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Council won’t move Free Folk Festival

By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff
Thursday November 01, 2001

Unable to agree on a compromise Tuesday, the City Council took no direct action on a recommendation from the Commission on Disability to change one of the Berkeley Free Folk Festival venues because of poor disabled accessibility. -more-



Boller cleared to play, but will he start vs. Arizona?

Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Thursday November 01, 2001

After missing Cal’s last two games due to a back injury, junior quarterback Kyle Boller has been allowed to return to the field by team doctors. But head coach Tom Holmoe said it isn’t a sure thing that Boller will start against Arizona on Saturday. -more-



Guy Poole
Thursday November 01, 2001


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Don’t condemn loyal opposition

Sonja Fitz Berkeley
Thursday November 01, 2001


Staff
Thursday November 01, 2001

MUSIC



Schools receive second-round of magnet grant funds

By Jeffrey Obser Daily Planet Staff
Thursday November 01, 2001

The Berkeley Unified School District has won a second Magnet Schools Grant from the U.S. Department of Education, which will spread $1 million among four schools. The award will help the schools buy equipment and materials based on a specialized theme of instruction that is integrated throughout the curriculum. -more-



Sensley still not eligible

Staff
Thursday November 01, 2001

Cal basketball recruit Julian Sensley failed to get a qualifying score on his latest attempt at the SAT, the San Francisco Chronicle reported this week. -more-



Rent control, an attack on our city

Leon Mayeri Berkeley
Thursday November 01, 2001

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Sudden Oak Death fungus found on UC Berkeley campus

By Hank Sims Daily Planet Staff
Thursday November 01, 2001

The fungus that causes Sudden Oak Death, a virulent disease which has killed tens of thousands of trees in northern California since 1995, was recently discovered on the UC Berkeley campus, school officials reported on Wednesday. -more-



Parking needed

Jenny Wenk Berkeley
Thursday November 01, 2001

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City offices experiment with energy-efficient Berkeley Lamp

Guy Poole Daily Planet staff
Thursday November 01, 2001

A new energy-efficient Berkeley Lamp was presented to the city Wednesday by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Director Charles Shank. -more-



Mayor responsible for talking up boycott

Elliot Cohen Berkeley
Thursday November 01, 2001

The Daily Planet received a copy of this letter sent to the mayor and council: -more-



Sept. 11 Response Calendar

Staff
Thursday November 01, 2001


Ready to buy in Berkeley

Michael Mora, Palo Alto
Thursday November 01, 2001

The Daily Planet received a copy of this letter addressed to the Chamber of Commerce: -more-



Features

California’s wine harvest smaller than last year’s

The Associated Press
Thursday November 01, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO — A spring frost and summer heat spikes led to a lower wine grape yield this year, but it also helped vines intensify the flavor in the grapes that survived the temperature extremes. -more-


Former SLA fugitive pleads guilty in 1975 case

By Linda Deutsch The Associated Press
Thursday November 01, 2001

LOS ANGELES — Former Symbionese Liberation Army fugitive Sara Jane Olson pleaded guilty Wednesday to possessing bombs with intent to murder policemen during the violent era of the 1970s revolutionary group. -more-


Travel agencies report ups and downs post-Sept. 11

By Bruce Gerstman Special to the Daily Planet
Thursday November 01, 2001

East Bay tour operators who deal in the exotic say their clients, at least those still traveling, are sticking to destinations closer to home. -more-


NextCard investigated by Feds; plans to sell online company

By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press
Thursday November 01, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO — NextCard Inc., the nation’s largest online credit card issuer, disclosed Wednesday that federal regulators clamped down on its operations as its loan losses mount, prompting the company to put itself up for sale. -more-


Editorial

Bay Area Briefs

Staff
Thursday November 01, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO — Some Northern California counties are hoping to win approval for a committee of government creditors in the Pacific Gas and Electric bankruptcy case. -more-


Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

Bay Area Briefs 11-01-2001

Proud American wants ineffective war to end 11-01-2001

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

News

Council won’t move Free Folk Festival By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 11-01-2001

Boller cleared to play, but will he start vs. Arizona? Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 11-01-2001

Guy Poole 11-01-2001

Don’t condemn loyal opposition Sonja Fitz Berkeley 11-01-2001

Staff 11-01-2001

Schools receive second-round of magnet grant funds By Jeffrey Obser Daily Planet Staff 11-01-2001

Sensley still not eligible Staff 11-01-2001

Rent control, an attack on our city Leon Mayeri Berkeley 11-01-2001

Sudden Oak Death fungus found on UC Berkeley campus By Hank Sims Daily Planet Staff 11-01-2001

Parking needed Jenny Wenk Berkeley 11-01-2001

City offices experiment with energy-efficient Berkeley Lamp Guy Poole Daily Planet staff 11-01-2001

Mayor responsible for talking up boycott Elliot Cohen Berkeley 11-01-2001

Sept. 11 Response Calendar Staff 11-01-2001

Ready to buy in Berkeley Michael Mora, Palo Alto 11-01-2001

California’s wine harvest smaller than last year’s The Associated Press 11-01-2001

Former SLA fugitive pleads guilty in 1975 case By Linda Deutsch The Associated Press 11-01-2001

Travel agencies report ups and downs post-Sept. 11 By Bruce Gerstman Special to the Daily Planet 11-01-2001

NextCard investigated by Feds; plans to sell online company By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press 11-01-2001

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