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UC Regents Address Compensation Issue By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR

Tuesday December 20, 2005
The UC Board of Regents moved this week to try to stem the bleeding in public confidence over its secret employee compensation packages. -more-

Bates Began Drive to Build Transit Villages By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Tuesday December 20, 2005
The plans for a transit village development for the west parking lot of the Ashby BART station owe a lot to Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates. Bates could rightly be called the father of the transit village, thanks to legislation he authored that was passed in California eleven years ago. -more-

Peralta Trustees Elect New Officers By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR

Tuesday December 20, 2005
Vista College Construction On Schedule -more-

Remembering Maybelle Reid Allen By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR

Tuesday December 20, 2005
Maybelle Reid Allen, 85, passed away on Friday, Dec. 9, at her home of 66 years in Oakland, California. A native of Berkeley, California, Mrs. Allen was the descendant of African-American pioneers who migrated to California from the South before the Civil War, and was the 12th of 13 children of Thomas Reid Sr. and Virginia (Jennie) Parker Reid of Berkeley. -more-

Holiday Volunteer Opportunities By Diana Talbert

Tuesday December 20, 2005
For those who like to observe holidays by helping others, the East Bay has traditionally offered a variety of opportunities. Two of the old stand-bys are listed below, but the Planet would like to hear about others by noon on Thursday for a story in our weekend issue. Send details to news@berkeleydailyplanet.com, or call 841-5600, ext. 102. -more-

Man Killed on I-80 From Bay City News

Tuesday December 20, 2005

Police Blotter By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Tuesday December 20, 2005

Fire Department Log By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Tuesday December 20, 2005

Editorial Cartoon By JUSTIN DEFREITAS

Tuesday December 20, 2005

Letters to the Editor

Tuesday December 20, 2005

Column: The Public Eye: The City and UC Berkeley: The Honeymoon is Over By Zelda Bronstein

Tuesday December 20, 2005

Column: Why We Won’t Be Serving Meatballs for Christmas By Susan Parker

Tuesday December 20, 2005

Bush’s Domestic Spying Is Old News By EARL OFARI HUTCHINSONPacific News Service

Tuesday December 20, 2005

Challenges Ahead for Africa’s First Elected Woman President By DONAL BROWN Pacific News Service

Tuesday December 20, 2005

Commentary: Welcome to Berkeley, Casey Sheehan’s Mother By Alan Christie Swain

Tuesday December 20, 2005

Commentary: What Liquor Stores Do For Neighborhoods By THOMAS LORD

Tuesday December 20, 2005

Commentary: Library Patrons Can Sleep More Comfortably By Peter Teichner

Tuesday December 20, 2005

Commentary: Somebody Turn Off The Faucet: Vote Every Day By WINSTON BURTON

Tuesday December 20, 2005

Arts: The Genius of Aaron McGruder’s ‘The Boondocks’ By CHARLES JONES Pacific New Service

Tuesday December 20, 2005

Arts Calendar

Tuesday December 20, 2005

Cold of Winter Leavened By The Joy of Watching Graceful Merlins in Flight By JOE EATON Special to the Planet

Tuesday December 20, 2005

Berkeley This Week

Tuesday December 20, 2005

Lee Amosslee: Sunday’s Storm Surge Sunday’s storm produced a water geyser about six-feet high at Aquatic Park. The high water runoff from the late morning downpour combined with a six-foot-high tide at 12:42 p.m. to create the geyser from the creek culvert on the Bay Street approach to I-80. The storm also caused numerous power outages across the region, according to a PG&E spokesperson..
Lee Amosslee: Sunday’s Storm Surge Sunday’s storm produced a water geyser about six-feet high at Aquatic Park. The high water runoff from the late morning downpour combined with a six-foot-high tide at 12:42 p.m. to create the geyser from the creek culvert on the Bay Street approach to I-80. The storm also caused numerous power outages across the region, according to a PG&E spokesperson..

Editorials

Editorial: Keeping the Home Lights Burning By BECKY O'MALLEY

Tuesday December 20, 2005
On Monday morning I made a mistake that I don’t often make. I listened to the radio broadcast of a press conference held by and for the current president of the United States. It was a profoundly depressing experience. Not only is the man a dolt, he’s a vicious, systematic dolt. -more-

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