A court found top officials from the Berkeley Radisson Marina guilty Tuesday of violating workers’ rights, including the right to unionize. -more-
OAKLAND – Attorneys for a millionaire landlord and his son, facing federal charges on international transport and exploitation of illegal immigrants, set dates for pretrial motions and hearings in United States District Judge Sandra Armstrong’s courtroom Tuesday. -more-
Well, it happened again. -more-
Three of the 25 prestigious MacArthur Foundation “genius” fellowships awarded Tuesday went to scholars with Berkeley ties: one lives here, one works here and one just spent a semester teaching here. -more-
A 29-unit low-income/special needs housing complex leapt over its first hurdle Tuesday night, when the City Council voted unanimously to lend nonprofit developer Affordable Housing Associates $450,000 to help purchase property in the 1700 block of University Avenue. -more-
College Avenue is in the first phase of its $2.14 million re-paving project – finally. The removal of the old pot-holed pavement began this week and the actual paving is scheduled to begin July 17. -more-
The major TV networks are likely to be disappointed when they bring their dishes to town tonight, show up at the City Council meeting, cameras on shoulders, ready for a heated discussion of Betty Olds’ proposal to ban cyclists from using cell phones as they ride the city’s rutted roads. -more-
If the council taps Deputy City Manager Weldon Rucker to take the reins of the city – at least temporarily – he’ll know what he’s getting into. -more-
A memorial celebration was held Sunday for Noah Baum, a Berkeley-born lawyer, who died on the evening of May 31. He was 34. -more-
Developer John DeClercq of TransAction Companies Ltd. has submitted plans to the city for a new residence/parking structure on Kittredge Street behind the Berkeley Central Public Library. -more-
People could not have asked for a better weekend to attend the 30th annual Live Oak Park Fair. -more-
Berkeley police received two reports of sex-related offenses Wednesday, one involving a rape and one involving unlawful sexual intercourse. -more-
The Berkeley Campus AIDS Memorial Committee will host a reception and fund-raiser today to kick off the fund-raising campaign to build the memorial, and all the campus and local community are invited to attend, learn more about the memorial plans and help make the proposed memorial a reality. -more-
In Latin American circles, “El Mano de Dios,” (the hand of God) usually refers to Argentine superstar Diego Maradona’s only slightly illegal fisting of the ball into the English net en route to victory in the 1986 World Cup. -more-
The Fine Arts Cinema is again hosting live music accompanying silent film, as is their wont. This time it’s not local musicians making melodies for the movies but a four-piece combo, touring the West Coast with instruments and film canisters. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO – Theatre Bay Area, the largest regional theatre services organization in the nation, has named Cate Foltin as executive director following a nationwide search. -more-
As a third-party candidate running against a popular congressional incumbent, Ellen Jefferds knows she has little chance of winning an election in November. But with nothing to lose, Jefferds wants to inform the public about alternatives to mainstream American politics. -more-
On Sunday at 9:30 a.m. and again on June 25 at 9:30 a.m., East Bay fire departments will conduct a Mutual Response Area-Training/Drill in Tilden Park. -more-
The East Bay Jewish-Palestinian Dialogue Group will sponsor a musical dialogue on June 17 at 8 p.m. at the Berkeley Arts Magnet School Theater, located on Lincoln Street between Shattuck and Milvia. The concert, entitled “Arab and Jew: A Dialogue in Music,” will feature Ohad “Udi” Bar-David, an Israeli cellist, and Simon Shaheen, a Palestinian violinist and composer. -more-
Office space throughout the East Bay is just about filled up, but three new office buildings are in the works for West Berkeley. -more-
ORINDA – Shakespeare’s “Taming of the Shrew,” a slapstick comedy about a man who beats his rebellious wife into submission, reflects an Elizabethan social view that makes modern day audiences uncomfortable. -more-
This week the Center for Independent Living (CIL), Berkeley and Oakland, and the World Institute on Disability (WID), Oakland, received a three-year grant from The California Endowment to work on increasing the economic independence of people with disabilities in California. -more-
The Berkeley Arts Center’s Words in Collision: Summer Performance Arts Series begins this today and runs through Saturday, June 24. -more-
The Berkeley Unified School District Board of Education took more than an hour of its meeting Wednesday night to honor some of Berkeley High School’s outstanding students. -more-
The City Council took a preliminary look Tuesday night at the budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1. -more-
A contract that will make Berkeley teachers’ salaries more competitive with their peers passed its final hurdle Wednesday night. -more-
The Tucson City Council will hold an executive session at 10 a.m. today to discuss the appointment of its next city manager, according to the city clerk’s office. -more-
About half of the 60 or so people gathered at the Lutheran Church of the Cross Monday night were unhappy with plans to build low-income/special-needs housing in the 1700 block of University Avenue. -more-
In a covert narcotics surveillance operation Tuesday, police detained a man at 4:55 p.m. in the 1200 block of Haskell Street. Miller said he was either on probation or parole and he was found in possession of six individually wrapped bags of marijuana for sale. -more-
Garrett Eckbo, a landscape architect whose work on new towns, gardens, homes, parks and other public spaces made him a leader of the modern landscape movement, has died at the age of 89. -more-
The Lawrence Hall of Science’s Summer Science Fundays begin Wednesday, June 21 and last all summer. -more-
The California fire season is here again and the Berkeley Fire Department would like to remind everyone to be careful. Here are some hints to remain fire safe. -more-
Members of the UC Berkeley faculty spent part of this week learning how computer technology can aid their teaching styles and improve the quality of their classes. -more-
