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Rally protests Israeli violence

By Judith ScherrDaily Planet Staff
Friday October 06, 2000

Some 500 people rallied at Sproul Plaza on the UC Berkeley campus Thursday, decrying the more than 50 deaths and over 1,000 injuries in the West Bank and Gaza strip resulting from the recent altercations between Israeli soldiers on the one hand and Palestinians and Arab Israelis on the other. -more-


Calendar of Events & Activities

Friday October 06, 2000

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Letters to the Editor

Friday October 06, 2000

Pepples campaign sign removal issue lays with the city manager -more-


Young artists donate works to Highland Hospital

Daily Planet staff
Friday October 06, 2000

Young East Bay artists donated their mosaic art to Highland Hospital this week. -more-


She’s an ace!

Jared Green/Daily Planet Staff
Friday October 06, 2000

Berkeley’s Joanna Letz hits a serve during her match against Encinal High Thursday afternoon. The Yellowjackets won all five matches between the two schools. -more-


Officials team up to cut through the red tape

By Josh Parr Daily Planet Staff
Friday October 06, 2000

It sounds like a paradox. Use bureaucrats to cut down on bureaucracy. City Manager Weldon Rucker thinks it’s possible. -more-


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’Jackets kick off league play with sweep

By Jared GreenDaily Planet Staff
Friday October 06, 2000

Both the boys’ and girls’ Berkeley High water polo teams opened their league play with crucial victories against Pinole Valley, but the styles of the wins couldn’t have been more different. -more-


Council candidates tout environmentalism

By William InmanDaily Planet Staff
Friday October 06, 2000

A day after Vice President Al Gore and Gov. George W. Bush bored the country to sleep during their first debate, Berkeley’s City Council hopefuls tried to pump new life into democracy at a grassroots election forum Wednesday evening, taped live at the Berkeley Community Media studios and broadcast on TV-25. -more-


Bears look to revive offense against injury-riddled Sun Devils

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Friday October 06, 2000

The Cal Bears head into this weekend’s matchup in Tempe, Ariz. looking for a new identity. Following a loss to the weakest team in the Pac-10 last weekend, the Bears need to pull out of their offensive funk against a Sun Devil team that prides itself on playing tough defense. -more-


Jails vs. rehab at heart of Prop. 36 issue

By Shirley Dang Special to the Daily Planet
Friday October 06, 2000

While many drug treatment providers and elected officials support Proposition 36, the state initiative to give people convicted of non-violent drug possession drug rehabilitation instead of jail time, a number of them question its feasibility. -more-


Early voting begins next week for county

Daily Planet staff
Friday October 06, 2000

Due to advances in technology, Alameda County has initiated an “Early Voting” program for this November’s election. -more-


Features

Discipline doesn’t have to be reason for firing

The Associated Press
Friday October 06, 2000

SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court handed employers a victory Thursday, ruling that nonunion workers can be terminated even if the company’s policy was only to fire for disciplinary reasons. -more-


Artists’ colorful rally drums up support Mayor’s performance space rescue plan addressed

The Associated Press
Friday October 06, 2000

SAN FRANCISCO — Dancers and artists pranced on the steps of City Hall to a driving drum tattoo, protesting rising rents and dwindling rehearsal space and demanding more from the city they’ve helped define. -more-


NASA spacecraft gets first photos of Jupiter

The Associated Press
Friday October 06, 2000

PASADENA — NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, en route to a 2004 rendezvous with Saturn, snapped its first image of the giant planet Jupiter as engineers worked to understand a communications problem with a companion probe. -more-


Phone company accused of unlawful charges

The Associated Press
Friday October 06, 2000

LOS ANGELES — A lawsuit charges that Verizon, formerly GTE Corp., ripped off the elderly by charging $4 to $6 per month for the customers to rent their rotary telephones, listing the charge as rental equipment. -more-


Job loss suit over ‘not visible’ tongue stud settled

Staff
Friday October 06, 2000

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Neuter advocate refuses to fix dog

The Associated Press
Friday October 06, 2000

SACRAMENTO — Local animal rights advocates thought they had the perfect spokesman for their new campaign to get pit bull owners to spay and neuter their pets. -more-


Company accused of senior scam has assets frozen

Staff
Friday October 06, 2000

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Workers rally for minimum wage increase

The Associated Press
Friday October 06, 2000

STOCKTON — Hundreds of union members including farmworkers, carpenters and janitors rallied here Thursday to push for a $2.25 increase in California’s $5.75-an-hour minimum wage. -more-


Lieberman, Cheney spar over tax cuts

The Associated Press
Friday October 06, 2000

DANVILLE, Ky. — Democratic vice presidential candidate Joseph Lieberman charged in campaign debate Thursday night that Republicans want to “raid the Medicare trust fund to pay for their tax cuts.” But Republican Dick Cheney said there was more than enough money to go around, and it is “totally reasonable” to give relief to all taxpayers. -more-


Gore, Bush try to appeal to parents

The Associated Press
Friday October 06, 2000

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — On the same Michigan battleground and in virtually the same words, Al Gore and George W. Bush dueled Thursday for the stressed-out-parent vote with ideas such as Bush’s TV family hour and Gore’s daycare tax credit. -more-


Editorial

Group dances in the streets

By Chason Wainwright Daily Planet Staff
Friday October 06, 2000

The capoeiristas flipped and twisted their way into downtown Thursday as part of the Berkeley downtown merchant-supported Fall for the Arts series. -more-


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News

Rally protests Israeli violence By Judith ScherrDaily Planet Staff 10-06-2000

Calendar of Events & Activities 10-06-2000

Letters to the Editor 10-06-2000

Young artists donate works to Highland Hospital Daily Planet staff 10-06-2000

She’s an ace! Jared Green/Daily Planet Staff 10-06-2000

Officials team up to cut through the red tape By Josh Parr Daily Planet Staff 10-06-2000

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’Jackets kick off league play with sweep By Jared GreenDaily Planet Staff 10-06-2000

Council candidates tout environmentalism By William InmanDaily Planet Staff 10-06-2000

Bears look to revive offense against injury-riddled Sun Devils By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 10-06-2000

Jails vs. rehab at heart of Prop. 36 issue By Shirley Dang Special to the Daily Planet 10-06-2000

Early voting begins next week for county Daily Planet staff 10-06-2000

Discipline doesn’t have to be reason for firing The Associated Press 10-06-2000

Artists’ colorful rally drums up support Mayor’s performance space rescue plan addressed The Associated Press 10-06-2000

NASA spacecraft gets first photos of Jupiter The Associated Press 10-06-2000

Phone company accused of unlawful charges The Associated Press 10-06-2000

Job loss suit over ‘not visible’ tongue stud settled Staff 10-06-2000

Neuter advocate refuses to fix dog The Associated Press 10-06-2000

Company accused of senior scam has assets frozen Staff 10-06-2000

Workers rally for minimum wage increase The Associated Press 10-06-2000

Lieberman, Cheney spar over tax cuts The Associated Press 10-06-2000

Gore, Bush try to appeal to parents The Associated Press 10-06-2000

Most say Gore, Bush debate was boring By Josh Parr Daily Planet Staff 10-05-2000

Calendar of Events & Activities 10-05-2000

Youth weigh in on TV debates Youth weigh in on TV debates 10-05-2000

BHS water polo sweeps Grenada By Jared GreenDaily Planet Staff 10-05-2000

AC Transit going green By William Inman Daily Planet Staff 10-05-2000

Letters to the Editor 10-05-2000

Honors for Cal soccer players 10-05-2000

Bikes stolen on campus average over two daily Bryan Shih Special to the Daily Planet Daily Plane 10-05-2000

California closes in on voter registration record The Associated Press 10-05-2000

Customers may pay for PG& E losses The Associated Press 10-05-2000

125 firefighters battle Oakland blaze Bay City News 10-05-2000

Schools rejoicing at academic gains By Jennifer Kerr The Associated Press 10-05-2000

Students oppose two-party debates By Josh Parr Daily Planet Staff 10-04-2000

Calendar of Events & Activities 10-04-2000

Letters to the Editor 10-04-2000

Patrons show support for cafe By William Inman Daily Planet Staff 10-04-2000

Candidates quizzed by business world By William Inman Daily Planet Staff 10-04-2000

Activists say disability law is imperiled Michael Coffino Daily Planet Correspondent 10-04-2000

Firms accused of selling unsafe diabetic products The Associated Press 10-04-2000

Oakland schools’ test scores may be false Bay City News 10-04-2000

State keeps tight curb on media access to inmates The Associated Press 10-04-2000

Davis tries to recover electricity rates The Associated Press 10-04-2000

Students get killer assignment The Associated Press 10-04-2000

Kids may benefit from flu vaccine, adults may not The Associated Press 10-04-2000

Senate passes high-tech visa bill The Associated Press 10-04-2000

Ralph Nader turned away as debate spectator The Associated Press 10-04-2000

Gore, Bush square off for first presidential debate The Associated Press 10-04-2000

3 eye District 3 seat Stories by Judith Scherr 10-03-2000

Calendar of Events & Activities 10-03-2000

Letters to the Editor 10-03-2000

Arts & Entertainment 10-03-2000

Bikers arrested as they cross the Bay Bridge By William Inman Daily Planet Staff 10-03-2000

District attorney not ‘community involved’ By Josh Parr Daily Planet Stafff 10-03-2000

Students selected to look at national achievement gap By William Inman Daily Planet Staff 10-03-2000

Teen attacked near park Daily Planet Staff 10-03-2000

Bay Area Nigerians celebrate independence By Annelise Wunderlich Special to the Daily Planet 10-03-2000

Festivities mark Hispanic heritage month By Angel GonzalezSpecial To The Daily Planet 10-02-2000

Calendar of Events & Activities 10-02-2000

Grandson learns that time is the mind’s trick By Andrew Lam Pacific News Service 10-02-2000

Bears lose battle of Pac-10 cellar-dwellars By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 10-02-2000

Panel will look at UC campus rape rates By William Inman Daily Planet Staff 10-02-2000

Riordan runs over Panthers By Tuukka Hess Daily Planet Correspondent 10-02-2000

Council goal is shorter meetings By Josh Parr Daily Planet Staff 10-02-2000

Schott’s hat trick leads Cal to Classic victory By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 10-02-2000

Livermore researchers developing laser guns The Associated Press 10-02-2000

Napster back in court to argue merits of service The Associated Press 10-02-2000

Nonprofit center investigated for lapses in care The Associated Press 10-02-2000

Portable power plants may come to Bay Area The Associated Press 10-02-2000

Police fatally shoot man who stabbed hospital staff The Associated Press 10-02-2000

LA school district hiring underqualified teachers By Cadonna M. Peyton The Associated Press 10-02-2000

Bird’s extinction possibility lower than thought The Associated Press 10-02-2000

SFO expansion may be exempt from state environmental law The Associated Press 10-02-2000

Learning to build a greenhouse is part of BHS’ Environmental Studies By William Inman Daily Planet Staff 09-30-2000

Calendar of Events & Activities 09-30-2000

Berkeley’s Yoga boom attracts Americans By Priyanka Sharma Special to the Daily Planet 09-30-2000

Letters to the Editor 09-30-2000

Bears pull out wild victory over Colorado College By Tim Haran Daily Planet Correspondent 09-30-2000

Oxford block on the table By Josh Parr Daily Planet Staff 09-30-2000

Yellowjacket offense sputters, wastes good defensive effort By Sean Gates Daily Planet Correspondent 09-30-2000

Other holocaust victims considered By Shirley Dang Special to the Daily Planet 09-30-2000

State agencies deny public access to info, study shows The Associated Press 09-30-2000

Damages reduced for Wonder Bread The Associated Press 09-30-2000

Carjacker picks on the wrong car; father and son suspects arrested The Associated Press 09-30-2000

Restrictions eased on news coverage in hostage crisis The Associated Press 09-30-2000

State hopes to address tire piles with new fee The Associated Press 09-30-2000

Mattel unloads software assets The Associated Press 09-30-2000

The neighborly spirit hits Boston district The Associated Press 09-30-2000

Latinos protest, fast for residency bill The Associated Press 09-30-2000

Native American remains contaminated by tests The Associated Press 09-30-2000

Davis researchers to continue fatal expedition The Associated Press 09-30-2000

Davis vetoes increased benefits for injured, unemployed The Associated Press 09-30-2000

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