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Neighborhoods Oppose City Parcel Tax Measure

By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR
Tuesday November 18, 2003
On the eve of the first (and only) scheduled City Council hearing on the proposed March parcel tax increase, a loose federation of Berkeley neighborhood associations declared their opposition to the tax. -more-

Berkeley This Week

Tuesday November 18, 2003
TUESDAY, NOV. 18 -more-

Letters to the Editor

Tuesday November 18, 2003
MISREPRESENTATION -more-

Rep’s Latest Offering Proves a Double Delight

By BETSY HUNTON Special to the Planet
Tuesday November 18, 2003
The Berkeley Repertory Theater has pulled out all the stops (discretely, of course) as well they should, in publicizing its new production “Continental Divide.” -more-

Arts Calendar

Tuesday November 18, 2003
TUESDAY, NOV. 18 -more-

Foes Attack Parcel Tax

By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR
Tuesday November 18, 2003
Berkeley City Council asked citizens to come out to the regular meeting last Tuesday to air their opinions on the proposed March, 2004, parcel tax increase ballot measure. A large number of Berkeley citizens complied, packing Council chambers Tuesday night, and pretty much telling Council to take their tax and shove it. -more-

Schools Chief Blasts Bush Education Law

By Matthew Artz
Tuesday November 18, 2003
Berkeley Schools Superintendent Michele Lawrence doesn’t pull punches when expressing her disdain for President George W. Bush’s landmark No Child Left Behind law. -more-

LETTER TO THE CHANCELLOR

Marc-Tizoc González
Tuesday November 18, 2003
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Mayor, University Set Downtown Hotel Plan

By MATTHEW ARTZ
Tuesday November 18, 2003
UC Berkeley plans to develop a downtown hotel and convention center which Mayor Tom Bates hopes will capture both millions in tax revenue in the near future and the imagination of residents by restoring Strawberry Creek sometime later. -more-

Election Law Changes Carry Major Impacts

By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR
Tuesday November 18, 2003
While a proposed parcel tax increase has dominated news accounts of Berkeley City Council in recent weeks, it is three proposed election-altering charter amendments that might actually have most significant long-term affects on the city. -more-

Neighborhood Associations Say No to Tax Hike

Marie Bowman
Tuesday November 18, 2003
To Mayor Bates, City Councilmembers, City Manager: -more-

Neighbors Slam LBNL Expansion

By MATTHEW ARTZ
Tuesday November 18, 2003
Critics of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) gave lab officials an earful Monday, arguing that planned expansion at the lab threatens to pollute their lungs, clog their streets and devour their tax dollars. -more-

Vista College Construction Begins

By Matthew Artz
Tuesday November 18, 2003
Vista College is ushering in a new era by bringing down the house—in this case, the old Berkeley City Services Center at 2020 Center St. -more-

Bates, Maio Urge Implementation Of University Avenue Plan

Mayor Tom Bates
Tuesday November 18, 2003
Editors, Daily Planet: -more-

Southland Strikers Pay Visit

By JAKOB SCHILLER
Tuesday November 18, 2003
Oakland shoppers were surprised to encounter what many thought was only a Southern California phenomenon when they tried to enter one local Safeway Friday and were met by a group of 30 striking workers. -more-

Nurses Challenge Staffing Ratios at Hospital Chains

By JAKOB SCHILLER
Tuesday November 18, 2003

Software Glitches Frustrate Police Data Hunters

By MATTHEW ARTZ
Tuesday November 18, 2003

Berkeley Briefs

By JAKOB SCHILLER
Tuesday November 18, 2003

Doctor Regrets Fateful Words on a Sad Day in Dallas

By JIMMY BRESLIN Newsday
Tuesday November 18, 2003

Latino Youth Prevail in Central Valley

By JUAN ESPARZA and DANIEL Rodríguez Pacific News Service
Tuesday November 18, 2003

Global Warming Threatens Nuke Power

By PAUL SCHWARTZ Pacific News Service
Tuesday November 18, 2003

A Departure Makes Me Glad to be Home

From Susan Parker
Tuesday November 18, 2003

The Students President Bush Is Leaving Behind

By Todd Oppenheimer Pacific News Service
Tuesday November 18, 2003

When The Governator Meets The Sacramento Lily-Putters

By Peter Solomon
Tuesday November 18, 2003

Erik Olson City workers swathed city Landscape Equipment Operator James Wallace in red tape then cut him free at a press conference Monday to unveil their own proposals to cut city costs by trimming red tape, not salaries.
Erik Olson City workers swathed city Landscape Equipment Operator James Wallace in red tape then cut him free at a press conference Monday to unveil their own proposals to cut city costs by trimming red tape, not salaries.

Editorials

Ecology Center Celebrates Thirty Years of Recycling

By RON SULLIVAN Special to the Planet
Tuesday November 18, 2003
In 1970, recycling was one of those odd things that granola heads did, schlepping their newspapers and maybe their bottles and tin cans to a site behind a co-op market and tossing it all into marked bins. -more-

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