Dalai Lama to Cause Traffic Nightmare

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On Saturday, the arrival of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, along with an Earth Day festival and "special farmer's market celebrating the elimination of plastic bags" (chortle), means that you'll want to stay as far away from Berkeley streets as possible. For his visit, the city will shutdown Allston Way between Milvia Street and Martin Luther King, Jr., Way from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. At 2 p.m. he'll be at the Greek Theatre, and at 3:45 he'll chat at the Berkeley Community Theater. Also, according to SFGate, "expanded bike parking will be available at Civic Center Park, and the city's car-share fleet will be relocated to the south side of Center Street, east of Milvia, for easier access." What's more, the Earth Day Festival is scheduled to part hard from noon to 5 p.m. at Civic Center Park, 2151 Martin Luther King, Jr. Taking public transit is strongly encouraged. You've been warned.

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The white man's overbite will be going into hyperdrive.

They will run out of bike parking, and fueled by the fair trade quinoa vodka SteveIst's friend is brewing, attendees will steal weapons from the bins designated for donation to Hugo Chavez and the Taleban and wreak retribution on fellow citizens who either have not started gardens in their front yards or have USMC stickers on their cars.

please keep persevering and you will achieve aptness.
one hopes.

Wait, you mean there are times when Berkeley isn't a traffic nightmare?

It's not really that big of a deal, kids. Center Street (parallel to Allston) is closed every Saturday between the same streets b/c of the Farmers' Market.

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