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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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California Firearm Groups Aim to Challenge Bill Modeled After Texas Anti-Abortion Law

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|Date: October 21, 2022
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California Firearm Groups Aim to Challenge Bill Modeled After Texas Anti-Abortion Law

BY HUEY COLLETTE CALIFORNIA - California firearm advocates seek to challenge Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Senate B ...

BY HUEY COLLETTE CALIFORNIA - California firearm advocates seek to challenge Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Senate Bill 1327. The CA law attempts to rebuke Texas’ anti-abortion litigation, allowing citizens to s ...

October 21, 2022
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ACLU and Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights of the SF Bay Area Sue City of San Francisco for Its Encampment Sweeps

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|Date: October 20, 2022
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ACLU and Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights of the SF Bay Area Sue City of San Francisco for Its Encampment Sweeps

By Patty Yao SAN FRANCISCO, CA - On Sept. 27, 2022, The American Civil Liberties Union and the Lawyer’s C ...

By Patty Yao SAN FRANCISCO, CA - On Sept. 27, 2022, The American Civil Liberties Union and the Lawyer’s Committee for Civil rights of the SF Bay Area filed a lawsuit against the city of SF on behalf o ...

October 20, 2022
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President Biden Pardons Thousands Convicted of Marijuana Possession

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|Date: October 19, 2022
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President Biden Pardons Thousands Convicted of Marijuana Possession

By Laurel Spear DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – In a video statement released on Twitter on Oct. 6, 2022, Presiden ...

By Laurel Spear DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – In a video statement released on Twitter on Oct. 6, 2022, President Joe Biden announced he was pardoning all Americans convicted of simple marijuana possession u ...

October 19, 2022
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‘Lunar New Year Now a California Holiday’: Berkeley Students on Newsom’s New Bill

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|Date: October 17, 2022
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‘Lunar New Year Now a California Holiday’: Berkeley Students on Newsom’s New Bill

By Karen Ha Gov. Newsom recently signed AB 2596, which officially enshrines Lunar New Year–histori ...

By Karen Ha Gov. Newsom recently signed AB 2596, which officially enshrines Lunar New Year–historically celebrated by many Asian American students–as a holiday into California law. While the ma ...

October 17, 2022
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Student Opinion: Baltimore Prosecutors Drop Charges against Adnan Syed

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|Date: October 12, 2022
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Student Opinion: Baltimore Prosecutors Drop Charges against Adnan Syed

By Gibran Khalil BALTIMORE, MD – After the decision in mid-Sept. from a Baltimore judge to overturn the c ...

By Gibran Khalil BALTIMORE, MD – After the decision in mid-Sept. from a Baltimore judge to overturn the conviction of Adnan Syed for the 1999 murder of high school student Hae Min Lee, Baltimore prose ...

October 12, 2022
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Governor Newsom Vetoes Bill to Limit Solitary Confinement

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|Date: October 12, 2022
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Governor Newsom Vetoes Bill to Limit Solitary Confinement

By Laurel Spear SACRAMENTO, CA — On Sept. 29, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 26 ...

By Laurel Spear SACRAMENTO, CA — On Sept. 29, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 2632. If passed, this bill would have limited solitary confinement to 15 consecutive days and no ...

October 12, 2022
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Alameda County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) Strips 47 Deputies of Guns and Arrest Powers after Failed Psychological Exams

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|Date: October 03, 2022
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Alameda County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) Strips 47 Deputies of Guns and Arrest Powers after Failed Psychological Exams

By Patty Yao Image by Michael Macor Dublin, CA - On Sept. 23, 2022, Alameda County Sheriff Greg Ahern sen ...

By Patty Yao Image by Michael Macor Dublin, CA - On Sept. 23, 2022, Alameda County Sheriff Greg Ahern sent a letter to 47 Sheriff’s deputies notifying them that they are not allowed to perform “any fu ...

October 03, 2022
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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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