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Berkeley Hit-and-Run Between Driver, Cyclists Captured on Video
Albany Patch
Apr 27A cyclist in Berkeley shot video of an apparent hit-and-run crash with a car on Tunnel Road, which knocked him and a friend off their bikes and onto the roadway. (Skip to 2:38 in the video to see the crash.) "Yesterday I went to the police department a... »
UC Brass Send "Open Letter to Our Neighbors About the Gill Tract"
Albany Patch
Apr 27[Editor's Note: Officials from the University of California at Berkeley sent this letter to the city of Albany on Friday afternoon. See more Albany Patch coverage of the Gill Tract occupation here. Click the "Keep me posted" button below this story for... »
Get $5,000 To Clean Water. Apply by May 23!
Albany Patch Announcements
Apr 27The Clean Water Program announces the availability of Community Stewardship Grants for projects in Alameda County The Clean Water Program will provide grants up to $5,000 to encourage grassroots community action that prevents stormwater pollution and... »
Oakland Strokes rowers capture a fistful of top finishes at Long Beach Invitational Regatta
Albany Patch Announcements
Apr 27Oakland Strokes rowers capture a fistful of top finishes at Long Beach Invitational Regatta. Long Beach — The Oakland Strokes’ less experienced rowers came through in a big way at the Long Beach Invitational regatta last weekend. The men’s and women’... »
War of Words Between Gill Tract Activists, UC Berkeley Officials
Albany Patch
Apr 27Urban farming advocates and University of California officials have been duking it out this week in the form of dueling press releases and public statements after a group calling itself Occupy the Farm took over agricultural research land in Albany on ... »
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Berkeley parkers may get five-minute grace period
Berkeleyside
Apr 26The Berkeley City Council will consider whether to give parkers a five minute grace period on their parking meters Continue reading » »
Albany commissioners nix wireless antenna
Oakland Tribune Headlines
Apr 26AT&T fails in latest application for Albany building »
5/5/12: Kentucky Derby Day Bash & Hat Contest | Golden Gate Fields - FREE
FunCheapSF.com
Apr 25Head out to Golden Gate Fields on Kentucky Derby Day, May 5, 2012 and bring your hat for the Annual Run for the Roses Hat Contest. This year, there’s over $1,800 in prize money for those that wear the best hats at Golden Gate Fields on ... »
Is It Just Vanity?
Dorothy Brown Photography
Apr 25When you are the person who takes the pictures, who takes pictures of you? Some of us are just more comfortable behind the camera. I know I am. I like watching, and noticing, and capturing the fleeting moments. I love … Continue reading → »
Food Sovereignty in Action at the Gill Tract in Albany, California USA
Food First's Blog
Apr 24Report by Food First intern, Vishrut Arya. April 24, 2012 This past Sunday, April 22, Earth Day, about two hundred farmers, families, and activists gathered for a potluck at Ohlone Park in Berkeley to celebrate the Earth and food sovereignty. The idea ... »