Author Archives: Brad Greenberg

University of California and UC Berkeley officials defended the school’s admissions practices Monday after some have interpreted a recent report as evidence that the UC’s oldest and most distinguished campus could be considering race in accepting students. Questions about UC Berkeley’s admissions policies arose after a confidential report, prepared at the request of UC Regents […]

One of the authors of the 1996 initiative banning affirmative action in California’s public agencies says questions surrounding University of California Berkeley’s admissions practices are an example of why people should oppose Proposition 54. A confidential report circled among members of the UC Board of Regents found that some students with low SAT scores were […]

A record number of Californians have registered to vote in Tuesday’s election to recall Gov. Gray Davis, and although there is historically a poor correlation between increases in voter registration and voter turnout, the California secretary of state’s office is expecting unusually high turnout. “All the information the secretary has received from local officials suggests […]

Business is back. After another slow summer, many Westwood Village restaurants and bars are gearing up for another busy year. The catalyst for the businesses: thousands of UCLA students have flooded back into the Village. But business may be dampened by a recent 30 percent fee increase for University of California students. Though some restaurant […]

Recall is probably a word Gov. Gray Davis has grown tired of. But come Oct. 7, it may be a matter of what voters recall that determines whether he keeps his job. As thousands of University of California faculty, staff and students vote whether or not to remove Davis from office, their assessment of his […]

The California Democratic Party said he is "inept." Gov. Gray Davis poked fun at his pronunciation of California. And people around the world know him as nothing more than the Terminator. But gubernatorial candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger has won the endorsement of important businesses, agricultural and taxpayer associations, and his endorsers say it is because he […]

It would be the equivalent of increasing University of California student fees $4,000 per year or removing the freshman class from each of the system’s campuses. This simile is how UC Budget Vice President Larry Hershman explained the severity of a possible $600 million UC budget cut. If enacted, officials said the cuts would be […]