Neighbors flex muscles, ready for fight with corporate giants
Carl’s Jr. and Shell Oil team up to develop complex in area where few services are available -more-
Carl’s Jr. and Shell Oil team up to develop complex in area where few services are available -more-
Striker scores two more goals, leads Pac-10 -more-
Berkeley High is both a microcosm of, and a model for, America. It is through this one simple sentence that Meredith Maran explains the premise of her book “Class Dismissed: A Year in the Life of an American High School, a Glimpse into the Heart of a Nation,” recently released by St. Martin’s Press. -more-
Home is where the wins are for the Cal men’s soccer team this season. Playing at Edwards Stadium for the first time in more than a month, the struggling Bears upset No. 7 UCLA 1-0 Friday. -more-
Nearly 200 students, health care activists and professionals lit candles Thursday evening at Sproul Plaza on the university campus and spoke out against the widespread lack of health insurance . -more-
Bone crushing tackles? Check. Bruising runs? Check. Showstopping plays? Check, check, check. When the dust had settled on Berkeley High’s 40-14 domination of the Richmond Oilers, the Yellowjackets ran off more checks than Bill Gates on a shopping spree. Berkeley won its third straight game to remain undefeated league play (3-4, 3-0 ACCAL) before a showdown next week with Pinole Valley that will, according to senior running back Ramone Reed, “test how really good we are.” -more-
SANTA ROSA – Correctional officers who responded when an inmate became ill at the Sonoma County Jail last month are not talking to Santa Rosa police investigating the man’s subsequent death. -more-
Prosecution, defense agree that Peter Bradley had a rare reaction to encephalitis, are working on settlement -more-
Proposal could help avoid price spikes seen in San Diego following industry deregulation -more-
Former provost announces billion-dollar fundraising campaign for undergrads -more-
PHOENIX – Arizona legislators, meeting in a one-day special session Friday, imposed an immediate one-year moratorium on the state’s runaway subsidy program for vehicles burning alternative clean fuels, a program now projected to cost at least 140 times what was first expected. -more-
OAKLAND – Saturday marks the nine-year anniversary of the 1991 fire storm that swept through the Oakland hills, caused almost $1.7 billion in damage and killed nearly two dozen people. -more-
Company will hold graffiti contest despite mayor’s protest -more-
LOS ANGELES – The inside story of the 1974 Symbionese Liberation Army shootout is not relevant to the defense of former SLA fugitive Sara Jane Olson, a judge ruled Friday in denying her access to 25-year-old files. -more-
‘West Wing’ actor Martin Sheen speaks out against California’s Proposition 36 -more-
YREKA – A man accused of luring two girls into his home with gifts and ice cream and then sexually assaulting them a decade ago pulled a gun in the courthouse during his trial Friday and shot one of his victims and her husband. He then killed himself. -more-
Sexual assault suspect shoots victim, husband 10-21-2000
250 million-year-old bacteria may be revived 10-19-2000
Voucher sides trade accusations over campaigns 10-18-2000
POLITICAL NOTES 10-17-2000
Neighbors flex muscles, ready for fight with corporate giants John Geluardi Daily Planet Correspondent 10-21-2000
Calendar of Events & Activities Staff 10-21-2000
Letters to the Editor 10-21-2000
Schott works her magic as Bears beat ASU 3-0 By Jared GreenDaily Planet Staff 10-21-2000
Local author puts high school under microscope By Megan Greenwell Special to the Daily Planet 10-21-2000
Cal men take down No. 7 UCLA By Tim Haran Daily Planet Correspondent 10-21-2000
200 rally for healthcare for everyone By Shirley Dang Special to the Daily Planet 10-21-2000
Berkeley High continues turnaround, runs over Richmond Oilers 40-14 By Sean Gates Daily Planet Correspondent 10-21-2000
Correctional officers plead the fifth in inmate death Bay City News Service 10-21-2000
Cockpit attacker suffered from rare disease By Kim Curtis The Associated Press 10-21-2000
Regulators want advance power sales By Jennifer Coleman The Associated Press 10-21-2000
State News Briefs 10-21-2000
Stanford inaugurates Hennessy as 10th president The Associated Press 10-21-2000
$3 million car program balloons to $420 million The Associated Press 10-21-2000
Foundation gives grant for educational pavilion on site of Oakland Hills fire Bay City News Service 10-21-2000
Bay Briefs Staff 10-21-2000
Judge denies Olson records on 1974 shootout The Associated Press 10-21-2000
TV president wants drugs decriminalized Bay City News Service 10-21-2000
Hearst Corp., press operators settling The Associated Press 10-20-2000
Nonprofit needs new space By Juliet Leyba special to Daily Planet 10-20-2000
Calendar of Events & Activities 10-20-2000
Calendar of Events & Activities 10-20-2000
Berkeley High reserves overpower De Anza By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 10-20-2000
arts calendar 10-20-2000
Rally protests police abuse nationwide By Laurel Rosen Special to the Daily Planet 10-20-2000
See’s workers leaflet public on Shattuck By Robin Shulman Special to the Daily Planet 10-20-2000
ACLU hosts youth empowerment forum at UC Berkeley campus Bay City News 10-20-2000
Quackenbush may have broken law, audit finds The Associated Press 10-20-2000
Painting is inexpensive way to redo a room The Associated Press 10-20-2000
Airliners grounded by radar computer failure The Associated Press 10-20-2000
Settlement for leakage of ‘world’s worst’ acid The Associated Press 10-20-2000
Armenians courted in tight race for Congress The Associated Press 10-20-2000
Abused golden eagle dies of lung infection The Associated Press 10-20-2000
Parking debate overheats at meeting By John Geluardi Special to the Daily Planet 10-19-2000
Perspective By Juliann Beckendorf and Carl Wilson 10-19-2000
Calendar of Events & Activities 10-19-2000
Cougars maul St. Mary’s By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 10-19-2000
Council approves landmark position By John Geluardi Special to the Daily Planet 10-19-2000
Asomugha excels on the field and in classBy Jared GreenDaily Planet StaffIn a game usually filled with trash-talking and bois By Jared GreenDaily Planet Staff 10-19-2000
Vigil shows support for new hotel worker union By Kelly Davis Special to the Daily Planet 10-19-2000
Cal’s Fields to redshirt season Daily Planet Wire Services 10-19-2000
Rainforest group calls Citibank ‘destructive’ By Mabel M. Tampinco Special to the Daily Planet 10-19-2000
Court declines to review vehicle forfeiture law The Associated Press 10-19-2000
Safeway warehouse workers go on strike The Associated Press 10-19-2000
Bush, Gore in dead even race coming out of debates The Associated Press 10-19-2000
BHS recovery at issue for board candidates Stories by William Inman 10-18-2000
Class dismissed By Judith Scherr Daily Planet Editor 10-18-2000
Calendar of Events & Activities 10-18-2000
ACLU get involved in landlord case Bay City News 10-18-2000
Safeway warehouse workers may strike The Associated Press 10-18-2000
Gas prices down for most of Bay Area Bay City News 10-18-2000
Captain of troubled oil tanker released The Associated Press 10-18-2000
Mexican government starts program to help U.S. inmates The Associated Press 10-18-2000
Accused couple may have buried first son under house The Associated Press 10-18-2000
Canal lining project pits farmer against farmer The Associated Press 10-18-2000
Trial makes its way to court after 10 years of paperwork The Associated Press 10-18-2000
Settlement reached in transit strike The Associated Press 10-18-2000
Looting ensues after frat party overflows By William Inman Daily Planet Staff 10-17-2000
Calendar of Events & Activities 10-17-2000
Letters to the Editor 10-17-2000
Arts & Entertainment Calendar 10-17-2000
Merchants hit hard by mob By William Inman Daily Planet Staff 10-17-2000
Parking, landmark status on agenda By John Geluardi Special to the Daily Planet 10-17-2000
Bay Area Muslims share their culture by Ana Campoy Special to the Daily Planet 10-17-2000
Women on the WWII home front honored as heroes By Mabel M. Tampinco Special to the Daily Planet 10-17-2000
Video of sausage factory shooting shown at trial The Associated Press 10-17-2000
Web site investigated for selling off votes The Associated Press 10-17-2000
Documentary follows stripers’ union fight Robin Shulman Special to the Daily Planet 10-17-2000
Irish group brings Samuel Beckett plays to Berkeley by John Angell Grant Daily Planet Theater Critic 10-17-2000
Hearing focuses on radiation cleanup standards The Associated Press 10-17-2000
Study finds widespread lying, cheating among teens The Associated Press 10-17-2000
Woman falsifies being an Olympian The Associated Press 10-17-2000
Patrons starting to support smoking ban The Associated Press 10-17-2000
Man robs bakery twice of dough Daily Planet Staff 10-17-2000
Diverse ideas for District 2 Stories by Josh Parr/ Daily Planet staff Judith Sc 10-16-2000
Calendar of Events & Activities 10-16-2000
Letters to the Editor 10-16-2000
Cal breaks losing streak in three-OT thriller By Jared GreenDaily Planet Staff 10-16-2000
Music, dance mark festival Staff 10-16-2000
A new pecking order? Bears down Stanford By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 10-16-2000
Crosswalk, bike lane upgrades may get OK By William Inman Daily Planet Staff 10-16-2000
Bears can’t handle top-ranked UCLA Daily Planet Wire Services 10-16-2000
500 take to streets The Associated Press 10-16-2000