News Wire The Berkeley Wire: 12.17.20 FacebookTwitteremailPrint By Berkeleyside staffDec. 17, 2020, 5:15 p.m.Dec. 17, 3:58 p.m. Sun spot. Photo: Melinda Young Stuart Heads up: We sometimes link to sites that limit access for non-subscribers. UC Berkeley works to close $340M budget deficit (Daily Cal) Retiring BUSD directors Judy Appel and Beatriz Levya-Cutler honored (Berkeley Schools) Berkeley scholar Jennifer Granholm expected to serve as Biden energy secretary (UC Berkeley News) For more than 50 years, “the wall” at Berkeley has been a place where Black students gather (California magazine) BART eliminates paper tickets, transitions to Clipper-only sales (Daily Cal) UC Berkeley vice chancellor for equity and inclusion Oscar Dubón, Jr. steps down (UC Berkeley News)