Daily Archives: April 22, 2011
The Berkeley Wire: 04.22.11
Animal care commission calls for better training of police [Daily Cal]
Job seekers at Cal fair see more demand [SF Chronicle]
Block of San Pablo Avenue is culinary crossroads [East Bay Express]
Cragmont students learn about environment with three-day walk [SF Chronicle]
Laurence Schechtman thinks vegetable gardens create community [Daily Cal]
Cal launches survey to determine best businesses for Telegraph [UC News]
Lots of Earth Day events Saturday at Civic Center park [Hesternet]
Berkeley Lab criticized for lax employee controls [AP]
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The Hanging Gardens of Berkeley
By Robert Trachtenberg
I have spent the last month observing and waiting to see what is blooming in Berkeley as we slowly come out of a long, cold winter. Berkeley the Garden City is an incredible place to live, especially if you have a passion for gardens and architecture. In my recent search for plants that are beautiful and distinct, a consistent theme began to emerge. From one end of Berkeley to the other there was an explosion of wisteria blossoming profusely everywhere. I am most captivated by this flowering vine when it is intertwined with history and, in particular, buildings designed by Berkeley architects like Bernard Maybeck.
Beyond produce: CSAs try other edibles, mixed results
Would you buy a box of bread, cheese, chocolate, wine, olive oil or jam from a local artisan on a regular basis?
In Berkeley and beyond, budding food producers are incorporating the community food model in their business plans. But they are having mixed success. Indeed, whether this concept can become financially feasible outside of the fruit and vegetable box remains to be seen.
“The jury is still out on if this is sustainable, long term,” said Cindy Tsai … Continue reading »
BHS sexual harassment case taken to federal court
The family of a senior Berkeley High student is suing BHS counselor Anthony Smith for sexual harassment in federal court after it found the school district’s response to their earlier complaints to be unsatisfactory.
The lawsuit, filed in federal district court in San Francisco on Monday, also names Berkeley schools Superintendent William Huyett and the district. It states that Lilah R (a fictitious name used to protect the student’s identity) “was subjected to severe and pervasive sexual … Continue reading »
North Branch will close for renovations April 23
The North Branch of the Berkeley Public Library will close Saturday April 23 at 6 pm for a year of renovation.
During that time, the building will be expanded, made more accessible for the disabled, and seismically strengthened.
When the branch reopens, there will be a new two-story addition with expanded multipurpose room, larger teen room, and new staff workroom. There will be more computers, better seating and better lighting. The lobby and rotunda area will be rehabilitated and … Continue reading »
Help to Google-map public drinking fountains in Berkeley
Peter Gleick is upset about the dwindling number of public drinking fountains in our communities and is determined to do something about it.
“It’s harder and harder to find public water fountains and there is bottled water everwhere,” Gleick, president and co-founder of the Pacific Institute and an internationally recognized water expert, told Berkeleyside.
Gleick became acutely aware of the decline of public drinking fountains when he was working on his book, Bottled and Sold, which was published last year. It’s a detailed look at our society’s “obsession” with bottled water. Part of the history Gleick recounts in the book is the growth of public drinking fountains from the late eighteenth century, when access to reliable water supplies was a rarity.
“There were huge celebrations when they were opened,” Gleick said. “You couldn’t call a city civilized unless it had public drinking fountains.” … Continue reading »
Longfellow students practice tolerance, compassion
When students at Longfellow Magnet Middle School go to school today, they will spend their first two hours in silence.
While they will be studying, they will not be talking. But they will be learning.
The students will be participating in National Day of Silence, a day devoted to standing up against the teasing and bullying of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning people. The silence symbolically represents all those who have been silenced because of their sexuality.
This … Continue reading »
