<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" class="gmail_default">I'm departing from my usual practice and "publishing" (posting) today's new issue before I've posted all the articles.  If you check later, we'll have more columns, reviews and more, but as of now you can see what's already up.  This is because I think readers should be aware that there's an "emergency" meeting of the city council today at 3, to consider giving the city manager additional broad crowd control powers with the next threatened alt-right rally as the excuse.  Bad idea. I'll go to the meeting and let you know what happens.  For info, see below, and for more stories, check back later. <br><br><div class="gmail-clear_text gmail-smaller gmail-large_air_below">
            
            <h2 class="gmail-air_below">Opinion</h2>
            <h4>Editorial:<a href="http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2017-08-18/article/45964?headline=Free-Speech-Annoys-Berkeley-Yet-Again...--Becky-O-Malley-"> Free Speech Annoys Berkeley Yet Again...</a>
              <i>08-18-2017</i>
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            <h4>Public Comment</h4>
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              <a href="http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2017-08-18/article/45963?headline=Opposition-to-Urgency-Ordinance-Regarding-Street-without-Permits--Osha-Neumann-East-Bay-Community-Law-Center">Opposition to Urgency Ordinance Regarding Street without Permits</a>
              <i>Osha Neumann, East Bay Community Law Center</i>
              <i>08-18-2017</i>
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              <a href="http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2017-08-18/article/45961?headline=A-Comprehensive-Berkeley-Strategy-for-August-27--Former-Berkeley-Mayor-Shirley-Dean">A Comprehensive Berkeley Strategy for August 27</a>
              <i>Former Berkeley Mayor Shirley Dean</i>
              <i>08-18-2017</i>
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              <a href="http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2017-08-18/article/45962?headline=Non-violent-Rally-planned--Rob-Wrenn">Non-violent Rally planned</a>
              <i>Rob Wrenn</i>
              <i>08-18-2017</i>
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              <a href="http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2017-08-18/article/45966?headline=Illusions-of-Sanity--Jack-Bragen">Illusions of Sanity</a>
              <i>Jack Bragen</i>
              <i>08-18-2017</i>
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              <a href="http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2017-08-18/article/45965?headline=Thank-You-White-Supremacists--Carol-Denney-">Thank You White Supremacists</a>
              <i>Carol Denney </i>
              <i>08-18-2017</i>
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