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On uplifting its indigenous community, Berkeley must commit to making concrete changes
CITY AFFAIRS: Berkeley has made much progress on honoring its indigenous community members. But 27 years later, there is still much more to be done
Twenty-seven years ago, Berkeley was the first city in the United States to formally celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day instead of the flawed holiday of Columbus Day. The city started a significant trend — almost 60 other cities across the country now celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day. And while this holiday is
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Gov. Jerry Brown signs bill to facilitate repatriation of Native American remains at UC campuses
AB 2836 requires the UC system and its campuses to adopt policies that meet the intent of existing state and federal laws and incorporate the input of Native American tribes.
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BART tests ShakeAlert early warning system
The ShakeAlert system detects initial seismic P-waves, which are nondamaging, to allow BART to prepare for the damaging S-waves that follow. The system was described as a lifesaver by lawmakers and BART representatives in a press conference following Monday’s demonstration.
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Gov. Jerry Brown signs 1, vetoes another bill on sexual assault evidence kits
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Sunday that mandates a statewide audit of all untested sexual assault evidence kits, commonly referred to as “rape kits.” Yet on the same day, he vetoed another bill that passed unanimously through the state Senate and Assembly, and would have mandated that rape kits be processed within 120 days.
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US Senate candidate Kevin de León addresses students in UC Berkeley political science course
Kevin de León, president pro tem of the California State Senate and a candidate for the U.S. Senate elections, spoke to more than 600 UC Berkeley students in Wheeler Hall during Professor Alan Ross’s “Colloquium in Political Science” class, or Political Science 179, on Tuesday.
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Holding UC regents accountable starts with the appointment process
The UC Board of Regents, which acts as the governing body of the UC system, has the “full powers of organization and government” according to the California State Constitution. This power is most obviously and publicly exhibited through raising tuition, increasing the salaries of UC chancellors and prolonging UC worker contract negotiations.
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Gov. Jerry Brown pardons Bay Area recycling program director facing deportation
Gov. Jerry Brown announced Friday that he had granted a pardon to Daniel Maher, the recycling program director at Berkeley’s Ecology Center, along with 55 other people.
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On the environment, Californians fight back against Trump
He has led millions of Americans to doubt the basic concepts of truth, facts, evidence and science.
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Gov. Jerry Brown signs 15 bills to improve affordable housing in California
On Friday, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a package of housing bills that aim to improve Californians’ access to affordable housing.
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