Yasuda and his wife Diane opened the first Berkeley Bowl in 1977 and the second in 2009, stocking each with an incredible array of fruits and vegetables, meats and prepared foods. His son will now take over.
Glenn Yasuda
Council overturns landmark designation where Berkeley Honda hopes to open
Berkeley Honda is hoping to take over 2777 Shattuck Ave., the former Any Mountain location. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel Berkeley Honda can now push forward with its plans to open in the former Any Mountain location on Shattuck Avenue after a City Council vote last week. Neighbors had put together a petition late last year to […]
Landmark designation another hurdle for Berkeley Honda
Berkeley Honda hopes to take over 2777 Shattuck, the former Any Mountain location. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel The Berkeley City Council voted this week to review a decision by the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission to protect the former Any Mountain and Berkeley Bowl location, where Berkeley Honda hopes to one day open, as a structure of […]
Berkeley Honda says its future is at risk
Berkeley Honda, seen here at its temporary 2627 Shattuck Ave. location, hopes to one day relocate to 2777 Shattuck. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel Berkeley Honda, seen here at its temporary 2627 Shattuck Ave. location, hopes to one day relocate to 2777 Shattuck. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel Representatives of Berkeley Honda told the Berkeley City Council earlier this week that […]
LeConte residents express concern about Berkeley Honda’s move to site of Any Mountain store
A photo of a preliminary rendering of 2777 Shattuck Ave. prepared by Trachtenberg Architects More than 50 residents of the LeConte neighborhood turned up for a meeting Wednesday night to hear about Berkeley Honda’s plans to move into the historic Shattuck Avenue building now housing Any Mountain. While numerous people at the raucous – and […]
Berkeley Honda hopes to take over Any Mountain space
Berkeley Honda is hoping to take over 2777 Shattuck Ave.,the space now occupied by Any Mountain. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel Berkeley Honda, which was displaced from its home at 2600 Shattuck Ave. in November, is making plans to move down the street into the building now occupied by Any Mountain, at 2777 Shattuck. Any Mountain has […]
Produce for the people at Berkeley Bowl
Nick Christopher, supervisor at Berkeley Bowl, knows his way around the produce stand. Photo: Sarah Henry. Nick Christopher moved out West in the early 90s, drawn to the punk-rock scene here he toured with a band and hung out with Green Day. These days Christopher spends more time thinking about perfect produce than the perfect […]
Berkeley Bowl workers get new chance for union election
Union rally at Berkeley Bowl in June 2010. Photo: Bob Patterson. Workers at the Berkeley Bowl on Oregon Street are going to have another chance to decide whether they want a union. The National Labor Relations Board in late December nullified the election Berkeley Bowl held in June 2010 that decertified the United Food and […]