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Berkeley Mother Sentenced For Murdering Her Son, 9

By Richard Brenneman

Tuesday April 15, 2008

Posted Wed., April 16—A Berkeley woman who admitted murdering her 9-year-old son will spend at least eight years in prison under terms of a plea bargain announced Wednesday. -more-

38 BUSD Teacher Layoff Notices Rescinded

By Riya Bhattacharjee

Tuesday April 15, 2008

Posted Wed., April 16—The Berkeley Unified School District rescinded 38 of the 60 potential layoff notices it sent out to teachers and counselors last month in response to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s proposal to cut $4.8 billion from the state education budget. -more-

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Firefighter’s Colleagues Recall a Memorable Man

By Richard Brenneman

Tuesday April 15, 2008

While laughter at a funeral might seem incongruous, then so was Jay Walter. Speaker after speaker described a man both outrageously public and exceedingly private. -more-

Closed Section of Aquatic Park to Re-Open Today

By Riya Bhattacharjee

Tuesday April 15, 2008

Results from testing water collected from the Berkeley Aquatic Park last week after a sewage spill showed no contamination, city officials told the Planet Monday. -more-

Controversy Continues Over OUSD Hiring of Interim Superintendent

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor

Tuesday April 15, 2008

A week after the newly empowered Oakland School Board announced that they had made their choice for an interim superintendent, controversy over the move continued to simmer. -more-

Controversy Continues Over OUSD Hiring of Interim Superintendent

Tuesday April 15, 2008

A week after the newly empowered Oakland School Board announced that they had made their choice for an interim superintendent, controversy over the move continued to simmer. -more-

Oakland Celebrates 110th Birthday of Paul Robeson

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor

Tuesday April 15, 2008

In the 400 years since the first slavery ships docked on the Virginia coast, the African-American Freedom Movement has raised up a continuing series of larger-than-life leaders—Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, Marcus Garvey, A. Philip Randolph, Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X. But arguably the most talented of that group, but perhaps the least appreciated, remembered, or studied, is the man whose 110th birthday anniversary is being celebrated this month—Paul Robeson. -more-

Jupiter Restaurant’s Expansion Will Replace Cafe Panini

By Riya Bhattacharjee

Tuesday April 15, 2008

Jupiter Beerhouse and Restaurant’s proposed expansion into adjacent Café Panini would replace the cafe, zoning officials told the Planet Monday. -more-

Council Rejects Interim Density Bonus Proposal

By Richard Brenneman

Tuesday April 15, 2008

Work Begins on LBNL Guest House

By Richard Brenneman

Tuesday April 15, 2008

B-Tech Addresses Increase in Latino Student Population

By Riya Bhattacharjee

Tuesday April 15, 2008

Prosecutor Asks Jurors to Convict Hollis of Murder

Bay City News

Tuesday April 15, 2008

Car Collides with Berkeley School Bus

By Riya Bhattacharjee

Tuesday April 15, 2008

Fire Department Log

By Richard Brenneman

Tuesday April 15, 2008

Police Blotter

By Rio Bauce

Tuesday April 15, 2008

Richard Brenneman

Richard Brenneman Firefighters gathered from across Northern California to honor Jay Randall Walter, a Berkeley firefighter who died April 6 from cancer. Hundreds marched from Station 5 to St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church.