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Daily Archives: November 9, 2012
The Berkeley Wire: 11.09.12
I see fire (colors) and rain (drops). Photo: Nancy Rubin
Berkeley entrepreneur makes indestructible, life changing soccer ball (NYT)
Cal walk-out draws moderate crowd of protesters (Daily Cal)
First ever Sunday Streets event transforms downtown Berkeley (Street Films)
Dispute over Claremont Ave. Safeway expansion likely to continue (Mercury News)
Op-Ed: Jeff Tedford’s final game as head coach? (Daily Cal)
Review: “Wilder Times” at Berkeley’s Aurora Theatre (Mercury News)
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Update on Measure T count: Now 5 votes up
In the latest vote update, yes votes on Measure T, the proposed West Berkeley zoning changes, have creeped five votes ahead of no votes, 17,845 to 17,850.
The gap on Measure S, the sit ordinance, has closed, but the no on S vote remains 759 ahead of the yes vote, 19,406 to 18,647.
Registrar of Voters Dave Macdonald expects to complete the count of the remaining mail-in ballots by Sunday. Then his staff will turn to the 40,000 provisional ballots countywide.
The Alameda County Registrar plans to issue a daily update until all votes are counted.
One Berkeleyside reader who wishes to remain anonymous has constructed a spreadsheet to track the progress of the vote counts on measures S and T. The spreadsheet offers a number of possible scenarios for the vote outcome, making assumptions about the total number of outstanding ballots and how they might split. You can download the spreadsheet and change the assumptions to suit your tastes if you enjoy that kind of data manipulation. … Continue reading »
Tagged Election 2012 Berkeley
The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend
NOW IS THE WINTER OF OUR DISCONTENT It seems appropriate that during after such a contested and divisive election The Actor’s Ensemble of Berkeley is performing Richard III, the classic Shakespeare tale of ”the lust for power gone berserk.” The king won’t let anyone stand in the way of his desire for the crown of England. Richard III, directed by Sharon Huff Robinson, is the Actor’s Ensemble’s final production for its 55th season. It runs Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays until Nov 17 at Live Oak Theater.
BOOKS OF ALL STRIPES, GALORE Every book lover in town knows that the Friends of the Berkeley Public Library’s annual book sale is a great place to pick up tomes at a discount. All books, CDs, DVDs, and records are only 50 cents apiece. This year the Friends have added new categories such as sexuality, humor, and vintage. The sale takes place on Saturday Nov. 10 on the third floor of the Central Library at 2090 Kittredge Street and runs from 10 to 4 pm. Lines can be long, so arrive early. … Continue reading »
Tagged Adam Hochschild, Andrew David King, Berkeley It List: Things to do in Berkeley this weekend, Berkeley Public Library, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Freight & Salvage, Friends of the Berkeley Public Library, Julia Flynn Siler, One Family's Journey through 250 years of War and Service, Soldier Stories, T.J. Stiles, The Actor's Ensemble of Berkeley, The Lost Kingdom
Lúnasa and Le Vent Du Nord land in Berkeley
Maybe it’s the fog, or the rolling green landscape, or the distant echoes of a Celtic sensibility in which exuberant celebration in the face of inevitable affliction is a virtue. Whatever the reason, the musicians in Ireland’s leading traditional band Lúnasa find themselves drawn to Northern California. The group returns to Freight and Salvage on Nov. 14, Wednesday as part of a double bill with the rollicking Quebecois combo Le Vent Du Nord.
Lúnasa established a bond with the Bay Area as a young band just making an international name for itself in the late 1990s with an incendiary performance at the San Francisco Celtic Music Festival, but it really laid down roots here a decade ago in the weeks following the September 11 attacks. Rather than postpone their tour the band decided to play the dates that weren’t canceled, and during one of the resulting gaps in the schedule they ended up hanging out at their agent’s ranch near Sebastopol, a sylvan environment that seemed to stoke their creative energy.
“It was such a good experience we decided to record our next album in California,” says All-Ireland fiddle champion Sean Smyth, a founding member of the band. “So during our spring tour we came back and took 10 days in Prairie Sun Studio in Cotati. We were all staying in cabins, sitting among the trees putting music together.” … Continue reading »
AT&T antennas likely to go on Oaks Theatre despite glitch
Update, Dec. 26: The decision has been appealed and appears to be scheduled for the March 5, 2013, meeting of the City Council.
Original story, posted Nov. 9: AT&T wireless customers near Solano Avenue may be one step closer to better cell reception with the approval Thursday night of plans for 12 new antennas to be mounted on the Oaks Theatre.
The Zoning Adjustments Board approved the plans, which city staff said were in compliance with all relevant federal and municipal codes.
According to the project description prepared by city staff, AT&T would install 12 antennas and nine cabinets on a steel platform 12 feet above an existing walkway. (The Oaks Theatre closed in January 2011 after its last owner, Rama Sagiraji, was unable to cover his running costs, and the lease has been up for grabs since then.)
Eight of the antennas would be installed at the southeast corner of the building “behind new Radio Frequency Transparent screening” that would be painted to match the building. Four of the antennas would be installed behind a similar screen at the west façade. … Continue reading »
Court orders eviction of 40 Acres cannabis collective
The landlord of the San Pablo Avenue building that houses 40 Acres Medical Marijuana Growers’ Collective won a court judgement last week to evict the cannabis business.
An Alameda County jury voted 12-0 on Nov. 2 that the collective was a nuisance and an unlawful use of the property, according to Michael McLaughlin, attorney for Clarence Soe, who owns the building with his two sisters. The sheriff’s department is scheduled to evict Chris Smith, the collective’s top executive, the collective, and other tenants the week of Nov. 26, he said.
But the eviction might be stayed if Smith’s attorney convinces a court that Soe rented the premises to Smith under false pretenses, said Clifford Fried, Smith’s attorney. He has filed for an injunction against the eviction as well as a separate lawsuit charging Soe with fraud and asking for $50,000 in damages. … Continue reading »
Police Blotter: Recent crime in Berkeley
The calls for service spreadsheet is available on Google Docs. (Please note that the numbers reflected in the report are only a snapshot of what occurs in the City of Berkeley. The numbers are considered for informational purposes only and should not be used for data analysis or comparison to other agencies. Cases may be reclassified after further review of the incident, by supervisors, investigating detectives or the District Attorney as appropriate.)
See also the San Francisco Chronicle’s regularly published list of arrests in Berkeley. For other sources of information on crime in Berkeley see BPD’s CrimeView Community and Crimemapping.com. … Continue reading »
