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UC chancellor calls for safe environment, civil discussion

By Jia-Rui Chong Daily Planet staff
Tuesday April 09, 2002

In response to vandalism at the Jewish student center and attacks on Jewish community members during the last two weeks, UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert M. Berdahl called for a civil discourse and a safe environment for discussion at the university on Monday morning. -more-



Giambi saves the day

By Jim Cour The Associated Press
Tuesday April 09, 2002

SEATTLE — Art Howe wanted to talk about his left fielder’s defense, too. -more-



Gaia building’s cultural events will enrich Berkeley

Susan Page Berkeley
Tuesday April 09, 2002

Editor: -more-



Compiled by Guy Poole
Tuesday April 09, 2002


Tuesday, April 9



PFA documentary captures a suburban war zone in SoCal

By Peter Crimmins Special to the Daily Planet
Tuesday April 09, 2002

In 1995, the year the Oklahoma City federal building was razed by an ex-soldier with a truckload of fertilizer, a small news item from a San Diego suburb surfaced in papers and on televisions across the country. A man named Shawn Nelson stole an army tank and went on a 23-minute joy ride through Clairmont, plowing over parked cars and streetlights like they were children’s toys. -more-



Police criticized for possible wrongful arrest

By Devona Walker Daily Planet staff
Tuesday April 09, 2002

Berkeley Police Chief Dash Butler says many things may be levied at the police department, but crookedness isn’t one of them. -more-



With perfect late-season run, Sacramento reigns in West

By Greg Beacham The Associated Press
Tuesday April 09, 2002

SACRAMENTO — The Sacramento Kings’ penchant for the dramatic apparently doesn’t extend beyond the court. They’ve taken much of the excitement out of the final days of the NBA’s regular season. -more-



League’s study of housing is flawed

Howie Muir on behalf of the Berkeley Alliance of Neighborhood Associations
Tuesday April 09, 2002

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Police continue weekend rape investigation

By Jia-Rui Chong Daily Planet staff
Tuesday April 09, 2002

Berkeley Police are still investigating a sexual assault that occurred about 8 p.m. on Saturday. The incident reportedly happened at the Marina, though BPD spokesperson Capt. Bobby Miller would neither confirm nor deny the location, for fear of endangering the ongoing investigation. -more-



Show me the numbers

Richard Thompson, Cal alumnus Korea
Tuesday April 09, 2002

Editor: -more-



Today in History

Staff
Tuesday April 09, 2002

Tuesday, April 9 is the 99th day of 2002. There are 266 days left in the year. -more-



City does not provide adequate alternative transportation

Ching Lam Berkeley
Tuesday April 09, 2002

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Drug war attacks hemp foods and doctors who recommend pot

By David Kravets The Associated Press
Tuesday April 09, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — The government fought a two-pronged battle in the drug war Monday, arguing in a federal appeals court that it can ban hemp foods and strip doctors of their licenses for recommending marijuana. -more-



Features

Banks, law firms added to defendant list in Enron lawsuit

By Kristen Hays The Associated Press
Tuesday April 09, 2002

HOUSTON — Enron Corp. couldn’t maintain its illusion as a swaggering energy giant without help from nine investment banks and two law firms, said attorneys who added them as defendants in a securities fraud lawsuit in Houston. -more-


Blaze destroys South Bay church

The Associated Press
Tuesday April 09, 2002

LOS ALTOS HILLS — Federal and county officials are investigating the cause of a fire that gutted a church with a large Middle Eastern congregation, forcing churchgoers to pray for peace in the street. -more-


GOP mulling strategy on Arctic-drilling vote

By H. Josef Hebert The Associated Press
Tuesday April 09, 2002

WASHINGTON — Republican senators may abandon a vote in the Senate on oil drilling in an Arctic wildlife refuge, believing they would fall well short of the votes needed to overcome a Democratic filibuster, congressional and administration officials said Monday. -more-


Editorial

Levi Strauss plans to close six plants, lay off 3,600

By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press
Tuesday April 09, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — Levi Strauss & Co. said Monday it will close six U.S. plants and lay off 3,600 employees, or 22 percent of its work force, as the long-slumping company looks overseas to produce blue jeans that became a piece of Americana. -more-


Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

Levi Strauss plans to close six plants, lay off 3,600 04-09-2002

Victim’s family calls hit-and-run sentence ‘lenient’ 04-08-2002

Matinees provide a haven for hooky-players 04-06-2002

Path to be dedicated to Anne Brower, local environmentalist 04-05-2002

EPA sued over red-legged frog 04-04-2002

Four Marin County ‘family’ members plead innocent 04-03-2002

News

UC chancellor calls for safe environment, civil discussion By Jia-Rui Chong Daily Planet staff 04-09-2002

Giambi saves the day By Jim Cour The Associated Press 04-09-2002

Gaia building’s cultural events will enrich Berkeley Susan Page Berkeley 04-09-2002

Compiled by Guy Poole 04-09-2002

PFA documentary captures a suburban war zone in SoCal By Peter Crimmins Special to the Daily Planet 04-09-2002

Police criticized for possible wrongful arrest By Devona Walker Daily Planet staff 04-09-2002

With perfect late-season run, Sacramento reigns in West By Greg Beacham The Associated Press 04-09-2002

League’s study of housing is flawed Howie Muir on behalf of the Berkeley Alliance of Neighborhood Associations 04-09-2002

Police continue weekend rape investigation By Jia-Rui Chong Daily Planet staff 04-09-2002

Show me the numbers Richard Thompson, Cal alumnus Korea 04-09-2002

Today in History Staff 04-09-2002

City does not provide adequate alternative transportation Ching Lam Berkeley 04-09-2002

Drug war attacks hemp foods and doctors who recommend pot By David Kravets The Associated Press 04-09-2002

Banks, law firms added to defendant list in Enron lawsuit By Kristen Hays The Associated Press 04-09-2002

Blaze destroys South Bay church The Associated Press 04-09-2002

GOP mulling strategy on Arctic-drilling vote By H. Josef Hebert The Associated Press 04-09-2002

Earth First! takes on FBI, Oakland police By Chris Nichols, Special to the Daily Planet 04-08-2002

Remember Holocaust, fight anti-Semitism Devora Liss 04-08-2002

Out & About Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 04-08-2002

Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 04-08-2002

Stokes, Welch and Warren pull off doubles By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 04-08-2002

Library turns a new page Craig Hampshire, Daily Planet Staff 04-08-2002

Environmental scorecard biased Danny W. Critser 04-08-2002

Israelis turn blind eye to locally generated e-mail messages By Devona Walker, Daily Planet Staff 04-08-2002

Reform Social Security Troy Lister 04-08-2002

Today in History Staff 04-08-2002

Hands off parking spaces Nancy Ward 04-08-2002

U.S. cannot mediate Israel-Palestine peace Marc Sapir 04-08-2002

Middle East violence charges rallies in California The Associated Press 04-08-2002

L.A. cardinal denies molestation; details vague By Kim Baca, The Associated Press 04-08-2002

Santa Cruz fights over peace park The Associated Press 04-08-2002

State pushing at all fronts to rework long-term power deals By Jennifer Coleman, The Associated Press 04-08-2002

Edison executives awarded bonuses The Associated Press 04-08-2002

Activists protest against low UC minority enrollment By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 04-06-2002

Bataan Avenue named for World War II event By Susan Cerny, Special to the Daily Planet 04-06-2002

Neighborhoods Count Shirley Dean 04-06-2002

Art & Entertainment Calendar 924 Gilman Apr. 6: All Bets Off, Time in Malta, Animosity, Breath In, For the Crown; Apr. 12: Missing 23rd, Himsa, Bleeding Through, Belvedere; Apr. 13: Labrats, Damage Done; Apr. 19: Ludicra, Sbitch, Watch Them Die, Beware, Staff 04-06-2002

Out & About Calendar – Compiled by Guy Poole 04-06-2002

Hutchinson, Brown team up to down Bruins By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 04-06-2002

PG&E increases its annual payment to city By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 04-06-2002

PFA artist in residence screens provocative videos by Peter Crimmins, Special to the Daily Planet 04-06-2002

Bears sixth after one round Daily Planet Wire Services 04-06-2002

Division of Public Health honors 25 in community By Jia-Rui Chong, Daily Planet staff 04-06-2002

Author Ray Bradbury gets star on Walk of Fame The Associated Press 04-06-2002

Today in History Staff 04-06-2002

News of the Weird Staff 04-06-2002

Public Health Institute links soda consumption at school and obesity Bay City News Service 04-06-2002

Herbicide used in landscaping could be finding its way into compost The Associated Press 04-06-2002

Segregated testing meetings for parents raise eyebrows By Stefanie Frith, The Associated Press 04-06-2002

Water beds for cows — a moo-ving experience By Joseph B. Frazier, The Associated Press 04-06-2002

Irish microchip maker Parthus announces merger with unit of American-Israeli firm By Shawn Pogatchink, The Associated Press 04-06-2002

Through the eyes of Mrs. Mingus By Andy Sywak, Special to the Daily Planet 04-06-2002

Click and Clack Talk Cars Staff 04-06-2002

Ventura County woman sentenced to death for murdering sons The Associated Press 04-06-2002

Signs honoring drunk driving victims on California highways By Michelle R. Smith, The Associated Press 04-06-2002

Priest claims ‘no-tolerance’ attitude after named in Las Vegas lawsuit The Associated Press 04-06-2002

Governor Gray Davis declares April as ‘California Poetry Month’ By Jennifer Coleman, The Associated Press 04-06-2002

Communications satellite pioneer dead at 92 By Matthew Fordahl, The Associated Press 04-06-2002

SF Examiner dropping Sunday edition to expand Friday edition The Associated Press 04-06-2002

Police look for clues in deaths of Santa Clara family By May Wong The Associated Press 04-06-2002

Parents must be notified of day care providers’ criminal histories The Associated Press 04-06-2002

ANWR debate: Tiny footprint, or giant spiderweb of roads? By H. Josef Hebert, The Associated Press 04-06-2002

Four California rail routes still at ‘high risk,’ Amtrak warns By Andrew Bridges, The Associated Press 04-06-2002

Final energy bill likely to offer little help for landowners By Judith Kohler, The Associated Press 04-06-2002

E-mails show LA archdiocese struggling to get handle on abuse cases By Leon Druin Keith, The Associated Press 04-06-2002

State pushing at all fronts to rework power deals By Jennifer Coleman, The Associated Press 04-06-2002

New Mexico fire more than triples to 35,000 acres in Gila The Associated Press 04-06-2002

Berkeley native trapped in Bethlehem By Jia-Rui Chong, Daily Planet staff 04-05-2002

Revolting, the peace protest was anything but Tom Wandall 04-05-2002

Out & About Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 04-05-2002

Story of Mozart returns to the big screen — through the eyes of the film’s director by Peter Crimmins Special to the Daily Planet 04-05-2002

Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 04-05-2002

Freshman impresses as Panthers pound Redwood By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 04-05-2002

UC enrollment down next year By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 04-05-2002

Kudos to Zoning Adjustment Board Victor Pineda 04-05-2002

Author Michael Moore continues to pound Bush, war or no war By John Flesher, The Associated Press 04-05-2002

Sports shorts Staff 04-05-2002

Local Web site used to urge peace By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 04-05-2002

Protesters: Think about tactics before you block off traffic Ruth Bird 04-05-2002

Nevada Power to appeal PUC ruling on $922 million rate hike The Associated Press 04-05-2002

The Jews are attacked near campus By Devona Walker, Daily Planet Staff 04-05-2002

BHS crew deserves P.E. credit Cynthia Papermaster 04-05-2002

Imprisoned Indian activist sues FBI for violating civil rights The Associated Press 04-05-2002

Today in History Staff 04-05-2002

New HIV infections on the rise in SF The Associated Press 04-05-2002

High-tech firms worried about violence in Israel The Associated Press 04-05-2002

Bay Area Briefs Staff 04-05-2002

Senate passes $25 billion school bond issue for ballot By Stefanie Frith, The Associated Press 04-05-2002

Scientists identify new insect species in Southern California By Andrew Bridges, The Associated Press 04-05-2002

Colorado river rafters want voters to guarantee access By Robert Weller The Associated Pressv 04-05-2002

Home Matters: Home repairs are no longer a guy thing The Associated Press 04-05-2002

Luscious peaches begin with planting By Lee Reich The Associated Press 04-05-2002

Installing decorative ceiling medallions James and Morris Carey 04-05-2002

Questions and Answers By Morris and James Carey The Associated Press 04-05-2002

Livermore is like a very near Napa Valley By Susan Fornoff, San Francisco Chronicle 04-05-2002

A year into bankruptcy: Did PG&E choose wisely? By Karen Gaudette The Associated Press 04-05-2002

Cloth keyboard is chic, but frustrating By Matthew Fordahl The Associated Press 04-05-2002

Berkeley-funded cultural center destroyed By Jia-Rui Chong Daily Planet staff 04-04-2002

Berkeley High wins second straight San Marin title By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 04-04-2002

Tuesday’s protesters were unorganized, ridiculous Eric Meyerson Berkeley 04-04-2002

The Band’s ‘The Last Waltz’ takes another spin By Scott Bauer The Associated Press 04-04-2002

Staff 04-04-2002

School district lessens cuts to music program By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 04-04-2002

Panthers go winless in tourney By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 04-04-2002

Developer Kennedy is doing a good thing with the New Arts Theater Victor Pineda Cal Grad, Former Student Senator and Berkeley Resident 04-04-2002

Newly released UC study says regular churchgoing links with longer lives By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 04-04-2002

Paul McCartney enriches us and endures Elliot Stephen Cohen Berkeley 04-04-2002

Today in History Staff 04-04-2002

League is wrong, we’ve had enough development James K. Sayre Oakland 04-04-2002

News of the Weird Staff 04-04-2002

Insurance on Golden Gate Bridge expected to double The Associated Press 04-04-2002

ZAB continues Alta Bates debate to April 25 meeting By Jia-Rui Chong Daily Planet staff 04-04-2002

Dow to use microbes to clean up groundwater contamination By Jessica Brice The Associated Press 04-04-2002

Police release 911 tape from SF fatal dog mauling incident The Associated Press 04-04-2002

Improvements planned for Redwood Highway U.S. 199 The Associated Press 04-04-2002

Teen birth rates down statewide The Associated Press 04-04-2002

INS says no evidence orphans were brought to United States The Associated Press 04-04-2002

Valdez owners say ship should return to Alaska By Gene Johnson The Associated Press 04-04-2002

Drought puts the Southwest, East at high risk for wildfire By Chuck Oxley The Associated Press 04-04-2002

Senate committee balks at banning houses on old nuclear meltdown sites By Jim Wasserman The Associated Press 04-04-2002

Printers quietly become standout technology By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press 04-04-2002

Investigators say Enron now cooperating By Jennifer Coleman The Associated Press 04-04-2002

Protest takes over University Avenue By Jia-Rui Chong and Devona Walker Daily Planet staff 04-03-2002

Berkeley bats remain hot as ’Jackets reach tourney final By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 04-03-2002

A solution for the P.E. conundrum at BHS Jim Sinai Berkeley 04-03-2002

Compiled by Guy Poole 04-03-2002

UC recalls students from Israel By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 04-03-2002

Gabriel Hughes to transfer from Cal Staff Report 04-03-2002

DNA testing of inmates is wrong Michael Bauce Berkeley 04-03-2002

Plainclothes officers to stalk parking meters By Jia-Rui Chong Daily Planet staff 04-03-2002

St. Mary’s slaughtered by league rival Salesian By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 04-03-2002

Don’t turn tennis courts into parking lot Sincerely, Senta Pugh Chamberlain 04-03-2002

Today in History Staff 04-03-2002

Experts dissect Enron, criticize reform legislation By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 04-03-2002

Dead infant found in San Francisco’s financial district The Associated Press 04-03-2002

Bay Area Briefs Staff 04-03-2002

San Jose airport starts runway construction By Michelle R. Smith The Associated Press 04-03-2002

Mill Valley mother, child found safe after lost in Maui The Associated Press 04-03-2002

Paul McCartney packs Oakland Coliseum concert with Beatles tunes By Kim Curtis The Associated Press 04-03-2002

Gemstar-TV Guide shares drop on accounting concerns By Gary Gentile The Associated Press 04-03-2002

Microsoft’s linking competitors with state adversaries may not be enough By D. Ian Hopper The Associated Press 04-03-2002

PeopleSoft shares skid after first-quarter revenue warning The Associated Press 04-03-2002