A major earthquake along the Hayward Fault could force the closure of UC Berkeley for a year, resulting in the loss of 8,900 jobs, $680 million in personal income and $861 million in sales during that period. -more-
After much sound and fury, the Alameda County Education Board saw through the tactics of the “Committee to Minimize Toxic Waste” and gave the Lawrence Hall of Science a clean bill of health. The Superintendent of Public Schools announced on the county web page that she will send her son to the Hall during the summer. -more-
Berkeley’s Shotgun Players opened an intriguing and often mystifying production of English feminist playwright Caryl Churchill’s dark, dense, difficult, and at times gruesome play “The Skriker” Saturday at Julia Morgan Theater. -more-
The Berkeley High girls sprint relay team’s weekend trip to Philadelphia for the prestigious Penn Relays was plenty educational. But even in the heart of American Revolutionary history, with the city’s abundance of historical landmarks, it was the actual track meet that proved to be most enlightening. -more-
He’s the pet at Fire Station No. 5 and the firefighters love him, but he’s a lot more than a cheery pal who rides the truck with his buddies. Dylan is a disaster search dog, trained to find people trapped under rubble. -more-
More than five years ago I was approached by the first director of a proposed “Berkeley Free Folk Festival” and asked to recommend potential workshop spaces for the event, which I was happy to do. I explained the necessity of using fully accessible locations, since the event was to be partially funded by public money, to a self-appointed director whose initial response was, “People in wheelchairs don’t play the guitar.” -more-
For 83 percent of the Berkeley High boys golf team, the 2000 season ended with Monday’s eight-place finish at the East Bay Athletic League championship tournament at Oakridge Golf Course. -more-
A 63-year-old man was attacked and beaten on the street around 8 p.m. Sunday in the 1300 block of Channing Way. -more-
It was a most unusual day indeed. -more-
Residents, merchants and shoppers and people commuting via College Avenue are due for big changes next month as the street’s repaving project enters an expected three-month construction period. -more-
Residents and merchants in the neighborhood near 1719 University Avenue (the former Kelley Moore Paint store) are seeking a cure for the latest in an unprecedented wave of high-density housing projects. -more-
Classes weren’t in session, but the halls were buzzing all day Saturday at the City of Franklin Microsociety Magnet School. -more-
It was with considerable disappointment that I read Daily Planet reporter Judith Scherr’s gossip column in Tuesday’s paper (April 25). I and many others had hoped that the Daily Planet was going to be a real paper with serious, objective reporting about the myriad activities going on in Berkeley. You had such a promising beginning with mature reports, which really served to inform. Lately it has seemed that the paper has developed a point of view which is that things are rotten in Berkeley and everyone is trying to get away with something. A report on an interesting and exciting UC-sponsored panel of thoughtful, intelligent people who get things done in Berkeley, discussing their hopes and concerns for Berkeley’s future, was reported in a denigrating and derogatory way. An attempt on the part of the city staff to inform Berkeley residents about many interesting things going on in Berkeley, through an annual report mailed to every address in town, was dismissed as costing $30,000 to create and mail city-wide, and as having a few typographical errors. (I noticed that the distasteful gossip column had many such errors itself.) What about the content of the report and how about interviewing some of the “non-regulars” about what they thought of the report? -more-
Berkeley residents and city departments have vowed to cut carbon dioxide emissions by more than 2 million pounds as part of an Earth Day pledge to help the environment. -more-
Berkeley High rugger Joanna Hoch scored all three tries for the BHS/Piedmont contingent in Saturday’s match at Fielding Field in Berkeley, but the more experienced Oakridge squad had the offensive consistency to prevail, 25-15. -more-
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If it were up to the Zoning Adjustment Board, Kragen Auto Parts would shut its doors forever at California Street and University Avenue. -more-
KPFA activists are celebrating a legal victory: A judge ruled this week that they can move forward with the lawsuit filed in July by Oakland attorney Dan Siegel. -more-
Berkeley’s own “Ranger Danger” has left the building. -more-
For several years, the self styled “watchdog group” the Committee to Minimize Toxic Waste (CMTW) has been proselytizing the City of Berkeley with its view of the dangers of radiation in general and tritium in particular. This cult of true believers teaches that any level of exposure to radiation is dangerous and gives the impression that the Department of Energy (DOE) is the source of all radiation. Faced with the truth that there are many natural sources of radiation, they fall back on an alternative teaching that manmade radiation is much worse than natural radiation, even if they are identical. -more-
The Berkeley High swimming and diving team closed out the 2000 home season with a moral victory of sorts on Friday afternoon, setting a number of personal records in individual and relay events in a 53-111 (boys) and 47-114 (girls) losses to the much larger San Ramon Valley contingent. -more-
The Berkeley High swimming and diving team closed out the 2000 home season with a moral victory of sorts on Friday afternoon, setting a number of personal records in individual and relay events in a 53-111 (boys) and 47-114 (girls) losses to the much larger San Ramon Valley contingent. -more-
A new estimate by the Berkeley Unified School District says the April 12 arson fire at the high school caused between $1.5 million and $2 million in damage – and that cost doesn’t include the money being spent on relocation efforts linked to the fire. -more-
The extent to which the oft-mentioned concept of “momentum” actually matters to most playoff-bound teams is debatable, but for an emotional team like Berkeley High, the concept is not so abstract. -more-
A firefighter who magically knows about accidents before they happen is something Berkeley High could have sorely used a few weeks back, and also happens to be the pretense of a film directed by one of the school’s six new Hall of Fame honorees. -more-
Volunteers got help from Washington Elementary School students on Friday in the creation of new garden beds at the campus. The original garden was built on the eastern side of the school, but ever-growing trees are limiting the amount of sun that can reach those beds. So, a group of community members decided to pitch in and create new beds on the west side of campus. Anyone who wants to volunteer can visit the school, at the corner of Bancroft and Martin Luther King Jr. ways, today between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. And if you’re looking for anything else to do this weekend, turn to page 2 for our Out & About calendar. It’s a busy weekend, with lots to do around town. -more-
A woman walking with two small children was robbed about 9:45 p.m. Thursday on Rose Street near Acton Street. -more-
Two of Berkeley’s biggest employers opened their doors to employee’s children Thursday to celebrate “Take Your Daughter To Work Day.” -more-
After blowing leads in the first two games against Monte Vista at Donahue Gym on Thursday, the Berkeley High boys volleyball team finally settled down, overcoming the Mustangs in the next three consecutive games to escape with a 14-16, 15-17, 15-5, 15-6, 15-5 win. -more-
Berkeley schools take down signs in ‘phony’ move -more-
A firefighter who magically knows about accidents before they happen is something Berkeley High could have sorely used a few weeks back, and also happens to be the pretense of a film directed by one of the school’s six new Hall of Fame honorees. -more-
Most of the students, merchant representatives and neighborhood activists, speaking at Wednesday night’s Planning Commission public hearing on the Underhill Draft Environmental Impact Report condemned the planning process by which the Underhill Projects and Southside Plan are roaring down parallel tracks. -more-
Berkeley High sprinters Aisha Margain, Raqueta Margain, T’carra Penick, Katrina Keith and Simone Brooks have repeatedly demonstrated superhuman feats on the track this season, but even Berkeley’s fabulous five aren’t fast enough to be two places at once. -more-
A working group on Southside housing, zoning and land use went to the Planning Commission Wednesday night with a brash new plan for development in the south-of-campus area. -more-
A woman was assaulted and the puppy she was holding was stolen Wednesday evening as she waited for her husband and the new owner of the dog to return from a cash machine. -more-
A resident was burglarized by a “hot prowler” around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. She said she was late in getting up to go to work, opened her living room window in her first floor apartment on the 2000 block of Delaware Street. -more-
A resident was burglarized by a “hot prowler” around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. She said she was late in getting up to go to work, opened her living room window in her first floor apartment on the 2000 block of Delaware Street. -more-
Some like it hot, and some like it cold. And after Berkeley High’s 12-6 loss to league rival Davis in the scorching heat on Wednesday afternoon, it was painfully obvious which team had what preference. -more-
While the State of California enjoys a budget surplus because of strong income tax collection, local governments and local schools see a rising gap between the cost of services and the unrestricted revenues available from the taxes they rely on - sales tax (cities) and property tax (cities, counties, and schools). -more-
HAYWARD – After hearing from both sides of the issue, the Alameda County Board of Education decided late Tuesday night not to rescind its call for a moratorium against school field trips to Lawrence Hall of Science. -more-
The site of the Hinks parking garage on Kittredge Street west of the library is targeted as the site of a new $50 million development with more than 150 rental apartments to be built next year. -more-
The St. Mary’s boys golf team completed the 18-hole course know as the 2000 regular season on Wednesday, shooting a 217 at Tilden Park Golf Course to defeat Pinole Valley, and improve to 14-4 on the year. -more-
The recent outcry over Alameda County school children visiting the Lawrence Hall of Science and being exposed to tritium emissions from DOE’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory should FINALLY awaken the university community to this local radiation health hazard. Cal students must understand that the debate over radiation up at the children’s museum is but the tip of the iceberg. Concerns over tritium exposure reach down into the Central Campus and its radiation labs, raising additional questions about radiation exposure and Cal students. -more-
Judging from the seven or eight times people broke in with enthusiastic applause and the standing ovation the two-term mayor got when her State of the City address was delivered, the crowd that filled almost every seat in the City Council Chambers Tuesday night loved Mayor Shirley Dean’s speech. -more-
As one might suspect, members of the liberal-progressive council faction took issue with some of the statements Mayor Shirley Dean made in her State of the City address. -more-
The Green Party of California will hold its Statewide General Assembly this weekend on the UC Berkeley campus. -more-
Armed robbers target nighttime pedestrian -more-
Two burglars were thwarted around 6 a.m. Sunday when they attempted to break into a second-floor bedroom window in a multi-unit apartment building in the 1300 block of Burnett Street. -more-
Fremont Police Detective Dennis Madsen said Ron Mix A.K.A Amandeep Singh Ahluwalia, a British subject, turned himself in to the Fremont Police Department at 7:40 p.m. Tuesday. -more-
About 30 buses from throughout the state will travel to Sacramento on Thursday to demonstrate support for legislation that would document racial profiling by California law enforcement agencies. -more-
A woman was assaulted and the puppy she was holding was stolen Wednesday evening as she waited for her husband and the new owner of the dog to return from a cash machine. -more-
The student campaign, formed in October, requests that students pledge not to work for, buy from or invest in targeted companies until the companies meet the group’s environmental demands. -more-
In two separate incidents Thursday, two men were victims of armed robbery in Aquatic Park: one at Bay Street and Potter around 3 a.m. and the other at 11 p.m. on Bolivar Drive north of Bay Street. -more-
