Meet me in Berkeley
In Berkeley, there is no greater display of this tremendous combination of civic passion and neighborly responsibility than at 11 p.m. on a Tuesday night
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A slice of the truth: Does Sliver Pizzeria actually donate to anti-human trafficking nonprofits?
Sliver, until recently, claimed on its website to have given monthly “financial and/or moral” donations to at least three anti-human trafficking organizations. Two of these nonprofits, however, have not received donations in at least four years, and one of these nonprofits — Not For Sale, an international San Francisco-based nonprofit — has no record of any donations by Sliver.
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Graduating? Submit to the Daily Cal’s ‘Goodbye to All That’ essay contest
DEADLINE EXTENDED: We want to know about the beginnings and the ends. Tell us what you’ve learned, what you’ve loved and why — or if — you’re ready to say goodbye to all that.
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An ode to the humble hyphen
I think if I am a grammar symbol, I am the most humble one: the hyphen.
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Student Action wins 3 of 4 partisan executive seats in 2018 ASUC elections
Student Action clinches majority of seats in ASUC Senate
The night’s results mark a major victory for Student Action, which won all the executive seats it campaigned for, and a tough loss for CalSERVE, with only party member Nuha Khalfay managing to secure a spot in the executive office.
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Here’s a full list of results from the 2018 ASUC general elections
This elections season, there were three presidential candidates, two executive vice president candidates, two external affairs vice president candidates, two academic affairs vice president candidates, two student advocate candidates and 37 ASUC Senate candidates on the ballot.
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Berkeley news quiz, week of March 18
Did you follow the news in Berkeley this week?
Do androids dream of Berkeley? The electrifying city of Philip K. Dick’s youth
It makes sense, perhaps, that the first short story Dick ever sold in 1953 was entirely based on the utterly mundane situation of a Berkeley neighbor’s dog barking at the garbage man.
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Sweet treats: Where to buy chocolates in Berkeley this Valentine’s Day
Maybe you need a little TLC for yourself. Maybe it was a bad breakup. Maybe you forgot to buy your partner a Valentine’s gift.
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Women pushed, punched in strong-arm robbery near People’s Park
The women were standing outside when a man approached them, according to Berkeley Police Department Lt. Joe Okies. After a brief conversation, Okies said the man pushed one woman to the ground then punched the other woman in the face when she moved to help her friend.
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