Page One

Berkeley drops another extra-inning game

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Monday July 23, 2001

For the second Sunday in a row, Walker Toma took a slim lead into the top of the seventh inning. And for the second Sunday in a row, Toma’s Berkeley Legion team ended up losing in extra innings, a 6-5, eight-inning heartbreaker to De La Salle at San Pablo Park. -more-



Monday July 23, 2001


Forum

Monday July 23, 2001

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Out & About

Monday July 23, 2001


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It’s business as usual under Proposition 36

By Ben LumpkinDaily Planet staff
Monday July 23, 2001

Local officials involved in implementing Proposition 36 — the initiative that mandates that non-violent adults convicted of possessing illegal drugs be sentenced to drug treatment rather than jail time — say the law may need fine tuning if it is to have the impact supporters had hoped for. -more-



Spring to vote on Beth El despite surgery

By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff
Monday July 23, 2001

Due to scheduled surgery, Councilmember Dona Spring will not be able to physically attend Tuesday’s City Council meeting during which the council will finally vote on the long, contentious and controversial proposal to build a synagogue, school and social hall at 1301 Oxford St. -more-



Cohousing establishes community

By Daniela Mohor Daily Planet Staff
Monday July 23, 2001

Cohousing fills society’s natural need to live in a community, said Eric Utne, founder of the alternative magazine Utne Reader, at the opening of the 2001 North American Cohousing Conference Friday night. -more-



Tillie Olsen weds Literature, Politics

By Hilel Italie The Associated Press
Monday July 23, 2001

Tillie Olsen cannot forget that newspaper story. -more-



Bay Briefs

Monday July 23, 2001

Bay Bridge toll may rise to $3 -more-



Features

Poll: 60 percent of voters won’t give Condit their vote

The Associated Press
Monday July 23, 2001

SACRAMENTO – Although 77 percent of voters in Gary Condit’s San Joaquin Valley district say he is doing a good job, nearly 60 percent say they won’t be voting for the congressman from Modesto in 2002, according to a San Jose Mercury News poll released Sunday. -more-


State Senate passes $101 billion budget

By Jim Wasserman Associated Press Writer
Monday July 23, 2001

SACRAMENTO – The state Senate passed a $101 billion California budget and the bills to implement it early Sunday, ending partisan bickering that had left the state without a spending plan for nearly a month. -more-


New ballot battle shaping up over term limits

By Steve Lawrence Associated Press Writer
Monday July 23, 2001

SACRAMENTO – Eleven years after Californians adopted term limits, a new ballot battle is shaping up over whether voters should be able to give their state legislators extra time in office. -more-


Police experimenting with wireless tools to fight crime

By Gary Gentile AP Business Writer
Monday July 23, 2001

LOS ANGELES – Police Detective Brian Solinsky doesn’t carry a wrist radio like Dick Tracy, but he does use a new tool that makes the comic book cop’s vision of high-tech policing a reality. -more-


Editorial

Morgan Stanley destroyed important power records

The Associated Press
Monday July 23, 2001

SACRAMENTO – A state Senate committee wants to know why Morgan Stanley, a multibillion dollar financial firm and adviser to several power generators, destroyed documents that potentially could show efforts to gouge California consumers. -more-


Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

Morgan Stanley destroyed important power records 07-23-2001

Students peddle for school peace 07-21-2001

Solar-sailing spacecraft prototype launched from sub 07-20-2001

City awards cash for trash 07-19-2001

Lawsuit seeks to enforce clean air in Central Valley 07-18-2001

Plan sparks hope for end to underground life 07-17-2001

News

Berkeley drops another extra-inning game By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 07-23-2001

07-23-2001

Forum 07-23-2001

Out & About 07-23-2001

It’s business as usual under Proposition 36 By Ben LumpkinDaily Planet staff 07-23-2001

Spring to vote on Beth El despite surgery By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 07-23-2001

Cohousing establishes community By Daniela Mohor Daily Planet Staff 07-23-2001

Tillie Olsen weds Literature, Politics By Hilel Italie The Associated Press 07-23-2001

Bay Briefs 07-23-2001

Poll: 60 percent of voters won’t give Condit their vote The Associated Press 07-23-2001

State Senate passes $101 billion budget By Jim Wasserman Associated Press Writer 07-23-2001

New ballot battle shaping up over term limits By Steve Lawrence Associated Press Writer 07-23-2001

Police experimenting with wireless tools to fight crime By Gary Gentile AP Business Writer 07-23-2001

Beth El decision set for Tuesday By John GeluardiDaily Planet staff 07-21-2001

Calendar of Events & Activities 07-21-2001

Letters to the Editor 07-21-2001

Music festival ensemble has mastered the masters By Miko Sloper Daily Planet Correspondent 07-21-2001

Arts & Entertainment Staff 07-21-2001

Family ties lure Shaughnessy out of retirement, back on field By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 07-21-2001

Shooting prompts protest Staff, wire reports 07-21-2001

Concert is good introduction to composer By Miko Sloper Daily Planet Correspondent 07-21-2001

Honors for Cal lax players Daily Planet Wire Services 07-21-2001

Transit for disabled may get county boost By Daniela Mohor Daily Planet Staff 07-21-2001

Neighbors appeal Rose Street townhomes By Jon Mays Daily Planet Staff 07-21-2001

Berkeley’s earliest subdivision keeps its charm By Susan Cerny 07-21-2001

Water agencies draft plan to curb MTBE pollution The Associated Press 07-21-2001

Man who pulled knife on plane found innocent The Associated Press 07-21-2001

California Senate approves Edison rescue deal By Jennifer Coleman Associated Press Writer 07-21-2001

Charges dismissed against lead lawyer in SLA case The Associated Press 07-21-2001

Assembly continues budget talks as Senate adjourns The Associated Press 07-21-2001

President Bush paying visit to Vatican The Associated Press 07-21-2001

AIDS panel from Clinton administration will stay The Associated Press 07-21-2001

Hypothetically, moron driver has front-end problems By Tom and Ray Magliozzi King Features Syndicate 07-21-2001

High-tech auction draws thousands looking for a deal By Jim Vertuno Associated Press Writer 07-21-2001

Summer Sports Calendar 07-20-2001

07-20-2001

FORUM 07-20-2001

07-20-2001

Price tag on skate park doubles By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 07-20-2001

High-speed bus plan gets big push for East Bay By Matt Lorenz Special to the Daily Planet 07-20-2001

City Council extends antennae moratorium By Daniela Mohor Daily Planet Staff 07-20-2001

Students fired up about class By Ben Lumpkin Daily Planet Staff 07-20-2001

UC regents give final OK to admissions expansion The Associated Press 07-20-2001

Union officials say Levy search hurts other cases The Associated Press 07-20-2001

Sea bird bred at aquarium The Associated Press 07-20-2001

Firefighter arrested for setting fires The Associated Press 07-20-2001

Energy Secretary will speak at power crisis forum The Associated Press 07-20-2001

Federal prosecutor charged with mooning her neighbors The Associated Press 07-20-2001

Feds suspend human research at Johns Hopkins The Associated Press 07-20-2001

Papers detail Democrat, unions coordination The Associated Press 07-20-2001

EBay’s tripled profits beat Wall Street forecasts By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press 07-20-2001

Where there’s a will, there’s a divine comedy By John Angell Grant Daily Planet Correspondent 07-20-2001

Deadline looms for resignation of Pacifica board By Jon Mays 07-19-2001

‘Carmen’ offers audiences a new innovative take By Maryann Maslan 07-19-2001

Guy Poole and Sabrina Forkish 07-19-2001

Forum 07-19-2001

City ordinance aims to improve tenant safety By John Geluardi 07-19-2001

Students learn from lab internships By Ben Lumpkin 07-19-2001

Victory for man arrested for sleeping outdoors By Daniela Mohor 07-19-2001

Man drowns in swimming wager By John Geluardi 07-19-2001

Free compost at farmers’ market Daily Planet staff 07-19-2001

New program expected to boost minority enrollment The Associated Press 07-19-2001

For most Americans, the future is now By John Cunniff 07-19-2001

Court says Napster can go back online The Associated Press 07-19-2001

Bush decision disappoints workers By Daniela Mohor Daily Planet staff 07-18-2001

Calendar of Events & Activities 07-18-2001

Letters to the Editor 07-18-2001

Speakeasy’s ‘Orphans’ is in the Mamet family By John Angell Grant Daily Planet correspondent 07-18-2001

Direct protest Guy Poole/Daily Planet 07-18-2001

City Council closes Beth El hearings By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 07-18-2001

Adult school offers world of opportunities By Ben Lumpkin Daily Planet staff 07-18-2001

Gas prices drop in Bay Area Bay City News 07-18-2001

Conservatives stage rally demanding Condit’s recall The Associated Press 07-18-2001

2 killed in crash of Air Force F-16 The Associated Press 07-18-2001

Group seeks apology for racial epithet on show The Associated Press 07-18-2001

More FBI troubles with missing weapons, computers The Associated Press 07-18-2001

Study finds no benefit, risk in heart monitoring procedure The Associated Press 07-18-2001

Law says only doctors, not teachers can recommend Ritalin for youngsters The Associated Press 07-18-2001

Industrial sector still taking an economic beating The Associated Press 07-18-2001

On shaky ground, Amtrak launches effort to cut costs The Associated Press 07-18-2001

Death rate lower for obese who excercise The Associated Press 07-18-2001

British Airways conducts test filight of Concorde The Associated Press 07-18-2001

Medical pot zoning policy put on hold By John Geluardi 07-17-2001

Sabrina Forkish and Guy Poole 07-17-2001

Forum 07-17-2001

Staff 07-17-2001

Lab cuts down Eucalyptus amid protest By Jon Mays 07-17-2001

Plans for skate park finally rolling forward By John Geluardi 07-17-2001

Mergers may endanger reproductive rights By Ben Lumpkin 07-17-2001

UCSF suspends stem cell research The Associated Press 07-17-2001

Death penalty possible in Yosemite homicides The Associated Press 07-17-2001

Family endures ‘torturous craziness’ The Associated Press 07-17-2001

Indian tribes left out of tobacco accord The Associated Press 07-17-2001

Abortion opponents begin weeklong series of protests The Associated Press 07-17-2001

Police recommend steps to combat racial bias practices The Associated Press 07-17-2001

Goverment looks like America – at the bottom The Associated Press 07-17-2001

Bush puts cleanup plans for rivers, lakes put on hold The Associated Press 07-17-2001

Prospectors spot a few bright specks of paydirt By John Cunniff 07-17-2001

Consumer watchdog charges search engines of deception The Associated Press 07-17-2001

Group claims rocket fuel marred water The Associated Press 07-17-2001