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West Berkeley group files suit to overturn shellmound landmark status

John GeluardiDaily Planet Staff

Saturday December 30, 2000

A group of property owners is suing the city claiming the landmarking of the West Berkeley Shellmound was “arbitrary and capricious.” -more-

Calendar of Events & Activities

Saturday December 30, 2000

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Letters to the Editor

Saturday December 30, 2000

Kids should eat lunch on campus -more-

Berkeley boys can’t handle Bulldog big men

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff

Saturday December 30, 2000

All season, the Berkeley High boys’ basketball team has been able to overcome its shortcomings: lack of height and little inside game. Among the Yellowjackets’ victories this season were an opponent with a 6-foot-11 center and a 6-foot-9 center. But Friday against powerful Oakland Tech, a bigger team finally solved the Berkeley defensive system. -more-

Hepatitus C touches many, but funding is almost absent

By Erika Fricke Daily Planet Staff

Saturday December 30, 2000

Hepatitis threatens to become the next major epidemic in the United States. This dire warning comes from a source quite close to home, the 1999 Berkeley Health Status Report, authored by the city’s Health Department. -more-

Bears come back to top Yale in battle of the brains

By Dan GreenmanDaily Planet Staff

Saturday December 30, 2000

It wasn’t easy, but California overcame a halftime deficit to beat Yale 76-62 in the first round of the Golden Bear Classic Friday night in Haas Pavilion. -more-

Finding shelter from the storm

By Erika Fricke Daily Planet Staff

Saturday December 30, 2000

Esau Baxter got lucky this holiday period. His sister picked him up and took him to spend Christmas in Vallejo. For New Year’s luck has found him again – he’ll be spending Monday at the men’s shelter at the Veteran’s Memorial Building. -more-

Another accident at University & Shattuck

Sean Broadnax/Daily Planet Staff

Saturday December 30, 2000

Police officers and firefighters try to get to the bottom of a hit and run car accident at the notorious intersection of University Ave. and Shattuck Ave. The car pictured, a red 1988 Nissan DX, and the other car involved, described by police as an older model grey Ford Mustang, collided head-on in the intersection. The Mustang’s driver pulled over momentarily, then sped away from the scene. -more-

Meals on Wheels needs volunteers

Bay City News Service

Saturday December 30, 2000

Berkeley’s Meals on Wheels representatives are thanking Bay Area volunteers for their help over the holidays, and reminding them that the elderly are in need of help all year. -more-