After a four-month, nationwide search that yielded 22 candidates, the Berkeley Board of Education announced Tuesday it has found its new superintendent. -more-
The Daily Planet omitted the letter writer’s name when it published “Playing that density song” on May 29. We are reprinting it with the author’s name – ed. -more-
A man undergoes brain surgery and experiences a transformation of his life in the quirky and well-performed, but otherwise surprisingly bland 1998 opera “A New Brain,” which Shotgun Players opened Saturday as its latest show at Julian Morgan Theater in Berkeley. -more-
The 86-year-old Claremont Hotel Resort and Spa, among the most majestic buildings in the Bay Area, was nominated for historical landmarking this month, causing surprise among many who automatically assumed it was already a landmark. -more-
OAKLAND – House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt, D-Missouri, joined congressional representatives from the Bay Area Tuesday at the Ron Dellums Federal Building to take a hard look at the energy crisis in a forum not lacking in commentary on the president’s arrival in California the same day. -more-
Pat Graef of Acton Street in Berkeley won $250 last week in the Cash for Trash Contest. She was very pleased to win but admittedly would have preferred the previous week’s prize of $2,700. -more-
OAKLAND – The debate over the last medical waste incinerator in California, the Integrated Environmental Systems plant in Oakland goes on, as high school students from a Catholic high school in Hayward march and rally at the site Tuesday afternoon. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — A gay psychiatrist owes the U.S. Air Force more than $71,000 for his top-notch education because he failed to fulfill his active duty obligation, a judge has ruled. -more-
LOS ANGELES — The white abalone, a tasty Southern California mollusk whose numbers have dropped from the millions in the 1970s to perhaps a few thousand, officially became an endangered species Tuesday. -more-
A federal appeals court declined Tuesday to order federal energy regulators to cap wholesale electricity prices. -more-
SACRAMENTO — The state Senate voted Tuesday to require health officials to set drinking water limits for chromium-6, the substance that gained notoriety in the Julia Roberts film “Erin Brockovich.” -more-
SUSANVILLE— A raging 4,100-acre forest fire forced evacuations of 60 homes and a hospital, coating the town of Susanville with dark soot and giving firefighters an unwelcome taste of what could be ahead this summer. -more-
PALO ALTO — After nearly a decade of development and two years of delays, Intel Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. on Tuesday launched the first in a new generation of microprocessors they hope will dominate the next era of computing. -more-
NEW YORK — Merger talks between French telecommunications giant Alcatel SA and Lucent Technologies Inc. were called off Tuesday after intense negotiations over the long holiday weekend failed to produce an agreement. -more-
NEW YORK — Technology stocks fell for a second straight session Tuesday as investors, unconvinced that the sector will recover by year’s end, cashed in profits from the market’s big spring rally. -more-
LAFAYETTE – Contra Costa County health officials are completed a second day of clinic care and education Tuesday after an adult chaperone on a weekend camping trip was hospitalized with meningitis. -more-
Lafayette deals with meningitis case scare 05-30-2001
Californians revert to clotheslines, fans 05-29-2001
New memorial commemorates Hispanic Medal of Honor winners 05-28-2001
UC scientists work on buildings with brains 05-26-2001
Assembly seeks study on effects of carrying backpacks 05-25-2001
Groups ask for ban on arsenic in wood 05-24-2001
District selects new superintendent By Ben Lumpkin Daily Planet staff 05-30-2001
Calendar of Events & Activities 05-30-2001
Letters to the Editor 05-30-2001
‘Brain’ opera well performed, but undistinguished By John Angell Grant Daily Planet correspondent 05-30-2001
Hotel earns landmark nomination By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 05-30-2001
Congressional members say price caps are energy solution By Matthew Lorenz Special to the Daily Planet 05-30-2001
Acton Street resident wins cash for trash contest Daily Planet services 05-30-2001
Students march at Oakland medical waste facility Bay City News 05-30-2001
Gay psychiatrist will pay back Air Force The Associated Press 05-30-2001
White abalone added to endangered species list The Associated Press 05-30-2001
Appeals court declines to order energy price caps The Associated Press 05-30-2001
Bill sets deadline for water standard The Associated Press 05-30-2001
Fires build fears of long, hot summer The Associated Press 05-30-2001
Intel, HP launch next-generation processor The Associated Press 05-30-2001
Lucent fails to reach merger accord The Associated Press 05-30-2001
MARKET ROUNDUP The Associated Press 05-30-2001
Berkeley High principal keeps cool, despite job’s high stress By Ben LumpkinBerkeley Daily planet 05-29-2001
Calendar of Events & Activities 05-29-2001
Letter to the Editor 05-29-2001
Arts & Entertainment Staff 05-29-2001
BAHA salutes restored buildings By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 06-11-2015
Peralta Board names new Vista head By Ben Lumpkin Daily Planet staff 05-29-2001
Celebrating a century Jennifer Dix, correspondent 05-29-2001
Early fire season means preparation Daily Planet staff reports 05-29-2001
‘P’ is for peril, Peters, ‘Prey’ and pseudonym By Ron Berthel Associated Press Writer 05-29-2001
PeopleSoft avoids the tech wreck, accelerates expansion By Michael Liedtke AP Business Writer 05-29-2001
Berkeley street vendors shift with summer By Diwata Conte Special to the Daily Planet 05-28-2001
Calendar of Events & Activities 05-28-2001
Letters to the Editor 05-28-2001
St. Mary’s boys dominate NCS championship By Jared GreenDaily Planet Staff 05-28-2001
Dance of India Jon Mays/Daily Planet 05-28-2001
VCU bests Cal again, boots Bears out of NCAA regional By Ralph Gaston Daily Planet Correspondent 05-28-2001
Codornices Creek ready for makeover By Jonathan Kiefer Special to the Daily Planet 05-28-2001
Cal softball falls in semifinal Daily Planet Wire Services 05-28-2001
Bay briefs Staff 05-28-2001
Eternal flames honoring soldiers burn on despite cost The Associated Press 05-28-2001
High risks for Bush in first return to California By Scott Lindlaw Associated Press Writer 05-28-2001
Bay Area artists battle over giant bra balls By Margie Mason Associated Press Writer 05-28-2001
Tourism officials say power crisis dims summer prospects By Seth Hettena Associated Press Writer 05-28-2001
Attorney general says power contracts should be made public By Gary Gentile Associated Press Writer 05-28-2001
First ever People’s State of the City address By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 05-26-2001
Calendar of Events & Activities 05-26-2001
Letters to the Editor 05-26-2001
Arts & Entertainment 05-26-2001
Bears leave a runners on base in loss to VCU By Ralph Gaston Daily Planet Correspondent 05-26-2001
Arsenic-treated wood elicits response By Judith Scherr Daily Planet staff 05-26-2001
Panthers drop a heartbreaker at NCS By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 05-26-2001
After-school program only one in three By Ben Lumpkin Daily Planet staff 05-26-2001
A hidden gem is restored By Susan Cerny 05-26-2001
Drug bust nets record amount of heroin Bay City News Service 05-26-2001
Pacific Bell data network outage disconnects Internet lines, ATMs The Associated Press 05-26-2001
Principal vetoes students’ choice for graduation speaker The Associated Press 05-26-2001
Enrollment of minorities up, acceptance down The Associated Press 05-26-2001
L.A. mayoral candidates raise more than $3 million for runoff The Associated Press 05-26-2001
California may be running out of room The Associated Press 05-26-2001
Attorneys in SLA case being ‘distracted’ The Associated Press 05-26-2001
Assembly OKs $102 billion budget draft The Associated Press 05-26-2001
State asks federal regulators for more price controls The Associated Press 05-26-2001
Bush and Davis pledge respect in first meeting The Associated Press 05-26-2001
Governor approval rating down The Associated Press 05-26-2001
After 50 years, family learns fate of missing flier The Associated Press 05-26-2001
House, Senate reach tax package consent The Associated Press 05-26-2001
Vieques Island protesters jailed for trespassing The Associated Press 05-26-2001
Border deaths the result of economics vs. enforcement The Associated Press 05-26-2001
Don’t be hasty in adding housing to the list of woes By John Cunniff The Associated Press 05-26-2001
EBay, Half.com to combine features The Associated Press 05-26-2001
With gas prices on the rise, green cars enjoying spotlight The Associated Press 05-26-2001
Friendly favor becomes gold mine The Associated Press 05-26-2001
Small-learning forum lets students speak out on issue Ben Lumpkin 05-25-2001
Sabrina Forkish 05-25-2001
Promises, no action 05-25-2001
Staff 05-25-2001
‘Laramie Project’ total immersion of real life events John Angell Grant 05-25-2001
Bears looking to disappoint a legend in Baton Rouge Jared Green 05-25-2001
Residents lobby for height limits in draft plan Matthew Lorenz 05-25-2001
Time for a real third party 05-25-2001
Experiences vast for ‘Camphill’ filmmaker Peter Crimmins 05-25-2001
Cal falls to Arizona in NCAA first round Staff 05-25-2001
Seniors, disabled hail new taxi program John Geluardi 05-25-2001
Need new energy-efficient, new land-use policies 05-25-2001
Seniors, disabled hail new taxi program Judith Scherr 05-25-2001
UC Berkeley holding drill Staff 05-25-2001
Pumps start dispensing vegetable oil-based fuel The Associated Press 05-25-2001
Deaf phone users disappointed by PUC contract The Associated Press 05-25-2001
Many spared blackouts, increasing them for others The Associated Press 05-25-2001
Senator’s switch could mean more California clout The Associated Press 05-25-2001
Judge not convinced convict ready for release from prison The Associated Press 05-25-2001
NASA releases new image of ‘Face on Mars’ The Associated Press 05-25-2001
Minorities get brunt of pollution, poll shows The Associated Press 05-25-2001
Abysmal recycling rates prompt ‘edgy’ campaign The Associated Press 05-25-2001
Senator leaves GOP, Democrats gain control The Associated Press 05-25-2001
Middle school students stripped search on jail tour The Associated Press 05-25-2001
Hydrangeas: big, beautiful and kaleidoscopic By GEORGE BRIA The Associated Press 05-25-2001
Stocks manage late-day advance The Associated Press 05-25-2001
Co-founder steps down from Intel board The Associated Press 05-25-2001
Denham Ks 14 to win NCS first-round matchup By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 05-24-2001
Calendar of Events & Activities — compiled by Sabrina Forkish 05-24-2001
Calendar of Events & Activities Staff 05-24-2001
Groups challenge arsenic in play structures By Judith Scherr Daily Planet staff 05-24-2001
Panthers beat up on Swett By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 05-24-2001
Plumbing, parking foil development project By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 05-24-2001
Forest, Nelson named All-American Daily Planet Wire Services 05-24-2001
UC students sue regents over mold By Ben Lumpkin Daily Planet staff 05-24-2001
Cal golfers in 14th place at NCAA Daily Planet Wire Services 05-24-2001
Jazz ensemble players proud of group, selves By Miko Sloper Daily Planet Correspondent 05-24-2001
Judge seizes medical marijuana at the request of government The Associated Press 05-24-2001
Californians favor more nuclear plants for first time in years The Associated Press 05-24-2001
GOP senator could jump to Independent Party The Associated Press 05-24-2001
House vote passes education proposal The Associated Press 05-24-2001
$1.35 trillion tax package clears another hurdle The Associated Press 05-24-2001
Characters carry ‘Planet Janet’ By John Angell Grant Daily Plant Correspondent 05-24-2001
The proliferation of solicitations keeps growing By John Cunniff The Associated Press 05-24-2001
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