Erik Olson
              BERKELEY RESIDENTS gather in front of Old City Hall on April 1 for a 
              ceremonial photograph marking the 125th anniversary of the city.
Erik Olson BERKELEY RESIDENTS gather in front of Old City Hall on April 1 for a ceremonial photograph marking the 125th anniversary of the city.

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Big Box Targets City

By JOHN GELUARDI
Friday April 04, 2003

The cash-strapped city of Albany is considering building a sprawling retail complex on its southern border with Berkeley. The project threatens to create traffic hazards on the Gilman Interchange. -more-



Letters to the editor

Friday April 04, 2003

FOR SHAME -more-



So That’s What the Flag Pole is For

By DAVID SCHARFENBERG
Friday April 04, 2003

In recent weeks, Berkeley High School has been the site of a teach-in, a die-in and a walkout, among other anti-war activities. But thanks to Michael and Vicki Larrick, it all happened in the shadow of an American flag. -more-



Informed Journalism Needs Reporters Who Participate

By BECKY O’MALLEY
Friday April 04, 2003

Thursday’s Chronicle Op-Ed page featured a column by a smiling fellow identified as a Readers’ Representative, entitled “Credibility at Stake.” The title was right; the column was flat wrong. His conclusion: “If it were up to me … the sign over the entrance to The Chronicle would read ‘Check your activism at the door.’” -more-



Residents Oppose Seminary Growth

By JOHN GELUARDI
Friday April 04, 2003

Residents and officials from American Baptist Seminary of the West squared off Tuesday over the seminary’s proposed campus expansion in the Benvenue neighborhood. -more-



A Call for Empathy: Rethink Pre-emptive Bush Doctrine

By DAN BROOK
Friday April 04, 2003

Baghdad’s residents are being pounded by the U.S. military policy of shock and awe. Designed to be “the non-nuclear equivalent of the impact that atomic weapons dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki had on the Japanese,” the purpose is to “take the city down ... [until] they are physically, emotionally and psychologically exhausted.” President Bush describes this terrorism as liberation. -more-





An Optimist in War Time: Cultural Sphere Benefits From Increased Activism

By ROBERT COMMANDAY
Friday April 04, 2003

Even as the country has been plunged into a war, something positive might still come out of all this. Whatever the outcome of the pending crises, and whatever their duration, a significant portion of this country just may have been reawakened to become active, involved participants — players, voters, protesters, hell-raisers. -more-



Addison Window Gallery Showcases Local Artwork

By FRED DODSWORTH Special to the Planet
Friday April 04, 2003

Walking through Berkeley’s Arts District, along Addison Street — Berkeley’s Broadway with its theaters, arts and music venues and restaurants — it's impossible to miss the Addison Street Window Gallery. -more-



Features

City and Schools Put Heads Together

By DAVID SCHARFENBERG
Friday April 04, 2003

Berkeley schools Superintendent Michele Lawrence told a group of city officials and parents over the weekend that elementary school libraries may face serious cuts next year and that district staff, stretched to the limit in the midst of a budget crisis, simply don’t have the time to come up with a creative solution. -more-


Arts Calendar

Friday April 04, 2003

The Occupied Territories: What is the Future? This symposium with professors from Israel and Palestine takes place from 5:30 to 9 p.m. in room 2050 in the Valley Life Sciences Building on the UC campus. -more-


Death on Dover Street

Susan Parker
Friday April 04, 2003

I heard the pop-pop of a gun outside my bedroom window late one night last month, but I didn’t get up right away. I waited for more noises. I heard a scream and someone running. I kept still, hoping the commotion was the result of friendly fireworks, but it was too late for Chinese New Year and too early for Independence Day. -more-


UC Forum on Middle East Peace Process on April 4

— Angela Rowen
Friday April 04, 2003

Four Israeli and Palestinian scholars and leaders will be in Berkeley to discuss options for peace. -more-


Police Blotter

By JOHN GELUARDI
Friday April 04, 2003

Aquatic Park vandalism -more-


The Pleasures of Sonoma — A Day Trip to Wine Country

By KATHLEEN HILL Special to the Planet
Friday April 04, 2003

An hour northwest of Berkeley lies the city of Sonoma, full of clean air, rolling hills and seductive vineyards. Though the town weathered a burst of notoriety in 1846 — as the rebellious center and 25-day capital of the California Republic — today it is known more for its pleasures than its politics: good food and wine, art galleries, boutiques, small shops and history. -more-


Editorial

125 Years Ago ...

By SUSAN CERNY
Friday April 04, 2003

This week, 125 years ago, Berkeley was incorporated as a town. On that day, April 1, 1878, it was not yet large enough to be a city; that would happen in 1908 just before Old City Hall was dedicated in 1909. -more-


Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

125 Years Ago ... 04-04-2003

City Council to Consider Antennae Challenge 04-01-2003

News

Big Box Targets City By JOHN GELUARDI 04-04-2003

Letters to the editor 04-04-2003

So That’s What the Flag Pole is For By DAVID SCHARFENBERG 04-04-2003

Informed Journalism Needs Reporters Who Participate By BECKY O’MALLEY 04-04-2003

Residents Oppose Seminary Growth By JOHN GELUARDI 04-04-2003

A Call for Empathy: Rethink Pre-emptive Bush Doctrine By DAN BROOK 04-04-2003

Women in Black Vigil, held every Friday from noon to 1 p.m. at UC Berkeley, Bancroft Way at Telegraph Ave. wibberkeley@yahoo.com 548-6310, 845-1143. Singing for Peace at BART, A chance to voice your protest and prayers for peace, all voices and ages welco 04-04-2003

An Optimist in War Time: Cultural Sphere Benefits From Increased Activism By ROBERT COMMANDAY 04-04-2003

Addison Window Gallery Showcases Local Artwork By FRED DODSWORTH Special to the Planet 04-04-2003

City and Schools Put Heads Together By DAVID SCHARFENBERG 04-04-2003

Arts Calendar 04-04-2003

Death on Dover Street Susan Parker 04-04-2003

UC Forum on Middle East Peace Process on April 4 — Angela Rowen 04-04-2003

Police Blotter By JOHN GELUARDI 04-04-2003

The Pleasures of Sonoma — A Day Trip to Wine Country By KATHLEEN HILL Special to the Planet 04-04-2003

School Programs Cut, Teachers Pink-Slipped By DAVID SCHARFENBERG 04-01-2003

Why a Newspaper Now? Mike and Becky O’Malley 04-01-2003

Whose Berkeley? By PETER SOLOMON 04-01-2003

Letters to the Editor 04-01-2003

Letters to the Editor 04-01-2003

Cinema Demolished After Preservation Effort Fails By ANGELA ROWEN 04-01-2003

Consequences of Protest: Suspension By HENRY NORR 04-01-2003

Consequences of Protest: Suspension By HENRY NORR 04-01-2003

New Disease Spreads Alarm By FRED DODSWORTH Special to the Planet 04-01-2003

Berkeley, Quirks and All By HARRY D. WEININGER 04-01-2003

Berkeley, Quirks and All By HARRY D. WEININGER 04-01-2003

Berkeley This Week 04-01-2003

City Celebrates 125 Interesting Years By DAVID SCHARFENBERG 04-01-2003

Musicians Play Soundtrack For Local War Protests By FRED DODSWORTH Special to the Planet 04-01-2003

Let Us Eat Cake: Berkeley Baker Serves Up Sweet Teatime Treats By PATTI DACEY Special to the Planet 04-01-2003