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The band members bounced erratically around onstage, at times perfectly in sync and other times engrossed in their own worlds, careless and chaotic under colored lights.

Lyrics that were once endearing and youthful sound rote and disingenuous, and Peach Pit’s venture into the emotional ballad falls short.

Alice Waters, owner and founder of Berkeley restaurant Chez Panisse, first fell in love with French cuisine while skipping classes at the Sorbonne in Paris.

Peach Pit’s well-executed show simply felt like the band was jamming in its garage, blending slow and upbeat songs well, each with the band’s charismatic, relaxed tone.

Unlike 2017’s Being So Normal, You and Your Friends features vocals faced with an identity crisis, battling between heavy filtering and completely stripped-down tones.

Although school district reports have shown moderate improvements in decreasing the achievement gap, a noticeable 250 point-difference between whites and African Americans still needs to be addressed to reach the 2020 goal.

Veronica Valerio and Elizabeth Rhine have been appointed as the new principals of LeConte and Oxford elementary schools in Berkeley.

The Berkeley Unified School District hired a new consulting firm to continue its extensive search for a permanent superintendent.

Dr. Edmond Heatley has withdrawn his candidacy for the superintendent position of the Berkeley Unified School District, according to an alert released by the district Tuesday morning.

The Berkeley Unified School District Board of Education announced Friday that it is taking the final steps in the search for a permanent district superintendent.