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1. Public Health Cuts Could Cost City Its Own Health Department
   Riya Bhattacharjee, Berkeley Daily Planet, 3/11/2010
   A special City Council workshop on cuts to Berkeley's Public Health funds revealed the possible threat of losing the city's independent health department.
   
   
2. City's Deputy Director Lisa Caronna Retires
   Riya Bhattacharjee, Berkeley Daily Planet, 3/11/2010
   The Berkeley City Council Tuesday bade farewell to the city's Deputy Director Lisa Caronna who will be retiring this week. The Berkeley City Council Tuesday bade farewell to the city's Deputy Director Lisa Caronna who will be retiring this week.
   
   
3. Women Dies In Berkeley's First Pedestrian Fatality Of 2010, Suspect Was DUI
   Riya Bhattacharjee, Berkeley Daily Planet, 3/11/2010
   An Oakland woman was struck and killed by a truck Wednesday night near a South Berkeley intersection.
   
   
4. Berkeley Council Aide Skips Permits For His Building Project
   Fred Dodsworth, Berkeley Daily Planet, 3/11/2010
   It is reported that a new structure is going up, without permits, at the home of the aide to Councilmember Darryl Moore, who is Moore's appointee to the City of Berkeley Zoning Adjustment Board.
   
   
5. Editorial: We Need More Jobs, Yes, But What Kind Of Jobs?
   Becky O'Malley, Berkeley Daily Planet, 3/11/2010
   
   
   
6. Community Commentary: Downtown Streetscapes Planning
   Steven Finacom, Berkeley Daily Planet, 3/11/2010
   
   
   
7. Community Commentary: Landmark Preservation Commission Reviews Mobilized Women Of Berkeley Designation
   Steven Finacom, Berkeley Daily Planet, 3/11/2010
   
   
   
8. Senior Power Column: Why Are All Senior Centers Closed At Once?
   Helen Rippier Wheeler, Berkeley Daily Planet, 3/11/2010
   The Aging Services Division director has announced that Berkeley's senior centers will be closing on the fourth Friday of each month beginning March 26.
   
   
9. Commentary: A New Challenge To Stadium Project
   Nigel Guest, Berkeley Daily Planet, 3/11/2010
   
   
   
10. Commentary: Berkeley's Refuse-Recycling Budgeting And Fiscal Planning Reflects A Failure In Economic Thinking
    Bruce A. Smith, Ph.D., Berkeley Daily Planet, 3/11/2010
    
    
    
11. City Strives To Count All In Census
    Shaunt Attarian, The Daily Californian, 3/12/2010
    In order to avoid costly undercounts, city agencies and community organizations have initiated efforts to accurately represent Berkeley's immigrant and minority populations in this year's census.
    
    
12. City Unemployment Hits Highest Level In Years
    Jordan Bach-Lombardo, The Daily Californian, 3/12/2010
    Berkeley's unemployment rate rose to its highest level in at least 10 years in January, according to preliminary figures. Berkeley's budget shortfall could force the city to eliminate up to 100 positions, but two affordable housing projects up for City Council consideration could help create construction jobs.
    
    
13. New Rent Board Position Approved Amid Criticism
    James Zhao, The Daily Californian, 3/12/2010
    Amid allegations by Berkeley property owners of inefficiency and favoritism within the city's Rent Stabilization Board, the Berkeley City Council approved a new deputy director position for the board at its meeting Tuesday.
    
    
14. Berkeley High Principal Retires, Reason Unclear
    Soumya Karlamangla, The Daily Californian, 3/12/2010
    Berkeley High School will need a new principal starting in June, following the announcement that Jim Slemp will retire for reasons still unclear.
    
    
15. Woman Killed By Alleged Drunk Driver
    Ariane Lange, The Daily Californian, 3/11/2010
    A woman was killed last night after being struck by a car allegedly driven by a drunk driver in what marks Berkeley's first fatal pedestrian-related accident of 2010.
    
    
16. Opinion: On Shaky Ground: A Look At The UC Stadium Project
    Nigel Guest, The Daily Californian, 3/12/2010
    A member of the group, Stand Up For Berkeley!, says the group is disturbed at the city council's lack of opposition to UC plans for Memorial Stadium, noting that the project is far more than a seismic retrofit, and is well in excess of what is appropriate in the economy.
    
    
17. Berkeley High Principal To Retire
    Doug Oakley, Berkeley Voice, 3/12/2010
    Jim Slemp, the Berkeley High principal who ruffled feathers recently with his plan to cut back advanced placement science labs to reduce class sizes in math and English, has announced his retirement in June.
    
    
18. Berkeley Police Calls
    Berkeley Voice, 3/12/2010
    
    
    
19. Oakland Woman Dies After Being Hit In Berkeley By Suspected DUI Driver
    Doug Oakley, Oakland Tribune, 3/12/2010
    BERKELEY -- An Oakland man was arrested on a DUI charge after he struck and killed a 58-year-old Oakland woman crossing a street in Berkeley on Wednesday night, police said.
    
    
20. Suspected DUI Driver Kills Berkeley Pedestrian
    Henry K. Lee, San Francisco Chronicle, 3/12/2010
    A woman crossing a street in Berkeley was struck and killed by a motorist who was driving under the influence, police said.
    
    
21. Suspect Arrested In Over-Night Vehicular Manslaughter Case
    City Of Berkeley Press Release (Police Department), 3/11/2010
    The City of Berkeley Police Department reports the city's first pedestrian related fatality of 2010.
    
    
22. How Green Is My Mansion?
    Fred A. Bernstein, New York Times, 3/11/2010
    When the software mogul Mitch Kapor won planning approval for his 10,000-square-foot house in Berkeley, Calif., neighbors were surprised that it will qualify as "green."
    
    
23. First Berkeley Wine Festival Opens Tomorrow
    Lance Knobel, Berkeleyside.com, 3/11/2010
    The first annual Berkeley Wine Festival is starting, and will run for two months. The festival will feature a series of receptions, dinners and seminars hosted by local winemakers.
    
    
24. Council Approaches BRT "Study" Decision
    Alan Tobey, Berkeleyside.com, 3/11/2010
    The Council will be presented with choices recommended by the Transportation and Planning Commissions for Bus Rapid Transit's Locally Preferred Alternatives, to be used by AC Transit in producing the project's Final Environmental Impact Statement.