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Acting to end U.S. involvement in war

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff
Tuesday December 11, 2001

Several dozen student and community activists converged on the UC Berkeley campus and the surrounding area Monday to call for an end to U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan and to advocate for the protection of human rights at home and abroad. -more-



Guy Poole
Tuesday December 11, 2001


Tuesday, Dec. 11



Council may challenge huge northside project

Jim Sharp Berkeley
Tuesday December 11, 2001


Staff
Tuesday December 11, 2001

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Council to sift through cell tower regulations

By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff
Tuesday December 11, 2001

The City Council will have to step gingerly through a thicket of potential lawsuits tonight as it considers regulating the location of wireless communication antennae, which make cell phone use possible. -more-



Middle East blame game

Anat Resnick Oakland
Tuesday December 11, 2001

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A season to share

Staff
Tuesday December 11, 2001


Draft plan, substation and psychics on City Council agenda

By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff
Tuesday December 11, 2001

Among the issues the City Council will consider tonight are councilmembers’ recommendations for amendments to three elements of the Draft General Plan. -more-



Transforming BHS into many small schools

Carol S. Lashof Berkeley
Tuesday December 11, 2001

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Need justice and fair play – not police state

Ronnen Levinson Berkeley
Tuesday December 11, 2001

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‘Micro’ quake hits city early on Monday

Daily Planet staff
Tuesday December 11, 2001

A magnitude 2.6 “micro earthquake” that apparently did little more than rattle a few Berkeley windows at 2:54 a.m. Monday was preceded by two even smaller quakes, one measuring a magnitude of .9 at 2:44 a.m. and another measuring 2.3 at 2:42 a.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park. -more-



Video games lack diversity

The Associated Press
Tuesday December 11, 2001

OAKLAND — Video games offer little racial and gender diversity, and most contain some level of violence, even those developed for the youngest gamers, a children’s research group said Monday. -more-



Features

Fairfax man fighting with Taliban recovering at U.S. base

By David Martin The Associated Press
Tuesday December 11, 2001

SOUTHERN AFGHAN-ISTAN — An American who fought with the Taliban was gaunt and dehydrated but in good condition Sunday as he recovered from a gunshot wound to his leg, a Marines spokesman said at the southern Afghan base where the man is being held. -more-


Americans open wallets to aid besieged Afghan people

By Arlene Levinson The Associated Press
Tuesday December 11, 2001

Just as Americans opened their wallets for Sept. 11 victims, charity officials say some are now giving to help civilian Afghans who have been uprooted by the war on the Taliban. -more-


Packard Foundation stays out of Compaq- HP battle over deal

By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press
Tuesday December 11, 2001

SAN JOSE — Shares of Hewlett-Packard Co. and Compaq Computer Corp. both fell Monday, their first day of trading after HP’s largest shareholder said it would vote against the proposed $24.6 billion acquisition of Compaq. -more-


Calpine troubled by fears of Enron-style collapse

By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press
Tuesday December 11, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO — Calpine Corp.’s shares plunged 17 percent Monday amid investor fears the rapidly expanding power generator is headed down the same perilous path that ruined one of its biggest business partners, bankrupt Enron Corp. -more-


San Jose tech co. outlook gloomy

The Associated Press
Tuesday December 11, 2001

SAN JOSE — JDS Uniphase Corp., a leading maker of optical networking components, reaffirmed its gloomy second-quarter sales outlook Monday and predicted more bad news to come. -more-


Anti-abortion Web site raises First Amendment concerns

By David Kravets The Associated Press
Tuesday December 11, 2001

PASADENA — A flood of legal briefs to the nation’s largest federal appeals court predicts the trashing of some deeply held American ideals no matter the case’s outcome. -more-


Nobel Peace Prize awarded to U.N.

By Kim Gamel The Associated Press
Tuesday December 11, 2001

OSLO, Norway — Saying “humanity is indivisible,” U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan called for global cooperation in fighting poverty, ignorance and disease as he and the United Nations accepted the centennial Nobel Peace Prize on Monday. -more-


Editorial

San Francisco embarrassed again by elections fiascos

By Margie Mason The Associated Press
Tuesday December 11, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO — Several weeks after the November election, the Coast Guard fished eight ballot-box lids out of San Francisco Bay and 240 uncounted ballots were found stuck in voting machines — the latest embarrassments in the city’s sorry electoral history. -more-


Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

San Francisco embarrassed again by elections fiascos 12-11-2001

Anonymous e-mail service still running after Sept. 11 12-10-2001

Oakland exec in PinnFund case to settle 12-08-2001

Winter’s chill makes jail seem appealing for homeless 12-07-2001

Catalog retailers brace for a challenging season 12-06-2001

Bay Briefs 12-05-2001

News

Acting to end U.S. involvement in war By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 12-11-2001

Guy Poole 12-11-2001

Council may challenge huge northside project Jim Sharp Berkeley 12-11-2001

Staff 12-11-2001

Council to sift through cell tower regulations By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 12-11-2001

Middle East blame game Anat Resnick Oakland 12-11-2001

A season to share Staff 12-11-2001

Draft plan, substation and psychics on City Council agenda By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 12-11-2001

Transforming BHS into many small schools Carol S. Lashof Berkeley 12-11-2001

Need justice and fair play – not police state Ronnen Levinson Berkeley 12-11-2001

‘Micro’ quake hits city early on Monday Daily Planet staff 12-11-2001

Video games lack diversity The Associated Press 12-11-2001

Fairfax man fighting with Taliban recovering at U.S. base By David Martin The Associated Press 12-11-2001

Americans open wallets to aid besieged Afghan people By Arlene Levinson The Associated Press 12-11-2001

Packard Foundation stays out of Compaq- HP battle over deal By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press 12-11-2001

Calpine troubled by fears of Enron-style collapse By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press 12-11-2001

San Jose tech co. outlook gloomy The Associated Press 12-11-2001

Anti-abortion Web site raises First Amendment concerns By David Kravets The Associated Press 12-11-2001

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to U.N. By Kim Gamel The Associated Press 12-11-2001

Seniors not feeling the heat at home By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 12-10-2001

Out & About Compiled by Guy Poole 12-10-2001

Bombing Iraq will backfire Sheila S. Newbery 12-10-2001

Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 12-10-2001

Bears suffer another late collapse against Gaels Daily Planet Wire Services 12-10-2001

Congresswoman still feels support By Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff 12-10-2001

Urgent car alert Ken Cheetham 12-10-2001

School construction two months behind schedule By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 12-10-2001

Berkeley planning is too complex Howie Muir 12-10-2001

Family, friends remember kidnap victim Xiana By Karen Gaudette, Associated Press Writer 12-10-2001

Bay Briefs Staff 12-10-2001

Customers come for food and a look at new cars By Jeff Wilson, Associated Press Writer 12-10-2001

ExciteAtHome’s death won’t kill the company’s broadband legacy By Michael Liedtke, AP Business Writer 12-10-2001

Criticism mounts over fluency test The Associated Press 12-10-2001

Homeless ‘Camp Paradise’ cleared out by rainstorm The Associated Press 12-10-2001

Moore Foundation pledges $261 million to conservation group By Matthew Fordahl, Associated Press Writer 12-10-2001

Substitute board members may come as a surprise By Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff 12-08-2001

Out & About Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 12-08-2001

Pre-1894 homes remain in an 1878 subdivision near downtown Susan Cerny 12-08-2001

School maintenance stinks Yolanda Huang Yolanda Huang, Yolanda Huang, 12-08-2001

The cultural revolution starts HERE ... By Sari Friedman, Special to the Daily Planet 12-08-2001

Arts & Entertainment Calendar Guy Poole 12-08-2001

St. Mary’s repeats in rematch By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 12-08-2001

Jetco owner charged with illegal dumping By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 12-08-2001

Don’t bash it – great stuff to buy in Berkeley Ying Lee 12-08-2001

‘My Sweet Lord’ to be rereleased in memory of George Harrison The Associated Press 12-08-2001

Local school construction comes up a little soggy David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 12-08-2001

Does ‘American Way’ mean all’s for sale? Marc Winokur 12-08-2001

Entertainment in brief by the Associated Press Staff 12-08-2001

Parking question needs balanced approach Deborah Badhia 12-08-2001

Bus driver disappears after route The Associated Press 12-08-2001

Police Blotter – Hank Sims 12-08-2001

Bay Area Briefs Staff 12-08-2001

Anonymous e-mail service still running after Sept. 11 By Matthew Fordahl, The Associated Press 12-08-2001

Labor leaders, attorneys push measure for more benefits The Associated Press 12-08-2001

Hate crime victim recounts assault in his liquor store By Cadonna M. Peyton, The Associated Press 12-08-2001

Rep. Gary Condit to seek re-election By Brian Melley, The Associated Press 12-08-2001

Salamander endangered bid rejected By Leon Drouin Keith, The Associated Press 12-08-2001

‘Star Wars’ protesters convicted of trespassing By Christina Almeida, The Associated Press 12-08-2001

California’s 2002 races take their final form By Alexa Haussler, The Associated Press 12-08-2001

Pakistani detainees appear in court a day after judge grants voluntary departure By Chelsea J. Carter, The Associated Press 12-08-2001

Parents of ’American Taliban’ haven’t heard from authorities By Justin Pritchard, The Associated Press 12-08-2001

Two Calif. murder suspects arrested in Reno The Associated Press 12-08-2001

Nevada students face stiffer college entrance requirements The Associated Press 12-08-2001

‘It’s our turn’ America, at war again, remembers Pearl Harbor By Jay Mes Song, The Associated Press 12-08-2001

Administration officials pledge to work closely with miners By John K. Wiley, The Associated Press 12-08-2001

Klamath Basin ski area proposal has been formally withdrawn By Jeff Barnard, The Associated Press 12-08-2001

Senate may consider Klamath aid By Katherine Pfleger, The Associated Press 12-08-2001

Suicidal factory worker involved in love triangle By Katrina Hull, The Associated Press 12-08-2001

Indictments total 51 in McDonald’s scam The Associated Press 12-08-2001

LA Dodgers take a huge financial hit By Simon Avery, The Associated Press 12-08-2001

EarthLink to buy wireless services provider By Justin Bachman, The Associated Press 12-08-2001

Packard Foundation to cast crucial vote against HP-Compaq merger By Brian Bergstein, The Associated Press 12-08-2001

State begins paying off grid manager The Associated Press 12-08-2001

Click and Clack Talk Cars Tom and Ray Magliozzi 12-08-2001

Council shoots for approval this month of three plan elements By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 12-07-2001

Out & About Calendar – Compiled by Guy Poole 12-07-2001

Correction Staff 12-07-2001

The Nutcracker By Wanda Sabir, Special to the Daily Planet 12-07-2001

Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 12-07-2001

Both Berkeley teams lose in first round of Spartan Classic By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 12-07-2001

Library Gardens appeals affordable housing law By Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff 12-07-2001

Building higher’s building wiser Peter Lydon 12-07-2001

Band led by twins lands regular gig for Keur Samba By Joshua Cohen, Special to the Daily Planet 12-07-2001

Bears get Braun his 100th win The Associated Press 12-07-2001

Small schools leaders and board start battle By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 12-07-2001

Superhighway dead-ends @home Tom Yamaguchi 12-07-2001

Issel named new school board president – David Scharfenberg 12-07-2001

Thanks for council courage Chris Oei 12-07-2001

Opportunities for giving to nonprofits for the holidays Staff 12-07-2001

Prosecutors want Stayner trial held in Sacramento The Associated Press 12-07-2001

Bay Area Briefs Staff 12-07-2001

Jones camp says he will stay in gubernatorial race despite his fund-raising troubles By Alexa Haussler, The Associated Press 12-07-2001

Mexican consular IDs officially recognized by S.F. agencies By Maria-Belen Moran, The Associated Press 12-07-2001

Trials begin for missile defense protesters By Christina Almeida, The Associated Press 12-07-2001

Survivors mark 60th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack in the shadow of another war By Janis L. Magin, The Associated Press 12-07-2001

Frazier Park man among three soldiers killed By Eugene Tong The Associated Press 12-07-2001

Las Vegas local’s gambling empire grows off the strip By Lisa Snedeker, The Associated Press 12-07-2001

Green River killings suspect led adult life on a tight rope By Gene Johnson, The Associated Press 12-07-2001

Court won’t hear money-laundering case again By Brendan Riley, The Associated Press 12-07-2001

Las Vegas declares Frank Sinatra day By Lisa Snedeker The Associated Press 12-07-2001

Environmental group move to boot cattle from Arizona state grazing land By Mitch Tobin, Arizona Daily Star 12-07-2001

Hunter attacked by grizzly bear on Alaska’s Admiralty Island The Associated Press 12-07-2001

Sun says it should hit sales targets By Brian Bergstein, The Associated Press 12-07-2001

Intel, AMD say revenues to exceed forecasts By Matthew Fordahl, The Associated Press 12-07-2001

Gap reports worsening sales losses in 19-month slide By Michael Liedtke, The Associated Press 12-07-2001

Housing affordability better across state The Associated Press 12-07-2001

Hearst CEO Bennack to retire The Associated Press 12-07-2001

Online electricity supplier to give refund to customers The Associated Press 12-07-2001

Millennium Pharmaceuticals to buy COR Therapeutics The Associated Press 12-07-2001

School plot suspect let go, students and neighbors worry By Michael Mello, The Associated Press 12-07-2001

Planning dept. dealing with defections By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 12-06-2001

Cal women suffer 2nd-half collapse against USF By Nathan Fox Daily Planet Correspondent 12-06-2001

Compiled by Guy Poole 12-06-2001

Amendment would create open space Peter Lydon Berkeley 12-06-2001

MUSIC Staff 12-06-2001

Berkeley employees get passes to ‘ride the damn bus’ By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 12-06-2001

Where’s the proof, prez? Marion Syrek Oakland 12-06-2001

State hearing calls for big healthcare reform David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 12-06-2001

Leaders must call for Bush’s impeachment Judith Segard Hunt Berkeley 12-06-2001

Police Blotter Hank Sims 12-06-2001

Racial profiling plus loss of civil rights – deadly combination Anne Smith Berkeley 12-06-2001

50 years later Rosenberg brother admits lie By Richard Pyle The Associated Press 12-06-2001

Berkeley Rep production blacklisted? By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 12-05-2001

Experience prevails in battle for Berkeley By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 12-05-2001

Compiled by Guy Poole 12-05-2001

ACT UPs is not ACT UP/East Bay ACT UP/ EAST BAY 12-05-2001

Staff 12-05-2001

Protesters say hemp is food not drugs David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 12-05-2001

Berkeley officials should tout city Marc Sapir, MD, Berkeley 12-05-2001

Food Bank study: local hunger growing says By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 12-05-2001

Correcting record on solar Ernie Haberkern, Berkeley 12-05-2001

Prof says war won’t shift K-12 curriculum Daily Planet Wire Services 12-05-2001

Opportunities to give Staff 12-05-2001

American Taliban fighter still in custody as U.S. ponders action By Matt Kelley Associated Press Writer 12-05-2001

Study finds Arizona drug law avoids millions in prison costs By Paul Davenport Associated Press Writer 12-05-2001

Nearly 60 now eligible for medical marijuana use in Nevada The Associated Press 12-05-2001

Word of ’American Taliban’ surprises neighbors in Bay Area By Justin Pritchard Associated Press Writer 12-05-2001

Feds finance Bay Bridge The Associated Press 12-05-2001

AMA won’t call for nationwide vaccination for smallpox By Paul Elias Associated Press Writer 12-05-2001

Forecast: State economy to rebound in second quarter By Simon Avery AP Business Writer 12-05-2001

State prepared to cover Enron customers if company defaults By Jennifer Coleman Associated Press Writer 12-05-2001

Critics want specific plans for PG&E’s bankruptcy revival By Karen Gaudette Associated Press Writer 12-05-2001

Columns

Teachers leaving profession rather than going to jail By John Curran, The Associated Press 12-07-2001