Daily Archives: August 4, 2011
Live from Berkeley Lab’s Aquatic Park West meeting
Berkeley Lab held a public meeting on Wednesday night about the Golden Gate Fields project for the Lab’s second campus. Tonight’s meeting was about the Aquatic Park West site, and Monday will see the Wareham Development bid for an Emeryville-Berkeley location.
Berkeleyside live-tweeted from tonight’s meeting which was held at the Frances Albrier Community Center at 2800 Park Street in southwest Berkeley. The story unfolds below:
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The Berkeley Wire: 08.04.11
Cal baseball coach Esquer agrees to 5-year deal [SFGate]
Cinnaholic’s one year anniversary [Cinnaholic]
Berkeley mom wants to open Albany pot club [Oakland Tribune]
New campus beverage contract with Pepsi is likely [Daily Cal]
AileyCamp at UC Berkeley keeps kids on their toes [SFGate]
Families of missing Baja fishermen fundraise to continue search [Patch]
Berkeley-based JCCSF creates new job: chief Jewish officer [J-Weekly]
Photo: Stairs near Sather Tower by DanGillaspia/Berkeleyside Flickr pool.
Berkeleyans make environmental art with Zach Pine
A patch of dirt on the unremarkable corner of Shattuck Avenue and Lincoln Street was brought to life last Friday after an outbreak of public-made environmental art, led by environmental artist Zach Pine.
A “welcome sign” of three sticks in a pyramid shape with an array of flowers and rocks, on a coconut shell foundation, steered passerbys to several buckets of shells, sticks, flowers and leaves. The empty space across the sidewalk was the canvas, and soon several people were building towers, mandalas, and … Continue reading »
Aquatic Park pitches for Berkeley Lab 2nd campus tonight
Yesterday, Golden Gate Fields had its turn in the spotlight at a public meeting held by the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab to discuss that location as one of the six possibles on its shortlist for its second campus. Richmond, Alameda and Oakland have all had their chance to shine, and Monday August 8th will see a pitch by Wareham Development for a Berkeley/Emeryville site.
Tonight Aquatic Park West, the only site that is 100% in Berkeley, will be presenting its case.
The site is co-owned by Michael and Steven Goldin and the Jones Family. The Goldins would act as partners to Forest City, the developers of the 12.5 acre site off Bolivar Drive. As it has done at all the meetings, the Lab will talk about its requirements — UC Berkeley’s Professor Jay Keasling is among those who will be on the platform today — and members of the public will be invited to share their views. … Continue reading »
Explore the Bay in a dragon boat this Saturday
Bay Area boaters and aquatic enthusiasts can look forward to fun in the water this Saturday at the third annual Paddle and Picnic hosted by the Berkeley Racing Canoe Center (BRCC). The free event will feature dragon boat rides, live music, kid’s crafts, an ice sculptor, a raffle and a silent auction at Berkeley Marina.
BRCC will provide a barbecue lunch for $10, and all proceeds and donations will go toward the center’s dragon boat team, Continue reading »
Out in Berkeley: Disappear Incompletely plays Jupiter
Rob Ewing belongs to a long, honorable and frustrating lineage of Bay Area musicians whose consistently inspired creative output is matched by a seeming indifference to self-promotion.
A passionately expressive trombonist, skilled bassist, effective drummer and often brilliant arranger, Ewing has forged enduring ties with a fascinating community of musicians, artists steeped in jazz, but unconcerned about traditionalist notions of “the canon.”
On Saturday, Ewing performs at Jupiter with his band Disappear Incompletely, an ensemble that explores … Continue reading »
