Rosa Parks students, staff adorn school in colorful tiles -more-
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Neighbors of Berkeley’s new Public Safety Building will get a chance to sound off tonight on the 170-foot emergency radio tower they say is not only an eyesore but was erected without proper public review. -more-
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About 300 people shook the pews with their cheers Saturday night as three familiar voices from Free Speech Radio spoke about the U.S. war in Afghanistan and their own war with Pacifica Network News. -more-
The Berkeley Daily Planet is seeking local columnists to appear on the Forum pages on a regular basis. If you have an idea for an interesting and regular column, please send a column sample and the topics you would like to raise to readers to: -more-
The City Council will consider a number of issues during the regular meeting tonight including a study of reduced access to recreation for the city’s youth, approval of $2.3 million for the construction of five affordable housing projects and a schedule for adopting the remaining elements of the Draft General Plan. -more-
OAKLAND — A Sacramento couple accused of torturing, sexually assaulting and strangling a Pleasanton student in a minivan is scheduled to go on trial starting Tuesday. -more-
SAN JOSE — A coalition of scientists and technology companies is asking people around the world to use their computers’ extra processing power to help search for a cure for anthrax. -more-
Information inundation being what it is these days, culling what’s valuable from media listings – TV and radio programs, news bulletins, movies, music – is a daunting, time-consuming chore. -more-
PALO ALTO — A mutual fund with 1.1 percent of Hewlett-Packard Co. shares has endorsed the $24.3 billion plan to buy Compaq Computer Corp., giving HP valuable support as it prepares for a proxy fight over the deal. -more-
MOUNTAIN VIEW — IBM Corp. and network security provider VeriSign Inc. have formed a broad technology and marketing partnership aimed at improving authentication and access-control services for businesses. -more-
SACRAMENTO — He’s likely still out there, somewhere. He is probably gray as middle age settles in and he escapes his radical past. -more-
RENO, Nev. — Reno and Las Vegas rank near the middle nationally but continue to boast some of the most-affordable housing in the West. Santa Cruz, Calif., edged out San Francisco for the least-affordable housing in the nation. -more-
RENO, Nev. — Blustery winds could not snuff the Olympic torch or the enthusiasm of thousands of people who lined northern Nevada streets on Monday to cheer the flame as it makes its way to the Winter Games in Utah. -more-
LOS ANGELES — As many of his kin hibernate, a black bear dubbed Arthur is as active as the debate that persists over his fate. -more-
STANFORD — Nearly 34 years after black students stormed a stage at Stanford University, grabbing the microphone and demanding change, several are returning to the school this week to discuss whether their demands have been met. -more-
Black students who stormed stage revisit Stanford campus 01-22-2002
State up against deadline to remove MTBE from gas 01-21-2002
Man gets five years for anthrax threat 01-19-2002
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
A tile to remember By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 01-22-2002
Compiled by Guy Poole 01-22-2002
South Berkeley is not ruled by yuppies R. Walker, South Berkeley Resident *All quotations L. Dawud Said 01-22-2002
Staff 01-22-2002
Neighbors, Spring fight against tall radio tower By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 01-22-2002
Look at the underlying causes of healthcare Lara Wright, M.D. Berkeley 01-22-2002
Free Speech Radio takes on the wars abroad and with network By Jia-Rui Chong Special to the Daily Planet 01-22-2002
WANTED Staff 01-22-2002
Council to consider recreation, affordable housing tonight By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 01-22-2002
Trial starting for couple accused of torturing, killing woman The Associated Press 01-22-2002
Researchers seek to harness power of idle PCs to find anthrax cure By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press 01-22-2002
Open programming guide is Internet gadfly’s newest venture By Frank Bajak The Associated Press 01-22-2002
Large fund manager plans to vote for HP-Compaq deal The Associated Press 01-22-2002
VeriSign and IBM form broad security-technology partnership The Associated Press 01-22-2002
FBI steps up its search for last remaining SLA fugitive By Don Thompson The Associated Press 01-22-2002
Reno, Las Vegas among most affordable housing in West The Associated Press 01-22-2002
Olympic Torch winds through northern Nevada By Sandra Chereb The Associated Press 01-22-2002
Controversial Mammoth Lakes bear recovering By Leon Droin Keith The Associated Press 01-22-2002
Non-profit group draws 100 to fundraiser By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 01-21-2002
Out & About Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 01-21-2002
Art & Entertainment Calendar Staff 01-21-2002
Lady Yellowjackets shock top-ranked Marin Catholic By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 01-21-2002
Just because trees aren’t native doesn’t mean they don’t belong here James K. Sayre Oakland 01-21-2002
Jazzschool arrives on a sweet note By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 01-21-2002
Revived Tamir leads Cal rout of Cougars By Dean Caparaz Daily Planet Correspondent 01-21-2002
City Hall lights are on 24/7; are city servants working that hard? Mary Ann Brewin 01-21-2002
BPD investigating home invasion case By Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff 01-21-2002
AC Transit advice falls on deaf ears Rose M. Green 01-21-2002
Two Bay Area brothers nab wanted Texas fugitive while surfing Internet The Associated Press 01-21-2002
More office space and student housing means more traffic Steve Geller 01-21-2002
Sept. 11 created deep, long-lasting hardships for immigrants By Deborah Kong The Associated Press 01-21-2002
Small island found 16,000 years after slipping below waves By Andrew Bridges, The Associated Press 01-21-2002
Republican candidates to face off in first three-way debate By Alexa Haussler The Associated Press 01-21-2002
State Assembly paid $140,000 to settle sexual harassment claim The Associated Press 01-21-2002
GOP candidate Simon to begin airing TV ads By Erica Werner Associated Press Writer 01-21-2002
GOP candidate Simon to begin airing TV ads By Erica Werner Associated Press Writer 01-21-2002
Techies see super-fast Web access as manifest destiny By Brain Bergstein The Associated Press 01-21-2002
U.S. deal with Bank of China calls for $20 million in fines By Jennifer Loven The Associated Press 01-21-2002
Blazing toward Utah By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 01-19-2002
’Jackets dominate overmatched Titans By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 01-19-2002
Compiled by Guy Poole 01-19-2002
Brothers Liquor closure is a sign of the ‘yuppie-rule’ times L. Dawud Said Berkeley 01-19-2002
Staff 01-19-2002
Tree power Staff 01-19-2002
City will sue if UC does not fix problems with development By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 01-19-2002
Panthers hold on to beat Salesian By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 01-19-2002
Why Berkeley will not learn from European transportation solutions Dean Metzger Berkeley, Ca. Transportation Commissioner District 8 01-19-2002
This week’s bestsellers Northern California Independent Booksellers Association 01-19-2002
Board weighs its $1.6 million deficit By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 01-19-2002
Troubled San Jose symphony takes step toward comeback By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press 01-19-2002
Berkeley Observed Looking back, seeing ahead By Susan Cerny Special to the Daily Planet 01-19-2002
Case closed for TV show ‘The X-Files’ The Associated Press 01-19-2002
Rose Garden sign looking to receive a facelift By Hank Sims Daily Planet Staff 01-19-2002
Click and Clack Talk Cars Tom & Ray Magliozzi 01-19-2002
Torch tours Bay Area The Associated Press 01-19-2002
Three former SLA members arraigned on murder charges By Jim Wasserman The Associated Press 01-19-2002
Santa Cruz leads nation in expensive housing The Associated Press 01-19-2002
Surviving a stroke begins with quick reaction By Gina Comparini Special to the Daily Planet 01-19-2002
Tech leaders see broadband access as new manifest destiny By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press 01-19-2002
Sun posts smaller-than-expected loss By Matthew Fordahl The Associated Press 01-19-2002
ImClone stock dives, from the effect of congressional inquiry By Theresa Agovino The Associated Press 01-19-2002
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
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