After neighbors of a proposed antennae site raised concerns about exposure to electromagnetic radiation emissions, the City Council adopted a 45-day moratorium Tuesday on the placement of all new antennae that support wireless communications. -more-
When eligible voters do not participate, what do you expect? -more-
Riding a three-game winning streak, Cal hopes to maintain its momentum when the Bears meet Georgia in the fourth annual Pete Newell Challenge Thursday, Dec. 21. Cal is also a perfect 3-0 in previous Challenges, with wins over BYU (68-64 in 1998), North Carolina (78-71 in ’99) and Gonzaga (72-64 in ’00). -more-
As Californians wait for the energy crisis to send utility rates through the roof, the City Council is looking into the possibility of running its own electric company. -more-
Crises in housing, health care and the environment are just a few of the issues stacked regularly on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors’ plates. -more-
The omnibus budget bill that passed Congress last week allocated $350,000 to improve the safety and security systems at Berkeley High School. -more-
Gerry Tenney encourages his audience to sing very high and “fancy” in a rendition of a song to teach vowels as part of a series of events the library is calling “A Season of Family Celebrations.” Tenney performed at the West Berkeley Public Library Wednesday afternoon. The last session in the series will be “Drumming and Dance” with percussionist James Henry at 2 p.m. Dec. 28 at the Claremont branch of the library at Benvenue and Ashby avenues. -more-
OAKLAND— Conventional wisdom holds that the pre-Christmas rush can lead to depression, but one mental health expert says emotionally vulnerable people should pay closer attention to the calm after the storm. -more-
EMERYVILLE — Assemblymember Dion Aroner, D-Oakland/Berkeley, has scheduled meetings with Alameda County Superintendent Shiela Jordan and State Superintendent Delaine Eastin to discuss the financial status of the Emeryville School District. -more-
OAKLAND — A woman who murdered her sister and impersonated her in public after stuffing her dismembered body in a freezer was sentenced Tuesday to life without parole. -more-
SACRAMENTO — In education offices around the state, brightly colored textbooks with bunnies and tigers on the front promise to help California teachers make their students math whizzes. -more-
WASHINGTON — The on-again, off-again mission to faraway Pluto may be a go if NASA can do it on the cheap and without imposing long delays on a planned exploration of one of Jupiter’s moons. -more-
Energy Secretary Bill Richardson on Wednesday extended for a week an order requiring Western generators to sell electricity to power-strapped California. -more-
SACRAMENTO — Connecting Southern California, where power plants are humming along, and Northern California, which confronts a dwindling supply, is a congested transmission system known as Path 15. -more-
SACRAMENTO — About 400,000 people, half of them in California, could get immigration amnesty they were previously denied under a bill awaiting President Clinton’s signature. -more-
NEW YORK — Investors’ hopes for a happy end to Wall Street’s most dismal year in a decade are vanishing in a seemingly unending string of stock selloffs. -more-
NEW YORK — Christmas came early for investors in 2000. It came in March, as a matter of fact. Stocks were rising, confidence was soaring, homebuilders and carmakers couldn’t keep up with the demand. -more-
NEW YORK — Fears about a harsh economic slowdown and continuing weakness in corporate earnings sent stocks sliding Wednesday, with the Dow Jones industrials giving up more than 260 points and the Nasdaq hitting another low for the year. -more-
A two-alarm blaze gutted an unoccupied three-story home on Thousand Oaks Boulevard early Wednesday morning. -more-
Blaze destroys three-story home 12-21-2000
High-tech companies graded on being green 12-20-2000
UC denies claims of scrapping the SAT 12-19-2000
New theories into what sank ancient Egyptian cities 12-18-2000
Unknown if woman fell or jumped from plane 12-16-2000
SLA case prosecutors seek to oust defense attorneys 12-15-2000
Antenna placement issue goes to commission By John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff 12-21-2000
Calendar of Events & Activities 12-21-2000
Letters to the Editor Staff 12-21-2000
Bears riding winning streak into Newell Challenge Daily Planet Wire Services 12-21-2000
Council considers running its own electric company By John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff 12-21-2000
New Supervisor ready for challenge By Judith Scherr Daily Planet Staff 12-21-2000
Officials make plans for federal money By Erika Fricke Daily Planet Staff 12-21-2000
Library sing-a-longs Erika Fricke/Daily Planet 12-21-2000
Depression may follow holidays Bay City News 12-21-2000
Dion Aroner to discuss Emeryville district future Daily Planet staff 12-21-2000
Woman sentenced to life for killing sister The Associated Press 12-21-2000
New books seen as tool to improve math learning The Associated Press 12-21-2000
NASA asks for robot mission to Pluto proposals The Associated Press 12-21-2000
Governors urge electricity price cap The Associated Press 12-21-2000
Path 15 is part of the problem The Associated Press 12-21-2000
Bill would give amnesty to many in Central Valley The Associated Press 12-21-2000
Market’s hopes for rebound dim By Lisa Singhania The Associated Press 12-21-2000
There is a new economic reality now By John Cuniff The Associated Press 12-21-2000
Market Brief The Associated Press 12-21-2000
Pirate radio under attack, ready for fight By Erika Fricke Daily Planet Staff 12-20-2000
Calendar of Events & Activities 12-20-2000
Letters to the Editor 12-20-2000
Berkeley landlord back in court By John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff 12-20-2000
Air wave interference a consideration By Erika Fricke Daily Planet Staff 12-20-2000
Residents opposed to death row toy By Whitney Royster Special to the Daily Planet 12-20-2000
State boasts four of nation’s best educated cities The Associated Press 12-20-2000
Private market eyes profits as more cops collect profiling data The Associated Press 12-20-2000
Voyager 1 heads to solar system edge The Associated Press 12-20-2000
BRIEFS PASADENA — Voyager 1 is heading to the edge of the solar system, but first it must race the sun toward a milestone – a p The Associated Press 12-20-2000
Consumers may have to help bail out utilities The Associated Press 12-20-2000
Decision turns off the Trinity River tap The Associated Press 12-20-2000
Report: LAPD detective under a new scrutiny The Associated Press 12-20-2000
SUV sales soar, gas mileage hits 20-year low The Associated Press 12-20-2000
Exxon found guilty of defrauding Alabama residents The Associated Press 12-20-2000
Study shows no effects of short-term cell phone use The Associated Press 12-20-2000
Gore and the Clintons rumored to be in line for Harvard president The Associated Press 12-20-2000
EU bank to help European media The Associated Press 12-20-2000
EMusic sues rival Mp3.com for infringement The Associated Press 12-20-2000
Market in Brief The Associated Press 12-20-2000
Audie Bock changes parties The Associated Press 12-20-2000
Emergency services contract up for raise John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff 12-19-2000
Calendar of Events & Activities 12-19-2000
Gore leaves supporters without a vision – but agenda is clear By Peter Dale Scott Pacific News Service 12-19-2000
Homeless program may get windfall John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff 12-19-2000
Need to gripe, shout, then organize By Joy MooreIt’s 12:51 a.m. Thursday morning, De 12-19-2000
Council considers instant runoff elections By Judith Scherr Daily Planet Staff 12-19-2000
John Geluardi/Daily Planet 12-19-2000
CalWORKS recipients work, often stay poor By Erika Fricke Daily Planet Staff 12-19-2000
Sociologist to receive national medal Bay City News 12-19-2000
East Bay projects get federal money Bay City News 12-19-2000
Tsunamis pose coastal risk The Associated Press 12-19-2000
Last surviving son of William Hearst dies at age 85 The Associated Press 12-19-2000
States can keep unused insurance funds The Associated Press 12-19-2000
Defense lawyer could be removed from SLA case The Associated Press 12-19-2000
Winds whip up holiday fires The Associated Press 12-19-2000
Deputies given marine creature duty The Associated Press 12-19-2000
Holiday cheer dampened by layoffs The Associated Press 12-19-2000
BRIEFS The Associated Press 12-19-2000
Market Brief Associated Press 12-19-2000
Electoral College casts votes The Associated Press 12-19-2000
Philippines says it won’t negotiate for American hostage The Associated Press 12-19-2000
Cloned bull could boost beef safety The Associated Press 12-19-2000
Elementary school did teach life’s lessons By Susan Parker 12-19-2000
Cell phone antenna plan put on hold By John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff 12-18-2000
Calendar of Events & Activities 12-18-2000
Letters to the Editor 12-18-2000
Top baseball players sign intent with Cal Daily Planet Wire Servicesaff 12-18-2000
Berkeley High seeks lunch vendors By Erika Fricke Daily Planet Staff 12-18-2000
Supervisors hold interviews for open seat Daily Planet wire reports 12-18-2000
Gas prices fall more than 5 cents The Associated Press 12-18-2000
UC revives discussion of dropping SAT requirements 12-18-2000
Asteroid crater examined for clues to dinosaurs’ demise The Associated Press 12-18-2000
Pac Bell not yet ready to sell long distance, state says The Associated Press 12-18-2000
State’s wholesale power suppliers reap big profits The Associated Press 12-18-2000
Alaska Airlines probe ends with questions of safety The Associated Press 12-18-2000
Council members receive free home Internet service The Associated Press 12-18-2000
Complications mount in SLA fugitive case The Associated Press 12-18-2000
Cisco dropout bets on the future 32-year-old talks about taking over the Internet The Associated Press 12-18-2000
Doing it on their own By Erika FrickeDaily Planet Staff 12-16-2000
Calendar of Events & Activities 12-16-2000
Letters to the Editor 12-16-2000
Coach see boys basketball as ‘sleeping giant’ Staff 12-16-2000
Board OKs final Beth El impact report John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff 12-16-2000
University Avenue group honors project leader By David Olson Special to the Daily Planet 12-16-2000
ZAB seat dilemma resolved at meeting By Judith Scherr Daily Planet Staff 12-16-2000
Arctic ozone layer recovery may take longer than expected The Associated Press 12-16-2000
Troubled satellite tracks space weather The Associated Press 12-16-2000
Diabetes monitor maker pays $60 million fines, pleads guilty The Associated Press 12-16-2000
Scientists detail ocean exploration plan The Associated Press 12-16-2000
Bay Bridge design withstands simulated quake The Associated Press 12-16-2000
Most favor higher taxes for better health care The Associated Press 12-16-2000
State’s electricity market faces overhaul The Associated Press 12-16-2000
Man gets life for daycare deaths The Associated Press 12-16-2000
Chalet resorts replace seedy motels at Tahoe The Associated Press 12-16-2000
Seeking out SUVs to make their mark Pair see vehicles at gas guzzlers, hurting the environment The Associated Press 12-16-2000
FBI agents protest clemency request from convicted killer The Associated Press 12-16-2000
Palestinian released from Florida jail The Associated Press 12-16-2000
EToys holiday sales running low The Associated Press 12-16-2000
Shockwave.com acquires AtomFilms in deal The Associated Press 12-16-2000
Market in brief The Associated Press 12-16-2000
Lady bears set to play San Diego State Daily Planet wire services 12-15-2000
Arts & Entertainment 12-15-2000
Letters to the Editor 12-15-2000
Calendar of Events & Activities Compiled by Chason Wainwright 12-15-2000
Hospital workers on strike for a day Staff 12-15-2000
Chrome 6 plume ‘unlikely threat’ John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff 12-15-2000
Charges may be dropped against teen By Michael Coffino Daily Planet Correspondent 12-15-2000
Artisan always knew she could make a living By Chason Wainwright Daily Planet Staff 12-15-2000
Study shows child care centers limited in poor areas The Associated Press 12-15-2000
California scrambles for power – again The Associated Press 12-15-2000
Bush interviews Democrat for open Cabinet positions The Associated Press 12-15-2000
‘Poinsettia’ means ‘holiday’ for rancher The Associated Press 12-15-2000
New pump for well water still spurts air The Associated Press 12-15-2000
Filmmaker tells story of adoption The Associated Press 12-15-2000
‘Cosmos’ on limited run on PBS, available on video The Associated Press 12-15-2000
Etown.com employees seek union election The Associated Press 12-15-2000
Oracle announces 62 percent earnings increase The Associated Press 12-15-2000
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