Jakob Schiller:LeConte Elementary School Principal Patricia Saddler helps funnel students out of class and onto their busses after school Monday afternoon while Iris Privitte, a third-grader at LeConte, gives third and fourth grade teacher Maria Carriedo a hug..
Jakob Schiller:LeConte Elementary School Principal Patricia Saddler helps funnel students out of class and onto their busses after school Monday afternoon while Iris Privitte, a third-grader at LeConte, gives third and fourth grade teacher Maria Carriedo a hug..

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LeConte Principal Switches to Rosa Parks By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR

Tuesday May 10, 2005

Last week, Berkeley Unified School District produced one of those math brain teasers during this spring’s overhaul of its principal corps. Question: if Berkeley Unified has three elementary school principal slots to fill—at Rosa Parks, Oxford, and John Muir—and fills one of them, how many elementary school principal slots does the district have to fill? Answer: three. -more-



Rumors of City-UC Deal on Long Range Plan By MATTHEW ARTZ

Staff
Tuesday May 10, 2005

The City Council has approved the framework of a settlement that would resolve its legal dispute with UC Berkeley, councilmembers said Friday. -more-



Alta Bates Faces Accreditation Loss By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Tuesday May 10, 2005

With Alta Bates Summit Medical Center on the brink of losing its accreditation, hospital officials are bracing for a crucial Thursday meeting in Chicago. -more-



City Council Considers Funding Energy Bond Project By MATTHEW ARTZ

Tuesday May 10, 2005

Berkeley businesses could be in store for a green revolution if a novel clean energy bond comes to fruition. -more-



City Council to Receive Proposed $300 Million Budget By MATTHEW ARTZ

Tuesday May 10, 2005

Required to close an $8.9 million shortfall, city leaders today (Tuesday) are scheduled to present a proposed budget to the City Council at a 5:30 p.m. work session. -more-



Features

16 Drayage Tenants Refuse to Leave; Owner’s Fines Exceed $100,000 By MATTHEW ARTZ

Tuesday May 10, 2005

Calling Berkeley’s fire marshal “a bully,” the owner of a West Berkeley warehouse said he was considering taking legal action to halt city-mandated fines and expenses that have cost him over $100,000 in the past month. -more-


UC, Union Agree to 3-Year Contract By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR

Tuesday May 10, 2005

With the threat of union action looming, the University of California and the American Federation of State, County And Municipal Employees (AFSCME) have agreed to a system-wide contract for UC’s 7,300 service workers across the state. The new three-year contract runs through January 2008. -more-


Alcohol Banned for Fraternities and Sororities By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR

Tuesday May 10, 2005

One month after an alleged alcohol-related hazing incident brought police attention to UC Berkeley fraternities, the university announced this week a “ban on alcohol consumption at all events hosted by campus fraternities and sororities.” -more-


Architects Chosen for UC Building Projects By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Tuesday May 10, 2005

UC Berkeley announced Monday their architectural choices to design two major projects for the southeastern part of the campus: the retrofit of Memorial Stadium and the new academic commons building for the law and business schools. -more-


School Board Looks to Balance Budget with Reductions By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR

Tuesday May 10, 2005

With the Berkeley Unified School District locked in a contract dispute with teachers, in part over requests for increased money, BUSD board directors continue this week with the task of trying to balance an already shaky budget. -more-


Berkeley Residents Get Prison Time For Pay Phone Scam By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Tuesday May 10, 2005

Daniel David, Berkeley resident and son of well-known chef and wine expert Narsai David, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison Friday for his role in a phone scam. -more-


Landmarks Law, West Campus Top Land Use Agendas By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Tuesday May 10, 2005

The ever-controversial density bonus, proposed revisions to the Berkeley Landmarks Preservation Ordinance and South Berkeley’s “Flying Cottage” top the agendas of the city’s land use panels this week. -more-



LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Tuesday May 10, 2005

Friday’s Daily Planet will feature an expanded Letters to the Editor and Commentary section which will include the volumes of submissions we’ve received regarding BUSD teachers’ work to rule action. -more-


Column: The Public Eye: Canary in the Coal Mine: Berkeley’s Landmarks Ordinance By ZELDA BRONSTEIN

Tuesday May 10, 2005

To experience Berkeley at its civic and civil best, you can’t beat the spring house tour of the Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association. Just staging the event involves nearly 200 volunteers. That’s not counting the homeowners who open their residences to the public for an afternoon. Equally impressive is the way the tour brings out a general graciousness that’s often lacking in daily Berkeley life. -more-


Column: The Things You Learn When You Put Your Life on Videotape By SUSAN PARKER

Staff
Tuesday May 10, 2005

In Michelle Carter’s Writing in the Public Context class at San Francisco State, it isn’t enough that I have spent an hour a week for 13 weeks walking with my housemate, Willie, down to Doug’s B.B.Q. and back, snapping photographs along the way, transferring them onto my computer and sending them off to my fellow classmates. I have to come up with a final project that includes a 15-minute presentation in front of the class. This assignment has worried me since the start of the semester. -more-


Police Blotter By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Tuesday May 10, 2005

Graffiti Warrant Served -more-


Commentary: Citations and Protestations

Tuesday May 10, 2005

INCREASING REVENUE -more-


Election Section

Commentary: Industry’s Gain, Library’s Pain By PETER WARFIELD and LEE TIEN

Tuesday May 10, 2005

When opponents of library use of radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology testified at Berkeley’s Peace and Justice Commission meeting in March, 2005, one of the commissioners repeatedly asked whether the industry was using this library in particular, or libraries in general, to promote RFID. A letter sent by a major book industry group to members of San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors last summer shows that the answer is a resounding yes. -more-


Commentary: Through the Looking Glass By SHARON HUDSON

Tuesday May 10, 2005

When I read about the upcoming deal on the LRDP, I had an overpowering -more-


Celebration of Old Roses at El Cerrito Community Center By JOHN McBRIDE Special to the Planet

Tuesday May 10, 2005

The 23rd annual Celebration of Old Roses will be held Sunday, May 15 from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the El Cerrito Community Center on Moeser at Ashbury. Sponsored by the Heritage Roses Group, the event is free. -more-


UC Landscape Plan Wins Webby Award By STEVEN FINACOM Special to the Planet

Tuesday May 10, 2005

A planning document for the UC Berkeley campus has won an unusual accolade. The university’s Landscape Heritage Plan is receiving a Webby Award this year. Sometimes referred to as the “Oscars of the Internet,” the Webbys honor high quality and innovative website design. -more-


Eastenders Plots ‘A Knight’s Escape’ at Ashby Stage By KEN BULLOCK Special to the Planet

Tuesday May 10, 2005

Creed, the knight, is snapping photos of his therapist, Dr. Tulip, in a scene in A Knight’s Escape, by Eastenders Repertory now at the Ashby Stage. -more-


BAHA Features LeConte Cottage Lecture By STEVEN FINACOM Special to the Planet

Tuesday May 10, 2005

The story of one of Berkeley’s most important early families, and the history of a National Landmark building in Yosemite built to honor one of the Sierra Club’s patriarchs, will be featured this Thursday evening, May 12, in the fourth lecture in the Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association’s monthly series, “Hidden Lodges of Berkeley and Beyond.” -more-


Arts Calendar

Tuesday May 10, 2005

TUESDAY, MAY 10 -more-


Malcolm X Students Sing Praises of New Oak Tree By RON SULLIVAN Special to the Planet

Tuesday May 10, 2005

Students, faculty, and parents at Berkeley’s Malcolm X Elementary School welcomed a new dendro-American citizen to our town in a brief ceremony Friday morning, April 29, National Arbor Day. A 35-foot northern red oak had been planted in the schoolyard to replace a senior elm, removed because it was dying. -more-


Berkeley This Week

Tuesday May 10, 2005

TUESDAY, MAY 10 -more-


Editorial

EDITORIAL: The Kids are All Right By BECKY O'MALLEY

Tuesday May 10, 2005

Thanks to tips from the Daily Planet’s theater writers, we spent two evenings last weekend enjoying dramatic presentations, both of which did exactly what they were supposed to do: illuminated real life in ways we might not have expected. Parents like us who raised children born in the often tumultuous ‘60s and ‘70s sometimes wonder if the kids in that cohort were helped or harmed by their exposure to the crosscurrents of political and cultural change which were sweeping the country at the time. Judging by what we saw in these performances, the kids turned out pretty well. -more-


Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

EDITORIAL: The Kids are All Right By BECKY O'MALLEY 05-10-2005

EDITORIAL: LRDP Lawsuit: Is There a Deal? By BECKY O'MALLEY 05-06-2005

News

LeConte Principal Switches to Rosa Parks By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR 05-10-2005

Rumors of City-UC Deal on Long Range Plan By MATTHEW ARTZ Staff 05-10-2005

Alta Bates Faces Accreditation Loss By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 05-10-2005

City Council Considers Funding Energy Bond Project By MATTHEW ARTZ 05-10-2005

City Council to Receive Proposed $300 Million Budget By MATTHEW ARTZ 05-10-2005

16 Drayage Tenants Refuse to Leave; Owner’s Fines Exceed $100,000 By MATTHEW ARTZ 05-10-2005

UC, Union Agree to 3-Year Contract By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR 05-10-2005

Alcohol Banned for Fraternities and Sororities By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR 05-10-2005

Architects Chosen for UC Building Projects By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 05-10-2005

School Board Looks to Balance Budget with Reductions By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR 05-10-2005

Berkeley Residents Get Prison Time For Pay Phone Scam By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 05-10-2005

Landmarks Law, West Campus Top Land Use Agendas By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 05-10-2005

Editorial Cartoon By JUSTIN DEFREITAS 05-10-2005

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 05-10-2005

Column: The Public Eye: Canary in the Coal Mine: Berkeley’s Landmarks Ordinance By ZELDA BRONSTEIN 05-10-2005

Column: The Things You Learn When You Put Your Life on Videotape By SUSAN PARKER Staff 05-10-2005

Police Blotter By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 05-10-2005

Commentary: Citations and Protestations 05-10-2005

Commentary: Industry’s Gain, Library’s Pain By PETER WARFIELD and LEE TIEN 05-10-2005

Commentary: Through the Looking Glass By SHARON HUDSON 05-10-2005

Celebration of Old Roses at El Cerrito Community Center By JOHN McBRIDE Special to the Planet 05-10-2005

UC Landscape Plan Wins Webby Award By STEVEN FINACOM Special to the Planet 05-10-2005

Eastenders Plots ‘A Knight’s Escape’ at Ashby Stage By KEN BULLOCK Special to the Planet 05-10-2005

BAHA Features LeConte Cottage Lecture By STEVEN FINACOM Special to the Planet 05-10-2005

Arts Calendar 05-10-2005

Malcolm X Students Sing Praises of New Oak Tree By RON SULLIVAN Special to the Planet 05-10-2005

Berkeley This Week 05-10-2005

Teachers Vote to Extend Work Action By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR 05-06-2005

Restoration or Destruction for Willard Middle School Mural By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR 05-06-2005

Building LLCs Present Tax Collection Problems By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 05-06-2005

Sequoia To Vie for School Name By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR 05-06-2005

Danner and Yoo Debate Wars on Terror and Iraq By JUDITH SCHERR 05-06-2005

Landlord Group Fumes Over Rent Board Fee Increase By MATTHEW ARTZ 05-06-2005

Doctor’s Presence at Protest Questioned By RICHARD BRENNEMAN Staf 05-06-2005

Berkeley Program Focuses on Black Infant Health By MATTHEW ARTZ 05-06-2005

ZAB Revisits “Flying Cottage” By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 05-06-2005

Possible Hate Crime at Congregation Beth El Site By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 05-06-2005

State Calls for Public Input On LBNL Cleanup Proposal By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 05-06-2005

Editorial Cartoon By JUSTIN DEFREITAS 05-06-2005

Letters to the Editor 05-06-2005

Column: The View From Here: We Need to Learn New Ways of Judging People By P. M. PRICE 05-06-2005

Column: Undercurrents:Mr. O’Connell Comes to Oakland With No Exit Plan In Hand J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR 05-06-2005

Police Blotter By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 05-06-2005

The Things They Carried Home: Young Soldiers By JOSUE ROJAS Pacific News Service 05-06-2005

Commentary: Outcry at Library Meeting Justified by Substantial Issues By ZOIA HORN 05-06-2005

Commentary: Zoning Study Masks Destruction of Plan By JOHN CURL 05-06-2005

Commentary: White Washing the Spanish Civil War By LAWRENCE JARACH 05-06-2005

Revolution, Racism and Family in “Angela’s Mixtape” By FRED DODSWORTH 05-06-2005

Berkeley Symphony Presents Premiere of “Manzanar” By KEN BULLOCK Special to the Planet 05-06-2005

Arts Calendar 05-06-2005

Berkeley This Week 05-06-2005