After a background report was bogged down for two years in various departments, the City Council tonight will finally ask staff to prepare a domestic partner ordinance for city contractors. -more-
YOKOSUKA, JAPAN – The uproar over the sinking of a Japanese fishing trawler by a U.S. nuclear submarine has overlooked the question of whether anyone could have survived inside the sunken vessel. -more-
924 Gilman St. All shows begin at 8 p.m. unless noted $5; $2 for a year membership Feb. 23: Subincision, 30 Second Fury, AKA Nothing, No Common Sense, Stalin’s War; Feb. 24: Slow Gherkin, Plus Ones, 78 RPMS, Merrick, Enemy You 525-9926 -more-
OAKLAND — Two Oakland filmmakers are once more in the running for Oscars in the Feature Documentary category. -more-
The Eastshore State Park, recently purchased by the state, contains 1,800 acres of land and water that stretches along the shoreline from Richmond to Oakland. Tonight the council will consider approval of a series of meetings in preparation for a general plan for the park. A separate planning meeting is also being held tonight by the East Bay Regional Parks District at 7 p.m. at Hs Lordships Restaurant at the Berkeley Marina. The first public workshop is scheduled for March. -more-
Has Proposition 21 criminalized youth in Berkeley? Some councilmembers want the Youth Commission to take a hard look at the results of the state law that makes it easier to try teens as adults. They want to know its specific impact in Berkeley. -more-
The Committee to Minimize Toxic Waste, the community watch dog group concerned with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Tritium Labeling Facility, is calling for a workshop to examine a city consultant’s report on possible tritium releases at the labs during a major fire. -more-
SAN DIEGO — The leadership of the American Bar Association voted Monday to recommend ending “zero tolerance” school discipline policies and stopping the government’s use of secret evidence in most immigration cases. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge has appointed a mediator in the case between the recording industry and Napster, the free Internet song-swapping service. -more-
NEW YORK — Could those deteriorating consumer confidence figures be a measure also of how spoiled Americans have become after a decade of plentiful credit, easy payments, lots of jobs and rising stocks? -more-
Confidence collapsing after bullish market 02-20-2001
Cal prof uses computer to enhance sculptures 02-19-2001
UC president: Time to drop SAT I requirement 02-17-2001
Pesticide poisonings increase 02-16-2001
Unplugged provider responds with lawsuit 02-15-2001
Napster looks to the future while users cling to the past 02-14-2001
Domestic partner law for city contractors eyed By John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff 02-20-2001
Calendar of Events & Activities 02-20-2001
Perspective By Yoichi Clark Pacific News Service 02-20-2001
Arts & Entertainment 02-20-2001
Oakland filmmakers nominated for Oscar Bay City News 02-20-2001
Plentiful plans for park Judith Scherr/Daily Planet 02-20-2001
City to look at local Prop. 21 impacts By Judith Scherr Daily Planet Staff 02-20-2001
Watch dog group calls for Tritium workshop By John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff 02-20-2001
Bar association OKs immigration policies The Associated Press 02-20-2001
Mediator appointed for Napster squabble The Associated Press 02-20-2001
Council backs workers in KPFA power struggle By Jon Mays Daily Planet Staff 02-19-2001
Calendar of Events & Activities 02-19-2001
Letters to the Editor 02-19-2001
Cardinal stomp Cal by 32 By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 02-19-2001
Sharpshooter bug battle rages on By Erika FrickeDaily Planet Staff 02-19-2001
Berkeley girls fall to Amador Valley 1-0 By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 02-19-2001
Berkeley may become more ‘bike-friendly’ By John Gelaurdi Daily Planet Staff 02-19-2001
Bears have no problem messin’ with Texas Daily Planet Wire Services 02-19-2001
Theater-goers should ignore ‘Someone to Watch over Me’ By John Angell Grant Daily Planet Correspondent 02-19-2001
Transit schedules change for President’s Day holiday Daily Planet wire report 02-19-2001
Bay Briefs 02-19-2001
Californians to cover $20 billion for energy crisis The Associated Press 02-19-2001
Companies give up on underground wires The Associated Press 02-19-2001
Experts say the little things can make a power difference By Joseph B. Verrengia AP Science Writer 02-19-2001
Tips on saving home energy 02-19-2001
Wall Street mired in volatile ‘range trading’ By Lisa Singhania AP Business Writer 02-19-2001
Reverend urges people to reach just as far as they can Staff 02-17-2001
Calendar of Events & Activities Staff 02-17-2001
Forum 02-17-2001
Concert will raise funds for students’ trip Daily Planet wire services 02-17-2001
Arts & Entertainment 02-17-2001
A victory over Cardinal could be Cal’s ticket to the tourney By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 02-17-2001
Council pulls in the budget reins By John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff 02-17-2001
Cal women get a big win against Stanford The Associated Press 02-17-2001
Freedom of information awards announced Daily Planet staff and wire reports 02-17-2001
Bears batter Loyola into submission with 14 runs Daily Planet Wire Services 02-17-2001
Theological union discusses roles of economy, religion Bay City News 02-17-2001
Professor uses math, bubbles in program Bay City News 02-17-2001
Researchers alarmed at HIV, behavior trends The Associated Press 02-17-2001
S.F. expected to approve sex-change benefits The Associated Press 02-17-2001
State’s wildlands could get extra protection The Associated Press 02-17-2001
Lawyers’ group may back changes in immigration law The Associated Press 02-17-2001
Students want to probe beaver deaths The Associated Press 02-17-2001
Prosecutors offer new theory of SLA origins The Associated Press 02-17-2001
Environmental groups ask judge to stop new forest rules The Associated Press 02-17-2001
Colleges struggle to keep a male-female balance The Associated Press 02-17-2001
Napster, others want to sell music online The Associated Press 02-17-2001
Market Watch The Associated Press 02-17-2001
Pivnik gearing up for first season of WUSA By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 02-16-2001
Arts & Entertainment 02-16-2001
Calendar of Events & Activities 02-16-2001
Recognition of exemplary service Daily Planet Staff 02-16-2001
General plan still considered lacking By Ben Lumpkin Special to the Daily Planet 02-16-2001
Council sets aside funds for affordable housing units By John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff 02-16-2001
Parents mad over herbicide spraying By Judith Scherr Daily Planet Staff 02-16-2001
Efforts aimed at improving fire safety for renting students Daily Planet wire services 02-16-2001
One dead, three missing after planes collide The Associated Press 02-16-2001
In rush to solve power crisis, other issues go begging The Associated Press 02-16-2001
Partisan bickering heats up over census The Associated Press 02-16-2001
Caring for countertop appliances The Associated Press 02-16-2001
One dead, three missing after planes collide The Associated Press 02-16-2001
New gardening catalogs feature several shortcuts The Associated Press 02-16-2001
Poet’s jasmine a welcome in winter The Associated Press 02-16-2001
Danger: Yelling fire in a jittery economy By John Cunniff The Associated Press 02-16-2001
Hewlett-Packard meets lowered goals The Associated Press 02-16-2001
Berkeley girls sprint past Hornets By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 02-15-2001
Calendar of Events & Activities — compiled by Chason Wainwright 02-15-2001
Conservation dominates council meeting By John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff 02-15-2001
’Jackets jumpstart their offense in fourth quarter, beat Alameda By Tim Haran Daily Planet Correspondent 02-15-2001
City to study housing plans By John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff 02-15-2001
Cal’s Schott to attend the U-21 national team tryout Daily Planet Wire Services 02-15-2001
Teens want superintendent who will listen By Judith Scherr Daily Planet Staff 02-15-2001
Sheriff and FBI join forces to probe old SLA case The Associated Press 02-15-2001
Market watch 02-15-2001
Consulting firm seeks to save energy By John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff 02-14-2001
Calendar of Events & Activities 02-14-2001
Letters to the Editor 02-14-2001
Poet hopes people take her work with them in life By Marc Polonsky Special to the Daily Planet 02-14-2001
Hi-tech buses could help with on-time schedule By Erika Fricke Daily Planet Staff 02-14-2001
Transit panel looking for advisors By Erika Fricke Daily Planet Staff 02-14-2001
Students, faculty experiment with e-books Daily Planet wire services 02-14-2001
People tell of run-ins with attack dogs The Associated Press 02-14-2001
Racial slur used during speech The Associated Press 02-14-2001
UCSD to launch gene treatment for Alzheimer’s disease The Associated Press 02-14-2001
Unions must ‘attract new members to survive’ The Associated Press 02-14-2001
State cold snaps sap power; focus on utility debts The Associated Press 02-14-2001
California can better manage its demand for power, officials say The Associated Press 02-14-2001
Y2K preparations paying off in crises of Y2K+1 The Associated Press 02-14-2001
Storm pounds Southern California The Associated Press 02-14-2001
Gunman gets cash in violent robbery The Associated Press 02-14-2001
Hewlett-Packard shows off new software The Associated Press 02-14-2001
N.Y. Times to provide content to Yahoo! The Associated Press 02-14-2001
Market Watch The Associated Press 02-14-2001
Punished welfare recipients less likely to find jobs The Associated Press 02-14-2001
Shrinking nursing work force expected The Associated Press 02-14-2001
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