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Old Posted Mar 6, 2008, 10:27 PM
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Getting pretty close to my home turf with these pictures, which look great, by the way! You captured much of the best these cities have to offer.

Berkeley is kind of a fascinating beast. What works against it is the city government, which is just ridiculously extreme (and seems to get even more extreme every year) in trying to keep the city exactly the same it was in the 1960s-70s, which IMO is an exercise in futility anywhere other than a small isolated mountain town. That's why much of Berkeley has problems with empty storefronts and unmedicated homeless wandering around, that you don't see in this photos.

But at the same time, Berkeley the place has a lot going for it that even the city council can't ruin...great views, great non-chain restaurants, proximity to SF, and the kind of vibrant atmosphere you can only have in a town with a large university like UC-Berkeley. Also well-captured in your photos.
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