BERKELEY'S NEWS • NOVEMBER 17, 2023
Riley Cooke
Senior Staff
Riley Cooke is a senior staff reporter and the Fall 2023 news training manager at The Daily Californian. She was a deputy news editor in Summer 2022 and Fall 2022. She joined the news department in Summer 2021, reporting in the higher education and business and economy beats.
City Government
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
Protesters shut down city council meeting, call for ceasefire in Palestine
More than 30 demonstrators shut down the regular Berkeley City Council meeting Tuesday night, calling for council members to support a ceasefire in Palestine.
City Government
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
Protesters shut down city council meeting, call for ceasefire in Palestine
More than 30 demonstrators shut down the regular Berkeley City Council meeting Tuesday night, calling for council members to support a ceasefire in Palestine.
City
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Zoning changes could take Berkeley’s Southside neighborhood to new heights
The Southside neighborhood could be one step closer to building taller and denser housing as early as the end of this year if proposed zoning changes are approved by Berkeley City Council tonight.
City
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Zoning changes could take Berkeley’s Southside neighborhood to new heights
The Southside neighborhood could be one step closer to building taller and denser housing as early as the end of this year if proposed zoning changes are approved by Berkeley City Council tonight.
Local Businesses
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
‘Ambassador of the avant-garde’: Annapurna forges on despite looming closure
If not for the 50% sale stickers around the shop, you would hardly notice that Annapurna is awaiting eviction from its storied Telegraph Avenue location.
Local Businesses
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
‘Ambassador of the avant-garde’: Annapurna forges on despite looming closure
If not for the 50% sale stickers around the shop, you would hardly notice that Annapurna is awaiting eviction from its storied Telegraph Avenue location.
City Government
JULY 13, 2023
Resolution opposing nuclear waste dump dominates City Council meeting
Berkeley City Council passed a slew of legislation at its Tuesday regular meeting, including massive funding for affordable housing, expanded supportive housing and a step toward decriminalizing plant-based psychedelics.
City Government
JULY 13, 2023
Resolution opposing nuclear waste dump dominates City Council meeting
Berkeley City Council passed a slew of legislation at its Tuesday regular meeting, including massive funding for affordable housing, expanded supportive housing and a step toward decriminalizing plant-based psychedelics.
ASUC
JUNE 23, 2023
ASUC Senate holds brief consideration of inclusivity-centered resolutions
In its first of three summer meetings, the ASUC Inter-Semester Committee tabled two resolutions that would establish a social justice commission and form official club recruitment guidelines ahead of the upcoming recruitment season.
ASUC
JUNE 23, 2023
ASUC Senate holds brief consideration of inclusivity-centered resolutions
In its first of three summer meetings, the ASUC Inter-Semester Committee tabled two resolutions that would establish a social justice commission and form official club recruitment guidelines ahead of the upcoming recruitment season.
Campus
MARCH 21, 2023
Woman found dead in tent at People's Park
An unidentified female adult was found dead Tuesday in a tent at People’s Park, according to UC Berkeley spokesperson Dan Mogulof.
Campus
MARCH 21, 2023
Woman found dead in tent at People's Park
An unidentified female adult was found dead Tuesday in a tent at People’s Park, according to UC Berkeley spokesperson Dan Mogulof.
Housing
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Court blocks People’s Park housing plans, prompting calls for CEQA reform
An appellate court ruled Friday that UC Berkeley may not proceed with plans to build student and low-income housing at People’s Park, prompting calls from local and state officials to reform the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, at the heart of the lawsuit.
Housing
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Court blocks People’s Park housing plans, prompting calls for CEQA reform
An appellate court ruled Friday that UC Berkeley may not proceed with plans to build student and low-income housing at People’s Park, prompting calls from local and state officials to reform the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, at the heart of the lawsuit.
UC
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
Postdoctoral scholars, academic researchers reach tentative agreement with UC
Bargaining teams from UAW 5810, the unit representing postdoctoral scholars and academic researchers at the University of California, reached a tentative contract agreement with the university Monday night.
UC
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
Postdoctoral scholars, academic researchers reach tentative agreement with UC
Bargaining teams from UAW 5810, the unit representing postdoctoral scholars and academic researchers at the University of California, reached a tentative contract agreement with the university Monday night.
Campus
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Campus releases plans for final exams, grades amid ongoing academic workers strike
UC Berkeley will still hold final exams — albeit modified — and will not default to P/NP grading amid the ongoing UAW academic workers strike.
Campus
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Campus releases plans for final exams, grades amid ongoing academic workers strike
UC Berkeley will still hold final exams — albeit modified — and will not default to P/NP grading amid the ongoing UAW academic workers strike.
Crime & Safety
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Missing at-risk person Lisa Rogers found after Berkeley police alert
The Berkeley Police Department, or BPD, issued an updated Nixle alert that 64-year-old Lisa Rogers has been found after an earlier alert that she was missing Monday afternoon.
Crime & Safety
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Missing at-risk person Lisa Rogers found after Berkeley police alert
The Berkeley Police Department, or BPD, issued an updated Nixle alert that 64-year-old Lisa Rogers has been found after an earlier alert that she was missing Monday afternoon.
