UC Berkeley P.D. release names of people arrested at Coulter event

UC Berkeley Police have released the names of five people arrested at Wednesday's Ann Coulter event on campus. Three of them were students.

Protesters show up in force to counter Ann Coulter speaking engagement at UC Berkeley

A large protest at UC Berkeley's campus grew to several hundred people Wednesday night ahead of a speaking engagement by conservative commentator Ann Coulter. 

New Stanford hospital opens doors to patients

Stanford Health Care opened its doors to its new Stanford Hospital on Sunday, starting with an unveiling of an emergency department early Sunday and the transition of patients into the brand-new facility.

Stanford approves plaque with quote by sexual-assault survivor Chanel Miller

Following years of student petitions and protests, Stanford University officials have agreed to put up a plaque at the site where Brock Turner sexually assaulted Chanel Miller. It will feature a quote handpicked by Miller herself, but initially rejected by the university.

Tension prompts Oakland school board to move meeting, keep public in separate room

The board members continued with the meeting and informed protestors they would be able to observe and comment by closed circuit television from the auditorium.

Grant allows homeless SJSU students to stay in Airbnb rentals

San Jose State University is taking a major step to combat student homelessness and housing insecurity. Officials say nearly two-hundred of its students struggled with housing insecurity and homelessness last academic year.

Poll: Many youths say high school diploma is enough

Although most young Americans believe in the value of higher education, many still consider a high school diploma alone to be enough for success.

Some college graduates would give up coffee, shave head, spend week in jail to erase student loan debt, survey finds

A majority of college graduates with student loans said they would shave their head if the debt could be erased, according to a new survey, and some others said they would consider giving up coffee and even spending a week in jail.

East Bay teacher uses Lizzo song to teach kids they're great

Mallari's version goes like this: "Let's be great, 'cuz I know we are great. Whoo! I just took an ELA test, turns out I'm 100 percent that smart."

School closures for Monday, October 28

Due to the Kincade Fire and the PG&E public safety power shutoff, the following schools will be closed on Monday, October 28.

School board meeting protesters to sue Oakland Unified Schools for excessive force by police

Parents and teachers who were arrested and injured by police during a protest at the Oakland Unified School District Board of Education meeting on Wednesday pushed back against the police narrative that the force used by officers was necessary.

Oakland school district defends police violence against protesters at board meeting

The Oakland Unified School District defended itself against accusations that police officers behaved violently toward protesters at a Board of Education meeting on Wednesday evening, when six people were arrested, including one who was taken to a hospital and left using crutches.

Soldier surprises students who began writing letters to him in kindergarten while he was deployed in Iraq

Thirteen years after becoming pen pals with a group of kindergarten students in Georgia, a U.S. Army brigadier general surprised the now-high school seniors at their school in a heartwarming first in-person meeting.

SCOTUS Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg pays UC Berkeley a visit

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg spoke at UC Berkeley Monday for the first Herma Hill Kay Memorial lecture.