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City of Franklin school boasts almost a 100- percent voter turnout

By Jeffrey Obser Daily Planet staff
Wednesday November 07, 2001
Turnout was reportedly low in most Bay Area off-year elections on Tuesday, but at one Berkeley school, it came close to 100 percent. -more-

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Wednesday November 07, 2001
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Wednesday November 07, 2001
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Wednesday November 07, 2001
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Task force wants security before dances resume

By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff
Wednesday November 07, 2001
A task force, convened by the UC Berkeley chancellor, released an action plan last week, aimed at preventing riots and other criminal behavior that has occurred following student-organized dances at the Pauley Ballroom. -more-

Reddy sons appear in court, point at translators

By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff
Wednesday November 07, 2001
OAKLAND – Two pairs of defendants associated with the Lakireddy Bali Reddy case appeared in the courtroom of U.S. District Judge Saundra Armstrong Tuesday charged with assisting Reddy in illegally bringing underage girls into the country for sex. -more-

From under the Shroud

By Mary Spicuzza Special to the Daily Planet
Wednesday November 07, 2001
Tahmeena Faryal said if she had obeyed the orders of the Taliban government, she would never have gone to school. Despite government warnings that all schools were “gateways to hell” for girls, she attended secret schools run by the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan, known as RAWA. -more-

Voters transform S.F. into solar power leader

By Karen Gaudette The Associated Press
Wednesday November 07, 2001
SAN FRANCISCO — San Franciscans overwhelmingly approved a $100 million bond issue on Tuesday that would make the fog-shrouded city the nation’s largest municipal producer of sun-generated electricity. -more-

Judge rules Olson guilty plea in SLA bomb case stands

By Linda Deutsch The Associated Press
Wednesday November 07, 2001
LOS ANGELES — A judge Tuesday let stand former Symbionese Liberation Army fugitive Sara Jane Olson’s guilty plea to possessing bombs with intent to murder policemen after questioning her about why she later insisted she was innocent. -more-

Davis defends warning of possible bridge attacks

By Margie Mason The Associated Press
Wednesday November 07, 2001
SAN FRANCISCO — Gov. Gray Davis defended his decision to warn last week of potential rush-hour terrorist attacks against four California bridges, and said he has no intention of easing security on the spans. -more-

Bay Area Briefs

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Wednesday November 07, 2001
SAN FRANCISCO — A report released Tuesday shows that California HMOs fail to provide proper language access policies and procedures to those customers who are not fluent in English. -more-

Attorney General Ashcroft allows agents to act against assisted-suicide doctors

By Katherine Pfleger The Associated Press
Wednesday November 07, 2001
WASHINGTON — Attorney General John Ashcroft gave federal drug agents the go-ahead Tuesday to take action against doctors who help terminally ill patients die, a move aimed at undercutting Oregon’s unique assisted-suicide law. -more-

Power grid’s CEO deposed by CA Senate committee

By Jennifer Coleman The Associated Press
Wednesday November 07, 2001
SACRAMENTO — The state Senate committee investigating possible price manipulation of California’s energy market questioned the CEO of the state’s power grid Tuesday about his call to end price caps last winter as the state neared possible rolling blackouts for the first time. -more-

HP family, foundation oppose Compaq deal

By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press
Wednesday November 07, 2001
PALO ALTO — The family and foundation of Hewlett-Packard Co. co-founder William Hewlett said Tuesday they will vote their 5 percent stake against the proposed takeover of Compaq Computer Corp., revealing divisions that could threaten the $21 billion deal. -more-

10 years after ‘death sentence,’ Magic Johnson thriving

By John Nadel The Associated Press
Wednesday November 07, 2001
LOS ANGELES — Ten years later, he is playing ball against guys half his age. He is running a small empire of theaters, coffeehouses and restaurants. And his smile — the one that launched a thousand ads — remains as wide as ever. -more-

‘Jackets’ quarterback isn’t one to pass-over

By Tim Haran Daily Planet Correspondent
Wednesday November 07, 2001
Raymond Pinkston’s never been one to walk away from a challenge. That explains why he couldn’t wait to get back to the West Coast after a year of playing football in Detroit. -more-

Editorials

Former LA mayor enters governor’s race

By Erica Werner The Associated Press
Wednesday November 07, 2001
LOS ANGELES — Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan officially entered the California governor’s race Tuesday, joining two other major contenders for the Republican nomination to try to unseat Democratic Gov. Gray Davis. -more-

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