After voting to continue three of four 9.5-hour preschool classes for the next school year, the Berkeley Unified School District Board of Education decided at its meeting June 22 not to use any more of its funds to keep the last classroom open. The issue was raised at the meeting Read More…
A recent study by American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research identified that the rise in college tuition stems from the ways in which traditional colleges and universities organize and allocate resources, and not lavish university facilities and extra student services. The author, Oklahoma State University professor Vance Fried, stated Read More…
An email from the UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau distributed this morning reminded UC Berkeley faculty and staff of the university’s policy on whistleblowing, listing additional resources for how to report improper activities and promising protection for whistleblowers. A whistleblower is a person who tells the public or someone in Read More…
Several amendments to a University of California employee policy were proposed by the UC Office of the President and effectively released Monday, calling for consideration of performance when making decisions regarding layoffs and time reduction. The proposed policy changes will allow employers throughout the UC to consider employees’ work performance Read More…
The UC Center for Health Quality and Innovation distributed more than $3.4 million in grants July 1 to fund nine projects submitted by UC campuses, in hopes of improving health care and reducing costs. As funding for health care decreases, finding ways to offer more efficient care to patients is Read More…
Berkeley City Council members voted unanimously at their June 28 meeting to adopt a resolution to dissuade the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from pursuing I-9 audits of the Berkeley-based Pacific Steel Casting Company. Councilmember Jesse Arreguin said the vote was a significant step in demonstrating Berkeley’s opposition to the Read More…
Three of four suspects involved in a Southside hit and run were arrested on Sunday evening by the Berkeley Police Department. At approximately 6:50 p.m., a Berkeley police officer on Haste Street and Telegraph Avenue spotted a maroon Toyota run a red light, almost causing an accident, and attempted to Read More…
A fire broke out late Monday night at Ashby Lumber when rags used for wood-staining caught on fire. At approximately 9:37 p.m., bystanders from a business across the street noticed that a fire had broken out at 824 Ashby Ave. The bystanders then called the Berkeley Fire Department, which responded Read More…
A woman was the victim of an alleged strong-arm robbery Sunday afternoon in Downtown Berkeley. At around 2:30 p.m., the woman was standing on Kittredge Street and Shattuck Avenue when she was allegedly approached by a man who forcibly took her iPhone and fled the scene in a green Jeep Read More…
Following the Berkeley Unified School District’s proposal to eliminate extended day care programs to offset budget cuts to preschool funding, concerns from low-income families who rely on the programs to watch their children prompted further discussion between city and school officials. At the school district’s June 8 Board of Education Read More…
