<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">I'm going to try a new plan--a different way of using our cranky old software.  I'm going to leave issues up for at least two weeks, which means you'll have more stories available at any one time.  Here you have all the articles from last week plus more which came in this week. Of course you can always go to the front page of the current issue.  And I'm going to try to post quick takes more often under "The Editor's Back Fence" heading.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><h1 class="gmail-center" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:normal">E</span><span style="font-size:12.8px">ditorial:</span><br></h1><p class="gmail-small_air_around" style="margin:4px 6px 4px 15px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2021-07-19/article/49292?headline=Berkeley-s-Mayor-Gets-Bupkes-from-the-Big-U-and-Boasts-About-It--Becky-O-Malley" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,51,153)">Berkeley's Mayor Gets Bupkes from the Big U and Boasts About It</a> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">07-19-2021</i></p><h4 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">The Editor's Back Fence</h4><p class="gmail-small_air_around" style="margin:4px 6px 4px 15px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2021-07-19/article/49300?headline=Same-old-same-old---" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,51,153)">Same old same old?</a> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">07-25-2021</i></p><p class="gmail-small_air_around" style="margin:4px 6px 4px 15px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2021-07-19/article/49301?headline=With-a-new-twist.--" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,51,153)">With a new twist.</a> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">07-25-2021</i></p><h4 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">Public Comment</h4><p class="gmail-small_air_around" style="margin:4px 6px 4px 15px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2021-07-19/article/49309?headline=A-Berkeley-Activist-s-Diary-Week-Ending-July-25--Kelly-Hammargren" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,51,153)"><span class="gmail-green" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:green">New: </span>A Berkeley Activist's Diary, Week Ending July 25</a> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Kelly Hammargren</i> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">07-25-2021</i></p><p class="gmail-small_air_around" style="margin:4px 6px 4px 15px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2021-07-19/article/49305?headline=Jeff-Bezos-Wants-to-Save-the-Earth-by-Destroying-the-Solar-System--Gar-Smith" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,51,153)"><span class="gmail-green" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:green">New: </span>Jeff Bezos Wants to "Save" the Earth" by Destroying the Solar System</a> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Gar Smith</i> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">07-25-2021</i></p><p class="gmail-small_air_around" style="margin:4px 6px 4px 15px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2021-07-19/article/49297?headline=A-Berkeley-Activist-s-Diary-week-ending-July-17--Kelly-Hammargren" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,51,153)">A Berkeley Activist's Diary, week ending July 17</a> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Kelly Hammargren</i> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">07-19-2021</i></p><p class="gmail-small_air_around" style="margin:4px 6px 4px 15px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2021-07-19/article/49298?headline=Haiti-s-History-Redux--Jagjit-Singh" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,51,153)">Haiti's History Redux</a> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Jagjit Singh</i> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">07-19-2021</i></p><p class="gmail-small_air_around" style="margin:4px 6px 4px 15px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2021-07-19/article/49311?headline=Cancer-Culture-Critic-Critiqued--Joseph-Anderson" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,51,153)"><span class="gmail-green" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:green">New: </span>Cancer Culture Critic Critiqued</a> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Joseph Anderson</i> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">07-25-2021</i></p><p class="gmail-small_air_around" style="margin:4px 6px 4px 15px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2021-07-19/article/49307?headline=Ban-Israeli-Spyware-PEGASUS--Tejinder-Uberoi" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,51,153)"><span class="gmail-green" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:green">New: </span>Ban Israeli Spyware, PEGASUS</a> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Tejinder Uberoi</i> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">07-25-2021</i></p><h2 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">News</h2><p class="gmail-small_air_around" style="margin:4px 6px 4px 15px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2021-07-19/article/49299?headline=News-of-the-Week-in-Review--Carol-Denney" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,51,153)">News of the Week in Review</a> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Carol Denney</i> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">07-20-2021</i></p><p class="gmail-small_air_around" style="margin:4px 6px 4px 15px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2021-07-19/article/49310?headline=Wiener-s-housing-bill-could-encourage-even-more-sprawl---Zelda-Bronstein" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,51,153)"><span class="gmail-green" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:green">New: </span>Wiener’s housing bill could encourage even more sprawl </a><i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Zelda Bronstein</i> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">07-25-2021</i></p><h2 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Columns</h2><p class="gmail-small_air_around" style="margin:4px 6px 4px 15px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2021-07-19/article/49306?headline=THE-PUBLIC-EYE-Biden-s-First-Six-Months--Bob-Burnett" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,51,153)"><span class="gmail-green" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:green">New: </span>THE PUBLIC EYE:Biden’s First Six Months</a> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Bob Burnett</i> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">07-25-2021</i></p><p class="gmail-small_air_around" style="margin:4px 6px 4px 15px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2021-07-19/article/49304?headline=SMITHEREENS-Reflections-on-Bits-Pieces--Gar-Smith" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,51,153)"><span class="gmail-green" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:green">New: </span>SMITHEREENS: Reflections on Bits & Pieces</a> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Gar Smith</i> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">07-25-2021</i></p><p class="gmail-small_air_around" style="margin:4px 6px 4px 15px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2021-07-19/article/49303?headline=ON-MENTAL-ILLNESS-The-Challenge-of-Not-Being-Paranoid--Jack-Bragen" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,51,153)"><span class="gmail-green" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:green">New: </span>ON MENTAL ILLNESS: The Challenge of Not Being Paranoid</a> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Jack Bragen</i> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">07-25-2021</i></p><p class="gmail-small_air_around" style="margin:4px 6px 4px 15px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2021-07-19/article/49308?headline=Letter-to-the-Editor-Re-Bupkes--Charles-Siegel-" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,51,153)"><span class="gmail-green" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:green">New: </span>Letter to the Editor Re Bupkes</a> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Charles Siegel </i><i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">07-25-2021</i></p><p class="gmail-small_air_around" style="margin:4px 6px 4px 15px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2021-07-19/article/49296?headline=SMITHEREENS-Reflections-on-Bits-Pieces--Gar-Smith" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,51,153)">SMITHEREENS: Reflections on Bits & Pieces</a> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Gar Smith</i> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">07-19-2021</i></p><p class="gmail-small_air_around" style="margin:4px 6px 4px 15px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2021-07-19/article/49295?headline=ON-MENTAL-ILLNESS-Our-Attitudes-Plus-Use-of-Force--Jack-Bragen" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,51,153)">ON MENTAL ILLNESS: Our Attitudes, Plus Use of Force</a> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Jack Bragen</i> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">07-19-2021</i></p><p class="gmail-small_air_around" style="margin:4px 6px 4px 15px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2021-07-19/article/49294?headline=ECLECTIC-RANT-Leaving-Afghanistan--Ralph-E.-Stone" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,51,153)">ECLECTIC RANT: Leaving Afghanistan</a> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Ralph E. Stone</i> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">07-19-2021</i></p><h2 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Arts & Events</h2><p class="gmail-small_air_around" style="margin:4px 6px 4px 15px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2021-07-19/article/49302?headline=The-Berkeley-Activist-s-Calendar-July-25-August-1--Kelly-Hammargren-Sustainable-Berkeley-Coalition" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,51,153)">The Berkeley Activist's Calendar, July 25-August 1</a> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Kelly Hammargren, Sustainable Berkeley Coalition</i> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">07-25-2021</i></p><p class="gmail-small_air_around" style="margin:4px 6px 4px 15px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2021-07-19/article/49293?headline=The-Berkeley-Activist-s-Calendar-July-18-25--Kelly-Hammargren-Sustainable-Berkeley-Coalition" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,51,153)">The Berkeley Activist's Calendar, July 18-25</a> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Kelly Hammargren, Sustainable Berkeley Coalition</i> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">07-19-2021</i></p></div></div>