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The Berkeley Wire: 11.11.09

Cats’ claws are now safe in Berkeley. Or you could face a $1,000 fine or six months in jail [San Jose Mercury News] On Veterans’ Day you should know why Cal plays at Memorial Stadium [ESPN] Berkeley Rep’s American Idiot looks likes it’s Broadway bound [LA Times] Cleantech, no thanks. Sometimes I despair [East Bay [...]

On tonight’s council agenda

Cats’ claws, junk mail and downtown revitalization are the main items on tonight’s city council agenda. Councilmembers Jesse Arreguín and Susan Wengraf are proposing an ordinance to ban animal declawing in Berkeley, except for therapeutic purposes.  Their submission states: Declawing and tendonectomy are elective procedures which cat owners request and veterinarians advocate primarily to prevent [...]