Rachel Barber

Elections 2020

Friday, November 6, 2020

Berkeley residents, students rally against President Donald Trump as vote count continues

Photo of Anti-Trump rally on Sproul Plaza

Participants in the rally gather at Sather Gate. Beginning at Sproul Plaza, the group of a little less than 20 people had marched up and down Telegraph Avenue reciting several chants, including 'No Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA.'

On Friday, Berkeley community members voiced concerns over President Donald Trump’s attempts to delegitimize votes in key swing states at a rally organized by Revolution Books and Refuse Fascism, a national political organization calling for Trump’s removal from office.
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Research & Ideas

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Berkeley SkyDeck holds virtual Demo Day for global startups, investors

Berkeley SkyDeck hosted its first virtual conference for investors Tuesday featuring its most recent remote cohort of 21 startups from around the world.
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City Government

Thursday, September 10, 2020

Berkeley city officials talk ways to ensure mask compliance, return to in-person instruction

During Tuesday’s virtual town hall, Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín spoke about finding a balance between enforcement and encouragement when it comes to ensuring Berkeley residents wear masks to protect the community from COVID-19 transmission.
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City Government

Monday, August 31, 2020

Berkeley Zoning Adjustments Board approves co-living complex construction

The Berkeley Zoning Adjustments Board, or ZAB, approved a 42-unit co-living accommodation’s construction at 2435 San Pablo Ave. after several failed motions and disagreements among board members.
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Campus

Sunday, May 10, 2020

Experts say COVID-19 presents threats to democratic process in general election

Five campus experts talked about the challenges the coronavirus pandemic will present for the 2020 general election in an event Friday.
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City

Monday, May 4, 2020

Berkeley mayor talks extended shelter-in-place order, testing at virtual town hall

Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín discussed the city’s stay-at-home order extension and testing accessibility at his latest COVID-19 update town hall Saturday.
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Campus

Monday, April 27, 2020

Berkeley Forum panelists discuss pandemic’s impact on Hong Kong protests

The Berkeley Forum hosted a virtual panel with experts on the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. Four academics and activist Joshua Wong joined forum members for the discussion.
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City

Monday, April 20, 2020

City of Berkeley officials answer community’s questions on COVID-19 during virtual town hall

Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín answered residents’ questions and detailed the city’s response to the coronavirus pandemic during a virtual town hall Saturday.
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Campus

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

COVID-19 peak will not mean end of social distancing, experts say

UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health hosted a virtual town hall Monday to discuss emerging research driving solutions to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Campus

Monday, April 6, 2020

COVID-19 may resurge if outbreak subsides by fall, UC Berkeley professor says

UC Berkeley public health professor Arthur Reingold said a resurgence of COVID-19 is nearly certain if the disease dissipates this summer in a livestream as part of a campus virtual conversation series that kicked off Friday.
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Rachel Barber

Berkeley residents, students rally against President Donald Trump as vote count continues

Berkeley SkyDeck holds virtual Demo Day for global startups, investors

Berkeley city officials talk ways to ensure mask compliance, return to in-person instruction

Berkeley Zoning Adjustments Board approves co-living complex construction

Experts say COVID-19 presents threats to democratic process in general election

Berkeley mayor talks extended shelter-in-place order, testing at virtual town hall

Berkeley Forum panelists discuss pandemic’s impact on Hong Kong protests

City of Berkeley officials answer community’s questions on COVID-19 during virtual town hall

COVID-19 peak will not mean end of social distancing, experts say

COVID-19 may resurge if outbreak subsides by fall, UC Berkeley professor says