BPD takes half a million in pot
Bust a culmination of several weeks of police surveillance -more-
Bust a culmination of several weeks of police surveillance -more-
Dear Mayor Dean, City Officials, Berkeley News Media and Bcc’d Neighbors, -more-
As Avon Kirkland spoke to the Daily Planet on his cell phone from Park City, Utah, he was interrupted by an invitation from a PBS television executive to come have a drink. He told them he would join them in a minute. -more-
Freshman has 17 rebounds and 5 blocks -more-
Superintendent Michele Lawrence met in closed session Tuesday with about 30 teachers from the three major schools-within-a-school at Berkeley High School, where ideas for expanding the autonomy of small schools were discussed. -more-
LAS VEGAS — Would-be contestants answered the call to “come on down” in a big way Thursday, overwhelming “The Price is Right” in hopes of being on the program’s 30th anniversary show. -more-
If you are a car owner tired of orbiting your home and workplace looking for parking, only to return and find a parking ticket that seems to mock you as it flaps in the wind, there may be another option. -more-
PETALUMA— A 19-year-old man’s legs were seriously injured when he fell into a portable cement mixer. -more-
NOVATO — Breast cancer rates in Marin County have jumped 20 percent in one year, increasing the already-high rates for the county, according to a recent study. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — Many Californians are concerned government officials will trample on civil liberties in the fight against terrorism, according to a new poll. -more-
LOS ANGELES — Illegal immigrants and other students who qualify will get a big break in University of California tuition under a plan approved Thursday that will allow them to pay the same amount as California residents. -more-
OAKLAND — The man accused of driving into five children and a mother in a crosswalk as they headed to school faces several felony counts, including vehicular manslaughter, Oakland police said Thursday. -more-
SACRAMENTO — Pacific Gas and Electric Co. filed a $4.1 billion breach of contract claim against the state of California Thursday, saying it was prohibited from selling power from its power plants at market rates as promised under the state’s 1996 deregulation law. -more-
TUCSON, Ariz. — Two A-10 attack jets from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base collided and crashed Thursday in a desert area just north of the U.S.-Mexico border, killing one pilot, a military spokesman said. -more-
LOS ANGELES — Nine airport security screeners who could lose their jobs under a new federal law that says only U.S. citizens can work as screeners filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging it is unconstitutional and discriminatory. -more-
We live, work and play in the town where we were born and raised — Pittsburg, Calif. -more-
You either like the look of a tree that has been pollarded, or you do not. It’s not a natural look. This time of year, a pollarded tree presents a trunk capped by a clubbed head, or a trunk with short limbs that are capped by clubbed heads. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge has denounced AT&T’s private system of resolving disputes as an “illegal and unconscionable” attempt to deprive telephone customers of their legal rights. -more-
SAN JOSE — Two days after reporting record profits, eBay Inc. said Thursday it will raise many of the fees it charges to sell items on the site. -more-
TORONTO — Nortel Networks posted a $1.83 billion loss in the fourth quarter of 2001, bringing its total loss for 2001 to $27.3 billion, the company announced Thursday. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — Hammered by a high-tech bust that shrank incomes and lengthened unemployment lines, Silicon Valley apartment rents dropped 22 percent during 2001, the biggest change in the West, according to a real estate study obtained Thursday by The Associated Press. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court appeared ready Thursday to pull the plug on two California city ordinances regulating fees that banks can charge ATM users. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — In his first public comments since his release from prison, former Los Alamos scientist Wen Ho Lee quipped Thursday that if he could turn the clock back 20 years, he would go to work for IBM or Intel, develop semiconductors and “make big money.” -more-
SACRAMENTO — The shotgun pressed against Myrna Opsahl’s left side and went off with a loud explosion. Then, fallen flat on the floor of Crocker National Bank, she began to bleed. -more-
BERKELEY — The first question for many people after young American John Walker Lindh was found fighting with the Taliban in Afghanistan was: What was he doing there? But the next question was: Where were his parents in all of this? -more-
Should parents take blame for actions of John Walker Lindh? 01-18-2002
Little girl dies after she and six others hit by a driver 01-17-2002
Layoffs pending at Extension 01-16-2002
CHP led in early morning chase between 24 and 580 01-15-2002
Drugs found, witness arrested in San Bruno quadruple slaying 01-14-2002
Police Blotter 01-12-2002
BPD takes half a million in pot By Hank Sims, Daily Planet Staff 01-18-2002
Out & About Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 01-18-2002
Reporting yet another accident at Benvenue and Ashby Paul Tuleja 01-18-2002
Locals at the Sundance Film Festival By Peter Crimmins, Special to the Planet 01-18-2002
Art & Entertainment Calendar Staff 01-18-2002
Sampson dominates the paint in Cal victory By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 01-18-2002
Small schools staff talk control By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 01-18-2002
Ticket-seekers overwhelm ‘Price is Right’ for its Las Vegas 30th anniversary show The Associated Press 01-18-2002
CarShare launched to ease parking burden By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 01-18-2002
Class Notes By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 01-18-2002
Man seriously injured after he falls into cement mixer staff 01-18-2002
Breast cancer rates on the rise in Marin The Associated Press 01-18-2002
Californians fear government will trample civil liberties The Associated Press 01-18-2002
UC regents OK tuition break for immigrants By Simon Avery, The Associated Press 01-18-2002
Man accused of driving into kids faces manslaughter charge By Michelle R. Smith, The Associated Press 01-18-2002
PG&E files $4.1 billion claim against California By Jennifer Coleman, The Associated Pres 01-18-2002
By Jennifer Coleman, The Associated Pres By Arthur H. Rothstein, The Associated Press 01-18-2002
Airport screeners call new law discriminatory Gary Gentile, Associated Press 01-18-2002
Metal ceilings are making a comeback James and Morris Carey 01-18-2002
Pollarding is useful and, to some, pretty By Lee Reich, The Associated Press 01-18-2002
Judge throws out AT&T’s private resolution system The Associated Press 01-18-2002
eBay raising prices for selling on site By Brian Bergstien The Associated Press 01-18-2002
Nortel posts $27.3 billion loss in 2001 Staff 01-18-2002
High-tech bust drops Silicon Valley rents by 22 percent By Michael Liedtke, The Associated Press 01-18-2002
Federal appeals court frowns on city laws regulating ATM fees By David Kravets The Associated Press 01-18-2002
Wen Ho Lee speaks briefly, answers questions at book signing By Kim Curtis, The Associated Press 01-18-2002
Ex-cops, prosecutors tell of long road to SLA arrests, charges By Jim Wasserman, The Associated Press 01-18-2002
Brothers Liquors shut down By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 01-17-2002
Panthers crush John Swett 7-0 By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 01-17-2002
Compiled by Guy Poole 01-17-2002
Thanks for moving goodbye Pamela Foster El Sobrante 01-17-2002
Staff 01-17-2002
Ortega does not enter plea on murder charge By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 01-17-2002
Cal looks to stay undefeated at Haas By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 01-17-2002
Get rid of the politics – all kids can learn G.W. Seegmiller Berkeley 01-17-2002
Schools receive mixed rankings from test scores By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 01-17-2002
One more Ashby Ave. accident decried Paul Tuleja Berkeley 01-17-2002
Resident urges city to prevent tree tragedies By Mary Spicuzza Special to the Daily Planet 01-17-2002
Thou shalt not... Jane Stillwater Berkeley 01-17-2002
Council rewords ‘confusing’ scent ordinance language By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 01-17-2002
Permit therapeutic cloning Judith Segard Hunt Berkeley 01-17-2002
Judge finds accused bus driver incompetent to stand trial The Associated Press 01-17-2002
UC president says budget constraints will hurt employee raises systemwide By Danny Pollock The Associated Press 01-17-2002
Bay Area Briefs 01-17-2002
Shipwrecks may be cause of oiled birds The Associated Press 01-17-2002
Bankrupt PG&E asks federal judge to give more time for reorganization By Karen Gaudette The Associated Press 01-17-2002
Dow drops more than 200 on worries about turnaround timing By Lisa Shinghania The Associated Press 01-17-2002
Yahoo beats Wall Street expectations By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press 01-17-2002
Compaq reports $92 million in earnings By Mark Babineck The Associated Press 01-17-2002
Students march in King’s honor By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 01-16-2002
Compiled by Guy Poole 01-16-2002
More prosecutions needed for ‘sins of the fathers’ By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Pacific News Service 01-16-2002
Staff 01-16-2002
Ambitious builder proposes seven projects By Hank SimsDaily Planet staff 01-16-2002
MLK Day celebrations Staff 01-16-2002
Driving by the numbers Charles Smith Berkeley 01-16-2002
Council not settled with possible UC development By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 01-16-2002
UC report highlights virtue, omits burden By Judith Scherr Daily Planet editor 01-16-2002
Parents of Lindh await return of son By Margie Mason The Associated Press 01-16-2002
Boxer urges redwood emergency funds Bay City News Service 01-16-2002
Driver strikes five children and their mothers walking to school The Associated Press 01-16-2002
Circus impresario takes fight with animal groups to center ring By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press 01-16-2002
Legislative analyst: Davis budget ‘overly optimistic’ By Alexa Haussler The Associated Press 01-16-2002
Bay Area Briefs Staff 01-16-2002
Fresh garlic industry threatened by Chinese imports By Martha Mendoza The Associated Press 01-16-2002
Senate asks to subpoena Enron, auditors over destroyed papers By Jennifer Coleman The Associated Press 01-16-2002
Prosecutors seek life in prison for John Walker Lindh By Karen Gullo The Associated Press 01-16-2002
Legislators, activists seek change in three-strikes law By Stefanie Frith The Associated Press 01-16-2002
Tax-sharing plan softened to ease critics The Associated Press 01-16-2002
Idaho motorists may drive under marijuana’s influence By David Kravets The Associated Press 01-16-2002
No such thing as too safe for some countries at Olympics By Tim Dahlberg The Associated Press 01-16-2002
Private planes headed to Salt Lake must clear ‘gateway’ airport By Chuck Oxley The Associated Press 01-16-2002
Runners carry Olympic torch through Los Angeles By Eugene Tong The Associated Press 01-16-2002
Emerson’s mentor program on thin ice By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 01-15-2002
Compiled by Guy Poole 01-15-2002
Police Review Commission missed its opportunity Bob Jacobsen Berkeley 01-15-2002
Staff 01-15-2002
Calling all poets! – Guy Poole 01-15-2002
Brothers Liquor appeals to Council By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 01-15-2002
Hearts speak louder in art Michael Bauce Berkeley 01-15-2002
Once-fired Coughlin named Pacifica’s executive director By Judith Scherr Daily Planet staff 01-15-2002
BREAD helped in a pinch Jovida Ross Berkeley 01-15-2002
Car sharing, Old City Hall on council’s agenda By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 01-15-2002
BREAD story misrepresents currency Miyo Sakashita Berkeley 01-15-2002
Energy self-audits – energy awareness and savings By Alice La Pierre 01-15-2002
Eleven arrested for prostitution – Judith Scherr 01-15-2002
PG&E hopes bankruptcy judge likes its reorganization plan By Karen Gaudette The Associated Press 01-15-2002
Davis rejects proposed settlement of California offshore drilling lawsuit By Don Thompson The Associated Press 01-15-2002
Former Yahoo CEO makes $31.9 million in stock sale The Associated Press 01-15-2002
Lindh bumbled his way through the Mideast By Margie Mason The Associated Press 01-15-2002
No changes yet for Lindh The Associated Press 01-15-2002
Oregon fugitive sought in family killing is captured in Mexico By Joseph B. Frazier The Associated Press 01-15-2002
Gay democrats endorse primary hopefuls By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 01-14-2002
Nakamura unhappy despite easy win By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 01-14-2002
Compiled by Guy Poole 01-14-2002
Wider war could kill new Afghan government By Peter Dale Scott Pacific News Service 01-14-2002
Staff 01-14-2002
Mental health symposium irks, angers disabled By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 01-14-2002
Bears finally get first road victory The Associated Press 01-14-2002
Agenda change went around school board John SelawskyDirector, Berkeley School Board 01-14-2002
‘Bread’ criticized for diverting tax dollars By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 01-14-2002
Cal defense lets down against quick Beavers By Dean Caparaz Daily Planet Correspondent 01-14-2002
What are the real reasons for ‘War on Terrorism?’ George Palen Berkeley 01-14-2002
Artists, academics explain art’s appeal Staff 01-14-2002
Judge to hear arguments for separate trials in dog attack By Kim Curtis The Associated Press 01-14-2002
Bay Area’s buses still run on diesel gas, despite push for cleaner-burning fuels The Associated Press 01-14-2002
Charities, organizer head to court over AIDS-ride dispute By Kim Curtis Associated Press Writer 01-14-2002
Terror-response bills gather headlines, but some scanty results By Don Thompson Associated Press Writer 01-14-2002
NorCal gets aggressive on environmental crimes By Martha Mendoza The Associated Press 01-14-2002
California to become last state to number highway exits The Associated Press 01-14-2002
Biotech firms aim to mass-produce cloned chickens By Paul Elias The Associated Press 01-14-2002
Milk industry turns to ghostly Hispanic legend in ad campaign The Associated Press 01-14-2002
Houseboat owners seek secure long-term leases By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 01-12-2002
St. Mary’s blasts Highlanders By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 01-12-2002
Compiled by Guy Poole 01-12-2002
Ethnic profiling won’t save us from next attack Don Duncan Berkeley 01-12-2002
Staff 01-12-2002
Aurora dives into ‘Trestle’ with a solid performance By John Angell Grant Special to the Daily Planet 01-12-2002
Sept. 11 and a recession leave mixed results for nonprofits By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 01-12-2002
Berean Christian scores late to beat Panthers By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 01-12-2002
Proud of National Guard service Major General Paul D. Monroe,Jr. The Adjutant General California National Guard Berkeley resident 01-12-2002
Telegraph calendar records street’s spirit and mood By Gina Comparini Special to the Daily Planet 01-12-2002
Educators give holistic advice on sibling rivalry By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 01-12-2002
Correction on tritium study Terry Powell Community Relations Officer Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley 01-12-2002
Click and Clack talk cars Tom & Ray Magliozzi 01-12-2002
Fox’s romantic retreats hide within busy University Ave. By Susan Cerny 01-12-2002
Excerpts from U.S. newspaper editorials The Associated Press 01-12-2002
Seismic Upgrades of Cal building near completion by John O'Brien Special to the Daily Planet 01-12-2002
California eyeing future tobacco cash to close deficit By Alexa Haussler The Associated Press 01-12-2002
Greenspan says economy still faces risks despite hopeful signs By Martin Crutsinger The Associated Press 01-12-2002
Spanish-language network targets young audience By Gary Gentile The Associated Press 01-12-2002
Davis proposes steps to halt runaway production By Gary Gentile The Associated Press 01-12-2002
Survey finds ‘remarkable’ optimism in Silicon Valley The Associated Press 01-12-2002
Jobless rate stabilizes in December statewide By Simon Avery The Associated Press 01-12-2002