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First Tests Negative, but Aquatic Park Section Remains Closed after Sewage Spill

By Riya Bhattacharjee

Friday, April 11

Posted Sun., April 13—Preliminary results from testing water collected from the Berkeley Aquatic Park last week after a sewage spill showed no contamination, city officials told the Planet on Friday, but a section of the lagoon remained closed to the public throughout the weekend. -more-

Law School Dean Defends Yoo Against Calls for Dismissal; Yoo to Speak Monday

Friday, April 11

The UC Berkeley School of Law Dean Christopher Edley Jr. came to the defense this week of law professor John Yoo, author of one of the "torture memos” for the Bush administration, and said the controversial professor could not be fired. -more-

UC Berkeley Opens Campus for Saturday's Cal Day

By Steven Finacom Special to the Planet

Friday, April 11

Posted Fri., April 11—Tomorrow (Saturday) will be a day unlike the usual Saturday in Berkeley. Throngs will be headed for the UC Berkeley campus, but not for classes or football games. -more-

Researcher Presents the Facts about the Hayward Fault

By Steven Finacom Special to the Plant

Friday, April 11

Posted Fri., April 11—Is the Hayward Fault, which runs diagonally through Berkeley, a “tectonic time bomb in our back yard”? -more-

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East Bay Tibetans, Chinese Clash Over S.F. Olympic Torch Relay

By Riya Bhattacharjee

Friday, April 11

As pro-Tibet groups and supporters of the Beijing Games engaged in a war of words during the Olympic Torch Relay in San Francisco Wednesday, Tibetans in Berkeley kept their businesses closed to join in a movement very close to their heart. -more-

Residents Say No To Bus-Only Lanes

By Richard Brenneman

Friday, April 11

Judging by comments at a Wednesday night hearing, Ber-keley residents like faster bus service but hate the notion of losing car lanes to bus expressways. -more-

Aquatic Park Section Off Limits After Sewage Spill

By Riya Bhattacharjee

Friday, April 11

A sewage spill discovered at Bayer Healthcare’s Berkeley campus on Monday prompted the city’s Division of Environmental Health to prohibit human contact with water in a section of Ber-keley’s Aquatic Park. -more-

Southside Plan Resurfaces After Years in Urban Limbo

By Richard Brenneman

Friday, April 11

After five years on the back burner, the Southside Plan is finally coming to a boil—with the Planning Commission set to discuss the document later this month. -more-

Planning Commission Endorses Tighter Density-Bonus Controls

By Richard Brenneman

Friday, April 11

By a 5-4 vote, Berkeley planning commissioners voted Tuesday night to endorse the recommendations of the Joint Density Bonus Subcommittee over a more developer-friendly staff report. -more-

Firefighter Processional Honors Fallen Colleague

By Richard Brenneman

Friday, April 11

Oakland School Board Chooses Analyst for Interim Superintendent

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor

Friday, April 11

Oakland Homeowner Files Lawsuit against Measure Y

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor

Friday, April 11

Warm Pool Users Lobby Board of Education

By Riya Bhattacharjee

Friday, April 11

BUSD Rally Against State Budget Cuts

By Riya Bhattacharjee

Friday, April 11

Berkeley High Beat: Student Intent to Register Due May 1

By Rio Bauce

Friday, April 11

Clarification

Friday, April 11

Chris Krohn

Will Lee, a native San Franciscan of Chinese descent, looked forward to the torch relay on Wednesday at the Ferry Plaza. “We did not have that many role models growing up,” he said. “I’m here to show my pride. I've wanted for 30 or 40 years for China to stand up.”