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Berkeley Fire Chief David Brannigan is stepping down as chief to take over the helm of the Piedmont Fire Department. Photo: Daphne White
David Brannigan, who has served as Berkeley’s fire chief for the last three years, is stepping down to take over as fire chief for the city of Piedmont. Abraham Roman, currently Berkeley’s deputy fire chief, will assume the position of interim head of the department.
Brannigan said his new role will allow him to spend more time with his family as the demands of the job will be less. Piedmont’s single fire station is about a mile from Brannigan’s Oakland home and serves a much smaller area than Berkeley one square mile large compared to Berkeley’s 11 square miles. Moreover, Piedmont’s population is one-tenth the size of Berkeley’s, he said.
Hate the Gilman interchange? Safer routes for cars, cyclists and pedestrians are on the way
Caltrans will begin work in May to install two new roundabouts and a new pedestrian/bike bridge at what some call the “most dysfunctional intersection in the country.”
A rendering of the proposed pedestrian/bike bridge over I-80 at the interchange with Gilman Street. Credit: Caltrans
Seven years after the concept was first presented to the public, Caltrans is set to begin work on installing two roundabouts and a pedestrian/bike bridge by the Gilman Street interchange at I-80.
Work on a bridge to the south of the exit will begin in May and work on the roundabouts will start in November, according to Janis Mara, a spokesperson for Caltrans. The two elements are scheduled to be completed in 2023.
BAMPFA will reopen May 2. Photo: Iwan Baan/courtesy Diller Scofidio + Renfro and BAMPFA
In a sign that COVID-19 is lessening its grip, the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) announced today that it is reopening Sunday, May 2, 13 months after it shut its doors.
The museum will be open three days a week Friday, Saturday and Sunday and will reduce its ticket prices from $14 to $10, implement a timed-ticket system, require face masks, and limit occupancy to 25% capacity, among other safety measures.
“As BAMPFA begins the process of safely reopening this spring, we’ll be doing so with an enormous sense of appreciation for the dedicated community of art and film lovers who have stayed connected with the museum throughout this tumultuous year,” recently hired BAMPFA Director Julie Rodrigues Widholm said in a statement. “We believe that art can provide respite during uncertain times, and in that spirit, we’re looking forward to offering our audiences a spa
Pamela Turntine will join Berkeleyside as editor-in-chief on April 19 . Photo: Amir Aziz
The founders of Cityside, Berkeleyside’s nonprofit parent organization, are delighted to announce that Pamela Turntine, a veteran journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner with deep roots in Berkeley, will become Berkeleyside’s new editor-in-chief.
A longtime editor for the Oakland Tribune, East Bay Times and The Mercury News, Turntine brings to the post decades of editing experience, a stellar knack for breaking news, a profound understanding of reporting at a local level and a high regard for Berkeleyside and the community it has fostered since its launch in 2009. She will join the newsroom on April 19.