Arts & Events

Essa-Pekka Salonen’s Decision to End his Tenure at San Francisco Symphony

James Roy MacBean
Monday March 25, 2024 - 01:05:00 PM

It came as a surprise when Essa-Pekka Salonen announced last week that he would not extend his tenure as Music Director at San Francisco Symphony beyond the 2024-25 season. Salonen cited as his reason that there were differences between him and the Symphony’s Board of Governors over future directions for the Symphony. -more-


THE BERKELEY ACTIVIST'S CALENDAR: March 24-31

Kelly Hammargren
Saturday March 23, 2024 - 03:47:00 PM

Worth Noting:

City Council will be on spring recess from March 27 to May 6 returning on May 7, 2024. The District 7 councilmember election is April 16. The District 4 councilmember election is May 28.



Recommended goto meetings are bolded: Tuesday - City Council at 6 pm and Wednesday - Environment and Climate Commission.

  • Monday: At 4 pm recreation activity “Design a Medicine Bag”
  • Tuesday:
    • At 4 pm City Council meets in closed session in the hybrid format.
    • At 6 pm City Council conducts a regular meeting in the hybrid format with the Demolition Ordinance (23) and Human Welfare and Community Action (24 a & b) on the agenda under action.
  • Wednesday:
    • At 4 pm the Loan Administration meets in person.
    • At 6 pm the Environment and Climate Commission meets in person with the Urban Forestry Program on the agenda.
    • At 6 pm the Civic Arts Commission meets in person.
    • At 6:30 pm the Police Accountability Board (PAB) meets in the hybrid format.
    • At 7 pm the Disaster and Fire Safety Commission meets in person.
  • Thursday:
    • At 6:30 pm the Community Health Commission meets in person.
    • At 7 pm the Mental Health Commission meets in person.
    • At 7 pm the Zoning Adjustment Board (ZAB) meets in the hybrid format with one project on the agenda.
  • Friday: The Recreation Department has a Silent Disco from 6 -8 pm and a flashlight egg hunt from 7:30 – 9 pm for 5th – 8th graders.
  • Saturday: The Recreation Department has a scavenger hunt with prizes and an egg hunt at 9:30 am in the Marina and a Low Tide walk at 10 am.


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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