These students helped convince Assemblymember Shirley Weber to sponsor a bill that would overturn Proposition 209, which banned affirmative action in the state. Voters will decide on Proposition 16 Nov. 3.
Brandon Yung
Freelancer Brandon Yung likes to say he receives his education from Berkeley — the city as much as the university. As a former lead city government reporter for the Daily Californian, Brandon has reported from the sidewalks of San Pablo Avenue to the media desk at late-night City Council meetings, engaging in journalism with a particular focus on housing. Past reporting experience also includes KPCC, LA's NPR member station and his hometown's South Pasadena Review. Brandon is an undergraduate pursuing a degree in Urban Studies.
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AC Transit may cut bus service in Berkeley to weather financial losses caused by COVID-19
Ridership on AC Transit has dropped 71% during the pandemic, causing millions of dollars in losses. Cuts to service would happen in 2021.
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Student co-ops scramble to adapt for COVID-19 in homes where communal living is the norm
Coping presents a particular challenge in co-ops where food, labor and living space are shared to reduce the cost of housing.
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An eerily empty UC Berkeley adjusts to a world with the coronavirus
At UC Berkeley this week, professors taught in nearly empty classrooms using videoconferences. Many students headed home. Sproul Plaza was practically deserted.
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Allegro Coffee Roasters to leave Whole Foods. Will racks for online grocery delivery replace it?
Amazon, which owns Whole Foods, has been dedicating more and more space to grocery delivery services since that sector is growing rapidly
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Protesters interrupt an open house on building student dorms at People’s Park
A meeting to gather input on Cal’s plans to create up to 1,200 beds for students at the Southside park drew some curious community members, a few students and also protesters who oppose construction on the historic site.
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To ease student housing crunch, Berkeley starts process to increase density in the Southside
It will take a year for changes to come before the Berkeley City Council, but they could include room for three more high-rise residential buildings.