Page One

Nonprofit provides gift of mobility

By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff
Tuesday November 20, 2001

Global provider of wheelchairs to disabled launches prototype in town -more-



Out & About Calendar

– Compiled by Guy Poole
Tuesday November 20, 2001


Tuesday, Nov. 20

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UC should conduct ecologically-based research

By Josh Miner
Tuesday November 20, 2001

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-



Arts & Entertainment Calendar

Staff
Tuesday November 20, 2001


Resolution nears for Pacifica Foundation

By Judith Scherr, Daily Planet staff
Tuesday November 20, 2001

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-



Sept. 11 Response Calendar

Staff
Tuesday November 20, 2001

Tuesday, Nov. 20 -more-



Learn S.F. lessons

Yolanda Huang
Tuesday November 20, 2001

Editor: -more-



UC Berkeley announces 2001 enrollment figures

Daily Planet wire services
Tuesday November 20, 2001

University of California, Berkeley, officials released final enrollment figures Monday for fall 2001 undergraduate and graduate students. -more-



Latino is owner

Robert Cabrera
Tuesday November 20, 2001

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Waking up to solar energy

By Alice LaPierre
Tuesday November 20, 2001

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-



Now they get it?

Nat Mastick
Tuesday November 20, 2001

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Report says Californians are carpool champs

By Justin Pritchard The Associated Press
Tuesday November 20, 2001

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-



Features

Oakland library goes wireless

Staff
Tuesday November 20, 2001

OAKLAND — The Oakland Public Library is introducing a wireless local area network that will connect 120 computers in 17 sites. -more-


Local psychologist combats African HIV through performance

By Wanda Sabir, Special to the Daily Planet
Tuesday November 20, 2001

Last year, 2.5 million sub-Saharan Africans died from AIDS. -more-


Turkey in the dorm – some students avoiding Thanksgiving travel

By Martha Irvine The Associate Press
Tuesday November 20, 2001

A post-Sept. 11 fear of flying has some college students planning a rare Thanksgiving dinner away from home this year. -more-


Merged oil giant to let go workers

By Michael Liedke, The Associated Press
Tuesday November 20, 2001

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-


Economy predicted to continue weakening

By Michael Liedke, The Associated Press
Tuesday November 20, 2001

Feds see decline into first quarter of 2002 -more-


A new job for Al Gore

By Will Lester, The Associated Press
Tuesday November 20, 2001

Former politician named vice chairman of LA financial services firm -more-


Wine grape growers set harvest record

By Linda Ashton, The Associated Press
Tuesday November 20, 2001

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-


Bay Area Briefs

Staff
Tuesday November 20, 2001


Survey finds job -more-


Editorial

Middle East scholars meet to discuss post Sept. 11 foreign policy

By Ritu Bhatanagar Associated Press Writer
Monday November 19, 2001

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-


Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

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

News

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