The Week

Kurtis Alexander/Daily Planet Staff
          Meheret Fikre-Sellassie, a Claremont Resort spa worker, addressed the congregation at the Berkeley Mt. Zion Baptist Church Sunday to discuss efforts of Claremont employees to unionize. The church was one of 
          nearly a dozen that took part in Labor in the Pulpits, advocating justice in the workplace over the holiday weekend.
Kurtis Alexander/Daily Planet Staff Meheret Fikre-Sellassie, a Claremont Resort spa worker, addressed the congregation at the Berkeley Mt. Zion Baptist Church Sunday to discuss efforts of Claremont employees to unionize. The church was one of nearly a dozen that took part in Labor in the Pulpits, advocating justice in the workplace over the holiday weekend.
 

News

Working the weekend

By Carol Hunter Special to the Daily Planet
Monday September 02, 2002

When workers in New York declared the first Labor Day in 1882, they dedicated it to the economic and social achievements of American workers and celebrated it with parades and speeches. But today, for many retail and restaurant workers, Labor Day will be just another business day. -more-


A vote for pedestrian safety

Deborah Green, Berkeley
Monday September 02, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Calendar of Events & Activities

Monday September 02, 2002

Monday, September 2 -more-


Instant impact

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Monday September 02, 2002

Big plays and the breaks. Two things the Cal football team hasn’t gotten much of in the past few seasons. But on Saturday against Baylor, the Golden Bears got both in spades. -more-


Pacifica radio at it again

Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff
Monday September 02, 2002

The Pacifica Foundation radio network, slated to return to Berkeley this year after fleeing amid controversy two and a half years ago, may not be coming home as soon as thought. -more-


Don’t forget water sports at Eastshore

Paul Kamen, Chairperson, Berkeley Waterfront Commission
Monday September 02, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


High School says less is more

By Mike Rosen-Molina Special to the Daily Planet
Monday September 02, 2002

What might sound like every student’s dream – a school day with fewer classes – turned out to be less than exciting to returning Berkeley High School students last week. The familiar seven-period schedule has been reduced to six, but the school day is no shorter. In fact, for some it’s longer. -more-


A vote for City Council

James Bianco, Berkeley
Monday September 02, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


New bus rates take effect Sunday

Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff
Monday September 02, 2002

After handing out a proverbial carrot to student riders this August – in the form of lower bus rates for youth – AC Transit swung its stick at the rest of its estimated 235,000 patrons. -more-


News of the Weird

Monday September 02, 2002

Doctor loses custody of hippo -more-


Bay Area Briefs

Monday September 02, 2002

Arson suspected in grass fire -more-


State legislature finally passes budget, adjourns

By Jennifer Coleman The Associated Press
Monday September 02, 2002

SACRAMENTO – Lawmakers passed a two-months-late budget early Sunday morning and approved a last-minute array of bills ranging from construction defects to driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants as the Legislature ended its 2002 session. -more-


California financial privacy issues go down fighting

By Louise Chu The Associated Press
Monday September 02, 2002

SACRAMENTO – California consumers will not gain any new financial privacy protections this year, despite three different attempts to pass such a bill on the last day of the legislative session. -more-


MLB players and owners reconcile

By Casey McKinney Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday August 31, 2002

OAKLAND – There will be no baseball strike. But fans were sweating it out until news of a settlement came Friday. -more-


Hate crimes are not games

Tzurit Buskila Berkeley
Saturday August 31, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


A reminder of west Berkeley’s industrial heritage

By Susan Cerny Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday August 31, 2002

The H. J. Heinz Building is located on San Pablo Avenue just north of Ashby Avenue. Its Mediterranean-style facade is a prominent and distinctive feature on the streetscape of San Pablo Avenue. The building looks like an elegant school or office complex from the exterior, but behind the nicely detailed facade was once a real industrial/manufacturing building engaged in the production of 28 of the H. J. Heinz company's famous “57 Varieties.” -more-


Author Dennis McNally looks deep inside the Dead

By Brian Kluepfel Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday August 31, 2002

In the wake of the Grateful Dead's brief reunion concert in Wisconsin last month, and with a pending winter mini tour, there could hardly be better timing for Dennis McNally's “Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead,” which the author will discuss at Cody's Wednesday. What sets the 600-page tome apart from other Dead bios is the author's background and his personal relationship with the band. -more-


Arts Calendar

Saturday August 31, 2002

Calendar of Events & Activities

Saturday August 31, 2002

Saturday, August 31 -more-


Cal women’s soccer wins opener

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Saturday August 31, 2002

It wasn’t the prettiest game, but the Cal women’s soccer team pulled out a 2-0 win over Ohio State to open the season on Friday at Edwards Stadium. -more-


More trouble over housing

By John Geluardi Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday August 31, 2002

Ballfield potential for a headache

Dorothy Bryant Berkeley
Saturday August 31, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Cal vs. Baylor - 12:30 p.m. at Memorial Stadium

Saturday August 31, 2002

When Cal has the ball -more-


New school principal tackles old problems

By Dan Krauss Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday August 31, 2002

With budget cuts at Berkeley Unified School District meaning reduced staff, larger classes and sometimes demoralized teachers, Longfellow Middle School’s new principal Rebecca Cheung gave her staff a place to stash pessimism: a plastic Kodak film canister labeled, “My Container of Disbelief.” -more-


These feet were made for walking

Art Weber El Cerrito
Saturday August 31, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Deal historic, says baseball commissioner

By Ronald Blum The Associated Press
Saturday August 31, 2002

NEW YORK — They saved a season and ended a streak by choosing to play rather than picket. -more-


Bay Area Briefs

Saturday August 31, 2002

$5 Golden Gate toll sparks FasTrak signups -more-


First solo exhibit for Berkeley wheat weaver

By Liz O’Connell-Gates Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday August 31, 2002

Nan Rohan’s passion for the age-old art of soaking and plaiting wheat into handsome designs runs deep into the soil of her Berkeley garden which produced successful wheat crops both this year and last. -more-


The start of a school year

By Matthew Artz, Daily Planet Staff
Thursday August 29, 2002

Few glitches on
first day of class
-more-


Bellicose cries...

Bruce Joffe
Thursday August 29, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Hollywood’s fall casting call

By David Germain, The Associated Press
Thursday August 29, 2002

LOS ANGELES — Harry Potter at Hogwarts, Frodo Baggins bound for Mordor, Hannibal Lecter in his nuthouse cell, Jean-Luc Picard on the bridge of the Enterprise, and James Bond in bed with Halle Berry. -more-


Arts Calendar

Staff
Thursday August 29, 2002

Out & About Calendar

Staff
Thursday August 29, 2002


Thursday, August 29

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A Trip to Remember

Staff
Thursday August 29, 2002

The Mersey Hot Shots, a Berkeley club soccer team, recently made the journey to Europe to take part in two of the world’s biggest soccer tournaments. The players kept a diary of their travels and experiences. Part 1 of the diary: -more-


Final day of UC strike hits campus hard

Matthew Artz, Daily Planet Staff
Thursday August 29, 2002

UC Berkeley’s three-day strike took its greatest toll Wednesday as numerous classes were canceled after lecturers marched alongside clerical workers on the final day of their strike. -more-


Insensitivity to Hillel makes enemies

Kenneth E. Scudder
Thursday August 29, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Efforts failing to resuscitate pain clinic

By Erik Totten, Special To The Daily Planet
Thursday August 29, 2002

There is no relief in sight for patients like Dee Strandvold who will lose an important resource when the Alta Bates Summit pain management clinic in Berkeley closes this year. -more-


Hate graffiti attacks us all

Mark I. Schickman
Thursday August 29, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Earth First! suit final

By Kurtis Alexander, Daily Planet Staff
Thursday August 29, 2002

When environmental activist Darryl Cherney returned home from vacation this week, he was delighted to hear that his legal victory over the FBI and Oakland Police Department had been confirmed by a federal judge. -more-


Clericals: Thanks for listening

Acacia St. John
Thursday August 29, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


News of the Weird

Staff
Thursday August 29, 2002

$1 saves at least $20 million -more-


Small cars safer than SUVs, says Berkeley researcher

Daily Planet Wire Service
Thursday August 29, 2002

BERKELEY – A risk analysis by a Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory researcher and a University of Michigan physicist has turned up some unexpected results about the comparative safety of big and bulky SUVs. -more-


Oakland shootings leave one dead, two stable

Daily Planet Wire Service
Thursday August 29, 2002

The Oakland Police Department reports that three shootings on Tuesday night within one hour have left one man dead and two in stable condition. -more-


Courts uphold $23.5 million to Coliseum from Warriors

Daily Planet Wire Service
Thursday August 29, 2002

The Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority has won two court rulings in the past two days in disputes with the Golden State Warriors that could net the coliseum $23.5 million in back revenues – if the rulings stand up on appeal. -more-


Complex overwhelmed by fire this month to open in Nov.

Daily Planet Wire Service
Thursday August 29, 2002

SAN JOSE – The developers of San Jose's Santana Row residential and retail complex have announced a new grand opening date for the mixed-use development that was devastated by fire earlier this month. -more-


Bay Area Briefs

Staff
Thursday August 29, 2002

Gov. congratulates school district
for raising credentials
-more-


Certain services jeopardized unless state budget is in place by Sept. 1

By Jessica Brice, The Associated Press
Thursday August 29, 2002

SACRAMENTO — California will face a “perfect storm” if the lawmakers can’t pass a state spending plan by the end of the month, state Controller Kathleen Connell said. -more-


Simon supports domestic partnerships

Staff
Thursday August 29, 2002

LOS ANGELES — Bill Simon, who signed a pledge during the gubernatorial primary stating “domestic partnership” benefits belong exclusively to marriage, told a gay Republican group he supports domestic partnership laws if they’re not based on sexual orientation. -more-


Briefs

Staff
Thursday August 29, 2002

Senate passes bill banning
imports of genetically
altered salmon
-more-


Two more former Critical Path execs accused in court of insider trading

Daily Planet Wire Service
Thursday August 29, 2002

They were allegedly
aware that the company
booked false revenues
-more-


Napster to seek approval of Bertelsmann sale

The Associated Press
Thursday August 29, 2002

REDWOOD CITY— Bankrupt Napster Inc. on Thursday plans to seek a Delaware court’s approval of its proposed sale to Bertelsmann AG, which hopes to revive the silenced Internet music-sharing service. -more-


Briefs

Staff
Thursday August 29, 2002

Microsoft must respond to
Sun injunction request by Oct. 4
-more-


Impact in Question

Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday August 28, 2002

University officials claim that at least 600 of the 1,800 striking UC Berkeley clerical workers crossed the picket line and went to work Monday, despite the start of a three-day strike. -more-


Let's turn our dreams into fields

Berkeley Mayor Shirley Dean
Wednesday August 28, 2002

Creating playing fields in Berkeley has proven to be a drama with no end in sight. As the issue unfolds, everyone in our community loses over our inability to fulfill the simple, basic need for more playing fields for our young people. Our city is dense and small, but people, young and old alike, have a real need for stretching their bodies in the joy of an informal game of touch football, for girls breaking from old stereotypes by functioning as a soccer team, or for having a hard-fought competition between high school baseball teams. After years of studies and meetings, people are still saying in public hearings that playing fields are needed, but put them somewhere else. Berkeley clearly does not have fields of dreams, but rather can only offer inadequate dreams of fields. -more-


Cal’s Powell hopes to revert to 2000 form

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday August 28, 2002

If the Cal football team is going to have success this season, the Bears will need a big contribution from senior cornerback Jemeel Powell. And if the Bears do show marked improvement, no one will better symbolize the ups and downs of the last four years than Powell. -more-


Some say ‘smart growth’ not so smart

Matthew Artz
Wednesday August 28, 2002

While regional planners move forward with a strategy to accommodate 1 million new residents expected in the Bay Area 20 years from now, skeptics, including a handful of Berkeley residents, are saying to slow down instead. -more-


Senate passes bill to study girls sports

The Associated Press
Wednesday August 28, 2002

SACRAMENTO – A bill that could help find out whether women’s athletic programs in California are meeting national requirements passed the Senate Tuesday. -more-


SF to host the 2012 Olympics?

Erik Totten
Wednesday August 28, 2002

The Bay Area received some good news Tuesday when the U.S. Olympic Committee announced that San Francisco is one of two U.S. cities competing to host the 2012 Olympic games. -more-


UC reaches $40 million settlement with Enron

Daily Planet Wire Service
Wednesday August 28, 2002

HOUSTON – UC, which is the lead plaintiff in the shareholder class action lawsuit against the Enron Corp. and Arthur Andersen, announced Tuesday that it has reached a tentative agreement with the international division of the accounting firm. -more-


AC Transit offers free youth passes

Staff
Wednesday August 28, 2002

East Bay lawmakers gathered in Oakland Tuesday to kick off a new program designed to take students in Alameda and Contra Costa counties to and from school for free or at a discounted price. -more-


Lawmakers OK more costly Smog Check II program

Jennifer Coleman The Associated Press
Wednesday August 28, 2002

SACRAMENTO — The state Senate approved a bill Tuesday to require Bay Area drivers to participate in the more costly Smog Check II program, which supporters said would cut pollution that migrates to the Central Valley. -more-


Newly combined Hewlett-Packard Co. reports first results

By Matthew Fordahl The Associated Press
Wednesday August 28, 2002

SAN JOSE — In the first financial results since closing its merger with Compaq Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co. said third-quarter sales fell short of expectations though the integration of the companies remains on track. -more-


$72 million in pot plants confiscated in Sierra foothills

The Associated Press
Wednesday August 28, 2002

THREE RIVERS — Authorities confiscated more than 20,000 plants from several marijuana gardens growing in Tulare County and Sequoia National Park. -more-


UC plows through strike

By Matthew Artz, Daily Planet Staff
Tuesday August 27, 2002

Six hundred striking clerical workers could not keep hoards of UC Berkeley students from attending their first day of class Monday. -more-


Concern about Bevatron continues

Gene Bernardi
Tuesday August 27, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Out & About Calendar

Staff
Tuesday August 27, 2002


Tuesday, August 27

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Owners await players’ moves

By Ronald Blum, The Associated Press
Tuesday August 27, 2002

NEW YORK— Just four days before baseball players were scheduled to strike, the sides weighed their next moves Monday in the drawn-out negotiations for a new labor contract. -more-


Clericals say it’s not easy being them

By Daniel Freed, Special to the Daily Planet
Tuesday August 27, 2002

On Monday 34-year-old Joe Spears stood among a group of UC Berkeley clerical workers protesting the school’s handling of labor negotiations. -more-


In defense of raccoons

Marianne Robinson
Tuesday August 27, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Athletics win 13th straight game

The Associated Press
Tuesday August 27, 2002

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Cory Lidle managed to regroup in time after his scoreless inning streak was snapped after 32 innings because of an unearned run. -more-


Apartment fire leaves 60 residents struggling for shelter

By Kurtis Alexander, Daily Planet Staff
Tuesday August 27, 2002

A two-alarm fire early Monday has left at least 60 residents, many of them seniors and disabled, without homes. -more-


New toys in Ohlone Park

Maxine Ziprin
Tuesday August 27, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Briefs

Staff
Tuesday August 27, 2002

Collins to have knee surgery -more-


News of the Weird

Staff
Tuesday August 27, 2002

A bullet for a wedgie -more-


‘Park’ or ‘recreation area?’

Maris Arnold
Tuesday August 27, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Berkeley helps US win on MIT engineering course

The Associated Press
Tuesday August 27, 2002

Players poised and fans hushed, the jersey-clad teams from across the globe waited, motionless, for the signal to begin. -more-


History

Staff
Tuesday August 27, 2002

Today’s Highlight in History: -more-


Yosemite killer Stayner convicted in triple murder

Brian Melley, The Associated Press
Tuesday August 27, 2002

Lawyers to present Stayner as
insane to avoid death penalty
-more-


Bay Area Briefs

Staff
Tuesday August 27, 2002

SF leaders unveil new
anti-hate poster campaign
-more-


King sentenced to life for hate killing

Daily Planet Wire Service
Tuesday August 27, 2002

SAN MATEO – Paul Wayne King, found guilty in March of a hate killing for sending a black man crumpling to the sidewalk with a blow to the head outside a Redwood City bar, was sentenced Monday to spend the rest of his life in prison. -more-


Plan to pull water from Mojave under fire

By Laura Wides, The Associated Press
Tuesday August 27, 2002

Calif. must reduce its use
of water from Colo. River
-more-


Davis administration drops bill to guide California’s growth

The Associated Press
Tuesday August 27, 2002

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gray Davis’ administration has shelved legislation designed to shape California’s future growth though financial rewards to cities that followed its vision. -more-


Missouri school named unhappiest college

The Associated Press
Tuesday August 27, 2002

Students shrug off latest
survey by Princeton Review
-more-


Insurance policies offered to cover expenses of ID theft, though some question their worth

The Associated Press
Tuesday August 27, 2002

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The thieves who stole Amy Jo Sutterluety’s identity spent $70,000 in her name. They also took her time: a month to close 15 fraudulent accounts. -more-


Briefs

Staff
Tuesday August 27, 2002

Sony’s PlayStation 2 launches
online video game service
-more-


State Briefs

Staff
Tuesday August 27, 2002

State Legislature enters last week of session -more-


Pressure on to pass budget as session closes

The Associated Press
Tuesday August 27, 2002

Assembly members disagree on how
to handle $23.6 billion deficit
-more-


National Briefs

Staff
Tuesday August 27, 2002

Gov. Bush says he will talk with
Muslim groups about threats
-more-


Money gap wider despite go-go ’90s

By Justin Pritchard, The Associated Press
Tuesday August 27, 2002

The gulf between rich and poor widened in California during the 1990s. -more-


Burning Man festival begins in the Nevada desert

By Martin Griffith, The Associated Press
Tuesday August 27, 2002

RENO, Nev. — Thousands of techies, old hippies, trippers and artists from around the world are on their way to the northern Nevada desert for the annual Burning Man counterculture festival. -more-


Opinion

Editorials

Oakland considers tram system

The Associated Press
Monday September 02, 2002

OAKLAND— Transit officials are taking a look at a new mass transit system that would use small trams instead of trains and would look similar to a freeway with rest areas. -more-


Vintage cars an investment option

The Associated Press
Saturday August 31, 2002

LOS ANGELES — Your stocks turned out to be lemons? Think about investing in vintage vehicles, say collectors who point to skyrocketing values led by American muscle cars. But step into the classic car market carefully, the experts advise. -more-


History

Staff
Thursday August 29, 2002

Today’s Highlight in History: -more-


Bay Area census reflects rise in foreign-born

Daily Planet Wire Service
Wednesday August 28, 2002

The foreign-born population in the nine Bay Area counties rose significantly in the 1990s, from about 20 percent in 1990 to almost 27.5 percent in 2000, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures released today. -more-


Homicide investigators look into 73rd killing

Daily Planet Wire Service
Tuesday August 27, 2002

OAKLAND – Homicide investigators said today that they have little to go on as they try to solve the city's 73rd homicide, which occurred at an apartment complex in the western side of the city Sunday night. -more-