Patrons Petition For Additional Postal Workers -more-

Berkeley government agencies scored far above other government agencies in the area, according to a Berkeley Daily Planet review of online accessibility to local government meeting information. -more-

Anna de Leon, owner of Anna’s Jazz Island in the Gaia Building on Allston Way, filed a complaint with the Berkeley Zoning Adjustments Board Monday, charging the neighboring catering business with hosting illegal and dangerous events. -more-

Legal Action Begun by Environmentalists Ends With Amendment -more-

Last week California Superintendent of Schools Jack O’Connell said all high school seniors must pass the California exit exam in order to receive their diplomas in June. -more-

Berkeley City Councilmember Darryl Moore and other city officials will meet with West Berkeley residents tonight (Tuesday) to discuss flooding problems resulting from the recent storms. -more-

More than a year after his election, Berkeley City Councilmember Darryl Moore has named his appointment to the Planning Commission. -more-

Berkeley, along with other local governments such Oakland, Emeryville, San Francisco and Marin, wants to have local control over energy and how it affects our communities. -more-

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

PROFESSOR JOHN YOO -more-

Box cutter attack -more-

I make a New Year’s resolution that I will be a kinder, gentler person. I will listen more and talk less. I will be sincere and philosophical. I will be deep. -more-

I’m in with the In Crowd -more-

He was out for some refreshment, an ice cream on a warm summer evening in Philadelphia, and on his way home. We didn’t start out looking for trouble. We were bored and had nothing to do. In some ways we were just like Fat Albert and the Cosby kids. We were all decent athletes and loved to play sports. We all wore weird hats and had different nicknames. We played football in the street, used milk crates for basketball, and broomsticks as baseball bats. Usually we were all about fun. But that night the school yard was locked, the playground was gang turf and the only fields of dreams in our neighborhood were a cemetery and a junkyard. The idle mind can be the playground for the devil! -more-

“Daddy-ooo! I know you didn’t disappear on me again ... How was that impression? You’re always movin’ and groovin’, slidin’ and glidin’ ...” -more-

TUESDAY, JAN. 10 -more-

Instead of trees this week, I’m going to talk about something bigger: mushrooms.They’re popping up all over since the major rains, and in bewildering variety. For pete’s sake, don’t be inspired to go on a mushroom-eating binge because they look so pastry-pretty. The old saw goes; “There are old mushroom hunters and there are bold mushroom hunters, but there are no old, bold mushroom hunters.” Think agonizing death in a pool of your own various wastes. Think liver transplant. Think never being able to have another beer if you do survive. Got that? -more-

TUESDAY, JAN. 10 -more-