Jakob Schiller:
              
              Albany police officer Jose Lara helps students from Marin Elementary cross Marin Avenue on Monday afternoon. 
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Jakob Schiller: Albany police officer Jose Lara helps students from Marin Elementary cross Marin Avenue on Monday afternoon. ‡

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Marin Avenue May Cut Lanes: By MATTHEW ARTZ

Tuesday October 26, 2004

North Berkeley’s major east-west thoroughfare is one step closer to shrinking in half for motorists. -more-



Campaign Violations Charged Against Anti-Tax Groups: By MATTHEW ARTZ

Tuesday October 26, 2004

A backer of the campaign to pass three city tax measures has charged two of Berkeley’s anti-tax groups with violating city election law. -more-



District 3 Changes Reflected in Council Race: By MATTHEW ARTZ

Tuesday October 26, 2004

When Max Anderson announced this summer he was challenging Councilmember Maudelle Shirek in District 3, he was prepared for the inevitable charges that he was an ingrate. -more-



Tune-Up Masters Condominiums Top ZAB Agenda: By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Tuesday October 26, 2004

Plans for the University Avenue Apartments, a five-story mixed use condominium and commercial project planned for 1698 University Ave., are scheduled to go to the Zoning Adjustments Board Thursday night. -more-



Water Board to Hear Toxic Clean-Up Questions: By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Tuesday October 26, 2004

When the Regional Water Quality Control Board opens its Wednesday night informational meeting on the controversial marshland toxic waste cleanup at the site of the proposed Campus Bay shoreline residential project, Richmond workers and residents might well have questions about similar efforts underway at the adjoining UC Berkeley Field Station just to the north. -more-



Features

Soaring Construction Costs Won’t Stall Seagate: By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Tuesday October 26, 2004

Though soaring energy costs and overseas demand have driven up the prices of most building materials, the developer of a proposed nine-story apartment complex on Center Street said plans are moving ahead, with construction to commence after the first of the year. -more-


El Cerrito Debates Approving Existing Utility Tax: By JAKOB SCHILLER

Tuesday October 26, 2004

One of the most visible political signs in El Cerrito this year is a placard asking voters to support Measure K. The measure, placed on the ballot by the city, would approve an 8 percent utility tax that the city already charges, which provides $2.2 million, about 12 percent, of the city’s general fund. -more-


Letters to the Editor

Tuesday October 26, 2004

PROP 62 -more-


The Neighbors Pitch in to Solve Plumbing Crisis: By SUSAN PARKER

COLUMN
Tuesday October 26, 2004

I came home to find the hot water in the downstairs bathroom running furiously from the spigot. “I can’t turn it off,” explained Hans, the man who lives with us and helps take care of my husband. “It’s been running since this morning when I gave Ralph a shower.” -more-


Nakadegawa Has BART Experience: By ROY NAKADEGAWA

COMMENTARY
Tuesday October 26, 2004

I am the current incumbent to the BART Board and am running on a limited campaign budget where my opponents are probably spending 20 to 30 times more than what I will spend. This will be my last term so I am using my reserve, which I had from former campaigns and am not seeking any contributions for this last campaign. -more-


Support Music in Schools, Measure B: By ARIANNA DELSMAN

COMMENTARY
Tuesday October 26, 2004

Music is vitally important to the healthy development of young people. This artistic expression deserves encouragement and financial support from the community. Unfortunately, music programs in the Berkeley Unified School District suffer low priority in the budget. To stay alive, they require tremendous volunteer work and fundraising on the part of educators, students, and parents. Music is more than a pastime, pure entertainment; it increases a child’s IQ, it broadens his or her knowledge of the outside world, and it encourages positive personal development. These are all reasons why the Berkeley Unified School District music programs should not be thought of as a dessert, but as an essential part of the meal. -more-


Menard is Raising the Real Issues: By KENT BROWN

COMMENTARY
Tuesday October 26, 2004

Stick to the issues please. -more-


Berkeley Firefighters Support Measure M: By GIL DONG

Tuesday October 26, 2004

On Nov. 2, Berkeley voters will be asked to support an array of ballot measures. As a Berkeley Fire Captain, I can tell you that Measure M should be strongly supported by this city and community. -more-


Police Blotter: By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Tuesday October 26, 2004

Shooting on Carleton Street -more-


Intimate Gathering of Music, Poetry at Harvest of Song: By DOROTHY BRYANT

Special to the Planet
Tuesday October 26, 2004

When I asked Allen Shearer how he got the idea for an informal concert by local poets, composers, singers, and instrumentalists, I expected to hear the familiar lament: that composers of new music have few opportunities to have their works performed. -more-


Thirty Years of Setting Minds on Fire at UPB: By ELLEN GALVIN

Special to the Planet
Tuesday October 26, 2004

The signage above the door at 2430 Bancroft Way boldly proclaims “Ten Thousand Minds on Fire,” an apt description of what University Press Books/Berkeley set out to do when it opened in November 1974. -more-


Arts Calendar

Tuesday October 26, 2004

TUESDAY, OCT. 26 -more-


Free-Tailed Bats Fill the Berkeley Autumn Twilight: By JOE EATON

Special to the Planet
Tuesday October 26, 2004

I first saw the bats, as it happens, a few Halloweens ago. I had stopped by the main Berkeley library on the way from work, before heading home to hand out candy to the little extortionists, and it was dusk as I was leaving the building. Something caught my eye: what appeared to be birds—starlings? blackbirds?—flying away from the business school across the street. Birds with an odd flickering flight. -more-


Election Section

Berkeley This Week

Tuesday October 26, 2004

TUESDAY, OCT. 26 -more-


Editorial

Not Exactly an Endorsement, But In Our Opinion...: By BECKY O'MALLEY

EDITORIAL
Tuesday October 26, 2004

We’ve gotten a number of requests from readers that the Planet endorse ballot proposals and candidates in the upcoming election. Some of these, of course, came from candidates and proponents, but others were from sincere individuals who just wanted a little help in deciding how to vote. Our principal response to this request has been to expand our opinion section as much as we can, to let candidates and advocates speak for themselves. We think we’ve learned a lot by doing that, and we hope readers have too. -more-


Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

Not Exactly an Endorsement, But In Our Opinion...: By BECKY O'MALLEY 10-26-2004

Flip-Flop Flim-Flam: By ARTHUR I. BLAUSTEIN 10-22-2004

News

Marin Avenue May Cut Lanes: By MATTHEW ARTZ 10-26-2004

Campaign Violations Charged Against Anti-Tax Groups: By MATTHEW ARTZ 10-26-2004

District 3 Changes Reflected in Council Race: By MATTHEW ARTZ 10-26-2004

Tune-Up Masters Condominiums Top ZAB Agenda: By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 10-26-2004

Water Board to Hear Toxic Clean-Up Questions: By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 10-26-2004

Soaring Construction Costs Won’t Stall Seagate: By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 10-26-2004

El Cerrito Debates Approving Existing Utility Tax: By JAKOB SCHILLER 10-26-2004

Letters to the Editor 10-26-2004

The Neighbors Pitch in to Solve Plumbing Crisis: By SUSAN PARKER COLUMN 10-26-2004

Nakadegawa Has BART Experience: By ROY NAKADEGAWA COMMENTARY 10-26-2004

Support Music in Schools, Measure B: By ARIANNA DELSMAN COMMENTARY 10-26-2004

Menard is Raising the Real Issues: By KENT BROWN COMMENTARY 10-26-2004

Berkeley Firefighters Support Measure M: By GIL DONG 10-26-2004

Police Blotter: By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 10-26-2004

Intimate Gathering of Music, Poetry at Harvest of Song: By DOROTHY BRYANT Special to the Planet 10-26-2004

Thirty Years of Setting Minds on Fire at UPB: By ELLEN GALVIN Special to the Planet 10-26-2004

Arts Calendar 10-26-2004

Free-Tailed Bats Fill the Berkeley Autumn Twilight: By JOE EATON Special to the Planet 10-26-2004

Berkeley This Week 10-26-2004

Drug Bust Follows Student’s Death: By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR 10-22-2004

HUD Report Blasts Jubilee: By MATTHEW ARTZ 10-22-2004

District 5 Race Covers All Interests: By MATTHEW ARTZ 10-22-2004

Campus Bay Pollution Fears Raised at Park Group Meet: By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 10-22-2004

District Workers Take Grievances to School Board:By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR 10-22-2004

Bates Offers Plan for Creeks Dilemma:By MATTHEW ARTZ 10-22-2004

City Measures Reap Funds From City’s Powerful: By MATTHEW ARTZ 10-22-2004

Revised Density Bonus Law Poses Many Challenges: By JOHN ENGLISH Special to the Planet 10-22-2004

Six Candidates Vie for Three Albany Council Seats: By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR 10-22-2004

Hacker Exposes UC Private Information BAY CITY NEWS AND WIRE REPORTS 10-22-2004

Oakland Police Chief Leaves Trail of Failure: J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR UNDERCURRENTS OF THE EAST BAY AND BEYOND 10-22-2004

The Government’s Duty to Report Violations: By ANN FAGAN GINGER CHALLENGING RIGHTS VIOLATIONS 10-22-2004

Mayor Bates Explains His Vision For ‘Difficult’ Creeks Issue: By TOM BATES 10-22-2004

Fire Department Log: By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 10-22-2004

Police Blotter: By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 10-22-2004

Letters to the Editor 10-22-2004

Review of the Debates, A Poem: By PETER SOLOMON 10-22-2004

Measure CC: Restore Park Habitat: By NORMAN LA FORCE and ARTHUR FEINSTEIN COMMENTARY 10-22-2004

Vote Yes on Measures J, K and L: By BEATRIZ LEVYA-CUTLER COMMENTARY 10-22-2004

Measure Q Hurts Women, Neighborhoods: By ZELDA BRONSTEIN COMMENTARY 10-22-2004

Library Services Hang in the Balance of Measure L: By JEFREY SHATTUCK LEITER and DION ARONER COMMENTARY 10-22-2004

Stop Drunk Driving, a Challenge for Entire Community: By KEN NORWOOD COMMENTARY 10-22-2004

Kornbluth Takes on a Revolutionary in ‘Ben Franklin’: By KEN BULLOCK Special to the Planet 10-22-2004

Arts Calendar 10-22-2004

Columns

There’s Gold in the Fall Colors of the Sierra Buttes: By MARTA YAMAMOTO Special to the Planet 10-22-2004

Berkeley This Week 10-22-2004