A fresh breeze from the Andes blew over UC Berkeley’s International House Thursday evening. -more-
Nearing the end of her life and plagued with senility, my grandmother fell into a strange state of grace. At 95, she believed herself a young woman again living in her hometown in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta. -more-
Two weeks ago, Cal punter Nick Harris was heralded as a Heisman Trophy candidate. This week, after failing to get off three kicks, he’s just another problem for head coach Tom Holmoe to worry about. -more-
The University of California system has formed an internal task force to investigate whether its nine campuses are under reporting the number of on-campus rapes and sexual assaults. -more-
Perennial powerhouse St. Mary’s High witnessed an unwelcome, yet eerily familiar spectacle last Saturday afternoon as Archbishop Riordan High (San Francisco) put together the kind of punishing offensive exhibition that St. Mary’s fans have grown used to their own Panthers imparting. Powered by a dominant defensive line and a very methodical “seven minutes and a cloud of dust” Wing-T offense, Riordan (4-0) ran for 364 yards en route to a 28-7 victory in a non-conference meeting between the two schools. -more-
Even City Council members agree their meetings are too long. Agenda items get pulled for a variety of reasons and end up stuck in what seems a permanent backlog. -more-
In a game interrupted by an on-field fight and two confrontations between the referee and University of San Diego coaches, Cal sophomore Laura Schott shined through the distractions with a hat trick, leading the Bears to a 3-0 win in the championship game of the Golden Gate Classic -more-
LIVERMORE — Scientists at Lawrence Livermore Laboratory are dabbling in a bit of Buck Rogers technology as they develop a series of test laser guns for the military. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — Attorneys for Napster Inc. were due back in court Monday to justify the reprieve the company won in July that kept its wildly popular Internet music-sharing service up and running. -more-
OAKLAND — State officials confirmed they have begun investigating health and safety issues involving facilities caring for the developmentally disabled which contract through a nonprofit agency. -more-
FOLSOM — California has had a rough summer in terms of power consumption, with warm temperatures throughout the state causing consumers to crank up air conditioners, sapping electricity supplies. -more-
LOS ANGELES — Three years ago, Xochitl Rodriguez left her human resources job and decided she wanted to teach. Without classroom experience or teaching courses, Rodriguez was hired by the Los Angeles Unified School District and was placed in charge of 20 kindergartners. -more-
LOS ANGELES — A study that contradicted earlier reports that the gnatcatcher was near extinction will not influence a decision to set aside nearly 800,000 acres in Southern California for the tiny songbird. -more-
SACRAMENTO — A proposed expansion of San Francisco International Airport would be exempted from California’s main environmental law, under a bill signed Saturday by Gov. Gray Davis and authored by the leader of the Senate. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco musicians who had vehemently protested the closing of a rehearsal warehouse have decided to take the money and run. -more-
Musicians take money, move out of warehouse 10-02-2000
State to ask federal regulators to give mobile devices their own area codes 09-30-2000
Group encourages dialogue on death 09-29-2000
HIV patients stop medication 09-28-2000
Alameda supervisor angry over Davis’ foster care veto 09-27-2000
POLICE LOGS 09-26-2000
Festivities mark Hispanic heritage month By Angel GonzalezSpecial To The Daily Planet 10-02-2000
Calendar of Events & Activities 10-02-2000
Grandson learns that time is the mind’s trick By Andrew Lam Pacific News Service 10-02-2000
Bears lose battle of Pac-10 cellar-dwellars By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 10-02-2000
Panel will look at UC campus rape rates By William Inman Daily Planet Staff 10-02-2000
Riordan runs over Panthers By Tuukka Hess Daily Planet Correspondent 10-02-2000
Council goal is shorter meetings By Josh Parr Daily Planet Staff 10-02-2000
Schott’s hat trick leads Cal to Classic victory By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 10-02-2000
Livermore researchers developing laser guns The Associated Press 10-02-2000
Napster back in court to argue merits of service The Associated Press 10-02-2000
Nonprofit center investigated for lapses in care The Associated Press 10-02-2000
Portable power plants may come to Bay Area The Associated Press 10-02-2000
Police fatally shoot man who stabbed hospital staff The Associated Press 10-02-2000
LA school district hiring underqualified teachers By Cadonna M. Peyton The Associated Press 10-02-2000
Bird’s extinction possibility lower than thought The Associated Press 10-02-2000
SFO expansion may be exempt from state environmental law The Associated Press 10-02-2000
Learning to build a greenhouse is part of BHS’ Environmental Studies By William Inman Daily Planet Staff 09-30-2000
Calendar of Events & Activities 09-30-2000
Berkeley’s Yoga boom attracts Americans By Priyanka Sharma Special to the Daily Planet 09-30-2000
Letters to the Editor 09-30-2000
Bears pull out wild victory over Colorado College By Tim Haran Daily Planet Correspondent 09-30-2000
Oxford block on the table By Josh Parr Daily Planet Staff 09-30-2000
Yellowjacket offense sputters, wastes good defensive effort By Sean Gates Daily Planet Correspondent 09-30-2000
Other holocaust victims considered By Shirley Dang Special to the Daily Planet 09-30-2000
State agencies deny public access to info, study shows The Associated Press 09-30-2000
Damages reduced for Wonder Bread The Associated Press 09-30-2000
Carjacker picks on the wrong car; father and son suspects arrested The Associated Press 09-30-2000
Restrictions eased on news coverage in hostage crisis The Associated Press 09-30-2000
State hopes to address tire piles with new fee The Associated Press 09-30-2000
Mattel unloads software assets The Associated Press 09-30-2000
The neighborly spirit hits Boston district The Associated Press 09-30-2000
Latinos protest, fast for residency bill The Associated Press 09-30-2000
Native American remains contaminated by tests The Associated Press 09-30-2000
Davis researchers to continue fatal expedition The Associated Press 09-30-2000
Davis vetoes increased benefits for injured, unemployed The Associated Press 09-30-2000
Jonestown lawyer comes back to face his demons in Mendocino County, this time as a prosecutor By Michelle Locke Associated Press Writer 09-30-2000
Letter lands Shirek opponent in hot water By Judith Scherr Daily Planet Staff 09-29-2000
Calendar of Events & Activities 09-29-2000
Letters to the Editor 09-29-2000
Yellowjackets fall to DeAnza, but it doesn’t count By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 09-29-2000
Campus pavilions may be leveled By Josh Parr Daily Planet Staff 09-29-2000
Bears searching for an identity By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 09-29-2000
New ideas for BHS food court By William Inman Daily Planet Staff 09-29-2000
Giesel, Faumuina to redshirt for surgeries Daily Planet Wire Services 09-29-2000
Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown By Joe Eskenazi Daily Planet Correspondent 09-29-2000
Ferry ordered to continue service By Carla Mozee Special to the Daily Planet 09-29-2000
Sacramento County riskiest to pedestrians By Justin Pritchard The Associated Press 09-29-2000
Selina Bishop was wary of scheme The Associated Press 09-29-2000
Racial gap still exists between homeowners By Kimberley Lamke The Associated Press 09-29-2000
Registered Independents can vote in state primaries By Scott Lindlaw The Associated Press 09-29-2000
Plan will cut diesel emissions 75 percent By Steve Lawrence The Associated Press 09-29-2000
FDA approves abortion pill after 12-year fight By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press 09-29-2000
Nevada voters to decide easing pot restrictions By Brendan Riley The Associated Press 09-29-2000
Apples are redder than ever The Associated Press 09-29-2000
House a ‘structure of merit’ By Josh Parr Daily Planet Staff 09-28-2000
Calendar of Events & Activities Staff 09-28-2000
Letters to the Editor 09-28-2000
St. Mary’s tailback enjoys new starting status By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 09-28-2000
Lecture shows businesses how to be Earth friendly By William Inman Daily Planet Staff 09-28-2000
Cal goalkeeper Zabala named Pac-10 player of the week Daily Planet Wire Services 09-28-2000
Retrofit threatens recycling center By Josh Parr Daily Planet Staff 09-28-2000
Bonds woman gets her man by Rachelle A. Jones Special to the Daily Planet 09-28-2000
Housing executive convicted of bribery By David Kravets The Associated Press 09-28-2000
Landlord sentenced to live in own building Bay City News 09-28-2000
Bush adjusts message as he heads to the East Coast By Tom Raum The Associated Press 09-28-2000
Prescription drugs a big campaign issues Staff 09-28-2000
Health care interests unite in antibiotic campaign By Jennifer Coleman The Associated Press 09-28-2000
Furnaces believed to be cause of fires The Associated Press 09-28-2000
Greenpeace protesters follow oil tanker The Associated Press 09-28-2000
Davis vetoes substitute allegiance bill The Associated Press 09-28-2000
Counties save paper by voting electronically The Associated Press 09-28-2000
Protesters take the streets By William InmanDaily Planet Staff 09-27-2000
Calendar of Events & Activities 09-27-2000
Morally straight and gay By Patrick Letellier 09-27-2000
Forum advocates affordable housing By Erika Fricke Special to the Daily Planet 09-27-2000
Letters to the Editor 09-27-2000
Hills’ fire danger assessed as anniversary nears By David Kaplowitz Special to the Daily Planet 09-27-2000
Counties begin to fight against CalFed water plan By John Howard The Associated Press 09-27-2000
Judge dismisses certain aspects of Proposition 21 suit Bay City News 09-27-2000
FTC finds gas pricing practices that raise ‘competitive concerns’ By John Hughes The Associated Press 09-27-2000
California above national income, poverty levels By Audrey Cooper The Associated Press 09-27-2000
Farmers say high energy costs could rise food prices up By Kiley Russell The Associated Press 09-27-2000
Sacramento at risk for overdevelopment The Associated Press 09-27-2000
State gets top marks in teaching evolution The Associated Press 09-27-2000
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
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