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PAL Seeks Help Replacing Kayaks
Berkeley Patch
Apr 27Someone dashed the dream of middle school students hoping to spend summer days kayaking in a Berkeley Boosters PAL program that serves low-income, urban youth. As police probe who stole a trailer containing kayaks, life jackets and other program essent... »
May Day Public Hearing on West Berkeley Developments (News Analysis)
The Berkeley Daily Planet
Apr 26The Berkeley City Council will hear public testimony on the controversial master use permit zoning amendments on Tuesday May 1 in its second floor chamber at 2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way. The meeting starts at 7 PM with the public hearing scheduled ... »
Kayak theft puts Berkeley youth program in jeopardy
Berkeleyside
Apr 25The theft of twelve ocean kayaks from a storage trailer in Aquatic Park has put a summer program for Berkeley youth in jeopardy. The kayaks, which are owned by the California Police Activities League (CalPAL), were located in a parking lot owned by th... »
Berkeley’s Aquatic Park (Photo Essay)
The Berkeley Daily Planet
Mar 07Editor's Note: Current proposals for developing the area around Aquatic Park in the draft revision of the West Berkeley Plan threaten views and wildlife. This photo essay by two Berkeley artists highlights what's at risk. Berkeley’s Aquatic Park , an u... »
Berkeley Lab Selects Richmond for Second Campus
Berkeley Patch
Jan 23Richmond has beaten competitors for Berkeley Lab's second campus, lab spokesman Jon Weiner announced Monday. The Richmond Field Station, which is already owned by the University of California, spans 152 acres and has been used since 1950 primarily for ... »
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Kayak theft puts Berkeley youth program in jeopardy
Berkeleyside
Apr 25The theft of twelve ocean kayaks from a storage trailer in Aquatic Park has put a summer program for Berkeley youth in jeopardy. The kayaks, which are owned by the California Police Activities League (CalPAL), were located in a parking lot owned by th... »
Tagline of the Week
Fritinancy
Apr 20Escape Campervans knows exactly what its customers want. “The freedom to sleep around.” Cheeky. Un-corporate. Irresistible. Because I zoomed in on the tagline, you can’t see the psychedelic paint job on this Minibago. Turns out it’s one of more than 40... »
Breaking: Berkeley Lab chooses Richmond for 2nd campus
Berkeleyside
Jan 23The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has selected Richmond as the site for its second campus. The Lab annnounced the news this morning on its website, saying the University of California-owned Richmond Field Station site “presents the best opportu... »
Walkers 55 +: Birding loop around Aquatic Park Jan. 19
Berkeley Partners For Parks
Jan 03Walkers age 55+: Enjoy wintering waterbirds, WPA history, exciting new nonprofits, a native-plant garden, and a look at Berkeley’s coming palatial animal shelter on an easy, level loop walk around Berkeley’s Aquatic Park. Friends of Five Creeks and Alb... »
Berkeley resolutions for 2012 — and how we did in 2011
Berkeleyside
Jan 01We can take it as read that 2012 will be filled with news. It’s an election year, both national and mayoral, the economy’s glacial improvement still weighs on the city and local business, and, if the lack of rain so far is any indication, we may be fac... »