A roomful of neighborhood activists went home disappointed Tuesday night, after the City Council approved funding for a housing project for seniors. -more-
St. Mary’s scored three goals in the first half, then held on during an uninspired second half to beat St. Joseph, 3-1, on Wednesday in Berkeley. -more-
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The Berkeley Police Department is investigating the first murder case of the year, after one of the victims in a south Berkeley shooting early Tuesday morning succumbed to his wounds later that afternoon. -more-
Yesterday local nurses were applauding the end to a 10-year long battle to attain safe nursing standards statewide and were lauding the new 4-1 nurse-to-patient ratio as being essential to the current staffing crisis that has plagued the industry. -more-
The City Council voted to activate the Public Safety Building tower antenna Tuesday night after hearing public comment from city staff and police officers who said the tower is critical for public safety and from neighbors who argued it’s an eyesore and was erected without public process. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — John Walker Lindh’s lead defense lawyer said he’s hired a team of former federal prosecutors to represent the American Taliban, and one of their first orders of business will be to challenge Lindh’s alleged confession to FBI agents in Afghanistan. -more-
WASHINGTON — Local and federal officials signed an agreement on Wednesday aimed at cleaning up hazardous waste and building new housing at San Francisco’s old Hunters Point Naval Shipyard. -more-
LOS ANGELES — Given new urgency by Enron’s collapse, the debate over auditor independence is shifting to corporate shareholder meetings. -more-
SAN JOSE — Scientists at Hewlett-Packard Co. and UCLA said Wednesday they have patented a means of getting around a significant hurdle in the race to build computer chips at the molecular level. -more-
SAN JOSE — With a stern rebuke in a newspaper ad and a scathing report to shareholders, sons of Hewlett-Packard Co.’s late founders hit hard Wednesday at the company’s $23.8 billion plans to acquire Compaq Computer Corp. -more-
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Nearly 13 years after the tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground, spilling 11 million gallons of crude oil into Prince William Sound, federal scientists estimate about 10,000 gallons of oil remain buried under the shoreline. -more-
NEW YORK — CNN has hired Connie Chung away from ABC News to be the anchor of a nightly news show, ratcheting up the stakes in a heated competition among cable news networks. -more-
SAN JOSE — The first GOP gubernatorial debate left the landscape of the campaign essentially unchanged, analysts said, leaving the candidates six more weeks before the March 5 primary to sway voters. -more-
A very vital part of the ongoing battle about Berkeley City Council district boundaries has been the 32,000 students at UC Berkeley, and that’s just the way the Associated Students of the University of California want it, says Vice President of External Affairs Josh Fryday. -more-
Students want a seat on City Council 01-24-2002
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
Council gives Outback the go-ahead By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 01-24-2002
Panthers ride early goals to easy win By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 01-24-2002
Compiled by Guy Poole 01-24-2002
Daughter’s assault has not been dealt with Maria Estrella Michael Barlow Berkeley 01-24-2002
Staff 01-24-2002
BPD investigates year’s first murder By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 01-24-2002
An open letter to Rep. Barbara Lee Jane Stillwater 01-24-2002
Nurses cheer new mandated staffing ratios, Alta Bates will comply By Devona WalkerDaily Planet staff 01-24-2002
Council activates radio tower despite opposition By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 01-24-2002
Lindh’s lawyer assembles veteran defense team By Margie Mason The Associated Press 01-24-2002
New housing will replace waste in S.F. By Mark Sherman The Associated Press 01-24-2002
Bay Area Briefs Staff 01-24-2002
Police Blotter Hank Sims 01-24-2002
Enron debacle prompts auditor debate By Gary Gentile The Associated Press 01-24-2002
HP researchers tout patent in race to build molecular computer By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press 01-24-2002
HP-Compaq plot thickens; the bickering continues By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press 01-24-2002
Scientists: 10,000 gallons of Exxon Valdez oil lingers The Associated Press 01-24-2002
CNN to hire Connie Chung for news show By David Bauder The Associated Press 01-24-2002
GOP’s gubernatorial debate leaves the campaign unchanged By Erica Werner The Associated Press 01-24-2002
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
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