The City Council will discuss possible strategies tonight in case a citizen’s group collects enough signatures to challenge the city’s recently-approved redistricting plan. -more-
The recent letters in the Berkeley Daily Planet by Councilmember Hawley and her Planning Commissioner David Tabb were filled with distortions regarding redistricting plan adopted by the City Council majority. The right wing opponents of the plan seem to think that the more they distribute disinformation about the plan, the more people will begin to believe these untruths. They’re attacking the process (which they have misconstrued) because they wanted a different outcome. -more-
924 Gilman St. Nov. 16: Pitch Black, The Blottos, Miracle Chosuke, 240; Nov. 17: Carry On, All Bets Off, Limp Wrist, Labrats, Thought Riot; Nov. 18: 5 p.m., Mad Caddies, Monkey, Fabulous Disaster, Over It; Nov. 23: The Stitches, Starvations, Neon King Kong, Kill Devil Hills, Problem; Nov. 24: Tilt, Missing Link, Cry Baby Cry; Nov. 30: Shitlist, Atrocious Madness, Fuerza X, Catheter, S Bitch, Delta Force; All shows start a 8 p.m. unless noted; Most are $5; 924 Gilman St. 525-9926 -more-
There’s hunger in Berkeley. -more-
At tonight’s meeting, the City Council will consider a series of measures suggested by Mayor Shirley Dean to better prepare the city to respond to acts of terrorism. The measures come out of a recent meeting of the United States Conference of Mayors, which Dean attended along with representatives from the City Manager’s Office and the police, fire and health departments. -more-
The Daily Planet received this copy of a letter to the mayor and City Council: -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — Despite light Veterans’ Day traffic, the season’s first major storm caused transportation nightmares Monday across the San Francisco Bay area. -more-
SAN LEANDRO – San Leandro officials have shut down a Kmart store after a large portion of the roof collapsed early Monday morning. -more-
NEW YORK — Robert Treuhaft, an attorney prominent in San Francisco leftist circles and the region’s civil rights movement since the 1940s, died Sunday after a brief illness. He was 89. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — All trucks heading to the Golden Gate Bridge were stopped and inspected Sunday in a security move requested by Gov. Gray Davis’ anti-terrorism advisers. -more-
MENLO PARK — Gays, lesbians and bisexuals feel more accepted by society today than a few years ago, but about the same percentage say they have experienced discrimination because of their sexual orientation. -more-
SACRAMENTO — For all of California’s congested humanity, its residents still prefer, even more than most Americans, a house and back yard in the suburbs. -more-
News of an airplane crash jangled the nerves of travelers in California, many already on edge since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. -more-
HOUSTON — Executives of Dynegy Inc. and Enron Corp. believe their plan to merge the nation’s two dominant energy marketing companies will overcome federal antitrust scrutiny, leading to a completed deal by next summer. -more-
Consumer mega-spending of the ‘90s is on the backlash -more-
REDWOOD CITY — Excite AtHome has agreed to sell parts of the Excite.com Internet portal to InfoSpace Inc. for $10 million, a deal that will require the approval of a bankruptcy court. -more-
NEW YORK — Janet Barasso ran blindly through thick, black smoke with her two sons Monday and feared the worst after an American Airlines jetliner crashed just a block from her home. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — The United Nations Environment Program has awarded Huey D. Johnson the Sasakawa Environment Prize for 40 years of environmental work. -more-
United Nations Environmental Program presents San Francisco group with prize 11-13-2001
Another thanks 11-12-2001
S.F. still waiting for final election results 11-12-2001
Judge wants public transit used more 11-10-2001
Bay Area Briefs 11-09-2001
Davis defends decision to warn of possible Bay Area bridge attacks 11-08-2001
Former LA mayor enters governor’s race 11-07-2001
Council searches for response to referendum on redistricting plan By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 11-13-2001
Calendar of Events & Activities Staff 11-13-2001
Don’t be fooled by Berkeley’s right wing disinformation campaign By Dona Spring 11-13-2001
Arts Staff 11-13-2001
Hunger not easily seen in Berkeley By Judith Scherr Daily Planet staff 11-13-2001
Resolution not radical John Selawsky 11-13-2001
City Council agenda includes police contract and a shrinking Shellmound John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 11-13-2001
Council bears witness to truth Sister Karen Conover, BVM 11-13-2001
Season’s first major storm causes traffic nightmare The Associated Press 11-13-2001
Sign petition for right reasons Tim Hansen 11-13-2001
Roof section collapses at San Leandro KMart Bay City News Service 11-13-2001
Local civil rights attorney Robert Treuhaft dies in NY The Associated Press 11-13-2001
Bay Area Briefs Staff 11-13-2001
Study finds gays, lesbians more accepted The Associated Press 11-13-2001
Californians want a single-family home, says survey By Jim Wasserman The Associated Press 11-13-2001
Airplane crash adds to travelers’ jangled nerves By Chelsea J. Carter The Associated Press 11-13-2001
Top energy officials confident of merger By Juan A. Lozano The Associated Press 11-13-2001
Deflation? Not likely, but possible By John Cunniff The Associated Press 11-13-2001
Excite.com to sell some parts for $10 million The Associated Press 11-13-2001
American Airlines jetliner crashes in Queens, NY By Sara Kugler The Associated Press 11-13-2001
Ceremony honors 81 brand-new lives By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 11-12-2001
Out & About Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 11-12-2001
Freedom to disagree is what the U.S. is about Rory Duncan 11-12-2001
Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 11-12-2001
Trojans prolong Holmoe’s misery, blow out Bears By Jared Green,Daily Planet Staff 11-12-2001
Student gathering focuses on anti-war message By Chris Van Bebber, Special to the Daily Planet 11-12-2001
Blasting Mayor Shirley Dean from Mill Valley Robert Young 11-12-2001
Schott saves Cal’s bacon in overtime Daily Planet Wire Services 11-12-2001
Court OKs Berkeley dock charges for Sea Scouts The Associated Press 11-12-2001
A sign of hope in period of political darkness Phil Dutton 11-12-2001
Bears can’t convert opportunities, fall to Cardinal in home finale Daily Planet Wire Services 11-12-2001
‘Merry Prankster’ and 1960s author Ken Kesey dies The Associated Press 11-12-2001
Thank you Berkeley for taking a stand Johanna Habib 11-12-2001
Cal field hockey falls in playoffs Daily Planet Wire Services 11-12-2001
Veterans honored with Alameda County ceremony By Kechia Smith-Gran, Special to the Daily Planet 11-12-2001
A voice of reason Christian Guenther 11-12-2001
Calif. counties spending tobacco money in various ways By Jennifer Coleman, Associated Press Writer 11-12-2001
Report: SF school officials misspent tens of millions The Associated Press 11-12-2001
Cross-country run for Sept. 11 victims ends in L.A. By Andrew Bridges, Associated Press Writer 11-12-2001
Hollywood executives asked to help with war on terrorism By Gary Gentile, AP Business Writer 11-12-2001
California jobless rate jumps to 5.7 percent By Justin Pritchard,Associated Press Writer 11-12-2001
E-mail provider Critical Path receives $95 million boost By Michael Liedtke, AP Business Writer 11-12-2001
Planning guru calls it quits By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 11-10-2001
Many streets were once ablaze with bright flowers By Susan Cerny 11-10-2001
The radical left in Berkeley has gone too far…again David Tabb 11-10-2001
The Nowhere Man – isn’t he a bit like you and me? By Billy Lux Special to the Daily Planet 11-10-2001
Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 11-10-2001
Murphy, defense lead Panthers past Piedmont By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 11-10-2001
Calendar of Events & Activities 11-10-2001
Teachers reject cash awards in protest of SAT-9 By Jeffrey Obser Daily Planet staff 11-10-2001
Berkeley council is brave to stand up for its beliefs Staff 11-10-2001
Thin Bears fall to UCLA By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 11-10-2001
Group tries to yank council redistricting plan By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 11-10-2001
U.S. undermines democratic process again Tom Lent 11-10-2001
In support of the Berkeley City Council Rose Anne Raphael 11-10-2001
Ballots still being counted on utility measures By Karen Gaudette The Associated Press 11-10-2001
Proud to live in city of Berkeley Nancy Holland 11-10-2001
WTO protesters march to PG&E Bay City News Service 11-10-2001
Nuclear experts discuss possible new threats By Yahaira Castro, Special to the Daily Planet 11-10-2001
UC Regents considering raising pay at top end The Associated Press 11-10-2001
O.J. Simpson’s mother found dead of natural causes By Anne M. Peterson, The Associated Press 11-10-2001
Dig holes for trees and shrubs now before winter comes By Lee Rich, The Associated Press 11-10-2001
Some tricks for getting stubborn seeds to grow By Lee Rich The Associated Press 11-10-2001
National parks stretched thin during free weekend By Kim Curtis, The Associated Press 11-10-2001
Mummified body of 94-year-old found in California chest The Associated Press 11-10-2001
Merger could put energy prices in flux By Karen Gaudette The Associated Press 11-10-2001
Heart transplant patient scales Kilimanjaro By Brendan Riley, The Associated Press 11-10-2001
State officials want to cut auto emissions of greenhouse gases By Andrew Bridges, The Associated Press 11-10-2001
Calculators banned for disabled students The Associated Press 11-10-2001
Christian critics claim ‘Harry Potter’ is window to witchcraft By Anthony Breznican, The Associated Press 11-10-2001
State’s jobless rate rises; still in better than was expected By Justin Pritchard, The Associated Press 11-10-2001
Ad agencies bracing for a rocky economy By Rachel Searles Special to the Daily Planet 11-10-2001
‘Cuckoo’s Nest’ author recovering from cancer By Jeff Barnard The Associated Press 11-10-2001
Freedom Riders reunite in Mississippi By Deborah Bulkeley The Associated Press 11-10-2001
Veterans Day celebrations overflow with patriotism By Michelle DeArmond, The Associated Press 11-10-2001
Afghanistan losses mourned at vigil By Kechia Smith-Gran, Special to the Daily Planet 11-09-2001
Out & About Calendar – Compiled by Guy Poole 11-09-2001
I love Berkeley! Spencer Thompson 11-09-2001
Sacred Buddhist texts bound for World Peace Ceremony By Jennifer Dix, Daily Planet Correspondent 11-09-2001
Art & Entertainment Calendar Staff 11-09-2001
’Jackets can’t hold off MacFarland, Pinole Valley By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 11-09-2001
Albany open space set for development By Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff 11-09-2001
Downtown, parking, transit study is needed Jack Gardner 11-09-2001
Romance ain’t for sissies … at any age Sari Friedman, Special to the Daily Planet 11-09-2001
‘Small Schools’ debate continues By Jeffrey Obser, Daily Planet Staff 11-09-2001
Proud to live in city of Berkeley Tom Moseley 11-09-2001
Benefit to honor veteran musician By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 11-09-2001
War vote shows clearer heads can still prevail Staff 11-09-2001
City’s class offers free disaster preparedness training By Kimberlee Bortfeld, Special to the Daily Planet 11-09-2001
NASA satellite discovers rare gamma-ray burst By Pamela Reynolds, Special to the Daily Planet 11-09-2001
S.F.’s public power fight brewing By Kaudette Gaudette, The Associated Press 11-09-2001
Davis meets with Bay Area mayors to discuss security By Margie Mason The Associated Press 11-09-2001
Terrorism hotline now available Guy Poole 11-09-2001
Shrinking economy causes CSU enrollment to swell by 20,000 By Chelsea J. Carter, The Associated Press 11-09-2001
School fires teacher who burned American flag The Associated Press 11-09-2001
Chad Condit launches bid for Senate By Brian Melley, The Associated Press 11-09-2001
San Francisco physicians allowed to prescribe methadone to heroin addicts By Ritu Bhatnagar The Associated Press 11-09-2001
Feds testing ammunition that brings down the bad guys, not the planes The Associated Press 11-09-2001
Gold bar sold for $8 million By Chelsea J. Carter The Associated Press 11-09-2001
Intel founder’s memoir details life under Nazis, Communists By Matthew Fordahl, The Associated Press 11-09-2001
Woman awarded $485,000 in suit against Old Navy The Associated Press 11-09-2001
Palm CEO resigns By May Wong The Associated Press 11-09-2001
Neglecting gutters and downspouts could cause heavy damage By James and Morris Carey, The Associated Press 11-09-2001
Questions and Answers By Morris and James Carey The Associated Press 11-09-2001
Home Matters: Don’t give cold weather the cold shoulder The Associated Press 11-09-2001
Alabama biology textbooks to warn about evolution By Phillip Rawls, The Associated Press 11-09-2001
Efforts continue to boost numbers of tiny birds by removing predators, non-native plants and beachgoers Story by Leon Drounkeith, Photos by Reed Saxon The Associated Press 11-09-2001
Study finds that terror attacks could cost the country trillions By Christiana Almeida, The Associated Press 11-09-2001
President Bush expanding National Guard presence at airports By Jonathan D. Salant, The Associated Press 11-09-2001
Hearing focuses on parking, parking, parking By John GeluardiDaily Planet staff 11-08-2001
Calendar of Events & Activities Compiled by Guy Poole 11-08-2001
An odd stand against the war Robert Colwell 11-08-2001
Arts Staff 11-08-2001
’Jackets face two opponents: Pinole Valley and bad grades By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 11-08-2001
Special education parents speak out By Jeffrey Obser Daily Planet Staff 11-08-2001
Council war resolution is American right Toby Chopra 11-08-2001
BHS girls beat De Anza, await North Coast seeding By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 11-08-2001
Fire department prepares for bio-terrorism attack By Sasha Khokha Special to the Daily Planet 11-08-2001
Creativity needed to solve parking mess downtown Bonnie Hughes 11-08-2001
Holmoe, players focused on getting year’s first win By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 11-08-2001
City tries streamlining landmark rules By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 11-08-2001
Proud to be part of Berkeley Mandeep S. Gill 11-08-2001
A dam protest at Citibank Hank Sims 11-08-2001
Public power hinges on absentees; anthrax fears delay ballot count By Karen Gaudette Associated Press Writer 11-08-2001
Solar power wins big in S.F.; other winners announced The Associated Press 11-08-2001
Bay Area Briefs Staff 11-08-2001
High-grossing Halloween store closes its doors Kimberlee Bortfeld Special to the Daily Planet 11-08-2001
Confronting Racism By Ben Lumpkin Special to the Daily Planet 11-08-2001
City of Franklin school boasts almost a 100- percent voter turnout By Jeffrey Obser Daily Planet staff 11-07-2001
Out & About Staff 11-07-2001
Forum Staff 11-07-2001
Arts Staff 11-07-2001
Task force wants security before dances resume By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 11-07-2001
Reddy sons appear in court, point at translators By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 11-07-2001
From under the Shroud By Mary Spicuzza Special to the Daily Planet 11-07-2001
Voters transform S.F. into solar power leader By Karen Gaudette The Associated Press 11-07-2001
Judge rules Olson guilty plea in SLA bomb case stands By Linda Deutsch The Associated Press 11-07-2001
Davis defends warning of possible bridge attacks By Margie Mason The Associated Press 11-07-2001
Bay Area Briefs Staff 11-07-2001
Attorney General Ashcroft allows agents to act against assisted-suicide doctors By Katherine Pfleger The Associated Press 11-07-2001
Power grid’s CEO deposed by CA Senate committee By Jennifer Coleman The Associated Press 11-07-2001
HP family, foundation oppose Compaq deal By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press 11-07-2001
10 years after ‘death sentence,’ Magic Johnson thriving By John Nadel The Associated Press 11-07-2001
‘Jackets’ quarterback isn’t one to pass-over By Tim Haran Daily Planet Correspondent 11-07-2001
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