Non-profit group draws 100 to fundraiser
City not likely to forgive $100,000 BYA loan -more-
City not likely to forgive $100,000 BYA loan -more-
Saturday’s game between the Berkeley Lady Yellowjackets and Marin Catholic was supposed to be a chance for the Wildcats to take over the title of Northern California’s best team. After all, they were the top-ranked team in the region and earlier this season defeated the then-No. 1 team in the country, Highlands Ranch of Colorado, last month. -more-
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Before a standing room-only crowd, Madeline Eastman and a three piece ensemble christened the Jazzschool’s Hardymon Hall with the velvety smooth tones that she is known for around the world. -more-
Cal throttled Washington State from the start, scoring inside almost at will in a 90-57 win over the hapless Cougars on Saturday evening at Haas Pavilion. -more-
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The Berkeley Police Department is actively investigating a home invasion robbery that sent a homeowner in the Claremont neighborhood to the hospital on Thursday, according to the BPD’s Lt. Cynthia Harris. -more-
SALINAS – While searching the Internet for information on the Alamo and the city of San Antonio, two brothers helped police nab a man on Texas’ 10 Most Wanted list. -more-
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SAN FRANCISCO – Erlinda Valencia worries she could lose the airport security job she’s had for 14 years because her citizenship application hasn’t yet been approved. -more-
Mile-long island went under during the last ice age -more-
SAN JOSE – The leading Republican gubernatorial candidates will face each other in a televised three-way debate in San Jose Tuesday night. -more-
SACRAMENTO – The state Assembly paid a female staff member $140,000 in the settlement of a sexual harassment complaint, a newspaper reported Sunday. -more-
LOS ANGELES – GOP gubernatorial candidate Bill Simon was set to begin airing television commercials Monday, joining GOP rival Richard Riordan and Democratic incumbent Gray Davis on the airwaves. -more-
LOS ANGELES – GOP gubernatorial candidate Bill Simon was set to begin airing television commercials Monday, joining GOP rival Richard Riordan and Democratic incumbent Gray Davis on the airwaves. -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-
WASHINGTON – Bank of China has agreed to pay $20 million in fines to U.S. and Chinese authorities in a deal announced Friday resolving cases of alleged misconduct at one of the bank’s New York branches. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO – The state has until the end of the year to remove the additive MTBE from gasoline and replace it from ethanol, but officials worry that they won’t meet the deadline and that that could drive up gas prices. -more-
State up against deadline to remove MTBE from gas 01-21-2002
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
Non-profit group draws 100 to fundraiser By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 01-21-2002
Out & About Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 01-21-2002
Art & Entertainment Calendar Staff 01-21-2002
Lady Yellowjackets shock top-ranked Marin Catholic By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 01-21-2002
Just because trees aren’t native doesn’t mean they don’t belong here James K. Sayre Oakland 01-21-2002
Jazzschool arrives on a sweet note By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 01-21-2002
Revived Tamir leads Cal rout of Cougars By Dean Caparaz Daily Planet Correspondent 01-21-2002
City Hall lights are on 24/7; are city servants working that hard? Mary Ann Brewin 01-21-2002
BPD investigating home invasion case By Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff 01-21-2002
AC Transit advice falls on deaf ears Rose M. Green 01-21-2002
Two Bay Area brothers nab wanted Texas fugitive while surfing Internet The Associated Press 01-21-2002
More office space and student housing means more traffic Steve Geller 01-21-2002
Sept. 11 created deep, long-lasting hardships for immigrants By Deborah Kong The Associated Press 01-21-2002
Small island found 16,000 years after slipping below waves By Andrew Bridges, The Associated Press 01-21-2002
Republican candidates to face off in first three-way debate By Alexa Haussler The Associated Press 01-21-2002
State Assembly paid $140,000 to settle sexual harassment claim The Associated Press 01-21-2002
GOP candidate Simon to begin airing TV ads By Erica Werner Associated Press Writer 01-21-2002
GOP candidate Simon to begin airing TV ads By Erica Werner Associated Press Writer 01-21-2002
Techies see super-fast Web access as manifest destiny By Brain Bergstein The Associated Press 01-21-2002
U.S. deal with Bank of China calls for $20 million in fines By Jennifer Loven The Associated Press 01-21-2002
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