Sylvia McLaughlin, c0-founder of Save the Bay. Photo: David Sanger/Save the Bay Sylvia McLaughlin, the last surviving member of the three Save the Bay co-founders, died in her Berkeley home Tuesday at the age of 99. In 1961, McLaughlin, Catherine “Kay” Kerr and Esther Gulick, distressed over a Berkeley plan to pave over 2,000 acres […]
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The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend
The David Brower Center is the site of a series of panel discussions on the California drought on Friday. Photo: David Brower Center RESOURCES ROUNDTABLE California has been quite dry this year — but Friday’s roundtable on the drought will be anything but. The Berkeley Energy and Resources Collaborative is hosting its annual day of panel […]
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Berkeley turns out to honor Pete Seeger at concert
At the end of the concert, Ronnie Gilbert, Holly Near, Country Joe McDonald and others sand “Goodnight Irene.” Photo: Colleen Neff At the end of the concert, Ronnie Gilbert, Holly Near, Country Joe McDonald and others sand “Goodnight Irene.” Photo: Colleen Neff Hundreds of people waited hours in line Monday night to get into the […]
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Zarhouie Abdalian: Elegant forms reflect on free speech
Installation view of Zarouhie Abdalian / MATRIX 249, on view at the UC Berkeley Art Museum August 2 through September 29.Photo: Sibila Savage. Although you might not guess it right away, Zarhouie Abdalian’s spare, enigmatic audio-visual sculptural installation at the Berkeley Art Museum has deep roots here. The Free Speech Movement was born at UC […]