Daily Archives: April 14, 2011
The Berkeley Wire: 04.14.11
Oysters and wine in a Berkeley parking lot: Kermit Lynch hosts [SFWeekly]
Report on seismic safety of schools questioned by locals [Daily Californian]
Man OK after car plunges 100 ft off Grizzly Peak Road [ABC7]
Habitot celebrates 13th birthday with a bash [SF Chronicle]
Best of Berkeley: Cal students pick lifestyle favorites [Daily Californian]
Photo: Wren sunrise by Keoki Seu/Berkeleyside Flickr pool.
The boys are back in town: Lonely Island trio hit Berkeley
Update, 7:30pm: Exciting news: Dina, one of the managers of Amoeba, writes in to say that this event is NOT sold out as of 5 o’clock 4.14.11. “There are still wristbands available for those who pre-order the new album. Thanks! Peace” Thanks Dina.
The three Berkeley boys behind The Lonely Island phenomenon are making a trip to their hometown this weekend to promote their latest oeuvre, Turtleneck & Chain, which comes out on May 10th.
But before you … Continue reading »
Berkeley Meadow rebooted: The wildest place in town
By Jim Rosenau
In 1961, the Oakland Tribune reported that the city of Berkeley planned to fill another 2,000 acres of shoreline for development, including building an airport. The story prompted Berkeleyans Sylvia McLaughlin, Kay Kerr and Esther Gulick to call a meeting with local conservation groups and found the Save San Francisco Bay Association (now Save The Bay), one of the earliest and most successful regional environmental organizations in the world. (For those of … Continue reading »
BUSD moves ahead on tackling weapons at Berkeley High
The BUSD Board last night approved expenditure of $89,000 to boost security and staff training at Berkeley High following the recent spate of guns on campus. It also heard from Director of Student Services, Susan Craig, and Principal, Pasquale Scuderi, on what measures had been taken so far, and those that were planned in response to the incidents.
In presenting its “Response to Weapons on Campus” report, Scuderi said the school was “mapping out the smartest way to deploy … Continue reading »
Debate on future of two city libraries sparks concerns
A special joint meeting of Berkeley’s Zoning Adjustments Board (ZAB) and the Landmark Preservation Commission tonight will consider the final environmental impact reports (EIR) on the South and West branch libraries and their planned demolition. The plans approved by the Board of Library Trustees for new branch library buildings are the subject of a lawsuit between the city and Concerned Library Users (CLU), which has called for renovation of the existing buildings.
The staff reports to the ZAB recommend … Continue reading »
