Berkeley Wire: East Bay real estate predictions, Zendaya visits Berkeley fro-yo shop

Artist Helen Jungsun Kang’s oil painting of McLaughlin Eastshore State Park State Seashore, with Cesar Chavez Park and Mt. Tamalpais in the background. “I couldn’t help but think of Sylvia McLaughlin’s activism to protect these lands that once belonged to the Ohlone, and the wetlands we’ve lost,” Kang said. “In California alone, we’ve lost more than 85 percent of wetlands since the 1780s.” Courtesy of the artist

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A study showed that Berkeley’s sugar-sweetened beverage tax reduced the body-mass index of Berkeley young adults. (Jama) More homes for sale and a moderate price bump: what 2025 means for East Bay real estate. (East Bay Express) The state has agreed to extend the funding available for a supportive housing project at People’s Park, though a developer for that project has still not been found. (Daily Cal) Zendaya visited Berkeley’s Yogurt Park and ordered a $5.25 mini cup of chocolate and vanilla frozen yogurt topped with rainbow sprinkles. (SFGATE) UC Berkeley’s Moffitt Library is closed for renovations. (Berkeley Library) Remembering Robert Shadric, a longtime Berkeley presence who often slept outside the Cheeseboard and could also be found on Euclid Avenue. (Berkeley Scanner) Design review permits have been filed for the life science campus at Aquatic Park that Berkeleyside wrote about last year. (SFYIMBY) UC Berkeley students capture never-before-photographed shrew. (East Bay Times) The silence is alive in Berkeley Rep’s stage adaptation of The Thing About Jellyfish. (SF Chronicle) George Clyde, a student journalist at University of Wisconsin Madison, made a documentary about Berkeley’s homeless encampment sweeps. (YouTube)