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Commons Initiative Hearing on Saturday

By Judith Scherr

Friday September 28, 2007

Proposed laws and services aimed at people exhibiting “inappropriate street behavior” make up the Public Commons for Everyone Initiative, to be discussed at a forum Saturday. -more-

Berkeley Drive-By Murder Victim Suspected in Richmond Deaths

By Richard Brenneman

Friday September 28, 2007

A Berkeley man slain by a fusillade of high-powered automatic rifle shots fired from a passing van early Saturday morning had himself been arrested two years earlier as one of six suspects in a similar slaying in Richmond. -more-

Planners Approve West Berkeley Car Dealerships

By Richard Brenneman

Friday September 28, 2007

Planning Commissioners Wednesday approved a modified plan and rezoning agenda that will open up the northern end of West Berkeley to car dealerships. -more-

Top Legal Talent Battle in City-University Confrontation

By Richard Brenneman

Friday September 28, 2007

The courtroom battle over UC Berkeley’s stadium-area building boom pitted the city’s hired legal gun in a Tuesday showdown against the university’s own sharpshooter-for-hire. -more-

James Kenney Park Inclusionary Workers Lose Jobs

By Judith Scherr

Friday September 28, 2007

Fulani Offuti has been an hourly worker in the Parks and Recreation Department for 11 years, working most recently in James Kenney Park’s inclusionary program, where disabled and able-bodied children are integrated into recreation activities. -more-

Trial Starts for Man Accused of Shooting Berkeley Police Officer

Bay City News

Friday September 28, 2007

Superintendent Search Identifies BUSD Problems

By Riya Bhattacharjee

Friday September 28, 2007

Kavanagh Pleads Not Guilty

Bay City News

Friday September 28, 2007

Code Pink Protests Marine Recruitment Center

By Riya Bhattacharjee

Friday September 28, 2007

Health Officer Cites Race as Factor in Health Inequalities

By Riya Bhattacharjee

Friday September 28, 2007

Fire Department Log

By Richard Brenneman

Friday September 28, 2007

Three Medical Emergencies in a Day at Berkeley High School

By Riya Bhattacharjee

Friday September 28, 2007

Port Commission Nominee a Test of Dellums’ Strategies

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor

Friday September 28, 2007

BHA: Today Is Last Day to Mail Housing Applications

By Judith Scherr

Friday September 28, 2007

Autumn Holiday Activities May Sell Out Quickly

By Steven Finacom, Special to the Planet

Friday September 28, 2007

Editorials

Editorial: Bashing the Poor is Back in Style

By Becky O’Malley

Friday September 28, 2007

On Wednesday I had a rare opportunity to sit in a chair at an undisclosed location in the country for a couple of hours. I took along the New Yorker which had just arrived in my mailbox and my reading glasses, as well as some binoculars in case any birds showed up. -more-