Career stems baseball, military, school services
Charles Richardson tends his thriving garden of beans, tomatoes, peppers and corn in the side yard of his north Berkeley home. -more-
Charles Richardson tends his thriving garden of beans, tomatoes, peppers and corn in the side yard of his north Berkeley home. -more-
Serena Chandler, a Berkeley High School senior, never dreamed she’d be in the chair she’d be seated in Wednesday night, when she would take her place as student director on the Board of Education. -more-
I sometimes claim I was seven feet tall before I became mayor of Berkeley but got so short – under five feet – from everybody beating on me! Nothing brought that home to me more than the recent episode involving the Boy Scouts. In response, I am determined to carve something constructive out of the embarrassing happenings of last week. -more-
East Bay Pride, the largest gay organization in the East Bay, announced Wednesday that it has severed its relationship with the Oakland Tribune because of a “homophobic” editorial attacking Councilmember Kriss Worthington. -more-
The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory announced today that it has received nearly $2 million this year and expects to receive an additional $6 million over the next three years to participate in an advanced computing program. -more-
NEW YORK — Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. is offering a free, one month supply of its prescription cholesterol drug Pravachol in a bid to capture patients who took a competing drug Bayer Corp. pulled from the market last week amid safety concerns. -more-
A proposed legal settlement that could cost Ford Motor Co. as much as $1 billion prompted a judge Monday to postpone a class-action trial on allegations that faulty ignition switches caused millions of cars and trucks to stall. -more-
Judge postpones Ford ignition trial 08-14-2001
SF homeless advocates take over vacant building 08-13-2001
Rabbits in Berkeley? 4-h kids raising brood 08-11-2001
Student actors prepare monologues with seniors 08-10-2001
Career stems baseball, military, school services By Mary Barrett Special to the Daily Planet 08-16-2001
Oakland’s Brown right on Letters to the Editor 08-16-2001
BHS senior takes seat on board By Erika KellyDaily Planet correspondent 08-16-2001
Something constructive can come of the quandary By Mayor Shirley Dean 08-16-2001
Gay group criticizes ‘homophobic’ editorial By John GeluardiDaily Planet staff 08-16-2001
City sponsors safety light program By Daniela Mohor Daily Planet staff 08-16-2001
Berkeley lab nabs computer funding Bay City News 08-16-2001
Bristol-Myers offers competing drug for free The Associated Press 08-16-2001
10,000 reasons to love Gaia? 08-15-2001
UC students have own idea to reconfigure districts 7,8 By John GeluardiDaily Planet staff 08-15-2001
Don’t ostrocize, exercise vote 08-15-2001
Pacifica crisis reheats with show under siege By Judith Scherr Daily Planet staff 08-15-2001
City mocked for standing against execution 08-15-2001
State senator poses gun legislation By Erika Kelly Daily Planet correspondent 08-15-2001
Alta Bates Summit CEO announces resignation Summit/Alta Bates sources 08-15-2001
Police Briefs 08-15-2001
Alternative high school garden gutted By Erika Kelly Daily Planet Correspondent 08-14-2001
Guy Poole 08-14-2001
Do not shoot the messenger Robert Clear Berkeley 08-14-2001
Staff 08-14-2001
Civic Center receives quake monitoring equipment By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 08-14-2001
Dark sky ordinances save energy Yolanda Huang member, Parks & Recreation Commission 08-14-2001
Surrogate mother sues Berkeley couple The Associated Press 08-14-2001
Bigots and fountains in City Hall Stuart Sidells Berkele 08-14-2001
Business school dean resigning at year’s end Daily Planet services 08-14-2001
The doctor is not always right Gene Bernardi Berkeley 08-14-2001
Police cite homeless advocates who took over empty building The Associated Press 08-14-2001
What you don’t know.... George Kauffman Berkeley 08-14-2001
Bill would exempt hottest areas from power blackouts The Associated Press 08-14-2001
Go ahead – spend now, save later By John Cunniff The Associated Press 08-14-2001
Chevron,Texaco closer to merger The Associated Press 08-14-2001
Emery Worldwide Airlines grounds plane fleet The Associated Press 08-14-2001
Smart voter Jon Mays/Daily Planet 08-13-2001
Calendar of Events & Activities 08-13-2001
Technology could deliver us from the Tower of Babel By Walter Truett Anderson Pacific News Service 08-13-2001
Arts 08-13-2001
Closed campus plan at Berkeley High put on hold By Ben LumpkinDaily Planet staff 08-13-2001
No money, no mail Richard Thompson 08-13-2001
Warm water pools design under way By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 08-13-2001
Now it’s many friends of the creek By Kenyatte Davis Daily Planet staff 08-13-2001
Undergrad scholars enter graduate incubators By Daniela Mohor Daily Planet Staff 08-13-2001
California sues EPA over ethanol requirement for gas The Associated Press 08-13-2001
Newest school board member experienced with kids’ issues By Ben Lumpkin Daily Planet staff 08-11-2001
Calendar of Events & Activities Compiled by Guy Poole 08-11-2001
Don’t group Girl Scouts with their male counterparts 08-11-2001
‘Reefer Madness’ one-act is all over the map Maryann MaslanSpecial to the Daily Planet 08-11-2001
Arts & Entertainment 08-11-2001
Berkeley hockey player headed to Canadian camp By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 08-11-2001
Alta Bates expansion ‘skirmish’ heard by the ZAB By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 08-11-2001
Complacency could lead to Alaska’s beauty being ruined by drilling Thomas Krassowski 08-11-2001
Cal QB Boller among O’Brien candidates Daily Planet Wire Services 08-11-2001
New voting system may help disabled By Daniela Mohor Daily Planet staff 08-11-2001
Gaia Building is a pleasant surprise of good architecture Hank Resnik 08-11-2001
Passengers left from city’s first pier By Susan Cerny 08-11-2001
Craig has served the Commission on Disablity with great success Helen Rippier Wheeler 08-11-2001
Berkeley park improvements among $2 million grant for Bay Area The Associated Press 08-11-2001
SFO union head arrested for bank heists By Ron Harris Associated Press Writer 08-11-2001
Man faces trial in baby’s death The Associated Press 08-11-2001
Asian-Americans seek redistricting to unify communities By Leon Drouin Keith Associated Press Writer 08-11-2001
California Supreme Court clarifies life support rule By David Kravets Associated Press Writer 08-11-2001
Readers share their thoughts on older drivers By Tom and Ray Magliozzi King Features Syndicate 08-11-2001
Want Giverny in a tub? A word to the wise: Start slowly The Associated Press 08-11-2001
Investors, researchers unsure as companies ponder stem cell future By Paul Elias AP Biotechnology Writer 08-11-2001
Tobacco trial judge rules $3 billion punitive damages excessive, suggests $100 million By Cadonna M. Peyton Associated Press Writer 08-11-2001
State kicks off rebates for energy-saving appliances The Associated Press 08-11-2001
Worthington clarifies scout stance By Judith Scherr Daily Planet staff 08-10-2001
Calendar of Events & Activities 08-10-2001
Will technology deliver us from the Tower of Babel? Walter Truett Anderson Pacific News Service 08-10-2001
Literary review keeps public informed By Adam David Miller Daily Planet correspondent 08-10-2001
Arts 08-10-2001
Holmoe optimistic about his make-or-break season (again) By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 08-10-2001
‘Quirky’ Berkeley makes front page Judith Scherr Daily Planet editor 08-10-2001
Extend time line for better public comments 08-10-2001
Census count leads to shift in district lines By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 08-10-2001
Appointee removed from disabled commission By Daniela Mohor Daily Planet staff 08-10-2001
Berkeley building not a health threat, officials say By Ben Lumpkin Daily Planet staff 08-10-2001
New law requires coverage for experimental cancer treatments The Associated Press 08-10-2001
Court clarifies life support guidelines The Associated Press 08-10-2001
Judge rules $3 billion tobacco fine excessive The Associated Press 08-10-2001
Officials say Western states neared blackouts The Associated Press 08-10-2001
Daylilies have much to offer By Lee Reich The Associated Press 08-10-2001
Higher-priced stores feeling the consumer pinch The Associated Press 08-10-2001
New claims for unemployment insurance on the rise The Associated Press 08-10-2001
AOL, MSN at bottom of provider heap The Associated Press 08-10-2001