News

Berkeley Joins Nation in Day of Action for Immigration Rights

By Suzanne La Barre
Tuesday April 11, 2006
Hundreds of demonstrators flocked to Sproul Plaza at UC Berkeley Monday to protest proposed federal immigration reform and to shore up support for immigrant rights. -more-

Neighbors Complain of Death Threats

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor
Tuesday April 11, 2006
With South Berkeley residents complaining of threats against their lives following an appeal hearing in their Small Claims Court “drug house” lawsuit last week, questions are again being raised as to whether such lawsuits should be handled by city officials rather than by neighbors. -more-

Library Director Threatens Lawsuit If Fired by Board

By Judith Scherr
Tuesday April 11, 2006
After two years of labor strife between employees and Library Director Jackie Griffin—and growing discontent with the director from a citizen’s group—Berkeley’s Board of Library Trustees met Saturday behind closed doors to discuss possible litigation threatened by the library director’s attorney, were she to be terminated. -more-

ZAB Grants Permit Over Objections

By Suzanne La Barre
Tuesday April 11, 2006
Proposed development on San Pablo Avenue described by one resident as resembling “someone who squeezed into a pair of pants two sizes too small and is bursting at the seams” was narrowly granted a use permit by the Zoning Adjustments Board Thursday. -more-

Malcolm X Marks the Spot in Educational Excellence

By Suzanne La Barre
Tuesday April 11, 2006
Cheryl Chinn received a special delivery Friday: a Tupperware filled to the brim with an oily, murky liquid, and an accompanying note handwritten in marker. -more-

Sisterna Project Battle Stalled Over Document Flaw

By Richard Brenneman
Tuesday April 11, 2006

Commission Considers Construction at UC Landmarks

By Richard Brenneman
Tuesday April 11, 2006

Protest Condemns UC Berkeley Law Professor

By Judith Scherr
Tuesday April 11, 2006

Preservationists Vow to Take Landmarks Law to Voters

By Richard Brenneman
Tuesday April 11, 2006

10 Questions for Councilmember Kriss Worthington

By Jonathan Wafer Special to the Planet
Tuesday April 11, 2006

Youth Connect Extends Hand to Homeless Youth

By Riya Bhattacharjee
Tuesday April 11, 2006

Police Blotter

By Richard Brenneman
Tuesday April 11, 2006

Photograph by Suzanne La Barre: Local youngsters joined a call to action. Demonstrations took place in more than 100 cities nationwide.
Photograph by Suzanne La Barre: Local youngsters joined a call to action. Demonstrations took place in more than 100 cities nationwide.

Editorials

Editorial: Next Year in Jerusalem: How About Peace?

By Becky O’Malley
Tuesday April 11, 2006
It’s been an established tradition on these opinion pages that we print almost everything we get that’s borderline literate. We accommodate even those correspondents who are spelling or grammar challenged, bringing their output up to normal print standards for the pleasure of our readers. We do have a few correspondents who, though literate enough, are so obsessed with one topic that they run the risk of boring the audience to death. -more-

Reader Commentaries

Letters to the Editor

Tuesday April 11, 2006

Commentary: Berkeley Libraries Now Automated And Unwelcoming

By Gail Todd
Tuesday April 11, 2006

Commentary: Supporting the Bowl ... with Reservations

Tuesday April 11, 2006

Audubon Society Responds to Wind Turbine Concerns

By Samantha Murray
Tuesday April 11, 2006

Columnists

Column: Celebrating National Poetry Month With Jack, Karen and the Heckler

By Susan Parker
Tuesday April 11, 2006

Thinking Like a Bird: Jays, Hummingbirds and Memory

By Joe Eaton Special to the Planet
Tuesday April 11, 2006

Arts & Entertainment

Arts Calendar

Tuesday April 11, 2006

Berkeley Police Had Hands Full with Quake Refugees

By Richard Schwartz Special to the Planet
Tuesday April 11, 2006

SF Troupe Mounts Original Production at Shotgun Lab

By Ken Bulock Special to the Planet
Tuesday April 11, 2006

Events Calendar

Berkeley This Week

Tuesday April 11, 2006