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Housing Director Barton Resigns Under Pressure

By Judith Scherr

Friday June 08, 2007

For some, Steve Barton’s an idealist who puts his principles into practice, advocating housing policies—rent control, subsidized housing, co-operative housing—aimed at keeping diverse populations in Berkeley. -more-

Cramped South Berkeley Library Considers Proposal to Relocate

By Judith Scherr

Friday June 08, 2007

Walk into the South Berkeley Library and you practically bump into the four computers near the entry way. If you want to browse the history section, you’ve got to move to a narrow hallway to find what you’re looking for. -more-

Policy Change Allows Sales in People’s Park

By Riya Bhattacharjee

Friday June 08, 2007

The People’s Park Community Advisory Board approved a policy Monday to allow a one-year trial for limited commercial activity at the park. -more-

Golden Gate Fields Resurfacing Plan Faces Challenges, Legal Hurdles

By Richard Brenneman

Friday June 08, 2007

The Sierra Club doesn’t object to a new track finish for Albany’s Golden Gate Fields; they just don’t like how it’s being done. -more-

Albany Activist Killed Crosssing Marin Avenue Intersection

By Richard Brenneman

Friday June 08, 2007

Well-known Albany environmentalist Ruth Meniketti died Wednesday night after she was struck by a pickup as she crossed Marin Avenue at Talbot Avenue, police report. -more-

BHS Student Arrested at Prom For Carrying Concealed Gun

By Riya Bhattacharjee

Friday June 08, 2007

The State of the Berkeley Housing Authority

By Judith Scherr

Friday June 08, 2007

UC Seeks Architect for Planned Cloyne Court Renovation

By Richard Brenneman

Friday June 08, 2007

AC Transit Line Changes, No Cuts, Planned for June 24

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor

Friday June 08, 2007

School Board Approves New ‘Opt-Out’ Military Recruitment Policy

By Riya Bhattacharjee

Friday June 08, 2007

Berkeley High Inagurates Sports Hall of Fame

By Riya Bhattacharjee

Friday June 08, 2007

Oakland Youth Violence Testimony Given

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor

Friday June 08, 2007

Police Blotter

By Rio Bauce

Friday June 08, 2007

First Person: Why I’m a Racist

By Madeline Smith Moore

Friday June 08, 2007

Editorials

Editorial: Being Color Blind is No Better than Being Tone Deaf

By Becky O'Malley

Friday June 08, 2007

San Francisco Opera General Manager David Gockley himself summed it up best in an interview with Daniel Wakin in Saturday’s New York Times: “Our business doesn’t work that way,” he said in a telephone interview. “It has been nobly color-blind over recent decades, and I certainly haven’t worked that way, and my record bears that out.” -more-