Juan Carlos works at the I-House Cafe, which will experience a change of management on Wednesday.

New management to oversee International House cafe

International House Cafe-goers will be in for a surprise come Wednesday when they enter the historical Piedmont Avenue joint and are welcomed with a completely different menu. After the cafe’s lease expired last month, I-House leadership selected Bon Appetit, an on-site restaurant company that provides cafe and catering services to Read More…

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Local police agencies seek to share armored vehicle

UCPD, Berkeley Police Department and Albany Police Department recently decided to partner to seek funding for an armored vehicle despite opposition from community members who fear it will be used to suppress protests. The proposal for the armored vehicle, known as the East Bay Tactical Intervention Vehicle, has not yet Read More…

Haas professor to return to Canadian university as dean

The University of British Columbia announced Monday that current UC Berkeley Haas School of Business Professor Robert Helsley will become the new dean of the Canadian university’s Sauder School of Business. Helsley — who worked at the Sauder School of Business from 1984 to 2008 and was selected as dean after Read More…

Many local restaurants expect drop in sales from gameday crowd

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txC8bSqBaAE&w=420&h=259] If hardcore Cal fans were disappointed by the news that Cal football would be moving from Memorial Stadium to AT&T Park for the 2011 season, imagine the dismay of countless Berkeley business owners who would otherwise take advantage of the hoards of hungry spectators flooding the campus and Read More…