UC Berkeley: 
              This map depicts the areas to be leased at the Richmond Field Station. The large white area to the right of the site is the covered waste disposal site at Campus Bay, another property being developed by Simeon Properties, the university’s ch oice to develop the Field Station.e
UC Berkeley: This map depicts the areas to be leased at the Richmond Field Station. The large white area to the right of the site is the covered waste disposal site at Campus Bay, another property being developed by Simeon Properties, the university’s ch oice to develop the Field Station.e

Page One

UC, Campus Bay Developer Plot Richmond Field Station Future By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Tuesday February 01, 2005

Simeon Properties, the controversial co-developer of the troubled Campus Bay site, is UC Berkeley’s first choice for developing the adjacent Richmond Field Station, a UC official revealed Monday. -more-



Church Gives Christianity A New Orientation By MATTHEW ARTZ

Tuesday February 01, 2005

At an hour when many of their friends are sitting down to Sunday brunch, the congregates of Berkeley’s New Spirit Community Church hunt for spiritual nourishment. -more-



Elmwood Institution Wins 5-Year Reprieve By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Tuesday February 01, 2005

Reports of the impending death of the Elmwood Pharmacy and its ever-popular Ozzie’s soda fountain have been greatly exaggerated, said Victoria Carter, the second-generation owner of the pharmacy. -more-



Patrons Rail Against Berkeley Post Office Lines By MATTHEW ARTZ

Tuesday February 01, 2005

Patrons of Berkeley’s main post office are used to waiting. For years, customers have sat on benches or strolled along nearby blocks killing time until their number was called. -more-



UC Workers Ask for State Mediator By JAKOB SCHILLER

Tuesday February 01, 2005

After months of unsuccessful negotiations, the union representing nearly 7,300 University of California service workers has declared impasse and asked a state mediator to help both sides reach an agreement. -more-



Features

BHS Health Center Holds Grand Opening for New Facility By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR

Tuesday February 01, 2005

A 15-year Berkeley Unified School District-City of Berkeley joint project that helped boost the city’s reputation for teen services has moved to permanent headquarters on the Berkeley High School campus. -more-


BUSD Plans Formal Entry Into State Budget Battle By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR

Tuesday February 01, 2005

Berkeley Unified School District plans to enter the state budget battles this week with a board resolution calling on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to “fully fund education according to the requirements of Proposition 98.” -more-


Middle School Students Tackle Bullying In Addison Street Windows Poster Display By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR

Tuesday February 01, 2005

It is easy not to pay attention to the jumble of Speak Up—Stop Bullying posters lined inside the Addison Street Windows Gallery across from the Berkeley Repertory Theater. -more-


Voter Research Group Finds Fault in Exit Pollsters’ Report By JUDY BERTELSEN

Special to the Planet
Tuesday February 01, 2005

USCountVotes, a nonpartisan scientific research project, issued a statement Monday critical of exit pollsters Edison and Mitofsky’s Jan. 19 report attributing differences between exit poll and election results to possible survey-response rates of Republicans and Democrats. -more-


Newly Approved University Avenue Project For Sale By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Tuesday February 01, 2005

Less than two months after the Berkeley Zoning Adjustments Board approved a proposal for a five-story condominium apartment and retail building at 1122 University Ave., developer Alex Varum has put the property up for sale. -more-


Letters to the Editor

Tuesday February 01, 2005

THE LOOKING GLASS -more-



Returning to a Life That Had Been Stolen By SUSAN PARKER Column

Tuesday February 01, 2005

Due to a snowstorm on the East Coast, I got back a day late from New York and missed my date with the Superior Court of Solano County. -more-


Iraq: Setting Limits For Staying After the Election By BOB BURNETT News Analysis

Special to the Planet
Tuesday February 01, 2005

The Iraqi elections provide the American people with an opportunity to consider whether they want to continue the obdurate path chartered by the Bush administration or, instead, go in another direction. To chose the path not taken, we will first have to learn to set limits. -more-


Police Blotter By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Tuesday February 01, 2005

Fast Bandit Grabs Cash -more-


Two-Level Brower/Oxford Parking Garage Is Being Studied By Applicant By JOHN CLAWSON Commentary

Tuesday February 01, 2005

We are enormously gratified by the City Design Review Committee’s praise for the David Brower Center and Oxford Plaza (“Design Committee Praises Plan for Brower Center,” Daily Planet, Jan. 25-27). We are similarly pleased with the Downtown Berkeley Association (DBA) Design Committee’s positive response to the building’s design a few days earlier. This early support from city officials, downtown leaders, environmental and housing activists is very encouraging as we proceed to honor the memory and contribution of David Brower, one of the world’s greatest environmental activists, with a model of environmentally responsible design. -more-


School Board Promotes Unwanted Project By PETER SCHORER Commentary

Tuesday February 01, 2005

Residents of the East Campus neighborhood in South Berkeley were recently given an opportunity to experience yet again the city’s (in this case, the School Board’s) devious tactic for pushing through a project that residents in a neighborhood don’t want. In this case it is a hardball field with overhead lights and loudspeakers that the neighborhood has been fighting for years. The first step of the tactic took place at the “East Campus Design Charrette” held at the Alternative High School Multi-Purpose Room, MLK Jr. Way and Derby, on Monday, Jan. 24. -more-


Closing Derby Street for Baseball is Still on the Table By DOROTHY BRYANT Commentary

Tuesday February 01, 2005

Since I was unable to attend the Jan. 24 community meeting on Derby Field use, I appreciate J. Douglas Allen-Taylor’s report on the decision to demolish the old East Campus temporaries, but not to consider closing Derby for the present. However, because crucial details of this issue were left out of his article, many readers will surely misunderstand what our neighborhood concerns are. -more-


Election Section

Private Jailer Reaches Out To Gouge Convicts By DANNIE M. MARTIN Commentary

Pacific News Service
Tuesday February 01, 2005

MASON, Tenn.—Bank robbers are discovering how it feels to be robbed when they make a phone call from a prison run by the Corrections Corporation of America, a private company that today oversees a large share of the nation’s prisons and jails. -more-


Independent Study Program Addresses Individual Needs By ANNIE KASSSOF

Special to the Planet
Tuesday February 01, 2005

Berkeley Independent Study student Amber Manuel, the youngest of four children, will be the first to complete high school when she graduates this June. -more-


Puccini’s Small Acts Shine at Berkeley Opera By MICHAEL ZWIEBACH

Special to the Planet
Tuesday February 01, 2005

It figured that when the fearless Berkeley Opera turned to Puccini, they weren’t going to do one of the big three fan favorites. Its choice was Il Trittico (The Trilogy, 1918), a triple bill of one-acters, the less favored members, Il Tabarro (The Cloak), and Suor Angelica together with the more popular, comic, Gianni Schicchi. Saturday’s audience at the Julia Morgan Theater was rewarded with uniformly strong singing, and exceptionally high musical values for a local opera company. -more-


Arts Calendar

Tuesday February 01, 2005

TUESDAY, FEB. 1 -more-


Endangered Opossums Really Do Play Dead By JOE EATON

Special to the Planet
Tuesday February 01, 2005

Back in the heyday of The Far Side, Gary Larson drew a Sunday panel showing a middle-aged couple slumped on their living room floor and another couple exiting. The caption: “The Arnolds feign death until the Wagners, sensing awkwardness, are compelled to leave.” -more-


Berkeley This Week

Tuesday February 01, 2005

TUESDAY, FEB. 1 -more-


Editorial

Traffic Calming Needed By BECKY O'MALLEY Editorial

Tuesday February 01, 2005

If you live on Ashby Avenue and wake up in the middle of the night, as I do sometimes, you can tell what time it is by how much noise comes in through your closed bedroom window. If it’s relatively quiet, with only the occasional roar of a really big truck which rattles the windows, it’s probably about 3 a.m. The trucks at that time of night are fewer, but they compensate by gunning their engines up to about 50 mph (when the speed limit is 25.) Commuters get going about 4, at a high speed because they’re not so numerous until about 5, eventually slowing down to just under 30 mph between 6 and 9. By that time traffic is often bumper-to-bumper, with students and employees who come by bridge and tunnel on their way to the UC campus. It’s pretty much impossible to sleep past about 6:30 because of the noise volume, even in the winter when the windows can be kept closed. -more-


Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

Traffic Calming Needed By BECKY O'MALLEY Editorial 02-01-2005

‘Death Tax’ Scam Re-Surfaces By BECKY O'MALLEY Editorial 01-28-2005

News

UC, Campus Bay Developer Plot Richmond Field Station Future By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 02-01-2005

Church Gives Christianity A New Orientation By MATTHEW ARTZ 02-01-2005

Elmwood Institution Wins 5-Year Reprieve By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 02-01-2005

Patrons Rail Against Berkeley Post Office Lines By MATTHEW ARTZ 02-01-2005

UC Workers Ask for State Mediator By JAKOB SCHILLER 02-01-2005

BHS Health Center Holds Grand Opening for New Facility By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR 02-01-2005

BUSD Plans Formal Entry Into State Budget Battle By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR 02-01-2005

Middle School Students Tackle Bullying In Addison Street Windows Poster Display By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR 02-01-2005

Voter Research Group Finds Fault in Exit Pollsters’ Report By JUDY BERTELSEN Special to the Planet 02-01-2005

Newly Approved University Avenue Project For Sale By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 02-01-2005

Letters to the Editor 02-01-2005

Editorial Cartoons By JUSTIN DeFREITAS 02-01-2005

Returning to a Life That Had Been Stolen By SUSAN PARKER Column 02-01-2005

Iraq: Setting Limits For Staying After the Election By BOB BURNETT News Analysis Special to the Planet 02-01-2005

Police Blotter By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 02-01-2005

Two-Level Brower/Oxford Parking Garage Is Being Studied By Applicant By JOHN CLAWSON Commentary 02-01-2005

School Board Promotes Unwanted Project By PETER SCHORER Commentary 02-01-2005

Closing Derby Street for Baseball is Still on the Table By DOROTHY BRYANT Commentary 02-01-2005

Private Jailer Reaches Out To Gouge Convicts By DANNIE M. MARTIN Commentary Pacific News Service 02-01-2005

Independent Study Program Addresses Individual Needs By ANNIE KASSSOF Special to the Planet 02-01-2005

Puccini’s Small Acts Shine at Berkeley Opera By MICHAEL ZWIEBACH Special to the Planet 02-01-2005

Arts Calendar 02-01-2005

Endangered Opossums Really Do Play Dead By JOE EATON Special to the Planet 02-01-2005

Berkeley This Week 02-01-2005

Contrary Views Fly at Heated San Pablo Meeting By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 01-28-2005

West Berkeley Residents Riled Up Over Mega-Bowl By MATTHEW ARTZ 01-28-2005

BUSD Plans New Uses for Derby Street Site By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR 01-28-2005

City Council Reduces Marin Avenue to Two Lanes By MATTHEW ARTZ 01-28-2005

City Council Moves Toward LRDP Lawsuit By MATTHEW ARTZ 01-28-2005

Caltrans Moves Ahead With Fourth Caldecott Tunnel Bore By MATTHEW ARTZ 01-28-2005

Peralta Trustees Spar Over Planning Proposals By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR 01-28-2005

Berkeley Photographs Wanted For Historical Society Contest 01-28-2005

Murdered Iraqi Trade Unionist Trapped Between U.S. and Insurgents By DAVID BACON Pacific News Service 01-28-2005

Berkeley’s Best: Taste of the Himalayas By BILL HISS 01-28-2005

Letters to the Editor 01-28-2005

Editorial Cartoons By JUSTIN DeFREITAS 01-28-2005

The Stupidity of the Political Left By MICHAEL LARRICK Letter to the Editor 01-28-2005

Pandas Aside, Time to Reconsider At-Large Seat By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR Column UNDERCURRENTS OF THE EAST BAY AND BEYOND 01-28-2005

Iraq: Love it or Leave it By BOB BURNETT News Analysis Special to the Planet 01-28-2005

Police Blotter By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 01-28-2005

Fire Department Log By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 01-28-2005

Black Evangelicals: Bush’s New Trump Card By EARL OFARI HUTCHINSON Commentary Pacific News Service 01-28-2005

A Modest Scheme To Get the Truth Out of Gonzales By PAUL GLUSMAN Commentary 01-28-2005

Measure R Recount was Inaccurate By DEBBY GOLDSBERRY Commentary 01-28-2005

Proposition 71’s Medical Research Will Be in the Public Interest By RAYMOND BARGLOW, IRENE LOWE and MARTY SCHIFFENBAUER Commentary 01-28-2005

The Suzuki Odyssey By DOROTHY BRYANT Special to the Planet 01-28-2005

Berkeley Opera Stages Three Short Acts by Puccini By KEN BULLOCK Special to the Planet 01-28-2005

Arts Calendar 01-28-2005

Finding the Presence of John Muir in Martinez By MARTA YAMAMOTO Special to the Planet 01-28-2005

Berkeley This Week 01-28-2005