School busing in Berkeley during Kamala Harris’ childhood was both voluntary and volatile
Reporting from Berkeley — The school bus ride was less than three miles from one side of Berkeley to the other, but from 1969 to 1973 it…
Teens 16 and 17 get to vote in Alameda County school board races
OAKLAND — Candidates seeking to lead the Oakland Unified School District faced a barrage of tough questions one recent evening — an interrogation led by an…
Phil Lesh, bassist for Grateful Dead, dies at 84
Phil Lesh, the bassist for the Grateful Dead who propelled many of its wildest musical explorations yet also composed and sang one of its loveliest…
In Kamala Harris’ Berkeley, liberal politics is part of growing up
BERKELEY — Wearing a T-shirt that reads “First but not the last” — a phrase Kamala Harris has used to describe herself as the country’s first…
Oakland embraces native Kamala Harris with hope, weariness
OAKLAND — The first time she ran for president, Kamala Harris launched her candidacy with a splashy rally that filled downtown Oakland with more than 20,000…
Oakland, Berkeley allow 16, 17-year-olds to vote for school board
Some older Bay Area teenagers will have a chance to make their voices heard this election — albeit in limited fashion. While still barred from…
Berkeley chancellor speaks out about ‘Gaza brutality’ at graduation | Gaza
NewsFeedThe chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley addressed the ‘brutality of the violence in Gaza’ in her graduation ceremony speech, as dozens of students…
Berkeley schools chief grilled by Congress about antisemitism claims
The superintendent of Berkeley Unified School District on Wednesday rejected accusations that the district’s K-12 classrooms have become breeding grounds for antisemitism during a congressional…
Newsom stays in the background amid California campus protests
SACRAMENTO — In May 1969 a National Guard helicopter hung over the campus of UC Berkeley, spraying protesters with what The Times then described as “heavy…
Berkeley schools chief will testify at congressional hearing over antisemitism charges
As fallout over the Israel-Hamas war grows, the head of the embattled Berkeley public school district is being summoned to Washington, D.C., to testify in…