OAKLAND – The Olympic flame may have missed Berkeley in its tour around the Bay Area Friday, but one Berkeley resident did his part to get the fire to Salt Lake City. -more-
The Berkeley Yellowjackets dominated their first-ever meeting with Hercules High on Friday night, winning 65-55 over the brand-new school. -more-
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Anthology chronicles the ancient spiritual force of the redwoods -more-
The City Council voted unanimously to sue UC Berkeley if the university does not work with the city to solve problems expected to arise from a large development and remodeling proposal for the north side of campus. -more-
Andrew Nackerud scored the Panthers’ first two goals, and St. Mary’s held off a late Salesian push to stay undefeated in BSAL play with a 3-1 win on Friday in Berkeley. -more-
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The Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday night to provide a “negative certification” on the school budget, acknowledging that the district will be unable to meet its financial obligations this year and next without significant budget cuts and revenue growth. -more-
SAN JOSE — The San Jose Symphony, which shut down last fall amid a financial crisis, is taking a step toward a comeback with concerts whose proceeds would help fund the organization’s future operations. -more-
Architecture ‘father’ used Berkeley to grow career -more-
LOS ANGELES — The truth may be out there but “The X-Files” won’t be. -more-
After several years of neglect, during which proposals have bounced back and forth between neighborhood groups and city government, the ancient, dilapidated sign welcoming visitors to the Berkeley Community Rose Garden appears to be on the verge of renovation. -more-
Cruise control doesn’t control everything -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — A sports figure, a television celebrity and the widow of a local hero transported the Olympic Torch in its 150-mile route through the San Francisco Bay area on Friday. -more-
SACRAMENTO — Graying and settled into middle age, three former 1970s revolutionaries and members of the Symbionese Liberation Army were arraigned Friday on first-degree murder charges in the 1975 shooting death of a woman during a bank robbery. -more-
SANTA CRUZ — San Francisco no longer tops the list for least-affordable housing in the nation. That distinction now falls an hour and a half to the south to Santa Cruz, famous for its waves and hippies. -more-
When the brain is in jeopardy, minutes matter. -more-
SAN JOSE — This is the future in America as high-tech leaders see it: People work from home more often. They watch high-definition TV on their computers. They get information on national security instantaneously. -more-
SAN JOSE — Server giant Sun Microsystems Inc. on Friday announced a smaller-than-expected second-quarter loss and some success as it expands its customer base beyond dot-coms and telecommunications companies. -more-
NEW YORK — Shares of ImClone Systems Inc. plunged nearly a third Friday after being temporarily halted as the beleaguered company disclosed it was the subject of a congressional inquiry. -more-
OAKLAND — A Livermore man convicted of threatening to release anthrax into the federal building in Oakland was sentenced to five years in prison Friday. -more-
Man gets five years for anthrax threat 01-19-2002
Should parents take blame for actions of John Walker Lindh? 01-18-2002
Little girl dies after she and six others hit by a driver 01-17-2002
Layoffs pending at Extension 01-16-2002
CHP led in early morning chase between 24 and 580 01-15-2002
Drugs found, witness arrested in San Bruno quadruple slaying 01-14-2002
Blazing toward Utah By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 01-19-2002
’Jackets dominate overmatched Titans By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 01-19-2002
Compiled by Guy Poole 01-19-2002
Brothers Liquor closure is a sign of the ‘yuppie-rule’ times L. Dawud Said Berkeley 01-19-2002
Staff 01-19-2002
Tree power Staff 01-19-2002
City will sue if UC does not fix problems with development By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 01-19-2002
Panthers hold on to beat Salesian By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 01-19-2002
Why Berkeley will not learn from European transportation solutions Dean Metzger Berkeley, Ca. Transportation Commissioner District 8 01-19-2002
This week’s bestsellers Northern California Independent Booksellers Association 01-19-2002
Board weighs its $1.6 million deficit By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 01-19-2002
Troubled San Jose symphony takes step toward comeback By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press 01-19-2002
Berkeley Observed Looking back, seeing ahead By Susan Cerny Special to the Daily Planet 01-19-2002
Case closed for TV show ‘The X-Files’ The Associated Press 01-19-2002
Rose Garden sign looking to receive a facelift By Hank Sims Daily Planet Staff 01-19-2002
Click and Clack Talk Cars Tom & Ray Magliozzi 01-19-2002
Torch tours Bay Area The Associated Press 01-19-2002
Three former SLA members arraigned on murder charges By Jim Wasserman The Associated Press 01-19-2002
Santa Cruz leads nation in expensive housing The Associated Press 01-19-2002
Surviving a stroke begins with quick reaction By Gina Comparini Special to the Daily Planet 01-19-2002
Tech leaders see broadband access as new manifest destiny By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press 01-19-2002
Sun posts smaller-than-expected loss By Matthew Fordahl The Associated Press 01-19-2002
ImClone stock dives, from the effect of congressional inquiry By Theresa Agovino The Associated Press 01-19-2002
BPD takes half a million in pot By Hank Sims, Daily Planet Staff 01-18-2002
Out & About Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 01-18-2002
Reporting yet another accident at Benvenue and Ashby Paul Tuleja 01-18-2002
Locals at the Sundance Film Festival By Peter Crimmins, Special to the Planet 01-18-2002
Art & Entertainment Calendar Staff 01-18-2002
Sampson dominates the paint in Cal victory By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 01-18-2002
Small schools staff talk control By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 01-18-2002
Ticket-seekers overwhelm ‘Price is Right’ for its Las Vegas 30th anniversary show The Associated Press 01-18-2002
CarShare launched to ease parking burden By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 01-18-2002
Class Notes By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 01-18-2002
Man seriously injured after he falls into cement mixer staff 01-18-2002
Breast cancer rates on the rise in Marin The Associated Press 01-18-2002
Californians fear government will trample civil liberties The Associated Press 01-18-2002
UC regents OK tuition break for immigrants By Simon Avery, The Associated Press 01-18-2002
Man accused of driving into kids faces manslaughter charge By Michelle R. Smith, The Associated Press 01-18-2002
PG&E files $4.1 billion claim against California By Jennifer Coleman, The Associated Pres 01-18-2002
By Jennifer Coleman, The Associated Pres By Arthur H. Rothstein, The Associated Press 01-18-2002
Airport screeners call new law discriminatory Gary Gentile, Associated Press 01-18-2002
Metal ceilings are making a comeback James and Morris Carey 01-18-2002
Pollarding is useful and, to some, pretty By Lee Reich, The Associated Press 01-18-2002
Judge throws out AT&T’s private resolution system The Associated Press 01-18-2002
eBay raising prices for selling on site By Brian Bergstien The Associated Press 01-18-2002
Nortel posts $27.3 billion loss in 2001 Staff 01-18-2002
High-tech bust drops Silicon Valley rents by 22 percent By Michael Liedtke, The Associated Press 01-18-2002
Federal appeals court frowns on city laws regulating ATM fees By David Kravets The Associated Press 01-18-2002
Wen Ho Lee speaks briefly, answers questions at book signing By Kim Curtis, The Associated Press 01-18-2002
Ex-cops, prosecutors tell of long road to SLA arrests, charges By Jim Wasserman, The Associated Press 01-18-2002
Brothers Liquors shut down By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 01-17-2002
Panthers crush John Swett 7-0 By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 01-17-2002
Compiled by Guy Poole 01-17-2002
Thanks for moving goodbye Pamela Foster El Sobrante 01-17-2002
Staff 01-17-2002
Ortega does not enter plea on murder charge By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 01-17-2002
Cal looks to stay undefeated at Haas By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 01-17-2002
Get rid of the politics – all kids can learn G.W. Seegmiller Berkeley 01-17-2002
Schools receive mixed rankings from test scores By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 01-17-2002
One more Ashby Ave. accident decried Paul Tuleja Berkeley 01-17-2002
Resident urges city to prevent tree tragedies By Mary Spicuzza Special to the Daily Planet 01-17-2002
Thou shalt not... Jane Stillwater Berkeley 01-17-2002
Council rewords ‘confusing’ scent ordinance language By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 01-17-2002
Permit therapeutic cloning Judith Segard Hunt Berkeley 01-17-2002
Judge finds accused bus driver incompetent to stand trial The Associated Press 01-17-2002
UC president says budget constraints will hurt employee raises systemwide By Danny Pollock The Associated Press 01-17-2002
Bay Area Briefs 01-17-2002
Shipwrecks may be cause of oiled birds The Associated Press 01-17-2002
Bankrupt PG&E asks federal judge to give more time for reorganization By Karen Gaudette The Associated Press 01-17-2002
Dow drops more than 200 on worries about turnaround timing By Lisa Shinghania The Associated Press 01-17-2002
Yahoo beats Wall Street expectations By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press 01-17-2002
Compaq reports $92 million in earnings By Mark Babineck The Associated Press 01-17-2002
Students march in King’s honor By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 01-16-2002
Compiled by Guy Poole 01-16-2002
More prosecutions needed for ‘sins of the fathers’ By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Pacific News Service 01-16-2002
Staff 01-16-2002
Ambitious builder proposes seven projects By Hank SimsDaily Planet staff 01-16-2002
MLK Day celebrations Staff 01-16-2002
Driving by the numbers Charles Smith Berkeley 01-16-2002
Council not settled with possible UC development By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 01-16-2002
UC report highlights virtue, omits burden By Judith Scherr Daily Planet editor 01-16-2002
Parents of Lindh await return of son By Margie Mason The Associated Press 01-16-2002
Boxer urges redwood emergency funds Bay City News Service 01-16-2002
Driver strikes five children and their mothers walking to school The Associated Press 01-16-2002
Circus impresario takes fight with animal groups to center ring By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press 01-16-2002
Legislative analyst: Davis budget ‘overly optimistic’ By Alexa Haussler The Associated Press 01-16-2002
Bay Area Briefs Staff 01-16-2002
Fresh garlic industry threatened by Chinese imports By Martha Mendoza The Associated Press 01-16-2002
Senate asks to subpoena Enron, auditors over destroyed papers By Jennifer Coleman The Associated Press 01-16-2002
Prosecutors seek life in prison for John Walker Lindh By Karen Gullo The Associated Press 01-16-2002
Legislators, activists seek change in three-strikes law By Stefanie Frith The Associated Press 01-16-2002
Tax-sharing plan softened to ease critics The Associated Press 01-16-2002
Idaho motorists may drive under marijuana’s influence By David Kravets The Associated Press 01-16-2002
No such thing as too safe for some countries at Olympics By Tim Dahlberg The Associated Press 01-16-2002
Private planes headed to Salt Lake must clear ‘gateway’ airport By Chuck Oxley The Associated Press 01-16-2002
Runners carry Olympic torch through Los Angeles By Eugene Tong The Associated Press 01-16-2002
Emerson’s mentor program on thin ice By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 01-15-2002
Compiled by Guy Poole 01-15-2002
Police Review Commission missed its opportunity Bob Jacobsen Berkeley 01-15-2002
Staff 01-15-2002
Calling all poets! – Guy Poole 01-15-2002
Brothers Liquor appeals to Council By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 01-15-2002
Hearts speak louder in art Michael Bauce Berkeley 01-15-2002
Once-fired Coughlin named Pacifica’s executive director By Judith Scherr Daily Planet staff 01-15-2002
BREAD helped in a pinch Jovida Ross Berkeley 01-15-2002
Car sharing, Old City Hall on council’s agenda By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 01-15-2002
BREAD story misrepresents currency Miyo Sakashita Berkeley 01-15-2002
Energy self-audits – energy awareness and savings By Alice La Pierre 01-15-2002
Eleven arrested for prostitution – Judith Scherr 01-15-2002
PG&E hopes bankruptcy judge likes its reorganization plan By Karen Gaudette The Associated Press 01-15-2002
Davis rejects proposed settlement of California offshore drilling lawsuit By Don Thompson The Associated Press 01-15-2002
Former Yahoo CEO makes $31.9 million in stock sale The Associated Press 01-15-2002
Lindh bumbled his way through the Mideast By Margie Mason The Associated Press 01-15-2002
No changes yet for Lindh The Associated Press 01-15-2002
Oregon fugitive sought in family killing is captured in Mexico By Joseph B. Frazier The Associated Press 01-15-2002
Gay democrats endorse primary hopefuls By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 01-14-2002
Nakamura unhappy despite easy win By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 01-14-2002
Compiled by Guy Poole 01-14-2002
Wider war could kill new Afghan government By Peter Dale Scott Pacific News Service 01-14-2002
Staff 01-14-2002
Mental health symposium irks, angers disabled By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 01-14-2002
Bears finally get first road victory The Associated Press 01-14-2002
Agenda change went around school board John SelawskyDirector, Berkeley School Board 01-14-2002
‘Bread’ criticized for diverting tax dollars By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 01-14-2002
Cal defense lets down against quick Beavers By Dean Caparaz Daily Planet Correspondent 01-14-2002
What are the real reasons for ‘War on Terrorism?’ George Palen Berkeley 01-14-2002
Artists, academics explain art’s appeal Staff 01-14-2002
Judge to hear arguments for separate trials in dog attack By Kim Curtis The Associated Press 01-14-2002
Bay Area’s buses still run on diesel gas, despite push for cleaner-burning fuels The Associated Press 01-14-2002
Charities, organizer head to court over AIDS-ride dispute By Kim Curtis Associated Press Writer 01-14-2002
Terror-response bills gather headlines, but some scanty results By Don Thompson Associated Press Writer 01-14-2002
NorCal gets aggressive on environmental crimes By Martha Mendoza The Associated Press 01-14-2002
California to become last state to number highway exits The Associated Press 01-14-2002
Biotech firms aim to mass-produce cloned chickens By Paul Elias The Associated Press 01-14-2002
Milk industry turns to ghostly Hispanic legend in ad campaign The Associated Press 01-14-2002
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