Two-alarm apartment fire displaces seven
A two-alarm fire raged through the Fox Court apartment building at 1472 Universtiy Ave. early Tuesday, displacing seven residents and causing $300,000 in damage. -more-
A two-alarm fire raged through the Fox Court apartment building at 1472 Universtiy Ave. early Tuesday, displacing seven residents and causing $300,000 in damage. -more-
Early in Tuesday’s game against Encinal, the ’Jackets wowed the crowd with their athleticism. Late in the game, they impressed their coach with their developing composure. -more-
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The Dance Theatre of Harlem is coming to town this week (January 23-26) at UC Berkeley's Zellerbach Hall for a series of Bay Area and West Coast Premieres. -more-
Two people were shot in the head and gravely wounded near the corner of King and 63rd streets early Tuesday. -more-
Berkeley sophomore Kamani Hill posted two goals and had six assists despite playing only the second half on Tuesday, leading the ’Jackets to a 13-0 win over Encinal. -more-
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With the school district in financial trouble, elementary school librarians, already part-time employees who operate part-time libraries, are worried about further cuts. -more-
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On Jan. 17, a residential robbery and assault occurred on the 3300 block of Claremont Avenue. The suspect entered the residence and demanded and confronted the 60-year-old female resident. -more-
SAN JOSE — Secretary of State Bill Jones came out swinging in the first statewide debate of the Republican gubernatorial candidates. -more-
LOS ANGELES — Gov. Gray Davis released proposed government ratios Tuesday that would mandate the number of nurses to patients in California hospitals. -more-
A new study by a San Francisco-based consulting firm says the University of California at Berkeley is the fifth-largest employer in the Bay Area and contributes more than $1 billion annually overall to personal income in the region. -more-
PORTLAND, Ore. — A city that marketing analysts say is loaded with Internet shoppers can now cruise Safeway aisles electronically in a test the grocery chain hopes will show it can succeed where online competitor Webvan failed. -more-
SAN JOSE — Back in the early days of the World Wide Web, Netscape Communications Corp. pioneered the commercial development of Internet browsers and even charged for the software. -more-
SAN BRUNO — San Francisco International Airport is trying to secure explosive-detecting luggage scanners before an ordering rush from other airports. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — John Walker Lindh’s parents had the first word in the battle to shape his image, calling him a “good kid,” releasing cute family pictures and suggesting he was brainwashed by the Taliban. -more-
American Taliban’s former peers say he’s a danger to society 01-23-2002
Black students who stormed stage revisit Stanford campus 01-22-2002
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
Two-alarm apartment fire displaces seven By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 01-23-2002
Berkeley boys fly, then ground Jets By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 01-23-2002
Compiled by Guy Poole 01-23-2002
Brothers Liquor issue isn’t about race or economics N. Wilson Berkeley 01-23-2002
Bay Area man has high-stepping homecoming By Wanda Sabir Special to the Daily Planet 01-23-2002
Staff 01-23-2002
Two wounded in early morning southside shooting By Hank SimsDaily Planet staff 01-23-2002
’Jackets win a laugher over Encinal By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 01-23-2002
John Ashcroft is spineless on Enron debacle John Bauer Berkeley 01-23-2002
Librarians fear elementary school budget cutbacks By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 01-23-2002
Don’t try to teach our students understanding through Islam Alexander Magnus Internet Newspaper Reader and former California teacher 01-23-2002
Robbery suspect wanted by BDP Planet staff 01-23-2002
U.S. Government: remember the Aztecs Ted Vincent Berkeley 01-23-2002
GOP gubernatorial hopefuls meet for first of three debate By Alexa Haussler The Associated Press 01-23-2002
Governor announces mandated nurse-to-patient ratios for state By Simon Avery The Associated Press 01-23-2002
Study finds UC Berkeley contributes heavily to local economy Bay City News 01-23-2002
Safeway carefully ventures into old Webvan territory By William McCall The Associated Press 01-23-2002
Netscape lost browser battle with Microsoft in the Web’s infancy By Matthew Fordahl The Associated Press 01-23-2002
SFO to pre-order 11 explosive-detecting baggage scanners The Associated Press 01-23-2002
A tile to remember By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 01-22-2002
Compiled by Guy Poole 01-22-2002
South Berkeley is not ruled by yuppies R. Walker, South Berkeley Resident *All quotations L. Dawud Said 01-22-2002
Staff 01-22-2002
Neighbors, Spring fight against tall radio tower By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 01-22-2002
Look at the underlying causes of healthcare Lara Wright, M.D. Berkeley 01-22-2002
Free Speech Radio takes on the wars abroad and with network By Jia-Rui Chong Special to the Daily Planet 01-22-2002
WANTED Staff 01-22-2002
Council to consider recreation, affordable housing tonight By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 01-22-2002
Trial starting for couple accused of torturing, killing woman The Associated Press 01-22-2002
Researchers seek to harness power of idle PCs to find anthrax cure By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press 01-22-2002
Open programming guide is Internet gadfly’s newest venture By Frank Bajak The Associated Press 01-22-2002
Large fund manager plans to vote for HP-Compaq deal The Associated Press 01-22-2002
VeriSign and IBM form broad security-technology partnership The Associated Press 01-22-2002
FBI steps up its search for last remaining SLA fugitive By Don Thompson The Associated Press 01-22-2002
Reno, Las Vegas among most affordable housing in West The Associated Press 01-22-2002
Olympic Torch winds through northern Nevada By Sandra Chereb The Associated Press 01-22-2002
Controversial Mammoth Lakes bear recovering By Leon Droin Keith The Associated Press 01-22-2002
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