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October 24 | Fountain Fixed and Running Again

A quick update: The electrical work seems to have reset the timers that run the pumps that run the fountain, so it was not running this morning (Thursday, Oct. 25). It will be addressed and back in full operation soon. Friends and neighbors: After several weeks of waiting for parts to arrive, the electrical system of the Fountain at the...

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October 22 | Fountain Goes Dark So There Will Be Light

Friends and neighbors: The Fountain at The Circle has been temporarily drained and left dark in the evening in order for some needed repairs to be made to its electrical system. It was drained Sunday, Oct. 21; the repairs are scheduled to take place this week. Draining the fountain was necessary to allow for the inspection and likely replacement of...

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October 15 | Campaigns: Please Keep the Fountain Sign-Free!

Friends and neighbors: This news just in (on 10/19/18): The city has made clear that campaign signs on public medians are illegal and has ordered campaigns to remove them or risk the voters’ wrath by forcing it to use funds for park improvements to do so. Here’s the story: Berkeley warns campaigns to remove median signs — or divert taxpayer money...

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October 14 | Marking 25 Years of Friends of the Fountain and Walk

Friends and neighbors: This year is the 25th anniversary of the founding of Friends of the Fountain and Walk, your all-volunteer neighborhood nonprofit that has partnered with the City of Berkeley to restore and care for the historic Fountain at The Circle and Fountain Walk in the heart of Berkeley’s Northbrae neighborhood. We came into existence in 1993 when neighbors...

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