Page One

Bears looking at a wide-open Pac-10 race

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Thursday January 04, 2001

Throw those preseason predictions right out the window. The Pac-10 women’s basketball race is up for grabs, and no one can say who will end up in the winner’s circle. -more-



Calendar of Events & Activities

— compiled by Chason Wainwright
Thursday January 04, 2001


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Perspective

By David Bacon Pacific News Service
Thursday January 04, 2001

Suspicious fire heats up border labor dispute -more-



Retirement plan may mean chief goes

By John GeluardiDaily Planet Staff
Thursday January 04, 2001

Police Chief Dash Butler has unofficially made it known around the department that he intends to retire by August pending the city’s adoption of a new retirement plan. -more-



Arizona trying to overcome adversity and tragedy

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Thursday January 04, 2001

When the Cal men’s basketball team tips off the Pac-10 season against Arizona Thursday evening, they face a team that has seen more trouble than anyone could have imagined. -more-



Letters to the Editor

Thursday January 04, 2001

Extend time between cigs -more-



AC Transit complaint system not serving its riders

By Erika Fricke Daily Planet Staff
Thursday January 04, 2001

Community members and AC Transit administrators agree, the current complaint system is not working. -more-



Recycling workers want a union

By Judith Scherr Daily Planet Staff
Thursday January 04, 2001

On the heels of a successful union drive by restaurant workers at the Berkeley marina, another group of employees in the city has called for a union. -more-



YMCA to offer new non-member family services

By Dan Greenman Daily Planet Staff
Thursday January 04, 2001

When the downtown Berkeley YMCA reopens its Family Center later this month, it will provide new services for non-member families with disabled children, foster families, pregnant teens and teen mothers. -more-



Proposed electricity rate hikes less than expected Daily Planet Staff

By John Howard The Associated Press
Thursday January 04, 2001

SACRAMENTO — Boosting electricity bills for millions of homes an average of $5 a month, a plan floated Wednesday by state regulators, would give California’s strapped utilities a quick infusion of cash. -more-



Features

Intern fired for plagiarism

The Associated Press
Thursday January 04, 2001

SAN JOSE — The San Jose Mercury News has fired a reporting intern who had been suspended for plagiarism, after more evidence of copying work from other publications was discovered. -more-


Feds stop possible recession avalanche

By John Cunniff The Associated Press
Thursday January 04, 2001

NEW YORK — The Federal Reserve lit a match under the financial thermometer. -more-


Editorial

E-mail violates 12,000 patients’ confidentiality

The Associated Press
Thursday January 04, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO — The state’s third-largest health insurer violated patient confidentiality by accidentally e-mailing the names of 12,000 patients to the wrong doctors, company officials acknowledged. -more-


Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

E-mail violates 12,000 patients’ confidentiality 01-04-2001

Innovator of forestry policy dies at 88 01-03-2001

New campaign contribution limits have loopholes 01-02-2001

Berkeley man killed in snowboarding accident 12-30-2000

Wallace plans to improve AC Transit urban services 12-29-2000

News

Bears looking at a wide-open Pac-10 race By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 01-04-2001

Calendar of Events & Activities — compiled by Chason Wainwright 01-04-2001

Perspective By David Bacon Pacific News Service 01-04-2001

Retirement plan may mean chief goes By John GeluardiDaily Planet Staff 01-04-2001

Arizona trying to overcome adversity and tragedy By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 01-04-2001

Letters to the Editor 01-04-2001

AC Transit complaint system not serving its riders By Erika Fricke Daily Planet Staff 01-04-2001

Recycling workers want a union By Judith Scherr Daily Planet Staff 01-04-2001

YMCA to offer new non-member family services By Dan Greenman Daily Planet Staff 01-04-2001

Proposed electricity rate hikes less than expected Daily Planet Staff By John Howard The Associated Press 01-04-2001

Intern fired for plagiarism The Associated Press 01-04-2001

Feds stop possible recession avalanche By John Cunniff The Associated Press 01-04-2001

Class helps with snuffing out habit By Chason Wainwright Daily Planet Staff 01-03-2001

Calendar of Events & Activities 01-03-2001

Letters to the Editor 01-03-2001

Student breakfast program part of study By Erika Fricke Daily Planet Staff 01-03-2001

Housing project closer to approval By John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff 01-03-2001

Bay Area homicide rates drop Daily Planet staff and The Associated Press 01-03-2001

Garage death is apparent suicide Daily Planet Staff 01-03-2001

PG&E says it will run out of cash by early February The Associated Press 01-03-2001

Fire at needle exchange building ruled as arson Bay City News 01-03-2001

Student, counselor killed in school bus crash The Associated Press 01-03-2001

Intel joins crowded MP3 market The Associated Press 01-03-2001

Location allowed to count for insurance The Associated Press 01-03-2001

Market Watch The Associated Press 01-03-2001

Yahoo! to ban Nazi artifacts from auctions The Associated Press 01-03-2001

BRIEFS Staff 01-03-2001

Maverick priest refuses to give up By Mary BarrettSpecial to the Daily Planet 01-02-2001

Calendar of Events & Activities 01-02-2001

The wireless communication revolution could make Asia the center of the economy By Franz Schurmann Pacific News Service 01-02-2001

Reviewing the year gone by By Judith Scherr Daily Planet Staff 01-02-2001

Controversial baby abandonment law puts pressure on hospitals John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff 01-02-2001

City offers tree hauling Bay City News Service 01-02-2001

New laws include sales tax cut, higher minimum wage The Associated Press 01-02-2001

East Bay activist headed for Vatican to protest By Dan Greenman Daily Planet Staff 01-02-2001

West Berkeley group files suit to overturn shellmound landmark status John GeluardiDaily Planet Staff 12-30-2000

Calendar of Events & Activities 12-30-2000

Letters to the Editor 12-30-2000

Berkeley boys can’t handle Bulldog big men By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 12-30-2000

Hepatitus C touches many, but funding is almost absent By Erika Fricke Daily Planet Staff 12-30-2000

Bears come back to top Yale in battle of the brains By Dan GreenmanDaily Planet Staff 12-30-2000

Finding shelter from the storm By Erika Fricke Daily Planet Staff 12-30-2000

Another accident at University & Shattuck Sean Broadnax/Daily Planet Staff 12-30-2000

Meals on Wheels needs volunteers Bay City News Service 12-30-2000

DEA agent sentenced to a year for murder plot The Associated Press 12-30-2000

New charges in abandonment case The Associated Press 12-30-2000

Lessons learned shaped education secretary By Jennifer Kerr Associated Press Writer 12-30-2000

State power companies could buy back plants By Karen Gaudette Associated Press Writer 12-30-2000

Companies paying the price for years of rate cuts By Ben Fox Associated Press Writer 12-30-2000

Court upholds California ban on some conjugal visits The Associated Press 12-30-2000

Controversy continues over kava tea effects By Jean Christensen Associated Press Writer 12-30-2000

Bush nominee wants to ‘better’ use federal lands The Associated Press 12-30-2000

Ban on fetal tissue research ruled unconstitutional By David Kravets Associated Press Writer 12-30-2000

Shifting faiths can make holidays uncomfortable The Associated Press 12-30-2000

Popular company uses unusual headquarters The Associated Press 12-30-2000

Failing corporation blames cheap imports The Associated Press 12-30-2000

Berkeley wins physical game with late goal By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 12-29-2000

12-29-2000

Calendar of Events & Activities Compiled by Chason Wainwright 12-29-2000

Eco Park to offer recycled goods Staff 12-29-2000

Arts & Entertainment 12-29-2000

White nails clutch shots to edge SJSU StaffDaily Planet Wire Services 12-29-2000

Interest groups support, criticize AC Transit By Erika Fricke Daily Planet Staff 12-29-2000

Conflict headed to court By John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff 12-29-2000

Prenatal care good, yet not sufficient By Judith Scherr Daily Planet Staff 12-29-2000

Kwanzaa celebration at library By Dan Greenman Daily Planet Staff 12-29-2000

Building a backyard deck can be complicated The Associated Press 12-29-2000

Weed control dependent on having healthy turf The Associated Press 12-29-2000

Bay Briefs 12-29-2000

Police use anonymous tip to recover stolen koalas The Associated Press 12-29-2000

Gun groups to sue over assault weapon registration deadline By Don Thompson Associated Press Writer 12-29-2000

Mental hospital murder was over tobacco, police say The Associated Press 12-29-2000

Montgomery Ward shutting down after 125 years By Martha Irvine Associated Press Writer 12-29-2000