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Shellmound preservation effort strong

Josh Parr
Thursday September 07, 2000
Paved over, built on, and even sold for fertilizer and tennis court bedding, the West Berkeley shellmound is now completely covered by the cityscape. -more-

Thursday September 07, 2000
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Indian-American community supports mom charged with children's attempted murder

Viji Sundaram (Pacific News Service)
Thursday September 07, 2000
LOS ANGELES – On the morning of Aug. 27, when Nina Sloan saw Narinder Virk on her regular weekly visit to the Ventura County Jail, Virk asked, teary-eyed, “Can nothing be done? Can no one come up with the money and get me out of here?” -more-

Berkeley playwright will be at Fringe Festival

John Angell Grant
Thursday September 07, 2000
Timothy Erenta, former playwright-in-residence at Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science, will present his solo performance piece "Happy Endings are Overrated" as part of the ninth annual San Francisco Fringe Festival that opens Thursday. -more-

2000 is a make-or-break season for Bears, Holmoe

Thursday September 07, 2000
By Jared Green -more-

Recycling in city expands

William Inman
Thursday September 07, 2000
Dave Williamson couldn’t repeat the two words enough – “manufacturers’ responsibility.” -more-

Pac-10 2000 Preview

Jared Green
Thursday September 07, 2000
1. UCLA Bruins -more-

Parking lot protester trial delayed

Michael Coffino
Thursday September 07, 2000

BHS volleyball kicks off league play with a win

Thursday September 07, 2000
By Tukka Hess -more-

Bike station promoter earns clean air award

Julian Foley
Thursday September 07, 2000
Amanda Jones was the force behind the downtown Berkeley BART station’s bike station, which opened last year. -more-


Measure banned race-, gender-based preferences

The Associated Press
Thursday September 07, 2000
SAN FRANCISCO — In one of the most important California civil rights cases in years, a state Supreme Court majority indicated Wednesday that the voter-approved ban on affirmative action abolished race- and gender-based preferences in government contracts. -more-

Editorials

Diverse coalition opposing Proposition 38

The Associated Press
Thursday September 07, 2000
SACRAMENTO — As kids played kickball in the background, Rosamunda Guillen and Jocelyn Graves described Wednesday how the school voucher initiative on the November ballot would harm their Hispanic and black communities. -more-

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