Berkeley Police have arrested the owner of the car which was involved in a hit-and-run collision with two cyclists on Tunnel Road in Berkeley on the afternoon of April 25. Michael Patrick Medaglia, 43, of Oakland, was arrested at the Jack London Inn in... »
Ernest Callenbach, author of “Ecotopia” dies at 83 [New York Times] Berkeley shop will recycle disability equipment [Tribune] Photo: At the Vivarium, by dyannaanfang/Berkeleyside Flickr pool. By Tracey Taylor. | Permalink | No comment | Post tags: »
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The University of California Berkeley has responded to the self-styled “Occupy the Farm” protest at the Gill Tract with an open letter to neighbors. In the letter, university administrators describe what they call “confusion and concern” over the prope... »
This is a partial list of recent crimes in Berkeley based on information from the Berkeley Police Department, followed by a snapshot of BPD activity this week. The calls for service spreadsheet is available on Google Docs. See also the San Francisco Ch... »
A new global group -- with roots here in Berkeley -- wants to put the play (and some risk) back in childrens' outdoor environments. Continue reading » »
A somewhat mysterious video was published on YouTube yesterday showing a car hitting two cyclists who are riding up Tunnel Road in Berkeley. The black car failed to stop after the collision and the cyclists, one of whom had a video mounted to the front... »
Divino review: family Italian place in Berkeley [SFGate] Five Berkeley faculty honored for exceptional teaching [UCB] “Ecotopia” author Callenbach, 83, dies in Berkeley [Boston.com] Daily Cal VOICE campaign heads back to trial [Daily Cal] Canyon contra... »
The owl chick that has been drawing crowds of fascinated adults and children to Berkeley’s Claremont Canyon trail, where its parents made a nest in a Eucalyptus tree some weeks ago, will soon began to “branch out” and explore its surroundings before ma... »
Mayor Tom Bates, who has held office since 2002, announced his widely anticipated bid for re-election today. Bates has served one two-year term and two four-year terms for. Berkeley’s mayor used his recently activated Twitter account to break the news ... »
The Berkeley City Council will consider whether to give parkers a five minute grace period on their parking meters Continue reading » »
When Guillermo Garcia moved to the Bay Area in the mid-90s, he was an accomplished tango guitarist whose career path had left little time for performing. Born and raised in Argentina and trained as a sound engineer in Paris at the Pompidou Center’s cut... »
Berkeley City Council to explore funding options for city’s pools [Daily Cal] Dynamic campus program for students over 50 gets support [UCB] Green-themed artworks enliven Berkeley streets [UCB News] Cal takes hands-off approach to new Occupy camp [Berk... »
Cal Performances launched their 2012-13 season yesterday with a live Skype chat with conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen, whose Philharmonia Orchestra will be in residence in November. “It’s a neat little program of concerts you’ve got for Berkeley,” Salonen t... »
The 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... »
