Berkeley resident Henrik Bull believes Berkeley could learn a lot from the process which led to the renovation and recent reopening of the Richmond Plunge in Point Richmond — in particular with regard to the plans for the Warm Pool at Berkeley High School’s Old Gymnasium. The City of Berkeley could learn a lot from [...]
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Berkeley’s 100th pathway opens for foot traffic
Yesterday the guardians of Berkeley’s myriad pedestrian paths and steps celebrated the dedication of the city’s 100th pathway. The opening of Northgate path, which connects Shasta Road to Northgate Avenue, followed nearly a year of hard work — involving both physical labor and negotiations with neighbors and the city’s planning department. Like many of the [...]
City of Berkeley sued over Mitch Kapor home
A group of Berkeley residents has filed suit against the City of Berkeley for failing to act with due process when it approved the application, by Lotus founder and philanthropist Mitch Kapor, to build a new home at 2707 Rose Street. The newly formed Berkeley Hillside Preservation group filed a petition in the Alameda Superior [...]
The Berkeley Wire: 5.6.10
Senate Republicans delay appellate court decision on Berkeley’s Goodwin Liu [The Hill] Chile’s Michelle Bachelet gives “extraordinary” speech at Cal [Santiago Times] Biotech incubator opens up at UC Berkeley [SF Business Times] Venture capital firm Claremont Creek sets up shop near UC [SF Chronicle] City looks at rezoning Telegraph to allow some 3am closures [Berkeley] Berkeley considers [...]
Mitch Kapor’s Berkeley home: From white to gray
Notice anything different? A new image of the architects‘ model for Mitch Kapor’s proposed home at 2707 Rose Street has emerged. Seems as though someone has had a change of heart on the exterior hue of the home.
The Berkeley Wire: 5.3.10
Cal’s Haas School of Business launches new MBA program [Bloomberg/Biz Week] Berkeley may collect taxes from daycare operators [San Jose Mercury News] Berkeley based human rights group seeks help for Iranian refugees [Oakland Tribune] Out of UC: Smart dust aims to monitor everything [CNN] Photo: Attack of the killer fog by Keoki Seu/Berkeleyside Flickr pool.
High hopes for new apartment project on Shattuck
A new development of mixed-use apartments is set to rise at 2600 Shattuck Avenue after developer City Centric secured entitlements to build the $60 million project. The hope is that the development — which will include 155 units, a 188-spot parking garage and 19,600 square feet of retail space – will revitalize something of a dead zone in [...]
Council considers BRT alternatives tonight
A special session of the City Council meets tonight to consider what proposals for the contentious Bus Rapid Transit should be pursued in the final Environmental Impact Study/Report. Because a large crowd is expected, the session will be held at Longfellow Middle School, starting at 7 p.m. The meeting will open with a staff presentation [...]
Welcome to Berkeley Mr Kapor: Appeal is voted down
Software mogul Mitch Kapor can crack open the champagne. At last night’s City Council meeting Berkeley’s council members voted to reject the appeal on his approved application to the Zoning Application Board to build a new home in our city. His plan for a contemporary, 6,478 sq ft house at 2707 Rose Street now has the green [...]
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