BART’s general manager plans to reach out to protesters
Grace Crunican, Bay Area Rapid Transit’s new general manager, extended an open hand to meet with protesters and other commuters who have complaints about the transit system.
Category Archives: Notes from the Field
City council to reconvene tonight after summer recess
Tonight marks the end of the Berkeley City Council’s summer recess — at its first meeting since July, the council will discuss work the city has done since then as well as preview legislation to be discussed over the coming weeks. Sarah Mohamed is the lead city government reporter.
Hikers saga may be over Tuesday
The past week has been a turbulent one for two UC Berkeley alumni, Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, who are still detained in Iran, despite a belief early last week that they might be freed.
Student regents remain silent at meeting
When the UC Board of Regents met on Sept. 15, board members contemplated and discussed a multi-year budget plan — which included student tuition and fee increases of up to 16 percent — to cope with shrinking state funding. However, reporters in attendance from The Daily Californian noted that UC student regents did Read More…
About 25 percent of Berkeley students have not yet been vaccinated
With about an average of 25 percent of students at Berkeley middle and high schools not yet been vaccinated for whooping cough, Berkeley Unified School District schools continue to urge students to arm themselves against the bacterial disease, as required by a new state law passed last year. Weiru Fang Read More…
Construction on Haas offices begins today
Construction to upgrade office space for professional faculty began Monday at the Haas School of Business.
Berkeley City Council urges against federal military spending
In an attempt to officially address the nation’s defense budget, the Berkeley City Council could soon join a movement to influence U.S. Congress to redirect resources from the Pentagon to local communities. In its meeting tomorrow, the council will discuss a resolution that supports the New Priorities Campaign to Reduce Read More…
Pepsi contract remains unsigned
Although campus stakeholders hoped to have the new campus beverage contract — which was previously held with Coca-Cola Co. — signed by the end of August, it has not yet been finalized.
Demands released for Thursday’s protest
It’s that time of year again. The UC Board of Regents will meet in November to discuss a plan to increase tuition, so UC Berkeley organizers have begun plans for protests and forums. Correction(s):A previous version of this blog post incorrectly stated that the UC Board of Regents would be Read More…
UC Berkeley professor appointed to systemwide position
A UC Berkeley professor is set to become the systemwide vice president for agriculture and natural resources after her appointment was approved Sept. 15 by the UC Board of Regents.