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Small schools debate continues

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff
Wednesday December 19, 2001

Berkeley High School students called on the district to put effective leadership in place at their school and to address the “achievement gap” separating white and minority students, during a student forum on small schools held Tuesday. -more-



BHS soccer star wants more than just a free kick

By Tim Haran Daily Planet Correspondent
Wednesday December 19, 2001

Annie Borton knew that a tough pre-season schedule would prove beneficial in the long run, even if it meant dropping a few games. -more-



Guy Poole
Wednesday December 19, 2001


Wednesday, Dec. 19



Better discipline needed at Willard

Tonia Johnson Berkeley
Wednesday December 19, 2001

Editor: -more-



Staff
Wednesday December 19, 2001

MUSIC



Tradition of sex cruising at Aquatic Park to end

By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff
Wednesday December 19, 2001

It’s 1:30 p.m. on a chilly afternoon at the south end of Aquatic Park, and about 15 men are engaging in a long-standing tradition in the remote and secluded area – cruising for casual sex with strangers. -more-



Judge small schools on their merits

Carol S. Lashof Berkeley
Wednesday December 19, 2001


The show will go on

By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff
Wednesday December 19, 2001

Fears that a federal arts grant to the Berkeley Repertory Theatre might be denied on political grounds were dispelled on Tuesday, when the National Endowment for the Arts reported the theater was among the winners of its latest round of grants. -more-



Be cautious with changes at BHS

Noriko Nishizawa Parent of two BHS students Berkeley
Wednesday December 19, 2001

The Berkeley Daily Planet received this letter addressed to the Berkeley School Board: -more-



Women’s endorsements heat up March elections

By Pamela Reynolds Special to the Daily Planet
Wednesday December 19, 2001

OAKLAND – There was standing-room-only Monday night as local candidates campaigned for endorsements from the Political Action Committee of the National Women’s Political Caucus, Alameda North Chapter. -more-



Police enforcement works

Jim Powell Berkeley
Wednesday December 19, 2001

Editor: -more-



City receives affordable housing loan

Bay City News Service
Wednesday December 19, 2001

The California Housing Finance Agency is loaning millions of dollars to Berkeley and 15 other California cities, including Oakland, to help create affordable housing opportunities for low-income residents. -more-



No conflict for commissioner

Robert Clear Berkeley
Wednesday December 19, 2001

Editor, -more-



Features

UC students write anthology in response to the Sept. 11 events

Daily Planet wire services
Wednesday December 19, 2001

Two UC Berkeley graduate students in anthropology are generating international interest with a 600-page anthology relating to the events of Sept. 11. -more-


Genetically engineered grapevines meet consumer resistance

By Collen Valles The Associated Press
Wednesday December 19, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO — Advancements have been made in the fight against the vine-killing disease threatening California’s $33 billion wine industry, including the development of grapevines genetically engineered to be resistant to it. -more-


AIDS Ride management dispute leads to lawsuit

By Kim Curtis The Associated Press
Wednesday December 19, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO — The California AIDS Ride, a feel-good event in which 11,000 cyclists have raised $40 million since 1994, is being abandoned by the nonprofit agencies it benefits. They say it’s unacceptable they get only 50 cents of every dollar raised. -more-


Gilroy City Council approves theme park

The Associated Press
Wednesday December 19, 2001

GILROY — Bonfante Gardens, the bucolic but cash-strapped theme park built by a former supermarket mogul, is expected to open again in the spring after the City Council approved a rescue plan. -more-


Family of ‘American Taliban’ upset letter hasn’t reached him

By Justin Prichard The Associated Press
Wednesday December 19, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO — The parents of John Walker Lindh, the 20-year-old American captured in Afghanistan alongside Taliban fighters, are upset that a letter they sent him through the Red Cross has not been delivered. -more-


Bay Area has one third of pot plant seizures, trumps traditional growers

By Don Thompson The Associated Press
Wednesday December 19, 2001

SACRAMENTO — The San Francisco Bay area produced nearly a third of the marijuana plants seized in California this fall, eclipsing the 16 percent seized in the North Coast’s “Emerald Triangle” area that once accounted for the majority of the locally grown crop. -more-


Smokeless tobacco companies settle lawsuit

By Paul Elias The Associated Press
Wednesday December 19, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO — Makers and sellers of chewing tobacco have agreed to pay $2.75 million and post signs warning of smokeless products’ health hazards in stores to settle a suit, San Francisco City Attorney Louise Renne said Tuesday. -more-


New data shows Hispanics dominate California birth rate

By Robert Jablon The Associated Press
Wednesday December 19, 2001

LOS ANGELES — In another sign that Hispanics will dominate California’s future, a university study has found that the ethnic group accounted for nearly half of all births in the state by the end of the last decade. -more-


Actors used to jump-start tourism

By Simon Avery The Associated Press
Wednesday December 19, 2001

LOS ANGELES — California dropped a few names and some big bucks into its latest ad campaign aimed at boosting the state’s slumping tourism. -more-


Gubernatorial candidate Jones presents state defense plan

By Karen Gaudette The Associated Press
Wednesday December 19, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO — Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Jones called for California to boost its ranks of National Guard troops and give them more incentives to continue serving. -more-


Sierra snow already at half of season’s measure

The Associated Press
Wednesday December 19, 2001

SACRAMENTO — With winter still officially a few days away, state hydrologists say the Sierra Nevada already has accumulated half the snow the region normally gets in the wet-weather season. -more-


Mumia’s death sentence thrown out

By Mary Claire Dale The Associated Press
Wednesday December 19, 2001

PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge threw out Mumia Abu-Jamal’s death sentence Tuesday and ordered a new sentencing hearing for the former Black Panther alternately portrayed as a vicious cop-killer and a victim of a racist frame-up. -more-


Vaccinating kids against hepatitis A can prevent outbreaks, a study says

The Associated Press
Wednesday December 19, 2001

CHICAGO — Hepatitis A outbreaks in all age groups could be prevented if children were routinely vaccinated against the liver ailment, a study in Northern California suggests. -more-


Election Section

Newsday cuts third section to save money

The Associated Press
Wednesday December 19, 2001

NEW YORK — Newsday is eliminating a third section on weekdays and offering more early retirement packages as part of an ongoing effort to cut costs. -more-


Hewlett heir wonders if HP management will step down if Compaq deal fails

By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press
Wednesday December 19, 2001

SAN JOSE — The leading opponent of Hewlett-Packard’s plans to buy Compaq Computer Corp. is demanding that HP clarify reports that directors and top executives would step down if shareholders reject the $22 billion deal. -more-


3Com’s loss narrows in second quarter, beats expectations

By Matthew Fordahl The Associated Press
Wednesday December 19, 2001

SAN JOSE — 3Com Corp. beat Wall Street expectations in the second quarter as the troubled network equipment maker’s loss narrowed and business showed signs of turning around. -more-


Connecting ski slopes idea grows stronger with Utah’s expansion

By Brian Maffley The Salt Lake Tribune
Wednesday December 19, 2001

SALT LAKE CITY — In 1990, the idea of linking the central Wasatch Range’s seven ski areas came up in Salt Lake County planning circles and was rejected. Aerial trams over the top of the Wasatch and a tunnel through the range did not make much sense for the skiing public, although someone was sure to get rich off the scheme, recall those who participated in the debate. -more-


Editorial

One identified in dual fatality of Amtrak crash

Daily Planet staff and wire reports
Wednesday December 19, 2001

A spokesman for the Alameda County Coroner’s Office identified one of the two people killed by an Amtrak train at Gilman Street Saturday evening as Jorge Alvarado. -more-


Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

One identified in dual fatality of Amtrak crash 12-19-2001

NBC gets Bay Area owned-and-operated station with KNTV purchase 12-18-2001

Y’s goals should be less parking 12-18-2001

Flight delayed 3 hours after fake grenade rolls out of passenger’s bag 12-17-2001

Officers, marines team up to play Santa for children, needy families 12-15-2001

BFD holiday safety tips 12-14-2001

Amtrak train strikes minivan near Bakersfield 12-13-2001

News

Small schools debate continues By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 12-19-2001

BHS soccer star wants more than just a free kick By Tim Haran Daily Planet Correspondent 12-19-2001

Guy Poole 12-19-2001

Better discipline needed at Willard Tonia Johnson Berkeley 12-19-2001

Staff 12-19-2001

Tradition of sex cruising at Aquatic Park to end By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 12-19-2001

Judge small schools on their merits Carol S. Lashof Berkeley 12-19-2001

The show will go on By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 12-19-2001

Be cautious with changes at BHS Noriko Nishizawa Parent of two BHS students Berkeley 12-19-2001

Women’s endorsements heat up March elections By Pamela Reynolds Special to the Daily Planet 12-19-2001

Police enforcement works Jim Powell Berkeley 12-19-2001

City receives affordable housing loan Bay City News Service 12-19-2001

No conflict for commissioner Robert Clear Berkeley 12-19-2001

UC students write anthology in response to the Sept. 11 events Daily Planet wire services 12-19-2001

Genetically engineered grapevines meet consumer resistance By Collen Valles The Associated Press 12-19-2001

AIDS Ride management dispute leads to lawsuit By Kim Curtis The Associated Press 12-19-2001

Gilroy City Council approves theme park The Associated Press 12-19-2001

Family of ‘American Taliban’ upset letter hasn’t reached him By Justin Prichard The Associated Press 12-19-2001

Bay Area has one third of pot plant seizures, trumps traditional growers By Don Thompson The Associated Press 12-19-2001

Smokeless tobacco companies settle lawsuit By Paul Elias The Associated Press 12-19-2001

New data shows Hispanics dominate California birth rate By Robert Jablon The Associated Press 12-19-2001

Actors used to jump-start tourism By Simon Avery The Associated Press 12-19-2001

Gubernatorial candidate Jones presents state defense plan By Karen Gaudette The Associated Press 12-19-2001

Sierra snow already at half of season’s measure The Associated Press 12-19-2001

Mumia’s death sentence thrown out By Mary Claire Dale The Associated Press 12-19-2001

Vaccinating kids against hepatitis A can prevent outbreaks, a study says The Associated Press 12-19-2001

Newsday cuts third section to save money The Associated Press 12-19-2001

Hewlett heir wonders if HP management will step down if Compaq deal fails By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press 12-19-2001

3Com’s loss narrows in second quarter, beats expectations By Matthew Fordahl The Associated Press 12-19-2001

Connecting ski slopes idea grows stronger with Utah’s expansion By Brian Maffley The Salt Lake Tribune 12-19-2001

District removes Washington teacher By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 12-18-2001

Calendar of Events & Activities 12-18-2001

Study parking Deborah Badhia Downtown Berkeley Association 12-18-2001

Arts 12-18-2001

Three sections of Draft General Plan slated for council approval By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 12-18-2001

Ecocity plan pro-profit Carol Denney Berkeley 12-18-2001

Are flags enough? By Judith Scherr Daily Planet staff 12-18-2001

Ecocity plan pro-neighborhood Erik Ferry Richmond 12-18-2001

The driving force behind energy consumption By Alice La Pierre City of Berkeley Energy Office 12-18-2001

Upgrade transit Steve Geller Berkeley 12-18-2001

Homelessness, scents and a wine boycott on agenda By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 12-18-2001

Sometimes, gotta drive, park Alan Kropp and Associates, Inc. Berkeley 12-18-2001

Bay Area Briefs 12-18-2001

Plan makes sense Richard Register Berkeley 12-18-2001

Judge refuses to dimiss circus elephant abuse case By Brian BergsteinThe Associated Press 12-18-2001

Corrections officers set for sizable salary boost in five-year tentative pact By Don Thompson The Associated Press 12-18-2001

Universal in shape before arrival of Barry Diller By Gary Gentile The Associated Press 12-18-2001

Calpine’s struggles may prod change of plans By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press 12-18-2001

Palm Inc. chooses Texas Instruments to supply chips for wireless devices The Associated Press 12-18-2001

Churches forced to scale back ministries by weak economy By Rachel Zoll The Associated Press 12-18-2001

CDC starts smallpox training By Erin McClam The Associated Press 12-18-2001

Middle school still without a police officer By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 12-17-2001

Out & About Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 12-17-2001

Willard lacks daily discipline Tonia Johnson 12-17-2001

Art & Entertainment Calendar Staff 12-17-2001

Panthers look like team of old in easy win By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 12-17-2001

A tale of two developments By Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff 12-17-2001

We need more trees, less metal Donald Schweter 12-17-2001

Sports shorts Staff 12-17-2001

Neighbors worry about left over radiation from lab By John Geluardi, Daily Planet Staff 12-17-2001

Costa-Hawkins would set back rent control3 Robert Cabrera 12-17-2001

JDL recording thanks supporters; calls case ’politically motivated’ The Associated Press 12-17-2001

Local Briefs Staff 12-17-2001

Sacramento publisher booed during college graduation speech The Associated Press 12-17-2001

Bay Briefs Staff 12-17-2001

NYC firefighters complete cross-country bike ride By Erica Werner, Associated Press Writer 12-17-2001

Santa Clarita to start innovative curbside diaper recycling program in spring 2002 The Associated Press` 12-17-2001

New management services deliver help with e-mail onslaught By Michael Liedtke, AP Business Writer 12-17-2001

Swine are divine in elementary school recycling effort By Michelle Locke Associated Press Writer 12-17-2001

Burning Man organizers say they’re being taken by doubled federal fees The Associated Press 12-17-2001

Democratic club endorses Ramsey, Fox Ruby By David Scharfenberg, Berkeley Daily Planet staff 12-15-2001

Out & About Calendar – Compiled by Guy Poole 12-15-2001

Julia Morgan’s Berkeley City Club serves as an inspiration By Susan Cerny 12-15-2001

CUE files claim against LBNL Lee Purbaugh 12-15-2001

Precious gifts, books capture spirit of great art By Joan Brunskill, The Associated Press 12-15-2001

Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 12-15-2001

Pleasant Valley hands Lady ’Jackets third loss of season By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 12-15-2001

ZAB votes to close down Gypsy parlor By Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff 12-15-2001

Draft General Plan balanced – gives pedestrians a chance Rob Wrenn 12-15-2001

Psychics could see stiff regulations in their future By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 12-15-2001

America’s Iraq policy a sham Bill Mitch 12-15-2001

Obituary Staff 12-15-2001

Boycotting unAmerican city Bill Kinney 12-15-2001

Hyde School honors academic excellence Staff 12-15-2001

A season to share Staff 12-15-2001

Mysterious form of breast cancer crops up in three Castro Valley women The Associated Press 12-15-2001

Police Blotter – Hank Sims 12-15-2001

Victims’ loved ones apalled by bin Laden tapes The Associated Press 12-15-2001

Bay Area Briefs Staff 12-15-2001

On the House by James and Morris Carey 12-15-2001

Questions and Answers on the House By Morris and James Carey 12-15-2001

Tip of the Week By Morris and James Carey 12-15-2001

Renaissance man restores log cabins with old-fashioned tools By Sarah Cooke, Loveland Daily Reporter-Herald 12-15-2001

Trial of circus trainer is big moment for animal activists By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press 12-15-2001

Tribal leaders upset over Norton reshuffling of Indian trust By Angela Turner, The Associated Press 12-15-2001

Feds, academicians assessing Biosphere 2 climate By Arthur H. Rothstein, The Associated Press 12-15-2001

Cuba to get first commercial U.S. food since 1963 By Alan Sayre, The Associated Press 12-15-2001

N.C. death row inmate found to be retarded, given life terms By Emery Dalesio, The Associated Press 12-15-2001

Students at historically black college object to TV ad limiting hairstyles The Associated Press 12-15-2001

California unemployment tops 1 million mark By Simon Avery, The Associated Press 12-15-2001

Deal could leave Barry Diller leading Universal By Gary Gentile, The Associated Press 12-15-2001

Lame-duck cable provider cuts 400 of its 1,300 jobs The Associated Press 12-15-2001

Click and Clack Talk Cars Tom & Ray Magliozzi 12-15-2001

LeConte safety hazard concerns mount By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 12-14-2001

Out & About Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 12-14-2001

Psychic abilities? Dan Dugan 12-14-2001

Some like it hot Sari Friedman 12-14-2001

Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 12-14-2001

Berkeley girls on a hot streak, beat Encinal 10-0 By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 12-14-2001

Pacifica wars’ end in sight By Judith Scherr, Daily Planet staff 12-14-2001

Skeptics will write psychic test Daniel Sabsay, 12-14-2001

A’s lose 2-time MVP Giambi to Yankees By Ben Walker, The Associated Press 12-14-2001

Advocates support parking study hold By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 12-14-2001

Try transit first, the balanced approach Wendy Alfsen 12-14-2001

Cal’s Coughlin named USOC female athlete of the month Daily Planet Wire Services 12-14-2001

Ecocity plan unworkable Michael Katz and Becky O’Malley 12-14-2001

Clarification Staff 12-14-2001

Hemp foods already comply – no THC Richard Rose 12-14-2001

Lakireddy judge pulls out of case By Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff 12-14-2001

Scientists unsure of ecosystem’s carbon dioxide absorption rate By Andrew Bridges, The Associated Press 12-14-2001

Bay Area Briefs Staff 12-14-2001

NASA to end three-year Deep Space 1 mission By Andrew Bridges The Associated Press 12-14-2001

Jeremy Giambi cited for marijuana possession By Lisa Snedeker, The Associated Press 12-14-2001

Appeals court upholds Setencich conviction The Associated Press 12-14-2001

State will pay guards’ legal expenses in prison rape lawsuit By Don Thompson The Associated Press 12-14-2001

Orange County has least smokers By Erin McClam, The Associated Press 12-14-2001

Former business partner of Mickey Thompson arrested By Christina Almeida, The Associated Press 12-14-2001

Actress Winona Ryder arrested for alleged shoplifting charge By Anthony Breznican, The Associated Press 12-14-2001

Fictional friends are familiar to many generations By Samantha Critchell, The Associated Press 12-14-2001

Christmas critters have their parties in merry stories collection By Zoe Ann Shafer, The Associated Press 12-14-2001

Mistletoe is both good and bad By Lee Rich, The Associated Press 12-14-2001

Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders concentrated in West By Janis L. Magin, The Associated Press 12-14-2001

Feds warn California must curb Colorado water use By Ken Ritter, The Associated Press 12-14-2001

Some water allowed to flow into grain fields The Associated Press 12-14-2001

Mother of Nevada teen slain by BIA officer says son unarmed The Associated Press 12-14-2001

Ag Department cuts first timber checks under new formula By Katherine Pfleger, The Associated Press 12-14-2001

Nevada balances economy, environment in cat litter fight By Scott Sonner, The Associated Press 12-14-2001

A new tool in the fight against spam By Michael Liedtke, The Associated Press 12-14-2001

Copyright violation charges to be dropped against Russian computer programmer By Brian Bergstein, The Associated Press 12-14-2001

Anger, some disgust, as Americans watch bin Laden smile By David Crary, The Associated Press 12-14-2001

Space shuttle Endevour reports problems with a key navigation device By Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press 12-14-2001

Two concourses closed in Boston after FAA finds security screeners with no training By Leslie MIller, The Associated Press 12-14-2001

Flagged intersections to help pedestrians By Judith Scherr Daily Planet staff 12-13-2001

Guy Poole 12-13-2001

Staff 12-13-2001

Staff 12-13-2001

Oregon’s Tedford named new Cal head coach By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 12-13-2001

New principal brings hope to blemished Willard By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 12-13-2001

Gladstone makes his mark with new hiring By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 12-13-2001

Compromise cell phone antennae ordinance OK’d By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 12-13-2001

Shipp’s sharp shooting carries Bears past FSU By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 12-13-2001

Southside Plan draft released to commission, public By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 12-13-2001

City will give out Conscientious Objector information By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 12-13-2001

Planning Commission, public get first glimpse of draft Southside plan By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 12-13-2001

Police department employee dies from aneurysm Planet staff 12-13-2001

Apartments put to the ’quake test By Michelle Locke The Associated Press 12-13-2001

‘American Taliban’ still source of angst By Justin Pritchard The Associated Press 12-13-2001

Supreme Court blocks sex predator’s release By Kim Curtis The Associated Press 12-13-2001

PG&E asks for permission to settle claims under $100,000 The Associated Press 12-13-2001

Array of electric, low-emission vehicles showed off By Steve Lawrence The Associated Press 12-13-2001

California making environmental justice tenet of air policy By Leon Drouin Keith The Associated Press 12-13-2001

Candidate looks to vouchers to improve system By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press 12-13-2001

Anti-Arab hate crimes drop from 9-11 level By Don Thompson The Associated Press 12-13-2001

Authorities crack down on Middle Eastern students By Ben Fox The Associated Press 12-13-2001

Davis orders increase on terrorism preparedness By Don Thompson The Associated Press 12-13-2001

Authorities arrest militant JDL members in alleged bomb plot By Linda Deutsch The Associated Press 12-13-2001

Medical-marijuana less popular than predicted The Associated Press 12-13-2001

Regulators OK selling gas co. space on pipelines By Karen Gaudette The Associated Press 12-13-2001

State regulators order Pacific Bell to speed up phone line repair jobs The Associated Press 12-13-2001

1,700 jobs cut by chip equipment maker in SJ The Associated Press 12-13-2001

SONICblue sues TiVo, alleging patent infringement on digital video recording By May Wong The Associated Press 12-13-2001