Page One

Honda mechanics working without contract

Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff
Saturday November 17, 2001

More than 80 automobile owners every day drive, tow or roll their problems into the Jim Doten Honda service department. For many Berkeleyans, the Shattuck Avenue auto shop, a department of the family-owned Jim Doten Honda dealership, is the best in the city. -more-



Out & About Calendar

– Compiled by Guy Poole
Saturday November 17, 2001


Saturday, Nov. 17

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Windmills in Berkeley have become rare

By Susan Cerny
Saturday November 17, 2001

Windmills that pumped water from wells up to a holding tank above were once common backyard structures in Berkeley and they appear in many old photographs. Other sources of domestic water were wells with hand pumps and water piped from hillside reservoirs or springs. -more-



Berkeley on Berkeley

By Steven Finacom
Saturday November 17, 2001

The Berkeley City Council’s 5-4 resolution regarding the bombing in Afghanistan has launched a passionate and continuing debate over the nature of patriotism and whether local government officials should take positions on foreign policy. -more-



Photographs from Ground Zero exhibited on UC campus

By Alisa Weinstein and Gerasimos Rigas Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday November 17, 2001

As soon as the first airplane hit the World Trade Center on the morning of Sept. 11, photographers and ordinary citizens alike grabbed their cameras and rushed toward the scene to record history as it unfolded. -more-



Arts & Entertainment Calendar

Staff
Saturday November 17, 2001


Sampson, Bears just too much for Eastern Washington in BCA

By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff
Saturday November 17, 2001

Freshman named MVP of tourney -more-



Japanese officials applaud Berkeley

By Judith Scherr, Daily Planet staff
Saturday November 17, 2001

Aspiring sincerely to an international peace based on justice and order, the Japanese people forever renounce war as a sovereign right of the nation and the threat or use of force as means of settling international disputes. -more-



Muddy waters

Dave Blake
Saturday November 17, 2001

Editor, -more-



Bay Area workers hustled all week in transporting ‘Harry Potter’ to theaters

The Associated Press
Saturday November 17, 2001

UNION CITY — As would-be wizards hustled this week to track down tickets for “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” warehouse workers were hustling to deliver the film to theaters in hundreds of hefty metal canisters in time for its premiere. -more-



St. Mary’s drops Cal in NCAA first round

By Dean Caparaz,Daily Planet Correspondent
Saturday November 17, 2001

STANFORD – Cal ended its season in frustrating fashion, as Saint Mary’s defeated the Golden Bears, 3-2, in the first round of the NCAA women’s soccer tournament Friday evening at Stanford. -more-



City Council OKs emergency aid for housing at Flamingo Motel

By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff
Saturday November 17, 2001

The City Council approved $175,000 Tuesday for an emergency housing program at the Flamingo Motel, which serves the most vulnerable homeless – those with serious mental disabilities. -more-



Amendment would make healthier city

Kirstin Miller
Saturday November 17, 2001

Editor: -more-



Ramadan month celebrated with prayer, fasting

By Hadas Ragolsky, Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday November 17, 2001

Osama Saied, treasurer of the Berkeley Masjid Foundation, the only mosque in the city, fasted during Ramadan for the first time when he was a 10-year-old boy in Egypt. -more-



Police Blotter

– Hank Sims
Saturday November 17, 2001


Features

Bay Area Briefs

Staff
Saturday November 17, 2001

MARTINEZ — A juvenile computer hacker faces sentencing in January after pleading guilty to defacing NASA and U.S. Army Web pages last summer with his own Web page protesting the music industry’s suit against Napster. -more-


Crop of candidates solidifying for statewide election

By Alexa Haussler The Associated Press
Saturday November 17, 2001

SACRAMENTO – Some familiar names are popping up in the field of candidates for statewide office next year. -more-


Ballots turn up missing in disputed mayoral race

The Associated Press
Saturday November 17, 2001

COMPTON — A box of 1,500 unused absentee ballots from the city’s hotly contested mayoral election turned up missing, adding another bizarre twist to a lawsuit alleging that voter fraud, bribery, perjury and death threats tainted the election. -more-


LAPD officers sue officials over criminal allegations

The Associated Press
Saturday November 17, 2001

LOS ANGELES — Three police officers who were arrested during a corruption scandal filed a lawsuit against their employer and the district attorney’s office, claiming their reputations were destroyed and they were publicly humiliated. -more-


‘Harry Potter’ goes bump in the night...

By David German The Associated Press
Saturday November 17, 2001

Toll of midnight lures fans to movie theaters

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Ridge affirms $20 billion in federal aid for New York during visit to Trade Center site

By Elizabeth LaSure, The Associated Press
Saturday November 17, 2001

NEW YORK — Homeland security Director Tom Ridge, standing next to rumbling machinery in the World Trade Center rubble, on Friday affirmed the Bush administration’s commitment to $20 billion in aid to the city. -more-


Education leaders react to Davis budget-cutting proposals

By Alexa Haussler The Associated Press
Saturday November 17, 2001

SACRAMENTO — California education leaders say they expected schools would come under the ax in an attempt to stem an expected $12.4 billion budget shortfall. -more-


HP, Compaq CEOs reject $22 million in merger bonuses

By Michael Liedke, The Associated Press
Saturday November 17, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO — Facing a potential shareholder revolt against the proposed marriage of their companies, Hewlett Packard Co. CEO Carly Fiorina and Compaq Computer Corp. CEO Michael Capellas have withdrawn from a bonus program that would have paid them $22.4 million for completing the merger. -more-


Texas storms leave two missing and four dead

By Natalie Gott, The Associated Press
Saturday November 17, 2001

AUSTIN, Texas — Central Texas braced for more rain Friday after storms and flooding claimed four lives, left two people missing, turned streets into rivers and spawned several tornadoes. -more-


Woman pushed into subway path

The Associated Press
Saturday November 17, 2001

NEW YORK — A woman was shoved into the path of a subway train, a push so hard that her white clogs remained on the edge of the platform, police said. A homeless man was accused of attempted murder. -more-


Editorial

Prof. Cornell West challenges audience to walk its talk

By Chris O’Connell, Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday November 17, 2001

After making his way through a packed and sweltering Pauley Ballroom Thursday night to give the Mario Savio Memorial Lecture, Dr. Cornell West was concerned that police might shut the event down because it was too crowded. -more-


Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

Prof. Cornell West challenges audience to walk its talk 11-17-2001

Many CSU teaching grads feel ill prepared 11-16-2001

Freedom is to differ 11-16-2001

University may not always get its way 11-15-2001

Affordable gasoline? 11-15-2001

Wish I could live in Berkeley 11-14-2001

Livermore wildlife preserve abounds with natural wonders 11-14-2001

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

News

Honda mechanics working without contract Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff 11-17-2001

Out & About Calendar – Compiled by Guy Poole 11-17-2001

Windmills in Berkeley have become rare By Susan Cerny 11-17-2001

Berkeley on Berkeley By Steven Finacom 11-17-2001

Photographs from Ground Zero exhibited on UC campus By Alisa Weinstein and Gerasimos Rigas Special to the Daily Planet 11-17-2001

Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 11-17-2001

Sampson, Bears just too much for Eastern Washington in BCA By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 11-17-2001

Japanese officials applaud Berkeley By Judith Scherr, Daily Planet staff 11-17-2001

Muddy waters Dave Blake 11-17-2001

Bay Area workers hustled all week in transporting ‘Harry Potter’ to theaters The Associated Press 11-17-2001

St. Mary’s drops Cal in NCAA first round By Dean Caparaz,Daily Planet Correspondent 11-17-2001

City Council OKs emergency aid for housing at Flamingo Motel By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 11-17-2001

Amendment would make healthier city Kirstin Miller 11-17-2001

Ramadan month celebrated with prayer, fasting By Hadas Ragolsky, Special to the Daily Planet 11-17-2001

Police Blotter – Hank Sims 11-17-2001

Bay Area Briefs Staff 11-17-2001

Crop of candidates solidifying for statewide election By Alexa Haussler The Associated Press 11-17-2001

Ballots turn up missing in disputed mayoral race The Associated Press 11-17-2001

LAPD officers sue officials over criminal allegations The Associated Press 11-17-2001

‘Harry Potter’ goes bump in the night... By David German The Associated Press 11-17-2001

Ridge affirms $20 billion in federal aid for New York during visit to Trade Center site By Elizabeth LaSure, The Associated Press 11-17-2001

Education leaders react to Davis budget-cutting proposals By Alexa Haussler The Associated Press 11-17-2001

HP, Compaq CEOs reject $22 million in merger bonuses By Michael Liedke, The Associated Press 11-17-2001

Texas storms leave two missing and four dead By Natalie Gott, The Associated Press 11-17-2001

Woman pushed into subway path The Associated Press 11-17-2001

Mourning 1,200 daily tobacco deaths By Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff 11-16-2001

Out & About Calendar Staff 11-16-2001

Boycott Berkeley, support America Shawn P. O’Donnell 11-16-2001

A woman of two worlds ByAdam David Miller, Special to the Daily Planet 11-16-2001

Art & Entertainment Calendar Staff 11-16-2001

’Jackets outlast Castro Valley in a thriller By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 11-16-2001

Shooting star show expected Sunday By Pamela Reynolds, Special to the Daily Planet 11-16-2001

Thanks for council courage Helene Knox 11-16-2001

Bears beat Princeton with sharp outside shooting Daily Planet Wire Services 11-16-2001

Low-income students may get free, cheaper bus rides By Jeffrey Obser, Daily Planet staff 11-16-2001

Military courts not appropriate Dennis Burke 11-16-2001

Golden Bears women’s basketball signs three recruits Daily Planet Wire Services 11-16-2001

Cell towers rules changed, Southside timeline adopted By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 11-16-2001

Free speech on the Web Becky O’Malley 11-16-2001

UC budget outlook grim By Michelle Locke, The Associated Press 11-16-2001

In support of Berkeley, CA Elizabeth Jordan 11-16-2001

Support free speech radio David Eifler and Pat Martin 11-16-2001

City Council returns to the redistricting drawing boards By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 11-16-2001

Berkeley will gain world respect from vote Joel Hamburger 11-16-2001

Navy drops plans to use Big Sur as bombing range By Mark Sherman, The Associated Press 11-16-2001

U.S. actions lead to more violence Diana Perry 11-16-2001

Debacle could happen again By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 11-16-2001

Debate is healthy Paul Cox, C. E. 11-16-2001

Foreign students fear holiday travels could bar U.S. re-entry By Justin Pritchard, The Associated Press 11-16-2001

Bush’s call to volunteerism hides motives Bruce Joff 11-16-2001

Use the fireplace as a focal point By Carol McGarvey The Associated Press 11-16-2001

Don’t knock my city Edith Monk Hallberk 11-16-2001

Fixing hollow-core doors By James and Morris Carey, The Associated Press 11-16-2001

Proud to be from Berkeley Kathleen Roberts 11-16-2001

The Gardener’s Guide: Growing various cranberries By Lee Rich The Associated Press 11-16-2001

In solidarity with those who espouse peace Dorinda Guadalupe Moreno 11-16-2001

Yahoo to cut 400 jobs as it rearms for future growth By Brian Bergstein, The Associated Press 11-16-2001

Many problems with approved district lines Robert Cabrera 11-16-2001

Providian suffers another Wall Street beating By Michael Liedke, The Associated Press 11-16-2001

Shop Berkeley; bike there too Hank Resnik 11-16-2001

Why the hush hush on Microsoft? By Matthew Fordahl, The Associated Press 11-16-2001

Agilent to cut 4,000 more jobs, meets expectations By Matthew Fordahl, The Associated Press 11-16-2001

Online music co. to lay off 15 percent The Associated Press 11-16-2001

Santa Clara funded for water projects The Associated Press 11-16-2001

Novell to cut 19 percent of its force By Rich Vosecka, The Associated Press 11-16-2001

UC students protest labor violations in street theater act Story and Photos by Kimberlee Bortfeld 11-16-2001

Former SLA fugitive wants to withdraw her guilty plea By Linda Deutsch, The Associated Press 11-16-2001

Group may foil redistricting plan By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 11-15-2001

Out & About Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 11-15-2001

Thanks for vote against death of innocent Rose NajiaSan 11-15-2001

Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 11-15-2001

’Jackets beat Antioch, face Castro Valley in second round By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 11-15-2001

Art & Entertainment Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 11-15-2001

Out & About Calendar Staff 11-15-2001

UC union calls for transit upgrades By Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff 11-15-2001

Afghanistan war won’t get us bin Lauden Lance Caselman 11-15-2001

Modesto Christian duo signs with Cal Daily Planet Wire Services 11-15-2001

Teaching Islam changed after Sept. 11 attacks By Susan Latham, Special to the Daily Planet 11-15-2001

Fear that fascism has arrived Pamela Miller 11-15-2001

Berkeley High seniors sign letters Staff Report 11-15-2001

Many support efforts against war John Erhart 11-15-2001

Green Party announces candidates for top seats By Colleen Valles, The Associated Press 11-15-2001

Schott named All-Pac-10 again Daily Planet Wire Services 11-15-2001

Group’s aim is support for Armstrong Michael Bauce 11-15-2001

Working families are hungry Staff 11-15-2001

Limit height in General Plan Martha Nicoloff 11-15-2001

OBITUARY:Ted Rosenkrantz Staff 11-15-2001

UC regents vote to take a broader view of applicants By Michelle Locke, The Associated Press 11-15-2001

Rail planners vote to narrow route, technology options The Associated Press 11-15-2001

Potential high-speed rail routes Staff 11-15-2001

Los Altos woman aboard fallen flight 587 The Associated Press 11-15-2001

FDA approves new therapy for rheumatoid arthritis By Lauran Neergaard, The Associated Press 11-15-2001

SBC, Yahoo form alliance for DSL Internet service By T.A. Badger, The Associated Press 11-15-2001

HP earnings plunge 89 percent By Brian Bergstein, The Associated Press 11-15-2001

Requiem for the homeless Guy Poole/Daily Planet 11-14-2001

Calendar of Events & Activities Compiled by Guy Poole 11-14-2001

Walking – solves the parking problem Donna Mickleson 11-14-2001

Documentary explores the story of Walt Disney’s shadow By Peter Crimmins Special to the Daily Planet 11-14-2001

Arts Staff 11-14-2001

Softball star Friedman gives it her all on court By Tim Haran Daily Planet Correspondent 11-14-2001

Mayor announces sweepstakes to boost businesses By John GeluardiDaily Planet staff 11-14-2001

Thanks for courageous vote Frank H. Lucido MD 11-14-2001

Planners to revisit disputed city issues By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 11-14-2001

Council did duty by standing up, speaking out John M. Hartenstein, Esq. 11-14-2001

Local activist, Alice Hamburg, dies at 95 By Judith Scherr Daily Planet staff 11-14-2001

In defense of Berkeley the beautiful Yoshie Furuhashi 11-14-2001

Police Briefs Hank Sims 11-14-2001

Many around world stand with you Dean Zorn 11-14-2001

University of California considers taking a broader view By Michelle Locke The Associated Press 11-14-2001

Bay Area Briefs Staff 11-14-2001

Orange County judge rules method used by tax assessors is unconstitutional The Associated Press 11-14-2001

Earthquakes rattle Salton Sea The Associated Press 11-14-2001

Sanity hearing begins for mass killer seeking release By Chelsea J. CarterThe Associated Press 11-14-2001

House votes to make Ronald Reagan’s boyhood Illinois home a historic site By Jennifer Hoyt The Associated Press 11-14-2001

Survey says spending expected to rise in ‘02 The Associated Press 11-14-2001

Covad receives $150 million loan from rival SBC Communications By Matthew Fordahl The Associated Press 11-14-2001

Oracle warns it will miss quarterly expectations The Associated Press 11-14-2001

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