• 200-day vigil held for Berkeley students held in Iran [Chronicle]
• Take a nap: UC scientists says siestas make you smarter [Fox News]
• Mayor Bates gets physical: pushes protester off podium [Fog City]
• New owners for Berkeley firm Red Oak Realty [SF Business Times]
• $17,000 reward offered in west Berkeley homicide [Berkeley City]

Photo: Chinese new year in west Berkeley by Тощин/Berkeleyside Flickr pool.