News

South Berkeley Residents Gather In Honor of Berkeley Pioneer By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR

Tuesday February 07, 2006
Some stories are impossible to write as an objective reporter. -more-

Ashby Transit Village, Landmark Ordinance Top Council Agenda By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Tuesday February 07, 2006
Between Mayor Tom Bates’ State of the City address, a motion on the controversial Ashby BART housing project and a hearing on the city’s Landmarks Preservation Ordinance, Berkeley’s City Council will have its hands full tonight (Tuesday). -more-

Brower Center Could Break Ground in Fall By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Tuesday February 07, 2006
Steve Barton, Berkeley’s housing director, said, “It’s probably the most complicated financial structure ever put together for a non-profit development in Berkeley, and quite possibly the most complicated for any Berkeley project.” -more-

ACLU Considers Legal Action Over Spy Document Request By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR

Tuesday February 07, 2006
The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California is demanding information from the U.S. military about a report of spying on UC students who have protested the Iraq war. -more-

Landmarks Commission Pans Prince Hall Project By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Tuesday February 07, 2006
Berkeley’s Landmarks Preservation Commissioners issued a scathing review of plans for the Prince Hall Arms, a four-story, 42-unit senior citizen residential and commercial building planned for 3132 Martin Luther King Jr. Way. -more-

DA: Firefighter Had Child Porn Stash By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Tuesday February 07, 2006

Police Probe Two Sunday Shootings By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Tuesday February 07, 2006

Police Blotter By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Tuesday February 07, 2006

Fire Department Log By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Tuesday February 07, 2006

Planners Tackle Car Sites; ZAB Takes on Black & White Issue By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Tuesday February 07, 2006

Contributed photo: This is a montage, presented at the Saturday Albrier event, which shows the “Don’t Buy Where You Can’t Work” campaign. Albrier is the woman with the picket sign. The montage also includes a photo of the grocery store that was the target of the campaign.
Contributed photo: This is a montage, presented at the Saturday Albrier event, which shows the “Don’t Buy Where You Can’t Work” campaign. Albrier is the woman with the picket sign. The montage also includes a photo of the grocery store that was the target of the campaign.

Editorials

Editorial: They’re Everywhere, the Stupids! By BECKY O'MALLEY

Tuesday February 07, 2006
The headline is a quote from the father of a friend of mine, who knew whereof he spoke. The aptness of his cynical worldview has been apparent in the last week. -more-

Reader Commentaries

Editorial CArtoon By JUSTIN DEFREITAS

Tuesday February 07, 2006

Letters to the Editor

Tuesday February 07, 2006

Commentary: Pull Grant Application, Start Over with Public Participation By SHIRLEY DEAN

Tuesday February 07, 2006

Commentary: Mayor Bates’s LPO Changes Would Harm Flats Most By MICHAEL KATZ

Tuesday February 07, 2006

Commentary: Ashby Transit Village? No Thanks. By KENOLI OLEARI

Tuesday February 07, 2006

Columnists

Column: The View From Here: Black History Month Celebrates ‘Brokeback’ . . . or Not By P.M. Price

Tuesday February 07, 2006

Column: The Public Eye: Is Berkeley on the Verge of a Civic Identity Crisis? By Zelda Bronstein

Tuesday February 07, 2006

Column: Getting High in Jamaica By Susan Parker

Tuesday February 07, 2006

Even Dead Trees Provide Many Uses By RON SULLIVAN Special to the Planet

Tuesday February 07, 2006

Arts & Entertainment

Arts Calendar

Tuesday February 07, 2006

Arts: Aurora Unfurls Designs Of ‘The Master Builder’ By KEN BULLOCK Special to the Planet

Tuesday February 07, 2006

Arts: UC Berkeley’s Bancroft Library Stages Centennial Exhibit By STEVEN FINACOM Special to the Planet

Tuesday February 07, 2006

Home & Garden

Correction

Friday February 03, 2006

Events Calendar

Berkeley This Week

Tuesday February 07, 2006