Berkeleyside contributing writer Kim Weisberg has been chronicling her search for a new home on Berkeleyside, reporting on lessons learned and listing scams, among other things. Recently she found a condo she and her partner loved in the Adam’s Point neighborhood of Lake Merritt and signed a rental agreement. Before they moved in, however, there [...]
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The Berkeley Wire: 6.30.10
Titan Arum draws crowds (see photo above) [Oakland Tribune] Aurora partners with Denver, Dallas theaters [D Magazine] You can vote for Berkeley’s Rookie Moms [Rookie Moms] Want another World Cup prediction? Ask Cal’s coach [UC Berkeley] Photo by parksdh2/Berkeleyside Flickr pool
The Berkeley Wire: 5.28.10
UC Berkeley freshmen who entered in 2009 had average 4.10 GPA [New York Times] “Education Matters” is theme of Cal’s summer reading list [UC Berkeley] Group sues East Bay Regional Parks over Eucalyptus tree removal [Coco Times] Scientists challenge UC Berkeley team’s claim of “Ardi” as new human [New York Times] Berkeley entrepreneur sells conversation [...]
The Berkeley Wire: 5.27.10
Happy Birthday Golden Gate Bridge: 73 today [Janson Media] UC system reveals 2009 compensation [University of California] Berkeley quake trial shows bridge safety ideas [SF Chronicle] Berkeley music venue 924 Gilman Street getting punked [KALW] AC Transit to decide on further cuts to services [Daily Cal] School Board turns down charter school idea, for now [...]
Chief Meehan talks crime with District 1
On Wednesday night, while most Berkeley residents were probably watching the president’s State of the Union address, about 20 residents of Berkeley City Council District 1 attended a neighborhood meeting hosted Councilwoman Linda Maio. The top item on the agenda was meeting new police chief Michael Meehan, who tried out many of the lines he [...]
The Berkeley Wire: 1.5.10
Above: UC Berkeley’s Noteworthy glee club performs “Poker Face” [Cheryl Smith] What’s worse than one giant black hole? Two, maybe? [MSNBC] Instant run-off elections possible for Oakland. Berkeley next? [SF Chronicle] City offers free counseling for landlords and tenants [Berkeley] Berkeley High School science-equity controversy makes it onto TV [ABC7 News]
The Berkeley Wire: 12.23.09
No butts on the concrete: Telegraph Avenue hasn’t lost its spunk [SF Chronicle] Fourth hiker honors friends arrested and held in Iran [ABC Local] The heart of women’s basketball at Cal: Tierra Rogers’ story [NYT] Berkeley scientists pinpoint where greenhouse gases come from [Boing Boing] Berkeley plastic bag plan part of bigger movement [Contra Costa [...]
The Berkeley Wire: 12.17.09
King Middle School student found with unloaded gun [Daily Cal] John Yoo critics turn attention to potential fellow lecturer [SF Chronicle] Business owner keeps up hunt for brother’s killer 11 years on [NBC Bay Area] Berkeley planet hunter finds three new super Earths [Chron.com] Jahvid Best will not play the Pointsettia Bowl for Cal [Google] [...]
The Berkeley Wire: 12.8.09
Put the logs down. Tomorrow, Wednesday 9, declared a Spare the Air Day [BAAQMD] Berkeley candy store Alegio opens up in San Francisco [SFoodie] Maybe not so much a Maybeck: status of Berkeley building reconsidered [SF Chronicle] Judge orders Oregon Street drug-bust home to be boarded up [Daily Planet] Man shot in arm in South [...]
The Berkeley Wire: 12.02.09
Police seek help finding two people who shot man in Berkeley Sunday [Oakland Tribune] Berkeley Unified challenges survey that shows our students aren’t fit [Daily Cal] School Board approves district zone changes [Daily Planet] Bay Area pollution district proposals under fire from Berkeley [Contra Costa Times] Why? Questioning America’s response to Ford Hood: tonight at [...]
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