Pro-Palestinian UC Berkeley students and faculty unfurl tents across Sproul steps, announcing Day 1 of new Divestment Encampment. They say in solidarity with Gaza and and students on campuses like Columbia University where classes went virtual today over tensions. KQED News

HOW IS ANYONE IN POWER NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS?

Outspoken Iranian rapper Tomaj has been sentenced to death reuters.com/world/middle-e…

How’s it possible I’ve never been to Glide Memorial Church in all my years in the Bay? Minister tells us “I hope you’re not here for a funeral because we’re here to celebrate the life of Rev. Cecil Williams”! KQED News

Several hundred San Francisco State University students and faculty rallied on Monday in a central campus plaza to demand the California State University system disclose its financial ties to Israel and divest from those holdings. kqed.org/news/11984403/…

We regret cabinet decision to close Al Jazeera in Israel. A free & independent media is essential to ensuring transparency & accountability. Now, even more so given tight restrictions on reporting from Gaza. Freedom of expression is a key human right. We urge govt to overturn ban

In today's ep of The Bay I talk w/Sara Hossaini about the events that led Berkeley Unified's Superintendent to testify about antisemitism before Congress, and why it wasn't the spectacle that some maybe expected (or hoped) it would be kqed.org/news/11985599/…

Happening now: People from multiple Bay Area orga are protesting against Google's contracts with Israel today at the tech giant's annual I/O conference in Mountain View.

Last day of Berkeley horse racing at Golden Gate Fields after more than 80 years. Some are wistful, others elated. KQED News

Starting tmw—you can take this former party boat from Oakland at the foot of Broadway to Alameda & back for free! Bikes too! Wed-Sun watershuttle.org KQED News