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December 9, 2021, 5:15 pm
Posted inSchools
Parents, staff lean toward 3-zone option for middle school enrollment, survey shows
The school board will consider the data next November when voting on whether to leave in place the current two-zone enrollment policy or replace it with a new policy.
Posted inCrime & Safety
Police: Man with assault rifle arrested after gunfire at 62nd and King streets
“It’s just unreal what that one block has had to go through,” said South Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett.
Posted inBusiness
New bioresearch hub is sculpted from UC Berkeley’s brutalist former art museum
The Bakar BioEnginuity Hub will open in February 2022 in the bunker-like concrete building on Bancroft Way, once home to the Berkeley Art Museum.
Posted inNosh
This Oakland bakery’s unique butter mochi desserts are ready for the big time
Big Boi’s springy squares come in unique flavors like salted egg, pumpkin spice and Earl Grey.
Posted inSponsored
Where to go when you don’t do snow?
Head to Sonoma Valley for a winery tasting, a hike in the green hills, and dinner at one of the area’s many dazzling restaurants.
Posted inArts
Lovesick cops of ‘Chungking Express’ bring psychological pick-me-up at Pacific Film Archive
True love saves the day in Wong Kar Wai’s classic ‘Chungking Express,’ scheduled to screen 7 p.m. Saturday at the Pacific Film Archive.