The one-story building with a wooden facade at 1505 Shattuck Ave., targeted for demolition and a proposed mixed-use development by its owner, has sparked controversy in North Berkeley. Photograph by Michael Howerton.

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Landmarks Commission Considers Demolishing Squires Block Building

By Riya Bhattacharjee

Tuesday July 03, 2007

Controversy is mounting over a proposed use permit and an application to demolish a one-story commercial building in the historic Squires Block in North Berkeley which was submitted for review to the Berkeley Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC). -more-

UC Illegally Buried ‘Thousands Of Truckloads’ of Toxic Soil In Richmond, State Says

By Richard Brenneman

Tuesday July 03, 2007

UC Berkeley and a Swiss multinational must clean up thousands of truckloads of toxic-laden soil illegally buried at the Richmond site of a planned 1,330-unit housing complex, state officials ordered Friday. -more-

Lawyers Question UC Stadium Settlement Offer

By Richard Brenneman

Tuesday July 03, 2007

While UC Berkeley may have offered to downsize a planned parking structure northwest of Memorial Stadium, opposing lawyers say that’s not enough to derail the lawsuits holding up construction of a new high-tech training gym. -more-

Out-of-State Groups Fund Term-Limit Opposition

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor

Tuesday July 03, 2007

A former Oakland Assembly-member running for outgoing State Senator Don Perata’s District 9 Senate seat says she doesn’t believe that a term limits initiative will pass next February, allowing Perata to run again. -more-

Zoning Board Rejects South Berkeley Cell Phone Antennas

By Riya Bhattacharjee

Tuesday July 03, 2007

A group of South Berkeley residents won a close victory Thursday when the Zoning Adjustments Board (ZAB) voted 5-4 to reject a use permit application by Verizon Wireless and Nextel Communication for 11 cell phone antennas atop the UC Storage building at 2721 Shattuck Ave., following a second remand from the City Council in May. -more-

Features

The Declaration of Independence

Tuesday July 03, 2007

IN CONGRESS, -more-

MKThink to Hold First Community Workshop for People’s Park

By Riya Bhattacharjee

Tuesday July 03, 2007

A discussion and visioning workshop on the future programs and design of People’s Park will be held next week by MKThink, the San Francisco-based consultants hired by UC Berkeley to develop a plan to improve the park. -more-

Public Comment

Letters to the Editor

Tuesday July 03, 2007

FIRE TRAIL -more-

Commentary: Civilization, Terror, And Real Security

By Americ Azevedo

Tuesday July 03, 2007

Today, the biggest “temples” are skyscrapers devoted to office work; no cathedrals at the center of town devoted to worship of a Higher Power. The true religion of world civilization is money. The attack upon of the World Trade Center in New York City was not just an “attack upon America” but an attack upon the current modes of world civilization. Terrorism challenges civilization, just like street crime challenges a local community. Crime is a symptom of a social sickness; terrorism is the surface symptom of systemic disorder in civilization. -more-

Commentary: A Better Life for Palestinians and Israelis

By Tracie de Angelis Salim

Tuesday July 03, 2007

Desperation and imagination. A total sense of hopelessness. Some of us can only imagine the depths we would go to have this hopelessness crack the sound barriers. -more-

Commentary: The U.S. Sustain Green Exchange

By Willi Paul

Tuesday July 03, 2007

I was happy to have attended a chapter lunch meeting of BNI in San Francisco last week. About 20 professional people were there— passing business cards and working a vibrant prospect referral system. On their website BNI states that they are the largest business networking organization in the world that offers their members the opportunity to share ideas, contacts and business referrals—opportunities that the sustainability/green community needs more of and fast! -more-

Editorial

Editorial: Remembering Revolution on the 4th

By Becky O’Malley

Tuesday July 03, 2007

Not in my own youth, but in the Victorian novels I read as a child, it was the custom for Americans at their Fourth of July picnics to read aloud the Declaration of Independence. In the mid and late 19th century the American revolution was still part of living memory. The older folks at the picnics were still able to summon up the tremendous excitement with which their grandparents and great-grandparents seized their destinies and started a new kind of country in a still-wild place. -more-

Columns

Wild Neighbors: The Wrong Fox and Other Reversals of Fortune

By Joe Eaton

Tuesday July 03, 2007

This is not strictly a Berkeley or Bay Area story, although it begins here with the introduced red fox (Vulpes vulpes regalis). You probably know the basics: eastern and Canadian foxes brought to the Central Valley during the 19th century by would-be fur farmers, some escaping and taking to the wild where they’ve become serious predators on a roster of endangered species. -more-

Events Listings

Berkeley This Week

Tuesday July 03, 2007

Open Call for Essays

Tuesday July 03, 2007

Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

Editorial: Remembering Revolution on the 4th 07-03-2007

Editorial: Taking the Pledge, One More Time 06-29-2007

Public Comment

Letters to the Editor 07-03-2007

Commentary: Civilization, Terror, And Real Security By Americ Azevedo 07-03-2007

Commentary: A Better Life for Palestinians and Israelis By Tracie de Angelis Salim 07-03-2007

Commentary: The U.S. Sustain Green Exchange By Willi Paul 07-03-2007

Letters to the Editor 06-29-2007

Commentary: Mayor Should Honor Pledge to Protect University Avenue Neighborhoods By Regan Richardson 06-29-2007

Commentary: Bus Rapid Transit Will Destroy Telegraph Avenue By George Oram, Mary Oram, Arlene Giordano, Thomas Cooper, Carol Lipnick and 06-29-2007

Commentary: Berkeley Complicit In Hamas Takeover By John Gertz 06-29-2007