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Berkeley students flunk fitness test

By David ScharfenbergDaily Planet staff
Tuesday January 08, 2002

Berkeley seventh-graders scored significantly lower than their counterparts in other school districts on a statewide fitness test conducted in spring 2001 and released by the California Department of Education last month. -more-



Compiled by Guy Poole
Tuesday January 08, 2002


Tuesday, Jan. 8



Thanks for beautiful bridge

Curtis Manning Berkeley
Tuesday January 08, 2002

The Daily Planet received a copy of this letter addressed to the mayor and City Council: -more-



Staff
Tuesday January 08, 2002



Districts may get new lines

By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff
Tuesday January 08, 2002

Last week the city clerk made census packages available for citizens who want to roll up their sleeves, dust off their calculators and sharpen their pencils to take another shot at redrawing the city’s eight council districts. -more-



No to LBNL incinerator

Mark McDonald (acting co-chair) Committee to MinimizeToxic Waste Berkeley
Tuesday January 08, 2002

Editor: -more-



Final EIR released for UC Berkeley’s long-range plan

John O’Brien
Tuesday January 08, 2002

The Office of Physical and Environmental Planning at UC Berkeley has released the Final Environmental Impact Report regarding a proposed amendment to the 1990 Long Range Development Plan (LRDP). -more-



Reason, not emotion in low rises, set backs

Norine M. Smith Berkeley
Tuesday January 08, 2002

Editor: -more-



School district’s maintenance plan now available for public

Staff
Tuesday January 08, 2002

The Berkeley Unified School District’s revised annual expenditure plan for Facilities Maintenance is available for public viewing in the Superintendent’s office at 2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way any time after Dec. 26, 2001. The plan is mandated by Measure BB, the Berkeley Schools Facilities Safety and Maintenance Act, passed by voters in 2000. -more-



Judge says state must reevaluate forest fire prevention program

By Don Thompson The Associated Press
Tuesday January 08, 2002

SACRAMENTO — California must re-evaluate a decades-old forest fire prevention program in which the state paid for controlled burns on private land, a judge ruled Monday. -more-



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Bay Area Briefs

Staff
Tuesday January 08, 2002

Study projects local economy rebound -more-


Anticipated iMac model unveiled by Apple Inc.

By Matthew Fordahl The Associated Press
Tuesday January 08, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — Three years after rewriting the books on computer design and simplicity with the iMac, Apple Computer Inc. on Monday unveiled updated models with a flat-screen display, faster processor and a new look. -more-


Wells Fargo offers cheap wire service to Mexico

By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press
Tuesday January 08, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — Wells Fargo & Co. is poised to introduce a discount service for wiring money to Mexico, representing the latest move in the banking giant’s courtship of the steadily growing Hispanic population in the United States. -more-


HP struggles internally with director’s vote on Compaq deal

Staff
Tuesday January 08, 2002

By Brian Bergstein -more-


California’s Legislature starts session with hugs and rituals

By Jim Wasserman The Associated Press
Tuesday January 08, 2002

SACRAMENTO — California legislators returned to their antique wooden desks in the Capitol on Monday, kicking off a new year of budget shortfalls and promising to keep the state solvent. -more-


Settlement talks begin for missile-defense protesters

By Erica Werner The Associated Press
Tuesday January 08, 2002

LOS ANGELES — Settlement talks were under way Monday on the eve of trial for 15 Greenpeace activists and two free-lance journalists charged in connection with trying to stop a missile-defense test at Vandenberg Air Force Base, both sides said. -more-


Three young children die in house fire

The Associated Press
Tuesday January 08, 2002

STOCKTON — The bodies of three young children left alone in a Stockton home were discovered after the the single-story house went up in flames. -more-


Investment adviser must repay $19 million from stock fraud

The Associated Press
Tuesday January 08, 2002

LOS ANGELES — An investment adviser must repay nearly $19 million he took from 400 investors and spent on himself, including paying for his honeymoon and his wife’s cosmetic surgery. -more-


PBS to air weekly news series with Bill Moyers

By Lynn Ebler The Associated Press
Tuesday January 08, 2002

PASADENA — PBS said Monday it is launching a weekly news program with veteran journalist Bill Moyers that will round out its Friday night public affairs lineup. -more-


Salt Lake workers changing schedules to avoid gridlock

By Catherine S. Blake The Associated Press
Tuesday January 08, 2002

SALT LAKE CITY — Workers for some major Salt Lake City employers will be at the office as early as 4 a.m. next month in hopes of avoiding downtown traffic snarls during the Winter Olympics. -more-


Salt Lake workers changing schedules to avoid gridlock

By Catherine S. Blake The Associated Press
Tuesday January 08, 2002

SALT LAKE CITY — Workers for some major Salt Lake City employers will be at the office as early as 4 a.m. next month in hopes of avoiding downtown traffic snarls during the Winter Olympics. -more-


Olympic ticket brokers getting desperate

By Paul Foy The Associated Press
Tuesday January 08, 2002

SALT LAKE CITY — Yas Tokita, owner of Mountain West Travel, “bet the bank” on turning a profit by snapping up tickets and hotel reservations for the Winter Olympics. -more-


Two California companies involved in toilet contract

The Associated Press
Tuesday January 08, 2002

BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho company landed a $3 million contract for what might be the most sought after seats at the Winter Games in Salt Lake City — the portable potties. -more-


Election Section

Cleaning off a cluttered desk to start a new pile

By Judith Scherr Daily Planet editor
Tuesday January 08, 2002

A Letter to the Readers: -more-


Editorial

Obituary

This obituary was written by Mr. Brown’s family.
Tuesday January 08, 2002

Richard “Grizzly” Brown -more-


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

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Berkeley students flunk fitness test By David ScharfenbergDaily Planet staff 01-08-2002

Compiled by Guy Poole 01-08-2002

Thanks for beautiful bridge Curtis Manning Berkeley 01-08-2002

Staff 01-08-2002

Districts may get new lines By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 01-08-2002

No to LBNL incinerator Mark McDonald (acting co-chair) Committee to MinimizeToxic Waste Berkeley 01-08-2002

Final EIR released for UC Berkeley’s long-range plan John O’Brien 01-08-2002

Reason, not emotion in low rises, set backs Norine M. Smith Berkeley 01-08-2002

School district’s maintenance plan now available for public Staff 01-08-2002

Judge says state must reevaluate forest fire prevention program By Don Thompson The Associated Press 01-08-2002

Bay Area Briefs Staff 01-08-2002

Anticipated iMac model unveiled by Apple Inc. By Matthew Fordahl The Associated Press 01-08-2002

Wells Fargo offers cheap wire service to Mexico By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press 01-08-2002

HP struggles internally with director’s vote on Compaq deal Staff 01-08-2002

California’s Legislature starts session with hugs and rituals By Jim Wasserman The Associated Press 01-08-2002

Settlement talks begin for missile-defense protesters By Erica Werner The Associated Press 01-08-2002

Three young children die in house fire The Associated Press 01-08-2002

Investment adviser must repay $19 million from stock fraud The Associated Press 01-08-2002

PBS to air weekly news series with Bill Moyers By Lynn Ebler The Associated Press 01-08-2002

Salt Lake workers changing schedules to avoid gridlock By Catherine S. Blake The Associated Press 01-08-2002

Salt Lake workers changing schedules to avoid gridlock By Catherine S. Blake The Associated Press 01-08-2002

Olympic ticket brokers getting desperate By Paul Foy The Associated Press 01-08-2002

Two California companies involved in toilet contract The Associated Press 01-08-2002

Cleaning off a cluttered desk to start a new pile By Judith Scherr Daily Planet editor 01-08-2002

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

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

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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

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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