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California Supreme Court Orders UC Berkeley to Freeze Current Enrollment

March 3, 2022 5:10 pmMarch 3, 2022 9:37 pm

The California Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the University of California, Berkeley has to freeze enrollment due to violating the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and failing to provide enough housing for students around campus. UC Berkeley had long...

Gov. Newsom Nominates Patricia Guerrero As Next State Supreme Court Judge

February 16, 2022 5:53 pmFebruary 16, 2022 5:54 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom nominated Fourth District Court of Appeal Justice Patricia Guerrero to the California Supreme Court on Tuesday, hoping to fill a vacancy that has been there since November. Born in the Imperial Valley to Mexican immigrant parents, Guerrero...

Oakland Councilwoman Sheng Thao Enters 2022 Oakland Mayoral Race

November 11, 2021 2:15 amNovember 12, 2021 10:01 am

Oakland City Councilwoman and current Council President Sheng Thao announced on Wednesday that she would be running for Mayor of Oakland in 2022. The daughter of refugees from Laos, Thao graduated from Merrit College and, later, from UC Berkeley with...

UC Hastings College of Law Confirms Name Change Due To Founders Genocidal Past

November 8, 2021 3:44 pmNovember 8, 2021 3:45 pm

The University of California, Hastings, a law college in San Francisco that has had famous alumni such as Vice President Kamala Harris, confirmed on Monday that the school will be changing its name due to the founder perpetrating acts of...

New Poll Finds Recall Candidates Cox and Faulconer Tied; Gov. Newsom’s Approval Rating Slightly Up

May 12, 2021 11:21 amMarch 22, 2022 11:40 am

On Tuesday, a survey conducted by the U.C Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies found that Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer and 2018 Gubernatorial candidate John Cox are currently tied for first among recall candidates, while support for the recall itself...

UC Berkeley 2021 Conference on ‘Male Supremacism and Right-Wing Studies’

May 4, 2021 1:27 pm

It’s not often that the general public gets a peek inside modern-day academia. The Globe got that peek this week thanks to a friend who forwarded an email from the University of California, Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies, which is...

Sen. Dianne Feinstein Hits Record Low Approval Ratings

February 15, 2021 5:38 pm

A new poll released by the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies found that Senator Dianne Feinstein’s popularity has reached record lows in California. According to the poll, only 35% of California voters approve of Feinstein, her lowest approval rating...