Fall 2010 Have We Got Issues

Propping Up California's Budget

Nobody ever called Howard Jarvis elegant or subtle. He was a gruff, curmudgeonly sort from the Republican political grassroots who had no problem saying what he meant, loudly and often profanely. When he pushed Proposition 13 onto the ballot in 1978 over the objection of virtually every politician in California, Jarvis made no bones about his goals. He wanted to slash the soaring property taxes that were threatening to price many seniors... Learn more »

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  • « Wanna Make an Issue of It?
    On Cal’s campus this spring, there was a large outdoor display of black and white photos of various Berkeley students. Some included little statements printed on them, one of which was, "Berkeley taught me to listen better and scream louder." Another, added by a vandal with a Sharpie, said, "I learned to be a ruling-class pig." Viva la tradición. You can imagine those statements coming from any Cal student of... Learn more »
  • « Making the Cut
    When my grandparents died and it was time to sell their Castro Valley home, I became the keeper of the University of California, Berkeley heirlooms. My great-grandmother’s 1919 yearbook. The wobbly blue-and-gold teddy bear my grandmother got when my mother was born. A set of 1943 Berkeley-edition Wedgwood plates, each depicting a campus building with the monumental drama of a Mount Rushmore print. My grandmother Dorothy always... Learn more »

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