UC worker is no longer able to live in Berkeley
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Working families like ours had been priced out of the community. I was heartbroken. Our entire life — our jobs, schools and families — was in Berkeley.
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Breaking the chain
My eagerness and determination to change the world in a positive way (along with the inspiration I have gotten from those who support me) has helped me “break the chain” as my father once said.
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Is the UC Berkeley COVID-19 response enough?
It is clear that UC Berkeley administrative leadership has much work to do regarding its response to COVID-19 and the many challenges it creates surrounding in-person instruction.
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Summer doesn’t give us all a break
Off the Beat
Say what you will about the United States being a place to reinvent yourself as a multimillion-dollar business CEO; we all know that’s just a cruel myth.
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Privacy wasn’t made for individuals living in poverty
git reset
Ensuring a device per person pales in comparison to the challenge of ensuring every person’s data privacy, and their ability to seek redress, is protected.
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UC Berkeley students need to mentor Berkeley middle school students
The small commitment of mentoring a student could have an exponential impact on the rest of their lives and, hopefully, change the future of the Berkeley community.
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Neighbors sue city over 2902 Adeline St. project
The 2902 Adeline Street Neighbors, an unincorporated nonprofit neighborhood association to protect low-income housing, is suing the city of Berkeley over a mixed-use construction project at its namesake address.
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Black girls are magic
In 2013, CaShawn Thompson started promoting the idea of the resilience of Black girls being akin to “magic” via #BlackGirlsAreMagic. Here’s to more magic.
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On being afraid to admit your poverty
I grew up poor.
Mind the language: poor. This term is different from phrases such as “low-income,”
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Build for Telegraph’s sake
Telegraph Avenue is historic, colorful and homely. The city of Berkeley has mounted several efforts to clean it, light it and attract business to it. No small effort with balloons tied to it is going to be enough to improve the image of a street that is still dotted with burned-out buildings and darkened storefronts. The initial period of construction will be noisy and ugly, but these are only the growing pains of improvement. For this trouble, local businesses can expect improved foot traffic and better curb appeal in the neighborhood.
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