About a dozen people marched Saturday from People’s Park toward the Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists on Cedar Street in memory of Kevin Freeman, the longtime Berkeley transient who allegedly was murdered by his cell mate in Santa Rita Jail in May. -more-
“We are trying to build an organization to counter the ‘dumb growth’ positions of what the defeat of Measure P told us is a distinct minority of Berkeley residents. The subtle propaganda of the revived Daily Planet is clearly fanning the flames—and adding an ugly note of personal defamation that should remind us demagoguery is not reserved just to the Bush administration.” -more-
A gun shot victim hoisted from a rocky embankment at the Berkeley Marina early Monday morning was in critical condition at Oakland’s Highland Hospital Monday afternoon, authorities said. -more-
After 16 years of selling transit passes and helping locals navigate the Bay Area’s complicated web of trains and buses, the Berkeley Transit Rideshare and Parking shop, better known as Berkeley TRiP, closed its doors Friday. -more-
The furor in Washington over possible nuclear weapons development in Iran is fueled in part because Bush administration officials claim that Iran doesn’t need to generate nuclear power. They assert that Iran’s nuclear energy program is unnecessary given its oil reserves. Therefore, officials say, its nuclear plants must exist for weapons production. -more-
A grass fire Saturday consumed an acre and a half off Centennial Drive, near the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) and the Lawrence Hall of Science, before being extinguished by Berkeley, Oakland and East Bay Regional Parks firefighters. -more-
Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean nearly captured the MoveOn.org PAC’s endorsement for the Democratic presidential nomination. With almost 44 per cent of the vote, Dean came closest to the required 50 per cent majority, the political advocacy group announced Friday. -more-
WASHINGTON — Measures taken by the U.S. against Arab and Muslim immigrants after 9/11 have not only failed to protect U.S. security, but may have made it more vulnerable, according to a major report released last week. -more-
Policymakers in some very conservative places are moderating their approach to crime and punishment, but in California, which imprisons more people than any other state, politicians still think more prisons are better. -more-
The following is a report by the Pesticide Action Network Updates Service. -more-
A More Friendly Route for Migrants: Into U.S. Via Canada -more-
The Aurora Theater Company in downtown Berkeley has, for reasons that aren’t entirely clear, elected to end its 11th season with Emile Zola’s 19th-century warhorse, “Therese Raquin.” Possibly they’re presenting it because it gives their season subscribers a remarkably well-rounded set of plays for the year, running from farce to melodrama with several stops in between. Or maybe it’s just because it provides the actors with a particularly juicy set of scenes in which to show their chops. And these guys do, no question about that. -more-
“The Hulk” lumbered into theaters last week and you know the drill: Mild-mannered nerd wears purple pants, gets angry, turns green, has a temper tantrum and, in this case, is eventually talked out of his manic phase by an Oscar-winning fox playing a scientist. -more-
Even though gardening for wildlife is a popular trend, some Berkeleyans might be a bit disconcerted to learn that their gardens harbor venomous snakes. There’s no reason to panic, though. These snakes are only kind of venomous, and they’re basically on your side. No, really. -more-
The Downtown Berkeley Association (DBA) presents Summer Noon Concerts 2003, a unique series of nine free concerts, Thursdays at noon in June & July, beginning June 5th. From Rhythm & Blues to Brazilian capoeira, these concerts at the Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza (Shattuck Ave. at Center St.) are a showcase of the culturally rich performing arts in Berkeley. This outdoor summer celebration of Berkeley-based musicians & dancers is just a small sampling of the performing arts happening nightly in clubs, cafes, schools, theaters and concert halls in Downtown Berkeley. -more-
The AC Transit Board of Directors appears poised to raise bus fares to avoid service reductions that would eliminate the 17 bus line in Berkeley and reduce service on nearly 50 other lines across Alameda and Contra Costa counties. -more-
Berkeley Line Spared in AC Transit Plan 07-01-2003
MoveOn Primary Draws Attention, Candidate Criticism 06-27-2003
Remembering Kevin Freeman By ANGELA ROWEN 07-01-2003
Berkeley This Week 07-01-2003
More Light, Less Heat Needed Becky O’Malley 07-01-2003
Arts Calendar 07-01-2003
Police Rescue Shooting Victim At Marina Shore By DAVID SCHARFENBERG 07-01-2003
Letters to the Editor 07-01-2003
UC Stops TRiP Financing, City Closes Commuter Store By DAVID SCHARFENBERG 07-01-2003
U.S. Case Against Iran’s Nuclear Program Should Be Viewed With Severe Skepticism By WILLIAM O. BEEMAN and THOMAS STAUFFER Pacific News Service 07-01-2003
Area Firefighters Swiftly Extinguish Grass Fire Near UC Laboratory By MEGAN GREENWELL 07-01-2003
Dean Vote Falls Short In MoveOn Primary By ALEXIS TONTI 07-01-2003
Detaining Arabs and Muslims Creates False Sense of Security By JIM LOBE Inter Press Service 07-01-2003
Cuts in Prison Time Save State Money By VINCENT SCHIRALDI Pacific News Service 07-01-2003
Protesters Converge on Ag-Tech Convention 07-01-2003
News From The Latino Press By MARCELO BALLVE Pacific News Service 07-01-2003
Zola’s ‘Therese Raquin’ Dated, But Entertaining By BETSY HUNTON Special to the Planet 07-01-2003
‘Hulk’ Brings Payday, But Not Prestige, to Berkeley By CHRISTIAN NEWTON Special to the Planet 07-01-2003
Ringnecked Snake, a Welcome Neighbor By JOE EATON Special to the Planet 07-01-2003
Summer Noon Concerts in Downtown Berkeley 07-01-2003
Border Shootings Alarm Neighbors By ANGELA ROWEN 06-27-2003
Berkeley This Week 06-27-2003
It Could Get Worse 06-27-2003
Arts Calendar 06-27-2003
Taxes, Fees Balance New Budget By DAVID SCHARFENBERG 06-27-2003
Letters to the Editor 06-27-2003
Davis Recall Controversy Opens Rift in Green Party By DAVID SCHARFENBERG 06-27-2003
From Personal Life to Public Policy: President Bush Brings Blind Faith To Foreign and Domestic Agenda By THEODORE ROSZAK 06-27-2003
Residential Development Soars to Thirty-Year High By ROB WRENN 06-27-2003
School Shuffling Flouts General Plan By JOHN ENGLISH 06-27-2003
Talented Youth Pursue Summer Training at UC By MEGAN GREENWELL 06-27-2003
Professor Moves Office Outdoors As Tenure Protest By MEGAN GREENWELL 06-27-2003
Berkeley Briefs 06-27-2003
U.S. House Vote to Launch Iraq Investigation Falls Short By ANGELA ROWEN 06-27-2003
Changing the World, One Summer at a Time Susan Parker 06-27-2003
Sideshow Dilemma Needs New Approach J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR 06-27-2003
Neighbors Protest at Corporation Yard Site 06-27-2003
Thursday Concerts Enliven Downtown By MEGAN GREENWELL 06-27-2003
Recall is Opportunity For California Latinos By PILAR MARRERO Pacific News Service 06-27-2003
Local Battle for Davis Recall Lags By DAVID SCHARFENBERG 06-27-2003
New Shops Ready for Ice Cream Weather By MEGAN GREENWELL 06-27-2003
Summer Noon Concerts in Downtown Berkeley 06-27-2003
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