Chrissa Olson

Bay Area Rapid Transit, or BART, inspector general Harriet Richardson resigned March 3 after the BART board of directors, BART general manager and employee union SEIU local 1021 allegedly obstructed her ability to carry out her duty conducting independent oversight. 

Patil’s Miyawaki forests are the first to be planted in any school district in California. With the introduction of a draft of AB-57 to the California legislature by Assemblymember Ash Kalra in December, they may not be the last.

A Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies, or IGS, poll released Friday found that President Joe Biden’s approval ratings in California are at 57%, the highest they’ve been since summer 2021, according to Mark DiCamillo, the director of the Berkeley IGS Poll.

Where there are gaps in mental health services at UC Berkeley, student organizations are looking to fill them. 

Bay Area Rapid Transit, or BART, announced it is “more than doubling” its police presence on trains in order to address rider safety concerns beginning March 20, according to a press release from BART on Friday. 

HBF, a public health grassroots organization dedicated to building a thriving Black community in Berkeley, focuses on housing, health and birth equity and the promotion of healthy foods and beverages. 

The increase in rent may be small, but it still adds up: Landlords passing rent registry fees onto their tenants’ rent raise their rent by up to $150, which can be reimbursed to low-income tenants.

Harrison called the reappointment to her second five-year term as dean a “wonderful opportunity,” noting she plans to continue her “ISI agenda”, which represents her innovation and entrepreneurship, sustainability and inclusion initiatives.

Walgreens has bought the assets and pharmaceutical records of Medly Health, the parent company of Pharmaca, for $19.35 million, according to court documents. As a result, all 22 Pharmaca stores nationwide are set to close by Feb. 25, including locations at Berkeley and Rockridge. 

UC Berkeley transportation demand management administrator David Sorrell and BART principal planner Ryan Reeves gave a presentation on the development and implementation of the Clipper BayPass program Friday.