News about Berkeley from around the web.
May 2017
All the East Bay restaurants that opened and closed in May
The theme for May is delayed reopenings. Find out which East Bay restaurants opened, closed and are yet to come.
Major renovations to Oxford Elementary School on the horizon
Students will be relocated for the year of renovations. The community can hear about the modernization plans at a meeting tonight.
New restaurant to open in The Advocate space in the Elmwood
Donato Scotti, the chef behind a number of local restaurants, including Desco in Oakland, looks set to open an Italian eatery in the Elmwood.
Berkeley School Board primer: Complaint policy revision, budget update, LCAP and more
Here’s what’s on the agenda at tonight’s Berkeley School Board meeting.
Tartine’s Coffee Manufactory and Belcampo are coming to Oakland
The coffee roastery-cafe and the sustainable butchery-restaurant will join the culinary offerings at Jack London Square
Opinion: Open letter to BUSD — Save the Thousand Oaks bilingual program
The district appears to have taken the first step in killing the bilingual program at Thousand Oaks, with no prior outreach to the community.
Where in Berkeley?
Know where this is? Take a guess and let us know in the Comments underneath the post — that’s where we announce the winner too.
Second-grade civic leaders get mayor’s ear on homelessness
On a field trip to City Hall, students in a Malcolm X Elementary School class brought their ideas on homelessness to their elected officials.