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Pacific Steel Health Hearing Packs Center

By Richard Brenneman
Friday January 11, 2008
Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates and City Councilmember Linda Maio vowed Wednesday night to reopen Pacific Steel Casting’s use permit to force action on odors emanating from the company’s West Berkeley plant. -more-

Crucial State Propositions Fill February Ballot

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor
Friday January 11, 2008
The Democratic and Repub-lican Presidential primaries will dominate media coverage for the Feb. 5 California elections, now less than a month away, but several important state propositions are on the ballot as well. -more-

Four Ballot Issues Comprise Referendum On Native American Gaming Expansion

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor
Friday January 11, 2008
Four propositions on the Feb. 5 California Presidential Primary ballot—Propositions 94, 95, 96, 97—all deal with identical issues, attempts by citizen groups to overturn recent amendments to gambling compacts between the administration of Governor Ar-nold Schwarzenegger and four individual Native American tribes. -more-

Compromise May Arise in Oakland Affordable Housing Debate

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor
Friday January 11, 2008
For the first time since the issuance of the Blue Ribbon Affordable Housing Commis-sion’s report last year on inclusionary zoning and condominium conversion, Oakland City Coun-cil’s Community & Economic Development Committee met this week to try to resolve the year-long deadlock over the two issues. -more-

Berkeley This Week

Friday January 11, 2008
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Rebecca’s Books Opens on Adeline St.

By KEN BULLOCK Special to the Planet
Friday January 11, 2008
When Rebecca’s Books, specializing in poetry, opened Oct. 27 at 3268 Adeline Ave. in South Berkeley, the Morning Star Choir came up from the Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church in Los Angeles to sing. -more-

Worker, Customers Capture Suspect in Bank Rampage

By Richard Brenneman
Friday January 11, 2008

Man Gets 56 Years for Attempted Murder of Police Officer

Bay City News
Friday January 11, 2008

Court Hears Arguments UC Suit

By Richard Brenneman
Friday January 11, 2008

Fire Department Log

Friday January 11, 2008

Solutions to Oakland’s Crime and Violence

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor
Friday January 11, 2008

Letters to the Editor

Friday January 11, 2008

Commentary: KPFA Election Violated Rules and Bylaws

By THE COMMITTEE ON FAIR ELECTIONS
Friday January 11, 2008

Commentary: Tales of Two School Districts’ Approaches to New Fields

By Ann Lehman
Friday January 11, 2008

Veterans Writing Group Fundraiser Sunday

By Ken Bullock
Friday January 11, 2008

‘Running with Arnold’

Friday January 11, 2008

Arts Calendar

Friday January 11, 2008

Grocer-Politician Fred Koerber Left a Double Legacy

By Daniella Thompson
Friday January 11, 2008

More than a Walk in the Woods: Woodland Gardening

By Ron Sullivan
Friday January 11, 2008

Being Your Own General Contractor

By Matt Cantor
Friday January 11, 2008

Pacific Steel Casting General Manager Joe Emmerichs defended the company against charges the foundry was polluting West Berkeley with toxins. photo by Richard Brenneman
Pacific Steel Casting General Manager Joe Emmerichs defended the company against charges the foundry was polluting West Berkeley with toxins. photo by Richard Brenneman

Editorials

Handicapping the Front-Runners

By Becky O’Malley
Friday January 11, 2008
Comments based on the meager amount of hard data emerging from the Iowa and New Hampshire Democratic primaries have offered a lot of speculation but few facts. This is primarily because the commentators, as they themselves will tell you, prefer to report the horse race (“as they come around the bend, Obama is gaining on the left...”) rather than the track statistics which experienced bettors actually use. Or at least that’s the theory. -more-

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