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Thursday, Jan. 11

Berkeley could be the first municipality in the state to share the pain of soaring energy costs with its residents by not collecting taxes on utility rate hikes. -more-

Ryan Davis – Berkeley High -more-

Senators should stand up against ideologues -more-

The Board of Education took the first step toward hiring a new superintendent Wednesday evening with the selection of a search firm. -more-

Soon Berkeley residents will be thinking twice before trashing their reusable materials. -more-

A common nursery plant may lead to increased complications and possible new management practices in the fight to halt Sudden Oak Death, a highly contagious fungal disease that is killing California oak trees, University of California researchers announced Wednesday. -more-

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gray Davis on Wednesday proposed a $104.7 billion state budget he said would tackle California’s electricity crisis, beef up teacher training and offer shoppers a three-day sales tax suspension. -more-

LOS ANGELES — In the midst of a state energy crisis, federal regulators on Wednesday asked a court to allow a wholesale price cap opposed by California’s electricity clearinghouse -more-

SACRAMENTO — School districts for the first time will be able to use state money to buy math textbooks that fully meet the state’s tough 1997 standards that call for algebra in eighth grade. -more-

GLENDALE — Prosecutors charged a former respiratory therapist Wednesday with murdering six elderly hospital patients whose exhumed bodies were found to contain evidence of a common but dangerous drug that stops breathing. -more-

WASHINGTON — Americans are increasingly anxious about the nation’s economy as the Bush administration gets under way, according to an Associated Press poll. Faith in the stock market as a safe place to put money has dropped as well. -more-

DALLAS — American Airlines agreed Wednesday to buy most of TWA for about $500 million in a complex deal that will reshape the industry and retire one of the most storied names in aviation history. -more-

You seldom hear a good proposal to cut taxes that isn’t in some way associated with economic engineering, which in today’s economy means tax cuts as a way of stimulating the economy. -more-

Shannon Singleton-Banks, coordinator of Berkeley High School’s Domestic Violence Peer Education group, draws two columns on the board: power and non-power. -more-

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The Zoning Adjustments Board will hold a public hearing Thursday night on the controversial Beth El proposal to build a synagogue and school at 1301 Oxford St. -more-

No such thing as a free music download -more-

Berkeley has been spending an average of $500,000 a year on making public buildings accessible despite the lack of a formal transition plan required by the Americans with Disabilities Act. -more-

Tuesday, Jan. 9

The Associated Press -more-

Gov. Gray Davis’ State of the State message was a mixed bag for Assemblymember Dion Aroner. -more-

How do you get 70 Berkeley High School students to a small communist country? The question is not the set-up for a one liner, but the financial nightmare faced by leaders of a group hoping to take students to Cuba this spring. -more-

California’s youth population is exploding – both in numbers and, potentially, behaviors breeding poor health and even early death. -more-

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WASHINGTON — Overturning environmental protections imposed by the Clinton administration would cost Republicans a lot of public support, Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt said. -more-

BEIJING — China’s government on Tuesday rejected newly published documents vividly describing how Chinese leaders split over the crushing of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, suggesting that the papers are fake. -more-

SAN JOSE — Steve Jobs rescued Apple Computer Inc. once before. Now he has to try to do it again. -more-

NEW YORK — One of the less discussed peculiarities of the the financial marketplace in the year 2000 was the decline in dividends, those partial payouts of earnings that old-time investors relied upon. -more-

NEW YORK — Bargain hunters saved the market from another big tech selloff Monday, rescuing the Dow Jones industrials and the Nasdaq composite index from losses of more than 100 points each in the last hour of trading. -more-

Horace Albert Barker, one of the preeminent biochemists of the mid-20th century and professor emeritus of biochemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, died Dec. 24 at his home in Berkeley after a brief illness. He was 93. -more-

Dressed in a light blue smock, bow tie and his trademark black derby, Jose LaCrosby wended his six-foot-two-inch frame past a bank of hair dryers and styling cubicles to an obscure area in the rear of his salon. -more-

Monday, Jan. 8

An open letter to U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer -more-

Turnovers and free throws give ASU a 58-47 win -more-

City offers to pay each week if garbage is indeed garbage -more-

TEMPE, Ariz. – Sean Lampley had 21 points, leading California in scoring for the ninth consecutive game, as the Golden Bears beat Arizona State 82-67 Saturday night for their first victory in Tempe since Jan. 25, 1990. -more-

After reading a book about the experiences of Asian-American women, Kathy Bing-Yeu decided it was time to start her own group to discuss the experiences of being an Asian woman in the United States. -more-

Gymnasts hit the road to open season with a win -more-

The last time I made a fool out of myself in public was last summer when I attempted to take a sushi-making class and then shared my experiences in this newspaper. I am not good at preparing unusual foods. -more-

Decision based on trends that have halted earlier economic slow-downs -more-

Gov. seeks $45 million -more-

Fremont senator proposes a -more-

Las Vegas trade show gives a glimpse of the future of tech -more-

Subterranean Shakespeare opened an oddly cheerful staging Friday at La Val’s of "Waiting for Godot," Samuel Beckett’s bleak comedy that is one of the original anti-plays of the theater of the absurd. -more-

Independent newspapers are increasingly rare. The East Bay Express is the latest to join those swallowed by large corporations. -more-

Saturday, Jan. 6

Need help to shop smart -more-

The Berkeley High boys’ basketball team is used to David versus Goliath matches. They just aren’t used to playing the role of Goliath. -more-

Robin Clewley -more-

St. Mary’s started the game with 10 men, and ended the game with 10 men. But when they did have a full complement of players on the field, they managed to eke out a 2-2 tie against rival Piedmont in a battle of two top EBAL teams on Friday. -more-

SAN FRANCISCO – About thirty protesters carrying signs denouncing the George W. Bush “coup d’etat” rallied outside the offices of Senator Barbara Boxer Friday afternoon. -more-

In what is sure to become a regular event this season, the Berkeley girls’ basketball team dominated their first ACCAL opponent, using all 13 players and resting their starters after the first quarter. -more-

A former Solid Waste Management intern filed a civil suit against the city Tuesday alleging she was sexually battered by a department manager and that her supervisors did nothing to stop the harassment. -more-

This week’s statewide energy rate increase will not break the city, but could have long-term effects on the budget. -more-

SACRAMENTO — California’s power crisis deepened on several fronts Friday, with a utility losing a round in court and announcing layoffs, President Clinton calling for a high-level meeting and a consumer activist warning of a ratepayer rebellion. -more-

SAN FRANCISCO — A local radio station has stepped into the mix of the state’s energy crisis, offering to pay the utility bills of randomly selected listeners who fax in their statements. -more-

WASHINGTON — President Clinton on Friday declared nearly a third of the country’s federal forest land off-limits to most logging. Some Republicans already were urging President-elect Bush to scuttle the plan. -more-

WASHINGTON — Colin Powell. Several women. A couple of Hispanics. By the time President-elect Bush announced the last of his Cabinet selections this week, he had managed to assemble a group every bit as diverse as the one put together by the man he will replace. -more-

NEW YORK — The slowing economy reasserted itself on Wall Street Friday, sending stocks tumbling and erasing much of the big gains the market enjoyed earlier in the week. -more-

NEW YORK — The Federal Reserve’s interest rate cut is expected to lend support to the slowing economy, but as Wall Street quickly learned, it was no panacea for the stock market’s woes. -more-

TUCSON, Ariz. – On a night loaded with emotion, Arizona’s Loren Woods lost his cool. -more-

“This is a critical moment for lesbian and gay people in California,” says Alan LoFaso, the affable chief of staff for Assembly member Carole Migden. “We have the opportunity to expand our rights in California,” he says, “and it’s very important, no - it’s crucial, for us to seize this opportunity.” -more-

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The need to dig through your car’s coin trays for dimes and quarters to feed ravenous parking meters may soon become a thing of the past. -more-

California head football coach Tom Holmoe announced the signing of former UCLA offensive coordinator to the same job at Cal Thursday, ending a two-month search to fill the position. -more-

Need incentives for new housing construction -more-

Developers, commissioners and activists have expressed interest in establishing a shelter in Berkeley for survivors of domestic violence. -more-

As Kenya Corley goes, so go the Cal Bears. -more-

The Jewish Community Center on Walnut Street has decided against installing two Sprint PCS wireless communication antennae on the center’s roof after members, staff and neighbors expressed health concerns. -more-

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California death row inmates will soon receive legal representation from one of the top law schools in the country, the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (Boalt Hall). -more-

The Associated Press -more-

Composting is a way to turn garbage into gold. -more-

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Q: My two-story house is 40 feet wide on each side, and has three 12-inch-square vents on the roof’s south side. -more-

NEW YORK — Wall Street stepped back Thursday, taking profits from the stellar gains that followed the Federal Reserve’s unexpected interest rate cut. Investors retreated from blue chips and also refrained from making new commitments to high-tech issues. -more-

LOS ANGELES — A staple of every auto show is the concept car – an idea rendered in steel that may never reach showrooms. -more-

SACRAMENTO — California’s largest energy consumer – state government itself – is promising to go on a diet. -more-

LOS ANGELES — Members of a civil rights group Monday announced a plan to address what they called Election Day voting irregularities in South Central Los Angeles during the November election. -more-

The Berkeley East Bay Humane Society, 2700 Ninth St. in Berkleley, announced its increase in weekend adoption hours. New shelter and adoption hours are: -more-

Q: What is happening with California’s deregulated electricity market? -more-

SAN DIEGO — A civil rights group is contesting San Diego County’s policy of stopping a nonprofit group from distributing informational pamphlets inside and near welfare offices, arguing that the policy is a violation of the First Amendment right. -more-