A group of visiting scholars release doves in a gesture of peace at UC Berkeley's International House Wednesday as part of the university's Sept. 11 commemoration.
A group of visiting scholars release doves in a gesture of peace at UC Berkeley's International House Wednesday as part of the university's Sept. 11 commemoration.

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Politics as usual during UC’s Sept. 11 tribute

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff
Thursday September 12, 2002

Last week’s flap over red, white and blue ribbons had critics calling UC Berkeley unpatriotic. This week, however, university administrators and students put the name-calling behind them and hoped Wednesday’s commemoration of the Sept. 11 attacks would be free of politics. -more-



Honor the dead

Bruce Joffe Piedmont
Thursday September 12, 2002

Amidst the solemn recital of names remembering the people killed on Sept. 11, I feel our grieving is incomplete. Can we truly honor the humanity of our loss if we do not also honor the four thousand civilians that we killed, albeit accidentally, during our retaliation in Afghanistan? Those people were not “collateral damage.” They had names. They had families. They, too, had hopes for the future. -more-



Calendar of Community Events

Thursday September 12, 2002

Thursday, September 12 -more-



Calendar of Community Events

Thursday September 12, 2002

Thursday, September 12 -more-



spiritual theme for Berkeley Symphony’s season opener

By Jennifer Dix Special to the Daily Planet
Thursday September 12, 2002

By Jennifer Dix -more-



High-powered Spartan offense will test Bears

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Thursday September 12, 2002

Despite an encouraging start to the season, the Cal football team played to a tiny crowd of 24,619 fans at Memorial Stadium on Saturday against New Mexico State, a fact that surprised several Bears players. -more-



City sinks its water aerobics

Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff
Thursday September 12, 2002

Budget shortfalls threatening to close two Berkeley swimming pools have already cost 50 seniors their four-year-old water aerobics class. -more-



Firefighters say thanks

Marc Mestrovich Berkeley Firefighters Association Local 1227
Thursday September 12, 2002

As everyone is well aware, Sept. 11 was the one-year anniversary of tragic events. The fire service lost over 340 firefighters as a result of that tragedy. An event we as firefighters and a nation hope never to witness again. Shortly after Sept. 11 the Berkeley Firefighters Association set out to do whatever we could to assist our brothers and sisters of the fire department of New York City. As a membership, we went out to the community of Berkeley and began a campaign called, “Fill the Boot for the FDNY.” Firefighters from Berkeley were on street corners to raise donations for the families of the fallen firefighters of the FDNY. As a result of our efforts from the Fill the Boot campaign, the Berkeley Firefighters Association was able to raise $80,000. This money was donated to the Widows and Orphans Fund of the FDNY last December. -more-



Sports Shorts

Thursday September 12, 2002

Lady Jackets start with loss -more-



New head of Rent Board

Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff
Thursday September 12, 2002

Jay Kelekian, who in 1994 helped lead the city’s fight against the end of statewide rent control, was named executive director of the city’s rent board last week. -more-



Get the housing element fixed

Lynda Hart Berkeley
Thursday September 12, 2002

(Note: The letter’s author proposed a development for 1155 Hearst St.) -more-



Warm words for bin Laden in Britain

By Donna Abu-Nasr The Associated Press
Thursday September 12, 2002


Thanks to the police

Tim Donnelly Berkeley
Thursday September 12, 2002

As a Berkeley pedestrian and advocate for persons with disabilities, I am moved to thank the Berkeley Police Department for their work protecting pedestrians in the crosswalk. Red flags didn't work. There have to be real consequences for unsafe drivers before more pedestrians are killed. Thank you, Berkeley police. -more-



Berkeley disability group shares insights with Costa Rican disability activists

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff
Thursday September 12, 2002

This week, four women from Costa Rica’s budding disability rights movement are visiting a city that plays host to some of the world’s foremost political experts: Berkeley. -more-



Smog beats the streets

Doug Fielding Berkeley
Thursday September 12, 2002

It saddens and angers me that the air quality issue is impacting the expansion of the Harrison House Homeless Shelter. The shelter is located on the outskirts of Berkeley in an industrial neighborhood because most of the citizens of Berkeley don't want “those kind of people” in their neighborhood. Now these same Berkeley people are telling us they are so concerned about the impact of the air quality on the well-being of the people they sent to this neighborhood that their facilities shouldn't be expanded. Boona cheema, the person who has devoted much of her life to working with homeless people said it best. “What do you think the answer is going to be when you ask a homeless mother with two kids if she would rather live on the streets or in safe, warm housing in West Berkeley?” -more-



Features

Bay Area Briefs

Thursday September 12, 2002

Some oil may never be removed -more-


State Briefs

Thursday September 12, 2002

Santa Cruz Council to pass out -more-


Lab confirms LA death was West Nile

The Associated Press
Thursday September 12, 2002

Plan would change state superintendent’s role

The Associated Press
Thursday September 12, 2002

SACRAMENTO — California’s Department of Education would be placed under the control of the governor as part of a new legislative proposal released Tuesday to restructure the state’s education system. -more-


State Legislation

Thursday September 12, 2002

The following describe bills Gov. Gray Davis signed Wednesday: -more-


The Web mutes its colors on Sept. 11

The Associated Press
Thursday September 12, 2002

NEW YORK — Yahoo.com’s home page was devoid of its usually vivid colors Wednesday, its white background replaced with gray. Amazon.com carried drawings, essays and poetry from New York City schoolchildren. -more-


Police Briefs

Matthew Artz
Thursday September 12, 2002

n Vending Machine Heist -more-


Editorial

Two Richmond waste cleanup sites approved for development

Thursday September 12, 2002

RICHMOND – State officials have announced the completion of two waste cleanups in Richmond, laying the foundation for future development. -more-


Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

Two Richmond waste cleanup sites approved for development 09-12-2002

5-alarm brush fire burns home 09-11-2002

Violence resurfaces at high school 09-10-2002

BART changes schedule 09-09-2002

Pac-10 Football Roundup 09-09-2002

UC Berkeley offers first web-only class 09-07-2002

Guide helps disabled navigate SF 09-06-2002

News

Politics as usual during UC’s Sept. 11 tribute By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 09-12-2002

Honor the dead Bruce Joffe Piedmont 09-12-2002

Calendar of Community Events 09-12-2002

Calendar of Community Events 09-12-2002

spiritual theme for Berkeley Symphony’s season opener By Jennifer Dix Special to the Daily Planet 09-12-2002

High-powered Spartan offense will test Bears By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 09-12-2002

City sinks its water aerobics Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff 09-12-2002

Firefighters say thanks Marc Mestrovich Berkeley Firefighters Association Local 1227 09-12-2002

Sports Shorts 09-12-2002

New head of Rent Board Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff 09-12-2002

Get the housing element fixed Lynda Hart Berkeley 09-12-2002

Warm words for bin Laden in Britain By Donna Abu-Nasr The Associated Press 09-12-2002

Thanks to the police Tim Donnelly Berkeley 09-12-2002

Berkeley disability group shares insights with Costa Rican disability activists By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 09-12-2002

Smog beats the streets Doug Fielding Berkeley 09-12-2002

Bay Area Briefs 09-12-2002

State Briefs 09-12-2002

Lab confirms LA death was West Nile The Associated Press 09-12-2002

Plan would change state superintendent’s role The Associated Press 09-12-2002

State Legislation 09-12-2002

The Web mutes its colors on Sept. 11 The Associated Press 09-12-2002

Police Briefs Matthew Artz 09-12-2002

A Changed City By Judith Scherr Special to the Daily Planet 09-11-2002

Today we remember Carolyna Marks 09-11-2002

Cal’s winning, but has anyone noticed? By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 09-11-2002

Berkeley cracks down on prostitutes Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff 09-11-2002

The upper limit of development Michael Goldberg Berkeley 09-11-2002

Father Bill O’Donnell leaves for federal prison Kim Melton Special to the Daily Planet 09-11-2002

Davis orders more security By Don Thompson The Associated Press 09-11-2002

Police Briefs 09-11-2002

Berkeley’s true colors By Judith Scherr Special to the Daily Planet 09-10-2002

Today is Ted Rosenkrantz Day Mark A. Coplan, president, In Dulci Jubilo 09-10-2002

Calendar of Community Events 09-10-2002

Sports network for disabled thrives in Berkeley By Chris Nichols Special to the Daily Planet 09-10-2002

UA Homes fire victims relocate Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff 09-10-2002

The heroes of Sept. 11 Gerta Farber, Oakland 09-10-2002

Alcohol ban at frats may end By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 09-10-2002

What right do we have in Iraq? Susan Rudolph, Berkeley 09-10-2002

Local Tibetans eagerly watch China The Associated Press 09-10-2002

UC too sensitive to media? James K. Sayre, Oakland 09-10-2002

Nepal army pursues rebels By Binaj Gurabacharya The Associated Press 09-10-2002

Fremont teacher pleads guilty to possessing child pornography Daily Planet Wire Service 09-10-2002

Berkeley lab’s climate simulation closes in on weather predication Daily Planet Wire Service 09-10-2002

Power Play 09-10-2002

Bay Area Briefs 09-10-2002

HP makes breakthrough in computer memory By Matthew Fordahl The Associated Press 09-10-2002

A calendar of events scheduled to commemorate Sept. 11, 2001 09-10-2002

Berkeley official was in flight on Sept. 11 By Judith Scherr Special to the Daily Planet 09-10-2002

California museums commemorate Sept. 11 events By Louise Chu The Associated Press 09-10-2002

Warner Bros. offers ‘Harry Potter’ over the Internet The Associated Press 09-10-2002

City moves to protect consumer privacy Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff 09-09-2002

The problems with ‘smart’ growth Stuart Flashman, Emeryville 09-09-2002

Defense, special teams lead Bears over Aggies By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 09-09-2002

Students remember September attacks By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 09-09-2002

A case for taller buildings Charles Siegel, Berkeley 09-09-2002

Messin’ with Texas: Cal wins on own goal By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 09-09-2002

Festival encourages clean watersheds By Denis Devine Special to the Daily Planet 09-09-2002

Against a war with Iraq M. Breunig Berkeley 09-09-2002

Raiders win in Callahan’s debut By Janie McCauley The Associated Press The Associated Press 09-09-2002

Bush and Blair agree about Iraq By Jennifer Loven The Associated Press 09-09-2002

Sports Shorts 09-09-2002

Californians mixed about changes since 9/11 09-09-2002

Wideouts atone for mistakes – Jared Green 09-09-2002

FBI, Oakland police file appeals in Earth First! case 09-09-2002

Bay Area Briefs 09-09-2002

Federal jury hands Genentech big patent win in SF By Paul Elias The Associated Press 09-09-2002

Annual festival’s theme a tribute to Sept. 11 By Neil G. Greene Special to the Daily Planet 09-07-2002

Councilmember speaks about growth Linda Maio, Berkeley City Council, 1st District 09-07-2002

Public transportation spurred city’s growth By Susan Cerny Special to the Daily Planet 09-07-2002

Dreams Manifest: By Jennifer Dix Special to the Daily Planet 09-07-2002

Arts Calendar 09-07-2002

Calendar of Community Events 09-07-2002

Cal has no Schott vs. Texas By Dean Caparaz Daily Planet Correspondent 09-07-2002

Sixty-nine fire victims still homeless By Kurtis Alexander Daily Planet Staff 09-07-2002

Terror scares Aubrey Lee Broudy, UC Berkeley alumnus 09-07-2002

Bears get dramatic win By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 09-07-2002

State budget spares public schools By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 09-07-2002

DMV-TV? Joshua Polston, Berkeley 09-07-2002

SF judge hears dispute over who owns Bonds baseball By Justin Pritchard The Associated Press 09-07-2002

Grass greener for Bates, Spring Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff 09-07-2002

West Nile virus infects Calif. woman By Andrew Bridges The Associated Press 09-07-2002

Mexican deli closed By Dan Krauss Special to the Daily Planet 09-07-2002

Contractor pulled off Highland Hospital job Daily Planet Wire Service 09-07-2002

Pot bust pits feds against state By Martha Mendoza The Associated Press 09-07-2002

California homeowners facing rate increases The Associated Press 09-07-2002

Smokers steamed over NYC plan for Calif.-style smoking By Erin McClam The Associated Press 09-07-2002

Water-related diseases could kill up to 76 million By Colleen Valles The Associated Press 09-07-2002

Stories test airport security, TV and newspaper ethics By David Bauder The Associated Press 09-07-2002

Survey: 10 percent of students have used the drug Ecstasy By Jennifer Coleman The Associated Press 09-07-2002

College students say admissions cheats minorities By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 09-06-2002

Raccons: Let’s get ‘em Jenifer Steele Berkeley 09-06-2002

Buddhist nun explains the importance of spiritual retreats By Chris Bagley Special to the Daily Planet 09-06-2002

09-06-2002

09-06-2002

Cal soccer teams face tough competition this weekend By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 09-06-2002

State budget cuts bruise university By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 09-06-2002

Suing the city Howie Muir Berkeley 09-06-2002

Winona LaDuke Speaks to the Seventh Generation By Brian Kluepfel Special to the Daily Planet 09-06-2002

Cal Football Notebook 09-06-2002

UC Berkeley defends its patriotism By Kurtis Alexander and Matthew Artz and Matthew Artz 09-06-2002

Planner commissioner sets record straight Zelda Bronstein, Chair, Planning Commission 09-06-2002

Despite streak, A’s need every win By Greg Beacham The Associated Press 09-06-2002

Two injured in high school brawl Matthew ArtzDaily Planet Staff 09-06-2002

Teachers get more recognition Wendy Stephens, Berkeley 09-06-2002

Here comes Matt Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff 09-06-2002

Bay Area Briefs 09-06-2002

Two months into fiscal year Davis signs budget By Jim Wasserman The Associated Press 09-06-2002

California crime up 3.7 percent The Associated Press 09-06-2002

DEA raids medical marijuana farm The Associated Press 09-06-2002

East Bay car dealers see sales upswing amid slow year By Sophia Tareen Special to the Daily Planet 09-06-2002

Executives of defunct tech firm charged 09-06-2002

EBay weighing legal options against Simon parody site The Associated Press 09-06-2002

LA officer charged with manufacturing date rape drug 09-06-2002