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Many streets were once ablaze with bright flowers
The area immediately north of the University campus, bounded by Hearst Avenue on the south, Cedar Street on the north, Spruce Street on the west, and Highland Place on the east was subdivided in the late 1880s by a man named Daley, who called his subdivision Daley's Scenic Park. -more-
The radical left in Berkeley has gone too far…again
There has been a lot said recently about free speech in the United States, yet here in Berkeley – birthplace of the free speech movement in the 1960s – the radical left is using their slim majority on the Berkeley City Council to silence their critics and suppress the will of the majority of the people in Berkeley. It is time for progressives to speak out about what really has been happening in Berkeley. -more-
The Nowhere Man – isn’t he a bit like you and me?
“The Man Who Wasn’t There,” the latest movie from the consistently inventive Coen brothers, Joel and Ethan, takes place in 1949 Santa Rosa and was filmed in the California towns of Orange and Pasadena. -more-
Murphy, defense lead Panthers past Piedmont
The St. Mary’s football team used and inspired defensive effort and a superlative effort from quarterback Steve Murphy to take down Piedmont, 20-15, on Friday night, winning the BSAL title an an automatic berth in the North Coast Section playoffs. -more-
Teachers reject cash awards in protest of SAT-9
Say standardized testing is devisive -more-
Berkeley council is brave to stand up for its beliefs
The Berkeley Daily Planet received this letter addressed to the Berkeley City Council: -more-
Thin Bears fall to UCLA
The Cal women’s soccer team continued its free-fall on Friday, losing 2-0 to UCLA. The loss, which dropped Cal to 3-4-1 in the Pac-10, puts the Bears on the verge of missing the NCAA Tournament. -more-
Group tries to yank council redistricting plan
Claims to have collected 4,000 signatures for a March ballot challenge -more-
Ballots still being counted on utility measures
SAN FRANCISCO — Measure I, which would have created an independent municipal utility district similar to one in Sacramento, was defeated Friday, and the other public power initiative, Proposition F, appeared headed for defeat with only a few thousand votes to count. -more-
WTO protesters march to PG&E
More than 300 people brought their flags, banners and life-size puppets to San Francisco's Justin Herman Plaza today to demonstrate against the Qatar World Trade Organization meeting. -more-
Features
Nuclear experts discuss possible new threats
Imagine that a nuclear warhead was sent to this country in a container on a ship to be blown up by terrorists. That’s the scenario Scott Sagan, a Stanford University professor, painted for an audience on Thursday. -more-
UC Regents considering raising pay at top end
Administrators up to 25 percent; staff and faculty less than 2 percent increase -more-
O.J. Simpson’s mother found dead of natural causes
SAN FRANCISCO — O.J. Simpson’s mother, Eunice Simpson, was found dead in her home of natural causes Friday morning, the medical examiner’s office said. She was 80. -more-
Dig holes for trees and shrubs now before winter comes
What a great time of year to be outdoors! Cool weather is enjoyable as long as you can warm up by moving around. A good way to fan that internal fire is to dig holes. -more-
Some tricks for getting stubborn seeds to grow
Rain or shine, it’s hard to get seeds to germinate this time of year because the summer sun quickly dries the soil. And there are plenty of seeds still to sow, including biennial and perennial flowers, and fall vegetables. -more-
National parks stretched thin during free weekend
Veterans Day expected to bring in large crowds, despite economy -more-
Mummified body of 94-year-old found in California chest
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — The discovery of the mummified body of a 94-year-old woman inside a chest in a shed near the Oregon border has resulted in murder charges against a man who lived at the woman’s home. -more-
Merger could put energy prices in flux
SAN FRANCISCO — When Houston-based Dynegy Inc. announced Friday that it had bought Enron, its larger rival for $7.8 billion shares of stock, some energy traders predicted fluctuating power prices in the coming months throughout the West as the market settles into a new hierarchy with one fewer provider. -more-
Heart transplant patient scales Kilimanjaro
Six years after a heart transplant saved her life, Kelly Perkins braved cold, thin air to scale 19,340-foot-high Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa. -more-
State officials want to cut auto emissions of greenhouse gases
SANTA MONICA — California may target the tailpipe in a bid to reduce emissions of the greenhouse gases scientists believe are behind global warming. -more-
Calculators banned for disabled students
SACRAMENTO — Disabled students will not be able to use calculators, audiotapes and other aids when taking the state’s new high school exit exam under new rules the state Board of Education approved. -more-
Christian critics claim ‘Harry Potter’ is window to witchcraft
LOS ANGELES — The new Harry Potter movie heading to theaters next week has enflamed a small legion of conservative Christian critics who claim the boy wizard is a tool leading children to witchcraft and sin. -more-
State’s jobless rate rises; still in better than was expected
SAN FRANCISCO — California’s jobless rate rose from 5.4 percent to 5.7 percent last month, tracking a jump in the national unemployment rate as companies cut production and fired workers in response to the lagging economy. -more-
Election Section
Ad agencies bracing for a rocky economy
East Bay advertising agencies are beginning to feel the belt-tightening as clients cut their budgets to save a little money for what is becoming more of an uncertain economic future every day. -more-
‘Cuckoo’s Nest’ author recovering from cancer
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Ken Kesey, the acid-dropping Merry Prankster who wrote the 1960s novel “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” lay in critical condition Friday after cancer surgery on his liver. -more-
Freedom Riders reunite in Mississippi
It’s been 40 years since they fought segregation in the Deep South -more-
Veterans Day celebrations overflow with patriotism
LOS ANGELES — Brimming with a renewed sense of patriotism and respect for the military, Americans across the country are turning out this holiday to honor veterans and remember the heroes from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. -more-
Editorial
Judge wants public transit used more
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge ruled Friday that the Bay Area’s transportation authority must increase use of public transit throughout the region. -more-