Berkeley community should do more to support YEAH! homeless shelter
YEAH! provides beds, hot meals and clinics on jobs and resume-building, as well as a sense of community.
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Category Archives: Opinion
Fight to defend parking is a proxy for opposition to climate action
As one of the wealthiest regions in the world that has benefitted from unrestricted carbon emissions for more than a century, it is our duty to lead on this and not wait until the last minute to act.
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Citizen science making a difference for California
Citizen science is any program in which nonscientists, mostly volunteers, are recruited and trained to participate in a scientific study.
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Enough with the technicalities
git reset
The manufactured “technical vs. nontechnical” system of classification paints two disparate worlds. It’s time to start promoting more inclusive language.
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Campus preparedness efforts require everyone’s commitment
Nearly every day we are bombarded by the headlines of crises happening around the world. We are often left with very little ability to have an impact on these events — except for one very important takeaway. Disasters around the world can remind us to prepare for the inevitable crisis that will impact our own community.
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Climate change has to be political
The fires of protest ignited by Swedish activist Greta Thunberg are something much more militant – and that’s a good thing.
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The thing that almost worked
Bear in Mind
The idea of zapping my brain felt like a last-ditch effort, as though my depression had become an unsolvable problem that required an extreme solution.
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Can’t blame the youth
What on Earth
With social media and the passion of thousands of young activists across the planet, we can make sure that the trend of environmental activism never dies.
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A small step to the governor’s desk, a giant leap for our community
AB 1487, which overwhelmingly passed in both houses of the state Legislature and is now on the Governor’s desk, is a critical piece of legislation that will begin to tackle the affordable housing crisis.
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Kindly get off your high horse and onto a bike
Biking is a way to improve and take care of our planet. Biking is a part of the conversation to mitigate the effects of climate change and improve personal physical health.
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