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Elana & Negeene

Beloved Berkeley Teachers Under Attack Over Palestine

I recently met with one of our beloved BUSD teachers of color, who was recently targeted as antisemitic and has had many complaints lodged…

6 min readMar 22, 2024

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Beloved Berkeley Teachers Under Attack Over Palestine

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Unions & Democracy

Nancy Skinner, our California state senator, terms out in 2024. Six candidates are running for her seat: Jesse Arreguín, Jovanka Beckles…

4 min readSep 21, 2023

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Unions & Democracy

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Will an alternative to police thrive in Berkeley?

Berkeley’s long-awaited alternative to police responding to mental health and substance use crises made its debut on Tuesday, Sept. 5.

4 min readSep 7, 2023

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Will an alternative to police thrive in Berkeley?

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Doctors on Strike?

The one-day strike by LifeLong medical providers took place on Tuesday June 27 outside the West Berkeley Health Center on Sixth Street…

3 min readJul 7, 2023

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Doctors on Strike?

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A Community-Based Clinic

In late 2019 I purchased Berkeley Physical Therapy, where I had worked for 10 years, with the intention of saving the PT clinic from being…

3 min readJun 23, 2023

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A Community-Based Clinic

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Elana & Negeene

A Microcosm of the National Scene

No matter how much we try to distract ourselves from the inequities around us, there needs to come a moment of awakening so we take action…

3 min readJun 23, 2023

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Honoring the Legacy of George Floyd

May 25, 2023 marked the third anniversary of George Floyd’s brutal murder by Minneapolis police officers. In response, three years ago…

3 min readMay 31, 2023

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Honoring the Legacy of George Floyd

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Save the UC Berkeley Libraries

Since last year, there has been a concerted effort by University of California Berkeley (Cal) administrators to close three libraries due…

3 min readMay 16, 2023

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Save the UC Berkeley Libraries

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Racial Profiling by Berkeley Police Worsens

History continues to repeat itself in Berkeley. This will not stop unless there is a shift from what’s comfortable to what’s just, a shift…

3 min readApr 28, 2023

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Where’s Berkeley’s Ceasefire Program?

Many Berkeley residents want the city to do something tangible to address the uptick crime. Gun-related tragedies can be averted…

3 min readApr 14, 2023

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Where’s Berkeley’s Ceasefire Program?

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Elana & Negeene

Elana & Negeene

This series, Reimagining Berkeley, was first published in the Berkeley Times. We want to create a genuine community of caring for all who live in Berkeley, CA.

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