City Councilmember Polly Armstrong, District 8, announced Tuesday that she will not run for re-election in November, ending months of speculation. -more-
The Berkeley High girls’ basketball team got started on the postseason road on Wednesday night with a 72-30 stomping of Mission (San Jose) in the first round of the North Coast Section Division I playoffs. -more-
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A proposed shake-up of the Berkeley Unified School District’s Independent Study program, which serves about 200 students, is in flux. -more-
Squeezing into the bleachers during warm-ups for an early-season St. Mary’s High boys basketball game, a reporter latches onto the fan nearest him and begins peppering him with some preliminary questions about the team. The fan is more than happy to oblige and, indeed, seems to know all the Panther ins and outs: This is the league opener for St. Mary’s, playing without their injured point guard DaShawn Freeman, a key to their Division IV state championship last year. Over there, that’s the head coach, his name is Jose Caraballo - and right there, that’s the player to watch: shooting guard John Sharper, who is shouldering an increased burden while Freeman recovers. He’s also a great student, and he’ll “probably go Ivy League” at the end of this, his senior year. -more-
To the protesters rallying to improve transit at UC Berkeley Wednesday, trying to park around campus is a savage game of musical chairs. -more-
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Today is Thursday, Feb. 28, the 59th day of 2002. There are 306 days left in the year. -more-
SACRAMENTO — Californians will decide Tuesday whether to spend some green — their tax money — on greenery. -more-
“The California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks and Coastal Protection Act.” -more-
With her strategy and possibly her job on the line, Hewlett-Packard Co. chief Carly Fiorina appealed directly to Wall Street analysts Wednesday for their support of the $21.5 billion purchase of Compaq Computer Corp., calling it vital to the company’s future. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — The stock of struggling retailer Gap Inc.’s stock fell by 8 percent Wednesday, driven down by another poor quarterly earnings report and worries the company’s plans to raise $1 billion will depress earnings even if sales rebound. -more-
HONOLULU — Warren Higa is prepared to walk away from the Shell station he has run in Makiki for the past 22 years. -more-
Two employees called in sick. As if that wasn’t enough, the payroll had to be done. No matter. Juanita McMullen, program manager of YouthWorks and a community- service veteran with 29 years of experience in this field, took it in stride. -more-
YouthWorks comes to the rescue during rough economic times 02-28-2002
Elizabeth Taylor turns 70 02-27-2002
Caption did not represent Hemlocks 02-27-2002
Today in History 02-26-2002
OBITUARIES 02-25-2002
BHS boys’ face O’Dowd 02-25-2002
Plane crashes near San Jose high school 02-23-2002
Family, friends respond to reporter’s death 02-22-2002
Polly Armstrong to retire from council By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 02-28-2002
Lady ’Jackets get started by stomping Mission San Jose By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 02-28-2002
Willie Brown isn’t suitable for an ombudsman Charlie Smith Berkeley 02-28-2002
Staff 02-28-2002
Compiled by Guy Poole 02-28-2002
Independent Study’s future up in the air By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 02-28-2002
Sharper aims at immediate goal: another California title By Nathan Fox Daily Planet Correspondent 02-28-2002
Israeli soldiers prove to be heroes Joseph Stein Berkeley 02-28-2002
Transportation, parking woes continue with rally on campus By Jia-Rui Chong Special to the Daily Planet 02-28-2002
BUSD must act now on its budget crisis Robert Smith Berkeley 02-28-2002
Today in History Staff 02-28-2002
News of the Weird Staff 02-28-2002
Voters to consider $2.6 billion in bonds for parks, farms, air By Don Thompson The Associated Press 02-28-2002
A look at Prop. 40 Staff 02-28-2002
Fiorina makes last big public pitch for Compaq deal By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press 02-28-2002
Gap’s stock plunges after bad quarter The Associated Press 02-28-2002
Hawaii argues over company vs. dealer-owned gas stations By Tim Ruel Honolulu Star-Bulletin 02-28-2002
4 blocks cleared due to gas leak By Jia-Rui Chong Special to the Daily Planet 02-27-2002
Heartbreaking loss to O’Dowd ends ’Jackets’ season By Dean Caparaz Daily Planet Correspondent 02-27-2002
Berkeley is already dense enough Carrie Olson Berkeley 02-27-2002
Staff 02-27-2002
Assembly takes historic step on student housing By David ScharfenbergDaily Planet staff 02-27-2002
Lady Panthers survive foul trouble, move on to face Kennedy again By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 02-27-2002
How dense is dense enough? Howard Muir Berkeley 02-27-2002
Problem Pigeons peeve neighbors The Associated Press 02-27-2002
St. Mary’s boys pound Antioch By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 02-27-2002
Save the Cerrito Theater Lori Dair Friends of the Cerrito Theater El Cerrito 02-27-2002
Redistricting takes a step back By Devonian Walker Daily Planet Staff 02-27-2002
U.S. policy in Colombia is financial quicksand Kirk Jorgensen 02-27-2002
This Day in History Staff 02-27-2002
We all must live and learn when it comes to race James Donnelley Berkeley 02-27-2002
Defendants claimed that dogs never threatened anyone The Associated Press 02-27-2002
‘Promise’ not to assume Jews are pro-Israeli Robert Lipton Ph.D. Prevention Research Center Berkeley 02-27-2002
Lawmakers want to do something about ’e-waste’ The Associated Press 02-27-2002
Bush’ actions are not at all patriotic Nancy Alexander 02-27-2002
Salinas celebrates the Steinbeck’s 100th B-Day The Associated Press 02-27-2002
Western regional housing director is fired after 2 months The Associated Press 02-27-2002
Hewlett claims HP, Compaq hiding potential windfall for CEOs By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press 02-27-2002
Labels say jobs will be lost if musicians break contracts By Gary Gentile The Associated Press 02-27-2002
Students ‘disgusted’ by redistricting Staff 02-26-2002
School district mismanagement similar to Enron’s James K. Sayre Oakland 02-26-2002
Staff 02-26-2002
Young man wrongfully detained by BPD By Devona Walker Daily Planet Staff 02-26-2002
Student no longer hearing city’s ‘lip service’ Josh Fryday University of California, Berkeley 02-26-2002
Library Gardens may top last hurdle By Devona Walker Daily Planet Staff 02-26-2002
Last ZAB meeting was a real heartbreaker David Olson Berkele 02-26-2002
Board stands up for music By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 02-26-2002
Once again war wins over education, reader says Berkeley Jane Stillwater Berkeley 02-26-2002
Latinos gasp for breath By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 02-26-2002
News of the Weird Staff 02-26-2002
Berkeley directors offer ‘Promises’ to the Academy By Peter Crimmins Special to the Daily Planet 02-26-2002
Cal hearings to address intellectual property rights, antitrust laws Daily Planet Wire Report 02-26-2002
High-tech exec sentenced in teen sex scandal The Associated Press 02-26-2002
Vegas’ MGM under fire from black community By Lisa Snedeker The Associated Press 02-26-2002
Palm, 3Com ordered to post $50m bond in patent-infringement case The Associated Press 02-26-2002
Recession solution is new products Staff 02-26-2002
Lawsuit filed against Chevron alleges toxic and carcinogenic dumping Staff 02-26-2002
Slain reporter remembered by classmates, colleagues The Associated Press 02-26-2002
A radical ‘way of dying’ By Devona Walker, Daily Planet Staff 02-25-2002
Give students a fighting chance for a voice 02-25-2002
Out & About Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 02-25-2002
Seniors lead Bears past USC By Dean Caparaz, Daily Planet Correspondent 02-25-2002
Immigrants put out of work by the Feds, protesters say Molly Bentley, Special to the Daily Planet 02-25-2002
Transportation is evolution not a vacuum Roy Nakadegawa 02-25-2002
St. Mary’s boys win second straight BSAL championship By Tim Haran, Daily Planet Correspondent 02-25-2002
PUC wants to terminate federal power contracts Daily Planet Wire Report 02-25-2002
Thanks to council for watching over, apologies for being misunderstood John H. DeClercq 02-25-2002
Lady Panthers can’t hold early lead, fall to Kennedy By Tim Haran, Daily Planet Correspondent 02-25-2002
Marina nomads may soon be forced to migrate By Devona Walker, Daily Planet Staff 02-25-2002
School bureaucrats needs to downsizing Yolanada Huang 02-25-2002
’Jackets claim ACCAL title By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 02-25-2002
Today in History Staff 02-25-2002
Cal rugby completes Canadian sweep By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 02-25-2002
UC students, lobbyists share $30m capital building By Mark Sherman, The Associated Press 02-25-2002
Prop 10 generates $20m for children’s health By Grant Smith, Special to the Daily Planet 02-25-2002
Presidio tug of war still in the balance By Paul Glader, The Associated Press 02-25-2002
Woman arrested in stabbing death of 13-year-old son The Associated Press 02-25-2002
Nuke dump foes try to gather support from California cities The Associated Press 02-25-2002
Computer dumping documented in China Staff 02-25-2002
High-tech hits the road The Associated Press 02-25-2002
Adobe to release new Photoshop The Associated Press 02-25-2002
14th Dist. Stretch By Devona Walker, Daily Planet Staff 02-23-2002
1906 earthquake spawned West Berkeley plants Susan Cerny, Special to the Daily Planet 02-23-2002
Wanted: Berkeley library old-timers Sayre Van Young 02-23-2002
A BIG, BAD, MOVIE By Christy Lemie The Associated Press 02-23-2002
Art & Entertainment Calendar Staff 02-23-2002
Out & About Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 02-23-2002
Berkeley High seniors shine in last home game By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 02-23-2002
Bayer, Aventis to Merge Wire and Staff Report 02-23-2002
Magnet School is vital, should not close Steve Geller 02-23-2002
Alice Cooper is PTA’s patriot Staff 02-23-2002
Hutchinson throws complete game to beat Boston College Daily Planet Wire Services 02-23-2002
Cal professor helps to defy aging process Guy Poole, Daily Planet staff 02-23-2002
Check-stealing is not only mailbox threat Susan. Libby 02-23-2002
Judge’s order music to Napster’s ears 924 Gilman Feb. 23: From Ashes Arise, Artimus Pyle, Brainoil, Down in Flames, Dystrophy, Scholastic Deth; Mar. 1: Street to Nowhere, Thick as Thieves, Calimigo, Scociopath, Samsara, Dead in the End; Mar. 2: Funera By Ron Harris, The Associated Press 02-23-2002
Golden Bears fall to UCLA Daily Planet Wire Services 02-23-2002
Hemlocks kick off new legalization effort By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 02-23-2002
Sports shorts Staff 02-23-2002
School bureaucrats needs to downsizing Yolanada Huang 02-23-2002
News of the Weird Staff 02-23-2002
Murdered journalist mourned at Stanford Staff 02-23-2002
Group accused in baby’s starvation death back in court By Justin Pritchard, The Associated Press 02-23-2002
Homeless man who allegedly killed elderly woman pleads innocent The Associated Press 02-23-2002
PG&E backing term-limits effort By Stefanie Frith, The Associated Press 02-23-2002
State unemployment rate creeps up in January By Simon Avery, The Associated Press 02-23-2002
PG&E to forge ahead with reorganization The Associated Press 02-23-2002
Community protests budget cuts By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 02-22-2002
McCain-Feingold finance reform bill needs to be examined Doris “Granny D” Haddock 02-22-2002
Caught Being Human by Peter Crimmins, Special to the Daily Planet 02-22-2002
Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 02-22-2002
Out & About Calendar – Compiled by Guy Poole 02-22-2002
Lady Panthers survive a scare from Holy Names By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 02-22-2002
City Council chooses two redistricting plans By Devona Walker, Daily Planet staff 02-22-2002
Ramsey is the clear choice for Assembly, for Berkeley John Cecil 02-22-2002
Singing Sugar Mama’s number by Jai-Rui Chong, special to the Daily Planet 02-22-2002
St. Mary’s boys, girls head to BSAL finals By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 02-22-2002
School and city officials meet, crunch some issues and numbers By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 02-22-2002
De-Cal courses are just a part of living in Berkeley Daniel Velton 02-22-2002
Internet game plays on the unpredictability of Bob Dylan By David Bauder, The Associated Press 02-22-2002
Bears pound UCLA to take over third place By Dean Caparaz, Daily Planet Correspondent 02-22-2002
Today in History Staff 02-22-2002
Sports this weekend Staff 02-22-2002
Riordan doubles the amount collected by Davis in recent weeks By Alexa Haussler, The Associated Press 02-22-2002
Registration drive turns out few new voters By Kelly Virella, Special to the Daily Planet 02-22-2002
Group accused in baby’s starvation death back in court By Justin Pritchard, The Associated Press 02-22-2002
Questions on the house James and Morris Carey 02-22-2002
Sick-house symptoms and solutions James and Morris Carey 02-22-2002
PG&E admits it may have kept complex deals off its books By Michael Liedtke, The Associated Press 02-22-2002
Boeing to lay off 1,000 in Los Angeles The Associated Press 02-22-2002
Global Crossing shareholders to file alternate bid By Simon Avery, The Associated Press 02-22-2002
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