Daily Archives: April 20, 2011
The Berkeley Wire: 04.20.11
Berkeley man gets two years for involvement in attempted murder [Tribune]
City Council to approve $77,500 in legal settlements [Daily Cal]
UC Berkeley sets new water-use target, celebrates sustainability [UC News Center]
UC Berkeley conference to address islamophobia [PR Newswire]
Five string instruments stolen from Berkeley home [Mandolin Café]
Photo: North branch by A. Ess Bee/Berkeleyside Flickr pool.
In an old ketchup factory, Kala offers art and much more
The Kala Art Institute, located in the former Heinz ketchup factory on San Pablo Avenue, is a Berkeley art treasure — from its Artists-in-Schools program and printmaking studios, through its extensive print collection and first-rate exhibition space, the center is a highly respected creative hub and community resource.
Today, Kala kicks off “Kala-fornia”, an exhibition and spring auction of artworks donated by more than 100 artists to benefit the institute. The collection … Continue reading »
Singing about war and recovery: Country Joe goes to jail
By Judith Coburn
“Cleared for the F— cheer!” trumpeted an email the night before Country Joe McDonald was to go to jail. He’d already been convicted of lewd and lascivious behavior for leading a crowd in the fuck cheer in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1965. But now it is 2011 in San Francisco. This time Country Joe had been invited to entertain prisoners at the San Bruno jail by none other than San Francisco Sheriff Mike Hennessey.
But Ron Perez … Continue reading »
With whooping cough epidemic, is Berkeley immunizing?
By Ginger Ogle and Tracey Taylor
“The vaccine controversy today is one of the most important public health crises we face in America.” So said Michael Willrich, associate professor of history at Brandeis University and author of the new book, Pox: An American History, speaking on NPR’s Fresh Air on April 5.
Willrich was not referring to smallpox, the subject of his book, but rather to the ongoing nationwide debate, among parents in particular, as to whether to give … Continue reading »
John King talks cityscapes, including his Berkeley picks
John King, staff writer at the San Francisco Chronicle, is a skilled observer of the urban terrain. His new book, “Cityscapes: San Francisco and Its Buildings” (Heyday; $14.95), is drawn from his “Cityscapes” column in the Sunday paper and celebrates serendipitous juxtapositions of 50 of his favorite buildings. Berkeleyside caught up with King, who lives in Berkeley, and asked him about his perspectives — including on Berkeley buildings that speak to him.
Do you bump into a lot of … Continue reading »
Where in Berkeley?
Know where this is? Take a guess and let us know in the Comments.
Update, 9:10am: Jef Poskanzer correctly guessed that this is the footbridge over Strawberry Creek on the UC Berkeley campus. Congratulations, Jef, on being this week’s winner.
Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel.
