News

Plan looks at downtown growth

By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff
Tuesday November 06, 2001

City Council to hear discussion of parking, height limitations -more-


Calendar of Events & Activities

Staff
Tuesday November 06, 2001


Tuesday, Nov. 6

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Left blocks free speech

David Friedman Berkeley
Tuesday November 06, 2001

Editor: -more-


Arts

Staff
Tuesday November 06, 2001

924 Gilman St. Nov. 9: Hoods, Punishment, Lords of Light Speed, Necktie Party; Nov. 10: Sunday’s Best, Mock Orange, Elizabeth Elmore, Fighting Jacks, Benton Falls; Nov. 16: Pitch Black, The Blottos, Miracle Chosuke, 240; Nov. 17: Carry On, All Bets Off, Limp Wrist, Labrats, Thought Riot; All shows start a 8 p.m. unless noted; Most are $5; 924 Gilman St. 525-9926 -more-


KPFA supporters come closer to claiming victory

By Judith Scherr Daily Planet staff
Tuesday November 06, 2001

After two and a half years fighting Pacifica in the streets, the media and the courts, KPFA supporters say they have won the battle – a mediated agreement that will reconfigure the national Pacifica board. -more-


Try transit before adding parking

Steve Geller Berkeley
Tuesday November 06, 2001

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Tiny EV, Sparrow, flies into mainstream market

By Scott Squire Special to the Daily Planet
Tuesday November 06, 2001

It has to be about the goofiest looking thing on the road. It’s got three wheels and one door, a steering wheel and a motorcycle license plate, and one person can zip up the HOV lane in it. -more-


More parking unnecessary

Rob Wrenn, Planning Commission chair
Tuesday November 06, 2001

Editor: -more-


Solar energy lessens reliance on oil and gas

By Alice LaPierre Special to the Daily Planet
Tuesday November 06, 2001

Hot water heating system efficient for residential and commercial use -more-


Don’t let boycott intimidate you

Heidi Lypps Davis
Tuesday November 06, 2001

The Daily Planet received a copy of this letter addressed to the City Council: -more-


Post 9/11, act with understanding

Roger Van Ouytsel Berkeley
Tuesday November 06, 2001

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Palestinian leader condemns bin Laden, presses for negotiations in Middle East

By Ritu Bhatnagar The Associated Press
Tuesday November 06, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO — Palestinian legislator Hanan Ashrawi condemned Osama bin Laden and his terrorist network Monday, distancing his actions from Palestinian movements for independence. -more-


Public power, mayoral races on Tuesday’s ballot

By Karen Gaudette The Associated Press
Tuesday November 06, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO — California voters were headed to the polls Tuesday to consider a new school district and contemplate pushing California’s largest utility out of its hometown in favor of a publicly-owned power agency. -more-


Cisco down by $268 million in first quarter

By Matthew Fordahl The Associated Press
Tuesday November 06, 2001

SAN JOSE — Cisco Systems Inc. posted a first-quarter net loss of $268 million, beating Wall Street’s expectations, sending shares of the networking giant nearly 5 percent higher in after-hours trading. -more-


PG&E’s earnings triple as its energy costs fall

By Michael Liedke The Associated Press
Tuesday November 06, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO — PG&E Corp. reported Monday that its third-quarter profit nearly tripled from a year ago, reflecting a steep drop in the energy costs of its bankrupt utility, Pacific Gas and Electric. -more-


Largest tech trade show to restrict portable computers

By May Wong The Associated Press
Tuesday November 06, 2001

SAN JOSE — High-tech gadgets may be the focal point at Comdex, the nation’s largest technology trade show, but trusty laptops will not be welcome this year amid tightened security. -more-


Bay Area Briefs

Staff
Tuesday November 06, 2001

BERKELEY — The majority of voters in Congresswoman Barbara Lee’s district support the president’s response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, according to a poll. -more-


Chemist and author arraigned in SD Ecstasy case

By Ben Fox The Associated Press
Tuesday November 06, 2001

SAN DIEGO — A Texas chemist who wrote a guidebook on illegal drugs was accused Monday of providing expertise and supplies to what authorities say was one of the largest and most sophisticated Ecstasy labs ever found in the United States. -more-


Supreme Court delves into released convicts’ privacy rights; home searched without warrant

By David Kravets Associated Press Writer
Tuesday November 06, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO — Police investigating as many as 30 firebombings of utility poles focused on a man with an apparent grudge against Pacific Gas & Electric Co., and searched his home without a warrant. -more-


District rejects plan for flags in classrooms

The Associated Press
Tuesday November 06, 2001

SAN JOSE — Community college district trustees have rejected a plan that would have required a U.S. flag in each classroom on the two campuses they oversee. -more-


Adventurers can still access vulnerable areas of Bay Bridge, station reports

The Associated Press
Tuesday November 06, 2001

Planet reporter’s three-year-old story makes TV news headlines -more-


Lawsuits may restore old model

By Judith Scherr Daily Planet staff
Monday November 05, 2001

The troops – more than 150 spilled off of the sidewalk and into the street – were called back to KPFA at noon on Sunday. -more-


Out & About Calendar

Compiled by Guy Poole
Monday November 05, 2001


Monday, Nov. 5

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Brower building will serve city well

Chris Kavanagh
Monday November 05, 2001

Editor: -more-


Arts & Entertainment Calendar

Staff
Monday November 05, 2001

It’s official: Holmoe resigns

By Dean Caparaz, Daily Planet Correspondent
Monday November 05, 2001

Cal football coach Tom Holmoe resigned Sunday, one day after a loss to Arizona gave the Golden Bears an 0-8 record and an 11-game losing streak dating back to last season. His resignation is effective after the 2001 season. -more-


UC Berkeley joins effort to upgrade math instruction

By Jeffrey Obser, Daily Planet Staff
Monday November 05, 2001

The Berkeley Unified School District will be one of three testing grounds for a federally funded research program aimed at changing mathematics instruction and improving retention of minority students through the college years. -more-


Don’t fund war

Mitch Triplett
Monday November 05, 2001

The Berkeley Daily Planet received this letter addressed to Senator Barbara Boxer, Senator Diane Feinstein, and Congresswoman Barbara Lee. -more-


Big plays, timely defense win big game for Panthers

By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff
Monday November 05, 2001

In a game filled with big plays and very little defense, the St. Mary’s Panthers got a bunch of the former and just enough of the latter to take down St. Patrick’s, winning 42-34 on Saturday in Berkeley. -more-


The Berkeley Housing Authority makes steady but slow progress

By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff
Monday November 05, 2001

Newly reorganized agency in a race against time -more-


Terrorists not motivated by hate of U.S.

Harry Lieberman
Monday November 05, 2001

Editor: -more-


Bears lose battle of Pac-10 cellar dwellars

By Greg Beacham AP Sports Writer
Monday November 05, 2001

Each week, John Mackovic has seen Arizona make steady improvements during a difficult season. -more-


Police Briefs

– Hank Sims
Monday November 05, 2001

Two UC students were robbed by a group of armed criminals as they walked down Telegraph Avenue early Oct. 31, according to Lt. Cynthia Harris of the Berkeley Police Department. -more-


Buying Berkeley

Jim Barnard and Anna Graves
Monday November 05, 2001

The Berkeley Daily Planet received this letter addressed to Dale Sanford’s TV in Berkeley. -more-


Cal women kick off season with victory

By Dean Caparaz, Daily Planet Correspondent
Monday November 05, 2001

Cal held off a feisty Bay Area-Pro Am Team, 61-55, in women’s basketball on Sunday afternoon at Haas Pavilion. -more-


Love the world, even more

Lydia Maupin
Monday November 05, 2001

Editor: -more-


Young scientists compete at regional finals

By Hank Sims Daily Planet Staff
Monday November 05, 2001

It may not have had the draw of the California Bears football game on the other side of the campus, but for the cognoscenti, the regional finals of the Third Annual Siemens-Westinghouse Science and Technology Competition, held Saturday in the Pauley Ballroom, was an eight-way battle royale to savor. -more-


Cal falls to Bruins on OT penalty kick

By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff
Monday November 05, 2001

The Cal men’s soccer team lost a heartbreaker on Sunday, falling in overtime to UCLA, 1-0, on a penalty kick. -more-


Bay Briefs

Staff
Monday November 05, 2001

Lee: feds should take charge of baggage screening -more-


Boeing cancellation would mark end of era in California

By Gary Gentile, AP Business Writer
Monday November 05, 2001

LOS ANGELES – California’s love affair with the car is rivaled only by its love affair with the airplane. -more-


Netscape co-founders reunite in Silicon Valley startup

By Michael Liedtke AP Business Writer
Monday November 05, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO – After stumbling through the dot-com debacle, Web browser pioneer Jim Clark is teaming up with old partner Jim Barksdale again, trying to recapture the success they enjoyed in their heyday at Netscape Communications. -more-


Click and Clack Talk Cars

By Tom and Ray Magliozzi
Monday November 05, 2001

Looks like it’s time for a new belt -more-


– Compiled by Guy Poole
Saturday November 03, 2001


Geezer Power

Harry Siitonen
Saturday November 03, 2001

Editor: -more-


Where is the next trendy spot? Follow the artists.

By Susan Cerny
Saturday November 03, 2001

Beginning in the 1960s artists set up studios in modest-sized industrial buildings in West Berkeley. -more-


Pacifica board battles draw to a close?

By Judith Scherr, Daily Planet staff
Saturday November 03, 2001

Marion Barry, former Washington, D.C. mayor and new Pacifica board member, came into the KPFA studios late Friday afternoon and declared to evening news reporter Mark Mericle the “war is over.” -more-


Aurora Theater opens with disappointing ‘St. John’

By John Angell Grant, Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday November 03, 2001

Berkeley’s Aurora Theater opened its 10th season Thursday with a production of George Bernard Shaw’s “St. Joan” in the company’s brand new theater downtown on Addison Street, next to the Berkeley Rep. -more-


Arts & Entertainment Calendar

Staff
Saturday November 03, 2001

’Jackets run all over Richmond

By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff
Saturday November 03, 2001

Championship game with Pinole Valley set for Thursday -more-


ZAB denies publisher’s request for expansion

By Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff
Saturday November 03, 2001

What is the difference between an office and a factory? -more-


Berkeley officials remembered American values

Deborah Hirsch
Saturday November 03, 2001

The Daily Planet received a copy of this letter addressed to TV talk-show host Bill O’Reilly: -more-


Cal’s Tamir will miss only eight games due to NCAA ruling

Daily Planet Wire Services
Saturday November 03, 2001

Cal freshman forward/center Amit Tamir, whose eligibility was called into question because he played with professionals as a member of the Israeli National Team, will have to sit out just eight games this season. The decision came after a vote Thursday by the NCAA Division I Board of Directors. -more-


Mother helps families cope with parental disabilities

By Kimberlee Bortfeld, Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday November 03, 2001

Every summer for the last few years, Rhoda Olkin had looked forward to a week at Berkeley’s family camp near Yosemite. It is a special time to share with her son. -more-


Military might doesn’t work

Jane Stillwater
Saturday November 03, 2001

Editor: -more-


Poor air quality notices wanted at west Berkeley soccer fields

By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff
Saturday November 03, 2001

After receiving several months of data from a year-long study at Harrison Soccer Fields, the Community Environmental Advisory Commission asked city staff to post notices of poor air quality around the popular field. -more-


The grand vision for downtown requires parking

Bob Dixon
Saturday November 03, 2001

The Daily Planet received a copy of this letter written to the City Council: -more-


Market good for renters, bad for landlords

By Sasha Khokha, Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday November 03, 2001

What’s that? You want $200 off the rent? No problem. -more-


Take long bombing break

Ian Johnson
Saturday November 03, 2001

Editor: -more-


Fair warning or panic mongering? Gov. Davis spurs new debate

By Don Thompson,The Associated Press
Saturday November 03, 2001

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gray Davis’ warning that the Golden Gate and three other California bridges could be on terrorists’ Friday rush-hour hit list has renewed a debate over whether such disclosures do more harm than good. -more-


Microsoft rivals lament settlement as weak

By Brian Bergstein, The Associated Press
Saturday November 03, 2001

SAN JOSE — Competitors complained Friday that Microsoft Corp.’s settlement with the federal government will do little to protect them or consumers from the software giant’s monopoly power. But they held out hope that state attorneys general could make the deal more restrictive. -more-


How Saudi businessman with suspected terror links joined San Diego firm’s board

By Seth Hettena, Associated Press Writer
Saturday November 03, 2001

SAN DIEGO — It took one of the world’s biggest gold-mining frauds to lead Yasin Al-Qadi, a Saudi businessman with suspected ties to Osama bin Laden’s terror network, to the board of a small California diamond mining firm. -more-


Technology in brief

Staff
Saturday November 03, 2001

SAN JOSE — Competitors complained Friday that Microsoft Corp.’s settlement with the federal government will do little to protect them or consumers from the software giant’s monopoly power. But they held out hope that state attorneys general could make the deal more restrictive. -more-


Parents pressure district to close school bathrooms

By Jeffrey Obser Daily Planet staff
Friday November 02, 2001

A group of first-grade parents at Washington Elementary School have been pressuring the district to close two bathrooms located in a “portable” building, which is accessible from the street, but invisible to teachers. They want new bathrooms built inside the classrooms. -more-


Out & About Calendar

Compiled by Guy Poole
Friday November 02, 2001

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It may take a village

Fred Lupke
Friday November 02, 2001

Fantasizing on the Rusalka Moon

By Sari Friedman, Special to the Daily Planet
Friday November 02, 2001

“So, you want to know the story of our Rusalka?” begins an old woman, talking to a scholar of folklore who is recording the quaint beliefs held by those in these remote mountain villages. -more-


Arts & Entertainment Calendar

Staff
Friday November 02, 2001

Inexperienced Bears will have to start small

By Dean Caparaz, Daily Planet Correspondent
Friday November 02, 2001

Forney the lone returning starter -more-


City Council delays housing contract

By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff
Friday November 02, 2001

Funding would continue hotel’s emergency homeless aid -more-


Berkeley should be ashamed

Tim Barnett
Friday November 02, 2001

‘Friends’ hits No.1 TV spot

By David Bauderr, The Associated Press
Friday November 02, 2001

NEW YORK — Since Sept. 11, Americans by the millions have been reaching out to friends — real ones, and imaginary ones on television. -more-


’Jackets overpower Encinal

By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff
Friday November 02, 2001

Berkeley clinches 2nd ACCAL title -more-


Davis says Bay’s bridges are targets

By Pamela Reynolds, Special to the Daily Planet
Friday November 02, 2001

Gov. Gray Davis set off a flurry of mildly panicked inquiries Thursday when he told reporters that terrorists may be targeting California suspension bridges for a terrorist attack somewhere between Nov. 2 and Nov. 7. -more-


Acceptance, not ‘tolerance’

O.V. Michaelsen
Friday November 02, 2001

Editor: -more-


Cal field hockey advances in OT

Daily Planet Wire Services
Friday November 02, 2001

Medical marijuana club regs may limit dispensaries

By Hank Sims, Daily Planet Staff
Friday November 02, 2001

Thanks, Berkeley

Shepherd Bliss
Friday November 02, 2001

Sports shorts

Staff
Friday November 02, 2001

Hornets take ACCAL cross country titles -more-


Sept. 11 Response Calendar

Staff
Friday November 02, 2001

Sad when pacifist council attacked

Staff
Friday November 02, 2001

Others should follow council lead

Tara Treasurefield
Friday November 02, 2001

Emeryville school board candidate approves of a Berkeley boycott

By Mary Spicuzza, Special to the Daily Planet
Friday November 02, 2001

A.M. Fonda, an Emeryville mailman, poet and candidate for Emery Unified School District board election, was first at the mic during Monday’s poetry reading at Spasso Coffeehouse. His fellow poets had gathered to celebrate Halloween, Day of the Dead and the Celtic new year, but Fonda wanted to talk about modern politics and real-life terror. -more-


South Asian group focuses on domestic violence issue

By Nilanga S. Jayasinghe Special to the Daily Planet
Friday November 02, 2001

Among the more light-hearted fashion and Mehndi tattoo stands and the cultural events of this week’s South Asian Awareness program on the UC Berkeley campus, stood a booth dealing with one of the most serious issues facing South Asian women – domestic violence. -more-


UC faculty approve change in admissions

The Associated Press
Friday November 02, 2001

BERKELEY — University of California faculty have endorsed a change in admissions policy that would look at students’ life achievements as well as their academic records. -more-


‘Ewwwwww!’, Grossology exhibit indulges kids’ fascination with body functions

By Martha Irvine, The Associated Press
Friday November 02, 2001

CHICAGO — It’s a popular science exhibit that explores the slimy, the crusty and the scaly. -more-


New garden varieties for the coming year

By George Bria, The Associated Press
Friday November 02, 2001

POUND RIDGE, N.Y. — “Variety’s the very spice of life,” said 18th century British poet William Cowper. The phrase, stale now, is still hard to beat. But statesman Benjamin Disraeli tried, calling variety “the mother of enjoyment.” -more-


Californians to get parenting kits paid for by tobacco tax

By Christian Almeida, The Associated Press
Friday November 02, 2001

LOS ANGELES — The parents of every child born in California will receive a free, bilingual parenting kit in an unprecedented statewide education campaign funded by a voter-approved tobacco tax. -more-


Survey finds state economies weakening fast

By Robert Tanner, The Associated Press
Friday November 02, 2001

Television networks sue maker of digital video recorder

By Seth Sutel and May Wong, The Associated Press
Friday November 02, 2001

NEW YORK — Three major television networks are suing the maker of the first Internet-ready personal digital video recorder, saying the ReplayTV 4000 lets people make and distribute illegal copies of television programs. -more-


BEA Systems plans 300 cuts

The Associated Press
Friday November 02, 2001

SAN JOSE — Business software maker BEA Systems Inc. said Thursday it will lay off about 300 employees, or about 10 percent of its work force, by year’s end, joining the long list of Silicon Valley firms that have trimmed payrolls to offset declining sales. -more-


Sun Microsystems laying off about 250 in Colorado

The Associated Press
Friday November 02, 2001

BROOMFIELD, Colo. — Sun Microsystems Inc. will lay off about 250 people in Colorado as it cuts its global work force because of the soured economy. -more-


Hearing held to verify SLA radical’s guilty plea

By Linda Deutsch The Associated Press
Friday November 02, 2001

LOS ANGELES — A hearing was ordered Thursday to determine whether the guilty plea by a former Symbionese Liberation Army radical for a 1975 attempted bombing was valid, given her public declarations of innocence. -more-


Feds order states to strengthen Megan’s laws

By Liz Sidoti, The Associated Press
Friday November 02, 2001

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The federal government has ordered Ohio and 13 other states to make their Megan’s laws stronger or risk losing millions in grant money. -more-


Washington court rules gays entitled to partner’s estate

By Paul Queary The Associated Press
Friday November 02, 2001

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Gays may be entitled to the estates of partners who die without wills, the Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday. -more-


Geraldo Rivera to be Fox News’ war correspondent

By David Bauder, The Associated Press
Friday November 02, 2001

NEW YORK — Geraldo Rivera is quitting his prime-time talk show on CNBC to become a war correspondent for Fox News Channel, saying Thursday he couldn’t bear to stay on the sidelines during a big story. -more-


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


Thursday, Nov. 1

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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-


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-


Sept. 11-related books on high-demand

By Carole-Anne ElliottSpecial to the Daily Planet
Wednesday October 31, 2001

Attention, customers: terror and germs are now in stock. -more-


Out & About

Staff
Wednesday October 31, 2001

Wednesday, Oct. 31 -more-


Forum

Staff
Wednesday October 31, 2001

Time for city teach-in -more-


Author Sandra Cisneros shares her marriage with writing

By Wanda Sabir Special to the Daily Planet
Wednesday October 31, 2001

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-


Versatile athlete chooses running for collegiate sport

By Tim Haran Daily Planet Correspondent
Wednesday October 31, 2001

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-


Schools try for a lighter and brighter Halloween

By Jeffrey Obser Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday October 31, 2001

Halloween is showing a less deadly face this year. -more-


Native American landmark soon to shrink in size

By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff
Wednesday October 31, 2001

The West Berkeley Shellmound, a city landmark, will shrink a little in November. -more-


Mayor says preparing for possible terrorist attacks will be expensive

By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff
Wednesday October 31, 2001

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-


Emeryville Afghani restaurant flooded with business

By Sasha Khokha Special to the Daily Planet
Wednesday October 31, 2001

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 Happenings

Staff
Wednesday October 31, 2001

Halloween Night at Old East Campus -more-


Police Briefs

Staff
Wednesday October 31, 2001

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-


Santa Clara County asks governor to halt executions

The Associated Press
Wednesday October 31, 2001

SAN JOSE — Santa Clara County has become the second California county to ask Gov. Gray Davis to halt all executions. -more-


Anthrax kills 12 cows; not related to terrorism

The Associated Press
Wednesday October 31, 2001

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-


Bay Area Briefs

Staff
Wednesday October 31, 2001

CONCORD — The only maternity ward in Concord, Contra Costa County’s largest city, has closed. -more-


Abdul Haq’s son mourns father’s death

The Associated Press
Wednesday October 31, 2001

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-


Bay Area toy executive, heir to sugar fortune, dies

The Associated Press
Wednesday October 31, 2001

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-


Court says S.F. must allow write-ins during runoffs

The Associated Press
Wednesday October 31, 2001

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-


Salmonella DNA test promises fast detection of harmful strain

By Paul Elias The Associated Press
Wednesday October 31, 2001

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-


State law banning false accusations against cops ruled unconstitutional

The Associated Press
Wednesday October 31, 2001

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-


Police Commission condemns councilman’s ‘Osama’ remark aimed at police chief

By Louinn Lota The Associated Press
Wednesday October 31, 2001

LOS ANGELES — The Police Commission on Tuesday condemned a city councilman’s reference to Police Chief Bernard C. Parks as “Osama bin Parks.” -more-


Panel discusses Indian mascots, nicknames

By Becky Bohrer The Associated Press
Wednesday October 31, 2001

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-


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
Wednesday October 31, 2001

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-


Haunted house aims to scare teenagers into safer sex

By Lucas L. Johnson II The Associated Press
Wednesday October 31, 2001

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-


Cities, fun parks continue with Halloween plans despite threats

By Eugene Tong The Associated Press
Wednesday October 31, 2001

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-


Wells Fargo launches literacy program

By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press
Wednesday October 31, 2001

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-


Coke buys Odwalla

By Erin McClam The Associated Press
Wednesday October 31, 2001

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-


Adobe to cut 5% of work force, lowers revenue, quarterly earnings targets

By May Wong The Associated Press
Wednesday October 31, 2001

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-


Court temporarily blocks Edison debt payment plan

By Karen Gaudette The Associated Press
Wednesday October 31, 2001

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-