Oy Tannenbaum: the Jewish dilemma at Christmas in Berkeley [WaPo]
Berkeley to increase aid to middle class students [NYT]
BUSD superintendent to retire after busy four-year tenure [BANG]
Comment: wine license conflicts in south Berkeley [Daily Planet]
Holiday gift suggestions from Viv & Ingrid boutique [Diablo]
Office employees sickened by UC Berkeley oil spill [Berkeley Voice]
Berkeley Lab develops a cheap e-skin [OverclockersClub]

Photo: Corner store, by Angela Marlaud/Berkeleyside Flickr pool.

Tracey Taylor is co-founder of Berkeleyside and co-founder and editorial director of Cityside, the nonprofit parent to Berkeleyside and The Oaklandside. Before launching Berkeleyside, Tracey wrote for...