State

CA Senator Nancy Skinner proposes ‘School Meals for All’

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In response to the increasing rates of child hunger in California, California State Senator Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, introduced a bill Wednesday that aims to provide all public school students with free meals. DC Central Kitchen under CC BY-SA 2.0

In response to the increasing rates of child hunger in California, State Senator Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, introduced a bill Wednesday that aims to provide all public school students with free meals.
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Editorials

Football player working at a desk

If the NCAA won’t allow colleges to pay student-athletes, athletes should be allowed to pursue other sources of income

STATE ISSUES: Universities make billions of dollars off of the unpaid labor of student-athletes. This has to stop.

College athletes have brought in billions of dollars to campuses — some even risk their lives to play their sports. These students are forced to compromise on academics and financial stability to support their campus. They deserve fair compensation for these sacrifices — and if the NCAA won’t allow campuses to pay student-athletes, it should, at the very least, permit athletes the right to be compensated through sponsorships.
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City

BART Board approves Safe Transit policy

The Safe Transit policy prevents BART employees — including members of the BART Police Department — from asking about riders’ immigration statuses unless directed by state laws, federal regulations or court orders.
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