Monthly Archives: آگوست 2020

Phoenix Marketing International (PMI), a reputable market research enterprise noted that some 8,386,508 US households of 125,018,808 total households are now in the millionaire bracket. That amounts to 6.71% of US households enjoying millionaire status.  When it comes to ranking individual states in terms of the numbers of millionaires per state, some interesting trends emerge.Continue reading “Cal’s Ritz & Glitz Ranks Pretty Well in the Nation!”

Berkeley City Councilmember Susan Wengraf is running for a fourth term this November and hopes to continue her work on wildfire safety and develop a COVID-19 recovery strategy. Wengraf moved to Berkeley from Brooklyn, New York, in 1969 to work as a special education teacher for deaf and hard-of-hearing children. She first became involved inContinue reading “Berkeley City Councilmember Susan Wengraf runs for reelection”

Tim Presley released his new visual art and poetry book, “Under the Banner of Concern,” Aug. 25. Best known for his music, released under the moniker White Fence, the Bay Area-based artist’s new book is filled with dramatic black and white brushstrokes and deconstructive, vulnerable word play. This collection of artworks demonstrates both Presley’s multidimensionalityContinue reading “Tim Presley’s ‘Under the Banner of Concern’ is uniquely universalizing disassociation”

Right now, the only thing on my mind is virtual sorority recruitment. And this year will look nothing like it ever has. For one thing, the first two days will be conducted over Zoom with our cameras turned off, in an effort to make recruitment based less on appearance. I’ve spent more time than I’dContinue reading “So you’re thinking about going Greek during a pandemic”

The Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board passed two policies Friday that would reduce disincentives for landlords to lower rent and respond to the state emergency. The first measure amended an earlier rent board resolution to allow landlords and tenants to voluntarily agree to temporary rent reductions without long-term consequences. Under current policies, temporary rent reductions couldContinue reading “Berkeley rent board removes disincentives for lowering rent, responds to state emergency”

In hopes of addressing the prevailing question, “What is the new normal?” the ASUC hosted a town hall with campus administrators Friday to address UC Berkeley’s COVID-19 social norms campaign. To kick off the meeting, Diana Harvey, campus associate vice chancellor for communications and public affairs, introduced the campaign to town hall attendees, outlining theContinue reading “‘Bears protect Bears’: ASUC addresses COVID-19 social norms campaign with UC Berkeley administration”

The state of California will more than double its coronavirus testing capacity thanks to a partnership with PerkinElmer, a Massachusetts-based diagnostics company. California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the partnership Aug. 26. It will allow the state to increase its testing by 150,000 tests with a waiting time for results between 24 and 48 hours, accordingContinue reading “CA partnership with PerkinElmer to allow increase in COVID-19 testing capacity”

Electric vehicle sharing company Revel has expanded its service of mopeds to the Berkeley area.  Revel provides electric mopeds that can be accessed through an app, and all users must be at least 21 years old, have a driver’s license and have a safe driving record to access the service. Drivers also must complete in-appContinue reading “Electric moped ride-sharing company expands services to Berkeley”

Caring father, friend, colleague, engineer and UC Berkeley professor emeritus Richard “Dick” White died Aug. 14 at the age of 90 in his home on Panoramic Hill. He will be remembered for his drive to help others through invention, his care for the world around him and his ingenuity. Born and raised in Denver, Colorado,Continue reading “UC Berkeley engineering professor emeritus Richard White dies at 90”

The Berkeley Zoning Adjustments Board, or ZAB, approved a 42-unit co-living accommodation’s construction at 2435 San Pablo Ave. after several failed motions and disagreements among board members. Property owner Erik Waterman described the housing complex as a place for working professionals who want to pay less rent than they would for a market-rate studio. TheContinue reading “Berkeley Zoning Adjustments Board approves co-living complex construction”