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... | ![]() |
Obama Names Professor to Post Tuesday, Nov 25, 2008 | 10:17 am | By Tessa Stuart President-elect Barack Obama announced on Monday that he is nominating UC Berkeley economics professor Christina Romer to serve as the chair of his Council of E... | ![]() |
Obama-Themed Shirts Remain Popular After Elec... Tuesday, Nov 25, 2008 | 11:18 am | By Kat Murti Still driven by Obama-mania weeks after the presidential election, Susanne Stolzenberg perused politically motivated shirts at a Telegraph Avenue street stand i... | ![]() |
Gay Couples Challenge Lawfulness Of Prop. 8 Friday, Nov 7, 2008 | 7:41 am | By Cynthia Moreno When Proposition 8 passed on Tuesday, six California couples filed lawsuits in the State Supreme Court hoping to overturn the new constitutional amendment, whic... | ![]() |
In Other Media Thursday, Nov 6, 2008 | 4:34 am | By Ariel Raz We've just passed through an election cycle packed with a surplus of change. We witnessed both the nomination of a black man to our nation's highest office and... | ![]() |
After Prop 8, Future of Gay Marriages Unclea... Thursday, Nov 6, 2008 | 6:46 am | By Leslie Toy When UC Berkeley junior Ivan Sanz witnessed his brother's wedding in August, he didn't realize that the union may not legally stand the test of time. With the... | ![]() |
'Impressive' Young Voter Turnout Seen in Tues... Thursday, Nov 6, 2008 | 6:49 am | By Kelly Fitzpatrick As impromptu rallies commenced on college campuses across the nation, the power of the youth vote-whose potential is mentioned nearly every four years-appeared... | ![]() |
Bates to Serve Another Four Years in Third Ma... Thursday, Nov 6, 2008 | 7:04 am | By Zach Williams Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates was granted an unprecedented third term Tuesday, giving him four more years to continue making his mark on city politics. If Bates, wh... |
State Propositions Wednesday, Nov 5, 2008 | 1:50 pm | By Proposition 1A California voters passed Proposition 1A with 51.8 percent as of 1:15 a.m., allowing for the creation of a high-speed rail system from San Franci... |
Proposition 8 Passes, Gay Marriage No Longer ... Wednesday, Nov 5, 2008 | 1:52 pm | By Rachel Gross Although Alameda County voters decisively opposed it and campus groups repeatedly rallied against it, the majority of Californians supported Proposition 8 at th... | ![]() |
'New Day' for Black Community Wednesday, Nov 5, 2008 | 1:56 pm | By Stephanie M. Lee For Shannon Myricks-Jones, it often seemed like this moment would never come. She grew up sharing a one-bedroom apartment in Long Beach with her six siblings... | ![]() |
Student, Local Voter Turnout Could Set New Co... Wednesday, Nov 5, 2008 | 1:59 pm | By Valerie Woolard Berkeley voters turned out in droves yesterday to vote for their presidential candidate of choice and a host of controversial local and statewide issues. Final... |
Democrats Control Congress, Gain 23 Seats Wednesday, Nov 5, 2008 | 1:59 pm | By Julie Strack There was never a question last night about which party would control Congress-only about how many seats the Democrats could grab. Democrats gained 18 seats in... |
Leyva-Cutler, Selawsky Elected to School Boar... Wednesday, Nov 5, 2008 | 2:03 pm | By Tess Townsend Beatriz Leyva-Cutler and incumbent John Selawsky were elected to the Berkeley school board last night for a four-year term. Selawsky, who has been on the board... |
Hancock, Skinner Easily Win Seats Wednesday, Nov 5, 2008 | 2:07 pm | By Angelica Dongallo After landslide victories in yesterday's elections, two familiar Berkeley faces were elected to represent the local state Assembly and Senate districts. Berkel... |