Keurig Dr Pepper acquired the parent company of Peet's Coffee for $18 billion, leaving only cafe operations in Berkeley. Aurora Theatre held an open-house sale of costumes, props and artifacts as staff prepared for closure. An emailed threat deemed not credible still led to increased police presence at Berkeley High. Beyt Tikkun Synagogue and other Jewish groups said they would boycott a federal security-grant program because it would require cooperation with immigration enforcement. Forbes named UC Berkeley the top public university and ranked it ahead of Harvard. A police chase from Richmond ended in Berkeley with a crash and arrest, and Cal Athletics expects improved revenue this season.
The parent company of Peet's coffee, which was founded at the intersection of Walnut and Vine streets but no longer has any corporate presence in Berkeley beyond its cafes, was acquired in a $18 billion deal with the beverage giant Keurig Dr Pepper. (The New York Times) As Aurora Theatre prepares to close, an open house sale this week of costumes, props and other pieces of its history was a place for fans and staff to mourn. (San Francisco Chronicle)
An email threat that school officials said did not appear to be credible nonetheless prompted an increased police presence at Berkeley High on Thursday. (The Berkeley Scanner) Beyt Tikkun Synagogue in Berkeley joined with other Jewish organizations in saying they would a boycott federal program that provides grants for security measures, because the funding would require them to cooperate with immigration enforcement. (J. The Jewish News of Northern California)
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