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Lakireddy Seeks To Rescind Guilty Plea; Son Awaits Sentence

By MATTHEW ARTZ
Tuesday March 30, 2004
The leader of a notorious Berkeley real estate dynasty, who in 2001 pled guilty for his role in a family operation to smuggle young Indian girls into the country for sex and cheap labor, has asked a United States District Court judge to rescind his guilty plea just as a civil case against the family is about to commence. -more-

Office Vacancies Up; Still Low for Bay Area

By RICHARD BRENNEMAN
Tuesday March 30, 2004
While Berkeley office vacancy rates have been increasing over the past two years, they still remain half those of San Francisco, where real estate vendors estimate year-end office vacancy rates at more than 20 percent. -more-

Shattuck Hotel Deal Collapses

By MATTHEW ARTZ
Tuesday March 30, 2004
The Shattuck Hotel is no longer for sale, its owner said Monday, after the prospective buyer, Aki Ito, pulled out of the deal that would have turned the 94-year-old Berkeley landmark into short-term student housing. -more-

Clear Channel Loses Greek Theater Concerts

By MATTHEW ARTZ
Tuesday March 30, 2004
A Berkeley-based concert promoter has struck a blow against corporate music behemoth Clear Channel Entertainment, winning the exclusive rights to promote concerts at the Greek Theater. -more-

Activists Seek to Join Lawsuit to Support BUSD

By RICHARD BRENNEMAN
Tuesday March 30, 2004
A controversial activist group met in a South Berkeley church Saturday afternoon to urge parents to enlist in the fight against a lawsuit filed by an Berkeley affirmative action foe backed by a equally controversial conservative legal foundation. -more-

Bay Area Programmers Develop Touchscreen Alternative

By JAKOB SCHILLER
Tuesday March 30, 2004

Worthington Presses PG&E After Aurora Goes Dark

By RICHARD BRENNEMAN
Tuesday March 30, 2004

An Eyewitness Account of Spain After the Bombing

By PHIL McCARDLE Special to the Planet
Tuesday March 30, 2004

César Chávez: Let Us Speak His Name

By Santiago Casal Special to the Planet
Tuesday March 30, 2004

From Susan Parker: Growing Up Old is Awful, But Sometimes Advantageous

Tuesday March 30, 2004

Berkeley This Week

Tuesday March 30, 2004

Access to Higher Education Benefits Everyone

By Nicky González Yuen
Tuesday March 30, 2004

Alameda County Should Ditch Diebold Voting System

By Judy Bertelsen
Tuesday March 30, 2004

Letters to the Editor

Tuesday March 30, 2004

Kaiser Exhibit Showcases Local Business Dynamo

By Steven Finacom Special to the Planet
Tuesday March 30, 2004

Drawing and Painting the Oakland Estuary: Reflections On a Changing Urban Waterway

By JOHN KENYON Special to the Planet
Tuesday March 30, 2004

Arts Calendar

Tuesday March 30, 2004

Books: The Five Biggest Lies About Iraq

By Robert Scheer
Tuesday March 30, 2004

Berkeley Book Notes

Tuesday March 30, 2004

UC Study Counts Albany, Berkeley Bee Population

By JOE EATON Special to the Planet
Tuesday March 30, 2004

Richard Brenneman: Berkeley vacancy rates are much lower than other places in the Bay Area, thanks largely to the presence of the university and city constraints on new building.Ô
Richard Brenneman: Berkeley vacancy rates are much lower than other places in the Bay Area, thanks largely to the presence of the university and city constraints on new building.Ô

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Police Blotter

By RICHARD BRENNEMAN
Tuesday March 30, 2004
Berkeley Man Dies in Police Custody -more-

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