Four city commissions seek input on low-income housing (CoCo Times)
Historic Woolley House rolls across People’s Park to new digs (CoCo Times)
Retail dollars and taxes new gold at Sports Basement (CoCo Times)
Review: Creative flair at Townie (Mercury News)
Cal student’s food app fights hunger, food waste (UCB News)
UC Berkeley signs Canadian junior national team gymnast Aaron Mah (Cal Bears)
Friends mourn death of UC Davis student found at Berkeley frat house (Sac Bee)
Berkeley, A Look Back: Hall of Justice added to Civic Center (Oakland Tribune)
Vaibhev Loomba, 20, remembered by friends, family (Daily Cal)
ArchivesNovember 12, 2014
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Avoid those last-minute scrambles for extra plates or wineglasses when you entertain. Get stocked!
Last Sunday afternoon, while some Berkeley residents recuperated from a half-marathon run, a decidedly older demographic gathered at the South Berkeley Library for a specially convened meeting of Berkeley’s Commission on Aging. Like all City Commissions, the task of this appointed panel is to make recommendations to City Council, in this case regarding ways to improve life for older adults in Berkeley. The Sunday meeting’s purpose was to hear what residents have to say about such issues as health, safety, housing, transportation, communication, and community involvement.
The biggest vote-getter on the Nov. 4 ballot in Berkeley was not the tax on sugary soda, which got 75% of the vote and national attention. Nor was it a candidate for any office. It was Proposition P, which called for a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision. Prop P got 85% of the vote.
Berkeley is saturated with places to eat and drink, but conspicuously missing is a place to dance afterwards. Soon that will change, when a nightclub called Berkeley Underground opens this weekend in the basement space at 2284 Shattuck Ave.
This is a partial list of recent crimes in Berkeley, compiled by Berkeleyside, and based on reports to the Berkeley Police Department unless otherwise noted. The following items represent a sampling of calls, and times may be approximate.
COMING SOON: MSC CUSTOMS Manhattan’s MSC Customs bicycle and apparel company has opened its first West Coast shop at 2422 Telegraph Ave. The company assembles and sells made-to-order single-speed track bikes. They’re custom-made, meaning customers get to select a variety of trendy pastel and neon shades for the frames, tires, and rims. MSC Customs’ new clothing line is designed for cyclists, so it’s entirely reflective. This is the company’s second location. “We thought the West Coast would be a great move,” said co-owner Thomas Leong. “Berkeley is a great place for riders.” The store soft-opened on Thursday last week and its official opening is Saturday, Nov. 22. And curious shoppers can drop by a grand opening party the day before. Read more at the MSC website. [Hat tip: Ted Friedman] (more…)
Photo: David Mostardi.
