Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates wants to make over Telegraph Avenue, bringing more businesses to vacant storefronts, according to today’s Chronicle.
“While Berkeley’s other commercial districts have thrived, even in the downturn, sales tax revenues on Telegraph have plummeted, and empty storefronts abound. The intersection of Haste and Telegraph is marred by two vacant lots, and the former Cody’s bookstore — once a hub of intellectual life — has sat empty since 2006,” the article states.
- Judith Scherr
- The vacant lot at Telegraph Avenue and Haste Street.