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Anti- and pro-Israel demonstrators face off on UC campus; 79 arrested

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff
Wednesday April 10, 2002

UC Berkeley police arrested 79 pro-Palestinian activists Tuesday afternoon, capping a day of protests against Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories and University of California investment in Israel. -more-



Kwan wins Sullivan Award over Cal swimmer Coughlin

Daily Planet Wire Services
Wednesday April 10, 2002

NEW YORK - Natalie Coughlin, a 19-year-old sophomore swimmer at Cal, was one of five finalists for the 72nd Annual AAU James E. Sullivan Memorial Award that recognizes the top amateur athlete in the nation. The award was presented to skating’s Michelle Kwan at the ceremony at the award’s new presentation site, The New York Athletic Club, Tuesday night in New York City. -more-



It’s Up to Each of Us to Make Berkeley a Hate-Free Community

Shirley Dean Mayor
Wednesday April 10, 2002

The number of hate crimes occurring in Berkeley is appalling and deeply disturbing. Today, a member of my staff heard the hate and threats left on the answering machine of a prominent local rabbi. Last Thursday, two clearly identifiable Orthodox Jews were severely beaten, anti-Semitic graffiti was sprayed on trash cans, and a brick was thrown through a window of Hillel House. -more-



Authors Guild to members: de-link Amazon.com

By Hillel Italie The Associated Press
Wednesday April 10, 2002

NEW YORK — Angered at Amazon.com for offering used editions of current books, the Authors Guild is urging members to remove links on their Web sites to the online retailer. -more-



Compiled by Guy Poole

Staff
Wednesday April 10, 2002


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Green gov hopeful to speak tonight

By Jia-Rui Chong Daily Planet staff
Wednesday April 10, 2002

Peter Miguel Camejo, Green Party candidate for governor, will attempt to distinguish himself from Democrat Gov. Gray Davis and Republican Bill Simon tonight at 7 p.m. at an event sponsored by the UC Berkeley Campus Greens. -more-



El Cerrito spikes BHS boys volleyball

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday April 10, 2002

The Berkeley boys’ volleyball team got a good look at league power El Cerrito on Tuesday, and it wasn’t particularly pleasant for the ’Jackets. El Cerrito pounded them early and often, winning 15-1, 15-4, 15-7. -more-



Save Berkeley’s neighborhoods

Carrie Olson Berkeley
Wednesday April 10, 2002

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Baptist seminary’s cottages ruled ‘structures of merit’

By Jia-Rui Chong Daily Planet staff
Wednesday April 10, 2002

The Landmarks Preservation Commission designated two cottages on the American Baptist Seminary of the West as “structures of merit” Tuesday, effectively entangling the city in a potential lawsuit. -more-



Prep scores

Staff
Wednesday April 10, 2002

Boys Tennis – Berkeley 5, De Anza 0 -more-



Today in History

Staff
Wednesday April 10, 2002

Today is Wednesday, April 10, the 100th day of 2002. There are 265 days left in the year. -more-



News of the Weird

Staff
Wednesday April 10, 2002

Wedding invitation causes anthrax scare -more-



Features

UC Regents make historic appointment

By Sandra Marquez The Associated Press
Wednesday April 10, 2002

LOS ANGELES — A physicist who served as chief scientist for NASA was appointed chancellor of the University of California at Riverside on Monday, becoming the second Hispanic to head a campus in the system’s 134-year history. -more-


Earth First! says the facts are clear

Jia-Rui Chong Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday April 10, 2002

Lisa Bari, daughter of the late Judi Bari, spoke at a press conference after day two of the Earth First! trial against the FBI. “We all hope this is going to work and this is going to clear my mother’s name,” said Bari, 21, who just graduated from UC Berkeley in December 2001. -more-


Walgreen, Oracle head list of latest Andersen losses

By Dave Carpenter The Associated Press
Wednesday April 10, 2002

CHICAGO — Another big client from its home city and affiliates in three more countries — Brazil, Chile and Poland — have joined the fast-growing parade of those fleeing Arthur Andersen LLP. -more-


Delaware judge lets Hewlett lawsuit go forward

By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press
Wednesday April 10, 2002

SAN JOSE — A judge in Delaware has left open the possibility that dissident Hewlett-Packard Co. director Walter Hewlett still can torpedo the company’s $19 billion acquisition of Compaq Computer Corp. -more-


Editorial

Ask the Auditor: City faces tough budgetary decisions

By Ann-Marie Hogan Special to the Daily Planet
Wednesday April 10, 2002

A recent article about budget problems in the city of Oakland noted that Oakland city council members “resented” the fact that they were being asked to make decisions regarding which programs to cut, and which to save. Let’s hope the Berkeley city council doesn’t feel that way about making tough decisions, since substantial budget cuts are on the horizon -more-


Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

Ask the Auditor: City faces tough budgetary decisions 04-10-2002

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

News

Anti- and pro-Israel demonstrators face off on UC campus; 79 arrested By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 04-10-2002

Kwan wins Sullivan Award over Cal swimmer Coughlin Daily Planet Wire Services 04-10-2002

It’s Up to Each of Us to Make Berkeley a Hate-Free Community Shirley Dean Mayor 04-10-2002

Authors Guild to members: de-link Amazon.com By Hillel Italie The Associated Press 04-10-2002

Compiled by Guy Poole Staff 04-10-2002

Green gov hopeful to speak tonight By Jia-Rui Chong Daily Planet staff 04-10-2002

El Cerrito spikes BHS boys volleyball By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 04-10-2002

Save Berkeley’s neighborhoods Carrie Olson Berkeley 04-10-2002

Baptist seminary’s cottages ruled ‘structures of merit’ By Jia-Rui Chong Daily Planet staff 04-10-2002

Prep scores Staff 04-10-2002

Today in History Staff 04-10-2002

News of the Weird Staff 04-10-2002

UC Regents make historic appointment By Sandra Marquez The Associated Press 04-10-2002

Earth First! says the facts are clear Jia-Rui Chong Daily Planet Staff 04-10-2002

Walgreen, Oracle head list of latest Andersen losses By Dave Carpenter The Associated Press 04-10-2002

Delaware judge lets Hewlett lawsuit go forward By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press 04-10-2002

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