Jakob Schiller:
              Clara Vann, a teacher for the Berkeley-Albany YMCA Head Start program, celebrates Thursday outside the Tenth Street facility after learning that Head Start workers had won their vote to form a union.u
Jakob Schiller: Clara Vann, a teacher for the Berkeley-Albany YMCA Head Start program, celebrates Thursday outside the Tenth Street facility after learning that Head Start workers had won their vote to form a union.u

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Berkeley-Albany YMCA Workers Win Union Vote

By JAKOB SCHILLER
Friday July 23, 2004

After a 46-12 vote early Thursday evening, Berkeley-Albany YMCA Head Start teachers officially have their first union. -more-



Berkeleyan Leaks Prompt Second Kennedy Lawsuit

By RICHARD BRENNEMAN
Friday July 23, 2004

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-



Norine Smith Will Challenge Betty Olds for Council Seat

By MATTHEW ARTZ
Friday July 23, 2004

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-



Environmental Review Questions Delay Richmond Project

By RICHARD BRENNEMAN
Friday July 23, 2004

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-



UC Responds to Lab’s Security Woes

By MATTHEW ARTZ
Friday July 23, 2004

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-



Features

Controversy Looms Over Council Ballot Vote

By MATTHEW ARTZ
Friday July 23, 2004

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-


Berkeley Property Tax Base Edges Over $90 Billion Mark

By RICHARD BRENNEMAN
Friday July 23, 2004

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-


Appeals Court to Rule on Senior Housing Project

By MATTHEW ARTZ
Friday July 23, 2004

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-


Emeryville Pixar Expansion May Go To Voters

By JAKOB SCHILLER
Friday July 23, 2004

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-


Pundit Reveals Polling Secrets

By PETER SOLOMON Eminence Grise
Friday July 23, 2004

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-


Democratic Party to Commit More Ground Troops

By CHRISTOPHER KROHN Special to the Planet
Friday July 23, 2004

Won’t you please come to [Boston], -more-


BART Adds Bomb-Sniffing Dogs, Cites Convention Terrorism Alert

By RICHARD BRENNEMAN
Friday July 23, 2004

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-


African Americans Propose Immigration Reform

By DAVID BACON Pacific News Service
Friday July 23, 2004

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-


Bolivia Charts Course Between Popular Anger and Big Business Threats

By RAUL VASQUEZ Pacific News Service
Friday July 23, 2004

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-


Police Blotter

By RICHARD BRENNEMAN
Friday July 23, 2004

Berkeley Man Fatally Shot in Oakland -more-


UnderCurrents: ‘Girlie-Men’ Remark Obscures Governor’s Non-Solution

J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR
Friday July 23, 2004

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-


Letters to the Editor

Friday July 23, 2004

POLICE BLOTTER -more-


Growing Soil And Community

Friday July 23, 2004

Editors, Daily Planet -more-


Election Section

A Modest Proposal for Patrick Kennedy

By CAROL DENNEY
Friday July 23, 2004

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-


Care for a Little Redevelopment in Your Area?

By MERRILIE MITCHELL
Friday July 23, 2004

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-


Actors Ensemble Launches Albee’s ‘Delicate Balance’

By BETSY HUNTON Special to the Planet
Friday July 23, 2004

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-


Arts Calendar

Friday July 23, 2004

FRIDAY, JULY 23 -more-


LIVABLE BERKELEY

Alan Tobey
Friday July 23, 2004

Editors, Daily Planet: -more-


Catalan Festival is Weekend’s Best Excursion

By KATHLEEN HILL Special to the Planet
Friday July 23, 2004

Traveling close to home this weekend, try the Catalan Festival at Gloria Ferrer Champagne Caves just south of Sonoma. -more-


Berkeley This Week

Friday July 23, 2004

FRIDAY, JULY 23 -more-


Editorial

Editorial: The Dog Days in Berkeley

Becky O’Malley
Friday July 23, 2004

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-


Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

Editorial: The Dog Days in Berkeley 07-23-2004

Editorial: Talking About What Pictures Say 07-20-2004

News

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