The Week

Melissa McRobbie/Special to the Daily Planet
          Family members and friends of 15-year-old Tamellia Cobbs, Oakland’s 97th homicide victim this year, gathered last week oustide the family’s home on 89th Avenue in Oakland. Tamellia’s sister, Talika Cobbs (center) is joined by her cousin Antoinetta Goodwin (left) and friend Jerrell Rogers.
Melissa McRobbie/Special to the Daily Planet Family members and friends of 15-year-old Tamellia Cobbs, Oakland’s 97th homicide victim this year, gathered last week oustide the family’s home on 89th Avenue in Oakland. Tamellia’s sister, Talika Cobbs (center) is joined by her cousin Antoinetta Goodwin (left) and friend Jerrell Rogers.
 

News

Oakland faces telling murder toll

Monday November 18, 2002

OAKLAND – A 55-year-old woman died after a scuffle in her home, Oakland Police said, and they are investigating the death as a homicide. -more-


Arizona claims wild victory over bewildered Bears

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Monday November 18, 2002

Last week, there were rumors several Arizona players would boycott Saturday’s game against Cal after a near-mutiny against head coach John Mackovic. But in the end, it was the Cal secondary that didn’t show up to play. -more-


A vote against the rent board

Saul Grabia Berkeley
Monday November 18, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Calendar

Monday November 18, 2002

Monday, Nov. 18 -more-


Gay rights groups on defense at Cal game

By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff
Monday November 18, 2002

Golden goal ends Bears’ season

By Dean Caparaz Daily Planet Correpondent
Monday November 18, 2002

STANFORD – Last week, Stanford midfielder Marcie Ward said that Sunday’s NCAA tournament match with Cal would “be more exciting than the football [Big] game.” She was probably right. -more-


U.S. nuclear policy questioned

Phoebe Anne Berkeley
Monday November 18, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Troubled city searches for answers

By Daffodil Altan Special to the Daily Planet
Monday November 18, 2002

OAKLAND – Flags flew quietly at half-mast last week in Alameda County for Oakland homicide victim number 97 – high school student Tamellia Cobbs, who was shot to death in East Oakland last Monday. -more-


Panthers fall to Piedmont, still get NCS berth

By Catherine Howard Daily Planet Correspondent
Monday November 18, 2002

As the St. Mary’s High Panthers took their two final timeouts of the regular season on Saturday with five seconds remaining in a tied game, they could only hope that Piedmont kicker Evan Lindenmayer would stay true to form. The junior kicker had not made a field goal all season, and had been inconsistent in his attempts to convert extra points. -more-


Hydrogen buses need more study

Jim Mellander El Sobrante
Monday November 18, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Accused lawyer for terrorist talks

By Judith Scherr Special to the Daily Planet
Monday November 18, 2002

Lynne Stewart’s attorney tells Stewart she’s a client from hell. -more-


Berkeley High earns fifth seed in playoffs

Monday November 18, 2002

The Berkeley High football team was given the No. 5 seed in the North Coast Section 4A playoffs on Sunday. The Yellowjackets will face No. 4 Hayward on Saturday at 7 p.m. In an unusual twist, Berkeley will get a home game despite being the lower seed, thanks to its status as a league champion. Hayward came in second in the HAAL this season. -more-


Berkeley cops shoot robber

Monday November 18, 2002

A Berkeley police officer shot an armed suspect Friday in a botched robbery of a south Berkeley hair salon. -more-


Feinstein says FBI hasn’t answered questions about UC investigations

Monday November 18, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO – Sen. Dianne Feinstein says she wants a congressional hearing to find out whether the FBI used unlawful methods of obtaining information from the UC Berkeley five decades ago, a newspaper reported Sunday. -more-


Students will learn about Iraq at new Oakland teach-ins

Monday November 18, 2002

OAKLAND – Students in kindergarten through 12th grade will learn about the proposed war in Iraq at 1960s-style “teach-ins,” the school board decided Wednesday night. -more-


Report: California schools may be vulnerable in major quake

Staff
Monday November 18, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO – More than 7,500 of the state’s public school buildings may be vulnerable to collapse in a major earthquake, a new study has found. -more-


BART art brings color to commute

Monday November 18, 2002

Fourth suspect arrested in transgender youth slaying

By Margie Mason The Associated Press
Monday November 18, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO – A fourth suspect has been arrested in the beating and strangling of a Newark transgender youth killed at a party last month after it was discovered the teen was male instead of female, police announced Sunday. -more-


Student drug testing trend creates campus industry

Monday November 18, 2002

OSEVILLE – A split decision by the U.S. Supreme Court is fueling a hot new trend on school campuses — but one not particularly popular with students. -more-


PG&E yet another piece in state’s electric rate puzzle

By Karen Gaudette The Associated Press
Monday November 18, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO – They’ve trained for the past 19 months, scouring legal documents, calculating data, hunting for the best witnesses. Most have logged more hours at work than at home during the last few weeks. -more-


Students push for Cal football to join Claremont boycott

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff
Saturday November 16, 2002

Before taking the field against the University of Arizona Wildcats today the Cal football team, as it does before every home game, spent a night at the exclusive Claremont Resort and Spa discussing strategy and focusing its attention on the game. -more-


An age-old tale of adultery

By John Angell Grant Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday November 16, 2002

Murder and big-time bloody mayhem are what Medea commits when her husband starts fooling around with another woman. Cal Performances opened an ingenious and powerful modern-dress rethinking of the Greek classic Thursday at Zellerbach Playhouse on the UC Berkeley campus. -more-


Calendar

Saturday November 16, 2002

Saturday, Nov. 16 -more-


Young’s big return finishes perfect regular season

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Saturday November 16, 2002

For 47 minutes, Sean Young was a goat. But he needed just 10 seconds to make himself a hero. -more-


Read for your news

Max Alfert Albany
Saturday November 16, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Land swap kick-starts playing fields

By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff
Saturday November 16, 2002

A deal struck to publicly acquire a swath of private Berkeley waterfront property could be a home run for local playing field advocates and environmentalists. -more-


Maher speaks up

By Jane Yin Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday November 16, 2002

“Sacrifice is not a bad thing,” said the opinionated and vociferous Bill Maher on how people should change in response to 9/11. He ardently reiterates this point and many others with vivid pictures and straightforward, thought-invoking prose in his new book “When You Ride Alone, You are Riding with Bin Laden.” Maher’s points are made through the book’s pictures of World War II-style U.S. propaganda posters, as well as 33 new eye-opening posters created to hoist American citizens to action against terrorism. He takes his book on a tour of the United States, which stops in Berkeley next Tuesday. -more-


Bears break playoff hex

By Dean Caparaz Daily Planet Correspondent
Saturday November 16, 2002

STANFORD – Cal finally won a postseason game in women’s soccer, and Laura Schott finally got her record. -more-


Housing and density

Gregory S. Murphy Berkeley
Saturday November 16, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Russian doctors take tips from Berkeley counterparts

By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff
Saturday November 16, 2002

Cal men win exhibition in OT

Saturday November 16, 2002

Noise offenders

Charles Pine Berkeley
Saturday November 16, 2002


Huskies upset men’s soccer

Saturday November 16, 2002

Parks or cattle fields?

Ralph Adams Berkeley
Saturday November 16, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Judge says banning non-citizens as baggage screeners unconstitutional

By Gary Gentile The Associated Press
Saturday November 16, 2002

LOS ANGELES — A federal judge issued a sweeping ban Friday on a section of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act that barred non-citizens from being airport security screeners. -more-


Berkeley's Creeks are mostly hidden

By Susan Cerny By Susan Cerny Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday November 16, 2002

Former EPA chief says Bush is too nice to polluters and business

By Colleen Valles The Associated Press
Saturday November 16, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — Polluters are getting off way too easy under the Bush administration, according to the former chief of civil enforcement for the Environmental Protection Agency. -more-


Holiday savings war drop PCs to lower than ever prices

By Ron Harris The Associated Press
Saturday November 16, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — They’re still not free, but they’re getting closer. -more-


Pacific Bell asks PUC to double rates

Saturday November 16, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — California’s largest local phone service company has asked state regulators to more than double the rates it charges competitors to lease its phone lines, a change consumer advocates say could lead to fewer choices for customers. -more-


Tulare dairy herd slaughtered after bovine TB outbreak

By Kim Baca The Associated Press
Saturday November 16, 2002

Congressional Christmas tree cut from Oregon’s forest

By Jeff Barnard The Associated Press
Saturday November 16, 2002

TOKETEE, Ore. — Eleven-year-old Will Allen watched with a mixture of pride and regret Thursday as his favorite climbing tree was carefully cut to serve as the congressional Christmas tree in Washington, D.C. -more-


Cost of going to UC Berkeley likely to rise

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff
Friday November 15, 2002

The nine-campus University of California, expecting millions in state funding cuts next year, may have to raise student fees by as much as 10 percent, officials said Thursday. -more-


Happy Recycle Day

Frank Locantore, director of the Woodwise project for Co-op America Washington, D.C.
Friday November 15, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Art vs. tyranny

By Robert Hall Special to the Daily Planet
Friday November 15, 2002

I had misgivings when I heard the title of Transparent Theater’s second play of the season – “Eternity Is in Love with the Productions of Time.” What a mouthful. I prayed that Transparent would unsort this knot of rhetoric and unravel its mystery by means of an absorbing play. -more-


Calendar

Friday November 15, 2002

Friday, Nov. 15 -more-


Player revolt at Arizona continues to fester

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Friday November 15, 2002

Terrorist threats hit closer to home

By Kurtis Alexander Daily Planet Staff
Friday November 15, 2002

Berkeley’s Alta Bates Medical Center was one of several Bay Area hospitals that responded Wednesday night to a vague FBI warning of a possible terrorist attack at local hospitals. -more-


Coffee talk

Jon B. Rogers president, San Francisco Bay Gourmet Coffee Co. San Leandro
Friday November 15, 2002

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Sacramento State players in hot water over cooking spray

The Associated Press
Friday November 15, 2002

HELENA, Mont. – Despite their best efforts, Sacramento State players have gotten themselves into a sticky situation. -more-


Small businesses work to stay afloat

By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff
Friday November 15, 2002

Owning a business is supposed to be the pinnacle of the American dream. But for many south and west Berkeley entrepreneurs in the midst of recession, being self employed has been a tough and lonely occupation. -more-


Political terror?

Mal Burnstein Bates Campaign Treasurer
Friday November 15, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Gauchos are standing between Yellowjackets and perfection

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Friday November 15, 2002

The Berkeley High football team is just one win away from the school’s first perfect season in nearly 30 years. The weight that accomplishment isn’t lost on head coach Matt Bissell. -more-


UC regent warms up to racially-sensitive admissions policy

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff
Friday November 15, 2002

Conservative activist Ward Connerly appeared to back off on a request for an independent study of the University of California's controversial, racially-sensitive “comprehensive review” admissions policy Thursday. -more-


Hydrogen power and the Jetsons

Greg Hoff Oakland
Friday November 15, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Military boots 6 gay Arabic linguists despite shortage

By Margie Mason The Associated Press
Friday November 15, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — Nine gay linguists, including six trained to speak Arabic, have been discharged from a U.S. Army language institute despite the threat of war in the Middle East and a critical shortage of language specialists in the military and intelligence agencies. -more-


Stage and television designer dies

The Associated Press
Friday November 15, 2002

Henry May, the Emmy Award-winning set designer who collaborated with artistic luminaries such as Orson Welles and Leonard Bernstein, has died at a nursing home. He was 81. -more-


Suspects charged with murder appear in court

The Associated Press
Friday November 15, 2002

OAKLAND — Two parolees arrested in connection with the drive-by killing of a 15-year-old girl and the wounding of two boys in East Oakland on Monday were arraigned in Alameda County Superior Court Thursday. -more-


Californians want a single-family home

By Jim Wasserman The Associated Press
Friday November 15, 2002

For the second straight year, an overwhelming number of Californians told pollsters they prefer to drive alone to work and live in a single-family home, two desires that often confound lawmakers trying to steer growth back into cities. -more-


New sex charges filed against Yusef Bey

The Associated Press
Friday November 15, 2002

OAKLAND — Alameda County prosecutors Thursday filed an expanded set of felony sex charges against Yusef Bey, a leader in Oakland's Nation of Islam community. -more-


Former U.C. Berkeley chancellor remembered

By Olgar R. Rodriguez The Associated Press
Friday November 15, 2002

BERKELEY — Family, friends and University of California, Berkeley students remembered former Chancellor Chang-Lin Tien as a leader with infectious optimism and a professor with high expectations. -more-


Santa Cruz City Council says Patriot Act violates civil rights

Daily Planet Wire Service
Friday November 15, 2002

SANTA CRUZ — The city of Santa Cruz has joined Berkeley, Cambridge, Mass., and Denver, Colo. in opposing parts of the USA Patriot Act, passed by Congress last year shortly after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. -more-


Companies ink deals to distribute music from all five major recording labels

By Ron Harris The Associated Press
Friday November 15, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — Pressplay and MusicNet signed deals Thursday that give both online music companies the licenses to distribute content from all five major record labels. -more-


Bay Area Briefs

Friday November 15, 2002

Blessing ceremony held in hospital -more-


Pelosi to lead House Democrats, aims for a more centrist economic program

By David Espo The Associated Press
Friday November 15, 2002

WASHINGTON — Rep. Nancy Pelosi, a California liberal, easily won election Thursday as leader of minority House Democrats and swiftly set a goal of crafting a “down the center” program for economic growth. -more-


Harry Potter film opens with record

By David Germain The Associated Press
Friday November 15, 2002

LOS ANGELES — Harry Potter’s got his work cut out for him to match his box-office grades from freshman year. -more-


Analyst says California facing $21.1 billion budget

By Alexa H. Bluth The Associated Press
Friday November 15, 2002

SACRAMENTO — California faces a budget deficit of more than $20 billion for the second straight year, Legislative Analyst Elizabeth Hill said Thursday. -more-


Chip-maker AMD to cut 15 percent of workforce

By Matthew Fordahl The Associated Press
Friday November 15, 2002

SAN JOSE — Advanced Micro Devices Inc., battered by weak demand for computer chips and tough competition, said Thursday it will cut 2,000 jobs, or 15 percent of its work force. -more-


Failed online lender NextCard Inc. goes under

By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press
Friday November 15, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — Failed online credit card issuer NextCard Inc. sought bankruptcy protection Thursday in a last-ditch attempt to come back as a financial services consultant. -more-


Pakistani executed for killing two in 1993 CIA rampage; security boosted

By Bill Baskervill The Associated Press
Friday November 15, 2002

JARRATT, Va. — A Pakistani man who killed two CIA employees in a 1993 shooting rampage outside the agency’s headquarters was executed Thursday as the State Department warned of global retaliation against Americans. -more-


Authorities raid rap label and homes, arrest three in murder conspiracy case

By Carri Karuhn The Associated Press Writer
Friday November 15, 2002

LOS ANGELES — Authorities on Thursday raided the record label and homes of rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight, a figure in an East Coast-West Coast rap feud that some believe led to the killings of two major stars. -more-


’Grand Theft Auto’ puts vice on a nastier level

By William Schiffmann The Associated Press
Friday November 15, 2002

“Grand Theft Auto: Vice City” is the game your parents warned you about. -more-


FAA tests laser lights to prevent runway collisions

By Mary Pemberton The Associated Press
Friday November 15, 2002

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Laser lights are being tested at an Anchorage airport to help prevent pilots from making a sometimes fatal error — crossing in the path of other aircraft. -more-


St. Louisans try new birth control procedure

The Associated Press
Friday November 15, 2002

ST. LOUIS — Women in St. Louis will be among the first in the nation to try a new method of birth control approved by the government last week. -more-


Regent obtained files on Nevada students

The Associated Press
Friday November 15, 2002

LAS VEGAS — Nevada’s two public universities last year released the academic records of thousands students to a regent whose review of two files prompted calls for her resignation last month. -more-


Federal regulators deny petition to list overfished species as “threatened”

By Colleen Valles The Associated Press
Friday November 15, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — The federal government has denied a petition by environmentalists to list a type of Pacific red snapper as “threatened,” despite government estimates the population is at less than 4 percent of its unfished level and has a 50 percent chance of rebuilding in the next 170 years. -more-


Fish found dead on Berkeley coast

By Matthew Artz Berkeley Daily Planet
Thursday November 14, 2002

City officials are still trying to determine the cause of a fish kill two weeks ago that struck down approximately 50 fish at Aquatic Park. -more-


Turn up the car stereo

Maris Arnold Berkeley
Thursday November 14, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Local filmmakers look outward

By Peter Crimmins Special to the Daily Planet
Thursday November 14, 2002

As Berkeley residents revel in their own eccentricities, annually asking each other “how Berkeley can you be,” the same question can be posed to neighbors in Livermore. A new documentary film about the weirdness over the hill premieres this weekend at the Film Arts Festival in Berkeley. -more-


Calendar

Thursday November 14, 2002

Thursday, Nov. 14 -more-


Powe, Ubaka head Cal’s impressive recruiting class

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Thursday November 14, 2002

Although the Cal men’s basketball team is two days away from kicking off its season, the big news on Wednesday was a group of players who won’t suit up in a Golden Bear uniform for at least another year. -more-


UC president calls it quits

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff
Thursday November 14, 2002

University of California President Richard Atkinson, who pushed for SAT reform and campus diversity in the post-affirmative action era, announced his retirement Wednesday and will step down Oct. 1, 2003 after eight years in office. -more-


Enforce the laws we have

Ric Oberlink Berkeley
Thursday November 14, 2002

Enforce the laws we have -more-


City Council wants to know if university is freeloading

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff
Thursday November 14, 2002

It’s one of the most vexing questions in town-gown politics: how much is the city spending on fire, sewer and other services provided to UC Berkeley? The city has decided to spend $50,000 to answer it. -more-


Thanks from the pound

Jill Posener chair, Measure I Campaign
Thursday November 14, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Iraq agrees to weapons inspectors two days ahead of United Nations deadline

By Edith M. Lederer The Associated Press
Thursday November 14, 2002

UNITED NATIONS — Saddam Hussein’s government agreed to a tough U.N. resolution on weapons inspections Wednesday, declaring it wants to save the Iraqi people from war. But the harsh tone of Iraq’s acceptance letter raised questions about how it would treat the arms inspectors. -more-


Seeing the light

Osman Vincent Berkeley
Thursday November 14, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Oakland police identify 98th and 99th victims

Daily Planet Wire Service
Thursday November 14, 2002

Police Briefs

Thursday November 14, 2002

n Stabbing -more-


Stanford hospital workers strike

By Maria-Belen Moran The Associated Press
Thursday November 14, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — Hospital workers at Stanford and Lucile Packard Children’s hospitals walked off the job Wednesday to protest the last offer in their contract negotiations. -more-


Minority students improve scores but still below national average

The Associated Press
Thursday November 14, 2002

SACRAMENTO — California’s racial subgroups have been showing big improvements in math and reading, although black and Hispanic students continue to score below national standards, according to a report by the state Department of Education. -more-


Bay Area Briefs

Thursday November 14, 2002

Cheating probe comes to an end -more-


Water leaking in Hetch Hetchy line

By Colleen Valles The Associated Press
Thursday November 14, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — A gate that got stuck days ago, when workers repaired a pipeline hole spewing millions of gallons of Hetch Hetchy reservoir water into the air, is reducing the water supply to the San Francisco Bay area. -more-


Ask the Rent Board

Thursday November 14, 2002

PG&E reports 40 percent drop in third-quarter profit

By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press
Thursday November 14, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — PG&E Corp. on Wednesday reported a 40 percent drop in its third-quarter profit, dragged down by the bankruptcy costs of its utility and deepening troubles at the company’s unregulated energy trading division. -more-


EMI revamps online options

The Associated Press
Thursday November 14, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — EMI Recorded Music announced Wednesday it has expanded its online music distribution program to offer more CD burning options and “permanent” song downloads that can be transported to some portable devices. -more-


Pirated copies of latest Harry Potter film online

The Associated Press
Thursday November 14, 2002

LOS ANGELES — Days before the premiere of “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,” the film’s producer said it fears pirated copies are showing up on the Internet. -more-


Iraqi-Americans fear war inevitable despite access to inspectors

By Sandra Marquez The Associated Press
Thursday November 14, 2002

LOS ANGELES — Many Iraqi-Americans fear that war is inevitable despite Saddam Hussein’s decision to allow U.N. weapons inspectors into the country. -more-


Biologists hoping to reintroduce more lynx in Colorado

The Associated Press
Thursday November 14, 2002

DENVER — State biologists are hoping to introduce 150 more Canada lynx to Colorado in an effort to get the endangered cats to reproduce. -more-


Appeals court dismisses Bay Area traffic lawsuit

The Associated Press
Thursday November 14, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit from environmentalists challenging the federal government’s approval of the San Francisco Bay area’s plan to reduce vehicle emissions. -more-


Pint-size peace

By Judith Scherr Special to the Daily Planet
Wednesday November 13, 2002

In a lot of ways, it was just one more Berkeley peace march. Some 50 or so anti-war activists chanted “peace, not war” and carried their “No fighting” protest signs proudly through city streets Tuesday afternoon. -more-


Healthy hydrogen

John Dyra Berkeley
Wednesday November 13, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Calendar

Wednesday November 13, 2002

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Dynamic duo leads Yellowjackets into postseason

By Dean Caparaz Daily Planet Correspondent
Wednesday November 13, 2002

Vanessa Williams and Amalia Jarvis can’t completely replace Desiree Guilliard-Young, but the Berkeley High seniors are doing their best to make up for the production of the former Yellowjacket star. -more-


Pedestrian safety voted down but flags rise again

By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday November 13, 2002

They’re back, and the question now is how long will they stay. -more-


Not PC

Peter Labriola Berkeley
Wednesday November 13, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


City disabled center on track

By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday November 13, 2002

Now that most neighborhood concerns have been alleviated, a first-of-its-kind disabled center appears headed for city approval. -more-


Not our letter

Nancy Riddle Berkeley
Wednesday November 13, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Emeryville’s Bay Street to open

By Daniel Freed Special to the Daily Planet
Wednesday November 13, 2002

Despite delays caused by contentious labor issues and the recent heavy rains, 20 stores are set to open next week at a new retail and residential mega-development which promises to be a cash cow for the city of Emeryville. -more-


Room to move

Alan Collins UC Berkeley
Wednesday November 13, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


U.S. says voice sounds like bin Laden

By Robert H. Reid The Associated Press
Wednesday November 13, 2002

CAIRO, Egypt — An Arab TV station broadcast an audiotape Tuesday of a voice that a U.S. official said sounded like Osama bin Laden’s. If confirmed, it would provide hard evidence that the al-Qaida leader was alive as recently as last month. -more-


CHP rescues dogs from pounds

Daily Planet Wire Service
Wednesday November 13, 2002

Dogs rescued from Bay Area pounds are being trained by the California Highway Patrol to assist with homeland security. -more-


Officers protect Richmond’s shoreline

The Associated Press
Wednesday November 13, 2002

RICHMOND — Police are seeking the help of volunteers to protect the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge and the shoreline, home to the Chevron Richmond refinery and other oil storage facilities. -more-


SFO gets new security screeners

Daily Planet Wire Service
Wednesday November 13, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — An army of airport security screeners arrived at San Francisco International Airport Tuesday morning as part of a federally sponsored project to employ private contractors. -more-


Bay Area Briefs

Wednesday November 13, 2002

Pacifica police, CHP respond to stinky traffic situation -more-


Bay Area Briefs

Wednesday November 13, 2002

Search continues for fishermen -more-


Jury finds former toxicologist guilty

By Michelle Morgante The Associated Press
Wednesday November 13, 2002

SAN DIEGO — A former coroner’s toxicologist was found guilty Tuesday in the death of her husband, who died two years ago of an overdose of the painkiller fentanyl. -more-


Flowers’ suit reinstated against Hillary Clinton

By David Kravets The Associated Press
Wednesday November 13, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court reinstated Gennifer Flowers’ defamation and conspiracy suit against Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and former presidential aides George Stephanopoulos and James Carville. -more-


Pensions are hot topic as West Coast port talks resume

By Justin Pritchard The Associated Press
Wednesday November 13, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — Both sides in the West Coast ports dispute resume bargaining Wednesday wondering whether progress in their contract dispute is the new rule — or the exception that proves labor peace remains beyond the horizon. -more-


Lower bills from energy deal won’t come soon

By Jennifer Coleman The Associated Press
Wednesday November 13, 2002

SACRAMENTO — The recent reworking of some of California’s long-term energy contracts has shaved nearly $5 billion from the more than 50 deals, but consumers won’t immediately see the savings on their own energy bills. -more-


Three wounded limousine shooting

By Amanda Riddle The Associated Press
Wednesday November 13, 2002

LOS ANGELES — Three people were shot, including a 14-year-old boy, as a black stretch Hummer limousine stopped in a residential neighborhood to pick up a 40-year-old man for a birthday party, police said. -more-


Oakland’s shortstop Tejada wins first AL MVP award

By Ronald Blum The Associated Press
Wednesday November 13, 2002

NEW YORK — Miguel Tejada beat all those more famous American League shortstops to the Most Valuable Player award. -more-


San Joaquin Valley dairies receive approval after years of suits

By Kim Baca The Associated Press
Wednesday November 13, 2002

LINDSAY — As Rob Hilarides drives his red Dodge truck along a dusty road to his 1,400-acre property, he pulls up to a sign that reads: “Future Home of Hilarides Dairy and Three Sisters Farmstead Cheese.” -more-


Bye-bye boom, Mayor looks to curb car stereo noise

By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff
Tuesday November 12, 2002

Berkeley may lower the boom on car stereo systems that some residents say have gotten out of hand. -more-


Bonds unanimous pick for fifth MVP award

By Ronald Blum The Associated Press
Tuesday November 12, 2002

NEW YORK — Barry Bonds became baseball’s first five-time Most Valuable Player, winning the NL award unanimously Monday. -more-


The costs of affordable housing

Edwin Allen Berkeley
Tuesday November 12, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Calendar

Tuesday November 12, 2002

Tuesday, Nov. 12 -more-


UC’s admissions policy wins support

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff
Tuesday November 12, 2002

Despite critics’ fears, the University of California’s “comprehensive review” admissions policy has not lowered academic standards or skirted a ban on the consideration of race in admissions, according to a new study. -more-


Beane stays in Oakland

By Janie McCauley The Associated Press
Tuesday November 12, 2002

Still no to heights

Carl A. Adams Berkeley
Tuesday November 12, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


BART ponders next step after defeat

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff
Tuesday November 12, 2002

A week after voters narrowly defeated a $1.05 billion bond to seismically retrofit BART facilities, the transit agency is searching for new sources of funding. -more-


Oakland pummels Denver

By Dave Goldberg The Associated Press
Tuesday November 12, 2002

DENVER — The Oakland Raiders turned Monday Night Football’s anniversary celebration into a record-setting show for their old folks. -more-


Not music to the ears

Greg Schlappich Berkeley
Tuesday November 12, 2002

Residents bored by election

By Kurtis Alexander Daily Planet Staff
Tuesday November 12, 2002

Berkeley voters last Tuesday were in keeping with the statewide trend of avoiding election polls in record numbers. -more-


International law and the U.S.

Wendy Markel Berkeley
Tuesday November 12, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Iraqi parliament condemns U.N. resolution on weapons inspectors

By Sameer N. Yacoub The Associated Press
Tuesday November 12, 2002

BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi lawmakers denounced a tough, new U.N. resolution on weapons inspections Monday as dishonest, provocative and worthy of rejection — despite the risk of war. But parliament said it ultimately will trust whatever President Saddam Hussein decides. -more-


East Bay park district accepts livestock grazing proposals

Tuesday November 12, 2002

The East Bay Regional Park District is seeking written proposals for livestock grazing on 2,860 acres at Black Diamond Regional Preserve in Antioch. -more-


Girl, 15, becomes Oakland’s 97th

Tuesday November 12, 2002

Oakland girl found

The Associated Press
Tuesday November 12, 2002

OAKLAND — A 12-year-old girl missing since last week was found unharmed Monday morning in Oakland, police said. -more-


Cuba and U.S. group collaborate on preserving uncovered manuscripts

By Alexandra Olson The Associated Press
Tuesday November 12, 2002

HAVANA — A rejected epilogue for Ernest Hemingway’s “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” a 1941 letter from Ingrid Bergman and more than 20 letters from the 19-year-old Italian contessa he was in love with are among thousands of the author’s documents Cuba is making available to outside scholars. -more-


Suspect arrested in 13 sex attacks

Tuesday November 12, 2002

LONG BEACH — A man believed to be the serial rapist who terrorized women in California and Washington state for more than eight years was arrested three days after police stopped him on an unrelated drug charge and performed DNA tests. -more-


L.A. restaurateur pays $35,000 for rare, 2.2-pound Italian mushroom

Staff
Tuesday November 12, 2002

LOS ANGELES — It was no trifle truffle. -more-


Solar flares on sun intrigue scientists

Tuesday November 12, 2002

SUNSPOT, N.M. — Scientists say they have made the unprecedented discovery of solar flares erupting almost simultaneously on opposite sides of the sun. -more-


Cargo congestion finally eases at West Coast ports

Tuesday November 12, 2002

LOS ANGELES — The turnaround time for container ships at the West Coast’s largest ports has returned to normal but fewer container ships are showing up, scared away by a shutdown that resulted in a month of congestion and delays. -more-


California reaches settlement, saves $1.4 billion in energy deal

By Jim Wasserman The Associated Press
Tuesday November 12, 2002

SACRAMENTO — California has reached its first settlement with an energy producer it accused of overcharging the state last year, trimming $1.4 billion from a $4.3 billion long-term contract with an Oklahoma energy producer and reaping about $400 million more in refunds. -more-


Rural Alaskans near epicenter describe giant temblor’s power

By Doug O’Harra The Associated Press
Tuesday November 12, 2002

Haze clearing over Colorado’s parks

Tuesday November 12, 2002

DENVER — The haze over Colorado’s national parks dissipated throughout the 1990s thanks to cooperation among Western states and cleaner power plants and fuels, a federal study shows. -more-


Lawsuit over beached shipwreck expected to go the jury this week

Tuesday November 12, 2002

ORTLAND, Ore. — What’s left of the wreck of the New Carissa could finally be removed from the Oregon coast if the state wins a lawsuit expected to go to jury this week. -more-


Opinion

Editorials

Security guards foil El Al hijacking

By Esra Aygin The Associated Press
Monday November 18, 2002

ISTANBUL, Turkey – Security guards on Israel’s national airline El Al overpowered a man who tried to hijack a flight from Tel Aviv to Istanbul on Sunday. -more-


Berkeley group builds foundations

By Suzanne LaFetra Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday November 16, 2002

t takes the average immigrant 15 years to earn an income comparable to the average non-immigrant, according to the Berkeley-based New America Foundation (NAF). Sylvia Rosales-Fike, executive director of the Berkeley nonprofit, is helping immigrants, what she calls “new Americans,” speed up that process. -more-


Former weapons inspector says war with Iraq inevitable

The Associated Press
Friday November 15, 2002

PASADENA — Former United Nations weapons inspector Scott Ritter says the U.N. resolution to disarm Iraq makes war inevitable. -more-


Women sought for hall of fame

Thursday November 14, 2002

The Alameda County Commission of the Status of Women is asking county residents to submit nominations for the Alameda County Women’s Hall of Fame. -more-


Local named hero of Clean Water Act

By Melissa McRobbie Special to the Daily Planet
Wednesday November 13, 2002

How does it feel to be a hero? Just ask Arthur Feinstein, a Bay Area resident of 22 years who was recently named one of 30 Clean Water Act heroes nationwide. The honor, which he shares with the likes of Senator Barbara Boxer and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., was bestowed upon him by the Clean Water Network in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Clean Water Act. -more-


Team Berkeley makes waves in Sydney

By Kathryn Klages Special to the Daily Planet
Tuesday November 12, 2002