Communities

The Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, Board met Wednesday to discuss updates for improvements on AC Transit, multilingual learning and concerns relating to the Israel-Palestine conflict.

The 63rd Street community garden’s kick-off took place Saturday afternoon at the 63rd Street mini-park, a small playground with slides and swings. The garden, enclosed by four fences and surrounded by homes, is filled with wooden planters to hold soil and plants.

The Berkeley Chess School hosted the first national Senior Women’s Chess Championship from Nov. 3 to 5.

The Superfest Disability Film Festival, the world’s first and longest-running festival dedicated to spotlighting disability in film, ran this past weekend from Oct. 19 to Oct. 22.

Packed with food vendors, carnival games, community groups and a live music stage, the annual Berkeley Harvest Festival, hosted by the city’s Parks, Recreation and Waterfront Department, celebrated the fall season at Cedar Rose Park on Saturday.

From Oct. 19 to Oct. 28, five musicals including “The Love Eterne” and “Third Sister Liu” will be screened.

“Pick your curiosity” was the phrase used by bird enthusiast and member of Golden Gate Bird Alliance Julian Rivera when describing the goal of the 2023 Berkeley Bird Festival on Sunday.

Excitedly awaiting the annual solar eclipse’s appearance, a bustling crowd gathered on the lawn at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory early on Saturday morning. Attendees peered intently at the sun through their UV-protective glasses, finally gasping as the clouds parted and revealed the silhouette of the covered sun.

Members and supporters of Berkeley’s “chess club” gathered at the city council meeting Tuesday in defense of the community space on Telegraph Avenue.