Daily Archives: November 23, 2010
The Berkeley Wire: 11.23.10
UC Police warn of suspicious behavior relating to night safety transportation [UC Police]
Reviewed: Latvian violin master Gidon Kremer in Berkeley [Mercury News]
Memorial service held for Cal football great Frank “Bud” Van Deren [Oakland Tribune]
Students open “humble” cycling cooperative on campus [UCB News]
Berkeley Police assemble 250 food baskets in 26th year of holiday tradition [BPD]
Joint Berkeley and campus police safety patrols making a difference [Oakland Tribune]
Photo: ACCI Gallery by JAR/Berkeleyside Flickr pool.
Berkeley teachers receive $185,000 in BPEF grants
The Berkeley Public Education Foundation (BPEF) announced 230 grants to 300 teachers in Berkeley public schools today, totaling $185,000. The 2010 recipients of the annual Classroom Grants range from $150 for a class of second graders to collect and publish their writing, to a $9,000 District-wide grant for books that support the newly adopted K-5 Language Arts program.
“Due to repeated annual budget cuts, our schools are in an exceedingly difficult spot which is reflected in the highest number … Continue reading »
Berkeley Street Styles: Rain and chill mean layers
Berkeleyside’s editorial partner The Bay Citizen decided to check out the fashion vibe on the streets of Berkeley in its Frequencies segment. Not surprisingly perhaps, reporter Dan Ming homed in on the city’s stylish students.
Mary Grace Rosas, 19, Cal sophomore majoring in Anthropology and Philosophy, from Laredo, Texas [above]
My Style: Warm. I usually wear a lot of layers cause I’m still not used to this weather. I also really like … Continue reading »
Big Screen Berkeley: Brute Force
Producer Mark Hellinger died young in 1947 — he was only 44 — but he left behind a handful of pictures that remain highlights of American cinema. His penultimate production was director Jules Dassin’s drama Brute Force (screening at Pacific Film Archive this Saturday, November 27 at 7:00pm, as part of their new series “Grin, Smile, Smirk: The Films of Burt Lancaster”). Brute Force is an examination of the rot at the heart of America’s justice system: overpopulated prisons operated by … Continue reading »
Berkeley cannabis dispensary looking to expand
Berkeley Patients Group, the city’s largest marijuana dispensary, not only hopes to go into the large-scale growing business in Berkeley, but in Oakland as well.
Debby Goldsberry, a founder of BPG, told the Associated Press that the group will apply to become an industrial grower in Oakland, which started accepting permits Monday for the creation of four large-scale cannabis grow sites. The cost of the permit will be $211,000.
The Berkeley Patients Group … Continue reading »
