Where do all of the kids trick or treat? Do they still go out at all? I only get a small handful of families around my area. I put in a lot of effort to decorate our house and get bags of candy to give out.

More info: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/10/07/community/berkeley-encampments-ban-preschools/

7 measures to vote on for Berkeley. Anyone recommend any voter guides or knowledgeable people that analyze and have recommendations for them?

Thanks!

Was quoted $40/month, in two different locations, for a small mailbox. Something much cheaper would be nice.

Born and raised in Berkeley. Stayed in Monterey Market and the original Berkeley Bowl as a kid.

Took my adult son with me to grab somethings from Monterey Market. Didn't know they started checking receipts at the door. Wouldn't have been able to tell either.

Noticed a lady standing there as people with bags and carts left out. Didn't see her stop anyone. Didn't see her ask for a receipt.

Until my self and my son, only outwardly appearing black shoppers, were leaving. Smh

We were reached across by people, and stepped over in the most dismissive rude ways. Berkeley is a shell of itself.

Edit to ADD: What I don't think is being understood or was well conveyed from my original post:

The employee checking receipts standing at the exit. I actually observed for more than a passing moment. As I waited for my son to finish chatting with someone and catch up. And when I noticed her apron and realized she worked there. I wondered the purpose of her station. And while all this is occurring people were coming and going, no one was stopped for a receipt. She nodded good bye to some folks. No one was holding a receipt up to be checked. Just passing her by.

Which is why when we were stepped infront of and directly asked for a receipt upon leaving. I became aware they HAD started checking receipts and noted that I HADN'T SEEN ANYONE ELSE GET CHECKED during MY OWN visit TODAY

I moved here last year and my non-California drivers license is expiring at the end of this year, so looking to take the written test and get a California ID. Anyone have recommendations for which DMV to go to, since Berkeley doesn’t appear to have its own? Would love for this process to be as painless as possible😅

What about the autistic kid that got attacked during unity week ? Doesn’t he count too ? I hope the police will arrest the BHS attacker that punched him in the head multiple times and was wielding a hockey stick. BHS students should feel safe in school, going to school or going home from school.

Where can I use a personal bbq grill in berkeley? I got a small charcoal weber kettle and I want to get into grilling!

Some Kaiser appointments for Berkeley and Oakland are incredibly limited. One speciality care appointment got scheduled for two months out. Another appointment hasn't been scheduled because they have no availability at all. This is against the law and you can quickly file a complaint with the state to get care covered out of network.

California law requires the following wait times under Timely Access to Care. You can file a complaint here: https://www.dmhc.ca.gov/FileaComplaint.aspx

Basically a lot of the cheap barber shops have a bunch of macho male hairstylists and it’s not the vibe. I would prefer that my stylist was also a woman or that the environment at least feels a bit more accepting.

This is a totally long shot post but, does anyone know if any of the pie places in our area use condensed milk? I'm looking for a condensed milk based pumpkin pie for the holiday next month. I've tried emailing a few. Thank you!

Wallman in district 8 is especially awful, his signs are next to the post office and schools and in the median more often than not.

Attaching a pic of the political sign on public land that I can get behind.

https://sfbapt.com/map

Public transit in Berkeley is pretty decent and you probably already know about AC Transit and BART (north and downtown) for local trips, but we have even more options if we go a bit further.

• Emeryville has Emery Go-Round and Emery Express (both of these shuttles are free) along with a Capitol Corridor stop and Gold Runner (train, 99) stop
• El Cerrito has routes running through it from Napa's VINE (29), SolTrans (60, 90), Golden Gate Transit (580X), and WestCAT (J, JPX)
• San Francisco Bay Ferry and Golden Gate Transit also run ferries across the bay

Quick tips:

• tap a stop or route to see details and highlight the stop/route
• tap a highlighted stop or route to un-highlight it
• collapse/expand info box by tapping |hide| at top left
• quickly toggle all the agencies on/off using button at top right
• search (case insensitive) and filter agencies that show up in checkbox list using search box at top right, e.g. type in ac or bart
• search (cAsE sEnsITivE) and filter actual routes and stops that show up on map using search boxes at bottom right, e.g. type in Tram, Bus, 688, 12, Subway
  • play around with this and see how results change when you type in the same thing in the upper box versus lower box
• link back to homepage in case you can't figure something out or want more tips also at bottom right

To play with the map search and filter, try this:

• zoom out all the way
• select the Show Stops option (top right)
• type -120 in the partial match search box (bottom box in bottom right)
• type -121 in the partial match search box (bottom box in bottom right)
• type -122 in the partial match search box (bottom box in bottom right)
• type -123 in the partial match search box (bottom box in bottom right)

Another interesting thing is you can link to specific spots by copying the url directly:

• Berkeley
• San Francisco
• SFO
• the bay
• East Bay
• OAK
• Sonoma
• Napa
• San Rafael
• Monterey
• Salinas
• Santa Cruz
• Downtown San Jose
• Diridon Station
• SJC
• Levi's Stadium
• Oakland Coliseum

I arranged the agency checkbox list (top right) by area, so the geographic area of an agency determines the agency layer checkbox position. The list starts with agencies in the North Bay in Solano County then goes counterclockwise: North Bay -> San Francisco -> Peninsula -> South Bay -> Santa Cruz -> Monterey-Salinas -> Gilroy/Hollister -> East Bay.

There are smaller agencies in the bay that are completely free (no fare) and not as well known like Presidio Go, Golden Gate Park Shuttle, Mission Bay Shuttle, South City Shuttle, commute.org shuttles, MVgo, Mountain View Community Shuttle, San Leandro LINKS, Emery Express, and Emery Go Round. If you're traveling around those areas, these agencies could help fill in some transit gaps.

Share this with your friends and people who don't use transit so they know just how many options we actually have, and let me know if anything doesn't work (corp network/vpn/firewalls might not work) or you have any questions/requests!

I have seen tens of Wallman and Mendonca signs planted all over what is clearly public land - in front of the USPS on College ave, street medians and parklets, the sidewalk near Willard Middle School, the sidewalk near St Johns Presby church, and of course all over the streets of Elmwood in the strips of land between the sidewalk and the street, which are city owned pieces of land. Mostly Wallman signs, I will say. This is huge disrespect of public space, littering and vandalism. Shameful.

People putting up signs on private property is fine, even on the fences right up against the sidewalk. Berkeley has a long tradition of this and we're all cool with free speech. But public land is off limits for private political advertising.

A quick google search shows 12 total plugs across 4 sites in Berkeley.

edit typo: 22 plugs across 4 sites.

Hi does anyone know where I can purchase moss balls in or near Berkeley? I already called east bay vivarium and they had none.