Arguing that California is at a critical juncture, Berkeley's Institute of Governmental Studies has joined with its counterparts at Stanford and Sacramento State to launch a new nonpartisan website, California Choices. Its aim is to help voters wade through acres of conflicting information about the nine statewide ballot measures up for a vote next Tuesday. Its founders describe their goals in a Sacramento Bee perspective piece.
> Go directly to California Choices > Also: IGS guide to state ballot measures
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People who work at Berkeley face significant changes in their pensions and health insurance. To provide information, the campus plans several forums over the next few weeks.
Post-retirement: Increases in employee pension contributions and other proposals will be discussed at two sessions this week: one for staff Wednesday morning, one for faculty Thursday afternoon. Full details are here.
Health insurance: Open enrollment opened yesterday (Oct. 25) and closes Nov. 23. Sessions for staff and faculty will be held on Nov. 3 and Nov. 16. In addition, individual help is available by appointment. Full details are here. |
Thousands of online movies may be just a click away, but picking the best ones for a Halloween-week fright fest can be a bloody challenge. As Oct. 31 approaches, a few UC Berkeley authorities -- including Media Resources Center director and lifelong scary-movie fanatic Gary Handman -- share their own spooky faves.
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