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Flash: Campus Cops Raid Tree-In

By Richard Brenneman

Friday January 12, 2007

Less than a day after an Oakland judge refused to order the eviction of protesters at the Memorial Stadium tree-in, UC Berkeley police staged a pre-dawn raid Friday, evicting supporters of the tree-dwellers and leveling their encampment. -more-

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LPO Petitions Turned in as Battle Heads to Ballot Box

By Richard Brenneman

Friday January 12, 2007

The battle between developers and Berkeley preservationists appears to be headed back to the ballot box. -more-

Black Oak Books Looks For Buyer

By Riya Bhattacharjee

Friday January 12, 2007

Black Oak Books is up for sale and could close as soon as this summer if no buyer is found. -more-

Milo Foundation Quits Solano Ave.

By Riya Bhattacharjee

Friday January 12, 2007

After months of conflict with Berkeley’s Zoning Ordinance and some neighbors, the Milo Foundation has decided to close the doors at its 1575 Solano Ave. pet adoption store on June 1 and move to another location. -more-

Judge Orders Hearing for Suit Against UC

By Richard Brenneman

Friday January 12, 2007

With a tentative date for a hearing on an injunction to impose a freeze on UC Berkeley construction plans at Memorial Stadium set for Jan. 23, attorneys were negotiating Thursday to define terms for an interim agreement. -more-

Preservation as Focus for Downtown Plan

By Richard Brenneman

Friday January 12, 2007

The war over Berkeley’s architectural legacy, waged at the polls in November and in the current referendum effort, continues on another front in the struggle to create a new downtown plan. -more-

Macdonald Named County Registrar

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor

Friday January 12, 2007

New Shattuck Hotel Buyer Plans Major Overhaul for Site

By Richard Brenneman

Friday January 12, 2007

North Shattuck Plaza Plan Debated

By Riya Bhattacharjee

Friday January 12, 2007

Oakland’s Measure DD Money Difficult to Spend

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor

Friday January 12, 2007

Deputy City Clerk Wendy Mathisen logs in petitions for a referendum on the City Council’s new Landmarks Preservation Ordinance presented Thursday. Looking on, left to right, are four of the activists who helped organize the campaign: Asa Dodsworth, co-chair Julie Dickinson, Stuart Jones and Kate Hodges.

Editorials

People’s Park Board to Hire Consultant for Park Plans

By Riya Bhattacharjee

Friday January 12, 2007

The consultant who will help improve People’s Park in the coming months will be selected from a list of three finalists at a closed panel interview session on Friday (today). -more-