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Council shoots for approval this month of three plan elements

By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff

Friday December 07, 2001

The City Council decided Tuesday to approve three sections of the Draft General Plan by Dec. 18. -more-

Out & About Calendar

– Compiled by Guy Poole

Friday December 07, 2001

Friday, Dec. 7

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The Nutcracker

By Wanda Sabir, Special to the Daily Planet

Friday December 07, 2001

It’s Nutcracker season – that time of year when the classically timeless story is performed throughout in the Bay Area in many different forms. It doesn’t matter that it’s Russian in origin, or that companies have taken creative liberties with the setting, period or choreography since the San Francisco Ballet introduced this work to Americans years ago. Everyone loves the Nutcracker story. -more-

Arts & Entertainment Calendar

Staff

Friday December 07, 2001

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Both Berkeley teams lose in first round of Spartan Classic

By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff

Friday December 07, 2001

Panthers lose to Oakland in final seconds

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Library Gardens appeals affordable housing law

By Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff

Friday December 07, 2001

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Building higher’s building wiser

Peter Lydon

Friday December 07, 2001

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Band led by twins lands regular gig for Keur Samba

By Joshua Cohen, Special to the Daily Planet

Friday December 07, 2001

Ousseynou Kouyate sings quietly to himself, waiting for his performance to start. The venue is Keur Samba, a West African restaurant on Telegraph Avenue. Kouyate is part of tonight’s attraction, Djialy Kunda Kouyate – a Wolof (Senegalese) band recently brought in by owner Jegan Loum to play at the restaurant every Friday and Saturday night. -more-

Bears get Braun his 100th win

The Associated Press

Friday December 07, 2001

Joe Shipp scored a career-high 24 points and led California to a 88-63 victory over Saint Louis on Thursday night. -more-

Small schools leaders and board start battle

By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff

Friday December 07, 2001

A few olive branches, and a lot of angry words were the offerings at a contentious Board of Education meeting Wednesday night, which featured a couple of overtures for collaboration and several sharp exchanges between board members and leaders of the small schools movement, or Coalition for Excellence and Equity in the Schools. -more-

Superhighway dead-ends @home

Tom Yamaguchi

Friday December 07, 2001

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Issel named new school board president

– David Scharfenberg

Friday December 07, 2001

Wednesday evening, the Board of Education unanimously named Shirley Issel its new president. Issel moved up from the post of vice president, replacing outgoing chief Terry Doran. The board named Joaquin Rivera its new vice president. -more-

Thanks for council courage

Chris Oei

Friday December 07, 2001

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Opportunities for giving to nonprofits for the holidays

Staff

Friday December 07, 2001

As a public service, the Berkeley Daily Planet will list BERKELEY-BASED nonprofit agencies soliciting donations and/or volunteers. Please use the following format and e-mail by today to news@berkeleydailyplanet.net. -more-