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City leaders bike to work

Joe Eskenazi
Wednesday May 17, 2000
“I’ve got a bike, you can ride it if you like/It’s got a basket, a bell that rings and things to make it look good/I’d give it to you if I could, but I borrowed it.” -more-

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Better defense, same result for BHS

James Wiseman
Wednesday May 17, 2000
Look up “moral victory” in the dictionary, and you might find a description of the Berkeley High softball team’s hard-fought, 1-0 defeat at the hands of first-place Foothill on Tuesday afternoon. -more-

$1 million budget cut advocated

Rob Cunningham
Wednesday May 17, 2000
A recommendation to cut $1 million from next year’s budget goes to the Berkeley Unified School Board tonight, even though the governor has proposed higher spending for California’s schools. -more-

Berkeley High looks for strong conclusion in final two games

Staff
Wednesday May 17, 2000
The Berkeley High baseball team’s 17-7 overall record wasn’t enough to get it into North Coast Section playoffs last year, so it seems logical that this year’s record – currently at 11-9 with two games to play – will yield a similar postseason fate. But as long as his Yellowjackets aren’t mathematically eliminated, BHS coach Larri Gordon still considers them on the playoff bubble. -more-

Body found near Marina

Marilyn Claessens
Wednesday May 17, 2000
The body of an unidentified man was found floating in the bay Tuesday morning near the rocks along West Frontage Road about one-quarter mile south of University Avenue. -more-

Jury deliberates in KPFA activist’s trial

Judith Scherr
Wednesday May 17, 2000
OAKLAND – A jury heard closing arguments and began deliberation Tuesday on charges that KPFA supporter Kahlil Jacobs-Fantauzzi obstructed or delayed a police officer during protests last summer at the listener-sponsored radio station in Berkeley. -more-

Neighborhood group holds annual meeting

Staff
Wednesday May 17, 2000
The Claremont-Elmwood Neighborhood Association will hold its annual meeting at 7:30 p.m. on May 24 at the Palache Hall of St. Clement’s Episcopal Church, Claremont Boulevard at Russell. -more-

Small blaze at school

Staff
Wednesday May 17, 2000

Mattress burns at hotel

Staff
Wednesday May 17, 2000

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Storyteller to perform Sunday

Staff
Wednesday May 17, 2000
OAKLAND – Uncle Eye, a singing storyteller from Berkeley, will present an evening of Singable Stories and Soulfolk Tales on Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Cato’s in Oakland at 3891 Piedmont Ave. Tom Hallenback will join Uncle Eye on the cello and mandolin and perform an extra set of original songs at 8 p.m. -more-

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