By 8:15, the asphalt playing field of Emerson Elementary School in south Berkeley was filled with nervous kindergarteners, anxious (and happy) parents, and delighted kids, all gathered for an all-school rally before the first day of classes. The kids lined up in rows according to their grades. The teachers stood in front of them, and [...]
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Family still looking for Berkeley teen missing 15 years
Fifteen years ago, Peter McColl walked out of his north Berkeley home. He told his younger brother Joseph that he was taking the bus to visit Cody’s Books on Telegraph. No one in his family has seen him since. McColl, who was just days away from starting his junior year at Berkeley High, disappeared around [...]
Brad and Angelina have (or not) left the premises
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie and their children left the East Bay and the Claremont Hotel and Spa on Monday, but reports of their doings while in town are still surfacing. Many people saw Zahara and Shiloh swimming in the Claremont’s baby pool, with Brad at times and with bodyguards at other times. The Claremont [...]
Brad and Angelina in Berkeley
People at the Claremont Hotel apparently kept their cool on Saturday when the world’s hottest celebrity couple appeared in their midst. Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, and their brood of six children spent the afternoon at the Claremont’s pool and health club, according to some members of the club. While Pitt worked out in the exercise [...]
Tuolumne camp closed for intestinal illness
Two Berkeleysiders have written in about their family’s sadness at the temporary closure of the Berkeley family camp at Tuolumne. The camp, a summer tradition for many Berkeleyans, is closed this weekend and will reopen on Monday evening. One Berkeleyside reader writes: We got a phone call from the camps office last night. We had [...]
Berkeley High students at risk because of pot use
Students from Berkeley High are getting stoned in the park across the street from the school and in alleyways and other “out of the way” places in the downtown area, “morning, lunchtime, and mid-afternoon,” according to a new report which presents a plan to curb student drug and alcohol use. Drug and alcohol use among [...]
Swimmers lament today’s closing of Willard Pool
By Elinor Holland Despite a last ditch effort by a city councilmember, Berkeley’s Willard Pool is scheduled to shut today, Wednesday June 30. (Watch the slideshow above to see views of the pool on its last day. Click on “captions” for information on the pool.) The City Council on Tuesday voted down a plan put [...]
On eve of retirement the Mayor of Malcolm X reflects
Next week, Malcolm X principal Cheryl Chinn will preside over her final “promotion” — think elementary school graduation — after 38 years working for the Berkeley Unified School District, 27 of those at Malcolm X Arts & Academics Elementary School. (Full disclosure: My son will be among that group of 5th grade graduates.) Chinn has [...]
In Berkeley: Free pre-kindergarten programs
Three new programs are on offer to Berkeley residents whose kids are heading off to kindergarten in the Fall. The programs are offered by the City of Berkeley’s recreation division and funded by First 5 Alameda County. Over the course of a 10-week session, children ages 3-4.9 years old build literacy, problem-solving and social skills such as sharing [...]
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