Page One

BPD takes half a million in pot

By Hank Sims, Daily Planet Staff
Friday January 18, 2002

Bust a culmination of several weeks of police surveillance -more-



Out & About Calendar

Compiled by Guy Poole
Friday January 18, 2002


Friday, Jan. 18

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Reporting yet another accident at Benvenue and Ashby

Paul Tuleja
Friday January 18, 2002

Dear Mayor Dean, City Officials, Berkeley News Media and Bcc’d Neighbors, -more-



Locals at the Sundance Film Festival

By Peter Crimmins, Special to the Planet
Friday January 18, 2002

As Avon Kirkland spoke to the Daily Planet on his cell phone from Park City, Utah, he was interrupted by an invitation from a PBS television executive to come have a drink. He told them he would join them in a minute. -more-



Art & Entertainment Calendar

Staff
Friday January 18, 2002


Sampson dominates the paint in Cal victory

By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff
Friday January 18, 2002

Freshman has 17 rebounds and 5 blocks -more-



Small schools staff talk control

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff
Friday January 18, 2002

Superintendent Michele Lawrence met in closed session Tuesday with about 30 teachers from the three major schools-within-a-school at Berkeley High School, where ideas for expanding the autonomy of small schools were discussed. -more-



Ticket-seekers overwhelm ‘Price is Right’ for its Las Vegas 30th anniversary show

The Associated Press
Friday January 18, 2002

LAS VEGAS — Would-be contestants answered the call to “come on down” in a big way Thursday, overwhelming “The Price is Right” in hopes of being on the program’s 30th anniversary show. -more-



CarShare launched to ease parking burden

By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff
Friday January 18, 2002

If you are a car owner tired of orbiting your home and workplace looking for parking, only to return and find a parking ticket that seems to mock you as it flaps in the wind, there may be another option. -more-



Class Notes

By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff
Friday January 18, 2002


Man seriously injured after he falls into cement mixer

staff
Friday January 18, 2002

PETALUMA— A 19-year-old man’s legs were seriously injured when he fell into a portable cement mixer. -more-



Features

Breast cancer rates on the rise in Marin

The Associated Press
Friday January 18, 2002

NOVATO — Breast cancer rates in Marin County have jumped 20 percent in one year, increasing the already-high rates for the county, according to a recent study. -more-


Californians fear government will trample civil liberties

The Associated Press
Friday January 18, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — Many Californians are concerned government officials will trample on civil liberties in the fight against terrorism, according to a new poll. -more-


UC regents OK tuition break for immigrants

By Simon Avery, The Associated Press
Friday January 18, 2002

LOS ANGELES — Illegal immigrants and other students who qualify will get a big break in University of California tuition under a plan approved Thursday that will allow them to pay the same amount as California residents. -more-


Man accused of driving into kids faces manslaughter charge

By Michelle R. Smith, The Associated Press
Friday January 18, 2002

OAKLAND — The man accused of driving into five children and a mother in a crosswalk as they headed to school faces several felony counts, including vehicular manslaughter, Oakland police said Thursday. -more-


PG&E files $4.1 billion claim against California

By Jennifer Coleman, The Associated Pres
Friday January 18, 2002

SACRAMENTO — Pacific Gas and Electric Co. filed a $4.1 billion breach of contract claim against the state of California Thursday, saying it was prohibited from selling power from its power plants at market rates as promised under the state’s 1996 deregulation law. -more-


By Jennifer Coleman, The Associated Pres

By Arthur H. Rothstein, The Associated Press
Friday January 18, 2002

TUCSON, Ariz. — Two A-10 attack jets from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base collided and crashed Thursday in a desert area just north of the U.S.-Mexico border, killing one pilot, a military spokesman said. -more-


Airport screeners call new law discriminatory

Gary Gentile, Associated Press
Friday January 18, 2002

LOS ANGELES — Nine airport security screeners who could lose their jobs under a new federal law that says only U.S. citizens can work as screeners filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging it is unconstitutional and discriminatory. -more-


Metal ceilings are making a comeback

James and Morris Carey
Friday January 18, 2002

We live, work and play in the town where we were born and raised — Pittsburg, Calif. -more-


Pollarding is useful and, to some, pretty

By Lee Reich, The Associated Press
Friday January 18, 2002

You either like the look of a tree that has been pollarded, or you do not. It’s not a natural look. This time of year, a pollarded tree presents a trunk capped by a clubbed head, or a trunk with short limbs that are capped by clubbed heads. -more-


Judge throws out AT&T’s private resolution system

The Associated Press
Friday January 18, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge has denounced AT&T’s private system of resolving disputes as an “illegal and unconscionable” attempt to deprive telephone customers of their legal rights. -more-


eBay raising prices for selling on site

By Brian Bergstien The Associated Press
Friday January 18, 2002

SAN JOSE — Two days after reporting record profits, eBay Inc. said Thursday it will raise many of the fees it charges to sell items on the site. -more-


Nortel posts $27.3 billion loss in 2001

Staff
Friday January 18, 2002

TORONTO — Nortel Networks posted a $1.83 billion loss in the fourth quarter of 2001, bringing its total loss for 2001 to $27.3 billion, the company announced Thursday. -more-


High-tech bust drops Silicon Valley rents by 22 percent

By Michael Liedtke, The Associated Press
Friday January 18, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — Hammered by a high-tech bust that shrank incomes and lengthened unemployment lines, Silicon Valley apartment rents dropped 22 percent during 2001, the biggest change in the West, according to a real estate study obtained Thursday by The Associated Press. -more-


Election Section

Federal appeals court frowns on city laws regulating ATM fees

By David Kravets The Associated Press
Friday January 18, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court appeared ready Thursday to pull the plug on two California city ordinances regulating fees that banks can charge ATM users. -more-


Wen Ho Lee speaks briefly, answers questions at book signing

By Kim Curtis, The Associated Press
Friday January 18, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — In his first public comments since his release from prison, former Los Alamos scientist Wen Ho Lee quipped Thursday that if he could turn the clock back 20 years, he would go to work for IBM or Intel, develop semiconductors and “make big money.” -more-


Ex-cops, prosecutors tell of long road to SLA arrests, charges

By Jim Wasserman, The Associated Press
Friday January 18, 2002

SACRAMENTO — The shotgun pressed against Myrna Opsahl’s left side and went off with a loud explosion. Then, fallen flat on the floor of Crocker National Bank, she began to bleed. -more-


Editorial

Should parents take blame for actions of John Walker Lindh?

By Michelle Locke, The Associated Press
Friday January 18, 2002

BERKELEY — The first question for many people after young American John Walker Lindh was found fighting with the Taliban in Afghanistan was: What was he doing there? But the next question was: Where were his parents in all of this? -more-


Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

Should parents take blame for actions of John Walker Lindh? 01-18-2002

Little girl dies after she and six others hit by a driver 01-17-2002

Layoffs pending at Extension 01-16-2002

CHP led in early morning chase between 24 and 580 01-15-2002

Drugs found, witness arrested in San Bruno quadruple slaying 01-14-2002

Police Blotter 01-12-2002

News

BPD takes half a million in pot By Hank Sims, Daily Planet Staff 01-18-2002

Out & About Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 01-18-2002

Reporting yet another accident at Benvenue and Ashby Paul Tuleja 01-18-2002

Locals at the Sundance Film Festival By Peter Crimmins, Special to the Planet 01-18-2002

Art & Entertainment Calendar Staff 01-18-2002

Sampson dominates the paint in Cal victory By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 01-18-2002

Small schools staff talk control By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 01-18-2002

Ticket-seekers overwhelm ‘Price is Right’ for its Las Vegas 30th anniversary show The Associated Press 01-18-2002

CarShare launched to ease parking burden By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 01-18-2002

Class Notes By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 01-18-2002

Man seriously injured after he falls into cement mixer staff 01-18-2002

Breast cancer rates on the rise in Marin The Associated Press 01-18-2002

Californians fear government will trample civil liberties The Associated Press 01-18-2002

UC regents OK tuition break for immigrants By Simon Avery, The Associated Press 01-18-2002

Man accused of driving into kids faces manslaughter charge By Michelle R. Smith, The Associated Press 01-18-2002

PG&E files $4.1 billion claim against California By Jennifer Coleman, The Associated Pres 01-18-2002

By Jennifer Coleman, The Associated Pres By Arthur H. Rothstein, The Associated Press 01-18-2002

Airport screeners call new law discriminatory Gary Gentile, Associated Press 01-18-2002

Metal ceilings are making a comeback James and Morris Carey 01-18-2002

Pollarding is useful and, to some, pretty By Lee Reich, The Associated Press 01-18-2002

Judge throws out AT&T’s private resolution system The Associated Press 01-18-2002

eBay raising prices for selling on site By Brian Bergstien The Associated Press 01-18-2002

Nortel posts $27.3 billion loss in 2001 Staff 01-18-2002

High-tech bust drops Silicon Valley rents by 22 percent By Michael Liedtke, The Associated Press 01-18-2002

Federal appeals court frowns on city laws regulating ATM fees By David Kravets The Associated Press 01-18-2002

Wen Ho Lee speaks briefly, answers questions at book signing By Kim Curtis, The Associated Press 01-18-2002

Ex-cops, prosecutors tell of long road to SLA arrests, charges By Jim Wasserman, The Associated Press 01-18-2002

Brothers Liquors shut down By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 01-17-2002

Panthers crush John Swett 7-0 By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 01-17-2002

Compiled by Guy Poole 01-17-2002

Thanks for moving goodbye Pamela Foster El Sobrante 01-17-2002

Staff 01-17-2002

Ortega does not enter plea on murder charge By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 01-17-2002

Cal looks to stay undefeated at Haas By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 01-17-2002

Get rid of the politics – all kids can learn G.W. Seegmiller Berkeley 01-17-2002

Schools receive mixed rankings from test scores By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 01-17-2002

One more Ashby Ave. accident decried Paul Tuleja Berkeley 01-17-2002

Resident urges city to prevent tree tragedies By Mary Spicuzza Special to the Daily Planet 01-17-2002

Thou shalt not... Jane Stillwater Berkeley 01-17-2002

Council rewords ‘confusing’ scent ordinance language By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 01-17-2002

Permit therapeutic cloning Judith Segard Hunt Berkeley 01-17-2002

Judge finds accused bus driver incompetent to stand trial The Associated Press 01-17-2002

UC president says budget constraints will hurt employee raises systemwide By Danny Pollock The Associated Press 01-17-2002

Bay Area Briefs 01-17-2002

Shipwrecks may be cause of oiled birds The Associated Press 01-17-2002

Bankrupt PG&E asks federal judge to give more time for reorganization By Karen Gaudette The Associated Press 01-17-2002

Dow drops more than 200 on worries about turnaround timing By Lisa Shinghania The Associated Press 01-17-2002

Yahoo beats Wall Street expectations By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press 01-17-2002

Compaq reports $92 million in earnings By Mark Babineck The Associated Press 01-17-2002

Students march in King’s honor By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 01-16-2002

Compiled by Guy Poole 01-16-2002

More prosecutions needed for ‘sins of the fathers’ By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Pacific News Service 01-16-2002

Staff 01-16-2002

Ambitious builder proposes seven projects By Hank SimsDaily Planet staff 01-16-2002

MLK Day celebrations Staff 01-16-2002

Driving by the numbers Charles Smith Berkeley 01-16-2002

Council not settled with possible UC development By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 01-16-2002

UC report highlights virtue, omits burden By Judith Scherr Daily Planet editor 01-16-2002

Parents of Lindh await return of son By Margie Mason The Associated Press 01-16-2002

Boxer urges redwood emergency funds Bay City News Service 01-16-2002

Driver strikes five children and their mothers walking to school The Associated Press 01-16-2002

Circus impresario takes fight with animal groups to center ring By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press 01-16-2002

Legislative analyst: Davis budget ‘overly optimistic’ By Alexa Haussler The Associated Press 01-16-2002

Bay Area Briefs Staff 01-16-2002

Fresh garlic industry threatened by Chinese imports By Martha Mendoza The Associated Press 01-16-2002

Senate asks to subpoena Enron, auditors over destroyed papers By Jennifer Coleman The Associated Press 01-16-2002

Prosecutors seek life in prison for John Walker Lindh By Karen Gullo The Associated Press 01-16-2002

Legislators, activists seek change in three-strikes law By Stefanie Frith The Associated Press 01-16-2002

Tax-sharing plan softened to ease critics The Associated Press 01-16-2002

Idaho motorists may drive under marijuana’s influence By David Kravets The Associated Press 01-16-2002

No such thing as too safe for some countries at Olympics By Tim Dahlberg The Associated Press 01-16-2002

Private planes headed to Salt Lake must clear ‘gateway’ airport By Chuck Oxley The Associated Press 01-16-2002

Runners carry Olympic torch through Los Angeles By Eugene Tong The Associated Press 01-16-2002

Emerson’s mentor program on thin ice By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 01-15-2002

Compiled by Guy Poole 01-15-2002

Police Review Commission missed its opportunity Bob Jacobsen Berkeley 01-15-2002

Staff 01-15-2002

Calling all poets! – Guy Poole 01-15-2002

Brothers Liquor appeals to Council By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 01-15-2002

Hearts speak louder in art Michael Bauce Berkeley 01-15-2002

Once-fired Coughlin named Pacifica’s executive director By Judith Scherr Daily Planet staff 01-15-2002

BREAD helped in a pinch Jovida Ross Berkeley 01-15-2002

Car sharing, Old City Hall on council’s agenda By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 01-15-2002

BREAD story misrepresents currency Miyo Sakashita Berkeley 01-15-2002

Energy self-audits – energy awareness and savings By Alice La Pierre 01-15-2002

Eleven arrested for prostitution – Judith Scherr 01-15-2002

PG&E hopes bankruptcy judge likes its reorganization plan By Karen Gaudette The Associated Press 01-15-2002

Davis rejects proposed settlement of California offshore drilling lawsuit By Don Thompson The Associated Press 01-15-2002

Former Yahoo CEO makes $31.9 million in stock sale The Associated Press 01-15-2002

Lindh bumbled his way through the Mideast By Margie Mason The Associated Press 01-15-2002

No changes yet for Lindh The Associated Press 01-15-2002

Oregon fugitive sought in family killing is captured in Mexico By Joseph B. Frazier The Associated Press 01-15-2002

Gay democrats endorse primary hopefuls By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 01-14-2002

Nakamura unhappy despite easy win By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 01-14-2002

Compiled by Guy Poole 01-14-2002

Wider war could kill new Afghan government By Peter Dale Scott Pacific News Service 01-14-2002

Staff 01-14-2002

Mental health symposium irks, angers disabled By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 01-14-2002

Bears finally get first road victory The Associated Press 01-14-2002

Agenda change went around school board John SelawskyDirector, Berkeley School Board 01-14-2002

‘Bread’ criticized for diverting tax dollars By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 01-14-2002

Cal defense lets down against quick Beavers By Dean Caparaz Daily Planet Correspondent 01-14-2002

What are the real reasons for ‘War on Terrorism?’ George Palen Berkeley 01-14-2002

Artists, academics explain art’s appeal Staff 01-14-2002

Judge to hear arguments for separate trials in dog attack By Kim Curtis The Associated Press 01-14-2002

Bay Area’s buses still run on diesel gas, despite push for cleaner-burning fuels The Associated Press 01-14-2002

Charities, organizer head to court over AIDS-ride dispute By Kim Curtis Associated Press Writer 01-14-2002

Terror-response bills gather headlines, but some scanty results By Don Thompson Associated Press Writer 01-14-2002

NorCal gets aggressive on environmental crimes By Martha Mendoza The Associated Press 01-14-2002

California to become last state to number highway exits The Associated Press 01-14-2002

Biotech firms aim to mass-produce cloned chickens By Paul Elias The Associated Press 01-14-2002

Milk industry turns to ghostly Hispanic legend in ad campaign The Associated Press 01-14-2002

Houseboat owners seek secure long-term leases By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 01-12-2002

St. Mary’s blasts Highlanders By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 01-12-2002

Compiled by Guy Poole 01-12-2002

Ethnic profiling won’t save us from next attack Don Duncan Berkeley 01-12-2002

Staff 01-12-2002

Aurora dives into ‘Trestle’ with a solid performance By John Angell Grant Special to the Daily Planet 01-12-2002

Sept. 11 and a recession leave mixed results for nonprofits By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 01-12-2002

Berean Christian scores late to beat Panthers By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 01-12-2002

Proud of National Guard service Major General Paul D. Monroe,Jr. The Adjutant General California National Guard Berkeley resident 01-12-2002

Telegraph calendar records street’s spirit and mood By Gina Comparini Special to the Daily Planet 01-12-2002

Educators give holistic advice on sibling rivalry By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 01-12-2002

Correction on tritium study Terry Powell Community Relations Officer Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley 01-12-2002

Click and Clack talk cars Tom & Ray Magliozzi 01-12-2002

Fox’s romantic retreats hide within busy University Ave. By Susan Cerny 01-12-2002

Excerpts from U.S. newspaper editorials The Associated Press 01-12-2002

Seismic Upgrades of Cal building near completion by John O'Brien Special to the Daily Planet 01-12-2002

California eyeing future tobacco cash to close deficit By Alexa Haussler The Associated Press 01-12-2002

Greenspan says economy still faces risks despite hopeful signs By Martin Crutsinger The Associated Press 01-12-2002

Spanish-language network targets young audience By Gary Gentile The Associated Press 01-12-2002

Davis proposes steps to halt runaway production By Gary Gentile The Associated Press 01-12-2002

Survey finds ‘remarkable’ optimism in Silicon Valley The Associated Press 01-12-2002

Jobless rate stabilizes in December statewide By Simon Avery The Associated Press 01-12-2002