Berkeley’s 14 creeks could be the next casualty of the economic downturn. -more-
The Saint Mary’s Panthers boys basketball team destroyed Saint Joseph Wednesday night, 90-63, in the Bay Shore Athletic League opener. -more-
The owners of Golden Gate Fields in Albany stand to make large profits off a new state law that will permit them to take bets over the telephone and the Internet. -more-
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer couldn’t explain her team’s season-low shooting percentage. -more-
Despite community concerns, the California Department of Toxic Substance Control has given Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory the green light to treat radioactive hazardous waste in Berkeley. -more-
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FREMONT — In the kitchen, the chef wields his wok over a fiery stove, preparing the day’s lunch. Two rice cookers — one with a softer batch of rice for those without teeth — simmer quietly in a corner. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — Three environmental organizations filed suit Wednesday alleging the Bush administration is violating a Gulf War-era alternative fuels law signed by President Bush’s father. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — A National Guardsman accidentally shot himself at San Francisco International Airport Friday night. -more-
LOS ANGELES — A man accused of blowing apart a dog’s jaw with a big firecracker pleaded innocent Wednesday to animal cruelty and other charges. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — Steady rains in the Bay Area caused minor mudslides and flooded roads Wednesday, and the wet weather may have led to a 70-foot tree falling on a bus near the Golden Gate Bridge. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — The alternative high school John Walker Lindh attended three years before joining up with the Taliban has been the subject of withering rhetoric in America’s opinion pages, on talk radio and on the Internet. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — More than 100,000 San Francisco Bay area households will lose the chance to watch NBC unless they get cable or a satellite dish because the network’s new local affiliate has a transmitter that is out of range of their antennas. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — As he enters a tough re-election campaign, Gov. Gray Davis is assuming unprecedented powers that have landed him in court with key legislators and civil libertarians. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — Two college buddies quit their jobs and began hiking across America Tuesday to memorialize the victims of the recent terrorist attacks. -more-
OLOWALU, Hawaii — Olowalu beaches reopened Wednesday after a one-day closure following a shark attack on a California man about 100 yards offshore, authorities said. -more-
PASADENA — Revelers at the nation’s premiere New Year’s Day parade decided to let the “Good Times” roll with a patriotic burst of red, white and blue flowers, floats and fireworks that could have easily been mistaken for a Fourth of July celebration. -more-
GARDEN GROVE — Cyber cafes in this Orange County city are attracting an unruly crowd and city officials are worried about the safety of children after a murder over the weekend. -more-
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada, after more than a decade of trying, will adopt a nationally standardized program this week for testing and certifying courtroom interpreters in foreign languages. -more-
LOS ANGELES — An abundance of snowpack in the Sierra Nevada and reserves in underground storage basins means the city will not have a water shortage in 2002, officials say. -more-
The first Sierra storm of the new year pushed across the mountains Wednesday but failed to live up to expectations after losing much of its punch. -more-
SACRAMENTO — Thousands of California’s hotel, restaurant and store employees will see a little more money in their first paycheck of the New Year, with an 8 percent increase in the minimum wage. -more-
LOS ANGELES — The battle between The Walt Disney Co. and EchoStar Communications started in the courtroom, but may eventually be settled by federal regulators weighing EchoStar’s proposed merger with rival DirecTV. -more-
LOS ALTOS — The deflated tech bubble and troubles at home are forcing Pakistan to close a 6-month-old Silicon Valley office. -more-
LAS VEGAS — A research firm is projecting that Nevada will rank fourth among states with the fastest-growing rate of women-owned businesses in a 1997-to-2002 study. -more-
LOS ANGELES — Jakks Pacific Inc. is taking “The Rock” to Europe. -more-
Jakks Pacific plans European expansion 01-03-2002
Pacifica board appoints new members, vows to reinstate Democracy Now! to the airwaves 01-02-2002
Bay Area charities and non-profits brace for layoffs 12-31-2001
Bay Briefs 12-28-2001
Coordinator slot left up a creek? By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 01-03-2002
Panthers rout St. Joseph in league opener By Nathan Fox Special to the Daily Planet 01-03-2002
Compiled by Guy Poole 01-03-2002
Daily Planet story on teacher a cheap shot Jan M. Goodman Oakland 01-03-2002
Staff 01-03-2002
New bet-from-home law could impact Albany By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 01-03-2002
Stanford tops Rutgers, even with bad shots The Associated Press 01-03-2002
We must investigate 9/11 Judith Segard Hunt Berkeley 01-03-2002
Tritium facility gets OK to burn radioactive materials By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 01-03-2002
Spring, a champion for affordable housing Chris Kavanagh Berkeley 01-03-2002
In a break with tradition, new retirement community targets Asians By Deborah Kong The Associated Press 01-03-2002
Bush administration sued over Gulf War-era alternative fuel law The Associated Press 01-03-2002
Guardsman accidentally shoots self The Associated Press 01-03-2002
LA man charged with blowing dog’s jaw off with big firecracker The Associated Press 01-03-2002
Rains cause minor flooding; tree falls on bus in San Francisco By Paul Glader The Associated Press 01-03-2002
John Walker Lindh’s high school suffers from anti-Taliban anger By Michael Warren The Associated Press 01-03-2002
TV viewers without cable lose NBC programming The Associated Press 01-03-2002
Bay Area Briefs Staff 01-03-2002
Gov. Davis is fighting to broaden his authority By David Kravets The Associated Press 01-03-2002
College friends walk across America in honor of attack victims By Paul Glader The Associated Press 01-03-2002
California man reports shark attack off Maui The Associated Press 01-03-2002
Rose Parade 2002 takes on a Fourth of July look By Leon Drouth-Keith The Associated Press 01-03-2002
Cyber cafés have recent problems with teen violence The Associated Press 01-03-2002
Nevada joins national court interpreters program The Associated Press 01-03-2002
Water supplies will be ample during 2002 for Los Angeles The Associated Press 01-03-2002
Another storm, more road controls in Sierra The Associated Press 01-03-2002
California’s minimum wage second highest in the nation By Jim Wasserman The Associated Press 01-03-2002
Feds may end up settling Disney-EchoStar dispute By Gary Gentile The Associated Press 01-03-2002
Pakistan to close six-month- old tech office The Associated Press 01-03-2002
Research ranks Vegas and Nevada high for women-owned businesses The Associated Press 01-03-2002
New law grants gays more rights By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet 01-02-2002
Clogged drains cause apartment building's ceiling to collapse By Judith Scherr Daily Planet 01-02-2002
City's mural may go on national tour By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 01-02-2002
By Judith Scherr Daily Planet City may not end 2001 free from homicide 01-02-2002
Insulate your home and finances By Alice La Pierre City of Berkeley Energy Office 01-02-2002
Domestic partners, unemployed among beneficiaries of new laws By STEVE LAWRENCE Associated Press Writer 01-02-2002
Bay Briefs 01-02-2002
New Majority seeks to revive GOP The Associated Press 01-02-2002
Oakland man plans to run marathon in South Pole The Associated Press 01-02-2002
Underwater Yosemite By PAUL ROGERS San Jose Mercury News 01-02-2002
2002 economic outlook is dim By SIMON AVERY AP Business Writer 01-02-2002
Farmers greet the new year with less land, more funding By JIM WASSERMAN Associated Press Writer 01-02-2002
On the Fourth Day of Kwanzaa By Hank SimsDaily Planet staff 12-31-2001
Easy offense nets consolation prize for ’Jackets By Nathan Fox Daily Planet Correspondent 12-31-2001
Compiled by Guy Poole 12-31-2001
We need to look at all of bin Laden’s tape Ted Vincent Berkeley 12-31-2001
Staff 12-31-2001
Food vendor licenses on the back burner By John GeluardiDaily Planet staff 12-31-2001
Gates lifts Cal men to Classic championship with late 3-pointer Staff Report 12-31-2001
See No Evil, Touch No Evil, Hear No Evil Steven Donaldson Berkeley 12-31-2001
Board reviews most important 2001 school decisions Staff 12-31-2001
Bears lose to Bruins; losing streak at seven Daily Planet Wire Services 12-31-2001
Is it worth it to get rid of the mosquitoes? Aftim Saba Berkeley 12-31-2001
Dui arrests up this year, crashes are down Bay City News Service 12-31-2001
Let’s do away with the KKK Pamela A. Hairston Washington, DC 12-31-2001
Family washes up on Oregon coast By Andrew Kramer The Associated Press 12-31-2001
Gov. Davis taps donors outside state for millions The Associated Press 12-31-2001
Bomb threat prompts plane evacuation at LAX The Associated Press 12-31-2001
Latino-oriented funds hoping to help communities long-term The Associated Press 12-31-2001
Interest increase in ROTC on college campuses after Sept. 11 The Associated Press 12-31-2001
Burning Man organizers hot over rising federal fees The Associated Press 12-31-2001
Blackouts aren’t rolling, but state still has bills to pay By Karen Gaudette The Associated Press 12-31-2001
California’s auto design centers earn nickname “Detroit West” By Gary Gentile The Associated Press 12-31-2001
From microscopes to mosquitos By Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff 12-28-2001
Out & About Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 12-28-2001
Readers respond to Steinberg: No benefit to bombing Steen Jensen 12-28-2001
Traditional drumming, dance opens Kwanzaa holiday By Erica WernerAssociated Press Writer 12-28-2001
Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 12-28-2001
Forney finally thriving as young Bears struggle By Dean Caparaz, Daily Planet Correspondent 12-28-2001
Berkeley neighbors hold weekly street peace vigils By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 12-28-2001
Long-term outlook’s grim Philip Morton 12-28-2001
New movies: ‘Black Hawk Down’ action-packed By The Associated Press 12-28-2001
New movies: ‘Black Hawk Down’ action-packed By The Associated Press 12-28-2001
New Central Library is stunning, expensive and late By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 12-28-2001
Can’t celebrate deaths of 4,000 Afghans Michael P. Hardesty 12-28-2001
CCC launches 4th annual amateur photo competition Daily Planet Staff 12-28-2001
Berkeleyans allow others to die for their freedoms Bob Tanguay 12-28-2001
San Jose hospital scrambles after losing power The Associated Press 12-28-2001
California has worst roads in U.S. and spends least to fix them By Colleen Valles Associated Press Writer 12-28-2001
‘Alphabet soup’ agencies assessing California’s terrorist threats By Don Thompson, The Associated Press 12-28-2001
California counterterrorism groups Don Thompson The Associated Press 12-28-2001
Good lighting for your home: Let it shine By Carol McGarvey, Better Homes and Gardens Books 12-28-2001
By Carol McGarvey, Better Homes and Gardens Books a On the House ,Replacing a lamp socket By James and Morris Carey 12-28-2001
Poinsettia growers respond to demand for designer colors By Elliott Minor, Associated Press Writer 12-28-2001
Stone gardens inspire meditation, evoke nostalgia, and can be aesthetically pleasing By George Bria, The Associated Press 12-28-2001
Agriculture chief upholds management plan for 11.5 million acres of Sierra By Jim Wasserman, Associated Press Writer 12-28-2001
Northridge quake victims have until Dec. 31 to reopen claims The Associated Press 12-28-2001
Judicial watchdog agency charges Fresno judge linked to Ponzi scheme By David Kravets, The Associated Press 12-28-2001
Proposal could mandate disabled access for private homes By Gisele Durham, Associated Press Writer 12-28-2001
Family sues airline for being kept aboard diverted jet By Simon Avery, AP Business Writer 12-28-2001
Boyfriend arrested in attack on woman pushed off cliff The Associated Press 12-28-2001
Report: Dot-com death toll doubles in 2001 By Michael Liedtke AP Business Writer 12-28-2001
Sales tax increase to kick in, GOP launch radio ad blasting Davis By Alexa Haussler, Associated Press Writer 12-28-2001
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