News

Council shoots for approval this month of three plan elements

By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff
Friday December 07, 2001
The City Council decided Tuesday to approve three sections of the Draft General Plan by Dec. 18. -more-

Out & About Calendar

– Compiled by Guy Poole
Friday December 07, 2001

Friday, Dec. 7

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Correction

Staff
Friday December 07, 2001

The Nutcracker

By Wanda Sabir, Special to the Daily Planet
Friday December 07, 2001
It’s Nutcracker season – that time of year when the classically timeless story is performed throughout in the Bay Area in many different forms. It doesn’t matter that it’s Russian in origin, or that companies have taken creative liberties with the setting, period or choreography since the San Francisco Ballet introduced this work to Americans years ago. Everyone loves the Nutcracker story. -more-

Arts & Entertainment Calendar

Staff
Friday December 07, 2001

Both Berkeley teams lose in first round of Spartan Classic

By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff
Friday December 07, 2001
Panthers lose to Oakland in final seconds
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Library Gardens appeals affordable housing law

By Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff
Friday December 07, 2001

Building higher’s building wiser

Peter Lydon
Friday December 07, 2001
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Band led by twins lands regular gig for Keur Samba

By Joshua Cohen, Special to the Daily Planet
Friday December 07, 2001
Ousseynou Kouyate sings quietly to himself, waiting for his performance to start. The venue is Keur Samba, a West African restaurant on Telegraph Avenue. Kouyate is part of tonight’s attraction, Djialy Kunda Kouyate – a Wolof (Senegalese) band recently brought in by owner Jegan Loum to play at the restaurant every Friday and Saturday night. -more-

Bears get Braun his 100th win

The Associated Press
Friday December 07, 2001
Joe Shipp scored a career-high 24 points and led California to a 88-63 victory over Saint Louis on Thursday night. -more-

Small schools leaders and board start battle

By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff
Friday December 07, 2001
A few olive branches, and a lot of angry words were the offerings at a contentious Board of Education meeting Wednesday night, which featured a couple of overtures for collaboration and several sharp exchanges between board members and leaders of the small schools movement, or Coalition for Excellence and Equity in the Schools. -more-

Superhighway dead-ends @home

Tom Yamaguchi
Friday December 07, 2001

Issel named new school board president

– David Scharfenberg
Friday December 07, 2001
Wednesday evening, the Board of Education unanimously named Shirley Issel its new president. Issel moved up from the post of vice president, replacing outgoing chief Terry Doran. The board named Joaquin Rivera its new vice president. -more-

Thanks for council courage

Chris Oei
Friday December 07, 2001
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Opportunities for giving to nonprofits for the holidays

Staff
Friday December 07, 2001
As a public service, the Berkeley Daily Planet will list BERKELEY-BASED nonprofit agencies soliciting donations and/or volunteers. Please use the following format and e-mail by today to news@berkeleydailyplanet.net. -more-

Prosecutors want Stayner trial held in Sacramento

The Associated Press
Friday December 07, 2001

Bay Area Briefs

Staff
Friday December 07, 2001

Jones camp says he will stay in gubernatorial race despite his fund-raising troubles

By Alexa Haussler, The Associated Press
Friday December 07, 2001

Mexican consular IDs officially recognized by S.F. agencies

By Maria-Belen Moran, The Associated Press
Friday December 07, 2001

Trials begin for missile defense protesters

By Christina Almeida, The Associated Press
Friday December 07, 2001

Survivors mark 60th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack in the shadow of another war

By Janis L. Magin, The Associated Press
Friday December 07, 2001

Frazier Park man among three soldiers killed

By Eugene Tong The Associated Press
Friday December 07, 2001

Las Vegas local’s gambling empire grows off the strip

By Lisa Snedeker, The Associated Press
Friday December 07, 2001

Green River killings suspect led adult life on a tight rope

By Gene Johnson, The Associated Press
Friday December 07, 2001

Court won’t hear money-laundering case again

By Brendan Riley, The Associated Press
Friday December 07, 2001

Las Vegas declares Frank Sinatra day

By Lisa Snedeker The Associated Press
Friday December 07, 2001

Environmental group move to boot cattle from Arizona state grazing land

By Mitch Tobin, Arizona Daily Star
Friday December 07, 2001

Hunter attacked by grizzly bear on Alaska’s Admiralty Island

The Associated Press
Friday December 07, 2001

Sun says it should hit sales targets

By Brian Bergstein, The Associated Press
Friday December 07, 2001

Intel, AMD say revenues to exceed forecasts

By Matthew Fordahl, The Associated Press
Friday December 07, 2001

Gap reports worsening sales losses in 19-month slide

By Michael Liedtke, The Associated Press
Friday December 07, 2001

Housing affordability better across state

The Associated Press
Friday December 07, 2001

Hearst CEO Bennack to retire

The Associated Press
Friday December 07, 2001

Online electricity supplier to give refund to customers

The Associated Press
Friday December 07, 2001

Millennium Pharmaceuticals to buy COR Therapeutics

The Associated Press
Friday December 07, 2001

School plot suspect let go, students and neighbors worry

By Michael Mello, The Associated Press
Friday December 07, 2001

Editorials

Winter’s chill makes jail seem appealing for homeless

By Bruce Gerstman, Special to the Daily Planet
Friday December 07, 2001

Union proposes to transform the old Hall of Justice into temporary shelter

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Reader Commentaries

Columnists

Teachers leaving profession rather than going to jail

By John Curran, The Associated Press
Friday December 07, 2001

Arts & Entertainment

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