Report: More credentialed teachers this year
Fifty-seven of Berkeley’s public school teachers, or 9.5 percent of the 599 on staff, are not fully credentialed, according to preliminary school district figures obtained by the Daily Planet. -more-
Fifty-seven of Berkeley’s public school teachers, or 9.5 percent of the 599 on staff, are not fully credentialed, according to preliminary school district figures obtained by the Daily Planet. -more-
When a team commits 32 turnovers and shoots 17 fewer free throws than its opponent, one wouldn’t expect a victory. But that’s just what the Georgia Bulldogs got on Sunday against Cal in the championship game of the Oakland Tribune Classic at Haas Pavilion. -more-
By Hank Sims -more-
South Florida’s two stars - forward B.B. Waldon and guard Altron Jackson - combined for 41 points and 25 rebounds, leading the Bulls to a 79-59 rout of Cal Saturday night. -more-
The City’s energy officer presented the City Council with an overview of a developing plan that will initiate dramatic changes in the city’s energy sources, building materials and energy education programs. -more-
Coughlin sets NCAA mark in 100 backstroke -more-
The city of Berkeley and AC Transit officials have announced that Berkeley will become the first East Bay city to launch a bus pass program for its employees. -more-
The California Highway Patrol reported a collision between two trucks that left loaves of bread strewn across the freeway in Berkeley early Saturday morning. -more-
Study: Hispanics segregated from rest of the city -more-
SAN FRANCISCO – Long before Sept. 11 brought terrorism to the top of every federal prosecutor’s agenda, U.S. attorneys and FBI agents in California were going after terrorists at one of the highest rates in the country. -more-
LOS ANGELES – Last year, hundreds of immigrant janitors marched through the streets with raised fists chanting “si se puede!” – yes, it can be done – after winning raises from employers. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO – At least 16 percent of customers on ExciteAtHome’s high-speed Internet service were without access Sunday, after the bankrupt company cut off service to AT&T Broadband subscribers. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO – When San Francisco Examiner Publisher Ted Fang was fired by his own mother just before Halloween, it punctuated a year of humbling setbacks in a local newspaper industry that once mirrored the Silicon Valley’s exuberance. -more-
SACRAMENTO – Check state tax board member Dean Andal’s campaign finance reports and you’ll find a $50,000 contribution from the Taxpayers Political Action Committee. -more-
Some campaign finance groups’ origins look mysterious 12-03-2001
Flea market tips 12-01-2001
UC Berkeley political science prof dies in Paris 11-30-2001
UC Berkeley expert works to change views on shaken baby 11-29-2001
Thankful in the post 9-11 era 11-29-2001
Obituary 11-28-2001
SoCal Marines lead assault in Afghanistan 11-27-2001
Report: More credentialed teachers this year By David Scharfenberg, Special to the Daily Planet 12-03-2001
Out & About Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 12-03-2001
Declaring war on declaring war Michael Bauce 12-03-2001
Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 12-03-2001
Bears waste defensive gem with horrid shooting day By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 12-03-2001
Parents continue movement toward small schools plan By Hank Sims, Daily Planet Staff 12-03-2001
Providing needed ‘in-fill’ housing Steven Finacom 12-03-2001
Cal men take first loss of the season Daily Planet Wire Services 12-03-2001
City takes steps to provide energy stability By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 12-03-2001
Be progressive! Richard Register 12-03-2001
Cal swimmers perform well at Texas Invitational meet Daily Planet Wire Services 12-03-2001
City employees to test AC transit pass Bay City News Service 12-03-2001
Bread spills onto I-80 in truck crash Bay City News Service 12-03-2001
AMA debates study over paying would-be donors for organs By Paul Elias, AP Biotechnology Writer 12-03-2001
Oakland highlights both diversity and divisions By Deborah Kong, AP Minority Issues Writer 12-03-2001
Terrorism cases nothing new for Bay Area law enforcement By Martha Mendoza, AP National Writer 12-03-2001
Unions struggle to keep gains, enlist members after Sept. 11 By Gary Gentile, AP Business Writer 12-03-2001
AT&T still working to restore Internet access to ExciteAtHome users By Colleen Valles, Associated Press Writer 12-03-2001
Bay Area papers rewrite plans in tough financial year By Michael Liedtke, AP Business Writer 12-03-2001
Activists protest costly AIDS medicines By Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff 12-01-2001
Out & About Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 12-01-2001
Pelican is a hidden UC campus treasure By Susan Cerny 12-01-2001
Geezer power, not fossil fuel Ken Norwood 12-01-2001
Remembering George HarrisonBy Nekesa Mumbi Moody The Associated Press Though he was part of pop music’s most storied group, George Harrison formed significant and memorable partnerships with other musicians, including Ravi Shankar, Bob Dylan and Eric C By Nekesa Mumbi Moody The Associated Press 12-01-2001
Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 12-01-2001
’Jackets use offensive barrage to pick up first win By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 12-01-2001
Small Schools movement readies plan for board’s eye By David Scharfenberg Special to the Daily Planet 12-01-2001
Busy folk need to drive cars Charles Siegel 12-01-2001
Key dates in the life of George Harrison Staff 12-01-2001
Council to determine General Plan timeline By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 12-01-2001
Terrorism’ – just semantics David Hall 12-01-2001
Reproduction of 1947 Christmas classic released By Ula Ilnytzky, The Associated Press 12-01-2001
Can’t turn other cheek to bin Laden Christopher Louis 12-01-2001
‘Separate Peace’ author John Knowles dies By Terry Spencer, The Associated Press 12-01-2001
Questions and Answers On the House By Morris and James Carey The Associated Press 12-01-2001
‘Texas Rangers’ has a huge cast you probably haven’t heard of By Christy Lemiere, The Associated Press 12-01-2001
Tip of the Week The Associated Press Morris and James Carey 12-01-2001
State tries ad campaign to lure visitors By Jennifer Coleman, The Associated Press 12-01-2001
Bankruptcy judge clears way to turn off AtHome Internet service By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press 12-01-2001
Click and Clack Talk Cars Staff 12-01-2001
Clarification Staff 12-01-2001
Mideast conflict shows up on UC campus By Jia Rui Chong, Special to the Daily Planet 11-30-2001
Out & About Calendar – Compiled by Guy Poole 11-30-2001
Wrong for Meas. G to fund Fire Station No. 7 Alison Nelson 11-30-2001
A movie marathon By Peter Crimmins Special to the Daily Planet 11-30-2001
Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 11-30-2001
Cal Olympic hopeful gets a kick out of Taekwondo By Mary Spicuzzo, Special to the Daily Planet 11-30-2001
Professors’, students’ criticism singled out By Kate Davidson, Special to the Daily Planet 11-30-2001
Sept. 11 Response Calendar Staff 11-30-2001
City not worthy of conservation designation Neal Rockett 11-30-2001
Coughlin sets another swimming world record Daily Planet Wire Services 11-30-2001
Clinics to offer free HIV testing By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 11-30-2001
Cal’s Roberts chosen for U-20 squad Daily Planet Wire Services 11-30-2001
Council’s duty to act on global issues Steven Carrillo & Marja Claire 11-30-2001
Magnet school plans on communicating David Scharfenberg, Special to the Daily Planet 11-30-2001
Planet letters reflect one side Staff 11-30-2001
Planet letters reflect one side Staff 11-30-2001
Planet letters reflect one side Brian Arnold 11-30-2001
New housing planned for Southside Telegraph By Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff 11-30-2001
Plan balances people, nature Rick Pruetz 11-30-2001
Sexual harassment case can proceed, despite court decision By David Kravets, The Associated Press 11-30-2001
Court clears Contra Costa County of discrimination The Associated Press 11-30-2001
Rally targets drug industry By Hank Sims, Daily Planet Staff 11-30-2001
World AIDS Day Calendar Staff 11-30-2001
The Berkeley Free Clinic will also test for hepatitis A, B and C StaffBy John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 11-30-2001
240 ballots found in San Francisco By Karen Gaudette The Associated Press 11-30-2001
Bay Area Briefs Staff 11-30-2001
Two arrested in slaying of state legislator’s son The Associated Press 11-30-2001
Ocean inside Jupiter’s outermost moon may have cushioned heavy impact The Associated Press 11-30-2001
Judge says serial rapist to be released unless new evidence against him found By Kim Curtis, Associated Press Writer 11-30-2001
Governor pushes for bond measure for new schools The Associated Press 11-30-2001
$5,525 check issued for confiscated pot plants The Associated Press 11-30-2001
Winter, holiday decorations can hang a little longer By Samantha Critchell, Associated Press Writer 11-30-2001
Natural holiday trimmings By Carol McGarvey, The Associated Press 11-30-2001
The art of applying polyurethane By James and Morris Carey, The Associated Press 11-30-2001
The Gardener’s Guide: Muck is good for everything By Lee Reich, The Associated Press 11-30-2001
California tries not to gloat as Enron heads for extinction By Karen Gaudette, The Associated Press 11-30-2001
Unions struggle to keep gains, enlist members By Gary Gentile, The Associated Press 11-30-2001
Survey finds Internet cuts into TV time By Anick Jesdanun, The Associated Press 11-30-2001
Fujitsu to close semiconductor plant in Oregon, 670 jobs cut By William McCall, The Associated Press 11-30-2001
Rains swamp South By Jason Straziuso, The Associated Press 11-30-2001
Report: police often ignore hate crimes By Mark Niesse, The Associated Press 11-30-2001
AT&T employees complain of discrimination, harassment By Adam Geller, The Associated Press 11-30-2001
Dance class spans school system, globe By David Scharfenberg Special to the Daily Planet 11-29-2001
Seniors lead Cal past Lobos By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 11-29-2001
Guy Poole 11-29-2001
Still looking? Gerta Farber Oakland 11-29-2001
MUSIC Staff 11-29-2001
Career center helps residents find work By Hadas Ragolsky Special to the Daily Planet 11-29-2001
Bears survive a scare to beat Fresno State Daily Planet Wire Services 11-29-2001
Downtown density could mean more livable city Adam Berman Berkeley 11-29-2001
Redistricting plan axed, process to start all over By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 11-29-2001
St. Mary’s hurdler Stokes signs with CSU Northridge Staff 11-29-2001
Don’t pile wrong on top of wrong Ruth Bird Berkeley 11-29-2001
Lab working on three U.S. security projects Bay Cities News Service 11-29-2001
Cal’s swimmer Coughlin breaks world record in 200 backstroke Staff 11-29-2001
Don’t damn city for political hay Sue Freeman Berkeley 11-29-2001
HIV-positive minister reflects on AIDS epidemic By Margie Mason The Associated Press 11-29-2001
Cal water polo players honored with All-Conference mentions Staff 11-29-2001
Homeless need not always be with us Marion Syrek Oakland 11-29-2001
Two S.F. AIDS activists arrested for threatening, stalking newspapers The Associated Press 11-29-2001
Tax-sharing bill to build stronger metro areas By Jim Wasserman The Associated Press 11-29-2001
Security efforts could revive high-tech industry By Don Thompson The Associated Press 11-29-2001
Pivotal court hearing for ExciteAtHome’s Internet service By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press 11-29-2001
BHS students teach safer sex to peers By David Scharfenberg Special to the Daily Planet 11-28-2001
Keys sparks ’Jackets to big win over Oakland By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 11-28-2001
Guy Poole 11-28-2001
A democracy needs to reflect on its actions Ted Vincent Berkeley 11-28-2001
Staff 11-28-2001
UC student appointed to city ZAB By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 11-28-2001
Spend funds sending poor where housing’s cheap and jobs available Walter Wood Berkeley 11-28-2001
Lakireddy attorneys in court to support subpoenas By Judith Scherr Daily Planet staff 11-28-2001
A child’s call for justice Molly Levy Berkeley 8 years old 11-28-2001
Alleged bank defrauder sentenced in Israel The Associated Press 11-28-2001
Man arrested for sending phony anthrax letters The Associated Press 11-28-2001
Bay Area home prices fall, Southern California prices rise By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press 11-28-2001
Trio accused of killing five wanted to start self-awareness program The Associated Press 11-28-2001
Lawyer: Olson felt ‘coercion’ to plead guilty in SLA case By Linda Deutsch The Associated Press 11-28-2001
City would have to buy assets from LA if it seceeds The Associated Press 11-28-2001
Plaque honoring local journalists gets new home The Associated Press 11-28-2001
Davis to meet with Vicente Fox on trade and economy By Alexa Haussler The Associated Press 11-28-2001
Nightfall transforms Hearst Castle By Eric Noland The Associated Press 11-28-2001
Longtime Fresno politician, Costa, leaving public office The Associated Press 11-28-2001
Immune system expert disappears on trip By Bill Poovy The Associated Press 11-28-2001
Fuel surcharges continue for airlines, despite slumping prices By Brad Foss The Associated Press 11-28-2001
Couples getting pregnant as answer to terrorism By Martha Irvine The Associated Press 11-28-2001
Chronicle to cut 220 jobs, 8.5 percent of its work force By Michael Liedeke The Associated Press 11-28-2001
Glass-bottled milk carves out niche By Eugene Tong The Associated Press 11-28-2001
Diabetes monitor producer to pay $45 million to settle The Associated Press 11-28-2001
Lab’s tree removal may be monitored By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 11-27-2001
Calendar of Events & Activities 11-27-2001
Beware of the Great Leveller Theodore Roszak 11-27-2001
Staff 11-27-2001
Students learn with the new technology By David Scharfenberg Special to the Daily Planet 11-27-2001
Raise tolls, stop congestion 11-27-2001
Council’s agenda filled with ongoing issues By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 11-27-2001
Answer’s not either/or 11-27-2001
Police: Body of newspaper photographer found near cemetery By Ron Harris The Associated Press 11-27-2001
Major rock slide could hit Calif’s south coast The Associated Press 11-27-2001
244 tons of drugs seized at U.S.-Mexico border The Associated Press 11-27-2001
Coast Guard watches nation’s busiest port complex By Simon Avery Associated Press Writer 11-27-2001
Providian hires new CEO to aid repair By Michael Liedkie The Associated Press 11-27-2001
Recession? Consumers say ‘I told you so’ By John Cunniff The Associated Press The Associated Press 11-27-2001
Former Cisco accountants sentenced for $7.9 million The Associated Press 11-27-2001
Quick resolution not likely in Sklyarov-Adobe case The Associated Press 11-27-2001
Green Stamps are licked: S&H tries to recapture the magic in digital age By Justin Pope The Associated Press 11-27-2001
Boeing follows through with planned layoffs The Associated Press 11-27-2001
Slain journalists’ bodies brought to Pakistan The Associated Press 11-27-2001
Enron workers left bitter and bewildered By Pam Easton, The Associated Press 11-30-2001
Terrorism threat renews debate over FBI investigations By Don Thompson, The Associated Press 11-30-2001
NASA calls off shuttle launch By Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press 11-30-2001
Behind shiny facade, North Carolina boom town feels the recession pinch By Allen G. Breed, The Associated Press 11-30-2001
Toy industry grapples with shortages this holdiay year By Anne D’Innocenzio, The Associated Press 11-30-2001