News Updates

The Campaign Against the Daily Planet

By Richard Brenneman

Thursday June 04, 2009

A few East Bay individuals are threatening to bankrupt the Berkeley Daily Planet unless it stops publishing criticisms of Israel’s policies and actions—opinions and ideas they brand “anti-Semitic.” -more-

Sidebar: ‘Kill the Cops, Kill the Jews,’ and Other Fabricated Quotes

By Richard Brenneman

Thursday June 04, 2009

“Kill the cops, Kill the Jews,” screams the dpwatchdog headline, adding “The First Amendment as the Last Refuge of Scoundrels.” -more-

Sidebar: Red Scare: Conn Hallinan

By Richard Brenneman

Thursday June 04, 2009

John Gertz has singled out Daily Planet columnist Conn Hallinan for an extra measure of rancor, resorting to red-baiting when all else fails. -more-

Sidebar: Strange Bedfellows

By Richard Brenneman

Thursday June 04, 2009

FLAME’s founder and president is octogenarian Holocaust survivor Gerardo Joffe. In 1967, Joffe founded Haverhill’s, a mail order firm that has advertised heavily in both liberal magazines—including The Nation—as well as conservative magazines such as National Review. -more-

Sidebar: Will the Real Dan Spitzer Please Stand Up?

By Richard Brenneman

Thursday June 04, 2009

Responding in December 2007 to a critic who had questioned his journalistic credentials in the East Bay Express letters column, Spitzer called the critic lazy , then cited “the Google index in which my name is referenced 1,340,000 times.” Note that Spitzer said “in which my name is referenced,” not “in which I am referenced.” -more-

Sidebar: Two Refusals

By Richard Brenneman

Thursday June 04, 2009

Both Jim Sinkinson and Dan Spitzer declined to be interviewed for this article. -more-

Sidebar: Sanne DeWitt and the Israel Action Committee of the East Bay

By Richard Brenneman

Thursday June 04, 2009

A man identifying himself as “Dan Patterson” walked into South Berkeley’s Vault Cafe recently and brandished a letter in the face of proprietor Houishi Ghaderi which threatened consequences for any business which continued to advertise in the Daily Planet, -more-

Sidebar: The Arianpour Affair, and Other Controversies

By Richard Brenneman

Thursday June 04, 2009

Though most reader submissions the Daily Planet has published on the Israel-Palestine conflict have been based on legal and moral arguments, the Aug. 8, 2006, reader-submitted commentary by Kurosh Arianpour crossed a critical threshold, perceived by many as extending beyond a criticism of Israel and its supporters to an attack on all Jews. -more-

Police Still Looking for Last Suspect in West Berkeley Homicide

By Riya Bhattacharjee

Tuesday June 09, 2009

Authorities are looking for the last suspect wanted in connection with the murder of Berkeley resident Charles Davis. -more-

First Swine Flu Death Reported in Alameda County

By Riya Bhattacharjee

Tuesday June 09, 2009

Alameda County reported its first swine flu death Tuesday, a middle-aged man who tested positive for the H1N1 virus and had pre-existing chronic health conditions. -more-

Obata Studio Designated a Landmark

By Riya Bhattacharjee

Monday June 08, 2009

The former studio of Japanese-American artist Chiura Obata was granted landmark status by Berkeley's Landmarks Preservation Commission.

The Berkeley Landmarks Preservation Commission voted 5-3 Thursday night to designate renowned artist Chiura Obata’s former studio on Telegraph Avenue a landmark. -more-

City Council Will Consider Telecommunications Master Plan, Downtown Plan

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor

Monday June 08, 2009

The Berkeley City Council will consider creating a Wireless Telecommunications Master Plan Tuesday night. But with the budget stretched and planning staff busy with other major projects, this one may be put on the back burner. -more-

Tiny Quake Strikes Beneath El Cerrito

By Richard Brenneman

Monday June 08, 2009

A mild earthquake sent a seismic shudder across the East Bay Saturday afternoon, rating a modest 3.2 on U.S. Geological Survey seismometers. -more-

Flash: Two Girls Recovering after South Berkeley Shooting

By Bay City News, Special to the Planet

Sunday June 07, 2009

Two girls are being treated at a hospital today after they were shot in a Berkeley home this morning, a police spokeswoman said. -more-

MediaNews' East Bay Papers Ratify Union Contract

By Richard Brenneman

Saturday June 06, 2009

Media News Union Vote -more-

Planners to See Designs for Center Street Plaza

By Richard Brenneman

Saturday June 06, 2009

Berkeley planning commissioners are scheduled for lots of talk and no action this week. -more-

West Berkeley Pedestrian Killed by Amtrak Train

By Richard Brenneman

Saturday June 06, 2009

A pedestrian who apparently leapt in front of an Amtrak passenger train in West Berkeley Thursday morning was fatally injured, according to railroad spokesperson Vernae Graham. -more-

Two Assault Cases Cap Officers’ Busy Tuesday

By Richard Brenneman

Saturday June 06, 2009

A pair of assaults kept Berkeley Police hopping in the hours after a massive manhunt in South Berkeley Tuesday. -more-

News

The shelves are empty at Black Oak Books.

Black Oak Books Moves Out

By Riya Bhattacharjee

Thursday June 04, 2009

The Berkeley Police Department SWAT team searches for an armed suspect near the corner of Shattuck and Ashby avenues.

Police Find Shooting Suspect in South Berkeley Dumpster

By Riya Bhattacharjee

Thursday June 04, 2009

City Council Approves Climate Action Plan

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor

Thursday June 04, 2009

News Analysis: A Tale of Two Downtown Plans

By Richard Brenneman

Thursday June 04, 2009

Students Show Decline in SAT Scores, Gains In AP Scores

By Riya Bhattacharjee

Thursday June 04, 2009

Christian Minister Fights for Gay Marriage

By Paul Gackle, Special to the Planet

Thursday June 04, 2009

Fujimotos Bid Adieu to Monterey Market

Thursday June 04, 2009