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Activists in struggle for diverse city

By Erika Fricke Daily Planet Staff
Monday March 05, 2001

Gentrification doesn’t have to be all bad. -more-


Calendar of Events & Activities

Monday March 05, 2001


Monday, March 5

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Letter to the Editor

Monday March 05, 2001

‘Park on the street plan’ will add to Berkeley High School teacher frustration -more-


St. Mary’s takes NCS title by beating Salesian for third time

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Monday March 05, 2001

Trio of juniors leads team to Division IV title -more-


A 'Class" act at Berkeley High

Maggie Lennon/Special to the Daily Planet
Monday March 05, 2001

Hana Goldschmidt, left, and Beth Fingerman, right, help Dorrie Swanson with her hair before the group dances at a reading of Meredith Maran’s book, ‘Class Dismissed,’ about life at Berkeley High School. The Friday performance and reading was a benefit fundraiser for Berkeley High students wanting to go on a trip to Cuba. At right, Lizzie Dodd and Swanson stretch. -more-


Lady ’Jackets win sixth straight crown

Staff
Monday March 05, 2001

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Students gear up for state exit exam

By Ben Lumpkin Daily Planet Staff
Monday March 05, 2001

Amidst all the talk of educational standards emanating from Washington, D.C., Berkeley High School freshman will get a taste of what politicians closer to home have dreamed up to improve student achievement when they take the state’s new High School Exit Examination this week. -more-


Hollans leads USC past Cal women, 91-74

The Associated Press
Monday March 05, 2001

The return home of Aisha Hollans was a resounding success. -more-


Committee seeks delay of tritium workshop

By John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff
Monday March 05, 2001

The Community Environmental Advisory Commission was finally able to take action regarding a workshop on a controversial report that says the National Tritium Labeling Facility may pose a health risk to Berkeley residents. -more-


Bears can’t shake Trojans’ hex, fall to season sweep

The Associated Press
Monday March 05, 2001

Lampley held to 11 points in loss -more-


Deal struck in sex slave case

The Associated Press
Monday March 05, 2001

The landlord accused of smuggling teen-age girls from India for sex and cheap labor has apparently struck a deal with federal prosecutors and will plead guilty to some charges Monday. -more-


City worker arrested for stealing aluminum

Daily Planet wire report
Monday March 05, 2001

The Berkeley Police Department reports that a city employee was arrested for six misdemeanor theft counts on Friday for allegedly stealing recycled aluminum he planned to sell to salvage yards. -more-


Experts say variable pricing can help California’s energy woes

By Andrew Bridges Associated Press Writer
Monday March 05, 2001

LOS ANGELES – California could make enormous strides in conserving energy if the state’s electricity was priced like most other commodities, efficiency experts say. -more-


Enron Corp. boss says he’s not to blame for profits in energy crisis

The Associated Press
Monday March 05, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO – Yes, his business has profited handsomely from California’s energy crisis, but Enron Corp. Chairman Kenneth Lay says he shouldn’t be a scapegoat in California’s energy crisis. -more-


Copyright song sharing continues on Napster

By Matthew Fordahl AP Technology Writer
Monday March 05, 2001

SAN JOSE – Copyright music flowed freely on the Napster tune-swapping service Sunday afternoon as millions of users waited to see if it would fulfill a promise to block pirated songs beginning sometime this weekend. -more-


Mendocino officials say they’re bulwark against drug agents

By Don Thompson Associated Press Writer
Monday March 05, 2001

UKIAH – Here in the Emerald Triangle, where marijuana sprouts like mushrooms from the forest floor, Mendocino County’s two top cops see themselves as a buffer between drug agents and an often-freewheeling citizenry. -more-


Dot-com workers tell layoff horror stories

By Margie Mason Associated Press Writer
Monday March 05, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO – Dawn Balzarano interviewed for months before leaving her job as a Red Cross youth program coordinator to join a dot-com. She gave two weeks’ notice, left for a week at the beach, and called home to find an urgent message from her new company, Alphadog. -more-


School finds nutritional advantage

By Ben LumpkinDaily Planet Staff
Saturday March 03, 2001

“Can we have some carrots?” -more-


Calendar of Events & Activities

Saturday March 03, 2001


Saturday, March 3

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Perspective

By Valerie Yerger, PCAD steering committee
Saturday March 03, 2001

Rebound! Program offers needed help; still have to fix underlying BHS ills -more-


Arts & Entertainment

Saturday March 03, 2001

Lady ’Jackets beat Pittsburg, will play Monte Vista in final

By Tim Haran Daily Planet Correspondent
Saturday March 03, 2001

A genuine team effort vaulted the Berkeley High girls’ basketball team over Pittsburg High Friday night and into the North Coast Section championship game, as 14 players contributed in the Lady ’Jackets 73-58 win over the visiting Pirates. -more-


Bickering panel makes up

By John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff
Saturday March 03, 2001

The formerly bickering Community Environmental Advisory Commission conducted its meeting Thursday with the harmonious rapture of newlyweds making up after their first fight. -more-


Berkeley falls to defending state champ De La Salle in NCS semis

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Saturday March 03, 2001

Combine an excellent opponent, an unfamiliar court and a cold shooting day, and you’ve got a recipe for disaster. All those ingredients came together on Friday night for the Berkeley boys’ basketball team, and the Yellowjackets ended their season with a 66-32 loss to defending state champion De La Salle in the North Coast Section semifinals at St. Mary’s College. -more-


Berkeley clothing ministry helps homeless

By Chason Wainwright Daily Planet Staff
Saturday March 03, 2001

Just five years ago, Terry Abeyta lived on the streets of California. Today she has a home and is coordinator and manager of the Clothing Ministry for the nonprofit Chaplaincy to the Homeless. -more-


Founder’s Rock marks the beginnings of UC

By Susan Cerny
Saturday March 03, 2001

Berkeley Observed -more-


Dog involved in fatal attack may be closer to death

The Associated Press
Saturday March 03, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO — The district attorney’s office has completed its behavioral testing of Hera, a 113-pound dog involved in the deadly attack on a San Francisco woman in late January, a move that could clear the way for killing the dog. -more-


Census will provide more than just numbers

The Associated Press
Saturday March 03, 2001

A snapshot taken of California on a single day last year captured the most detailed look of the nation’s largest melting pot, a portrait that will help shape its future. -more-


Gov. Davis tells analysts of utility plan

The Associated Press
Saturday March 03, 2001

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gray Davis told Wall Street analysts this week that he can’t raise electricity rates to solve California’s power crisis because voters would approve an initiative blocking them “in a heartbeat.” -more-


Decade after beating, Rodney King still a symbol

The Associated Press
Saturday March 03, 2001

LOS ANGELES — His name is known throughout the country, and a decade after his notorious beating he remains a potent symbol of police abuse and racial unrest. -more-


Report: Blacks three times as likely to be in special ed

The Associated Press
Saturday March 03, 2001

WASHINGTON — Black students end up in special education classes much more often than whites, setting them apart and saddling them with less-demanding work and lower expectations, new studies say. -more-


Labor unions fight to keep safety rules

The Associated Press
Saturday March 03, 2001

WASHINGTON — Labor unions, struggling to block an attempted repeal of new safety rules, brought out workers to describe careers wrecked and lives ruined by workplace injuries. -more-


EToys takes dramatic fall to bankruptcy

The Associated Press
Saturday March 03, 2001

LOS ANGELES — As the calendar flipped over into the year 2000, the future looked promising for fledgling Internet retailer eToys. -more-


Napster will begin blocking songs

The Associated Press
Saturday March 03, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO — Napster wrangled in court Friday with record industry attorneys over exactly how an injunction against the song-swapping service would work, and who should bear the heavy burden of detailing exactly what music to keep off the service. -more-


Market Watch

The Associated Press
Saturday March 03, 2001

NEW YORK — Enticed by bargain prices and heartened by the possibility of a tax cut, investors did some tentative buying Friday, limiting most of their purchases to safer blue chips. -more-


City camp seeks more ethnic diversity

By John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff
Friday March 02, 2001

During a public hearing at Tuesday’s City Council meeting, a Berkeley parent said one of the city’s public summer camps has a registration practice that has resulted in a “lack of diversity.” -more-


Calendar of Events & Activities

— compiled by Chason Wainwright
Friday March 02, 2001


Friday, March 2

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Friday March 02, 2001

Amazed that anything from New Deal exists -more-


Arts & Entertainment

Friday March 02, 2001

St. Mary’s lights up Justin-Siena 82-65

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Friday March 02, 2001

Facing a hostile road crowd and overzealous referees, the St. Mary’s boys’ basketball team advanced to the semifinals of the North Coast Section Division IV playoffs, beating Justin-Siena (Napa) 82-65 on Thursday night. -more-


‘Racist’ ad in campus paper protested

By Judith Scherr Daily Planet Staff
Friday March 02, 2001

An ad opposing reparations for descendants of slaves that appeared in Wednesday’s edition of the Daily Californian, the UC Berkeley student-run newspaper, outraged a group of students and faculty who have come together to protest what senior De Carlo Wilson says is a “blatantly racist” attack on people of color. -more-


Cal men fall in final minutes

The Associated Press
Friday March 02, 2001

LOS ANGELES – Matt Barnes scored 13 points, including the go-ahead basket with 1:03 remaining, as No. 12 UCLA defeated California 79-75 on Thursday night for its eighth straight win. -more-


Landlords want rent control out of General Plan

By Ben Lumpkin Daily Planet Staff
Friday March 02, 2001

Berkeley landlords turned out en masse Wednesday night to protest language in a Planning Commission Draft General Plan that calls for continuation of rent control and other rent stabilization measures in Berkeley. -more-


Bears complete sweep of UCLA

By Ralph Gaston Daily Planet Correspondent
Friday March 02, 2001

After a game in which her team was never close to victory, UCLA head coach Kathy Olivier sat in thought in the press room. Her team had just lost, and her young backcourt had been taken to school by Cal’s experienced guards. -more-


POLICE BRIEFS

Staff
Friday March 02, 2001

Two men and a woman allegedly kidnapped a women at gun point as she waited for her husband to pick her up on University Avenue Saturday night, police said. -more-


Group claims high lead levels in medications hidden

The Associated Press
Friday March 02, 2001

2 space shuttles on way to Florida

The Associated Press
Friday March 02, 2001

Administration accused of misusing funds

The Associated Press
Friday March 02, 2001

1996 initiative unconstitutional

The Associated Press
Friday March 02, 2001

SACRAMENTO — A federal judge Thursday threw out sections of a 1996 campaign finance initiative that regulated paid “slate mailers” – campaign pieces that urge voters to support a list of candidates or issues. -more-


Film raises a ruckus with WTO protest story

By Judith Scherr Daily Planet Staff
Friday March 02, 2001

The giant puppets on parade, the banners slung high on buildings overhead, the interlocked arms as protesters wait for their arrests at key intersections in Seattle, the rousing chants in Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Prague. -more-


Home decorating can be easier if it is done little bit by little bit

The Associated Press
Friday March 02, 2001

With instant gratification seemingly the law of the land, it’s nice to know that decorating on the installment plan can be more satisfying than getting it all done the day after tomorrow. -more-


Adding extra cable outlets can be simple

By James and Morris Carry The Associated Press
Friday March 02, 2001

Several years ago, we traveled to Lisbon, Portugal, where we were amazed to find that nearly every home had a TV antenna. -more-


Travelers often bring the world home with them

The Associated Press
Friday March 02, 2001

Flurry of downloads as end nears for Napster

The Associated Press
Friday March 02, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO — Napster users enthusiastically downloaded free songs Thursday on the eve of a court hearing that could finally end its great music giveaway – and present record labels with a new set of problems. -more-


Manufacturing activity ready ‘to hit bottom’

The Associated Press
Friday March 02, 2001

NEW YORK — The nation’s manufacturing activity showed signs of hitting bottom in February as it extended its decline for a seventh month, a key industry group said Thursday. -more-


By Erika Fricke Daily Planet Staff

By Erika Fricke Daily Planet Staff
Thursday March 01, 2001

OAKLAND – The Metropolitan Transportation Commission is calling all those who spend their time waiting at bus stops, or idling in traffic, dreaming up ways to fix the transportation system. The primary agency for regional transportation planning, MTC is holding a series of meetings to receive public input on the development of the Regional Transportation Plan. The plan is revised every three years and guides funding priorities for Bay Area transportation projects. That includes highways, roads and public transit as well as bike and pedestrian roadways. -more-


Calendar of Events & Activities

— compiled by Chason Wainwright
Thursday March 01, 2001


Thursday, March 1

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Thursday March 01, 2001

One can be both citizen and scientist -more-


Berkeley rolls over San Leandro to reach semifinal against DLS

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Thursday March 01, 2001

Talk about your good timing. -more-


Community holds answer to health disparity

By John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff
Thursday March 01, 2001

Health officials gave the City Council a progress report Tuesday on the community outreach and education program designed to close the city’s health disparity gap through empowering the communities most effected. -more-


Lady ’Jackets run over Warriors to start North Coast Section playoffs

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Thursday March 01, 2001

It wasn’t supposed to be the same old story, but it was. -more-


Pet owner becomes ‘owner/guardian’

By John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff
Thursday March 01, 2001

The City Council adopted a resolution to change the terms expressing the relationship between Berkeley residents and their pets in hopes of using language as a tool to reduce animal abuse. -more-


Software will help school schedules

By Ben Lumpkin Daily Planet Staff
Thursday March 01, 2001

Anyone who wants to understand the heroic efforts it takes to keep the 3,200-student Berkeley High School running need only visit the school’s temporary administrative office – a collection of trailers plopped down in the middle of the campus, presumably by the swinging arm of a construction crane. -more-


FBI arrests alleged terrorist group fund-raisers

The Associated Press
Thursday March 01, 2001

LOS ANGELES — Federal agents arrested seven people who used a charity scam to solicit money from travelers arriving in Los Angeles to support a terrorist Iranian opposition group believed to have used the funds to buy arms, the FBI said Wednesday. -more-


Congresswoman supports repealing prohibitive law

Daily Planet wire services
Thursday March 01, 2001

Congresswoman Barbara Lee today voiced her support for legislation to repeal a provision in the 1998 Higher Education Act (HEA) that prohibits students convicted of any state or federal drug related offense from receiving federal financial aid for college. -more-


Book investigates ‘What Really Killed Rosebud’

By Sari Friedman Special to the Daily Planet
Thursday March 01, 2001

Free speech… People’s rights…. Anarchy rules…. -more-


Locals celebrate Mardi Gras

By John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday February 28, 2001

The flock of the One True Church of the Great Green Frog adorned sacred vestments of capes, masks and wizard’s caps, for their annual parade through Berkeley streets to celebrate Fat Tuesday. -more-


Calendar of Events & Activities

Wednesday February 28, 2001


Wednesday, Feb. 28

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Letters to the Editor

Wednesday February 28, 2001

Mail problems -more-


Arts & Entertainment

Wednesday February 28, 2001

Transportation panel seeks input

By Erika Fricke Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday February 28, 2001

OAKLAND – The Metropolitan Transportation Commission is calling all those who spend their time waiting at bus stops, or idling in traffic, dreaming up ways to fix the transportation system. The primary agency for regional transportation planning, MTC is holding a series of meetings to receive public input on the development of the Regional Transportation Plan. The plan is revised every three years and guides funding priorities for Bay Area transportation projects. That includes highways, roads and public transit as well as bike and pedestrian roadways. -more-


CEO defends hospital’s plans

By Hank Sims Berkeley Daily Planet
Wednesday February 28, 2001

When Alta Bates Summit announced its plan to consolidate services between its two facilities – Alta Bates Medical Center in Berkeley and Summit Medical Center in Oakland – East Bay lawmakers cried foul. The plan, which calls for “Centers of Excellence” to be instituted at both hospitals, seemed to break an agreement the hospitals made with the community at the time of their merger in 1999. -more-


Out and About Calendar

compiled by Guy Poole
Wednesday February 28, 2001


Saturday, Sept. 29

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Berkeley Observed Looking back, seeing ahead

By Susan Cerny Special to the Daily Planet
Wednesday February 28, 2001

Cal Ink: Etched into the history of the 20th century -more-


Don’t denounce those who oppose Lee vote

Dennis Kuby
Wednesday February 28, 2001

Wary networks begin fall season delayed by attacks

By Lynn Elber AP Television Writer
Wednesday February 28, 2001

LOS ANGELES — Even as networks delay or drop potentially sensitive episodes and clip violent scenes in terrorism’s immediate wake, network executives expressed uncertainty Tuesday about how deep or lasting the effects of Sept. 11 will be. -more-


Arts and Entertainment Calendar

Staff
Wednesday February 28, 2001

By Michael Liedtke AP Business Writer

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday February 28, 2001

Berkeley comes back to beat -more-


District still short teachers, despite pay raise

By Ben Lumpkin Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday February 28, 2001

Even after teacher salaries jumped 9.5 percent last year as part of new four-year contact, Berkeley Unified School District is struggling to recruit the teachers it needs. -more-


School district files suit against employees to return overpayment

By Jeffrey Obser Daily Planet staff
Wednesday February 28, 2001

The Berkeley Unified School District filed suit in Alameda County Superior this week to recoup money mistakenly paid to dozens of service employees. -more-


Only Words?

Joy Flaherty
Wednesday February 28, 2001

Schott-Kirk combo lifts Cal to victory

By Dean Caparaz Daily Planet Correspondent
Wednesday February 28, 2001

Laura Schott returned to her goal-a-game pace as the Cal women’s soccer team shut out Fresno State, 2-0. -more-


Neighbors get specific in criticism of UC plan

By Judith Scherr Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday February 28, 2001

Housing Authority looking for low income tenants

By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff
Wednesday February 28, 2001

The Berkeley Housing Authority has opened up the Section 8 waiting list as part of the agency’s aggressive attempt to add 300 households to the housing-subsidy program by April. -more-


Let the mayor be proud of her cutting-edge city

Maris Arnold
Wednesday February 28, 2001

Editor: -more-


City manager named in closed meeting

By Judith Scherr and John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday February 28, 2001

When the School Board doesn’t follow the rules....

By Judith Scherr Daily Planet editor
Wednesday February 28, 2001

An occasional column of -more-


Elected officials support Barbara Lee

Terry S. Doran, President, Berkeley School Board
Wednesday February 28, 2001

Editor: -more-


Shot fired into grocery store

By Ben Lumpkin Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday February 28, 2001

Student district bad idea

Doris E. Willingham
Wednesday February 28, 2001

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Back on planes, fear of racial profiling remains

By Sasha Khokha Special to the Daily Planet
Wednesday February 28, 2001

Bulent Altan put on his Planet Hollywood T-shirt Thursday to make sure no one thought he was a terrorist. -more-


Scientists ready for smog fight

The Associated Press
Wednesday February 28, 2001

RIVERSIDE — A group of University of California, Riverside scientists are tackling a curious problem for parks and wilderness areas in the West: smog. -more-


Police Briefs

Staff
Wednesday February 28, 2001

On Wednesday, members of California Peace Action, an anti-war group, reported that their group had received several hateful e-mails over the last few weeks, some of which may have risen to the level of threats. -more-


Pardon may not stop Hearst disclosure

The Associated Press
Wednesday February 28, 2001

LOS ANGELES — Despite a presidential pardon, Patty Hearst’s criminal record could be mentioned at trial if she testifies against Sara Jane Olson, the former fugitive accused of a Symbionese Liberation Army plot to bomb police officers, experts said. -more-


Car questions beget car answers in the world of Tom and Ray

By Tom and Ray Magliozzi
Wednesday February 28, 2001

Dear Tom and Ray: -more-


Bush’s tax plan will need bipartisan support

The Associated Press
Wednesday February 28, 2001

WASHINGTON — President Bush can’t rely solely on Republican votes for his budget’s centerpiece across-the-board tax cut, and his debut prime-time speech Tuesday night put his persuasive and political powers to a crucial test in courting Democratic and moderate support. -more-


Slower growth in Silicon Valley could lessen strain on resources

By Colleen Valles Associated Press Writer
Wednesday February 28, 2001

SAN JOSE — With the high-tech industry settling down and the economy slowing, Silicon Valley can expect slower growth over the next 10 years, according to a study released Friday. -more-


Court upholds Clean Air Act

The Associated Press
Wednesday February 28, 2001

WASHINGTON — The nation’s premier environmental law withstood a major industry challenge Tuesday as the Supreme Court upheld the way the government sets air-quality standards under the Clean Air Act. -more-


State utilities expect natural gas bills lower than last winter

By Karen Gaudette Associated Press Writer
Wednesday February 28, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO — Natural gas prices are dropping nationwide, and two California utilities say their customers can expect substantially lower heating bills — a relief after gas bills exploded last winter by as much as 150 percent. -more-


Young poet embraces past and future

Marc Polonsky Special to the Daily Planet
Wednesday February 28, 2001

I sit . . . -more-


Test scoring error sends reward money to the wrong schools

Associated Press
Wednesday February 28, 2001

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The state Department of Education may have to reclaim $750,000 it mistakenly awarded to San Joaquin Valley schools after a scoring error on a standardized test. -more-


Consumer confidence continues to drop

The Associated Press
Wednesday February 28, 2001

NEW YORK — Worries about jobs and the business climate dragged consumer confidence in February to its lowest level in more than four years. -more-


Female state senator doesn’t celebrate women’s suffrage

By John Hanna Associated Press Writer
Wednesday February 28, 2001

TOPEKA, Kan. — A female state senator says she views women’s suffrage as a sign that American society doesn’t value the family enough but she wouldn’t deprive women of the vote. -more-


Jury awards $100 million to plaintiffs who sued drug-maker over heartburn medicine

By Deborah Bulkeley Associated Press Writer
Wednesday February 28, 2001

PORT GIBSON, Miss. — A jury awarded $100 million Friday to plaintiffs who claimed a drug-maker pushed sales of a heartburn drug even as the federal government moved to ban it. -more-


Defense spending to favor spying, communication over bombs

By Gary Gentile AP Business Writer
Wednesday February 28, 2001

LOS ANGELES — In the nation’s “new kind of war” on terrorism, defense spending is likely to focus as much on information and surveillance as bombs and bullets. -more-


Keep notes on today’s garden to help you grow tomorrow’s

By George Bria Associated Press Writer
Wednesday February 28, 2001

POUND RIDGE, N.Y. — Sooner or later a gardener finds the need to keep a journal. From simple jottings in a notebook to entries in a computer database, today’s diary helps to grow tomorrow’s garden. -more-


White is a versatile color in the flower garden

By Lee Reich AP Weekly Features
Wednesday February 28, 2001

White flowers and leaves are not the first things that come to mind when planning a colorful garden. Nonetheless, they can really spruce up a flower bed. -more-


News from around the state related to the terrorist attacks

By The Associated Press
Wednesday February 28, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden Gate Bridge will reopen to pedestrian and bike traffic Monday, but for reduced hours. -more-


Safeway earnings rise as chain girds for possible strike

By Michael LiedtkeAP Business Writer
Wednesday February 28, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO — Supermarket giant Safeway Inc. on Friday announced higher quarterly profits amid weakening sales growth that executives said should continue as consumers react to the economic fallout from this month’s terrorist attacks. -more-


Landmark chairman won’t quit

By John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff
Tuesday February 27, 2001

Calendar of Events & Activities

Compiled by Chason Wainwright
Tuesday February 27, 2001


Tuesday, Feb. 27

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Tuesday February 27, 2001

Student gap top issue in district search

By Ben Lumpkin Daily Planet Staff
Tuesday February 27, 2001

There is a growing consensus that the top issue for the next superintendent of the Berkeley Unified School District will be tackling the achievement gap between white students and students of color. -more-


Council to hear report on health disparities

Daily Planet Staff
Tuesday February 27, 2001

At its meeting tonight, the City Council will hear a report by the Community Action Team discussing its work plan to address the health disparities in Berkeley. The gap in health outcomes between wealthier Caucasian people who live in the hills and lower income people of color who live in the flatlands was pointed out in a Berkeley Health Department study last year. -more-


Two players accused of academic fraud

The Associated Press
Tuesday February 27, 2001

Berkeley professor honored

Daily Planet wire services
Tuesday February 27, 2001

Gerald M. Rubin, professor of genetics in the Department of Molecular & Cell Biology at the University of California, Berkeley, has been awarded the Newcomb Cleveland Prize for 2000 by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for a review paper he published last year on the sequencing of the fruit fly genome. He shares the prize with about 100 co-authors, including CraigVenter, head of Celera Genomics Corp. -more-


Driver charged with murder in pedestrian deaths

The Associated Press
Tuesday February 27, 2001

SANTA BARBARA — Prosecutors charged a college freshman with four counts of murder and other crimes Monday for allegedly running down pedestrians with his car in a neighborhood near the University of California, Santa Barbara. -more-


Justices refuse to consider reviving disabled placard fee

The Associated Press
Tuesday February 27, 2001

SACRAMENTO — The U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal Monday to hear Gov. Gray Davis’ challenge of a ruling overturning a fee for handicapped parking placards is a victory for disabled rights, advocates say. -more-


California home sales, prices rise in January

The Associated Press
Tuesday February 27, 2001

LOS ANGELES — The state’s booming housing market shows little sign of a slowdown despite the softening economy, a report released Monday by the California Association of Realtors shows. -more-


State electricity hunger, but is no power glutton

The Associated Press
Tuesday February 27, 2001

The Associated Press -more-


U.S.-Russian project tests space sail

The Associated Press
Tuesday February 27, 2001

PASADENA — A U.S.-Russian group announced Monday it plans an April test launch of a space sail that relies not on wind but the gentle pressure of the sun’s rays to propel it. -more-


Opinion

Editorials

Berkeley man in false java jam

Staff
Monday March 05, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO — A Berkeley man has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for his involvement in a scheme to pass off Central American coffee as premium Kona coffee from Hawaii. -more-


S.F. has plan to close own school gap

The Associated Press
Saturday March 03, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO — The city is offering a sweeping plan to integrate its schools and close gaps in achievement between different races. -more-


Next week’s graduation test debut in doubt

The Associated Press
Friday March 02, 2001

SACRAMENTO — Ninth-graders will file into gyms and classrooms around the state next Wednesday, No. 2 pencils in hand, to take the state’s new graduation test for the first time. -more-


Not answering drug conviction question could mean no aid

The Associated Press
Thursday March 01, 2001

WASHINGTON — People who fail to answer a drug conviction question on their federal college financial aid applications may be denied the money. -more-


Independent booksellers press their case

The Associated Press
Wednesday February 28, 2001

Iranian national who allegedly threatened to ‘kill all Americans’ held without bail

By Michelle DeArmond Associated Press Writer
Wednesday February 28, 2001

LOS ANGELES — An Iranian national who allegedly threatened to “kill all Americans” when he was caught smoking on an international flight was ordered held without bail Friday after a prosecutor argued his actions threatened thousands of lives. -more-


School test will likely be practice

The Associated Press
Tuesday February 27, 2001

SACRAMENTO — It’s becoming more likely that the ninth-graders who take the state’s first high school graduation test starting next week will be doing it only for practice. -more-