Learning to build a greenhouse is part of BHS’ Environmental Studies
By William Inman
Daily Planet Staff
Saturday September 30, 2000
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Berkeley’s Yoga boom attracts Americans
By Priyanka Sharma
Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday September 30, 2000
Lisa Taylor’s curiosity made her take a Yoga class 11 years ago. The former modern dancer now teaches at two Yoga centers in Berkeley. For her, Yoga is not just a job. It’s a way of life, affecting her at both physical and spiritual levels. -more-
Letters to the Editor
Saturday September 30, 2000
Bad management real reason theater may close -more-
Bears pull out wild victory over Colorado College
By Tim Haran
Daily Planet Correspondent
Saturday September 30, 2000
A last-minute header goal by sophomore forward Laura Schott gave Cal a come-from-behind victory over Colorado College Friday afternoon at Edwards Stadium. Cal defeated the Tigers 2-1 in the opening game of the Golden Gate Classic and improved their record to 9-0-1. -more-
Oxford block on the table
By Josh Parr
Daily Planet Staff
Saturday September 30, 2000
A collection of green houses and small classrooms at the corner of Hearst Avenue and Oxford Street, better known as the Oxford Tract, will be replaced with a three-story structure and a 200-space underground parking lot, if a UC Berkeley plan bears fruit. -more-
Yellowjacket offense sputters, wastes good defensive effort
By Sean Gates
Daily Planet Correspondent
Saturday September 30, 2000
Everyone loves a second chance. A second chance at a job interview, a second opportunity to take a test, another shot at introducing yourself to that beautiful someone… who doesn’t like second chances? On Thursday night, the Berkeley High defense forced five turnovers to give its offense not just two but five chances to move the football. But the Berkeley Yellowjackets (0-4) failed to capitalize and the Livermore Cowboys (3-1) left nothing to chance with a 15-0 victory. -more-
Other holocaust victims considered
By Shirley Dang
Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday September 30, 2000
Holocaust experts and activists detailed the difficulties of earning recognition and reparations for non-Jewish victims of Nazi war crimes during a panel discussion at the Castro Theatre. -more-
State agencies deny public access to info, study shows
The Associated Press
Saturday September 30, 2000
SAN FRANCISCO – An audit of government agencies in California shows that some, such as police departments and school districts, denied people access to information that is clearly defined in state statutes as public. -more-
Damages reduced for Wonder Bread
The Associated Press
Saturday September 30, 2000
SAN FRANCISCO – A judge said Friday he will reduce the $121 million in punitive damages that a jury awarded to 17 black workers who were discriminated against at a Wonder Bread plant. -more-
Features
Carjacker picks on the wrong car; father and son suspects arrested
The Associated Press
Saturday September 30, 2000
SAN LEANDRO – A carjacking suspect is probably kicking himself after police said he tried to carjack an undercover car. -more-
Restrictions eased on news coverage in hostage crisis
The Associated Press
Saturday September 30, 2000
JOLO, Philippines – The Philippine military eased some restrictions Friday on news coverage of its assault on Muslim rebels holding 17 hostages on a southern island, but continued to limit communications. -more-
State hopes to address tire piles with new fee
The Associated Press
Saturday September 30, 2000
SACRAMENTO – The disposal fee for old tires is going up next year to pay for an expanded regulation and cleanup program aimed at illegal tire piles. -more-
Mattel unloads software assets
The Associated Press
Saturday September 30, 2000
EL SEGUNDO – Mattel Inc. has found a buyer for the Learning Co., the software unit that lost hundreds of millions of dollars and led to the resignation of the toymaker’s chief executive and other top officials. -more-
The neighborly spirit hits Boston district
The Associated Press
Saturday September 30, 2000
BOSTON – Buy low, sell high: It’s a homeowner’s dream that is coming true in this city thanks to soaring property values. But while sellers profit, the poor struggle to pay rising rents. -more-
Latinos protest, fast for residency bill
The Associated Press
Saturday September 30, 2000
PASADENA – Latino activists protested outside Republican Party offices, trying to drudge up support for a bill that would make permanent residency possible for hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants. -more-
Native American remains contaminated by tests
The Associated Press
Saturday September 30, 2000
SAN FRANCISCO – David Hostler first learned the troubling news when he journeyed more than 3,000 miles from his Hoopa Valley reservation, California’s largest, to dig through troves of tribal artifacts on display and in storage at Harvard University. -more-
Davis researchers to continue fatal expedition
The Associated Press
Saturday September 30, 2000
SACRAMENTO – Researchers from the University of California, Davis, are preparing for a new expedition to the Sea of Cortez, six months after five of their colleagues died in a boating accident there. -more-
Davis vetoes increased benefits for injured, unemployed
The Associated Press
Saturday September 30, 2000
SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gray Davis has vetoed increases for injured and unemployed workers despite complaints that California’s benefits are among the nation’s lowest. -more-
Jonestown lawyer comes back to face his demons in Mendocino County, this time as a prosecutor
By Michelle Locke
Associated Press Writer
Saturday September 30, 2000
UKIAH – It was 1967 and young prosecutor Tim Stoen was sitting in the Mendocino County Courthouse, being quizzed by a roomful of officials for a new job representing the poor. Afterward, one of the interviewers approached him with outstretched hand. -more-
Editorial
State to ask federal regulators to give mobile devices their own area codes
The Associated Press
Saturday September 30, 2000
SACRAMENTO – California will try to slow the proliferation of area codes by allowing separate codes for devices such as pagers and cellular telephones. -more-
