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BOSS gives formerly incarcerated job seekers a boost
In California, the odds can be stacked against job seekers with felony records. People who have recently returned home from jail or prison face problems adjusting to the modern job hunt and are often turned down because of their criminal records. One Berkeley-based organization helps combat these problems with a career training school.
Read MoreAmerica’s second-hand clothing glut is causing a serious waste problem
Most Americans are familiar with the idea of spring cleaning. But it turns out, when we donate our clothes to second hand stores, only about 30% gets sold. The rest is sent abroad or landfilled. Americans are consuming and disposing way too many clothes, and second hand stores can’t keep up with the tide.
Read MoreRationing Insulin
There are thirty million people living with some form of diabetes across the U.S. Seven million of those need insulin to survive.
Read MoreThe Housing Crisis in Havana
Cubans don’t pay rent and the housing market is mostly outlawed. But Havana is facing a different kind of housing crisis due to crumbling buildings and shortages of materials and cash.
Read MorePFAS: The New Toxic Chemical in Town
There’s a new toxic chemical turning up in a study of preschool carpets, and in Californian’s drinking water. So what are PFAS, where do they come from, and how worried should we be?
Read MoreBerkeley’s Turkeys and a Community Garden in Danger
A surprising creature inspires the latest act of Berkeley civil disobedience.
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