When we stop recognizing how important low-and-middle income San Franciscans are to our community, we lose a lot of what made the city diverse, colorful, and historic. This is exactly what is happening when we only build housing for those making $100K/year.

It’s easy for electeds to denounce anti-Asian hate, which should simply be seen as the bare minimum. When will we actually walk the walk and pass substantial policies that fixes the root cause?

We should be focusing on climate change and how the increase in wildfires correlates to climate destruction in a country that fixates on billion-dollar corporations’ profits instead of sustainability

The solution to our firefighter shortage is not mass incarceration. The solution is to rid ourselves of the system that requires us to rely on indentured servitude to protect what we hold dear.

Flags are an important symbol of visibility, and displaying Pride flags at schools simply fosters an inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated, helping students feel valued and accepted.

When are we going to see the narrative that cutting taxes on real estate will somehow save us from the housing unaffordability crisis for the shallow, corporate giveaway that it is?

The UC system has consistently tried to silence graduate students, even when they are fighting to protect the rights of other students—especially their right to protest.

Prop. 13 is already a third rail in California politics. Misrepresenting the origins of Prop. 13 does a disservice to readers and hinders meaningful dialogue about reform.

Chris Larsen’s $1 million donation to the San Francisco Police Department highlights a disturbing reality: Our public safety can be bought.

If we actually address the funding discrepancies for Black and brown students in the public school system, all schools could be like Lowell. The rising tide lifts us all.

The threat of losing public transportation due to a financial pitfall is concerning. The real issue is the lack of funding for public services that low-income and marginalized people rely on. California could avoid budget deficits by reforming tax policy, like Proposition 13.

The threat of losing public transportation due to a financial pitfall is concerning. The real issue is the lack of funding for public services that low-income and marginalized people rely on. California could avoid budget deficits by reforming tax policy, like Proposition 13.

We can’t allow the UC to profit off a free-speech image while simultaneously arresting, brutalizing and silencing students who stand up for the real Berkeley community.

Where does that leave the families of students who don’t have the resources to access private or charter institutions? We must address the root cause of education underfunding and reform Prop. 13.

We are reading yet another article about our state’s increasing budget deficit and cuts to our public schools, and once again our leaders in Sacramento are not providing us any real solutions to this.

Read how a UC Berkeley student feels about the fact that the highest paid UC employees aren’t staff or professors.

Read how UC Berkeley should prioritize supporting its students and their success.

Read how schools can be more welcoming by allowing students to celebrate their identity. There are more topics of discussion for school board members to concern themselves with than whether or not the Pride flag makes straight students feel excluded.

Read another LTE from our staff about how it should not be the responsibility of parents to pay for their children’s public education!

Billionaire-backed organizations are pushing for returning to at-large elections. What really is their main reason for doing this?