mike? yes, cool all the way physical friday and then it will change and summer returns. this morning, though, you may need to use the windshield wiper a couple of times around san francisco and the coast and maybe the umbrella to stay dry. here is a look at live doppler hd. and the bay bridge. 50 to 56 at 7:00, through the day planner, 58 at the coast to 69 inland, clouds linger at the coast and at 4:00, 60 at coast to 76. that is all. inland. sue? peaceful drive from san jose to cupertino. on 280. northbound. a few headlights through the screen. this is the 17/880 overcrossing, at 12 minutes from downtown san jose to downtown cupertino. elsewhere, we take a look outside, we have no problems here, up and over the a, and just slow traffic but no stalls or accidents, still, 41 minute drive into dublin/pleasanton and the speds are slowing to 20 miles per hour, 29, and it picks up into theism area. we are hours away from the start of the republican national conference. secu
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Speakers gathered over Zoom at the “State of Black Berkeley” event on Feb. 20.
The annual gathering of activists at the “State of Black Berkeley” on Saturday looked different in 2021 than in past years. Attendees greeted each other over Zoom and asked questions or sent compliments in the chatbox, rather than raising hands or applauding in person. Still, with rousing music and a dance break to intersperse impassioned speeches and calls to action, the spirit of the event was unchanged.
The 17 speakers covered a wide range of topics, like how to build community as Berkeley’s Black population continues to shrink; education equity and student support at Berkeley High; police reform and mental health services; equitable access to the COVID-19 vaccine; celebrating and protecting Black history and culture, including the statue of a local Black legislator which was vandalized this year; and reparations for the economic losses caused by systemic racism.
Art project or statement? Statue of pioneering Black Berkeley legislator briefly defaced
Someone put a white skeleton mask and some graffiti on the statue of William Byron Rumford on Sacramento Street.
The defaced William Rumford statue on Jan. 8, 2021. Photo: Christine Schwartz
Update, 1:35 p.m.: This may have been part of an art project. The URL on Rumford’s hand leads to this website with photos of other masks the artist appears to have placed on the statue. Berkeleyside has reached out to the artist for more information.
Original story: The bronze statue of William Byron Rumford, the Black Berkeley Assemblymember who pushed through landmark fair housing legislation in the 1960s, was briefly defaced Friday night.