As the June deadline for its 2001-2002 budget draws near, the Berkeley Board of Education will review increasingly specific plans for eliminating an anticipated shortfall of $5.2 million. -more-
2700 San Pablo Ave. proposal does not conform to zoning -more-
Judah L. Magnes Museum “Telling Time: To Everything There Is A Season” Through May 2002 An exhibit structured around the seasons of the year and the seasons of life with objects ranging from the sacred and the secular, to the provocative and the whimsical 2911 Russell St. 549-6950 -more-
On fire. In a groove. Couldn’t miss with his eyes closed. Any superlative you can come up with, this week it applied to Jeremiah Fielder. -more-
’60s icon raises funds for cataract operations -more-
Hutchinson throws complete game -more-
The City Council heard from 45 speakers Thursday prior to awarding more than $7 million in grants to nonprofit organizations that provide housing, homeless and health services. -more-
Development boom began over 100 years ago -more-
The Albany Police Department is looking for middle school and high school songwriters to write rap songs about teen driving safety, such as driving under the influence, accidents or using safety belts. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge overseeing the case against Napster Inc. essentially threw up her hands and appealed for help Friday. For the moment, her memorandum guarantees Napster users can continue downloading copyright music at will. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — Frederick D. Smith, a Tuskegee Airman who became San Francisco’s first black public defender, has died following a long illness. He was 84. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — The daughter of a missing Antioch grandmother has been arrested on suspicion of murder one day after investigators identified body parts scattered in Solano and Sierra counties as those of the missing woman. -more-
EL CAJON — A judge ruled Friday that the teen-ager charged in a deadly school shooting in suburban San Diego will be tried as an adult, rejecting a challenge to a new, voter-approved California law aimed at cracking down on juvenile crime. -more-
SACRAMENTO — By pushing California to join other Western states in a regional organization to run the states’ power grids, federal energy regulators want something that will neither cut energy costs nor stave off blackouts, Western officials said Friday. -more-
SACRAMENTO — One person died and seven were injured Friday in a rush-hour crash on Interstate 5 that officers say was caused by a big-rig driver who didn’t see a car when he tried to change lanes. -more-
FRESNO — The widow of an education professor at California State University, Fresno gave the school $4 million Friday for its teaching programs. -more-
MODESTO — California’s dairymen continued adding cows to their herds last year, but the increased production led to slumping prices. -more-
WASHINGTON — Fulfilling President Bush’s proposal to test every student in grades three through eight could cost states as much as $7 billion over the next seven years, the National Association of State Boards of Education says. -more-
WASHINGTON — Two newly declassified official reports concerning a raid on a Vietnamese village by Bob Kerrey’s Navy SEAL team make no mention of civilian casualties that the former senator says he included in his initial after-action report on the incident. -more-
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Jurors heard a murky, secretly recorded FBI tape Friday that prosecutors say shows a former Ku Klux Klansman plotted a 1963 church bombing that killed four black girls. -more-
VIEQUES, Puerto Rico — The U.S. Navy dropped 500-pound dummy bombs from jet fighters and fired shells from ships as it resumed exercises on Vieques island Friday, despite the presence of protesters so close they forced a temporary halt to the fire. -more-
WASHINGTON — The government is warning manufacturers of drugs used in the treatment of AIDS not to imply too much in their advertising. -more-
WASHINGTON — Illegal immigrants are flocking to immigration offices to apply for visas as a Monday deadline approaches. -more-
WASHINGTON — The economy surprised the naysayers by turning in a solid growth rate of 2 percent in the first quarter – double what had been expected for a period in which there had been fears a recession might be beginning. -more-
DIAMOND BAR — Teenagers are setting the pace for a car-customizing craze that began in California several years ago and has now spread to the East Coast, Texas and the Midwest. -more-
NEW YORK — With the Dow Jones industrials up nearly 10 percent during April, many individual investors are trying to decide whether to jump into the rally. But buying stocks can be dicey in an uncertain economy and fragile earnings environment. -more-
OAKLAND — Dozens of state legislators, more than a million state workers – and even Gov. Gray Davis may be indirectly profiting from California’s power woes. Calpers, the state retirement and pension system, has more than a billion dollars invested in power generators. -more-
State retirement funds benefitting from power crisis 04-28-2001
Microsoft sued for patent infringement 04-27-2001
Price caps may end up hindering energy crisis 04-25-2001
Routine mammograms impact cancer deaths 04-24-2001
Citywide garage sale April 28 04-23-2001
District trying to increase revenue By Ben Lumpkin Daily Planet staff 04-28-2001
Calendar of Events & Activities 04-28-2001
Letters to the Editor 04-28-2001
Arts & Entertainment 04-28-2001
Fielder on a tear as Panthers beat up on St. Joe’s By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 04-28-2001
Seeing the need for a service By Mary Barrett Special to the Daily Planet 04-28-2001
No power outage: Homers carry Bears past Stanford By Ralph Gaston Daily Planet Correspondent 04-28-2001
Council readies to split $7 million among nonprofits By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 04-28-2001
Berkeley Observed Looking back, seeing ahead By Susan Cerny 04-28-2001
Albany police seek rap entries about safety Bay City News 04-28-2001
Judge powerless to stop Napster copyright infringement The Associated Press 04-28-2001
First black public defender in S.F. dead The Associated Press 04-28-2001
Daughter arrested for mother’s murder The Associated Press 04-28-2001
Propisition 21 ruled legal in school shooting case The Associated Press 04-28-2001
Feds, states spar over regional electric grid The Associated Press 04-28-2001
Big rig driver charged in multi-vehicle morning crash The Associated Press 04-28-2001
Ex-professor’s widow gives $4 million to Fresno State The Associated Press 04-28-2001
Milk prices down, but farmers add to herd The Associated Press 04-28-2001
Bush education plan could cost $7 billion The Associated Press 04-28-2001
Two new reports released on former Senator’s Vietnam unit The Associated Press 04-28-2001
Jurors hear tape in trial of 1963 bombing The Associated Press 04-28-2001
Navy resumes bombing in Puerto Rico The Associated Press 04-28-2001
FDA cautions drug makers about AIDS advertising The Associated Press 04-28-2001
Illegal immigrants trying to beat deadline The Associated Press 04-28-2001
Economy doing better, but recession lingers The Associated Press 04-28-2001
Teens pump revenue into car market The Associated Press 04-28-2001
Stock picking tricky even for pros The Associated Press 04-28-2001
Bears sweep doubleheader against Santa Clara Daily Planet Wire Services 04-27-2001
Forum 04-27-2001
Calendar of Events & Activities — compiled by Chason Wainwrig 04-27-2001
Thief takes off with car, baby By Ben Lumpkin Daily Planet staff 04-27-2001
Cal women finish sixth at Pac-10 Championship Daily Planet Wire Services 04-27-2001
Report shows Housing Authority’s progress slow By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 04-27-2001
Sports this weekend 04-27-2001
City Council’s Tuesday straw vote illuminated By Judith Scherr Daily Planet editor 04-27-2001
Celebration pays homage to Louis Armstrong By Miko Sloper Daily Planet correspondent 04-27-2001
DA won’t fight venue change in dog attack trial The Associated Press 04-27-2001
Grandmother faces deportation to China By Justin Pritchard Associated Press Writer 04-27-2001
Bay Briefs 04-27-2001
Accused gang members arraigned on 25 counts By Kim Curtis Associated Press Writer 04-27-2001
Judge rules Coastal Commission unconstitutional The Associated Press 04-27-2001
FDA warns against lead loaded lollipop The Associated Press 04-27-2001
Environmentalist step up campaign against Navy The Associated Press 04-27-2001
Plan for longer school days handed setback The Associated Press 04-27-2001
Assembly approves power authority The Associated Press 04-27-2001
Lawmakers eye energy suppliers for investigation, prosecution The Associated Press 04-27-2001
Ex- child prodigy takes on a different role as son The Associated Press 04-27-2001
Lawmakers push for federal ban on human cloning The Associated Press 04-27-2001
House passes bill making it a crime to hurt a fetus The Associated Press 04-27-2001
Global economy faces slowdown The Associated Press 04-27-2001
Bush’s first 100 days gone without many surprises The Associated Press 04-27-2001
Cleaning screens and other spring cleaning tips By James and Morris Carrey The Associated Press 04-27-2001
Support droopy plants and find a good growing patch The Associated Press 04-27-2001
‘Love’ staging can’t completely overcome clichés By John Angell Grant Daily Planet Correspondent 04-27-2001
Webvan lays off 885 workers The Associated Press 04-27-2001
UC gives lifetime achievement award to banker Bay City News 04-27-2001
Staff 04-25-2001
Council proposal helps homeless By Judith Scherr and John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 04-25-2001
32 arrested calling for divestment in Israel By Erika Fricke Daily Planet Staff 04-25-2001
Committee says too little progress at BHS By Ben Lumpkin Daily Planet staff 04-25-2001
City sewer project remains on schedule By John Geluardi Daily planet staff 04-25-2001
Professor who gave athletes fake credits steps down The Associated Press 04-25-2001
State number crunchers warn of budget pains The Associated Press 04-25-2001
Bill would encourage rural medical ‘mercy missions’ The Associated Press 04-25-2001
Tosco refinery blaze not expected to affect gas prices The Associated Press 04-25-2001
No surprise, consumer confidence drops The Associated Press 04-25-2001
Lucent Inc. losses more than expected The Associated Press 04-25-2001
Program teaches through arts By Judith Scherr Daily Planet staff 04-24-2001
LeConte park closed early amid concerns By Ben Lumpkin Daily Planet staff 04-24-2001
Yearlong debate on building comes to a head By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 04-24-2001
Oakland may order hiring of bilingual workers The Associated Press 04-24-2001
One dead, three wounded in shooting at school bus yard The Associated Press 04-24-2001
Bias charges filed against airline The Associated Press 04-24-2001
Transsexuals file suits that test new state law The Associated Press 04-24-2001
S.F. supervisors postpone sex change benefits vote The Associated Press 04-24-2001
Fire burns at oil refinery in Carson; cause unknown The Associated Press 04-24-2001
‘Magic Flute’ ensemble easily enjoyable By Miko Sloper Special to the Daily Planet 04-24-2001
Small caps might get attention By John Cunniff The Associated Press 04-24-2001
ExciteAtHome names telecom industry veteran new CEO The Associated Press 04-24-2001
Sub commander reprimanded with letter, docked pay The Associated Press 04-24-2001
Bush plans to sell Taiwan less advanced destroyers The Associated Press 04-24-2001
Grassroots environmentalist award winners announced The Associated Press 04-24-2001
Assembly committee approves policy for redrawing district lines The Associated Press 04-24-2001
Offense lackluster in Cal spring game By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 04-23-2001
Arts & Entertainment 04-23-2001
Letters to the Editor 04-23-2001
Recycling, organic undies, bus riding all get the Berkeley nod By Erika Fricke Daily Planet staff 04-23-2001
Carter stays home with ecstatic 49ers By Greg Beacham AP Sports Writer 04-23-2001
Alternative school transforming into model program By Ben Lumpkin Daily Planet staff 04-23-2001
Sports shorts 04-23-2001
City sets sunny example for homeowners By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 04-23-2001
Students see Castro up close on Cuba trip By Tom Kordick Special to the Daily Planet 04-23-2001
Homebound help needed 04-23-2001
Infant injured in fall on Mount Diablo The Associated Press 04-23-2001
Street clashes, free trade at Americas Summit By Tom Cohen Associated Press Writer 04-23-2001
Despite demand, competitive DSL industry struggling By Matthew Fordahl AP Technology Writer 04-23-2001
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