Opinion

In today’s email: a note from someone named Bruce Mann, earnestly exhorting me to wish Elizabeth Warren a happy birthday. Even though I don’t know the guy, it’s something I’m pleased to do. I was lucky enough to meet her at a Berkeley garden party on Monday, and I’m here to tell you she’s great—just as smart as she seems to be on TV, and even more charming. -more-

Plans for U.C. Berkeley police to acquire a tank for shared use with the city of Berkeley are reported on an international news wire this week, in a critical article by a Berkeley journalist. -more-