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Vital Vittles celebrates 25th birthday

By Diwata FonteSpecial to the Daily Planet
Thursday October 04, 2001

Kass Schwin, president of Vital Vittles, has gradually evolved from a baker to a problem solver. Over the past 25 years operating Berkeley’s homegrown organic bread business, she thought she had been through it all. -more-



’Jackets overcome slow start to beat Alameda

By Kenyatte Davis Daily Planet Staff
Thursday October 04, 2001

After trailing 13-9 in the first game Tuesday, the Berkeley Yellowjackets women’s volleyball team scored 14 unanswered points on their way to a three-game victory over the Alameda Hornets. -more-



Guy Poole
Thursday October 04, 2001


Thursday, Oct. 4



Vice mayor calls on Black Caucus not to support war

Vice Mayor Maudelle Shirek
Thursday October 04, 2001

Following is Vice Mayor Maudelle Shirek's statement delivered at the Congressional Black Caucus Convention last week in Washington, D.C. -more-



Staff
Thursday October 04, 2001

MUSIC



Students added to Armstrong’s district in winning plan

By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff
Thursday October 04, 2001

The progressive faction on the City Council prevailed Tuesday by approving a controversial redistricting plan that one moderate councilmember called “the most outrageous public policy” she had seen since being elected to the council. -more-



Cal women break 4-game losing streak

Daily Planet Wire Services
Thursday October 04, 2001

The Cal women’s volleyball team (4-5) broke a four-match losing streak by defeating visiting Saint Mary’s (2-9), 3-0 (30-24, 30-28, 30-25), Tuesday evening at Haas Pavilion. -more-



Flags, peace, and protests go well together

Ken Norwood Berkeley
Thursday October 04, 2001

Editor: -more-



Downtown housing and hotel development deals await ZAB approval

By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff
Thursday October 04, 2001

A major makeover of one of the city’s most central downtown blocks will be on the agenda when the city’s Zoning Adjustments Board meets tonight. -more-



Grieve for victims, concern for racist reactions

Vincent M. Baduel, San Lorenzo for GAPA, San Francisco
Thursday October 04, 2001

Editor: -more-



BUSD extends contract with finance consultant

By Jeffrey Obser Daily Planet staff
Thursday October 04, 2001

Faced with slim pickings in the search for a new associate superintendent for finances, the Berkeley School Board on Wednesday was expected to approve a $23,000-per-month contract with a Southern California consulting firm to carry out the district’s financial functions in the short term. -more-



Bustling downtown nightlife on City’s wish list

By Kimberlee Bortfeld Special to the Daily Planet
Thursday October 04, 2001

At midnight on Saturday, the Shattuck Down Low Lounge, Berkeley’s newest downtown nightclub, pulsed with activity. But outside, the streets stood silent. Theatergoers exiting Shattuck Cinemas bee-lined to their cars, and the manager at nearby Original Mel’s Diner closed up for the night. Even Starbucks, a bastion of insomnia, slumbered in the dark. -more-



Features

State may not see windfall from agreement with Vietnam

By Danny Pollock Associated Press Writer
Thursday October 04, 2001

LOS ANGELES — The Senate may have moved to normalize trade relations between this country and Vietnam, but lingering hostility and the current state of trade with the Asian nation may block any windfalls for California firms looking to cash in on the agreement. -more-


Disney executive sees turnaround since terror attacks

By Danny Pollock Associated Press Writer
Thursday October 04, 2001

LOS ANGELES — Walt Disney Co. took big financial hits at its theme parks and ABC television network after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks but has seen steady recovery during the past two weeks, a company executive said Wednesday. -more-


United Airlines eliminates Shuttle, cuts flight to Sacramento

Associated Press
Thursday October 04, 2001

CHICAGO (AP) — In its latest concession to the severe dropoff in air travel, United Airlines said Wednesday it is discontinuing its United Shuttle brand at the end of October and incorporating at least some of those flights into United and United Express flights. -more-


Bankrupt Webvan to sell warehouse, equipment to Kaiser Permanente

Staff
Thursday October 04, 2001

OAKLAND — Kaiser Permanente won the bidding war to assume the lease for a high-tech warehouse formerly used by Webvan, the now bankrupt online grocer. -more-


Amateur radio operator records Sept. 11 emergency calls

By Kim Curtis Associated Press Writer
Thursday October 04, 2001

SAUSALITO — Like many on the West Coast, amateur radio operator Robert Sanford was roused from his bed around 6 a.m. on Sept. 11. -more-


Governor vetoes health care, abandoned baby and welfare bills

Associated Press
Thursday October 04, 2001

SACRAMENTO (AP) — Citing the increased costs, Gov. Gray Davis vetoed bills Wednesday that would have encouraged medical students to practice in underserved areas and discouraged mothers from abandoning newborns. -more-


California agenicies seek more than $1 billion in PG&E bankruptcy case

By Don Thompson Associated Press Writer
Thursday October 04, 2001

SACRAMENTO — State agencies filed more than $1 billion in claims against Pacific Gas and Electric Co. in federal bankruptcy court Wednesday, the deadline for seeking such payments. -more-


State Fish and Game department to recommend emergency rockfish and lingcod fishery closures

By Margie Mason Associated Press Writer
Thursday October 04, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO — Emergency closure of offshore state rockfish and lingcod fisheries is necessary to offset high early season catches and protect the species from dangerous overfishing, state Department of Fish and Game officials said Wednesday. -more-


Editorial

Thurmond returns to Senate after staying overnight in hospital

Associated Press
Thursday October 04, 2001

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Strom Thurmond returned to his job Wednesday, one day after fainting in the chamber and being taken to a hospital. -more-


Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

Thurmond returns to Senate after staying overnight in hospital 10-04-2001

City Council passes municipal food policy 10-03-2001

Edison letter links its bailout to national terror crisis 10-02-2001

Saturday Bay Area peace rally draws thousands 10-01-2001

Iranian national who allegedly threatened to ‘kill all Americans’ held without bail 09-29-2001

Rally ‘round the mayor – she deserves it 09-28-2001

Airliner returns to LA under F-16 escort after passenger incident 09-28-2001

News

Vital Vittles celebrates 25th birthday By Diwata FonteSpecial to the Daily Planet 10-04-2001

’Jackets overcome slow start to beat Alameda By Kenyatte Davis Daily Planet Staff 10-04-2001

Guy Poole 10-04-2001

Vice mayor calls on Black Caucus not to support war Vice Mayor Maudelle Shirek 10-04-2001

Staff 10-04-2001

Students added to Armstrong’s district in winning plan By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 10-04-2001

Cal women break 4-game losing streak Daily Planet Wire Services 10-04-2001

Flags, peace, and protests go well together Ken Norwood Berkeley 10-04-2001

Downtown housing and hotel development deals await ZAB approval By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 10-04-2001

Grieve for victims, concern for racist reactions Vincent M. Baduel, San Lorenzo for GAPA, San Francisco 10-04-2001

BUSD extends contract with finance consultant By Jeffrey Obser Daily Planet staff 10-04-2001

Bustling downtown nightlife on City’s wish list By Kimberlee Bortfeld Special to the Daily Planet 10-04-2001

State may not see windfall from agreement with Vietnam By Danny Pollock Associated Press Writer 10-04-2001

Disney executive sees turnaround since terror attacks By Danny Pollock Associated Press Writer 10-04-2001

United Airlines eliminates Shuttle, cuts flight to Sacramento Associated Press 10-04-2001

Bankrupt Webvan to sell warehouse, equipment to Kaiser Permanente Staff 10-04-2001

Amateur radio operator records Sept. 11 emergency calls By Kim Curtis Associated Press Writer 10-04-2001

Governor vetoes health care, abandoned baby and welfare bills Associated Press 10-04-2001

California agenicies seek more than $1 billion in PG&E bankruptcy case By Don Thompson Associated Press Writer 10-04-2001

State Fish and Game department to recommend emergency rockfish and lingcod fishery closures By Margie Mason Associated Press Writer 10-04-2001

Caravan promotes walking to school Staff 10-03-2001

Calendar of Events & Activities Staff 10-03-2001

Forum Staff 10-03-2001

Arts Staff 10-03-2001

Berkeley High group leaves Yosemite under cloud of allegations By Jeffrey Obser Daily Planet staff 10-03-2001

Extreme Pizza becomes county’s first green restaurant By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 10-03-2001

City Council approves outside council to challenge university By Judith Scherr Daily Planet staff 10-03-2001

‘Blake-O’Malley’ redistricting plan squeaks by council on 5-4 vote By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 10-03-2001

San Francisco is nation’s major city least likely to have a household with kids By Justin Pritchard Associated Press Writer 10-03-2001

Police Briefs Staff 10-03-2001

Vacancy: California hotel occupancy plummets after attacks, report says By Danny Pollock Associated Press Writer 10-03-2001

Regulators announce Edison rescue plan, consumers claim bailout By Karen Gaudette Associated Press Writer 10-03-2001

Dr. John C. Lilly, championed study of interspecies communication By Andrew Bridges AP Science Writer 10-03-2001

National Guard will phase in security at airports over three weeks By Don Thompson Associated Press Writer 10-03-2001

Rodney King pleads innocent to drug charge Staff 10-03-2001

Bill Jones receives support of Sen. John McCain Staff 10-03-2001

EPA cannot be sued to enforce clean water laws, appeals court rules By David Kravets Associated Press Writer 10-03-2001

Judge unseals documents sought by groups seeking to show racial profiling in scientist’s case By Richard Benke Associated Press Writer 10-03-2001

Massachusetts governor unveils new security measures at Boston airport By Steve LeBlanc Associated Press Writer 10-03-2001

Washington ferries considers selling naming rights to fill budget holes By Paul Queary Associated Press Writer 10-03-2001

Investors snap up World Trade Center relief-related bonds in just two hours By Joel Stashenko Associated Press Writer 10-03-2001

State revenues take hit in wake of sagging economy, terrorist attacks By Alexa Haussler Associated Press Writer 10-03-2001

Two restaurants closing operations at Disney’s California Adventure theme park Staff 10-03-2001

EMI signs deal with online music company pressplay By Ron Harris Associated Press Writer 10-03-2001

City puts brakes on movable feast By John GeluardiDaily Planet staff 10-02-2001

Guy Poole 10-02-2001

Lee cast vote against a blank check Michael Katz Berkeley 10-02-2001

Staff 10-02-2001

Latino community holds forum with superintendent By Jeffrey Obser Daily Planet staff 10-02-2001

Next, it’ll be a moratorium on business visas Richard Thompson in Korea 10-02-2001

Race and culture matter in mental health care Staff 10-02-2001

Saying the state is not valid, means it should be destroyed David Singer UC Berkeley student 10-02-2001

Bay Area people not abandoning their cars The Associated Press 10-02-2001

Don’t close any emergency rooms Margot W. Smith 10-02-2001

California’s power predicament grows in complexity By Karen Gaudette Associated Press Writer 10-02-2001

Hispanic group files lawsuit to challenge new districts Associated Press 10-02-2001

Supreme Court orders reconsideration in pepper spray protesting case By Gina Holland Associated Press Writer 10-02-2001

Governor signs bills including unemployment benefits boost By Alexa Haussler Associated Press Writer 10-02-2001

Mexicans turned back at border for not renewing old visas By Lynn Brezosky Associated Press Writer 10-02-2001

New York City selling $1 billion worth of bonds to help pay for aftermath of attacks By Joel Stashenko Associated Press Writer 10-02-2001

Source says head of security at Boston airport will be ousted By Steve Leblanc Associated Press Writer 10-02-2001

Missouri lawmakers upset by ban of TV newscasters’ patriotism Associated Press 10-02-2001

After coming to a near standstill, New York City criminal trials resume By Karen Matthews Associated Press Writer 10-02-2001

Missouri station pulls Maher’s show after viewers’ complaints Associated Press 10-02-2001

Speaker launches task force on terror effects on state economy By Jim Wasserman Associated Press Writer 10-02-2001

PG&E payments may be delayed in chemical exposure case Associated Press 10-02-2001

Anti-war activist returns flag taken in 1970 protest Peggy Andersen Associated Press Writer 10-02-2001

Arab-American convenience store owner killed, family believes it was hate crime Associated Press 10-02-2001

Federal authorities arrest 20 men for allegedly receiving fraudulent commercial driver’s licenses By Todd Spangler Associated Press Writer 10-02-2001

Organization holding auction to buy medical supplies for Burmese tribe By Bruce Gerstman Special to the Daily Planet 10-02-2001

Hospital chief: Alta Bates not a public service By Hank Sims Daily Planet Staff 10-01-2001

Out and About Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 10-01-2001

Tragedy’s aftermath exposes fault lines in south Asia by Sandip Roy Pacific News Service 10-01-2001

Cal shows improvement but loses to Washington By Dean Caparaz ,Daily Planet Correspondent 10-01-2001

Principals are a vanishing breed By Jeffrey Obser Daily Planet Staff 10-01-2001

Too bad Arafat said no Devora Liss 10-01-2001

Cal men 3rd at Stanford Daily Planet Wire Services 10-01-2001

Housing Authority ‘at the crossroads’ By John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff 10-01-2001

Making signs of peace: anti-war activists rally By Lena Warmack Special to the Daily Planet 10-01-2001

Project Open Hand needs volunteers Bay City News 10-01-2001

Governor to sign bill raising unemployment benefits By Ron Harris Associated Press Writer 10-01-2001

Companies turn losses to profits with hypothetical accounting By Michael Liedtke ,AP Business Writer 10-01-2001

CEO defends hospital’s plans By Hank Sims Berkeley Daily Planet 09-29-2001

Out & About Calendar – compiled by Guy Poole 09-29-2001

Berkeley Observed Looking back, seeing ahead By Susan Cerny, Special to the Daily Planet 09-29-2001

Don’t denounce those who oppose Lee vote Dennis Kuby 09-29-2001

Wary networks begin fall season delayed by attacks By Lynn Elber, AP Television Writer 09-29-2001

Arts and Entertainment Calendar Staff 09-29-2001

Yellowjackets win a thriller By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 09-29-2001

School district files suit against employees to return overpayment By Jeffrey Obser Daily Planet staff 09-29-2001

Only Words? Joy Flaherty 09-29-2001

Schott-Kirk combo lifts Cal to victory By Dean Caparaz, Daily Planet Correspondent 09-29-2001

Housing Authority looking for low income tenants By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 09-29-2001

Let the mayor be proud of her cutting-edge city Maris Arnold 09-29-2001

When the School Board doesn’t follow the rules.... By Judith Scherr Daily Planet editor 09-29-2001

Elected officials support Barbara Lee Terry S. Doran, President, Berkeley School Board 09-29-2001

Student district bad idea Doris E. Willingham 09-29-2001

Back on planes, fear of racial profiling remains By Sasha Khokha, Special to the Daily Planet 09-29-2001

Police Briefs Staff 09-29-2001

Car questions beget car answers in the world of Tom and Ray By Tom and Ray Magliozzi 09-29-2001

Slower growth in Silicon Valley could lessen strain on resources By Colleen Valles, Associated Press Writer 09-29-2001

State utilities expect natural gas bills lower than last winter By Karen Gaudette, Associated Press Writer 09-29-2001

Test scoring error sends reward money to the wrong schools AP 09-29-2001

Female state senator doesn’t celebrate women’s suffrage By John Hanna, Associated Press Writer 09-29-2001

Jury awards $100 million to plaintiffs who sued drug-maker over heartburn medicine By Deborah Bulkeley, Associated Press Writer 09-29-2001

Defense spending to favor spying, communication over bombs By Gary Gentile, AP Business Writer 09-29-2001

Keep notes on today’s garden to help you grow tomorrow’s By George Bria, Associated Press Writer 09-29-2001

White is a versatile color in the flower garden By Lee Reich, AP Weekly Features 09-29-2001

News from around the state related to the terrorist attacks By The Associated Press 09-29-2001

Safeway earnings rise as chain girds for possible strike By Michael Liedtke AP Business Writer 09-29-2001

A weekend seminar on activism By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 09-28-2001

Out and About –compiled by Guy Poole 09-28-2001

The children will pay – again Helen Finkelstein 09-28-2001

Fraud and authenticity in the New York art world by John Angell Grant Daily Planet Correspondent 09-28-2001

Arts and Entertainment Calendar Staff 09-28-2001

Winless Bears still looking for answers By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 09-28-2001

Car thefts increased by 33 percent since last year By Mary Spicuzza Special to the Daily Planet 09-28-2001

40 salute Rep. Barbara Lee Robin Hipolito 09-28-2001

Berkeley coordinator glad to be rid of off-field issues By Tim Haran Daily Planet Correspondent 09-28-2001

Neighbors fear Alta Bates expansion will increase traffic By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 09-28-2001

No justice in ‘shoot-em-up” Anna Maria Taylor and Richard Lerner 09-28-2001

Bay Area Women Against Rape celebrates 30 years By Jeffrey Obser Daily Planet Staff 09-28-2001

Love America and the world even more Lydia Maupin 09-28-2001

Program aims to build community within BHS By Kimberlee Keala Bortfeld Special to the Daily Planet 09-28-2001

So Much Yet to be Given Geneva Agnes Gates Foote 09-28-2001

Another side to winemaking story Steve Freedkin 09-28-2001

LA mayor appointed to air safety task force Associated Press 09-28-2001

Hundreds gather to honor UC’s community partners By Kenyatte Davis Daily Planet staff 09-28-2001

Security tightened at Oakland Airport By Gina Comparini Special to the Daily Planet 09-28-2001

Feinstein’s proposed visa-freeze could hurt Berkeley Steven Fyffe Special to the Daily Planet 09-28-2001

Federal agents seek foreign students’ records after attacks By Don Thompson Associated Press Writer 09-28-2001

In wake of attacks, Yom Kippur takes an even more solemn tone By Richard N. Ostling AP Religion Writer 09-28-2001

Giuliani receives support for extending term as NY mayor By Shannon McCaffrey Associated Press Writer 09-28-2001

‘Desperately ill’ man becomes third recipient of artificial heart By Michael Gracyzk Associated Press Writer 09-28-2001

Engineers see measure of success in performance of WTC design By Michelle Morgante Associated Press Writer 09-28-2001

Roll right through painting jobs with the correct tools By James and Morris Carey For AP Newsfeatures 09-28-2001

Kill mildew before it has a chance to grow By Morris and James Carey For AP Weekly Features 09-28-2001

Though a toilsome task, pulling weeds is essential to a healthy looking garden By LeeReich AP Weekly Features 09-28-2001

Flea markets can save you a bundle By The Associated Press 09-28-2001

Davis signs bills aimed at status quo in Legislature, Congress BY STEVE LAWRENCE ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER SACRAMENTO 09-28-2001

State treasurer urges regulators to set stage for bond sale By Jennifer Coleman Associated Press Writer 09-28-2001

Toy makers respond to parental concern by de-emphasizing violence By Anne d’Innocenzio AP Business Writer 09-28-2001