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March 9 - March 22, 2016 Campus Briefs

Reports of Norovirus at UC Berkeley UC Berkeley health services identified a possible outbreak of norovirus with three confirmed cases following an outbreak among hundreds of college students in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania, Inside Higher Ed reported on March 3. The virus, also called “winter diarrhea,” causes flu-like symptoms and

Feb. 24 - March 8, 2016 Campus Briefs

Proposed Reform for California Coastal Commission Democratic lawmakers are considering requiring lobbyists to report their activities involving the California Coastal Commission (CCC), following a large public outcry of foul play after the unexplained ouster on Feb. 10 of Executive Director Charles Lester who held the position since 2011. Assembly Bill

Two injured in multi-vehicle accident

A chain-reaction crash occurred Feb 12 on Ocean Avenue by City College around 11:30 a.m. involving four vehicles and the 49 muni bus that resulted in two injured being rushed to the hospital. The collision looked like a Hollywood-movie scene. A white truck came to rest diagonally on

Feb. 10 - Feb. 23, 2016 Campus Briefs

Mayor Requests Federal Investigation into SFPD Mayor Ed Lee and Police Chief Greg Suhr have requested an exhaustive and transparent review of the SFPD by the Department of Justice according to Brian Stretch, the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California. The independent investigation, called by the

Downtown Campus Fire

A small fire broke out on the fourth floor of City College’s Downtown Campus on Friday, Feb. 5, about 2:30 p.m. triggering the sprinkler system and the San Francisco Fire Department to respond immediately. The fire was quickly contained and no injuries were reported. The fire did

JAN. 27 - FEB. 9, 2016 CAMPUS BRIEFS

Call for Independent Federal Investigation in Mario Woods Killing The Lawyers representing the Woods' family called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) for an independent federal investigation into the Dec. 2 killing of Mario Woods at the hands of San Francisco police officers. At a press conference on Monday,

DEC. 2 – DEC. 16, 2015 CAMPUS BRIEFS

UC to Grow In-State Enrollment The University of California board of regents recently approved a state funding measure that will allow the school system to increase enrollment, adding 5,000 more California undergraduates next year. The regents’ decision comes after mounting pressure from the state to enroll higher numbers of