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Gallery renaming proposed 

Following the Aug. 15 death of noted Berkeley photographer and curator of the Addison Street Windows Gallery, the Berkeley Civic Arts Commission has voted to rename the public exhibition space she headed as “The Addison Street Windows Gallery in Honor of Brenda Praeger.” 

The action requires the approval City Council, and the commission is now preparing a motion to that effect. 

Praeger, nationally known as a photographer of the disabled, was vice chair of the Civic Arts Commission and belonged to the city’s Public Art Committee. She founded the gallery 13 years ago and had served as curator until her death. 

Disabled recreation access meet 

Gaining the fullest access to outdoor recreational opportunities for the disabled will be the topic of a discussion by a series of speakers during a special meeting from 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23 at the third floor conference room of the Berkeley Main Library at 2090 Kittredge St. 

Speakers will include representatives of the East Bay Regional and California State Parks, the Bay Area Outreach and Recreation Program, and the Sierra Club. 

Advance registration is required. For more information call Access Northern California, 524-2026. 

Those attending should not wear scented products. 

Artist tackles recall 

A 17-year-old Berkeley artist offers his own skewed take on California’s gubernatorial recall in the form of twelve satirical posters that manage to include every one of the 137 candidates whose names are slated to appear on the ballot—whenever the election is eventually held. 

A student at St. Mary’s High School in Berkeley, Michael Sun incorporates the would-be chief executives in a movie poster format, offered on display at his website: www.recallposter.com. 

UC Regents settle lawsuit 

University of California Regents have agreed to pay nearly a million dollars to settle the whistleblower lawsuit filed by former Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Michelle Doggett. 

The settlement, reached Friday and announced Monday, ends the need for a trial in the workplace retaliation suit Doggett filed after she left the lab three years ago. She filed her lawsuit in August of 2000. 

The $990,000 settlement awards Doggett $33,000 in lost wages, $264,000 in medical expenses, and $264,000 in unspecified damages. Her lawyer, Gary Gwilliam, will receive the balance of the settlement, $428,000.