In state tuition to berkeley is 14k/yr. The poster said their sponsor paid the tuition. I'm not sure who their sponsor is and why they didn't also agree to pay for housing, that doesn't seem like a very good sponsor to me.
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Friday, 18 August 2023 02:14 (nine months ago) link
I think you saw this: "The cost for a full UC meal plan is $3,535. Is that what your sponsor is paying? The cost for one semester room and board in the coops is $4,131"
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Friday, 18 August 2023 02:17 (nine months ago) link
ohhh thx. yes i misread that
― the late great, Friday, 18 August 2023 02:32 (nine months ago) link
BTW, calling out NIMBYs should not absolve the UC from decades of dereliction when it comes to building student housing. It's not just Berkeley:https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-14/fixing-californias-student-housing-crisis-faces-roadblocks
― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 18 August 2023 02:42 (nine months ago) link
Why hasnβt UC Berkeley built more student housing? (good historical background - not just Berkeley, but the UC in general)
― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 18 August 2023 02:47 (nine months ago) link
Of course no one should have to live like this, regardless of GPA or whatever.
And if the specifics of the reddit thread are bothering you then read the thing I linked about UCLA students living in their cars.
My point is not that these people _in particular_ should not be homeless. Itβs that things have gotten so fucked up that some of the otherwise most privileged people in the richest state in the country are living in cars and storage units.
― π ππ’π¨ (caek), Friday, 18 August 2023 04:26 (nine months ago) link
santa cruz is even worse, from what I understand.β I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Thursday, August 17, 2023 9:54 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
santa cruz is even worse, from what I understand.
β I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Thursday, August 17, 2023 9:54 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
https://darrellowens.substack.com/p/santa-cruz-is-a-housing-nightmare
― π ππ’π¨ (caek), Friday, 18 August 2023 04:27 (nine months ago) link
And https://darrellowens.substack.com/p/traumatized-by-santa-cruzs-housing
― π ππ’π¨ (caek), Friday, 18 August 2023 04:36 (nine months ago) link
yeah that's where I first read about it (followed him on twitter, when I was still on twitter)
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Friday, 18 August 2023 05:57 (nine months ago) link
i think santa cruz is only "worse" in the sense that people go there not expecting to commute from like Salinas or Hollister ... whereas people I know who went to UCSD and UCLA and even Berkeley were more prepared to commute.
― sarahell, Friday, 18 August 2023 07:36 (nine months ago) link
I wondered whatever happened to that proposed Dormzilla project at UCSB, and thankfully it's dead.https://therealdeal.com/la/2023/08/08/ucsb-wants-to-replace-charlie-mungers-dorm-design/
― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 18 August 2023 10:53 (nine months ago) link
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/federal-judge-california-law-gun-magazines/3230467/
Courtesy of this prize.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Benitez
― omar little, Sunday, 24 September 2023 17:01 (eight months ago) link
yeah that guy is a POS
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Monday, 25 September 2023 00:00 (eight months ago) link
Can't wait for more of this genius at work -- Steve Garvey confirms he's running for Senate and says things like this:
He was less anxious to touch base with what may be one of his political liabilities: his personal life. His Mr. Clean image took a hit shortly after he left baseball, when news broke that he fathered two children with different women before marrying a third, his current wife, Candace. βYou know, Joe, life is a journey,β Garvey told me. βWe all go through chapters in our lives. That was back in a transitional period. I donβt talk about my family or history. People will judge me as to who I am in 2024. I pray for my children and my family every day.β
βYou know, Joe, life is a journey,β Garvey told me. βWe all go through chapters in our lives. That was back in a transitional period. I donβt talk about my family or history. People will judge me as to who I am in 2024. I pray for my children and my family every day.β
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 10 October 2023 17:36 (seven months ago) link
"Release the tapes!"How many mispredictions can you spot? https://t.co/IaH8k4Cnjk pic.twitter.com/N7q4TlTmlK— Common Ground California (@CACommonGround) February 14, 2024
― π ππ’π¨ (caek), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 04:40 (three months ago) link