Ambitious new African-American initiative aims to improve climate (UCB News)
A Look Back: Local women’s suffrage pioneer dies in 1940 (CoCo Times)
NAACP seeks city department to address race, equity (CoCo Times)
Caltrans will test the new I-80 smart corridor in Berkeley (ABC)
The little fair that could (Berkeley Reporter)
In Plain Sight: Stories you never knew you never knew (Express)
Alice Waters to receive National Humanities medal from President Obama (Inside Scoop SF)
Cal launches initiative to address African-American under-representation (CoCo Times)
Berkeley Public Library director resigns amid controversy (Library Journal)
If you like the variety of news on Berkeleyside, you will like the variety of voices we present at Uncharted: The Berkeley Festival of Ideas. Early bird tickets with early bird prices are on sale now for the festival in downtown Berkeley on Oct. 16-17. Click here to see the list of speakers.