Nathan Sledjeski

2 months ago | dailycal.org | Aimee Han |Zoe Campion |Nathan Sledjeski |Christina C. Chang

This year, for our annual Best of Berkeley issue, The Daily Californian pulled in nominations from our staffers and opened up voting to the student body and neighboring community. We’ve also thrown some new nominations into the mix: campus celebrity, student artist and best Indian and Japanese restaurants, to name a few. Beloved Berkeley staples continued their reign in many categories this year, even with a larger reach.

Mar 12, 2025 | dailycal.org | Nathan Sledjeski

In 1843, writing in his paper, Rheinische Zeitung, Karl Marx denounced an excessive, state-imposed wine tax that was driving the region’s many vintners to the brink of poverty. One of his central criticisms focused on the rigid methodology in the government’s report used to assess the taxability of the winemakers.