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Good day Berkeley! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Planning your Labor Day weekend? See what's cooking at Bizerkeley.
  • How will Berkeley's Harrison Street encampment change starting September 8?
  • What Berkeley loses as the Daily Planet finally signs off for good

Also on today's calendar: A Midsummer Night's Dream - Free Shakespeare in the Park and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 70 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Monday: Brisk and cool, temps: high: 66, low: 58.
  • Tuesday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 69 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 6th Annual Bizerkeley Food Fest 2026 "Healthy People, Healthy Communities" at Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park (sfstation.com) — Berkeley's 6th Annual Bizerkeley Food Fest is set for Sunday, September 6 at Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park, bringing a huge lineup of vegan food vendors, music, and wellness activities. With local sponsors like the Downtown Berkeley Association and many Berkeley-based businesses, the festival doubles as a fundraiser for California Pit Bull Rescue and offers VIP and express ticket perks for early entry.
   

• 'Shame': Video of UC Berkeley homeless encampment has parents up in arms (bizpacreview.com) — A long-standing homeless encampment near UC Berkeley housing is drawing new attention from parents, students, and nearby Berkeley businesses concerned about safety, sanitation, and lost customers. After years of complaints and even a lawsuit, the city has posted notices that tents and debris blocking Harrison Street sidewalks will be cleared starting September 8, though vehicles used as shelter will remain under court orders.
   

• The Berkeley Daily Planet has written its last headline (berkeleyside.org) — Berkeley's once-influential Berkeley Daily Planet, known for its strong anti-development stance and deep local coverage, is officially shutting down after years as an online-only opinion hub. Publisher Becky O'Malley reflects on the paper's financial struggles, controversies, and battles over UC Berkeley projects and downtown growth, insisting the outlet was often right about the city's changing landscape.
   

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  • Swallowtail Chrysalis: did you know most chrysalis formed at this late season will remain in chrysalis form until next Spring?
    That is 6-8 months! Please be mindful of "cleaning up" your garden in the late summer. There are also native bees who have laid eggs or are… (Nextdoor Poet's Corner)
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    Our cat got out of the house yesterday on Thousand Oaks Blvd @ The Alameda, and we haven't seen her since. She wasn't wearing a collar. Please let me… (Nextdoor Thousand Oaks-Berkeley)
  • University of California Berkeley posted a job opening for Lecturer Pool - Demography - College of Letters & Science in Berkeley. Apply here.
  • Burger King - Ghai Management Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Berkeley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Berkeley here.

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  • 1121 40Th St #4104, EMERYVILLE, CA 94608 Property for sale (corcoran.com)
  • August 2026 Planning Commission Recap: Sutter EIR Scoping Session, Boot Barn Signage & Data Center Concerns • The E'ville Eye News (evilleeye.com)
  • BlackRock Inc. Buys Shares of 15,274,566 Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. $GO (marketbeat.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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