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Hospital chief: Alta Bates not a public service

By Hank Sims Daily Planet Staff
Monday October 01, 2001

When Alta Bates Summit announced its plan to consolidate services between its two facilities — Alta Bates Medical Center in Berkeley and Summit Medical Center in Oakland — East Bay lawmakers cried foul. -more-



Out and About Calendar

Compiled by Guy Poole
Monday October 01, 2001


Monday, Oct. 1

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Tragedy’s aftermath exposes fault lines in south Asia

by Sandip Roy Pacific News Service
Monday October 01, 2001

My mother's voice on the telephone crackled with anxiety. -more-



Cal shows improvement but loses to Washington

By Dean Caparaz ,Daily Planet Correspondent
Monday October 01, 2001

Husky hex continues as Bears lose early lead -more-



Principals are a vanishing breed

By Jeffrey Obser Daily Planet Staff
Monday October 01, 2001

The Berkeley Unified School District had to fill almost a fourth of its school principal jobs this year, and faced a shortage of candidates that administrators say is getting worse. -more-



Too bad Arafat said no

Devora Liss
Monday October 01, 2001


Cal men 3rd at Stanford

Daily Planet Wire Services
Monday October 01, 2001


Housing Authority ‘at the crossroads’

By John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff
Monday October 01, 2001

Housing officials presented a plan Tuesday to restructure the troubled Berkeley Housing Authority, which they say is on the verge of collapse because of years of “ineffective and inefficient” organization. -more-



Making signs of peace: anti-war activists rally

By Lena Warmack Special to the Daily Planet
Monday October 01, 2001

Local artists and residents gathered Friday night at the Pro Arts Gallery in Oakland to combine their energies to create posters, collages and pictures that represented their anti-war and peacemaking expressions in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks. -more-



Project Open Hand needs volunteers

Bay City News
Monday October 01, 2001

One East Bay community service agency is looking for volunteers to help serve the 500 meals a day that it is now able to make for people with HIV/AIDS, seniors and homebound or critically ill patients. -more-



Features

Governor to sign bill raising unemployment benefits

By Ron Harris Associated Press Writer
Monday October 01, 2001

Maximum benifits would jump by $100 per week next year -more-


Companies turn losses to profits with hypothetical accounting

By Michael Liedtke ,AP Business Writer
Monday October 01, 2001

“Pro forma” results usually look better than official GAAP numbers; tech companies looking at -more-


Editorial

Saturday Bay Area peace rally draws thousands

By Hadas Ragolsky Special to the Daily Planet
Monday October 01, 2001

15,00 people gather at Dolores Park to protest U.S. presence in Afghanistan -more-


Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

Saturday Bay Area peace rally draws thousands 10-01-2001

Iranian national who allegedly threatened to ‘kill all Americans’ held without bail 09-29-2001

Rally ‘round the mayor – she deserves it 09-28-2001

Airliner returns to LA under F-16 escort after passenger incident 09-28-2001

Only blowing off steam 09-27-2001

New Forest Service proposal for roadless areas alarms greens 09-27-2001

Maio’s dismissal of Craig correct 09-26-2001

Council commends Rep. Lee, City becomes Hate Free Zone 09-26-2001

State files first claim in PG&E bankruptcy 09-25-2001

News

Hospital chief: Alta Bates not a public service By Hank Sims Daily Planet Staff 10-01-2001

Out and About Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 10-01-2001

Tragedy’s aftermath exposes fault lines in south Asia by Sandip Roy Pacific News Service 10-01-2001

Cal shows improvement but loses to Washington By Dean Caparaz ,Daily Planet Correspondent 10-01-2001

Principals are a vanishing breed By Jeffrey Obser Daily Planet Staff 10-01-2001

Too bad Arafat said no Devora Liss 10-01-2001

Cal men 3rd at Stanford Daily Planet Wire Services 10-01-2001

Housing Authority ‘at the crossroads’ By John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff 10-01-2001

Making signs of peace: anti-war activists rally By Lena Warmack Special to the Daily Planet 10-01-2001

Project Open Hand needs volunteers Bay City News 10-01-2001

Governor to sign bill raising unemployment benefits By Ron Harris Associated Press Writer 10-01-2001

Companies turn losses to profits with hypothetical accounting By Michael Liedtke ,AP Business Writer 10-01-2001

CEO defends hospital’s plans By Hank Sims Berkeley Daily Planet 09-29-2001

Out & About Calendar – compiled by Guy Poole 09-29-2001

Berkeley Observed Looking back, seeing ahead By Susan Cerny, Special to the Daily Planet 09-29-2001

Don’t denounce those who oppose Lee vote Dennis Kuby 09-29-2001

Wary networks begin fall season delayed by attacks By Lynn Elber, AP Television Writer 09-29-2001

Arts and Entertainment Calendar Staff 09-29-2001

Yellowjackets win a thriller By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 09-29-2001

School district files suit against employees to return overpayment By Jeffrey Obser Daily Planet staff 09-29-2001

Only Words? Joy Flaherty 09-29-2001

Schott-Kirk combo lifts Cal to victory By Dean Caparaz, Daily Planet Correspondent 09-29-2001

Housing Authority looking for low income tenants By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 09-29-2001

Let the mayor be proud of her cutting-edge city Maris Arnold 09-29-2001

When the School Board doesn’t follow the rules.... By Judith Scherr Daily Planet editor 09-29-2001

Elected officials support Barbara Lee Terry S. Doran, President, Berkeley School Board 09-29-2001

Student district bad idea Doris E. Willingham 09-29-2001

Back on planes, fear of racial profiling remains By Sasha Khokha, Special to the Daily Planet 09-29-2001

Police Briefs Staff 09-29-2001

Car questions beget car answers in the world of Tom and Ray By Tom and Ray Magliozzi 09-29-2001

Slower growth in Silicon Valley could lessen strain on resources By Colleen Valles, Associated Press Writer 09-29-2001

State utilities expect natural gas bills lower than last winter By Karen Gaudette, Associated Press Writer 09-29-2001

Test scoring error sends reward money to the wrong schools AP 09-29-2001

Female state senator doesn’t celebrate women’s suffrage By John Hanna, Associated Press Writer 09-29-2001

Jury awards $100 million to plaintiffs who sued drug-maker over heartburn medicine By Deborah Bulkeley, Associated Press Writer 09-29-2001

Defense spending to favor spying, communication over bombs By Gary Gentile, AP Business Writer 09-29-2001

Keep notes on today’s garden to help you grow tomorrow’s By George Bria, Associated Press Writer 09-29-2001

White is a versatile color in the flower garden By Lee Reich, AP Weekly Features 09-29-2001

News from around the state related to the terrorist attacks By The Associated Press 09-29-2001

Safeway earnings rise as chain girds for possible strike By Michael Liedtke AP Business Writer 09-29-2001

A weekend seminar on activism By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 09-28-2001

Out and About –compiled by Guy Poole 09-28-2001

The children will pay – again Helen Finkelstein 09-28-2001

Fraud and authenticity in the New York art world by John Angell Grant Daily Planet Correspondent 09-28-2001

Arts and Entertainment Calendar Staff 09-28-2001

Winless Bears still looking for answers By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 09-28-2001

Car thefts increased by 33 percent since last year By Mary Spicuzza Special to the Daily Planet 09-28-2001

40 salute Rep. Barbara Lee Robin Hipolito 09-28-2001

Berkeley coordinator glad to be rid of off-field issues By Tim Haran Daily Planet Correspondent 09-28-2001

Neighbors fear Alta Bates expansion will increase traffic By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 09-28-2001

No justice in ‘shoot-em-up” Anna Maria Taylor and Richard Lerner 09-28-2001

Bay Area Women Against Rape celebrates 30 years By Jeffrey Obser Daily Planet Staff 09-28-2001

Love America and the world even more Lydia Maupin 09-28-2001

Program aims to build community within BHS By Kimberlee Keala Bortfeld Special to the Daily Planet 09-28-2001

So Much Yet to be Given Geneva Agnes Gates Foote 09-28-2001

Another side to winemaking story Steve Freedkin 09-28-2001

LA mayor appointed to air safety task force Associated Press 09-28-2001

Hundreds gather to honor UC’s community partners By Kenyatte Davis Daily Planet staff 09-28-2001

Security tightened at Oakland Airport By Gina Comparini Special to the Daily Planet 09-28-2001

Feinstein’s proposed visa-freeze could hurt Berkeley Steven Fyffe Special to the Daily Planet 09-28-2001

Federal agents seek foreign students’ records after attacks By Don Thompson Associated Press Writer 09-28-2001

In wake of attacks, Yom Kippur takes an even more solemn tone By Richard N. Ostling AP Religion Writer 09-28-2001

Giuliani receives support for extending term as NY mayor By Shannon McCaffrey Associated Press Writer 09-28-2001

‘Desperately ill’ man becomes third recipient of artificial heart By Michael Gracyzk Associated Press Writer 09-28-2001

Engineers see measure of success in performance of WTC design By Michelle Morgante Associated Press Writer 09-28-2001

Roll right through painting jobs with the correct tools By James and Morris Carey For AP Newsfeatures 09-28-2001

Kill mildew before it has a chance to grow By Morris and James Carey For AP Weekly Features 09-28-2001

Though a toilsome task, pulling weeds is essential to a healthy looking garden By LeeReich AP Weekly Features 09-28-2001

Flea markets can save you a bundle By The Associated Press 09-28-2001

Davis signs bills aimed at status quo in Legislature, Congress BY STEVE LAWRENCE ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER SACRAMENTO 09-28-2001

State treasurer urges regulators to set stage for bond sale By Jennifer Coleman Associated Press Writer 09-28-2001

Toy makers respond to parental concern by de-emphasizing violence By Anne d’Innocenzio AP Business Writer 09-28-2001

Slow-starting ’Jackets roll over Pinole Valley By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 09-27-2001

09-27-2001

Love it or leave it 09-27-2001

–compiled by Guy Poole 09-27-2001

Anti-hate effort goes cultural By Jeffrey Obser Daily Planet staff 09-27-2001

Awards galore for Cal women’s soccer Staff Report 09-27-2001

Solution to come from Israelis and Palestinians Cheryl Leung, 09-27-2001

City Council may need to take another look at Shellmound boundaries By Hank Sims Daily Planet Staff 09-27-2001

There are many shades of gray Anne Smith 09-27-2001

Council considers competing redistricting plans By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 09-27-2001

Anti-war protesters do get it L.A. Miller 09-27-2001

Athlete, scholar, role model memorialized at Ohlone courts Malcolm Gay Special to the Daily Planet 09-27-2001

War on drugs fuels terrorists Christopher Palkow 09-27-2001

Supreme Court to consider if Catholic group must cover contraception By David Kravets Associated Press Writer 09-27-2001

Bay Briefs BDP Staff 09-27-2001

Feinstein seeks to increase screening of foreign students By Mark Sherman Associated Press Writer 09-27-2001

Study: State too dependent on natural gas By Jennifer Coleman Associated Press Writer 09-27-2001

9th Circuit Court of Appeals denies challenge to Northstar oil development By Maureen Clark Associated Press Writer 09-27-2001

Terrorist threat renews push for military on border By Suzanne Gamboa Associated Press Writer 09-27-2001

IMF warns terrorist attacks could trigger global recession By Martin Crutsinger AP Economics Writer 09-27-2001

Terror attacks leave thousands unemployed and without severance pay By Leigh Strope AP Labor Writer 09-27-2001

A vote to dissent is not unpatriotic John Burris Oakland civil right attorney 09-26-2001

09-26-2001

09-26-2001

School to move into old train depot By Jeffrey Obser Daily Planet staff 09-26-2001

Look at whole picture Kathie Griego Jermstad Camino, Calif. Kathie Griego Jermstad Camino, Calif. 09-26-2001

Hemophila drug shortage attributed to Bayer Pharmaceuticals By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 09-26-2001

Don’t blame the United States Joshua Hurwitz Oakland 09-26-2001

Mayor’s office besieged by angry telephone calls By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 09-26-2001

Justice, not revenge Marianne Robinson 09-26-2001

Ergonomics a hot issue in UC clerical workers’ contract talks By Steven Fyffe Special to the Daily Planet 09-26-2001

Understanding Afghanistan’s history Beatriz Coda 09-26-2001

Police seek suspected bank robber – By Hank Sims and Kenyatte Davis 09-26-2001

State regulators fine two HMOs $404,000 for late payments AP 09-26-2001

$7.1 million grant for new Technology Research Center 09-26-2001

New medical procedure could aid women who have lost fertility By Lindsey Tanner AP Medical Writer 09-26-2001

Starbucks apologizes for charging NYC rescue workers for water By Allison Linn AP Business Writer 09-26-2001

News stations eager to get helicopters back in sky By Christina Almeida Associated Press Writer 09-26-2001

Utah city sells ‘honorary citizenships’ to pay anti-U.N. costs AP 09-26-2001

Supreme Court to rule in Oakland public housing case By Anne Gearan Associated Press Writer 09-26-2001

Police chemist fired for shoddy work and misleading testimony By Tim Talley Associated Press Writer 09-26-2001

Conference focuses on terrorist preparedness, first response By Bill Poovey Associated Press Writer 09-26-2001

Davis to call Legislature back to work out Edison deal By Jennifer Coleman Associated Press Writer 09-26-2001

Beaten-down venture capitalists hunker down for more trouble By Michael Liedtke AP Business Writer 09-26-2001

Students rally to support war By Hank Sims Daily Planet Staff 09-25-2001

Guy Poole 09-25-2001

Lee’s a patriot Stephanie Don Berkeley 09-25-2001

Staff 09-25-2001

Students take over BHS classrooms to teach tolerance By Jeffrey Obser Daily Planet Staff 09-25-2001

Special Events Planned in Response to Terror Attacks Staff 09-25-2001

Taking flag off fire trucks violates free speech Nick Zingo Los Angeles 09-25-2001

Council may call on lab for a thorough clean up of tritium facility By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 09-25-2001

Anti-war protesters don’t get it – people died Eric Watkinson Newark 09-25-2001

Redistricting could be based on incorrect census figures Gabriel Spitzer Special to the Daily Planet 09-25-2001

Thanks for coverage Robert Torres Oakland 09-25-2001

City Council round-up: Commendation for Rep. Lee and other issues By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 09-25-2001

A few suggestions for Kennedy Garrett Murphy, Oakland 09-25-2001

Study of health effect of students’ backpacks vetoed Associated Press 09-25-2001

Crop dusters grounded amid fears of potential terrorist threat By Amanda Riddle Associated Press Writer 09-25-2001

Cincinatti officer acted carelessly, then lied to save his job, prosecutor argues By John Nolan Associated Press Writer 09-25-2001

Oakland P.D. moves recruiting office downtown Associated Press 09-25-2001

Hacker’s changes to Yahoo articles highlight quiet Web danger By Brian Bergstein AP Business Writer 09-25-2001

Some Arab students leaving U.S. colleges in wake of attacks By Nicholas K. Geranios Associated Press Writer 09-25-2001

Intifada week scaled back Staff 09-25-2001

Napster strikes deal with music publishers By Matthew Fordahl AP Technology Writer 09-25-2001

Tech magazine’s assets sold for $1.4 million Associated Press 09-25-2001