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The first of two planned audits suggested a series of changes to procedures to ensure the admissions process at UC campuses remains fair and transparent. A summary of the audit findings lists three intended changes to the system that are to be implemented by July.
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Peter Selz, an art historian, professor and essayist who was the founding director of the UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, or BAMPFA, passed away Friday. He was 100.
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San Francisco will become the first county in the United States to make phone calls from jail free for inmates and end the process of marking up convenience items from commissary stores in jails.
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According to a tweet from Berkeley City College, or BCC, a background investigator who was affiliated with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, or DHS, and under contract with ADC visited BCC on Monday. The individual claimed he was conducting a “routine employee background check.”
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The UC Retirement Administration Service Center rolled out a new record-keeping system in March. Now, that system is causing delays in service and backlogs of retirement documentation for more than 100 newly retiring UC employees.
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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced an $11 million settlement against AutoZone Inc. on Tuesday for violating state laws regarding the placement of hazardous waste and mishandling customer information.
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The program will be offered until Aug. 9 at two locations: the Eastmont Self-Sufficiency Center in Oakland and the Eden Area Multi-Service Center in Hayward. Free lunch will be served on weekdays between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
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Officers from the Berkeley Police Department responded to reports of sexual assault at a youth shelter on the 1700 block of University Avenue on Monday, according to an email from BPD spokesperson Officer Byron White.
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Under current law, students enrolled in a federal or California work-study program qualify for CalFresh. The bill would require that California community colleges and universities notify any student accepted into a work-study program of their eligibility and that a streamlined process for applicants be created.
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Amid concerns around surveillance and privacy, San Francisco banned police use of facial recognition technology May 14 after the state Assembly’s Feb. 21 introduction of a similar ban.
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