As an independent student newspaper and the paper of record for the city of Berkeley, the Daily Cal has been communicating important updates during this pandemic. Your support is essential to maintaining this coverage.
On Thursday, Save Berkeley’s Neighborhoods, a coalition of Berkeley residents, won the right to sue UC Berkeley over the effects of increased enrollment.
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Transphobia is not a new phenomenon, and thus, neither is transgender activism. Berkeley and the Bay Area as a whole have served as a nexus of much advocacy, which has often included LGBTQ+ rights.
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On Friday, two planned events will allow Berkeley residents to celebrate Juneteenth, an annual commemoration of the emancipation of Black slaves in 1865.
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Hundreds of protesters took to the streets Tuesday to chant and dance as Black Lives Matter protests continued in Berkeley.
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Protesters staged Black Lives Matter demonstrations across Berkeley on Monday, including “Stand Out for Black Lives” — a gathering at Berkeley Arts Magnet elementary school.
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While many people are dealing with boredom inside their homes, people without housing face the obstacle of finding a place to stay during the COVID-19 shelter-in-place order.
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Chants of “Black lives matter,” booming music and the names of people who have died at the hands of police — all of these could be heard in the Berkeley streets this weekend as thousands of protesters reacted to the death of George Floyd.
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As the Bay Area reopens in the wake of COVID-19, BART will implement new cleaning regimens to ensure patron safety, in accordance with a 15-step plan the agency released Wednesday.
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In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the East Bay Regional Park District, or EBRPD, launched a webpage called Parks to People on April 10 that features digital learning programs, including an app with virtual and augmented reality capabilities.
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The Berkeley Public Health Division was notified Monday of the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in a person who had spent time in a Berkeley skilled nursing facility.
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