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Pro-Palestine protester charged with biting officer

By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff
Wednesday May 01, 2002

Most protesters arraigned on lesser charges -more-



A modest proposal for a new mayor

- James Day
Wednesday May 01, 2002

To the Editor: -more-



Arts & Entertainment Calendar

Staff
Wednesday May 01, 2002


Arts & Entertainment

By David Brauder, The Associated Press
Wednesday May 01, 2002

NEW YORK — ABC will set aside its normal programming for a full day and evening on Sept. 11 to commemorate the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. -more-



ABC programs full day, evening to commemorate 9/11

By David Brauder, The Associated Press
Wednesday May 01, 2002

NEW YORK — ABC will set aside its normal programming for a full day and evening on Sept. 11 to commemorate the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. -more-



Out & About Calendar

Staff
Wednesday May 01, 2002


Thursday, May 2

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Team finish will override individual marks at Big Meet

By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday May 01, 2002

Banged-up Bears take rare underdog role against rival Stanford -more-



Measures would promote ‘fair trade’ coffee, ban ‘out-of-scale’ buildings

By Devona Walker, Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday May 01, 2002

Some Berkeley residents are hurriedly scouring the commercial districts and neighborhoods and gathering signatures in an attempt to get two separate but perhaps equally controversial initiatives placed on the upcoming November ballot. -more-



Berkeley is not as dense as some suggest

- Robert Clear
Wednesday May 01, 2002

To the Editor, -more-



ABC chief quits amid ratings drought

Staff
Wednesday May 01, 2002

LOS ANGELES — Steve Bornstein, president of the ABC television network, resigned Tuesday. -more-



Teachers union plans to challenge layoffs in court

By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff
Wednesday May 01, 2002

The Berkeley Federation of Teachers is preparing to go to court to challenge layoff notices for as many as 40 “temporary” teachers, but district officials are confident they will prevail. -more-



History

- The Associated Press
Wednesday May 01, 2002

Today is Wednesday, May 1, the 121st day of 2002. There are 244 days left in the year. -more-



Tilden Park stabbing witness & car sought

Daily Planet Wire Report
Wednesday May 01, 2002

East Bay law enforcement officials are searching for a gray 2001 Honda coupe that belongs to a man who was found Sunday afternoon in Tilden Park suffering from multiple stab wounds, and a woman he apparently picked up before being stabbed. -more-



Features

Dean to disclose “Deep Throat” identity in Salon

Staff
Wednesday May 01, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — Thirty years after the break-in at the Watergate Hotel, former White House counsel John Dean intends to publish an electronic book revealing who he believes is “Deep Throat,” the anonymous informant who helped unseat President Richard Nixon. -more-


Pac Bell, Verizon might escape profit-sharing duty

By Jennifer Coleman, The Associated Press
Wednesday May 01, 2002

SACRAMENTO — Consumer groups and state regulators are opposing a bill that would shelve rules requiring SBC Pacific Bell and Verizon to share part of their profits with ratepayers. -more-


Judge rules HP did not coerce, lie to investors

By Briain Bergstein, The Associated Press
Wednesday May 01, 2002

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A Delaware judge Tuesday cleared Hewlett-Packard Co. of allegations it acted improperly in the vicious proxy fight over the Compaq Computer Corp. acquisition, likely paving the way for completion of the high-tech industry’s biggest merger. -more-


Editorial

City rethinks Telegraph Ave. traffic lights

By Kurtis Alexander, Daily Planet staff
Wednesday May 01, 2002

Transportation officials admit poor public communication linesZ -more-


Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

City rethinks Telegraph Ave. traffic lights 05-01-2002

SF Genentech’s patent lawsuit vs. Amgen restored on appeal 04-30-2002

News of the Weird 04-29-2002

News of the Weird 04-27-2002

Eastshore State Park plan nearing maturity 04-26-2002

News of the Weird 04-25-2002

News

Pro-Palestine protester charged with biting officer By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 05-01-2002

A modest proposal for a new mayor - James Day 05-01-2002

Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 05-01-2002

Arts & Entertainment By David Brauder, The Associated Press 05-01-2002

ABC programs full day, evening to commemorate 9/11 By David Brauder, The Associated Press 05-01-2002

Out & About Calendar Staff 05-01-2002

Team finish will override individual marks at Big Meet By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 05-01-2002

Measures would promote ‘fair trade’ coffee, ban ‘out-of-scale’ buildings By Devona Walker, Daily Planet Staff 05-01-2002

Berkeley is not as dense as some suggest - Robert Clear 05-01-2002

ABC chief quits amid ratings drought Staff 05-01-2002

Teachers union plans to challenge layoffs in court By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 05-01-2002

History - The Associated Press 05-01-2002

Tilden Park stabbing witness & car sought Daily Planet Wire Report 05-01-2002

Dean to disclose “Deep Throat” identity in Salon Staff 05-01-2002

Pac Bell, Verizon might escape profit-sharing duty By Jennifer Coleman, The Associated Press 05-01-2002

Judge rules HP did not coerce, lie to investors By Briain Bergstein, The Associated Press 05-01-2002

Students, teachers, parents protest ‘high-stakes’ SAT-9 standardized test By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 04-30-2002

History The Associated Press 04-30-2002

UC does not limit students’ free speech rights 04-30-2002

Arts Calendar 04-30-2002

Out & About 04-30-2002

Demetrius Sommers: High energy athlete By Nathan Fox Special to the Daily Planet 04-30-2002

BUSD reps check out small schools in Boston, New York City By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 04-30-2002

News of the Weird 04-30-2002

Standardized tests have value for professionals 04-30-2002

Cable TV sex expert comes to Berkeley to champion frank exploration of sexuality By Jamie Luck Special to the Daily Planet 04-30-2002

Divest from Israeli and Palestinian businesses or support Israeli military 04-30-2002

Terrorism added to list of threats to highways, along with earthquakes By William McCall The Associated Press 04-30-2002

Church attendance alone does not ensure longer life 04-30-2002

Global warming bill passes Calif. Senate committee The Associated Press 04-30-2002

Fraud detection software firm to be acquired for $726m By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press 04-30-2002

Apple introduces eMac for schools to boost sales; like iMac, but smaller The Associated Press 04-30-2002

Nominees selected for city’s rent board By Matt Artz, Daily Planet Staff 04-29-2002

Berkeley's planned boycott of Israel Mark Tarses 04-29-2002

Hope springs eternal for Boller, Bears By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 04-29-2002

Cal event explores healing virtues of reparations The Associated Press 04-29-2002

History Staff 04-29-2002

A case for standardized tests Gessica Johnston 04-29-2002

Sports shorts Staff 04-29-2002

Budget shortfall TBA by Jamie Luck, Daily Planet Staff 04-29-2002

Racism in the Middle East? Rachel M. Schorr 04-29-2002

Sports this weekend Staff 04-29-2002

Environmentalism is honored at Bay Festival By Chris Nichols, Daily Planet Staff 04-29-2002

Heightened security backfiring Tod H. Mikuriya 04-29-2002

History Staff 04-29-2002

SF fire department rescues man from rip tide The Associated Press 04-29-2002

Prankster gets 30 months for duping cat and dog owner The Associated Press 04-29-2002

Landlords befuddled at how to prevent dog mauling tragedies By PAUL GLADER, The Associated Press 04-29-2002

Train takes honors at California Music Awards By Ron Harris, The Associated Press 04-29-2002

Bay Area Briefs Staff 04-29-2002

HP lawyers give scathing closing argument in Compaq merger case By Brian Bergstein, The Associated Press 04-29-2002

SF Ferry Building to become public market By Paul Glader, The Associated Press 04-29-2002

First Ford-Firestone case in California ready to go to trial By Chelsea J. Carter, The Associated Press 04-29-2002

Council looks at finance reform by Jamie Luck, Special to the Daily Planet 04-27-2002

Quiet Berkeley streets are full of surprises By Susan Cerny, Special to the Daily Planet 04-27-2002

Judi Bari trial is about civil rights - J. B. Neilands 04-27-2002

‘Homebody/Kabul’ – Kushner sends Berkeley Rep audiences on fascinating journey through Afghanistan By John Angell Grant, Special to the Daily Planet 04-27-2002

Arts & Entertainment Calendar “Pericles, Prince of Tyre” Through May 4: Thur. - Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 7 p.m., William Shakespeare’s tale of lost hopes and love regained. Directed by Jon Wai-keung Lowe. $14. La Val’s Subterranean, 1834 Euclid, 234-60 Staff 04-27-2002

Out & About Calendar Staff 04-27-2002

Panthers drop second straight extra-inning game By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 04-27-2002

Food activist weighs School Board run By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet Staff 04-27-2002

Berkeley school chiefs should expain need for standardized tests, or oppose them Joseph Brulenski 04-27-2002

ABC insists Peter Jennings take $3 million pay cut By Frazier Moore, The Associated Press 04-27-2002

Sports shorts Staff 04-27-2002

Nader attacks Congress on energy, campaign finance policies at Cal By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet Staff 04-27-2002

Support clearn energy in California Beth Gunston 04-27-2002

Reworking of ‘Long Day’s Journey’ adds little to classic play By Jacob Coakley Special to the Daily Planet 04-27-2002

Prep scores Staff 04-27-2002

Transportation is number one issue at Southside Plan meeting By Chris Nichols, Daily Planet Staff 04-27-2002

California Assembly: Vote yes on clean energy SB532 Daniel Wolfe 04-27-2002

SF Intl. Film Festival showcases Berkeley directors By Peter Crimmins, Special to the Daily Planet 04-27-2002

History Staff 04-27-2002

Immigration laws face scrutiny at ethics conference By Chris Nichols, Daily Planet Staff 04-27-2002

Student convicted of plotting attack at De Anza College DeGuzman faces up to 94 years in prison for assembling arsenal By Jessica Brice, The Associated Press 04-27-2002

Governor puts $25 billion in education bonds on November ballot The Associated Press 04-27-2002

Shorebirds migrating past Northwest to the Arctic By Elizabeth Murtaugh, The Associated Press 04-27-2002

Future’s bright with glass block walls The Associated Press 04-27-2002

Japanese-Americans re-create World War II internment experience By Deborah Kong, The Associated Press 04-27-2002

A year later, no breaks in Chandra Levy’s disappearance By Mark Sherman, The Associated Press 04-27-2002

Chronology of events in the year since Chandra Levy disappeared The Associated Press 04-27-2002

UC Berkeley dance program founder David Wood dies at 77 By Kathleen Maclay, UC Berkeley 04-27-2002

Doris Hoffmann, early face of Alzheimer’s in documentary, dies at 94 Staff 04-27-2002

Veritas backup software thriving on security worries By Michael Liedtke, The Associated Press 04-27-2002

UCB suspends pro-Palestine student group over Wheeler Hall takeover By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 04-26-2002

New citizen votes for clean energy, SB532 Anastassia Shaitarova 04-26-2002

NPR icons bring East Coast wit & angst to Zellerbach Hall By Peter Crimmins, Special to the Daily Planet 04-26-2002

Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 04-26-2002

Out & About Calendar Staff 04-26-2002

Berkeley, El Cerrito split track meet By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 04-26-2002

School Board tangles over maintenance budget By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 04-26-2002

California should clean up its energy policy Lauren Perlman 04-26-2002

‘Jihad’ explores dynamics of Islamist movements By Andy Sywak Special to the Daily Planet 04-26-2002

Gauchos blast BHS By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 04-26-2002

Protesters call on UCB to end animal research By Jamie Luck, Special to the Daily Planet 04-26-2002

If people love Berkeley, let them create new cities like it - don’t overcrowd this one Drew Keeling 04-26-2002

Sports this weekend Staff 04-26-2002

Earth First! exuberant in FBI/OPD conspiracy trial By Devona Walker, Daily Planet Staff 04-26-2002

Responsibility for securing a clean energy future rests on us Cat Hare 04-26-2002

Prep scores Staff 04-26-2002

History Staff 04-26-2002

Not all who oppose Israel’s policies are anti-Semitic Gray Brechin 04-26-2002

16 sexual predators go free By Kim Curtis, The Associated Press 04-26-2002

Ghilottii denied release By Kim Curtis, The Associated Press 04-26-2002

Livermore lab director says no more nuclear testing By Martha Mendoza, The Associated Press 04-26-2002

Local man arrested in airport security sting Daily Planet Wire Report 04-26-2002

State sued over timber logging practices By Don Thompson, The Associated Press 04-26-2002

New wholesale power market design approved By Jennifer Coleman, The Associated Press 04-26-2002

Five glasses of water per day keeps the doctor away The Associated Press 04-26-2002

Home and Garden – Q&A By Morris and James Carey The Associated Press 04-26-2002

California existing home prices hit record in March By Simon Avery, The Associated Press 04-26-2002

Airport scanner reduction hurts InVision Tech. The Associated Press/Dow Jones 04-26-2002

City Council looks back at Israel vote By Jamie Luck Special to the Daily Planet 04-25-2002

Panthers drop extra-inning thriller to Albany By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 04-25-2002

Teacher challenges standardized tests Martha Hoppe Berkeley 04-25-2002

O Music, Where Art Thou? Staff 04-25-2002

Staff 04-25-2002

Staff 04-25-2002

Berkeley High releases new blueprint for change By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 04-25-2002

Support human rights for Palestinians Sami Kitmitto Berkeley 04-25-2002

Sony’s summer sequels seek super size sales By David Germain The Associated Press 04-25-2002

City Council denounces plan for Dublin juvenile facility By Chris Nichols Daily Planet Staff 04-25-2002

City Council spoke clearly against Israel boycott Hilla Abel Berkeley 04-25-2002

Bush official defends U.S. treatment of Taliban prisoners at Guantanamo Bay By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 04-25-2002

What the Israelis and the Palestinians really want Harry Lieberman Berkeley 04-25-2002

History The Associated Press 04-25-2002

University clerical workers rally again, prepare for possible strike By Jamie Luck Special to the Daily Planet 04-25-2002

Rep. Barbara Lee wins integrity award The Associated Press 04-25-2002

Berkeley cyclist sues AIDS Ride charity Staff 04-25-2002

Calif. teachers’ bid to select textbooks slips as bill stalls in Assembly committee By Stefanie Frith The Associated Press 04-25-2002

Calif. cities can ban gun shows, high court rules By David Kravets The Associated PRess 04-25-2002

California’s first new prison since 1995 nixed in Senate By Don Thompson The Associated Press 04-25-2002

State Board of Education adopts new standardized test By Stefanie Frith The Associated Press 04-25-2002

Supreme Court squelches Lake Tahoe development By Jim Wasserman The Associated Press 04-25-2002

Berkeley software company sues for consumers’ right to copy commercial DVDs By Ron Harris The Associated Press 04-25-2002

Microsoft agrees to support AMD’s next Athlon microprocessor chip By Matthew Fordahl The Associated Press 04-25-2002