UC Berkeley – California Globe

California Budget Hides Over $1 Billion in Earmarks

October 6, 2026 9:30 amOctober 6, 2026 10:17 am

Somewhere in Sacramento, a gym is getting $29 million. A farmers market is getting $13 million. A fund for retired MMA fighters is getting $1 million. None of it went through a grant application, a scoring rubric, or a public...

Why Every Californian Has a Stake in Keeping Hollywood Home

September 23, 2026 11:30 amSeptember 23, 2026 11:31 am

The debate over Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery is larger than a corporate address. California risks losing an employment network, a supplier base, and taxable economic activity that help support communities across the state. A recent POLITICO and UC Berkeley...

California’s Energy Problem Is Now a National Security Problem

September 15, 2026 9:37 amSeptember 15, 2026 9:37 am

They broke the gas pumps. That’s how you know something has gone seriously wrong. If you’ve traveled to another state in the last couple years, you’ve probably seen gas for as little as $2 a gallon. Now, diesel at some...

Sens. Rick Scott, Mike Lee, Marsha Blackburn, Rep. Young Kim Demand Investigation into California’s Involvement with Beijing China

August 20, 2026 6:00 amAugust 21, 2026 7:13 am

This is huge: U.S. Senators Rick Scott, Mike Lee, Marsha Blackburn, and U.S. Representative Young Kim sent a letter Wednesday to Attorney General Todd Blanche and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, calling for an investigation into the state of California’s...

California Universities Face Deadline to Sever Ties With Foreign Adversaries or Lose Federal Funding

August 18, 2026 10:36 amAugust 19, 2026 11:20 am

The Department of War has directed 30 U.S. academic institutions—including four prominent California universities—to conduct immediate and comprehensive audits of their academic, financial, and research collaborations with foreign entities of concern. The formal notifications, issued Monday by the Office of...

California’s Failing Schools: Everyone Gets a Trophy and 4.5 GPA

July 20, 2026 7:00 amJuly 20, 2026 7:36 am

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reports that average 12th grade reading scores were 10 points lower in 2024 than in 1992, and 12th grade math scores were three points below their 2005 level, the lowest level since that...

UC Berkeley to Launch ‘Nonpartisan’ Nancy Pelosi Institute

July 8, 2026 8:36 amJuly 8, 2026 8:36 am

UC Berkeley announced that it is joining forces with Nancy Pelosi, “the first female speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, to launch a new, nonpartisan institute dedicated to strengthening American democracy and advancing solutions to the country’s most pressing...