Berkeleyside would like to take a minute to express its gratitude to our current advertisers: Actors Ensemble of BerkeleyAmoeba MusicBarbara Hendrickson/Just Sell My HouseBernardo Lopez Garden Design & InstallationCal Youth CampsCarolyn Jones at The Grubb CompanyDan Suich, Donkey & Goat Winery, Downtown Berkeley AssociationEnergy Upgrade CaliforniaFocal Point, GatherGemz, The Grubb CompanyHotel Shattuck Plaza/Five RestaurantMoe’s BooksPhoto LaboratorySF Mime TroupeTelegraph BerkeleyUC Berkeley Extension, and UC Berkeley Optometry. We encourage our readers to patronize these local businesses whose business we very much appreciate.

If you are interested in promoting your business or service to Berkeleyside’s many loyal readers, don’t hesitate to contact us.

Lance Knobel (Berkeleyside co-founder) has been a journalist for nearly 40 years. Much of his career was in business journalism. He was editor-in-chief of both Management Today, the leading business magazine...