In Berkeley, cheers for more beer, jeers for more coffee

Competing headlines in the Oakland Tribune, same day, same town: 1) “Berkeley beer drinkers rejoice: four new venues slated to open,” on the warm reception afforded two new micro breweries and two new beer bars opening by year’s end. 2) “Coffee house plans at Berkeley project raise neighborhood concerns,” on the cool reception to a planned new Starbucks, expressed at a meeting held at a . . . coffee shop.