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HOUSING: City's plan rejected. What next? | AFTER MUDSLIDES: Who’s responsible for shoring up hills? | WE'RE HIRING: Director of Development
Ally Markovich, who covers the school beat for Berkeleyside, is a former high school English teacher. Her work has appeared in The Oaklandside, The New York Times, Huffington Post and Washington Post, among other publications. You can spot her running on the trails in Tilden Park.
Ballot counting for the local ballot measures, City Council, school board,
and rent board was completed on Nov. 21 at 9:17 p.m.
Berkeley could fund discounts on e-bikes next year to incentivize purchases and reduce the city’s emissions.
The college is extending its free tuition program for in-state students another semester and eliminating the minimum credits requirement.
UC Berkeley instructors, researchers and post-docs are among the 48,000 academic workers across the University of California system on the picket line.
The messages drew condemnation as city officials pledged to investigate the “disturbing” comments.
BUSD district leaders discussed details of their plan to desegregate Berkeley’s middle schools Wednesday night while reckoning with pushback from parents who don’t want their kids to attend Longfellow.
Tight races for city council, school board, rent board and Alameda County DA hang in the balance.
Three candidates, Shanoski, Chang and Lee, are still in competition for the remaining two seats as more votes were counted Thursday.
The reigning pro-tenant slate has raised a collective $50,000. Can independent candidates break through?
Lee is waging a competitive, well-funded campaign despite failing to win the backing of the teachers union. As a result, teachers are putting money down to support their endorsed candidates.
Berkeley High stopped hiring subs to cover teachers’ classes while they write letters. As teachers negotiate, students applying to college are caught in the middle.
Through CollegeCorps, 98 UC Berkeley students are getting $10,000 to volunteer with a local organization this year.
