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Death of dance teacher remembered

By Ben Lumpkin Special to the Daily Planet
Thursday February 22, 2001

Students and staff of Berkeley High School gathered at the Community Theater during their lunch break Wednesday to mark the one year anniversary of the death of Marcia Singman, a dance teacher at the school for more than 30 years. -more-


Calendar of Events & Activities

Thursday February 22, 2001


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Letters to the Editor

Thursday February 22, 2001

Wozniak has the real conflict of interest -more-


Arts & Entertainment

Thursday February 22, 2001

924 Gilman St. All shows begin at 8 p.m. unless noted $5; $2 for a year membership Feb. 23: Subincision, 30 Second Fury, AKA Nothing, No Common Sense, Stalin’s War; Feb. 24: Slow Gherkin, Plus Ones, 78 RPMS, Merrick, Enemy You; March 2: Books Lie, Living Under Lies, Remnants, No Regrets, The Fadeaways, LWL; March 3: Dr. Know, The Dread, Hot Box, Anal Mucus; March 9: Dead and Gone, Sworn Vengence, Punishment, Misoura, The Computer Kills; March 10: The Varukers, 46 Short, Scarred for Life, Oppressed Logic, Faced Down; March 16: The P.A.W.N.S., Kill the Messenger, Phoenix, The Sugarlips; March 17: The Hood, Benumb, Above This World, Chrome Disorder, Eulogy 525-9926 -more-


Berkeley boys outlast shorthanded Jets 53-48

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Thursday February 22, 2001

Milton, St. Jules lead balanced attack -more-


Commission given 90 day deadline for shellmound

By John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff
Thursday February 22, 2001

The Landmarks Preservation Commission unearthed a problem when it considered awarding the West Berkeley Shellmound protective status last September - there were no city regulations for buried and paved-over landmarks. -more-


Roberson’s 39 points lead Lady ’Jackets past Encinal

By Tim Haran Daily Planet Correspondent
Thursday February 22, 2001

It took the Berkeley High girls’ basketball team nearly two minutes to score its first points against Encinal Tuesday night, a lapse that may have cost the ’Jackets its second 100-plus point game in two weeks. -more-


Court makes ruling on ADA, states’ rights

By Judith Scherr Daily Planet Staff
Thursday February 22, 2001

The same five members of the Supreme Court who put George W. Bush in the White House decided Wednesday that persons with disabilities who work for their state governments cannot file discrimination suits against their employers under the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act. -more-


State attorney general backs cannabis club against feds

The Associated Press
Thursday February 22, 2001

OAKLAND — California Attorney General Bill Lockyer is backing an Oakland cannabis distribution club in its fight with the federal government over medical marijuana. -more-


Berkeley lab helps make murder suspect, DNA match

Bay City News
Thursday February 22, 2001

State Attorney General Bill Lockyer announced today that a DNA match made at the California Department of Justice DNA Laboratory in Berkeley has fingered a suspect in a 1984 sexual assault and murder. Lockyer said David James McIntosh, a convicted sex offender currently in Folsom Prison on parole violations, will be charged tomorrow in the sexual assault and murder of 13-year-old Heidi Fredette in Tehama County. -more-


Market Watch

The Associated Press
Thursday February 22, 2001

NEW YORK — The Nasdaq composite index fell to its lowest level in nearly two years Wednesday after an unexpected surge in inflation intensified investors’ fears about the future. -more-


Buildings up, trees down

By Ben Lumpkin Special to the Daily Planet
Wednesday February 21, 2001

Construction means some destruction -more-


Calendar of Events & Activities

Wednesday February 21, 2001


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Letters to the Editor

Wednesday February 21, 2001

UC may have a conflict when it comes to biotech -more-


Arts & Entertainment

Wednesday February 21, 2001

Pentagon Papers’ Ellsberg talks about secrets

By John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday February 21, 2001

Daniel Ellsberg, former defense analyst who many say helped end the Vietnam War by leaking the top-secret Pentagon Papers, told a group of 35 people Tuesday that he still has a secret or two. -more-


Bike boulevard becoming a Berkeley reality

By Erika Fricke Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday February 21, 2001

Bright purple signs along Bowditch Street and Hillegass Avenue declare the streets to be “bicycle boulevards.” -more-


Ice skating club looks for continued success

By Chason Wainwright Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday February 21, 2001

Having won first place at the Pacific Coast Championships in Anaheim earlier this month, the Berkeley Ice Symmetrics precision ice skating team is hoping to win a medal at the National Skating Championships next month in Colorado Springs. -more-


BRIEFS

Staff, wire reports
Wednesday February 21, 2001

Man robs Wells Fargo bank, amount unknown -more-


Civil rights suit filed in Oakland ‘Riders’ case

The Associated Press
Wednesday February 21, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO — A new civil rights suit accuses additional Oakland police officers of wrongdoing in “The Riders” case. -more-


Less water for farmers, more energy needed to pump it

The Associated Press
Wednesday February 21, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO — A low snowpack in the Sierra Nevada and little rainfall so far this winter could mean less water this summer for farmers, who would have to pump more from wells to irrigate their crops. -more-


Man’s ‘three strikes’ sentence upheld

The Associated Press
Wednesday February 21, 2001

A California man, sentenced under a “three strikes” law to 25 years to life in prison after stealing an umbrella and two bottles of liquor, lost a Supreme Court appeal Tuesday. -more-


L.A. FBI agent first convicted of spying

The Associated Press
Wednesday February 21, 2001

LOS ANGELES — The arrest of a veteran FBI agent on charges of spying for Russia recalls the arrest more than 16 years ago of Richard W. Miller, who became the first FBI agent to be convicted of espionage. -more-


Senate approves power authority bill

The Associated Press
Wednesday February 21, 2001

SACRAMENTO — California’s Senate gave Gov. Gray Davis more leverage in his negotiations with utility companies Tuesday, approving legislation that would allow the state to buy or build power plants. -more-


Bill delaying graduation exam for a year OK’d

The Associated Press
Wednesday February 21, 2001

SACRAMENTO — The California Senate voted Tuesday to delay Gov. Gray Davis’ high school graduation test for a year, saying students need more time to prepare for its tough questions, especially in algebra. -more-


Actors save multi-faceted ‘Shrew’ tale

By John Angell Grant Daily Planet Correspondent
Wednesday February 21, 2001

Because it is a slapstick comedy about a man who tortures his wife until she becomes subservient to his every whim, Shakespeare’s “Taming of the Shrew” is a difficult play for modern audiences. -more-


Napster offers music companies $1 billion

The Associated Press
Wednesday February 21, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO — Napster Inc. offered $1 billion to the recording industry Tuesday to settle the copyright infringement suit that threatens to shut down the free Internet song-swapping service. -more-


Intel limits hiring and delays raises

The Associated Press
Wednesday February 21, 2001

SAN JOSE — Intel Corp. said Tuesday it will delay raises, cut back on hiring and slash spending, joining other high-tech companies in belt-tightening amid a slowing economy and sluggish personal computer sales. -more-


Market Watch

The Associated Press
Wednesday February 21, 2001

NEW YORK — Skittish investors sold off technology stocks Tuesday, pushing the Nasdaq composite index down more than 100 points for the second trading session in a row and sending all three major market indicators into negative territory for the year. -more-


Domestic partner law for city contractors eyed

By John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff
Tuesday February 20, 2001

After a background report was bogged down for two years in various departments, the City Council tonight will finally ask staff to prepare a domestic partner ordinance for city contractors. -more-


Calendar of Events & Activities

Tuesday February 20, 2001


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Perspective

By Yoichi Clark Pacific News Service
Tuesday February 20, 2001

YOKOSUKA, JAPAN – The uproar over the sinking of a Japanese fishing trawler by a U.S. nuclear submarine has overlooked the question of whether anyone could have survived inside the sunken vessel. -more-


Arts & Entertainment

Tuesday February 20, 2001

924 Gilman St. All shows begin at 8 p.m. unless noted $5; $2 for a year membership Feb. 23: Subincision, 30 Second Fury, AKA Nothing, No Common Sense, Stalin’s War; Feb. 24: Slow Gherkin, Plus Ones, 78 RPMS, Merrick, Enemy You 525-9926 -more-


Oakland filmmakers nominated for Oscar

Bay City News
Tuesday February 20, 2001

OAKLAND — Two Oakland filmmakers are once more in the running for Oscars in the Feature Documentary category. -more-


Plentiful plans for park

Judith Scherr/Daily Planet
Tuesday February 20, 2001

The Eastshore State Park, recently purchased by the state, contains 1,800 acres of land and water that stretches along the shoreline from Richmond to Oakland. Tonight the council will consider approval of a series of meetings in preparation for a general plan for the park. A separate planning meeting is also being held tonight by the East Bay Regional Parks District at 7 p.m. at Hs Lordships Restaurant at the Berkeley Marina. The first public workshop is scheduled for March. -more-


City to look at local Prop. 21 impacts

By Judith Scherr Daily Planet Staff
Tuesday February 20, 2001

Has Proposition 21 criminalized youth in Berkeley? Some councilmembers want the Youth Commission to take a hard look at the results of the state law that makes it easier to try teens as adults. They want to know its specific impact in Berkeley. -more-


Watch dog group calls for Tritium workshop

By John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff
Tuesday February 20, 2001

The Committee to Minimize Toxic Waste, the community watch dog group concerned with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Tritium Labeling Facility, is calling for a workshop to examine a city consultant’s report on possible tritium releases at the labs during a major fire. -more-


Bar association OKs immigration policies

The Associated Press
Tuesday February 20, 2001

SAN DIEGO — The leadership of the American Bar Association voted Monday to recommend ending “zero tolerance” school discipline policies and stopping the government’s use of secret evidence in most immigration cases. -more-


Mediator appointed for Napster squabble

The Associated Press
Tuesday February 20, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge has appointed a mediator in the case between the recording industry and Napster, the free Internet song-swapping service. -more-


Council backs workers in KPFA power struggle

By Jon Mays Daily Planet Staff
Monday February 19, 2001

Support is growing for the local KPFA community in its struggle to retain its grassroots ideals of free speech and autonomy as the Berkeley City Council this week came out against a proposal by parent company Pacifica Radio Network to change its by-laws. -more-


Calendar of Events & Activities

Monday February 19, 2001

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Letters to the Editor

Monday February 19, 2001

Alternatives to private automobiles are needed -more-


Cardinal stomp Cal by 32

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Monday February 19, 2001

Bears fall to Stanford for ninth straight time -more-


Sharpshooter bug battle rages on

By Erika FrickeDaily Planet Staff
Monday February 19, 2001

The glassy-winged sharpshooter is a flying hopping pest slowly moving through California from the central valley. Scientists, agriculturists, and politicians are in a war to stop it. Meanwhile, environmental and health activists are gearing up to stop the scientists and agriculturists. -more-


Berkeley girls fall to Amador Valley 1-0

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Monday February 19, 2001

’Jackets give up goal in 75th minute, get booted from NCS -more-


Berkeley may become more ‘bike-friendly’

By John Gelaurdi Daily Planet Staff
Monday February 19, 2001

The City Council will consider an amendment to the Berkeley Municipal Code to allow bicyclists to lock their bikes to parking meters. -more-


Bears have no problem messin’ with Texas

Daily Planet Wire Services
Monday February 19, 2001

Split squad beats Texas and Oklahoma -more-


Theater-goers should ignore ‘Someone to Watch over Me’

By John Angell Grant Daily Planet Correspondent
Monday February 19, 2001

Irish playwright Frank McGuinness’ existential prison drama "Someone to Watch over Me" snagged a 1993 Tony Award nomination for its New York production — and the play’s Berkeley opening Saturday by Shotgun Players at Eighth Street Studio was eagerly anticipated by local theater-goers. -more-


Transit schedules change for President’s Day holiday

Daily Planet wire report
Monday February 19, 2001

Many Bay area public transit agencies are planning scaled-back service for the President's Day holiday on Monday. -more-


Bay Briefs

Monday February 19, 2001

Battle over golf course -more-


Californians to cover $20 billion for energy crisis

The Associated Press
Monday February 19, 2001

SACRAMENTO – California taxpayers and utility customers will pay more than $20 billion to end the state’s energy crisis, under proposals by the governor and Legislature. -more-


Companies give up on underground wires

The Associated Press
Monday February 19, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO – The state’s two largest investor-owned utilities have quietly abandoned a 32-year project to bury power lines around the state in their push to conserve cash. -more-


Experts say the little things can make a power difference

By Joseph B. Verrengia AP Science Writer
Monday February 19, 2001

Turn off the light when you leave a room. Put on a sweater. Turn off the computer if you’re done Web-surfing. Drain the waterbed. -more-


Tips on saving home energy

Monday February 19, 2001

According to the U.S. Energy Department, the average family spends about $1,300 per year on home utilities. Energy experts recommend several steps to save money – and power: -more-


Wall Street mired in volatile ‘range trading’

By Lisa Singhania AP Business Writer
Monday February 19, 2001

Analysts say up-and-down movement of stock exchange bodes badly for a recovery -more-


Reverend urges people to reach just as far as they can

Staff
Saturday February 17, 2001

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Calendar of Events & Activities

Staff
Saturday February 17, 2001


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Forum

Saturday February 17, 2001

New UC Berkeley project dwarfs all the others -more-


Concert will raise funds for students’ trip

Daily Planet wire services
Saturday February 17, 2001

Mingus Amungus, one of the Bay Area’s premier jazz bands, will headline a benefit concert March 4 in support of an educational trip to Cuba for 65 Berkeley High students. -more-


Arts & Entertainment

Saturday February 17, 2001

A victory over Cardinal could be Cal’s ticket to the tourney

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Saturday February 17, 2001

As always, the joint will be rockin’. As always, both teams will be fired up. But Saturday’s showdown between the Cal and Stanford men’s basketball teams at Haas Pavilion marks the return of national significance to a rivalry that has been all too one-sided for quite a while. -more-


Council pulls in the budget reins

By John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff
Saturday February 17, 2001

As an anticipated downturn in the economy looms, the City Council has put on the budget brakes until it can determine what city programs should have funding priority. -more-


Cal women get a big win against Stanford

The Associated Press
Saturday February 17, 2001

Johnson scores 34, Corley 22 as Bears break 15-game skid -more-


Freedom of information awards announced

Daily Planet staff and wire reports
Saturday February 17, 2001

The Society of Professional Journalists, Northern California Chapter announced this week that the Berkeley Daily Planet is among 12 organizations and individuals to be honored next month with the James Madison Freedom of Information Awards. -more-


Bears batter Loyola into submission with 14 runs

Daily Planet Wire Services
Saturday February 17, 2001

Cal piles up 18 hits before game called due to darkness -more-


Theological union discusses roles of economy, religion

Bay City News
Saturday February 17, 2001

To celebrate the inauguration of its new president, a panel came together at the Graduate Theological Union Thursday to discuss the interplay of modern economic forces and religion. -more-


Professor uses math, bubbles in program

Bay City News
Saturday February 17, 2001

A computer science professor of the University of California at Berkeley has created a computer program that takes the geometric wood sculptures of Missouri artist Brent Collins a step further. -more-


Researchers alarmed at HIV, behavior trends

The Associated Press
Saturday February 17, 2001

LOS ANGELES — Studies of HIV-infected people in Los Angeles show disturbing trends in behavior that could lead to the rapid spread of the virus that causes AIDS, researchers said. -more-


S.F. expected to approve sex-change benefits

The Associated Press
Saturday February 17, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO — The city that symbolizes liberalism and sexual openness is about to extend its health insurance to cover sex-change operations for municipal employees. -more-


State’s wildlands could get extra protection

The Associated Press
Saturday February 17, 2001

Conservation groups say Gov. Gray Davis has taken the first step toward protecting thousands of acres of utility-owned wildlands from possible sale to developers or timber companies. -more-


Lawyers’ group may back changes in immigration law

The Associated Press
Saturday February 17, 2001

SAN DIEGO — The 400,000-member American Bar Association is likely to back several changes in immigration law that advocates say would treat women, children and even accused terrorists more fairly. -more-


Students want to probe beaver deaths

The Associated Press
Saturday February 17, 2001

FOLSOM — An angry horde is demanding answers from state authorities about why eight beavers in Sacramento County have died. -more-


Prosecutors offer new theory of SLA origins

The Associated Press
Saturday February 17, 2001

LOS ANGELES — Prosecutors of a former Symbionese Liberation Army fugitive offered a new theory Friday about the origins of the 1970s revolutionary group, claiming it was formed to bomb police cars. -more-


Environmental groups ask judge to stop new forest rules

The Associated Press
Saturday February 17, 2001

New regulations give the U.S. Forest Service too much freedom to decide how to manage the nation’s forests, environmental groups say. -more-


Colleges struggle to keep a male-female balance

The Associated Press
Saturday February 17, 2001

OBERLIN, Ohio — The Oberlin College student walked into her first art history class of the spring semester and did a quick head count: two men and 20 women. -more-


Napster, others want to sell music online

The Associated Press
Saturday February 17, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO — Napster proved that giving away music over the Internet is a breeze. But major record labels still aren’t willing to sell their top hits online, and dot-coms hoping to cash in on music downloads have business models fraught with uncertainty. -more-


Market Watch

The Associated Press
Saturday February 17, 2001

NEW YORK — Wall Street plunged back into pessimism Friday, sending stocks sharply lower after Nortel Networks, Dell Computer and Hewlett-Packard warned that business will slow further this year. A spike in inflation and military action in the Middle East increased the market’s woes. -more-


Pivnik gearing up for first season of WUSA

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Friday February 16, 2001

Right now, Tami Pivnik is working as a temp in a San Francisco office, just one of many recent college graduates killing time until they find their true calling. But unlike most of the others, Pivnik won’t be spending much more time in an office anytime soon. She will soon be in the training camp of the Bay Area CyberRays, one of the teams in the fledgling Women’s United Soccer Association. -more-


Arts & Entertainment

Friday February 16, 2001

Friday February 16, 2001

When talking about housing, consider transportation -more-


Calendar of Events & Activities

Friday February 16, 2001


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Recognition of exemplary service

Daily Planet Staff
Friday February 16, 2001

Frank Davis, president of the Black Property Owners Association, back left, and former City Councilmember James Sweeny, back right, presented Chief Dash Butler, middle, with a plaque for 30 years of distinguished and -more-


General plan still considered lacking

By Ben Lumpkin Special to the Daily Planet
Friday February 16, 2001

As the March 1 deadline for public comment on the Planning Commission’s Draft General Plan draws near, some Berkeley residents are still criticizing the plan for not doing enough to reduce traffic congestion and control growth. -more-


Council sets aside funds for affordable housing units

By John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff
Friday February 16, 2001

Parents mad over herbicide spraying

By Judith Scherr Daily Planet Staff
Friday February 16, 2001

ALBANY — It’s Roundup time again on the old Gill Tract and Albany parents are riding herd on UC Berkeley. -more-


Efforts aimed at improving fire safety for renting students

Daily Planet wire services
Friday February 16, 2001

The first steps in an action plan to improve fire safety for University of California, Berkeley, students living in rental houses were taken last week by UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert M. Berdahl and officials from Berkeley and Oakland. -more-


One dead, three missing after planes collide

The Associated Press
Friday February 16, 2001

LONG BEACH — Two small planes from a flying club collided near the Long Beach harbor entrance Thursday, killing one person and leaving three missing in the Pacific Ocean. -more-


In rush to solve power crisis, other issues go begging

The Associated Press
Friday February 16, 2001

SACRAMENTO — Jim Jay and his wife drove 90 minutes to the state Capitol where she joined about 150 other nursing home employees in a protest to demand higher pay. -more-


Partisan bickering heats up over census

The Associated Press
Friday February 16, 2001

WASHINGTON — Republicans brushed aside Democratic suggestions that President Bush’s efforts to build a more inclusive GOP would suffer if his administration failed to adjust the 2000 census to protect against an undercount of minorities. -more-


Caring for countertop appliances

The Associated Press
Friday February 16, 2001

Countertop appliances will operate more efficiently and last longer with care and maintenance. Here are several common appliances and the care they need to give you better service. -more-


One dead, three missing after planes collide

The Associated Press
Friday February 16, 2001

LONG BEACH — Two small planes from a flying club collided near the Long Beach harbor entrance Thursday, killing one person and leaving three missing in the Pacific Ocean. -more-


New gardening catalogs feature several shortcuts

The Associated Press
Friday February 16, 2001

POUND RIDGE, N.Y. — Garden catalogs now brightening our mailboxes bring hopes and dreams of spring and summer to the wintry scene. They also mirror the changing needs and styles of the American gardener. -more-


Poet’s jasmine a welcome in winter

The Associated Press
Friday February 16, 2001

About this time of year, you might demand more of your houseplants than just being green. Perhaps you would like some flowers and aroma – from a jasmine plant, for example. -more-


Danger: Yelling fire in a jittery economy

By John Cunniff The Associated Press
Friday February 16, 2001

NEW YORK — Terrified voices have been heard shouting “recession” in the already jittery economy – it doesn’t really matter who they are – and soon they had crowds running for the exits. -more-


Hewlett-Packard meets lowered goals

The Associated Press
Friday February 16, 2001

PALO ALTO — First-quarter net earnings plunged 59 percent at Hewlett-Packard Co., but the high-tech bellwether still met Wall Street’s lowered expectations Thursday. -more-


Opinion

Editorials

Investors see opportunity despite gloom

By John Cunniff The Associated Press
Thursday February 22, 2001

The stock market’s plunge has left many small investors so intimidated they are likely to miss out on the beginning of the next upturn and the chance to recoup their losses. -more-


Body found in jet’s wheel well at SFO

The Associated Press
Wednesday February 21, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO — A body was found in the wheel well of a US Airways jet at San Francisco International Airport, but authorities were not immediately sure how the man died or whether he was a stowaway. -more-


Confidence collapsing after bullish market

By John Cunniff The Associated Press
Tuesday February 20, 2001

NEW YORK — Could those deteriorating consumer confidence figures be a measure also of how spoiled Americans have become after a decade of plentiful credit, easy payments, lots of jobs and rising stocks? -more-


Cal prof uses computer to enhance sculptures

Daily Planet wire report
Monday February 19, 2001

A computer science professor at Cal has created a computer program that takes the geometric wood sculptures of Missouri artist Brent Collins a step further. -more-


UC president: Time to drop SAT I requirement

The Associated Press
Saturday February 17, 2001

BERKELEY — In a development that could affect the way high school students in California and across the nation prepare for college, University of California President Richard C. Atkinson is recommending dropping the SAT I as an admission requirement. -more-


Pesticide poisonings increase

The Associated Press
Friday February 16, 2001