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CEO defends hospital’s plans

By Hank Sims Berkeley Daily Planet
Saturday September 29, 2001

When Alta Bates Summit announced its plan to consolidate services between its two facilities – Alta Bates Medical Center in Berkeley and Summit Medical Center in Oakland – East Bay lawmakers cried foul. The plan, which calls for “Centers of Excellence” to be instituted at both hospitals, seemed to break an agreement the hospitals made with the community at the time of their merger in 1999. -more-


Out & About Calendar

– compiled by Guy Poole
Saturday September 29, 2001

Saturday, Sept. 29

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Berkeley Observed Looking back, seeing ahead

By Susan Cerny, Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday September 29, 2001

Cal Ink: Etched into the history of the 20th century -more-


Don’t denounce those who oppose Lee vote

Dennis Kuby
Saturday September 29, 2001

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Wary networks begin fall season delayed by attacks

By Lynn Elber, AP Television Writer
Saturday September 29, 2001

LOS ANGELES — Even as networks delay or drop potentially sensitive episodes and clip violent scenes in terrorism’s immediate wake, network executives expressed uncertainty Tuesday about how deep or lasting the effects of Sept. 11 will be. -more-


Arts and Entertainment Calendar

Staff
Saturday September 29, 2001

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Yellowjackets win a thriller

By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff
Saturday September 29, 2001

Berkeley comes back to beat -more-


School district files suit against employees to return overpayment

By Jeffrey Obser Daily Planet staff
Saturday September 29, 2001

The Berkeley Unified School District filed suit in Alameda County Superior this week to recoup money mistakenly paid to dozens of service employees. -more-


Only Words?

Joy Flaherty
Saturday September 29, 2001

What a dream! Was it a dream? -more-


Schott-Kirk combo lifts Cal to victory

By Dean Caparaz, Daily Planet Correspondent
Saturday September 29, 2001

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Housing Authority looking for low income tenants

By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff
Saturday September 29, 2001

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Let the mayor be proud of her cutting-edge city

Maris Arnold
Saturday September 29, 2001

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When the School Board doesn’t follow the rules....

By Judith Scherr Daily Planet editor
Saturday September 29, 2001

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Elected officials support Barbara Lee

Terry S. Doran, President, Berkeley School Board
Saturday September 29, 2001

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Student district bad idea

Doris E. Willingham
Saturday September 29, 2001

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Back on planes, fear of racial profiling remains

By Sasha Khokha, Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday September 29, 2001

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Features

Police Briefs

Staff
Saturday September 29, 2001

On Wednesday, members of California Peace Action, an anti-war group, reported that their group had received several hateful e-mails over the last few weeks, some of which may have risen to the level of threats. -more-


Car questions beget car answers in the world of Tom and Ray

By Tom and Ray Magliozzi
Saturday September 29, 2001

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Slower growth in Silicon Valley could lessen strain on resources

By Colleen Valles, Associated Press Writer
Saturday September 29, 2001

SAN JOSE — With the high-tech industry settling down and the economy slowing, Silicon Valley can expect slower growth over the next 10 years, according to a study released Friday. -more-


State utilities expect natural gas bills lower than last winter

By Karen Gaudette, Associated Press Writer
Saturday September 29, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO — Natural gas prices are dropping nationwide, and two California utilities say their customers can expect substantially lower heating bills — a relief after gas bills exploded last winter by as much as 150 percent. -more-


Test scoring error sends reward money to the wrong schools

AP
Saturday September 29, 2001

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The state Department of Education may have to reclaim $750,000 it mistakenly awarded to San Joaquin Valley schools after a scoring error on a standardized test. -more-


Female state senator doesn’t celebrate women’s suffrage

By John Hanna, Associated Press Writer
Saturday September 29, 2001

TOPEKA, Kan. — A female state senator says she views women’s suffrage as a sign that American society doesn’t value the family enough but she wouldn’t deprive women of the vote. -more-


Jury awards $100 million to plaintiffs who sued drug-maker over heartburn medicine

By Deborah Bulkeley, Associated Press Writer
Saturday September 29, 2001

PORT GIBSON, Miss. — A jury awarded $100 million Friday to plaintiffs who claimed a drug-maker pushed sales of a heartburn drug even as the federal government moved to ban it. -more-


Defense spending to favor spying, communication over bombs

By Gary Gentile, AP Business Writer
Saturday September 29, 2001

LOS ANGELES — In the nation’s “new kind of war” on terrorism, defense spending is likely to focus as much on information and surveillance as bombs and bullets. -more-


Keep notes on today’s garden to help you grow tomorrow’s

By George Bria, Associated Press Writer
Saturday September 29, 2001

POUND RIDGE, N.Y. — Sooner or later a gardener finds the need to keep a journal. From simple jottings in a notebook to entries in a computer database, today’s diary helps to grow tomorrow’s garden. -more-


White is a versatile color in the flower garden

By Lee Reich, AP Weekly Features
Saturday September 29, 2001

White flowers and leaves are not the first things that come to mind when planning a colorful garden. Nonetheless, they can really spruce up a flower bed. -more-


News from around the state related to the terrorist attacks

By The Associated Press
Saturday September 29, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden Gate Bridge will reopen to pedestrian and bike traffic Monday, but for reduced hours. -more-


Safeway earnings rise as chain girds for possible strike

By Michael Liedtke AP Business Writer
Saturday September 29, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO — Supermarket giant Safeway Inc. on Friday announced higher quarterly profits amid weakening sales growth that executives said should continue as consumers react to the economic fallout from this month’s terrorist attacks. -more-


Editorial

Iranian national who allegedly threatened to ‘kill all Americans’ held without bail

By Michelle DeArmond, Associated Press Writer
Saturday September 29, 2001

LOS ANGELES — An Iranian national who allegedly threatened to “kill all Americans” when he was caught smoking on an international flight was ordered held without bail Friday after a prosecutor argued his actions threatened thousands of lives. -more-


Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

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

Only blowing off steam 09-27-2001

New Forest Service proposal for roadless areas alarms greens 09-27-2001

Maio’s dismissal of Craig correct 09-26-2001

Council commends Rep. Lee, City becomes Hate Free Zone 09-26-2001

State files first claim in PG&E bankruptcy 09-25-2001

News

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

Slow-starting ’Jackets roll over Pinole Valley By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 09-27-2001

09-27-2001

Love it or leave it 09-27-2001

–compiled by Guy Poole 09-27-2001

Anti-hate effort goes cultural By Jeffrey Obser Daily Planet staff 09-27-2001

Awards galore for Cal women’s soccer Staff Report 09-27-2001

Solution to come from Israelis and Palestinians Cheryl Leung, 09-27-2001

City Council may need to take another look at Shellmound boundaries By Hank Sims Daily Planet Staff 09-27-2001

There are many shades of gray Anne Smith 09-27-2001

Council considers competing redistricting plans By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 09-27-2001

Anti-war protesters do get it L.A. Miller 09-27-2001

Athlete, scholar, role model memorialized at Ohlone courts Malcolm Gay Special to the Daily Planet 09-27-2001

War on drugs fuels terrorists Christopher Palkow 09-27-2001

Supreme Court to consider if Catholic group must cover contraception By David Kravets Associated Press Writer 09-27-2001

Bay Briefs BDP Staff 09-27-2001

Feinstein seeks to increase screening of foreign students By Mark Sherman Associated Press Writer 09-27-2001

Study: State too dependent on natural gas By Jennifer Coleman Associated Press Writer 09-27-2001

9th Circuit Court of Appeals denies challenge to Northstar oil development By Maureen Clark Associated Press Writer 09-27-2001

Terrorist threat renews push for military on border By Suzanne Gamboa Associated Press Writer 09-27-2001

IMF warns terrorist attacks could trigger global recession By Martin Crutsinger AP Economics Writer 09-27-2001

Terror attacks leave thousands unemployed and without severance pay By Leigh Strope AP Labor Writer 09-27-2001

A vote to dissent is not unpatriotic John Burris Oakland civil right attorney 09-26-2001

09-26-2001

09-26-2001

School to move into old train depot By Jeffrey Obser Daily Planet staff 09-26-2001

Look at whole picture Kathie Griego Jermstad Camino, Calif. Kathie Griego Jermstad Camino, Calif. 09-26-2001

Hemophila drug shortage attributed to Bayer Pharmaceuticals By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 09-26-2001

Don’t blame the United States Joshua Hurwitz Oakland 09-26-2001

Mayor’s office besieged by angry telephone calls By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 09-26-2001

Justice, not revenge Marianne Robinson 09-26-2001

Ergonomics a hot issue in UC clerical workers’ contract talks By Steven Fyffe Special to the Daily Planet 09-26-2001

Understanding Afghanistan’s history Beatriz Coda 09-26-2001

Police seek suspected bank robber – By Hank Sims and Kenyatte Davis 09-26-2001

State regulators fine two HMOs $404,000 for late payments AP 09-26-2001

$7.1 million grant for new Technology Research Center 09-26-2001

New medical procedure could aid women who have lost fertility By Lindsey Tanner AP Medical Writer 09-26-2001

Starbucks apologizes for charging NYC rescue workers for water By Allison Linn AP Business Writer 09-26-2001

News stations eager to get helicopters back in sky By Christina Almeida Associated Press Writer 09-26-2001

Utah city sells ‘honorary citizenships’ to pay anti-U.N. costs AP 09-26-2001

Supreme Court to rule in Oakland public housing case By Anne Gearan Associated Press Writer 09-26-2001

Police chemist fired for shoddy work and misleading testimony By Tim Talley Associated Press Writer 09-26-2001

Conference focuses on terrorist preparedness, first response By Bill Poovey Associated Press Writer 09-26-2001

Davis to call Legislature back to work out Edison deal By Jennifer Coleman Associated Press Writer 09-26-2001

Beaten-down venture capitalists hunker down for more trouble By Michael Liedtke AP Business Writer 09-26-2001

Students rally to support war By Hank Sims Daily Planet Staff 09-25-2001

Guy Poole 09-25-2001

Lee’s a patriot Stephanie Don Berkeley 09-25-2001

Staff 09-25-2001

Students take over BHS classrooms to teach tolerance By Jeffrey Obser Daily Planet Staff 09-25-2001

Special Events Planned in Response to Terror Attacks Staff 09-25-2001

Taking flag off fire trucks violates free speech Nick Zingo Los Angeles 09-25-2001

Council may call on lab for a thorough clean up of tritium facility By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 09-25-2001

Anti-war protesters don’t get it – people died Eric Watkinson Newark 09-25-2001

Redistricting could be based on incorrect census figures Gabriel Spitzer Special to the Daily Planet 09-25-2001

Thanks for coverage Robert Torres Oakland 09-25-2001

City Council round-up: Commendation for Rep. Lee and other issues By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 09-25-2001

A few suggestions for Kennedy Garrett Murphy, Oakland 09-25-2001

Study of health effect of students’ backpacks vetoed Associated Press 09-25-2001

Crop dusters grounded amid fears of potential terrorist threat By Amanda Riddle Associated Press Writer 09-25-2001

Cincinatti officer acted carelessly, then lied to save his job, prosecutor argues By John Nolan Associated Press Writer 09-25-2001

Oakland P.D. moves recruiting office downtown Associated Press 09-25-2001

Hacker’s changes to Yahoo articles highlight quiet Web danger By Brian Bergstein AP Business Writer 09-25-2001

Some Arab students leaving U.S. colleges in wake of attacks By Nicholas K. Geranios Associated Press Writer 09-25-2001

Intifada week scaled back Staff 09-25-2001

Napster strikes deal with music publishers By Matthew Fordahl AP Technology Writer 09-25-2001

Tech magazine’s assets sold for $1.4 million Associated Press 09-25-2001

Former Cal student eulogized as hero By Olga R. Rodriguez The Associated Press 09-24-2001

Out and About Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 09-24-2001

The United States should take care of its terrorism first Nicole Williams 09-24-2001

Artn and Entertainment Staff 09-24-2001

De Anza wears down Panthers for 28-14 win By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 09-24-2001

Redistricting may change city’s political landscape By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 09-24-2001

A safer bridge could be built for less money and less time Robert R. Piper 09-24-2001

Gesser, Cougars tear up reeling Bears The Associated Press 09-24-2001

Praise for school retention program By Jeffrey Obser Daily Planet Staff 09-24-2001

Soccer field has its share of stories waiting for investigation Doug Fielding 09-24-2001

Cal downs SLO 4-0 Daily Planet Wire Services 09-24-2001

Garbage — not your average dinner By Todd Dayton Special to the Daily Planet 09-24-2001

Student groups should work toward peace, not war Leo Breiman 09-24-2001

Pac-10 Football Roundup Staff 09-24-2001

Struggling travel agents hope for more business By Rachel Searles Special to the Daily Planet 09-24-2001

Eastshore Park workshop set Guy Poole 09-24-2001

Does megahertz really matter? By Matthew Fordahl AP Technology Writer 09-24-2001