News

BAM Architect Listens to Community Ideas

By Richard Brenneman
Friday December 22, 2006
Tuesday morning Berkeley met the man who will help transform the face of downtown. -more-

The Planet Takes a Holiday

Friday December 22, 2006
The Daily Planet will not publish on Tuesday, Dec. 26, but will be back on Friday, Dec. 29, with the annual holiday readers’ contribution issue. Thank you to all who sent in material for the issue. -more-

Temblor Punctuates Debate Over Stadium

By Richard Brenneman
Friday December 22, 2006
Raked by a legal broadside, the University of California beat a temporary retreat Wednesday, agreeing to halt development at Memorial Stadium pending a hearing in Alameda County Superior Court. -more-

How Berkeley Voted in the November Elections

By Rob Wrenn
Friday December 22, 2006
There were no big surprises in the way that Berkeley voters cast their votes this year. As usual, Berkeley led the state in opposition to Republican candidates while showing continued support for abortion rights, public education, the environment and affordable housing. -more-

Hancock to Vie for Senate Seat

By Judith Scherr
Friday December 22, 2006
With the November 2006 elections recently certified, candidates are already pushing at the gate for 2008. -more-

Downtown Plan, Landmarks Committee Near Compromise

By Richard Brenneman
Friday December 22, 2006

District 4 Challenger Wilson Moves Out of Berkeley

By Judith Scherr
Friday December 22, 2006

Oak-to-9th Lawsuit Will Move Forward

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor
Friday December 22, 2006

Oakland Schools Mislabel Some Teachers Unqualified

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor
Friday December 22, 2006

Report: Local Bus Riders Shortchanged

By Judith Scherr
Friday December 22, 2006

Police Blotter

By Richard Brenneman
Friday December 22, 2006

A Guide to Finding Green Gifts This Holiday Season

By Judith Scherr
Friday December 22, 2006

10 Questions for Darryl Moore

By Jonathan Wafer, Special to the Panet
Friday December 22, 2006

Give of Yourself This Holiday Season

By Marta Yamamoto, Special to the Planet
Friday December 22, 2006

Architect Toyo Ito listens as translator Noriko Takaguchi explains the concerns of the Berkeley residents and officials for the new Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive building he is designing on Center Street for UC Berkeley. Photograph by Richard Brenneman.
Architect Toyo Ito listens as translator Noriko Takaguchi explains the concerns of the Berkeley residents and officials for the new Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive building he is designing on Center Street for UC Berkeley. Photograph by Richard Brenneman.

Editorials

Editorial: Humans Still Missing Peace at Home

By Becky O’Malley
Friday December 22, 2006
Peace on earth. People talk it up at this time of year, but what’s being done to make it a reality? Quite a lot, and not nearly enough. -more-

Reader Commentaries

Letters to the Editor

Friday December 22, 2006

Commentary: Grameen Bank: Micro-Credit for Marginalized Families

By Krishna P. Bhattacharjee
Friday December 22, 2006

Commentary: The Serious Business of Play

By Stevanne Auerbach (aka Dr. Toy)
Friday December 22, 2006

Columnists

Column: Dispatches From the Edge: Spy vs. Spy; War With Syria?

By Conn Hallinan
Friday December 22, 2006

Undercurrents: Debating the Use of the Word ‘Nigger’

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor
Friday December 22, 2006

About the House: The Benefits of Solar Water Heating

By Matt Cantor
Friday December 22, 2006

Garden Variety: Aunt Ron’s Holiday Advice For The Gift-Lorn

By Ron Sullivan
Friday December 22, 2006

Quake Tip of the Week

By Larry Guillot
Friday December 22, 2006

Arts & Entertainment

Arts Calendar

Friday December 22, 2006

Arts and Entertainment Around the East Bay

Friday December 22, 2006

Moving Pictures: Two Films of Transformation and Enlightenment

By Justin DeFreitas
Friday December 22, 2006

The Theater: Circus Finelli Clowns Around at Julia Morgan Center

By Ken Bullock, Special to the Planet
Friday December 22, 2006

Events Calendar

Berkeley This Week

Friday December 22, 2006