Dirks announces major changes to cost-cutting efforts
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Chancellor Nicholas Dirks announced sweeping changes to two major cost-cutting efforts at an Academic Senate meeting Tuesday.
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City organizes emergency preparedness fair
More than 1,000 members of the Berkeley community — including seniors and families with children and pets — visited the Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park on Saturday to learn more about how they could be best prepared in the event of a citywide emergency.
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City Council places new minimum wage measure on November ballot
In a meeting Tuesday, Berkeley City Council voted to draft a ballot resolution that would raise the minimum wage in the city to $15 by 2019.
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A brief history of Cal Day
For decades, the campus has opened its doors to many thousands of prospective students and members of the large community on one day of the year, welcoming them to come and experience the best of UC Berkeley. And for those hoping to leave with a taste of what UC Berkeley
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License board alleges contractor violations contributed to Berkeley balcony collapse
Enforcement staff at the Contractors State License Board, or CSLB, have determined that five contractors involved in the construction of a balcony that collapsed last June probably violated California law, potentially leading to the suspension or revocation of the contractors’ licenses.
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3 women file lawsuit after June balcony collapse in Berkeley
Three women filed a lawsuit last month in connection with the collapse of a balcony last June that killed six and injured seven others.
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John Bosshard, Alaa Aissi running as independent ASUC Senate candidates
Two campus sophomores, John Bosshard and Alaa Aissi, recently announced their intent to run as independent ASUC Senate candidates in the spring 2016 elections.
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Priced out of house and home
Moni Law considers herself an anomaly — and she has the data to prove it.
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Berkeley community celebrates Black History Month
More than 250 members of the Berkeley community attended a city event celebrating Black History Month, which featured presentations on violence in the black community and the Black Lives Matter movement, and a screening of a documentary.
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Graduate Assembly passes bill regarding health insurance preferences
At a special meeting Thursday, the Graduate Assembly passed a bill calling for provisions that guarantee coverage of dependents and inclusion of full transgender benefits in next year’s Student Health Insurance Plan.
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