California State Senate

The California State Senate greenlighted Sen. Nancy Skinner’s SB 8 bill, which extends the duration of the Housing Crisis Act of 2019, SB 330, from 2025 to 2030 and allows for the construction of more housing throughout California.

Berkeley Police Department, or BPD, announced in a press release June 1 that officers will be allowed to wear queer pride pins — a decision made in “commitment to, and support of,” the LGBTQ+ community.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed three UC Berkeley faculty members to state and county positions this week.

With 89.3% of the vote, incumbent Nancy Skinner has won the race for the District 9 seat of the California State Senate over her opponent Jamie Dluzak, according to the Associated Press.

The Latinx Research Center at UC Berkeley held a roundtable discussion Friday about the role of the Latinx community in the upcoming election.

ACA 5, a proposition that would repeal California’s ban on affirmative action policies in public universities, will be on the Nov. 3 general election ballot.

In the midterm races for congress, incumbents Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Rep. Barbara Lee are projected to win their seats as of press time at 2:00 a.m.

In the California race for U.S. Senate, incumbent Dianne Feinstein and California state Senator Kevin de León are rallying voter support for the upcoming November election.

Health facilities and prisons in California will now be required to serve vegan food options, in line with a recently signed landmark bill penned by state Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley.

State Legislatures passed a package of bills late Thursday night to address the statewide housing crisis, two of which likely will directly affect Berkeley, recently rated the most expensive college town in the country.