Some South Berkeley residents would like to see the Adeline Street substation used for retail space. Photograph by Riya Bhattacharjee.
Some South Berkeley residents would like to see the Adeline Street substation used for retail space. Photograph by Riya Bhattacharjee.

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Police Substation Expansion Requires Community Input, Says Zoning Board

By Riya Bhattacharjee
Tuesday August 15, 2006

The Zoning Adjustments Board on Thursday passed a motion to continue a use permit modification request for the South Berkeley Police Substation until the Police Department has met with community members in order to get their feedback on the plan. The change in use would allow expansion for employee lockers and vehicle storage. -more-


Senior Program Prepares To Close Its Doors

By Rio Bauce, Special to the Planet
Tuesday August 15, 2006

Every Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday for the last 37 years, the New Light Senior Center, located in the South Berkeley YMCA, has provided seniors with healthy, organic, nutritionally balanced food at a low price. That might end on Sept. 1, when the program founded by former Councilmember Maudelle Shirek will have to close its doors because of funding problems. -more-


Incumbents Hit Filing Deadline; Challengers Have Until Wednesday

By Richard Brenneman
Tuesday August 15, 2006

When filings closed for Berkeley’s incumbents in the mayoral, City Council, city auditor and School Board races Friday, four would-be candidates had dropped out. -more-


Jerry Brown Gives Up $100 Limit to Broaden Base

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor
Tuesday August 15, 2006

A year after Jerry Brown was elected mayor of Oakland, San Francisco publisher Phil Bronstein introduced him at a luncheon of the American Society of Newspaper Editors as a politician who was trying to get big money out of politics. -more-


UC Gives 200K to Berkeley Groups to Compensate for Campus’ Impact on City

By Riya Bhattacharjee
Tuesday August 15, 2006

The UC Berkeley Chancellor’s Community Partnership Fund will distribute $200,000 in Berkeley this year in the form of grants which will support 15 projects through partnerships between local community groups and the university. -more-


Features

New Public Charter School Opens This Month in Oakland

By Rio Bauce, Special to the Planet
Tuesday August 15, 2006

At the end of this month, a new free, public charter school open its doors in Oakland. Funded primarily by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the California Department of Education, Urban Renaissance School of Arts & Technology (often referred to as Urban but not to be confused with the San Francisco private school of the same name) is committed to preparing kids for college and having a small school community. Urban is dedicated to small class sizes, with no more than 25 students per class. The high school is open to students in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. -more-


Police Blotter

By Richard Brenneman
Tuesday August 15, 2006

Investigation continues -more-


Fire Department Log

By Richard Brenneman
Tuesday August 15, 2006

Million-dollar cigarette -more-


Public Comment

Letters to the Editor

Tuesday August 15, 2006

NIMBYISM -more-


Commentary: Military Takeover of Cuba Not Such a Remote Possibility

By Jean Damu
Tuesday August 15, 2006

Some politicians and bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. and anti-Castro activists in Florida have been waiting so long for the passing from the scene of Cuban president Fidel Castro, that now that he has actually ceded power, it remains to be seen whether or not they can restrain themselves from attempting to provoke an event or series of events that would force Cuba to turn to its military for political stability and military defense during this transition period. -more-


Commentary: Brower Center is Building for the Future

By Peter K. Buckley
Tuesday August 15, 2006

I would like to clarify just a few of Mr. Katz’s misstatements that relate to the David Brower Center: -more-


Editorial

Joint Panel to Consider Downtown Landmarks

By Richard Brenneman
Tuesday August 15, 2006

Members of two city panels will gather tonight (Tuesday) in an effort to resolve issues surrounding the role of historic buildings in the future of downtown Berkeley. -more-


Columns

The Public Eye: Notes on NIMBYism Part III: A NIMBY Confronts Environmental Dualism

By Sharon Hudson
Tuesday August 15, 2006

Summer is here! Vacation time! Where shall I go? Usually I head straight for the wilderness—where I have spent much of my life—far from electricity, running water, indoor plumbing, and the teeming masses. But since I have spent even more of my life in one of the highest density parts of Berkeley, the more interesting question is: What has enabled me to stay in town most of the time? -more-


Column: How Writing Changed My Life

By Susan Parker
Tuesday August 15, 2006

I was not a writer before my husband Ralph had a bicycling accident that left him paralyzed below the shoulders. I worked at an international adventure travel company (located in Berkeley), leading bicycling trips to exotic locations like Tasmania and Bali. The only things I wrote were postcards, grocery lists, and, occasionally, copy for the company’s travel brochures. But in the spring of 1994 after Ralph’s accident, all writing, with the exception of completing medical and legal forms, became obsolete. I spent my days dealing with doctors, therapists and social workers. At night, I lay in bed alone, wondering what would happen to us. -more-


Forster’s Terns, Food Webs, And Flameproof Pajamas

By Joe Eaton, Special to the Planet
Tuesday August 15, 2006

Hovering over the shallows in search of a fish, the Forster’s tern embodies grace and elegance. Its long, pointed wings and forked tail combine aerodynamic function and esthetic appeal. John Reinhold Forster did not deserve this bird. -more-


Arts Listings

Arts Calendar

Tuesday August 15, 2006

Events Listings

Berkeley This Week

Tuesday August 15, 2006

Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

Joint Panel to Consider Downtown Landmarks 08-15-2006

Editorial: The Importance of Protecting Free Speech 08-11-2006

Public Comment

Letters to the Editor 08-15-2006

Commentary: Military Takeover of Cuba Not Such a Remote Possibility By Jean Damu 08-15-2006

Commentary: Brower Center is Building for the Future By Peter K. Buckley 08-15-2006

Letters to the Editor 08-11-2006

Commentary: Immigration Bill’s Provisions Hidden in Plain Sight By Rashida Tlaib, New America Media 08-11-2006

Readers Respond to Middle East Commentaries 08-11-2006

Commentary: ‘Progressives’ Oversimplify Housing, Growth Issues By John Koenigshofer 08-11-2006

Commentary: Both Mideast Commentaries Were Wrong By Ehud Appel 08-11-2006

News

Police Substation Expansion Requires Community Input, Says Zoning Board By Riya Bhattacharjee 08-15-2006

Senior Program Prepares To Close Its Doors By Rio Bauce, Special to the Planet 08-15-2006

Incumbents Hit Filing Deadline; Challengers Have Until Wednesday By Richard Brenneman 08-15-2006

Jerry Brown Gives Up $100 Limit to Broaden Base By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor 08-15-2006

UC Gives 200K to Berkeley Groups to Compensate for Campus’ Impact on City By Riya Bhattacharjee 08-15-2006

New Public Charter School Opens This Month in Oakland By Rio Bauce, Special to the Planet 08-15-2006

Police Blotter By Richard Brenneman 08-15-2006

Fire Department Log By Richard Brenneman 08-15-2006

Three-Alarm Blaze Breaks Out In Willard Park Neighborhood By Rio Bauce and Riya Bhattacharjee 08-11-2006

Clif Bar Announces Move to Alameda By Riya Bhattacharjee 08-11-2006

Second Berkeley Cop Suspected of Evidence Theft By Richard Brenneman 08-11-2006

Major Discrepancies in Condo Conversion Initiative By Rio Bauce 08-11-2006

Broken Crosswalk Lights Hazardous for Disabled By Rio Bauce 08-11-2006

Telegraph Area Association Revival Under Consideration By Richard Brenneman 08-11-2006

Ashby BART Project Spurs Rise of Community Groups By Richard Brenneman 08-11-2006

Assembly Bill Puts Comcast Cable Contract in Doubt By Riya Bhattacharjee 08-11-2006

Cinema Workers, Management Discuss Grievances By Riya Bhattacharjee 08-11-2006

Detox Center Emerges From Telegraph Group’s Work By Richard Brenneman 08-11-2006

Activists Give Perata Deadline on Oakland School District Property Sale By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor 08-11-2006

The Curious History of the OUSD Land Sale As Told in the Legislative Record By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor 08-11-2006

Police Blotter By Richard Brenneman 08-11-2006

News Analysis: Hundreds of Mexican Miners Fired for Striking By David Bacon, New America Media 08-11-2006

Columns

The Public Eye: Notes on NIMBYism Part III: A NIMBY Confronts Environmental Dualism By Sharon Hudson 08-15-2006

Column: How Writing Changed My Life By Susan Parker 08-15-2006

Forster’s Terns, Food Webs, And Flameproof Pajamas By Joe Eaton, Special to the Planet 08-15-2006

The Public Eye: Notes on NIMBYism Part II: Density, Equity, And the Urban NIMBY By Sharon Hudson 08-11-2006

Undercurrents: Jerry Brown Adds Zeros to Justify Operation By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor 08-11-2006

Head for the Berkeley Hills By Marta Yamamoto, Special to the Planet 08-11-2006

East Bay Then and Now: Harris Allen: The Spirit of Individuality By Daniella Thompson 08-11-2006

Tripping, Slipping and Falling Around Your House By Matt Cantor 08-11-2006

The Dirty Lowdown on Working With Our Lowdown Dirt By Ron Sullivan 08-11-2006

Quake Tip of the Week By Larry Guillot 08-11-2006

Arts & Events

Arts Calendar 08-15-2006

Forster’s Terns, Food Webs, And Flameproof Pajamas By Joe Eaton, Special to the Planet 08-15-2006

Berkeley This Week 08-15-2006

Arts Calendar 08-11-2006

Great Works from New York on Display at Magnes By Peter Selz, Special to the Planet 08-11-2006

SF Mime Troupe Brings ‘Godfellas’ to Berkeley By Ken Bullock, Special to the Planet 08-11-2006

Moving Pictures: Pacific Film Archive Takes a Look at One of Japan’s Greatest Directors By Justin DeFreitas 08-11-2006

Head for the Berkeley Hills By Marta Yamamoto, Special to the Planet 08-11-2006

East Bay Then and Now: Harris Allen: The Spirit of Individuality By Daniella Thompson 08-11-2006

Tripping, Slipping and Falling Around Your House By Matt Cantor 08-11-2006

The Dirty Lowdown on Working With Our Lowdown Dirt By Ron Sullivan 08-11-2006

Quake Tip of the Week By Larry Guillot 08-11-2006

Berkeley This Week 08-11-2006

Correction 08-11-2006