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School community upset about special ed report

By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff
Thursday April 11, 2002

Report reveals $4.5 million in excess spending, recommends cuts -more-



UC demonstration was anti-American, anti-Jewish

Justin Rosenthal
Thursday April 11, 2002

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Out & About Calendar

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Thursday April 11, 2002


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Storno, Carmen power Panthers past Salesian

By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff
Thursday April 11, 2002

A typical start by St. Mary’s High’s Joe Storno involves lots of baserunners, lots of pitches and plenty of nail-biting. Luckily for the Panthers, Storno’s outing against Salesian on Wednesday was anything but typical. -more-



University clericals make noise about wage demands

By Jia-Rui Chong, Daily Planet staff
Thursday April 11, 2002

Honks from passing cars joined the sounds of whistles, banging pie pans and chants of “What’s outrageous? Unfair wages!” at a noontime rally organized by the Coalition of University Employees in front of the UC Berkeley Extension School on Wednesday. -more-



Local government is ‘rotted out to the core’

Raymond A. Chamberlin
Thursday April 11, 2002

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Trio of girls start flood of St. Mary’s track signings

By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff
Thursday April 11, 2002

Duffy, Johnson and Stokes announce their college plans -more-



Alta Bates helps people cope with cancer

By Jia-Rui Chong, Daily Planet staff
Thursday April 11, 2002

Armed with a plastic take-apart human model, oncology nurse Bev Hart-Inkster set about teaching patients and their loved ones how to cope with cancer on Wednesday night. It was the first class in a free, eight-class program, developed by the American Cancer Society, that will take place at the Alta Bates Comprehensive Cancer Center. -more-



War on terror is far from over

Steve Geller
Thursday April 11, 2002

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Stanford tennis avoids The Big Sweep by beating Cal

Staff
Thursday April 11, 2002

Daily Planet Wire Services -more-



Claremont Resort challenges union

By Devona Walker, Daily Planet Staff
Thursday April 11, 2002

After months of negotiating with Local 2850 of the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union, the Claremont Spa is lashing out, alleging that the union has deliberately stalled negotiations. -more-



Berkeley’s train station is inferior

Eric McCaughrin
Thursday April 11, 2002

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Today in History

Staff
Thursday April 11, 2002

Today is Thursday, April 11, the 101st day of 2002. There are 264 days left in the year. -more-



Features

FBI attorney says agents wrongly accused of framing Earth First!

By Michelle Locke, The Associated Press
Thursday April 11, 2002

OAKLAND — Two very different views of what happened after Earth First! activists Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney were injured in a 1990 car bombing have emerged as lawyers laid out their case for federal jurors this week. -more-


Anti-Defamation League finds decline in anti-Semitic incidents in 2001

The Associated Press
Thursday April 11, 2002

LOS ANGELES — Anti-Semitic incidents declined sharply across the United States in 2001, the Anti-Defamation League said Wednesday as it released a report covering 40 states and the District of Columbia. -more-


Anti-Semitism may inspire Jewish exodus to Israel

By Andrew Friedman, Pacific News Service
Thursday April 11, 2002

Ironically, the new anti-Semitism sweeping the globe could resolve part of Israel's dilemma of ruling a rebellious majority population of Palestinians on the West Bank. -more-


Ask the Rent Board

By Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Staff
Thursday April 11, 2002

The Berkeley Rent Board receives more than 300 inquiries a week ranging from very specific questions about individual units, to broader questions about rent control in general. In this column we will reproduce some of the more interesting questions and answers. Our topics will include permissible rent ceilings, the effects of vacancy decontrol, permissible grounds for eviction, habitability of units, the rules concerning security deposits and other issues of interest to renters and property owners. You can e-mail the City of Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board at rent@ci. berkeley.ca.us with your questions, or you can call or visit the office at 2125 Milvia Street, Berkeley, CA. 94704 (northeast corner of Milvia/Center Streets) Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, between 9 a.m. and 4:45 p.m., and on Wednesday between noon and 4:45 p.m. Our telephone number is (510) 644-6128. Our Web site address is www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/rent/. -more-


Hallinan wants to know if SF archdiocese has unreported sex abuse complaints

The Associated Press
Thursday April 11, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco district attorney has sent a letter to the head of the Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco asking for any information on sexual abuse by clergy members or church employees in the past 75 years. -more-


Gov. Davis opposes controversial curriculum collective bargaining bill

The Associated Press
Thursday April 11, 2002

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gray Davis announced his opposition Wednesday to a hotly debated bill that would allow teachers to bring curriculum choices and textbook selection to the collective bargaining table. -more-


Priest molestation trial delayed after Chronicle photographer assaulted

By Kim Curtis, The Associated Press
Thursday April 11, 2002

SANTA ROSA — A judge delayed closing arguments Wednesday in the trial of a priest accused of rape and lewd conduct so she could question jurors about their knowledge of an incident in which the priest allegedly assaulted a newspaper photographer. -more-


Farm bureau intervenes in air pollution lawsuit

Staff
Thursday April 11, 2002

The Associated Press -more-


Arts & Entertainment Calendar

Staff
Thursday April 11, 2002

Dry weater lessens projected Sierra runoff

The Associated Press
Thursday April 11, 2002

SACRAMENTO — State hydrologists lowered their Sierra snowpack runoff predictions Wednesday from just a week ago, based on recent dry, warm weather. -more-


Move to restrict recording rights could further slow digital TV

By Gary Gentile, The Associated Press
Thursday April 11, 2002

LAS VEGAS — A new wrinkle in digital television’s sluggish introduction goes far beyond the current dearth of programming and the high cost of the special TV sets needed to view it. -more-


PG&E customers’ summer bills could drop a bit

The Associated Press
Thursday April 11, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — Pacific Gas and Electric Co. electric bills may drop a bit this summer after state power regulators voted to increase “baseline” allotments — the amount of electricity California households receive at the lowest electric rate. -more-


Consumer technology bill of rights proposed

The Associated Press
Thursday April 11, 2002

Highlights of the “Consumer Technology Bill of Rights” proposed to Congress by DigitalConsumer.org: -more-


Editorial

News of the Weird

The Associated Press
Thursday April 11, 2002

Colorado mayor tried cocaine, marijuana -more-


Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

News of the Weird 04-11-2002

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

News

School community upset about special ed report By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 04-11-2002

UC demonstration was anti-American, anti-Jewish Justin Rosenthal 04-11-2002

Out & About Calendar – Compiled by Guy Poole 04-11-2002

Storno, Carmen power Panthers past Salesian By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 04-11-2002

University clericals make noise about wage demands By Jia-Rui Chong, Daily Planet staff 04-11-2002

Local government is ‘rotted out to the core’ Raymond A. Chamberlin 04-11-2002

Trio of girls start flood of St. Mary’s track signings By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 04-11-2002

Alta Bates helps people cope with cancer By Jia-Rui Chong, Daily Planet staff 04-11-2002

War on terror is far from over Steve Geller 04-11-2002

Stanford tennis avoids The Big Sweep by beating Cal Staff 04-11-2002

Claremont Resort challenges union By Devona Walker, Daily Planet Staff 04-11-2002

Berkeley’s train station is inferior Eric McCaughrin 04-11-2002

Today in History Staff 04-11-2002

FBI attorney says agents wrongly accused of framing Earth First! By Michelle Locke, The Associated Press 04-11-2002

Anti-Defamation League finds decline in anti-Semitic incidents in 2001 The Associated Press 04-11-2002

Anti-Semitism may inspire Jewish exodus to Israel By Andrew Friedman, Pacific News Service 04-11-2002

Ask the Rent Board By Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Staff 04-11-2002

Hallinan wants to know if SF archdiocese has unreported sex abuse complaints The Associated Press 04-11-2002

Gov. Davis opposes controversial curriculum collective bargaining bill The Associated Press 04-11-2002

Priest molestation trial delayed after Chronicle photographer assaulted By Kim Curtis, The Associated Press 04-11-2002

Farm bureau intervenes in air pollution lawsuit Staff 04-11-2002

Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 04-11-2002

Dry weater lessens projected Sierra runoff The Associated Press 04-11-2002

Move to restrict recording rights could further slow digital TV By Gary Gentile, The Associated Press 04-11-2002

PG&E customers’ summer bills could drop a bit The Associated Press 04-11-2002

Consumer technology bill of rights proposed The Associated Press 04-11-2002

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