Doing it on their own
By Erika FrickeDaily Planet Staff
Saturday December 16, 2000
Students serve up annual meal -more-
Page One
Coach see boys basketball as ‘sleeping giant’
Staff
Saturday December 16, 2000
By Jared Green -more-
Board OKs final Beth El impact report
John Geluardi
Daily Planet Staff
Saturday December 16, 2000
The Zoning Adjustments Board approved on Thursday the controversial Final Environmental Impact Report for the proposed Beth El synagogue and school at 1301 Oxford St. -more-
University Avenue group honors project leader
By David Olson
Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday December 16, 2000
When businesses on University Avenue have a problem, they turn to Dave Fogarty. -more-
ZAB seat dilemma resolved at meeting
By Judith Scherr
Daily Planet Staff
Saturday December 16, 2000
There was Election 2000 fall out Berkeley style at the Thursday night Zoning Adjustments Board meeting, when a new ZAB commissioner tried to claim his seat. -more-
Arctic ozone layer recovery may take longer than expected
The Associated Press
Saturday December 16, 2000
SAN FRANCISCO — The Arctic ozone layer will not bounce back as quickly as expected from damage caused by ozone-depleting chemicals despite recent cutbacks in their use, scientists said Friday. -more-
Features
Troubled satellite tracks space weather
The Associated Press
Saturday December 16, 2000
SAN FRANCISCO — The $5.5 billion Iridium global telephone system couldn’t attract enough customers to keep the company out of bankruptcy court, but its network of 66-plus satellites is paying off for scientists. -more-
Diabetes monitor maker pays $60 million fines, pleads guilty
The Associated Press
Saturday December 16, 2000
SAN JOSE — Lifescan Inc., a leading maker of diabetes monitors, pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges and was ordered to pay $60 million in fines, ending a three-year government investigation of a defective blood-glucose meter. -more-
Scientists detail ocean exploration plan
The Associated Press
Saturday December 16, 2000
SAN FRANCISCO — Scientists are planning an ambitious mission to a new and barely explored world that isn’t far from the old one: the oceans. -more-
Bay Bridge design withstands simulated quake
The Associated Press
Saturday December 16, 2000
SAN DIEGO — A major earthquake would cause only minor damage to the massive concrete and steel columns that will support a portion of the new eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, a seismic test showed Friday. -more-
Most favor higher taxes for better health care
The Associated Press
Saturday December 16, 2000
LOS ANGELES — Most Californians favor paying higher taxes to help everyone have affordable health care, according to a poll released Thursday. -more-
State’s electricity market faces overhaul
The Associated Press
Saturday December 16, 2000
Federal regulators ordered an overhaul of California’s electricity market Friday to try to control skyrocketing prices that have pushed the state to the brink of blackouts this month. -more-
Man gets life for daycare deaths
The Associated Press
Saturday December 16, 2000
SANTA ANA — A 40-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison Friday for murdering two children and injuring four others and a teacher’s aide by intentionally driving his car onto a preschool playground last year. -more-
Chalet resorts replace seedy motels at Tahoe
The Associated Press
Saturday December 16, 2000
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — When an extortionist’s bomb ripped through Harveys Resort & Casino in 1980, the company found opportunity in the tragedy and rebuilt Tahoe’s first high-rise to match the glitter of its newer neighbors on the south shore. -more-
Seeking out SUVs to make their mark Pair see vehicles at gas guzzlers, hurting the environment
The Associated Press
Saturday December 16, 2000
CORTE MADERA — A pair of mischievous middle-aged men has been stalking through shopping mall parking lots - the habitat of the mighty sports utility vehicle – doing a little civil disobedience in hopes that their prey will become extinct. -more-
FBI agents protest clemency request from convicted killer
The Associated Press
Saturday December 16, 2000
WASHINGTON — Nearly 500 current and retired FBI agents marched to the White House Friday in an unprecedented protest, opposing any presidential clemency for an American Indian activist convicted of killing two FBI men. -more-
Palestinian released from Florida jail
The Associated Press
Saturday December 16, 2000
BRADENTON, Fla.— A Palestinian was ordered released from jail Friday after being locked up for three years on secret government evidence without ever being charged with a crime. -more-
EToys holiday sales running low
The Associated Press
Saturday December 16, 2000
LOS ANGELES — Online toy retailer eToys says it will cut its workforce and may run out of operating cash by the end of March because of weak holiday sales. -more-
Shockwave.com acquires AtomFilms in deal
The Associated Press
Saturday December 16, 2000
LOS ANGELES — Shockwave.com says it will acquire Internet short film distributor AtomFilms to form a new company in an attempt to dominate the struggling Internet entertainment field. -more-
Election Section
Market in brief
The Associated Press
Saturday December 16, 2000
NEW YORK — Investors who thought the resolution of the presidential election would set off a rally on Wall Street found themselves instead in the midst of a huge selloff. -more-
Editorial
Unknown if woman fell or jumped from plane
The Associated Press
Saturday December 16, 2000
SAN JOSE — A bizarre mystery unfolded Friday out of a usually routine corporate flight: Why did a Hewlett-Packard employee jump or fall from a small company plane at 2,000 feet, despite an attempt by another passenger to restrain her? -more-
