"About 40,000 unionized University of California workers averted a strike Thursday after reaching a tentative deal with UC. They'll get raises and caps to healthcare premium costs. (LA Times, Daily Cal)"
"Berkeley school district employees and others with low or moderate incomes can apply through Aug. 12 to live in the district's new workforce housing project aimed at helping educators live and stay in the cities where they work. (City of Berkeley)"
"Along with Robert Reich, Charles Long will also speak at UC Berkeley's commencement this Saturday. Long, 43, won the University Medal, the campus' top award for a graduating senior and is a sociology and social welfare double-major with a 4.0 whose time incarcerated has motivated him to improve the criminal justice system. (Berkeley News)"
"Berkeley Assemblymember Buffy Wicks is facing two challengers on the June ballot in the race for her District 14 state seat: Republican Borgar Solnordal and Green Party candidate Mark Rendon. (East Bay Times) Berkeley's U.S. Rep. Lateefah Simon is facing a challenge from Jamie Joyce, who's calling for an overhaul of the Democratic Party. (East Bay Times)"
About 40,000 unionized University of California workers avoided a strike after reaching a tentative deal. The deal includes raises and caps on healthcare premium costs. Berkeley’s school district workforce housing project is under construction, and applications are open through Aug. 12 for district employees and others with low or moderate incomes. The project aims to help educators live and stay in the cities where they work. UC Berkeley commencement includes speakers Robert Reich and Charles Long, a sociology and social welfare double-major with a 4.0 and a background that motivated him to improve the criminal justice system. Berkeley also announced a journalism fellowship devoted to humor honoring Alice Kahn, and noted Saul Perlmutter’s role in a popular UC Berkeley class. Political races include Buffy Wicks facing two challengers and U.S. Rep. Lateefah Simon facing a challenge from Jamie Joyce.
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