Parents pitched in Wednesday to serve some 60 Emerson School first graders a Thanksgiving feast. -more-
Many of us will contribute turkeys, canned goods, gift certificates and volunteer time to help prevent hunger among low-income families this Thanksgiving holiday. To achieve an end to hunger for these same families in the weeks and months ahead, we propose a supplement to this traditional menu of charitable giving. In the spirit of strong families, healthy children, and successful communities this holiday season California Food Policy Advocates recommends that the public and state policy makers choose at least one option from the following menu of opportunities to reduce hunger. -more-
It’s a historical drama without period costumes. An underworld crime story with nary a gunfight. A car salesman’s tale without any car chases. It is a tight little civic mystery thriller that’s too polite to raise its voice. -more-
21 Grand Nov. 29: 9 p.m., Lemon Lime Lights, Hillside, Moe! Staiano, $6; Nov. 30: 9 p.m., Fred Frith, Damon Smith, Marco Eneidi, Sabu Toyozumi Ensemble, Phillip Greenlief, $10; Dec. 1: 9 p.m., Toychestra, Rosin Coven, Darling Freakhead, $6; All ages. 21 Grand Ave., Oakland. 444-7263 -more-
The Berkeley High girls’ volleyball team had their season rudely ended on Tuesday night, falling in straight games, 15-11, 15-9, 15-5, to the San Benito (Hollister) Haybalers in the first round of the CIF state tournament. -more-
Ann Fagan Ginger, executive director of the Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute and former member of the city’s Peace and Justice Commission, issued an activist’s impassioned call to arms Tuesday night. -more-
The University of California women’s volleyball program has signed local product Alicia Powers and Texas’ Jenna Brown to a National Letters of Intent, it was announced Wednesday by Golden Bear head coach Rich Feller. -more-
Community outcry and concern from neighboring cities about diminished fire service, has caused the Oakland City Council to rethink tearing down Fire Station No. 8 in north Oakland while a new station is built. -more-
Cal overcame a woeful shooting performance from three-point range and held on to beat Santa Clara, 67-60, Tuesday night in Haas Pavilion. With the win, the Bears are now 3-0 for the first time since 1995. -more-
Edward Treuting sat inside Point Richmond’s Hidden City Cafe, dipping a homemade sausage patty into his over-easy eggs and talked about his vision for the Emeryville stretch of San Pablo Avenue. -more-
Councilmember Spring, you were so very quick to “condemn” the actions of the Untied States government after the terrorist attacks that murdered 5,000 innocent civilians during the normal conduct of their daily lives. -more-
A mid-day fire at 2721 Garber St. on Tuesday caused about $75,000 in property damage, according to Deputy Fire Chief Debra Pryor. -more-
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District Wednesday adopted amendments that would reduce the number of smog-forming particles that are emitted by industrial paints. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco schools chief Arlene Ackerman said she plans job cuts in response to findings that voter-approved school repair and modernization funds were misspent and mismanaged. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — Pity the Thanksgiving turkey, selectively bred so fat for so long that simply walking can be a problem and sex is no longer possible. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — Dungeness crab season should be in full swing along the California coast, but most fishermen’s boats are docked as they protest the prices they have been offered for their catches. -more-
The Alameda County Housing and Community Development Department announced today that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded $12 million in grants to county programs that help the homeless. -more-
BERKELEY – Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley say they are working to patent a design for aircraft wings that could dramatically cut the strength of wake turbulence. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — A six-month state probe of San Francisco’s November 2000 election has found “very unusual” ballot-counting discrepancies in a limited sample that could suggest a problem “large enough to affect the results of several contests,” Secretary of State Bill Jones said Wednesday. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — Before computer whiz Steven E. Brenner accepted his tenure-track research post at the University of California-Berkeley last year, he demanded that the school’s intellectual property police leave him alone. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — A judge denied a request to reduce bail for the man who kept two dogs that mauled a San Francisco woman to death, saying Wednesday he considers Robert Noel a flight risk based on alleged connections with the Aryan Brotherhood gang. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — Security screeners at San Francisco International airport are unhappy about the new airport security law, and they’re thinking of walking off the job during the year’s busiest travel weekend. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — Federal prosecutors considered Wednesday whether to appeal a federal judge’s ruling dismissing insider trading charges against a former chief executive of now-defunct Granny Goose Foods, Inc. -more-
SACRAMENTO — In a flash this fall, California’s power woes fizzled and a budget crunch took hold as the new crisis — and with that change came a new political challenge for Democratic Gov. Gray Davis. -more-
LOS ANGELES — Filming bans at four city-owned airports since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks are causing entertainment industry job losses that some in Hollywood fear could lead to more runaway production. -more-
Turkeys, cranberry sauce and automatic weapons. -more-
LOS ANGELES — If it weren’t for the intervention of local sheriff’s deputies, Tim Moore figures Indian security officers would have kicked him out of his Colorado River home years ago. -more-
LOS ANGELES — Ralph Burns, who won Academy Awards, an Emmy and a Tony as a music arranger after making a name for himself in jazz as a piano player in the Woody Herman band, died Wednesday. He was 79. -more-
NEW YORK — A California company partly funded by the CIA has discontinued a free service that allowed Internet users to bypass Web censorship by governments and corporations. -more-
HELENA, Mont. — The Christmas tree harvest at the Hardy Plantation near Creston is over for the season, and Janet Hardy figures there won’t be many more. -more-
SAN DIEGO — San Diego Gas & Electric Co. can raise electricity rates to recoup the $2 million cost of upgrading lines to Mexico, federal regulators said Wednesday. -more-
RIALTO — Jealousy may have prompted two Siberian huskies to maul an infant girl to death in her bassinet, authorities speculated. -more-
Californians frequently spend more than 30 percent of their incomes for home mortgages or rent. The following is a look at Census Bureau estimates of California cities with a population over 250,000 people. The first column is the city; the second column is the percentage of city residents with a home mortgage who spend more than 30 percent of their take-home income on the mortgage; the third column is the percentage of renters in the city who pay more than 30 percent of their take-home income on rent. -more-
LOS ANGELES — Some of the nation’s biggest car rental companies are selling wrecked vehicles without making the proper disclosures, endangering the public and harming consumers, according to lawsuits filed in California in recent months. -more-
LOS ANGELES — A man who was believed to be unhappy with his seat assignment was taken into custody Wednesday for kicking an airliner’s emergency exit door during a flight from South Korea to Los Angeles, authorities said. -more-
PHILADELPHIA — A surplus of coins caused in part by fewer cash purchases in the softening economy has led the U.S. Mint to begin layoffs. -more-
SAN DIEGO — A state appeals court on Wednesday threw out a challenge to an anti-airport initiative at the former Marine Corps Air Station in El Toro. -more-
LAS VEGAS — While the glittering Las Vegas Strip may not be as crowded over the four-day Thanksgiving holiday weekend as last year, those who do come are expected to spend more money, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority reports. -more-
PARK CITY, Utah — It’s Thanksgiving week and the American flags on Park Avenue flutter in a quiet breeze, the sun hangs in a sapphire sky and a few gauzy clouds trail over the Wasatch Mountains. -more-
U.S. Mint lays off hundreds as bank practices coin surplus 11-22-2001
State considering four-level terror threat warning system 11-21-2001
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
Gobbling up a thankful feast Judith Scherr/Daily Planet 11-22-2001
Calendar of Events & Activities Staff 11-22-2001
Food for thought:a Thanksgiving menu By the California Food Policy Advocates 11-22-2001
Doggin’ on Portland ... among other things By Peter Crimmins Special to the Daily Planet 11-22-2001
Arts Staff 11-22-2001
San Benito ends ’Jackets’ season in first round of state tournament By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 11-22-2001
Activist calls for U.S. to end its involvement in Afghanistan By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 11-22-2001
WTC dead minding own business Frank M. Rivers 11-22-2001
Bears ink local star Daily Planet Wire Services 11-22-2001
Station closure may hurt Berkeley’s fire service By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 11-22-2001
No right wing in this galaxy Tom McHenry 11-22-2001
Cal men overcome dreadful shooting to beat Santa Clara Daily Planet Wire Services 11-22-2001
Emeryville residents fight chain stores on San Pablo By Mary Spicuzza Special to the Daily Planet 11-22-2001
What do you say murder of reporters? Anne Marselis 11-22-2001
Charred sweet home Judith Scherr/Daily Planet 11-22-2001
Air Quality District adopts industrial paint standards Bay City News Service 11-22-2001
Bay Area Briefs Staff 11-22-2001
Years of breeding lead to some fat turkeys this year By Paul Elias The Associated Press 11-22-2001
Dungeness crab fishermen strike for higher prices By Colleen Valles The Associated Press 11-22-2001
$12 million awarded to county in HUD grants Bay City News Service 11-22-2001
UC engineer’s design eliminates wing turbulence Bay City News Service 11-22-2001
SF will recanvass votes after state releases probe results By Margie Mason The Associated Press 11-22-2001
Scientists push the publishing of code powering genetic research By Paul Elias The Associated Press 11-22-2001
Lower bail request denied in fatal dog mauling case By Ron Harris The Associated Press 11-22-2001
SF airport security ponders walkout The Associated Press 11-22-2001
Insider trading charges dismissed against former Granny Goose Foods executive The Associated Press 11-22-2001
CA budget crisis Davis’ latest test By Alexa Haussler The Associated Press 11-22-2001
Entertainment industry hurt by ban The Associated Press 11-22-2001
Charity, travel marks first post-attack Thanksgiving By Christina Almeida The Associated Press 11-22-2001
Tribes push for full police powers By Michelle DeArmond The Associated Press 11-22-2001
Ralph Burns, music arranger, dead at 79 The Associated Press 11-22-2001
Free Web censorship avoidance service ends By Anick Jesdanun The Associated Press 11-22-2001
Christmas tree industry loses some ho, ho, ho By Susan Gallagher The Associated Press 11-22-2001
SDG&E gets approval on a rate hike for Mexico power The Associated Press 11-22-2001
Family dog kills 3-week-old infant The Associated Press 11-22-2001
Californians spend a lot for housing The Associated Press 11-22-2001
Rental companies accused of selling wrecks without warning The Associated Press 11-22-2001
Passenger allegedly kicks airliner’s emergency exit door The Associated Press 11-22-2001
UC enrollment soars after a promise to decrease By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 11-21-2001
Out & About Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 11-21-2001
Please, Mr. Bush... Julie Ngai and Natalie Cowan 11-21-2001
Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 11-21-2001
Young quarterback throws St. Mary’s forward By Tim Haran, Daily Planet Correspondent 11-21-2001
Tipped off, Woman helps fight crime by making public a little safer By Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff 11-21-2001
Why aren’t woman standing up against war in Afghanistan? Zelda Bronstein 11-21-2001
New regionalism movement goes beyond borders David Scharfenberg Special to the Daily Planet 11-21-2001
No excuse for terrorist attacks Carol Denney 11-21-2001
Cal State Hayward’s enrollment on the rise Bay City News Service 11-21-2001
The principle’s one person one vote, remember? Jennifer Elrod 11-21-2001
Conservancy to buy Delta island The Associated Press 11-21-2001
Students near bottom in science test The Associated Press 11-21-2001
Police Blotter – Hank Sims 11-21-2001
Jury convicts man in slaying of teen The Associated Press 11-21-2001
‘Critical’ areas of airport lose private security The Associated Press 11-21-2001
1,000 pounds of turkey, ham intended for the needy stolen SThe Associated Press 11-21-2001
March trial date set for Oakland police defendants The Associated Press 11-21-2001
Bay Area Briefs Staff 11-21-2001
Assisted suicide law reprieved in Oregon By William McCall, The Associated Press 11-21-2001
All’s quiet...in three historic desert mining towns By David Ferrell, Los Angeles Times 11-21-2001
Euros miffed that new CD won’t play on all machines By Ron Harris, The Associated Press 11-21-2001
Grid to stop giving key data to power buyers By Jennifer Coleman, The Associated Press 11-21-2001
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
San Diego appeals panel throws out challenge to anti-El Toro airport initiative The Associated Press 11-22-2001
Las Vegas crowds expected to shrink this Thanksgiving By Lisa Snedeker The Associated Press 11-22-2001
No snow at Olympic venues, but folks aren’t worried By Patty Henetz The Associated Press 11-22-2001
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