The Week

A welder works on the new "Milvia Buildings" at Berkeley High School.
A welder works on the new "Milvia Buildings" at Berkeley High School.
 

News

School construction delayed five months

David Scharfenberg
Tuesday September 17, 2002

Construction of the $34 million Milvia Buildings at Berkeley High School is five months behind schedule and at least one of the two structures will probably not open by next school year, district officials said. -more-


Let's move past Sept. 11

Arthur B. Waugh
Tuesday September 17, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Local Olympic cyclist races with Armstrong in SF

M. Nicole Nazzaro
Tuesday September 17, 2002

Calendar of Community Events

Tuesday September 17, 2002

Tuesday, September 17 -more-


The price of being PC

Stream Weir
Tuesday September 17, 2002

When Berkeley needs to buy an appliance, it shops around. But not for the lowest price. -more-


A plea for Pepito's

Rebecca Herman
Tuesday September 17, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


A's beat Angels 4-3 in ninth inning to tie them for first in AL West

The Associated Press
Tuesday September 17, 2002

OAKLAND — Miguel Tejada singled home the winning run in the ninth inning as the Oakland Athletics snapped Anaheim’s six-game winning streak and tied the Angels for first place in the AL West with a 4-3 victory Monday night. -more-


Most of "Wheeler 79" reject deal

David Scharfenberg
Tuesday September 17, 2002

At least 30 of the 41 pro-Palestinian students who took over UC Berkeley’s Wheeler Hall in April have decided to face official student conduct hearings rather than accept a probation deal from the university, according to student leaders. -more-


Plenty of peace on Sept. 11

Marika Kuzma
Tuesday September 17, 2002

To the Editor, -more-


School district dodges new budget woes

David Scharfenberg
Tuesday September 17, 2002

A $1.4 million budget scare for the Berkeley Unified School District has vanished, district officials said. -more-


More on Maio's growth ideas

Peter Teichner
Tuesday September 17, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


How to be an anti-terrorism tipster

David Grary
Tuesday September 17, 2002

Because the dollars in question will not actually come from the state this year, Kurr said the district can float bonds to raise some of the $1.4 million. The district would repay those bonds once the deferred state money flows to the district during the 2003-2004 fiscal year, likely in July or August 2003, Kurr said. -more-


West Berkeley unites for a party

Chris Nichols
Tuesday September 17, 2002

The late Bill Hicks had a vision for his diverse, west Berkeley neighborhood. The long-time community leader and barbecue fan wanted to showcase the unique cultures of west Berkeley in one big annual blowout. On Sunday, the party began. -more-


One arrested after botched robbery

Tuesday September 17, 2002

BERKELEY – Police arrested one man and were searching for one or two more after a botched armed robbery Sunday afternoon at an electronics store. -more-


Alameda mayor Ralph Appezzato found dead at home

Tuesday September 17, 2002

ALAMEDA – Ralph Appezzato, the mayor of Alameda and a candidate for the Alameda County Board of Supervisors, died Monday in what authorities described as a possible suicide. He was 67. -more-


Homeless coupele must leave mountain tree home

Tuesday September 17, 2002

BRISBANE — The couple’s driveway is a steep, narrow trail that winds through a sun-drenched landscape of hardy California scrub. Their front steps are rocky footholds in the earth. Their living room is nestled within the shady embrace of a sprawling oak tree. -more-


Bay Area Briefs

Tuesday September 17, 2002

Alleged gambling operation busted in Redwood City -more-


Yosemite killer Stayner found sane

Brian Melley The Associated Press
Tuesday September 17, 2002

SAN JOSE — Cary Stayner was sane when he murdered three Yosemite National Park tourists in 1999, a jury decided Monday in what means he could face the death penalty. -more-


Pornography company offers $3 million for Napster identity

Ron Harris Associated Press Writer
Tuesday September 17, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — One of the Internet’s leading purveyors of pornography has offered to purchase the Napster trademark and Web site address for nearly $3 million in hopes of cashing in on the bankrupt song-swap company’s notorious reputation. -more-


Briefs

Tuesday September 17, 2002

Credit card scam exposes -more-


Oakland amoung Calif. cities to lead tech industry growth

Bob Porterfield The Associated Press
Tuesday September 17, 2002

SAN JOSE — Despite a lackluster economy and continuing layoffs, California’s high-tech industry grew slightly last year with Oakland, Los Angeles and San Diego accounting for most of the new jobs, according to a report released Tuesday by an industry trade group. -more-



Skate Park is On

By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff
Monday September 16, 2002

Berkeley went to sleep Friday night a progressive college town, but it woke up a skateboard mecca. -more-


More on housing subsidies

Chris Kavanagh Chris Kavanagh
Monday September 16, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


The Bears are for real

By Larry Lage
Monday September 16, 2002

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Cal has already exceeded expectations. The Golden Bears are not content, however. -more-


Mayor Dean sets sights on November

By Matthew Artz
Monday September 16, 2002

There was nothing moderate about Mayor Shirley Dean’s re-election campaign kickoff Sunday. -more-


Pacifica’s radio return

Kriss Worthington
Monday September 16, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Cal soccer – men beat Denver, women tie St. Mary’s

By Jared Green
Monday September 16, 2002

‘Wheeler 79’ students accept deal

By David Scharfenberg
Monday September 16, 2002

A handful of pro-Palestinian students involved in the April takeover of UC Berkeley’s Wheeler Hall have accepted disciplinary action, according to university officials. -more-


Thank you to police

Laura Menard
Monday September 16, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Sports Shorts

Monday September 16, 2002

Cardinal nip Cal water polo -more-


Liquor stores face last call

By Sean Marciniak
Monday September 16, 2002

Today is the deadline for Faiz Aldabashi and his brother Ali to clear loiterers from sidewalks around their south Berkeley shop Easy Liquor at San Pablo Avenue and Haskell Street. If they fail, the brothers say, the state will strip them of their liquor license. -more-


Libertarians drop Calif. governor hopeful who spat on radio host

Robert Jablon
Monday September 16, 2002

LOS ANGELES – California’s Libertarian Party voted Saturday to drop its candidate for governor because he spat on a radio talk show host. -more-


Officer’s absence notable in Riders case

The Associated Press
Monday September 16, 2002

OAKLAND — The alleged ringleader of a violent clique of Oakland police officers known as “The Riders” will be conspicuously absent as defense lawyers launch their case next week. -more-


Molotov cocktails spark fire

Daily Planet Wire Service
Monday September 16, 2002

VALLEJO – Police Department reports that a house fire that sent twin 12-year-old boys to a Sacramento burn unit was started by three or four suspects who lobbed Molotov cocktails through the home's windows. -more-


Police say family dispute resulted in Oakland homocide

Daily Planet Wire Services
Monday September 16, 2002

OAKLAND – A spokesman for the Oakland Police Department says an early morning homicide that claimed the life of an 81-year-old man appears to have stemmed from a family dispute now that a relative is in custody. -more-


SF took cash that could have repaired Hetch Hetchy system

The Associated Press
Monday September 16, 2002

Lights Out

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff
Saturday September 14, 2002

Two years ago, Berkeley received a $450,000 state grant to install two sets of traffic lights along Telegraph Avenue and make several other street improvements. Today, those lights sit dark, covered with yellow caution tape. -more-


Berkeley’s Sept. 11 won’t be forgotten

Christopher Cantor Berkeley
Saturday September 14, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Churches remain important south of campus institutions

Susan Cerny Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday September 14, 2002

Until the late 1930s the blocks south of the university were a family oriented, residential neighborhood with churches of different denominations. St. Marks Church and other churches in the area are survivors of a residential neighborhood that no longer exists. When St. Marks was constructed, for example, there was a full residential neighborhood across the street, between Bancroft and Allston, where the sports facilities now stand. -more-


The Cheap suit Serenaders

By Brian Kluepfel Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday September 14, 2002

The Cheap Suit Serenaders just weren’t made for these times. The impetus for the band came when two collectors of vintage 78 rpm records bumped into each other at an Alameda Flea Market more than 30 years ago. An animated discussion between the two men revealed a shared love for the recorded music of the late 1920s, a boom time in the music industry. -more-


Calendar of Community Events

Saturday September 14, 2002

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Six nightmarish minutes doom Panthers to loss

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Saturday September 14, 2002

The St. Mary’s Panthers played 42 minutes of pretty good football on Friday, but it wasn’t nearly enough to make up for six minutes of horrible football. -more-


State pressures city planners

Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff
Saturday September 14, 2002

Berkeley must reduce barriers to development if it hopes to comply with the state’s housing law and retain control of its zoning ordinances, state regulators say. -more-


Berkeley’s Sept. 11 won’t be forgotten

Jeanne Gray Loughman Berkeley
Saturday September 14, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Golden Bears upset Santa Clara

By Dean Caparaz Daily Planet Correspondent
Saturday September 14, 2002

Senior midfielder Brittany Kirk had a goal and an assist to lead the Cal women’s soccer team past third-ranked Santa Clara, 2-1, Friday at Edwards Stadium. -more-


Check overhead: Council says weapons not allowed there

By Elizabeth Gettelman Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday September 14, 2002

A Congressman crusading against weapons in space who is scheduled to visit Berkeley Saturday won’t need to worry about weapons assaults above his head. This week – in a statement of protest – the Berkeley City Council passed a resolution declaring a person’s space directly overhead a weapons-free zone. -more-


How many more people?

Mark Johnson Berkeley
Saturday September 14, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Sports Shorts

Saturday September 14, 2002

Cal men’s soccer beats St. Mary’s 4-0 -more-


City considers biodiesel

Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff
Saturday September 14, 2002

A plan to reduce Berkeley air pollution and possibly save a homeless shelter may have to wait until the city budget crisis clears up. -more-


How many more people?

Mark JohnsonBerkeley
Saturday September 14, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Senior aerobics reinstated

- Matthew Artz
Saturday September 14, 2002

A senior water aerobics class canceled by the city two weeks ago was reinstated Friday. -more-


Varmints again

David Shefik Berkeley
Saturday September 14, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


UC employee unrest spreads

By Ian Stewart The Associated Press
Saturday September 14, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — Labor unrest spread further through the University of California’s system Friday, as lecturers from Santa Cruz joined their counterparts at Davis and Berkeley on rotating one-day picket lines. -more-


New landlord at Reddy tenants

Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff
Saturday September 14, 2002

The future of Reddy Realty, Berkeley’s biggest and most infamous real estate company remained in doubt Friday. -more-


Police Briefs

Saturday September 14, 2002

n Assault, robbery -more-


Bay Area Briefs

Saturday September 14, 2002

Marin woman escapes injury when car plunges from carport -more-


Prosecutor shows Oakland cops’ pattern of setting up suspects

By Kim Curtis THe Associated Press
Saturday September 14, 2002

OAKLAND— In the opening statements of a trial involving three former Oakland police officers, the prosecution attempted to paint the trio as ruthless, egotistical cops out for themselves with no regard for others. -more-


Weed whacker spark caused Oakland fire

The Associated Press
Saturday September 14, 2002

OAKLAND – The Oakland Fire Department has determined that a five-alarm blaze that charred 15 acres and threatened homes Tuesday was accidentally caused by a brush-clearing crew. -more-


Arrest made in Alameda County stalking

Daily Planet Wire Service
Saturday September 14, 2002

OAKLAND – A 27-year-old Florida man charged with allegedly stalking a former college classmate over a nine-year period delayed entering a plea in Alameda County Superior Court this morning. -more-


Agents raid farm, arrest medical pot grower

The Associated Press
Saturday September 14, 2002

SEBASTOPOL — A raid on a pot farm on the outskirts of Sebastopol netted federal agents thousands of mature marijuana plants and ended with the arrest of the owner of a Petaluma medical marijuana club. -more-


Monaco seeks ‘silence’ in memories of Princess Grace

The Associated Press
Saturday September 14, 2002

MONACO — Below the gilded dome of the Cathedral of Monaco lies the body of Princess Grace. Flowers are arranged over the marble slab of her tomb, and a wooden plaque instructs visitors: “Silence and Respect.” -more-


Burning Man attendance in Black Rock Desert sets record

The Associated Press
Saturday September 14, 2002

RENO, Nev. — For a few days last month, Nevada’s seventh largest “city” was in the Black Rock Desert. -more-


motorcross is Not a crime bikers want a park, too

By Casey McKinney Special to the Daily Planet
Friday September 13, 2002

Area motorcross bikers are frustrated. And they’re teaming up to take action. -more-


How many police does it take?

Bob Moghaddacy Berkeley
Friday September 13, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


The Backyard isn’t safe anymore

By Peter Crimmins Special to the Daily Planet
Friday September 13, 2002

Wrap barbed wire around a baseball bat. Beat a friend with it onto a plywood plank doused with lighter fluid and sparked into a table of fire. Then check to make sure he’s bleeding. -more-


Arts Calendar

Friday September 13, 2002

Out & About

Friday September 13, 2002

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Daily Planet 2002 High School Football Preview Jackets hope for better finish

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Friday September 13, 2002

Last season, Berkeley High was within 24 minutes of winning the Alameda-Contra Costa Athletic League title. Tied 7-7 at halftime of the regular-season finale against Pinole Valley, the Yellowjackets collapsed and ended up losing 35-14. This year, the Jackets hope they will have the staying power to outlast the Spartans and several other contenders. -more-


Banks file suit over local privacy laws

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff
Friday September 13, 2002

Berkeley officials say they will move ahead with an ordinance that would protect consumers’ personal financial information, despite a lawsuit challenging similar laws in San Mateo County and Daly City. -more-


Hey you, patriotic folk

Charmaine Soldat Berkeley
Friday September 13, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Asteroid hunter finds Apollo-era rocket

By Andrew Bridges The Associated Press
Friday September 13, 2002

LOS ANGELES — An amateur astronomer hunting for asteroids may have discovered a piece of the rocket that launched the Apollo 12 astronauts to the moon in 1969, a NASA scientist said Thursday. -more-


St. Mary’s not worried about replacing stars

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Friday September 13, 2002

When a football team loses three players who gained 70 percent of its yards the previous season, there’s usually not much room for optimism. So why is St. Mary’s High head coach Jay Lawson so upbeat about the upcoming season? -more-


Council condemns Bush’s Patriot Act

By Kurtis Alexander Daily Planet Staff
Friday September 13, 2002

Swapping parking spaces for playing fields

Gloria Wong Berkeley
Friday September 13, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Another obstacle for UC clericals

Jennifer Barrios Special to the Daily Planet
Friday September 13, 2002

While clerical workers sat down to discuss contracts with UC administrators Thursday – the first meeting since last month’s three-day strike – negotiators had at least one additional worry on their minds. -more-


Disputing the housing shortage claims

lan Wofsy Berkeley
Friday September 13, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Judge dismisses Simon fraud verdict

By Erica Werner The Associated Press
Friday September 13, 2002

OS ANGELES — A judge Thursday threw out a politically damaging $78 million civil fraud verdict against GOP gubernatorial candidate Bill Simon’s family investment firm, ruling that William E. Simon & Sons and other investors were the fraud victims. -more-


One lifeguard costs less than two

Terry Cochrell Berkeley
Friday September 13, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Learn how to ‘touch and vote’

Friday September 13, 2002

OAKLAND – Alameda County Registrar of Voters Brad Clark has announced a series of demonstrations this month designed to allow voters to become acquainted with new electronic touchscreen voting equipment. -more-



Wen Ho Lee case stirs nation’s Asian-Americans into action

By Deborah Kong The Associated Press
Friday September 13, 2002

FREMONT — Cecilia Chang says she used to look the other way when people talked about “heavy stuff” — civil liberties, constitutional rights, discrimination. -more-


Logging giant sells 731 Sierra acres to parks system

By Don Thompson
Friday September 13, 2002

SACRAMENTO— More than 700 acres purchased Thursday from the state’s largest private landowner will expand California’s park system, perhaps by year’s end, officials said. -more-


Yahoo and SBC unveil high-speed Internet service

By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press
Friday September 13, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — Online powerhouse Yahoo Inc. and regional phone giant SBC Communications Inc. on Friday will unveil a high-speed Internet service designed to convince more people that broadband is worth the extra money. -more-


Web businesses take a 2nd shot at success

By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press
Friday September 13, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — The Internet digital photo site Webshots seemed destined to dissolve in the dot-com meltdown a year ago as its owner, ExciteAtHome, prepared to go bankrupt. -more-


Community colleges make cuts despite spike in enrollment

By Jessica Brice The Associated Press
Friday September 13, 2002

SACRAMENTO — A boom in the number of college-age students and laid-off workers means enrollment at California’s community colleges is skyrocketing. -more-


Argument stalls state’s water bill

By Mark Sherman The Associated Press
Friday September 13, 2002

WASHINGTON — A California lawmaker said a symbolic argument having nothing to do with water is holding up his critical water bill. -more-


Jury weighing sanity of Yosemite killer Stayner

By Brian Melley The Associated Press
Friday September 13, 2002

SAN JOSE — There are two things to consider in judging the sanity of Yosemite killer Cary Stayner: the criminal and his crimes. -more-


This frog has a recovery plan

By Don Thompson The Associated Press
Friday September 13, 2002

SACRAMENTO — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Thursday it has adopted its recovery plan for the threatened California red-legged frog, the amphibian believed to have inspired Mark Twain’s short story, “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.” -more-


Libertarian candidate spits on radio host

Friday September 13, 2002

SANTA ANA — California’s Libertarian Party is considering dropping its candidate for governor because he spit on a radio talk show host. -more-


Ex-nuclear worker jailed for threats

Friday September 13, 2002

The Associated Press -more-


Bay Area Briefs

Friday September 13, 2002

CHP chase ends in SF with -more-


Bay Area Briefs

Friday September 13, 2002

Calpine says no power contract, no plant -more-


News of the Weird

Friday September 13, 2002

Blaming it on the dog -more-


News of the Weird

Friday September 13, 2002

Boston squash comin’ up -more-


News of the Weird

Friday September 13, 2002

Alfred in Alfred -more-


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

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Calendar of Community Events

Thursday September 12, 2002

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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-


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-


A Changed City

By Judith Scherr Special to the Daily Planet
Wednesday September 11, 2002

When one door shuts another opens, they say. -more-


Today we remember

Carolyna Marks
Wednesday September 11, 2002

The anniversary of Sept. 11 is upon us. The day we remember was dramatically significant in the life and soul of our America. Ground Zero is now sacred ground consecrated by our tears, our grief, our tremendous pain and suffering. It is the place where we became we and us and stopped being the almighty American ego. We, finally, as a culture, grew up. -more-


Cal’s winning, but has anyone noticed?

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday September 11, 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-


Berkeley cracks down on prostitutes

Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday September 11, 2002

City Council voted Tuesday to clamp down on brothels that masquerade as massage parlors. -more-


The upper limit of development

Michael Goldberg Berkeley
Wednesday September 11, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Father Bill O’Donnell leaves for federal prison

Kim Melton Special to the Daily Planet
Wednesday September 11, 2002

Hundreds of cheering supporters gathered at St. Joseph’s the Worker Church this morning to bid farewell to Father William O’Donnell as he left to begin a six month sentence at Atwater Federal Prison in Merced County. -more-


Davis orders more security

By Don Thompson The Associated Press
Wednesday September 11, 2002

SACRAMENTO — The nation was placed on its second highest terror alert level for the first time Tuesday, and Gov. Gray Davis ordered extra security at state buildings and memorial events. -more-


Police Briefs

Wednesday September 11, 2002

n Armed Robbery -more-


Opinion

Editorials

Iraq accepts return of U.N.

The Associated Press
Tuesday September 17, 2002

UNITED NATIONS — Iraq unconditionally accepted the return of U.N. weapons inspectors late Monday, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said, nearly four years after the inspectors left Baghdad. -more-


Union City Police: ‘Citizens stay calm’

Daily Plan´t Wire Service
Monday September 16, 2002

The Union City Police Department sought to reassure citizens Saturday that a brutal triple homicide this week was not a random outbreak of violence. -more-


Three held in possible terrorism hoax

By Rachel La Crote The Associated Press
Saturday September 14, 2002

NAPLES — Three men reportedly overheard talking about a terrorist plot were pulled over and detained for 17 hours Friday before authorities said the men were apparently kidding around and released them. -more-


Oakland police ‘Riders’ trial begins this week

By Kim CurtisThe Associated Press
Friday September 13, 2002

OAKLAND — Two summers ago, a band of four Oakland police officers who called themselves “The Riders,” patrolled the streets, administering their own brand of justice. -more-


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-


5-alarm brush fire burns home

Daily Planet Wire Service
Wednesday September 11, 2002

OAKLAND – The Oakland Fire Department reports that a large brush fire in the hilly Oak Knoll neighborhood was contained Tuesday afternoon after burning 10 to 15 acres. -more-