Darrell Steinberg

To grease the wheels on months-long contract negotiations, UC Berkeley and UAW 2865 have picked a mediator: Sacramento mayor Darrell Steinberg.

After weeks of bargaining, UC Berkeley and UAW 2865 remain split on wages, fee remission and hiring levels for EECS and data science course staff. 

UC academic student employees and graduate student researchers reached a tentative agreement with the UC Office of the President on Friday.

Gov. Jerry Brown and Democratic legislative leaders announced Wednesday a $687.4 million dollar package intended to relieve California’s current drought by providing direct assistance to communities as well as by funding water projects across the state.

Despite opposition from UC officials and faculty, California state senators unanimously passed a controversial online education bill on Thursday that creates a grant program for faculty at the state’s institutions of higher education to develop online courses.

A California State Senate Bill introduced Thursday recommends changes to the K-12 funding plan proposed by Gov. Jerry Brown in January.

Since March 20th, over 1,600 people have signed an online petition expressing “deep concerns” about a California State Senate bill requiring the state’s schools to award credit for approved online courses.

The Academic Senate of the University of California signed an open letter last Friday condemning a senate bill requiring the state’s public colleges and universities to accept faculty-approved online college courses for credit.

Eight school districts have illegally misappropriated funding for student meal programs, according to a report released last week by the California Senate Office of Oversight and Outcomes.