UC graduates mark one year in Iranian jail [Oakland Tribune]
Ronald Harold Stevenson III, longtime activist, dies suddenly [Oakland Tribune]
Downtown Berkeley Bart plaza will be remodeled with $1.8 million grant
[Daily Planet]
Berkeley Iceland eligible for listing on National Register of Historic Places [Save Berkeley Iceland]
Berkeley Kite Festival at the Marina this weekend [Highline Kites]
Jewish Film Festival movies at Berkeley Rep [SFJFF]

Photo of 2009 Kite Festival by Tracey Taylor

Frances Dinkelspiel, Berkeleyside and CItyside co-founder, is a journalist and author. Her first book, Towers of Gold: How One Jewish Immigrant Named Isaias Hellman Created California, published in November...