Red Oak encourages other businesses and residents to do as much as they can to “green” their properties and offset their impact on the environment.
August 2021
Posted inCity
Labor, community groups file lawsuits to stop Cal ‘gobbling up Berkeley’
UC Berkeley did not do an adequate analysis of the impacts of its growth on the community, the suits contend.
Posted inCity
Plans for new Willard Park clubhouse are in the works
No, there won’t be any “corporate-style office park,” as flyers posted in the neighborhood and on social media falsely claimed.
Posted inObituaries
From underground anonymity to national acclaim: The life and art of Steve ‘Zumbi’ Gaines
A dynamic presence in the Bay Area hip-hop community for over two decades, the prolific Zion-I rapper was remembered during a Sunday celebration.
Posted inNosh Features
64-year-old Oak Barrel Winecraft has a new owner with big ideas
Expect wine and cheesemaking classes, a new bottle shop, and neighborhood brewing tours.
Posted inHousing & Development
Berkeley home owned for generations up for sale
The house was built in 1896, according to city historical records, and has been home to four generations of Nielsens.
Posted inCity
Energy secretary visits Berkeley, touting app to speed up solar permits
The Biden administration wants to get more Americans to install solar panels by making the permitting process faster and easier.
Posted inCity
Last chance: Enter our ‘go bag’ photo contest to win a free air purifier
Submissions are due Monday. Snap a picture of your ‘go bag’ and tell us how you chose to pack it.
Posted inArts
Documentary follows bizarre journey of ‘lost’ Leonardo da Vinci painting
The painting of dubious origin attracted the attention of a wily Swiss businessman, a Russian oligarch, the CIA, and the FBI before ending up in the possession of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Posted inObituaries
Remembering Harold Papkoff, biochemist and comparative endocrinologist
Harold Papkoff, Ph.D., was a professor of experimental endocrinology and of obstetrics, gynecology & reproductive sciences at UCSF.
