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Mayor Dean thanks city departments and sponsors as CruiseFest fills downtown Berkeley
Summary
Mayor Dean opened CruiseFest with a brief welcome, thanking Berkeley Department of Public Safety, Public Works and Parks & Recreation and sponsors including IKEA and Roseland Park Cemetery for staging. The event featured a parade of classic cars and an evening concert; attendance figures were not specified.
Mayor Dean welcomed a large, mobile crowd at CruiseFest in Berkeley, saying the city’s departments and community partners made the event possible. "I wanna thank our Berkeley Department of Public Safety, our Public Works Department, and our Parks and Rec Department, for doing all the heavy lifting in order for this event to occur," Dean said, and he also acknowledged IKEA and Roseland Park Cemetery for contributing seating, a kids zone and staging.
The mayor introduced the evening’s headline act, local rock band Bandwagon, and turned the program over to the performers. Organizers and on-air commentators spent the preceding hour describing the procession of classic cars — from 1960s convertibles to restored pickups — and noting operational details such as a number of vehicles running hot in the stop-and-go parade.
City staff were credited with traffic control and event logistics; Roseland Park Cemetery provided the staging area where cars lined up. Organizers and performers also noted that the city allowed a temporary street closure for dancing during the concert. The mayor did not provide an estimate of attendance or any new policy actions during his remarks.
The event proceeded as a community festival rather than a public hearing or council meeting; no votes, ordinances or formal city decisions were announced during CruiseFest.
