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Make Streets Safe, Chair Riders Urge

By MATTHEW ARTZ
Friday October 03, 2003
Still mourning the loss of beloved friend Fred Lupke, Berkeley wheelchair advocates have started gearing up for a fight to make Berkeley streets and sidewalks safer. -more-

Berkeley This Week

Friday October 03, 2003
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Indian Rock Vista Inspires Creative Vision

By JOHN KENYON Special to the Planet
Friday October 03, 2003
Indian Rock—for strangers to North Berkeley—is an ancient volcanic outcropping in a small city park just above Marin Circle. Though modest in height on the access road side, its flattish top affords splendid panoramic views over a picturesque wooded neighborhood to the Golden Gate, the “City by the Bay,” Angel Island, and Mt. Tamalpais. The Peninsula Hills stretch away to the far left, the grand terrain of Marin to the far right. -more-

Arts Calendar

Friday October 03, 2003
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Banners May Wave, But When?

By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR
Friday October 03, 2003
The Saga of the Kent Nagano Berkeley Banners has taken on something of the quality of a 19th century German symphony, with enough tension and plot twists to keep the audience abuzz through the intermission, sincerely convinced it’s getting its money’s worth. -more-

Letters to the Editor

Friday October 03, 2003
MAXIMUM PENALTY -more-

Arab Film Festival Ends Sunday With UC Shows

By JAKOB SCHILLER
Friday October 03, 2003
The 7th Annual Arab Film Festival winds up its Bay Area run in Berkeley Sunday, with screenings and a closing night party at UC Berkeley’s Wheeler Auditorium Film. -more-

Campus Prop. 54 Fray Intensifies

By MATTHEW ARTZ
Friday October 03, 2003
The conservative legal foundation sponsoring a lawsuit challenging race-based desegregation in Berkeley public schools is now taking aim at the UC Berkeley student government. -more-

MLK Sale Prompts Questions

Stephen Wollmer
Friday October 03, 2003
Editors, Daily Planet: -more-

UC Walkout Set

Friday October 03, 2003
The union representing the 10,000 teaching assistants, readers and tutors of the University of California system announced late Thursday that they would stage a one-day walkout Friday to protest what they called unfair labor practices at the school. -more-

Bread Project Fuses Passion With Talents

By ZELDA BRONSTEIN Special to the Planet
Friday October 03, 2003
When Lucie Buchbinder brought the Bread Project to town last April, she joined the ranks of food visionaries who’ve made Berkeley famous for culinary innovation infused with a passion for justice. -more-

‘Killer Tomatoes’ Promise Ag Secretary Protest Here

By JAKOB SCHILLER
Friday October 03, 2003

Police Blotter

By MATTHEW ARTZ
Friday October 03, 2003

UC Axes Eucalyptus Grove to Block Fires

Friday October 03, 2003

LBNL CFO Suspended After Errors Discovered

By MATTHEW ARTZ
Friday October 03, 2003

NLRB Sets BOSS Hearing

By MATTHEW ARTZ
Friday October 03, 2003

Fire-ravaged Preschool Must Go

By MATTHEW ARTZ
Friday October 03, 2003

Louisiana Raised Politics to Gorilla Warfare

By RANDY FERTEL Pacific News Service
Friday October 03, 2003

Muslim Cleric’s Arrest Stirs Memories of Wen Ho Lee

By L. LING-CHI WANG Pacific News Service
Friday October 03, 2003

California Democrats Sing the Recall Blues

J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR
Friday October 03, 2003

History Society Events Mark Ocean View’s First 150 Years

By STEVEN FINACOM Special to the Planet
Friday October 03, 2003

Berkeley History Events

Friday October 03, 2003

Mayor’s Task Force FavorsParcel Tax Hike Proposal

By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR
Friday October 03, 2003

Erik Olson: 
              TRASH DAY is just one of the reasons Michael Pachovas takes to the streets on his wheelchair rather than use city sidewalks.
Erik Olson: TRASH DAY is just one of the reasons Michael Pachovas takes to the streets on his wheelchair rather than use city sidewalks.

Editorials

Editorial: Poll Skewers Task Force

Becky O'Malley
Friday October 03, 2003
Sorry. It will certainly look like bad taste to some if the Daily Planet allows itself a bit of a gloat over the results of the city’s likely voter survey. But we can’t resist saying, humbly but loudly if that’s possible, We Told You So. What was the first task force appointed by Mayor Bates? The one on the permitting process. And what comes in dead last on the list of voter concerns? The permitting process. And second to last: new housing, also a part of the task force’s charge. So why have almost eight months, uncounted hours of paid city staff time (and unpaid but still valuable volunteer time) been spent on (and we really hate to sound like a broken record) fixing what’s not broke? -more-

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