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Antennae arguments continue

By John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff
Thursday January 25, 2001
The City Council heard arguments from corporate representatives Tuesday who want to place 12 telecommunications antennae on the roof of the Oaks Theater and from neighbors who say the installations are unattractive and pose a health threat. -more-

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Thursday January 25, 2001
Disabled with service dogs don’t have to reveal disability -more-

Injury-time goal lifts St. Mary’s over surprising St. Joseph’s

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Thursday January 25, 2001
The prevailing wisdom in the BSAL boys’ soccer league is that there are three top teams, and everyone else scraps for wins at the bottom. But that perception is changing with every game St. Joseph’s plays. -more-

Board adopts plan to help failing students

By Erika Fricke Daily Planet Staff
Thursday January 25, 2001
Both the School Board and City Council embraced a proposal by parents Wednesday night to intervene on behalf of ninth-grade students failing classes their first semester at Berkeley High School. -more-

’Jackets get waterlogged 2-1 win over Richmond

By Tim Haran Daily Planet Correspondent
Thursday January 25, 2001
BHS girls now 6-2 in ACCAL -more-

KPFA activists arrested at law offices

By Judith Scherr Daily Planet Staff
Thursday January 25, 2001
One month after what KPFA activists are calling the “Christmas Coup” – the firing of several staff members and banning certain volunteers from a sister station in New York City – a group of local activists was arrested Tuesday at the San Francisco law offices of Epstein, Becker & Green. -more-

Shows provide home and safety tips for all

Daily Planet wire services
Thursday January 25, 2001
Project Impact presents an educational series on earthquake and fire hazards prevention through March on Berkeley Community Media's Cable Television Station Channel 25. These are educational, pre-produced videos that come in a variety of formats reaching people of all income brackets, nationalities, and physical abilities. -more-

HIV rate doubles among gay men since 1997

The Associated Press
Thursday January 25, 2001
SAN FRANCISCO — Paul Torello is upfront about his life. He sells sex on the streets for drug money, and he’s HIV positive. It’s a story he tells all of his male clients before he lets them chose whether to proceed with or without a condom. -more-

Emotions run deep following shooter’s plea

The Associated Press
Thursday January 25, 2001

State pleads for power, sees time running out

The Associated Press
Thursday January 25, 2001

Water boards leery of state proposal to take hydro plants

The Associated Press
Thursday January 25, 2001

Trade group files suit over ban of MTBE additive

The Associated Press
Thursday January 25, 2001

Hispanic women have highest high school dropout rates

The Associated Press
Thursday January 25, 2001

AOL Time Warner set to cut jobs

The Associated Press
Thursday January 25, 2001

Hard to prove it’s a ‘new economy’

By John Cunniff The Associated Press
Thursday January 25, 2001

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The Associated Press
Thursday January 25, 2001

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Welfare recipients benefit from tight labor market

The Associated Press
Thursday January 25, 2001
SAN FRANCISCO — Employers are increasingly hiring welfare recipients into positions paying above minimum wage and providing health benefits, apparently because of the current tight labor market, a new study reports. -more-

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