CHRIS BRUNEY’S photograph among flowers and candles at Saturday’s memorial service.
CHRIS BRUNEY’S photograph among flowers and candles at Saturday’s memorial service.

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Berkeley Mourns Loss Of Local News Anchor

By FRED DODSWORTH Special to the Planet
Tuesday July 15, 2003

Saturday afternoon more than 200 people gathered to remember the man who for 10 years anchored KPFA radio’s morning newscast. By listeners and by co-workers, Chris Bruney was alternately described as a trusted morning companion and a talented newscaster who brought warmth and depth to his broadcasts. -more-



Berkeley This Week

Tuesday July 15, 2003

TUESDAY, JULY 15 -more-



Letters to the Editor

Tuesday July 15, 2003

STRAWBERRY CREEK -more-



Arts Calendar

Tuesday July 15, 2003

TUESDAY, JULY 15 -more-



Bay Trail’s Newest Section Completes East Bay Link

By MEGAN GREENWELL
Tuesday July 15, 2003

The San Francisco Bay Trail now stretches through Berkeley, completing the north-south connection between Albany and Emeryville. -more-



Advertising Fraud Strikes Daily Planet

By DAVID SCHARFENBERG
Tuesday July 15, 2003

Scam artists placed two fraudulent advertisements in the Berkeley Daily Planet in late June and early July in an apparent bid to bilk readers out of money or personal financial information, said Daily Planet publisher Michael O’Malley. -more-



Connerly Effort to Ban Race In Admissions is Uphill Battle

By ARI PAUL
Tuesday July 15, 2003

Pro-affirmative action groups cried tears of joy when the Supreme Court upheld diversity as a compelling state interest, and there was a collective sigh of relief signifying that all those years of appeals, debates and rallies on frosty Michigan winter days had come to a glorious end. But it may not be over yet. Ward Connerly is back. -more-



Bates Suggests Ordinance To Curtail Newspaper Theft

By DAVID SCHARFENBERG
Tuesday July 15, 2003

City Council will weigh an emergency loan for eight Berkeley child care programs Tuesday night, vote on changes in the city’s rental housing safety program and consider taking the first steps toward an ordinance prohibiting the “unauthorized removal” of free newspapers. -more-



Police Blotter

By DAVID SCHARFENBERG
Tuesday July 15, 2003

Gunshots disrupt party -more-



Berkeley Radio Pirates Broadcast Despite FCC Intervention, Threats

By AL WINSLOW Special to the Planet
Tuesday July 15, 2003

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been trying to silence Berkeley’s pirate radio broadcasters for 10 years. The broadcasters continue to broadcast, but they say it’s getting harder. -more-



Features

3045 Shattuck Project Draws Public Hearing

By ANGELA ROWEN
Tuesday July 15, 2003

The months-long battle over the fate of the property development at 3045 Shattuck Avenue may be resolved July 24, when the Zoning Adjustment Board is scheduled to hear arguments from owner Christina Sun and the property’s neighbors. -more-


Africa’s Problems Remain After Bush’s Visit

By EARL OFARI HUTCHINSON Pacific News Service
Tuesday July 15, 2003

Africa was in big trouble before President Bush’s recent five-day trip to the continent, and of course it still is now. But Bush could have done more. A few platitudes about the crime of slavery, the devastation of AIDS and other diseases, doublespeak on a possible U.S. peacekeeping force in Liberia and the saber-rattle of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe did nothing to point the way toward solutions to Africa’s colossal problems. -more-


‘Attempts on Her Life’ Returns For Encore at LaVal’s

By BETSY HUNTON Special to the Planet
Tuesday July 15, 2003

After a smash success last summer with “Attempts on Her Life,” the foolsFURY company has been invited to take the production to the Humboldt/Blue Lake Dell’Arte EdgeFest on July 27. On the way there, they’ve stopped for a brief run at LaVal’s Subterranean—really brief: They’re packing up and leaving after the coming weekend. It’s not really clear why they’re doing such a hit-and-run act in Berkeley, but if we raise enough fuss, maybe we could get them to come back. -more-


Summer Noon Concerts in Downtown Berkeley

Tuesday July 15, 2003

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-


Editorial

Carcinogens in Bay Fish Alarm Local Consumers

By FRED DODSWORTH Special to the Planet
Tuesday July 15, 2003

In the face of growing evidence that our bays and oceans are badly mismanaged on every level, selling seafood to informed and concerned diners is a task akin to a steelhead trout swimming up one of Berkeley’s culverted and polluted creeks to spawn. -more-


Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

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News

Berkeley Mourns Loss Of Local News Anchor By FRED DODSWORTH Special to the Planet 07-15-2003

Berkeley This Week 07-15-2003

Letters to the Editor 07-15-2003

Arts Calendar 07-15-2003

Bay Trail’s Newest Section Completes East Bay Link By MEGAN GREENWELL 07-15-2003

Advertising Fraud Strikes Daily Planet By DAVID SCHARFENBERG 07-15-2003

Connerly Effort to Ban Race In Admissions is Uphill Battle By ARI PAUL 07-15-2003

Bates Suggests Ordinance To Curtail Newspaper Theft By DAVID SCHARFENBERG 07-15-2003

Police Blotter By DAVID SCHARFENBERG 07-15-2003

Berkeley Radio Pirates Broadcast Despite FCC Intervention, Threats By AL WINSLOW Special to the Planet 07-15-2003

3045 Shattuck Project Draws Public Hearing By ANGELA ROWEN 07-15-2003

Africa’s Problems Remain After Bush’s Visit By EARL OFARI HUTCHINSON Pacific News Service 07-15-2003

‘Attempts on Her Life’ Returns For Encore at LaVal’s By BETSY HUNTON Special to the Planet 07-15-2003

Summer Noon Concerts in Downtown Berkeley 07-15-2003

Berkeley is Livable City for the Blind By DAVID SCHARFENBERG 07-11-2003

Berkeley This Week 07-11-2003

Letters to the Editor 07-11-2003

Arts Calendar 07-11-2003

‘It’s Chaos, It’s Theater’ — Mime Troupe Returns By FRED DODSWORTH 07-11-2003

Journalist Held In Indonesia By PAUL KILDUFF Special to the Planet 07-11-2003

Bush’s Africa Trip: Substance or Scam? By MAUDELLE SHIREK and NUNU KIDANE 07-11-2003

Arts Funding Threatened By Two State Assembly Bills By ANGELA ROWEN 07-11-2003

Workers’ Comp Claims Skyrocket By DAVID SCHARFENBERG 07-11-2003

Republican Budget Proposal Is Demeaning To Women By BARBARA ELLIS 07-11-2003

Bringing Organic Food To Poor Neighborhoods By ANGELA ROWEN 07-11-2003

City to Keep Closer Tabs On Lawrence National Lab By DAVID SCHARFENBERG 07-11-2003

Scientists Warn of Toxins In San Francisco Bay By ANGELA ROWAN 07-11-2003

City Planning Commission Approves Southside Plan 07-11-2003

Berkeley Hires New Planning Director 07-11-2003

BOSS Wins Digital Divide Grant 07-11-2003

A Room of Her Own In New York City From Susan Parker 07-11-2003

President Welcomed in Nigeria, But Nigerians Not Welcome Here By KAREN POJMANN Pacific News Service 07-11-2003

Preserving Oakland’s Preservation Park is Essential J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR 07-11-2003

Police Blotter By DAVID SCHARFENBERG 07-11-2003

Shaw’s ‘Arms and the Man’ An Absurd Wartime Farce By BETSY M. HUNTON Special to the Planet 07-11-2003

Iranian Twins’ Death Mirrors Nation’s Identity By WILLIAM O. BEEMAN Pacific News Service 07-11-2003

Over the Russian River and Through Armstrong Woods By KATHLEEN HILL 07-11-2003

Summer Noon Concerts in Downtown Berkeley 07-11-2003