Library Grapples With Budget; City Debates Tax, Service Cuts
The Berkeley Public Library is facing a budget deficit that could result in reduced hours of service, staffing cuts and outdated library resources. -more-
The Berkeley Public Library is facing a budget deficit that could result in reduced hours of service, staffing cuts and outdated library resources. -more-
For those of us who have a less than impressive background in mathematics, Aurora Theater Company’s world premier of Ira Hauptman’s “Partition” may seem a bizarre selection — perhaps even off-putting. Wrong. Very wrong indeed. This is one terrific theater evening. Despite the odd title (it’s a mathematical concept) and a plot based on the true story of a couple of early 20th century mathematical geniuses, it’s a play which grabs you from the beginning and takes you through an often funny, but moving and deeply human experience. -more-
Berkeley ferry service moved one step closer to reality last week when state Sen. Don Perata (D-Oakland) released his long-awaited plan to fund a host of local transit projects with a $1 toll hike on seven Bay Area bridges, including the Bay Bridge. -more-
If U.S. leaders wish to avoid making a costly mess of their adventure in Iraq, they should do two things right away: First, ignore the intellectual pay-per-view service from prominent Anglo-American Orientalist scholars, and second, get to know a Middle Eastern port. -more-
The death rate for Alameda County residents is declining, but disparities in health based on race persist, with African-Americans ailing and dying at significantly higher rates than the rest of the population, according to a recently released report discussed Monday by Alameda County health officials and community group representatives. -more-
While our news is flooded with discussion of war, dangerous attacks on our safeguards for clean air, clean water and public lands are under way and receiving unacceptably scarce news coverage. Let it be known that the environment is being threatened by the current administration. We are in a state of orange alert on the environment. -more-
The nearly 20-year battle over the identity of West Berkeley likely will flare up again Wednesday night when the Planning Commission considers setting a public hearing on zoning protections for light manufacturing, artist studios and artisan work shops. -more-
The Headlands Center for the Arts in Marin County will host an open house on Sunday, April 27, from noon to 5 p.m. Susan Parker, writer-in-residence at the center in 2001, offers a preview of the event. -more-
The Berkeley High School Jazz Ensemble has earned international recognition over the past few summers touring European music festivals. -more-
For the last two years I’ve been watching the woman across the street plant and replant her garden every couple of months. It’s about 50 feet long and eight feet wide and has gone through so many iterations — from Japanese to xeriscape to tasty herbs — that she now has to truck in fresh soil every time she changes her mind. -more-
During the 19th and early 20th centuries public transportation was built by private entrepreneurs with the anticipation of future development and population growth. -more-
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Library Grapples With Budget; City Debates Tax, Service Cuts By JOHN GELUARDI 04-22-2003
Berkeley This Week 04-22-2003
‘Partition’ Explores Equation of Obsession By BETSY M. HUNTON Special to the Planet 04-22-2003
Arts Calendar 04-22-2003
Letters to the Editor 04-22-2003
Perata Floats Ferry Proposal By DAVID SCHARFENBERG 04-22-2003
Arab Port Towns Impart Lessons By RAMI G. KHOURI Pacific News Service 04-22-2003
County Reports Lower Death Rate, Cites African-American Health Crisis By ANGELA ROWEN 04-22-2003
Defend Environment Against Increased Favor for Industry By JULIA BEERS 04-22-2003
Battle for West Berkeley By JOHN GELUARDI 04-22-2003
Old Army Barracks Now Support Art By SUSAN PARKER 04-22-2003
Berkeley High Jazz Band Gears Up for Europe Gig By KAMALA APPEL Special to the Planet 04-22-2003
Police Blotter By JOHN GELUARDI 04-22-2003
Berkeley Briefs David Scharfenberg 04-22-2003
Cheering for the Intruders Among Us Zac Unger 04-22-2003
Slump Stalls Labor Project By DAVID SCHARFENBERG 04-18-2003
Kids, Grown-ups Brave Rain For Youth Arts Festival By FRED DODSWORTH 04-18-2003
Letters to the Editor 04-18-2003
Arts Calendar 04-18-2003
Activists Win Emeryville Fight; City Abandons Appeal Role By DAVID SCHARFENBERG 04-18-2003
Nisker Brings New Age Scoop To Cody's Reading Monday By ANDY SYWAK 04-18-2003
Arms Justification Not Borne Out By WILLIAM O. BEEMAN 04-18-2003
Iran Delivery Continues Despite War Warnings By JOHN GELUARDI 04-18-2003
Single Payer System for All Is Answer to Health Crisis By LONI HANCOCK 04-18-2003
Hancock Bill to Eliminate Exit Exam Requirement By ANGELA ROWEN 04-18-2003
Support Assembly Health Care Bill By JOSEPHINE ARASTEH 04-18-2003
UC Forum Mourns Lost Iraq Treasures By ANGELA ROWEN 04-18-2003
Berkeley Briefs 04-18-2003
Police Blotter By JOHN GELUARDI 04-18-2003
Citizens Must Participate to Shape Budget By JOHN GELUARDI 04-18-2003
Wheelchair Donation Program By JOHN GELUARDI 04-18-2003
Star at Venus Displays Stellar Taste—Inventive Recipes, Exquisite Execution By PATTI DACEY 04-18-2003
SARS Prompts UC To Suspend Travel 04-18-2003
Cedar Waxwings Take Spring Leave By JOE EATON 04-18-2003
Sculpture Garden Artist Remembers Active Life By FRED DODSWORTH 04-18-2003
Berkeley This Week 04-18-2003