
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Students Across the Country Gather to Protest Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Bill

By Kate Anstett UNITED STATES– Several other states across the country follow Florida in proposing anti-L ...

By Kate Anstett UNITED STATES– Several other states across the country follow Florida in proposing anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, spurring nationwide protests. In the past couple of months, several states h ...

April 29, 2022
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Berkeley Community Members Express Frustration and Confusion about City Council’s Proposals for Public Safety

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|Date: April 21, 2022
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Berkeley Community Members Express Frustration and Confusion about City Council’s Proposals for Public Safety

By Patty Yao BERKELEY, CA — On Tuesday, Apr. 12, 2022, several community members dialed into the B ...

By Patty Yao BERKELEY, CA — On Tuesday, Apr. 12, 2022, several community members dialed into the Berkeley City Council meeting to speak out against Items 24 and 27. Item 24 proposes fun ...

April 21, 2022
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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Faces Pressure to Recuse Himself From Trump-related Cases

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|Date: April 12, 2022
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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Faces Pressure to Recuse Himself From Trump-related Cases

By Jack Galloway WASHINGTON – Many Democrats are calling on Justice Thomas to recuse himself from Trump-r ...

By Jack Galloway WASHINGTON – Many Democrats are calling on Justice Thomas to recuse himself from Trump-related cases or resign from the Supreme Court altogether. Text messages between Ginni Thomas, t ...

April 12, 2022
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Former Employee files lawsuit against Tesla for racial discrimination

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|Date: April 12, 2022
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Former Employee files lawsuit against Tesla for racial discrimination

By Kate Anstett ALAMEDA, CA – Tesla fired a former Construction Project Manager after he reported mentall ...

By Kate Anstett ALAMEDA, CA – Tesla fired a former Construction Project Manager after he reported mentally and physically unsafe working conditions. Marc Cage, who is African-American, alleges that th ...

April 12, 2022
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Hunger Strike at Santa Rita Jail after Dec. 2021 Increases in Commissary Prices

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|Date: April 07, 2022
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Hunger Strike at Santa Rita Jail after Dec. 2021 Increases in Commissary Prices

By Patty Yao DUBLIN, CA — Since Jan. 7, 2022, incarcerated people in Santa Rita Jail have b ...

By Patty Yao DUBLIN, CA — Since Jan. 7, 2022, incarcerated people in Santa Rita Jail have been conducting a hunger strike in protest of increases in commissary prices, which range from 2 ...

April 07, 2022
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With ASUC** voting in full swing, ASUC** non-partisan offices plan to host carnival to incentivize voting

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|Date: April 05, 2022
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With ASUC** voting in full swing, ASUC** non-partisan offices plan to host carnival to incentivize voting

By Elizabeth Nguyen BERKELEY, CA – In recent years, voter turnout for Associated Students of the Universi ...

By Elizabeth Nguyen BERKELEY, CA – In recent years, voter turnout for Associated Students of the University of California (ASUC)** elections has been historically low. However, the current office of U ...

April 05, 2022
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California Assembly Introduces New Bills Tackling Housing Insecurity for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals

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|Date: March 27, 2022
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California Assembly Introduces New Bills Tackling Housing Insecurity for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals

By Patty Yao Picture by Ben D'Alessio CALIFORNIA - On Feb. 7th, 2022, California Assembly Members ...

By Patty Yao Picture by Ben D'Alessio CALIFORNIA - On Feb. 7th, 2022, California Assembly Members Bryan (D-54) and Kalra (D-27) introduced AB 1816, which would require the Department of Housing ...

March 27, 2022
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Beto O’ Rourke Will Face Incumbent Greg Abbott in the Texas Gubernatorial Election

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|Date: March 23, 2022
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Beto O’ Rourke Will Face Incumbent Greg Abbott in the Texas Gubernatorial Election

By Jack Galloway TEXAS – Democrats in Texas are giving Beto O’Rourke another chance. On Mar. 1, 2022, O’R ...

By Jack Galloway TEXAS – Democrats in Texas are giving Beto O’Rourke another chance. On Mar. 1, 2022, O’Rourke, known to most Americans by his first name, won the Democratic primary for the Governor o ...

March 23, 2022
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Anjali Jogia-Sattar, Endorsed by the South Asian Community, Runs for ASUC* Senate

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|Date: March 18, 2022
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Anjali Jogia-Sattar, Endorsed by the South Asian Community, Runs for ASUC* Senate

By Ineka Damen Berkeley- UC Berkeley sophomore Anjali Jogia-Sattar is running for Associated Stud ...

By Ineka Damen Berkeley- UC Berkeley sophomore Anjali Jogia-Sattar is running for Associated Students of the University of California (ASUC)* Senate on platforms that improve South Asian repre ...

March 18, 2022
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SF Police Will No Longer Use Survivors’ DNA in Unconnected Crimes

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|Date: March 16, 2022
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SF Police Will No Longer Use Survivors’ DNA in Unconnected Crimes

By: Ineka Damen SAN FRANCISCO- San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) announced this week that they will ...

By: Ineka Damen SAN FRANCISCO- San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) announced this week that they will no longer use survivors' DNA in unrelated crimes after district attorney Chesa Boudin pressured ...

March 16, 2022
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President Biden Nominates Judge Jackson to the Supreme Court

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|Date: March 07, 2022
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President Biden Nominates Judge Jackson to the Supreme Court

By Jack Galloway WASHINGTON– On Feb. 25, 2022, President Biden announced the nomination of Judge Ketanji ...

By Jack Galloway WASHINGTON– On Feb. 25, 2022, President Biden announced the nomination of Judge Ketanjii Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. Judge Jackson, who will presumably fill the seat of the r ...

March 07, 2022
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Woman Part of Protest against Police Violence Shot and Killed by Neighbor in Portland

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|Date: March 06, 2022
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Woman Part of Protest against Police Violence Shot and Killed by Neighbor in Portland

By Kate Anstett Portland, OR--Authorities identified a man associated with neo-Nazi groups as a suspect i ...

By Kate Anstett Portland, OR--Authorities identified a man associated with neo-Nazi groups as a suspect in the shooting of five protestors, resulting in one death. On Feb 19, during a protest in Portl ...

March 06, 2022
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Proposal to Unname UC Berkeley’s Moses Hall on Grounds of Namesake’s White Supremacist Views

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|Date: March 04, 2022
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Proposal to Unname UC Berkeley’s Moses Hall on Grounds of Namesake’s White Supremacist Views

By Kimberly Bajarias BERKELEY, CA -- In May 2021, faculty and graduate students of the UC Berkeley Depart ...

By Kimberly Bajarias BERKELEY, CA -- In May 2021, faculty and graduate students of the UC Berkeley Department of Philosophy submitted a proposal to unname Moses Hall, citing concerns for building name ...

March 04, 2022
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The Silent Role of Corporate Money in San Francisco’s Board of Education Recall

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|Date: March 03, 2022
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The Silent Role of Corporate Money in San Francisco’s Board of Education Recall

By Claudia Drdul San Francisco - The contentious San Francisco Board of Education recall effort re ...

By Claudia Drdul San Francisco - The contentious San Francisco Board of Education recall effort resulted in a major win for investors and venture capitalists alike on Feb. 15, when 76% of San F ...

March 03, 2022
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Nancy Pelosi Endorses Stock Trading Ban

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|Date: March 01, 2022
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Nancy Pelosi Endorses Stock Trading Ban

By Ineka Damen San Francisco- After receiving extensive backlash from both Democrats and Republicans for ...

By Ineka Damen San Francisco- After receiving extensive backlash from both Democrats and Republicans for her silence on the issue, Nancy Pelosi endorses a stock trading ban pushed by Democrats in the ...

March 01, 2022
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Bomb Threats to HBCUs during Black History Month Cause Fear among Students

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|Date: February 28, 2022
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Bomb Threats to HBCUs during Black History Month Cause Fear among Students

By Kate Anstett UNITED STATES--In recent weeks, over a dozen Historically Black Colleges and Universities ...

By Kate Anstett UNITED STATES--In recent weeks, over a dozen Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) across the United States received multiple bomb threats, sending students into lockdow ...

February 28, 2022
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Supreme Court to Hear Case on Race-Conscious Admission Policies

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|Date: February 26, 2022
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Supreme Court to Hear Case on Race-Conscious Admission Policies

By Jack Galloway WASHINGTON– The Supreme Court agreed to hear a case about race-conscious admiss ...

By Jack Galloway WASHINGTON– The Supreme Court agreed to hear a case about race-conscious admissions at two prestigious American Universities. As politicians consider what factors drove the r ...

February 26, 2022
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Amid Protests and Hunger Strikes against Oakland School Closures, Community Voices Concerns of Racism and Classism

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|Date: February 23, 2022
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Amid Protests and Hunger Strikes against Oakland School Closures, Community Voices Concerns of Racism and Classism

By Kimberly Bajarias OAKLAND, CA – On Feb. 9, the Oakland Board of Education made a disheartening decis ...

By Kimberly Bajarias OAKLAND, CA – On Feb. 9, the Oakland Board of Education made a disheartening decision to close seven schools over the next two years due to alleged low enrollment and budget iss ...

February 23, 2022
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Eileen Gu – What Does It Mean to Be an American?

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|Date: February 17, 2022
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Eileen Gu – What Does It Mean to Be an American?

Op-Ed by Jack Galloway BEIJING – US-born Olympic Skier Eileen Gu won the silver medal in women’s slopesty ...

Op-Ed by Jack Galloway BEIJING – US-born Olympic Skier Eileen Gu won the silver medal in women’s slopestyle at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing on Monday, following up her gold medal in the Big Air event ...

February 17, 2022
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Student Activists Demand Climate Action during COP26

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|Date: November 19, 2021
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Student Activists Demand Climate Action during COP26

By Reuben Sam BERKELEY, CA - On November 10, 2021, students gathered on the steps of UC Berkeley’s Sprou ...

By Reuben Sam BERKELEY, CA - On November 10, 2021, students gathered on the steps of UC Berkeley’s Sproul Hall, demanding immediate action to mitigate the impacts of climate change and transition tow ...

November 19, 2021
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