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Web Update: Hummingbird Mysteries: How They Make the Dive Noise

By Joe Eaton

Friday February 08, 2008

Posted Sat., Feb. 9—It may be cold outside, but it’s already spring to the Anna’s hummingbird, and courtship and nesting are well under way. -more-

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Council to Reconsider Anti-Marine Stance

By Judith Scherr

Friday February 08, 2008

If the Berkeley City Council approves an item on Tuesday’s agenda, it will clarify city support for the troops—while continuing to condemn the war—and will rescind the section of the Jan. 29 council item that calls the downtown Marine Recruiting Center “uninvited and unwelcome intruders” that has provoked the ire of conservative bloggers and pundits. -more-

Berkeley Experiences Election Day Glitches

By Judith Scherr

Friday February 08, 2008

Berkeley wasn’t exempt Tuesday from election-day glitches due to technical and human error. -more-

Aquatic Park Sludge Plan Returns to Council

By Riya Bhattacharjee

Friday February 08, 2008

Berkeley’s Public Works Department submitted a revised work plan for dredging the lagoon at the north end of Aquatic Park to the Regional Water Quality Control Board last week. It is scheduled to go before the city council for approval in March. -more-

Neighbors, City, Gordon Settle on ‘Wright’s Garage’ Project

By Judith Scherr

Friday February 08, 2008

Neighbors say they are relieved: There won’t be a 5,000-square-foot restaurant and bar replacing the old Wright’s Garage at the corner of Ashby Avenue, just west of College Avenue. -more-

McCullough Challenges Brunner for Oakland Council Seat

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor

Friday February 08, 2008

The Oakland City Council 2008 election dance card all but filled up this week with the announcement that North Oakland public safety activist Patrick Mc-Cullough is running for the District One seat currently held by Councilmember Jane Brunner. -more-

Violence Marks Start of CHP Fight against Richmond Gangs

By Richard Brenneman

Friday February 08, 2008

Police Arrest Suspect in Robberies of Elders

By Richard Brenneman

Friday February 08, 2008

Chamber of Commerce PAC FoldsBy Judith Scherr

By Judith Scherr

Friday February 08, 2008

Berkeley Students Face Exit Exam, Lower Pass Rate than State Overall

By Riya Bhattacharjee

Friday February 08, 2008

In Memorium: Composer Jorge Liderman

By Michael Zwiebach - San Francisco Classical Voice

Friday February 08, 2008

A New Day In California

By Randy Shaw

Friday February 08, 2008

By Riya Bhattacharjee

WR Forde constructed a watertight containment with plastic sheets and sandbags to prevent the contaminated dredging spoils from mixing with the Aquatic Park lagoon Wednesday, three months after the state water board ordered them to do so.