News

Condos Dominate Planning Agenda

By Richard Brenneman
Tuesday June 27, 2006
Planning commissioners will be juggling political hot potatoes Wednesday night, ranging from condos to landmarks and Telegraph Avenue. -more-

Housing Authority Faces Friday Federal Deadline

By Suzanne La Barre
Tuesday June 27, 2006
The deadline for the embattled Berkeley Housing Authority (BHA) to correct a laundry list of managerial deficiencies is fast approaching. -more-

Trader Joe’s Project Moves to Design Review

By Suzanne La Barre
Tuesday June 27, 2006
A Trader Joe’s in downtown Berkeley is one step closer to reality, following a vote by the Zoning Adjustments Board (ZAB) Thursday. -more-

Landmark Commissioners Find Flaws in Mayor’s Plan

By Richard Brenneman
Tuesday June 27, 2006
“I have heard again and again that the Landmarks Preservation Ordinance (LPO) is being used to stop development, though it was never meant to,” said Patti Dacey Thursday. “That’s not true.” -more-

Public Financing of Elections Clears Hurdle

By Judith Scherr
Tuesday June 27, 2006
Despite the city attorney’s reluctance, the Fair Campaign Practices Commission voted 7-1 Thursday to ask the Berkeley City Council to put a measure before the voters in November that would support public financing for council and mayoral elections. -more-

‘Opt Out’ Military Recruitment Bill Heads to State Senate

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor
Tuesday June 27, 2006

Council to Debate Budget, Gaia Building, Public Comment

By Judith Scherr
Tuesday June 27, 2006

Seagate/Arpeggio High-Rise Condo Project Set to Rise

By Richard Brenneman
Tuesday June 27, 2006

Supervisors Give $8 Million Bailout to Medical Center, Avert Layoffs

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor
Tuesday June 27, 2006

Developers of the 176-unit Library Gardens apartment complex on Kittredge Street, west of the Berkeley Public Library, are asking to be able to convert their units—along with the ground floor retail space—to condos, and will present their request to the Berkeley Planning Commission Wednesday night. The proposal is one of three condo issues on the agenda. Photograph by Suzanne La Barre.
Developers of the 176-unit Library Gardens apartment complex on Kittredge Street, west of the Berkeley Public Library, are asking to be able to convert their units—along with the ground floor retail space—to condos, and will present their request to the Berkeley Planning Commission Wednesday night. The proposal is one of three condo issues on the agenda. Photograph by Suzanne La Barre.

Editorials

News of Doubletree Sale Worries Hotel Workers

By Judith Scherr
Tuesday June 27, 2006
The Doubletree Hotel at the Marina, in the process of being sold to Canadian buyers, has raised hotel workers’ concern. -more-

Reader Commentaries

Letters to the Editor

Tuesday June 27, 2006

Commentary: Defining Artisans Out of Existence

By John Curl
Tuesday June 27, 2006

Commentary: A No-Sweat Method To Make Berkeley Sweat-Free

By Igor Tregub
Tuesday June 27, 2006

Commentary: John Galen Howard Was Right

By Helen Burke
Tuesday June 27, 2006

Commentary: A Note of Thanks to Karen Grassle

By Maureen McAlorum
Tuesday June 27, 2006

Columnists

Column: The Public Eye: Campaign 2006: Top 10 Senate Races

By Bob Burnett
Tuesday June 27, 2006

Douglas-Fir Builds and Graces Towns, Creates Splendid Forests

By Ron Sullivan, Special to the Planet
Tuesday June 27, 2006

Arts & Entertainment

Arts Calendar

Tuesday June 27, 2006

‘Inspector General’ at the Berkeley City Club

By Ken Bullock, Special to the Planet
Tuesday June 27, 2006

Books: Czeslaw Milosz: The Poet in His Times

By Phil McArdle, Special to the Planet
Tuesday June 27, 2006

Events Calendar

Berkeley This Week

Tuesday June 27, 2006