Kate Finman

Senior Staff at The Daily Californian

Kate Finman is a senior staff reporter at The Daily Californian. She also sits on the editorial board, and also is in the social media department. Previously, Kate served as the Summer 2020 Executive News Editor, the Spring 2020 university news editor and as the lead student government reporter for the Daily Cal. She has been on staff since Spring 2019.

ASUC

Friday, September 18, 2020

ASUC Senate passes bills in support of increasing student resources

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According to Bahar Navab, executive director of the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union, the student union is at risk of experiencing a $2.2 million deficit if class instruction continues to take place online for the spring semester.

The ASUC Senate met Wednesday to discuss the future of the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union and Eshleman Hall and vote on several bills regarding resources for students.
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Thursday, September 17, 2020

UC regents ban quotas, allow investment in UC Berkeley research patents

On Thursday, the UC Board of Regents’ last public meeting of the month largely focused on the promotion of equity and innovation, as it was dominated by discussions of supporting affirmative action and investing in UC research and ideas.
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Career Fair 2020

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Figuring it out, 1 step at a time

I’ve been told approximately 1 million times: College is for exploration.
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Campus

Sunday, September 13, 2020

UC Berkeley Graduate Assembly unanimously supports Prop. 16, defunding UCPD

On Thursday, the UC Berkeley Graduate Assembly, or GA, joined the ASUC in unanimously supporting Proposition 16, which would restore affirmative action for race and gender in public universities and public sector jobs in California if passed.
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ASUC

Friday, September 4, 2020

ASUC Senate discusses student life, hears presentation on campus policing

The 2020-21 ASUC Senate has fully begun its functions, passing resolutions as well as discussing student life and campus policing at its meeting Wednesday.
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City Government

Monday, August 31, 2020

Berkeley rent board removes disincentives for lowering rent, responds to state emergency

The Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board passed two policies Friday that would reduce disincentives for landlords to lower rent and respond to the state emergency.
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ASUC

Friday, August 28, 2020

UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ addresses ASUC in first senate meeting of year

The 2020-21 ASUC senators kicked off the start of their terms Wednesday night with a presentation from UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ and the resignation of James Weichert from the ASUC Elections Council chair position at their first meeting.
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ASUC

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

ASUC Elections Council chair James Weichert resigns from position ‘in protest’

ASUC Elections Council chair James Weichert resigned from his position at the first fall 2020 ASUC Senate meeting Wednesday, citing “pettiness” and “hyperpartisanship” as the reasons for ending his term early.
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City Government

Monday, August 24, 2020

City of Berkeley works to expand testing capacity, lower activity restrictions

The city of Berkeley is working to expand its testing capacity and implement a new shelter-in-place order amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as discussed by city officials in a town hall Saturday.
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Kate Finman

Senior Staff at The Daily Californian

ASUC Senate passes bills in support of increasing student resources

UC regents ban quotas, allow investment in UC Berkeley research patents

Figuring it out, 1 step at a time

UC Berkeley Graduate Assembly unanimously supports Prop. 16, defunding UCPD

ASUC Senate discusses student life, hears presentation on campus policing

Berkeley rent board removes disincentives for lowering rent, responds to state emergency

UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ addresses ASUC in first senate meeting of year

ASUC Elections Council chair James Weichert resigns from position ‘in protest’

City of Berkeley works to expand testing capacity, lower activity restrictions