Welcome to Berkeley

Why do so many people find Berkeley to be one of the most fascinating and unique communities to visit and explore?

Known world-wide, Berkeley is home to an abundance of superior dining, one-of-a-kind shopping, cultural venues, and a renowned university. But what makes us special? It’s the culture of acceptance, diversity, progressiveness, and “firsts.” Berkeley is known for being ahead of it’s time and making change before it’s popular. Berkeley leads the way.

Berkeley - from Bohemian Telegraph Avenue to the Gourmet Ghetto on North Shattuck, and Solano Avenue, College Avenue, International Marketplace at San Pablo and University Avenues, Downtown Berkeley - it's everything you thought it would be, and  even more!

The Berkeley Business Community

The Berkeley business community, home to businesses large and small, national and local, is critical to the economic health and quality of life in our community. A vibrant Berkeley business community retains and creates jobs and maintains a strong tax base. When the storefronts are filled with successful businesses, everyone benefits!

Locally Owned Businesses

Berkeley supports local independent businesses, many of which in turn:
    *      Keep profits in town
    *      Support local families with family-owned businesses
    *      Support local community projects, such as ball teams and schools
    *      Provide an extremely stable economic foundation with ties to stay in the community.

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The Berkeley Chamber of Commerce

The Berkeley Chamber of Commerce advocates for positive business legislation, sponsors educational workshops and networking events, markets our member companies and encourages businesses to join our thriving community.

Our goal is to develop a vibrant business environment; to enhance the Chamber’s influence within city government; to focus on “Smart” Growth principles; and to develop and strengthen partnerships with large local research institutions. More (link)

Our Community

The Berkeley Chamber of Commerce is a strong supporter of our non-profit community, our schools, our children and families. We promote the participation of our membership in charitable giving.

Visit Berkeley

The city of Berkeley rests in a natural amphitheater, sweeping down from the coastal hills to the shores of San Francisco Bay. You can see out to the far Pacific horizon, framed by the Golden Gate; you can see the distinct skyline of San Francisco; and the gentle peak of Marin County's Mt. Tamalpais.

Closer to home, the city's eastern boundary is crowned by Tilden Regional Park, part of a more than 40 mile long regional park system, and thousands of acres of watershed lands that open the spectacular ridges of the coast ranges to those that cherish the ample green belt.

Los Angeles and southern California deserts are 400 miles to the south, Lake Tahoe, gold country and the High Sierra is a three hour drive to the east. The Redwood empire and Napa and Sonoma wine county is less than an hour away to the north. Sacramento is only eighty miles east; and the charming Sacramento/San Joaquin river delta is just over the hills to the east. San Francisco is minutes west over the Bay Bridge.

Few places are as conveniently located for the business person. With two major interstate highways and a trans-continental rail line passing through the city limits, two major international airports close by, and three principal shipping ports to the Pacific Rim and beyond as neighbors, Berkeley's location is as desirable as it is accessible.

Berkeley Chamber Goes Carbon Neutral!