Hundreds of people flocked to central Berkeley on Saturday to take part in Berkeley Spark, a one-day festival that was billed as bringing the spirit of the popular Burning Man Festival to the East Bay. The centerpiece of the festival was the sculpture "Arc of Reflection" by Amy Stabler. Here a young girl looks at multiple reflections of herself and the park. (Quinn Dombrowski / Berkeleyside)
A mangy red fox has been seen in the Berkeley Hills near Tilden in the past few weeks, spurring varied responses by neighbors on how to deal with injured and sick wildlife, especially given the fact that the red fox is not native to California and has caused rampant ecological damage across the state. The fox has been seen in the areas around Fairlawn Drive and Queens Drive. (Phyllis Steiber / Berkeleyside)
A much anticipated bike-share program will launch on Aug. 29, Bay Area air quality officials announced this week, with a fleet of 700 bicycles at 70 kiosks in San Francisco, San Jose, Palo Alto, Redwood City and Mountain View. (Bryan Goebel / KQED)
Assemblyman Phil Ting held a community meeting on language access and the Affordable Care Act. A woman named Un Un Che spoke in Cantonese, telling the story of her daughter's visit to the hospital after breaking bones at school. Their 10-year-old daughter had to translate everything and couldn't understand it all. They were told they were too late in the day for an interpreter. (Deborah Svoboda / KQED)
Todd Brewer, a second-year student at City College of San Francisco, waits to take a math placement test. He says the pressure is on to finish his classes with the school's accreditation on shaky ground. (Charla Bear / KQED)
