An early morning fire gutted a house Tuesday in the 1600 block of Josephine Street, injuring two children, two women, two police officers and two firefighters. All were treated for smoke inhalation. -more-
The situation was less than ideal for the St. Mary’s High baseball team going into Tuesday’s first-round North Coast Section playoff game. Seeded No. 8, the Panthers were paired with none other than Alameda-Contra Costa Athletic League champion Encinal – a team that had already defeated the Panthers in two previous meetings, including one just days earlier in the ACCAL tournament. -more-
The 170-foot antenna tower that sprung up last month beside the new Public Safety Building has been a communications disaster between its McKinley Avenue-Addison Street neighbors and city staff. -more-
Two weeks after the Cal men’s basketball program decided to issue walk-on forward Ryan Forehan-Kelly a scholarship, the women’s squad rewarded one of its own, granting sophomore guard Janet Franey a full scholarship for the 2000-2001 season on Tuesday. -more-
A hot dog stand on Milvia Street between Addison and Center streets was robbed Monday afternoon by a man who threatened its longtime owner. -more-
Three veteran members of the Berkeley Police Department, who collectively have worked for the department for nearly 100 years, are retiring from the force. -more-
The members of an ad hoc budget advisory committee believe the Berkeley Unified School District should establish a standing group to provide community input on financial issues facing the district. -more-
Chancellor Robert M. Berdahl announced two appointments Tuesday to senior leadership positions at UC Berkeley. -more-
A man walking on Sixth Street near Cedar Street at 4:20 a.m. Monday was accosted and robbed by a man on a bike whose name, the victim says, is Leo. -more-
It’s been over a month since a fire nearly destroyed the B Building at Berkeley High School, but the school is still dealing with the aftermath. -more-
The vote by the U.S. Congress this month on whether to grant permanent “normal trade relations” status to China is really a question of whether trade is above anything else. -more-
With quality athletes in virtually every event, the St. Mary’s boys and girls track and field teams have the ideal mix of talent and depth needed to compete with the best in big meets outside their league. At last weekend’s North Coast Section Bayshore Championships at Chabot College, however, the Panthers didn’t look as good on the track as they did on paper. They looked better. -more-
Berkeley may be poised to adopt the highest “living wage” standard in the country. -more-
The Berkeley High girls crew season ended in triumphant fashion this past weekend, as the steadily improving varsity-8 boat took home an unprecedented sixth at the state championship meet at Lake Natoma in Rancho Cordova. -more-
Double tower troubles will top the 77-item agenda for tonight’s City Council meeting. -more-
Firefighters still were searching for hot spots Monday afternoon in the wake of Sunday’s five-alarm fire that swept through the property of two companies on Fourth Street between Channing and Bancroft ways. -more-
A burglary that happened May 5 was reported Friday by students who were caught up in the end of year exams. -more-
Rick Young’s been getting a first-hand education in jurisprudence. That’s what the second year Boalt Hall law student said Monday in a telephone conversation with the Daily Planet from inside Santa Rita Jail. -more-
The City of Berkeley’s James Kenney Recreation Center, located at 1720 Eighth St., is offering a free Computer Literacy Course on Tuesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. -more-
A woman reported she was raped at 5:30 a.m. Friday, several hours after the rape occurred. -more-
OAKLAND – A jury has found KPFA supporter Kahlil Jacobs-Fantauzzi not guilty of obstructing or delaying a police officer in the course of his duties. The decision was announced in Superior Court Judge Jacqueline Tabor’s court at about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. -more-
From the instant Jeremiah Fielder’s first-inning double came off the bat in Wednesday’s semifinal showdown with Piedmont, the St. Mary’s baseball team knew the game would be no repeat of the 9-4 defeat it suffered at the hands of the Highlanders on May 3. -more-
Jamonie Robinson tells a dog story from his hospital bed that would frighten any early morning jogger. -more-
Last time the Berkeley High softball team roamed into the San Ramon Valley Wolves’ territory, it left whimpering with its tail between its legs, after being mauled by its league rivals, 10-0, on opening day. In Wednesday’s rematch at the Wolves’ home field, however, the Yellowjackets had the defense to protect themselves. -more-
In Economics 101, they talk about a choice between guns and butter. -more-
After serving eight years on the Berkeley Unified School Board, Pamela Doolan has decided that she won’t run for a third term this fall. -more-
Teachers and the school district could reach a contract agreement as early as the middle of next week, predicts the state mediator working with the Berkeley Federation of Teachers and the Berkeley Unified School District. “Over the course of the last two meetings, the parties have moved significantly closer to agreement,” mediator Ron McGee said in a statement released late Wednesday night. “I am cautiously optimistic that the parties will be able to reach agreement at the next scheduled mediation session on May 24, 2000. Therefore, I am extending the total press and information blackout for one week.” -more-
Berkeley Police Sgt. Cary Kent is taking a new direction in his investigation of the unsolved murder of Rick DeVecchi. He’s working with the hypnotized recollections of an eyewitness to the crime. -more-
