Jakob Schiller: Black & White Liquor proprietor Sucha Singh Banger outside his newly reopened South Berkeley store..
Jakob Schiller: Black & White Liquor proprietor Sucha Singh Banger outside his newly reopened South Berkeley store..

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Liquor Store Fights to Stay Open Despite Neighbors’ Opposition By Pauline Bartolone Special to the Planet

Tuesday December 06, 2005

Sucha Singh Banger had a hard summer, and life isn’t getting any easier for him. -more-



Touring DowntownWith DAPAC By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Tuesday December 06, 2005

“Let’s all visit Berkeley for the first time,” Downtown Area Plan Advisory Committee (DAPAC) Chair Will Travis declared Saturday before a group set off on a downtown walking tour. -more-



Drayage Building Struggle Ends With Sale By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Tuesday December 06, 2005

The long-running saga of the Drayage is nearing an end with the sale of the West Berkeley building to the development firm Hudson McDonald expected to clear some time next month. -more-



You Write the Daily Planet

Tuesday December 06, 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-



First Woman G.I. Resists Deployment to Middle East PAUL ROCKWELL Special to the Planet

Tuesday December 06, 2005

Army National Guard Specialist Katherine Jashinski announced her opposition to war and refused deployment to Iraq last month at Fort Benning, Ga. -more-



Features

Correction

Tuesday December 06, 2005

The Berkeley public scoping meeting on plans for new construction in and around Memorial Stadium will be held Thursday, and not Tuesday as reported in the Dec. 2 issue. -more-


City Council to Consider Naming Old City Hall for Maudelle Shirek By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Tuesday December 06, 2005

Controversial Derby Street Field Also on Agenda -more-


A Minority Journalist Covers ‘War in the Suburbs’ By BRAHMANI HOUSTON Pacific News Service

Tuesday December 06, 2005

PARIS—Karim Baïla unlocks the door of his silver VW Beetle and we cram in. We pull out of chic central Paris, headed for the low-income suburbs and public housing districts where thousands of cars had burned since the youth uprising began two weeks earlier. Karim is something of an anomaly. Born to illiterate Algerian parents, he is now one of few French Algerian reporters who make regular appearances on national TV. -more-


Editorial Cartoon By Justin Defreitas

Tuesday December 06, 2005

To view Justin DeFreitas’ latest editorial cartoon, please visit -more-


Letters to the Editor

Tuesday December 06, 2005

OAKLANDS LAND AND SOULS -more-


Police Blotter By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Tuesday December 06, 2005

Nasty swing -more-


Column: The Public Eye: The University of California and the Wal-Mart Effect By Zelda Bronstein

Tuesday December 06, 2005

Lately we’ve been hearing from City Hall that when the council settled the city’s lawsuit against the university last May, it got UC to agree to buy more goods and services from Berkeley businesses. -more-


Column: The Case of Color Blindness at Our House by Susan Parker

Tuesday December 06, 2005

“Brown?” asked our friend Darren. “Why brown?” -more-


Commentary: Closed-Derby Street Plan is Anti-Youth, Anti-Community By RIO BAUCE

Tuesday December 06, 2005

There are two options on how to construct the playing fields at East Campus. One option is to build an open-street field, which has been crafted by community meetings with the WLC architects. This plan includes a multi-purpose field, basketball courts, and most importantly, an open street. This field benefits sports teams at Berkeley High School like the lacrosse team, the field hockey team, the rugby team, the soccer team, and could be used by the baseball teams for infield and batting practice. -more-


Commentary: Parent Wants Regulation Ball Field at Derby Street Site By Jahlee Arakaki

Tuesday December 06, 2005

I’m a parent of two children who Berkeley public school students. My youngest is a freshman at Berkeley High. I’ve supported a “field of dreams” at Derby Street from the beginning, 15 years ago, and have been involved with hundreds of like-minded families raising their children in Berkeley. A recent comment by Councilmember Linda Maio struck me as she responded to e-mails on this issue. She stated: -more-


Commentary: Farmers’ Market Will Suffer if Derby is Closed By LINDA GRAHAM

Tuesday December 06, 2005

I would like to clear up some misinformation I have read recently in the Daily Planet regarding the possibility of Derby Street closing and its effect on the Tuesday Berkeley Farmers’ Market. While it is true that the current proposed site for the Farmers’ Market in a closed-Derby Street scenario contains more square footage than currently occupied, the market’s needs are more complex than the physical space of asphalt given to us. -more-


Commentary: Ecology Center Response

Tuesday December 06, 2005

To Daily Planet letter-writer Michaela Bowens: I’m sorry that someone has filled your head with lies about the Ecology Center position on playing fields for kids. We have always supported the development of a multi-use field at Derby Street. We find it appalling this site sat empty for so many years while it could have been used by both girls’ and boys’ soccer, rugby, field hockey, and lacrosse teams. We have participated at deep levels of planning and engagement to those ends. We believe that physical education and team sports in particular are critical components, along with nutritional education and access to fresh fruits and vegetables, in addressing Berkeley’s unacceptable health disparities and the national obesity crisis. We have done much in this arena to work with BUSD both in and out of the classroom. We are concerned that any changes at Derby Street fully accommodate the needs of the thousands of shoppers, dozens of vendors, food justice organizations, and restaurants that depend on the South Berkeley Farmers’ Market as a thriving community resource. As for your comments about us sending kids to war or jail, please keep the dialogue respectful, not irrational. In the future, before you go passing judgment and publishing misinformed opinion about the Ecology Center, please check your facts. -more-


Arts: Clowning Around at The Marsh Berkeley By KEN BULLOCK Special to the Planet

Tuesday December 06, 2005

Whether saddled with a case of the holiday blues or just tired of the usual Nutcracker-Christmas Carol-Child’s Christmas in Wales go-round and seeking something more offbeat for seasonal family entertainment, there’s a remedy: Send in the clowns. -more-


Election Section

Arts Calendar

Tuesday December 06, 2005

TUESDAY, DEC. 6 -more-


Everything You Know About Lizards Could Be Wrong By JOE EATON Special to the Planet

Tuesday December 06, 2005

Anyone else remember the Firesign Theater’s record “Everything You Know is Wrong”? You get that feeling if you follow science at all closely. One day the earth is solid and stable; the next, the continents are whizzing around the mantle like bumper cars. You learn that the dinosaurs went extinct 65 million years ago, and then it turns out you just had one for Thanksgiving dinner. It’s what the historian of science Thomas Kuhn called the paradigm shift, and it just keeps happening. -more-


Berkeley This Week

Tuesday December 06, 2005

TUESDAY, DEC. 6 -more-


Editorial

Editorial: Closer to One-Party Government By Becky O'Malley

Tuesday December 06, 2005

So Gov. Schwarzenegger has hired Susan Kennedy, formerly a top aide to Gray Davis as cabinet secretary and deputy chief of staff, to be his own chief of staff. And in a little noticed corollary move, his wife and political confidant Maria Shriver has hired Daniel Zingale, another Davis deputy, to be her chief of staff. Sacramento is a pretty cozy place, isn’t it? Why are we not surprised? Well, for one thing, Justin DeFreitas did a prize-winning cartoon for this page, way back when, around the time of the recall election, which depicted Davis morphing into Schwarzenegger in the space of eight panels. We should just re-run that one reversed. As they say in France, plus ça change, plus la même chose: the more things change, the more they remain the same. -more-


Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

Editorial: Closer to One-Party Government By Becky O'Malley 12-06-2005

Zoning Board to Decide Future of Black & White Liquor By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 12-02-2005

News

Liquor Store Fights to Stay Open Despite Neighbors’ Opposition By Pauline Bartolone Special to the Planet 12-06-2005

Touring DowntownWith DAPAC By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 12-06-2005

Drayage Building Struggle Ends With Sale By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 12-06-2005

You Write the Daily Planet 12-06-2005

First Woman G.I. Resists Deployment to Middle East PAUL ROCKWELL Special to the Planet 12-06-2005

Correction 12-06-2005

City Council to Consider Naming Old City Hall for Maudelle Shirek By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 12-06-2005

A Minority Journalist Covers ‘War in the Suburbs’ By BRAHMANI HOUSTON Pacific News Service 12-06-2005

Editorial Cartoon By Justin Defreitas 12-06-2005

Letters to the Editor 12-06-2005

Police Blotter By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 12-06-2005

Column: The Public Eye: The University of California and the Wal-Mart Effect By Zelda Bronstein 12-06-2005

Column: The Case of Color Blindness at Our House by Susan Parker 12-06-2005

Commentary: Closed-Derby Street Plan is Anti-Youth, Anti-Community By RIO BAUCE 12-06-2005

Commentary: Parent Wants Regulation Ball Field at Derby Street Site By Jahlee Arakaki 12-06-2005

Commentary: Farmers’ Market Will Suffer if Derby is Closed By LINDA GRAHAM 12-06-2005

Commentary: Ecology Center Response 12-06-2005

Arts: Clowning Around at The Marsh Berkeley By KEN BULLOCK Special to the Planet 12-06-2005

Arts Calendar 12-06-2005

Everything You Know About Lizards Could Be Wrong By JOE EATON Special to the Planet 12-06-2005

Berkeley This Week 12-06-2005

Mayor Bates Weighs In on Landmarks Law By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 12-02-2005

Dissident Professors Criticize UC President By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN -TAYLOR 12-02-2005

Race Issue Dominates City Council By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 12-02-2005

Public Meeting Set for Stadium Plans By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 12-02-2005

You Write The Daily Planet 12-02-2005

Downtown Plan Committee to Walk District Saturday By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 12-02-2005

Commissioner Changes Could Tip Balance By RICHARD BRENNEMAN 12-02-2005

Berkeley High Beat: Berkeley High Bathroom Update By Rio Bauce 12-02-2005

Correction 12-02-2005

Editorial Cartoon By JUSTIN DEFREITAS 12-02-2005

Letters to the Editor 12-02-2005

Column: The Public Eye: Bush is Leading Us Down the Road to Nowhere By Bob Burnett 12-02-2005

Column: Undercurrents: The Problem Behind Oakland’s Liquor Store Problem J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR 12-02-2005

Commentary: Planning for Downtown Berkeley’s Future By JIM SHARP 12-02-2005

Commentary: Planning for Downtown Berkeley’s Future By ALAN TOBEY 12-02-2005

Arts: Justice Matters: Exhibit Examines Justice in Palestine By PETER SELZSpecial to the Planet 12-02-2005

Arts Calendar 12-02-2005

A Guide to Holiday Music Around the Bay By JANOS GEREBEN Reprinted from San Francisco Classical Voice 12-02-2005

A Taste of Hawaii Right Here in Berkeley By JOE EATON Special to the Planet 12-02-2005

Berkeley This Week 12-02-2005