Betty Yee

The California State Legislature passed a $300 billion state budget revision Monday, prioritizing issues including affordable housing, public education and climate change.

The California Senate Public Safety Committee passed the Equal Access for Victims of Police Violence Act, or SB 299, on Tuesday.

Sophie Hahn, Berkeley City Council member, is running for reelection in hopes of continuing to “problem solve” for the city she grew up in.

On July 25, several statewide officeholders endorsed California state Sen. Scott Wiener's More HOMES Act, or SB 50, according to a press release from California YIMBY, an organization whose name stands for “Yes In My Back Yard.”

The results of Election Day perpetuated a series of flips and changes on the local, state and national stages. Among the highlights — a national flip in the House of Representatives, a state rejection of the expansion of rent control and a contentious Berkeley City Council District 1 race.

Droste led the polls into the early morning hours Wednesday as votes were counted, and secured 56.05 percent of the vote as of press time about 2 a.m., with all precincts reporting.

This November, Berkeley voters have the opportunity to bring their city new representation at the state level. There are several critical seats up for election, including governor, secretary of state and state Assembly member in the 15th District — and Californians must to do their civic duty by showing up to the polls.

The state controller is the chief financial officer for the state of California, responsible for the accountability and disbursement of the state's financial resources.

The Berkeley Forum, a student-run organization that hosts prominent speaking events on campus, announced its lineup of 17 speakers Wednesday afternoon — a stark increase from the nine speakers slated in spring 2018 and the 12 speakers in fall 2017.

On Saturday, delegates of the California Democratic Party elected Eric Bauman as the party's next chair in a tightly contested election, a race perceived by some as a proxy fight for control of the party between its moderate centrist members and its progressive activists.