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Berkeleyside
• Vanessa Arredondo
Beatriz Leyva‑Cutler, Reichi Lee among 6 finalists for vacant Berkeley school board seat
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Stevens Says Differences with El-Sayed ‘Were Aired Out’
“Rep. Haley Stevens of Michigan said Thursday she’s moving on from the contentious Senate primary, which she lost to Abdul El-Sayed, saying their ‘differences were aired out,'” CBS News reports. Said Stevens: “Everything that needed to be said in the primary was said. It’s a big tent party.” She added: “Abdul’s got a big campaign […]
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Max Miller to Loan Campaign $1 Million
“Embattled Rep. Max Miller is lending his campaign $1 million, as he faces pressure to drop out of his competitive Ohio re-election race over allegations of domestic abuse, the latest sign that the two-term congressman is determined to stay in,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
Letters from an American
• Heather Cox Richardson
Politics Chat, August 6, 2026
Some good news for gray wolves! Senator Cory Booker blocked an effort to fast-track legislation that would have stripped gray wolves of their federal protections under the Endangered Species Act.
The San Francisco Standard
• Emily Landes
Did Oakland build its way out of a rental crisis?
A two-bedroom apartment in San Francisco is double the cost of one in Oakland, according to Zumper data.
Electrek
• Jo Borrás
Tesla is racking up speeding tickets, and YOU are on the hook
On today’s brain-addled episode of Quick Charge, President Trump says electric car drivers have a disease, Full Self Driving won’t stop earning Tesla drivers tickets, and Waymo’s CEO spends over forty minutes explaining why Tesla’s tech won’t ever beat a human driver.
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Trump Orders Leak Probe Over Coverage of Munitions
“President Trump has ordered new investigations into the disclosures of the Pentagon’s munitions stockpile, administration officials said, an escalation of his effort to battle damaging revelations about the Iran war,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Trump made the demand after weeks of media headlines describing depleted munitions levels associated with the war, despite administration assurances […]
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Trump Says It’s ‘Way Too Early’ to Endorse JD Vance
“President Trump dismissed a report Thursday that he’s privately told donors Vice President JD Vance must be the 2028 Republican presidential nominee – insisting that it’s ‘way too early’ to make an official endorsement,” the New York Post reports.
Fires Wrecked Their Village in France. Now They Want Answers. (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
8 Signs You Might Be an Empath (medium.com)
Houthi Attacks on Yemeni Military Threaten to Reignite Civil War (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
Building from Strengths: Prospective Elementary Teachers’ Ideas About Ambitious Science Teaching in a Phenomenon-Based Science Content Course (tandfonline.com)
tandfonline.com/eprint/XRBAAEANKHI4SD4ANWSW/full?target=10.1080/1046560X.2026.2713833
Oblivion Remastered Is A Cruel Joke (medium.com)
Berkeleyside
• Eli Wolfe
$30 minimum wage won’t appear on November ballot after Alameda County leaders call for study
