BRENDA PRAGER pictured in April in front of the Addison Street Windows Gallery, which she founded fifteen years ago.
BRENDA PRAGER pictured in April in front of the Addison Street Windows Gallery, which she founded fifteen years ago.

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Tribute Planned for Berkeley Arts Advocate

By FRED DODSWORTH Special to the Planet
Tuesday July 22, 2003

For the past 15 years, longtime Berkeley resident Brenda Prager has made community art her public persona, both as a Berkeley arts commissioner and as curator of the Addison Street Windows Gallery. -more-



Berkeley This Week

Staff
Tuesday July 22, 2003

TUESDAY, JULY 22 -more-



Creeping Texafication

Becky O’Malley
Tuesday July 22, 2003

What is it about epithets that ticks people off? When a Planet correspondent called a city employee a “duplicitous insect” in these pages, we received a couple of tsk-tsk letters from other readers, including at least one who has been known to have even more colorful words in her spoken vocabulary. Now Fremont’s admittedly colorful Congressman Pete Stark, a hearty 72-year-old, has created an uproar in a congressional committee by calling a Republican colleague “a little fruitcake.” Mind you, this was after said colleague had told Stark to “shut up,” a phrase which was considered very rude when we were growing up. An acquaintance who comes from Congressman Innis’ district in Colorado reports that he has always been, shall we say, an eccentric fellow himself. Stark’s “fruitcake” allusion is probably derived from the expression “nutty as a fruitcake,” and could be therefore taken to be merely descriptive, except perhaps the “little” part, since Innis is twice the size of Stark. -more-



Arts Calendar

Tuesday July 22, 2003

TUESDAY, JULY 22 -more-



Berkeley Bowl Pulls Expansion Proposal

By DAVID SCHARFENBERG
Tuesday July 22, 2003

In a surprise move, the Berkeley Bowl grocery store has temporarily withdrawn plans to build a new store and warehouse in West Berkeley, raising questions about whether the politics of a union battle at the store are affecting efforts to expand. -more-



Letters to the Editor

Tuesday July 22, 2003

FISCAL LEADERS NEEDED -more-



Zachary’s Staff Inherits Ownership

By DAVID SCHARFENBERG
Tuesday July 22, 2003

Friday will likely be business as usual, said J.P. LaRussa, general manager at Zachary’s Chicago Pizza. -more-



Citizen Voices Can Influence Coming Changes in Berkeley

By SHARON HUDSON
Tuesday July 22, 2003

Are you like me? Or at least, like I was 18 months ago? I could name all nine of the Supreme Court justices and anticipate how each would vote on many issues. But our own nine City Council members? I could only have named my own and one or two others, and didn’t pay much attention to happenings at City Hall. I was aware that life had become less pleasant in Berkeley over the years, but I attributed it to wider social problems and not to decisions by city government. I was aware that UC Berkeley was becoming ever less warm and fuzzy, but wasn’t overly analytical about its growing impact on my quality of life. Oh yes, I always voted the “right” (meaning left) way—even licked stamps for some issues—but never investigated most of the actions of those I voted for. After all, I was busy with my own priorities, just like you. And then suddenly, one dark day… -more-



Kite Festival to Claim Skies This Weekend

By MEGAN GREENWELL
Tuesday July 22, 2003

With the appearance of a 50-foot-tall flying cat and a 100-foot-long octopus, plus a world record attempt on this weekend’s schedule, the Berkeley Kite Festival promises that for two days, it will “fill the Bay Area skies with more than just summer fog.” -more-



Lab Stewardship Includes Caring for Creek

Daniella Thompson, James M. Sharp
Tuesday July 22, 2003

The following letter was addressed to Jeff Philliber, environmental planning coordinator, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: -more-



UC Study Questions Hydrogen-Fueled Cars

David Scharfenberg
Tuesday July 22, 2003

Embraced by politicians on the left and right, hydrogen-fueled cars may not be the best answer to the nation’s pollution problems, according to a new study by a UC Berkeley researcher. -more-



Features

Police Blotter

By DAVID SCHARFENBERG
Tuesday July 22, 2003

Wanted: Long-Tailed Berkeley Hill Dweller

By JOE EATON Special to the Planet
Tuesday July 22, 2003

If our city ever adopted an official civic rodent, there would be only one possible choice. No, not who you’re thinking about; I’m referring to the Berkeley kangaroo rat, Dipodomys heermanni berkeleyensis. -more-


Bush’s Self-Serving Policies Undermine America

By ARTHUR I. BLAUSTEIN MotherJones.com
Tuesday July 22, 2003

The president and his party have cooked up the ultimate recipe for keeping political power. A nation in a constant state of anxiety—over the threat of terrorism, or a potential war—is a nation off balance. And that insecurity is the perfect cover to divert public attention from the country’s serious domestic problems and the administration’s political agenda. -more-


Waterfront Artwork: An East Bay Tradition

By MEGAN GREENWELL
Tuesday July 22, 2003

In the early 1970s, several unknown artists left their mark in the waters under and around the Bay Bridge. On wooden posts that jutted above the waterline, they mounted a series of wooden boats, trains and other statues. Though the “water art” frequently fell in high winds, or was swept away by large waves, it was often replaced within a few days. -more-


Nourishing Berkeley’s Horticultural Obsession

By DAVID SCHARFENBERG
Tuesday July 22, 2003

Berkeley may not be the Garden of Eden. But for anyone who loves flowers, exotic trees and whiling the hours away with a shovel and a gardening hose, it doesn’t get much better. -more-


Editorial

Berkeley Briefs

David Scharfenberg
Tuesday July 22, 2003

Public Hearing Set -more-


Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

Berkeley Briefs 07-22-2003

Police Blotter 07-18-2003

News

Tribute Planned for Berkeley Arts Advocate By FRED DODSWORTH Special to the Planet 07-22-2003

Berkeley This Week Staff 07-22-2003

Creeping Texafication Becky O’Malley 07-22-2003

Arts Calendar 07-22-2003

Berkeley Bowl Pulls Expansion Proposal By DAVID SCHARFENBERG 07-22-2003

Letters to the Editor 07-22-2003

Zachary’s Staff Inherits Ownership By DAVID SCHARFENBERG 07-22-2003

Citizen Voices Can Influence Coming Changes in Berkeley By SHARON HUDSON 07-22-2003

Kite Festival to Claim Skies This Weekend By MEGAN GREENWELL 07-22-2003

Lab Stewardship Includes Caring for Creek Daniella Thompson, James M. Sharp 07-22-2003

UC Study Questions Hydrogen-Fueled Cars David Scharfenberg 07-22-2003

Police Blotter By DAVID SCHARFENBERG 07-22-2003

Wanted: Long-Tailed Berkeley Hill Dweller By JOE EATON Special to the Planet 07-22-2003

Bush’s Self-Serving Policies Undermine America By ARTHUR I. BLAUSTEIN MotherJones.com 07-22-2003

Waterfront Artwork: An East Bay Tradition By MEGAN GREENWELL 07-22-2003

Nourishing Berkeley’s Horticultural Obsession By DAVID SCHARFENBERG 07-22-2003

City Grants Urgent Child Care Funding By DAVID SCHARFENBERG 07-18-2003

Berkeley This Week 07-18-2003

Kenney Cottage Serves as Rare Example Of Early Prefabricated Architecture By SUSAN CERNY 07-18-2003

Fixing What’s Not Broke Becky O’Malley 07-18-2003

Arts Calendar 07-18-2003

La Peña Founder Leaves a Cultural Legacy By MEGAN GREENWELL 07-18-2003

Letters to the Editor 07-18-2003

UC Regents Raise Fees 25 Percent By DAVID SCHARFENBERG 07-18-2003

Salary Hikes for City Staff Must Wait for Better Times By BARBARA GILBERT 07-18-2003

Kenney Cottage to Move for Second Time By MEGAN GREENWELL 07-18-2003

Mime Troupe Show Lacks Vital Element: Politics By ZELDA BRONSTEIN 07-18-2003

Albany Sculptor Brings Art Back to East Bay Shoreline By MEGAN GREENWELL 07-18-2003

YMCA Celebrates Anniversary David Scharfenberg 07-18-2003

Keller Promises a Kinder, Gentler Times By SHRIDAR PAPPU The New York Observer 07-18-2003

Paul Simon and Me From Susan Parker 07-18-2003

UC Bans Student-Professor Dating By DAVID SCHARFENBERG 07-18-2003

Republicans Praise Troops, But Neglect Fiscal Support By CHUCK VINCH ArmyTimes 07-18-2003

Bush Administration’s Deceit is Old News J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR 07-18-2003

Letter from Senegal Bush Brings Baggage to Africa 07-18-2003

UC Berkeley Lifts Ban on Students From SARS-Affected Regions By DAVID SCHARFENBERG 07-18-2003

Director Mixes Fact, Fantasy in Wildlife Film By MEGAN GREENWELL 07-18-2003

Deportation is a Daily Threat For Many Migrants By CHELLIS GLENDINNING AlterNet 07-18-2003

College Athletes Show Campers the Way to Play Threat of Deportation By MEGAN GREENWELL Campers the Way to Play 07-18-2003

Summer Noon Concerts in Downtown Berkeley 07-18-2003