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Mayor Bates Weighs In on Landmarks Law By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Friday December 02, 2005
The dividing lines in the political struggle over the future of Berkeley’s Landmarks Preservation Ordinance (LPO) grew clearer at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting when Mayor Tom Bates offered a 10-page “Draft for Discussion” of his own. It is not a draft of ordinance language, but simply a conceptual proposal. -more-

Dissident Professors Criticize UC President By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN -TAYLOR

Friday December 02, 2005
UC Berkeley and UCLA professors who have called for an investigation into newspaper allegations of hidden university employee compensation practices say they are not satisfied with the university’s response. -more-

Race Issue Dominates City Council By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Friday December 02, 2005
Heated words and testy tempers at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting suggested that race remains very much an issue in Berkeley politics. -more-

Public Meeting Set for Stadium Plans By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Friday December 02, 2005
Those with concerns about UC Berkeley’s major expansion plans for the Memorial Stadium area will be able to offer comments at Thursday’s scoping session on the project. -more-

You Write The Daily Planet

Friday December 02, 2005
We invite our readers to submit personal essays, short fiction, poetry and pictures for our Annual Reader Contribution Holiday Issue. Selected SUbmissions will be published in the Tuesday, Dec. 27 issue. Deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. Sunday Dec. 18. Send us your material at holiday@berkeleydailyplanet.com, or to 3023A Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 -more-

Downtown Plan Committee to Walk District Saturday By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Friday December 02, 2005

Commissioner Changes Could Tip Balance By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Friday December 02, 2005

Berkeley High Beat: Berkeley High Bathroom Update By Rio Bauce

Friday December 02, 2005

Correction

Friday December 02, 2005

Editorial Cartoon By JUSTIN DEFREITAS

Friday December 02, 2005

Letters to the Editor

Friday December 02, 2005

Column: The Public Eye: Bush is Leading Us Down the Road to Nowhere By Bob Burnett

Friday December 02, 2005

Column: Undercurrents: The Problem Behind Oakland’s Liquor Store Problem J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR

Friday December 02, 2005

Commentary: Planning for Downtown Berkeley’s Future By JIM SHARP

Friday December 02, 2005

Commentary: Planning for Downtown Berkeley’s Future By ALAN TOBEY

Friday December 02, 2005

Arts: Justice Matters: Exhibit Examines Justice in Palestine By PETER SELZSpecial to the Planet

Friday December 02, 2005

Arts Calendar

Friday December 02, 2005

A Guide to Holiday Music Around the Bay By JANOS GEREBEN Reprinted from San Francisco Classical Voice

Friday December 02, 2005

A Taste of Hawaii Right Here in Berkeley By JOE EATON Special to the Planet

Friday December 02, 2005

Berkeley This Week

Friday December 02, 2005

Jakob Schiller: Berkeley High students Vonda Cunningham, 16, and Darius Johnson, 16, cross the street in downtown Berkeley while trying to control their umbrella after a rainy gust of wind turned it inside out during Thursday’s storm.
Jakob Schiller: Berkeley High students Vonda Cunningham, 16, and Darius Johnson, 16, cross the street in downtown Berkeley while trying to control their umbrella after a rainy gust of wind turned it inside out during Thursday’s storm.

Editorials

Zoning Board to Decide Future of Black & White Liquor By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Friday December 02, 2005
The fate of Black & White Liquors will be determined at a Dec. 8 meeting of the Zoning Adjustments Board (ZAB). -more-

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