It’s been a struggle, but they’re finding peace. -more-
After winning their first four games by scores like 17-1 and 15-0, the Berkeley High boys’ lacrosse team may have felt invincible until Tuesday. But a tough game with University High (San Francisco) that ended in a last-minute loss may have brought the Yellowjackets back to earth. -more-
At a meeting in which residents were unclear about what they could talk about, whether city officials could respond to their letters and how they could add items to the agenda, Tuesday night’s City Council meeting was all about fair process. -more-
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Wednesday, March 20 is the 79th day of 2002. There are 286 days left in the year. Spring arrives in the northern hemisphere at 2:16 p.m. Eastern time. -more-
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One of the defining moments for Wanusa Pereira Dos Santos was when a heavily armed police force rushed a settlement of 300 families, chased them up a hill and then set fire to their homes. -more-
LOS ANGELES — The dog-mauling trial that began with a defense attorney crawling on the courtroom floor during her opening statement neared its end with a judge threatening to lock her up if she didn’t sit down and keep quiet. -more-
MONTERREY, Mexico — Days after the United States promised a 50 percent increase in foreign aid, the Bush administration is coming under fire for not doing enough — and not doing it right. -more-
SACRAMENTO — A bound, strangled body pulled from a Sierra foothill lake last fall was identified Tuesday as that of a Los Angeles-area real estate developer. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — For decades, the Musee Mecanique, a beloved collection of mechanical games once played in saloons, carnivals and boardwalk arcades, has been one of the most authentic and bizarre tourist attractions on the West Coast. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — A woman suspected of animal cruelty for hoarding cats in Petaluma is now under scrutiny in Sausalito, where police are investigating a batch of 50 felines living in squalid conditions. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — The federal government fined an Oakland metal finishing company $385,000 and sentenced the owner to six months house arrest Tuesday for diverting wastewater directly into the sewer. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — Authorities shut down two BART stations and stopped all trains into and out of the city for about an hour Tuesday after white powder was found in one of the cars. -more-
CUPERTINO — Hewlett-Packard Co. chief Carly Fiorina claimed victory Tuesday in the nasty proxy fight over the $20 billion purchase of Compaq Computer Corp., saying shareholders narrowly approved what would be the computer industry’s biggest merger. -more-
SALT LAKE CITY — Software company Siebel Systems will expand its business in Utah by building a data center and hiring about 600 employees by 2005, the company said Tuesday. -more-
SACRAMENTO — Senators criticized Department of Health Services officials Tuesday for their recent regulation that allows the dumping of radioactive debris in regular landfills. -more-
OAKLAND — The city and port have hired a private security guard to block Caltrans contractors from the planned staging site for the first section of the long-awaited new span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. -more-
Oakland hires guard to bar Caltrans from disputed land 03-20-2002
News of the Weird 03-19-2002
Asian-American scientists end two-year lab boycott 03-18-2002
Emeryville replaces historic shellmound with street mall 03-16-2002
Fisheries council considers West Coast longline moratorium 03-15-2002
Telegraph Avenue focus of search for new A’s stadium 03-14-2002
Struggling to walk with peace By David ScharfenbergDaily Planet staff 03-20-2002
BHS boys’ lacrosse suffers first loss of season By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 03-20-2002
Stop Bush-whacking our future Jane Stillwater Berkeley 03-20-2002
Staff 03-20-2002
Staff 03-20-2002
Residents irked by ‘unfair process,’ confusion By Jia-Rui Chong Daily Planet Staff 03-20-2002
20mph limit will go far to ensure traffic doesn’t Steve Magyary Berkeley 03-20-2002
Today in History Staff 03-20-2002
The vast middle ground of the Mid-East Gabe Kurtz student UC Berkeley 03-20-2002
News of the Weird Staff 03-20-2002
Brazilian leader in social movement speaks tonight at La Peña By Jia-Rui Chong Daily Planet staff 03-20-2002
Jury deliberates in dog mauling case The Associated Press 03-20-2002
Bush administration comes under fire, despite announcement to increase aid The Associated Press 03-20-2002
Body identified in Russian mob probe The Associated Press 03-20-2002
Game not yet over for SF’s Musee Mecanique By Paul Glader The Associated Press 03-20-2002
Abandoned cats found to be owned by SF woman By Paul Glader The Associated Press 03-20-2002
Oakland company gets maximum fine for wastewater violation The Associated Press 03-20-2002
BART shut down after white powder found The Associated Press 03-20-2002
HP shareholders narrowly approve $20 billion merger By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press 03-20-2002
Siebel Systems expands its Utah operations The Associated Press 03-20-2002
Senators review health department’s nuclear waste regulations By Jennifer Coleman The Associated Press 03-20-2002
A lone voice of dissent speaks at UC Berkeley By Jia-Rui Chong Daily Planet Staff 03-19-2002
All-state thrower has got quite an arm By Nathan Fox Daily Planet Correspondent 03-19-2002
For pits sake Megan Alexander Sacramento Area Animal Coalition 03-19-2002
compiled by Guy Poole 03-19-2002
Students work to curb the violence at BHS By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 03-19-2002
Poodles are smarter than to register as a Republican Michael Katz Berkeley 03-19-2002
Superintendent Lawrence to recommend City of Franklin closure By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 03-19-2002
Oakland should not name street after terrorist Mark Johnson Berkeley 03-19-2002
School, city officials meet with Justice dept. By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 03-19-2002
Library Gardens not insync with neighborhood Josephine Arasteh Berkeley 03-19-2002
Today in History Staff 03-19-2002
Car-free downtown could be a reality for Berkeley By Jia-Rui Chong Daily Planet staff 03-19-2002
A letter from Japan: Berkeley inspires peace movement By Steve Freedkin Special to the Daily Planet 03-19-2002
Mauling prosecutor calls dogs ‘time bombs’ By Linda Deutsch The Associated Press 03-19-2002
Mother, two sons die in apartment blaze The Associated Press 03-19-2002
eBau expands its auction market to China By May Wong The Associated Press 03-19-2002
BofA offers apologies, little explanation for weekend ATM outage The Associated Press 03-19-2002
HP, Hewlett make last-minute bids for support on Compaq vote By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press 03-19-2002
Local jews stand against occupation By Vince Briggeman, Special to the Berkeley Daily Planet 03-18-2002
The Nature of Jewish Alienation Gabe Kurtz 03-18-2002
Out & About Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 03-18-2002
Berkeley bats explode vs. O’Dowd By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 03-18-2002
Study shows many may fail education standards Daily Planet Staff Report 03-18-2002
Whose turf are they protecting? Felix Richardson 03-18-2002
Ice-cold Bears ousted by Pitt The Associated Press 03-18-2002
Members of the Filipino community sound off on Sept.11th Staff 03-18-2002
Inside the axis of evil BY ANDREW LAM, PACIFIC NEWS SERVICE 03-18-2002
Sports shorts Staff 03-18-2002
Santa Fe Right of Way is wrong for housing, critics say By Devona Walker, Daily Planet Staff 03-18-2002
HISTORY Staff 03-18-2002
Increase in HIV infection reported in border towns The Associated Press 03-18-2002
Migrant farmworkers experience higher rates of leukemia, brain, prostate and skin cancer Staff 03-18-2002
Cannery at Fisherman’s Wharf catches fire The Associated Press 03-18-2002
On eve of merger vote, a contest too close to call By Brian Bergstein, The Associated Press 03-18-2002
Historic S.F. Cannery catches fire The Associated Press 03-18-2002
Online subscriptions herald the end of Web freedom By Michael Liedtke, The Associated Press 03-18-2002
Irish leader visits Oakland, street name unveiled By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 03-16-2002
Jose Domingo Peralta was Berkeley’s first immigrant By Susan Cerny, Special to the Daily Planet 03-16-2002
All commuters are not equal Rick Young 03-16-2002
Joan of Arc is knocking at Aurora’s door By John Angell Grant, Special to the Daily Planet 03-16-2002
Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 03-16-2002
Out & About Calendar – compiled by Guy Poole 03-16-2002
Panthers survive error-fest By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 03-16-2002
UC may pull its Israel study abroad program By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 03-16-2002
Don’t compromise school safety John H. DeClercq 03-16-2002
Long after its heydey, Yiddish radio returns to the airwaves By Katherine Roth, The Associated Press 03-16-2002
Bears down Penn in 1st round; No. 3 Pittsburgh up next The Associated Press 03-16-2002
‘Waving Man’of Berkeley dies at 91 By Michelle Locke, The Associated Press 03-16-2002
Jews can be critical of Israel without betraying their people E. Arnon 03-16-2002
Rosie O’Donnell says being gay was ‘never a big deal for me’ By David Bauder, The Associated Press 03-16-2002
A’s owners extend Beane’s contract The Associated Press 03-16-2002
Today in History Staff 03-16-2002
Man registered dog as Republican, gets jury notice The Associated Press 03-16-2002
Click and Clack Talk Cars Staff 03-16-2002
Protesters decry screeners’ citizenship status as Mineta speaks By Collen Valles, The Associated Press 03-16-2002
Willie Brown upsets Miami mayor with remark By Margie Mason, The Associated Press 03-16-2002
Lindh’s lawyers threaten libel against ‘instant book’ publisher By Paul Glader, The Associated Press 03-16-2002
California jobless rate declines By Simon Avery, The Associated Press 03-16-2002
On eve of HP-Compaq merger vote, a contest too close to call By Brian Bergstein, The Associated Press 03-16-2002
Audit shows serious problems with school finances By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 03-15-2002
Homeowners should protect their land Dorothy V. Benson 03-15-2002
The other side of Orthodox By Peter Crimmins, Special to the Daily Planet 03-15-2002
Out & About Calendar – compiled by Guy Poole 03-15-2002
St. Mary’s track & field gets a jump on BSAL By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 03-15-2002
Malcom X students show some ‘expressionality’ By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 03-15-2002
Pro-Palestinians are uncle Issacs Gabe Kurtz 03-15-2002
A new J.D. Salinger book in the fall? Guess again By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press 03-15-2002
Exhibit shows how NYC mourned after attack By Lukas I. Alpert, The Associated PressStaff 03-15-2002
Prep Scores Staff 03-15-2002
Insiders differ on city density By Devona Walker, Daily Planet staff 03-15-2002
U.S. nuclear policy will worry friends and enemies Tommy Ates 03-15-2002
Sports this weekend Staff 03-15-2002
Feds begin investigation on Latino hate mailings Staff and wire reports 03-15-2002
Today in History Staff 03-15-2002
Nationwide study concludes that ‘living wage’ reduces poverty By Justin Pritchard, The Associated Press 03-15-2002
New Oakland rail station granted $4 million The Associated Press 03-15-2002
Bay Area Briefs Staff 03-15-2002
on the house Closet shelving systems by James and Morris Carey James and Morris Carey 03-15-2002
On the House Questions and Answers By Morris and James Carey 03-15-2002
Spring all year round By Carol McGarvey, Better Homes and Gardens Books 03-15-2002
Big labels online music play creates a resounding ‘so what?’ By Ron Harris, The Associated Press 03-15-2002
Antler hunting a hobby or crime? By Becky Bohrer, The Associated Press 03-15-2002
Microsoft cuts bonuses for Silicon Valley workers By Allison Linn, The Associated Press 03-15-2002
Feds clash with SF authorities over medical marijuana law By Martha Mendoza, The Associated Press 03-15-2002
Government obtains indictment against kidnap suspect in reporter Pearl’s case By Ted Bridis, The Associated Press 03-15-2002
Blacked Out By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 03-14-2002
Gruden’s gone, so Davis hires his shadow By Rob Gloster The Associated Press 03-14-2002
Eco-Community a serious alternative to building up Martha Nicoloff Berkeley 03-14-2002
Compiled by Guy Poole 03-14-2002
Low-income seniors get the high- interest rate shaft By Claudine LoManaco Special to the Daily Planet 03-14-2002
Thin ’Jackets play sloppily, fall to Mt. Eden By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 03-14-2002
Ecocity Builders’ policy isn’t what it’s cracked up to be Howie Muir Berkeley 03-14-2002
Peace commission member leaves for 11-day mission to Japan By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 03-14-2002
Sports Shorts Staff 03-14-2002
Today in History Staff 03-14-2002
Latinos silent on U.S. war effort, leery about citizenship status By Ofelia Madrid Special to the Daily Planet 03-14-2002
Bay Area Briefs Staff 03-14-2002
CSU proposes 15 percent boost in nonresident tuition By Stefanie Frith The Associated Press 03-14-2002
CSU trustees approve 22 new degrees on 10 campuses The Associated Press 03-14-2002
Congressman says Davis stalling on energy documents By Jennifer Coleman The Associated Press 03-14-2002
Feinstein’s hubby appointed to UC Board of Regents The Associated Press 03-14-2002
Bay Area Navy SEAL killed in Afghanistan awarded Bronze Star The Associated Press 03-14-2002
HP director’s Compaq deal doubts resolved By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press 03-14-2002
Compaq prepared to go it alone if Hewlett-Packard acquisition fails By Mark Babineck The Associated Press 03-14-2002
Top PG&E execs get hefty bonuses By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press 03-14-2002
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