Arts & Events

February Mysteries & Thrillers

Bob Burnett
Sunday March 03, 2024 - 03:23:00 PM

This month I have three mystery/thriller novels to recommend and two to avoid.

(A) The Busy Body -- Kemper Donovan (Five stars)

A mystery set in Sacobago Maine.

Great set up: after a narrow loss in a three-way presidential election, Maine Senator Dorothy Gibson retreats to her primary residence and decides to write her memoir with the considerable assistance of an unnamed ghostwriter. Imagine that Dorothy Parker was hired to write Hillary Clinton’s bio and you get the picture. -more-


THE BERKELEY ACTIVIST'S CALENDAR: March 3-10

Kelly Hammargren
Sunday March 03, 2024 - 03:29:00 PM

Worth Noting:

The March 12, City Council meeting agenda with notes from Agenda Committee review follows the calendar of meetings and is available for comment.

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9am – 12 pm and 1 – 3 pm (lunch break from 12 – 1 pm) is the free preteen vaccine clinic for uninsured children up to 18.

  • Monday:
    • At 2:30 pm the Agenda Committee meets in the hybrid format to finalize the March 19 draft agenda. Discuss Legislative Systems Redesign and public comment at City Council meetings.
    • At 7 pm the Peace and Justice Commission meets in person,
    • At 7 pm the Personnel Board meets in person.
    • From 6 – 7 pm Speaking Up for Point Molate sponsors a presentation on the Sierra Club Alive Campaign.
  • Tuesday – Primary election, turn in your ballots before 8 pm. If having problems https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/news/march-5-election-vote-mail-drop-box-or-vote-centers
  • Wednesday
    • At 10:30 am is the Solano-Peralta Park Ribbon Cutting.
    • At 3 pm is the Grove Park Playground Ribbon Cutting.
    • At 6:30 pm the Board of Library Trustees meets in person.
    • At 6:30 pm the Human Welfare and Community Action Commission meets in person.
  • Thursday:
    • At 3 pm the City Council meets in closed session in the hybrid format.
    • At 6:30 pm the Landmarks Preservation Commission meets in person.
  • Saturday:
    • At 9:15 pm check in opens for the tree planting at Aquatic Park.
    • At 10 am the Berkeley Neighborhoods Council meets by videoconference on ZOOM
Check the City website for late announcements and meetings posted on short notice at: https://berkeleyca.gov/

Directions with links to ZOOM support for activating Closed Captioning and Save Transcript are at the bottom of this calendar.



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