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Charlotte Ortega left one dream unfulfilled

By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff
Monday January 07, 2002

In what may be viewed as sad irony Charlotte Ortega, the special education teacher found dead in the bay, had hoped to build a homeless shelter in Lagos, Nigeria to be called the Lazarous House. On Wednesday, the Alameda County District Attorney charged Lazarus Ortega with the murder of Charlotte Ortega, his adoptive mother. -more-


Bears break Stanford hex with timely shooting

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Monday January 07, 2002

On Friday night, the Cal Bears stopped Stanford’s two main scorers, Casey Jacobsen and Curtis Borchardt, but still lost by 20 points. Sunday night, the Bears stopped just about everyone the Cardinal threw at them, breaking a 10-game losing streak to their rivals with a 68-54 win at Haas Pavilion. -more-


Staff
Monday January 07, 2002

Monday, Jan. 7


Don’t play race card in education

Beebo TurmanBerkeley
Monday January 07, 2002

Just a week ago an editorial by Iris Starr (Dec. 22, 23) stated that there are “educational inequities between whites and people of color.” She claims that many adults “deny the students - needs, life experiences and cultural and racial identities are ignored;” and that “the Board of Education and the Superintendent have only acknowledged an achievement gap with no action taken, year after miserable year.” -more-


Staff
Monday January 07, 2002


LOCK THAT TRIGGER

By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff
Monday January 07, 2002

As of January 1, anyone buying a firearm also has to buy a trigger lock thanks to a first-of-its-kind state gun control law, which advocates say will prevent accidental gun deaths, especially among children. -more-


Cal women fall to Bucknell in final

Daily Planet Wire Services
Monday January 07, 2002

NASSAU, Bahamas - The California women’s basketball team did not have an answer for junior guard Molly Creamer - last year’s Patriot League Player of the Year - as it lost to Bucknell, 59-56, in the championship game of the Nassau Knockout Saturday night at the National Gymnasium. -more-


Berkeley could learn a lot from Europe about transportation

Hank ResnikBerkeleyHank Resnik served on Berkeley’s Transportation Committee for nine years
Monday January 07, 2002

While traveling through Europe recently, my wife and I stopped for two days in Montpellier, in the south of France. Hardly for the first time, I was awed by the way Europeans make things work—things like transportation systems and cities, for example. The implications for Berkeley are profound. -more-


Board lone ranger ends fight for small schools, talks compromise

By David Scharfenberg Berkeley Daily Planet staff
Monday January 07, 2002

These days, Terry Doran is the lone ranger on Berkeley’s Board of Education. He stepped down as board president last month to make way for Shirley Issel, but has been the sole voice on the committee in support of the hotly-debated small schools policy put forth by the Coalition for Excellence and Equity. -more-


SF Supes to meet over Nov. 6 election

Staff
Monday January 07, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco supervisors have scheduled a last-minute committee meeting for Monday to consider what the board should do officially. -more-


Accused Oregon killer’s car found at SFO

Staff
Monday January 07, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — A stolen vehicle believed to have been driven by a man suspected of killing his wife and three children in Oregon was found this morning at San Francisco International Airport. -more-


Features

Some doctors ordered to pay damages have spotless state records

The Associated Press
Monday January 07, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO – Not all doctors who are ordered to pay damages to patients end up paying the price on their records, according to a newspaper investigation that found only some cases ever make it into the Medical Board of California’s records. -more-


New reports detail ride injuries at theme parks

The Associated Press
Monday January 07, 2002

SANTA ANA – Nearly 350 injury reports were filed last year under a new law regulating California theme parks, and they offer a rare glimpse into the secretive ride industry. -more-


CHP program clamps down on speeding truckers

The Associated Press
Monday January 07, 2002

SACRAMENTO – A $1.2 million state program launched this week has the California Highway Patrol working overtime to ticket speeding truckers. -more-


The buzz this year is over living room networks

By May Wong AP Technology Writer
Monday January 07, 2002

LAS VEGAS – Amid the latest in high-tech – from wearable gadgetry to automobile accoutrements – the loudest buzz at the 2002 International Consumer Electronics Show will likely center on entertainment devices for the living room. -more-


Intel, AMD launch faster microprocessors

By Matthew Fordahl AP Technology Writer
Monday January 07, 2002

SAN JOSE – Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. on Monday are launching the fastest models yet of their flagship processors, the electronic brains of personal computers. -more-


Editorial

Casino outside Sacramento gets federal approval

By Don Thompson Associated Press Writer
Monday January 07, 2002

SACRAMENTO – A California Indian tribe has received the permission it needed to construct a $100 million Nevada-style casino outside Sacramento, where it is expected to draw gamblers who now head for Reno, Nev. -more-


Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

Casino outside Sacramento gets federal approval 01-07-2002

One left dead in an accident involving bus, big rig and car 01-04-2002

Jakks Pacific plans European expansion 01-03-2002

Pacifica board appoints new members, vows to reinstate Democracy Now! to the airwaves 01-02-2002

News

Charlotte Ortega left one dream unfulfilled By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 01-07-2002

Bears break Stanford hex with timely shooting By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 01-07-2002

Staff 01-07-2002

Don’t play race card in education Beebo TurmanBerkeley 01-07-2002

Staff 01-07-2002

LOCK THAT TRIGGER By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 01-07-2002

Cal women fall to Bucknell in final Daily Planet Wire Services 01-07-2002

Berkeley could learn a lot from Europe about transportation Hank ResnikBerkeleyHank Resnik served on Berkeley’s Transportation Committee for nine years 01-07-2002

Board lone ranger ends fight for small schools, talks compromise By David Scharfenberg Berkeley Daily Planet staff 01-07-2002

SF Supes to meet over Nov. 6 election Staff 01-07-2002

Accused Oregon killer’s car found at SFO Staff 01-07-2002

Some doctors ordered to pay damages have spotless state records The Associated Press 01-07-2002

New reports detail ride injuries at theme parks The Associated Press 01-07-2002

CHP program clamps down on speeding truckers The Associated Press 01-07-2002

The buzz this year is over living room networks By May Wong AP Technology Writer 01-07-2002

Intel, AMD launch faster microprocessors By Matthew Fordahl AP Technology Writer 01-07-2002

County school board race heats up By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 01-04-2002

Bears face Stanford two times this weekend By Dean Caparaz Special to the Daily Planet 01-04-2002

Compiled by Guy Poole 01-04-2002

2001: killing fields Marc Sapir Berkeley 01-04-2002

Duck Duck Duck á l’Orange By Sari Friedman Special to the Daily Planet 01-04-2002

Staff 01-04-2002

21-year-old son arrested in murder of teacher By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 01-04-2002

Certified same George Kauffman Berkeley 01-04-2002

Public bidding for city projects may be altered By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 01-04-2002

fields Real issues behind the Afghan war Jason Scorse Albany 01-04-2002

Psychologist, Tatia Malika Oden French, dies in childbirth Staff 01-04-2002

Consider quakes in construction questions Ken Norwood Berkeley 01-04-2002

Berkeley exults over new tobacco laws Bay City News Service 01-04-2002

Bay Area Briefs Staff 01-04-2002

Eurkea man indicted for sending threatening anthrax letter and impersonating FBI agent The Associated Press 01-04-2002

Sierra snowpack levels portend wet year By Don Thompson The Associated Press 01-04-2002

Replace a lamp socket By James and Morris Carey 01-04-2002

Violets have much to offer, year-round By Lee Reich The Associated Press 01-04-2002

Senate leader proposed increasing tax on richest Californians By Don Thompson The Associated Press 01-04-2002

Struggling Providian to fire 800 workers By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press 01-04-2002

Dozens of vehicles collide on foggy Kern County highway The Associated Press 01-04-2002

Great white shark more oceangoing than thought The Associated Press 01-04-2002

Experts trying to save orca despite repeated beachings The Associated Press 01-04-2002

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