"A century ago, Berkeley had a fairly calm New Year's Eve, which fell on a Thursday that dawned with fair weather and "not much change in temperature, light variable winds," according to the Berkeley Daily Gazette's front page. Most rowdy New Year's Eve celebrations were in San Francisco and Oakland - and more than a few Berkeleyans traveled to each to partake - but local streets were calm."
"There were no traffic accidents, but five drivers were cited for going over the speed limit early New Year's Day. One inebriated man was found wandering the streets without trousers, and the police obligingly helped him find his way home without a citation. This week's column includes a photo of the top of the Gazette's Jan. 1,1926, front page so readers can see what the local boosterish press was highlighting as 1925 accomplishments."
"Carl Wilson began writing it for the Berkeley Voice back in the 1980s. Carl was followed by Kenneth Cardwell, who ably continued the work. Cardwell eventually asked for someone to take over the column's summer editions since he spent that season away from Berkeley in Inverness. I volunteered and after a few summer sessions transitioned to writing the column year-round."
A century ago, Berkeley experienced a fairly calm New Year's Eve with fair weather and light variable winds. Most rowdy celebrations occurred in San Francisco and Oakland, and many Berkeley residents traveled to those cities. Local streets remained calm with no traffic accidents; five drivers were cited for speeding and one inebriated man was found without trousers and guided home without citation. The Berkeley Daily Gazette's Jan. 1, 1926 front page celebrated rapid home building and a large expansion in factory production, reflecting Berkeley's identity as a manufacturing and business center. Carl Wilson began a weekly Berkeley history column in the 1980s, Kenneth Cardwell followed, and the current columnist later took over summers and then year-round, estimating more than 1,300 columns over roughly a quarter-century.
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