On a chilly December evening, Manuel Oliver, 68, his small frame encased in layers of warm clothing, turns the dials of his small electric stove to “high” and waits anxiously for the burners to glow a warm red. -more-
924 Gilman Dec. 14: Hot Water Music, American Steel, F-Minus, Trial By Fire; Dec. 15: Strung Out, Limp, The Frisk, The Deadlines, The Creeps; Dec. 16: 5 p.m., Good Riddance, Missing 23rd, Downway, Audio Crush; Dec. 21: Kepi, Bonfire Madigan, Kevin Seconds; Dec. 22: The Lab Rats, Onetime Angels, A great Divide, Last Great Liar, Gabriel’s Ratchet; Dec. 23: 5 p.m., Over My Dead Body, Panic, Breaker Breaker, Some Still Believe; All shows start a 8 p.m. unless noted; Most are $5; 924 Gilman St. 525-9926 -more-
Cal loses third straight as St. Mary’s takes over in game’s final minutes -more-
OAKLAND – “It’s nice to be home,” said 9th District Rep. Barbara Lee, as she entered a town hall meeting to a standing ovation. -more-
Construction of the new “Milvia buildings” on the Berkeley High School campus is running two months behind schedule, school officials said, pushing back the expected completion date to June 2003. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO – Family and friends gathered Sunday in the Santa Cruz mountains to remember 7-year-old Xiana Fairchild, abducted on her way to school two years ago. -more-
FILLMORE – An Italian dinner house is doing brisk business on the showroom floor at William L. Morris Chevrolet, where car shoppers are tempted with chicken parmigiana as they kick the tires of new cars. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO – ExciteAtHome made plenty of dumb decisions on its way to the dot-com graveyard, but what ultimately killed the company may have been its greatest accomplishment – the high-speed cable network that provided fast Internet connections to more than 4 million North American customers. -more-
LOS ANGELES – Criticism is mounting among school officials over a new test designed to track students who are not fluent in English – one-fifth of the state’s public school population. -more-
SANTA CRUZ – A homeless encampment known as Camp Paradise, which fought off city officials’ requests to leave over the past year, finally cleared out after a rainstorm caused the San Lorenzo River to spill into their Eden. -more-
Silicon Valley pioneer’s organization makes one of biggest donations in history -more-
SAN JOSE – For years, anonymous e-mail has been a choice tool for whistle-blowers, human rights activists and undercover sources looking to protect themselves while imparting vital information. -more-
Anonymous e-mail service still running after Sept. 11 12-10-2001
Oakland exec in PinnFund case to settle 12-08-2001
Winter’s chill makes jail seem appealing for homeless 12-07-2001
Catalog retailers brace for a challenging season 12-06-2001
Bay Briefs 12-05-2001
Judge won’t withdraw guilty plea in SLA case 12-04-2001
Seniors not feeling the heat at home By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 12-10-2001
Out & About Compiled by Guy Poole 12-10-2001
Bombing Iraq will backfire Sheila S. Newbery 12-10-2001
Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 12-10-2001
Bears suffer another late collapse against Gaels Daily Planet Wire Services 12-10-2001
Congresswoman still feels support By Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff 12-10-2001
Urgent car alert Ken Cheetham 12-10-2001
School construction two months behind schedule By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 12-10-2001
Berkeley planning is too complex Howie Muir 12-10-2001
Family, friends remember kidnap victim Xiana By Karen Gaudette, Associated Press Writer 12-10-2001
Bay Briefs Staff 12-10-2001
Customers come for food and a look at new cars By Jeff Wilson, Associated Press Writer 12-10-2001
ExciteAtHome’s death won’t kill the company’s broadband legacy By Michael Liedtke, AP Business Writer 12-10-2001
Criticism mounts over fluency test The Associated Press 12-10-2001
Homeless ‘Camp Paradise’ cleared out by rainstorm The Associated Press 12-10-2001
Moore Foundation pledges $261 million to conservation group By Matthew Fordahl, Associated Press Writer 12-10-2001
Substitute board members may come as a surprise By Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff 12-08-2001
Out & About Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 12-08-2001
Pre-1894 homes remain in an 1878 subdivision near downtown Susan Cerny 12-08-2001
School maintenance stinks Yolanda Huang Yolanda Huang, Yolanda Huang, 12-08-2001
The cultural revolution starts HERE ... By Sari Friedman, Special to the Daily Planet 12-08-2001
Arts & Entertainment Calendar Guy Poole 12-08-2001
St. Mary’s repeats in rematch By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 12-08-2001
Jetco owner charged with illegal dumping By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 12-08-2001
Don’t bash it – great stuff to buy in Berkeley Ying Lee 12-08-2001
‘My Sweet Lord’ to be rereleased in memory of George Harrison The Associated Press 12-08-2001
Local school construction comes up a little soggy David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 12-08-2001
Does ‘American Way’ mean all’s for sale? Marc Winokur 12-08-2001
Entertainment in brief by the Associated Press Staff 12-08-2001
Parking question needs balanced approach Deborah Badhia 12-08-2001
Bus driver disappears after route The Associated Press 12-08-2001
Police Blotter – Hank Sims 12-08-2001
Bay Area Briefs Staff 12-08-2001
Anonymous e-mail service still running after Sept. 11 By Matthew Fordahl, The Associated Press 12-08-2001
Labor leaders, attorneys push measure for more benefits The Associated Press 12-08-2001
Hate crime victim recounts assault in his liquor store By Cadonna M. Peyton, The Associated Press 12-08-2001
Rep. Gary Condit to seek re-election By Brian Melley, The Associated Press 12-08-2001
Salamander endangered bid rejected By Leon Drouin Keith, The Associated Press 12-08-2001
‘Star Wars’ protesters convicted of trespassing By Christina Almeida, The Associated Press 12-08-2001
California’s 2002 races take their final form By Alexa Haussler, The Associated Press 12-08-2001
Pakistani detainees appear in court a day after judge grants voluntary departure By Chelsea J. Carter, The Associated Press 12-08-2001
Parents of ’American Taliban’ haven’t heard from authorities By Justin Pritchard, The Associated Press 12-08-2001
Two Calif. murder suspects arrested in Reno The Associated Press 12-08-2001
Nevada students face stiffer college entrance requirements The Associated Press 12-08-2001
‘It’s our turn’ America, at war again, remembers Pearl Harbor By Jay Mes Song, The Associated Press 12-08-2001
Administration officials pledge to work closely with miners By John K. Wiley, The Associated Press 12-08-2001
Klamath Basin ski area proposal has been formally withdrawn By Jeff Barnard, The Associated Press 12-08-2001
Senate may consider Klamath aid By Katherine Pfleger, The Associated Press 12-08-2001
Suicidal factory worker involved in love triangle By Katrina Hull, The Associated Press 12-08-2001
Indictments total 51 in McDonald’s scam The Associated Press 12-08-2001
LA Dodgers take a huge financial hit By Simon Avery, The Associated Press 12-08-2001
EarthLink to buy wireless services provider By Justin Bachman, The Associated Press 12-08-2001
Packard Foundation to cast crucial vote against HP-Compaq merger By Brian Bergstein, The Associated Press 12-08-2001
State begins paying off grid manager The Associated Press 12-08-2001
Click and Clack Talk Cars Tom and Ray Magliozzi 12-08-2001
Council shoots for approval this month of three plan elements By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 12-07-2001
Out & About Calendar – Compiled by Guy Poole 12-07-2001
Correction Staff 12-07-2001
The Nutcracker By Wanda Sabir, Special to the Daily Planet 12-07-2001
Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 12-07-2001
Both Berkeley teams lose in first round of Spartan Classic By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 12-07-2001
Library Gardens appeals affordable housing law By Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff 12-07-2001
Building higher’s building wiser Peter Lydon 12-07-2001
Band led by twins lands regular gig for Keur Samba By Joshua Cohen, Special to the Daily Planet 12-07-2001
Bears get Braun his 100th win The Associated Press 12-07-2001
Small schools leaders and board start battle By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 12-07-2001
Superhighway dead-ends @home Tom Yamaguchi 12-07-2001
Issel named new school board president – David Scharfenberg 12-07-2001
Thanks for council courage Chris Oei 12-07-2001
Opportunities for giving to nonprofits for the holidays Staff 12-07-2001
Prosecutors want Stayner trial held in Sacramento The Associated Press 12-07-2001
Bay Area Briefs Staff 12-07-2001
Jones camp says he will stay in gubernatorial race despite his fund-raising troubles By Alexa Haussler, The Associated Press 12-07-2001
Mexican consular IDs officially recognized by S.F. agencies By Maria-Belen Moran, The Associated Press 12-07-2001
Trials begin for missile defense protesters By Christina Almeida, The Associated Press 12-07-2001
Survivors mark 60th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack in the shadow of another war By Janis L. Magin, The Associated Press 12-07-2001
Frazier Park man among three soldiers killed By Eugene Tong The Associated Press 12-07-2001
Las Vegas local’s gambling empire grows off the strip By Lisa Snedeker, The Associated Press 12-07-2001
Green River killings suspect led adult life on a tight rope By Gene Johnson, The Associated Press 12-07-2001
Court won’t hear money-laundering case again By Brendan Riley, The Associated Press 12-07-2001
Las Vegas declares Frank Sinatra day By Lisa Snedeker The Associated Press 12-07-2001
Environmental group move to boot cattle from Arizona state grazing land By Mitch Tobin, Arizona Daily Star 12-07-2001
Hunter attacked by grizzly bear on Alaska’s Admiralty Island The Associated Press 12-07-2001
Sun says it should hit sales targets By Brian Bergstein, The Associated Press 12-07-2001
Intel, AMD say revenues to exceed forecasts By Matthew Fordahl, The Associated Press 12-07-2001
Gap reports worsening sales losses in 19-month slide By Michael Liedtke, The Associated Press 12-07-2001
Housing affordability better across state The Associated Press 12-07-2001
Hearst CEO Bennack to retire The Associated Press 12-07-2001
Online electricity supplier to give refund to customers The Associated Press 12-07-2001
Millennium Pharmaceuticals to buy COR Therapeutics The Associated Press 12-07-2001
School plot suspect let go, students and neighbors worry By Michael Mello, The Associated Press 12-07-2001
Planning dept. dealing with defections By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 12-06-2001
Cal women suffer 2nd-half collapse against USF By Nathan Fox Daily Planet Correspondent 12-06-2001
Compiled by Guy Poole 12-06-2001
Amendment would create open space Peter Lydon Berkeley 12-06-2001
MUSIC Staff 12-06-2001
Berkeley employees get passes to ‘ride the damn bus’ By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 12-06-2001
Where’s the proof, prez? Marion Syrek Oakland 12-06-2001
State hearing calls for big healthcare reform David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 12-06-2001
Leaders must call for Bush’s impeachment Judith Segard Hunt Berkeley 12-06-2001
Police Blotter Hank Sims 12-06-2001
Racial profiling plus loss of civil rights – deadly combination Anne Smith Berkeley 12-06-2001
50 years later Rosenberg brother admits lie By Richard Pyle The Associated Press 12-06-2001
Berkeley Rep production blacklisted? By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 12-05-2001
Experience prevails in battle for Berkeley By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 12-05-2001
Compiled by Guy Poole 12-05-2001
ACT UPs is not ACT UP/East Bay ACT UP/ EAST BAY 12-05-2001
Staff 12-05-2001
Protesters say hemp is food not drugs David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 12-05-2001
Berkeley officials should tout city Marc Sapir, MD, Berkeley 12-05-2001
Food Bank study: local hunger growing says By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 12-05-2001
Correcting record on solar Ernie Haberkern, Berkeley 12-05-2001
Prof says war won’t shift K-12 curriculum Daily Planet Wire Services 12-05-2001
Opportunities to give Staff 12-05-2001
American Taliban fighter still in custody as U.S. ponders action By Matt Kelley Associated Press Writer 12-05-2001
Study finds Arizona drug law avoids millions in prison costs By Paul Davenport Associated Press Writer 12-05-2001
Nearly 60 now eligible for medical marijuana use in Nevada The Associated Press 12-05-2001
Word of ’American Taliban’ surprises neighbors in Bay Area By Justin Pritchard Associated Press Writer 12-05-2001
Feds finance Bay Bridge The Associated Press 12-05-2001
AMA won’t call for nationwide vaccination for smallpox By Paul Elias Associated Press Writer 12-05-2001
Forecast: State economy to rebound in second quarter By Simon Avery AP Business Writer 12-05-2001
State prepared to cover Enron customers if company defaults By Jennifer Coleman Associated Press Writer 12-05-2001
Critics want specific plans for PG&E’s bankruptcy revival By Karen Gaudette Associated Press Writer 12-05-2001
A dry skate park should open in summer By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 12-04-2001
Guy Poole 12-04-2001
Correcting the record on Hep C Robert Winshall, MD, MPH Berkeley 12-04-2001
Staff 12-04-2001
Mayor up in arms over underwear shop vacuum By Judith Scherr Daily Planet editor 12-04-2001
Sept. 11 Response Calendar Staff 12-04-2001
Seen bin? Janet Foldvary Berkeley 12-04-2001
‘Dr. Toy’ recommends the best of 2001 David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 12-04-2001
More traffic makes no sense Ann Sieck Berkeley 12-04-2001
Crunching the numbers for solar energy By Alice LaPierre 12-04-2001
Creek protectors support Ecocity amendment Janet Byron Founder, Friends of Strawberry Creek Berkeley 12-04-2001
Man arrested for assault after early a.m. standoff Bay Cities News Service 12-04-2001
Ecocity plan provides flexibility Sylvia McLaughlin Berkeley 12-04-2001
Stanford Web site has 10th birthday The Associated Press 12-04-2001
Talks aim to keep fast Excite@Home Internet service on for most cable co.’s By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press 12-04-2001
Refinery blamed for asthma in housing project The Associated Press 12-04-2001
MedImmune to buy Aviron for more than $1 billion By Paul Elias The Associated Press 12-04-2001
Husband of slain Mercury News photographer arrested The Associated Press 12-04-2001
Teachers leaving profession rather than going to jail By John Curran, The Associated Press 12-07-2001
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