A new cardio and weights facility located in Memorial Stadium, initially scheduled to open early October, is expected to open to Cal Recreational Sports members on Oct. 28.
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President Barack Obama will nominate UC Berkeley professor emerita Janet Yellen for the chair of the Federal Reserve Wednesday. Read More…
Several areas of Tilden Regional Park will be closed to the public between October 2013 and February 2014 due to maintenance work to improve the “safety and efficiency” of the Tilden Nature Area, according to an East Bay Regional Park District press release. Read More…
On October 13, Sunday Streets will come to Berkeley again. Instead of the usual cars and buses, pedestrians, cyclists, skaters and dancers will fill Shattuck Avenue. Read More…
The national percentage of borrowers who have defaulted on their federal student loans reached its highest level since 1995, according to U.S. Department of Education figures. Read More…
Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Wednesday a new minimum wage of $10 an hour, to be implemented gradually, which puts California on track to have the highest minimum wage in the country. Read More…
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Tuesday to implement a statewide earthquake early-warning system partially developed at UC Berkeley, according to The Sacramento Bee. Senate Bill 135 enables the development of a system to notify residents at least one minute prior to an earthquake. Methods of notification are still unclear, but Read More…
California lawmakers today approved renaming the western span of the Bay Bridge after former Assembly speaker and San Francisco mayor Willie Brown, overcoming staunch opposition by Gov. Jerry Brown. Read More…
Although not included in this agenda, ASUC senators will likely vote on a bill that asks the senate to support the United Student District Amendment in the Berkeley City Council. The amendment pertains to the city’s ongoing redistricting negotiations and supports the creation of a largely student district. Unlike an alternative map that would also be composed mostly of students, the USDA map would include co-ops and other student housing on Northside. Read More…
The University of California has agreed to pay $375,000 to settle a 2008 lawsuit stemming from the suicide of a prison inmate who was under the supervision of university psychiatrists. Read More…