BERKELEY'S NEWS • JANUARY 18, 2023
Governor Gavin Newsom
State
7 HOURS AGO
'No part of the state untouched': Biden approves emergency, major disaster declarations in California
Due to intense winter storms that led to 20 deaths and the forced evacuation of tens of thousands of California residents, Biden approved a Presidential California Emergency Declaration on Jan. 8, according to a press release from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office.
State
7 HOURS AGO
'No part of the state untouched': Biden approves emergency, major disaster declarations in California
Due to intense winter storms that led to 20 deaths and the forced evacuation of tens of thousands of California residents, Biden approved a Presidential California Emergency Declaration on Jan. 8, according to a press release from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office.
State
AUGUST 31, 2022
‘Torture’: AB 2632 could limit use of solitary confinement
The California Senate passed AB 2632, or the California Mandela Act on Solitary Confinement, Tuesday. If signed by Gov. Newsom, the bill would limit the use of solitary confinement in the state.
State
AUGUST 31, 2022
‘Torture’: AB 2632 could limit use of solitary confinement
The California Senate passed AB 2632, or the California Mandela Act on Solitary Confinement, Tuesday. If signed by Gov. Newsom, the bill would limit the use of solitary confinement in the state.
State
AUGUST 24, 2022
CA Gov. Newsom vetoes supervised injection and consumption sites bill
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a Senate bill, which would have allowed several Californian cities to open safe injection and consumption sites.
State
AUGUST 24, 2022
CA Gov. Newsom vetoes supervised injection and consumption sites bill
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a Senate bill, which would have allowed several Californian cities to open safe injection and consumption sites.
Communities
MARCH 01, 2022
Berkeley school district, child care centers respond to CA mask mandate lift
Masks will no longer be required in schools and child care centers in California after March 11, according to an announcement by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Communities
MARCH 01, 2022
Berkeley school district, child care centers respond to CA mask mandate lift
Masks will no longer be required in schools and child care centers in California after March 11, according to an announcement by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Op-Eds
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
CA makes progress toward zero-emissions transport, but work remains
Millions of Californians are breathing air so dirty it is illegal. Coupled with other impacts of the climate crisis, the need for action is clear.
Op-Eds
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
CA makes progress toward zero-emissions transport, but work remains
Millions of Californians are breathing air so dirty it is illegal. Coupled with other impacts of the climate crisis, the need for action is clear.
Op-Eds
JULY 03, 2020
Gov. Gavin Newsom: Support an ethnic studies requirement in CSUs
AB 1460 represents a small, yet important first start to diversify the CSU system’s curricula with a three-unit ethnic studies course for graduation.
Op-Eds
JULY 03, 2020
Gov. Gavin Newsom: Support an ethnic studies requirement in CSUs
AB 1460 represents a small, yet important first start to diversify the CSU system’s curricula with a three-unit ethnic studies course for graduation.
State
DECEMBER 09, 2019
State considers putting additional warning label on cannabis products
The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment will hold a meeting to determine whether cannabis smoke and THC — the chemical in cannabis that makes people “high” — will be added to a list of harmful toxins, per Proposition 65.
State
DECEMBER 09, 2019
State considers putting additional warning label on cannabis products
The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment will hold a meeting to determine whether cannabis smoke and THC — the chemical in cannabis that makes people “high” — will be added to a list of harmful toxins, per Proposition 65.
Research & Ideas
OCTOBER 03, 2019
UC Berkeley poll shows majority of CA voters favor SB 276, which tightened state vaccine regulations
The UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies, or IGS, released a poll Monday that found that 83 percent of registered California voters favor SB 276, which tightened the state’s vaccine regulations.
Research & Ideas
OCTOBER 03, 2019
UC Berkeley poll shows majority of CA voters favor SB 276, which tightened state vaccine regulations
The UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies, or IGS, released a poll Monday that found that 83 percent of registered California voters favor SB 276, which tightened the state’s vaccine regulations.
UC
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
Special committee appointed to select next UC president
With UC President Janet Napolitano stepping down this coming August, UC Board of Regents chair John Pérez has appointed a Special Committee to Consider the Selection of a President.
UC
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
Special committee appointed to select next UC president
With UC President Janet Napolitano stepping down this coming August, UC Board of Regents chair John Pérez has appointed a Special Committee to Consider the Selection of a President.
Editorials
FEBRUARY 05, 2019
Gov. Gavin Newsom must diversify UC Board of Regents
At the end of his term, former governor Jerry Brown appointed Jonathan “Jay” Sures to the UC Board of Regents — a white man to an already predominantly white male board. Gov. Gavin Newsom must not fall in the footsteps of his predecessors and appoint regents that reflect the diversity of California.
Editorials
FEBRUARY 05, 2019
Gov. Gavin Newsom must diversify UC Board of Regents
At the end of his term, former governor Jerry Brown appointed Jonathan “Jay” Sures to the UC Board of Regents — a white man to an already predominantly white male board. Gov. Gavin Newsom must not fall in the footsteps of his predecessors and appoint regents that reflect the diversity of California.
