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Storm safety tips, undergrounding | BUSD studying reparations, Berkeley High + Cal's relationship since 1800s | Historic Asian American bookshop closing

BHS Old Gym

Posted inSchools

BHS construction back on track after asbestos discovery

by Guest contributor June 21, 2013, 7:00 a.m.October 4, 2022

The discovery of nonfriable asbestos in a building that needed to be demolished as part of the BHS South of Bancroft Project has delayed the process by seven weeks. Photo: Camille Baptista By Camille Baptista Despite delays at the beginning of the school year caused by the discovery of an unexpected type of asbestos, the Berkeley […]

Posted inSchools

Historic Berkeley High Old Gym makes way for the new

Avatar photo by Tracey Taylor June 28, 2012, 2:00 p.m.October 4, 2022

Old Gymnasium’s Woman’s Pool (1929 addition) after seismic upgrade c.1937. Photo: courtesy BUSD Old Gymnasium’s Woman’s Pool (1929 addition) after seismic upgrade c.1937. Photo: courtesy BUSD Demolition work began this week on Berkeley High’s Old Gym on Milvia Street. The building has not been in use by students since October 2011 when it was abruptly […]

Posted inCity, Schools

City Council approves pools measure, debates streets

Avatar photo by Lance Knobel June 27, 2012, 1:30 p.m.October 4, 2022

Council voted to put a pools measure on the ballot. Willard Pool, which was filled with dirt in 2011, is top of mind. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel Council voted to put a pools measure on the ballot. Willard Pool, which was filled with dirt in 2011, is top of mind. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel A comparatively quiet City Council meeting sprang into life […]

Posted inSchools, Video

A ‘funeral’ for a much-loved Berkeley swimming pool

by Guest contributor Dec. 15, 2011, 2:00 p.m.October 4, 2022

Berkeley’s Warm Pool at the Old Gym on the Berkeley High campus filled with swimmers Wednesday night for probably the last time ever, as scores of pool loyalists gathered for a mock funeral. The Old Gym is being shuttered and is slated to be demolished in 2012. Above is a video shot last night, which […]

Posted inSchools

Closure of BHS gym rattles athletes, angers parents

Avatar photo by Frances Dinkelspiel Oct. 07, 2011, 7:00 a.m.October 4, 2022

The Old Gym at Berkeley High School was abruptly shut this week because of seismic safety concerns. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel The unexpected and abrupt closure of Berkeley High School’s Old Gym this week has thrown some of the school’s athletic programs into turmoil. On Monday, members of the football team were told they could not […]

Posted inCommunity

Comment: Richmond Plunge holds lessons for Berkeley

by Guest contributor Aug. 18, 2010, 6:00 a.m.October 4, 2022

The newly re-opened pool at the Richmond Plunge in Point Richmond. Photo: Henrik Bull. Berkeley resident Henrik Bull believes Berkeley could learn a lot from the process which led to the renovation and recent reopening of the Richmond Plunge in Point Richmond — in particular with regard to the plans for the Warm Pool at […]

Posted inSchools

Saving Berkeley High’s Old Gymnasium: A proposal

by Guest contributor Jan. 19, 2010, 7:00 a.m.October 4, 2022

Berkeleyside exclusive: The Old Gymnasium on the Berkeley High School campus, a landmarked building originally designed by William Hays, has fallen into disrepair — see slideshow above — and the School District is suggesting it be demolished. Noted Berkeley architect Henrik Bull has a different suggestion: It is easy to understand why the School Board […]

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