City of Franklin school boasts almost a 100- percent voter turnout
Turnout was reportedly low in most Bay Area off-year elections on Tuesday, but at one Berkeley school, it came close to 100 percent. -more-
Turnout was reportedly low in most Bay Area off-year elections on Tuesday, but at one Berkeley school, it came close to 100 percent. -more-
A task force, convened by the UC Berkeley chancellor, released an action plan last week, aimed at preventing riots and other criminal behavior that has occurred following student-organized dances at the Pauley Ballroom. -more-
OAKLAND – Two pairs of defendants associated with the Lakireddy Bali Reddy case appeared in the courtroom of U.S. District Judge Saundra Armstrong Tuesday charged with assisting Reddy in illegally bringing underage girls into the country for sex. -more-
Tahmeena Faryal said if she had obeyed the orders of the Taliban government, she would never have gone to school. Despite government warnings that all schools were “gateways to hell” for girls, she attended secret schools run by the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan, known as RAWA. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — San Franciscans overwhelmingly approved a $100 million bond issue on Tuesday that would make the fog-shrouded city the nation’s largest municipal producer of sun-generated electricity. -more-
LOS ANGELES — A judge Tuesday let stand former Symbionese Liberation Army fugitive Sara Jane Olson’s guilty plea to possessing bombs with intent to murder policemen after questioning her about why she later insisted she was innocent. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — Gov. Gray Davis defended his decision to warn last week of potential rush-hour terrorist attacks against four California bridges, and said he has no intention of easing security on the spans. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — A report released Tuesday shows that California HMOs fail to provide proper language access policies and procedures to those customers who are not fluent in English. -more-
WASHINGTON — Attorney General John Ashcroft gave federal drug agents the go-ahead Tuesday to take action against doctors who help terminally ill patients die, a move aimed at undercutting Oregon’s unique assisted-suicide law. -more-
SACRAMENTO — The state Senate committee investigating possible price manipulation of California’s energy market questioned the CEO of the state’s power grid Tuesday about his call to end price caps last winter as the state neared possible rolling blackouts for the first time. -more-
PALO ALTO — The family and foundation of Hewlett-Packard Co. co-founder William Hewlett said Tuesday they will vote their 5 percent stake against the proposed takeover of Compaq Computer Corp., revealing divisions that could threaten the $21 billion deal. -more-
LOS ANGELES — Ten years later, he is playing ball against guys half his age. He is running a small empire of theaters, coffeehouses and restaurants. And his smile — the one that launched a thousand ads — remains as wide as ever. -more-
Raymond Pinkston’s never been one to walk away from a challenge. That explains why he couldn’t wait to get back to the West Coast after a year of playing football in Detroit. -more-
LOS ANGELES — Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan officially entered the California governor’s race Tuesday, joining two other major contenders for the Republican nomination to try to unseat Democratic Gov. Gray Davis. -more-
Former LA mayor enters governor’s race 11-07-2001
Oakland man sentenced to 17 1/2 years in prison after HIV status is cited positive 11-06-2001
Restricted parking hurts disabled 11-05-2001
San Francisco spends millions on homeless, but problem persists 11-05-2001
Bears, Sun Devils tie 11-05-2001
Sept. 11 Response Calendar 11-03-2001
Another Pacifica board member resigns 11-02-2001
Will shop on-line in Berkeley 11-02-2001
Berkeley cannabis buyers clubs worried 11-02-2001
Bay Area Briefs 11-01-2001
Proud American wants ineffective war to end 11-01-2001
City of Franklin school boasts almost a 100- percent voter turnout By Jeffrey Obser Daily Planet staff 11-07-2001
Out & About Staff 11-07-2001
Forum Staff 11-07-2001
Arts Staff 11-07-2001
Task force wants security before dances resume By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 11-07-2001
Reddy sons appear in court, point at translators By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 11-07-2001
From under the Shroud By Mary Spicuzza Special to the Daily Planet 11-07-2001
Voters transform S.F. into solar power leader By Karen Gaudette The Associated Press 11-07-2001
Judge rules Olson guilty plea in SLA bomb case stands By Linda Deutsch The Associated Press 11-07-2001
Davis defends warning of possible bridge attacks By Margie Mason The Associated Press 11-07-2001
Bay Area Briefs Staff 11-07-2001
Attorney General Ashcroft allows agents to act against assisted-suicide doctors By Katherine Pfleger The Associated Press 11-07-2001
Power grid’s CEO deposed by CA Senate committee By Jennifer Coleman The Associated Press 11-07-2001
HP family, foundation oppose Compaq deal By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press 11-07-2001
10 years after ‘death sentence,’ Magic Johnson thriving By John Nadel The Associated Press 11-07-2001
‘Jackets’ quarterback isn’t one to pass-over By Tim Haran Daily Planet Correspondent 11-07-2001
Plan looks at downtown growth By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 11-06-2001
Calendar of Events & Activities Staff 11-06-2001
Left blocks free speech David Friedman Berkeley 11-06-2001
Arts Staff 11-06-2001
KPFA supporters come closer to claiming victory By Judith Scherr Daily Planet staff 11-06-2001
Try transit before adding parking Steve Geller Berkeley 11-06-2001
Tiny EV, Sparrow, flies into mainstream market By Scott Squire Special to the Daily Planet 11-06-2001
More parking unnecessary Rob Wrenn, Planning Commission chair 11-06-2001
Solar energy lessens reliance on oil and gas By Alice LaPierre Special to the Daily Planet 11-06-2001
Don’t let boycott intimidate you Heidi Lypps Davis 11-06-2001
Post 9/11, act with understanding Roger Van Ouytsel Berkeley 11-06-2001
Palestinian leader condemns bin Laden, presses for negotiations in Middle East By Ritu Bhatnagar The Associated Press 11-06-2001
Public power, mayoral races on Tuesday’s ballot By Karen Gaudette The Associated Press 11-06-2001
Cisco down by $268 million in first quarter By Matthew Fordahl The Associated Press 11-06-2001
PG&E’s earnings triple as its energy costs fall By Michael Liedke The Associated Press 11-06-2001
Largest tech trade show to restrict portable computers By May Wong The Associated Press 11-06-2001
Bay Area Briefs Staff 11-06-2001
Chemist and author arraigned in SD Ecstasy case By Ben Fox The Associated Press 11-06-2001
Supreme Court delves into released convicts’ privacy rights; home searched without warrant By David Kravets Associated Press Writer 11-06-2001
District rejects plan for flags in classrooms The Associated Press 11-06-2001
Adventurers can still access vulnerable areas of Bay Bridge, station reports The Associated Press 11-06-2001
Lawsuits may restore old model By Judith Scherr Daily Planet staff 11-05-2001
Out & About Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 11-05-2001
Brower building will serve city well Chris Kavanagh 11-05-2001
Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 11-05-2001
It’s official: Holmoe resigns By Dean Caparaz, Daily Planet Correspondent 11-05-2001
UC Berkeley joins effort to upgrade math instruction By Jeffrey Obser, Daily Planet Staff 11-05-2001
Don’t fund war Mitch Triplett 11-05-2001
Big plays, timely defense win big game for Panthers By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 11-05-2001
The Berkeley Housing Authority makes steady but slow progress By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 11-05-2001
Terrorists not motivated by hate of U.S. Harry Lieberman 11-05-2001
Bears lose battle of Pac-10 cellar dwellars By Greg Beacham AP Sports Writer 11-05-2001
Police Briefs – Hank Sims 11-05-2001
Buying Berkeley Jim Barnard and Anna Graves 11-05-2001
Cal women kick off season with victory By Dean Caparaz, Daily Planet Correspondent 11-05-2001
Love the world, even more Lydia Maupin 11-05-2001
Young scientists compete at regional finals By Hank Sims Daily Planet Staff 11-05-2001
Cal falls to Bruins on OT penalty kick By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 11-05-2001
Bay Briefs Staff 11-05-2001
Boeing cancellation would mark end of era in California By Gary Gentile, AP Business Writer 11-05-2001
Netscape co-founders reunite in Silicon Valley startup By Michael Liedtke AP Business Writer 11-05-2001
Click and Clack Talk Cars By Tom and Ray Magliozzi 11-05-2001
– Compiled by Guy Poole 11-03-2001
Geezer Power Harry Siitonen 11-03-2001
Where is the next trendy spot? Follow the artists. By Susan Cerny 11-03-2001
Pacifica board battles draw to a close? By Judith Scherr, Daily Planet staff 11-03-2001
Aurora Theater opens with disappointing ‘St. John’ By John Angell Grant, Special to the Daily Planet 11-03-2001
Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 11-03-2001
’Jackets run all over Richmond By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 11-03-2001
ZAB denies publisher’s request for expansion By Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff 11-03-2001
Berkeley officials remembered American values Deborah Hirsch 11-03-2001
Cal’s Tamir will miss only eight games due to NCAA ruling Daily Planet Wire Services 11-03-2001
Mother helps families cope with parental disabilities By Kimberlee Bortfeld, Special to the Daily Planet 11-03-2001
Military might doesn’t work Jane Stillwater 11-03-2001
Poor air quality notices wanted at west Berkeley soccer fields By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 11-03-2001
The grand vision for downtown requires parking Bob Dixon 11-03-2001
Market good for renters, bad for landlords By Sasha Khokha, Special to the Daily Planet 11-03-2001
Take long bombing break Ian Johnson 11-03-2001
Fair warning or panic mongering? Gov. Davis spurs new debate By Don Thompson,The Associated Press 11-03-2001
Microsoft rivals lament settlement as weak By Brian Bergstein, The Associated Press 11-03-2001
How Saudi businessman with suspected terror links joined San Diego firm’s board By Seth Hettena, Associated Press Writer 11-03-2001
Technology in brief Staff 11-03-2001
Parents pressure district to close school bathrooms By Jeffrey Obser Daily Planet staff 11-02-2001
Out & About Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 11-02-2001
It may take a village Fred Lupke 11-02-2001
Fantasizing on the Rusalka Moon By Sari Friedman, Special to the Daily Planet 11-02-2001
Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 11-02-2001
Inexperienced Bears will have to start small By Dean Caparaz, Daily Planet Correspondent 11-02-2001
City Council delays housing contract By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 11-02-2001
Berkeley should be ashamed Tim Barnett 11-02-2001
‘Friends’ hits No.1 TV spot By David Bauderr, The Associated Press 11-02-2001
’Jackets overpower Encinal By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 11-02-2001
Davis says Bay’s bridges are targets By Pamela Reynolds, Special to the Daily Planet 11-02-2001
Acceptance, not ‘tolerance’ O.V. Michaelsen 11-02-2001
Cal field hockey advances in OT Daily Planet Wire Services 11-02-2001
Medical marijuana club regs may limit dispensaries By Hank Sims, Daily Planet Staff 11-02-2001
Thanks, Berkeley Shepherd Bliss 11-02-2001
Sports shorts Staff 11-02-2001
Sept. 11 Response Calendar Staff 11-02-2001
Sad when pacifist council attacked Staff 11-02-2001
Others should follow council lead Tara Treasurefield 11-02-2001
Emeryville school board candidate approves of a Berkeley boycott By Mary Spicuzza, Special to the Daily Planet 11-02-2001
South Asian group focuses on domestic violence issue By Nilanga S. Jayasinghe Special to the Daily Planet 11-02-2001
UC faculty approve change in admissions The Associated Press 11-02-2001
‘Ewwwwww!’, Grossology exhibit indulges kids’ fascination with body functions By Martha Irvine, The Associated Press 11-02-2001
New garden varieties for the coming year By George Bria, The Associated Press 11-02-2001
Californians to get parenting kits paid for by tobacco tax By Christian Almeida, The Associated Press 11-02-2001
Survey finds state economies weakening fast By Robert Tanner, The Associated Press 11-02-2001
Television networks sue maker of digital video recorder By Seth Sutel and May Wong, The Associated Press 11-02-2001
BEA Systems plans 300 cuts The Associated Press 11-02-2001
Sun Microsystems laying off about 250 in Colorado The Associated Press 11-02-2001
Hearing held to verify SLA radical’s guilty plea By Linda Deutsch The Associated Press 11-02-2001
Feds order states to strengthen Megan’s laws By Liz Sidoti, The Associated Press 11-02-2001
Washington court rules gays entitled to partner’s estate By Paul Queary The Associated Press 11-02-2001
Geraldo Rivera to be Fox News’ war correspondent By David Bauder, The Associated Press 11-02-2001
Council won’t move Free Folk Festival By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 11-01-2001
Boller cleared to play, but will he start vs. Arizona? Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 11-01-2001
Don’t condemn loyal opposition Sonja Fitz Berkeley 11-01-2001
Staff 11-01-2001
Schools receive second-round of magnet grant funds By Jeffrey Obser Daily Planet Staff 11-01-2001
Sensley still not eligible Staff 11-01-2001
Rent control, an attack on our city Leon Mayeri Berkeley 11-01-2001
Sudden Oak Death fungus found on UC Berkeley campus By Hank Sims Daily Planet Staff 11-01-2001
Parking needed Jenny Wenk Berkeley 11-01-2001
City offices experiment with energy-efficient Berkeley Lamp Guy Poole Daily Planet staff 11-01-2001
Mayor responsible for talking up boycott Elliot Cohen Berkeley 11-01-2001
Sept. 11 Response Calendar Staff 11-01-2001
Ready to buy in Berkeley Michael Mora, Palo Alto 11-01-2001
California’s wine harvest smaller than last year’s The Associated Press 11-01-2001
Former SLA fugitive pleads guilty in 1975 case By Linda Deutsch The Associated Press 11-01-2001
Travel agencies report ups and downs post-Sept. 11 By Bruce Gerstman Special to the Daily Planet 11-01-2001
NextCard investigated by Feds; plans to sell online company By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press 11-01-2001