Attorney William Simpich listens as colleague Carol Strickman responds to a comment by Judge Richard Keller during Monday’s hearing on their request for an order to protect tree-sitters and for the university to provide them with food and water.
By Richard Brenneman
Attorney William Simpich listens as colleague Carol Strickman responds to a comment by Judge Richard Keller during Monday’s hearing on their request for an order to protect tree-sitters and for the university to provide them with food and water.

Extra

Dean Takes Out Papers for Mayoral Race

By Judith Scherr
Tuesday July 08, 2008 - 04:31:00 PM

Two-term mayor, 15-year councilmember Shirley Dean took out preliminary papers to run for Berkeley mayor today (Tuesday). -more-


Lawsuits Challenge BP Project Lab, Computing Center at LBNL Campus

By Richard Brenneman
Tuesday July 08, 2008 - 04:31:00 PM

Environmental activists have filed two lawsuits that seek to block construction of two major facilities at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). -more-


Economy, Downtown Plan Block High-Rises, Consultants Declare

By Richard Brenneman
Tuesday July 08, 2008 - 11:47:00 AM

Tall buildings aren’t economically feasible for downtown Berkeley under the proposed new Downtown Area Plan, at least given the current state of the market, according to a city-funded study. -more-


State Announces Free Meals To Help Students During Summer

By Riya Bhattacharjee
Tuesday July 08, 2008 - 11:42:00 AM

Berkeley Unified School District families in need will qualify for a free summer meal program, according to an announcement by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell today (Monday). -more-


Missing Rice University Student May Have Changed Identity

By Riya Bhattacharjee
Tuesday July 08, 2008 - 11:35:00 AM

Literature and notes on how to assume a new identity were found in the car, abandoned on a Berkeley street, of missing Rice University student Matthew Wilson, Berkeley police said last week. -more-


Council Considers Legal Action Against Proposed Anti-BRT Ballot Initiative

By Judith Scherr
Monday July 07, 2008 - 04:56:00 PM

At a special closed-door session at 6 p.m. Tuesday, the Berkeley City Council, on the advice of its attorney, could vote to go to court to stop a proposed ballot measure that would “require voter approval before dedicating Berkeley streets or lanes for transit-only or HOV/bus-only use.” -more-


Berkeley Gains New Treesitter

By Richard Brenneman
Monday July 07, 2008 - 04:57:00 PM

Berkeley’s dwindling tree-sitter population notched up by one Sunday night just days after numbers had dwindled by four. -more-


Council May Place Tax Measures on Ballot and Address Tree Sitters’ Needs

By Judith Scherr
Monday July 07, 2008 - 04:56:00 PM

After debating for months which tax measures to place before the voters in November, the City Council is likely to take action onTuesday night. -more-


Landmarks Commission Has No Say Over Fencing In Picnic Rock

By Riya Bhattacharjee
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 04:44:00 PM

Although some members of Berkeley’s Landmarks Preservation Commission expressed concern about fencing the historic Sutcliff Picnic Rock in North Berkeley, there appears little they can do to prevent it. -more-


Four Builders Picked For Art Museum Bids

By Richard Brenneman
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 04:46:00 PM

UC Berkeley has picked four companies to bid on the new Berkeley Art Museum, the structure that is likely to become the architecturally most striking and controversial feature of the city center. -more-


Tree Sitter Jailed at Santa Rita

By Judith Scherr
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 04:46:00 PM

Amanda Tierney, 21, better known as Dumpster Muffin, was among the three tree sitters to leave their perches at UC Berkeley’s Memorial Grove on Wednesday. After the intervention of her doctor, paramedics took her to Highland Hospital. -more-



Page One

Public Urges City to Appeal Stadium Decision

By Judith Scherr
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 09:46:00 AM

More than 60 people came to the open session before the Berkeley City Council’s closed meeting Monday to urge the council to “do what’s right” by standing up to UC Berkeley and appealing the judge’s final decision in the lawsuit on the sports training/stadium issue if it goes against the city. -more-



UC, Tree-Sitter Clashes Continue in Court, Grove

By Richard Brenneman
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 09:47:00 AM

It’s been a week of tense confrontations between UC Berkeley and the tree-sitters occupying the grove where the university wants to build its showcase high-tech gym. -more-



Money Worries Top Cal’s Tree-Sit Woes

By Richard Brenneman
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 04:34:00 PM

For UC Berkeley officials, money may or may not be the root of all evil, but it’s at the root of their opposition to the ongoing tree-sit outside Memorial Stadium. -more-



Tree-Sitter Collapses

By Richard Brenneman
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 04:32:00 PM
Campus Police arrested treesitter Dumpster Muffin after she came down from the branches and collapsed Wednesday afternoon, as Assistant police Chief Mitch Celaya, right, watches. Supporters say she was initially denied medical aide, an account denied by the university.

A tree-sitter collapsed moments after climbing down from her perch at the UC Berkeley oak grove, and campus police initially refused to allow a doctor in to examine the ailing woman, known as Dumpster Muffin. -more-



Fate of Grove May Hinge on Necessity of ‘Grade Beam’

By Richard Brenneman
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 09:48:00 AM

UC Berkeley officials believe they’ve side-stepped a judge’s ruling adroitly enough to have removed the last roadblocks to building the Memorial Stadium gym. -more-



School Board Prefers ‘Curvy Derby’ Plan

By Riya Bhattacharjee
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 09:48:00 AM

The Berkeley Board of Education picked “Curvy Derby” as its preferred option for the Berkeley Unified School District’s East Campus field last week, but acknowledged that the district lacks the funds necessary to build it. -more-



Neighbors Oppose Shattuck Safeway Expansion

By Riya Bhattacharjee
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 09:49:00 AM

It was déjà vu all over again for supermarket chain Safeway when it unveiled plans to remodel its north Shattuck Avenue store at the Hillside Club last week. -more-



Features

Computer Book Author Buys Black Oak Books

By Judith Scherr
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 09:50:00 AM
Gary Cornell is the new owner of Black Oak Books.

Cody’s Books was taken off life support June 20, taking its place in the beloved bookstore graveyard next to A Clean Well-Lighted Place, Avenue Books, Mama Bear’s, A Woman’s Place Bookstore and others. -more-


Code Pink Women Claim Court Victory

By Judith Scherr
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 09:51:00 AM

A superior court judge last week reaffirmed the rights of four Code Pink women to demonstrate at the downtown Berkeley Marine Recruiting Station, according to Zanne Joi of Code Pink. -more-


Zoning Board Gives Thai Temple a Chance to Address Violations

By Riya Bhattacharjee
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 09:52:00 AM

A report from city officials says the Berkeley Thai Temple repeatedly violated its zoning permit by selling food to the public during religious events on Sundays. -more-


Lake Merritt Tree Removal Complete

BY J. Douglas Allen-Taylor
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 09:52:00 AM

In this photo are the remains of one of some 200 trees removed by the City of Oakland from the Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center parking lot, the 12th Street median between the convention center and Lake Merritt and the Lake Merritt Channel. In the background is the Kaiser Convention Center, which the Oakland City Council closed a year ago in a cost-cutting measure. The tree removal, which took place in mid-June, is part of the multimillion dollar Measure DD renovation of the eastern Lake Merritt grounds that will eventually result in a shrinking of the 12th Street-14th Street corridor from 12 lanes to six, the creation of a four-acre park, and the connection of Lake Merritt with the convention center grounds by a pedestrian walkway bridge. Last October, an Alameda County Superior Court judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Friends of the Lake which had challenged the City of Oakland’s procedures in condemning the trees. -more-


Bumpy Road for Bus Rapid Transit at Planning Commission

By Richard Brenneman
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 09:53:00 AM

Declaring that Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) “looks to me like a huge development scheme,” Berkeley Planning Commissioner Patti Dacey said last week she couldn’t cast a vote without more information about its potential impacts. -more-


Wireless Law Rewired, More Work Lies Ahead

By Richard Brenneman
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 09:54:00 AM

Berkeley’s proposed new wireless-antenna ordinance, now in its 15th revision, still faces stiff opposition in a game in which one side holds almost all the cards. -more-


University Moves Ahead With Anna Head Housing

By Richard Brenneman
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 09:54:00 AM

UC Berkeley is moving forward with plans to build a 479-bed, $75 million student housing project across the street from People’s Park. -more-


Edgerly Fired After Postponing Retirement

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 09:55:00 AM

Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums sought to put an end to the City Hall phase of the Deborah Edgerly controversy this week, firing the Oakland city administrator in a terse letter delivered late Tuesday. -more-


Berkeley Finds Likely Animal Shelter Site

By Judith Scherr
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 09:55:00 AM

After searching for almost six years for a new animal shelter site—one large enough for the animals and where barking dogs won’t raise the ire of sleeping neighbors—it looks like the city has found the right location. -more-


Keene Goes to Palo Alto

By Judith Scherr
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 09:56:00 AM

Jim Keene, city manager in Berkeley from 1996 to 2000, has a new gig: On Sept. 2 he’ll become city manager of Palo Alto, with a yearly salary of $240,000. -more-


New Candidates Take Out Preliminary Papers

By Judith Scherr
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 09:56:00 AM

Looking only at candidates for office who have taken out preliminary papers, it appears as if the rent board is the most contested race—actually, it is the only contested race—to date. -more-


AC Transit Directors Slow Drive to Replace Fleet with Van Hools

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 09:57:00 AM

The AC Transit Board of Directors temporarily put the brakes on the district’s recent push to transform a large portion of its fleet into buses made by Belgian bus manufacturer Van Hool, rejecting a request by District Manager Rick Fernandez to replace 30 retiring 60-foot buses made by New Flyer with 19 new buses made by Van Hool. -more-


Van Hool Critic Will Run for AC Transit Board Seat

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 09:58:00 AM

Oakland architect and public transit advocate Joyce Roy announced plans last week to run against AC Transit Board President Chris Peeples for Peeples’ at-large board seat in the November election, setting up a probable electoral clash over the transit district’s controversial Van Hool bus policy. -more-


Election Section

New Layoffs Hit East Bay Papers

By Richard Brenneman
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 09:58:00 AM

Last week brought both good and bad news for the 235 newly unionized reporters and editors of the Bay Area News Group-East Bay. -more-


Berkeley Community Media Reaches Share Agreement with BUSD over Studio

By Riya Bhattacharjee
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 09:59:00 AM

The Berkeley Community Media (BCM) reached an agreement with the Berkeley Unified School District last week, which allows it shared access to classroom space for its studio. -more-


BUSD Rescinds Most Classified Layoffs

By Riya Bhattacharjee
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 10:00:00 AM

Only a handful of employees remain on Berkeley Unified School District’s list of classified personnel who have active layoff notices due to the proposed education budget cuts, according to district officials. -more-


UC Service Workers Set to Walk

By Judith Scherr
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 10:00:00 AM

Service workers at University of California campuses all over the state—including around 1,200 at UC Berkeley—are preparing for a five-day walkout. -more-


Durant Ave. Murder Plea Moved to Monday

By Riya Bhattacharjee
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 10:01:00 AM

Nathaniel Freeman, charged with murdering 33-year-old Maceo Smith on Durant Avenue in May, did not enter a plea as he was scheduled to do at the Alameda County Superior Court Friday. -more-


Aquatic Park Plans Raise Issues of Habitat, Flood Management

By Kristin McFarland
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 10:01:00 AM

Plans to renovate Aquatic Park have environmentalists and some members of the Parks Commission’s Aquatic Park Subcommittee concerned about the city’s motives and the plan’s potential ramifications. -more-


City Council Sends Aquatic Park Sludge for Toxics Test, Criticizes $210,00 Clean-Up Cost

By Riya Bhattacharjee
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 10:02:00 AM

The Berkeley City Council asked the Public Works department last week to retest the piles of sludge that have been lying next to the Aquatic Park lagoon for the last eight months and explore options for its reuse, citing expenses for its removal as prohibitive. -more-


Public Comment

Letters to the Editor

Monday July 07, 2008 - 03:54:00 PM

TIME FOR A DECISION -more-


Letters to the Editor

Thursday July 03, 2008 - 10:18:00 AM

BEING GREEN -more-


A Failed Effort to Feed the Tree-Sitters

By Carol Gesbeck DeWitt
Tuesday July 08, 2008 - 05:09:00 PM

Local Housing Meltdown: It’s the Condos, Stupid

By Gale Garcia
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 10:05:00 AM

Berkeley City Council members seem to think that there’s an infinite demand for brand new condo bunkers, despite numerous warnings over the years about the housing bubble. -more-


North Berkeley Trader Joe’s

By Stephen Wollmer
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 10:06:00 AM

Neighbors for a Livable Berkeley Way has appealed the recent Superior Court decision denying our petition challenging the Berkeley City Council’s approval of the Trader Joe’s project at the corner of University and MLK. Although demolition is underway and construction will begin this summer, we believe that the council ignored and flouted City zoning law, CEQA, and state density bonus law in their eagerness to approve a ‘popular’ project. -more-


Aftermoth: A Legacy of Pain

By Mike Lynberg
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 10:06:00 AM

After they made hundreds of people sick on the Central Coast, and nearly killed at least two children, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Secretary A. G. Kawamura of the CDFA are changing tactics and no longer aerial spraying highly populated cities with untested pesticides. For that, residents of Northern and Central California are grateful. -more-


Tree Sitters Disgraced the Progressive Movement

By H. Scott Prosterman
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 10:07:00 AM

The protesters occupying a grove of trees on the UC campus represent a total disgrace to the liberal and progressive movement. Biting people and dumping feces on them is not what Ghandi advocated. Martin Luther King, Jr. is rolling over in his grave. -more-


City Must Continue Lawsuit Against UC

By Katlin Moore
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 10:09:00 AM

At this juncture, with the lawsuit against the university pending, it is a good time to remind everyone as to exactly why such worldwide support exists for the preservation of the oak grove near Memorial Stadium, and why the city must continue the lawsuit against the university. This irreplaceable ecological treasure must be saved. -more-


Citizens of West Berkeley: Get Involved!

By Patty Marcks
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 10:09:00 AM

A unique opportunity currently exists in West Berkeley: an opportunity for public participation. You will not have read about it in the newspapers. Nor will you have heard about it on radio or TV. You will not see signs or notices posted about it. There have been no public hearings about it. In fact, most people in Berkeley are probably completely unaware of it. -more-


Peeling the Academic Achievement Onion

By Santiago Casal and Michael Miller
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 10:08:00 AM

It is a pleasure to report that the Berkeley School Board on June 11, and the Berkeley City Council on June 24, unanimously adopted the 2020 Vision For Berkeley’s Children And Youth. These two resolutions are a commitment to partner with United In Action and our entire community, to make student academic success a community priority and further, to actively engage in eliminating any and all barriers to success. So begins an amazing journey that we should all be very proud of. -more-


Welcome to the California Hotel

By Lynda Carson
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 10:10:00 AM

Today (July 1) on KPFA evening news, local attorney John Murcko announced that he plans to file a lawsuit next week in Alameda County Superior Court against the Oakland Community Housing, Inc. (OCHI), an Oakland non-profit housing developer because they are breaking a 30-year requirement to provide housing to 500 very low-income Oakland residents at the California Hotel. -more-


Editorial

Contemplating the Revolutionary Option

By Becky O’Malley
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 10:04:00 AM

The approach of July 4 always moves me to ruminations on the nature and function of government. Reading the Declaration of Independence is a feature of the best holiday picnics—so much easier these days when printable copies can easily be retrieved from the Web. As always, when I download the DofA and actually read it, I’m struck by what a radical document it is, and by the annoying and alarming parallels between the bad behavior of the 18th century Brits and that of the various governments we have to contend with these days. -more-


Columns

Dispatches From The Edge: A New Cold War?

By Conn Hallinan
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 10:02:00 AM

Military alliances are always sold as things that produce security. In practice they tend to do the opposite. -more-


Undercurrents: The Measure of Leadership Is Not Running Somewhere Just Because the Crowd Is Going That Way

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 10:03:00 AM

Some years ago, my brother and I and a friend were in Los Angeles at the opening of Che, the Omar Sharif movie that was considered by some to be favorable to the late Cuban revolutionary leader. L.A. had a large Cuban exile community that was not so sympathetic to Che, and so we had to walk through an angry picket line to get inside the theater. The movie itself went off without a hitch until the climactic battle scene in which Che was killed. During the gunbattle on the screen, someone inside tossed a couple of smoke bombs into the crowded seats. -more-


Wild Neighbors: Building a New Tree for the Birds

By Joe Eaton
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 10:18:00 AM

Some people follow soccer; I follow taxonomy. A slower game, but it has its regards. -more-


When Building, Think Ahead To When Repairs Are Needed

By Jane Powell
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 10:15:00 AM

Recently I have been doing a few repairs to my back porch, which has required taking it apart in places to replace various structural members which are rotting. -more-


About the House: California is Burning

By Matt Cantor
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 10:17:00 AM

California is burning down. This is the real Shock and Awe. As of this writing, there are over 1,300 fires burning in the state and nearly a third of a million acres have burned. Since I’m not good with acres, I decided to convert this to square miles. At 640 acres to a square mile, this means that close to 500 square miles have burned. Again, I’m not that good with areas so I like to find something to compare this with. The city of Los Angeles is about 500 square miles. San Francisco is less than half that size. Imagine, two San Franciscos have completely burned down in this recent spate of fires. We’ve currently got over 17,000 fire personnel working on fighting these fires, over a thousand engines in the field, three hundred bull dozers cutting fire breaks and 85 helicopters (mostly dropping water on these many blazes). -more-


The George W. Bush Presidential Library

By Justin DeFreitas
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 02:23:00 PM

A Drought of Ideas

By Justin DeFreitas
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 02:23:00 PM

Arts Listings

Arts Calendar

Thursday July 03, 2008 - 10:10:00 AM

Magnes Museum Moves Ahead with Downtown Berkeley Relocation Plans

By Riya Bhattacharjee
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 10:11:00 AM

Virago Alameda Announces Play Reading Series

By Ken Bullock
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 10:12:00 AM

Contra Costa Civic Theater Stages ‘Kiss Me Kate’

By Ken Bullock Special to the Planet
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 10:13:00 AM


Events Listings

Community Calendar

Thursday July 03, 2008 - 09:57:00 AM

Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

Contemplating the Revolutionary Option 07-03-2008

Cartoons

The George W. Bush Presidential Library By Justin DeFreitas 07-03-2008

A Drought of Ideas By Justin DeFreitas 07-03-2008

Public Comment

Letters to the Editor 07-07-2008

Letters to the Editor 07-03-2008

A Failed Effort to Feed the Tree-Sitters By Carol Gesbeck DeWitt 07-08-2008

Local Housing Meltdown: It’s the Condos, Stupid By Gale Garcia 07-03-2008

North Berkeley Trader Joe’s By Stephen Wollmer 07-03-2008

Aftermoth: A Legacy of Pain By Mike Lynberg 07-03-2008

Tree Sitters Disgraced the Progressive Movement By H. Scott Prosterman 07-03-2008

City Must Continue Lawsuit Against UC By Katlin Moore 07-03-2008

Citizens of West Berkeley: Get Involved! By Patty Marcks 07-03-2008

Peeling the Academic Achievement Onion By Santiago Casal and Michael Miller 07-03-2008

Welcome to the California Hotel By Lynda Carson 07-03-2008

News

Dean Takes Out Papers for Mayoral Race By Judith Scherr 07-08-2008

Lawsuits Challenge BP Project Lab, Computing Center at LBNL Campus By Richard Brenneman 07-08-2008

Economy, Downtown Plan Block High-Rises, Consultants Declare By Richard Brenneman 07-08-2008

State Announces Free Meals To Help Students During Summer By Riya Bhattacharjee 07-08-2008

Missing Rice University Student May Have Changed Identity By Riya Bhattacharjee 07-08-2008

Council Considers Legal Action Against Proposed Anti-BRT Ballot Initiative By Judith Scherr 07-07-2008

Berkeley Gains New Treesitter By Richard Brenneman 07-07-2008

Council May Place Tax Measures on Ballot and Address Tree Sitters’ Needs By Judith Scherr 07-07-2008

Landmarks Commission Has No Say Over Fencing In Picnic Rock By Riya Bhattacharjee 07-03-2008

Four Builders Picked For Art Museum Bids By Richard Brenneman 07-03-2008

Tree Sitter Jailed at Santa Rita By Judith Scherr 07-03-2008

Public Urges City to Appeal Stadium Decision By Judith Scherr 07-03-2008

UC, Tree-Sitter Clashes Continue in Court, Grove By Richard Brenneman 07-03-2008

Money Worries Top Cal’s Tree-Sit Woes By Richard Brenneman 07-03-2008

Tree-Sitter Collapses By Richard Brenneman 07-03-2008

Fate of Grove May Hinge on Necessity of ‘Grade Beam’ By Richard Brenneman 07-03-2008

School Board Prefers ‘Curvy Derby’ Plan By Riya Bhattacharjee 07-03-2008

Neighbors Oppose Shattuck Safeway Expansion By Riya Bhattacharjee 07-03-2008

Computer Book Author Buys Black Oak Books By Judith Scherr 07-03-2008

Code Pink Women Claim Court Victory By Judith Scherr 07-03-2008

Zoning Board Gives Thai Temple a Chance to Address Violations By Riya Bhattacharjee 07-03-2008

Lake Merritt Tree Removal Complete BY J. Douglas Allen-Taylor 07-03-2008

Bumpy Road for Bus Rapid Transit at Planning Commission By Richard Brenneman 07-03-2008

Wireless Law Rewired, More Work Lies Ahead By Richard Brenneman 07-03-2008

University Moves Ahead With Anna Head Housing By Richard Brenneman 07-03-2008

Edgerly Fired After Postponing Retirement By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor 07-03-2008

Berkeley Finds Likely Animal Shelter Site By Judith Scherr 07-03-2008

Keene Goes to Palo Alto By Judith Scherr 07-03-2008

New Candidates Take Out Preliminary Papers By Judith Scherr 07-03-2008

AC Transit Directors Slow Drive to Replace Fleet with Van Hools By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor 07-03-2008

Van Hool Critic Will Run for AC Transit Board Seat By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor 07-03-2008

New Layoffs Hit East Bay Papers By Richard Brenneman 07-03-2008

Berkeley Community Media Reaches Share Agreement with BUSD over Studio By Riya Bhattacharjee 07-03-2008

BUSD Rescinds Most Classified Layoffs By Riya Bhattacharjee 07-03-2008

UC Service Workers Set to Walk By Judith Scherr 07-03-2008

Durant Ave. Murder Plea Moved to Monday By Riya Bhattacharjee 07-03-2008

Aquatic Park Plans Raise Issues of Habitat, Flood Management By Kristin McFarland 07-03-2008

City Council Sends Aquatic Park Sludge for Toxics Test, Criticizes $210,00 Clean-Up Cost By Riya Bhattacharjee 07-03-2008

Columns

Dispatches From The Edge: A New Cold War? By Conn Hallinan 07-03-2008

Undercurrents: The Measure of Leadership Is Not Running Somewhere Just Because the Crowd Is Going That Way By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor 07-03-2008

Wild Neighbors: Building a New Tree for the Birds By Joe Eaton 07-03-2008

When Building, Think Ahead To When Repairs Are Needed By Jane Powell 07-03-2008

About the House: California is Burning By Matt Cantor 07-03-2008

Arts & Events

Arts Calendar 07-03-2008

Magnes Museum Moves Ahead with Downtown Berkeley Relocation Plans By Riya Bhattacharjee 07-03-2008

Virago Alameda Announces Play Reading Series By Ken Bullock 07-03-2008

Contra Costa Civic Theater Stages ‘Kiss Me Kate’ By Ken Bullock Special to the Planet 07-03-2008

Moving Pictures: San Francisco Silent Film Festival Showcases Cinema’s First Golden Era By Justin DeFreitas 07-03-2008

When Building, Think Ahead To When Repairs Are Needed By Jane Powell 07-03-2008

About the House: California is Burning By Matt Cantor 07-03-2008

Community Calendar 07-03-2008