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City manager brings council together on budget

By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff
Saturday June 30, 2001

The City Council unanimously approved the city’s $524 million two-year budget Tuesday with a unanimous vote and many are saying the rare council consensus is an endorsement of City Manager Weldon Rucker. -more-


Calendar of Events & Activities

Saturday June 30, 2001


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Letters to the Editor

Saturday June 30, 2001

Let The Sales Tax Yo-Yo -more-


Arts & Entertainment

Staff
Saturday June 30, 2001

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-


Panthers serve notice with win over Modesto Christian

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Saturday June 30, 2001

St. Mary’s shines at Cal team camp -more-


Group discussion centers on infant hearing tests

By Daniela Mohor Daily Planet staff
Saturday June 30, 2001

About 30 representatives of local and state health-care institutions met to discuss California’s inadequate hearing screenings for newborns at the Berkeley-based Center for the Education of the Infant Deaf Friday. -more-


Strategies sought to reduce greenhouse gases

By Ben LumpkinDaily Planet staff
Saturday June 30, 2001

At a time when commentators around the world are still taking turns lambasting President George Bush’s decision to withdraw from the 1997 Kyoto agreements for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by industrialized nations, representatives from India, Indonesia, South African and the Philippines have been in Berkeley this week studying strategies for reducing such emissions in their own cities. -more-


Hillside club promoted idea of simple and healthy living

By Susan Cerny
Saturday June 30, 2001

Berkeley Observed -more-


Irish chess champs face Berkeley team

By Guy Poole Daily Planet staff
Saturday June 30, 2001

Last summer, eight members of the Berkeley Bishops Chess Team traveled to Straffen, Ireland, to compete with the top-rated European Junior Champion Chess Team. -more-


BART officials ask governor for help

The Associated Press
Saturday June 30, 2001

OAKLAND — Unions representing BART employees have asked Gov. Gray Davis to help avert a strike on the commuter train network. -more-


Friends say lotto prize went to great manv

The Associated Press
Saturday June 30, 2001

SAN JOSE — The nation’s largest state lottery prize, a record $141 million, couldn’t have gone to a more deserving man, according to friends and neighbors of Alcario “Al” Castellano, a retired grocery store clerk who volunteered often to help Mexican-American groups. -more-


Hispanics see new political clout at conference

The Associated Press
Saturday June 30, 2001

With shouts of “Arriba!” whistles and thunderous applause, Los Angeles mayoral candidate Antonio Villaraigosa was greeted like a conquering hero here at a gathering of Hispanic officials. -more-


Immigrant workers seek crack down on labor laws

The Associated Press
Saturday June 30, 2001

LOS ANGELES — Frustrated by the postponement of a state hearing on workers’ rights, dozens of immigrant workers rallied outside Gov. Gray Davis’ local office Friday and urged full enforcement of labor laws. -more-


Some want to evict ‘worst of the worst’ from San Quentin

The Associated Press
Saturday June 30, 2001

SAN QUENTIN — They call them the “worst of the worst” – death row inmates who spend hours fashioning weapons out of unlikely materials and hurl filthy concoctions at passing guards. -more-


California nearing recession

The Associated Press
Saturday June 30, 2001

LOS ANGELES — California’s power crisis and the struggling technology market will keep the state’s economy teetering on the edge of recession for at least the rest of the year, economic forecasters say. -more-


Doctor agrees not to try human cloning for now

The Associated Press
Saturday June 30, 2001

WASHINGTON — A researcher who had been preparing to work on human cloning has agreed not to attempt an experiment or research until the legality of the effort is determined, the Food and Drug Administration reported. -more-


Medicare expands services

The Associated Press
Saturday June 30, 2001

WASHINGTON — Screening tests for breast cancer, cervical cancer and colorectal cancer will be covered by Medicare beginning on July 1, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday. -more-


Senate passes patients’ rights bill

The Associated Press
Saturday June 30, 2001

WASHINGTON — Defying a veto threat, the Democratic-controlled Senate passed sweeping patients’ rights legislation Friday night, promising millions of Americans new health care protections and the ability to sue their HMOs. -more-


Vice President Cheney headed back to hospital

The Associated Press
Saturday June 30, 2001

WASHINGTON — Vice President Dick Cheney, experiencing heart problems for the third time since last November’s election, expected doctors to implant a pacemaker Saturday to even out a rapid heartbeat. Declaring himself otherwise fit, he said he would resign if ill health began hindering his work. -more-


Russia opposed to Iraqi sanction plans

The Associated Press
Saturday June 30, 2001

PARIS — Secretary of State Colin Powell voiced doubt Friday that a U.S.-British plan to overhaul sanctions on Iraq would be approved soon by the U.N. Security Council. The problem is Russia, which is holding out. -more-


U.S. Navy bombing exercises near end on Vieques island amid protests

The Associated Press
Saturday June 30, 2001

VIEQUES, Puerto Rico — Fighter jets dropped dummy bombs on the U.S. Navy’s firing range on the island of Vieques on Friday, while security officers detained five protesters who invaded Navy lands. -more-


Dealerships seem to wait people out

By Tom and Ray Magliozzi King Features Syndicate
Saturday June 30, 2001

Dear Tom and Ray: -more-


Reaction to rate cut reminder of market’s woes

By Lisa Singahina The Associated Press
Saturday June 30, 2001

NEW YORK — An interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve is usually cause for celebration on Wall Street. But investors had to sleep on it before rallying the day after the Fed’s sixth such move of the year. -more-


HP asks workers to take cuts

The Associated Press
Saturday June 30, 2001

PALO ALTO — Computer and printer giant Hewlett-Packard Co. has asked its 45,000 U.S. employees to take pay cuts or use additional vacation days in an effort to trim costs. -more-


Panthers get their first shot at the big boys at Cal camp

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Friday June 29, 2001

By Jared Green -more-


Entertainment Calendar

Friday June 29, 2001

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-


Forum

Friday June 29, 2001

Dog rage case captures headlines -more-


Out & About

Friday June 29, 2001


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Allegations of roaming pit bulls

By Ben Lumpkin Daily Planet staff
Friday June 29, 2001

If Planning Commissioners have their way, the city-owned parking lot on Oxford Street (between Allston Way and Kittridge Street) may one day be home to a world class environmental education center, a community theater and the largest single concentration of affordable housing built in the city in the last -more-


Lampley headed home to Chicago

Daily Planet Wire Services
Friday June 29, 2001

Cal forward Sean Lampley, the 2001 Pac-10 Player of the Year, was drafted in the second round of the NBA Draft Wednesday by his hometown Chicago Bulls. -more-


Commission OKs plan for Oxford Street lot

By Ben Lumpkin Daily Planet staff
Friday June 29, 2001

If Planning Commissioners have their way, the city-owned parking lot on Oxford Street (between Allston Way and Kittridge Street) may one day be home to a world class environmental education center, a community theater and the largest single concentration of affordable housing built in the city in the last -more-


Cal AD wins Pac-10 honor

Daily Planet Wire Services
Friday June 29, 2001

Cal Athletic Director and Men’s Head Crew Coach Steve Gladstone was named Pac-10 Conference Men’s Rowing Coach of the Year by Pac-10 Comissioner Tom Hansen on Thursday. -more-


Nonprofit group files suit against UC Thursday

By Daniela Mohor Daily Planet staff
Friday June 29, 2001

The nonprofit organization East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse filed a lawsuit against the University of California on Tuesday morning, to contest its refusal to renew the Depot’s lease of the university-owned Marchant building at 6701 San Pablo Ave. -more-


BRIEFS

Friday June 29, 2001

Panel on infant hearing screening reconvenes -more-


Redwood grove poised for protection

The Associated Press
Friday June 29, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO — A stand of redwoods that is the size of San Francisco and is home to 23 endangered species would be preserved in a $60 million plan between the state, a timber company and a Bay Area open-space group. -more-


Governor accused of failing state in energy crisis

The Associated Press
Friday June 29, 2001

LONG BEACH — Giving a glimpse at the hostile tone the state’s next gubernatorial contest likely will take, Secretary of State Bill Jones attacked Democratic Gov. Gray Davis on Thursday for his handling of California’s energy crisis. -more-


No word from winning lotto ticket holder

The Associated Press
Friday June 29, 2001

The person holding the winning lottery ticket from Saturday’s record-breaking $141 million jackpot is losing thousands of dollars in interest money for each day spent laying low, financial advisers say. -more-


Abduction declared a hoax

The Associated Press
Friday June 29, 2001

PETALUMA — A 17-year-old boy who said a man abducted him at gunpoint and forced him to drive fours from the North Coast to the Central Valley early Monday now says the kidnapping was a hoax. -more-


Scientist accused of poisoning husband defended

The Associated Press
Friday June 29, 2001

SAN DIEGO — An accusation that a respected lab toxicologist intentionally poisoned her husband has shocked former colleagues who recall her as a meticulous scientist with a sweet disposition. -more-


Court decision cripples assault weapons ban

The Associated Press
Friday June 29, 2001

Judges cannot declare firearms illegal under the state’s assault-weapons ban law, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a decision the dissenting chief justice said created a “loophole” in the 1989 act. -more-


Bush’s timber czar loved, loathed by interests

The Associated Press
Friday June 29, 2001

WASHINGTON — Timber industry groups hope Mark Rey will champion their causes, since he once worked for them. But environmentalists see him more as Darth Vader. -more-


Campaign finance reform bills head to House floor

The Associated Press
Friday June 29, 2001

WASHINGTON — A committee on Thursday sent dueling campaign finance bills to the House floor, moving Congress a step closer to enacting the biggest changes in a quarter-century in the way the nation pays for its elections. -more-


Oscar winner Jack Lemmon dies at 76

The Associated Press
Friday June 29, 2001

Jack Lemmon, who brought a jittery intensity to his roles as finicky Felix Unger in “The Odd Couple,” the boastful Ensign Pulver in “Mr. Roberts” and a cross-dressing musician in “Some Like It Hot,” has died. He was 76. -more-


Sharpening knives can be an art form

By James and Morris Carey The Associated Press
Friday June 29, 2001

A sharp knife can make a carving job easier and safer. -more-


Hearing a train when turning on the tap

The Associated Press
Friday June 29, 2001

Q: I open any tap in my house and I hear a train-like noise. It also feels as if air is being sucked into the tap. When we use two taps, the noise disappears. Using two taps is not a permanent solution. So tell us what kind of problem we are facing and how to fix it. -more-


Competitors shake heads at Microsoft

The Associated Press
Friday June 29, 2001

SAN JOSE — Three years after the government brought antitrust charges against Microsoft Corp., the competitors with the most to gain from the case find themselves shaking their fists at the software titan more than ever. -more-


Job cuts may be easing

The Associated Press
Friday June 29, 2001

WASHINGTON — The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for state unemployment insurance fell last week, the third drop in a row, suggesting that the flurry of job cuts this year may be easing. -more-


Author tries to teach importance of quietness

The Associated Press
Friday June 29, 2001

NEW YORK — This is about the mouse that didn’t roar. -more-


Differences are bone deep between men and women

The Associated Press
Friday June 29, 2001

ROSEMONT, Ill. — Men and women aren’t created equal, at least when it comes to problems with their bones, joints and muscles. -more-


Beth El hearing continued – again

By John Geluardi
Thursday June 28, 2001

The City Council heard from 39 speakers Tuesday during the second session of a public hearing on the controversial proposal to build a synagogue, school and social hall at 1301 Oxford St. -more-


Sabrina Forkish and Guy Poole
Thursday June 28, 2001


Thursday, June 28


Forum

By Interim Superintendent Stephen A. Goldstone
Thursday June 28, 2001

“Berkeley’s legendary commitment to public education” is one of the reasons Michele Barraza Lawrence cites for her desire to become this city’s new Superintendent of Schools. -more-


Staff
Thursday June 28, 2001

MUSEUMS


Tough time recruiting minority teachers

By Ben Lumpkin
Thursday June 28, 2001

Recruiting minority teachers isn’t easy for any Bay Area school district in these days of astronomical housing costs and a national teacher shortage. -more-


Redistricting of District 5 will extend south

By Daniela Mohor
Thursday June 28, 2001

Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson called on individuals and organizations of his district to participate in the county’s redistricting process, during a public hearing at the South Berkeley Senior center on Tuesday. -more-


Safety guidelines imposed for July 4

Staff
Thursday June 28, 2001

The Police and Fire Departments remind the public that fireworks are not permitted within the City of Berkeley. It is a violation to own, use or sell any type of fireworks within the city limits. -more-


California condor chick dies

The Associated Press
Thursday June 28, 2001

LOS ANGELES — The first California condor chick to hatch in the wild in 17 years has died, the apparent victim of confusion between two mothers that had laid their eggs in the same nest. -more-


Energy crisis may imperil future of choice

The Associated Press
Thursday June 28, 2001

SACRAMENTO — California’s energy crisis may claim a substantial victim: deregulation itself. -more-


State Supreme Court justice remembered as ‘legal giant’

The Associated Press
Thursday June 28, 2001

LOS ANGELES —Stanley Mosk, the longest-serving justice on the California Supreme Court, was remembered as both a brilliant and good man whose series of precedent-setting rulings have stood the test of time. -more-


Census shows war on drugs fell heavily on blacks

The Associated Press
Thursday June 28, 2001

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — When an epidemic of crack and gang violence erupted in cities like New Haven in the 1990s, police and lawmakers struck back hard. -more-


U.N. AIDS conference ends with global aid plan, minus gays

The Associated Press
Thursday June 28, 2001

UNITED NATIONS — In the first global approach to battling a disease, the United Nations adopted an AIDS blueprint Wednesday setting tough targets for reducing infection rates and protecting the rights of people with the virus. -more-


Feds do the expected and cut interest rates

The Associated Press
Thursday June 28, 2001

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the sixth time this year on Wednesday, but by just a quarter-point, sending a signal that its most aggressive recession-fighting effort in nearly two decades may be coming to an end. -more-


Suit against Microsoft expands

The Associated Press
Thursday June 28, 2001

SANTA CLARA — A small technology company said Wednesday it was expanding its patent infringement lawsuit against Microsoft Corp. and would try to stop sales of the new Windows XP operating system. -more-


Briefs

— wire, staff reports
Thursday June 28, 2001

UC plans to spend -more-


District may begin crack down on truancy

By Ben Lumpkin Daily Planet staff
Wednesday June 27, 2001

After months of discussion with teachers, parents, students and the school board itself, Berkeley High Principal Frank Lynch proposed a new truancy policy for the school last week. -more-


Calendar of Events & Activities

Wednesday June 27, 2001


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Letters to the Editor

Wednesday June 27, 2001

Trout in Codornices not a fish story -more-


Shotgun’s ‘Iphigenia’ is must-see theater

By John Angell Grant Daily Planet correspondent
Wednesday June 27, 2001

Shotgun Players opened their free summer outdoor theater program at north Berkeley’s John Hinkel Park on Sunday with a superb production of Euripides fifth century B.C. drama “Iphigenia in Aulis.” -more-


BART unions authorize strike

The Associated Press
Wednesday June 27, 2001

OAKLAND — BART’s two largest unions have voted to authorize a strike if they’re unable to come to an agreement before their contracts expire at midnight Saturday. -more-


Hearing for sons of Reddy delayed

By Judith Scherr Daily Planet staff
Wednesday June 27, 2001

OAKLAND – Looking grim, the two Lakireddy brothers were back in U.S. District Court Tuesday for a brief hearing during which a prosecutor new to the case asked for time to familiarize himself with the proceedings. -more-


Worker claims new hazard found at skate park project

By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff
Wednesday June 27, 2001

Just when the Harrison Street Skate Park was back on track – the discovery of chromium 6 in ground water beneath the project had halted construction – a new violation of environmental standards is being charged. -more-


BRIEFS

Staff
Wednesday June 27, 2001

Stipends available for teachers, care providers -more-


Panel says gene testing not ready for prime time

The Associated Press
Wednesday June 27, 2001

SAN DIEGO — Starting in August, expecting couples can walk into an obstetrician’s office and ask to be tested for any of 24 variations of the gene that causes cystic fibrosis. -more-


Trout planting begins despite frog fears

The Associated Press
Wednesday June 27, 2001

REDDING — Aerial trout planting has begun in some remote areas of Northern California, despite concerns the trout might be eating the tadpoles of a rare amphibian. -more-


Senate rejects proposed $101 billion state budget

The Associated Press
Wednesday June 27, 2001

SACRAMENTO — With Republicans sticking to their pledge to hold up a state budget they say ignores their priorities, the state Senate rejected a $101 billion spending plan by one vote Tuesday night. -more-


Officials will try to justify $9 billion in overcharges

The Associated Press
Wednesday June 27, 2001

California officials will attempt to justify their claim that energy providers overcharged the state by $9 billion when federal settlement talks over the West’s energy crisis resume Wednesday. -more-


Democrats insist that patients be able to sue

The Associated Press
Wednesday June 27, 2001

WASHINGTON — The Democratic-controlled Senate voted Tuesday to leave the door open to lawsuits against employers in patients’ rights legislation, brushing aside predictions that the result would be canceled insurance coverage for millions. -more-


Differences apparent for Bush, Sharon

The Associated Press
Wednesday June 27, 2001

WASHINGTON — President Bush pressed Ariel Sharon on Tuesday to move forward on a U.S.-backed Middle East peace plan, but the Israeli prime minister said violence must end first. “One should not compromise with terror,” Sharon said. -more-


Feds likely to announce sixth interest rate cut

The Associated Press
Wednesday June 27, 2001

WASHINGTON — After cutting interest rates five times in six months, Federal Reserve policy-makers are pondering what more they need to do to restart the ailing economy. -more-


Oracle takes on Microsoft with online small business service

The Associated Press
Wednesday June 27, 2001

REDWOOD SHORES — Oracle Corp. Tuesday unveiled a new online service that will lease its software to small businesses in a move designed to bolster the company’s Internet business and challenge archrival Microsoft Corp. -more-


Council set to OK $449 million budget

By John Geluardi
Tuesday June 26, 2001

The city manager and the City Council will attempt to iron out differences in funding proposals this afternoon before approving Berkeley’s $449 million two-year budget at a special council meeting. -more-


Forum

Tuesday June 26, 2001

Keep large vehicles off streets -more-


Sabrina Forkish and Guy Poole
Tuesday June 26, 2001


Tuesday, June 26


’60s films shown in special screening

By Peter Crimmins
Tuesday June 26, 2001

This summer’s 40th anniversary of the Bay Area’s champion of avant-garde film art, the San Francisco Cinematheque, will be celebrated with screenings of selected favorite films at the San Francisco Art Institute and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. -more-


District looks for way to maintain school diversity

By Ben Lumpkin
Tuesday June 26, 2001

“It’s show time. A decision must be made.” -more-


Thai community dedicates temple

By Matt Lorenz
Tuesday June 26, 2001

Sundays are usually pretty crowded at Wat Mongkolratanaram, Berkeley’s Thai Buddhist temple, but this Sunday there were more people than usual. -more-


‘Golden rice’ remains years from reality

The Associated Press
Tuesday June 26, 2001

SAN DIEGO — “Golden rice” has come to represent all the hopes and fears about biotechnology, but despite all the controversy, not a single genetically engineered rice seed has been planted in the ground, its inventors said Monday. -more-


GOP issues could delay state budget vote

The Associated Press
Tuesday June 26, 2001

SACRAMENTO — Like triple-digit heat, a stalemate over the state budget is virtually an assured summer event at the state Capitol. -more-


Billions at stake as power talks start

The Associated Press
Tuesday June 26, 2001

Efforts to settle claims from the California power crisis got under way Monday, as Western states accused power-generating companies of overcharging them by $15 billion in the past year. -more-


Neighborhood fights to keep coastal town alive

The Associated Press
Tuesday June 26, 2001

AVILA BEACH — A 12-year fight is over for a handful of residents bent on sparing this once-doomed 50-acre oasis on the central California coast from oblivion. -more-


African leaders ask for AIDS help at U.N. conference

The Associated Press
Tuesday June 26, 2001

UNITED NATIONS — One after another, African leaders at the United Nations’ first global gathering on HIV/AIDS made emotional pleas for help Monday in ending the devastation wrought by the epidemic. Nigeria’s president warned that entire populations face extinction. -more-


Supreme Court upholds campaign spending limits

The Associated Press
Tuesday June 26, 2001

WASHINGTON — A closely divided Supreme Court upheld Watergate-era spending limits on political parties Monday in a decision that supporters said could shore up broader campaign-finance restrictions now before Congress. -more-


Home ownership and prices up, equity down

By John Cunniff The Associated Press
Tuesday June 26, 2001

NEW YORK — A fundamental change has occurred in the housing market over the past few years, and it is likely to play an increasing role in changing people’s lifestyles. -more-


Compaq favoring Intel’s Itanium

The Associated Press
Tuesday June 26, 2001

SAN JOSE — Intel Corp.’s quest to dominate the high-end server market got a major boost Monday as Compaq Computer Corp. said it plans to abandon its own Alpha processor in favor of Intel’s Itanium processor by 2004. It’s the latest sign that the server industry may be moving away from proprietary chips and toward standardization that marked the development, growth and flexibility of PCs. -more-


Alta Bates Summit workers sign contract

By Judith Scherr
Tuesday June 26, 2001

After one year of working without a contract, after going out on a series of one-to-three-day strikes, after endless hours at the negotiating table, hospital workers and Alta Bates Summit Medical Center management have agreed on a new contact. -more-


Briefs

Staff
Tuesday June 26, 2001

Power outage lasts four hours -more-


Police Briefs

Kenyatte Davis
Tuesday June 26, 2001

A 20 -year-old UC Berkeley student walking home on Channing Way was robbed at gunpoint at 1 a.m. Sunday. -more-


Summer Sports

Staff
Monday June 25, 2001


Camps

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Arts & Entertainment

Monday June 25, 2001

Beth El followed every planning rule in proposed expansion

Monday June 25, 2001

Beth El followed every planning rule in proposed expansion -more-


Out & About

Monday June 25, 2001


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‘Still not done yet’

By Daniela Mohor Daily Planet staff
Monday June 25, 2001

Vice mayor celebrates 90 years -more-


And the winners are...

Staff Report
Monday June 25, 2001

From a field of 68 boys and 37 girls, it all came down to two final matches on Saturday at the United States Tennis Association NorCal Sectional 18-and-under Tournament. The matches were played at the Berkeley Tennis Club. -more-


Teachers: Small school concept needs support

By Ben Lumpkin Daily Planet staff
Monday June 25, 2001

School board members and proponents of sweeping reforms for Berkeley High School found a lot to agree on last week, but they seemed to part company with considerable confusion and disagreement about the next step in the process. -more-


At-risk teens learn responsibility in city parks

By John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff
Monday June 25, 2001

The City Council will likely renew a long-standing contract with Berkeley Youth Alternative to continue the employment program which assists at-risk teenagers learn about work habits and gardening skills in the city’s parks. -more-


Davis: $2 billion in rebates not good enough

The Associated Press
Monday June 25, 2001

SAN DIEGO – As an array of officials prepared to represent California in federally ordered talks with power companies, Gov. Gray Davis on Sunday discounted suggestions that the state will accept far less in electricity rebates than he believes it’s owed. -more-


Internet poised to revolutionize voice communications

By Matthew Fordahl AP Technology Writer
Monday June 25, 2001

Data networks, telephone systems could converge to cause technology shift -more-


California lags behind in managing growth

By Jim Wasserman Associated Press Writer
Monday June 25, 2001

SACRAMENTO – Despite some of the best minds in the nation and its creativity in movies and technology, California is nearly as renowned for what’s wrong: gridlocked freeways, marathon commutes, smog and stratospheric housing prices. -more-


Biotech researchers, protesters converge on San Diego

By Paul Elias AP Biotechnology Writer
Monday June 25, 2001

SAN DIEGO – There was a time, not so long ago, when biotech was such a clubby and chummy field that organizers of the industry’s annual conference welcomed protesters inside as amusing distractions. -more-


Opinion

Editorials

PROPERTY TAXES FUEL CITY BUDGET

Staff
Saturday June 30, 2001

Approved by the City Council last Tuesday, the city’s budget is based on funding streams that include property taxes, parking fines and sales tax. -more-


Environmental group to sue EPA over arsenic standards

The Associated Press
Friday June 29, 2001

The Associated Press -more-


GOP withholds votes, budget fails in Assembly

The Associated Press
Thursday June 28, 2001

SACRAMENTO — An estimated $101 billion state budget failed to win Assembly support Wednesday, with Republicans following their Senate counterparts and withholding their votes. -more-


Farmers eager to jump into ethanol industry

The Associated Press
Wednesday June 27, 2001

GRIDLEY — A handful of rice farmers are poised to capture part of California’s expectedly huge ethanol market now that the state must comply with a Bush Administration order to continue using gasoline additives to reduce air pollution. -more-


Court maintains Napster infringement

The Associated Press
Tuesday June 26, 2001

A federal appeals court has upheld its February decision that Napster contributes to copyright infringement and must remove protected works from its song-swapping service. -more-


Single winning ticket sold for record lottery jackpot

By Karen A. Davis Associated Press Writer
Monday June 25, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO – The largest single-state jackpot in U.S. history has a winner. -more-