School community upset about special ed report
Report reveals $4.5 million in excess spending, recommends cuts -more-
Report reveals $4.5 million in excess spending, recommends cuts -more-
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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-
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-
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Duffy, Johnson and Stokes announce their college plans -more-
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-
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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-
Today is Thursday, April 11, the 101st day of 2002. There are 264 days left in the year. -more-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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SACRAMENTO — State hydrologists lowered their Sierra snowpack runoff predictions Wednesday from just a week ago, based on recent dry, warm weather. -more-
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-
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-
Highlights of the “Consumer Technology Bill of Rights” proposed to Congress by DigitalConsumer.org: -more-
Colorado mayor tried cocaine, marijuana -more-
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
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
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