About Berkeley / demographics
Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California,
United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville.
As of the census of 2000, there were 102,743 people, 44,955 households, and 18,656
families residing in the city. The population density was 9,823.3 people per square
mile (3,792.5/km²), one of the highest in California.
Timezone in Berkeley
PST (Pacific Standard Time)
Currency
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The dining room in the Restaurant upstairs at Oliveto is simple and uncluttered,
adorned only with hand-wrought iron railings and sconces, olive-wood paneling, ample
windows along two walls, granite counters, art by local artists, and large graceful
arrangements of garden flowers. Their dinner and lunch menus feature the best local,
in-season, organic produce as well as sustainably raised meats and poultry and conscientiously
harvested fish. They use traditional Italian cooking methods to coax the essential
from each. They have a wood-fired grill and rotisserie; and make all their own pasta
and gnocchi and mill their own polenta; their cured meats and sausage are all made
in-house; and desserts and pastry are made fresh daily. From time to time, the Restaurant
offers special dinner's which focus on a particular in-season food--like new olive
oils both domestic and airfreighted from Italy, truffles fresh from Italy or France,
spring lamb, and tomatoes--or on a particular artisanal food such as aceto balsamico
or traditional cheeses.
Things to do and tourist attractions in Berkeley
Nan Tien Temple
The Nan Tien Temple was opened in 1995 as a centre for cultural, educational and
religious functions. The temple is an International Buddhist Monastery founded by
Fo Kuang Shan.
Nan Tien, in Chinese, literally means 'Paradise of the Southern Hemisphere'. Nan
Tien Temple is a non-profit organisation incorporated in New South Wales. The prime
objective of the temple is to promote cultural exchange between the north, south,
east and west and especially to propagate Buddhism in the Southern Hemisphere.
The architecture of the Nan Tien temple adopts the Chinese Palace style with a total
site area of 55 acres and a building are of 6,600 square metres. The Great Hero
Hall (main shrine) enshrines five majestic Buddha statues and 8,000 niches of smaller
Buddha images around the walls, therein reviving the majestic features of the Tunhuang
architecture of ancient China.
The main shrine can comfortably accommodate 800 people.
Habitot Children's Museum
The East Bay's Discovery Museum for young children. Our hands-on exhibits and drop-in
art activities are perfectly tailored for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and families.
Habitot offers children's classes and camps, preschool field trips, birthday parties,
parenting classes and parent support groups. Come and play!
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Ben Affleck - (born Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt August 15,
1972) is an American actor, film director and screenwriter. He became known in the
mid 1990s after his involvement in the film Mallrats (1995), and later
played the lead role in Chasing Amy in 1997. Affleck has since become an
Academy Award winner for his screenplay in Good Will Hunting in 1997. He
has established himself as a Hollywood leading man, having starred in several big
budget films, such as Armageddon (1998), Pearl Harbor (2001),
Changing Lanes (2002), The Sum of All Fears (2002) and Daredevil
(2003).
Whoopi Goldberg - (born Caryn Elaine Johnson; November 13, 1955)
is an American actress, comedienne, singer-songwriter, activist, and media personality.
She is one of the only people in history to have won Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, Golden
Globe and Tony Awards.
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