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Campus groups plan to erect tents, help point student voters to polling stations
Campus organizations are making a final effort to ensure that students know where to cast their votes Tuesday. Read More…
Robert Reich, federal and state politicians make final push for Prop. 30
Campus democrats made one final push for Proposition 30 in a rally on Sproul Plaza on the eve of election day Monday. Read More…
Veteran pollsters discuss prospects for Prop. 30
With less than 36 hours until the first precincts of the 2012 election close in California, veteran pollsters met with members of the UC Berkeley campus community Monday to discuss what the findings of a late-October voter survey could mean for the imminent election. The surveys were conducted by The Read More…
Incumbents historically hold advantage in Berkeley elections
Incumbents have traditionally held certain advantages in local elections, but hope for change within the Berkeley City Council inspires challengers to run despite the odds. Read More…
Campaign expenditures differ between candidates in Berkeley mayoral race
While more prominent national and state campaigns will take their battle to the television and airwaves, local elections are often reduced to a hard fought battle of yard signs and fliers. Read More…
CalDems, Berkeley College Republicans host ‘Great Debate’ over presidential candidates
Representatives from Cal Berkeley Democrats and Berkeley College Republicans met at the “Great Debate” Thursday to make their cases for President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in the presidential race. Read More…
Student Regents Hold Prop. 30 and Budget Presentation
Just five days from the election, about 16 students gathered at Barrows Hall Thursday evening to hear a presentation by the UC student regents about the effects of Proposition 30, a ballot measure that could prevent a 20 percent tuition hike in January, on the UC’s budget. At the presentation, Read More…
Student groups hold rally on Sproul to protest sidewalk measure
A rally was held at the steps of Upper Sproul Plaza on Friday to protest and raise awareness of the controversial ballot Measure S that will be voted on by Berkeley residents next Tuesday. Read More…
Limited student engagement continues to persist in local politics
While UC Berkeley has a reputation for student activism, political involvement in local campaigns for the upcoming elections has been been limited in comparison to state and national races. Read More…
Complaint accuses rent board slate of violating election laws
On Tuesday, Berkeley’s Fair Campaign Practices Commission heard a complaint alleging that Tenants United for Fairness, one of the two slates running for the city’s Rent Stabilization Board, violated city and state election laws. Read More…