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Berkeley streets in the forefront

Wednesday October 11, 2000

City official wants to remove crosswalks -more-


Calendar of Events & Activities

Wednesday October 11, 2000


Wednesday, Oct. 11

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Letters to the Editor

Wednesday October 11, 2000

Why blame U.S.? -more-


Councilmembers want clarity in bond measure

By Josh Parr Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday October 11, 2000

If passed Nov. 7, Measure E would authorize the Peralta Community College District to issue school bonds for $153 million to repair and renovate classrooms, training facilities, science and computer labs, meet health and safety standards and replace inadequate electrical and sewage systems, as well as construct and acquire other facilities. -more-


Last-minute details swamp new police, fire building

Daily Planet Staff Report
Wednesday October 11, 2000

Workers were busily hauling boxes of office furniture into Berkeley’s new police and fire headquarters Tuesday, while the city and building contractor haggle over who is responsible for three pages of last-minute details. -more-


Landlord trial delayed

By Michael Coffino Daily Planet Correspondent
Wednesday October 11, 2000

The judge hearing the criminal case against a wealthy Berkeley landlord accused of sex and immigration offenses delayed until Oct. 24 a hearing to dismiss some of the charges. -more-


Commission releases General Plan draft

Daily Planet staff
Wednesday October 11, 2000

After an intense 12 months of work, which included seven public workshops with over 30 hours of “round table” discussions, hundreds of speakers, and countless hours of discussion, writing, reviewing and revising, the Berkeley Planning Commission has released the much-anticipated Planning Commission Draft General Plan for community review and discussion. The Draft Plan is designed to replace the 1977 Master Plan and the first draft update prepared last summer by the City staff. -more-


Scout council takes a stand against ban

The Associated Press
Wednesday October 11, 2000

PIEDMONT, — Boy Scout leaders in this quiet suburb have entered the debate over the national organization’s anti-gay stand with a letter to parents saying they won’t discriminate. -more-


Power plant still sucks in fish

The Associated Press
Wednesday October 11, 2000

SAN CLEMENTE — Lights, loud underwater noises and a curtain of air bubbles haven’t stopped fish from getting caught in the San Onofre nuclear power plant’s ocean water cooling system, according to a coastal commission report. -more-


House passes citizenship bill for disabled

The Associated Press
Wednesday October 11, 2000

WASHINGTON — Spurred by the plight of a California woman, the House passed legislation Tuesday to allow disabled immigrants to become citizens without taking an oath of allegiance. -more-


Council looks at ‘Healthy building’ ordinance

By Josh Parr Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday October 11, 2000

Editor’s Note: This the full story that was to appear in Tuesday’s paper, but was cut off due to a printing error. -more-


UC Berkeley holding hunger symposium

Bay City News
Wednesday October 11, 2000

The University of California at Berkeley will host a two-day symposium that will showcase innovative local methods of fighting hunger. -more-


Parent claims discrimination against girls

John Geluardi Daily Planet
Tuesday October 10, 2000

A letter written by a parent in the Mersey Soccer Club is kicking up controversy in the Alameda Contra Costa Youth Soccer League. -more-


Calendar of Events & Activities

Staff
Tuesday October 10, 2000


Tuesday, Oct. 10

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Letters to the Editor

Tuesday October 10, 2000

No plot to twist town into ugly towers -more-


UC theater remains open

By William Inman Daily Planet Staff
Tuesday October 10, 2000

When some Berkeleyans caught wind that the beloved repertory movie theater, UC Theater, was going to pull the curtain for good at the end of September, some began to have nightmares of spending their free time watching reruns of “Survivor.” -more-


‘Healthy building ordinance’ on agenda

By Josh Parr Daily Planet Staff
Tuesday October 10, 2000

Prevention before detection. For victims of breast cancer and health workers, it seems like an obvious emphasis. “Detection of breast cancer is after the fact,” said Katherine Porter, of the Berkeley-based Women’s Cancer Resource Center. “We need to eliminate cancer at the root.” -more-


Robbery spree leaves one dead

By William Inman Daily Planet Staff
Tuesday October 10, 2000

A robbery and shooting spree last week that began in Berkeley ended in Oakland, leaving a 43-year-old Oakland woman dead, Lt. Russell Lopes of the Berkeley Police said. -more-


Transportation funds approved for bill

Bay City News Service
Tuesday October 10, 2000

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., says the Senate has approved the 2001 Transportation Appropriations bill, which includes over $110 million for Bay area transportation projects. -more-


Protected species giving the Pentagon headaches

The Associated Press
Tuesday October 10, 2000

CORONADO —The Navy SEALs may be among the toughest troops in the military, but they're retreating in the face of two unlikely enemies – the Western snowy plover and the least tern. -more-


NAACP: Hotels slow to improve treatment

The Associated Press
Tuesday October 10, 2000

BALTIMORE — The nation’s 11 major hotel chains have not kept their promises to improve business opportunities for blacks, the NAACP said Monday in urging people to avoid “underperforming” companies. -more-


New science exhibit delights youngsters

By Kelly DavisSpecial To The Daily Planet
Monday October 09, 2000

Will Lamb peered out from between two stalactites and grinned a six-year-old’s grin. -more-


Calendar of Events & Activities

Monday October 09, 2000


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Rank-based discrimination is just as alive as other ‘isms’

BY Robert W. Fuller Pacific News Service
Monday October 09, 2000

An executive pulls up to valet parking at a restaurant, late to a business lunch, and finds no one to take his car keys. -more-


Defense falters as Bears fall to Arizona State

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Monday October 09, 2000

Well, at least nothing else can go wrong. -more-


Project tests nutrition, academic performance

By William Inman Daily Planet Staff
Monday October 09, 2000

Students at Oxford Elementary will soon be participating in a research project to see whether nutritious meals will improve their performance. -more-


‘Jackets run over De Anza for first win

By Tuukka HessDaily Planet Correspondent
Monday October 09, 2000

Berkeley High claimed their first victory Friday night, besting rival De Anza 46-27. Berkeley relied upon a potent rushing attack, gaining 306 yards on the ground to De Anza’s 119. Senior running back Ramone Reed led the charge, rushing for two touchdowns and 142 yards on 18 carries, and throwing for one touchdown in the rout. -more-


Birth moms, kids get reunion help

By Ana Campoy Special To The Daily Planet
Monday October 09, 2000

Suzanne Sininger woke up out of breath, dreaming she had a hole in her stomach left by her baby. The baby she put up for adoption 25 years before. -more-


Cal falls to Washington in game’s final minutes

Daily Planet Wire Services
Monday October 09, 2000

SEATTLE, Wash. - The No. 7 California women’s soccer team lost to No. 9 Washington, 2-1, in the 88th minute Sunday at Husky Soccer Field. The loss was Cal’s first of the season and dropped the Bears record to 11-1-1 (1-1 Pac-10), while the Huskies improved to 11-1 (2-0 Pac-10). -more-


City Coucil will hear mix of issues

By Josh Parr Daily Planet Staff
Monday October 09, 2000

The City Council is back, after a one week hiatus, and will address its usual eclectic mix of issues tomorrow night. -more-


Huskies hang on to beat OSU, stay in Rose chase

Monday October 09, 2000

SEATTLE (AP) – The Washington Huskies found out first hand what second-year Oregon State coach Dennis Erickson has done to the once-downtrodden Beavers football program. -more-


Youth try to give back to community

By Rachelle A. Jones Special To The Daily Planet
Monday October 09, 2000

Early Saturday morning, some two dozen teenagers woke up early to host a day of festivities for Berkeley children. -more-


Would-be art critics sour over more public art

The Associated Press
Monday October 09, 2000

CASTRO VALLEY — One might think that a town which plays host to diverse interests ranging from the Sequoians nudist camp to the Cavy World Guinea Pig Rescue organization would be open to just about anything. -more-


Dublin fights fed over frog habitat

The Associated Press
Monday October 09, 2000

DUBLIN — City officials are upset with federal agency’s proposal to designate the entire city as part of critical habitat for the California red-legged frog. -more-


Sculpture will get a makeover

Bay City news
Monday October 09, 2000

A famous sculpture displayed outside a museum at the University of California at Berkeley will receive an environmental makeover that only Berkeley could appreciate -more-


Proposition debates heat up as election nears

The Associated Press
Monday October 09, 2000

SACRAMENTO — Common Cause and the League of Women Voters call a campaign finance measure on next month’s ballot “dishonest and deceptive.” Supporters say Proposition 34 is the best California can do without changing the state constitution. -more-


Voters need not wait till Nov. 7

By Josh Parr Daily Planet Staff
Saturday October 07, 2000

Don’t want to wait until Nov. 7 to cast your vote? Try Tuesday. That’s when “Convenience voting” comes to the city. -more-


Calendar of Events & Activities

Saturday October 07, 2000


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Gardens for play, for food, for family

By Joe Eskenazi Daily Planet Correspondent
Saturday October 07, 2000

Voltaire’s Candide, having been kicked solidly and repeatedly on the backside by the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, learned in time what was important in life. -more-


Letters to the Editor

Saturday October 07, 2000

UC needs good faith bargaining -more-


Panthers can’t right the ship against Pinole Valley, fall 39-7

By Sean Gates Daily Planet Correspondent
Saturday October 07, 2000

The St. Mary’s Panthers came into Friday’s contest at Pinole Valley hoping to get ready for league play with their third win in five games. But on this night, the Panthers didn’t have it in them to knock off the undefeated Spartans, who scored 32 unanswered points en route to a 39-7 victory. -more-


Parents call for teacher suspension

By William Inman Daily Planet Staff
Saturday October 07, 2000

Bears rally to beat UW

By Tim Haran Daily Planet Correspondent
Saturday October 07, 2000

Coming on strong after a tepid first game, Cal women’s volleyball team rallied to win the next three as the Bears defeated the University of Washington at RSF Fieldhouse Friday, 14-16, 15-9, 13-15 and 15-5. -more-


Photographs tell Black Panther story

By Carla Mozeé Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday October 07, 2000

The first time that photographer Stephen Shames saw Black Panther Party co-founders Bobby Seale and Huey Newton, they were selling copies of “The Thoughts of Chairman Mao” at a San Francisco peace march in 1967. -more-


Schott continues hot streak with two goals against WSU

Daily Planet Wire Services
Saturday October 07, 2000

PULLMAN, Wash. - The California women’s soccer team opened the 2000 Pac-10 season with a 2-1 victory over Washington State Friday at the Cougar Soccer Field, as forward Laura Schott continued her blistering scoring pace with both goals for the Golden Bears. -more-


Protests continue against Israeli violence

By Robin Shulman Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday October 07, 2000

Hatem Bazian, an Islamic studies and Arabic teacher at UC Berkeley, lost his 14–year–old cousin to Israeli bullets last week. -more-


Results of WTO protests studied in film, workshops

By Peter Crimmins Daily Planet Correspondent
Saturday October 07, 2000

In the lobby of the Pacific Film Archive’s George Gund Theater in the Berkeley Art Museum building there is a wall of photographs taken at demonstrations in cities around the world and collected by the Independent Media Center. The photomontage is a ten-month timeline of global activism starting with the demonstrations outside the World Trade Organization meetings in Seattle in November, 1999. -more-


Wonder Bread award reduced by $105 million

The Associated Press
Saturday October 07, 2000

SAN FRANCISCO – A judge on Friday dramatically reduced the damages a jury awarded to 19 black workers who were discriminated against by their employer at a Wonder Bread plant. -more-


Demolition begins to free water for salmon spawning

The Associated Press
Saturday October 07, 2000

ANDERSON – Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt took his dam-busting tour to Northern California on Friday, starting the demolition of a nearly century-old structure to free miles of flowing water for spring-run salmon. -more-


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-


Friday October 06, 2000

’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-


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-


Most say Gore, Bush debate was boring

By Josh Parr Daily Planet Staff
Thursday October 05, 2000

Vice President Al Gore announced to the world during the Tuesday night debate that he might not be the most exciting politician. -more-


Calendar of Events & Activities

Thursday October 05, 2000


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Youth weigh in on TV debates Youth weigh in on TV debates

Thursday October 05, 2000

Al Gore – No Clinton, but probably my choice -more-


BHS water polo sweeps Grenada

By Jared GreenDaily Planet Staff
Thursday October 05, 2000

“Things change every year in high school water polo. That’s why you have to be wary of every opponent.” -more-


AC Transit going green

By William Inman Daily Planet Staff
Thursday October 05, 2000

No one smashed a magnum of champagne across the prow of the four-ton pickle Wednesday morning at Old City Hall. -more-


Letters to the Editor

Thursday October 05, 2000

Want more from Andrew Lam -more-


Honors for Cal soccer players

Thursday October 05, 2000

Cal sophomore forward Laura Schott has been named the Pac-10 Women’s Soccer Player of the Week for Sept. 26-Oct. 2, Commissioner Tom Hansen announced Tuesday. -more-


Bikes stolen on campus average over two daily

Bryan Shih Special to the Daily Planet Daily Plane
Thursday October 05, 2000

Be wary of trench coats on warm days. That’s the advice given by Sergeant Powell, Head of the Crime Prevention Unit at UC Berkeley. -more-


California closes in on voter registration record

The Associated Press
Thursday October 05, 2000

California is close to setting a record in voter registration this year, with a week to go before the deadline for signing up to cast ballots. -more-


Customers may pay for PG& E losses

The Associated Press
Thursday October 05, 2000

SAN FRANCISCO — Pacific Gas and Electric Co., losing $1 million an hour from skyrocketing wholesale energy costs, sought permission Wednesday to eventually pass $2.2 billion in losses onto their customers. -more-


125 firefighters battle Oakland blaze

Bay City News
Thursday October 05, 2000

A six-alarm fire decimated an abandoned building near Downtown Oakland this morning, and burning embers carried in the wind started another fire, damaging two occupied buildings across the street. -more-


Schools rejoicing at academic gains

By Jennifer Kerr The Associated Press
Thursday October 05, 2000

SACRAMENTO — More than two-thirds of California public schools, including some of last year’s lowest-scoring rural schools, improved enough to share in $677 million in state rewards, test score rankings released Wednesday show. -more-


Opinion

Editorials

State per-capita taxes among nation’s highest

The Associated Press
Wednesday October 11, 2000

Californians shouldered the eighth-highest per capita tax burden in the nation last year, paying $2,183.96 per person, U.S. Census data released Tuesday shows. -more-


Guru faces legal fight after fatal car accident

The Associated Press
Tuesday October 10, 2000

SAN DIEGO — A Thai religious guru who was granted political asylum in the United States last year could face jail and eventually deportation for his involvement in a fatal traffic accident in Minnesota. -more-


Bargain price doesn’t mean bargain experience

By Julian Foley Special To The Daily Planet
Monday October 09, 2000

Pacific Bell Park isn’t the only stadium in town with a Bay view. -more-


Congress to cover cost overruns for Livermore Labs superlaser

The Associated Press
Saturday October 07, 2000

LIVERMORE – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory officials got some good news from Congress this week as funding for the lab’s troubled superlaser was boosted to offset cost overruns. -more-


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-


SF mayor proposes building performance spaces

Ron Harris The Associated Press
Thursday October 05, 2000

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