The East Bay Center for the Performing Arts is emerging from a three-year break caused by the pandemic to host its 13th Annual Fall Gala in person at its Richmond home Oct. 28 at 6 p.m. Dinner will be served and performances and stories will be shared. | By Kathy Chouteau The East Bay Center for the Performing Arts is emerging from a three-year break caused by the pandemic to host its 13th Annual Fall Gala in person at its Richmond home Oct. 28 at 6 p.m. Dinner will be served and performances and stories will be shared. The Fall Gala is the center’s largest fundraiser
Acclaimed by the Baltimore Sun newspaper as “one of the biggest pianistic talents to have emerged in this country in the last 25 years,” pianist Terrence Wilson returns to the Four Seasons Arts’ stage for a solo recital on Oct. 14 at 3 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church at 2727 College Ave. in Berkeley. | Special to The Post Acclaimed by the Baltimore Sun newspaper as “one of the biggest pianistic talents to have emerged in this country in the last 25 years,” pianist Terrence Wilson returns to the Four Seasons Arts’ stage for a solo recital on Oct. 14 at 3 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church at 2727
On March 22, the Berkeley City Council passed its first phase of reparations to descendants of slaves. According to City Council, the reparations bill was passed to address past economic inequities to descendants of enslaved Africans. | Part 1 By Tanya Dennis On March 22, the Berkeley City Council passed its first phase of reparations to descendants of slaves. According to City Council, the reparations bill was passed to address past economic inequities to descendants of enslaved Africans. Led by City Councilmember Ben Bartlett, the reparations legislation was co-sponsored by Mayor
Berkeley may eliminate single-family zoning in neighborhoods like this one on Hillegass Avenue in The Elmwood. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel
The future of Berkeley could be denser and less segregated, thanks to new proposals to scrap historically racist single-family zoning and legalize the widespread construction of fourplexes.
On Feb. 23, the City Council will vote on a resolution that could start a process to eliminate “exclusionary zoning” – typically viewed as the R1 or single-family-only zones that predominate in richer, whiter neighborhoods in North and Southeast Berkeley, by December 2022. Separately, the council and the mayor are considering allowing multiplexes in places zoned for single families, potentially opening the door for residents of more-diverse socioeconomic backgrounds.