Kids-East Bay Through January 2

Kids-East Bay Through January 2 “TELEGRAPH AVENUE HOLIDAY STREET FAIR,” — through Dec. 24. The event will feature festive lights, colorful decorations and a multicultural shopping atmosphere featuring more than 200 street artists, merchants, and community groups.

Time to rebel against leaf blowers

Time to rebel against leaf blowers YOU try to find a balanced way to comment without letting your own prejudices get in the way . . . and then someone starts a leaf blower.

Rodents foretell a brutal winter, climate change

Rodents foretell a brutal winter, climate change The enormity of the recent agreement to limit greenhouse emissions and the problem of climate change is a far cry from my little mouse troubles. But what’s happening locally is tied to what’s coming globally.