From K-QED.

At the base of the serene Berkeley Hills

sits a pretty loud traffic circle.

More than 30,000 cars tear around it every day, and for some it can be a little daunting.

During the holidays, you'll get people and they'll be driving the wrong way around the circle.

That's Charlie Wilson, a landscape architect and a member of the

Friends of the Fountain and Walk, which brings us to why we're at this circle, the thing at its center.

We have a two-tier fountain that has a spray at the top and it drops water through two bowls to a large 25 foot diameter basin.

The fountain is made of concrete.

It's about the height of a basketball hoop,

and sitting at the center of the fountain are four bears.

They have their backs against the

central pillar and each is facing a different direction. They're grizzly bear cubs

but they're really cute. They look more like Teddy bears. They're sort of acting as holding up the upper bowl of the

fountain. They kind of have their arms to their side and they kind of in a squatting procedure.

Now this fountain has become a symbol of the neighborhood. It's inspired paintings, drawings, even library cards.

Altogether, it's quite a sight. It's lit at night, so when you come upon it at night,

it's pretty spectacular.

Sometimes they take two turns around the circle just because it looks so cool.

And going around the circle, most of the street names follow a particular theme.

They're all California counties.

Okay, we have Marin, Los Angeles, we have Del Norte, we have Mendocino.

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