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An ecological neighborhood

Marilyn Claessens

Saturday June 17, 2000

The area of community gardens near the BART tracks in the Westbrae neighborhood already is known for the establishment of Berkeley EcoHouse on Hopkins Street, and now the nearby stretch of Ohlone Greenway is about to be upgraded with plantings and cultural landmarks. -more-

Calendar of Events & Activities

Saturday June 17, 2000

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A Helping Hand

Marilyn Claessens

Saturday June 17, 2000

Speaking up about their experiences, the newcomers to the Women’s Employment Resources Corp. traded hard luck stories about navigating the welfare system. -more-

Letters to the Editor

Saturday June 17, 2000

Project is wrong for San Pablo -more-

Calendar

Saturday June 17, 2000

THEATER -more-

Stadium lights exempt, UC says

Joe Eskenazi

Saturday June 17, 2000

After the 10-odd months of controversy, acrimony and delays, the Memorial Stadium permanent lighting debate all boils down to one incontrovertible fact: University officials don’t think nine light towers would look crappy and the stadium’s neighbors do. Period. -more-

Cooler weather arrives

Michelle Locke

Saturday June 17, 2000

OAKLAND – Cooling fog rolled back into Northern California Friday after an unusual midweek heat wave sent scores of people to the hospital. -more-

Juneteenth celebration set for Sunday

Judith Scherr

Saturday June 17, 2000

With the scent of barbecue in the summer air, the gold and green of kinti cloth decorating the booths, those sweet tones of the Berkeley High Jazz Band and Pete Escovedo’s red hot salsa sounds, Berkeley will remember the freeing of the slaves at its annual Juneteenth celebration. -more-