East Bay Times

Investors and young scientists are pulling back from biotech, amid broader attacks on science under Trump, industry representatives said.

In a scene as idyllic as a Norman Rockwell painting, Elevate Tutoring fellow Mia Matute sat at a dining table with her 12-year-old tutee, Kaycie Grant, as golden hour light shone on the fractions of a paper worksheet as they worked together one Friday evening in the Oakland hills.

BERKELEY — Concerned that the rights of students and faculty have been violated, a national Muslim civil liberties organization has requested UC Berkeley turn over any information it has on its cooperation with a Trump administration investigation into antisemitism on campus. A California Public Records Act request was filed by the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ San Francisco Bay Area off…

Faculty and staff across the system condemned the change, arguing it comes amid widespread layoffs, tuition increases and a staggering $2.3 billion budget shortfall.

The Trump administration said it will investigate whether UC Berkeley violated the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act, a federal law that requires colleges and universities that receive federal financial aid to record and report campus crime data.

Also, the city's Board of Education had named Carries Hahnel as a new member to replace Maleah Hall, who resigned in September.

The emergency measure allows Peralta's leaders to sign a contract for the work without first undergoing a competitive bidding process.

The former CEO of wrestling giant WWE said now that the shutdown is over, the department is "emboldened" to fulfill President Donald Trump's order to return education to the states.