Donald Trumps third week in the oval office was characterized by three major failures: tariffs, foreign policy, and negative court orders. The number of Trump executive orders diminished as Trump ...

Now that I have been so slow to finish off this Activist’s Diary and fallen into covering two weeks of meetings, it feels like the world has shifted again. Trump’s visit with Viktor Orban at ...

According to official records, the Berkeley Marina is home for 186 vessels including 172 recreational boats (including "live a-boards") and five commercial fishing boats. My long-time fave boat-name ...

It is clear from his comportment that the Mayor has lost his ethical way. He pockets his rules, yet doesn’t see that he leaves himself with nothing. He doesn’t know how to escape this; he feels those ...

Two disturbing responses to last night's City Council meeting. The first, Sophie Hahn's shocking statement at Kate Harrison's resignation. Ms Harrison carefully delineated her principled stand in her ...

Perhaps you have been wondering why the planet’s not publishing this week? The short answer is that I broke my ankle in three places and have been in bed ever since it was operated on at Kaiser. I can ...

The first week of August was a perfect kind of week. The Berkeley City Council was on summer recess and so were most of the boards and commissions. Trump was finally indicted for his attempted coup ...

Berkeley, California, is unique. In the 1960s it was hippie heaven. Anti-war political protests and the Free Speech movement flourished. Near the University of California, Berkeley, sidewalk vendors on ...

I am writing to summarize and address the concerning revelations in recent news articles. First, it has been reported that despite receiving $1.3 billion in aid annually since 1987, Egypt has ...

In a career spanning almost four decades, Joshua Bell has established himself as one of the premier violinists of his era. He returned to Davies Hall for four performances, April 22-30, with the San ...

If you haven’t been following the Hopkins Corridor Project, the redesign to replace parking with bike lanes along the section of Hopkins with the Monterey Market and locally owned shops has created an ...

In Berkeley (California), there is a struggle against developers for the preservation of People’s Park, a memorial to decades of opposition to police violence and brutality. In Atlanta (Georgia), ...