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Ferry service push stuck in dry dock?
Plans to launch transbay ferry service could be high and dry for awhile if state officials don't get busy and appoint members for the governing board of a new transit authority, so we urge folks in Sacramento ...
Saudi university pact a mixed blessing
We offer a qualified endorsement of two Bay Area universities' plans to collaborate with the Saudi kingdom on establishing a new university there.
Skatepark proposals Dear Editor: Thanks to city employees Scott Ferris for accurately assessing the tremendous use our skatepark receives and Yolanda Huang for noting the "prejudice against skateboarders." It ...
Police shooting Dear Editor: The shots that killed Brandon Terrell Jones woke me Sunday night.
Peace, patriotism and the art of politeness
For the record, I voted against the Berkeley City Council motion authorizing a letter to tell the Marine recruiters they were unwelcome and uninvited intruders in Berkeley.
The flap over the Marine Corps recruiting station in Berkeley has entered the realm of the absurd.
Dear Editor: [An open letter to the men and women in the military and to the citizens of Berkeley] On several occasions since the war began in 2003, the Berkeley City Council has publicly and passionately ...
Wind chimes Dear Editor: For all of you out there who have wind chimes, please, I beg of you, bury them in the backyard.
Clintons and Obama Dear Editor: This country has rarely had such an accomplished team of policy wonks running for president as Bill and Hillary Clinton.
Automakers should heed California, not the feds
A new open letter to the world's automakers: Well, you didn't listen to the last missive from this column, published in many California newspapers last fall.
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Beware of City of Berkeley Officials especially...
“They will go around the law and still Your private belongings if You allow it, hiding b...” — Berkeley Citizen
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Beware of Rockridge Montessori
“BS. Our daughter has been going to RMS for two years. She loves it. We love it. Today I...” — RMS Parent
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Man's death could be 1st homicide of '08
“I am the sister of Kent Evans, I have searched all the local papers for a follow up on ...” — Valerie Evans
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News anchor's death reveals medicine's limits
“My husband of 26 years died due to a heart attack he had while having a routing gallbla...” — shelly charpentier