Berkeley’s mass vaccination site at Golden Gate Fields closes after 4 months
People in Berkeley who still want to get a vaccine can do so at the West Berkeley site, 1701 San Pablo Ave., which is open Tuesday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
In brief
Lead Story
Berkeley firefighters get $12.7M to tackle growing wildfire threat
Measure FF funds will allow the fire department to prepare for wildfires, and hire and train more staff.
Top Stories
Masterpiece of Indian cinema ends in tragedy for selfless heroine
Ritwik Ghatak’s 1962 film ‘Meghe Dhaka Tara’ is streaming via the Pacific Film Archive. Also reviewed: ‘A Crime on the Bayou,’ documenting the 1966 trial of Gary Duncan.
Opinion: Why UC Berkeley is so wrong about 1921 Walnut St.
By evicting tenants from a rent-controlled building, UC Berkeley is acting like a corporation rather than a community partner.
These are the East Bay restaurants that closed in June
June restaurant closures in Berkeley, Oakland and beyond include The King’s Feet, Homestead, Fudo and more.
COVID-19 by the numbers
A snapshot of key COVID-19 statistics, updated weekdays (excluding holidays) by 6 p.m.
City
Grizzly Peak Boulevard, viewpoints closed Fourth of July for fire safety
The closures will last through the Fourth of July and only Grizzly Peak Boulevard residents will be able to pass checkpoints.
Nosh
These are the East Bay restaurants that closed in June
June restaurant closures in Berkeley, Oakland and beyond include The King's Feet, Homestead, Fudo and more.
East Bay diners may remain unmasked, for now
Homestead is selling off much of its kitchen ware; Snail Bar has opened; more Quick Bites.
Arts
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Berkeley’s Destani Wolf, ‘soul’ of Cirque du Soleil show, will sing at Orinda amphitheater
Wolf, a 1994 Berkeley High graduate who starred in Cirque du Soleil’s “Bazzar,” is opening the first of two shows by the Rebirth Brass Band at Bruns Amphitheater on July 3.
The Berkeley Wire: 07.01.21
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