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Over the weekend, I drove from my Central Valley town to sunny southern California. I knew it was going to be an experience because I was going to be alone and it was my first time driving there. Did everything go according to plan? No. Was it a turbulent time? Yes. I want to impart some wisdom from my 300-mile, five-hourlong drive to anyone planning to make a cross-state trip.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recall election is much closer among voters considered most likely to participate than among the general electorate, according to a Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies, or IGS, report released Tuesday.
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UC Berkeley researchers released a study suggesting that marijuana farms in California, relative to other crops, consume less water than previously believed.
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For Bill Stewart, a forestry and cooperative extension specialist at UC Berkeley, finding massive herds of goats chomping on dry vegetation in Berkeley has been a regular occurrence for the last 40 years.
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Following California’s complete economic reopening and the state’s move beyond COVID-19 restrictions, BART announced Thursday that it would be returning to near pre-pandemic services on Aug. 2 —a change from its original Aug. 30 transition date.
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Following considerable deliberation, California state legislators approved a $262.6 billion budget proposal Monday, compromising with Gov. Gavin Newsom on key topics such as economic stimulus, homelessness and higher education.
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The UC Office of the President, or UCOP, announced its appointee for senior vice president of External Relations and Communications on Wednesday, a decision approved by the UC Board of Regents.
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The Office of Emergency Services, or OES, in Alameda County launched a Zonehaven “Know Your Zone” campaign Tuesday to prepare residents for future emergencies in their neighborhoods.
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As California approaches its June 15 reopening date, Alameda County moved to the yellow tier of the state’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy effective Wednesday.
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Scientists from across the UC system discussed California wildfire resilience in a symposium Friday.
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