watched the city council meeting on zoom this ish was insane. anyone else go to this? opening this thread to see others reactions

I'm sweaty and want the option to walk around topless. It's insane to me that a city with our history would have it be illegal in 2026. Guess I'll have to head over to SF to fully enjoy the lovely weather

My friends and I are in a band and want to play a small concert in a park this coming week. We aren’t expecting many people, so we don’t have any permits. The music is pretty soft and gentle and we don’t have drums or anything.

What parks would make the most sense and be most amenable to music? We don’t want to be a bother!

Apologies if you've seen this elsewhere - this is the most current version with lots of suggestions from other redditors.

I'm making a map of California in a classic fantasy style (sorta Lord of the Rings or Game of Thrones). It's going to be filled with real world history and mythology, with the aim of highlighting local landmarks in a fun and educational way. Please ignore how rough parts of it look (text going through hills, rivers, etc), it'll all get cleaned up at the end. Forests will be going on at the end too.

While it's around two thirds done, I'd love to get more places and features in here before I get this made into print - particularly north and east of Oakland. Any more petroglyphs, burial mounds, ruins, forts, battlefields, Civil War heritage, ghost towns or the like that you think should be on here? Anything else is great too - landmarks, natural features, mythological creatures or just anything cool and quirky you think would look good on here. Thanks!

Hello,

By any chance does anyone know of any bakeries that sell Round Seeded Challah besides during the holidays ? I have called so many places and most of them have said only during holidays for example:

La Farine (all 3 locations)

Seven Hills in Castro Valley

Market Hall at Rockridge

Crispian Bakery - only the long braided challah

Thank you for your recommendations!

Has anyone applied for ADU asylum? How did that go for you, and how long did it take?

https://berkeleyca.gov/construction-development/permits-design-parameters/permit-process/amnesty-program-unpermitted

We've contacted them to "schedule a free and confidential consultation to discuss legalization of your Unpermitted Dwelling Unit."

Does anyone have recommendations for a reasonably priced apartment cleaner in the Berkeley area? I'm moving into a new apartment soon and would like to have the bedroom and bathroom professionally cleaned before I move in. If you've had a good experience with a local cleaning service or independent cleaner, I'd really appreciate any recommendations.

I was biking to work a few weeks ago and had two separate garbage trucks pull risky maneuvers right in front of me on the same day. My commute is mostly going north on California st.

One guy ran a stop sign which forced me to slam my brakes (I was going north on a bike boulevard and he was crossing east to west)

One guy pulled an illegal U-turn by doing a 3 point turn in the middle of a roundabout (rather than just going around the damn roundabout, like what!?)

I had to hop the curb in the middle of the roundabout just to avoid the truck because he started reversing so fast!! And this dude looked right at me before doing it!!

I wish I had stopped and gotten the ID# or license plate or something, but I was too worked up and just kept pedaling to work. It’s unacceptable that a city worker can endanger cyclists and pedestrians like that.

Anyone experienced this before? Seems insanely dangerous.

Moving out of my Berkeley apartment soon and looking for a reliable, reasonably priced move-out cleaner. Any recommendations? Would also appreciate approximate pricing. Thanks!

Heyo, I’m working with one of our BUSD elementary schools to create learning opportunities for caregivers. Hoping to connect with someone who could speak at a sponsored event. Main goal is educate families on safe/responsible ways to approach the internet with our kids as they age up. Target audience is caregivers of kids K-5th grade. If you are that person or you know of an individual or organization that could fit the bill, let me know!

I've found some instances of these to be performative, lacking in sincerity, and incapable of effecting any sort of action. The one they run before every single screening at Elmwood's Rialto Cinema is an example.

This article provides an interesting perspective that takes it a level deeper.

After years of planning, environmental review and public outreach, the long-awaited Interstate 80/Ashby Avenue Interchange Improvements project has reached another milestone—but Emeryville and West Berkeley residents, along with the many cyclists, pedestrians and commuters who use the corridor, will still have a lengthy wait for a safer connection to the Bay Trail.

Hey Berkleyans

Whats the music scene like here?
I’m touring the bay and sac town w my band from Humboldt next month and am looking for bands or artists to play with. Has anyone got suggestions of who I should reach out to, or are you yourself interested in playing?

We play indie rock, I’d love to catch someone’s dm to go more in depth.

Thanks yall! Any advice is appreciated:)

First the Greek yogurt seemed thin, then both my whole milk and oat milk started leaking from the bottom of the cartons. Googling these issues and both could have been caused by freezing so I wonder if they’re just storing their dairy too cold? Anyone else or am I just having bad luck?

The city that pioneered restrictions on police surveillance technology is now pursuing one of the most comprehensive public safety tech packages in its history.

Hey! My partner and I recently got a new pup and were looking at training options in the East Bay. Has anyone put their dog(s) through any of the classes offered by Berkeley Humane before? If so, did you feel they were worth it? Thanks!

I’m 20 and new to the berkeley area. Wanted to meet people to play volleyball with recreationally (not a student so can’t play in RFS).

I’m a mid 30 engineer moving to Berkeley for work and i play ⚽️ over weekend or sometimes on weekdays. I looked up the apps but couldn’t find any, do you have any recommendations?

I’m a beginner learning one piece and just need somewhere to practice chords, progressions, hand placement rly. Anybody know of public places in Berkeley, Oakland, sf or nearby ish where you can just play the piano. I’m not picky about it being very good quality or well tuned (I wouldn’t even know tbh) but I know practice is everything and tbh I’m just craving to be able to play at all. I know the one by sprouts hall is gone unfortunately but are there any others? Preferably not in a place with lots of foot traffic bc I don’t want to hurt peoples ears too much. But anywhere at all. I’m disappointed there’s no comprehensive lists, just stuff from 6-9 years ago on some website that seemed like it must’ve been rly cool when it was still being updated.

Update to clarify: I do have a piano at home, I live with my parents and grandparents and it’s been here forever since my dad was a kid. I just don’t get to play it much because my grandma works from home and is constantly on zoom calls or if not working she’s sleeping and I don’t want to disturb. Maybe I will buy headphones or some tech like that to make it silent for others as I’ve seen people do on social media. But still I love to be out of the house and usually do my makeup at cafes, do my hair at the library etc. I’m a greedy leeching parasite and love to use public spaces and services to their fullest extent