Nonprofit provides gift of mobility
Global provider of wheelchairs to disabled launches prototype in town -more-
Global provider of wheelchairs to disabled launches prototype in town -more-
I was happy to see Hank Sims’ article on the UC Berkeley College of Natural Resources’ (CNR) proposal for developing the Gill Tract. Located on San Pablo in northwest Albany, the Gill Tract is the largest intact piece of agricultural land left in the Bay Area. The politics surrounding the CNR’s approach to agricultural research helps to understand their lack of interest in keeping the Gill Tract as a resource for conducting ecologically-based research. -more-
The fight that’s raged between those who want a more democratic rule at the Pacifica Foundation and the majority of Pacifica Board of Directors inched closer to a positive end during the weekend, when the board adopted a plan to transition to a more representative governance. -more-
University of California, Berkeley, officials released final enrollment figures Monday for fall 2001 undergraduate and graduate students. -more-
A power play article two weeks ago discussed using the sun’s energy to preheat water for a home or business. It is the fastest way to reduce energy bills – using the sun for the least initial investment – and requires the least amount of maintenance. But there are other ways to use the sun’s energy to reduce your energy bills. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — With co-workers or even complete strangers, Californians love to pile into cars. Home of some of the nation’s longest commutes, the state has three of the nation’s top four cities where workers are most likely to carpool. -more-
OAKLAND — The Oakland Public Library is introducing a wireless local area network that will connect 120 computers in 17 sites. -more-
Last year, 2.5 million sub-Saharan Africans died from AIDS. -more-
A post-Sept. 11 fear of flying has some college students planning a rare Thanksgiving dinner away from home this year. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — ChevonTexaco Corp. Monday said it will lay off about 500 more workers than management anticipated as part of the newly merged oil giant’s effort to save an additional $600 million annually in its combined operations. -more-
Feds see decline into first quarter of 2002 -more-
Former politician named vice chairman of LA financial services firm -more-
YAKIMA, Wash. — Washington wine grape growers are raising their glasses to a record harvest of 97,600 tons, up 9 percent from last year, largely because of more vines planted. -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
Nonprofit provides gift of mobility By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 11-20-2001
Out & About Calendar – Compiled by Guy Poole 11-20-2001
UC should conduct ecologically-based research By Josh Miner 11-20-2001
Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 11-20-2001
Resolution nears for Pacifica Foundation By Judith Scherr, Daily Planet staff 11-20-2001
Sept. 11 Response Calendar Staff 11-20-2001
Learn S.F. lessons Yolanda Huang 11-20-2001
UC Berkeley announces 2001 enrollment figures Daily Planet wire services 11-20-2001
Latino is owner Robert Cabrera 11-20-2001
Waking up to solar energy By Alice LaPierre 11-20-2001
Now they get it? Nat Mastick 11-20-2001
Report says Californians are carpool champs By Justin Pritchard The Associated Press 11-20-2001
Oakland library goes wireless Staff 11-20-2001
Local psychologist combats African HIV through performance By Wanda Sabir, Special to the Daily Planet 11-20-2001
Turkey in the dorm – some students avoiding Thanksgiving travel By Martha Irvine The Associate Press 11-20-2001
Merged oil giant to let go workers By Michael Liedke, The Associated Press 11-20-2001
Economy predicted to continue weakening By Michael Liedke, The Associated Press 11-20-2001
A new job for Al Gore By Will Lester, The Associated Press 11-20-2001
Wine grape growers set harvest record By Linda Ashton, The Associated Press 11-20-2001
Bay Area Briefs Staff 11-20-2001
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