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City’s New Interim Planning Director No Stranger to Complex Local Politics

By DAVID SCHARFENBERG
Tuesday August 05, 2003
When he took over as interim director of the Berkeley Planning Department Monday, Dan Marks knew he was tackling what may well be the city’s toughest job. -more-

Berkeley This Week

Tuesday August 05, 2003
TUESDAY, AUGUST 5 -more-

Letters to the Editor

Tuesday August 05, 2003
DAVIS’ DEFICIT -more-

Mulholland’s Drive Sparks This ‘Mother Courage’

By BETSY M. HUNTON Special to the Planet
Tuesday August 05, 2003
Trish Mulholland does a powerful job in the title role of Bertolt Brecht’s mind-boggling anti-war classic, “Mother Courage,” which opened Saturday at the theater in John Hinkle Park. This mesmerizing production is, wonderfully enough, a free performance: Shotgun Theater’s annual gift to the community. You can bet that some people will go back to see it more than once. -more-

Arts Calendar

Tuesday August 05, 2003
TUESDAY, AUGUST 5 -more-

Squeezing Lemonade For Berkeley Schools

By MEGAN GREENWELL
Tuesday August 05, 2003
In a new twist on an old summertime tradition, Berkeley children put up a lemonade stand on Saturday to raise money for their schools. -more-

A Message For Democrats

By ARIEL PARKINSON
Tuesday August 05, 2003
To the leaders of the Democratic Party: -more-

UC Economist Calls For Civil Disobedience

By RICHARD BRENNEMAN
Tuesday August 05, 2003
When George Akerlof talks, the world listens. Especially when he tosses barbs at the White House. -more-

A Soldier’s Father Calls To Bring The Troops Home Now

By STAN GOFF
Tuesday August 05, 2003
On July 23, my son, who is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, was told along with the rest of his company at morning formation, to get his affairs in order. They are going to replace the 3rd Infantry Division in Iraq. -more-

A Soldier’s Father Calls To Bring The Troops Home Now

By STAN GOFF
Tuesday August 05, 2003
On July 23, my son, who is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, was told along with the rest of his company at morning formation, to get his affairs in order. They are going to replace the 3rd Infantry Division in Iraq. -more-

Gala Benefit Celebrates City’s Newest Addition: The Ashby Arts District

By MEGAN GREENWELL
Tuesday August 05, 2003
As Berkeley artists and their patrons gathered for a Saturday night fundraiser, Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates bestowed official city recognition on the newly created Ashby Arts District. -more-

San Pablo Avenue Project Killed, Developer Cites City Constraints

By DAVID SCHARFENBERG
Tuesday August 05, 2003
Citing five years of neighborhood opposition and bigger fish to fry, leading Berkeley developer Panoramic Interests has pulled the plug on a proposed San Pablo Avenue housing and commercial project in southwest Berkeley. -more-

Police Blotter

By DAVID SCHARFENBERG
Tuesday August 05, 2003

Stanford Art Exhibit Captures Gardening Through The Ages

By STEVEN FINACOM Special to the Planet
Tuesday August 05, 2003

Recruiter Offers Lethal Bargain: Education For the Risk of Death

By JIMMY BRESLIN
Tuesday August 05, 2003

Bring the Troops Home, Repeal the Patriot Act, Says SF Labor Council

Tuesday August 05, 2003

Choice Talk and Good Food at Farmers’ Markets

By ALAN S. KAY Special to the Planet
Tuesday August 05, 2003

Summer Noon Concerts in Downtown Berkeley

Tuesday August 05, 2003

YOUNG VOLUNTEERS sell lemonade in front of Old City Hall to raise cash for Berkeley schools.
YOUNG VOLUNTEERS sell lemonade in front of Old City Hall to raise cash for Berkeley schools.

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