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- Rage at UC Fee Hike in L.A., Berkeley Protests (CommonDreams.org)
posted on November 19, 2009 at 04:30:06 pm
by Nanette Asimov and Jill Tucker LOS ANGELES - The UC regents are expected to put the final seal today on a hefty 32 percent tuition increase as students resume the protests that shut down their board meeting three times Wednesday and required campus police in riot gear to maintain calm. Students, furious at the increase that will bring their yearly fees above $10,000 for the first time, rushed ... - Rage at UC fee hike in L.A., Berkeley protests (San Francisco Chronicle)
posted on November 19, 2009 at 01:59:18 pm
The UC regents are expected to put the final seal today on a hefty 32 percent tuition increase as students resume the protests that shut down their board meeting three times Wednesday and required campus police in riot gear to maintain calm. Students, furious... - Regents committee recommends UC fee hikes (San Francisco Chronicle)
posted on November 19, 2009 at 08:26:56 am
As hundreds of students rushed the building today where UC Regents were meeting - throwing wet red bandannas meant to look like blood - the regents' finance committee voted to recommend a 32 percent student fee increase, setting off planned protests at... - UC Students, Workers Launch 3-Day Strike (The Berkeley Daily Planet)
posted on November 19, 2009 at 04:01:03 am
UC Berkeley students embarked on a three day strike Wednesday to protest budget cuts, furloughs and fee hikes. Chanting “Whose university? Our university!” and “Whose streets? - BCC Teach-In Aims to Forge Movement (The Berkeley Daily Planet)
posted on November 12, 2009 at 06:02:09 pm
Organizers of the teach-in, including Joan Berezin, Global Studies Program Coordinator at BCC, and Marc Lispi, who teaches English, spoke to the audience about the need to form a broad social movement to resist deep cuts in funding for California’s public schools. - Letters for November 4 (East Bay Express)
posted on November 4, 2009 at 08:26:13 am
Readers sound off on cuts to community colleges, the lost runner, and EBMUD. - BUSD Needs Accountability Not 2020 Vision (The Berkeley Daily Planet)
posted on October 29, 2009 at 04:58:55 pm
California school districts, like the Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD), are separate from other local jurisdictions, like the City of Berkeley. - Arts Calendar (The Berkeley Daily Planet)
posted on October 22, 2009 at 05:21:37 pm
Saint Mary’s College High School Performing Arts Department “Alice in Wonderland” Thurs.- Sat. at 7:30 p.m. in the school auditorium, 1294 Albina Ave. Tickets are $6-$8. www.saintmaryschs.org - City College Students, Faculty, Staff Protest Budget Cuts (The Berkeley Daily Planet)
posted on October 15, 2009 at 08:31:53 pm
Berkeley City College students, faculty and staff joined their counterparts at Laney and Merritt colleges to speak out against state budget cuts to public education at the Peralta Board of Trustees meeting in Oakland Oct. 13. - Berkeley City College Protests Budget Cuts (The Berkeley Daily Planet)
posted on October 9, 2009 at 07:46:05 pm
Berkeley City College students, faculty and staff spoke out against state budget cuts to public education during a packed meeting inside the college atrium Thursday. - UC Students Gear Up for Oct. 24 Conference (The Berkeley Daily Planet)
posted on October 8, 2009 at 07:36:57 pm
About 200 students gathered in Lower Sproul Plaza Sept. 30 to discuss the upcoming Oct. 24 mobilizing conference at UC Berkeley, potentially the next big event planned in protest of the university’s budget cuts, furloughs and fee hikes. - Berkeley calendar (The Montclarion)
posted on September 21, 2009 at 11:05:30 pm
Submissions to the Community Calendar must be received two weeks prior to publication. Listings are printed on a space-available basis. For a complete listing, visit www.InsideBayArea.com/Berkeley . The calendar for El Cerrito, Albany and Kensington can be found at www.InsideBayArea.com/Albany . Mail submissions to Community Calendar, 1516 ... - School Board Weighs Secondary Redesign (The Berkeley Daily Planet)
posted on September 3, 2009 at 08:07:05 pm
That’s the question the Berkeley Board of Education, Berkeley Unified School District officials, teachers and community members grappled with during the course of a three-hour public workshop Aug. 26. - Berkeley calendar (Berkeley Voice)
posted on August 20, 2009 at 05:28:39 pm
Submissions to the Community Calendar must be received two weeks prior to publication. Listings are printed on a space-available basis. For a complete listing, visit www.InsideBayArea.com/Berkeley . The calendar for El Cerrito, Albany and Kensington can be found at www.InsideBayArea.com/Albany . Mail submissions to Community Calendar, 1516 Oak St., Alameda, CA 94501; e-mail them to ... - Letters for August 19 (East Bay Express)
posted on August 19, 2009 at 07:16:18 am
Readers sound off on the Parkway closure, Ringling Bros. Circus, and our dining reviews. - Coast Lines: Aug. 17, 2009 (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
posted on August 17, 2009 at 08:41:14 am
Coast Lines Santa Cruz Santa Cruz classic cars clean up A Santa Cruz couple placed second in the Class A: Antique and Vintage division of the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. - Front Page News: (The Berkeley Daily Planet)
posted on August 6, 2009 at 06:08:20 pm
Cheryl Ferguson, 49, a homeless woman, died on Berkeley’s streets July 24. Ferguson was found unconscious in front of the downtown public library around 1 a.m. When Berkeley police failed to revive her with CPR, deputies from the Alameda County coroner’s office took custody of her. - Life on the Island: Stories in Peralta violations deserve a second look (Alameda Times-Star)
posted on July 23, 2009 at 09:45:33 pm
SOME BAD NEWS bears repeating. With multimedia headlines vying for attention 24 hours a day, it's easy for important stories to lose their punch, even those that directly affect your wallet. - City College Gets $2 Million Grant (The Berkeley Daily Planet)
posted on July 23, 2009 at 05:37:56 pm
BCC is one of only two California colleges to receive the U.S. Department of Education’s Title III Strengthening Institutions Program grant. The other was awarded to InterAmerican College in National City, near San Diego. - Students Plan UC Berkeley’s First Student Food Cooperative (The Berkeley Daily Planet)
posted on July 16, 2009 at 09:39:33 pm
At first glance, the cute little blueberry baskets might seem out of place among the maze of political posters, stickers and T-shirts inside UC Berkeley’s Sproul Plaza. - Arts Calendar: (The Berkeley Daily Planet)
posted on July 16, 2009 at 06:45:41 pm
“Residency Projects I” New work by Pawel Kruk, Samantha Lautman, Chris Turbuck and Lindsey White. Opening reception at 6 p.m. at Kala Gallery, 2990 San Pablo. - Are Peralta Problems Symptoms of Long-Term Difficulties? (The Berkeley Daily Planet)
posted on July 16, 2009 at 06:45:11 pm
Over the weekend, our friends over at the Tribune published a series of devastating and troubling articles by reporters Matt Krupnik and Thomas Peele alleging a recent pattern of fraud and fund misuse by the administration and board of the Peralta Community College District—“Alameda County college leader’s business partner gets $900,000 contract”; “Peralta raises at odds with district rules”; ... - calendar (Berkeley Voice)
posted on July 16, 2009 at 05:28:39 pm
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posted on July 13, 2009 at 02:05:47 pm
District leaders have spent thousands on clothing, meals, hotel stays in San Francisco and nights at Yosemite's posh Ahwahnee Hotel. Taxpayers even bought a plane ticket for Chancellor Elihu Harris' wife. - Alameda County college leader's business partner gets $900,000 contract (Oakland Tribune)
posted on July 12, 2009 at 12:50:32 pm
Elihu Harris did not tell Peralta Community College District trustees about the relationship; no-bid $300,000 job tripled in costs. Peralta raises at odds with district rules Peralta district pays Harris for 57 weeks of work, and more At Peralta, lavish spending becomes routine - Berkeley students find bridge to college (Oakland Tribune)
posted on June 29, 2009 at 12:46:56 pm
A decade ago, a flood of kids with autism were mainstreamed into regular classrooms. Now they're heading to college, and many of the them are struggling. - Program tailored for youths with autistic disorders (Contra Costa Times)
posted on June 26, 2009 at 10:44:53 pm
A college internship in Berkeley and other sites helps students function independently. - Letters to the Editor: (The Berkeley Daily Planet)
posted on June 25, 2009 at 06:14:29 am
In response to Bob Burnett’s column, “Obama’s Honeymoon is Over,” I absolutely agree that Obama’s clean energy agenda needs to be pushed aggressively. - Summer jobs help brighten Berkeley (Oakland Tribune)
posted on June 15, 2009 at 01:02:26 pm
Young workers serve in city departments and non-profit organizations - Summer jobs help brighten Berkeley (Berkeley Voice)
posted on June 14, 2009 at 03:43:54 am
Lawrence Williams and Herman White fight a never ending battle to keep Berkeley clean. The two young men are part of the city's graffiti cleanup team, covering up the dirty work of taggers, starting at 7 a.m., not long after their perpetual painting enemies have gone to sleep.