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Empty West Berkeley Building Destroyed in Two-Alarm Blaze: By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Friday September 17, 2004
Berkeley firefighters battled a two-alarm fire in a vacant West Berkeley office building after the blaze was first reported at 4:25 a.m. Tuesday. -more-

Neighbor Sues Temple In Dispute Over Construction Problems: By MATTHEW ARTZ

Friday September 17, 2004
If good fences make good neighbors, Dan McLoughlin doesn’t think the folks who are moving next door look too promising. -more-

Uninsured Patients Charge Sutter With Price-Gouging: By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR

Friday September 17, 2004
Health care patient advocates have filed two class action lawsuits in Bay Area state courts against hospital conglomerate Sutter Health, asking the court to halt what they call the corporation’s “price-gouging” of uninsured patients and return “unfair” profits back to the public. -more-

‘Car Free’ Day Parade Features Art Cars

Friday September 17, 2004
The ninth-annual How Berkeley Can You Be? Parade and Festival will run in conjunction with the city’s first Car Free Day on Sunday. -more-

Proposed Transfer of School Radio Station Surprises El Cerrito Officials: By JAKOB SCHILLER

Friday September 17, 2004
A proposal to transfer control of the El Cerrito High School educational radio station to a private non-profit has sent shockwaves through the West Contra Costa School District. -more-

Mayor Pushes Tax Hikes To Help Close Budget Deficit: By MATTHEW ARTZ

Friday September 17, 2004

UC, Developer Still Talking About Hotel: By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Friday September 17, 2004

Police Blotter: By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Friday September 17, 2004

LBL’s Switch to Ethanol Fuels Controversy: By ANNA OBERTHUR

Special to the Planet
Friday September 17, 2004

Scores For Deaf Students Skew John Muir Test Results: By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR

Friday September 17, 2004

Fire Department Log: By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Friday September 17, 2004

Landmarks Panel Frustrated With Planning Staff Delays, Omissions: By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Friday September 17, 2004

Commission Delays Nexus Vote, Looks at West Berkley Proposal: By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Friday September 17, 2004

Maoists Rebels are Winning the War in Nepal: By MIKE McPHATE

Pacific News Service
Friday September 17, 2004

U.S.-Australia Ties Could Be in for a Jolt: By AIDAN DOYLD

Pacific News Service
Friday September 17, 2004

Dems Should be Wary of Adopting GOP Tactics: By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR

UnderCurrents
Friday September 17, 2004

The Right of Every Human Not to be Tortured: By ANN FAGAN GINGER

Challenging Rights Violations
Friday September 17, 2004

Letters to the Editor

Friday September 17, 2004

Once More into the Quagmire: Vietnam and Iraq: By PHIL McARDLE

COMMENTARY
Friday September 17, 2004

An Important Step For California’s Children: By ASSEMBLYMEMBER WILMA CHAN

COMMENTARY
Friday September 17, 2004

Retelling the Mysterious Death of King Yazdgerd: By KEN BULLOCK

Special to the Planet
Friday September 17, 2004

Dozens Rally at Murder Sites: By JAKOB SCHILLER

Friday September 17, 2004

Arts Calendar

Friday September 17, 2004

Dogs Try to Keep it Down During New Quiet Hours: By MATTHEW ARTZ

Friday September 17, 2004

Corrections

Friday September 17, 2004

Berkeley This Week

Friday September 17, 2004

Crews battle the Fourth Street blaze early Tuesday morning.
Crews battle the Fourth Street blaze early Tuesday morning.

Editorials

Down At the Alligator’s Ball: By BECKY O'MALLEY

EDITORIAL
Friday September 17, 2004
A week or so ago the Planet received an invitation to a fundraiser for realtor Laurie Capitelli, who’s running for Berkeley City Council in District 5. It had been re-sealed and re-addressed to us, which seemed odd, and when we opened it a little slip of paper fell out with an anonymous typed note: “The Developers’ Ball? They are urging a vote for their pro-development candidate. Interesting cast of endorsers.” -more-

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