News

Hancock, Worthington Arrested at Hotel Protest

By Judith Scherr
Tuesday May 08, 2007
State Assemblymember Loni Hancock, City Councilmember Kriss Worthington and Father Stephan of St. Joseph the Worker Church were among the 38 people arrested in front of the Woodfin Suites Hotel Thursday, committing civil disobedience to show support for 12 hotel workers fired April 27. -more-

Murder, Three Stabbings Mark Violent Weekend

By Richard Brenneman
Tuesday May 08, 2007
A murder and three stabbings marked Berkeley’s most violent 24 hours so far in 2007, ending with the wounding of two firefighters inside their station. -more-

Council Looks At Community Policing on Telegraph Ave.

By Judith Scherr
Tuesday May 08, 2007
Telegraph area merchants, property owners, residents and city officials and their representatives took a field trip to San Francisco last week to find out how “the city” curbs inappropriate behavior on Haight Street. -more-

Panel Demands New Policy for Police Misconduct Probes

By Judith Scherr
Tuesday May 08, 2007
Charges of misconduct levied against two Berkeley police officers in the recent past spurred a five-member Police Review Commission subcommittee to look at creating more effective police policies. -more-

Landmarks Panel Delays Decision on Gym, Warm Water Pool

By Richard Brenneman
Tuesday May 08, 2007
As in the recent successful battle to landmark Iceland, most advocates of landmarking the old Berkeley High School gymnasium are more concerned with its current use than its history. -more-

UC Berkeley Peace Corps Scholarship Launched At I-House

By Riya Bhattacharjee
Tuesday May 08, 2007

Big Branch Falls, Damages Home In Berkeley Hills

By Richard Brenneman
Tuesday May 08, 2007

ZAB Hears Pitch For Solano Ave. Health Club

By Riya Bhattacharjee
Tuesday May 08, 2007

State Report: African-Americans Lose Faith in Public Education

By Carolyn Goossen, New America Media
Tuesday May 08, 2007

News Analysis: Access Washington: An Update on Immigration

By Mary Ambrose, New America Media
Tuesday May 08, 2007

The Denial of Innocence and the War on Terrorism

By Marc Sapir, Special to the Planet
Tuesday May 08, 2007

Dueling Land Use Meetings Set for Wednesday Evening

By Richard Brenneman
Tuesday May 08, 2007

Establishment of Community Day School Considered

By Riya Bhattacharjee
Tuesday May 08, 2007

Police Blotter

By Rio Bauce
Tuesday May 08, 2007

State Assemblymember Loni Hancock was one of 38 people arrested at the Woodfin Suites Hotel Thursday. Photograph by East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy.
State Assemblymember Loni Hancock was one of 38 people arrested at the Woodfin Suites Hotel Thursday. Photograph by East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy.

Editorials

News Analysis: Oakland Begins Sparring Over Economic Development

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor
Tuesday May 08, 2007
The jockeying over the future direction of Oakland’s economic development in the Ron Dellums Years—how much it will continue on the path laid down by former Mayor Jerry Brown and how much it will break new ground—began in earnest last week with the release of an Oakland Chamber of Commerce study that both implicitly criticized Brown’s failures and embraced his goal of concentrating commercial development in the city’s downtown core. -more-

Reader Commentaries

Letters to the Editor

Tuesday May 08, 2007

Commentary: Work Time and Global Warming

By Charles Siegel
Tuesday May 08, 2007

Commentary: The Reckless Jetski Driver Protection Act

By Paul Kamen
Tuesday May 08, 2007

Commentary: Sunshining the Selection of Library Trustees

By Gene Bernardi, Peter Warfield and Jane Welford
Tuesday May 08, 2007

Columnists

Green Neighbors: Silk Oaks Are Itchy, But Oh Those Blooms!

By Ron Sullivan
Tuesday May 08, 2007

Arts & Entertainment

Arts Calendar

Tuesday May 08, 2007

Berkeley Opera Presents ‘Romeo and Juliet’

By Jaime Robles, Special to the Planet
Tuesday May 08, 2007

Jazz House Hosts Zipper Festival

By Ken Bullock, Special to the Planet
Tuesday May 08, 2007

At the Theater: TheatreFIRST Presents Bold ‘Serjeant Musgrave’

By Ken Bullock, Special to the Planet
Tuesday May 08, 2007

Events Calendar

Berkeley This Week

Tuesday May 08, 2007