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Blazing toward Utah

By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff
Saturday January 19, 2002

OAKLAND – The Olympic flame may have missed Berkeley in its tour around the Bay Area Friday, but one Berkeley resident did his part to get the fire to Salt Lake City. -more-


’Jackets dominate overmatched Titans

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Saturday January 19, 2002

The Berkeley Yellowjackets dominated their first-ever meeting with Hercules High on Friday night, winning 65-55 over the brand-new school. -more-


Compiled by Guy Poole
Saturday January 19, 2002


Saturday, Jan. 19


Brothers Liquor closure is a sign of the ‘yuppie-rule’ times

L. Dawud Said Berkeley
Saturday January 19, 2002

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Staff
Saturday January 19, 2002


Tree power

Staff
Saturday January 19, 2002

Anthology chronicles the ancient spiritual force of the redwoods -more-


City will sue if UC does not fix problems with development

By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff
Saturday January 19, 2002

The City Council voted unanimously to sue UC Berkeley if the university does not work with the city to solve problems expected to arise from a large development and remodeling proposal for the north side of campus. -more-


Panthers hold on to beat Salesian

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Saturday January 19, 2002

Andrew Nackerud scored the Panthers’ first two goals, and St. Mary’s held off a late Salesian push to stay undefeated in BSAL play with a 3-1 win on Friday in Berkeley. -more-


Why Berkeley will not learn from European transportation solutions

Dean Metzger Berkeley, Ca. Transportation Commissioner District 8
Saturday January 19, 2002

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This week’s bestsellers

Northern California Independent Booksellers Association
Saturday January 19, 2002

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Board weighs its $1.6 million deficit

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff
Saturday January 19, 2002

The Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday night to provide a “negative certification” on the school budget, acknowledging that the district will be unable to meet its financial obligations this year and next without significant budget cuts and revenue growth. -more-


Troubled San Jose symphony takes step toward comeback

By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press
Saturday January 19, 2002

SAN JOSE — The San Jose Symphony, which shut down last fall amid a financial crisis, is taking a step toward a comeback with concerts whose proceeds would help fund the organization’s future operations. -more-


Berkeley Observed Looking back, seeing ahead

By Susan Cerny Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday January 19, 2002

Architecture ‘father’ used Berkeley to grow career -more-


Case closed for TV show ‘The X-Files’

The Associated Press
Saturday January 19, 2002

LOS ANGELES — The truth may be out there but “The X-Files” won’t be. -more-


Rose Garden sign looking to receive a facelift

By Hank Sims Daily Planet Staff
Saturday January 19, 2002

After several years of neglect, during which proposals have bounced back and forth between neighborhood groups and city government, the ancient, dilapidated sign welcoming visitors to the Berkeley Community Rose Garden appears to be on the verge of renovation. -more-


Click and Clack Talk Cars

Tom & Ray Magliozzi
Saturday January 19, 2002

Cruise control doesn’t control everything -more-


Torch tours Bay Area

The Associated Press
Saturday January 19, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — A sports figure, a television celebrity and the widow of a local hero transported the Olympic Torch in its 150-mile route through the San Francisco Bay area on Friday. -more-


Three former SLA members arraigned on murder charges

By Jim Wasserman The Associated Press
Saturday January 19, 2002

SACRAMENTO — Graying and settled into middle age, three former 1970s revolutionaries and members of the Symbionese Liberation Army were arraigned Friday on first-degree murder charges in the 1975 shooting death of a woman during a bank robbery. -more-


Santa Cruz leads nation in expensive housing

The Associated Press
Saturday January 19, 2002

SANTA CRUZ — San Francisco no longer tops the list for least-affordable housing in the nation. That distinction now falls an hour and a half to the south to Santa Cruz, famous for its waves and hippies. -more-


Surviving a stroke begins with quick reaction

By Gina Comparini Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday January 19, 2002

When the brain is in jeopardy, minutes matter. -more-


Tech leaders see broadband access as new manifest destiny

By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press
Saturday January 19, 2002

SAN JOSE — This is the future in America as high-tech leaders see it: People work from home more often. They watch high-definition TV on their computers. They get information on national security instantaneously. -more-


Sun posts smaller-than-expected loss

By Matthew Fordahl The Associated Press
Saturday January 19, 2002

SAN JOSE — Server giant Sun Microsystems Inc. on Friday announced a smaller-than-expected second-quarter loss and some success as it expands its customer base beyond dot-coms and telecommunications companies. -more-


ImClone stock dives, from the effect of congressional inquiry

By Theresa Agovino The Associated Press
Saturday January 19, 2002

NEW YORK — Shares of ImClone Systems Inc. plunged nearly a third Friday after being temporarily halted as the beleaguered company disclosed it was the subject of a congressional inquiry. -more-


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-


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-


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-


Brothers Liquors shut down

By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff
Thursday January 17, 2002

The City Council declared Brothers Liquors in south Berkeley a public nuisance and then revoked its operating license Tuesday after hearing contradicting public comments that told a “tale of two Brothers.” -more-


Panthers crush John Swett 7-0

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Thursday January 17, 2002

Parras Vega racked up a hat trick and four other St. Mary’s players scored goals in a runaway 7-0 win over John Swett on Wednesday in Berkeley. -more-


Compiled by Guy Poole
Thursday January 17, 2002


Thursday, Jan. 17


Thanks for moving goodbye

Pamela Foster El Sobrante
Thursday January 17, 2002

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Staff
Thursday January 17, 2002


Ortega does not enter plea on murder charge

By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff
Thursday January 17, 2002

Lazarus Ortega, the sometime Berkeley resident who was accused last month of the murder of his adoptive mother, Charlotte Ortega of Berkeley, briefly appeared in court Wednesday morning. -more-


Cal looks to stay undefeated at Haas

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Thursday January 17, 2002

Having broken their road curse with a win at Oregon State last weekend, the Cal men’s basketball team will now tend to their own turf, hosting Washington and Washington State this week. The Bears have yet to lose at Haas Pavilion this season. -more-


Get rid of the politics – all kids can learn

G.W. Seegmiller Berkeley
Thursday January 17, 2002

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Schools receive mixed rankings from test scores

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff
Thursday January 17, 2002

Berkeley’s public schools had a mixed showing in statewide rankings, based on standardized test scores, released Wednesday by the California Department of Education. -more-


One more Ashby Ave. accident decried

Paul Tuleja Berkeley
Thursday January 17, 2002

Resident urges city to prevent tree tragedies

By Mary Spicuzza Special to the Daily Planet
Thursday January 17, 2002

Charles Smith insists he has nothing against trees. But when the long-time Berkeley resident pointed toward a set of towering eucalyptus at Indian Rock Park while sitting in his Berkeley hills home, he described the trees’ impending disasters. -more-


Thou shalt not...

Jane Stillwater Berkeley
Thursday January 17, 2002

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Council rewords ‘confusing’ scent ordinance language

By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff
Thursday January 17, 2002

On Tuesday, the City Council reworked a five-year-old notice aimed at helping people with multiple chemical sensitivities attend public meetings. -more-


Permit therapeutic cloning

Judith Segard Hunt Berkeley
Thursday January 17, 2002

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Judge finds accused bus driver incompetent to stand trial

The Associated Press
Thursday January 17, 2002

SANTA CLARA — A judge declared on Wednesday that Cathline Repunte, the San Jose school bus driver accused of killing a co-worker and injuring three others, is mentally incompetent to stand trial. -more-


UC president says budget constraints will hurt employee raises systemwide

By Danny Pollock The Associated Press
Thursday January 17, 2002

LOS ANGELES — A tight state budget will likely limit raises for faculty and staff members in the University of California system and could lead to tuition increases to fund more competitive salaries, UC officials said Wednesday. -more-


Bay Area Briefs
Thursday January 17, 2002

Indian making its own engines


Shipwrecks may be cause of oiled birds

The Associated Press
Thursday January 17, 2002

ALAMEDA — Marine safety officials have eliminated raw crude escaping from fissures in the sea floor as a possible source of a mysterious oil spill that is contaminating birds from Monterey up to Point Reyes. -more-


Bankrupt PG&E asks federal judge to give more time for reorganization

By Karen Gaudette The Associated Press
Thursday January 17, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO— Pacific Gas and Electric Co. and California power regulators vented their frustration with one another before a federal bankruptcy judge Wednesday, as the state sought permission to develop an alternative plan under which PG&E would emerge from bankruptcy. -more-


Dow drops more than 200 on worries about turnaround timing

By Lisa Shinghania The Associated Press
Thursday January 17, 2002

NEW YORK — A murky forecast from Intel sent stocks sharply lower Wednesday on worries that a recovery would take longer than expected and that the market had risen too high, too fast. -more-


Yahoo beats Wall Street expectations

By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press
Thursday January 17, 2002

SAN JOSE — Fourth-quarter losses narrowed considerably at Yahoo! Inc. and beat Wall Street expectations, and the Internet bellwether said Wednesday it is on track to see its fortunes rebound in 2002. -more-


Compaq reports $92 million in earnings

By Mark Babineck The Associated Press
Thursday January 17, 2002

HOUSTON — Compaq Computer Corp. easily topped Wall Street’s fourth-quarter 2001 earnings expectations, announcing Wednesday that it earned $92 million for the period. -more-


Students march in King’s honor

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff
Wednesday January 16, 2002

More than 300 students from Emerson School took to the streets Tuesday morning to participate in an annual march honoring the birthday of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., born Jan. 15, 1929. -more-


Compiled by Guy Poole
Wednesday January 16, 2002


Wednesday, Jan. 16


More prosecutions needed for ‘sins of the fathers’

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Pacific News Service
Wednesday January 16, 2002

An Alabama judge’s ruling that an ex-Klansman is competent to stand trial for the murder of four black girls in a church bombing 39 years ago is an important step toward closing the books on the wave of murders that rocked the South during the civil rights era. -more-


Staff
Wednesday January 16, 2002


Ambitious builder proposes seven projects

By Hank SimsDaily Planet staff
Wednesday January 16, 2002

Patrick Kennedy, Berkeley’s most controversial builder, is kicking off the new year with a bang. -more-


MLK Day celebrations

Staff
Wednesday January 16, 2002


Sunday, Jan. 20

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Driving by the numbers

Charles Smith Berkeley
Wednesday January 16, 2002

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Council not settled with possible UC development

By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff
Wednesday January 16, 2002

The City Council met in closed session Tuesday to discuss filing litigation against UC Berkeley for deficiencies in the Final Environmental Impact Report on the university’s proposed development on “the quiet side of campus.” -more-


UC report highlights virtue, omits burden

By Judith Scherr Daily Planet editor
Wednesday January 16, 2002

How about a little lite reading for your pleasure? You might want to start with “Building the Bay Area’s future: a study of the economic impact of the University of California, Berkeley.” -more-


Parents of Lindh await return of son

By Margie Mason The Associated Press
Wednesday January 16, 2002

SAN RAFAEL — The parents of John Walker Lindh, the American Taliban who now faces charges that could lead to life in prison, said Tuesday they are eager to be reunited and to “give him the love and support he needs.” -more-


Boxer urges redwood emergency funds

Bay City News Service
Wednesday January 16, 2002

U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer today urged Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman to authorize $14 million in emergency funding to fight Sudden Oak Death Syndrome because scientists recently said the state's redwood trees might be at risk. -more-


Driver strikes five children and their mothers walking to school

The Associated Press
Wednesday January 16, 2002

OAKLAND — Five children were seriously injured Tuesday when a speeding car struck them and their two mothers in a crosswalk on their way to school. -more-


Circus impresario takes fight with animal groups to center ring

By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press
Wednesday January 16, 2002

SAN JOSE — To animal rights groups, Ringling Bros. circus owner Kenneth Feld is a secretly sinister force in the family entertainment business, a man they would love to bring down if they could. -more-


Legislative analyst: Davis budget ‘overly optimistic’

By Alexa Haussler The Associated Press
Wednesday January 16, 2002

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gray Davis’ budget plan relies on “overly optimistic” assumptions and could result in a multi-billion dollar deficit in the future, Legislative Analyst Elizabeth Hill said Tuesday. -more-


Bay Area Briefs

Staff
Wednesday January 16, 2002

Supervisors approve de Young museum -more-


Fresh garlic industry threatened by Chinese imports

By Martha Mendoza The Associated Press
Wednesday January 16, 2002

GILROY — Americans love garlic, but growers here say illegal Chinese imports, unpredictable weather and soaring land costs are threatening to squeeze the domestic garlic industry right out of its stinky business. -more-


Senate asks to subpoena Enron, auditors over destroyed papers

By Jennifer Coleman The Associated Press
Wednesday January 16, 2002

SACRAMENTO — An accounting firm’s destruction of some of energy giant Enron’s financial documents may have violated a state Senate committee’s subpoena, senators investigating the state’s energy crisis said Tuesday. -more-


Prosecutors seek life in prison for John Walker Lindh

By Karen Gullo The Associated Press
Wednesday January 16, 2002

WASHINGTON — The Bush administration will charge American Taliban John Walker Lindh with conspiracy to kill U.S. citizens in Afghanistan and will ask for life imprisonment rather than the death penalty, Attorney General John Ashcroft said Tuesday. -more-


Legislators, activists seek change in three-strikes law

By Stefanie Frith The Associated Press
Wednesday January 16, 2002

SACRAMENTO — Critics of the state’s three-strikes law proposed a bill and a statewide initiative to change it Tuesday, but the law’s supporters, including Gov. Gray Davis, said the law should remain as it is. -more-


Tax-sharing plan softened to ease critics

The Associated Press
Wednesday January 16, 2002

SACRAMENTO — The turf war over a novel tax-sharing bill proposed for metropolitan Sacramento turned a new direction Tuesday when Assemblyman Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, unveiled a compromise bill to mollify opposition. -more-


Idaho motorists may drive under marijuana’s influence

By David Kravets The Associated Press
Wednesday January 16, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — You can drive high in Idaho, as long as you can drive straight. -more-


No such thing as too safe for some countries at Olympics

By Tim Dahlberg The Associated Press
Wednesday January 16, 2002

SALT LAKE CITY — Australia’s team won’t be allowed to open mail during the Winter Olympics. Other countries are hastily hiring security people to guard their athletes. -more-


Private planes headed to Salt Lake must clear ‘gateway’ airport

By Chuck Oxley The Associated Press
Wednesday January 16, 2002

BOISE, Idaho — Pilots and passengers taking private or charter aircraft to Salt Lake City during the Winter Olympics will have to detour through one of four gateway airports for security checks, and pilots must undergo background checks, the Federal Aviation Administration said. -more-


Runners carry Olympic torch through Los Angeles

By Eugene Tong The Associated Press
Wednesday January 16, 2002

LOS ANGELES – The Olympic flame returned Tuesday to a city that has hosted the Games twice. -more-


Emerson’s mentor program on thin ice

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff
Tuesday January 15, 2002

With the economy in trouble and the state education budget in question, administrators at Emerson School are fighting to maintain a successful, three-year-old mentoring program that serves almost half the school’s student body. -more-


Compiled by Guy Poole
Tuesday January 15, 2002


Tuesday, Jan. 15


Police Review Commission missed its opportunity

Bob Jacobsen Berkeley
Tuesday January 15, 2002

Staff
Tuesday January 15, 2002


Calling all poets!

– Guy Poole
Tuesday January 15, 2002

The call is out for poems about Searching, the theme of the 76th Poets’ Dinner contest. Other poem categories are Beginnings and Endings, Humor, Nature, Love, Spaces and Places, People, and Poets’ Choice. -more-


Brothers Liquor appeals to Council

By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff
Tuesday January 15, 2002

The City Council will hold a public hearing tonight on Brothers Liquors, deemed by the Zoning Adjustments Board to be a nuisance to its South Berkeley neighborhood. The ZAB placed a number of restrictions on the business, but the owners, appealing the conditions placed on the business, claim the restrictions will ruin the store. -more-


Hearts speak louder in art

Michael Bauce Berkeley
Tuesday January 15, 2002

Once-fired Coughlin named Pacifica’s executive director

By Judith Scherr Daily Planet staff
Tuesday January 15, 2002

... And they lived happily ever after. -more-


BREAD helped in a pinch

Jovida Ross Berkeley
Tuesday January 15, 2002

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Car sharing, Old City Hall on council’s agenda

By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff
Tuesday January 15, 2002

Some of the issues waiting for the City Council upon its return tonight from winter recess include a car-sharing agreement, a residential energy conservation contest and a proposed architectural study of the stately Old City Hall for a possible seismic upgrade, face lift and expansion. -more-


BREAD story misrepresents currency

Miyo Sakashita Berkeley
Tuesday January 15, 2002

Energy self-audits – energy awareness and savings

By Alice La Pierre
Tuesday January 15, 2002

Energy conservation measures in your home or business can save you money, energy and even help to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels as a source of power. The trick is in finding out what measures you should take. Then you can find the right products to help conserve energy. -more-


Eleven arrested for prostitution

– Judith Scherr
Tuesday January 15, 2002

The Berkeley police arrested 10 adult women and one teen-ager for soliciting for prostitution Saturday. -more-


PG&E hopes bankruptcy judge likes its reorganization plan

By Karen Gaudette The Associated Press
Tuesday January 15, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and its creditors spent hours in bankruptcy court Monday poring over the nitty gritty of the utility’s plan to emerge from bankruptcy. -more-


Davis rejects proposed settlement of California offshore drilling lawsuit

By Don Thompson The Associated Press
Tuesday January 15, 2002

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gray Davis on Monday rejected federal efforts to settle a lawsuit over the state’s right to review oil and gas leases off California’s coast. -more-


Former Yahoo CEO makes $31.9 million in stock sale

The Associated Press
Tuesday January 15, 2002

SUNNYVALE — Tim Koogle, the former chief executive of Yahoo! Inc., made $31.9 million exercising stock options in late November. -more-


Lindh bumbled his way through the Mideast

By Margie Mason The Associated Press
Tuesday January 15, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — John Walker Lindh bumbled his way through his first trip to the Middle East, unwittingly insulting other Muslims and repeatedly getting into trouble with authorities, say those who encountered the California teen-ager in Yemen. -more-


No changes yet for Lindh

The Associated Press
Tuesday January 15, 2002

WASHINGTON — John Walker Lindh, the young Californian caught holed up with Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, remains aboard a naval ship at sea, military officials confirmed Monday. -more-


Oregon fugitive sought in family killing is captured in Mexico

By Joseph B. Frazier The Associated Press
Tuesday January 15, 2002

PORTLAND, Ore. — Christian Longo — on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list for allegedly killing his wife and three children and dumping their bodies into coastal waters — was arrested at a grass-hut camp at a beach resort in Mexico, the FBI said Monday. -more-


Gay democrats endorse primary hopefuls

By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff
Monday January 14, 2002

The East Bay Lesbian/Gay Democratic Club made its endorsements Saturday for the March 5 primaries, which includes casting their approval for the upcoming Governor, Lieutenent Governor, Attorney General and Secretary of State races as well as assembly seats in district 14 and 16. -more-


Nakamura unhappy despite easy win

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Monday January 14, 2002

Most coaches would be thrilled with a 21-point win over a solid opponent. But when you’ve got the tradition of excellence of the Berkeley High girls’ program, it simply isn’t enough. -more-


Compiled by Guy Poole
Monday January 14, 2002


Monday, Jan. 14


Wider war could kill new Afghan government

By Peter Dale Scott Pacific News Service
Monday January 14, 2002

United Nations and American diplomacy have scored a major success by persuading the major Afghan factions to accept a provisional coalition central government, and by inducing neighboring states to accept it. But these initial achievements may soon be lost if there is not a swift and energetic initiative to give the new central government substance. A test will be whether the United States gives priority to the need to coordinate an aid program for the restoration of Afghanistan, or continues to search for a wider war. -more-


Staff
Monday January 14, 2002


Mental health symposium irks, angers disabled

By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff
Monday January 14, 2002

Approximately a dozen mental health patients and their advocates picketed a major symposium on mental health and public policy held at the UC Berkeley campus on Saturday, citing a familiar slogan of the disabled community – “nothing about us without us.” -more-


Bears finally get first road victory

The Associated Press
Monday January 14, 2002

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Joe Shipp scored 14 points, and A.J. Diggs hit the clinching shot with just under 25 seconds left as Cal defeated Oregon State 61-53 Saturday night. -more-


Agenda change went around school board

John SelawskyDirector, Berkeley School Board
Monday January 14, 2002

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‘Bread’ criticized for diverting tax dollars

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff
Monday January 14, 2002

A local currency called “bread” is slowly rising even though some worry that it allows for small-scale tax evasion. -more-


Cal defense lets down against quick Beavers

By Dean Caparaz Daily Planet Correspondent
Monday January 14, 2002

Cal turned in an uncharacteristically bad defensive performance in Oregon State’s 80-52 win at Haas Pavilion on Saturday night. -more-


What are the real reasons for ‘War on Terrorism?’

George Palen Berkeley
Monday January 14, 2002

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Artists, academics explain art’s appeal

Staff
Monday January 14, 2002

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Judge to hear arguments for separate trials in dog attack

By Kim Curtis The Associated Press
Monday January 14, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO – Marjorie Knoller and Robert Noel, the couple accused in last year’s fatal dog mauling of Diane Whipple, will ask a judge Monday to grant them separate trials. -more-


Bay Area’s buses still run on diesel gas, despite push for cleaner-burning fuels

The Associated Press
Monday January 14, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO – Many of the state’s regions have switched to public transportation powered by alternative fuels, but the San Francisco Bay area has opted to keep the noisier, dirtier diesel-burning buses. -more-


Charities, organizer head to court over AIDS-ride dispute

By Kim Curtis Associated Press Writer
Monday January 14, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO – The battle of the bike coasts into a courtroom Monday as the organizer of the California AIDS Ride and two charities try to settle their differences over a new bike-a-thon planned for this summer. -more-


Terror-response bills gather headlines, but some scanty results

By Don Thompson Associated Press Writer
Monday January 14, 2002

SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gray Davis won a round of applause in his State of the State speech last week with a flag-waving promise to support the peacekeepers called to duty after last fall’s terrorist attacks. -more-


NorCal gets aggressive on environmental crimes

By Martha Mendoza The Associated Press
Monday January 14, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO – After years of ignoring people caught damaging the environment in Northern California, federal prosecutors are cracking down on tree poachers, salmon snatchers, illegal trail cutters, oil dumpers and other polluters. -more-


California to become last state to number highway exits

The Associated Press
Monday January 14, 2002

SAN JOSE – After years of people advocating it, California will finally number its highway exits. -more-


Biotech firms aim to mass-produce cloned chickens

By Paul Elias The Associated Press
Monday January 14, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO – U.S. poultry growers have a chicken-and-egg dilemma. -more-


Milk industry turns to ghostly Hispanic legend in ad campaign

The Associated Press
Monday January 14, 2002

LOS ANGELES – The ghostly Hispanic legend of “La Llorona,” Spanish for The Weeping Woman, will be used by California milk producers in an advertising campaign. -more-


Opinion

Editorials

Man gets five years for anthrax threat

The Associated Press
Saturday January 19, 2002

OAKLAND — A Livermore man convicted of threatening to release anthrax into the federal building in Oakland was sentenced to five years in prison Friday. -more-


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-


Little girl dies after she and six others hit by a driver

The Associated Press
Thursday January 17, 2002

OAKLAND — A 5-year-old girl died Wednesday after she and four other children, along with two mothers, were struck by a speeding hit-and-run driver in a crosswalk on their way to school. -more-


Layoffs pending at Extension

Bay City News Service
Wednesday January 16, 2002

Add the University of California at Berkeley's extension school to the list of casualties hurt by the downturn in the high tech industry and the sagging economy. -more-


CHP led in early morning chase between 24 and 580

By John O’Brien Special to the Daily Planet
Tuesday January 15, 2002

The California Highway Patrol was involved in a two-vehicle crash this morning at the connector ramp between state Highway 24 and eastbound Interstate 580 in Oakland while pursuing a stolen vehicle. The chase started when Vallejo police spotted the vehicle at 2:30 a.m. -more-


Drugs found, witness arrested in San Bruno quadruple slaying

The Associated Press
Monday January 14, 2002

SAN BRUNO – Police have arrested a man who holds the lease on a San Bruno apartment, where four men were found dead. -more-