News

BUSD Youth Arts Festival Showcases Student Creativity

By Riya Bhattacharjee
Tuesday March 27, 2007
Six hundred and eighty six students were represented on the walls of the Berkeley Arts Center (BAC) Wednesday as part of the Berkeley Unified School District’s annual Youth Arts Festival. -more-

Chevron Access Needed for Richmond Bay Trail Link

By Geneviève Duboscq, Special to the Planet
Tuesday March 27, 2007
On Wednesday, March 21 the Richmond City Council voted 8-1 to have Mayor Gayle McLaughlin ask the California State Lands Commission (SLC) to require Chevron to allow San Francisco Bay Trail access to land on the south side of the I-580 corridor near its Richmond refinery. -more-

100 Condos Planned for Corner of Ashby And San Pablo

By Richard Brenneman
Tuesday March 27, 2007
A four-story condominium-over-retail complex may soon be rising at the corner of two of Berkeley’s busiest streets. -more-

Oakland Zoning Proposal Reversal Reflects Long-Term Community Lobbying

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor
Tuesday March 27, 2007
The decision by the administration of newly elected Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums to delay going forward with an Oakland Planning Commission staff plan to alter industrial zoning in portions of West Oakland is the result of a political climate shaped by lobbying from Oakland housing advocates and positions taken by Mayor Dellums’ Housing Task Force, as well as by long-term efforts of one of Dellums opponents in last year’s mayoral race, West Oakland Councilmember Nancy Nadel. -more-

Commission Election Voided, Attorney Orders New Votes

By Richard Brenneman
Tuesday March 27, 2007
While David Stoloff is out as Planning Commission chair, there’s no successor yet—despite the group’s election earlier this month. -more-

Peace Notes: Code Pink at Camp Pelosi, Arrests at SF Federal Building

By Judith Scherr
Tuesday March 27, 2007

School Board Votes on Pre-K Centers, Arts Magnet Schedule

By Riya Bhattacharjee
Tuesday March 27, 2007

News Analysis: Searching for Sunshine in Berkeley

By Judith Scherr
Tuesday March 27, 2007

Council Addresses Filmmaker Tenancy, Police Complaint Process

By Judith Scherr
Tuesday March 27, 2007

Berkeley High Beat: BHS Students Celebrate Service Week

By Rio Bauce
Tuesday March 27, 2007

News Analysis: Japanese Prime Minister’s Apology for Sex Slaves: What Next?

By Aruna Lee, New America Media
Tuesday March 27, 2007

Virgina Silber, 1943-2007

By Lorie Brillinger
Tuesday March 27, 2007

Truckers Can’t Stop the Pollution Their Trucks Cause

By Viji Sundaram, New America Media
Tuesday March 27, 2007

Words of Advice for Those Who Grow Their Own

By Shirley Barker, Special to the Planet
Tuesday March 27, 2007

Police Blotter

By Richard Brenneman
Tuesday March 27, 2007

Student artists display their work to friends and family at this year’s Youth Arts Festival. Photograph by Mark Coplan.
Student artists display their work to friends and family at this year’s Youth Arts Festival. Photograph by Mark Coplan.

Editorials

ZAB Passes Big West Berkeley Project on Brennan’s Site

By Riya Bhattacharjee
Tuesday March 27, 2007
The Berkeley Zoning Adjustments Board approved a mixed-use project at 700 University Ave. Thursday. -more-

Reader Commentaries

Letters to the Editor

Tuesday March 27, 2007

Commentary: Community Courage

By Winston Burton
Tuesday March 27, 2007

Commentary: Saving Sixth Grade and the Arts at Berkeley Arts Magnet

By Diane Douglas and others
Tuesday March 27, 2007

Commentary: Blaming the Poor — It Costs, But Oh, How It Pays

By Carol Denney
Tuesday March 27, 2007

Commentary: Fantasy Building Rent Hikes Threaten a Valuable Community

By Rick Goldsmith
Tuesday March 27, 2007

Columnists

Column: Music Teacher for a Day

By Susan Parker
Tuesday March 27, 2007

Green Neighbors: Spring is the Time to Buy And Plant Native Redbuds

By Ron Sullivan
Tuesday March 27, 2007

Arts & Entertainment

Arts Calendar

Tuesday March 27, 2007

Arts and Entertainment Around the East Bay

Tuesday March 27, 2007

Henry Wessel: Photographing the Physical World

By Michael Howerton
Tuesday March 27, 2007

New Books About Berkeley are Both Handsome and Informative

By Steven Finacom, Special to the Planet
Tuesday March 27, 2007

The Theater: African-American Shakespeare Co.’s ‘Lysistrata’

By Ken Bullock, Special to the Planet
Tuesday March 27, 2007

Events Calendar

Berkeley This Week

Tuesday March 27, 2007