Cops spread holiday cheer with food boxes -more-
Lampley scores 25, Wethers hits career-high 21 in win -more-
“While the merry men pound the nails...the capitalists, who are to own the (Claremont) hotel...are thinking up new ideas that are calculated to put it in the front rank of modern hotels.” -more-
After only three years at Cal, Dennis Gates will achieve at the end of the spring semester a feat rarely accomplished by students, not to mention intercollegiate athletes. He will graduate as a junior with a degree in sociology. -more-
Nefarious crimes have a natural home in libraries. Book lined shelves have witnessed murders, mayhem, lies and resolutions in hundreds of mystery stories by renowned authors such as Agatha Christie and Anne Perry. -more-
On Sunday BART will be following its regular Sunday schedule with service beginning at 8 a.m. and running until midnight on three lines: Richmond-Fremont, Pittsburg Bay Point-Colma, and Dublin/Pleasanton-Daly City. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — A city affirmative action officer says he was discriminated against, demoted and harassed on the job after testifying before a federal grand jury about alleged wrongdoing in the city’s minority contracting program. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — Emergency crews searched the waters off Baker Beach late Friday for a 13-year-old boy who was swept off shore. -more-
SANTA ANA — Two students sued the Anaheim Union High School District for removing 10 biographies on homosexuals from their school library in what they contend is a violation of constitutional free-speech rights. -more-
SAN JOSE — A Santa Clara County superior court judge turned down the paint industry’s request to dismiss a suit filed against it by the county over allegedly dangerous levels of lead in paint. -more-
OCEANSIDE — The political honeymoon lasted only four days for the city’s new mayor who has been fending off demands for an apology after he told a civic group that the Police Department is plagued with “deep-rooted racism and sexism.” -more-
LOS ANGELES — University of California regents said Friday they will offer eligibility to certain high school students who applied for enrollment next fall but whose schools didn’t forward the necessary transcripts in time. -more-
LOS ANGELES — A man sought in the fatal shooting of his estranged wife and a daughter and the wounding of two other daughters was found dead Friday after an apparent leap from a freeway into the shallow Los Angeles River, police said. -more-
LOS ANGELES — An explosion and flash fire severely burned five workers after a halogen lamp ignited lacquer fumes on the 23rd floor of a condominium near the UCLA campus. -more-
Regulators have voted for rate increases that would affect millions of customers across the state starting next month in an effort to rescue two shaky electric companies tangled in a deepening power crisis. -more-
LOS ANGELES — California’s energy crisis has some of the state’s most powerful players, including lawmakers, public utilities and consumer watchdog groups, calling for the return of a regulated market. -more-
LOS ANGELES — Plagued with financial troubles that nearly led to her eviction, the woman who threw her two young daughters off a downtown courthouse before jumping to her own death appeared to have grown increasingly despondent, family members said. -more-
As his expedition pushed into the upper reaches of the Missouri River nearly two centuries ago, Meriwether Lewis marveled at the “scenes of visionary enchantment” in the cliffs and promonotories along the shoreline. -more-
MIAMI — A test conducted minutes before the polls opened on Election Day showed that 13 of 20 voting machines were faulty at the two Miami-Dade County precincts with the highest rates of discarded ballots, The Miami Herald reported Friday. -more-
WASHINGTON — Here’s the story line: In a bizarre and hotly contested election, the son of a U.S. president is installed as chief executive, barely edging a Democratic former U.S. senator from Tennessee who won the nation’s popular vote in the general election. -more-
AUSTIN, Texas — President-elect Bush, promising a Justice Department “guided by principle, not by politics,” on Friday nominated Sen. John Ashcroft, a staunch conservative, to be attorney general. In a delicate balance, Bush also tapped moderate New Jersey Gov. Christie Whitman as environmental chief. -more-
America’s protracted election, the tug-of-war over Elian Gonzalez and the terrorist bombing of the USS Cole ranked as the top news stories of 2000, according to The Associated Press annual survey of its members. -more-
NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court on Friday threw out the murder conviction of Wilbert Rideau, saying the celebrated prison journalist was the victim of racially biased selection of the grand jury that indicted him in 1961. -more-
SAN JOSE — In a case provoking tough questions over who controls the Internet, Yahoo! Inc. is asking a federal judge to block a French court’s order that the popular Web portal keep computer users in France from accessing auctions of Nazi paraphernalia. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — A hacker broke into the computer systems of Egghead.com, forcing the online retailer to alert credit card companies and 3.5 million customers to the security breach and the possibility that their financial information was accessed. -more-
NEW YORK — Santa Claus finally arrived on Wall Street on Friday, giving the beleaguered Nasdaq composite index its strongest performance in more than a week and its fifth-biggest percentage gain ever. -more-
MARTINEZ — A former foster mother convicted in 1996 of abusing two babies will get a new trial after a judge found the woman’s lawyer erred in his defense. -more-
Former foster mother’s conviction overturned 12-23-2000
Lawyers say homeless claims not fully evaluated 12-22-2000
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
A little Christmas presence By John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff 12-23-2000
Calendar of Events & Activities 12-23-2000
Letters to the Editor 12-23-2000
Bears devour Bulldogs in Pete Newell Challenge By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 12-23-2000
Neighbors seek landmark status for stately hotel By Judith Scherr Daily Planet staff 12-23-2000
Cal’s Gates goes to the head of the class Daily Planet Wire Services 12-23-2000
West Berkeley to witness ‘murder’ in library By Erika Fricke Daily Planet Staff 12-23-2000
Transit schedules for holidays Staff Report 12-23-2000
Affirmative action officer files lawsuit over harassment The Associated Press 12-23-2000
One missing in San Francisco waters The Associated Press 12-23-2000
Censorship suit filed after school pulls gay biographies The Associated Press 12-23-2000
County accuses paint industry of exposing children to danger The Associated Press 12-23-2000
Comments spark debate over police diversity The Associated Press 12-23-2000
UC offers eligibility to students despite lack of transcripts The Associated Press 12-23-2000
Man sought in family shooting The Associated Press 12-23-2000
Five burned by blast in West Los Angeles high-rise The Associated Press 12-23-2000
Electricity rate hikes could begin soon The Associated Press 12-23-2000
Power crisis leads to calls for re-regulation The Associated Press 12-23-2000
Family struggles to understand why woman jumped The Associated Press 12-23-2000
Bruce Babbit reccomends new monuments The Associated Press 12-23-2000
Voting machines failed early test at polls The Associated Press 12-23-2000
Striking parallels between Bush and Adams families The Associated Press 12-23-2000
Bush appoints attorney general, EPA head The Associated Press 12-23-2000
Election and Elian were top stories of 2000 The Associated Press 12-23-2000
Court throws out conviction of famed prison journalist The Associated Press 12-23-2000
Yahoo! asks to block Nazi auction ruling The Associated Press 12-23-2000
Online retailer Egghead.com hacked The Associated Press 12-23-2000
Market In Brief The Associated Press 12-23-2000
’Jackets slaughter shorthanded Encinal 12-1 By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 12-22-2000
calandar 12-22-2000
Letters to the Editor 12-22-2000
Sun calendar dream coming true By Erika Fricke Daily Planet Staff 12-22-2000
Calendar of Events & Activities 12-22-2000
Restaurant boycott ‘premature’ By John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff 12-22-2000
Resident petitions Bush win By Judith Scherr Daily Planet Staff 12-22-2000
Governor releases proposal to expand families’ program The Associated Press 12-22-2000
Air Quality board sets new standards Staff 12-22-2000
Four indicted in bogus blood tests The Associated Press 12-22-2000
Woman throws daughters, self off of roof after facing eviction The Associated Press 12-22-2000
A wreath brings joy in winter By Lee Reich The Associated Press 12-22-2000
Winterberries brighten landscape By Lee Reich The Associated Press 12-22-2000
Redwood house has mildew problem The Associated Press 12-22-2000
National organic standards released The Associated Press 12-22-2000
Hughes buys DSL provider for $180 million The Associated Press 12-22-2000
Religious groups exempt from preservation laws The Associated Press 12-22-2000
PUC backs utilities on consumer rate hikes The Associated Press 12-22-2000
Stocks rise as investors abandon their fears The Associated Press 12-22-2000
UPS bears the last-minute brunt The Associated Press 12-22-2000
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
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