Contributor ReportsTHE FRESHMAN: Not learning from history has its benefits
Source: Daily Breeze
Berkeley :: CA :: USA | updated Mon Dec 07 08:36:20 -0800 2009 | political-news
We watched a DVD in my History 7B lecture called "Berkeley in the Sixties." The main menu had psychedelic colors and peace signs and you could already tell where it was going. However, the history was a bit more appalling...
Jobless Numbers Improve Slightly
Source: East Bay Express
Berkeley :: CA :: USA | updated Mon Dec 07 10:05:13 -0800 2009 | political-news
The nation’s unemployment rate dropped slightly to 10 percent last month, down from a high of 10.2 percent in October. The underemployment rate, which also includes part-time workers and people who have stopped looking for jobs, also fell slightly to...
Secretary of State approves county's ranked choice voting system
Source: The Berkeley Voice
Berkeley :: CA :: USA | updated Mon Dec 07 15:58:39 -0800 2009 | political-news
The certification from Secretary of State Debra Bowen could allow the cities of Oakland, Berkeley and San Leandro to bypass a possible June primary for city elections and instead just hold one vote for those races in November. Instant runoff...
Formenti's 'Aspects of Divine' remains secular
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
Berkeley :: CA :: USA | updated Tue Dec 08 00:39:10 -0800 2009 | entertainment-news
Divinity, assuming it exists at all, is a tricky and elusive thing, because one believer's jubilation and incense is another's still small voice. Images The brilliant Italian pianist Marino Formenti is attempting to thread that needle in musical terms this...
Perata Measure Takes $45 Million from Kids Programs
Source: East Bay Express
Berkeley :: CA :: USA | updated Mon Dec 07 15:21:52 -0800 2009 | political-news
A proposed statewide tobacco tax measure co-sponsored by ex-state Senator Don Perata would siphon $45 million annually from early childhood education programs, according to the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office. East Bay kids programs would lose about $2.8 million a year,...
Fleming dares to diverge, lets simplicity click
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
Berkeley :: CA :: USA | updated Tue Dec 08 00:38:49 -0800 2009 | entertainment-news
Say what you will about soprano Ren�e Fleming, but there's no denying the zeal with which she keeps adding unusual and out-of-the-way music to her repertoire. You could make a long list of artists who could usefully take a page...
Dellums Spends $60,000 on Travel
Source: East Bay Express
Berkeley :: CA :: USA | updated Tue Dec 08 03:50:20 -0800 2009 | political-news
At a time when the City of Oakland faced massive budget deficits, cut services to city residents, and slashed public employee pay, Mayor Ron Dellums ran up nearly $60,000 in travel expenses , the Chron reports. In the past year,...
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