A group of Berkeley firefighters are charging the fire department’s chief, Reginald Garcia, has not done enough to promote racial diversity within the department. -more-
The Berkeley Tennis Club, located at 1 The Tunnel Rd., is tucked rather inconspicuously beneath the Claremont Hotel. Although both are officially in Oakland, the club was founded in Berkeley in 1906. -more-
The two Rapp brothers were not joined at birth, but they are joined in“Nocturne,” a play which opened Wednesday on Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s thrust stage as the first show in that company’s Parallel Season of less-traditional stage works. -more-
Campus, Bancroft Way at Telegraph, 642-0212, tickets@calperfs.berkeley.edu -more-
Harsh calls and clutch drive give Kennedy 35-30 win -more-
John Muir Elementary School held a Squash-o-Rama Friday, part of an ongoing effort in the district and around the state to promote nutritional awareness among young students. -more-
The Daily Planet received this letter addressed to “All residents of Berkeley”: -more-
Emery High took on a giant on Friday night, and got stepped on. -more-
As the Port of Oakland wrangles over whether to replace a private security firm at Oakland International Airport with law enforcement personnel, flight attendants and pilots arriving at the airport Thursday said they would be happy to see the government step in. -more-
Sixteenth-ranked Cal continued its inconsistent play in women’s soccer, losing to No. 20 Washington, 1-0, at Edwards Stadium on Friday afternoon. -more-
Under mounting public pressure, the Davis administration moved Friday toward renegotiating California’s costly, long-term power contracts, but refused to say what negotiations would mean to ratepayers. -more-
Engineering expertise spies similarly-built local structures -more-
Dear Tom and Ray: -more-
OAKLAND — As a black man, Ronald Davis believes he was once stopped by police simply because he was a minority driving a Mercedes-Benz. But as an undercover police officer, he has stopped young men on suspicion of drug dealing because they wore baggy jeans, carried pagers — and were black. -more-
SAN JOSE — During the prime of the old New Economy last year, Silicon Valley paychecks were fatter than those of Manhattanites — historically the nation’s best-paid workers. -more-
OAKLAND — Ten years after the fire that ravaged the Oakland-Berkeley hills, once-charred slopes have blossomed anew with handsome houses looking over the San Francisco Bay. But some of the underbrush that fueled the furious blaze has come creeping back, too. -more-
MILWAUKEE — Tharan Elkins grew more concerned about her husband as the hours passed. Billy Elkins had never been gone quite so long during his daily walk around the neighborhood in search of aluminum cans. -more-
CHICAGO — Tribune Co. reported a net loss Thursday of $139 million for the third quarter, citing an advertising falloff, an expensive restructuring and costs of news coverage in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks. -more-
They claim it burdens, not benefits, employees -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — Providian Financial Corp.’s stock lost more than half its value Friday amid worries that the once thriving credit card company has fallen into an insurmountable hole. -more-
Let’s get our heads out of the sand 10-20-2001
Bay Brief 10-20-2001
Berkeley Historical Society gets governor’s award 10-19-2001
Nonprofit agencies get $85,000 in health grants 10-18-2001
Prop. 36 running well in County 10-17-2001
Campus group works to grow female, minority faculty presence at Berkeley 10-16-2001
Nonprofits face uncertain future after Sept. 11 attacks 10-15-2001
Field hockey beats Ohio St. in OT 10-15-2001
Professor says Democrats hard pressed right now 10-14-2001
Black firefighters want commitment to racial diversity By Hank Sims, Daily Planet Staff 10-20-2001
Out & About Calendar – Compiled by Guy Poole 10-20-2001
The Berkeley Tennis Club is really in Oakland Susan Cerny 10-20-2001
Redistricting lines explained Mike O’Malley,Dave Blake 10-20-2001
One-man show “Nocturne” opens at the Rep By John Angell Grant, Special to the Planet 10-20-2001
Arts & Entertainment Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 10-20-2001
Eagles, referees too much for St. Mary’s to handle By Jared Green,Daily Planet Staff 10-20-2001
Local schools incorporate nutritional awareness By Jeffrey Obser, Daily Planet Staff 10-20-2001
Wake-up call Ben Kroeger 10-20-2001
A circus with SOUL Yunji de Nies, Special to the Planet 10-20-2001
’Jackets win a snoozer over helpless Emery By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 10-20-2001
Security personnel may be replaced at airport By Carole-Anne Elliott, Special to the Daily Planet 10-20-2001
No more denial Thomas de Lackne 10-20-2001
Slumping Bears fall to No. 20 Washington By Dean Caparaz Daily Planet Correspondent 10-20-2001
Need more info Richard Graham 10-20-2001
Governor may be ready to renegotiate power contracts By Alisa Weinstein and Gina Comparini Special to the Planet 10-20-2001
Shame on Berkeley Frank J. De Smidt 10-20-2001
Berkeley prof analyzes structural damage of the WTC Pamitha Reynolds, Special to the Planet 10-20-2001
Hard to boycott local businesses Ted Vincent 10-20-2001
Air freshener won’t fix this stinky problem by Tom and Ray Magliozzi and Doug Berman 10-20-2001
High drama rings hallow James Day 10-20-2001
Black officers work to end racial profiling By Deborah Kong, The Associated Press 10-20-2001
Bravo boycott? Greg Freedman 10-20-2001
God bless Ed Dramer 10-20-2001
Bay Briefs Staff 10-20-2001
Ten years later, some in the hills worry about the next fire By Michelle Locke, The Associated Press 10-20-2001
Electronic tracking devices helping to find patients suffering from Alzheimer’s, Down’s syndrome By Gretchen Ehlke, The Associated Press 10-20-2001
Tribune Co. records $139 million third quarter loss By Dave Carpenter, The Associated Press 10-20-2001
By Paul Queary The Associated Press Staff 10-20-2001
Providian stock loses half its value amid investor worries By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press 10-20-2001
Group challenges district boundaries By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 10-19-2001
Out & About Calendar – Compiled by Guy Poole 10-19-2001
Correcting the record Linda Maio 10-19-2001
New anthology peeks into city’s non-traditional art Sari Friedman, Special to the Daily Planet 10-19-2001
Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 10-19-2001
’Jackets lose focus but still dominate Richmond By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 10-19-2001
Businesses within city boycotted By Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff 10-19-2001
Support Bush or quit Joyce Marlene Carroll 10-19-2001
PFA readies for finale of Land retrospective By Peter Crimmins, Special to the Daily Planet 10-19-2001
Cal’s Medina becomes player-coach despite obstacles By Dean Caparaz Daily Planet Correspondent 10-19-2001
Early literacy program issued glowing report By Jeffrey Obser, Daily Planet staff 10-19-2001
Become peace Americ Azevedo 10-19-2001
Schott added to list of Hermann candidates Staff 10-19-2001
Sit down and shut up By Judith Scherr, Daily Planet editor 10-19-2001
Killing’s no answer John M. Hartenstein 10-19-2001
Kirk named to Soccer America Team of the Week Staff 10-19-2001
Peace activists learn their rights By Kimberlee Bortfeld, Special to the Daily Planet 10-19-2001
State: Disturbed youth not getting needed psychiatric counseling The Associated Press 10-19-2001
UC students demonstrate religious tolerance with sit-in on campus By Hadas Ragolsky, Special to the Daily Planet 10-19-2001
Audie Bock to try again By Ofelia Madrid, Special to the Daily Planet 10-19-2001
Agents raid alleged Ecstasy drug lab hidden in office By Ben Fox, The Associated Press 10-19-2001
N.J. postal worker contracts anthrax; authorities fear co-worker may also be infected By John P. McAlpin The Associated Press 10-19-2001
Two kidney patients dead after using dialysis machines with Baxter filter By Herbert G. McCann The Associated Press 10-19-2001
McVeigh’s last day: friendly, no remorse The Associated Press 10-19-2001
Davis indicates willingness to renegotiate power The Associated Press 10-19-2001
Four bin Laden followers receive life terms without parole for 1998 embassy bombings By Tom Hays, The Associated Press 10-19-2001
Two arrested, accused of trying to hijack Greyhound bus in Utah By Catherine S. Blake, Associated Press Writer 10-19-2001
The latest on storage By James and Morris Carey The Associated Press 10-19-2001
The Gardener’s Guide: Spitz is an apple with history and flavor By Lee Rich The Associated Press 10-19-2001
Home: Flea Market Savings The Associated Press 10-19-2001
With evidence of dreaded aquatic herb in lakes, Maine seeks to avoid misfortune of other states By Ann S. Kim The Associated Press 10-19-2001
Which individual hues speak to you? By Carol McGarvey The Associated Press 10-19-2001
State officials to start renegotiating long-term power deals By Jennifer Coleman Associated Press Writer 10-19-2001
Sagging California economy not expected to shake rest of nation By Gary Gentile, AP Business Writer 10-19-2001
BHS students hold rally By Jeffrey Obser Daily Planet staff 10-18-2001
Cal’s Boller to miss UCLA game with back injury By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 10-18-2001
Guy Poole 10-18-2001
Resolution irrelevant to running city Steven Donaldson Berkeley 10-18-2001
Staff 10-18-2001
Student populace may return to political picture By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 10-18-2001
Bears blow leads, fall to SJSU Daily Planet Wire Services 10-18-2001
Council elected to run the city, not the country Claudia Kawczynska Berkeley 10-18-2001
Local firefighter recalls personal NYC effort By Darren Bobrosky 10-18-2001
Golden Bear basketball gets verbal commitment from another recruit Staff 10-18-2001
King: ‘Silence is betrayal’ Bonnie Hughes Berkeley 10-18-2001
Local medical marijuana club held up By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 10-18-2001
Cal’s Lawson to redshirt season Staff 10-18-2001
Media needs to get facts straight Joy A. Flaherty Berkeley 10-18-2001
A celebration of life and the heroic effort of Wanda Anita Green Submitted to the Daily Planet by Sandré R. Swanson 10-18-2001
Deaf women’s organization introduces safety device By James Sandler Special to the Daily Planet 10-18-2001
California will let pharmacists give women morning-after drugs By Jennifer Coleman The Associated Press 10-18-2001
Police Briefs Staff 10-18-2001
White powder found at Cal White powder found at Cal Staff 10-18-2001
UC regents to discuss additional changes to admissions process By Michelle Locke The Associated Press 10-18-2001
Dust cloud above Martinez refinery prompts alarm The Associated Press 10-18-2001
How much is too much? By Martha Irvine The Associated Press 10-18-2001
Anthrax found in New York governor’s office By Shannon McCaffrey The Associated Press 10-18-2001
Navy divers recover body of one of the nine victims of submarine accident By Jean Christiensen The Associated Press 10-18-2001
United Airlines teeters on ominous financial edge By Dave Carpenter The Associated Press 10-18-2001
Sprint Corp. announces mass layoff due to poor economy By Margaret Stafford The Associated Press 10-18-2001
Dot-com collapse, economic slump leaves glut of office space By Dan Levy The Associated Press 10-18-2001
AMD posts $186.9 million loss, meets expectations By Matthew Fordahl The Associated Press 10-18-2001
Apple Inc.’s profits drop by 61 percent By May Wong The Associated Press 10-18-2001
Out & About Staff 10-17-2001
Forum Staff 10-17-2001
Award-winning author tours life, death and history By Maryann Maslan Special to the Daily Planet 10-17-2001
Arts Staff 10-17-2001
Local firefighter recounts FEMA experience in New York debris By Darren Bobrosky 10-17-2001
Berkeley High principal to leave immediately By Jeffrey ObserDaily Planet staff 10-17-2001
More than a year away, the mayor’s race begins By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 10-17-2001
Council condemns terrorists, mourns loss in resolution By Judith Scherr and John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 10-17-2001
Maintenance director to leave school district end of October Planet staff 10-17-2001
BART union rejects management offer, could strike Monday The Associated Press 10-17-2001
SFO public parking lot a ‘has-been’ The Associated Press 10-17-2001
UC regents to discuss more changes to admissions process By Michelle Locke The Associated Press 10-17-2001
New Jersey Rabbi’s mistress accused of murdering his wife By Geoff Mulvihill Associated Press Writer 10-17-2001
Explosive Hollywood films serve to inspire terrorism, movie-maker Altman says The Associated Press 10-17-2001
Knight Ridder’s earnings fall 27 percent; attacks partly to blame By Seth Sutel The Associated Press 10-17-2001
Wells Fargo reports 42 percent profit increase By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press 10-17-2001
ExciteAtHome again takes orders for new cable modem Comcast customers The Associated Press 10-17-2001
Tennis obsession pays off for ‘Jackets sophomore By Tim Haran Special to the Daily Planet 10-17-2001
Local destinations beef up security By Judith Scherr Daily Planet staff 10-16-2001
HelioTrope tours the medieval globe, appeals with curious sounds and ancient instruments HelioTrope tours the medieval globe, appeals with curious sounds and ancient instruments HelioTrope tours the medieval globe, appeals with curious sounds and ancient By Miko Sloper Special to the Planet 10-16-2001
Staff 10-16-2001
Guy Poole 10-16-2001
Remembering Joe Nancy Carlton 10-16-2001
Civic Center workers, visitors like changes By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 10-16-2001
Gerrymandering 101: A How-to Manual for Back Room Dealing David Tabb Berkeley 10-16-2001
Council could catch eye of the nation, again By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 10-16-2001
Why consider a student district? I. Dayrit Berkeley 10-16-2001
Survey says local homeless want campground, shelter, lockers By Malcolm Gay Special to the Daily Planet 10-16-2001
With drop in interest rates, buyers are looking Yahaira Castro Special to the Daily Planet 10-16-2001
Governor Davis signs domestic partner bill and other measures By Jim Wasserman The Associated Press 10-16-2001
FBI trying to learn when anthrax added to Reno letter By Scott Sonner The Associated Press 10-16-2001
Country Joe McDonald sued for allegedly stealing tune The Associated Press 10-16-2001
Country Joe McDonald sued for allegedly stealing tune The Associated Press 10-16-2001
Producing fuel cell vehicles won’t be easy, report finds By Leon Drouin Keith The Associated Press 10-16-2001
Nevada officials say all six people who had contact with letter test negative for anthrax By Scott Sonner The Associated Press 10-16-2001
Schools show improvements in testing, but fall short of goals By Justin Pritchard The Associated Press 10-16-2001
Union unhappy with limits on flag pins LAPD officers wear The Associated Press 10-16-2001
Bay Area Briefs The Associated Press 10-16-2001
Travel restrictions lifted for foreign activists arrested at missile defense protest The Associated Press 10-16-2001
Judge refuses to dismiss Duke lawsuit against state agencies The Associated Press 10-16-2001
Three employees burned in hobby rocket company explosion By Lisa Snedeker The Associated Press 10-16-2001
Parole hearing put off for Chowchilla busnapper The Associated Press 10-16-2001
Tax cuts, war, uncertainty keep economy in limbo By John Cunniff The Associated Press 10-16-2001
Credit rating agency anticipates ‘negative’ outlook for SFO The Associated Press 10-16-2001
Yahoo joins Web crowd with fixed prices for second-hand products The Associated Press 10-16-2001
Software maker Commerce One to cut 1,300 jobs By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press 10-16-2001
Study: working nights in bright lights can increase risk of breast cancer By Paul Recer The Associated Press 10-16-2001
EPA leads campaign to urge parents to smoke outdoors, away from children By John Heilprin The Associated Press 10-16-2001
Smarter homes may prevent fire catastrophe By Lena Warmack, Special to the Daily Planet 10-15-2001
Compiled by Guy Poole 10-15-2001
For justice not vengeance, war propaganda must be stopped Robin Hipolito 10-15-2001
Loss to Oregon gives Bears worst start in school history By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 10-15-2001
Student plan for redistricting down but still not out By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 10-15-2001
Cuban response to terrorist attacks was of profound shock Jack W. Fleming 10-15-2001
St. Mary’s seniors get up early for SAT, stay up to beat John Swett By Carlos Cruz Daily Planet Correspondent 10-15-2001
A good day for a powwow By Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff 10-15-2001
Eliminate profit system for lasting peace Marion Syrek 10-15-2001
Cal blanks Oregon St. Daily Planet Wire Services 10-15-2001
Light at the end of credentialing tunnel By Jeffrey Obser, Daily Planet staff 10-15-2001
Are terrorists from America wanted dead or alive too? Roger Van Ouytsel 10-15-2001
Cal volleyball falls to No. 3 USC Staff 10-15-2001
Nobel prize winner wants alternative to war By Hadas Ragolsky, Special to the Daily Planet 10-15-2001
Hey, Hey! Ho, Ho! Activism was getting slow! Sura Rahman 10-15-2001
Bear men finish 2nd Staff 10-15-2001
BART strike could start Tuesday Bay City News Service 10-15-2001
Planners, public refining the vision for Eastshore Park By Carlos Cruz, Special to the Daily Planet 10-15-2001
Book appreciates Berkeley landmarks By Sari Friedman Special to the Daily Planet 10-15-2001
Latest jobs report indicator of troubled state economy By Gary Gentile, AP Business Writer 10-15-2001
Plane quarantined at San Jose International Airport By Colleen Valles, Associated Press Writer 10-15-2001
Oakland march against violence Staff 10-15-2001
FAA rules nix scattering of ashes Staff 10-15-2001
Developers eyeing waterfront Staff 10-15-2001
Activist gets FBI call in connection with attacks By Judith Scherr, Daily Planet staff 10-14-2001
Out & About Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 10-14-2001
Claremont name has been around awhile By Susan Cerny 10-14-2001
Actionable intelligence: four U.N. workers dead By Lee Helena Lawrence 10-14-2001
Sunday concerts help appreciation of classical music By Miko Sloper, Daily Planet correspondent 10-14-2001
Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 10-14-2001
Deep ’Jackets run roughshod over Alameda By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 10-14-2001
Council OKs new, district boundaries By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 10-14-2001
Let the bakeries rise - this is America Dana Tillson 10-14-2001
Cal women win Pac-10 opener Staff 10-14-2001
Residents successfully rebuild their lives from hills’ fire ashes By Gabriel Spitzer Special to the Daily Planet 10-14-2001
Talking to terrorists doesn’t help G. Stavi 10-14-2001
Field hockey falls to Kent St. Staff 10-14-2001
Zoning Board approves Library Gardens project By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 10-14-2001
Please more of same Diana Perry 10-14-2001
No. 5 UCLA downs Bears Staff 10-14-2001
End shoot ‘em up ‘justice’ Anna Marie Taylor and Richard Lerner 10-14-2001
Berkeley economy feeling effects of Sept. 11 attacks By Sasha Khokha, Special to the Daily Planet 10-14-2001
Copwatch looks at the future of civil liberties By Jason Allen, Special to the Daily Planet 10-14-2001
Grocery union decides to accept 2 contract offers The Associated Press 10-14-2001
Protests against domestic partner bill The Associated Press 10-14-2001
Governor OKs aid to schools with low performance The Associated Press 10-14-2001
New Anthrax case at NBC in New York The Associated Press 10-14-2001
State mail room workers briefed on threats mail room workers briefed on threats The Associated Press 10-14-2001
Tourism industry asks for federal assistance The Associated Press 10-14-2001
Congressmembers bicker over anti-terrorism measures The Associated Press 10-14-2001
Prominent gun-control advocate fatally shot The Associated Press 10-14-2001
Court rules couple lawful parents of twins born to surrogate The Associated Press 10-14-2001
Ford chosen to develop hybrid vehicle The Associated Press 10-14-2001
Retailers face tough balancing acts The Associated Press 10-14-2001
Maybe it’s not a bright idea to glue in drain plug By Tom and Ray Magliozzi King Features Syndicate 10-14-2001
So far, Wall Street weathering earnings season well By Amy Baldwin, The Associated Press 10-14-2001
Latest jobs report indicator of troubled state economy The Associated Press 10-14-2001
Nobel Peace Prize goes to U.N., Kofi Anan The Associated Press 10-14-2001
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