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Teacher Slowdown, Derby Field Dominate School Board Meeting By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR

Friday March 04, 2005
Two issues not listed on the agenda—a teacher “work to rule” slowdown and a proposed plan for the district’s Derby Street field—dominated discussion at this week’s meeting of the board of directors of the Berkeley Unified School District. -more-

City Looks to Join Energy Consortium By MATTHEW ARTZ

Friday March 04, 2005
Trying to lower consumer energy bills and increase its use of renewable energy, Berkeley, along with other Bay Area cities, is considering jumping into the energy business. -more-

Richmond Council Asks State to Change Oversight at Two Toxic Sites By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Friday March 04, 2005
Backed by a coalition of activists and endorsed by their county’s leading public health official, Richmond City Councilmember Gayle McLaughlin’s call for a change in oversight at two toxics-contaminated shoreline sites won the unanimous endorsement of her colleagues Tuesday. -more-

Six Arrested Over Oakland Adult Ed Closure Plan By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR

Friday March 04, 2005
A group of six Oakland residents were arrested in the offices of Randolph Ward, the state school administrator, Tuesday evening after demanding a meeting with State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell over plans to close adult education. -more-

OUSD Boardmember Blasts UC School Takeover By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR

Friday March 04, 2005
A member of the Oakland Unified School District Board of Education is calling the proposed charter takeover of a West Oakland elementary school “illegal” and the justification for the takeover “to put it nicely, untrue.” -more-

No Decision on Landmark Law Revision By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Friday March 04, 2005

Iceland No Longer Faces Closure After Promises of Upgrades By MATTHEW ARTZ

Friday March 04, 2005

Library Trustees Expected to Hold Off on Lay-Off Vote By MATTHEW ARTZ

Friday March 04, 2005

House Committee Approves Funds for City Projects By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Friday March 04, 2005

Issues of Race Grip Los Angeles Mayoral Contest By EARL OFARI HUTCHINSON

Pacific News Service
Friday March 04, 2005

Clif Bar Makes All the Right Moves in Building its Business By LYDIA GANS

Special to the Planet
Friday March 04, 2005

Letters to the Editor

Friday March 04, 2005

Editorial Cartoons By JUSTIN DeFREITAS

Friday March 04, 2005

When Objective Investigators Become Activists By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR Column

Undercurrents of the East Bay and Beyond
Friday March 04, 2005

A Parent Learns About Hanging with Fringe Benefits By P.M. PRICE Column

The View From Here
Friday March 04, 2005

Defending the Silence of the Seas By BRUCE JOFFE News Analysis

Special to the Planet
Friday March 04, 2005

U.S. Threatens Bolivia to Secure Criminal Court Immunity By LUIS BREDOW and JIM SHULTZ News Analysis

Pacific News Service
Friday March 04, 2005

Police Blotter By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Friday March 04, 2005

Why UCB Should Follow the Lead Of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor By ANN and DEAN METZGER Commentary

Friday March 04, 2005

RFID Should be Canceled Immediately By PETER WARFIELD and LEE TIEN Commentary

Friday March 04, 2005

Reviving Hope By MICHAEL MARCHANT Commentary

Friday March 04, 2005

SF Chamber Ensemble Pays Homage to New and Old By IRA STEINGROOT

Special to the Planet
Friday March 04, 2005

Nancy Schimmel: Words and Music By DOROTHY BRYANT

Special to the Planet
Friday March 04, 2005

Delicate, Bitter Ironies of Life in ‘Three Sisters’ By BETSY M. HUNTON

Special to the Planet
Friday March 04, 2005

Arts Calendar

Friday March 04, 2005

Berkeley Snapshot: A Dog Day Afternoon By JAKOB SCHILLER

Friday March 04, 2005

Sunday’s Dueling Organ Concerts By STEVEN FINACOM

Special to the Planet
Friday March 04, 2005

Berkeley This Week

Friday March 04, 2005

Jakob Schiller: Berkeley Girls Rugby Football Club coach Lindsay Forhan puts pressure on a muddy BHS student Caitlan Perlman, 17, during a practice at Derby Street field Thursday afternoon. 
Jakob Schiller: Berkeley Girls Rugby Football Club coach Lindsay Forhan puts pressure on a muddy BHS student Caitlan Perlman, 17, during a practice at Derby Street field Thursday afternoon. 

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Corporate Stereotyping is Everywhere By BECKY O'MALLEY Editorial

Friday March 04, 2005
“…the data will, I am confident, reveal that Catholics are substantially underrepresented in investment banking…” -more-

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