Berkeley

Nov
20

Berkeley bungalow cute as a button

Posted In: Berkeley, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Listings, Neighborhood Businesses
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Broker’s Tour today didn’t produce much. Inventory is down, WAY down. Perhaps people are wanting a place to live to cook their turkey’s. I don’t blame them! But I did see something worth mentioning: 2705 Mathews in West Berkeley. This 1 bedroom Craftsman bungalow is located on a wonderful tree-lined street in Berkeley’s Left Bank. It has been remodeled with [...]
Nov
20

Hooray! A new Berkeley Bowl is on its way!

Posted In: Berkeley, Neighborhood Businesses
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Berkeley Bowl is back in the news. Not because John G. was banned, and not because nuts are flying off of the shelves, but because Berkeley Bowl Marketplace has just given birth, well, almost. This second store, expected to open early 2009 will be a full-service, one-of-a-kind, green, environmentally friendly, and sustainable marketplace at the corner of 9th Street and [...]
Nov
06

Fabulous homes on tour today, Albany, Kensington and El Cerrito

Posted In: Albany, Berkeley, El Cerrito, Kensington, Listings
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Not much on tour today, but I did come across some very sweet treats. 1022 Evelyn, Albany Originally listed for $599,500, this house has a SUPER new price, $535,000. 2beds, 1bath, beautiful hardwood floors. Albany schools, walk to Solano. I don’t think it will last at this price. 7302 Gladys, El Cerrito This super cute, 3bed home is fully updated [...]
Nov
03

Berkeley Burglars Kicking in Doors in the Hills

Posted In: Berkeley, Home Maintenance
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COMMUNITY CRIME ALERT – BURGLARS KICK DOORS IN THE HILLS Berkeley, California (Friday, October 24, 2008) – City of Berkeley Police Department (BPD) Property Crimes detectives are alerting the community about a series of daytime burglaries that have been plaguing the North Berkeley Hills in the past two months. I have clients and friends in the hills. They know people [...]
Oct
28

Rally for Laurie Capitelli, Marin Circle, Berkeley

Posted In: Berkeley, For the Heck of It
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Yesterday some fellow “Oakies,” as we call ourselves (people who work for Red Oak Realty), and I met at Marin Circle in Berkeley to show our support for our Broker, Laurie Capitelli, who happens to be running for re-election in Berkeley’s City Council District #5. We, along with some good ‘ol tummy warming Peet’s, met at the circle at 7:30am [...]
Sep
22

Grand Opening of Five Fields Sports Complex @ Gilman

Posted In: Albany, Berkeley, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Fun for Grown Ups, Fun for Kids, Neighborhood Businesses, Neighborhoods, Richmond
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Five years ago five cities came together to address the challenge of a shortage of sports fields in the region. The cities of Richmond, El Cerrito, Berkeley, Albany and Emeryville came up with this: Develop a regional sports complex at the intersection of I-80 and Gilman Street in northwest Berkeley. Earlier this month the leaders and politicians of each of [...]