After just 11 days, the Greens are beating the Grease at Malcolm X Elementary School. -more-
Our youth must be served. Berkeley athletic facilities are abysmally small and inadequate for the needs of our city, and especially the students of Berkeley High School. This city (and School District) has a golden opportunity to expand our existing athletic facilities on the property around Derby Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way and show our young people that we care about them and want them to participate in healthy and productive activities to the fullest. -more-
Rick Young will continue battling the university over plans to build a parking structure on the Underhill lot – but he probably won’t be making his point by camping there in the near future. -more-
Many people, especially parents of children in the baseball program at Berkeley High School, were disappointed by the City Council’s recent vote not to consider a proposal to close Derby Street in order to build a hard ball field at Derby and Martin Luther King Jr. Way. This was a difficult vote for me because I am a strong supporter of programs for our young people. Initially, I favored the baseball field and felt that closing the street to build one was reasonable. Then I came to realize it was not that simple. As I considered the neighborhood around Derby at MLK, I realized it had always seemed to lack a sense of place. Large institutional uses surround the site, Iceland and a UC administration building to the east, East Campus and a large childcare program on the site itself, and a major thoroughfare, MLK, to the west. The neighborhood and the many families would not be well-served by a large, fenced field that will tend to further erode its sense of cohesion. When I visualized closing Derby and fencing off the vacant land, almost two whole blocks, for a baseball field, I could not agree. The extensive fencing loomed like a barrier, one that would further cut into the residential soul of this neighborhood. -more-
Tibetologist, professor and filmmaker Richard Jay Kohn succumbed to cancer at his home in Kensington on Sunday. He was 51 and had been diagnosed over five years ago. -more-
Laubach Literacy’s Women in Literacy/USA (WIL/USA) initiative awarded Berkeley-based Women Take Care, Take Action a $6,000 grant to implement a leadership, literacy and policy development project called “Picturing Change.” -more-
During this week’s Employee Recognition Day for school district employees, top Berkeley Unified officials thanked the various BUSD staff members, city employees and others who helped get Berkeley High School “up and running” after the April 12 arson fire in the B Building. -more-
Wednesday evening, the Berkeley Unified School District honored employees who retiring at the end of this school year, along with employees who have reached major employment milestones with the BUSD. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO – An all-day public information workshop on the future of the Bay Area’s major airports will be held Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the auditorium of the Hiram W. Johnson State Office Building, at 455 Golden Gate Ave. in San Francisco. -more-
Event to examine region’s airports 06-02-2000
Man, teen attacked by group of youths 06-01-2000
Club News 05-31-2000
Musical day camp for youth offered 05-30-2000
New salad bar drawing a crowd at Malcolm X Rob Cunningham 06-02-2000
Out & About 06-02-2000
The truth about Derby Street athletic facility Terry Doran 06-02-2000
THEATER 06-02-2000
Parking activist ordered to stay off lot Judith Scherr 06-02-2000
Derby St. vote was not an easy one Linda Maio 06-02-2000
MUSIC VENUES 06-02-2000
Kohn, expert on Tibetan Buddhism, dies Jeff Greenwald, Special to the Daily Planet 06-02-2000
MUSEUMS 06-02-2000
Group receives literacy grant Daily Planet Staff 06-02-2000
GALLERIES 06-02-2000
BHS fire ‘recovery team’ recognized Daily Planet Staff 06-02-2000
BUSD honors employees Daily Planet Staff 06-02-2000
NLRB supports Radisson workers Judith Scherr 06-01-2000
Letters to the Editor 06-01-2000
Trio of women take on Bay Area speed of life John Angell Grant 06-01-2000
Playground project back in action Dan Greenman 06-01-2000
Calander 06-01-2000
Buzz’s stinger still intact Judith Scherr 06-01-2000
Memorial service planned for Berkeley Arts Magnet teacher Staff 06-01-2000
Water main breaks on Hearst Avenue Staff 06-01-2000
U.S. Rep. Lee highlights her work for women Marilyn Claessens 06-01-2000
Teens target tobacco Rob Cunningham 05-31-2000
Calendar of Events & Activities 05-31-2000
City manager eyes job in Arizona Judith Scherr 05-31-2000
Arts Briefs 05-31-2000
Arts Briefs 05-31-2000
Ruling may affect police review board Marilyn Claessens 05-31-2000
Mumia benefit planned Staff 05-31-2000
Alleged feud leads to a man’s arrest Staff 05-31-2000
Summer camps offer intro to Shakespeare Staff 05-31-2000
Dogs pursued by pit bull Staff 05-31-2000
Ensemble holds annual concert of a cappella music Staff 05-31-2000
Construction resumes on Aquatic Park playground Staff 05-30-2000
Calendar of Events & Activities 05-30-2000
BHS sprinters advance to CIFs James Wiseman 05-30-2000
City wants your vote Judith Scherr 05-30-2000
Section champion Panthers dominate individual heats James Wiseman 05-30-2000
Rescue heroes will be honored Marilyn Claessens 05-30-2000
Search for intelligent life up for award Staff 05-30-2000
‘Funnyhouse’ is personal look at race John Angell Grant 05-30-2000
Report: Housing shortage can hurt business Marilyn Claessens 05-27-2000
Music was Country Joe’s weapon against Vietnam War Joe Eskenazi 05-27-2000
Dream Land isn’t just for our kids 05-27-2000
Prelims favor BHS, St. Mary’s James Wiseman 05-27-2000
Calendar of Events & Activities 05-27-2000
Free radio fight Judith Scherr 05-27-2000
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