How Berkeley can you be? Berkeley High student Ashay Serrant (left) was part of a group doing African dances during the “How Berkeley Can You Be?” parade on Sunday. See the story on page 3.Toby St. John/Special to the Daily Planet
How Berkeley can you be? Berkeley High student Ashay Serrant (left) was part of a group doing African dances during the “How Berkeley Can You Be?” parade on Sunday. See the story on page 3.Toby St. John/Special to the Daily Planet

Page One

How Berkeley Can They Be? Very

Matthew Artz
Monday September 30, 2002

Berkeley’s biggest, bawdiest and barest festival went off without a hitch Sunday. -more-



Author of coffee initiative speaks

Rick Young
Monday September 30, 2002

To the Editor: -more-



Gesser, Cougars outlast Bears in a shootout

Jared Green
Monday September 30, 2002

Jason Gesser wasn’t going to miss this game. No sir. But the Golden Bears sure wish he had. -more-



Calendar

Monday September 30, 2002

Tuesday, Oct. 1 -more-



School Boy Scout policy may violate federal law

David Scharfenberg
Monday September 30, 2002

Berkeley Unified’s Board of Education decided last week to leave an anti-discrimination policy in place that may conflict with federal law. -more-



School budget may need more scrutiny

Dan Peven
Monday September 30, 2002

To the Editor: -more-



Raiders deck Tennessee as Buchanan impresses

Janie McCauley The Associated Press
Monday September 30, 2002

OAKLAND – It took fewer than four minutes for rookie Phillip Buchanon to show he’s ready to be an NFL starter – perhaps at three positions. -more-



Sentencing delayed in Lakireddy case

Matthew Artz
Monday September 30, 2002

Vijay Lakireddy, 32, remains free on $500,000 bond after a federal judge postponed his sentencing in connection with a family sex smuggling ring. -more-



UC Regents need local knowledge

Justin Azadivar
Monday September 30, 2002

To the Editor: -more-



Another record for Jerry Rice

The Associated Press
Monday September 30, 2002

OAKLAND – Oakland Raiders receiver Jerry Rice caught an 11-yard fourth-quarter pass from Rich Gannon on Sunday against Tennessee, making Rice the NFL’s career leader in yards from scrimmage. -more-



City Council supports playing field board

Matthew Artz
Monday September 30, 2002

Construction of playing fields in the bayfront Eastshore State Park appears more likely after a City Council vote last week put the Council’s support behind a regional drive for park fields. -more-



Rethinking UC’s stadium

Robert Breuer
Monday September 30, 2002

To the Editor: -more-



Sports Shorts

Monday September 30, 2002

Hartford upsets Cal women’s soccer -more-



Ending life support for comatose baby: is it mercy or is it murder?

Chelsea J. Carter The Associated Press
Monday September 30, 2002

ORANGE – Little Christopher Ibarra’s mother wants her son disconnected from the machine keeping him alive so he can rest in peace. His father, who authorities say violently shook him into a coma, is holding out for a miracle recovery. -more-



Many sloppy with pronuciation

Beatriz Batungbakal
Monday September 30, 2002

To the Editor: -more-



Prep scoreboard

Monday September 30, 2002

Cross Country – St. Mary’s sophomore Gabriela Rios-Sotelo won the high school girls’ race at the Stanford Invitational on Saturday. Tino Rodriguez finished 30th in the boys’ race for the Panthers. -more-



Features

Police Briefs

Monday September 30, 2002

n Drug Arrest -more-


Pac-10 Football Roundup

Monday September 30, 2002

No. 13 Washington 41, Idaho 27 -more-


San Francisco anti-war protest draws thousands

The Associated Press
Monday September 30, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO – As the drumbeat for war grows louder, demonstrators from across the state and beyond turned out in the thousands Saturday to make their own music, protesting possible U.S. military action in Iraq. -more-


S.F. to raise bar on recycling goal

Daily Planet Wire Service
Monday September 30, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO – Now that San Francisco is close recycling 50 percent of its waste, environmentalists say they are hoping the Board of Supervisors will raise the official goal on Monday to 75 percent. -more-


Bay Area Briefs

Monday September 30, 2002

Oakland cops arrested for soliciting on duty -more-


West Coast ports to remain shut until tentative bargain reached

Justin Pritchard The Associated Press
Monday September 30, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO – West Coast ports will remain shut indefinitely, the association representing shipping lines announced Sunday evening. -more-


AMD plans biggest move yet against Intel

Matthew Fordahl The Associated Press
Monday September 30, 2002

SUNNYVALE – For much of its 33-year history, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. prospered by making cheaper, sometimes faster versions of microprocessors pioneered by Intel Corp. -more-


Attorney general files spam suit

The Associated Press
Monday September 30, 2002

SANTA CLARA – California Attorney General Bill Lockyer filed suit against Internet marketer PW Marketing LLC, accusing the company of illegally spamming millions of Californians. -more-


Davis signs range of bills as deadline approaches

Ray Locker The Associated Press
Monday September 30, 2002

SACRAMENTO – With just two days to clear the dozens of bills still sitting on his desk, Gov. Gray Davis Sunday signed legislation that would give Mexican farm workers brought to the United States during World War II more time to file legal action for payment. -more-


Editorial

Berkeley High halts organic lunch program

The Associated Press
Monday September 30, 2002

Berkeley High School students will not be getting gourmet organic lunches anymore. -more-


Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

Berkeley High halts organic lunch program 09-30-2002

A’s going with three-man rotation in playoff series 09-30-2002

It’s time to show off, Berkeley 09-29-2002

UC Berkeley chops trees to reduce fire danger 09-27-2002

Police Briefs 09-26-2002

Wildfire threatens hundreds of LA homes 09-25-2002

Bush considers lowering alert 09-24-2002

News

How Berkeley Can They Be? Very Matthew Artz 09-30-2002

Author of coffee initiative speaks Rick Young 09-30-2002

Gesser, Cougars outlast Bears in a shootout Jared Green 09-30-2002

Calendar 09-30-2002

School Boy Scout policy may violate federal law David Scharfenberg 09-30-2002

School budget may need more scrutiny Dan Peven 09-30-2002

Raiders deck Tennessee as Buchanan impresses Janie McCauley The Associated Press 09-30-2002

Sentencing delayed in Lakireddy case Matthew Artz 09-30-2002

UC Regents need local knowledge Justin Azadivar 09-30-2002

Another record for Jerry Rice The Associated Press 09-30-2002

City Council supports playing field board Matthew Artz 09-30-2002

Rethinking UC’s stadium Robert Breuer 09-30-2002

Sports Shorts 09-30-2002

Ending life support for comatose baby: is it mercy or is it murder? Chelsea J. Carter The Associated Press 09-30-2002

Many sloppy with pronuciation Beatriz Batungbakal 09-30-2002

Prep scoreboard 09-30-2002

Police Briefs 09-30-2002

Pac-10 Football Roundup 09-30-2002

San Francisco anti-war protest draws thousands The Associated Press 09-30-2002

S.F. to raise bar on recycling goal Daily Planet Wire Service 09-30-2002

Bay Area Briefs 09-30-2002

West Coast ports to remain shut until tentative bargain reached Justin Pritchard The Associated Press 09-30-2002

AMD plans biggest move yet against Intel Matthew Fordahl The Associated Press 09-30-2002

Attorney general files spam suit The Associated Press 09-30-2002

Davis signs range of bills as deadline approaches Ray Locker The Associated Press 09-30-2002

Berkeley’s Fantasy Building home to DVD sound studio Peter Crimmins 09-29-2002

Let’s talk about moving Memorial Stadium Janice Thomas 09-29-2002

Calendar 09-29-2002

Oakland Ballet Robert Hall 09-29-2002

Berkeley High coaches not satisfied with blowout win Jared Green 09-29-2002

‘Wheeler 79’ hearings to start in private David Scharfenberg 09-29-2002

Praise to the students who spoke up Sept. 25 Lee Berry 09-29-2002

Panthers get first win Dominic Perrone 09-29-2002

Ohlone burial site protections planned Chris Nichols 09-29-2002

Speak up, Berkeley Pat Mullan 09-29-2002

Bears get good start to East Coast road trip Daily Planet Wire Services 09-29-2002

Poll: mayoral race even Kurtis Alexander 09-29-2002

It ain’t broke at Telegraph and Russell Jean Bass 09-29-2002

Sports Shorts 09-29-2002

760 dead in West Africa ferry sinking Nafi Diouf The Associated Press 09-29-2002

What about quality of life on San Pablo Avenue ? Allen Freeman 09-29-2002

Shanghai may have record number of toes Melissa McRobbie 09-29-2002

Police Briefs Matthew Arts 09-29-2002

Oakland police officer shot Daily Planet News Service 09-29-2002

Berkeley Observed. San Pablo Park changed in 1906 Susan Cerny 09-29-2002

Bay Area Briefs 09-29-2002

Wildfire near Morgan Hill still threatens 300 homes The Associated Press 09-29-2002

Shippers lock out longshoremen at West Coast ports Justin Pritchard The Associated Press 09-29-2002

Briefs 09-29-2002

Father urges appeals court to let Pledge ruling stand David Kravets The Associated Press 09-29-2002

Charges dropped against man who stormed cockpit The Associated Press 09-29-2002

Simon campaign hoping for push from GOP convention Erica Werner The Associated Press 09-29-2002

Anti-war protesters turn out to greet President Bush in Denver The Associated Press 09-29-2002

SF Mexican Consulate gets own building 09-29-2002

Taiwan’s first lady suffers exhaustion on last leg of U.S. tour Laura Wides The Associated Press 09-29-2002

Berkeley's Fantasy Building By Peter Crimmins Special to the Daily Planet 09-28-2002

‘Wheeler 79’ hearings to start in private By David Scharfenberg 09-28-2002

Ohlone burial site protections planned By Chris Nichols 09-28-2002

Poll: mayoral race even By Kurtis Alexander 09-28-2002

760 dead in West Africa ferry sinking By Nafi Diouf 09-28-2002

760 dead in West Africa ferry sinking By Nafi Diouf 09-28-2002

760 dead in West Africa ferry sinking By Nafi Diouf 09-28-2002

760 dead in West Africa ferry sinking By Nafi Diouf 09-28-2002

760 dead in West Africa ferry sinking By Nafi Diouf 09-28-2002

760 dead in West Africa ferry sinking By Nafi Diouf 09-28-2002

Parking Meter War Continues By David Scharfenberg 09-27-2002

A call to open the debate to Camejo Howard G Chong 09-27-2002

Deep Space: A Compelling Irish Drama By Robert Hall 09-27-2002

Calendar 09-27-2002

Fired-up Panthers serve up a big win By Jared Green 09-27-2002

Mayor trails in endorsements By Matthew Artz 09-27-2002

Are 7 days a big headache for stadium neighbors? Kenny Byerly 09-27-2002

Jackets get stuck in shallow end By Jared Green 09-27-2002

More programs may return to high school By David Scharfenberg 09-27-2002

Consequences of war with Iraq unpredictable Taylor Bennett 09-27-2002

Who’s the Cougars’ quarterback? Bears say it doesn’t really matter By Jared Green 09-27-2002

Watch for traffic cameras By Matthew Artz 09-27-2002

I hope teachers stand behind their messages Devora Liss 09-27-2002

Scoreboard 09-27-2002

Two missiles fire into car in Gaza City By Ibrahim Barzak 09-27-2002

University to battle bioterrorism Daily Planet Wire Service 09-27-2002

Police Briefs 09-27-2002

Bey delays plea in sex charge Daily Planet Wire Service 09-27-2002

Lawrence Berkeley scientist recognized Daily Planet Wire Service 09-27-2002

Bay Area Briefs 09-27-2002

State Briefs 09-27-2002

Police to run Super Bowl security By Seth Hettena 09-27-2002

High-tech workers complain about immigrant visa program The Associated Press 09-27-2002

Briefs Staff 09-27-2002

Disney exec to lead Gap The Associated Press 09-27-2002

Park service to turn missile site into Cold War national park By Chet Brokaw 09-27-2002

News of the Weird 09-27-2002

New parking meters unveiled in SF New parking meters unveiled in SF 09-27-2002

For the love of dressing up cars Kim Melton 09-26-2002

African American studies program one of a kind Denisha M. DeLane 09-26-2002

a circus without animals but with lots of heart Jennifer Dix 09-26-2002

Calendar 09-26-2002

Berkeley High runners break Alameda streak Jared Green 09-26-2002

Black studies program back at Berkeley High David Scharfenberg 09-26-2002

Here's what's in the news Carol Denney 09-26-2002

Bears brush off loss Jared Green 09-26-2002

Former Berkeley green Camejo takes aim at governor's seat Judith Scherr 09-26-2002

Coffee initiative could mean mere pennies to you Mark Tarses 09-26-2002

U.S. children escape Ivory Coast city Clar Nichonghaile The Associated Press 09-26-2002

We enjoy our Eastshore State Park Ruth Bird 09-26-2002

International Starbucks protest comes to town David Scharfenberg 09-26-2002

Santa Cruz denounces an attack on Iraq The Associated Press 09-26-2002

At least 15 homes damaged in Morgan Hill fire The Associated Press 09-26-2002

Bay Area Briefs 09-26-2002

State adds to reputation as nation's trailblazer for laws Jessica Brice The Associated Press 09-26-2002

UC Berkeley gets $2.1 million for smoking prevention study The Associated Press 09-26-2002

Davis signs laws removing protections for gun industry Angela Watercutter The Associated Press 09-26-2002

Briefs 09-26-2002

PUC plans show how energy users will pay The Associated Press 09-26-2002

Sales fall for Sept. 11 books after one-year anniversary Hllel Italie The Associated Press 09-26-2002

Death sentence for couple who tortured Pleasanton woman in minivan Daily Planet Wire Service and The Associated Press 09-26-2002

SF taking action on water system woes The Associated Press 09-26-2002

UC study finds younger people more conservative By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 09-25-2002

Here’s to democracy in Berkeley Ron Rice Berkeley 09-25-2002

Jackets start ACCAL season by pounding on Richmond By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 09-25-2002

Mayor considers building new UC stadium Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staffpandering to neighbors 09-25-2002

Look at immigration Tim Aaronson El Cerrito 09-25-2002

Teachers condemn cuts By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 09-25-2002

Read your history books Hoang Phan SJP, Berkeley 09-25-2002

Journalists show distaste for fast food By Carol Hunet Special to the Daily Planet 09-25-2002

Summer weather takes its toll By Alan Sayre The Associated Press 09-25-2002

City loan to house residents displaced by fire Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff 09-25-2002

Berkeley composer offers music amid New York’s post-Sept. 11 grief The Associated Press 09-25-2002

Pit bulls bite two children, officer in Richmond Daily Planet Wire Service 09-25-2002

Riders’ cross-examination ends first day Daily Planet Wire Service 09-25-2002

Oakland 4th in nation for murder Daily Planet Wire Service 09-25-2002

Oakland rookie cop to be arraigned on sex charges - Daily Planet Wire Service 09-25-2002

Bay Area Briefs 09-25-2002

Governor puts off fund-raiser The Associated Press 09-25-2002

Journalists banned from San Diego stem cell conference By Paul Elias The Associated Press 09-25-2002

UC Davis develops guide for ranchers Daily Planet Wire Service 09-25-2002

City, unions reach deal Matthew Artz 09-24-2002

Mayor encourages performance audits for schools Berkeley Mayor Shirley Dean 09-24-2002

Calendar 09-24-2002

Croatian sensation sparks Cal to fast start Dean Caparaz 09-24-2002

High school axes African-American studies program David Scharfenberg 09-24-2002

Judge orders new trial in Raiders lawsuit against NFL John Nadel The Associated Press 09-24-2002

Maio clings to neutering idea David Scharfenberg 09-24-2002

A's focused on clinching division The Associated Press 09-24-2002

Girl hit by police car recovering Matthew Artz 09-24-2002

Gore blasts Bush on push for war Ian Stewart The Associated Press 09-24-2002

Four cows with personality corralled in Berkeley exhibit Melissa McRobbie 09-24-2002

$2.4 million grant goes to Oakland Army Base 09-24-2002

Police Briefs Matthew Artz 09-24-2002

Buying or selling a house? Energy matters. Alice La Pierre 09-24-2002

Bay Area Briefs 09-24-2002

Davis signs family leave bill The Associated Press 09-24-2002

UC Berkeley amoung schools watched on Middle East group's Web site The Associated Press 09-24-2002

Caltrans changes course: banners coming down The Associated Press 09-24-2002

Feds refer Edison settlement to California Supreme Court The Associated Press 09-24-2002

Latinos hurt most by affordable housing crunch The Associated Press 09-24-2002

Briefs 09-24-2002

Police seek witnesses to electronics heist 09-24-2002

Feds file to overturn Oreg. suicide law The Associated Press 09-24-2002