Around Town Piedmont Avenue Library community outreach event on Jan. 23 By Reader Submission | Anna Ishida | January 5, 2024 A brand new library is being designed and community input is needed to help shape it.
Around Town Local with Lisa | Welcome Party in Piedmont By Lisa Chan Carnazzo | GrubbCo | January 5, 2024 [SPONSORED VIDEO] Bringing the neighborhood together one cup of hot cocoa at a time.
Bay Area Arrests made at Berkeley’s People’s Park as controversial construction restarts By Thomas Hughes | Bay City News Foundation | January 5, 2024 The plan calls for building housing for 1,100 students and a separate building with 100 apartments for low-income, formerly unhoused people.
crime The Blotter | Burglary on Oak Road By Damin Esper | January 2, 2024 Loss estimated at $8,000; suspects unknown.
Around Town Photos | Big turnout for ‘Noon Year’s Eve’ celebration By Exedra Staff, Photos courtesy of the City of Piedmont | January 2, 2024 PRD's annual year-end party featured a balloon drop and some intriguing visitors.
Books Local Lit | January’s top tips for book lovers By Lou Fancher | January 2, 2024 Dacher Keltner, Caroline Ixta, Adam Plantinga, and Katie Peterson are among the local writers making appearances this month. Also: explore OPL events and Berkeley's Magnes Collection.
Arts & Entertainment Movies: It’s easy to stream these notable small-scale 2023 films By Anita Katz | Bay City News Foundation | January 1, 2024 Creatively crafted, emotionally satisfying, intellectually stimulating films you may have missed in 2023.
Bay Area Introducing the Golden Chanterelle, our new state mushroom By Katy St. Clair | Bay City News | January 1, 2024 Foragers prize the enormous mushroom, which is the largest chanterelle in the world.
climate change Climate change and flooding hit home in California By Rachel Becker and Alejandro Lazo | CalMatters | January 1, 2024 The state takes more action on climate change in rules and legislation as drought is replaced by flooding.
Housing New housing laws aimed to streamline building process take effect in 2024 By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | January 1, 2024 Opponents of proposed housing projects will find it harder to use the California Environmental Quality Act to delay projects.