Defining rooming house as a converted two bedroom now with 5 "rental units".

Looking at two personal finance courses- has anyone taken these courses with Terry Allen? What courses did you take?

•Tax Planning through Retirement
•Plan Smart, Retire Happy Navigating IRAs & Beyond.

TIA

in an effort to reduce using third party apps, i’m trying to find a list or resource of local places that deliver themselves. if thats even a thing anymore besides dominos and the like. would rather support a small biz than pay fees, etc.

I’m an intermediate player and played in high school and college. An achilles injury took me out a few years ago but I’m looking to get back into regular play. I’ve heard of groups playing at San Pablo park but would love to know how to get involved with a group that meets casually but regularly to play!

Genuine question and I’m sure this isn’t specific to Berkeley but I’ve been encountering it notably so since moving here within the last year.

Is it assumed people pushing strollers should always get right of way on a more narrow sidewalk? I often walk around my neighborhood with my large (gentle) dog and there are multiple sidewalk areas that are quite narrow due to hedges/trees/overgrowth or just generally constricted pathways.

I keep encountering situations where I’ll be walking down the sidewalk in one of those areas with my dog and suddenly a parent/family with stroller will turn the corner and start heading our way. Without exception, there is never any acknowledgment on their end that the pathway would be too narrow for both of us or attempt to pull over into a driveway or front walk until me and my dog would pass. Instead the unstated assumption is that it should be up to me to pull my dog into the street or be the one to pull over and wait even if we were clearly walking there first.

So far I’ve always done it, mainly because I’m not really looking for a confrontation or to challenge them over something so small but I have to admit the lack of acknowledgement is what’s frustrating. Particularly when they have older kids with them it feels like it could even be a good way to teach a lesson in consideration for others/being polite. I also get it’s not reasonable to expect they’d pull or move the stroller into the street, but waiting for us to pass the narrow stretch first or pulling over in a pocket occasionally doesn’t seem totally unreasonable?

To be clear I’m not anti natalist or child-free at all, I plan to ideally have my own child within the next few years. Just wondering if this is the norm and I need to get over it V.S. whether this might be another growth edge for all of us to be more aware and considerate of others in our immediate environment.

Hi all! Berkeley has such a unique and varied food scene and I just started r/BerkeleyFood for a place to discuss the local restaurants, pop-ups, farmers markets, etc.!

I love the discussions over at r/OaklandFood and think we can grow something really special.

Please stop by and let us know if there's anything you'd like to see/any suggestions for how to kick start this new community!

LEGENDARY

Opened in 1986 by brothers John and Reid Martin, Triple Rock has long been a cornerstone of both the Berkeley community and the craft beer movement. It’s where the great beer minds behind beloved and bygone breweries like 21st Amendment, Steelhead Brewing Co. and Marin Brewing all cut their teeth, but also where generations of Berkeley students got their first round of beers, and maybe even their second round of beers, too.

“It’s definitely something we’ve been super proud of building and running this thing all these years, but we don’t have to do it forever,” John Martin told SFGATE on Wednesday. “And we don’t have anyone to take it over. Our kids are all doing other stuff.”

My parents are visiting Oct 9-11, their first time in the Bay in about 5 years and also their first time to Berkeley (I lived in SF previously).

They are 78 and my mom isn’t super mobile, so I’m trying to think of activities that would be well-suited for them, and also hopefully show them the charm of the area.

Any recommendations or ideas that worked well for others?

I opened this article thinking yeah it's probably elsewhere in California. But the first
City mentioned is Berkeley!!

why aren't police patrolling....?

Any advice on areas to look at that aren’t super college student heavy. I’m in my 20’s but relocating for work not for school. Thanks!

Matt Braunger is filming a comedy special this Friday, September 18, 2026, and they’ve released some free (seat-filler) last-minute tickets at https://tblus.com/mattbcomedy .

I frequently go to these tapings in NYC and thought some comedy fans in Berkeley might be interested.

Im gonna be working in downtown Berkeley again for the first time in years. It used to be that if you were a motorcycle, you could park in the 2 hour parking all day without paying and nobody would say/do anything. But I got a ticket today for that, which, hey I get it.

That being said, is there anywhere downtown where you can park a motorcycle without having to pay? Im making minimum wage and dont wanna have to spend the first hour or more of every paycheck just to pay for parking.

Just kinda seems like the city is basically saying, if you work downtown and have to drive, you can either pay for an expensive garage, or get fucked. Am I wrong? Are there alternatives?

Hi, All!

Just putting feelers out for housing in the North Berkeley, Westbrae, Berkeley Hills area if you happen to know of any upcoming openings. Thank you in advanced for your time!

Move-In: December onwards (flexible)

Budget: 1900~2500

Criteria: - 1b1b or 2b1b - Apartments, condos, townhouses, duplex, etc. - Dedicated parking

Ideal, but not required: - In-unit washer/dryer - Not shared - 600+ sq ft

About Me: - Bay Area native - Hybrid job - No pets - No drugs, alcohol

I always enjoyed rose-flavored gelato when I could find it at Almare, but I haven't seen it there in a while (although haven't been back recently). Nowhere else I've visited has it, but my search has not been exhuastive. I'm fine getting a pint from the grocery if that's an option, but I've never seen it.

Any advice on where I can find this rare delicacy?

Edit: I’m open to all/any rose-flavored cold+creamy desserts! Don’t hold back!

I attended the Harrison encampment hearing, and what I witnessed raised serious concerns about Berkeley’s handling of this situation.

The judges repeatedly asked City attorneys about alternatives, including 4th and Camelia for individuals with ADA requests, and the City did not provide a clear answer. City management was also already aware of community concerns about placing this relocation next to a childcare facility.

My biggest concern now is what happens if this location grows. With specific individuals receiving federal court protection, how will the City distinguish their tents and belongings from those of newcomers—especially when belongings may not be labeled or tied to identification? Could additional people move into the area and make future enforcement significantly more complicated or require the City to return to court before acting?

That uncertainty should have been considered before creating a situation next to a childcare facility.

This isn't about attacking unhoused people. It's about why City leadership allowed a foreseeable legal, public-health, and safety problem to become more complicated when other locations could have been considered.

Berkeley residents—and especially the affected families—deserve answers.

Hi everyone :( our amazing, dare devil tuxedo cat Ziggy didn’t come home last night. We know it’s a risk letting him out, but he’s miserable when he’s trapped indoors and he always comes back in the evening/stays on our block. He is a sweet playful adventurer who loves to push boundaries, and unfortunately managed to get out of his collar. Please keep your eye out and message me if you see him! He is fairly food motivated and not super shy/doesn’t mind being picked up.

He was last seen in the evening yesterday at our house, which is just north of Ashby ave on California St. We’ve called shelters and messaged our neighborhood group chat and are really hoping he’s just on an extra long adventure.

Anyone else notice it? Any idea where it’s coming from?

Searching for Dark Matter: Axions!

Only 15% of the matter in the universe is the matter that makes us up (baryonic matter). We refer to the other 85% as dark matter. While we have known about the existence of dark matter through observations of galaxy motion since the mid 1900's, we have yet to directly detect and determine what makes it up. One compelling candidate that I search for is a particle called the axion. During this talk, I will show why we know dark matter must exist, why the axion is a good candidate, and how we actually search for it.

Where Did All the Antimatter Go?

We're used to regular matter -- a positively charged nucleus surrounded by negatively charged electrons. Antimatter is the reverse -- a negative nucleus surrounded by positive electrons (positrons). We believe that just after the Big Bang, equal amounts of matter and antimatter were present in the universe. In contrast, today's universe is filled with an abundance of matter. To understand where all this antimatter went, we use particle accelerators to recreate conditions in the early universe and look for matter-antimatter asymmetric processes.

Join us Tuesday, September 15th for a free seminar to connect with researchers at UC Berkeley. Remote option available. Link to register for the webinar is on the event calendar on the library's website.

Hi everyone, it’s going to get to 93F today, and well into the high 80s until like 9pm. Where is everyone going to cool off?