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Massive election turnout at UC Berkeley sees students wait in line to vote for more than an hour
Hundreds of voters lined up out the doors of UC Berkeley’s Eshleman Hall and around Lower Sproul Plaza to reach the ballot box on election night. One student, a sophomore, reported waiting for an hour and a half to vote on campus. Other students said they turned away from polling stations near UC Berkeley as lines extended out the door. The students, many of whom are voting for the first time, waited in lines stretching around the large concrete thoroughfare of Lower Sproul in the cold and rain.
Gen Z y los boomers discrepan sobre impuestos y requisitos para votar, pero una generación acude más a las urnas
Los votantes llenan sus boletas en el centro de votación ubicado en Fresno City College, en Fresno, el 5 de noviembre de 2024. (Foto de Larry Valenzuela/CalMatters/CatchLight Local). Los jóvenes respaldan de forma amplia un impuesto a los multimillonarios y rechazan pedir identificación para votar. Sin embargo, los mayores de 55 años siguen teniendo mucho más peso electoral por sus mayores niveles de participación. Esta historia fue publicada originalmente por CalMatters.
Gen Z and older California voters far apart on ballot measures — but who will show up?
GEN Z COULD BE POISED to paint California a deeper shade of blue this November — if they turn out to vote. An age gap exists across the top issues on California’s ballot this November: youth overwhelmingly favor taxing billionaires and not requiring IDs to vote, while seniors would prefer to block new taxes and impose voter ID requirements. Gen Z voters are also opting for the Democratic gubernatorial candidate — albeit reluctantly.
Prop 45 split
Why now: Historian Kevin Waite has spent a decade researching the subject, resulting in the first scholarly biography of Biddy Mason, The Boundless Biddy Mason: An Odyssey from Slavery to Freedom Across The American West. Why it matters: L.A. City Council’s recent move to rename Pershing Square for Mason has refocused public attention on her history. Yet we’re no closer to identifying the single figure behind her emancipation, a historic case that broke the back of slavery in Southern California.
Gen Z voting
What’s next: After Monday’s vote, the L.A. Continuum of Care’s selections will go to a federal judge for review on Tuesday. Why it matters: Since 2020, the homeless population has increased by nearly 10% in both the city of L.A. and across L.A. County, according to the official homeless counts. The region’s homelessness budgets swelled over that same period, with hundreds of millions more spent on shelter beds, housing and services for unhoused Angelenos.
Gen Z has very different views on taxes than Boomers, but one generation votes more often Original
Surveys show an age gap across the top issues on California’s ballot, including taxing billionaires and requiring IDs to vote. But while Gen Z makes up 30% of the state’s eligible voters, they are far less likely to vote than their counterparts age 55 and older. Gen Z could be poised to paint California a deeper shade of blue this November — if they turn out to vote.
Dylan Arreola - CalMatters
Dylan Arreola is a fellow with the CalMatters College Journalism Network. He is a junior at UC Berkeley majoring in political science and minoring in public policy. He has reported for the student newspaper, The Daily Californian, and previously served as the editor-in-chief of Fullerton College's student newspaper, The Hornet. Through his coverage, he strives to trace the impacts of federal and state policy on communities too often overlooked.
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Berkeley Law-led deportation database keeps eye on immigration enforcement
The Deportation Data Project, led by lawyers, professors and law students including several from Berkeley Law, has made immigration enforcement data more accessible. The most recent updates to the database include Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, activity from September 2023 through July 2025. The database project was first launched as a website in March 2025.
Unionized REI stores win wage increase after filing labor law
In a win for labor, Recreational Equipment Inc., or REI, and the worker organizations representing the company’s unionized stores reached an agreement last week after a complaint was filed against the corporation in 2024. In exchange for dropping labor law violation charges against REI, the stores will receive pay raises from 2022-24 that were previously only provided to non-unionized stores.
JB Milliken starts tenure as UC president, faces challenges in higher education
James B. “JB” Milliken began his tenure as the 22nd president of the UC system Aug. 1. Selected by the UC Board of Regents on May 2,he will lead the university’s 10 campuses as well as its nearly 300,000 students, over 25,000 faculty and over 173,000 staff.He will also oversee the UC’s six medical centers, three affiliated national laboratories and its statewideAgriculture and Natural Resources program.
UC to pay $6.45 million in antisemitism settlement
The University of California settled a lawsuit filed against the UC Regents and will pay $6.45 million towards Jewish organizations, antisemitism initiatives, plaintiffs and legal fees, according to a July 29 press release from the UC Office of the President, or UCOP. The lawsuit was filed in June 2024 by three students and a professor at UCLA who claimed that UCLA had violated their civil rights.
Antisemitism lawsuit against UC Regents reaches $6.45 million settlement
The University of California settled a lawsuit filed against the UC Regents and will pay $6.45 million towards Jewish organizations, antisemitism initiatives, plaintiffs and legal fees, according to a July 29 press release from the UC Office of the President, or UCOP. The lawsuit was filed in June 2024by three students and a professor at UCLA who claimed that UCLA had violated their civil rights.
With Department of Education dismantled, student support dwindles
After the Supreme Court cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s administration’s efforts to carry out mass layoffs at the U.S. Department of Education in a July 14 decision, some warn that the proposed workforce reduction may harm students seeking financial aid and the enforcement of civil rights protections for students.
Trump’s executive order cuts funds for key California houseless outreach policies
A June 24 order signed by President Donald Trump will pull support from houseless outreach programs that employ “housing first” and “harm reduction” policies — approaches that lay the foundation of California’s policies toward houselessness. The order prioritizes federal funding for cities that ban public illicit drug use and encampments. It also will require houseless assistance programs to implement treatment plans as a condition of participation.
Regents discuss one-time funding, innovation building amid demonstrations
Amid a second day of demonstrations, the UC Board of Regents met to discuss increased state funding for the university. UC Berkeley received new one-time funding and approval of a new building as part of the Berkeley Innovation Zone. During public comment, numerous union representatives from the AFSCME protested the recent layoffs of frontline workers at UC San Diego and UCSF. Members of Teamsters Local 2010 also objected to the layoffs of library workers at UCSD.
Union members rally against systemwide layoffs at UC regents meeting
About 25 members of various unions representing University of California employees protested outside the UC Board of Regents’ July 15 meetings at UCLA’s Luskin Conference Center. The University Council — American Federation of Teachers union local 1474, or (UC-AFT), held the rally and had members attend public comment. During its first day of meetings, regents discussed the UC’s financial situation and the impact of federal cuts to Medicaid.
Berkeley braces for impact of ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’
President Donald Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” into law on July 4, slashing trillions of dollars in federal funding for Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. These cuts and other impacts of the bill have sparked concern and resistance among Berkeley and Alameda County community organizations.
UC Berkeley researchers develop ‘carbamorphine,’ a safer painkiller
A team of researchers, including four from UC Berkeley, developed a new painkiller compound that is less addictive and less likely to cause fatal overdoses from respiratory depression than morphine. The molecule, called “carbamorphine,” was “made from scratch” through total synthesis, according to lead principal investigator and campus professor Richmond Sarpong.
Mental health support stays free at Fullerton College
While college is meant be a place for education and personal growth, we must remember that tragedies are everywhere, leaving us and the authorities to do everything possible to support those who suffered one and prevent more from coming. Georgia State University and the University of Connecticut showed in a research study that three-fourths of young adults who suffer from substance abuse disorder have suffered from the death of a loved one.
Photo Gallery: When printmaking comes to life
On Saturday, March 2, dozens of art enthusiasts swept into the staff parking lot to experience the one-of-a-kind demonstration put on by the art department. Artists such as the 2024 artist in residence Pavel Acevedo, whose work is on exhibit from Feb. 15 – March 20, and Daniel Gonzalez, guest printmaker who worked closely with Acevedo on his projects, carved remarkable large pieces of artwork onto wood blocks. The oversized carvings were then covered in ink and sandwiched between sheets of plywood.
What to know about Super Tuesday’s Superior Court judicial races in Orange County
It can be difficult following every single race in your upcoming local election. Voter turnout for local elections is on a major downturn. With more focus being put on national elections, there is less information put out on local politics. Voters find out less and less about their local races. One of these races with vague information on its candidates is the Superior Court Judicial race in Orange County.
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