Daily Archives: February 10, 2012
The Berkeley Wire: 02.10.12
New Cal engineering major first of its kind in nation [Daily Cal]
Cal women’s soccer standouts go head to head internationally [Cal Athletics]
Occupy protesters again pitch tents at UC Berkeley [Sacramento Bee]
New restaurant Free House opens in old Adagia space [Daily Cal]
Cal professor of greek history worries about his homeland’s future [UCB]
Photo: Flowering quince on Holly Street, by Dan Brekke/Berkeleyside Flickr pool.
Berkeleyside says thank you to our advertisers
Berkeleyside would like to express its gratitude to our current advertisers:
Amoeba Music, “Arcadia” at Actors Ensemble of Berkeley, “Body Awareness” at Aurora Theatre Company, Bernardo Lopez Garden Design & Installation, BHS Live, Serendipity auction at Bonhams, Buy Local Berkeley, Cal Youth Camps, Carolyn Jones at The Grubb Company, Five Restaurant, Focal Point, Greener Printer, The Grubb Company, Lehrhaus Judaica, Marsh Interiors, McKevitt Fiat, Photo Laboratory, Tom Miller & Friends Lawyers, Travlyn Russell Tupperware, and UC Berkeley Optometry, … Continue reading »
Friends set out to help renovator save her historic home
Jane Powell is the bungalow queen. A master restorer, she has helped dozens of East Bay homeowners bring their vintage homes back to life with wit and style.
Now Powell, who bought her first bungalow in Berkeley in 1987 and has renovated and lived in many more since then, faces the possibility of losing her current home — her beloved “Bunga-Mansion,” the historic Jesse Matteson House in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood.
A group of Powell’s friends is determined to prevent this happening and is holding a fundraising party on Sunday February 12th, 2:00-5:00 pm, at the landmarked house to help out. The Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association is supporting the effort and helping to promote it. … Continue reading »
Do Berkeley dog owners need to be put on a leash?
Berkeleyside contributor John Rieger today sets out to find out just how free our four-legged friends are in Berkeley. The wonderful photography is by Berkeleyside contributing photographer Nancy Rubin.
Catch up with Rieger’s previous podcasts, which cover bumper stickers, rules of the road for cyclists (one of Berkeleyside’s most popular multimedia offerings last year), and holiday gifts, all with photos by Rubin.
We are eager to hear your ideas for future podcasts. What subjects would you like John to cover? Which places would be ideal for him to pop up in? What questions should we be asking? Jot your ideas down in the Comments section below, or email us at tips@berkeleyside.com. But first, click on the play button above and enjoy today’s five-minute show.
Should Berkeley have a kinder parking ticket policy?
Kriss Worthington wants Berkeley to have a kinder, gentler ticketing policy.
If you park in a red zone or in a disabled space, you deserve no mercy, said Councilmember Worthington, whose district covers the Telegraph Avenue corridor. But if you encounter a meter maid writing you a ticket, you should be able to talk him or her into ripping it up.
“If you show up and you are going to move your vehicle, which is the goal in the first place, the police shouldn’t be forced to finish writing you a ticket when you are standing there mad at them,” said Worthington, who rarely drives a car and can been seen riding his bike all around town.
Worthington will ask the City Council on Tuesday to reconsider the city’s ticketing policy. … Continue reading »
Police blotter: Recent crime in Berkeley
See also BPD’s weekly calls for service and the San Francisco Chronicle’s regularly published list of arrests in Berkeley. For other sources of information on crime in Berkeley see Community CrimeView and Crimemapping.com.
February 6th:
Residential Burglary via Unlocked window– 1600 block of Tyler Street – #2012-6789
On Monday, February 6, 2012 at about 6:24 p.m., a Berkeley woman called to report that her home had been burglarized. She had left the house at approximately 10:00 a.m., and an unknown suspect or suspects entered her home through an unlocked kitchen window. She discovered that a LCD flat screen TV, an iPod and other items were stolen. The BPD case officer called one of the Crime Scene Investigators (CSI) to process the house for an thing of evidentiary value. … Continue reading »
