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More Negative Pacific Steel Casting Commentary

David Landon’s letter to the editor ran in the 10.27.06 Berkeley Daily Planet.

West Berkeley Alliance is Honing in on Pacific Steel’s “Toxic Fingerprint”

Read the West Berkeley Alliance’s press release here, or more specifics on their test results here.

The East Bay Express has started a Blog

They just got it up and running in mid October. It has an amazing compilation of media (TV, radio, print), educational, governmental links. And then a prolific amount of daily posting of course. Check it out: http://www.eastbayexpress.com/blogs/index.php

Berkeley’s Crumbling Infrastructure

It’s not just the storm drains, it’s also the roads.  Read more about it in the 10.23.06 Daily Californian.

Letters to the Editor Regarding Tom Bates

Jane Stillwater’s letter -10.24.06 Daily Planet
Nicola Bourne’s letter - 10.24.06 Daily Planet
Bill Kristy’s letter - 10.20.06 Daily Planet
Gus Lee’s letter - 10.20.06 Daily Planet 

Response to Christian Pecaut’s Candidate Statement

Read John Parman’s Letter to the Editor responding to Christian’s statement in the 10.20.06 Planet.

Short Summary of Last Thursday’s Mayoral Debate

Participants included Mayor Tom Bates, Zelda Bronstein, and Zachary RunningWolf.  Read about it in the 10.24.06 Planet.

Fresh Statements from all Four Mayoral Candidates

Taken from the 10.20.06 Berkeley Daily Planet:

Tom Bates
Christian Pecaut
Zachary RunningWolf
Zelda Bronstein

The Battle for District 1

Merrilie Mitchell and Linda Maio are both vying for the District 1 council seat.  Read a little more about them in the 10.20.06 Planet.  For more direct info, read Linda’s and Merrilie’s personal statements in the 10.24.06 Planet.

Latest on the Harrison Street Development

Read it in the 10.20.06 Planet.

New Canine Law for Berkeley

Read more about it in the 10.23.06 East Bay Daily News.

“Stop the Pollution” protest date set

A date has been set for the anti-pollution protest against Pacific Steel Casting: Saturday November 11, 2006, 11am.  Meet at 9th and Gilman.  There will be a march and rally, sponsored by West Berkeley Alliance, Green Action, the Ecology Center, and the PSC Protest Committee.  Stay tuned for more info.

On a related note, there will be a presentation by environmental justice activist Lois Gibbs at the West Berkeley Senior Center (1900 Sixth St) on Oct. 19 @ 7:30 pm.  Click here for more info.

Cameliastreet.org finally has its Forums up and running

Check them out here, or click on the forums tab at the top of the page. The forums are a place for you to share your thoughts and commentary with others. Please keep the content thoughtful and respectful.

*We’ve had problems with spam in the past, so we’ll see how it goes. In the meantime, you will be able to post without registering.

Berkeley candidates are using the net in new ways

One of these is through Facebook.  Read more about it the 10.10.06 Daily Planet.

Pacific Steel’s 2 million dollar carbon filter almost installed

Related articles:

First Stage of the Eastshore State Park General Plan is open to the public

See related articles in the San Francisco Chronicle, Oakland Tribune and the Daily Californian

Berkeley Mayoral Candidates

Read Martin Snapp’s comparison of the candidates in the Contra Costa Times.

Berkeley Sustainability Summit

Held this past Friday at the Ecology Center on San Pablo.  Read more about it in the Daily Californian.

West Berkeley Crime

A woman was raped on Wednesday Sept. 27th at about 3:45 in the afternoon on Addison near the railroad tracks. The suspect was apprehended shortly afterward. For more info, see the article in the 10.2.06 Daily Californian.

Latest on the Albany Shoreline: Commentary

Some of the above are in response to Robert Cheatsy’s 9.26.06 Commentary in the Planet.

West Berkeley and Pacific Steel Casting…

..in today’s Chronicle.

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