Election 2012: National and state races
Election 2012 Endorsements: State candidates
Nancy Skinner State Assembly District 15 UC Berkeley students regularly have the opportunity to connect with Nancy Skinner, who represents the city in the state Assembly. She’s very involved with her district, and frequently visits campus for discussions that let students voice their thoughts directly to their representative. But while Read More…
Measure undistricts city and only changes who draws district lines
Texas-style politics comes to Berkeley with city redistricting measure
The charter amendment Measure R doesn’t redistrict Berkeley at all. It undistricts it. A little history: District Elections were instituted in 1986 to end citywide elections for all council seats. It was a measure put forth by the conservative hills residents against the monopoly the much more progressive flatlands of Read More…
A continued struggle for public education
The crisis of the University of California has, of late, come to the forefront of our thoughts and discussions about the role of government in our lives. As the recession plows forward, the state finds itself with less and less money by the day. Funds are divested, year after year, Read More…
Tax out-of-state online retailers
We all know Berkeley loves to read. In fact, according to a recent report, Berkeley is the third-most well-read city in the nation. Despite our love of the written word, Berkeley, along with many other cities throughout California, has witnessed our cherished local bookstores vanish right before our eyes as Read More…
Homeowner Bill of Rights to protect renters, investigate fraud
Gov. Jerry Brown signed two bills into law last week intended to increase protections for renters in foreclosed properties and investigate financial fraud. Read More…
Chancellor Robert Birgeneau derided state legislators in emails
In emails sent between administrators surrounding the Nov. 9 Occupy Cal protest, Chancellor Robert Birgeneau criticized Assemblymember Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, and State Senator Loni Hancock, D-Oakland. Emails recently received by the Daily Cal from the UC Berkeley Public Records office include a Nov. 8 email from Birgeneau to Executive Vice Chancellor Read More…
State Senate advances bills that would create free online textbook library
In an effort to address the surging costs of higher education for college students, the California State Senate passed two bills aimed at giving students free access to textbooks for popular lower division courses on Wednesday. Senate Bill 1052 would create the California Open Education Resources Council, which would oversee Read More…
Emails reveal potentially tense relationship between administration, legislators
Spokesperson relays apology from Birgeneau for remark that Skinner and Hancock 'only know how to do damage'
Recently obtained email exchanges between campus officials regarding the Nov. 9 Occupy Cal protest suggest that the UC Berkeley administration may have tense feelings about the role of two state legislators in encouraging past campus protests. In a Nov. 8 email, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost George Breslauer wrote to Read More…
State legislators to speak at UC Berkeley Monday night
State Assemblymember Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, and state Senator Loni Hancock, D-Oakland — both of whom represent Berkeley in the state legislature — will visit the campus tonight to talk about budget cuts and their effect on the higher education system.