Attention, customers: terror and germs are now in stock. -more-
Author Sandra Cisneros has a way of giving voice to adolescent angst or fervor. I remember, as a teacher, my earnest freshmen at Maybeck High School in Berkeley using chapters from Cisneros’ signature work “House on Mango Street” for journal topic ideas. Her protagonist, 11-year-old Esperanza Cordero, is wonderfully vibrant, spunky and encouraging to young writers, especially women. -more-
Football and soccer kept Rudy Vasquez running during his first few months at St. Mary’s High School. Before that it was roller and ice hockey, and even before that it was basketball. -more-
Halloween is showing a less deadly face this year. -more-
The West Berkeley Shellmound, a city landmark, will shrink a little in November. -more-
Having just returned from a national security summit for civic leaders in Washington D.C., Mayor Shirley Dean and several top-ranking city officials held a press conference Tuesday to discuss preparation strategies for possible terrorist attacks. -more-
On Sept. 12, Ahmad Esmatyar took down the sign in front of his food stall at the Emeryville Public Market, afraid the words “Afghan Cuisine” would hurt his sales. -more-
Halloween Night at Old East Campus -more-
A gunman took over a College Avenue store Monday evening, robbing it and four individuals, according to Lt. Cynthia Harris of the Berkeley Police Department. -more-
SAN JOSE — Santa Clara County has become the second California county to ask Gov. Gray Davis to halt all executions. -more-
SAN JOSE — Nearly two dozen cattle killed by anthrax in a remote area of Santa Clara County do not pose a threat to the general public, and the deaths were not related to terrorism, authorities said. -more-
CONCORD — The only maternity ward in Concord, Contra Costa County’s largest city, has closed. -more-
UNION CITY — As news emerged last week that former Afghan guerrilla leader Abdul Haq was executed by the Taliban, his 16-year-old son and crowds of others began mourning half a world away. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — John Newton Rosenkrans, a San Francisco Bay area toy company executive and heir to the Spreckels sugar fortune, has died of heart failure. He was 73. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — A state appeals court said Tuesday that San Francisco voting laws must a0llow for write-in candidates during runoff elections for mayor or other city offices. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — Salmonella-contaminated eggs may be identified within hours, rather than days or weeks, using a rapid-detection technique developed by germ warfare researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. -more-
LOS ANGELES — Laws making it a crime to bring false accusations against a peace officer but not anyone else are unconstitutional because they represent a selective prohibition that inhibits free expression, a state appeals court ruled Tuesday. -more-
LOS ANGELES — The Police Commission on Tuesday condemned a city councilman’s reference to Police Chief Bernard C. Parks as “Osama bin Parks.” -more-
BILLINGS, Mont. — The use of American Indian mascots for sports teams can demean a culture still fighting discrimination and can be a barrier to learning, a panel of experts told a gathering of Indian educators Tuesday. -more-
DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford Motor Co. chairman William Clay Ford Jr. took over as chief executive of the struggling automaker Tuesday after the ouster of Jacques Nasser, becoming the first Ford in 22 years to run day-to-day operations. -more-
NASHVILLE, Tenn — Teen-agers may have outgrown their fear of ghouls and goblins, but health officials believe their haunted house has something far scarier: gonorrhea and genital warts. -more-
WEST HOLLYWOOD — The most popular outfit at public Halloween bashes around the nation is expected to be a police uniform — but it won’t be a costume. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — Pledging to make the next generation of consumers better educated about money than their parents, Wells Fargo Bank has introduced a financial literacy program aimed at students in fourth grade and above. -more-
ATLANTA — The Coca-Cola Co. is buying juice maker Odwalla Inc. in a $181 million deal that gives the world’s biggest soft drink company a stronger foothold in the market for noncarbonated beverages. -more-
SAN JOSE — Adobe Systems Inc. will lay off about 150 people, or about 5 percent of its worldwide work force, and lower its revenue and earnings targets for the current quarter and fiscal year 2002. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court temporarily has blocked a settlement between California’s second-largest utility and state power regulators that would keep electric rates at record highs for the next two years. -more-
As Attorney General John Ashcroft’s warning Monday of a new, “credible” threat of terrorism during the next week further heightened national anxiety, many Bay Area parents said the neighborhood ritual of trick-or- treating will be replaced today by more secure alternatives. -more-
Parents keep kids from trick-or-treating 10-31-2001
Teen who admitted to school shooting commits suicide in jail 10-30-2001
UCSF shows off planned biotech research hub 10-29-2001
This is not Viet Nam – 6,000 innocents died 10-28-2001
Local auto dealers see a strange rise in sales 10-28-2001
This is not Viet Nam – 6,000 innocents died 10-27-2001
Local auto dealers see a strange rise in sales 10-27-2001
Create positive business climate 10-26-2001
Plenty of police and firefighter costumes expected this year 10-26-2001
BART union, leaders make a deal; trains running on time 10-25-2001
Proud to live in Berkeley 10-25-2001
Sept. 11-related books on high-demand By Carole-Anne ElliottSpecial to the Daily Planet 10-31-2001
Out & About Staff 10-31-2001
Forum Staff 10-31-2001
Author Sandra Cisneros shares her marriage with writing By Wanda Sabir Special to the Daily Planet 10-31-2001
Versatile athlete chooses running for collegiate sport By Tim Haran Daily Planet Correspondent 10-31-2001
Schools try for a lighter and brighter Halloween By Jeffrey Obser Daily Planet Staff 10-31-2001
Native American landmark soon to shrink in size By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 10-31-2001
Mayor says preparing for possible terrorist attacks will be expensive By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 10-31-2001
Emeryville Afghani restaurant flooded with business By Sasha Khokha Special to the Daily Planet 10-31-2001
Halloween Night Happenings Staff 10-31-2001
Police Briefs Staff 10-31-2001
Santa Clara County asks governor to halt executions The Associated Press 10-31-2001
Anthrax kills 12 cows; not related to terrorism The Associated Press 10-31-2001
Bay Area Briefs Staff 10-31-2001
Abdul Haq’s son mourns father’s death The Associated Press 10-31-2001
Bay Area toy executive, heir to sugar fortune, dies The Associated Press 10-31-2001
Court says S.F. must allow write-ins during runoffs The Associated Press 10-31-2001
Salmonella DNA test promises fast detection of harmful strain By Paul Elias The Associated Press 10-31-2001
State law banning false accusations against cops ruled unconstitutional The Associated Press 10-31-2001
Police Commission condemns councilman’s ‘Osama’ remark aimed at police chief By Louinn Lota The Associated Press 10-31-2001
Panel discusses Indian mascots, nicknames By Becky Bohrer The Associated Press 10-31-2001
Ford Motor ousts CEO and brings in a member of the Ford family to run day-to-day operations By Ed Garsten The Associated Press 10-31-2001
Haunted house aims to scare teenagers into safer sex By Lucas L. Johnson II The Associated Press 10-31-2001
Cities, fun parks continue with Halloween plans despite threats By Eugene Tong The Associated Press 10-31-2001
Wells Fargo launches literacy program By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press 10-31-2001
Coke buys Odwalla By Erin McClam The Associated Press 10-31-2001
Adobe to cut 5% of work force, lowers revenue, quarterly earnings targets By May Wong The Associated Press 10-31-2001
Court temporarily blocks Edison debt payment plan By Karen Gaudette The Associated Press 10-31-2001
Students educate peers about domestic violence By Jeffrey Obser Daily Planet staff 10-30-2001
Calendar of Events & Activities compiled by Guy Poole 10-30-2001
On war, Lee, and dissidence Ariel Parkinson Berkeley Ariel Parkinson Berkeley 10-30-2001
Arts Staff 10-30-2001
Public to comment on Draft General Plan By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 10-30-2001
Get heads out of sand The Daily Planet received a copy of this letter to the City Charles Guion Baton Rouge, LA 10-30-2001
Telegraph Avenue area’s crime rate has risen By Imran Vittachi Special to the Daily Planet 10-30-2001
City found real American way The Daily Planet received a copy of this letter addressed to the City Council and the Chamber of Commerce: Mandeep S. Gill U.C. Berkeley Graduate Student Palo Alto, 10-30-2001
Law students’ conference raises issue of little Latino presence in profession By Yahaira Castro Special to the Daily Planet 10-30-2001
Bombing comes home The Daily Planet received a copy of this letter addressed to the mayor and City Council: Leuren Moret Berkeley 10-30-2001
On love and loss Leonard Schwartzburd Berkeley 10-30-2001
City Council to consider housing, festivals tonight By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 10-30-2001
Davis touts CHP sky marshal plan The Associated Press 10-30-2001
INS detains 21 from Sri Lanka at San Diego border The Associated Press 10-30-2001
New Napster on hold until next year; other online music services forge ahead By Ron Harris The Associated Press The Associated Pres 10-30-2001
Top attorney of watchdog group at center of controversy The Associated Press 10-30-2001
FDA approves additional drug in fight against AIDS By Randolph E. Schmid The Associated Press 10-30-2001
Bay Area Briefs Staff 10-30-2001
Utility customers conserved, saved millions The Associated Press 10-30-2001
Bioterror experts warn open research unwittingly could help terrorists The Associated Press 10-30-2001
Suspect in 22-year old shooting still wanted The Associated Press 10-30-2001
Judge agrees to move trial in Yosemite murder case By Brian Melley The Associated Press 10-30-2001
State expected to spend at least $1 million to toughen security at the Capitol By Don Thompson The Associated Press 10-30-2001
Security liable to be indelible image of Salt Lake Games By Tim Dahlberg The Associated Press 10-30-2001
GM to sell Hughes to EchoStar for $25.8 billion The Associated Press 10-30-2001
Venture Capital investments, fundraising plunges in third quarter By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press 10-30-2001
Stanford is in top 10 of fundraisers in country By Karen Gaudette The Associated Press 10-30-2001
Ted Fang fired as Examiner editor and publisher ... by his mother The Associated Press 10-30-2001
eBay executives unveil aggresive long-term expansion targets By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press 10-30-2001
Openwave cuts 300 jobs By Matthew Fordahl The Associated Press 10-30-2001
New challenges ahead for ‘wired’ Berkeley High By Jeffrey Obser, Daily Planet staff 10-29-2001
City Council ‘extremists’ have lost sight of what is America John Koenigshofer 10-29-2001
Art & Entertainment Calendar Staff 10-29-2001
Beavers send Cal packing with seventh straight loss The Associated Press 10-29-2001
Calendar of Events & Activities Compiled by Guy Poole 10-29-2001
Mayor wants UC to pay for looting By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 10-29-2001
Respond to violence with the love of God Travis E. Poling 10-29-2001
Surging Bears take down Oregon St. By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 10-29-2001
Stone soup for small schools By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 10-29-2001
Barbara Lee for President! (of the Taliban) Staff 10-29-2001
Sans Schott, Cal women fall to No. 6 Cardinal Daily Planet Wire Services 10-29-2001
Dance begins South Asian Awareness Week By Nilanga S. Jayasinghe Special to the Daily Planet 10-29-2001
Brunner out of Assembly race Daily Planet staff 10-29-2001
Parents upset after school asks them to buy laptops The Associated Press 10-29-2001
Low scores hurt Edison Charter Academy The Associated Press 10-29-2001
California crime rates plummet further than much of nation By Michelle DeArmond, Associated Press Writer 10-29-2001
Critics claim security lax at state’s nuclear power plants The Associated Press 10-29-2001
Search engines advance into multimedia scans By Brian Bergstein AP Business Writer 10-29-2001
ZAB places strict restrictions on liquor store By Hank Sims, Daily Planet Staff 10-28-2001
Out & About Calendar – compiled by Guy Poole 10-28-2001
Berkeley bakery once the largest in the East Bay By Susan Cerny 10-28-2001
Conventional warfare questioned in fight against terrorism By Ken Norwood 10-28-2001
Berkeley man’s wartime journal published By Sari Friedman, Special to the Daily Planet 10-28-2001
Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 10-28-2001
Panthers roll over Albany By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 10-28-2001
BHS tries team leadership approach By Jeffrey Obser Daily Planet staff 10-28-2001
Groans for Audie Hank Chapot 10-28-2001
Aggressive ’Jackets punish Encinal By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 10-28-2001
Elmwood residents about to loose their sick elms By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 10-28-2001
Don’t elect a hypocrite Gray Brechin 10-28-2001
Cal shocks No. 4 Washington Daily Planet Wire Services 10-28-2001
Annual meeting hopes to lessen public’s anthrax worries By Hannah Schardt, Special to the Daily Planet 10-28-2001
Keep police out of politics in Albany Jerome Blank, 10-28-2001
Cal falls to Stanford Daily Planet Wire Services 10-28-2001
Six measures to be on March ballot The Associated Press 10-28-2001
Consider long-term effect Margo Shafer 10-28-2001
Responding to misinformation Mark Tarses 10-28-2001
Police Briefs – Hank Sims 10-28-2001
Maio explains council resolution Linda Maio 10-28-2001
Dead snake costs transit system $1 million in San Francisco The Associated Press 10-28-2001
As you sow Carl da Costa 10-28-2001
Air traffic controller pleads guilty to holding up banks The Associated Press 10-28-2001
Keep up the good work, Berkeley Satnam Bains 10-28-2001
Calif. power demand low The Associated Press 10-28-2001
Don’t vote away our freedoms in face of fear Dennis M. Burke 10-28-2001
Former prime minister seeks freedom under newly signed Anti-Terrorism Act By David Kravets The Associated Press 10-28-2001
Bay Area Briefs Staff 10-28-2001
CA imprisons fewer inmates, but for longer terms By Don Thompson, Associated Press Writer 10-28-2001
Rodney King pleads guilty to drugs, will get treatment The Associated Press 10-28-2001
Meningitis bacteria vaccine is useful with preschoolers By Maria-Belen Moran, The Associated Press 10-28-2001
Cal State Hayward says accountant, now dismissed, embezzled $150,000 The Associated Press 10-28-2001
S.F. doctors report increase of syphilis The Associated Press 10-28-2001
Some fear clearcuts could increase fire danger By Colleen Valles The Associated Press 10-28-2001
New faces on home-improvement jobs The Associated Press 10-28-2001
Job availability within state’s entertainment industry hits low The Associated Press 10-28-2001
Fighter work won’t rejuvenate California aerospace sector By Gary Gentile The Associated Press 10-28-2001
Click and Clack Talk Cars Tom and Ray Magliozzi and Doug Berman Distributed by King Features Syndicate, Inc. 10-28-2001
ZAB places strict restrictions on liquor store By Hank Sims, Daily Planet Staff 10-27-2001
Out & About Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 10-27-2001
Berkeley bakery once the largest in the East Bay By Susan Cerny 10-27-2001
B-24 crew member recalls 1944 ‘Precision Bombing’ Ken Norwood 10-27-2001
Berkeley man’s wartime journal published By Sari Friedman Special to the Daily Planet 10-27-2001
Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 10-27-2001
Panthers roll over Albany By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 10-27-2001
BHS tries team leadership approach By Jeffrey Obser, Daily Planet staff 10-27-2001
Groans for Audie Hank Chapot 10-27-2001
Aggressive ’Jackets punish Encinal By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 10-27-2001
Elmwood residents about to loose their sick elms By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff Dutch elm disease 10-27-2001
Don’t elect a hypocrite Gray Brechin 10-27-2001
Cal shocks No. 4 Washington Daily Planet Wire Services 10-27-2001
Annual meeting hopes to lessen public’s anthrax worries By Hannah Schardt Special to the Daily Planet 10-27-2001
Keep police out of politics in Albany Jerome Blank 10-27-2001
Six measures to be on March ballot The Associated Press 10-27-2001
Responding to misinformation Staff 10-27-2001
Police Briefs – Hank Sims 10-27-2001
Maio explains council resolution Linda Maio 10-27-2001
Dead snake costs transit system $1 million in San Francisco The Associated Press 10-27-2001
As you sow Carl da Costa 10-27-2001
Air traffic controller pleads guilty to holding up banks The Associated Press 10-27-2001
Keep up the good work, Berkeley Satnam Bains 10-27-2001
Calif. power demand low The Associated Press 10-27-2001
Former prime minister seeks freedom under newly signed Anti-Terrorism Act By David Kravets The Associated Press 10-27-2001
Don’t vote away our freedoms in face of fear Dennis M. Burke 10-27-2001
Bay Area Briefs Staff 10-27-2001
CA imprisons fewer inmates, but for longer terms By Don Thompson Associated Press Writer 10-27-2001
Rodney King pleads guilty to drugs, will get treatment The Associated Press 10-27-2001
Meningitis bacteria vaccine is useful with preschoolers By Maria-Belen Moran The Associated Press 10-27-2001
Cal State Hayward says accountant, now dismissed, embezzled $150,000 The Associated Press 10-27-2001
S.F. doctors report increase of syphilis The Associated Press 10-27-2001
New faces on home-improvement jobs The Associated Press 10-27-2001
Job availability within state’s entertainment industry hits low The Associated Press 10-27-2001
Fighter work won’t rejuvenate California aerospace sector By Gary Gentile, The Associated Press 10-27-2001
Click and Clack Talk Cars Dear Tom and Ray: My son, who is a certified mechanic and sells lots of tires, tells me that if I go to a higher-profile tire on my '98 Chevy Cavalier for a softer ride, terrible things will happen: The computer will sizzle, Tom and Ray Magliozzi and Doug Berman 10-27-2001
Longfellow V.P. honored by fund By Jeffrey Obser, Daily Planet staff 10-26-2001
Out & About Calendar – Compiled by Guy Poole 10-26-2001
Opportunism vs. principle David Eifler 10-26-2001
Canadian circus troupe not your average Big Top show By Maryann Maslan, Special to the Daily Planet 10-26-2001
Arts & Entertainment Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 10-26-2001
Cal’s freshman big man is ready to contribute By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 10-26-2001
Hearst Avenue rezone goes to the Planning Commission By Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff 10-26-2001
Proud to live in Berkeley Michael Bauce 10-26-2001
Viva la Musica: Russian style By Miko Sloper, Special to the Daily Plane 10-26-2001
BHS field hockey scores win By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 10-26-2001
BHS field hockey scores win By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 10-26-2001
Dion Aroner warns fewer jobs means more welfare By Gabriel Spitzer, Special to the Daily Planet 10-26-2001
Smoke free Halloween Jami Caseber 10-26-2001
St. Mary’s Freeman commits to Sac State By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 10-26-2001
Caucus hears child care needs By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 10-26-2001
Recent history provides answer Staff 10-26-2001
Amtrak deems rider ‘Champion of the rails’ By Mary Spicuzza, Special to the Daily Planet 10-26-2001
‘Berkeley Lite,’ hidden calories Staff 10-26-2001
Daily Cal ad sparks political controversy By Carole-Anne Elliott, Special to the Daily Planet 10-26-2001
Campus police teach how to deal with suspicious mail By Susan Latham, Special to the Daily Planet 10-26-2001
UC: Some SAT tests better than others at predicting successes The Associated Press 10-26-2001
Court upholds $1 million in damages for racial harassment of black worker The Associated Press 10-26-2001
Bay Area Briefs Staff 10-26-2001
Sudden Oak Death syndrome takes toll By Michelle Morgante Associated Press Writer 10-26-2001
Judge refuses to recognize SLA as terrorist organization By LINDA DEUTSCH, AP Special Correspondent 10-26-2001
Oil concerns could boost prospects for green energy By Leon Droun Keith, The Associated Press 10-26-2001
The way to ‘properly’ install a pet door By James and Morris Carey 10-26-2001
The Gardener’s Guide: Frost protection keeps plants going By Lee Rich The Associated Press 10-26-2001
Ford Motor Co. settles auto ignition defect case By David Kravets, The Associated Press 10-26-2001
Jury hears video of white Cincinnati officer accused of murder By Lisa Cornwell, The Associated Press 10-26-2001
Davis: State facing $8 billion to $14 billion deficit By Alexa Haussler Associated Press Writer 10-26-2001
Search engine one of few profitable dot-coms By Michael Liedtke AP Business Writer 10-26-2001
KPFA staff stalls fall fundraiser decision By Jeffrey Obser Daily Planet Staff 10-25-2001
Freshman QB Robertson impresses in garbage time By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 10-25-2001
Guy Poole 10-25-2001
Anthrax and Iraq – will the U.S. expand the war? war? By Peter Dale Scott Pacific News Service 10-25-2001
“Donnie Darko” gives Halloween a hare scare By Billy Lux Special to the Daily Planet 10-25-2001
Staff 10-25-2001
Locals worry Orinda development could affect Tilden’s fragile wildlife By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 10-25-2001
Alameda dominates meet By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 10-25-2001
Resolution was embarrassing Joe Willingham Berkeley 10-25-2001
Liberal cities will not follow Berkeley’s lead John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 10-25-2001
Bears upset No. 19 Santa Clara Daily Planet Wire Services 10-25-2001
Dudgeon means resentment James K. Sayre Oakland 10-25-2001
South Asian culture exposed this week By Nilanga S. Jayasinghe Special to the Daily Planet 10-25-2001
Dudgeon means ill-humor Robert R. Piper Berkeley 10-25-2001
September 11 Response Calendar Staff 10-25-2001
Stand up, speak out J. B. Neilands Berkeley 10-25-2001
Oakland airport’s access badges missing The Associated Press 10-25-2001
Pacifica Foundation’s exec. director fired by new chair Daily Planet staff 10-25-2001
Northrop Grumman earnings rise as it eyes acquisition The Associated Press 10-25-2001
Hershey closing plants, one in Calif. plans to cut more than 1,100 jobs The Associated Press 10-25-2001
Disney buys Fox Family The Associated Press 10-25-2001
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