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Disabled services program gets partial funding

By John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday December 27, 2000
The City Council approved Dec. 17, only part of a $50,000 request by Easy Does It, a nonprofit agency which provides emergency services to disabled residents. The balance of the request will be reviewed by the Commission on Disability. -more-

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Wednesday December 27, 2000

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Wednesday December 27, 2000
SAT is biased; time for UC to drop its use -more-

Cal striker Schott named first team All-American

Daily Planet Wire Services
Wednesday December 27, 2000
California sophomore forward Laura Schott and senior defender Tami Pivnick were named 2000 All-Americans by Soccer Buzz on Tuesday. The national collegiate women’s soccer Web site selected Schott to its first team and Pivnick to its third team. -more-

Homeless programs get $11.7 million

Daily Planet Wire Service
Wednesday December 27, 2000
Homeless individuals and families across Alameda County received an early Christmas gift Saturday when congressional representatives notified them that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development had awarded more than $11.7 million to programs serving the 9,000 to 15,000 homeless people who live in Alameda County. -more-

‘Xmas coup’ continues in New York

By Judith Scherr Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday December 27, 2000
In what some are calling the “Christmas coup” at KPFA’s sister station WBAI in New York, an interim station manager was installed and the station’s program director and a producer were fired Saturday. Tuesday, Pacifica added to the list of persona non grata by banning of at least three more people from the Manhattan station. -more-

Housing advocate initial report full of promises

Bay City News Service
Wednesday December 27, 2000
The Affordable Housing Advocacy Project in Berkeley released its first progress report on Christmas Day, promising to promote and improve the use of housing vouchers for low-income residents. -more-

Auto theft suspect caught

Daily Planet Staff Reports
Wednesday December 27, 2000
A suspect who crashed a stolen car into a home at Cedar and California streets was locked up in the Berkeley jail Tuesday, according to police. -more-

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Wednesday December 27, 2000

Farmers’ daughter could be U.S. agriculture head

The Associated Press
Wednesday December 27, 2000

Editorials

Gov. Davis urges power conservation, wants deregulation

The Associated Press
Wednesday December 27, 2000
SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gray Davis urged Californians Tuesday to save electricity and called for the construction of new power plants. But he said he wouldn’t offer his plan to deal with the state’s electricity crisis until Jan. 8 – four days after state regulators decide how much to boost ratepayers’ bills. -more-

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