Warner Freeman knew when he was in the eighth grade – the same grade he taught science to for 32 years at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School – that he would someday be | -more-
We, members of Citizens for Responsible Fire Protection, would like to respond to the article of Sept. 16, regarding the construction of a new fire station in the hills. It is unquestionable that a new fire station is needed. What we do question is whether or not the city’s plan actually meets the extraordinary demands of disasters such as wildfires and earthquakes. The voters approved the funding the city seeks to use for this project in 1992. After eight years we should all be certain that what we are accepting is the best possible solution. After all, it is our money, our homes, and our lives. -more-
Since losing his sister and parents to a home fire nearly one month ago, Jason Jusay is crusading for home safety in Berkeley. Appearing at last week’s City Council meeting, Jusay said, “We need more stringent and better procedural processes to inspect buildings for safety.” -more-
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gray Davis has vetoed a bill strengthening requirements that California retailers collect taxes on Internet sales, saying it would send the wrong message to a fledgling industry. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — Far from their image as beach-loving fitness freaks, California’s high schoolers are growing alarmingly fat and lazy on a steady diet of potato chips and video games, according to a study released Monday by the Berkeley-based Public Health Institute. -more-
OAKLAND — Assemblywoman Dion Aroner today accused Children's Hospital in Oakland of creating a threatening workplace for some 150 hospital technicians who on Wednesday, will vote on whether or not to unionize. -more-
OAKLAND — Time forgot Gene McKinney, the former Black Panther who died in relative obscurity this month. -more-
LOS ANGELES — Calling it a nationwide model, local, state and federal officials signed an agreement Monday to balance development with preservation in one of the nation’s fastest growing regions. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently set precedents defining gray areas of technology law, but none of the three judges announced Monday to preside over the Napster Inc. case was involved in those decisions. -more-
LOS ANGELES — Due to a high rate of loan defaults, federal Housing and Urban Development officials are expected to mandate a 90-day freeze on foreclosure proceedings against area homeowners behind on payments of government-backed mortgages, it was reported. -more-
KELSEYVILLE — As many as a dozen people luxuriating in the “spiritual, healing” effervescence of Northern California’s Soda Springs may have been asphyxiated over the years by carbon dioxide that bubbled out of the hot spring’s water. -more-
SACRAMENTO — Children under the age of 6 or weighing less than 60 pounds will be required to ride in booster seats, under a bill signed by Gov. Gray Davis. -more-
SAN QUENTIN — A convicted sex offender who scaled a razor-wire fence in a pre-dawn escape from San Quentin State Prison remained on the loose Monday after authorities – in a case of mistaken identity – arrested his brother and prematurely reported his recapture. -more-
Berkeley Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred Saturday night around 8 p.m. at the Exxon gas station at 950 University Ave. -more-
POLICE LOGS 09-26-2000
Former UC Berkeley Art Museum, Archive director dies at 76 09-25-2000
Home health worker gets love, but no benefits 09-23-2000
Probe into fatal fire still is inconclusive 09-21-2000
Voucher benefits examined for state experiment 09-20-2000
Popular teacher retires Breaking ground on integration was just a start By William Inman Daily Planet Staff 09-26-2000
Calendar of Events & Activities 09-26-2000
Perspective By Andrea Cukor For Citizens for Responsible ire 09-26-2000
Fire safety issue gains prominence By Josh Parr Daily Planet Staff 09-26-2000
Letters to the Editor 09-26-2000
Gov. Davis vetoes measure requiring Internet sales tax By Steve Lawrence The Associated Press 09-26-2000
State faces crisis of lazy teens The Associated Press 09-26-2000
POLITICAL NOTES 09-26-2000
Dion Aroner blasts children’s hospital Bay City News 09-26-2000
Community remembers Oakland Black Panther The Associated Press 09-26-2000
Balancing development, preservation The Associated Press 09-26-2000
Judges in Napster trial not involved in tech decisions The Associated Press 09-26-2000
HUD may freeze some foreclosure proceedings The Associated Press 09-26-2000
Smog enforcements of cars from Mexico nonexistent The Associated Press 09-26-2000
Hot spring may have claimed another victim Justin Pritchard The Associated Press 09-26-2000
Gov. Davis signs child safety bill The Associated Press 09-26-2000
Sex offender scales wire fence to escape The Associated Press 09-26-2000
Berkeley as they want to be By William Inman Daily Planet Staff 09-25-2000
Calendar of Events & Activities 09-25-2000
Pollster diminish effect of presidential campaigns By Richard Rodriguez Pacific News Service 09-25-2000
Offense sputters in Bears’ loss By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 09-25-2000
Council plans to scrutinize agenda policy By Josh Parr Daily Planet Staff 09-25-2000
UCLA upset by Oregon’s ‘Quack Attack’ 09-25-2000
Social investment helps U.S. security By Olga R. Rodríguez Special To The Daily Planet 09-25-2000
Yellowjackets can’t stop Dos Palos rushing attack By Tuukka Hess Daily Planet Correspondent 09-25-2000
San Pablo association celebrates 50 years By Judith Scherr Daily Planet Staff 09-25-2000
Sports shorts Staff 09-25-2000
ArtCar festival an avant-garde success By Ana Campoy Special To The Daily Planet 09-25-2000
Musicians protest dot-com takeover of space The Associated Press 09-25-2000
Clinton pursues conservation, campaign cash The Associated Press 09-25-2000
Thieves using lax DMV policies to get fake licenses The Associated Press 09-25-2000
Parole for battered woman convicted of murder Ok’d The Associated Press 09-25-2000
Child car booster seat requirement toughens State could mandate children be 6 years or 60 pounds State could mandate children be The Associated Press 09-25-2000
School Board Details Bond Measure By William InmanDaily Planet Staff 09-23-2000
Bears can’t upset Bruins By Tim Haran Daily Planet Correspondent 09-23-2000
Calendar of Events & Activities 09-23-2000
Letter to the editor 09-23-2000
Candidates court gay/lesbian Demos By Annelise Wunderlich Special to the Daily Planet 09-23-2000
Panthers smother DeAnza By Sean Gates Daily Planet Correspondent 09-23-2000
Section 8 faces crisis Special to the Daily Planet By Josh Parr Daily Planet Staff 09-23-2000
Cal’s Ervin golden in Sydney The Associated Press 09-23-2000
City Council delays its Swink house decision By Josh Parr Daily Planet Staff 09-23-2000
Libraries, dot-coms compete for their personnel By Rachael Post Special to the Daily Planet 09-23-2000
Waiting tables, working for dreams By Bret Sigler Special to the Daily Planet 09-23-2000
Local AIDS workers, activists to protest controversial group’s lucrative medical marijuana club The Associated Press 09-23-2000
UCs refuse to block Napster on campus Staff 09-23-2000
Davis vetoes bike registration bill The Associated Press 09-23-2000
Power trouble in San Diego just the beginning The Associated Press 09-23-2000
California county becomes hotbed of intrigue The Associated Press 09-23-2000
Scientists call for an end to state’s ban on human cloning research The Associated Press 09-23-2000
Scientist’s supporters seek pardon The Associated Press 09-23-2000
Dentist traded treatment for tax breaks from IRS The Associated Press 09-23-2000
Calif. man fined for selling pot on Internet The Associated Press 09-23-2000
“Dr. Laura” may be canceled due to bad ratings, protests Associated Press 09-23-2000
Valley tomato farmers handcuffed by grower organization’s bankruptcy, give away 75 tons Associated Press 09-23-2000
Anti-panhandling ordinance may violate free speech The Associated Press 09-23-2000
Protesters mock convention By Joe Eskenazi Daily Planet Correspondent 09-22-2000
Calendar of Events & Activities 09-22-2000
Letters to the Editor 09-22-2000
Bears, Bulldogs face similar problems The Associated Press 09-22-2000
UC entry plan may increase diversity Michelle Locke The Associated Press 09-22-2000
Cal swimmer Ervin makes Olympic final Daily Planet Wire Services 09-22-2000
Panel will research driving with cell phones By Josh Parr Daily Planet Staff 09-22-2000
Crowds should be large for annual Berkeley parade Staff 09-22-2000
KPFA governing board sued by own members Judith ScherrDaily Planet Staff 09-21-2000
Calendar of Events & Activities 09-21-2000
Letters to the Editor 09-21-2000
Citywide golf tourney returns for second year By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 09-21-2000
Speech pleads for fire safety checks By William Inman Daily Planet Staff 09-21-2000
Perspective By Iris Starr 09-21-2000
Sports shorts 09-21-2000
Council hears security issues By Josh ParrDaily Planet Staff 09-21-2000
Car-free day celebrates leaving auto at home By Joe Eskenazi Daily Planet Correspondent 09-21-2000
No apparent motive for man’s stabbing Daily Planet Staff 09-21-2000
House approves a revised CalFed bill The Associated Press 09-21-2000
Median house prices rising 8.5 percent The Associated Press 09-21-2000
Oakland hostage asks for halt in assault on rebels The Associated Press 09-21-2000
45 Iraqis detained at U.S.-Mexican border The Associated Press 09-21-2000
Democratic club backs mostly moderates By William Inman Daily Planet Staff 09-20-2000
Calendar of Events & Activities John Hinkle Park Southampton Ave. between San Di 09-20-2000
Letters to the Editor 09-20-2000
Residents work toward traffic control measures By Rachael Post Special to the Daily Planet 09-20-2000
Chason Wainwright/Daily Planet Staff 09-20-2000
Transit pass details still need more work By Josh Parr Daily Planet Staff 09-20-2000
School camera bids on board’s agenda Daily Planet Staff 09-20-2000
Massive buoy network to take ocean measure Staff 09-20-2000
Dislike on evicting HUD tenants unaware of relatives’ drug use The Associated Press 09-20-2000
Gov. Davis signs diesel smog, homeless bills The Associated Press 09-20-2000
Air bags are newest lure for car thieves The Associated Press 09-20-2000
State officials promise more water than it can deliver The Associated Press 09-20-2000
Reports of hostage sightings raise hopes The Associated Press 09-20-2000
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