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British Petroleum's proposed biofuel research deal with the University of California has sparked a growing resistance from a coalition based in UC Berkeley's College of Natural Resources, claiming the deal is essentially a continuation of BP's current greenwash campaign. After much unfavorable publicity surrounding the mismanagement of oil tankers, pipelines, and refineries, BP began airing commercials on business friendly television channels hyping their renewable energy projects with the sl...

Two weeks ago, the California State University (CSU) faculty voted overwhelmingly in support of a strike. Yesterday, after a report called for a 25% pay raise over the next four years, the administration agreed to use it as a “framework” to negotiate – in the hopes of averting the strike. But while faculty prepares in the event that a strike becomes necessary, a student body unaccustomed to social movements remains uncertain of its role....

San Francisco State and our California State University System is the largest system of higher education in the US with some 400,000 students and 46,000 faculty and staff spread out onto 23 campuses throughout our state. On Thursday we wrapped up a strike vote within our union that many predict will overwhelmingly authorize our union leadership to set strike dates throughout the state sometime in April....

It’s been a packed two weeks for public schools. At the state level, a long-awaited, Stanford-based analysis of the condition and impact of California public school financing was released. At the City level, new and somewhat disconcerting movement is afoot regarding City supplied funding for schools (the ambiguously defined “third third of Proposition H)....

Commemorating the fourth anniversary of the United States' invasion and subsequent occupation of the nation of Iraq, a look back at the many voices on the road to war — and a reminder of the many more voices needed to stop this war and prevent other wars in the future....

San Jose State University is censoring the truth about Occupation of Palestine and Students for Change at SJSU needs your help!...

With royal fanfare, British Petroleum just donated big money in research funds for UC Berkeley, Lawrence Livermore Laboratories, and the University of Illinois to develop new sources of energy—primarily biotechnology to produce biofuel crops. This comes on the anniversary of Berkeley’s hapless research deal with seed giant Novartis ten years ago. However, at 500 million dollars, the BP grant dwarfs Novartis’ investment by a factor of ten. The graphics of the announcement were unmistakable: ...

The Bay Area CISPES chapter is inviting you to an event on Friday, March 23rd to commemorate the lives of Oscar Romero and Rufina Amaya and to support El Salvador's continued struggle against CAFTA (Central American Free Trade Agreement) and the ILEA -- the new SOA for the police based in San Salvador....

pass widely...no district emails! PVUSD TEACHER RALLY! WATSONVILLE & SANTA CRUZ 3/ 13 & 3/14 5-6PM...

Coverage of protest at Humboldt State University....