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- This yr’s kids’s bows who was born on the prime of the Berkeley Campanile now has names, after the completion of the annual naming contest. Since the primary two chicks hatch on Earth Day, the names are all planet Earth-themed: Aurora, Eclipse, Equinox (Nox) and Solstice (Sol). [Berkeleyside]
- Road and air journey are anticipated to match or exceed the Memorial Day weekend journey document, with AAA predicting that 44 million Americans will journey this weekend, matching the document set in 2005. Although it was predictable, the California Highway Patrol you should have all fingers on deck searching for drunk drivers, or drivers who’re “disabled by different components.” [NBC Bay Area]
- The Alcatraz ferrymen authorized a strike by a 91%-9% vote, though that does not essentially imply they’ll go on strike. Although Hornblower-owned Alcatraz City Cruises sounds prefer it may be prepared to make use of scabs, its supervisor advised Mission Local that “If there is a labor dispute, it will not have an effect on our operations.” [Mission Local]
- Techie Sharon Coffee Co-founders have left the corporate, and former Starbucks nationwide account government Sharon Healy has taken over as CEO. [SFGate]
- The California DMV is creating choices for registration, renewal, and different companies on-line, hoping to shorten traces and cut back buyer visits by 200,000 per thirty days. [KGO]
- Distraught Berkeley police discovered what seemed to be a pet pig operating round Thursday at McGee Avenue and Bancroft Way, and they want the pig’s rightful proprietor to come back ahead as quickly as potential. [KRON4]
Photo: Joe Kukura, SFist