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Kerry Landslide at Longfellow

Tuesday November 02, 2004

Max Sinton, 11, a sixth-grader at Longfellow Junior High School attentively fills out his ballot in the school courtyard. In a mock presidential election at Longfellow Junior High on Monday, John Kerry won by a landslide with 245 votes. President George Bush came away with only 8 votes, and 22 ballots were thrown out. Of the 433 students at the school, 297 registered to vote, a requirement in order to participate. At right, a voter enjoys a post-decision lollipop while showing off his “I Voted” souvenir sticker. -more-



University Avenue Project Clears ZAB: By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Tuesday November 02, 2004

Over the protests of neighboring business and property owners, Zoning Adjustments Board members Thursday issued a mitigated negative declaration and a use permit for a major University Avenue project. -more-



Area Residents Call In From Swing States: By MATTHEW ARTZ

Tuesday November 02, 2004

If John Kerry emerges triumphant Tuesday, he will have thousands of volunteers to thank, including quite a few from Berkeley. -more-



Chevron Faces Setback at Point Molate: By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Tuesday November 02, 2004

Richmond city officials abused their discretion three years ago in approving a plan by ChevronTexaco to create two 30,000-barrel liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanks, a state appellate court ruled Friday. -more-



Flu Vaccine Shortage Raises Access Questions: By ANNA OBERTHUR

Special to the Planet
Tuesday November 02, 2004

With the supply scarce, Berkeley health officials are struggling to decide how to dole out potentially life-saving flu vaccines this winter—a challenge made more complicated by the fact that most of the doses are in private hands. -more-



Features

Rubicon to Take Over for Jobs Consortium for Homeless: By MATTHEW ARTZ

Tuesday November 02, 2004

One of the largest homeless service providers in the Bay Area is slated to take over a jobs training program in Berkeley after the current provider ran afoul of federal regulators. -more-


Election Night Parties Around Town To Watch the Winners and Losers: By MATTHEW ARTZ

Tuesday November 02, 2004

Political junkies who don’t want to spend election night alone staring at television news anchors have plenty of social opportunities Tuesday night. -more-


Albany City Council Race Ends With Allegations: By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR

Tuesday November 02, 2004

Albany City Council candidates Brian Parker and Robert Lieber have filed a complaint with the California Fair Political Practices Commission, charging two of his opponents with attempting to subvert Albany’s campaign finance ordinance by illegally coordinating with an independent campaign committee. -more-


Emeryville Printer Wins Big In Election Sign Business: By MATTHEW ARTZ

Tuesday November 02, 2004

Many of the campaign posters plastered on Berkeley telephone poles and staked into lawns this political season, no matter the political slant, have a common thread: They’re made in Emeryville. -more-


Art Panel Okays ‘Spaceship Earth’: By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Tuesday November 02, 2004

Civic Arts Commission members Wednesday voted 7-2 to accept “Spaceship Earth,” a massive quartzite and bronze sculpture honoring the late Berkeley-born environmentalist David Brower. -more-


Lawrence Breaks Ankle At Measure B Party: By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR

Tuesday November 02, 2004

The Berkeley elections claimed at least one victim last week when Berkeley Unified School District Superintendent Michele Lawrence accidentally fell and broke her ankle in two places during a block party where she had planned to give a talk promoting Measure B. -more-


When Did ‘Hobbit’ Humans Die Out? Not So Long Ago, Say Indonesian Villagers: By CATY HUSBANDS

Pacific News Service
Tuesday November 02, 2004

The recent announcement that scientists had found the bones of a “human dwarf” species on the remote island of Flores in Eastern Indonesia shocked anthropologists across the globe. Could these human dwarf people, dubbed Homo floresiensis, have lived alongside our taller human ancestors just 13,000 years ago? Before the discovery, scientists would have said “impossible!” But if you asked people I know on the island of Flores, they would say, “Yes, we know they lived here—until very recently, in fact.” -more-



Letters to the Editor

Tuesday November 02, 2004

UNREPRESENTATIVE -more-


Nannies, Purple Mohawks And the Meaning of Life: By SUSAN PARKER

Tuesday November 02, 2004

San Francisco State -more-


Police Blotter: By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Tuesday November 02, 2004

A Trio of Robberies -more-


Self-Government: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?: By SHARON HUDSON

COMMENTARY
Tuesday November 02, 2004

Berkeley recently—and rightfully—celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Free Speech Movement. But news coverage of the events barely mentioned the heavy-handed role the university played, in first causing the movement by curtailing speech, and later in ratcheting up the violence that accompanied subsequent protest activities. Today UCB basks in the glow of the FSM, but don’t forget: UC was the oppressor that made Berkeley radical. And still does. -more-


El Cerrito Utility Tax Steamrolls Voters: By PETER S. LOUBAL

Tuesday November 02, 2004

El Cerrito aspires to be Contra Costa County’s progressive bastion, providing supermajority support for school, library and transit taxes. But emulating Berkeley cuts both ways, and the city, seemingly inspired by Berkeley’s “Budget Watch,” now has a like tax revolt battling “Measure K”—an attempt to legitimize a hitherto illegal 8 percent utility user’s tax. The City Council ignored a 2001 court decision forcing it to get voter approval. All it did was cut its statute of limitations exposure to a year, to minimize tax rebate requests in case of a lawsuit. Now it plays catch-up in a very heavy-handed manner. Political satellites tend towards theatrics, achieving a nuttiness of their very own. -more-


Election Section

Samba Ngo Invites All To Dance at Ashkenaz: By JAKOB SCHILLER

Tuesday November 02, 2004

Everyone who’s been anxiously awaiting the national election might learn a thing or two from Samba Ngo, an African musician who lives by the motto “Let’s dance now, because tomorrow who knows.” -more-


Arts Calendar

Tuesday November 02, 2004

TUESDAY, NOV. 2 -more-


Ginko Trees: Exotic Old Souls Flourish on Berkeley Streets: By RON SULLIVAN

Special to the Planet
Tuesday November 02, 2004

There’s a pretty row of ginkgo trees along the curve where Shattuck Avenue meets Henry Street in North Berkeley, and shorter rows and isolated specimens elsewhere around town. -more-


Berkeley This Week

Tuesday November 02, 2004

TUESDAY, NOV. 2 -more-


Editorial

The Post-Election Struggle: By BECKY O'MALLEY

EDITORIAL
Tuesday November 02, 2004

That uncanny silence you hear all over Berkeley is the sound of more than a hundred thousand people simultaneously holding their breath until the election is over. This paper will be on the stand for three days, and it’s a pretty fair bet that most Berkeleyans won’t be able to exhale until the next issue comes out, if then. The good thing about this election is that it’s got people talking to one another who have managed to disagree about a lot of the important issues for the last 30 years, give or take a few. Whoever wins the presidency, there’s sure to be a post-election honeymoon during which born-again Democrats will continue to talk to one another about what’s best for the country—it’s just that different tactical responses will be required depending on who wins the presidency. Not even very different, really, because the Republicans are likely to retain control of Congress in any event. -more-


Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

The Post-Election Struggle: By BECKY O'MALLEY 11-02-2004

Fighting Voter Panic: By BECKY O'MALLEY 10-29-2004

News

Kerry Landslide at Longfellow 11-02-2004

University Avenue Project Clears ZAB: By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 11-02-2004

Area Residents Call In From Swing States: By MATTHEW ARTZ 11-02-2004

Chevron Faces Setback at Point Molate: By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 11-02-2004

Flu Vaccine Shortage Raises Access Questions: By ANNA OBERTHUR Special to the Planet 11-02-2004

Rubicon to Take Over for Jobs Consortium for Homeless: By MATTHEW ARTZ 11-02-2004

Election Night Parties Around Town To Watch the Winners and Losers: By MATTHEW ARTZ 11-02-2004

Albany City Council Race Ends With Allegations: By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR 11-02-2004

Emeryville Printer Wins Big In Election Sign Business: By MATTHEW ARTZ 11-02-2004

Art Panel Okays ‘Spaceship Earth’: By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 11-02-2004

Lawrence Breaks Ankle At Measure B Party: By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR 11-02-2004

When Did ‘Hobbit’ Humans Die Out? Not So Long Ago, Say Indonesian Villagers: By CATY HUSBANDS Pacific News Service 11-02-2004

Editorial Cartoons By JUSTIN DEFREITAS 11-02-2004

Letters to the Editor 11-02-2004

Nannies, Purple Mohawks And the Meaning of Life: By SUSAN PARKER 11-02-2004

Police Blotter: By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 11-02-2004

Self-Government: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?: By SHARON HUDSON COMMENTARY 11-02-2004

El Cerrito Utility Tax Steamrolls Voters: By PETER S. LOUBAL 11-02-2004

Samba Ngo Invites All To Dance at Ashkenaz: By JAKOB SCHILLER 11-02-2004

Arts Calendar 11-02-2004

Ginko Trees: Exotic Old Souls Flourish on Berkeley Streets: By RON SULLIVAN Special to the Planet 11-02-2004

Berkeley This Week 11-02-2004

Preservationists Fight to Save Venerable West Berkeley Pub: By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 10-29-2004

Tempers Flare Over Campus Bay Project: By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 10-29-2004

Pryor Named New Fire Chief: By MATTHEW ARTZ 10-29-2004

Traditional Allies Divided Over Parks Measure CC: By MATTHEW ARTZ 10-29-2004

Tax Measures Spur Opposition From Property Owners: By MATTHEW ARTZ 10-29-2004

Complaint Dismissed Against Anti-Tax Groups: By MATTHEW ARTZ 10-29-2004

Newest West Berkeley Bowl Plans Unveiled to Neighbors: By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 10-29-2004

Prostitution Opposed, Marijuana and Trees Ignored: By MATTHEW ARTZ 10-29-2004

Richmond Candidate Cries Foul Over ‘Hit Pieces’: By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR 10-29-2004

UC Hotel Project Talks ‘Moving Forward’: By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 10-29-2004

Bush, Kerry Endorse Return to the Braceros: By DAVID BACON Pacific News Service 10-29-2004

Top Contra Costa Physician Blasts Campus Bay Turf War: By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 10-29-2004

Campaign 2004: Perspective From Colorado: By BOB BURNETT NEWS ANALYSIS 10-29-2004

Sanctions, Not Pre-Emption Softened Qaddafi’s Libya: By PAOLO PONTONIERE Pacific News Service, NEWS ANALYSIS 10-29-2004

Letters to the Editor 10-29-2004

Police Blotter: By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 10-29-2004

Oakland Police Must Work for Neighbor Support: ByJ. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR UNDERCURRENTS OF THE EAST BAY AND BEYOND 10-29-2004

Berkeley’s Stormwater Property Tax: Where’s the Money?: By L.A. WOOD COMMENTARY 10-29-2004

Yes on Measure B for Berkeley Schools: By NANCY RIDDLE and DAN LINDHEIM COMMENTARY 10-29-2004

‘Eurydice’ Offers New View of Orpheus Myth: By KEN BULLOCK Special to the Planet 10-29-2004

Arts Calendar 10-29-2004

‘Calliope’ Shines Again at Marina Mall: By JAKOB SCHILLER 10-29-2004

Berkeley This Week 10-29-2004