Connecting Small Presses With Readers for 35 Years By MATTHEW ARTZ
Small Press Distribution (SPD) is celebrating its 35th year as the nation’s only non-profit book distributor. -more-
Small Press Distribution (SPD) is celebrating its 35th year as the nation’s only non-profit book distributor. -more-
A controversial development project on San Pablo Avenue, first proposed in 1999 and then abandoned amid neighborhood opposition a year and a half ago, has taken on new life with a different developer. -more-
An unexpected surge in tax revenues on property transfers could erase more than a quarter of the city’s projected $7.5 million deficit next year, according to a first quarter budget update released by the city last week. -more-
Critics of the Ed Roberts Campus recently approved by the Zoning Adjustments Board (ZAB) for South Berkeley have appealed the Nov. 15 decision to the City Council. -more-
For the holidays we at the Daily Planet want to give our readers an issue of their own. If you have a story you want to tell about something in the East Bay, about one of your favorite things, a recollection, or anything else you have wanted to see in the Planet, this is your chance. Send us your stories and poems and we will turn over our Dec. 24 issue to you. Get submissions to us by Friday, Dec. 17 for consideration. -more-
John Kerry won 90 percent of the votes cast for president in Berkeley, while George Bush won the support of only 6.6 percent of Berkeley’s voters. -more-
A Southern California State Senator, reacting to last fall’s UC hacking incident, wants to repeal current California laws allowing state agencies to release social security numbers and other personal data to public and private sector researchers. -more-
Mayor Tom Bates has backed off, in the face of City Council opposition, from proposing that Councilmember Linda Maio succeed Maudelle Shirek as vice mayor when the new council convenes today (Tuesday), his chief of staff said Monday. -more-
The Board of Education of the Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD) will consider a proposal at this Wednesday night’s board meeting to reopen collective bargaining agreement with its classified employees. -more-
A Berkeley non-profit foundation set up to promote excellence in local schools has received that distinction itself—an award from the Public Education Network in Washington D.C. for Excellence in Communication. -more-
I read in this very paper that the proposal to build the Ed Roberts Campus, the South Berkeley facility that will house a consortium of organizations serving the needs of the disabled, could be held up due to challenges from the California Office of Historic Preservation. -more-
Fireplace Ash Triggers $1.1 Million Blaze, Destroys Cragmont Ave. Home -more-
To follow-up on Charles Smith’s reflections (Letters, Daily Planet, Dec. 3-6) about policies that would effectively prohibit building on earthquake faults, there is already such a policy, a law even, voted in by the state Legislature in 1972. It is the Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Zoning Act. -more-
As I’ve previously written in the Daily Planet, some time in the past year the Berkeley Planning Department removed from its website the lists of notices of decision that document the Zoning Adjustment Board’s recent approval of use permits. -more-
The Taking protections of our Federal (5th Amendment) Constitution is a significant protection and the envy of people throughout the world. In an era when property in parts of the world is taken by the use of force without just compensation to those displaced, this American right created in our constitution must be applied even under the most benevolent circumstances such as the good intentions of people like Chris Kavanaugh (Letters, Daily Planet, Nov. 19-22). -more-
Combining spectacle and intimate moments of dialogue and soliloquy in song with an extraordinary processional chorus of 40, The Play of Daniel is at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on Bancroft Way this week in a joint production by Aurora Theatre Company and Pacific Mozart Ensemble. -more-
The seasonal tradition of “decking the halls” makes December a particularly colorful time to visit local house museums decorated for Christmas tours and events. -more-
My thanks to Tom Butt for the reminder that the monarch butterflies have returned to their winter bivouac in the eucalyptus grove at UC’s Richmond Field Station. -more-
On Wednesday of this week the Planning Commission has scheduled a workshop to discuss proposed revisions to the Landmark Preservation Ordinance. More hours of my life than I care to count, over a four-year period while I was on the Landmark Preservation Commission, were devoted to work on a revised LPO which was ultimately endorsed last summer by a majority of LPC commissioners. Practically every clause represents a compromise between commissioners who are dedicated to conserving old buildings as much as possible and those who regard some old buildings as opportunity sites for new construction. But like most compromises, the attempt to please everyone might turn out to have pleased no one. -more-
Changes Would Speed Landmarks Process By BECKY O'MALLEY 12-07-2004
Shop & Live: One Stop By BECKY O'MALLEY 12-03-2004
Connecting Small Presses With Readers for 35 Years By MATTHEW ARTZ 12-07-2004
Five-Story Project Proposed For San Pablo Avenue Site By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 12-07-2004
City Manager Issues Rosy Budget Update, With Warnings By MATTHEW ARTZ 12-07-2004
Roberts Center Critics Appeal Project Approval By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 12-07-2004
A Daily Planet Holiday Invitation 12-07-2004
Kerry Captured 90 Percent of Berkeley Vote By ROB WRENN Special to the Planet 12-07-2004
Hancock Fears New Hacking Bill May Go Too Far By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR 12-07-2004
New Council to Choose Vice-Mayor Rotation By MATTHEW ARTZ 12-07-2004
BUSD Classified Employees Ask To Reopen Contract By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR 12-07-2004
Education Foundation Newsletter Wins Award for Excellence By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR 12-07-2004
Letters to the Editor 12-07-2004
Editorial Cartoons By JUSTIN DEFREITAS 12-07-2004
Opposition to Ed Roberts Campus Masked in Historic Design Complaint By SUSAN PARKER COLUMN 12-07-2004
Police Blotter By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 12-07-2004
Fire Department Log By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 12-07-2004
Alquist-Priolo Bars Building On Faultlines By JANICE THOMAS COMMENTARY 12-07-2004
Planning Department Website Watch By ZELDA BRONSTEIN COMMENTARY 12-07-2004
Berkeley’s Rent Control Ordinance Violates the U.S. Constitution By ROBERT CABRERA COMMENTARY 12-07-2004
‘Play of Daniel’ Brings Medieval Liturgical Drama To Berkeley Church By KEN BULLOCK Special to the Planet 12-07-2004
Holiday Spirit is Alive at Two Historic Houses By STEVEN FINACOM Special to the Planet 12-07-2004
Arts Calendar 12-07-2004
Fierce Debate Rages Over Monarch Migration Pattern By JOE EATON Special to the Planet 12-07-2004
Berkeley This Week 12-07-2004
Sutter Locks Out Striking Workers By RICHARD BRENNEMAN and JAKOB SCHILER 12-03-2004
Peralta Makes Exclusive Pact To Plan Laney Development By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN TAYLOR 12-03-2004
Pickets Target Toxic Site Plan By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 12-03-2004
Jubilee Stripped of City Funding By MATTHEW ARTZ 12-03-2004
Elmwood Theater Renovations to Last Into New Year By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR 12-03-2004
Police Review Director Attard Bolts For San Jose By MATTHEW ARTZ 12-03-2004
Mylar-Induced Power Outage Hits Southside By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 12-03-2004
Shelter Warms Hearts of City’s Homeless Youth By MATTHEW ARTZ 12-03-2004
Body of Transient Found Under Max Anderson’s Deck By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 12-03-2004
Two Groups Battle for KPFA Listener Board By JAKOB SCHILLER 12-03-2004
20 Years After Bhopal, Women Fight For Justice SANDIP ROY Pacific News Service 12-03-2004
Election 2004: Another Look At the Disputed Vote Count By BOB BURNETT Special to the Planet, NEWS ANALYSIS 12-03-2004
Editorial Cartoons By JUSTIN DEFREITAS 12-03-2004
Letters to the Editor 12-03-2004
Brown’s Police Chief Choice Could Help Him in ‘06 Campaign By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR UNDERCURRENTS OF THE EAST BAY AND BEYOND 12-03-2004
Police Blotter By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 12-03-2004
A New Hit From the Past: Berkeley Rep Performs Hurston’s ‘Polk County’ By KEN BULLOCK Special to the Planet 12-03-2004
Proposed UC Bridge is Wasteful, Unnecessary By NORTHSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION and BERKELEYANS FOR A LIVABLE UNIVERSITY ENVIRONMENT COMMENTARY 12-03-2004
The Irresponsibilities of Religion By THOMAS ULATOWSKI COMMENTARY 12-03-2004
For Sure-to-Please Gifts, Look to West Berkeley By ZELDA BRONSTEIN Special to the Planet 12-03-2004
A Play Forgotten 60 Years Ago Comes To Life in Berkeley Rep Production By BETSY M. HUNTON Special to the Planet 12-03-2004
Day Trip to Sonoma, Home of the Bear Republic By MARTA YAMAMOTO Special to the Planet 12-03-2004
Berkeley This Week 12-03-2004