Arvey's (839-8863)
3rd St. at Brush St.
Sun closed
M - F 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Sat 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Office supply store.

Beverages & More! (208-5126)
Clay & Embarcadero
Sun 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
M - Sat 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Vast, warehouse-sized drink, snack, and gourmet food store, stocking, for example, something like 600 kinds of beer, dozens of single-malt Scotches, hundreds of wines from all over the world, and liqueurs both famous and obscure.

Bradford Pharmacy (451-1388)
Broadway at 8th St.
Sun closed
M - F 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sat 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
The closest pharmacy to the hotel, about 9 blocks up Broadway.

California State Automobile Association (652-1812)
800-222-4357 for 24-hour emergency road service
380 W. MacArthur Blvd.
Office open M - F 8:30 - 5
Maps, trip tix, touring info, etc. If you belong to another state auto association, they will honor your membership.

Cost Plus Imports (834-4440)
101 Clay at 2nd St.
Sun 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
M - F 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Sat 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
A good source of cheap imports, including wine, snacks, tea, coffee, furniture, rugs, etc.

Farmers' Market
Jack London Square
Sunday mornings

Good Vibrations (841-8987)
2504 San Pablo at Dwight Way, Berkeley
Sun - Th 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
F & Sat 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Our local feminist, collectively-owned-and-operated sex toy store! Carries the latest toys, books, comics, videos, vibrators, and safer sex info.

Grand Mar (428-0441)
1311 63rd St. near Hollis, Emeryville
Open daily 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Wheelchair repair.

Kinko's Copies (465-5209)
1221 Broadway
Open 24 hours a day every day
Located below street level in City Center Complex. The full-service copy shop closest to Potlatch. Wheelchair access is from 14th St. parking garage.

Lucky (836-1553)
247 E. 18th St. at Lakeshore
Open daily 6 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Chain grocery store, with a Walgreen's drugstore and the Merritt Bakery Restaurant nearby.

Markus Ace Hardware (832-6532)
625 3rd St. at Martin Luther King Jr. Way.
Sun 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
M - F 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Sat 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Oakland City Center Post Office (251-3000)
201 13th St. at Jackson

Sears Roebuck (267-2000)
20th St. & Broadway
Sun 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., M - F 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
In the former Emporium Capwell building.

Smart & Final (251-8221)
901 Broadway at 9th St.
Sun 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.
M - Sat 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Volume discount grocery store.

We Be Bop (528-0761)
1380 10th @ Gilman, Berkeley
Sun Noon - 5 p.m.
M - F 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sat 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Cool clothes outlet, with large sizes!

Books

Barnes & Noble (272-0120)
98 Broadway, Jack London Square
Sun - M 9 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Huge chain bookstore, lots of remainders. There is a cafe as well.

Black Oak Books (486-0698)
1491 Shattuck, Berkeley
10 a.m. - 10 p.m. daily
New and used books - be warned that the first editions, collectibles, and some used books are generally considered overpriced; Moe's and Shakespeare & Co. are better bets for used.

Boadecia's Books (559-9184)
398 Colusa, Kensington
Sun 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
M - Sat 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Gay, lesbian, and women's books.

Borders Books (654-1633)
5800 Shellmound, Emeryville, near route 80 and Powell Street

Cody's (2 branches)
2545 Telegraph, Berkeley (845-7852)
Sun - M 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.
4th Street, north of University Ave., Berkeley (559-9500)
Sun - W 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Th - Sat 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
One of the best general bookstores in the Bay Area; frequent readings by visiting authors.

Comic Relief (843-5002
2138 University near Shattuck, Berkeley
Sun - T 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
W - Sat 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Great comic book store.

Dark Carnival (654-7323)
3086 Claremont near the Uplands, Berkeley
Sun Noon - 5
M - Sat 10:30 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Horror and science fiction, with a good selection of true crime.

De Lauer's Super Newsstand (451-6157)
1310 Broadway near 13th St.
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Huge, comprehensive newsstand, the largest in the Bay Area, with papers from all over the world, plus a vast selection of magazines and some books.

Diesel - A Bookstore (653-9965)
5433 College Ave. near Hudson
Sun 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
M - Th 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.
F - Sat 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.
A fine general bookstore (and nothing to do with diesel dykes, which we all wondered for a long time).

Moe's (849-2087)
2476 Telegraph, Berkeley (in the same block as Cody's)
Sun - Th 10 a.m. - 11 p.m.
F - Sat 10 a.m. - midnight
Four stories of new and used books.

Oakland Public Library Main Branch (238-3134)
125 14th Street @ Madison
Sun 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
M & T 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
W & Th Noon - 8 p.m.
F Noon - 5:30
Sat 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
The accessible entrance is through the children's library, on Oak Street.

Oakland Public Library - Asian Branch (238-3400)
388 9th St. near Broadway
Closed Sun & Mon
T & W 10 a.m. - 5:30
Th 12:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
F Noon - 5:30 p.m.
Sat 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
A very small branch, but closest to Potlatch location

The Other Change of Hobbit (848-0413)
2020 Shattuck near University, Berkeley
Sun Noon - 6 p.m.
M - Sat 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
The best science fiction bookstore, with new and used books and many collectible editions, as well as a good selection of historical novels, mysteries, and gay and lesbian mysteries.

San Francisco Public Library Main Branch (415-557-4400)
Larkin at Grove St., near Civic Center BART
Sun Noon - 5 p.m.
M 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
T - Th 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
F 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sat 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Special Collections (including San Francisco historical room, gay & lesbian collection, etc.)
T - Th 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sat 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sun Noon - 5 p.m.
This new building has been plagued with controversy - it has a computerized card catalogue and lots of terminals with Internet access, but space for fewer books and periodicals than the building that it replaced. It also some accessibility problems.

Shakespeare & Co. (841-8916)
2499 Telegraph, Berkeley
Excellent used book store, many remainders.