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Council Calls for Full Court Press to Stop Spray

By Judith Scherr

Tuesday February 26, 2008

Posted Wed., Feb. 27—The state secretary of agriculture failed to convince the Berkeley City Council Tuesday night that aerial spraying of a pesticide to eradicate the Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM) is either necessary or benign. -more-

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Councilmember Promises Probe Of Anita Gay Shooting

By Richard Brenneman

Tuesday February 26, 2008

Tears, sobs, angry words, whispered remembrances and promises of action punctuated Thursday night’s gathering in a South Berkeley church to honor the memory of a grandmother fatally shot by police on the night of Feb. 16. -more-

Assembly Resolutions Attack Moth Spraying Plan

By Judith Scherr

Tuesday February 26, 2008

Five assemblymembers introduced a swarm of resolutions Friday aimed at changing state rules that give the agriculture department secretary the authority to order aerial pesticide spraying after declaring an emergency due to the invasion of a pest. -more-

South Berkeley Man Killed; Police Reveal Few Details

By Richard Brenneman

Tuesday February 26, 2008

Callers flooded the police switchboard moments before midnight Sunday with reports of shots fired in the 1500 block of Harmon Street. -more-

Wozniak Wants Two Readings For Peace and Justice Items

By Judith Scherr

Tuesday February 26, 2008

After Move America Forward took aim at a Berkeley City Council item approved Jan. 29 asking the city manager to write the Marines saying their recruiters were “unwelcome intruders” in Berkeley—and council supporters took to the streets to face off with MAF and to ask the council not to back down—the council softened its language, agreeing not to write the letter. Instead, on Feb. 12, it publicly reiterated support for the troops and opposition to the war. -more-

Dellums’ Police Proposal to Get Further Vetting

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor

Tuesday February 26, 2008

Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums has run into a City Council delay in fast-tracking an Oakland Police Department enhanced recruitment plan, but it remains to be seen how much that delay is due to political, policy, or fiscal concerns, and how long that delay will last. -more-

Kavanagh Pleads Guilty to One Charge

By Judith Scherr

Tuesday February 26, 2008

Child-Caused Blaze Burns Lincoln St. House

By Richard Brenneman

Tuesday February 26, 2008

Council to Discuss Crime, Blood House

By Judith Scherr

Tuesday February 26, 2008

Pixar Awaits Approval for West Berkeley Day Care Center

By Riya Bhattacharjee

Tuesday February 26, 2008

Restaurant Proposed for Act 1&2 Theatre Site

By Riya Bhattacharjee

Tuesday February 26, 2008

Reader Report: Grandmothers Provide Supplies to Tree-Sitters

By Matthew Taylor

Tuesday February 26, 2008

BUSD Heads to Sacramento to Protest Education Cuts

By Riya Bhattacharjee

Tuesday February 26, 2008

Hamill Announces Candidacy for Oakland City Council

J. Douglas Allen-Taylor

Tuesday February 26, 2008

East Bay Climate Great for Cultivating Herbs

By Shirley Barker, Special to the Planet

Tuesday February 26, 2008

By Richard Brenneman

Mourners lit candles at the end of Thursday night’s memorial service for Anita Gay, who was fatally shot outside her South Berkeley apartment by a police officer Feb. 16.