Oakland’s gentrification has been a mixed bag, to say the least. While it’s made The Town a magnet for innovative small business owners and chefs, inflated housing costs have also pushed many of Oakland’s historic communities to its fringes. But less than a half hour to the north, the historically w.
As world leaders presented their plans to combat rising global temperatures at the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 28) in Dubai from Nov. 30-Dec. 13, 2023, discussions are centered on how countries can cut greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate a dire environmental future. But a UC Berkeley researcher says that future is already here for millions of people displaced by the climate crisis. And those climate refugees are predominantly from formerly colonized countries that are not responsible, in large part, for the factors that exacerbate climate change. | UC Berkeley policy analyst from the Othering and Belonging Institute shares recommendations to protect people displaced from the climate crisis. By Ivan Natividad UC Berkeley News As world leaders presented their plans to combat rising global temperatures at the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 28) in Dubai from Nov. 30-Dec. 13, 2023, discussions
Staff Writer About 20 teens and adults gathered for the public comment period at the beginning of this week’s Nevada City council meeting, with some holding signs that read ‘Free
Richmond California is a small city that has actually passed an official resolution condemning Israel for its reaction to the barbaric attacks by the Hamas terrorist group in which entire families, including babies, were burned alive. At the same time, the Scarsdale New York Schools canceled a fundraising event for the UN’s education organization UNICEF […]