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Tag: UC Berkeley

Students move into the University of California, Berkeley dorms in Berkeley on Aug. 16, 2023. Photo by Semantha Norris, CalMatters
Posted inEducation

Why new UC Berkeley housing law, if approved, won’t clear the way to build dorms yet

Avatar photo by Mikhail Zinshteyn August 30, 2023September 8, 2023

Assemblymember Buffy Wicks proposed legislation to help get around a court’s rejection of a UC Berkeley housing plan. But even if the law is approved, its fate is in the hands of the state Supreme Court.

Elise Byun, student athlete and member of the Cal Womens Gymnastics, at the University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley on June 30, 2023. Photo by Semantha Norris, CalMatters
Posted inCollege Beat

Should universities share athletics revenue with players? California bill sparks backlash.

Ryan Loyola by Ryan Loyola July 10, 2023July 7, 2023
Students walk past the Doe Memorial Library on the University of California, Berkeley campus on Feb. 3, 2022. Thalia Juarez for CalMatters
Posted inCommentary

UC Berkeley library closure plan would cut access to California’s only anthropology collection

by Guest Commentary March 7, 2023March 6, 2023
Students walk past the Doe Memorial Library on the University of California, Berkeley campus on Feb. 3, 2022. Thalia Juarez for CalMatters
Posted inCommentary

Will California’s misused environmental law finally be reformed?

by Dan Walters February 28, 2023February 27, 2023
Scott Murrison inside a hoop house full of unused cannabis growing equipment in Hayfork on Feb. 7, 2023. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters
Posted inWhatMatters

Despair in Emerald Triangle as CA legal cannabis collapses

Avatar photo by Sameea Kamal February 27, 2023February 26, 2023
A group of people at a homeless encampment in Oakland on March 19, 2020. Photo by Ben Margot, AP
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Do the rich see inequality as a zero-sum game?

Avatar photo by Jeanne Kuang May 12, 2022May 12, 2022
Posted inReader Reactions

UC Berkeley’s problem is poor planning, not CEQA

by Guest Commentary March 25, 2022March 24, 2022
Senate Republican Leader Scott Wilk, R-Lancaster, addresses the media during a press conference calling for a suspension of the state's gas tax on March 14, 2022. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters
Posted inWhatMatters

Lawmakers pass UC Berkeley fix, block gas tax bill

Avatar photo by Emily Hoeven March 15, 2022March 15, 2022
Students walk past the Doe Memorial Library on the University of California, Berkeley campus on Feb. 3, 2022. Thalia Juarez for CalMatters
Posted inReader Reactions

Cutting enrollment at Berkeley would be detrimental on several levels

by Guest Commentary March 4, 2022March 3, 2022
Students walk past the Doe Memorial Library on the University of California, Berkeley campus on Feb. 3, 2022. Thalia Juarez for CalMatters
Posted inWhatMatters

Is California souring on CEQA?

Avatar photo by Emily Hoeven March 4, 2022March 4, 2022

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