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Farida Dowidar

Reporter · US

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Sep 29, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Farida Dowidar | Staff

    Progressive coalition aims to flip seats, defeat incumbents on Berkeley City Council (opens the original)

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    Grassroots groups and community organizers across Berkeley have formed Flip the Berkeley City Council 2026, a progressive coalition aimed at unseating incumbents and shifting local legislative policies in the upcoming November elections. Some of Flip BCC’s campaign goals include establishing housing as a human right, maintaining rent control, protecting small businesses against upzoning, strengthening police accountability and limiting automated license plate readers such as Flock surveillance

  2. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Farida Dowidar | Staff

    UC Berkeley sophomore achieves childhood dream, plays chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen (opens the original)

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    UC Berkeley sophomore and U.S. chess national master Aryan Achuthan competed at IMC Trading’s inaugural U.S. Chess Academy, where he accomplished something he had been dreaming of since childhood: playing against a chess grandmaster. Achuthan, a data science major and dedicated member of the Chess Club at Berkeley, was selected as the sole regional qualifier after competing against players from UC Berkeley, UCLA and Stanford. Out of college players across the nation, only 23 other students wer

  3. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Farida Dowidar | Staff

    UC Berkeley sophomore achieves childhood dream, plays chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen (opens the original)

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    UC Berkeley sophomore and U.S. chess national master Aryan Achuthan competed at IMC Trading’s inaugural U.S. Chess Academy, where he accomplished something he had been dreaming of since childhood: playing against a chess grandmaster. Achuthan, a data science major and dedicated member of the Chess Club at Berkeley, was selected as the sole regional qualifier after competing against players from UC Berkeley, UCLA and Stanford. Out of college players across the nation, only 23 other students wer

  4. Article · Sep 2, 2026 · Farida Dowidar | Staff

    Berkeley Daily Planet ceases to spin (opens the original)

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    After 27 years serving as an independent, local media outlet in Berkeley, the Berkeley Daily Planet has officially written its final article. Owner Becky O’Malley announced in an article titled “We Told You So” that the publication is permanently ending operations after entering what was initially a temporary hiatus last year. O’Malley cited age, health limitations and maintenance costs as reasons for closing the publication. “It turns out that old age is not necessarily a tsunami but

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