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2020 census: Berkeley is denser, more diverse than it was 10 years …
WEBAug 13, 2021 · The 2020 census data also includes several numbers related to Berkeley housing trends. Berkeley now has about 52,300 housing units, up nearly 6% since 2010. About 4,700 of them — just over 9% — were vacant as of the 2020 census. This number was higher than the 6% vacancy rate reported in Oakland, and the 5% vacancy rate in Alameda County ...
The 2024 Berkeley gunfire map — updated Aug. 25
WEBAug 25, 2024 · The Berkeley and University of California police departments and California Highway Patrol had investigated at least 20 shooting incidents within Berkeley in 2024 as of Aug. 25. Three of the shootings had left people dead; six other incidents left people wounded. Aug. 25: One person was fatally shot at the …
New York Times says Berkeley's Boichik Bagels are some of the best
WEBMar 10, 2021 · New York Times food critic Tejal Rao described Boichik’s bagels as “soft and pudgy, golden roly-polys” akin to curled-up Labrador puppies. Photo: Emily Winston. The article also prominently featured Midnite Bagel, which are sold at San Francisco’s Ferry Building and Courage Bagels and Pop’s, in the Los Angeles area.
San Francisco is closer than ever before, via new routes
WEBDec 13, 2021 · Following the COVID-19 shutdown, San Francisco Bay Ferry is back, and service is better than ever. With lower fares, more weekday departures, plenty of weekend service, new non-stop service between Oakland and downtown San Francisco, and the same amazing comfort and views that passengers love, San Francisco Bay Ferry is the best way to cross the bay.
Photos: Living on the streets of Berkeley
WEBJun 29, 2016 · Photo: David Yee. Bill Sermon, 50, lives near the Gilman underpass in Berkeley. He is a scavenger and spends much of his day going around looking for discarded items. He says Cal students toss out a lot of barely used items, which he collects and sells. Photo, taken June 23, by Frances Dinkelspiel.
Bette’s Oceanview Diner reopening as a co-op - Berkeleyside
WEBFeb 4, 2022 · The new restaurant will be called the Oceanview Diner and will serve all the classic dishes Bette’s patrons loved. by Eve Batey Feb. 4, 2022, 6:38 p.m. Bette’s will reopen as the Oceanview Diner with the same menu, and a cooperative model of former employees turned owners. Credit: Credit: Bette’s/Instagram.
Rose Pizzeria opens in Berkeley with thin-crust pies and Italian wines
WEBNov 30, 2021 · Wednesday-Sunday, noon-9 p.m. Rose Pizzeria, a hotly anticipated pizza and wine spot from two seasoned industry veterans, is set to open Wednesday on University Avenue in Berkeley. The new restaurant is making a calculated risk by bucking a couple big trends, Gerad Gobel, who co-owns Rose …
A roadmap to Berkeley’s literary scene
WEBJul 17, 2012 · Andrew David King, a poet and the editor of UC Berkeley’s “Berkeley Poetry Review”, explores Berkeley’s literary scene. For the last few months, poet and UC Berkeley student Andrew David King has been dissecting Berkeley’s literary zeitgeist by figuring out which famous authors have lived here, which books have been set here, where ...
How a little-known Berkeley group sparked the 1960s student …
WEBDec 12, 2018 · How a little-known Berkeley group sparked the 1960s student movement. SLATE pre-dated the Free Speech and anti-Vietnam War movements. Its members protested racial discrimination by holding ‘shop-ins’ at Lucky’s supermarket on Telegraph Avenue. Student members of the Ad Hoc Committee, as well as members of SLATE, carry signs on Bancroft ...