A team of bird-rescue experts from Berkeley’s International Bird Rescue Research Center is on its way to the Galapagos Islands, the site of a monstrous oil spill. -more-
The defense rested its case Tuesday in the misdemeanor trial of a San Francisco police officer accused of striking his girlfriend in the face at her Berkeley apartment and binding her hands with a nylon strap. -more-
The $37 million Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center renovation is nearly complete. When city offices are reinstalled in the 60-year-old building, employees will find a sunlit, airy and nearly earthquake-proof workplace. -more-
More than 50 million people from East India and Bangladesh drink and bathe in the arsenic-polluted water from the Bengal Basin. -more-
Millimeter deviations from the expected wobble of the Earth's axis are giving geophysicists clues to what happens 1,800 miles underground, at the boundary between the Earth's mantle and its iron core. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — A conservative group, claiming a 12-year-old boy was traumatized by viewing Internet pornography at Livermore’s main library, asked an appeals court Tuesday to block such access to minors. -more-
LOS ANGELES — White supremacist Buford O. Furrow Jr., who admitted to fatally shooting a Filipino-American postman and shooting up a Jewish community center filled with children, has agreed to plead guilty to federal hate-crime charges, a U.S. Attorney spokesman said. -more-
FRESNO — When Woody Deryckx got out of the U.S. Navy and into organic farming 30 years ago, most conventional farmers dismissed his efforts as an idealistic pipe dream better suited to hippie communes than modern commercial agriculture. -more-
SACRAMENTO — President Bush extended emergency orders Tuesday keeping electricity and natural gas flowing to California as blackouts threatened and state spending on emergency power mounted. -more-
SACRAMENTO — While the national average for organ donations rose in the first half of last year by about 4 percent, organ donations in California dropped by 13 percent, according to national health officials. -more-
LOS ANGELES — People buying guns from Los Angeles dealers would have to be fingerprinted under a measure proposed by a City Council committee. -more-
LONG BEACH — The number of California State University freshmen needing help with college math courses has dropped, while the number needing remedial English has remained the same, according to a report released Tuesday. -more-
ANAHEIM — An immigration reform group wants the Anaheim City Council to allow local police agencies to be the first in the nation to use a little-known federal law to arrest suspected illegal immigrants. -more-
NEW YORK — So you think your worries will disappear if you become wealthy? -more-
NEW YORK — Wall Street sent stocks higher Tuesday as investors decided to place some cautious bets on bargain-priced shares instead of punishing companies for lower earnings. -more-
Deirdre Mulligan, an attorney and leading advocate for free speech and individual privacy rights on the Internet, is the new director of the Samuelson Law, Technology and Public Policy Clinic at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (Boalt Hall). -more-
New head for Boalt Hall public policy law clinic 01-24-2001
Study: Immigrant poverty on the decline in California 01-23-2001
Agency picks route for dam bridge 01-20-2001
Berkeley High food court concept still off in distance 01-19-2001
Interim superintendent may keep his post 01-18-2001
Local team helps birds at island oil spill By Judith Scherr Daily Planet Staff 01-24-2001
Calendar of Events & Activities 01-24-2001
Letters to the Editor 01-24-2001
Defense rests in cop battery case By Michael Coffino Daily Planet Correspondent 01-24-2001
Center retrofitted, renewed By John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff 01-24-2001
Resident strives to purify water in home country by Shirley Dang Special to the Daily Planet 01-24-2001
Glitches in Earth’s wobble help scientists probe core Daily Planet wire services 01-24-2001
Court examines Internet pornography in libraries The Associated Press 01-24-2001
White supremacist to plead guilty to hate-crime shootings The Associated Press 01-24-2001
Organic farmers, scientists press for research The Associated Press 01-24-2001
Sate seeks help from Bush as blackouts loom The Associated Press 01-24-2001
Bill proposes statewide database of organ donors The Associated Press 01-24-2001
Panel urges fingerprint plan for gun buyers The Associated Press 01-24-2001
Fewer Cal State freshmen need remedial math The Associated Press 01-24-2001
Group wants police to arrest illegal immigrants The Associated Press 01-24-2001
Being wealthy isn’t as easy as it looks By John Cunniff The Associated Press 01-24-2001
BRIEFS The Associated Press 01-24-2001
Market Watch The Associated Press 01-24-2001
Council set to amend gas heater mandate By John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff 01-23-2001
Calendar of Events & Activities 01-23-2001
Perspective By Jennifer Rakowski 01-23-2001
Antennae appeal at meeting forefront By John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff 01-23-2001
Landlord plans appeal of ZAB decision Daily Planet Staff 01-23-2001
Active, artistic teen mourned Daily Planet Staff 01-23-2001
Representative pleased with UC lab extensions Daily Planet wire services 01-23-2001
No relief from power woes at work week start The Associated Press 01-23-2001
Security concerns keep utilities from notifying customers in advance The Associated Press 01-23-2001
Bush nominee for energy commission a free-market advocate The Associated Press 01-23-2001
Phone pricing issues go to court The Associated Press 01-23-2001
BRIEFS The Associated Press 01-23-2001
Market Watch The Associated Press 01-23-2001
Berkeley psychotherapist evicted By John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff 01-22-2001
Calendar of Events & Activities 01-22-2001
Letters to the Editor 01-22-2001
Ruggers open with domination of Gaels By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 01-22-2001
Cragmont Elem. teachers eligible for $25K bonus By Jon Mays Daily Planet Staff 01-22-2001
Bears fall to struggling Cardinal By Ralph J. Gaston Daily Planet Correspondent 01-22-2001
Activists protest Bush inauguration By Erika Fricke Daily Planet Staff 01-22-2001
Bears shake the blues with win over Bulls By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 01-22-2001
Michael Milken legacy in dispute, pardon or not By Gary Gentile AP Business Writer 01-22-2001
High school rivalry blamed for trouble By John Geluardi and Jon MaysDaily Planet Staff 01-20-2001
Calendar of Events & Activities 01-20-2001
Letters to the Editor 01-20-2001
’Jackets recover from loss, blow out Alameda 98-40 By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 01-20-2001
Berkeley schools rank well in state By Jon Mays Daily Planet staff 01-20-2001
Bakery closes so workers can attend rally By Jon Mays Daily Planet staff 01-20-2001
New system could reduce commute times Daily Planet wire report 01-20-2001
Driver agitated before slamming into Capitol The Associated Press 01-20-2001
Willie Brown expecting child with aide The Associated Press 01-20-2001
Cash-strapped utilities ordered to stay in business The Associated Press 01-20-2001
Group gave money to mother of Jesse Jackson’s child The Associated Press 01-20-2001
Closed-circuit TV considered for McVeigh The Associated Press 01-20-2001
Bush says he is ready for presidential post The Associated Press 01-20-2001
Couple design homes with unique approach The Associated Press 01-20-2001
Utility crisis has plenty of winners, losers The Associated Press 01-20-2001
Market Watch The Associated Press 01-20-2001
No pads and no helmet? No problem for Paga By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 01-19-2001
Calendar of Events & Activities 01-19-2001
Bayside grocer hangs up her apron By Chason Wainwright Daily Planet Correspondent 01-19-2001
Parents urge action on achievement gap By Jon Mays Daily Planet Staff 01-19-2001
Berkeley ponders creek definition By John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff 01-19-2001
Hospitals under fire for care Staff 01-19-2001
Teen pleads guilty in school sex case From staff and wire reports 01-19-2001
After 30 years, tankers safer but spills still a threat The Associated Press 01-19-2001
State files suit over award for smog fees The Associated Press 01-19-2001
Regents approve extended contracts to manage labs The Associated Press 01-19-2001
State says adults did the altering on school’s tests The Associated Press 01-19-2001
California struck by second day of blackouts The Associated Press 01-19-2001
Silicon Valley businesses discuss electricity crisis, warn state lawmakers The Associated Press 01-19-2001
Babbitt kills California gold mine proposal The Associated Press 01-19-2001
Proper sanding is important The Associated Press 01-19-2001
This houseplant is a philodendron alias The Associated Press 01-19-2001
Clearance is necessary for metal chimney The Associated Press 01-19-2001
EBay beats Wall Street expectations The Associated Press 01-19-2001
Stanford’s inside-outside game too much for Bears The Associated Press 01-18-2001
Clinton embraced middle class at expense of poor By Richard Rodriguez Pacific News Service 01-18-2001
Calendar of Events & Activities 01-18-2001
Grant helps foster breastfeeding By Jon Mays Daily Planet Staff 01-18-2001
Panthers wake up in second half, maul John Swett By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 01-18-2001
Temporary ban on massage parlors in works By John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff 01-18-2001
Police link teens to robbery sprees SBy Dan Greenman Daily Planet Staff 01-18-2001
Berkeley set to give transit riders shelter By John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff 01-18-2001
Disabled community struggles to find attendants By Dan Greenman Daily Planet Staff 01-18-2001
Confidence down, but not out By John Cunniff The Associated Press 01-18-2001
BRIEFS 01-18-2001
Market Brief Assoc. Press 01-18-2001
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