Current house garden manager Ariel Cherbowsky has recently set out to restore what Cherbowsky’s manifesto called Cloyne’s “naturalistic charisma” by calling for residents to become involved in its garden. Read More…
After two years of planning, some students are raising concern over the ASUC sponsored Berkeley redistricting map because the proposed student district excludes Northside residences, including 9 Berkeley student housing cooperatives and three dormitories. Read More…
New developments in the legal negotiations between the Berkeley Student Cooperative and the Employee Association have surfaced since the BSC released its goals last Friday. Read More…
Student leaders of the Berkeley Student Cooperative have pushed for cuts to employee benefits in ongoing contract negotiations with its employees, according to a press release published Thursday. Read More…
UC Berkeley sophomore Cody Johnson, who died this Thanksgiving, was known for his genuine, infectious smile. He was 20-years-old. Read More…
Berkeley needs affordable housing. The city has the largest gap between rich and poor in the Bay Area, and 10 percent of households make less than $10,000 a year, according to The Bay Citizen. Thankfully, local leaders have established a tradition of promoting housing that the poorest residents can pay Read More…
Homecoming had special meaning for some alumni who had not seen their former student cooperative since it shut down 35 years ago. The reunion was for students who lived at Oxford Hall, a student-run cooperative that opened in 1933 and closed in 1977. The building is now the site of Read More…
Berkeley City Council voted Tuesday to set a $28,000 Affordable Housing Mitigation Fee that will be imposed on developers unless they include a set amount of affordable housing units in all new rental housing. Read More…
The ASUC Senate is set to meet again Wednesday evening. Among the new business for the senate is a bill in support of Proposition 36, a ballot measure seeking to change California’s “Three Strikes” Law, and another bill in support of exempting campus student cooperative houses from the city of Berkeley’s affordable housing Read More…
Berkeley has a reputation for being a leader in the organic, locally grown movement. But what constitutes local and how exactly is Berkeley’s organic market changing in terms of availability? Read More…
