Erik Olson: THOUGH CITY HALL was supposed to be closed for the holiday Monday, someone didn’t tell the door, which kept opening and closing every few seconds. Councilmember Kriss Worthington stood guard until repair people arrived.
Erik Olson: THOUGH CITY HALL was supposed to be closed for the holiday Monday, someone didn’t tell the door, which kept opening and closing every few seconds. Councilmember Kriss Worthington stood guard until repair people arrived.

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Major Election Changes Land on Council Agenda

By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR
Tuesday October 14, 2003

Berkeley City Council was set to decide tonight (Tuesday, Oct. 14) whether to present voters with three controversial ballot measures—possibly as soon as next March. If passed by the electorate, the proposed measures would profoundly alter the way elections are held in the city. -more-


Berkeley This Week

Tuesday October 14, 2003

TUESDAY, OCT. 14 -more-


Letters to the Editor

Tuesday October 14, 2003

NO SPEED BUMPS -more-


Starry Plough Celebrates Three Decades

By MATTHEW ARTZ
Tuesday October 14, 2003

Thirty years after a bunch of politically charged Irish-music-loving dreamers opened South Berkeley’s Starry Plough, Irish music night can still draw just about anyone from around town. -more-


Arts Calendar

Tuesday October 14, 2003

TUESDAY, OCT. 14 -more-


Two Administrators Quit Berkeley High

By MATTHEW ARTZ
Tuesday October 14, 2003

Berkeley High School’s revolving administrative door spun again this month with the unexpected departure of Clare Davies, director of the school’s special education program, and Kenneth Purser, one of the school’s two deans—re-igniting concerns about stability at the 2,700-student school. -more-


Spread Tax Burden and Help Homeowners

By BARBARA GILBERT and VIKI TAMARADZE
Tuesday October 14, 2003

This letter from the Berkeley Budget Oversight Committee was addressed to Mayor Bates, City Manager Weldon Rucker and City Council. -more-


School Programs Supporters Rally

By MATTHEW ARTZ
Tuesday October 14, 2003

Rosa Equihua knows how vital and precarious after-school programs are in Berkeley. As a working single mother who can’t be home when school lets out, she sends her two elementary school-aged daughters to the nonprofit Bahia Program. -more-


Paper Theft, Health Laws On Berkeley Council Slate

By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR
Tuesday October 14, 2003

In the third (and what the mayor undoubtedly hopes is the last) act in Mayor Tom Bates’ Great Newspaper Theft drama, City Council will discuss at its regular meeting tonight (Tuesday, Oct. 14) an ordinance to ban the stealing of newspapers in the City of Berkeley. -more-


Former Bowl Workers Recall Union Days

By JAKOB SCHILLER
Tuesday October 14, 2003

Pro-union shoppers at the Berkeley Bowl Sunday tied colorful balloons to their carts to show their support of workers who will be voting Oct. 30 on whether to certify the union many of them have been working tirelessly to organize since early May. -more-


Features

Book Pays Homage to California’s Grizzly

By RICHARD BRENNEMAN
Tuesday October 14, 2003

Probably no creature native to North America has inspired more fear and awe than the Grizzly bear. -more-


Indigenous Peoples Left Mark on Land

By STEVEN FINACOM Special to the Planet
Tuesday October 14, 2003

Berkeley’s first American-era settlers arrived in 1853, which seems quite a long time ago. Yet this area had been chosen and shaped as a good place to live by others at a much earlier date—not 150, but at least 5,000, years ago. -more-


Editorial

Finding Renewal In Distant Woods

From Susan Parker
Tuesday October 14, 2003

I’d left the hot, dirty city in order to find peace and inspiration in the remote woods of northern Minnesota. A record number of young black men (97 and still counting) had been killed on the streets of Oakland during the past few months. There were drive-by shootings, drug deals gone askew, heavy gang activities. -more-


Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

Finding Renewal In Distant Woods 10-14-2003

Editorial: Is Satire Still Possible? 10-10-2003

News

Major Election Changes Land on Council Agenda By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR 10-14-2003

Berkeley This Week 10-14-2003

Letters to the Editor 10-14-2003

Starry Plough Celebrates Three Decades By MATTHEW ARTZ 10-14-2003

Arts Calendar 10-14-2003

Two Administrators Quit Berkeley High By MATTHEW ARTZ 10-14-2003

Spread Tax Burden and Help Homeowners By BARBARA GILBERT and VIKI TAMARADZE 10-14-2003

School Programs Supporters Rally By MATTHEW ARTZ 10-14-2003

Paper Theft, Health Laws On Berkeley Council Slate By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR 10-14-2003

Former Bowl Workers Recall Union Days By JAKOB SCHILLER 10-14-2003

Book Pays Homage to California’s Grizzly By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 10-14-2003

Indigenous Peoples Left Mark on Land By STEVEN FINACOM Special to the Planet 10-14-2003

Why I Love Roxie’s By JAKOB SCHILLER 10-10-2003

Berkeley This Week 10-10-2003

Berkeley Native Transforms Ehrenreich’s Book Into Play By PAUL KILDUFF Special to the Planet Special to the Planet 10-10-2003

Arts Calendar 10-10-2003

Police Raid Targets House Near Troubled Intersection By MATTHEW ARTZ 10-10-2003

Letters to the Editor 10-10-2003

Women With Cancer Find Help at Center By ANGELA ROWEN 10-10-2003

Say No to New Homeowner Tax By ELLIOT COHEN 10-10-2003

OPD Chief CallsPullback ‘Mistake’ By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR 10-10-2003

A Cheer For Good Ol’ Arnie Peter Solomon 10-10-2003

Election Workers Wrongly Evicted Journalist By MATTHEW ARTZ 10-10-2003

City Library Adopts Controversial RFID Chips By MATTHEW ARTZ 10-10-2003

For Prop. 54 Foes, Election Gives Cause to Celebrate By JAKOB SCHILLER 10-10-2003

Berkeley Briefs Jakob Schiller 10-10-2003

Alleged Druggie Rush Finds Odd Compassion By WILLIAM GREIDER AlterNet 10-10-2003

Nine Bars in Nine Innings By JEFF PLUNKETT Special to the Planet 10-10-2003

Police Blotter By MATTHEW ARTZ 10-10-2003

Schwarzenegger Won By Promising Nothing J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR 10-10-2003

Disability Panel Asks City To Adopt Safety Measures By JAKOB SCHILLER 10-10-2003

If It’s Indian, Chances Are It’s Available in Berkeley By KATHLEEN HILL Special to the Planet 10-10-2003

Computers Deliver Slow Counts By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR 10-10-2003