<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Okay. No excuses. I just neglected to press "send" the first time I wrote this letter. So, now, let's take it again from the top. Here are two weeks of updates for your reading pleasure.<br><br>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:24pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2015-02-20">Current Issue</a></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Opinion</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Editorials</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2015-02-20/article/43045?headline=There-s-an-uproar-brewing-in-Berkeley-s-civic-core--Becky-O-Malley">There's
an uproar brewing in Berkeley's civic core</a> <i>02-20-2015</i> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Public
Comment</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2015-02-20/article/43054?headline=Calculating-community-benefits-Cash-should-not-be-the-answer--Thomas-Lord">New:
Calculating community benefits: Cash should not be the answer</a> <i>Thomas
Lord</i> <i>02-23-2015</i> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2015-02-20/article/43051?headline=Save-the-Shattuck-Cinemas-Save-2230-Shattuck-Save-Downtown-Berkeley--Kelly-Hammargren">Save
the Shattuck Cinemas; Save 2230 Shattuck; Save Downtown Berkeley</a> <i>Kelly
Hammargren</i> <i>02-20-2015</i> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2015-02-20/article/43044?headline=2211-Harold-Way-and-Community-Benefits-An-open-letter-to-the-Zoning-Adjustments-Board-and-the-Berkeley-City-Council--Rob-Wrenn-former-member-of-the-Planning-Commission-and-Downtown-Area-Plan-Advisory-Committee">2211
Harold Way and Community Benefits: An open letter to the Zoning Adjustments
Board and the Berkeley City Council</a> <i>Rob Wrenn, former member of the
Planning Commission and Downtown Area Plan Advisory Committee</i> <i>02-20-2015</i>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2015-02-20/article/43041?headline=2211-Harold-Way-Who-Benefits---Dean-Metzger-for-BNC">2211
Harold Way: Who Benefits?</a> <i>Dean Metzger, for BNC</i> <i>02-19-2015</i> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2015-02-20/article/43046?headline=Obama-s-Visit-to-Stanford--Jagjit-Singh">Obama's
Visit to Stanford</a> <i>Jagjit Singh</i> <i>02-20-2015</i> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2015-02-20/article/43053?headline=Correction--Charles-Siegel">Correction</a>
<i>Charles Siegel</i> <i>02-21-2015</i> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2015-02-20/article/43049?headline=Saving-Monarchs-Redux--Mary-McAllister-Gar-Smith">Saving
Monarchs Redux</a> <i>Mary McAllister, Gar Smith</i> <i>02-20-2015</i> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2015-02-20/article/43048?headline=Chapel-Hill-shootings--Ramlah-Malhi">Chapel
Hill shootings</a> <i>Ramlah Malhi</i> <i>02-20-2015</i> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">News</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2015-02-20/article/43052?headline=Berkeley-Police-arrest-suspects-in-December-shooting---Dave-Brooksher-BCN-">Berkeley
Police arrest suspects in December shooting</a> <i>Dave Brooksher (BCN)</i> <i>02-20-2015</i>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Columns</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2015-02-20/article/43047?headline=ECLETIC-RANT-Right-to-work-laws-contributing-to-vanishing-middle-class-wealth-inequality--Ralph-E.-Stone">ECLETIC
RANT: Right to work laws contributing to vanishing middle class, wealth
inequality</a> <i>Ralph E. Stone</i> <i>02-20-2015</i> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2015-02-20/article/43038?headline=-ON-MENTAL-ILLNESS-Recognizing-Delusions-Helps-Resolve-Them---Jack-Bragen">ON
MENTAL ILLNESS: Recognizing Delusions Helps Resolve Them</a> <i>Jack Bragen</i>
<i>02-19-2015</i> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2015-02-20/article/43039?headline=SENIOR-POWER-Walkies--Helen-Rippier-Wheeler-pen136-dslextreme.com">SENIOR
POWER: Walkies</a> <i>Helen Rippier Wheeler, <a href="mailto:pen136@dslextreme.com">pen136@dslextreme.com</a></i> <i>02-19-2015</i>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Arts
& Events</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2015-02-20/article/43050?headline=Great-Chamber-Music-by-Renaud-Capu-on-and-Khatia-Buniatishvili--Reviewed-by-James-Roy-MacBean">Great
Chamber Music by Renaud Capuçon and Khatia Buniatishvili</a> <i>Reviewed by
James Roy MacBean</i> <i>02-20-2015</i> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2015-02-20/article/43043?headline=Spring-2015-Walking-Tours-br-Berkeley-Historical-Society--">Spring
2015 Walking Tours <br>
Berkeley Historical Society</a> <i>02-20-2015</i> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2015-02-20/article/43040?headline=A-WEEKEND-ADVENTURE-San-Francisco-Alcatraz-Island-br-LARGE-Ai-Weiwei-on-Alcatraz--Carole-Terwilliger-Meyers">A
WEEKEND ADVENTURE: San Francisco: Alcatraz Island <br>
@LARGE, Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz</a> <i>Carole Terwilliger Meyers</i> <i>02-19-2015</i>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2015-02-20/article/43042?headline=H-l-ne-Grimaud-and-Rotterdam-Philharmonic-at-Davies-Hall--Reviewed-by-James-Roy-MacBean">Hélène
Grimaud and Rotterdam Philharmonic at Davies Hall</a> <i>Reviewed by James Roy
MacBean</i> <i>02-19-2015</i> </span></p>
<h1><a href="http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2015-02-13">Previous Issue</a></h1>
<h2>Opinion</h2>
<h4>Editorials</h4>
<p class=""><a href="http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2015-02-13/article/43035?headline=The-State-of-Berkeley-as-Explained-by-the-Mayor--Becky-O-Malley">The
State of Berkeley, as Explained by the Mayor</a> <i>02-13-2015</i> </p>
<h4>Public Comment</h4>
<p class=""><a href="http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2015-02-13/article/43031?headline=Open-Letter-to-the-Berkeley-Zoning-Adjustment-Board--Stevanne-Auerbach">Open
Letter to the Berkeley Zoning Adjustment Board</a> <i>Stevanne Auerbach</i> <i>02-12-2015</i>
</p>
<p class=""><a href="http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2015-02-13/article/43030?headline=Greenwashing-in-Berkeley--again--Russ-Tilleman">Greenwashing
in Berkeley--again</a> <i>Russ Tilleman</i> <i>02-12-2015</i> </p>
<h2>News</h2>
<p class=""><a href="http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2015-02-13/article/43036?headline=Police-investigating-fire-at-Claremont-Middle-School-in-Rockridge---Keith-Burbank-Scott-Morris-Bay-City-News-">Police
investigating fire at Claremont Middle School in Rockridge</a> <i>Keith
Burbank/Scott Morris (Bay City News)</i> <i>02-16-2015</i> </p>
<p class=""><a href="http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2015-02-13/article/43032?headline=Arreguin-s-police-measures-passed-by-the-Berkeley-City-Council.--">Arreguin's
police measures passed by the Berkeley City Council.</a> <i>02-12-2015</i> </p>
<p class=""><a href="http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2015-02-13/article/43033?headline=Got-Milkweed-Can-a-Petition-Move-Monsanto-to-Pay-3.2-Million-to-Save-a-Butterfly-News-Analysis---Gar-Smith">Got
Milkweed? Can a Petition Move Monsanto to Pay $3.2 Million to Save a Butterfly?
(News Analysis)</a> <i>Gar Smith</i> <i>02-13-2015</i> </p>
<p class=""><a href="http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2015-02-13/article/43037?headline=Mildred-Parish-Massey-br-1924-2015--">Mildred
Parish Massey <br>
1924-2015</a> <i>02-19-2015</i> </p>
<h2>Columns</h2>
<p class=""><a href="http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2015-02-13/article/43034?headline=Barack-Grows-Coattails--Bob-Burnett">Barack
Grows Coattails</a> <i>Bob Burnett</i> <i>02-13-2015</i> </p>
<p class=""><a href="http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2015-02-13/article/43028?headline=DISPATCHES-FROM-THE-EDGE-Europe-What-Is-To-Be-Done---Conn-Hallinan">DISPATCHES
FROM THE EDGE:Europe: What Is To Be Done?</a> <i>Conn Hallinan</i> <i>02-12-2015</i>
</p>
<p class=""><a href="http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2015-02-13/article/43027?headline=ON-MENTAL-ILLNESS-The-Revolving-Door-of-Repeated-Hospitalizations--Jack-Bragen">ON
MENTAL ILLNESS: The "Revolving Door" of Repeated Hospitalizations</a>
<i>Jack Bragen</i> <i>02-12-2015</i> </p>
<h2>Arts & Events</h2>
<p class=""><a href="http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2015-02-13/article/43029?headline=West-Coast-Premiere-of-The-Ghosts-of-Versailles-at-Los-Angeles-Opera--Reviewed-by-James-Roy-MacBean">West
Coast Premiere of The Ghosts of Versailles at Los Angeles Opera</a> <i>Reviewed
by James Roy MacBean</i> <i>02-12-2015</i> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
Spring continues apace. Hyacinths. Cedar waxwings. What's not to like? Get out and get under!<br><br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Best wishes,<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><i><b>Becky O'Malley</b></i><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div></div>