City prepares for threat of terrorist attacks
In another sign of how the world has changed since Sept. 11, the City Council approved an update Tuesday that will include terrorist attacks in Berkeley’s Disaster Preparedness Plan. -more-
In another sign of how the world has changed since Sept. 11, the City Council approved an update Tuesday that will include terrorist attacks in Berkeley’s Disaster Preparedness Plan. -more-
The Berkeley Daily Planet received this letter addressed to the Berkeley City Council: -more-
924 Gilman St. 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-
This is what it comes down to for the Cal football team this season: even when Stanford played its worst, the Bears couldn’t beat them. -more-
Images of protesters, peace signs and power struggles circled around three generations of women as they discussed their own experiences as activists to a packed room of around 100 people yesterday afternoon. -more-
The Berkeley Daily Planet received this letter addressed to Berkeley Mayor Shirley Dean and the City Council: -more-
Guilliard-Young dominates with 12 blocks for Berkeley -more-
Not many Boy Scouts — only about one percent — achieve the organization’s highest rank, that of Eagle Scout. Berkeley’s Troop Six has had an exceptionally distinguished year, as four of its members have advanced into the order of the Eagle. -more-
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Three St. Mary’s runners qualify for state meet -more-
Hundreds of students surround the police car holding civil rights activist Jack Weinberg, one moment in a 36-hour protest on the UC Berkeley campus. -more-
The St. Mary’s High football team’s season came to an end on Saturday with a North Coast Section playoff loss to Campolindo, 23-20. -more-
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation says it is donating a total of $1 million to the University of California campuses in Davis and Berkeley to study Sudden Oak Death. -more-
STANFORD – The No. 6 ranked California men’s water polo team (13-6) upset No. 1 ranked and previously unbeaten Stanford (17-1), 4-3, Saturday in the Big Splash at the Avery Aquatic Center. The upset gave the Bears their third consecutive Steve Heaston Trophy. Heaston was the former Cal water polo coach (1989-98) who led the Bears to three NCAA titles and passed away in 1999. -more-
McPherson dies from gunshot to chest; Willie Brown offers $10,000 reward -more-
SACRAMENTO – The number of nationally certified public schoolteachers in California is expected to jump sharply this year, thanks in part to bonuses the state gives those who earn the honor, state officials said in a conference call with reporters Sunday. -more-
SACRAMENTO – State HMO regulators fined the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. $500,000 for failing to give a timely referral to a 19-year-old man who later died. -more-
SUNNYVALE – Yahoo! Inc. will cut 400 jobs, more than 12 percent of its work force, as it reorganizes in search of “sustainable, profitable growth,” the Internet company told analysts this week. -more-
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-
SAN FRANCISCO – Middle East studies scholars say the fundamental Islamist movement won’t end with the capture or killing of suspected terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden and his top lieutenants. -more-
Middle East scholars meet to discuss post Sept. 11 foreign policy 11-19-2001
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
City prepares for threat of terrorist attacks By John Geluardi\, Daily Planet staff 11-19-2001
Out & About Calendar Staff 11-19-2001
Thanks to City Council for voting for peace Staff 11-19-2001
Arts Staff 11-19-2001
Luckless Bears drop 7th straight Big Game By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 11-19-2001
Women activists — past and present — speak out By Ofelia Madrid, Special to the Daily Planet 11-19-2001
Traffic issues need solutions, not study John Selawsky 11-19-2001
’Jackets slay Dragons for NCS title By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 11-19-2001
Boy Scout honored for saving girl’s life By Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff 11-19-2001
Mayor needs to stand up for city, or be replaced Malcolm Burnstein 11-19-2001
Duffy wins third straight North Coast title Staff Report 11-19-2001
Photo exhibit pays tribute to peace movement By Carole-Anne Elliott Special to the Daily Planet 11-19-2001
Canada has many foreign college students Richard Thompson, 11-19-2001
Panthers fall in NCS first round Staff Report 11-19-2001
UC gets $1 million to fight sudden Oak death Bay City News Service 11-19-2001
Cal water polo upsets top-ranked Stanford Daily Planet Wire Services 11-19-2001
Bay Briefs Staff 11-19-2001
Calif. Senator’s son gunned down during robbery The Associated Press 11-19-2001
More state teachers expected to gain national certification The Associated Press 11-19-2001
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan fined $500,000 in 19-year-old patient’s death By Jennifer Coleman Associated Press Writer 11-19-2001
Yahoo to cut 400 jobs as it rearms for future growth By Brian Bergstein AP Business Writer 11-19-2001
Education leaders react to Davis budget-cutting proposals By Alexa Haussler Associated Press Writer 11-19-2001
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