After reviewing a case in which police officers pepper sprayed a mentally disturbed man, the Police Review Commission has recommended the department call mental health specialists when dealing with similar situations in the future. -more-
About 70 parents and community members came together Monday to challenge the boundaries of the possible and save 250 struggling Berkeley High School freshmen. -more-
The length of the line outside bookstores on Bancroft Way Monday was clear indication that classes were beginning at the University of California today. A worker at one store across from the campus expected crowds throughout the week and said the best time to avoid a line is as early as 8:30 a.m. -more-
A recommendation from Mayor Shirley Dean requesting that PG&E implement a power-reduction plan for Berkeley residents and businesses will be tabled, said Councilmember Linda Maio. -more-
SAN JOSE — 3Com Corp., a struggling maker of computer network equipment, said Monday it plans to lay off workers as part of a plan to save at least $200 million a year. -more-
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-
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-
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-
Nestles SA deal includes takeover of Ralston Purina -more-
SACRAMENTO — California’s largest energy consumer – state government itself – is promising to go on a diet. -more-
