KQED recently reported that students in the University of California system are struggling to get critical mental health services. Even at UC Berkeley, demand is at an all-time high and health directors are raising a red flag, asking for more staffing and funding. Over the last six years, the number of students seeking help increased […]
Tony Thurmond
Posted inOpinion
Op-ed: East Bay should raise minimum wage, be a model for state
I am a person who escaped poverty with education and a minimum wage job. In so many ways, I was lucky. My cousin and her husband, both campus police officers, raised me as their own son after my mother passed away from cancer when I was six years old. Through their love and guidance, I […]
