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Thursday

Education

New Logo At University Of California Causes Uproar

There is uproar over the newly designed logo for the University of California. Students and alumni around the state are up in arms, saying the new logo is ugly and simplistic and does not convey the heritage and prestige of the institution.

New Logo At University Of California Causes Uproar

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Tuesday

Berkeley Receives $1M For Undocumented Students

Meng So, coordinator of the University of California, Berkeley's Undocumented Student Program, says students he helps are from low-income families with no experience navigating a university such as Berkeley. So calls undocumented students "underground undergrads." Carol Ness/UC Berkeley hide caption

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Education

Berkeley Receives $1M For Undocumented Students

The $1 million gift will help 200 students pay tuition and living expenses to stay enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley. While some undocumented students call the scholarship fund a game changer, not everyone is applauding.

Berkeley Receives $1M For Undocumented Students

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Friday

National

School District Owes $1 Billion On $100 Million Loan

A California school district is facing a $1 billion repayment on a much smaller loan. It borrowed the money using bonds that have been compared to payday loans — as have more than 200 other districts.

School District Owes $1 Billion On $100 Million Loan

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Monday

National

California Learns From Hurricane Sandy In Northeast

The damage from Sandy has cities across the country looking at their own disaster plans. Eight California state, city and county-level emergency managers deployed to help the recovery. They came back thinking about the basic logistical problems of hosting mutual aid officials from other parts of the country.

California Learns From Hurricane Sandy In Northeast

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Saturday

National

BBQ Support: Feeding Fellow Americans After Sandy

When Sandy hit the Eastern Seaboard, three men from Chicago raised money for food and then drove to NYC to feed storm victims. NPR's Richard Gonzales sent an audio postcard from Howard Beach, N.Y.

BBQ Support: Feeding Fellow Americans After Sandy

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Thursday

National

New York's Financial Center Hard Hit By Sandy

Lower Manhattan, the financial center of New York, is only in the initial stages of recovering from Superstorm Sandy. The extent of the damage to hundreds of residential and commercial buildings remains unclear, and experts say full recovery could take years.

New York's Financial Center Hard Hit By Sandy

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Saturday

Race For Redrawn Calif. District Is Tight And Pricey

Democrat Ami Bera is challenging Lungren. Bera ran against Lungren in 2004 and lost, but since the district was redrawn, the race has become competitive. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption

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House & Senate Races

Race For Redrawn Calif. District Is Tight And Pricey

California's 7th Congressional District is the site of one of the most expensive races in the country. After California's independent redistricting committee redrew the district's boundaries, the seat has become competitive, and Democrats have put it on their list of seats they think they can take.

Race For Redrawn Calif. District Is Tight And Pricey

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Thursday

National

Calif. Death Penalty Opposition Focuses On Economy

Among the propositions on the ballot this November in California: a referendum that would end the death penalty. The effort to end capital punishment is being sold as an economic issue — not a moral issue.

Calif. Death Penalty Opposition Focuses On Economy

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Tuesday

Sports

Giants Fever Spreads Ahead Of World Series

The San Francisco Giants are headed to the World Series. The Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-0 on Monday night, earning the right to take on the Detroit Tigers for the championship.

Giants Fever Spreads Ahead Of World Series

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Wednesday

Business

California's Gas Prices Begin To Stabilize

Motorists should be seeing some relief from the recent record spike in gas prices. The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded hit $4.67, according to AAA. That price hike sent elected officials scrambling. Some are calling for a federal investigation, while others are taking emergency steps to increase supply.

California's Gas Prices Begin To Stabilize

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Wednesday

Did Man Who Armed Black Panthers Lead Two Lives?

Richard Aoki was known as the "minister of education" for the Berkeley, Calif., chapter of the Black Panther Party. Nikki Arai/Courtesy of Nancy Park hide caption

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Did Man Who Armed Black Panthers Lead Two Lives?

Richard Aoki, an early member of the Black Panther Party, gave the Panthers their first guns. He was a former soldier, a militant radical...and an FBI informant.

Did Man Who Armed Black Panthers Lead Two Lives?

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Thursday

In Solyndra's Wake, Solar Company Sees Bright Spot

SoloPower is betting it will succeed where others have failed with a $197 million loan from the Department of Energy. SoloPower/PRNewsFoto/AP hide caption

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Business

In Solyndra's Wake, Solar Company Sees Bright Spot

SoloPower is on its way to receiving a loan of $197 million from the Energy Department — the same kind given to now-bankrupt Solyndra. But SoloPower has to meet a number of benchmarks before tapping into the fund, and one step toward that is the opening of a new plant in Oregon on Thursday.

In Solyndra's Wake, Solar Company Sees Bright Spot

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Thursday

National

Census Survey: Poor Americans Increased In 2011

The Census Bureau has released the results of the American Community Survey. The bad news is that poverty is up. Nearly 16 percent of Americans live below the poverty line. Median household income is down too. The good news is that declines are not as steep as the depths of the recession.

Census Survey: Poor Americans Increased In 2011

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Tuesday

It's Hard To Tell La Familia You're Gay

Samantha Moreno, in pink, with her family. "The hardest part of coming out is to know that you're about to hurt someone that you love," she says in a video featured on the website of Familia es Familia, which aims to help Latino families accept their LGBT loved ones. Courtesy of Samantha Moreno hide caption

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National

It's Hard To Tell La Familia You're Gay

A new national campaign called Familia es Familia is hoping to help make coming out easier for LGBT Latinos. While the majority of Latinos are accepting of gays and lesbians, foreign-born and evangelical Latinos are less tolerant and remain opposed to same-sex marriage.

It's Hard To Tell La Familia You're Gay

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Monday

Politics

Kamala Harris Among The Rising Dem Stars At DNC

California Attorney General Kamala Harris is a rising star in the Democratic Party who is scheduled to speak at its national convention in Charlotte, N.C., this week.

Kamala Harris Among The Rising Dem Stars At DNC

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