BERKELEY'S NEWS • NOVEMBER 17, 2023
Lily Button
Executive News Editor
Lily Button is the executive news editor at The Daily Californian. She was a deputy news editor in Spring 2023, the lead business and economy beat reporter in Fall 2022 and a crime and courts beat reporter in Spring 2021. She joined the news department in Fall 2021.
City
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Rebecca Saltzman concludes 12 years as BART director, endorses Berkeley candidate Barnali Ghosh
After nearly 12 years of service, BART Director Rebecca Saltzman announced her decision not to rerun for the director position in 2024, leaving an open board seat for District 3.
City
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Rebecca Saltzman concludes 12 years as BART director, endorses Berkeley candidate Barnali Ghosh
After nearly 12 years of service, BART Director Rebecca Saltzman announced her decision not to rerun for the director position in 2024, leaving an open board seat for District 3.
City
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
AC Transit to rezone allegedly ‘polarized’ voting districts, following risk of lawsuit
After an alleged violation of the California Voting Rights Act, or CVRA, AC Transit will redraw district lines and expand its leadership from five to seven wards, while eliminating its two at-large seats on the Board of Directors.
City
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
AC Transit to rezone allegedly ‘polarized’ voting districts, following risk of lawsuit
After an alleged violation of the California Voting Rights Act, or CVRA, AC Transit will redraw district lines and expand its leadership from five to seven wards, while eliminating its two at-large seats on the Board of Directors.
Transit
JULY 18, 2023
AC Transit introduces Line 7, ceases Line 78, adjusts other Berkeley bus schedules
AC Transit made a slate of changes to bus routes starting in August, including the extension of Line 7 and reduction of less traveled lines in Berkeley, it announced Thursday.
Transit
JULY 18, 2023
AC Transit introduces Line 7, ceases Line 78, adjusts other Berkeley bus schedules
AC Transit made a slate of changes to bus routes starting in August, including the extension of Line 7 and reduction of less traveled lines in Berkeley, it announced Thursday.
Administration
JUNE 17, 2023
Chancellor Carol Christ announces plans to retire June 2024
Carol Christ announced today she will step down from her role as UC Berkeley Chancellor with plans to retire at the end of June 2024.
Administration
JUNE 17, 2023
Chancellor Carol Christ announces plans to retire June 2024
Carol Christ announced today she will step down from her role as UC Berkeley Chancellor with plans to retire at the end of June 2024.
Crime & Safety
JUNE 17, 2023
$28k loss reported in 3 UC Berkeley grand thefts last week
UC Berkeley employees reported three cases of grand theft on campus last week, according to UCPD Lt. Nicholas Hernandez.
Crime & Safety
JUNE 17, 2023
$28k loss reported in 3 UC Berkeley grand thefts last week
UC Berkeley employees reported three cases of grand theft on campus last week, according to UCPD Lt. Nicholas Hernandez.
News
JUNE 11, 2023
Former campus professor, serial killer the “Unabomber” dies at age 81 after life in prison
Theodore “the Unabomber” Kaczynski, the infamous former UC Berkeley associate professor turned serial killer, died in federal prison at the age of 81 on Saturday.
News
JUNE 11, 2023
Former campus professor, serial killer the “Unabomber” dies at age 81 after life in prison
Theodore “the Unabomber” Kaczynski, the infamous former UC Berkeley associate professor turned serial killer, died in federal prison at the age of 81 on Saturday.
Campus
MAY 04, 2023
A new theatrical medium: UC Shakespeare Trial stages Macbeth mock trial
On Saturday, Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and Stanford Law professor Bernadette Meyler went head-to-head arguing the facts of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth in an interactive play and mock trial fusion performance at Berkeley’s local Freight and Salvage theater.
Campus
MAY 04, 2023
A new theatrical medium: UC Shakespeare Trial stages Macbeth mock trial
On Saturday, Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and Stanford Law professor Bernadette Meyler went head-to-head arguing the facts of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth in an interactive play and mock trial fusion performance at Berkeley’s local Freight and Salvage theater.
ASUC Elections 2023
APRIL 10, 2023
'It's a community effort': Thin Rati Oo runs for second term as senator
Thin Rati Oo is running independently for her second term on the ASUC Senate on community-based platforms of DEI, wellness and belonging. A campus sophomore, Oo majors in public health and anthropology and minors in public policy.
ASUC Elections 2023
APRIL 10, 2023
'It's a community effort': Thin Rati Oo runs for second term as senator
Thin Rati Oo is running independently for her second term on the ASUC Senate on community-based platforms of DEI, wellness and belonging. A campus sophomore, Oo majors in public health and anthropology and minors in public policy.
ASUC Elections 2023
APRIL 09, 2023
Luca Hadife launches international student, sustainability campaign for ASUC Senate
Campus freshman Luca Hadife is running independently for ASUC Senate on a platform of sustainability, Greek life engagement and international student representation. The foundations for his campaign stem from his background as an international student from Lebanon studying sustainable and environmental design.
ASUC Elections 2023
APRIL 09, 2023
Luca Hadife launches international student, sustainability campaign for ASUC Senate
Campus freshman Luca Hadife is running independently for ASUC Senate on a platform of sustainability, Greek life engagement and international student representation. The foundations for his campaign stem from his background as an international student from Lebanon studying sustainable and environmental design.
Crime & Safety
APRIL 06, 2023
Woman robbed at gunpoint at Alcatraz Avenue residence
An armed robbery occurred on 1330 Alcatraz Ave. at 7:41 p.m. Wednesday.
Crime & Safety
APRIL 06, 2023
Woman robbed at gunpoint at Alcatraz Avenue residence
An armed robbery occurred on 1330 Alcatraz Ave. at 7:41 p.m. Wednesday.
