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Principals Resign From High School

By DAVID SCHARFENBERG
Friday May 23, 2003
In the latest departure of high-level administrators from Berkeley’s school system, Berkeley High School co-principals Mary Ann Valles and Laura Leventer announced Wednesday that they would resign at the end of the school year. -more-

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Exotic Garden Gallery Breaks New Ground

By FRED DODSWORTH Special to the Planet
Friday May 23, 2003
Marcia Donahue’s Our Own Stuff Gallery Garden exists on the line between passion and obsession. Even for Berkeley, land of the boldly and proudly iconoclastic, artists Donahue and her life-partner Mark Bulwinkle have created something rare, a garden and gallery that smashes all conceptions of what gardens or galleries should be. -more-

BART Boosts Fares by 10%

By DAVID SCHARFENBERG
Friday May 23, 2003
BART is raising its rates, again. -more-

Doyle House Leaves Rift Behind

Friday May 23, 2003
The following letter was addressed to Mayor Tom Bates: -more-

East Bay Suffers From Emeryville’s Rapid Growth

By ANGELA ROWEN
Friday May 23, 2003
Emeryville’s 12-year economic expansion has exacerbated its housing problems and displaced many of its low-income residents, according to a new study by the East Bay Alliance for Sustainable Economy (EBASE). -more-

NIMBYs Shout ‘It’s Too Big!’ But Project Offers Benefits

By CHARLES SIEGEL
Friday May 23, 2003
As an environmentalist and a neighborhood resident for over 20 years, I support the smart-growth project proposed to replace the strip mall at Martin Luther King, Jr. Way and University Ave. -more-

Nonprofits Suffer Cuts

By JOHN GELUARDI
Friday May 23, 2003
Several nonprofits protested the city manager’s proposed budget cuts Tuesday night, citing crippling reductions in services and potential program cessation. Among them was the Family Violence Law Center, whose executive director forecast that the 10 percent cut could contribute to the loss of two vital positions. -more-

Remembering Kevin Lee Freeman

By CAROL DENNEY
Friday May 23, 2003
We were walking in opposite directions on University Avenue in mid-April, and we started grinning as soon as we saw each other, part of Berkeley’s family of mutual notoriety. -more-

Police Identify Shooting Victim

John Geluardi
Friday May 23, 2003
The body that was discovered between two houses in South Berkeley has been identified by police as that of 20-year-old Mario Deshawn Mills. -more-

Chan Bucks Perata in State Senate Race

By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR
Friday May 23, 2003

Released from Jail, Father Bill Fights On

By AL WINSLOW Special to the Planet
Friday May 23, 2003

Infant Deaf Center Celebrates New Site

By MEGAN GREENWELL
Friday May 23, 2003

Spano to Graduates: ‘Acting’s More Than Ego’

By BETSY HUNTON Special to the Planet
Friday May 23, 2003

House Passes Bush Administration Logging Plan

By J.A. SAVAGE Alternet
Friday May 23, 2003

Summer Noon Concerts in Downtown Berkeley

Friday May 23, 2003

MARY ANN VALLES, high school co-principal, will resign.
MARY ANN VALLES, high school co-principal, will resign.

Editorials

Council Approves New Fees

By JOHN GELUARDI
Friday May 23, 2003
In a bid to expand Berkeley’s rental housing inspection program, the City Council on Tuesday narrowly approved a controversial new fee for rental property owners. The council vote came after a heated public hearing during which property owners said they are already overburdened with taxes and fees. They called the program flawed and the new fee unfair. -more-

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