The black netting that shrouded the new Kaplan Educational Testing Center at 150 Shattuck Square, was removed last week, revealing the freshly remodeled central-Berkeley building. -more-
In a closed-door meeting, a unanimous City Council voted Tuesday to appoint Deputy City Manager Weldon Rucker as interim city manager. He will take the place of outgoing City Manager James Keene, who leaves for Tucson, Ariz., in August. -more-
Berkeley’s bi-annual local election season opened Monday with six candidates throwing their birkenstocks into the proverbial ring, taking out papers to run for various offices. They have until Aug. 11 to return the papers and become official candidates. -more-
A group of seniors are keeping alive the ancient Chinese art of Tai Chi in their weekly practice at the North Berkeley Senior Center. Under the instruction of Ben Levitan, 83, some 15 senior come together to achieve, what Levitan calls a state of “balance and relaxation” -more-
A proposal that would trade billboards for toilets will be considered by the council tonight. -more-
Among the items on the council plate tonight are: -more-
In what Mayor Shirley Dean called “unusual” circumstances, Councilmember Linda Maio placed an item on tonight’s City Council agenda, asking the council to promote Deputy City Manager Weldon Rucker to the acting-city manager post, replacing City Manager James Keene, who is leaving for a city manager position in Tucson Aug. 4. -more-
East Bay Regional Park District’s planning for the Eastshore State Park, renovations at Lake Temescal in Oakland, and other major parkland projects are included in the 2000-2001 state budget just signed on June 30th by Gov. Gray Davis. -more-
People’s park was the scene of a small “emergency rally” Sunday, called to discuss the park’s future. -more-
“The History and Mystery of the Universe” is a fascinating, mind-expanding one-man play based on the life, work and writings of 20th century American spiritual and technological guru R. Buckminster Fuller. -more-
The final three seats on a Rent Board slate were filled Sunday afternoon at a convention held by a coalition of progressive organizations at the North Berkeley Senior Center. -more-
I am not the editor of a newspaper and shall always try to do right and be good, so that God will not make me one. -more-
Hal Kirshbaum has multiple sclerosis. But that never stopped him or his wife Megan from parenting. -more-
In an effort to make playgrounds safer for children, state legislation that became effective in the beginning of this year demands that all child play areas in the state - public and private - be inspected by Oct. 1. -more-
After 25 years of costly leased facilities, Berkeley’s Vista College appears headed to a home all its own. -more-
Two of the UC Berkeley Young Musician Program alumnae present a joint recital featuring works by Bach, Mozart, Mahler, Puccini and Poulenc. Members of the YMP summer faculty Jeannine Anderson and Yerdue Caesar-Kaptoech are on to exciting things: Anderson is pursuing a masters degree in opera performance at New York’s Mannes School of Music, having finished her undergraduate work at the Oberlin conservatory, and Caesar-Kaptoech begins graduate study at the University of British Columbia in the fall. Tickets: $20 general, $10 students/seniors. For more information, call 642-2666. -more-
Talk about a nicotine fit. -more-
Not quite sure whether to celebrate or to moan on the one year anniversary of the shut down by Pacifica, community radio station KPFA did a little of both Thursday. -more-
For most of the last 14 months, as I’ve covered and observed the daily events of this community, I’ve kept my pen capped. I’ve refrained from writing a regular column, I’ve declined to openly share my opinions and I’ve held my tongue – most of the time. -more-
Controversy continues as city officials weigh just how to commemorate, celebrate or otherwise incorporate the West Berkeley Shellmound into the cultural context of the city. -more-
Nearly five years of complaints aimed at Kragen Auto Parts at California Street and University Avenue were answered when the City Council voted 5-4 to uphold the Zoning Board’s recommendation that its permit be revoked. -more-
With only a few weeks to go before its summer break, the City Council delayed a measure on Tuesday that would begin the process of analyzing and perhaps restructuring the Housing Authority Board. -more-
3,700 to 800 A.D.: Native peoples deposit tons of sand, gravel, rock, shellfish remains and other materials into mounded “hills.” -more-
While many of her classmates are on vacation or back in their hometowns this summer, Teresa Rodriguez remains in class at the University of California, Berkeley, wrapping up a double major in English and physical anthropology. -more-
This is something that is precious -more-
Berkeley community radio station KPFA has come a long way in the last year. -more-
Three days after Pacifica security guards took over KPFA studios on July 13 of last year, amid histrionic protestations broadcast live over the airwaves, a quieter battle was pitched against the Pacifica Foundation in Alameda County Superior Court. -more-
Seniors, the disabled and long-term renters in Berkeley will get protections from landlords who want to move into the apartments they are renting – if voters pass a measure in November that the City Council put on the ballot Tuesday night. -more-
The Berkeley City Council’s resolution to support former Symbionese Liberation Army member Sara Jane Olson was discussed passionately but a decision was put off until the council’s July 25 meeting. -more-
Paul H. Mussen, a pioneer in child psychology and a professor at the University of California, Berkeley for 30 years, died July 7, at Alta Bates Medical Center in Berkeley after a long struggle with prostate cancer. He was 78. -more-
A suspect robbed the Bank of the West at 1480 Shattuck Ave. around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday with what was revealed to be an empty package he claimed to be a bomb. -more-
