News

Plans for Ashby BART Project Continues After Grant Denial

By Richard Brenneman
Friday June 09, 2006
Despite rumors to the contrary, the Ashby BART Task Force is very much alive—though in what form and to what ends remain open questions. -more-

Radstons Quits After 98 Years in Berkeley

By Riya Bhattacharjee
Friday June 09, 2006
It’s the end of an era for yet another independent Berkeley retailer. -more-

West Berkeley Bowl Faces Mounting Challenges

By Richard Brenneman
Friday June 09, 2006
Will there be a new Berkeley Bowl market in West Berkeley or not? -more-

Trustees Dismiss Library Head Griffin

By Judith Scherr
Friday June 09, 2006
After almost two years of staff-management strife, a page has turned at the Berkeley Public Library: Wednesday evening the Board of Trustees announced the departure of the embattled library director and the appointment of an interim replacement. -more-

Public School Tutoring Industy Lacks Accountability, Students

By Suzanne La Barre
Friday June 09, 2006
This is Part Two of a two-part series on tutoring. Part One ran in the June 6 issue. -more-

Downtown Planners Tackle Transportation, UC Polices

By Richard Brenneman
Friday June 09, 2006

Voters to Decide Fate of BUSD Parcel Tax in November

By Suzanne La Barre
Friday June 09, 2006

Berkeley Health Clinics Awarded State Grants

By Riya Bhattacharjee
Friday June 09, 2006

Berkeley Art Center Hopes For More City Support

By Judith Scherr
Friday June 09, 2006

Storm Drain Tax Off City Council Agenda for Now

By Judith Scherr
Friday June 09, 2006

Libraries Lament Prop. 81 Defeat

By Judith Scherr
Friday June 09, 2006

Councilmember Max Anderson, left, and a Berkeley Flea Market stalwart who calls himself “Buffalo Soldier 92 and 93” listen as Mayor Tom Bates responded to a critic of the city’s handling of development on the main Ashby BART parking lot. Photograph by Richard Brenneman.
Councilmember Max Anderson, left, and a Berkeley Flea Market stalwart who calls himself “Buffalo Soldier 92 and 93” listen as Mayor Tom Bates responded to a critic of the city’s handling of development on the main Ashby BART parking lot. Photograph by Richard Brenneman.

Editorials

County Supes Approve Sequoia Voting Contract

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor
Friday June 09, 2006
A divided Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 Thursday to approve a $13.25 million, three-year voting machine contract with Sequoia Voting Systems of Oakland, ending, for the present, the county’s relationship with controversial Diebold Election Systems. -more-

Reader Commentaries

Letters to the Editor

Friday June 09, 2006

Commentary: Sources of African-American Culture a Conundrum

By Jean Damu
Friday June 09, 2006

Commentary: Art Center Needs More Money to Stay Open for 40th Anniversary

By Kathleen Kahn
Friday June 09, 2006

Commentary: Eviction Threat Imperils Nexus Building

By Robert Brokl
Friday June 09, 2006

Columnists

Column: Dispatches From the Edge: Afghanistan and the Ghost of Kipling’s ‘Kim’

By Conn Hallinan
Friday June 09, 2006

Column: Undercurrents: Reporting on Alameda County’s Election ‘Delay’

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor
Friday June 09, 2006

Film Details the World of Wild Butterflies

By Steven Finacom
Friday June 09, 2006

East Bay Then and Now: Maurice Curtis Brought Brief Splendor to Berkeley

By Daniella Thompson
Friday June 09, 2006

About the House: Global Warming Begins (and Ends) at Home

By Matt Cantor
Friday June 09, 2006

Garden Variety: The Jewel Box Dazzle of Broadway Terrace Nursery

By Ron Sullivan
Friday June 09, 2006

Quake Tip of the Week: Will Your Home Survive?

By Larry Guillot
Friday June 09, 2006

Arts & Entertainment

Arts Calendar

Friday June 09, 2006

Savion Glover, D’Rivera at SF Jazz Festival This Weekend

By Ira Steingroot
Friday June 09, 2006

CalShake’s Presents ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’

By Ken Bullock
Friday June 09, 2006

Events Calendar

Berkeley This Week

Friday June 09, 2006