People who park cars for a company that contracts with the city can expect a wage hike on July 1. And so can other low-wage workers whose employers service the city. -more-
The disturbing vitriol with which people spit out lawyer jokes seems to establish that most Americans feel every member of the legal profession is somehow tied to the O.J. Simpson case, Pat Riley the motorcycle lawyer or the million-dollar settlement for the poor old lady who spilled molten McDonald’s coffee in her lap. -more-
I would like to register my support for the University’s effort to solve the vexing problem of affordable student housing. I would also like to dissuade the University from proposing a beefed-up, three-block “megastructure” on the Southside of Berkeley as its most intelligent response to this need. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO – William Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew,” an Elizabethan slapstick comedy about a husband who uses physical and emotional abuse to train his wife to be submissive and dutiful, is a tough play for 21st century audiences. -more-
The Berkeley Public Library Foundation announced this week that it received a $300,000 challenge grant from the Kresge Foundation, the largest gift to date in its “We Love the Library” campaign. -more-
A Berkeley woman went shopping for a new car recently and learned that someone had stolen her identity. -more-
Will Berkeley residents buy goods and services in town more than they do now? Councilmember Linda Maio believes education is the answer to preserving customers for the independent businesses that pump character and cash into the community. -more-
North Atlantic Books, a Berkeley publisher, purchased a 27-acre farm in Gustine in the Central Valley Thursday as part of a nonprofit program combining preservation of farmland with the Berkeley Youth Alternative’s (BYA) organic-agriculture program. -more-
Police are investigating whether one man was responsible for two eerily similar crimes that were reported just minutes apart early Thursday morning. In both cases, the suspect asked the victim for the time before issuing a threat and stealing some of their belongings. -more-
The East Bay Amateur Radio Club will conduct its annual “Field Day” this weekend at Caesar Chavez Park at the Berkeley Marina. -more-
News Briefs 06-24-2000
Assault arrest made 06-23-2000
Teach-in looks at Korean War 06-22-2000
City set to increase plant debris recycling schedule 06-21-2000
Class focuses on health proxy forms 06-19-2000
City OKs living wage Judith Scherr 06-24-2000
Calendar of Events & Activities 06-24-2000
Fighting for legal equity Joe Eskenazi 06-24-2000
Student housing should be faster, smaller, better William Marquand 06-24-2000
Arts & Entertainment Calendar 06-24-2000
‘Shrew’ avoids usual trappings John Angell Grant 06-24-2000
Library foundation draws closer to fund-raising goal Dan Greenman 06-24-2000
Thieves target your identity Marilyn Claessens 06-24-2000
Maio: Customers should ‘prefer’ Berkeley Marilyn Claessens 06-24-2000
Farm purchase will benefit BYA Daily Planet Staff 06-24-2000
Two robberies may be linked Daily Planet Staff 06-24-2000
Local amateur radio club holds annual ‘Field Day’ Daily Planet Staff 06-24-2000
Radisson workers get their union Judith Scherr 06-23-2000
Calendar of Events & Activities 06-23-2000
Davis' transportation plan may come up short Thomas Elias 06-23-2000
PFA salutes Library of Congress Daily Planet Staff 06-23-2000
Telegraph quotas up for debate Marilyn Claessens 06-23-2000
Kala Institute awards fellowships Daily Planet Staff 06-23-2000
Letters to the Editor 06-23-2000
Board gives green light to school bond and tax Rob Cunningham 06-23-2000
Shotgun Players present Kipling book Daily Planet Staff 06-23-2000
Trial for parking activist Daily Planet Staff 06-23-2000
Editor leaving Daily Planet Daily Planet Staff 06-23-2000
New housing unveiled Daily Planet Staff 06-23-2000
Artists to visit Paris Joe Eskenazi 06-23-2000
Deer’s head found in store’s meat case Daily Planet Staff 06-23-2000
Project would revive an ancient calendar Joe Eskenazi 06-22-2000
Calendar of Events & Activities 06-22-2000
Letters to the Editor 06-22-2000
One-sided city budget presentation Judith Scherr 06-22-2000
Mayor: Process lacking ‘reason’ Judith Scherr 06-22-2000
Length of police review period questioned Marilyn Claessens 06-22-2000
News Briefs Staff 06-22-2000
Extended BART hours for annual Pride Parade Staff 06-22-2000
Police Briefs Staff 06-22-2000
Police arrest 2 for graffiti Staff 06-22-2000
Knife allegedly used in assault Staff 06-22-2000
Station goes digital Joe Eskenazi Joe Eskenazi 06-21-2000
Calendar of Events & Activities 06-21-2000
Letters to the Editor 06-21-2000
BUSD plans $116.5 million bond Rob Cunningham 06-21-2000
Quick response to ‘fire’ at BHS Marilyn Claessens 06-21-2000
Court blocks Burma boycott Judith Scherr 06-21-2000
Applicants sought for BCM board Staff 06-21-2000
Cat fight over city ordinance Judith Scherr 06-20-2000
Out & About Staff 06-20-2000
State school bond plan is hardly an improvement Thomas Elias 06-20-2000
Masterful photography: SFMoMA exhibit captures spirit of Walker Evans’ work David H. Wright 06-20-2000
THEATER 06-20-2000
Budget proposals remain veiled Judith Scherr 06-20-2000
Plan may benefit city’s speeders 06-20-2000
MUSIC VENUES 06-20-2000
Defense on offensive in police assault case Marilyn Claessens 06-20-2000
State bill might make road safer 06-20-2000
GALLERIES 06-20-2000
City Council considers 4% raises for non-union workers Judith Scherr 06-20-2000
Man takes cash from register Daily Planet Staff 06-20-2000
Sweet sound of freedom at Juneteenth Dan Greenman 06-19-2000
Calendar of Events 06-19-2000
Last Planet delivers complex offering John Angell Grant 06-19-2000
Raise speed limit, stop speeders Judith Scherr 06-19-2000
Calendar 06-19-2000
2 rapes reported to police Staff 06-19-2000
Solar calendar planned for Cesar Chavez Park Staff 06-19-2000
Berkeley woman charged with DUI Staff 06-19-2000
Agatha Christie play ends group’s season Staff 06-19-2000
Talk examines tradition Staff 06-19-2000
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