Oakland North
6 entriesBylined local reporting from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism newsroom (2010).
- March 5, 2010
March Forth: The students take to the streets
From Berkeley to the 880 Freeway, students and other community members joined a march to fight for public education and against the state budget cuts. Read more about reporter Josh Wolf and Oakland North’s March 4 education budget crisis coverage .
- March 4, 2010
Student perspective: Covering demonstrations from the inside
When the Iraq war broke out in 2003, I came home to see the TV news coverage of the protests demonstrations and found the reports to be sensationalized and distorted. Frustrated, I picked up a camcorder and began capturing what I saw unfold at demonstrations as an alternative to
- March 4, 2010
Timeline: UC Berkeley fee increase protests
September 24, 2009 — One day student strike About 5,000 people gathered in Sproul Plaza at UC Berkeley to protest state budget cuts that led to layoffs and furloughs for staff and faculty, according to SF Gate. The cuts were expected to result in fee hikes at the UC and state col
- March 4, 2010
He saw a dance party. She saw a riot. What happened at Durant Hall?
On Thursday, Feb. 25, about 200 people gathered at Sproul Plaza for a dance party that had been promoted on Facebook and through flyers distributed on campus. Shortly before midnight the party moved to Durant Hall, which is under construction, at which point the party became an o
- February 11, 2010
Supporters remain hopeful six months after boy's disappearance
It’s been six months since Hasanni Campbell disappeared from outside a Rockridge shoe store, but the supporters who gathered outside the downtown Oakland police station Wednesday night continue to hope for his safe return. About a dozen community members attended the vigil along
- January 20, 2010
1 suspect killed, CHP officer wounded in Temescal armed robbery attempt
A California Highway Patrol officer is in stable condition after exchanging fire with a suspect during an attempted robbery early this morning at the Walgreens on the corner of 51st Street and Telegraph Avenue. CHP officers in a patrol car learned of the robbery early Wednesday m