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Amy Brooks
Amy was the city news editor for Fall 2009. She has also covered city government and environmental issues. She is a senior political science major and Spanish minor and spent the last six months studying abroad in Chile, where she befriended many llamas. You can contact her at [email protected] |
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Officials Seek to Set Campus Closure Days Monday, Aug 24, 2009 | 6:51 am | By Amy Brooks In response to a systemwide furlough program approved by the UC Board of Regents, campus officials have released a series of 11 proposed campus closure dates.... |
Petition Against Downtown Area Plan Advances Monday, Aug 24, 2009 | 7:01 am | By Amy Brooks After more than 150 public meetings and $1 million spent by the city of Berkeley to create a plan for future Downtown development, 9,200 signatures have put the... |
School District Sees Minor Changes in STAR Sc... Monday, Aug 24, 2009 | 7:04 am | By Amy Brooks Results from 2009 state standardized testing show a slight increase in English scores and a slight decrease in math scores across the Berkeley Unified School Di... |
Downtown Area Plan In Danger After Petition D... Friday, Aug 21, 2009 | 2:08 am | By Amy Brooks After more than 150 public meetings and $1 million spent by the City of Berkeley to create a plan for future Downtown development, 9,200 signatures have put the... |
Berkeley Man Charged with Homicide Following ... Monday, Aug 17, 2009 | 8:12 am | By Amy Brooks A Berkeley resident was arrested in connection with the 2006 shooting death of Keith Stephens, also of Berkeley. The arrest marks the closure of all homicide c... | ![]() |
Berkeley's Solar Panel Program Garners Nation... Tuesday, Dec 9, 2008 | 7:34 am | By Amy Brooks Berkeley has championed many innovative programs designed to help the environment, but this time, the rest of the country is taking note. Since September, whe... |
City Council Supports Prosecution of Law Prof... Wednesday, Dec 10, 2008 | 2:34 am | By Amy Brooks At the end of its raucous meeting last night, the Berkeley City Council voted to support the prosecution of UC Berkeley professor John Yoo, but rejected a stron... |
City Council Deliberates Over Investigation o... Friday, Dec 5, 2008 | 11:39 am | By Amy Brooks The Berkeley City Council may call for the investigation of a UC Berkeley professor at its meeting next Monday, continuing its trend of taking stands on controv... | ![]() |
UC Berkeley Alumnus Joins City Council Tuesday, Dec 2, 2008 | 8:32 am | By Amy Brooks Jesse Arreguin was still in elementary school when the late Councilmember Dona Spring was sworn in as the representative of District 4 in the Berkeley City Coun... | ![]() |
City Councilmember Lauded for Lengthy Career Friday, Nov 21, 2008 | 9:30 am | By Amy Brooks After being lauded by friends and colleagues at the last City Council meeting of a long career, Councilmember Betty Olds was asked to say a few words. Olds, wh... | ![]() |
Berkeley's High Poverty Rate Worries Resid... Tuesday, Nov 18, 2008 | 10:35 am | By Amy Brooks Berkeley resident Rosie Kreidler knows what it's like to fall on hard times all too well. The former Olympic track star turned-nurse was severely injured in a... |
Berkeley City Council Elections Lean to Incum... Wednesday, Nov 5, 2008 | 2:01 pm | By Amy Brooks Although the theme for yesterday's presidential election was change, in the Berkeley City Council races, it was all about continuity. Incumbent Mayor Tom Bates... | ![]() |
Downturn May Imperil City, Local Measures Tuesday, Nov 4, 2008 | 8:08 am | By Amy Brooks If the common saying that people vote with their pocketbooks holds true, several local measures that would raise taxes may be at risk today as voters head to th... |
Mayoral Candidate Dean Proposes New City Budg... Monday, Nov 3, 2008 | 7:43 am | By Amy Brooks Around the country, the current economic crisis is on everyone's mind as the Nov. 4 election gets closer and for once, Berkeley may be following-not leading-a n... |
South Berkeley Residents Air Concerns Over Re... Thursday, Oct 30, 2008 | 7:10 am | By Amy Brooks Last month, Berkeley City Council members visited South Berkeley in response to a crime spike in the area. On Tuesday night, the community spoke to the council... |