BY HUEY COLLETTE CALIFORNIA - California firearm advocates seek to challenge Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Senate B ...
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California Firearm Groups Aim to Challenge Bill Modeled After Texas Anti-Abortion Law
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 Bill 1327. The CA law attempts to rebuke Texas’ anti-abortion litigation, allowing citizens to s ...
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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
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 Law ...
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 b ...
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President Biden Pardons Thousands Convicted of Marijuana Possession
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 ...
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‘Lunar New Year Now a California Holiday’: Berkeley Students on Newsom’s New Bill
‘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 ...
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Student Opinion: Baltimore Prosecutors Drop Charges against Adnan Syed
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 ...
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Governor Newsom Vetoes Bill to Limit Solitary Confinement
Governor Newsom Vetoes Bill to Limit Solitary Confinement
By Laurel Spear SACRAMENTO, CA — On Sept. 29, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly ...
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 ...
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Alameda County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) Strips 47 Deputies of Guns and Arrest Powers after Failed Psychological Exams
Alameda County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) Strips 47 Deputies of Guns and Arrest Powers after Failed Psychological Exams
By Patty Yao Dublin, CA - On Sept. 23, 2022, Alameda County Sheriff Greg Ahern sent a letter to 47 ...
By Patty Yao 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 function reserved ...
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Students Across the Country Gather to Protest Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Bill
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 ...
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Berkeley Community Members Express Frustration and Confusion about City Council’s Proposals for Public Safety
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 ...
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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Faces Pressure to Recuse Himself From Trump-related Cases
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 ...
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Former Employee files lawsuit against Tesla for racial discrimination
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 ...
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Hunger Strike at Santa Rita Jail after Dec. 2021 Increases in Commissary Prices
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 ...
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With ASUC** voting in full swing, ASUC** non-partisan offices plan to host carnival to incentivize voting
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 ...
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California Assembly Introduces New Bills Tackling Housing Insecurity for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
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 ...
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Beto O’ Rourke Will Face Incumbent Greg Abbott in the Texas Gubernatorial Election
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 ...
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Anjali Jogia-Sattar, Endorsed by the South Asian Community, Runs for ASUC* Senate
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 ...
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SF Police Will No Longer Use Survivors’ DNA in Unconnected Crimes
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 ...
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President Biden Nominates Judge Jackson to the Supreme Court
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 ...
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Woman Part of Protest against Police Violence Shot and Killed by Neighbor in Portland
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 ...
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Proposal to Unname UC Berkeley’s Moses Hall on Grounds of Namesake’s White Supremacist Views
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 ...