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Critics Charge Bad Air Poisons Housing Proposal

By JOHN GELUARDI
Tuesday June 03, 2003
A proposal to build a multi-service homeless complex in West Berkeley has stirred debate over whether it is appropriate to build housing for the poor in an area with known environmental problems. -more-

Berkeley This Week

Tuesday June 03, 2003
TUESDAY, JUNE 3 -more-

Planning for the People

Tuesday June 03, 2003
That loud whooshing sound you heard rising all over Berkeley last Thursday afternoon was the collective sigh of relief when citizens learned that Deputy City Manager Phil Kamlarz is going to try to straighten out the Planning Department. Phil (everyone is on a first name basis with him) is one of the best-liked, and also (and not always the same thing) one of the most respected people in the city administration. His sharp pencil has saved the city budget in ways that seemed miraculous for years, though this year might be more of a challenge. -more-

Arts Calendar

Tuesday June 03, 2003
TUESDAY, JUNE 3 -more-

School Says Streak is Too Much to Bare

By MEGAN GREENWELL
Tuesday June 03, 2003
As the school year draws to a close, dozens of members of the Berkeley High School class of 2003 are preparing to take part in a tradition less formal but just as storied as the classic rites of prom and commencement. -more-

Letters to the Editor

Tuesday June 03, 2003
URBAN SPACE -more-

Davis Praises Controversial Campus Expansion

By ANGELA ROWEN
Tuesday June 03, 2003
At a groundbreaking ceremony last week for what will be the second largest building on the UC Berkeley campus, Gov. Gray Davis poured out praises for the imminent construction of the Stanley Biosciences and Bioengineering Facility. -more-

Your Rights: Use ‘Em or Lose ‘Em

By RACHEL NEUMANN AlterNet
Tuesday June 03, 2003
When I was growing up, there was a popular bumper sticker, seen mostly on the back of old VW vans, that said: “What if there was a war and nobody came?” -more-

Drunk Driver Kills Motorist On Interstate 80

Daily Planet staff and Bay City News reports
Tuesday June 03, 2003
A San Pablo woman was arrested and charged with felony drunk driving and vehicular manslaughter after a man was killed when she drove into his stopped car on Interstate 80 near the Ashby interchange. -more-

Neighbors Know, Planners Only Guess

By CAROL DENNEY
Tuesday June 03, 2003
In the interests of understanding, if not influencing, an odd set of proposals for our neighborhood emanating from the “Office of Transportation,” my neighbors and I attended the South Oceanview neighborhood traffic management meeting held Tuesday, May 27, and enjoyed a most entertaining presentation. -more-

Time Catches Up With 89-Year-Old Icon

By DAVID SCHARFENBERG
Tuesday June 03, 2003
Time stopped Monday at exactly 8 a.m. -more-

Composers Gather for Edge Fest

By BEN FRANDZEL Special to the Planet
Tuesday June 03, 2003

Police Blotter

By JOHN GELUARDI
Tuesday June 03, 2003


CAMPANILE clock stands still for renovations.
CAMPANILE clock stands still for renovations.

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‘Julius Caesar’ Misses Mark

By BETSY M. HUNTON Special to the Planet
Tuesday June 03, 2003
You can’t win ‘em all. -more-

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