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Crime summit joins south Berkeley, city

By Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff
Friday February 01, 2002

Last weeks’ murders of two Oakland residents in south Berkeley have left the residents of the area calling for the city to clean up what they say is a chronic problem with crime in their neighborhood. -more-


Citizens should applaud not criticize Copwatch

Elena Pérez
Friday February 01, 2002

Editor: -more-


Stranger than fiction

Sari Friedman
Friday February 01, 2002

David Miller, who was a clean cut, Irish-American, ex-college football player from Syracuse, N.Y., did not fit the 1960s-era American cultural stereotype of an anti-Vietnam War protester. But today, David Miller is known as the “first” person to burn his draft card, which the San Francisco resident did in New York City in 1965, in front of a large crowd. A photo of Miller’s card burning is still on display in the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City. -more-


Arts and Entertainment Calendar

Staff
Friday February 01, 2002

Out & About Calendar

– Compiled by Guy Poole
Friday February 01, 2002


Friday, Feb. 1

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Bears stumble down stretch, fall to hot-shooting Arizona

By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff
Friday February 01, 2002

After playing tough for the first 30 minutes of the game, the Cal Bears went ice-cold with the game on the line Thursday night against Arizona to take their first home loss of the season, 68-58. -more-


BDP releases information on double murder

By Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff
Friday February 01, 2002

During Tuesday night’s crime summit, the Berkeley Police Department gave its most complete account to date of the murders of Rammar Johnson and Noel Turner, Jr. -more-


Citizen’s comments did not accompany proof

Staff
Friday February 01, 2002

Allegations made in Tuesday’s, 01/29/02 edition entitled “South Berkeley resident speaks out on Copwatch” contained several provocative opinions about the group that were unsubstantiated by the editorial staff of this newspaper. We continue to stand behind our resolve to provide this space as a vehicle for the first amendment and went to a reasonable length to try to trace down the truths in her allegations but were unsuccessful. At this time, we have no reason to believe that despite the allegations made in Tuesday’s letter that anyone involved in Copwatch has been picked up by the Berkeley Police Department for a heroin overdose. -more-


Studios squabble about ‘Austin Powers’ third title

The Associated Press
Friday February 01, 2002

LOS ANGELES — MGM has a license to kill the title of the new “Austin Powers” sequel “Goldmember.” -more-


Correction

Staff
Friday February 01, 2002

Jones visits UC Berkeley, attacks his GOP gubernatorial rivals

By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff
Friday February 01, 2002

California Secretary of State Bill Jones, Republican candidate for governor, attacked his rivals and touted a statewide voter registration drive during an appearance at UC Berkeley Wednesday. -more-


Copwatch deserves an apology

Marc Polonsky
Friday February 01, 2002

Editor: -more-


Actor sues over alleged dust in ‘Planet of the Apes’ shoot

By Anthony Breznican, The Associated Press
Friday February 01, 2002

LOS ANGELES — A background actor from last summer’s “Planet of the Apes” movie accused the filmmakers of harming him and hundreds of others with dust used in a climactic desert fight scene. -more-


Family seeks historical status for black-owned homes

By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff
Friday February 01, 2002

The Jan. 18 death of Irma Augusta, the last of the “Freedom Home sisters,” gave birth to the idea of creating a historical district honoring a group of homes on Stanton Street, which served as a springboard for impoverished Southern African-Americans to start a new life. -more-


Co-founder of Copwatch

Andrea Pritchett
Friday February 01, 2002

Editor: -more-


Film on Ireland’s Bloody Sunday lands distributor

The Associated Press
Friday February 01, 2002

LOS ANGELES — “Bloody Sunday,” a dramatization of the police massacre of 13 Roman Catholics in Northern Ireland in 1972, has been acquired by Paramount Classics. -more-


News of the Weird

Staff
Friday February 01, 2002

Students ‘won’t eat if it smells like feet’ -more-


Racial discrimination lawsuit filed against KPIX

By Munira Syeda, Special to the Daily Planet
Friday February 01, 2002

Citing a “primary” African-American female anchor at a local television station as evidence of newsroom diversity, a KPIX company attorney Thursday dismissed as baseless a racial discrimination lawsuit filed Monday by three employees. -more-


UC Berkeley satellite falls back to Earth

By Guy Poole, Dailly Planet staff
Friday February 01, 2002

The 7,000-pound Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer satellite, built and operated by UC Berkeley, fell from orbit Wednesday night and scattered debris across portions of Egypt and the Persian Gulf. -more-


Entrepreneurs fight DEA rule banning hemp food products

By Michelle Morgante, The Associated Press
Friday February 01, 2002

SAN DIEGO — The energetic 60-year-old woman with cropped white hair and seagreen eyes wouldn’t fit the usual profile of a drug pusher. But inside her cozy condominium, there’s trouble cooking. -more-


Muslims launch goodwill campaign on SoCal billboards

By Daisy Nguyen, The Associated Press
Friday February 01, 2002

LOS ANGELES — Billboards designed to restore the image of Islam are going up along Southern California roads and freeways. -more-


Ready to garden? Plant seeds of commitment first

The Associated Press
Friday February 01, 2002

Mike Gettler knows a thing or two about tomatoes. -more-


Winter’s cold temperature limits what you can grow

By Lee Reich, The Associated Press
Friday February 01, 2002

Native plants, though unpopular, rarely get shocked by changes in the weather -more-


Study: Basic cable far raunchier than broadcast TV

By Lynn Ebler, The Associated Press
Friday February 01, 2002

LOS ANGELES — “South Park” leads the pack of basic cable shows bringing a new level of raunchiness and violence to television, according to a watchdog group’s new study. -more-


Unassuming bush may be world’s oldest living thing

By Andrew Bridges, The Associated Press
Friday February 01, 2002

PALM SPRINGS — Along an unremarkable stretch of desert on the outskirts of town, just off a road named for singing cowboy Gene Autry and tucked amid heaps of garbage raked by winds strong enough to polish granite, Jim Cornett thinks he’s found the world’s oldest living thing. -more-


MGM Mirage reports earnings drop, beats analysts’ estimates

By Lisa Snedeker, The Associated Press
Friday February 01, 2002

LAS VEGAS — The largest operator of Las Vegas Strip hotel-casinos reported Thursday that fourth-quarter earnings dropped 65 percent. -more-


EU Commission clears HP-Compaq merger

By Raf Casert, The Associated Press
Friday February 01, 2002

BRUSSELS, Belgium — European regulators on Thursday cleared the $23.7 billion merger of Hewlett-Packard Co. and Compaq Computer Corp., saying the planned marriage of rival U.S. computer makers does not raise competition concerns in Europe. -more-


America West airlines reports fourth quarter lossBy Foster Klug The Associated Press PHOENIX — America West Airlines posted a wider loss for the fourth quarter, reflecting the continued impact of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on air travel, the compan

By Foster Klug, The Associated Press
Friday February 01, 2002

PHOENIX — America West Airlines posted a wider loss for the fourth quarter, reflecting the continued impact of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on air travel, the company reported Thursday. -more-


Quiet GOP workhorse struggles to build momentum

By Alexa Haussler, The Associated Press
Friday February 01, 2002

RIVERSIDE — Bill Jones stands at a podium on the stoop of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, outlining his economic platform. -more-


A snapshot of GOP gubernatorial candidate Bill Jones

Alexa Haussler, The Associated Press
Friday February 01, 2002

NAME: Bill Jones -more-


Davis launches East Bay expansion project

By Devona Walker Daily Planet Staff
Thursday January 31, 2002

Gov. Gray Davis officially launched construction of the new eastern span of the Oakland/San Francisco Bay Bridge Tuesday, saying the project's primary goal was safety, and its secondary goal was to relieve congestion. -more-


Panthers take it easy, still destroy Albany

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Thursday January 31, 2002

Even before the start of Wednesday’s boys’ basketball game between St. Mary’s and Albany, it was pretty obvious that the Panthers weren’t taking their closest geographical BSAL opponent very seriously. After all, St. Mary’s head coach Jose Caraballo didn’t even bother to show up, choosing instead to scout his team’s next opponent, Salesian. -more-


Copwatch keeps a sober eye on justice

The author's name has been withheld from this letter for her safety concerns.
Thursday January 31, 2002

Editor: -more-


Staff
Thursday January 31, 2002


Compiled by Guy Poole
Thursday January 31, 2002


Thursday, Jan. 31


Berkeley Party hoping to flex some political muscle

By Hank SimsDaily Planet staff
Thursday January 31, 2002

A fledgling political movement that is aiming to shake up Berkeley city politics held its third meeting at the Shattuck Hotel Tuesday night. -more-


Copwatch attack was libelous, cowardice

Lisa Pascopella Berkeley
Thursday January 31, 2002

Editor: -more-


Lady ’Jackets cruise to second straight blowout

By Nathan Fox Daily Planet Correspondent
Thursday January 31, 2002

The Berkeley High Lady Yellowjackets basketball team steamrolled the visiting Richmond Oilers Wednesday night, 82-15. -more-


Crime rates down citywide despite recent homicides

By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff
Thursday January 31, 2002

The Berkeley Police Department presented the City Council with a crime status report Tuesday, which showed the city’s crime rates are at a 30-year low, despite three recent homicides and a general perception of higher crime. -more-


Radio tower is a monstrosity

Rob Browning Berkeley
Thursday January 31, 2002

Editor: -more-


Ortega trial postponed until late next month

By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff
Thursday January 31, 2002

The trial of Lazarus Ortega, the 21-year-old man who stands accused of killing his adoptive mother, was again delayed on Wednesday. -more-


Hancock’s HQ misrepresents facts, dollars

Don Gosney Richmond
Thursday January 31, 2002

Editor: -more-


News of the Weird

Staff
Thursday January 31, 2002

Women decieved by the church awarded by jury -more-


MTC releases Translink fare card for Bay Area commuters

Daily Planet wire services
Thursday January 31, 2002

OAKLAND – Thousands of Bay Area commuters now have a new card to carry in their wallets or purses – the TransLink universal transit-fare card. On Friday, Feb.1, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and a half-dozen transit operators will kick off Phase One of a six-month pilot program of the TransLink electronic fare payment system. -more-


UC report finds no recovery for housing market until 2003

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff
Thursday January 31, 2002

The Bay Area housing market, in decline for months, will not rebound until late 2002 or 2003, according to a new study conducted by UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. -more-


Accounting worries shed light on debt-fighting gray areas

By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press
Thursday January 31, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — Widening concerns about shoddy accounting practices are casting a spotlight on the gray areas that allow companies to keep debt off their books and dress up their earnings for the stock market. -more-


VP warned Global Crossing about accounting practices

By Simon Avery The Associated Press
Thursday January 31, 2002

LOS ANGELES — A Global Crossing vice president questioned his superiors about aggressive accounting practices less than six months before the telecommunications provider filed for bankruptcy, the company confirmed Wednesday. -more-


Former President Clinton calls for monetary investment in Third World

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff
Wednesday January 30, 2002

Former President Bill Clinton urged the United States to invest in health care, education and economic development in the Third World as an antidote to terrorism during his speech before a packed house of 2,000 at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall Tuesday afternoon. -more-


Hill continues scoring barrage against De Anza

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday January 30, 2002

Kamani Hill scored his sixth hat trick of league play as the Berkeley High boys’ soccer team beat a game De Anza squad, 5-0, on Tuesday in Berkeley. -more-


City should inform residents about tree hazards

Charlie Smith Berkeley
Wednesday January 30, 2002

Editor: -more-


Compiled by Guy Poole
Wednesday January 30, 2002


Wednesday, Jan. 30


Staff
Wednesday January 30, 2002


BPD clears bomb scare on University

By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff
Wednesday January 30, 2002

Half a block of the south side of University Avenue, between Milvia Street and Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, was evacuated Tuesday following a bomb scare at the California Department of Corrections office. -more-


’Jackets slam overmatched Dons

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday January 30, 2002

Thanks to their “competitive anomaly” status, the Berkeley High girls’ basketball team will face each of their ACCAL opponents only once this season. But for the De Anza Dons, one game against the Lady ’Jackets was more than enough. -more-


Political lesson from the black community to the students

Robert Cabrera Berkeley
Wednesday January 30, 2002

Editor: -more-


Leafletting Claremont employees suspended

By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff
Wednesday January 30, 2002

Four Claremont Resort & Spa workers, who are currently involved in union contract negotiations, were indefinitely suspended Monday for apparently handing out union leaflets at the entrance way of the exclusive hotel. -more-


Solving traffic problems

James E. [Jed] Donnelley for the TACTC group.
Wednesday January 30, 2002

Editor: -more-


News of the Weird

Staff
Wednesday January 30, 2002

You can decide M&M’s new color -more-


GE head honcho donates scholarships for UMass

Staff
Wednesday January 30, 2002

BOSTON — Jack Welch, the former chairman and CEO of General Electric Co., has donated $1 million for scholarships to help students at his alma mater. -more-


ABAG predicts economic recovery in third quarter

Daily Planet wire services
Wednesday January 30, 2002

OAKLAND — The most recent economic forecast for the Bay Area from the Association of Bay Area Governments suggests reasons for the region to be somewhat optimistic about an economic recovery. -more-


Police Blotter

Hank Sims
Wednesday January 30, 2002

Methadone stolen from addiction treatment center deliveryman -more-


‘Poet laureate of death row’ executed

By Michelle Locke The Associated Press
Wednesday January 30, 2002

SAN QUENTIN— Stephen Wayne Anderson, described by his defenders as the poet laureate of the condemned and by prosecutors as a stone-cold killer, was executed early Tuesday. -more-


Enron woes could halt electricity deregulation

By Jennifer Coleman The Associated Press
Wednesday January 30, 2002

SACRAMENTO — Electricity deregulation could be “dead in the water” for a few years due to bad publicity from Enron’s bankruptcy, an energy market researcher said Tuesday. -more-


ChevronTexaco suffers $2.5 billion loss

By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press
Wednesday January 30, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — The newly combined ChevronTexaco Corp. stumbled to a fourth-quarter loss of $2.5 billion as the company paid for the aftershocks of its merger and revised its outlook in the depressed energy market. -more-


Hilton profits tumble in wake of Sept. 11

By Simon Avery The Associated Press
Wednesday January 30, 2002

LOS ANGELES — Hilton Hotels Corp. said Tuesday that profit fell 93.5 percent during the fourth quarter from a year earlier, citing a severe slowdown in travel after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. -more-


Chain of shootings plague city

By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff
Tuesday January 29, 2002

A Monday morning dispute in the 2000 block of Blake Street sent one man to the Highland Hospital with a gunshot wound to the thigh. -more-


French cities love their cars

John Cecil via e-mail
Tuesday January 29, 2002

Editor: -more-


Staff
Tuesday January 29, 2002


Compile by Guy Poole
Tuesday January 29, 2002


Tuesday, Jan 29


UC course takes on attendant shortage

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff
Tuesday January 29, 2002

A new, student-run class at UC Berkeley called the “Inclusion Initiative” is working to address a shortage in attendants, or “personal care assistants,” for the city’s disabled. -more-


South Berkeley resident speaks out on Cop Watch

The author’s name has been withheld from this letter for her safety.
Tuesday January 29, 2002

Editor: -more-


Second victim dies in southside shooting

By Devona Walker Daily Planet staff
Tuesday January 29, 2002

Noel Turner, Jr. died about 5 p.m. Saturday at Highland Hospital due to complications related to a gunshot wound to the head, making him the second homicide victim in Berkeley since the beginning of the year. The incident also intensifies the police department’s so-far fruitless search for information on two men seen running from the scene of that crime. -more-


News of the Weird

Staff
Tuesday January 29, 2002

PALO ALTO — At age 8, Mario Pagan might have asked for a trip to Disneyland or a visit from a professional athletes to get his mind off cancer. -more-


Making Headlines

Staff
Tuesday January 29, 2002

PARIS — Paris Opera’s principal conductor, James Conlon, has stepped down as director of Rolf Liebermann’s “Medea” because of illness, the opera said in a statement Monday. -more-


City to host NYC firefighter

By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff
Tuesday January 29, 2002

The city of Berkeley will foot the bill for a New York firefighter’s weekend adventure here as part of a national effort to thank the emergency workers who provided critical services to victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. -more-


Lakireddy’s immigration charges sentencing postponed

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff
Tuesday January 29, 2002

The brother and sister-in-law of Berkeley landlord Lakireddy Bali Reddy, sentenced to eight years in prison last year for transporting minors to the United States for illegal sexual activity, will not be sentenced on immigration chages until March 25. -more-


Bay Area Briefs

Staff
Tuesday January 29, 2002

S.F. a good place for criminals -more-


BBC producers borrow from controversial Stanford U. experiment for a reality show

The Associated Press
Tuesday January 29, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — The British Broadcasting Corp. has planned to borrow from a controversial 1971 Stanford University experiment on prison life for a reality television show. -more-


Snow falling from Santa Cruz to Napa and beyond

By Justin Pritchard The Associated Press
Tuesday January 29, 2002

More winter storms were on the way for California, where a blast of Arctic air blew snow into the San Francisco Bay Area, causing treacherous driving conditions and some schools to close. -more-


Drifter scheduled to die early Tuesday

By Michelle Locke The Associated Press
Tuesday January 29, 2002

SAN QUENTIN — A drifter who killed an 81-year-old woman and then fixed himself a meal in her kitchen was scheduled to be executed early Tuesday. -more-


Insurance executive accused of selling phony health plans

The Associated Press
Tuesday January 29, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — An insurance executive was indicted Monday by a federal grand jury on accusations he sold fraudulent health plans and enriched himself with customers’ premiums. -more-


Enron Corp.’s is a tale of anguish for California

By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press
Tuesday January 29, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — After bedeviling California with huge power bills in its heyday, Enron Corp. is causing the state more anguish as it crumbles. -more-


American Skiing falls below NYSE’s listing criteria

The Associated Press
Tuesday January 29, 2002

NEWRY, Maine — American Skiing Co. said Monday it was advised by the New York Stock Exchange that it has fallen below the listing criteria for market capitalization and stockholders’ equity. -more-


Ticketmaster reports smaller loss for fourth quarter

By Simon Avery The Associated Press
Tuesday January 29, 2002

LOS ANGELES — Ticketmaster posted a $46 million loss in the fourth quarter, despite a 10.5 percent growth in sales from a year earlier to $159.6 million. -more-


Moderate ex-mayor says concern for poor fuels ambition

By Erica Werner The Associated Press
Tuesday January 29, 2002

LOS ANGELES — GOP gubernatorial candidate Richard Riordan has a favorite anecdote about his approach to governing. -more-


A snapshot of GOP gubernatorial candidate Richard Riordan

The Associated Press
Tuesday January 29, 2002

NAME: Richard J. Riordan. -more-


Four-alarm blaze lights up Telegraph

By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff
Monday January 28, 2002

Two area businesses destroyed but no one injured -more-


Out & About Calendar

Compiled by Guy Poole
Monday January 28, 2002

OPEN LETTER FROM THE EDITOR REGARDING ‘DAUGHTER’S ASSAULT HAS NOT BEEN DEALT WITH’

Devona Walker
Monday January 28, 2002

In a letter to the editor printed last week several juveniles were named in allegations made by one parent regarding a schoolyard altercation. -more-


Rhinoceros romp absurdity in politics, history

by John Angell Grant, Special to the Daily Planet
Monday January 28, 2002

Romanian-French playwright Eugene Ionesco’s 1959 play “Rhinoceros” is a theater-of-the-absurd fable about the conflict among human beings between impulses towards individuality and desires for conformity. -more-


Bruins ruin Bears’ attempt at sweep

Staff
Monday January 28, 2002

Cal can’t pull off another miracle comeback -more-


Transportation Czar sets up shop

By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff
Monday January 28, 2002

Looking out a café window at the stop-and-go procession of cars, trucks and buses on University Avenue, the city’s new assistant city manager for transportation sipped coffee and spoke about reducing personal automobile use. -more-


Ramsey’s contribution numbers are padded

Mal burnstein
Monday January 28, 2002

Editor:, -more-


Cal women fall to fierce Wildcats

By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff
Monday January 28, 2002

The Cal women’s basketball team finally put up some decent offensive numbers on Saturday against Arizona. Unfortunately, they ran into a Wildcat team that was just a little too big and strong for the Bears to beat. -more-


Watchful eyes on justice

By Hank Sims Daily Planet Staff
Monday January 28, 2002

Copwatch: the name conjures up street battles of yore, with proud and defiant demonstrators asserting their legal rights to lunky, baton-wielding police. -more-


Torture Enron not the Taliban

Carol Denney
Monday January 28, 2002

Editor: -more-


Sports this week

Staff
Monday January 28, 2002

Monday -more-


Consider this, W. !

Marc Sapir, MD
Monday January 28, 2002

Editor: -more-


Candlelight vigil marks one year since Whipple’s death

By PAUL GLADER, The Associated Press
Monday January 28, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — About 200 friends and supporters of Diane Whipple held a candlelight in a rain-soaked park Saturday to show they hadn’t forgotten the popular woman mauled to death by dogs at her doorstep last year. -more-


Woman indicted for allegedly stealing identity of 22 people

Staff
Monday January 28, 2002

WALNUT CREEK — Generose Yambao is accused of stealing the identities of 22 people and nearly $400,000 in goods and services before she was arrested in Florida. -more-


Disabled students sue

Staff
Monday January 28, 2002

OAKLAND — Deaf and hearing impaired students at two University of California campuses are suing, claiming the schools don’t adequately accommodate their disability. -more-


Afghans want continued commitment to help rebuild

The Associated Press
Monday January 28, 2002

WASHINGTON — When Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan’s interim leader, meets President Bush on Monday, he is expected to seek a continuing U.S. commitment to help restore the peace in his violence-torn country, Afghan officials say. -more-


Palm’s long-awaited wireless handheld arrives

By MAY WONG, The Associated Press
Monday January 28, 2002

SANTA CLARA — A long-awaited new wireless handheld from Palm Inc. was set to hit store shelves Monday, giving the world’s leading PDA maker an important weapon in the fight against encroaching rivals. -more-


Financial Briefs

Staff
Monday January 28, 2002


Cheney defends Bush on Enron debacle -more-


Library Gardens developer gives lawsuit threat over affordable housing

By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff
Saturday January 26, 2002

The City Council will meet in closed session Tuesday to discuss a developer’s threat to sue the city over its affordable housing ordinance. -more-


Out & About Calendar

– Compiled by Guy Poole
Saturday January 26, 2002


Saturday, Jan. 26

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Dance theories of Isadora Duncan were taught in Berkeley for years

By Susan Cerny, Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday January 26, 2002

High on a Berkeley hillside stands an unusual structure. Called Temple of Wings it served as the home and dance studio for Florence Treadwell Boynton and later for her daughter and son-in-law Sulgwynn and Charles Quitzow until the mid-1980s. -more-


Time allotted for sexual content on community media equals censorship

Sage Mandzik
Saturday January 26, 2002

Editor: -more-


Telling heartbreaking stories about outcasts

By Tim Molloy, The Associated Press
Saturday January 26, 2002

Many people think writer-director Todd Solondz’s films are about outcasts and the heartbreaking things people do to them. They’re not, and they wouldn’t be so good if they were. -more-


Art & Entertainment Calendar

Staff
Saturday January 26, 2002

Panthers pull out an ugly win over Kennedy

By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff
Saturday January 26, 2002

The St. Mary’s Panthers played one of their worst games of the season on Friday night. Luckily for them, their opponent played even worse. -more-


Hancock, Ramsey lead the pack in contributions

By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff
Saturday January 26, 2002

West Contra Costa County School Board member Charles Ramsey and former Berkeley Mayor Loni Hancock are so far raking in the lion’s share of campaign money for the 14th District Assembly seat according to the most recent disclosures. -more-


We need more subsidized housing

Charles Siegel
Saturday January 26, 2002

Editor: -more-


Robert Redford getting honorary Oscar for Sundance inspiration

The Associated Press
Saturday January 26, 2002

BEVERLY HILLS — Robert Redford is getting an honorary Academy Award. -more-


St. Mary’s suffers first BSAL defeat

By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff
Saturday January 26, 2002

The St. Mary’s boys’ soccer team lost its first BSAL game of the season Friday, falling 1-0 to rival Kennedy in Berkeley. -more-


District looks to Kurr as budget cuts loom

By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff
Saturday January 26, 2002

Earlier this month, at the Jan. 9 meeting of the Board of Education, board President Shirley Issel officially welcomed Jerry Kurr as the Berkeley Unified School District’s new associate superintendent of business. -more-


It’s not nice to fool with Mother Nature

Heather Moore
Saturday January 26, 2002

Editor: -more-


Former UC chancellor Clark Kerr publishes his university memoirs

By Sari Friedman, Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday January 26, 2002

Is it true that nice guys always finish last? If so, there’s something missing from “The Gold and the Blue: A Personal Memoir of the University of California (1949-1967),” by Clark Kerr, who was chancellor of the Berkeley campus from 1952 to 1958, and president of the university from 1958 to 1967… while at the same time working as a highly-respected professional labor arbitrator in some of the biggest labor-relations conflicts in America. -more-


Power failure not a brown-out

By Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff
Saturday January 26, 2002

Electrical service in the downtown area went on the fritz for about an hour and a half Wednesday afternoon. Lights began to flicker on and off, and people rushed to their computers hoping to save files before they disappeared. -more-


Hills fire station EIR approval held off

By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff
Saturday January 26, 2002

Debate over the city’s proposal to build a new fire station in the Berkeley Hills erupted once again at Thursday’s meeting of the Zoning Adjustments Board. -more-


Questions and answers with the Carey brothers

James and Morris Carey
Saturday January 26, 2002

Q. Steve asks: We’ve put laminate flooring in the living-dining area. I have located replacement stair treads (oak) and have cut them to length, finished and varnished them. The stringer is routed for the treads and risers. The treads and risers are installed from underneath. The underneath area of the staircase is accessed from within our shop area. I can access four of the five steps and treads. I anticipate the fifth will be cut out in pieces because it is not accessible from below (due to finished wall that encloses the shop). -more-


Overhead storage makes space for other things

James and Morris Carey
Saturday January 26, 2002

This last holiday season one Carey brother finally broke from tradition and purchased an artificial Christmas tree. Turns out to have been a good move. The tree stands 10 feet tall and comes in four sections. It has collapsible branches that are prewired with hundreds of twinkle lights. The prospect of never having to string another set of lights or add water to the reservoir, along with future annual savings, was all it took. -more-


Tip of the Week

James and Morris Carey
Saturday January 26, 2002

Post-holiday kitchen streamlining

By Carol McGarvey, The Associated Press
Saturday January 26, 2002

The kitchen takes a beating during the holidays with food preparation for dinners, brunches, parties and food gifts. So now, with that season behind us, it’s a good time to take stock of what works and what doesn’t in the most-used room in the house. -more-


Just three of state’s 53 House seats appear competitive in 2002

By Mark Sherman, The Associated Press
Saturday January 26, 2002

WASHINGTON — With little worry about their own re-election, some members of California’s congressional delegation are playing active roles in party primaries for the two U.S. House districts in which no incumbent is running. -more-


‘Gray Davis’ donates to Riordan, but it’s not the governor

By Alexa Haussler, The Associated Press
Saturday January 26, 2002

SACRAMENTO — Gray Davis has donated money to GOP gubernatorial candidate Richard Riordan’s campaign, but it’s not exactly how it looks. -more-


Alaska Natives battling for subsistence join in logging wars

By Paula Daubben, Anchorage Daily News
Saturday January 26, 2002

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — For some Alaska Natives, Gravina Island equates to the Costco of traditional food. A short skiff ride from Ketchikan, the island feeds families with abundant deer, salmon, Dungeness crab and goose tongue seaweed. -more-


Alyeska to cut workers, spending due to flat oil production

The Associated Press
Saturday January 26, 2002

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Alyeska Pipeline Service Co., which operates the trans-Alaska oil pipeline, is laying off an unknown number of its 1,025 workers as it reorganizes amid flat North Slope oil production. -more-


Ex-Enron executive found shot to death

By Kristen Hays, The Associated Press
Saturday January 26, 2002

HOUSTON — A former Enron Corp. executive who reportedly complained about the company’s questionable accounting practices and resigned last May was found shot to death in a car Friday, an apparent suicide. -more-


‘Hockey father’ sentenced for killing man

By Denise Lavoie, The Associated Press
Saturday January 26, 2002

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The father who beat another man to death at their sons’ hockey practice was sentenced to six to 10 years in prison Friday after the dead man’s 13-year-old boy urged a judge to “teach him a lesson.” -more-


Researcher says kidney disease, gangrene killed king Herod

By Ben Nuckols, The Associated Press
Saturday January 26, 2002

BALTIMORE — King Herod, the bloodthirsty Judean ruler who reputedly tried to kill the infant Jesus, died an excruciating death, brought on by kidney disease and finished off by gangrene, a medical sleuth said Friday. -more-


State and bankrupt PG&E fight for control

By Karen Gaudette, The Associated Press
Saturday January 26, 2002

Federal judge to decide who oversees the energy utility and handles its rates -more-


Nestle, Ocean Spray to squeeze costs out of juice operations

By Gary Gentile, The Associated Press
Saturday January 26, 2002

GLENDALE — The beverage division of Nestle USA and Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. have agreed to share production and purchasing operations in order to trim costs. -more-


ImClone stock tumbles on news of SEC, Justice investigation of biotech firm

By Paul Elias, The Associated Press
Saturday January 26, 2002

ImClone Systems Inc.’s woes mounted Friday and its stock tumbled to the lowest level in a year after the company disclosed two federal agencies are investigating the biotechnology firm. -more-


Opinion

Editorials

Making Headlines

Staff
Friday February 01, 2002

Is Stephen King retiring for real? -more-


Making Headlines

Staff
Thursday January 31, 2002

Lay’s wife gets p.r. makeover -more-


Local group protests 9/11 lecture series

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff
Wednesday January 30, 2002

A handful of organizers from the Berkeley group If Americans Knew turned out Tuesday night to raise concerns about a new course and public lecture series being offered at UC Berkeley called “Issues in U.S. Foreign Policy After 9/11.” -more-


Council crime, police reports tonight

Staff
Tuesday January 29, 2002

During the City Council’s special quarterly meeting tonight, the police department will present the council with information about city crime trends and police staffing issues. -more-


Napa’s low-income families go unpaid still

Staff
Monday January 28, 2002

A year later, many families have not been compensated in $1.3 million fraud, breach of contract lawsuit against landlords -more-


Propositions on the March primary ballot

The Associated Press
Saturday January 26, 2002

Proposition 40: -more-