Berkeley-Albany YMCA Workers Win Union Vote
After a 46-12 vote early Thursday evening, Berkeley-Albany YMCA Head Start teachers officially have their first union. -more-
After a 46-12 vote early Thursday evening, Berkeley-Albany YMCA Head Start teachers officially have their first union. -more-
Alleged construction defects at a second of Patrick Kennedy’s stucco-clad downtown apartment buildings have triggered another lawsuit pitting the developer against his architect and Berkeley contractor Kimes Morris. -more-
Councilmember Betty Olds will face a familiar challenger this November. Norine Smith, a waterfront commissioner who in 2000 barely managed to garner one third of Olds’ vote in a three-person race, is taking another run at the District Six council seat Ol ds has owned since 1992. -more-
Developers of the proposed massive Campus Bay waterfront residential development in Richmond have put their plans on hold pending completion of a key environmental review by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB). -more-
The University of California has placed 19 employees at the Los Alamos National Laboratory on paid investigatory leave pending a federal probe into missing classified material at the lab, George “Pete” Nanos, the lab director, announced at a Thursday pre ss conference. -more-
The City Council Tuesday placed three controversial measures on the November ballot, but not before tweaking their wording and going on record opposing their passage—all in a manner one councilmember thought might violate state law. -more-
The assessed value of privately owned property in Berkeley jumped 7.5 percent during the past fiscal year, from $9,048,160,060 to $9,724, 464,361, reports Alameda County Chief Deputy Assessor Russ Hall. -more-
A Berkeley Housing Commissioner and her supporters Tuesday took their concerns over a planned affordable senior housing complex before the California Court of Appeals. -more-
Honoring their promise to not drop the issue, a group of concerned citizens along with the East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy (EBASE) have—at least temporarily—halted the expansion of Pixar animation studios in Emeryville. -more-
In a rare and exclusive interview, Mark Chain, a leading analyst for the Penultimate Pundits Poll, spoke with our correspondent about what to look for in the coming election season. -more-
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Critics of the Bush administration have taken to accusing Homeland Security Chief Tom Ridge of whipping up periodic terrorism alerts to keep us all off balance until the election. -more-
OAKLAND—If you listen to President George Bush, the only way Mexicans can avoid the illegal and sometimes deadly trip across the U.S. border is to come as guest workers—temporary contract laborers for U.S. industry and agriculture. The 14 million immigrants already living in the United States without visas, Bush says, must become guest workers too, if they want to get legal documents. -more-
A historic, five-question referendum on Bolivia’s energy resources, approved by Bolivians on July 18, reveals the risky middle path many Latin American leaders now tread as they try to translate popular discontent into real political change. -more-
Berkeley Man Fatally Shot in Oakland -more-
Jealous, perhaps, of this summer’s box office success of political documentaries, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has recently provided us with a bit of political theater on his own. You could see where the script was leading. You just couldn’t figure—in advance—how the main character would react, and therein lies the entertainment factor. -more-
The Berkeley City Council and the Planning Department allowed local developer Patrick Kennedy to put extra stories in several of his building projects in exchange for ambiguously defined “cultural amenities” which never materialized, went bankrupt, or didn’t “pencil out.” -more-
The Berkeley City Council also serves as the Berkeley Redevelopment Agency (BRA). It is scheduled to meet quarterly on the second Tuesday of the month, at 6:30 p.m. But meetings are subject to change, and there have been lots of changes since Tom Bates became mayor. -more-
Mikel Clifford, long a well-known figure in the Bay Area theatrical scene, has been brought in by Berkeley’s Actors Ensemble to direct Edward Albee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning A Delicate Balance. -more-
Traveling close to home this weekend, try the Catalan Festival at Gloria Ferrer Champagne Caves just south of Sonoma. -more-
Now begin the City of Berkeley’s dog days. The expression derives from the rising of Sirius, the Dog Star, which takes place between early July and early September. But since it coincides with hot and humid in a large part of the northern hemisphere, the image of lazy dogs lying around in the shade comes to mind. -more-
Editorial: The Dog Days in Berkeley 07-23-2004
Editorial: Talking About What Pictures Say 07-20-2004
Berkeley-Albany YMCA Workers Win Union Vote By JAKOB SCHILLER 07-23-2004
Berkeleyan Leaks Prompt Second Kennedy Lawsuit By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 07-23-2004
Norine Smith Will Challenge Betty Olds for Council Seat By MATTHEW ARTZ 07-23-2004
Environmental Review Questions Delay Richmond Project By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 07-23-2004
UC Responds to Lab’s Security Woes By MATTHEW ARTZ 07-23-2004
Controversy Looms Over Council Ballot Vote By MATTHEW ARTZ 07-23-2004
Berkeley Property Tax Base Edges Over $90 Billion Mark By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 07-23-2004
Appeals Court to Rule on Senior Housing Project By MATTHEW ARTZ 07-23-2004
Emeryville Pixar Expansion May Go To Voters By JAKOB SCHILLER 07-23-2004
Pundit Reveals Polling Secrets By PETER SOLOMON Eminence Grise 07-23-2004
Democratic Party to Commit More Ground Troops By CHRISTOPHER KROHN Special to the Planet 07-23-2004
BART Adds Bomb-Sniffing Dogs, Cites Convention Terrorism Alert By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 07-23-2004
African Americans Propose Immigration Reform By DAVID BACON Pacific News Service 07-23-2004
Bolivia Charts Course Between Popular Anger and Big Business Threats By RAUL VASQUEZ Pacific News Service 07-23-2004
Police Blotter By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 07-23-2004
UnderCurrents: ‘Girlie-Men’ Remark Obscures Governor’s Non-Solution J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR 07-23-2004
Letters to the Editor 07-23-2004
Growing Soil And Community 07-23-2004
A Modest Proposal for Patrick Kennedy By CAROL DENNEY 07-23-2004
Care for a Little Redevelopment in Your Area? By MERRILIE MITCHELL 07-23-2004
Actors Ensemble Launches Albee’s ‘Delicate Balance’ By BETSY HUNTON Special to the Planet 07-23-2004
Arts Calendar 07-23-2004
LIVABLE BERKELEY Alan Tobey 07-23-2004
Catalan Festival is Weekend’s Best Excursion By KATHLEEN HILL Special to the Planet 07-23-2004
Berkeley This Week 07-23-2004
Gaia Building Leaks, Mold Prompt Massive Lawsuit By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 07-20-2004
South Berkeley Father Killed; Richmond Man Dies of Wounds By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 07-20-2004
Claremont Boycott Supporters Chide Health Guru for Crossing Picket Line By JAKOB SCHILLER 07-20-2004
Drop-Off Recyling Site Faces Probable Closing By MATTHEW ARTZ 07-20-2004
Search for New Fire Chief Begins in Early August By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 07-20-2004
Remembering Charlie Frizzell By Marty Schiffenbauer Special to the Planet 07-20-2004
Commentary Graphic 07-20-2004
Hills Residents to Vote on Burying Power Lines By MATTHEW ARTZ 07-20-2004
UC Launches Transit Pass Program By MATTHEW ARTZ 07-20-2004
Stucco Construction Problems Have Led to a Spate of Lawsuits By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 07-20-2004
Fire Department Log By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 07-20-2004
From Susan Parker: The Scrabblettes’ Further Thoughts On Fireworks and Knitting as Sex Susan Parker 07-20-2004
Letters to the Editor 07-20-2004
Berkeley Bowl Expansion Would Snarl Westside Traffic 07-20-2004
BCC, Voters and Patients’ Access By CHARLES PAPPAS 07-20-2004
‘Outfoxed’ Opens to Packed Bay Area Living Rooms By JAKOB SCHILLER 07-20-2004
Arts Calendar 07-20-2004
Berkeley Opera’s ‘Bat Out of Hell’ Is a Transcendent Production By JANOS GEREBEN Special to the Planet 07-20-2004
Ancient Tuliptree is a Link to America’s History By RON SULLIVAN Special to the Planet 07-20-2004
Berkeley This Week 07-20-2004