All the times Berkeley got there first — from inventions to transformations

The jacuzzi. The dog park. The polygraph machine. Single-family zoning. The term “Asian American.” Indigenous Peoples’ Day. And much, much more. by Zac Farber Sept. 15, 2026 (Berkeleyside.org) Berkeley is famous for being a hotbed of innovative ideas and the sort of way-out-there utopian schemes that, every once in a… Continue reading →