The area of community gardens near the BART tracks in the Westbrae neighborhood already is known for the establishment of Berkeley EcoHouse on Hopkins Street, and now the nearby stretch of Ohlone Greenway is about to be upgraded with plantings and cultural landmarks. -more-
Speaking up about their experiences, the newcomers to the Women’s Employment Resources Corp. traded hard luck stories about navigating the welfare system. -more-
After the 10-odd months of controversy, acrimony and delays, the Memorial Stadium permanent lighting debate all boils down to one incontrovertible fact: University officials don’t think nine light towers would look crappy and the stadium’s neighbors do. Period. -more-
OAKLAND – Cooling fog rolled back into Northern California Friday after an unusual midweek heat wave sent scores of people to the hospital. -more-
With the scent of barbecue in the summer air, the gold and green of kinti cloth decorating the booths, those sweet tones of the Berkeley High Jazz Band and Pete Escovedo’s red hot salsa sounds, Berkeley will remember the freeing of the slaves at its annual Juneteenth celebration. -more-
Berkeley Opera’s 2000 season, Shakespeare at the Opera, concludes July 14-23 with six performances of Berlioz’s opera, “Beatrice and Benedick.” -more-
As the sun set over the UC Berkeley Greek Theatre and the fog rolled in Thursday evening, the Class of 2000 said its final good bye to Berkeley High School. -more-
A light may be at the end of the tunnel in the ongoing permanent lighting at Memorial Stadium situation – and the neighbors of the historic stadium are expecting that it’s a train. -more-
Just call us Wireless Valley. That’s a new name for Berkeley coined by some high-tech newcomers from Sweden who make telephones, do research and don’t have anything to do with home furnishings. -more-
The Pacifica Foundation, KPFA radio’s parent organization, may have violated the California Corporations Code, when it stripped the local advisory board members of their right to vote for members of the governing board, says a report released Monday by the Joint State Auditor’s Committee. -more-
A Berkeley High School senior apparently was paid money to change the grading records for 20 fellow students, the Daily Planet has learned. -more-
Two groups of deeply divided wheelchair users rolled into the City Council chambers Tuesday night to wage battle over which of two agencies would provide emergency services to the disabled community. -more-
The singers in the Kool Breeze band at UC Berkeley’s Staff Appreciation Day Wednesday at the Campanile sang about temperatures rising, and certainly some of the university’s clerical staff are hot under the collar. -more-
The Institute of Governmental Studies and the Goldman School of Public Policy will present a special lecture Friday on the upcoming Mexican presidential elections. -more-
Charles Darwin managed to develop and disseminate the most earth-shattering works natural history has ever seen – when he wasn’t overcome by his frequent and lifelong bane/hobby of vomiting. -more-
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-
The JMCA Summer Performing Arts Camp will begin two-week sessions Monday at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. -more-
Berkeley resident Daryl Preston, a teacher of physics to both undergraduate students and to other university professors, has been named the outstanding professor for 2000 at CSU Hayward. -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-
