Judging from the sounds of fiddles, accordions and washboards, Civic Center Park was temporarily transported to the prairies and bayous of southern Louisiana Saturday afternoon during the Ecology Center’s 12th annual Cajun Festival. -more-
The Daily Planet received this letter addressed to councilmember Maudelle Shirek: -more-
Ashkenaz Aug. 21: 9 p.m. Slavonkian Traveling Band. 8 p.m. dance lesson w/ Joyce Clyde. $10; Aug. 22: 9 p.m. Badenya Les Freres Coulibaly, $10; Aug. 23: 10 p.m. - 2 a.m. Dead DJ Night with Digital Dave. $5; Aug. 24: 9:30 p.m. Caribbean All Stars $11; Aug. 25: 9 p.m. California Brazil Camp Benefit, $10; Aug. 26: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. Middle Eastern Dance Workshops with Ma Shuga Mira Murijan and Nanna Candeleria. $45. 8 p.m. Harmonia, $10; Aug. 28: 9 p.m. Gerard Landry and the Lariats, $8; Aug. 29: 8 p.m. Earl White Oldtime Band, Bluegrass Intentions, plus clogging lessons. $10, Kids under 12 Free; Aug. 30: 9 p.m. Samite, Forward Kwenda, $10; Aug. 31: 9:30 p.m. Wawa and the Oneness Kingdom, The Calypsonians, $10; 1317 San Pablo Ave. 525-5054 www.ashkenaz.com -more-
Members of the disabled community discussed ways to improve KPFA’s coverage of disability issues at a special meeting organized by the public radio station on Saturday afternoon. -more-
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When Jonah Most told his mother that he was looking for something to do this summer, she suggested that he get a special project going – something like creating a solar-powered skateboard. -more-
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The Daily Planet received this letter addressed to President Bush: -more-
EMERYVILLE — Ten years ago, this sliver of a town was a blighted urban joke of the Bay Area, a smokestack hamlet that became an apparition of tattered warehouses and dead industrial buildings. Below ground was worse. -more-
UC Berkeley has announced that it will extend its period for public comment on a draft document that details potential environmental impacts of proposed campus construction. -more-
California governor wants to help power company avoid bankruptcy; some senators are unconvinced -more-
LOS ANGELES – The agency that buys and sells electricity on behalf of the California government will pull traders from a power grid control room. -more-
TRENTON, N.J. – When the European Union blocked Honeywell Inc.’s merger with General Electric last month, throwing Honeywell in limbo, its board of directors knew they needed a new leader fast to reassure skittish shareholders and stabilize the company. -more-
TRENTON, N.J. – When the European Union blocked Honeywell Inc.’s merger with General Electric last month, throwing Honeywell in limbo, its board of directors knew they needed a new leader fast to reassure skittish shareholders and stabilize the company. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO – While Ford Motor Co. maintains that alleged defects in its ignition system in 20 million cars don’t cause stalling or endanger passengers, a series of lawsuits nationwide blame stalling in various models for crashes in which at least 11 people died and 31 were injured. -more-
YUBA CITY – Everyone was ecstatic a year ago when test scores soared at April Lane Elementary, one of 430 schools in the first group going through Gov. Gray Davis’ three-year improvement program. -more-
Two-fifths of schools in Davis program slip on test 08-20-2001
Video shows city employees disposing of homeless’ belongings 08-18-2001
Court mandate says officers must make traffic stops safely 08-17-2001
Judge postpones Ford ignition trial 08-14-2001
A bit of bayou in Berkeley By John GeluardiDaily Planet staff 08-20-2001
Calendar of Events & Activities 08-20-2001
Smoke detector laws can be deadly Robert Hagedorn Berkeley 08-20-2001
Arts & Entertainment Staff 08-20-2001
KPFA reaches out to disabled community By Daniela Mohor Daily Planet Staff ff 08-20-2001
Rhetoric can’t fully explain a complicated market John Koenigshofer Berkeley 08-20-2001
Skaters get their power from the sun By Jon MaysDaily Planet staff 08-20-2001
Bush’s stem-call ‘compromise’ fails to satisfy either side Dr. Max Alfert Professor of Biology, U.C. Berkeley 08-20-2001
Using the tax break for something worthwhile Kate S. Elman Emeryville 08-20-2001
Blighted industrial sites home of new development The Associated Press 08-20-2001
UC Berkeley extends public input on construction Bay City News Service 08-20-2001
Davis renews hopes of saving Edison By Karen Gaudette Associated Press Writer 08-20-2001
State power traders to be pulled from control room The Associated Press 08-20-2001
When things go wrong, companies often re-install retired CEOs By Linda A. Johnson AP Business Writer 08-20-2001
When things go wrong, companies often re-install retired CEOs By Linda A. JohnsonAP Business Writer 08-20-2001
Ford says ignition design safe, but lawsuits allege 11 deaths By David Kravets Associated Press Writer 08-20-2001
Crucible fires burn for those practicing, learning metal arts By Erika Kelly Daily Planet correspondent 08-18-2001
Calendar of Events & Activities 08-18-2001
Community fights back and protests Maio’s firing of popular disability commissioner By Miya Rodolfo-Sioson chair, Commission on Disability 08-18-2001
Slamming fits lifestyle for one poet Marc Polonsky Daily Planet correspondent 08-18-2001
Arts 08-18-2001
Rock climbing novices celebrate achievements By Kenyatte Davis Daily Planet staff 08-18-2001
District may lag in testing for play structure arsenic By Daniela Mohor Daily Planet staff 08-18-2001
Craig one of best advocates for disabled Philip Martin Chavez Berkeley Philip Martin Chavez Berkeley 08-18-2001
Vigil strives to honor those who have died By Judith Scherr Daily Planet staff 08-18-2001
Removed commissioner caring, dedicated Peni Hall Berkeley 08-18-2001
Students weave Web sites, careers By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 08-18-2001
Center Street restaurant brings back memories By Susan Cerny 08-18-2001
Court says police wrongfully relegates disabled officers The Associated Press 08-18-2001
Thousands of dollars spent to alter state term limits The Associated Press 08-18-2001
Owner should be singing happy tune for new engine By Tom and Ray Magliozzi King Features Syndicate 08-18-2001
Tech turnaround more elusive after latest warnings By Lisa Singhania The Associated Press 08-18-2001
Ford Motor Co. plans to cut 4,000 jobs The Associated Press 08-18-2001
Israeli tanks move into Palestinian territory The Associated Press 08-18-2001
Jamaica considers legalizing marijuana for private use despite U.S. protests The Associated Press 08-18-2001
Lamile Perry breaks 5 wheelchair track records By Kenyatte Davis Daily Planet staff 08-17-2001
Tribune should retract prejudiced editorial Kriss Worthington Berkeley City Council member 08-17-2001
City nets 4 redistricting plans By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 08-17-2001
Cal athletic director preps for success Daily Planet wire services 08-17-2001
Karen Craig: hard-working commissioner Carol Denney Berkeley 08-17-2001
Little change seen in scores of state tests By Erika Kelly Daily Planet correspondent 08-17-2001
Nonprofit fights environmental degradation By Daniela Mohor Daily Planet staff 08-17-2001
BRIEFS BDP Staff 08-17-2001
Groups lobby for national Juneteenth Day The Associated Press 08-17-2001
State conservation buoyed by incentives, weather The Associated Press 08-17-2001
Stores continue pulling gel candies linked to deaths The Associated Press 08-17-2001
Blazes under control in Northern California The Associated Press 08-17-2001
Marine World fatality after ride The Associated Press 08-17-2001
Report says feds discriminate with grants The Associated Press 08-17-2001
Committee proposes some Internet access to federal court records The Associated Press 08-17-2001
Pollution killing more people than traffice crashes The Associated Press 08-17-2001
Unusual circumstances in Texas stay of execution The Associated Press 08-17-2001
Study finds hands-free phones still distracting The Associated Press 08-17-2001
Gardening isn’t just gardening, it’s life By Sari Friedman Daily Planet correspondent 08-17-2001
Industry Standard magazine to file for bankruptcy The Associated Press 08-17-2001
Economists encouraged by falling consumer prices The Associated Press 08-17-2001
Nosebleeds can signify something serious The Associated Press 08-17-2001
Make changes, lose the medicine The Associated Press 08-17-2001
Career stems baseball, military, school services By Mary Barrett Special to the Daily Planet 08-16-2001
Oakland’s Brown right on Letters to the Editor 08-16-2001
BHS senior takes seat on board By Erika KellyDaily Planet correspondent 08-16-2001
Something constructive can come of the quandary By Mayor Shirley Dean 08-16-2001
Gay group criticizes ‘homophobic’ editorial By John GeluardiDaily Planet staff 08-16-2001
City sponsors safety light program By Daniela Mohor Daily Planet staff 08-16-2001
Berkeley lab nabs computer funding Bay City News 08-16-2001
Bristol-Myers offers competing drug for free The Associated Press 08-16-2001
10,000 reasons to love Gaia? 08-15-2001
UC students have own idea to reconfigure districts 7,8 By John GeluardiDaily Planet staff 08-15-2001
Don’t ostrocize, exercise vote 08-15-2001
Pacifica crisis reheats with show under siege By Judith Scherr Daily Planet staff 08-15-2001
City mocked for standing against execution 08-15-2001
State senator poses gun legislation By Erika Kelly Daily Planet correspondent 08-15-2001
Alta Bates Summit CEO announces resignation Summit/Alta Bates sources 08-15-2001
Police Briefs 08-15-2001
Alternative high school garden gutted By Erika Kelly Daily Planet Correspondent 08-14-2001
Guy Poole 08-14-2001
Do not shoot the messenger Robert Clear Berkeley 08-14-2001
Staff 08-14-2001
Civic Center receives quake monitoring equipment By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 08-14-2001
Dark sky ordinances save energy Yolanda Huang member, Parks & Recreation Commission 08-14-2001
Surrogate mother sues Berkeley couple The Associated Press 08-14-2001
Bigots and fountains in City Hall Stuart Sidells Berkele 08-14-2001
Business school dean resigning at year’s end Daily Planet services 08-14-2001
The doctor is not always right Gene Bernardi Berkeley 08-14-2001
Police cite homeless advocates who took over empty building The Associated Press 08-14-2001
What you don’t know.... George Kauffman Berkeley 08-14-2001
Bill would exempt hottest areas from power blackouts The Associated Press 08-14-2001
Go ahead – spend now, save later By John Cunniff The Associated Press 08-14-2001
Chevron,Texaco closer to merger The Associated Press 08-14-2001
Emery Worldwide Airlines grounds plane fleet The Associated Press 08-14-2001
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