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: October 12, 2010
The Berkeley Wire: 10.12.10
Tomorrow is a Spare the Air Day [Air District]
Take that Larry Summers: girls equal boys in math [UC Berkeley Education]
Kathy Griffin aims for “Berkeley hiss” [Mercury News]
Berkeley’s “No to Torture” week kicks off [Public Record]
Cross-dressing peeper found in Cal locker room [East Bay Express]
Dan Kammen explains relationship between clean energy and world’s poor [Reuters]
Photo by Keoki Seu/Berkeley Flickr pool
Campaign seeks 1,000 new cyclists
Amid the plethora of activities on the 350 day of action on Sunday, a new initiative was launched with the aim of getting 1,000 people in the East Bay to use their bike for everyday transport.
“The idea is the East Bay is a fantastic place to ride for everyday transportation,” explained Stacy Jackson, campaign leader of 1,000 New Cyclists and a doctoral student in the university’s Energy and Resources Group. Jackson said that despite the good conditions … Continue reading »
New powder-blue split recycle carts coming your way
A new era in recycling has begun in Berkeley with the introduction of light blue, split carts which carry paper waste in one side and bottles and cans in the other.
Mayor Tom Bates held a press conference outside his home on Ward Street this morning to unveil the new carts which replace the dark blue boxes currently in use. The new carts have already started to appear on curbsides and a total of 36,000 of them will be delivered … Continue reading »
Downtown Berkeley in 1962
I was perusing the Internet when I came across this 1962 photo montage of a Bart train traveling under Shattuck Avenue. This drawing was probably done for the November 1962 election when voters in Alameda, San Francisco and Contra Costa Counties were asked to approve the sale of $792 million in bonds to build a 71.5 mile rapid transit system. The transbay tube cost another $133 million, bringing the total cost of the BART system close … Continue reading »
Tagged BART
Fat Apples restaurant vandalized: windows smashed
The restaurant is closed today while repairs are undertaken — Karen said they are waiting for one piece of glass that isn’t currently in stock but they expect to be … Continue reading »
Big Screen Berkeley: Gerrymandering
With yet another ‘most important election in years’ almost upon us, political junkies and solid citizens alike are perusing their voter booklets in search of enlightenment. Which candidates and issues are worthy of their support? Meanwhile, a new documentary entitled Gerrymandering — opening this Friday October 15 at the Shattuck Cinemas — suggests that the system is being gamed by career politicians from sea to shining sea. Who woulda thunk it?
Taking its title, of course, from Founding Father … Continue reading »
Tagged Gerrymandering, Shattuck Cinemas
