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News Updates

Judge Puts Hodge on Ballot for Oakland Council

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor

Friday March 28, 2008

Posted Fri., March 28—A Superior Court judge ruled today that Oakland school boardmember Greg Hodge must be placed on the June 3 ballot for the City Council race for District 3, setting up what is expected to be a fierce election challenge to incumbent Councilmember Nancy Nadel. -more-

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Friday March 28, 2008

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West Berkeley Zoning Battle Generates Heat

By Richard Brenneman

Friday March 28, 2008

The ongoing battle over the future of West Berkeley won’t be a quick campaign, city planning staffers promised Wednesday. -more-

Planners Order Study of Narrowing Shattuck for Bus

By Richard Brenneman

Friday March 28, 2008

Planning commissioners Wed-nesday voted to conduct a transportation study on the impact of narrowing Shattuck Avenue from four lanes to two to make way for a proposed Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lane. -more-

Council Approves Controversial $40K Downtown Height-Profit Study

By Judith Scherr

Friday March 28, 2008

The marathon Berkeley City Council meeting on Tuesday night began on a high note, with staff playing a Pete Seeger CD lauding Berkeley’s efforts to reduce its waste stream. Lyrics were written by Zero Waste Commission members and Seeger wrote the tune. -more-

Public Hearing Called for Berkeley Draft Sunshine Law

By Riya Bhattacharjee

Friday March 28, 2008

The Berkeley city attorney’s office’s draft Sunshine Ordinance—supposed to provide citizens with greater access to local government—has been scheduled for a public hearing at the Berkeley City Council on April 22 . -more-

Police Review Commission Discusses Policing Crowds

By Judith Scherr

Friday March 28, 2008

The question of how best to police protesters surfaced over the last few months as anti-war and pro-war groups stepped up demonstrations at the downtown Marine Recruiting Center and other Berkeley venues. -more-

Community Energy Services Gets New Head

By Judith Scherr

Friday March 28, 2008

De La Fuente Racks Up $81,000 in City Council Reelection Bid

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor

Friday March 28, 2008

BUSD Proposes List of General Fund Cuts

By Riya Bhattacharjee

Friday March 28, 2008

Regents Appoint Yudof as President of UC System

Bay City News

Friday March 28, 2008

BHS Hosts Green Career Week

By Riya Bhattacharjee

Friday March 28, 2008

Youth Spirit Art Creates Opportunities for Young Artists

By Lydia Gans

Friday March 28, 2008

First Person: Learning Differently, Teaching the Same

By Ann Nomura

Friday March 28, 2008

B-Tech Student Artists to Travel to New Orleans During Spring Break

By Riya Bhattacharjee

Friday March 28, 2008

Lydia Gans

Young Artists Win Trip to New Orleans Charles Hutson, a sophomore at B-Tech Academy, is one of five young artists from South Berkeley-based Youth Spirit Art Works who will travel to New Orleans next week. Hutson, who painted five chairs over a six-month period for the arts competition, will leave California for the first time Sunday to go on the week-long trip. Related story in this issue.

Editorials

Editorial: Where We’ve Made a Desert...

By Becky O'Malley

Friday March 28, 2008

Our friend the J-School professor has directed our attention to a 2005 interview with Michael Smith, a reporter for the Sunday Times of London, which ran in the Washington Post on June 16, 2005. She’s been using it as a text in a news reporting class. -more-