Phoebe Chen

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday $1.1 billion in funding for California’s small businesses from the U.S. Treasury’s State Small Business Credit Initiative, or SSBCI, as part of the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The funding is estimated to bring an additional $18 billion in capital to small businesses in the state.

The UC Berkeley Filipino language program was awarded with the Kampeon ng Wika Award, or Champions of Language Award, by the Philippine National Commission on the Filipino Language for their contributions in advancing and promoting the Filipino language.

Working with an advisory board of journalists, publishers and academics from throughout California, UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism will launch a $25 million state-funded fellowship program to fund reporting in underserved communities starting next year.

UC Berkeley research teams tested the “replicator” in zero-gravity conditions, mimicking space flights aboard Zero-G’s G-Force One on May 10.

Starting this fall, the UC Berkeley School of Law, or Berkeley Law, will offset tuition and student service fees for qualifying Native American students.

Micromobility firms including Superpedestrian and Veoride are set to launch their electric scooter and bike rental services to the public Thursday, following Berkeley City Council’s approval of the Shared Electric Micromobility Permit Program.

The Berkeley-based animal rights network Direct Action Everywhere, or DxE, held a demonstration Sunday protesting horse deaths at Golden Gate Fields, or GGF. 

The number of travelers departing from Oakland International Airport, or OAK, more than doubled this Thanksgiving compared to last year during the pandemic.

In an unexpected reversal for the species, a surge of Chinook salmon is swimming up Bay Area creeks following autumnal rain.

The Berkeley City Council approved a $180,000 state-funded grant for the Berkeley Police Department on Nov. 9 to bolster traffic safety efforts.