News

Oregon St. Neighbors Win Appeal, Criticism

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor
Tuesday April 18, 2006
The Berkeley City Councilmember representing the district of embattled Oregon Street homeowner Lenora Moore has sharply criticized the neighbors who brought a lawsuit in Small Claims Court against the 75-year-old grandmother, saying that their action involved a “revenge motive.” -more-

City Hires Firm to Study Ashby Flea Market Move

By Richard Brenneman
Tuesday April 18, 2006
Berkeley officials have taken the first steps toward moving the city’s popular flea market, the market’s attorney said Monday. -more-

Cop Pleads Guilty, Critics Urge Investigation

By Judith Scherr
Tuesday April 18, 2006
Former Berkeley Police Officer Sgt. Cary Kent, 53, pleaded guilty Friday to three felony charges: grand theft, possession of heroin, and possession of methamphetamine. -more-

Council to Examine Gaia Bonus

By Judith Scherr
Tuesday April 18, 2006
Cultural uses at the Gaia Building, sewer fees, and adopting the barn owl as the city’s official bird are just a few of the issues the City Council will address tonight (Tuesday) after its month-long spring break. -more-

Issel, Riddle and Hemphill to Run for School Board

By Suzanne La Barre
Tuesday April 18, 2006
Two incumbents will vie to maintain their hold on the Berkeley Board of Education, while President Terry Doran says he won’t run again. -more-

Report: Trader Joe’s Project Would Add Traffic Congestion

By Suzanne La Barre
Tuesday April 18, 2006

Winter Shelters Close

By Judith Scherr
Tuesday April 18, 2006

Contra Costa Health Cuts Stem from Budget Shortfall

By Richard Brenneman
Tuesday April 18, 2006

Toxic Richmond Sites May Trigger Change in State Law

By Richard Brenneman
Tuesday April 18, 2006

Medical Center Trustee Finance Chair Resigns

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor
Tuesday April 18, 2006

News Analysis: Iran and U.S. Locked in Spiral Conflict—Last Refuge of Weak Leaders

By William O. Beeman, New America Media
Tuesday April 18, 2006

Despite Quake’s Toll, Berkeley’s Daily Life Continued

By Richard Schwartz Special to the Planet
Tuesday April 18, 2006

Local Officials Prepare for the Next Big Earthquake

By Riya Bhattacharjee
Tuesday April 18, 2006

Judith Scherr: Molly McKay and Davina Kotulski, domestic partners, protested having to file their taxes as singles. They stood across from the West Oakland Post Office with Martha and Lin McDevitt-Pugh, a married couple living in the Netherlands, who say they have the same benefits of all married Dutch citiens..
Judith Scherr: Molly McKay and Davina Kotulski, domestic partners, protested having to file their taxes as singles. They stood across from the West Oakland Post Office with Martha and Lin McDevitt-Pugh, a married couple living in the Netherlands, who say they have the same benefits of all married Dutch citiens..

Editorials

Makeover Planned for Summer School

By Suzanne La Barre
Tuesday April 18, 2006
Traditional summer school isn’t working. -more-

Reader Commentaries

Letters to the Editor

Tuesday April 18, 2006

Commentary: An Ashby Bart Task Force? Yes — With A Few Big Ifs

By Robert Lauriston
Tuesday April 18, 2006

Commentary: Another Transit Village in the Pipeline

By Robert Brokl
Tuesday April 18, 2006

Commentary: A Simple Solution for the Creeks Task Force

By Jerry Landis
Tuesday April 18, 2006

Commentary: Devil Is In the Details of Revised LPO

By Alan Tobey
Tuesday April 18, 2006

Columnists

Column: The View From Here: Not Just Another Statistic: Divorce From the Inside Out

By P. M. Price
Tuesday April 18, 2006

Column: A Scholarship That Will Get You Through Life

By Susan Parker
Tuesday April 18, 2006

City’s Reunion of Trees Includes Ancient Dawn Redwood

By Ron Sullivan Special to the Planet
Tuesday April 18, 2006

Arts & Entertainment

Arts Calendar

Tuesday April 18, 2006

Arts: Musical Tranformations in New Opera ‘Chrysalis’

By Ken Bullock Special to the Planet
Tuesday April 18, 2006

Events Calendar

Berkeley This Week

Tuesday April 18, 2006