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Water Rights in California

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|Date: May 05, 2023
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Water Rights in California

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worldislandinfo.com, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons By Sheila Teker As environmental crises have arisen from excessive diversions of water ...

May 05, 2023
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Crime in Berkeley

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|Date: April 17, 2023
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Crime in Berkeley

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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 Berkeley, impacting UC Berkeley students ...

April 17, 2023
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Newsom Announces Transformation of San Quentin Prison into Rehabilitation Facility

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|Date: April 17, 2023
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Newsom Announces Transformation of San Quentin Prison into Rehabilitation Facility

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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 Gavin Newsom revealed a new plan to t ...

April 17, 2023
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Weather Conditions in California Have Devastatingly Impacted Homeless Populations

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|Date: April 12, 2023
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Weather Conditions in California Have Devastatingly Impacted Homeless Populations

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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, California has been hit by ...

April 12, 2023
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New San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins Overturns Policies for Criminal Justice Reform Made by Chesa Boudin

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|Date: March 24, 2023
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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 ...

By Sophia Martin SAN FRANCISCO - After San Francisco’s unconventional District Attorney Chesa Boudin was ousted in July 2022, Boudin’s successor Brooke Jenkins has advised prosecutorial cases througho ...

March 24, 2023
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UC Berkeley Shuts Libraries: Student Outcry Grows

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|Date: March 20, 2023
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UC Berkeley Shuts Libraries: Student Outcry Grows

By Michael Verna BERKELEY —UC Berkeley will close down three campus libraries, including Anthropology, Ma ...

By Michael Verna BERKELEY —UC Berkeley will close down three campus libraries, including Anthropology, Mathematics Statistics, and Physics-Astronomy Libraries, as part of a new "long-term space plan" ...

March 20, 2023
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CAL HOUSING SKIRTS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS

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|Date: March 20, 2023
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CAL HOUSING SKIRTS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS

By Megan Barr BERKELEY, CA — California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently vowed to restructure the California En ...

By Megan Barr BERKELEY, CA — California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently vowed to restructure the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to allow universities to fast-track student housing developments ...

March 20, 2023
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Hunger Strikes at Central Valley ICE Detention Centers

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|Date: March 08, 2023
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Hunger Strikes at Central Valley ICE Detention Centers

By Laurel Spear BAKERSFIELD, CA— Eighty-four immigrants began hunger strikes at two Central Valley immigr ...

By Laurel Spear BAKERSFIELD, CA— Eighty-four immigrants began hunger strikes at two Central Valley immigration detention centers to protest inhumane conditions and wages in the centers. On Feb. 17 202 ...

March 08, 2023
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Family of Oakland Baker Jen Angel Advocates for Restorative Justice Following Her Death

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|Date: March 06, 2023
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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 bakery in O ...

By Gibran Khalil OAKLAND, CA – On February 9th, beloved baker Jen Angel, owner of Angel Cakes bakery in Oakland, died from injuries suffered following a robbery at Wells Fargo in Downtown Oakland. Jen ...

March 06, 2023
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UC Berkeley Unnames Moses Hall over Racist Ties

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|Date: March 03, 2023
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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 rac ...

By Ademar Barrera Berkeley, CA--The former Moses Hall building was stripped of its name due to racist beliefs tied to former history professor Bernard Moses. On Feb. 7, 2023, UC Berkeley ...

March 03, 2023
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Recently Fired Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong Appeals Dismissal

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|Date: March 02, 2023
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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 from his job as Oaklan ...

By Laurel Spear OAKLAND, CA— On Thurs. Feb 23, just over a week after he was fired from his job as Oakland Police Chief, LeRonne Armstrong began the formal appeal process to re-evaluate his dismissal. ...

March 02, 2023
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Campus Soulja Boy Concert Descends into Chaos over Lack of Crowd Control

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|Date: February 28, 2023
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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 ...

By Laurel Spear BERKELEY, CA— On January 27, 2023, UC Berkeley arts and entertainment organization ASUC* Superb Productions held a free concert for UC Berkeley students featuring Soulja Boy, an ...

February 28, 2023
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Berkeley Law Students’ Pro Bono Project to Defend Vulnerable Communities from ‘Buy Now Pay Later’ Service

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|Date: January 23, 2023
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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 - St ...

BY NANCY HU, PATTY YAO, & HUEY COLLETTE | STAFF WRITERS Image courtesy of Getty Images BERKELEY - Students at UC Berkeley School of Law are conducting a public survey to research and better under ...

January 23, 2023
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San Francisco Police Officers to Allow Lethal Force from Police Robots

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|Date: December 04, 2022
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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 policy ...

By Gibran Khalil SAN FRANCISCO, CA –The San Francisco Board of Supervisors proposed a broad policy to “allow police to bring armed robots to every arrest, and every execution of a warrant to se ...

December 04, 2022
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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

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|Date: November 18, 2022
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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 Police Acc ...

By Patty Yao BERKELEY, CA — On Nov. 14, 2022, Nathan Mizell, Vice-Chair of the Berkeley Police Accountability Board released a statement about the allegations of police misconduct revealed by a ...

November 18, 2022
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GSIs Prepare to Go on Statewide Academic Workers Strike against ‘Unlawful’ Negotiations with UC System

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|Date: November 12, 2022
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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 the ...

By Huey Collette CALIFORNIA - On Wednesday November 2, a total of 36,558 votes were cast, authorizing the largest strike ever by academic workers in the United States. Graduate student instructors (GS ...

November 12, 2022
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UC Berkeley Students March to Support Iranian Protests; No Official Statement from Campus Administration

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|Date: November 05, 2022
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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 students ...

Photo by Tribune India By Huey Collette BERKELEY, CA- UC Berkeley’s campus is no stranger to its students taking the initiative towards advocating for various social issues. Starting from Mario Savio’ ...

November 05, 2022
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Berkeley Councilmember Proposes Ordinance that Would Outlaw Discriminatory 911 Calls

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|Date: November 03, 2022
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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 ord ...

By Gibran Khalil BERKELEY, CA – On October 11, 2022, Berkeley Councilmember Kate Harrison proposed an ordinance at the Berkeley City Council meeting to prohibit discriminatory calls to law enforcement ...

November 03, 2022
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Recap of Monkeypox Outbreak in California and What to Know about the Disease

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|Date: October 26, 2022
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Recap of Monkeypox Outbreak in California and What to Know about the Disease

By Maritza Ramirez Since the start of the monkeypox epidemic in May 2022, two of California’s most ...

By Maritza Ramirez Since the start of the monkeypox epidemic in May 2022, two of California’s most populous cities, San Francisco and Los Angeles, have been the most heavily affected in the sta ...

October 26, 2022
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California Paves the Way for Clean Energy with New SB 1020

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|Date: October 25, 2022
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California Paves the Way for Clean Energy with New SB 1020

By Ademar Barrera Vallejo - California, on Sep. 16, 2022, Newsom signed the 100% Clean Electric Grid (SB ...

By Ademar Barrera Vallejo - California, on Sep. 16, 2022, Newsom signed the 100% Clean Electric Grid (SB 1020) bill which aims to reduce the state’s dependency on fossil fuels in three stages. The fir ...

October 25, 2022
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