News

Chef Stirs Up Fancy Food For Berkeley School Kids

By Riya Bhattacharjee
Tuesday October 03, 2006
Two turkey hot dogs, Tater Tots, canned fruit and chocolate milk—that was what lunch meant for Berkeley public school students a year ago. -more-

Plans Unveiled for Gourmet Ghetto Plaza

By Richard Brenneman
Tuesday October 03, 2006
Backers of a pedestrian plaza along North Shattuck Avenue between Vine and Rose streets are ready to seek funds for the project, the project’s leading proponents say. -more-

Pickets Call For Emeryville Hotel to Honor Minimum Wage

By Judith Scherr
Tuesday October 03, 2006
While housekeepers waved white sheets from the Emeryville Woodfin Suite Hotel balconies early Friday morning, some 80 people—Emeryville residents, religious leaders, trade unionists, and immigrant rights activists—circled the sidewalk in front of the hotel calling on management to implement Measure C, Emeryville’s minimum wage law for hotel workers. -more-

Critics Question Closed-Door Discussion of Police Disciplinary Hearings

By Judith Scherr
Tuesday October 03, 2006
Today (Tuesday) the City Council and Police Review Commission are scheduled to discuss whether the city can hold public inquiries to investigate complaints against Berkeley Police Department officers as they have in the past. -more-

Former Library Director Heads for Ventura County

By Judith Scherr
Tuesday October 03, 2006
Embattled former Berkeley Library Director Jackie Griffin, whose attorney threatened to sue the Berkeley Public Library if its trustees fired Griffin, is poised to become the next director of the Ventura County library system. -more-

UC Projects Featured on Downtown Panel Agendas

By Richard Brenneman
Tuesday October 03, 2006

ZAB Addresses Residential Use Permits

By Riya Bhattacharjee
Tuesday October 03, 2006

Fire Department Log

By Richard Brenneman
Tuesday October 03, 2006

Ralph S. Hager, 1939-2006

By Susan Parker, Special to the Planet
Tuesday October 03, 2006

Chef Ann Cooper prepares spaghetti sauce from scratch at Jefferson Elementary School on Thursday morning. Phtograph by Riya Bhattacharjee.
Chef Ann Cooper prepares spaghetti sauce from scratch at Jefferson Elementary School on Thursday morning. Phtograph by Riya Bhattacharjee.

Editorials

Act I & II Landmark Bid Tops Commission’s Agenda

By Richard Brenneman
Tuesday October 03, 2006
As members of a Downtown Area Plan Advisory Committee (DAPAC) discuss the future of Center Street in a meeting room upstairs, Berkeley Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) members will meet Thursday downstairs to consider a proposed new Center Street Landmark. -more-

Reader Commentaries

Letters to the Editor

Tuesday October 03, 2006

Commentary:Casino Would Meet Albany’s Long-Term Needs

By Tony Caine
Tuesday October 03, 2006

Commentary: Another View of Golden Gate Fields

By Trevor Grayling
Tuesday October 03, 2006

Commentary: Instant Runoff Voting Gone Bad

By John Curl
Tuesday October 03, 2006

Commentary: Helping Vulnerable Youth of Color

By Sally Hindman
Tuesday October 03, 2006

Commentary: Albany Shoreline: Private vs. Public Interests

By Michael Marchant
Tuesday October 03, 2006

Columnists

Fritillaries, Passionvines and Chemical Warfare

By Joe Eaton, Special to the Planet
Tuesday October 03, 2006

Arts & Entertainment

Arts Calendar

Tuesday October 03, 2006

Shotgun Tells Story of South Berkeley District

By Ken Bullock, Special to the Planet
Tuesday October 03, 2006

Oakland Opera’s ‘Les Enfants Terribles’

By Jaime Robles, Special to the Planet
Tuesday October 03, 2006

Events Calendar

Berkeley This Week

Tuesday October 03, 2006