Pathos closed, Cha-Am closing, more news
In this week's Bites, we've got news on two Berkeley restaurant closures, two businesses that are expanding, and much more.
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Gill Tract
Recent Stories
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UC Gill Tract Farm blooms amidst controversy
Volunteers at the UC Berkeley Gill Tract Community farm in Albany have harvested 17,000 pounds of produce in the last year alone.
University Village, Sprouts get (final) green light
The new development at UC Berkeley's University Village has been given final legal approval, after an appeal by Occupy the Farm was rejected last week.
‘Fight for 15’ protesters march in Berkeley, Oakland
Hundreds took to the streets in Berkeley to demand better pay for fast-food and other low-wage workers.
‘Fight for 15’ rallies planned for East Bay on April 15
Fast-food and other low-wage workers, as well as supporters, have planned a day of strikes and rallies locally for tax day.
Sprouts to Oakland, water restrictions, more
A new Sprouts Farmers Market plans to open in Oakland, new restaurant water restrictions planned, and much more in this week's Bites.
‘Occupy The Farm’ tells tale of local food activism
The newly released 'Occupy The Farm,' directed by Todd Darling, tells the story of the occupation by activists of the Gill Tract in Albany.
Occupy the Farm: ‘We’ll keep coming back’
Despite arrests Monday and the destruction by UC Berkeley of seedlings they had planted in rows over the weekend, Occupy the Farm activists returned to Albany.
4 arrests, as Cal ends brief Albany occupation
Police arrested several people Monday in Albany after activists marched onto a plot of land with the goal to turn it into an urban farm.
Urban farmers plan ‘short-form’ Gill Tract occupation
Following a recent announcement by urban farming activists about plans to “occupy” an empty lot in Albany that’s slated for development, UC Berkeley officials have issued a statement urging local residents to prepare for “potential traffic obstructions” should “illegal activities proceed” this coming weekend.
Op-Ed: Disappointed but still inspired at the Gill Tract
[On Friday November 16, 2012, the University of California (UC) razed all of the publicly planted crops on the Gill Tract.]
Officials push UC Berkeley mixed-use project forward
Plans for a senior living complex, new retail shops and a grocery store in Cal’s University Village in Albany have cleared another hurdle despite a campaign by activists over the summer to stall the development.
