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Police tower battle lingers

Judith Scherr
Tuesday May 09, 2000
Neighbors have started calling the 170-foot triangular structure at McKinley and Addison streets the “tower of power” or the “oil rig.” -more-

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Tuesday May 09, 2000
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UC Berkeley should explore alternatives to Underhill plan

Michael R. Yarne
Tuesday May 09, 2000
Kudos for your front-page coverage of Rick Young’s sit-and-sleep-in on the University’s Underhill parking lot (Wednesday, May 3). Rick’s dramatic action underscores the University’s unwillingness to listen to and engage the larger Berkeley community beyond a vocal minority of parking-obsessed faculty on the Academic Senate’s Sub-Committee on Parking and Transportation. -more-

‘Wit’ is poignant look at arrogance, death

John Angell Grant
Tuesday May 09, 2000
SAN FRANCISCO – Margaret Edson’s rich and powerful 1999 Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Wit” opened last week at San Francisco’s Curran Theater in a strong touring production starring Judith Light, best known from television’s “Who’s the Boss?” -more-

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Tuesday May 09, 2000
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Lee leads troops to 16-2 rout

James Wiseman
Tuesday May 09, 2000
Jamie Lee scored seven goals to lead an offensive field day for the Berkeley High girls lacrosse team on Saturday, as the Yellowjackets closed out the 2000 regular season with a 16-2 annihilation of Robert Louis Stevenson, at the BHS home field. -more-

Rally: Spend more on schools

Rob Cunningham
Tuesday May 09, 2000
At least 500 parents, teachers and community leaders from Berkeley joined thousands of other people in Sacramento on Monday to urge the governor to make public schools a top priority when decided how to spend the state’s estimated $13 billion budget surplus. -more-

Yellowjackets have Foothill to climb

James Wiseman
Tuesday May 09, 2000
The North Coast Section has always rewarded two things when choosing its at-large seeds for postseason boys volleyball: Quality of competition and late-season improvement. -more-

City Council returns from spring recess

Judith Scherr
Tuesday May 09, 2000
More than 1,000 pages of briefings on 72 agenda items will be before the City Council for possible discussion or action tonight. -more-

Trial to begin for KPFA activist

Judith Scherr
Tuesday May 09, 2000
OAKLAND – Some 50 people showed up Monday morning to support Kahlil Jacobs-Fantauzzi, on trial for obstructing a police officer during the height of the summertime conflict between KPFA and the Pacifica Foundation, which holds the license to the community radio station. -more-

Robber pretends to have gun; steals purse

Staff
Tuesday May 09, 2000
A woman walking home with her infant son in her arms about 7 p.m. Sunday on 10th Street near Bancroft Way was robbed by a man who held his hand under his jacket as if he were holding a gun. -more-

Smoking research conducted

Staff
Tuesday May 09, 2000

Editorials

Underhill activist will miss his final

Rob Cunningham
Tuesday May 09, 2000
A UC Berkeley law student protesting development plans for the Underhill area is about to make a sacrifice for his cause: He’s going to miss an in-class final instead of leaving his site in the Underhill parking lot. -more-

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