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(Cris Benton/Berkeleyside)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The solar calendar installation at Cesar Chavez Park in Berkeley is a homage to the famous activist, a peaceful waterfront vantage point and, lately, the target of multiple acts of vandalism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Repeatedly over the last few months, stones from the installation’s retaining walls have been removed or thrown into nearby bushes, and signs with descriptions of the tribute have been smashed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s more annoying than anything else,” said Santiago Casal, director of the solar calendar project. “It’s consistent. Every two or three days, these stones are broken or disappear. I think we’re up to 125 stones missing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Casal and others think the vandalism may be linked to new markers delineating where dogs in the park can and cannot be off leash.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In recent weeks, people have also vandalized the red and green boundary posts that the city installed earlier this year to mark the park’s off-leash dog territory, which borders the solar calendar to the east.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city waterfront manager installed the boundary posts without warning. That may have annoyed some people, even though “that was consistent with the mandate from the council,” said Jim McGrath, chair of the Parks and Waterfront Commission. “But it caused a lot of concerns.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It didn’t help that the red and green signposts around the off-leash area boundary were initially placed in the wrong area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It effectively removed some acreage from the off-leash area,” Casal said. “It was corrected quickly, but not before it upset a lot of folks and triggered the vandalism of the posts.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the City Council unanimously approved the 17-acre off-leash dog area in 1998, the city placed hay bales along the borders. They were effective for awhile but soon fell apart and weren’t replaced. There have been few signs since then clearly marking the border between on-leash and off-leash areas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of bad habits have developed,” Casal said. “There’s no education that goes on for the park users, there’s no enforcement. That area, the northwest section of the park, is particularly an area of contention.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s very nebulous. It’s very difficult to find out if you’re new to the park,” agreed Claudia Kawczynska, one of the earliest advocates for the off-leash dog area and a former waterfront commissioner. She is also editor-in-chief of The Bark magazine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Following the first instances of vandalism against the boundary posts, the waterfront commission held a series of meetings this spring to talk about what kind of signs to use in the park and where to place them. There was general consensus regarding the final design, McGrath said. City staff is in the process of manufacturing and installing the new signs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because the vandalism of the Chavez memorial coincided with the destruction of the boundary posts, Casal assumes the perpetrator is from the dog community, though he said most of them are allies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We never had that kind of vandalism on the site in the past,” Casal said. “That’s why it makes sense that it’s in connection with these other squabbles that have been going on in the park. I think it’s rogue members of the community acting out. Off-leash dog people are some of the best supporters we have.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A few months ago, a dog owner “verbally assaulted” Casal at the solar calendar site, linking the memorial to clashes about the off-leash area boundaries, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kawczynska is less certain that the memorial vandalism is the doing of a dog person, but has posted notices on the community bulletin board and Facebook alerting her cohort to the situation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Even if we didn’t do it, it reflects on us,” she said. “I hope to God it’s not a dog person.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The dispute about the boundaries comes in the midst of frustration in the dog community about dangerous foxtails in the park. The off-leash area advocates want the city to mow the foxtails, which can seriously injure dogs and are more prevalent than usual this year due to the drought. But a biological assessment of the area predating the establishment of the off-leash area advises the city against mowing, to protect other species that depend on the foxtails. The city only mows two of the off-leash area’s 17 acres.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The foxtails have deterred many dog owners from using the park lately, Kawczynska said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The fewer people that go out there, the easier it is for any vandal to mess around with stuff there,” she said. “Ninety-nine percent of the dog people are wonderful people who wouldn’t think of doing something like that. They would protect it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kawczynska said she and Casal had spoken in the past about collaborating on a project — Chavez was a major dog lover — but have been sidetracked by the foxtails and vandalism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The purpose of boundary signs is to make the park welcoming to its wide range of users — including dogs, Casal said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I totally support the whole concept of the off-leash area, but not when it compromises the mixed-use character of the park,” he said. “There’s a lot of families and people with mobility issues who might not be comfortable around. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In recent weeks, people have also vandalized the red and green boundary posts that the city installed earlier this year to mark the park’s off-leash dog territory, which borders the solar calendar to the east.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city waterfront manager installed the boundary posts without warning. That may have annoyed some people, even though “that was consistent with the mandate from the council,” said Jim McGrath, chair of the Parks and Waterfront Commission. “But it caused a lot of concerns.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It didn’t help that the red and green signposts around the off-leash area boundary were initially placed in the wrong area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It effectively removed some acreage from the off-leash area,” Casal said. “It was corrected quickly, but not before it upset a lot of folks and triggered the vandalism of the posts.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the City Council unanimously approved the 17-acre off-leash dog area in 1998, the city placed hay bales along the borders. They were effective for awhile but soon fell apart and weren’t replaced. There have been few signs since then clearly marking the border between on-leash and off-leash areas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of bad habits have developed,” Casal said. “There’s no education that goes on for the park users, there’s no enforcement. That area, the northwest section of the park, is particularly an area of contention.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s very nebulous. It’s very difficult to find out if you’re new to the park,” agreed Claudia Kawczynska, one of the earliest advocates for the off-leash dog area and a former waterfront commissioner. She is also editor-in-chief of The Bark magazine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Following the first instances of vandalism against the boundary posts, the waterfront commission held a series of meetings this spring to talk about what kind of signs to use in the park and where to place them. There was general consensus regarding the final design, McGrath said. City staff is in the process of manufacturing and installing the new signs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because the vandalism of the Chavez memorial coincided with the destruction of the boundary posts, Casal assumes the perpetrator is from the dog community, though he said most of them are allies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We never had that kind of vandalism on the site in the past,” Casal said. “That’s why it makes sense that it’s in connection with these other squabbles that have been going on in the park. I think it’s rogue members of the community acting out. Off-leash dog people are some of the best supporters we have.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A few months ago, a dog owner “verbally assaulted” Casal at the solar calendar site, linking the memorial to clashes about the off-leash area boundaries, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kawczynska is less certain that the memorial vandalism is the doing of a dog person, but has posted notices on the community bulletin board and Facebook alerting her cohort to the situation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Even if we didn’t do it, it reflects on us,” she said. “I hope to God it’s not a dog person.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The dispute about the boundaries comes in the midst of frustration in the dog community about dangerous foxtails in the park. The off-leash area advocates want the city to mow the foxtails, which can seriously injure dogs and are more prevalent than usual this year due to the drought. But a biological assessment of the area predating the establishment of the off-leash area advises the city against mowing, to protect other species that depend on the foxtails. The city only mows two of the off-leash area’s 17 acres.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The foxtails have deterred many dog owners from using the park lately, Kawczynska said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The fewer people that go out there, the easier it is for any vandal to mess around with stuff there,” she said. “Ninety-nine percent of the dog people are wonderful people who wouldn’t think of doing something like that. They would protect it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kawczynska said she and Casal had spoken in the past about collaborating on a project — Chavez was a major dog lover — but have been sidetracked by the foxtails and vandalism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The purpose of boundary signs is to make the park welcoming to its wide range of users — including dogs, Casal said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I totally support the whole concept of the off-leash area, but not when it compromises the mixed-use character of the park,” he said. “There’s a lot of families and people with mobility issues who might not be comfortable around. And there’s off-leash dogs all over the park.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McGrath said there is wide support for an off-leash area among the waterfront commissioners as well, as long as boundaries are defined.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Casal has reported the destruction of the solar calendar to the police and the City Council.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Police spokeswoman Officer Jennifer Coats said the beat officers are aware of the vandalism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the meantime, Casal continues to visit the site every couple of days to replace the damaged pieces.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a letter to the police, he wrote, “I try to practice the four Chávez Virtues that we honor at the site. Hope, Determination, and Courage are not difficult in this case, but Tolerance is being taxed quite a bit.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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(Mary Flaherty/Berkeleyside) \u003ccite>((Mary Flaherty/Berkeleyside))\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The city of Berkeley’s project to convert thousands of old streetlights to LEDs is well underway, and the changes have not gone unnoticed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last fall, the Berkeley City Council voted to allow the city manager to seek a $3.5 million loan from the state to swap out its old high-pressure sodium and metal halide lamps with light-emitting diode fixtures. Better light quality, improved energy efficiency and reduced greenhouse gas emissions were among the project’s main goals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city began its investigation into the possibility of LED streetlights in 2012 with a council referral to the Public Works and Energy commissions. In 2012 and 2013, more than 100 streetlights were replaced with LED lights at the Berkeley Marina and along Telegraph Avenue. This year, the city plans to finish the job, and is slated to replace all 8,000 of its old streetlights with LEDs.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">‘No care is taken to shield emission onto and into houses, living spaces and sleeping rooms with these ultra high output fixtures.’\u003ccite>— Robert Remikert,\u003cbr>\nUnhappy with Berkeley LEDs\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>So far, roughly 25 percent of the lights have been replaced, according to city spokesman Matthai Chakko. The new bulbs use 65 percent to 85 percent less energy than the old high-pressure sodium lights and should last 15 to 17 years, Chakko said. The old lights required replacement every few years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The project began in June, and Chakko said the city has received about 40 comments on the new lights so far. Most have been positive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Many like the lights, particularly since it gives truer light that covers more area,” Chakko said. “It’s better for pedestrian safety at night.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But not everyone has been pleased with the conversion. (Check the \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/08/06/berkeley-residents-weigh-in-on-new-led-streetlights/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">comments section on the original Berkeleyside version of this story\u003c/a> for a sampling of some of the most pointed pro and con comments.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ten comments came to the city from people who were concerned with the brightness, Chakko said. Some community members expressed a preference to walk in dimmer light. But whereas most cities that put up LED lights get about four complaints per light, he said, Berkeley has received closer to two.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Residents have also taken to social media to discuss the replacements. While many have expressed enthusiasm about the energy savings, others have said they aren’t thrilled about the intensity of the LEDs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I hate these new lights. So bright they hurt,” wrote Gina on Twitter in July.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Chiming in on the dislike side. Way too bright,” added a user named symbiotic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Victoria Wesson, who lives in North Berkeley near Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Cedar Street, said only one light near her house has been changed to an LED, but that it already has made a noticeable impact. She said she will need to hang blackout curtains to reduce the glare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The hue of the light is blue/white and [the] intensity of the light is hugely different,” she said. “The one light that’s been changed is at the front of our house. This light is bright enough to light our living room and we look at it head-on from our bedroom window.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One Berkeleyside commenter expressed similar sentiments about the brightness earlier this week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“NO care is taken to shield emission onto and into houses, living spaces and sleeping rooms with these ultra high output fixtures,” said architect Robert Remikert. “I’m all for efficiency, but accompanied by sensitive design, or careful fixture selection.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berkeley resident Phillip Price said he is also supportive of the project, but feels many Berkeley neighborhoods were already light enough. He also said he fears that excessive artificial light could disrupt animal sleep and feeding cycles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Plus, I would like to be able to see a few stars,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Others were more enthusiastic about the prospect of having brighter streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our neighborhood was upgraded this week. The white light is much more pleasant then the ugly old, orange sodium streetlights,” wrote Stefan Lasiewski on Twitter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Replied Teresa Gonzalez: “We got ours this week, what a difference!!”\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">‘The white light is much more pleasant then the ugly old, orange sodium streetlights.’\u003ccite>— Stefan Lasiewski,\u003cbr>\nPro-LED Berkeley resident\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Meryl Siegal, who lives in West Berkeley, said her streets get so dark at night that walking becomes impractical and can make her feel unsafe. Siegal said she is excited about the new lights and hopes they come to her neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“One of the reasons I chose where I live is because of the walkability, I love walking. But if I go to San Francisco and come home at, say, 9 p.m., it was so dark walking down my street that I didn’t know what to do,” Siegal said. “People should be able to walk home from the BART station if they live within a quarter of the mile.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her neighbors have high fences, so no light from their yards spills onto the sidewalk, and streetlights only light the road for cars. In the winter, she said people would wait at her local bus stop with flashlights so buses would see them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She did say, however, she would have liked for the city to have asked for more input about the project from residents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In response to concerns, Chakko said the city will address complaints individually.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The new technology will save the city of Berkeley about $400,000 annually, Chakko said. The city said previously that it cost more than $600,000 to power the city’s streetlights each year. Regarding funding for the project, the city expects to save more money than it will spend on loan repayment due to better energy efficiency along with PG&E incentives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to a staff report from October, the old lights generated more than 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year, which accounted for 13 percent of the city’s emissions. The LED conversion could reduce overall municipal emissions by 6.5 percent, according to the staff report.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED News Associate Berkeleyside is an independently owned news website based in Berkeley, Calif. \u003ca href=\"http://berkeleyside.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=4851428a10883a05193b1dd6c&id=aad4b5ee64\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here\u003c/a> if you would you like to receive the latest Berkeley news in your inbox once a day for free with Berkeleyside’s Daily Briefing email.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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But whereas most cities that put up LED lights get about four complaints per light, he said, Berkeley has received closer to two.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Residents have also taken to social media to discuss the replacements. While many have expressed enthusiasm about the energy savings, others have said they aren’t thrilled about the intensity of the LEDs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I hate these new lights. So bright they hurt,” wrote Gina on Twitter in July.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Chiming in on the dislike side. Way too bright,” added a user named symbiotic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Victoria Wesson, who lives in North Berkeley near Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Cedar Street, said only one light near her house has been changed to an LED, but that it already has made a noticeable impact. 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He also said he fears that excessive artificial light could disrupt animal sleep and feeding cycles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Plus, I would like to be able to see a few stars,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Others were more enthusiastic about the prospect of having brighter streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our neighborhood was upgraded this week. The white light is much more pleasant then the ugly old, orange sodium streetlights,” wrote Stefan Lasiewski on Twitter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Replied Teresa Gonzalez: “We got ours this week, what a difference!!”\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">‘The white light is much more pleasant then the ugly old, orange sodium streetlights.’\u003ccite>— Stefan Lasiewski,\u003cbr>\nPro-LED Berkeley resident\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Meryl Siegal, who lives in West Berkeley, said her streets get so dark at night that walking becomes impractical and can make her feel unsafe. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>By Drew Jaffe,\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/08/05/cal-city-of-berkeley-take-steps-to-curb-water-use/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Berkeleyside\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_144038\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/08/water-runoff-640.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-144038\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/08/water-runoff-640.jpg\" alt=\"Water runoff from one of Cal’s lawns is a relatively common occurrence on campus. (Patrick Hickey/Berkeleyside)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Water runoff from one of Cal’s lawns is a relatively common occurrence on campus. (Patrick Hickey/Berkeleyside)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In response to the \u003ca href=\"http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Home/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?CA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">severe drought conditions\u003c/a> that plague most of the state, the University of California and the city of Berkeley have ramped up efforts to curb water use.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Runoff from several university lawns has been of particular concern to some local residents. Water from nearby sprinkler systems sometimes flows onto pathways and sidewalks around campus, but the runoff is unintentional and closely monitored, according to Sal Genito, associate director of Grounds, Custodial and Environmental Services for UC Berkeley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The university has already cut back on watering by 10 percent, as per a mandate from the governor’s office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But an aging irrigation system -- built more than 50 years ago -- and a sloped campus make it difficult to evenly and sufficiently water all the vegetation on campus without some inefficiencies, Genito said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"0T7AWkm2hAX30gFlr30W8YoIThirW0bP\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He noted that staff members do their best to limit wasteful irrigation but cannot monitor all of the campus at once, so they appreciate help from members of the public.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re always looking for people to report and share with us what they’re seeing because we definitely don’t have enough eyes,\" Genito said. “And we rely a lot on the public to help us identify those areas [with runoff].”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(In mid-July, Patrick Hickey sent Berkeleyside some \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/berkeleyside/posts/10152562193062456\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">photos of water from a sprinkler running down a path \u003c/a>at UC Berkeley. 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New technology like a central control system, motion sensors and shut-off valves will help staff members control breaks and leaks more effectively than in the past.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By using new equipment to measure \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evapotranspiration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">evapotranspiration\u003c/a> -- the combination of evaporation from the Earth’s surface and transpiration from plants -- the university can also determine the appropriate amount of water needed for irrigation, Genito said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Looking ahead, the school has allotted funds for a new landscaping initiative that would convert around six lawns throughout campus to meadows, which are equally pleasant to the eye but are more drought resistant, according to Genito.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They look just as beautiful, people will appreciate them just as much, and they use tremendously less amounts of water,” Genito said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He estimated that Cal would save several thousand gallons of water per year due to the switch. And as more money becomes available, more grass will be converted to meadows, although lawns used for recreational purposes will remain.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\"We're always looking for people to report and share with us what they’re seeing because we definitely don’t have enough eyes.\" -- Sal Genito\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>But simply reducing the amount of water used for irrigation is not enough, Genito said. Watering of plants and other vegetation is already fairly low, and cutting off too much water to larger trees with shallow root systems could cause them to die, destabilize and potentially fall over from strong winds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The real savings come from water conservation fixtures that would allow the school to reclaim and repurpose water for irrigation, according to Genito.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And to save even more, the school must also focus its conservation efforts on other areas of water use. UC Berkeley uses over 600 million gallons of water a year and irrigation comprises less than 10 percent of that total, said Lisa McNeilly, Cal's director of sustainability. Domestic uses, like showers and bathrooms, account for half of the total. Residence halls account for 25 percent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Initiatives over the past few decades have already succeeded in reducing the university’s total water use by 17 percent since 1990, McNeilly said, even though the campus’s population and infrastructure has grown since then. In the past year alone, Mcneilly said the school has managed to curb water use by 5 percent to 9 percent, partially due to more efficient irrigation and toilet retrofits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cal’s sustainability team current goal is to reduce potable water levels to 10 percent below 2008 levels by 2020 and 20 percent below 2008 levels if adjusting for population increases, according to its \u003ca href=\"http://sustainability.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/2013_UC%20Berkeley_Sustainability%20Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2013 sustainability report\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state of California and the city of Berkeley are also pursuing water conservation initiatives to complement local efforts. On the state level, new regulations imposed in late July could lead to fines of up to $500 for excessive water use.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Berkeley, city officials have called for a 10 percent reduction in the city’s water consumption, according to a \u003ca href=\"http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/uploadedFiles/Clerk/Level_3_-_General/Drought%20Response%20022814.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">report by the city manager\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fixing leaks in aging infrastructure and using less water for certain parks and medians are two measures mentioned by the report. The Public Works Department is also looking into the use of reclaimed water for median watering and vactor trucks, which unclog storm drains.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berkeley has already reduced its total water use for several decades, according to the report. 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(Leafcutter Designs)\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A map to the location of the tiny post office hidden in Tilden Park. (Leafcutter Designs)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Redmond and her brother, Devin Redmond, started Leafcutter Designs to “create a more playful and peaceful world by offering curious goods, unique promotional and custom products, and participatory social art projects,” according to the company website.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The World’s Smallest Post Service project started in 2008.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Lea strapped a tiny wooden desk to her back and bicycled to a nearby bakery, where she set up her miniature post office for the first time,” according to the company website. “Since then, this service has expanded online to offer tiny custom letters and cards, as well as packages with whimsical objects and sweet messages. 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A Pacific Steel spokeswoman told Berkeleyside on Thursday that there had been no other offers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pacific Steel attorney Julie Rome-Banks said in court papers that the company employs 410 people, Dow Jones reported. The company was up for auction earlier this month in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">'As far as we know, they intend to stay in Berkeley and continue operation.\"\u003ccite>-- Elisabeth Jewel,\u003cbr>\nPacific Steel spokeswoman\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Pacific Steel makes carbon, low-alloy and stainless steel castings for U.S. and international customers, largely for heavy-duty trucks and construction equipment. 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The company is based in New York City and also owns an \u003ca href=\"http://speysideequity.com/#investment\" target=\"_blank\">aluminum foundry\u003c/a>, Stahl Specialty Co., in Missouri.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pacific Steel, which started out in the 1930s as a military supplier, has faced one blow after another in recent years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First, the company \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2011/12/19/200-undocumented-pacific-steel-workers-lose-their-jobs/\" target=\"_blank\">lost a third of its workforce in 2011\u003c/a> after a U.S. Immigration and Customs enforcement audit. Workers’ compensation insurance costs then skyrocketed after a flood of claims came in from departing workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then, in January, the company settled a \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2011/12/27/pacific-steel-accused-of-labor-violations-in-lawsuit/\" target=\"_blank\">lawsuit about the timing of worker lunch breaks\u003c/a> for around $5.4 million, which is owed to about 1,300 current and former employees. 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It’s a bittersweet moment, I’m sure, for this family that stuck it out for many years.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Read \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/tag/pacific-steel-casting/\" target=\"_blank\">past Berkeleyside coverage\u003c/a> regarding Pacific Steel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED News Associate Berkeleyside is an independently owned news website based in Berkeley, Calif. \u003ca href=\"http://berkeleyside.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=4851428a10883a05193b1dd6c&id=aad4b5ee64\" target=\"_blank\">Click here\u003c/a> if you would you like to receive the latest Berkeley news in your inbox once a day for free with Berkeleyside’s Daily Briefing email.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pacific Steel spokeswoman Elisabeth Jewel told Berkeleyside that, as far as she knows, Speyside plans to keep Pacific Steel open.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As far as we know, they intend to stay in Berkeley and continue operation,” she said Thursday. No significant changes, related to staffing or otherwise, have been announced\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The transfer of ownership is expected to take place in the next few months, she added. The deal had been in the works for a number of months, and no other offers had been expected — or were received — during the court proceeding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Speyside could not be reached for comment Thursday. The company is based in New York City and also owns an \u003ca href=\"http://speysideequity.com/#investment\" target=\"_blank\">aluminum foundry\u003c/a>, Stahl Specialty Co., in Missouri.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pacific Steel, which started out in the 1930s as a military supplier, has faced one blow after another in recent years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First, the company \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2011/12/19/200-undocumented-pacific-steel-workers-lose-their-jobs/\" target=\"_blank\">lost a third of its workforce in 2011\u003c/a> after a U.S. Immigration and Customs enforcement audit. Workers’ compensation insurance costs then skyrocketed after a flood of claims came in from departing workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then, in January, the company settled a \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2011/12/27/pacific-steel-accused-of-labor-violations-in-lawsuit/\" target=\"_blank\">lawsuit about the timing of worker lunch breaks\u003c/a> for around $5.4 million, which is owed to about 1,300 current and former employees. According to the bankruptcy filing, the company “was not in a financial position to immediately fund the settlement.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jewel said in March that business continued to be good, despite the challenges, but said the settlement had put a definite strain on the company and its prospects.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was a cavalcade of unfortunate circumstances,” she said Thursday. “All those factors happening within a fairly short period of time just strained the company to the point of breaking.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She added: “This company has been in the Genger family for 75 years. It’s a bittersweet moment, I’m sure, for this family that stuck it out for many years.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Read \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/tag/pacific-steel-casting/\" target=\"_blank\">past Berkeleyside coverage\u003c/a> regarding Pacific Steel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED News Associate Berkeleyside is an independently owned news website based in Berkeley, Calif. \u003ca href=\"http://berkeleyside.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=4851428a10883a05193b1dd6c&id=aad4b5ee64\" target=\"_blank\">Click here\u003c/a> if you would you like to receive the latest Berkeley news in your inbox once a day for free with Berkeleyside’s Daily Briefing email.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>By \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/author/catherine-rauch/\" target=\"_blank\">Kate Darby Rauch\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Berkeleyside\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_143095\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 701px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/Spengers-parking-lot-by-Emilie.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-143095\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/Spengers-parking-lot-by-Emilie.jpg\" alt=\"A pile of dirt on the parking lot across from Spenger’s in February, where the archeological dig happened. Photo: Emilie Raguso\" width=\"701\" height=\"526\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A pile of dirt on the parking lot across from Spenger’s in February, where the archaeological dig happened. Photo: Emilie Raguso\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>After months of poking, prodding, sifting and examining soil, an \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/02/03/a-dig-in-a-berkeley-parking-lot-seeks-shellmound-answers/\" target=\"_blank\">archaeological dig\u003c/a> beneath the parking lot across from Spenger’s restaurant on Fourth Street found no evidence it had ever been home to a Native American shellmound.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The findings that the site was not historically important mean the owners will seek to develop it.\u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/\">\u003cimg class=\"alignright wp-image-98199\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/05/berkeleyside-logo1.png\" alt=\"berkeleyside-logo\" width=\"231\" height=\"43\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Investigators found \u003ca href=\"http://www.1900fourth.com/findings.php\" target=\"_blank\">no historically significant remnants\u003c/a> of the West Berkeley Shellmound within the parking lot grounds and have concluded to near certainty that none exist within the property,” says a \u003ca href=\"http://www.1900fourth.com/pressroom.php\" target=\"_blank\">report on the findings\u003c/a> by archaeologist Allen Pastron and his team from \u003ca href=\"http://www.archeo-tec.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Archeo-Tec Inc\u003c/a>., an Oakland-based firm. The dig team included an Ohlone Indian observer, Andrew Galvan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Read the 1900 Fourth St. archaeological \u003ca href=\"http://www.1900fourth.com/index.php\" target=\"_blank\">project website here\u003c/a>.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is the sincere hope of the researchers and sponsors of this study that the findings and conclusions advance general understanding of the history of the site and its surroundings, and contribute to fact-based land-use decisions and policy-making going forward.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_143091\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/west-berkeley-mound.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-143091\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/west-berkeley-mound.jpg\" alt=\"The West Berkeley Mound. (date unknown). Photo courtesy of the Nels Nelson Archive, American Museum of Natural History/UC Berkeley.\" width=\"400\" height=\"307\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The West Berkeley Mound. (date unknown). Photo courtesy of the Nels Nelson Archive, American Museum of Natural History/UC Berkeley.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The sponsors of the study were property owner Dana Ellsworth and her family firm, \u003ca href=\"http://www.corporationwiki.com/California/Berkeley/ruegg-ellsworth/64526028.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Ruegg and Ellsworth\u003c/a>, a real estate group that co-owns the parking lot with the Spenger family. Ellsworth’s father, Robert Ellsworth, a Berkeley native, is co-owner of Ruegg and Ellsworth. Spenger’s Fresh Fish Grotto was sold years ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The property owners have long challenged the assertion that the lot was home to the well-documented Berkeley shellmound. While the owners don’t deny the mound existed or that the area was home to Ohlone activity, they’ve argued that the actual mound, \u003ca href=\"http://www.1900fourth.com/background.php\" target=\"_blank\">once a hill-size midden of shells, bones, tools\u003c/a> and even skeletons, lay west of their property. The actual area of the shellmound is covered now by railroad tracks and freeway, said Ellsworth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After \u003ca href=\"http://berkeleyheritage.com/berkeley_landmarks/shellmound.html\" target=\"_blank\">contentious debate\u003c/a>, the city of Berkeley in 2000 designated the parking lot a \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Berkeley_Landmarks,_Structures_of_Merit,_and_Historic_Districts\" target=\"_blank\">landmark known as the West Berkeley Shellmound\u003c/a>. That status prohibited development without approval from the city’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/Planning_and_Development/Home/Landmarks_Preservation_Commission.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Landmark Preservation Commission\u003c/a>, an added step to the usual development process. It’s also a state registered archaeological site of prehistoric significance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The site is bordered by Fourth Street, Hearst Avenue, University Avenue and the railroad tracks east of Interstate 80.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Historical records place the mound alongside Strawberry Creek, which once meandered freely to the bay near what today is Hearst Avenue and Interstate 80. But its exact boundaries have been hotly and litigiously debated, with the initial area proposed for landmarking larger than the parking lot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I really just did not expect to find anything,” said Ellsworth of the recent results, explaining that she has done extensive historical research. “I would have been surprised to [find] something. It was time to find out: Let’s know, let’s go take a look. Let’s find out in the most appropriate way.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_143094\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 720px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/Screen-Shot-2014-07-27-at-4.43.09-PM-720x472.png\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-143094 size-full\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/Screen-Shot-2014-07-27-at-4.43.09-PM-720x472.png\" alt=\"Allen Pastron, the archaeologist who oversaw the dig, at the site. Photo: Archeo-Tec\" width=\"720\" height=\"472\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Allen Pastron, the archaeologist who oversaw the dig, at the site. Photo: Archeo-Tec\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_143093\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 714px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/Screen-Shot-2014-07-27-at-4.39.37-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-143093\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/Screen-Shot-2014-07-27-at-4.39.37-PM.png\" alt=\"Archeologists from Archeo-Tec of Oakland excavated a site at 1900 Fourth St. in the winter of 2014 to look for evidence of the Berkeley shellmound’s existence. Photo: Archeo-Tec\" width=\"714\" height=\"436\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Archaeologists from Archeo-Tec of Oakland excavated a site at 1900 Fourth St. in the winter of 2014 to look for evidence of the Berkeley shellmound’s existence. Photo: Archeo-Tec\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The recent archaeological examination, \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/02/03/a-dig-in-a-berkeley-parking-lot-seeks-shellmound-answers/\" target=\"_blank\">which began earlier this year\u003c/a>, found “no intact shellmound, only secondary material moved to its location, most likely by 20th century excavation and redistribution as agricultural soil enhancement or road-base-fill associated with industrial development of the area,” the report said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Archaeologists uncovered signs of late 19th and early 20th century activity including glassware, ceramic and brick, but “no cultural artifacts or materials of definitive pre-contact origin.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ellsworth said she has shared the results with members of the city’s preservation commission. Berkeleyside reached out to the commission for comment and hasn’t heard back yet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The property owners, who have tried to develop the site in the past, will try again, with more confidence the landmark status won’t be a prohibitive obstacle, Ellsworth said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It looks like some sort of development will be possible. In the past there was a lot of conjuncture (about the exact location of the mound); now we have more information,” she said. The archaeological report recommends that any construction digging below 4 feet, “the historic fill layer,” be monitored by an archaeologist and Ohlone observer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ellsworth said they’ll look at the kinds of projects being built in the area to guide their plans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If we had found something there, what a wonderful discovery to help contribute to the research of the shellmound. But I didn’t expect to.”\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>\u003cbr>\nRead more about local shellmounds, and view historical maps, on the \u003ca href=\"http://ipocshellmoundwalk.homestead.com/shellmound.html\" target=\"_blank\">Indian People Organizing for Change website\u003c/a>. Explore the 1900 Fourth St. archaeological \u003ca href=\"http://www.1900fourth.com/index.php\" target=\"_blank\">project website here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Related:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/02/03/a-dig-in-a-berkeley-parking-lot-seeks-shellmound-answers/\" target=\"_blank\">A dig in a Berkeley parking lot seeks shellmound answers\u003c/a> (02.03.14)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Follow Berkeleyside on \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/berkeleyside\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/berkeleyside\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook\u003c/a>. Email us at tips@berkeleyside.com. Get the latest Berkeley news in your inbox with \u003ca href=\"http://berkeleyside.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=4851428a10883a05193b1dd6c&id=aad4b5ee64\" target=\"_blank\">Berkeleyside’s free Daily Briefing\u003c/a>.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is the sincere hope of the researchers and sponsors of this study that the findings and conclusions advance general understanding of the history of the site and its surroundings, and contribute to fact-based land-use decisions and policy-making going forward.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_143091\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/west-berkeley-mound.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-143091\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/west-berkeley-mound.jpg\" alt=\"The West Berkeley Mound. (date unknown). Photo courtesy of the Nels Nelson Archive, American Museum of Natural History/UC Berkeley.\" width=\"400\" height=\"307\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The West Berkeley Mound. (date unknown). Photo courtesy of the Nels Nelson Archive, American Museum of Natural History/UC Berkeley.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The sponsors of the study were property owner Dana Ellsworth and her family firm, \u003ca href=\"http://www.corporationwiki.com/California/Berkeley/ruegg-ellsworth/64526028.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Ruegg and Ellsworth\u003c/a>, a real estate group that co-owns the parking lot with the Spenger family. Ellsworth’s father, Robert Ellsworth, a Berkeley native, is co-owner of Ruegg and Ellsworth. Spenger’s Fresh Fish Grotto was sold years ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The property owners have long challenged the assertion that the lot was home to the well-documented Berkeley shellmound. While the owners don’t deny the mound existed or that the area was home to Ohlone activity, they’ve argued that the actual mound, \u003ca href=\"http://www.1900fourth.com/background.php\" target=\"_blank\">once a hill-size midden of shells, bones, tools\u003c/a> and even skeletons, lay west of their property. The actual area of the shellmound is covered now by railroad tracks and freeway, said Ellsworth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After \u003ca href=\"http://berkeleyheritage.com/berkeley_landmarks/shellmound.html\" target=\"_blank\">contentious debate\u003c/a>, the city of Berkeley in 2000 designated the parking lot a \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Berkeley_Landmarks,_Structures_of_Merit,_and_Historic_Districts\" target=\"_blank\">landmark known as the West Berkeley Shellmound\u003c/a>. That status prohibited development without approval from the city’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/Planning_and_Development/Home/Landmarks_Preservation_Commission.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Landmark Preservation Commission\u003c/a>, an added step to the usual development process. It’s also a state registered archaeological site of prehistoric significance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The site is bordered by Fourth Street, Hearst Avenue, University Avenue and the railroad tracks east of Interstate 80.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Historical records place the mound alongside Strawberry Creek, which once meandered freely to the bay near what today is Hearst Avenue and Interstate 80. But its exact boundaries have been hotly and litigiously debated, with the initial area proposed for landmarking larger than the parking lot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I really just did not expect to find anything,” said Ellsworth of the recent results, explaining that she has done extensive historical research. “I would have been surprised to [find] something. It was time to find out: Let’s know, let’s go take a look. Let’s find out in the most appropriate way.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_143094\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 720px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/Screen-Shot-2014-07-27-at-4.43.09-PM-720x472.png\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-143094 size-full\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/Screen-Shot-2014-07-27-at-4.43.09-PM-720x472.png\" alt=\"Allen Pastron, the archaeologist who oversaw the dig, at the site. Photo: Archeo-Tec\" width=\"720\" height=\"472\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Allen Pastron, the archaeologist who oversaw the dig, at the site. Photo: Archeo-Tec\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_143093\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 714px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/Screen-Shot-2014-07-27-at-4.39.37-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-143093\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/Screen-Shot-2014-07-27-at-4.39.37-PM.png\" alt=\"Archeologists from Archeo-Tec of Oakland excavated a site at 1900 Fourth St. in the winter of 2014 to look for evidence of the Berkeley shellmound’s existence. 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Photo: Archeo-Tec\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The recent archaeological examination, \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/02/03/a-dig-in-a-berkeley-parking-lot-seeks-shellmound-answers/\" target=\"_blank\">which began earlier this year\u003c/a>, found “no intact shellmound, only secondary material moved to its location, most likely by 20th century excavation and redistribution as agricultural soil enhancement or road-base-fill associated with industrial development of the area,” the report said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Archaeologists uncovered signs of late 19th and early 20th century activity including glassware, ceramic and brick, but “no cultural artifacts or materials of definitive pre-contact origin.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ellsworth said she has shared the results with members of the city’s preservation commission. Berkeleyside reached out to the commission for comment and hasn’t heard back yet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The property owners, who have tried to develop the site in the past, will try again, with more confidence the landmark status won’t be a prohibitive obstacle, Ellsworth said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It looks like some sort of development will be possible. In the past there was a lot of conjuncture (about the exact location of the mound); now we have more information,” she said. The archaeological report recommends that any construction digging below 4 feet, “the historic fill layer,” be monitored by an archaeologist and Ohlone observer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ellsworth said they’ll look at the kinds of projects being built in the area to guide their plans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If we had found something there, what a wonderful discovery to help contribute to the research of the shellmound. But I didn’t expect to.”\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>\u003cbr>\nRead more about local shellmounds, and view historical maps, on the \u003ca href=\"http://ipocshellmoundwalk.homestead.com/shellmound.html\" target=\"_blank\">Indian People Organizing for Change website\u003c/a>. Explore the 1900 Fourth St. archaeological \u003ca href=\"http://www.1900fourth.com/index.php\" target=\"_blank\">project website here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Related:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/02/03/a-dig-in-a-berkeley-parking-lot-seeks-shellmound-answers/\" target=\"_blank\">A dig in a Berkeley parking lot seeks shellmound answers\u003c/a> (02.03.14)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Follow Berkeleyside on \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/berkeleyside\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/berkeleyside\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook\u003c/a>. Email us at tips@berkeleyside.com. Get the latest Berkeley news in your inbox with \u003ca href=\"http://berkeleyside.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=4851428a10883a05193b1dd6c&id=aad4b5ee64\" target=\"_blank\">Berkeleyside’s free Daily Briefing\u003c/a>.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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I kinda go off to my own little world and just be me.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fans like Roberts say the Volkswagen Bus isn’t your average car, citing its roundish curves, spacious interior and cool vibe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10141280\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 321px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/VWBuses.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/VWBuses-321x225.jpg\" alt=\"A wide variety of VW buses can be seen in the garage lot of Buslab. (Alejandro Rosas/KQED)\" width=\"321\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-10141280\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A wide variety of VW buses can be seen in the garage lot of Buslab. (Alejandro Rosas/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The story behind the invention of the VW Bus goes something like this: One day in 1947, a Volkswagen salesman by the name of Ben Pon walked into the Volkswagen factory in Germany. He noticed a customized Bug with the driver’s seat in the back and a flatbed in the front to move parts around the factory. At that moment, a light bulb went off in Pon’s head. He sketched out the Volkswagen Bus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The evolution of the VW Bus is on full display at the Buslab. Parked outside, waiting to be restored, there’s the classic 1957 split window, and a 1973 model with sliding doors on both sides. There’s also a replica bus from the '80s TV show \"Magnum, P.I.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Inside the Lab, a 1991 Vanagon sits on a lift. It’s getting a Subaru engine upgrade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We actually do a lot of Subaru engine upgrades,” explains Buslab co-owner Steve Perzan. He bought his first Volkswagen Bus after he left college in 1993, and he's been working on them ever since.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It just makes traveling, getaways, weekend trips and longer vacations so much more accessible,” says Perzan. “Just the feeling of being on the road and that feeling of having that freedom is what draws me to it, and I think that’s what draws a lot of other people as well.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s a strange, magnetic devotion some people have to Volkswagen culture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s not like it’s smack or anything,” says Roberts. “But you know, you buy one and then you get another one and then you say, ‘This one is better than the other,’ then you take all the good parts of this one and put them on the other one and then another better one comes along and then you say, ‘I’m gonna grab that one,’ and then 20-plus years later, you got a garage full of parts and a wife who knows who the other woman is. She knows where all the money goes!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10141282\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 378px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/Westys.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/Westys-378x450.jpg\" alt=\"The Westfalia is a popular model that can be upgraded with a Subaru engine. (Alejandro Rosas/KQED)\" width=\"378\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10141282\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Westfalia is a popular model that can be upgraded with a Subaru engine. (Alejandro Rosas/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lance Larsen has brought his 1991 Westfalia Syncro to the Buslab for years. “It’s an addictive lifestyle,\" Larsen says. “The more I use it, the more I want to use it. I get in that thing and I start heading east or north and the world just slows down a little bit. And you put on a nice playlist and everything is good again and you get out of the rat race a little bit. It’s that escape pod. It’s pretty cool that way.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Larsen says he’s camped along dozens of rivers around the state. His favorite destination: the Eastern Sierra. “There is just a lot of open space, plenty of off-the-grid camping spots if you are adventurous and are willing to beat your van up a little bit to get there.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Larsen says he and his family camp about 40 nights a year in their VW bus. Larsen says he’ll never sell it. And he hopes the next generation of his family will inherit his devotion to keeping the bus rolling, on the road.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>By Frances Dinkelspiel, \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Berkeleyside\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_141851\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/Daughters-House-959-Indian-Rock-Ave.1.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-141851\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/Daughters-House-959-Indian-Rock-Ave.1.jpg\" alt=\"John Hudson Thomas built this house at 959 Indian Rock Ave. for his daughter. (Robert Kehlmann/Berkeleyside)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Hudson Thomas built this house at 959 Indian Rock Ave. for his daughter. (Robert Kehlmann/Berkeleyside)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://berkeleyplaques.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Berkeley Historical Plaque Project\u003c/a> has been calling attention to Berkeley’s history since 1997, when it started to place oval plaques on historic sites around the city. In 2012, the group \u003ca href=\"http://berkeleyplaques.org/\" target=\"_blank\">launched a new website\u003c/a> and created a new category -- E-Plaques -- to note not only important architectural structures, but the everyday life that makes Berkeley unique.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The E-Plaques mark things like the \u003ca href=\"http://berkeleyplaques.org/e-plaque/newt-road-closure/\" target=\"_blank\">newt crossing in Tilden Park\u003c/a>, the old garage where Creedence Clearwater Revival \u003ca href=\"http://berkeleyplaques.org/e-plaque/cosmos-factory/\" target=\"_blank\">rehearsed in 1970 for their album \"Cosmo’s Factory\u003c/a>\", and Berkeley’s “\u003ca href=\"http://berkeleyplaques.org/e-plaque/foreign-policy/\" target=\"_blank\">foreign policy\u003c/a>.” Want to know why Berkeley has all those traffic diverters? The project\u003ca href=\"http://berkeleyplaques.org/e-plaque/traffic-diverters/\" target=\"_blank\"> will tell you why\u003c/a>.\u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/\">\u003cimg class=\"alignright wp-image-118795\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/11/Berkeleyside-logo.jpg\" alt=\"Berkeleyside-logo\" width=\"295\" height=\"61\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The project just \u003ca href=\"http://berkeleyplaques.org/\" target=\"_blank\">revamped its website\u003c/a> to make it easier to use. Users \u003ca href=\"http://berkeleyplaques.org/maps/\" target=\"_blank\">can click on a map\u003c/a> of a plaque or E-Plaque and bring up a neighborhood map, which will tell you about other interesting places nearby. The hope is to draw more participants, people who will write about unique Berkeley experiences, or share what it is like to live in a historic or unusual home. (See \u003ca href=\"http://berkeleyplaques.org/e-plaques/submission-guidelines/\" target=\"_blank\">how to submit here\u003c/a>. The only caveat is that subjects cannot be living.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The idea is to have a self-portrait of Berkeley by Berkeley,” said Robert Kehlmann, artist, former chair of the Landmarks Commission and the chairman and founder of the Berkeley Historical Plaque Project. “There are lots of people out there with lots of knowledge about interesting things, who have lived next door to interesting people. They don’t have to be famous people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an effort to showcase more history about Berkeley, Berkeleyside will be highlighting some of the stories from the Berkeley Historical Plaque Project. First up: \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/tag/john-hudson-thomas/\" target=\"_blank\">John Hudson Thomas\u003c/a>, one of the most influential architects in Berkeley. He lived from 1878-1945.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Carl Wikander wrote the following \u003ca href=\"http://berkeleyplaques.org/e-plaque/john-hudson-thomas/\" target=\"_blank\">essay about John Hudson Thomas for the site\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_141850\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/Captain-Maury-House-1317-Shattuck-Ave.-photo-2014-R.Kehlmann.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-141850 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/Captain-Maury-House-1317-Shattuck-Ave.-photo-2014-R.Kehlmann-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Captain-Maury-House-1317-Shattuck-Ave.-photo-2014-R.Kehlmann\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thomas built this house, at 1317 Shattuck Ave., for Capt. Maury. (Robert Kehlmann/Berkeleyside)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the early part of the last century, John Hudson Thomas created a series of monumental houses remarkable for their grandeur, architectural verve and robust imagination. While reminiscent of other grand edifices, such creations as the Spring Mansion and Hume Cloister exemplify an architect whose unique and richly fantastical vision can be seen in signature elements ranging from gables and walls of unexpected thickness to Vienna Secessionist ornamentation. Thomas, who pioneered the use of reinforced concrete, also emphasized interior architecture through his use of inglenooks, gothic windows, stepped chimneys and tapestry-covered walls.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Born in Nevada, Thomas graduated from Yale in 1902 and completed a graduate program in architecture at the UC Berkeley in 1904. He then joined the office of John Galen Howard, where he worked until leaving to form a partnership in 1907 with another of Howard’s architects, George Plowman. The pair built many Craftsman-style houses to accommodate the burgeoning population in the East Bay -- especially Berkeley with its new trolley lines -- following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. After the partnership was dissolved in 1910, the work of Thomas was marked by an eclecticism of styles that ranged from Neoclassical to Prairie School, Mission, Gothic and Dutch Colonial.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_141857\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/Spring-Mansion.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-141857\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/Spring-Mansion-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"John Hudson Thomas designed the Spring Mansion at 1960 San Antonio Rd in Berkeley. (Courtesy of Robin Gaskins)\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Hudson Thomas designed the Spring Mansion at 1960 San Antonio Rd in Berkeley. (Courtesy of Robin Gaskins)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Thomas sought both to incorporate current technological developments with modern kitchens and other conveniences and to recreate the appearance of such traditional forms as half-timbering and thatched roofs. The versions of the English Cottage that he produced late in his career (1941-1947 Yosemite Avenue) were the culmination of this blending of old and new.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among his many prominent Berkeley structures are the Wintermute House (227 Tunnel Road) and landmark houses at 1317 Shattuck Avenue (Captain Maury House), 2900 Buena Vista Way (Hume Cloister), 1730 Spruce Street (Loring House) and 1960 San Antonio Road (Spring Mansion).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED News Associate Berkeleyside is an independently owned news website based in Berkeley, Calif. \u003ca href=\"http://berkeleyside.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=4851428a10883a05193b1dd6c&id=aad4b5ee64\" target=\"_blank\">Click here\u003c/a> if you would you like to receive the latest Berkeley news in your inbox once a day for free with Berkeleyside’s Daily Briefing email.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>By Frances Dinkelspiel, \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Berkeleyside\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_141851\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/Daughters-House-959-Indian-Rock-Ave.1.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-141851\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/Daughters-House-959-Indian-Rock-Ave.1.jpg\" alt=\"John Hudson Thomas built this house at 959 Indian Rock Ave. for his daughter. (Robert Kehlmann/Berkeleyside)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Hudson Thomas built this house at 959 Indian Rock Ave. for his daughter. (Robert Kehlmann/Berkeleyside)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://berkeleyplaques.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Berkeley Historical Plaque Project\u003c/a> has been calling attention to Berkeley’s history since 1997, when it started to place oval plaques on historic sites around the city. In 2012, the group \u003ca href=\"http://berkeleyplaques.org/\" target=\"_blank\">launched a new website\u003c/a> and created a new category -- E-Plaques -- to note not only important architectural structures, but the everyday life that makes Berkeley unique.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The E-Plaques mark things like the \u003ca href=\"http://berkeleyplaques.org/e-plaque/newt-road-closure/\" target=\"_blank\">newt crossing in Tilden Park\u003c/a>, the old garage where Creedence Clearwater Revival \u003ca href=\"http://berkeleyplaques.org/e-plaque/cosmos-factory/\" target=\"_blank\">rehearsed in 1970 for their album \"Cosmo’s Factory\u003c/a>\", and Berkeley’s “\u003ca href=\"http://berkeleyplaques.org/e-plaque/foreign-policy/\" target=\"_blank\">foreign policy\u003c/a>.” Want to know why Berkeley has all those traffic diverters? The project\u003ca href=\"http://berkeleyplaques.org/e-plaque/traffic-diverters/\" target=\"_blank\"> will tell you why\u003c/a>.\u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/\">\u003cimg class=\"alignright wp-image-118795\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/11/Berkeleyside-logo.jpg\" alt=\"Berkeleyside-logo\" width=\"295\" height=\"61\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The project just \u003ca href=\"http://berkeleyplaques.org/\" target=\"_blank\">revamped its website\u003c/a> to make it easier to use. Users \u003ca href=\"http://berkeleyplaques.org/maps/\" target=\"_blank\">can click on a map\u003c/a> of a plaque or E-Plaque and bring up a neighborhood map, which will tell you about other interesting places nearby. The hope is to draw more participants, people who will write about unique Berkeley experiences, or share what it is like to live in a historic or unusual home. (See \u003ca href=\"http://berkeleyplaques.org/e-plaques/submission-guidelines/\" target=\"_blank\">how to submit here\u003c/a>. The only caveat is that subjects cannot be living.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The idea is to have a self-portrait of Berkeley by Berkeley,” said Robert Kehlmann, artist, former chair of the Landmarks Commission and the chairman and founder of the Berkeley Historical Plaque Project. “There are lots of people out there with lots of knowledge about interesting things, who have lived next door to interesting people. They don’t have to be famous people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an effort to showcase more history about Berkeley, Berkeleyside will be highlighting some of the stories from the Berkeley Historical Plaque Project. First up: \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/tag/john-hudson-thomas/\" target=\"_blank\">John Hudson Thomas\u003c/a>, one of the most influential architects in Berkeley. He lived from 1878-1945.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Carl Wikander wrote the following \u003ca href=\"http://berkeleyplaques.org/e-plaque/john-hudson-thomas/\" target=\"_blank\">essay about John Hudson Thomas for the site\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_141850\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/Captain-Maury-House-1317-Shattuck-Ave.-photo-2014-R.Kehlmann.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-141850 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/Captain-Maury-House-1317-Shattuck-Ave.-photo-2014-R.Kehlmann-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Captain-Maury-House-1317-Shattuck-Ave.-photo-2014-R.Kehlmann\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thomas built this house, at 1317 Shattuck Ave., for Capt. Maury. (Robert Kehlmann/Berkeleyside)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the early part of the last century, John Hudson Thomas created a series of monumental houses remarkable for their grandeur, architectural verve and robust imagination. While reminiscent of other grand edifices, such creations as the Spring Mansion and Hume Cloister exemplify an architect whose unique and richly fantastical vision can be seen in signature elements ranging from gables and walls of unexpected thickness to Vienna Secessionist ornamentation. Thomas, who pioneered the use of reinforced concrete, also emphasized interior architecture through his use of inglenooks, gothic windows, stepped chimneys and tapestry-covered walls.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Born in Nevada, Thomas graduated from Yale in 1902 and completed a graduate program in architecture at the UC Berkeley in 1904. He then joined the office of John Galen Howard, where he worked until leaving to form a partnership in 1907 with another of Howard’s architects, George Plowman. The pair built many Craftsman-style houses to accommodate the burgeoning population in the East Bay -- especially Berkeley with its new trolley lines -- following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. After the partnership was dissolved in 1910, the work of Thomas was marked by an eclecticism of styles that ranged from Neoclassical to Prairie School, Mission, Gothic and Dutch Colonial.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_141857\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/Spring-Mansion.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-141857\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/Spring-Mansion-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"John Hudson Thomas designed the Spring Mansion at 1960 San Antonio Rd in Berkeley. (Courtesy of Robin Gaskins)\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Hudson Thomas designed the Spring Mansion at 1960 San Antonio Rd in Berkeley. (Courtesy of Robin Gaskins)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Thomas sought both to incorporate current technological developments with modern kitchens and other conveniences and to recreate the appearance of such traditional forms as half-timbering and thatched roofs. The versions of the English Cottage that he produced late in his career (1941-1947 Yosemite Avenue) were the culmination of this blending of old and new.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among his many prominent Berkeley structures are the Wintermute House (227 Tunnel Road) and landmark houses at 1317 Shattuck Avenue (Captain Maury House), 2900 Buena Vista Way (Hume Cloister), 1730 Spruce Street (Loring House) and 1960 San Antonio Road (Spring Mansion).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED News Associate Berkeleyside is an independently owned news website based in Berkeley, Calif. \u003ca href=\"http://berkeleyside.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=4851428a10883a05193b1dd6c&id=aad4b5ee64\" target=\"_blank\">Click here\u003c/a> if you would you like to receive the latest Berkeley news in your inbox once a day for free with Berkeleyside’s Daily Briefing email.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/author/natalie/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Natalie Orenstein\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Berkeleyside\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_141335\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 720px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/seanbarry-720x540.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-141335 size-full\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/seanbarry-720x540.jpg\" alt=\"Sean Barry is running for the District 7 City Council seat. He is looking to succeed Kriss Worthington. Photo courtesy of Sean Barry\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sean Barry is running for the District 7 City Council seat. He is looking to succeed Kriss Worthington. Photo courtesy of Sean Barry\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Berkeley native \u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/pub/sean-barry/11/a19/960\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sean Barry\u003c/a> has filed to run for the District 7 City Council seat in \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/tag/election-2014-berkeley/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November\u003c/a>, likely challenging 18-year incumbent Kriss Worthington.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At 27, Barry, an alum of UC Berkeley and Berkeley High School, would be the youngest person on the current council. He is presenting himself as a necessary liaison between the campus and the city at large. In a newly redrawn district that is now about 86 percent students, that could make the difference in November.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s been nice to see more students in the last few years join commissions,” Barry said. “I can’t pretend I’m as connected to the campus as I was a few years ago, but I think what I can offer as a candidate is an understanding of the perspective of being a student, but also a broader perspective on the city. That’s what I’ve heard a lot of students say they want — to feel like they have a conduit in City Hall, and a pathway to getting involved.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Barry, a spokesman for the insurance company Blue Shield, was still an undergraduate student when he first got involved with city politics. As an editor for the Daily Californian, he covered city meetings and got to know the council members. With Mayor Tom Bates’ blessing, Barry applied to sit on the Waterfront Commission (since merged with Parks), which he later chaired.\u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-97017\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/05/berkeleyside-logo.png\" alt=\"berkeleyside-logo\" width=\"188\" height=\"35\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Councilman Daryl Moore later appointed Barry to the Planning Commission and to the Community Health Commission, where he was elected vice chair and wrote an item that would raise awareness of Covered California eligibility. It was passed unanimously by the council.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My orientation on that commission has been finding items that can go to the council, get passed, and have an immediate impact,” Barry said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Barry’s platform, \u003ca href=\"http://www.seanbarryforberkeley.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">detailed on his website\u003c/a>, emphasizes three priorities in the district, and three in the city. He wants to tackle the growing scarcity of affordable housing near campus, beginning by raising awareness of existing tenant protections in Berkeley. Barry referred to the new housing development downtown as “positive momentum.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Barry said he would also address public safety in the district that contains the city’s second highest-crime area. “It’s an issue of building trust between the campus community and Berkeley police,” he said, explaining that many crimes — especially sexual assault among students — go unreported because of a lack of awareness or confidence in the process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_141336\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 230px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/Kriss-Worthington.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-141336\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/Kriss-Worthington.jpg\" alt=\"Berkeley Councilmember Kriss Worthington\" width=\"230\" height=\"291\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Berkeley Councilmember Kriss Worthington\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The third piece of Barry’s district-specific platform is the \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/03/25/telegraph-clean-up/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revitalization of Telegraph Avenue\u003c/a>. He wants to loosen restrictions on types of businesses permitted in the commercial district, and pointed to Peet’s Coffee as a project that had overwhelming support yet required exemptions from multiple city ordinance quotas in order to open.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A filled storefront is better than a vacancy,” he said. “There have been some positive developments in terms of allowing for additional density both on the corridor and in the current district. So, adding some housing units and adding office units, building foot traffic so you have a base clientele for these often very small businesses.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Barry’s triple-pronged citywide plan includes forging partnerships with health nonprofits, working to boost job opportunities in the city by supporting corporations such as Bayer that offer apprenticeships to students, and harnessing student energy to ensure that the city meets the Climate Action Plan goals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So many people who live in this district don’t drive, and live close to where they go to school and shop,” Barry said. “Those things can contribute toward these goals, and hopefully we can help to advance that through things like solar financing, and doing a better job at meeting Zero Waste goals.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Currently, the only other candidate vying for the seat is Worthington, who has said in the past that he would drop out of the race if a progressive UC Berkeley student wanted to replace him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If none of the progressive students that I think are qualified are going to be a candidate, then I am preparing to jump in,” Worthington said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The incumbent said both the endorsements Barry has made and those he’s received “indicate that he supports a certain brand,” which Worthington referred to as “the pro-landlord and pro-Chamber of Commerce side of Berkeley politics.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Barry \u003ca href=\"http://www.seanbarryforberkeley.com/supporters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has the support\u003c/a> of Bates and Council members Moore, Laurie Capitelli, Susan Wengraf, and Gordon Wozniak. Barry has also endorsed Worthington’s former opponent George Beier, who is \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/04/30/three-maybe-four-candidates-vie-to-replace-gordon-wozniak/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">running in District 8\u003c/a>, along with numerous other candidates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t have an awful lot to say about him,” Worthington said. “Nobody that I’ve talked to has seen him out there taking a strong stand for major issues.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Safeena Mecklai, last year’s Associated Students of University of California external affairs vice president, begged to differ.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Sean’s been really proactive about reaching out to student leaders and hearing their thoughts about how he should move forward,” said Mecklai, who served on the Health Commission with Barry last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said his platform addresses students’ major concerns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Questions about what students want are often answered by non-students,” Mecklai said. “So I think it’s important for students to get a more vocal representation when it comes to business on Telegraph, especially when it comes to what kinds of businesses are brought in, but also lighting, safety and cleanliness.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mecklai was involved in the creation of the Berkeley Student District Campaign (BSDC) redistricting map, which a judge approved in April after a protracted and bitter battle. The map does not stray significantly from the previous district boundaries, but includes more students. The district now stretches south from Hearst Avenue, and has an eastern boundary on Piedmont Avenue, encompassing most of the Greek system, Southside student residences, and parts of the Willard and LeConte neighborhoods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An intern in Worthington’s office created an alternate map that included additional student housing areas, including the International House, and some typically progressive coops and neighborhoods that are excluded from the BSDC map.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was supportive of the Berkeley Student District Campaign, and I think it’s a good outcome of that process,” Barry said. “I think it’s important to keep in mind that there are more students than you could possibly fit in one district map.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Barry said he won’t comment on the major differences between his and Worthington’s politics and platforms until it is clear who the final candidates are.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s probably premature to make any comparative statements,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But he stressed his connection to Cal students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m not running because I want to do this for 20 years,” he said. “It’s a young district. At a certain point, I would want to pass it on to somebody else who was younger and ready to take the torch and run with it. I’m doing this now because I think it’s an opportunity in this district at this time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If Barry is elected, he would be the youngest member of the current City Council. Jesse Arreguín was 24 when he was elected to the council and Nancy Skinner was 25, and still a student, when she was elected in 1984.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/tag/election-2014-berkeley/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Berkeleyside’s coverage to date about the November 2014 elections\u003c/a>.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Would you like a digest of the day’s Berkeley news in your inbox at the end of your working day? \u003ca href=\"http://berkeleyside.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=4851428a10883a05193b1dd6c&id=aad4b5ee64\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here\u003c/a> to subscribe to Berkeleyside’s free Daily Briefing.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/author/natalie/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Natalie Orenstein\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Berkeleyside\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_141335\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 720px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/seanbarry-720x540.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-141335 size-full\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/seanbarry-720x540.jpg\" alt=\"Sean Barry is running for the District 7 City Council seat. He is looking to succeed Kriss Worthington. Photo courtesy of Sean Barry\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sean Barry is running for the District 7 City Council seat. He is looking to succeed Kriss Worthington. Photo courtesy of Sean Barry\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Berkeley native \u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/pub/sean-barry/11/a19/960\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sean Barry\u003c/a> has filed to run for the District 7 City Council seat in \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/tag/election-2014-berkeley/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November\u003c/a>, likely challenging 18-year incumbent Kriss Worthington.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At 27, Barry, an alum of UC Berkeley and Berkeley High School, would be the youngest person on the current council. He is presenting himself as a necessary liaison between the campus and the city at large. In a newly redrawn district that is now about 86 percent students, that could make the difference in November.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s been nice to see more students in the last few years join commissions,” Barry said. “I can’t pretend I’m as connected to the campus as I was a few years ago, but I think what I can offer as a candidate is an understanding of the perspective of being a student, but also a broader perspective on the city. That’s what I’ve heard a lot of students say they want — to feel like they have a conduit in City Hall, and a pathway to getting involved.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Barry, a spokesman for the insurance company Blue Shield, was still an undergraduate student when he first got involved with city politics. As an editor for the Daily Californian, he covered city meetings and got to know the council members. With Mayor Tom Bates’ blessing, Barry applied to sit on the Waterfront Commission (since merged with Parks), which he later chaired.\u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-97017\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/05/berkeleyside-logo.png\" alt=\"berkeleyside-logo\" width=\"188\" height=\"35\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Councilman Daryl Moore later appointed Barry to the Planning Commission and to the Community Health Commission, where he was elected vice chair and wrote an item that would raise awareness of Covered California eligibility. It was passed unanimously by the council.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My orientation on that commission has been finding items that can go to the council, get passed, and have an immediate impact,” Barry said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Barry’s platform, \u003ca href=\"http://www.seanbarryforberkeley.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">detailed on his website\u003c/a>, emphasizes three priorities in the district, and three in the city. He wants to tackle the growing scarcity of affordable housing near campus, beginning by raising awareness of existing tenant protections in Berkeley. Barry referred to the new housing development downtown as “positive momentum.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Barry said he would also address public safety in the district that contains the city’s second highest-crime area. “It’s an issue of building trust between the campus community and Berkeley police,” he said, explaining that many crimes — especially sexual assault among students — go unreported because of a lack of awareness or confidence in the process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_141336\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 230px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/Kriss-Worthington.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-141336\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/Kriss-Worthington.jpg\" alt=\"Berkeley Councilmember Kriss Worthington\" width=\"230\" height=\"291\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Berkeley Councilmember Kriss Worthington\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The third piece of Barry’s district-specific platform is the \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/03/25/telegraph-clean-up/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revitalization of Telegraph Avenue\u003c/a>. He wants to loosen restrictions on types of businesses permitted in the commercial district, and pointed to Peet’s Coffee as a project that had overwhelming support yet required exemptions from multiple city ordinance quotas in order to open.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A filled storefront is better than a vacancy,” he said. “There have been some positive developments in terms of allowing for additional density both on the corridor and in the current district. So, adding some housing units and adding office units, building foot traffic so you have a base clientele for these often very small businesses.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Barry’s triple-pronged citywide plan includes forging partnerships with health nonprofits, working to boost job opportunities in the city by supporting corporations such as Bayer that offer apprenticeships to students, and harnessing student energy to ensure that the city meets the Climate Action Plan goals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So many people who live in this district don’t drive, and live close to where they go to school and shop,” Barry said. “Those things can contribute toward these goals, and hopefully we can help to advance that through things like solar financing, and doing a better job at meeting Zero Waste goals.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Currently, the only other candidate vying for the seat is Worthington, who has said in the past that he would drop out of the race if a progressive UC Berkeley student wanted to replace him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If none of the progressive students that I think are qualified are going to be a candidate, then I am preparing to jump in,” Worthington said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The incumbent said both the endorsements Barry has made and those he’s received “indicate that he supports a certain brand,” which Worthington referred to as “the pro-landlord and pro-Chamber of Commerce side of Berkeley politics.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Barry \u003ca href=\"http://www.seanbarryforberkeley.com/supporters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has the support\u003c/a> of Bates and Council members Moore, Laurie Capitelli, Susan Wengraf, and Gordon Wozniak. Barry has also endorsed Worthington’s former opponent George Beier, who is \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/04/30/three-maybe-four-candidates-vie-to-replace-gordon-wozniak/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">running in District 8\u003c/a>, along with numerous other candidates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t have an awful lot to say about him,” Worthington said. “Nobody that I’ve talked to has seen him out there taking a strong stand for major issues.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Safeena Mecklai, last year’s Associated Students of University of California external affairs vice president, begged to differ.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Sean’s been really proactive about reaching out to student leaders and hearing their thoughts about how he should move forward,” said Mecklai, who served on the Health Commission with Barry last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said his platform addresses students’ major concerns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Questions about what students want are often answered by non-students,” Mecklai said. “So I think it’s important for students to get a more vocal representation when it comes to business on Telegraph, especially when it comes to what kinds of businesses are brought in, but also lighting, safety and cleanliness.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mecklai was involved in the creation of the Berkeley Student District Campaign (BSDC) redistricting map, which a judge approved in April after a protracted and bitter battle. The map does not stray significantly from the previous district boundaries, but includes more students. The district now stretches south from Hearst Avenue, and has an eastern boundary on Piedmont Avenue, encompassing most of the Greek system, Southside student residences, and parts of the Willard and LeConte neighborhoods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An intern in Worthington’s office created an alternate map that included additional student housing areas, including the International House, and some typically progressive coops and neighborhoods that are excluded from the BSDC map.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was supportive of the Berkeley Student District Campaign, and I think it’s a good outcome of that process,” Barry said. “I think it’s important to keep in mind that there are more students than you could possibly fit in one district map.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Barry said he won’t comment on the major differences between his and Worthington’s politics and platforms until it is clear who the final candidates are.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s probably premature to make any comparative statements,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But he stressed his connection to Cal students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m not running because I want to do this for 20 years,” he said. “It’s a young district. At a certain point, I would want to pass it on to somebody else who was younger and ready to take the torch and run with it. I’m doing this now because I think it’s an opportunity in this district at this time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If Barry is elected, he would be the youngest member of the current City Council. Jesse Arreguín was 24 when he was elected to the council and Nancy Skinner was 25, and still a student, when she was elected in 1984.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/tag/election-2014-berkeley/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Berkeleyside’s coverage to date about the November 2014 elections\u003c/a>.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/author/drew/\" target=\"_blank\">Drew Jaffe\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Berkeleyside\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_141165\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/Green-Schools-640.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-141165\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/Green-Schools-640.jpg\" alt=\"Students at John Muir Elementary sort for composting and recycling, but more Berkeley residents need to recycle in order for the city to meet its 2020 zero waste goal. 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According to the city auditor report, the city met the \u003ca href=\"http://www.cityofberkeley.info/uploadedFiles/Auditor/Level_3_-_General/A%202_RPTwithCouncilRpt_Zero%20Waste_Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">requirement by Alameda County\u003c/a> to divert 75 percent of readily recyclable materials from landfills in 2010, and it has doubled its waste diversion rate since 1995. But the audit reveals several setbacks, and potential solutions, to achieving the 100 percent goal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>City Auditor Ann-Marie Hogan said getting more Berkeley residents on board with waste reduction will be key to meeting the objectives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_141162\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/Waste-initial-dumping-640.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-141162\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/Waste-initial-dumping-640.jpg\" alt=\"Berkeley’s recycling of green waste, here being dumped at a Central Valley sorting site, has helped it achieve a waste diversion rate of around 74 percent. Photo: Sean Gin\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Berkeley’s recycling of green waste, here being dumped at a Central Valley sorting site, has helped it achieve a waste diversion rate of around 74 percent. Photo: Sean Gin\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The auditor’s report offers several recommendations to bolster the city’s progress, and emphasizes the need to create a strategic plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Department of Public Works has already made progress in achieving zero waste, but needs a plan that more clearly identifies short-term goals, who is responsible for these goals, the resources needed to achieve these goals and how to determine if these goals have been met, the report states.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The report does not provide an explicit time frame for when such a plan should be developed, but Hogan said that the existence of an overall objective — zero waste by 2020 — will facilitate the process of creating one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s simpler to do a strategic plan for something where you already know what the goal is. Once you know where you want to go, you can concentrate on how you are going to get there and how you are going to be accountable and transparent about your progress,” Hogan said.\u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/\">\u003cimg class=\"alignright wp-image-118795\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/11/Berkeleyside-logo.jpg\" alt=\"Berkeleyside-logo\" width=\"290\" height=\"60\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To achieve zero waste, however, each goal must be customized to the city’s specific needs. According to the report, the city can be most effective by tailoring education, outreach, compliance and enforcement policies to areas with the most room for improvement. This includes targeting certain materials to increase their waste diversion rates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The report singled out education as one of the most effective instruments in increasing these rates. Campaigns informing residents of the benefits of recycling and composting can significantly reduce unsustainable waste disposal habits, the report said. And, while many people are already on board with waste reduction, Hogan said there are many who have yet to join the movement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are a lot of people in Berkeley who aren’t recycling yet, and studies in other cities have shown that you get to a certain point of getting people on board with recycling and then it will level off a bit. To reach people who aren’t true believers, you need to do more outreach,” Hogan said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hogan mentioned better labeling, brochures, presentations and email campaigns as potential forms of outreach. If necessary, the city could also provide incentives for citizens to engage in more sustainable practices, either in the form of penalties or prizes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_141163\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 320px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/recycling-cart-320.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-141163\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/recycling-cart-320.jpg\" alt=\"The city auditor says there are a lot of people in Berkeley who aren’t recycling yet. Photo: Tracey Taylor\" width=\"320\" height=\"410\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The city auditor says there are a lot of people in Berkeley who aren’t recycling yet. Photo: Tracey Taylor\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But none of these initiatives are cheap. A national zero waste summit referenced in the audit suggests that a minimum of $3 per person be spent on education to push waste diversion rates from 70 percent to 100 percent. The city currently has a diversion rate of around 74 percent, and the report recommends that the city should investigate whether more funds for education are needed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Currently, the potential cost of education and the cost of implementing other Public Works initiatives — like rebuilding the dilapidated transfer station and materials recovery facility — would likely exceed funding allocated to Public Works, which is already operating with a deficit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thanks to a \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/02/27/berkeley-council-votes-to-increase-garbage-fees-by-25/\" target=\"_blank\">change in the way residents are charged for waste services\u003c/a>, Public Works will have a balanced budget by 2016, according to the report. But council may need to levy additional fees to fund all of the zero waste efforts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other efforts recommended by the report include biweekly garbage pickup, and greater collaboration with the Department of Information Technology to improve responses to customer complaints and collect more detailed data.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to Hogan, the auditor’s office began looking into the city’s zero waste goal after a request from Public Works Director Andrew Clough. He wanted to know if data collected by Public Works could be used to better manage operations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In October 2013, the audit office began collecting information from Public Works, the city manager, and the Department of Information Technology, Hogan said. Over the next six months, Hogan and her colleagues investigated, researched and came up with preliminary findings. They then received feedback from the audited departments. A finalized report was submitted to the city clerk’s agenda review system in June. The City Council will review the audit on July 8.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hogan hopes the council will implement her office’s recommendations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re hoping that this report will help Berkeley make it to the next step,” Hogan said. “[The city] has a lot to be proud of in terms of what they’ve done in achieving their zero waste goal, and this will be a roadmap for how they can accelerate that progress.”\u003c/p>\n\n",
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