Although he professes to love his job, Berkeley High School Principal Frank Lynch happens to be something of an expert on why one should never become a high school principal. -more-
Habitot Children’s Museum “Back to the Farm” An interactive exhibit gives children the chance to wiggle through tunnels, look into a mirrored fish pond, don farm animal costumes, ride on a John Deere tractor and more. “Recycling Center” Lets the kids crank the conveyor belt to sort cans, plastic bottles and newspaper bundles into dumpster bins. $4 adults; $6 children age 7 and under; $3 for each additional child age 7 and under. Monday and Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Tuesday and Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed Sundays, Memorial Day through Labor Day) Kittredge Street and Shattuck Avenue 647-1111 or www.habitot.org -more-
Architecture is life, or at least it is life itself taking form and therefore it is the truest record of life as it was lived in the world yesterday, as it is lived today or ever will be lived. -more-
As Berkeley’s Vista Community College prepares to break ground on a state-of-the-art building this year, the Peralta Community College District has announced the appointment of a new president for the school. -more-
Annie Quan Lee, who will celebrate her 100th birthday June 5 reminisced recently with visitors at the Berkeley rest home where she lives. Lee was born in 1901 in San Francisco. She said she was the oldest of 14 children born to her parents, who had immigrated from Canton province in China. “They called me Sister One,” she recalled. After the 1906 earthquake, Lee’s family moved temporarily to Oakland, where she said she saw the first black person she had ever seen. The family later moved back to San Francisco’s Chinatown, where Lee attended elementary and middle school and later worked as a bank teller. She has a lifelong love of music: “I love to sing,” she said. “I was a soprano in school.” She then sang the first verse of “Jesus Loves Me.” -more-
The Berkeley Fire Department announced last week that it is gearing up for an early fire season and recommends property owners establish a 30-foot safety zone around their homes and structures by doing the following: -more-
“P Is for Peril” in Sue Grafton’s latest alphabet mystery, but “P” plays a pivotal part in other new mysteries, too. -more-
PLEASANTON – Not every high-tech company is filled with anguish and anxiety these days. -more-
Gearing up for rolling blackouts, people are trying to save power by shutting down appliances -more-
Californians revert to clotheslines, fans 05-29-2001
New memorial commemorates Hispanic Medal of Honor winners 05-28-2001
UC scientists work on buildings with brains 05-26-2001
Assembly seeks study on effects of carrying backpacks 05-25-2001
Groups ask for ban on arsenic in wood 05-24-2001
NASA gets look at Callisto 05-23-2001
Berkeley High principal keeps cool, despite job’s high stress By Ben LumpkinBerkeley Daily planet 05-29-2001
Calendar of Events & Activities 05-29-2001
Letter to the Editor 05-29-2001
Arts & Entertainment Staff 05-29-2001
BAHA salutes restored buildings By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 06-11-2015
Peralta Board names new Vista head By Ben Lumpkin Daily Planet staff 05-29-2001
Celebrating a century Jennifer Dix, correspondent 05-29-2001
Early fire season means preparation Daily Planet staff reports 05-29-2001
‘P’ is for peril, Peters, ‘Prey’ and pseudonym By Ron Berthel Associated Press Writer 05-29-2001
PeopleSoft avoids the tech wreck, accelerates expansion By Michael Liedtke AP Business Writer 05-29-2001
Berkeley street vendors shift with summer By Diwata Conte Special to the Daily Planet 05-28-2001
Calendar of Events & Activities 05-28-2001
Letters to the Editor 05-28-2001
St. Mary’s boys dominate NCS championship By Jared GreenDaily Planet Staff 05-28-2001
Dance of India Jon Mays/Daily Planet 05-28-2001
VCU bests Cal again, boots Bears out of NCAA regional By Ralph Gaston Daily Planet Correspondent 05-28-2001
Codornices Creek ready for makeover By Jonathan Kiefer Special to the Daily Planet 05-28-2001
Cal softball falls in semifinal Daily Planet Wire Services 05-28-2001
Bay briefs Staff 05-28-2001
Eternal flames honoring soldiers burn on despite cost The Associated Press 05-28-2001
High risks for Bush in first return to California By Scott Lindlaw Associated Press Writer 05-28-2001
Bay Area artists battle over giant bra balls By Margie Mason Associated Press Writer 05-28-2001
Tourism officials say power crisis dims summer prospects By Seth Hettena Associated Press Writer 05-28-2001
Attorney general says power contracts should be made public By Gary Gentile Associated Press Writer 05-28-2001
First ever People’s State of the City address By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 05-26-2001
Calendar of Events & Activities 05-26-2001
Letters to the Editor 05-26-2001
Arts & Entertainment 05-26-2001
Bears leave a runners on base in loss to VCU By Ralph Gaston Daily Planet Correspondent 05-26-2001
Arsenic-treated wood elicits response By Judith Scherr Daily Planet staff 05-26-2001
Panthers drop a heartbreaker at NCS By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 05-26-2001
After-school program only one in three By Ben Lumpkin Daily Planet staff 05-26-2001
A hidden gem is restored By Susan Cerny 05-26-2001
Drug bust nets record amount of heroin Bay City News Service 05-26-2001
Pacific Bell data network outage disconnects Internet lines, ATMs The Associated Press 05-26-2001
Principal vetoes students’ choice for graduation speaker The Associated Press 05-26-2001
Enrollment of minorities up, acceptance down The Associated Press 05-26-2001
L.A. mayoral candidates raise more than $3 million for runoff The Associated Press 05-26-2001
California may be running out of room The Associated Press 05-26-2001
Attorneys in SLA case being ‘distracted’ The Associated Press 05-26-2001
Assembly OKs $102 billion budget draft The Associated Press 05-26-2001
State asks federal regulators for more price controls The Associated Press 05-26-2001
Bush and Davis pledge respect in first meeting The Associated Press 05-26-2001
Governor approval rating down The Associated Press 05-26-2001
After 50 years, family learns fate of missing flier The Associated Press 05-26-2001
House, Senate reach tax package consent The Associated Press 05-26-2001
Vieques Island protesters jailed for trespassing The Associated Press 05-26-2001
Border deaths the result of economics vs. enforcement The Associated Press 05-26-2001
Don’t be hasty in adding housing to the list of woes By John Cunniff The Associated Press 05-26-2001
EBay, Half.com to combine features The Associated Press 05-26-2001
With gas prices on the rise, green cars enjoying spotlight The Associated Press 05-26-2001
Friendly favor becomes gold mine The Associated Press 05-26-2001
Small-learning forum lets students speak out on issue Ben Lumpkin 05-25-2001
Sabrina Forkish 05-25-2001
Promises, no action 05-25-2001
Staff 05-25-2001
‘Laramie Project’ total immersion of real life events John Angell Grant 05-25-2001
Bears looking to disappoint a legend in Baton Rouge Jared Green 05-25-2001
Residents lobby for height limits in draft plan Matthew Lorenz 05-25-2001
Time for a real third party 05-25-2001
Experiences vast for ‘Camphill’ filmmaker Peter Crimmins 05-25-2001
Cal falls to Arizona in NCAA first round Staff 05-25-2001
Seniors, disabled hail new taxi program John Geluardi 05-25-2001
Need new energy-efficient, new land-use policies 05-25-2001
Seniors, disabled hail new taxi program Judith Scherr 05-25-2001
UC Berkeley holding drill Staff 05-25-2001
Pumps start dispensing vegetable oil-based fuel The Associated Press 05-25-2001
Deaf phone users disappointed by PUC contract The Associated Press 05-25-2001
Many spared blackouts, increasing them for others The Associated Press 05-25-2001
Senator’s switch could mean more California clout The Associated Press 05-25-2001
Judge not convinced convict ready for release from prison The Associated Press 05-25-2001
NASA releases new image of ‘Face on Mars’ The Associated Press 05-25-2001
Minorities get brunt of pollution, poll shows The Associated Press 05-25-2001
Abysmal recycling rates prompt ‘edgy’ campaign The Associated Press 05-25-2001
Senator leaves GOP, Democrats gain control The Associated Press 05-25-2001
Middle school students stripped search on jail tour The Associated Press 05-25-2001
Hydrangeas: big, beautiful and kaleidoscopic By GEORGE BRIA The Associated Press 05-25-2001
Stocks manage late-day advance The Associated Press 05-25-2001
Co-founder steps down from Intel board The Associated Press 05-25-2001
Denham Ks 14 to win NCS first-round matchup By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 05-24-2001
Calendar of Events & Activities — compiled by Sabrina Forkish 05-24-2001
Calendar of Events & Activities Staff 05-24-2001
Groups challenge arsenic in play structures By Judith Scherr Daily Planet staff 05-24-2001
Panthers beat up on Swett By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 05-24-2001
Plumbing, parking foil development project By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 05-24-2001
Forest, Nelson named All-American Daily Planet Wire Services 05-24-2001
UC students sue regents over mold By Ben Lumpkin Daily Planet staff 05-24-2001
Cal golfers in 14th place at NCAA Daily Planet Wire Services 05-24-2001
Jazz ensemble players proud of group, selves By Miko Sloper Daily Planet Correspondent 05-24-2001
Judge seizes medical marijuana at the request of government The Associated Press 05-24-2001
Californians favor more nuclear plants for first time in years The Associated Press 05-24-2001
GOP senator could jump to Independent Party The Associated Press 05-24-2001
House vote passes education proposal The Associated Press 05-24-2001
$1.35 trillion tax package clears another hurdle The Associated Press 05-24-2001
Characters carry ‘Planet Janet’ By John Angell Grant Daily Plant Correspondent 05-24-2001
The proliferation of solicitations keeps growing By John Cunniff The Associated Press 05-24-2001
Corporation Yard cited for second time By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 05-23-2001
Calendar of Events & Activities 05-23-2001
Letters to the Editor 05-23-2001
‘Boys Will Be Men’ looks for answers By Peter Crimmins Special to the Daily Planet 05-23-2001
Arts & Entertainment 05-23-2001
Farmers’ market offers learning, eating By Ben LumpkinDaily Planet staff 05-23-2001
Students support Taco Bell boycott By Judith Scherr Daily Planet staff 05-23-2001
POLICE BRIEFS Staff 05-23-2001
Gov. Davis advisers say state on target with conservation The Associated Press 05-23-2001
Sheriff’s Department follows up on missing woman clues The Associated Press 05-23-2001
Bill would require hospitals to provide discharge data The Associated Press 05-23-2001
Court blocks disputed logging The Associated Press 05-23-2001
California bucking trends it once set The Associated Press 05-23-2001
Group says abuse not considered when women are up for parole The Associated Press 05-23-2001
Fire season begins with hot, dry weather The Associated Press 05-23-2001
Lawmakers seek ban on disputed police practice The Associated Press 05-23-2001
Cheney says energy plan includes conservation The Associated Press 05-23-2001
Students flooding already crowded high schools The Associated Press 05-23-2001
Hindus forced to wear labels in Afghanistan The Associated Press 05-23-2001
In forecasting, there’s no guarantees By John Cunniff The Associated Press 05-23-2001
Qwest expanding its DSL availability The Associated Press 05-23-2001
Market Watch The Associated Press 05-23-2001
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