Crescent Moonrise 2
New moon rising over the Berkeley Hills this morning. Photo: Robert MacConnell

Berkeley Lab announces Kavli Energy Nanosciences Institute (UCB)
Berkeley City Council votes to amend proposed smoking ban (Daily Cal)
Brush fire scorches Berkeley waterfront spreads over wide area (Patch)
3 arrested after stealing tip jar, fighting, at Caffe Med (Oakland Tribune)

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...