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Business booms for Vivarium

By William Inman Daily Planet Staff
Monday September 11, 2000

It takes a unique kind of passion to surround yourself every work day with serpents, tarantulas, lizards, hissing cockroaches as big as your thumb – and rats. Not to mention breeding some of the critters at your own home. -more-


Calendar of Events & Activities

Monday September 11, 2000


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Letters to the Editor

Monday September 11, 2000

Carnivore bites back -more-


Bears build big lead, hold on to beat Utah

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Monday September 11, 2000

Last year, Cal’s defense was the most dominating in the Pac-10, but the offense, guided for much of the year by true freshman Kyle Boller, never got on track and held the team back from winning. This year appears to be different. -more-


Marines won’t practice in town

By Josh Parr Daily Planet Staff
Monday September 11, 2000

“Marines in Berkeley” sounds as unlikely as “tofu in Wichita.” But both exist. Or nearly – as in the case of the Marines. -more-


Washington upsets No. 4 Miami; Stanford loses to SJSU again

Monday September 11, 2000

No. 15 Washington 34, No. 4 Miami 29 -more-


Growing local papers doing Bay Area battle

The Associated Press
Monday September 11, 2000

SAN MATEO — When a suspected natural gas leak forced 1,000 office workers out onto the streets here last month, it became big news in two local upstart papers. -more-


Vaccine shortfalls limit city clinics

Bay City News
Monday September 11, 2000

Seniors and other Berkeley residents dependent on the city’s community health clinics for pre-emptive flu vaccines may be left unprotected this autumn due to a production shortfall. -more-


Reaction sends chemical cloud into air above homes

The Associated Press
Monday September 11, 2000

SAN FRANCISCO — Residents east of an industrial plant in the Pittsburg area were asked to stay in their homes with the windows and doors closed for more than two hours Saturday morning, because of a yellow cloud sent into the air after a chemical reaction. No one was injured. -more-


Marin paper may be bought by bigger group

The Associated Press
Monday September 11, 2000

SAN FRANCISCO — The Marin Independent Journal, a 40,000-circulation newspaper based north of San Francisco, could be bought by ANG Newspapers owner William Dean Singleton, according to a published report Saturday. -more-


Panel OKs new runways to go into Bay

The Associated Press
Monday September 11, 2000

SAN FRANCISCO — A regional panel gave San Francisco Bay area airports approval to extend runways into the bay, paving the way for the biggest encroachment on the bay in 40 years. -more-


Environmental group offers $11 million to preserve land

The Associated Press
Monday September 11, 2000

Fake tickets sold for arts festival

Bay City News
Monday September 11, 2000

SAUSALITO — The Sausalito Police Department is looking for eyewitnesses who can describe the people who sold counterfeit tickets to the Sausalito Arts Festival over Labor Day Weekend. -more-


Possessions make Silicon Valley divorces messy

The Associated Press
Monday September 11, 2000

SAN JOSE — With stock options, time shares and the high cost of living in Silicon Valley, divorces are no longer only about who gets the kids and the house. Now couples, attorneys and judges must figure out how to split stock options and how a single parent can afford to live in the area to be able to see the children. -more-


Attorneys use technology to make their arguments

The Associated Press
Monday September 11, 2000

SAN FRANCISCO — Some trial lawyers are tossing out posterboards and overhead projectors in favor of computer presentations and other technology to help illustrate their arguments for jurors. -more-


New issues arise with Indian gambling

The Associated Press
Monday September 11, 2000

SACRAMENTO — California’s new Indian gambling compact is so vague and shrouded by secrecy that the state doesn’t know how many slot machines are on reservations or how much money each tribe has given the state. -more-


Pact may short-change patients

The Associated Press
Monday September 11, 2000

LOS ANGELES — A compromise to rebuild Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center with fewer hospital beds is raising concern that more uninsured residents will go without medical care. -more-


Barbara Christian broke the mold; community bids a pioneer professor farewell

By Josh Parr Daily Planet Staff
Saturday September 09, 2000

Calendar of Events & Activities

Saturday September 09, 2000


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Letters to the Editor

Saturday September 09, 2000

ADA gray areas need clarity -more-


Rediscovering the Berkeley shoreline – way down under all that ugly trash

By Joe Eskenazi Daily Planet Correspondent
Saturday September 09, 2000

Enough plastic lids to top 1,000 six-packs. Enough cigarette butts – and, mind you, just the butts – to stretch from home plate to the right field wall and back home again at Pac Bell Park. Enough plastic grocery bags to supply a Dom DeLuise shopping run. -more-


Cal Shakes tackles the age-old question of fidelity

By John Angell Grant Daily Planet Theater Critic
Saturday September 09, 2000

Can one trust a man when he pledges to a woman his promise of long-term fidelity? -more-


BHS gets off to rough start against Foothill

By Sean Gates Daily Planet Correspondent
Saturday September 09, 2000

Big plays, a solid running game, an elusive quarterback, and a swarming Yellow’Jacket defense are all things Berkeley High football fans can look forward to this upcoming season. If the ‘Jackets can improve their special teams play and limit their penalties, Berkeley High football fans can look forward to a trip to the playoffs. -more-


BHS gets ready to go digital

By William Inman Daily Planet Staff
Saturday September 09, 2000

In a tiny room in the far corner of the C-building at Berkeley High School, a staff of three pedagogues are diligently building a high school within a high school. This school, however, isn’t built from bricks and wood, it’s built in cyberspace. -more-


Cinemayaat Arab Film Festival brings new perspectives to screen

By Peter Crimmins Daily Planet Correspondent
Saturday September 09, 2000

“I came to Casablanca for the waters,” Bogart mumbled as Rick Blaine. When Claude Raines told him there was no water, that they were in the desert, the owner of Café Americain didn’t miss a beat. “I was misinformed.” -more-


Wood-burning stoves create quandary

By Nerissa Pacio Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday September 09, 2000

Wood-burning stove business representatives, pediatricians and public health officials were among those speaking out at a public hearing on restricting the use of wood-burning fireplaces held Thursday night by the city’s Community Environmental Advisory Commission. -more-


Renters protest owners

By William Inman Daily Planet Staff
Friday September 08, 2000

Rent Board member Stephanie Bernay stood with a crowd outside H’s Lordships Restaurant at the Marina and toasted the Berkeley Property Owner’s Association – celebrating inside – with a plate of Ramen noodles. The mock toast was for BPOA’s hiring a high-priced attorney to sue the rent board. -more-


Calendar of Events & Activities

Friday September 08, 2000


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Letters to the Editor

Friday September 08, 2000

Celebrate pier with renaming -more-


Friday September 08, 2000

Panthers serve up an easy victory over Contra Costa

By Sean Gates Daily Planet Correspondent
Friday September 08, 2000

After the undefeated St. Mary’s women’s volleyball team posted their third win of the young regular season by coasting to a 15-7, 15-3, 15-3 victory over the Contra Costa Christian Cougars, first year St. Mary’s head volleyball coach Herman Shum commented that, “something we really work on is to take the opponent out of the game.” One could argue that Shum’s statement contained just a tinge of truth in it, for the Cougars played as though they were never in the game to begin with. -more-


Department receives money from tobacco settlement suit

By Josh Parr Daily Planet Staff
Friday September 08, 2000

Habitot, an indoor romper room for toddlers, was filled to capacity with smiling and suited adults. Generally ignored by the infant inhabitants, Alameda County Supervisors Wilma Chan and Keith Carson stood before a model firetruck, handing out checks to Berkeley health care providers. Eleven organizations received $1.2 million in funds collected from Proposition 10, a voter-approved tobacco tax to provide a comprehensive system of early childhood development services for young children. -more-


Smaller cinematic endeavors triumph

Peter Crimmins Special to the Daily Planet
Friday September 08, 2000

In the almanac of cinema distribution, September begins the in-between season. When the summer blockbusters have cooled off and the holiday fare is yet to come a-caroling, a window of opportunity opens up for smaller, quieter films to be seen and local festival programmers can get a foothold on the moviegoing public. -more-


Sports briefs

Staff
Friday September 08, 2000

The Cal men’s golf team opened the 2000-01 season with a seventh-place finish at the Topy Cup at the Tanagura Country Club in Japan. -more-


School Board approves high school cameras

By William Inman Daily Planet Staff
Friday September 08, 2000

Proposition 10 recipients

Staff
Friday September 08, 2000

l Alta Bates Foundation/ Infant Follow-Up Clinic- $64,877 -more-


New league causes shifts in travel, traditional rivalries

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Friday September 08, 2000

St. Mary’s won’t play traditional rivals El Cerrito or DeAnza in football league play this year. Berkeley High won’t play Piedmont or Salesian at all. These historied matchups won’t be happening because of the formation of a new league in the East Bay. -more-


Shellmound preservation effort strong

Josh Parr
Thursday September 07, 2000

Paved over, built on, and even sold for fertilizer and tennis court bedding, the West Berkeley shellmound is now completely covered by the cityscape. -more-


Thursday September 07, 2000

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Indian-American community supports mom charged with children's attempted murder

Viji Sundaram (Pacific News Service)
Thursday September 07, 2000

LOS ANGELES – On the morning of Aug. 27, when Nina Sloan saw Narinder Virk on her regular weekly visit to the Ventura County Jail, Virk asked, teary-eyed, “Can nothing be done? Can no one come up with the money and get me out of here?” -more-


Berkeley playwright will be at Fringe Festival

John Angell Grant
Thursday September 07, 2000

Timothy Erenta, former playwright-in-residence at Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science, will present his solo performance piece "Happy Endings are Overrated" as part of the ninth annual San Francisco Fringe Festival that opens Thursday. -more-


2000 is a make-or-break season for Bears, Holmoe

Thursday September 07, 2000

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Recycling in city expands

William Inman
Thursday September 07, 2000

Dave Williamson couldn’t repeat the two words enough – “manufacturers’ responsibility.” -more-


Pac-10 2000 Preview

Jared Green
Thursday September 07, 2000

1. UCLA Bruins -more-


Parking lot protester trial delayed

Michael Coffino
Thursday September 07, 2000

BHS volleyball kicks off league play with a win

Thursday September 07, 2000

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Bike station promoter earns clean air award

Julian Foley
Thursday September 07, 2000

Amanda Jones was the force behind the downtown Berkeley BART station’s bike station, which opened last year. -more-



Measure banned race-, gender-based preferences

The Associated Press
Thursday September 07, 2000

SAN FRANCISCO — In one of the most important California civil rights cases in years, a state Supreme Court majority indicated Wednesday that the voter-approved ban on affirmative action abolished race- and gender-based preferences in government contracts. -more-


Incumbent still has many goals

By Judith Scherr Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday September 06, 2000

Councilmember Betty Olds, 79, has served the community for more than two decades. -more-


Calendar of Events & Activities

Wednesday September 06, 2000


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Letters to the Editor

Wednesday September 06, 2000

Father: Jeffrey is a caring human being -more-


Residents’ needs top priority

By Judith Scherr Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday September 06, 2000

Bottom line is Smith’s big concern

By Judith Scherr Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday September 06, 2000

Challenger Norine Smith, 58, is running for the District 6 seat as an independent. -more-


Berkeley may get DNA database

Jared Saylor Special to the Daily Planet
Wednesday September 06, 2000

Attorney General Bill Lockyer and State Senator Jackie Speier detailed plans Tuesday for an addition to the statewide DNA databank that would aid in the identification of missing children and adults. -more-


Man arrested after not disclosing disability

By William Inman Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday September 06, 2000

Michael Minasian says that he and King, his 80 pound German Shepherd service dog, went into the Jupiter Cafe at 2181 Shattuck Ave. Sunday afternoon for a Caesar salad. -more-


Opinion

Editorials

On-line advertising fortunes may be on the line

The Associated Press
Monday September 11, 2000

Diverse coalition opposing Proposition 38

The Associated Press
Thursday September 07, 2000

SACRAMENTO — As kids played kickball in the background, Rosamunda Guillen and Jocelyn Graves described Wednesday how the school voucher initiative on the November ballot would harm their Hispanic and black communities. -more-


Camera usage on school board agenda

By William Inman Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday September 06, 2000

At its first meeting since school was back in session, the school board will again try to approve a policy on the use and installation of cameras at Berkeley High School. -more-