Featured events- 06/02/2012 - 9th Annual Berkeley World Music Festival, Sat, June 2
- 06/02/2012 - EAST BAY OPEN STUDIOS 2012 // JUNE 2-3, JUNE 9-10
- 06/02/2012 - Chocolate & Chalk Art Festival, Saturday, June 2, 2012 (Rain Date June 9) 10AM-5PM
- 06/01/2012 - Hillside Club Concert - Beth Custer Ensemble - 'My Grandmother'
- 05/31/2012 - One Man, Two Guvnors from National Theatre, London
Daily Archives: November 5, 2009
Who needed security in Berkeley tonight?
Reader Phillip writes:
I was wondering if you might be able to help figure out a mystery. I was at dinner at Five in the Hotel Shattuck Plaza tonight and there was quite a bit of security presence. There were several suited men with earpieces in the corner of the restaurant looking around, several of the same men outside with several uniformed police officers and several black SUVs. Eventually they rushed someone out of a conference room in … Continue reading »
Should BHS’s schedule be changed?
The long-running debate over scheduling changes at Berkeley High School is nearing its denouement. Changes are being proposed as a way to tackle the so-called achievement gap, where too many students are underachieving in high school. At the core of the proposed changes is a required advisory period, so students can have, in theory, more personalized guidance through their high school career.
What has created controversy for many parents, however, is that in attempting to address the achievement gap, it … Continue reading »
Tagged Berkeley High School
Listen to Berkeleyside tonight
I’ve been invited to Soapbox Derby on KALX tonight to talk about the hyperlocal news scene. I’m sure we’ll find plenty of Berkeley-related items to talk about, but we may deviate into the larger issues of local news provision.
If there are any points you think are important about Berkeleyside or about the future of local news coverage, leave a comment on this post.
Listen on 90.7 or the web tonight at 9pm.
Photo by jschneid on … Continue reading »
Tagged Berkeleyside, KALX
Adieu revolving pumpkin: demise of Rockridge 76
I never thought I would mourn the passing of a gas station, but the Rockridge 76 — at the junction of Claremont and College, and on the border of Berkeley and Oakland — was an integral part of my introduction to America when I moved here five years ago.
Drive past there today and you’ll see the station has closed. It began dismantling on Saturday and its site will be integrated into Safeway’s projected overhaul (on which Berkeleyside will … Continue reading »
Tagged 76 gas station Rockridge
