The Week

STUDENTS at Washington Elementary School march for teachers.
STUDENTS at Washington Elementary School march for teachers.
 

News

School Programs Cut, Teachers Pink-Slipped

By DAVID SCHARFENBERG
Tuesday April 01, 2003

As a pregnant sophomore at Berkeley High School two years ago, Linda Carcamo thought a child would mean the end of her education. But then she saw a newspaper story about the school district’s Vera M. Casey Parent Child Education Center and everything changed. -more-


Why a Newspaper Now?

Mike and Becky O’Malley
Tuesday April 01, 2003

A newspaper? Why a newspaper? Why now? We’ve been asked these questions often by friends and family in the last three months. From time to time, we’ve even asked ourselves why we’re doing this. It’s a lot of work. It’s time consuming. It’s expensive. We were comfortably retired from the business world, enjoying our grandchildren. -more-


Whose Berkeley?

By PETER SOLOMON
Tuesday April 01, 2003

Berkeley with a view of the bay and San Francisco, and one two three bridges, or Berkeley where a dumpster is the most colorful item in sight through the smudged air? -more-


Letters to the Editor

Tuesday April 01, 2003

IN THE DARK -more-


Letters to the Editor

Tuesday April 01, 2003

IN THE DARK -more-


Cinema Demolished After Preservation Effort Fails

By ANGELA ROWEN
Tuesday April 01, 2003

The Fine Arts Cinema building was leveled by a bulldozer Monday, bringing an end to the last physical legacy of Berkeley’s repertory cinema heyday and clearing the way for construction of a new 250-seat theater on the Shattuck Avenue site. -more-


Consequences of Protest: Suspension

By HENRY NORR
Tuesday April 01, 2003

I’m a technology reporter and columnist for the San Francisco -more-


Consequences of Protest: Suspension

By HENRY NORR
Tuesday April 01, 2003

I’m a technology reporter and columnist for the San Francisco -more-


New Disease Spreads Alarm

By FRED DODSWORTH Special to the Planet
Tuesday April 01, 2003

On Saturday the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, Ga., held a rare weekend press conference to address growing global concern regarding Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, better known as SARS. -more-


Berkeley, Quirks and All

By HARRY D. WEININGER
Tuesday April 01, 2003

Berkeley, in spite of its allure, has an eccentric reputation. Berkeleyans delight in their quirkiness and would never aspire to be conventional. -more-


Berkeley, Quirks and All

By HARRY D. WEININGER
Tuesday April 01, 2003

Berkeley, in spite of its allure, has an eccentric reputation. Berkeleyans delight in their quirkiness and would never aspire to be conventional. -more-


Berkeley This Week

Tuesday April 01, 2003

Berkeley Camera Club meets every Tuesday at Northbrae Community Church, 941 The Alameda. Share your slides and prints and learn what other photographers are doing. Begins at 7:30 p.m. Call Don, 525-3565. -more-


City Celebrates 125 Interesting Years

By DAVID SCHARFENBERG
Tuesday April 01, 2003

Berkeley, known around the globe for its strident political activism, will celebrate its 125th anniversary today with a series of quiet, apolitical events. -more-


Musicians Play Soundtrack For Local War Protests

By FRED DODSWORTH Special to the Planet
Tuesday April 01, 2003

Amid the discord over the war in Iraq, one group strives to bring a harmonious tone to anti-war protests in the Bay Area. -more-


Let Us Eat Cake: Berkeley Baker Serves Up Sweet Teatime Treats

By PATTI DACEY Special to the Planet
Tuesday April 01, 2003

“So, let me get this straight,” said my recently-transplanted-from-the-East-Coast friend. “Is everybody in Berkeley a foodie?” -more-


Opinion

Editorials

City Council to Consider Antennae Challenge

By JOHN GELUARDI
Tuesday April 01, 2003

Budget workshop -more-