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Home tours take historic turns

By Matt Lorenz Special to the Daily Planet
Tuesday May 08, 2001
The architectural walking tour in and around Live Oak Park on Sunday, orchestrated by the Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association, was attended with the sort of bright, colorful, Sunday weather no walking tour should be without. -more-

Calendar of Events & Activities

Tuesday May 08, 2001

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Letters to the Editor

Tuesday May 08, 2001
City should have listened to people -more-

Author examines faith and fiction

By Kathleen Kisner Special to the Daily Planet
Tuesday May 08, 2001
Ron Hansen does not shy away from controversy. -more-

Interim superintendent won’t seek post

By Ben Lumpkin Daily Planet staff
Tuesday May 08, 2001
In a surprise reversal, Stephen Goldstone, interim superintendent of the Berkeley Unified School District, has withdrawn his name from consideration for the permanent position. -more-

Teachers question test bonuses

By Ben Lumpkin Daily Planet staff
Tuesday May 08, 2001
For meeting or exceeding state goals for improved standardized test scores, most Berkeley schools and teachers will divvy up more than half a million dollars in award money in the weeks ahead. -more-

Chinese writer talks of hate and displacement

By Rachael Post Special to the Daily Planet
Tuesday May 08, 2001
Half a world away from the streets of Shanghai and the Tibetan border, Geling Yan writes about the distant China in her memory and the experience of being an immigrant in the United States. -more-

Council decision likely on San Pablo project

By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff
Tuesday May 08, 2001
The City Council will likely make a decision on the use permit appeal of a controversial proposal for a mixed-use building at 2700 San Pablo Ave. at its meeting tonight. -more-

Outdoor market almost reality in West Berkeley

By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff
Tuesday May 08, 2001
The West Berkeley Market, an outdoor mercado designed to spark a community and economic renaissance in west Berkeley, has announced an opening day after three years of planning. -more-

Demonstration protests medical marijuana ordinance

By Judith Scherr Daily Planet staff
Tuesday May 08, 2001
Medical marijuana patients and their advocates say Berkeley, usually ahead of the pack when it comes to social issues, has passed one of the worst medical marijuana ordinances in the state. -more-

Criminal charges filed against defense lawyers in SLA case

The Associated Press
Tuesday May 08, 2001

Grid managers order rolling blackouts

The Associated Press
Tuesday May 08, 2001

Lawmakers OK $13.4 billion in revenue bonds

The Associated Press
Tuesday May 08, 2001

Study finds traffic congestion increasing

The Associated Press
Tuesday May 08, 2001

New L.A. ordinance goal is closing campaign finance loophole

The Associated Press
Tuesday May 08, 2001

Bush can’t prevent soaring prices of gas

The Associated Press
Tuesday May 08, 2001

Investors cautious after last week’s rally

The Associated Press
Tuesday May 08, 2001

3Com plans to cut 3,000 more jobs

The Associated Press
Tuesday May 08, 2001

Editorials

NAACP presses San Jose police for changes

The Associated Press
Tuesday May 08, 2001
SAN JOSE — The NAACP asked San Jose police Monday to put video cameras in squad cars and increase sensitivity training for officers after the president of the group’s Silicon Valley chapter said he was treated rudely while being questioned. -more-

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