A radical ‘way of dying’
Berkeley remembers famed attorney Robert Treuhaft -more-
Berkeley remembers famed attorney Robert Treuhaft -more-
Dennis Gates scored a career-high 17 points as Cal completed a home sweep of the Los Angeles schools by routing USC, 83-64, Saturday afternoon at Haas Pavilion. -more-
Seventy to eighty people gathered in tents outside Oakland airport Tuesday to protest a provision in the Aviation and Transportation Security Act that requires airport security screeners to be U.S. citizens. Organizers predicted that 4,500 workers will lose their jobs in the Bay Area, 400 of them at Oakland airport, and the majority of them Filipino. -more-
The St. Mary’s High boys basketball team executed its game plan perfectly Saturday night and defeated Salesian 69-56 in front of a packed house at Albany High. The win gave the Panthers their second straight Bay Shore Athletic League title and their fifth win the last two seasons over their league rival. -more-
California Public Utilities Commission officials announced they plan to file a complaint with federal authorities today asking them to abrogate or rewrite 44 long-term power contracts that it says are unfair by $21 billion. CPUC officials say commission lawyers will file the complaint with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission tomorrow. -more-
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The St. Mary’s girls basketball team led by as many as 13 points against Kennedy Saturday night, but foul trouble in the backcourt cost the Panthers as the Eagles rallied in the second half to beat St. Mary’s 59-54 at Albany High in the BSAL championship game. -more-
Complaints about public sex at Aquatic Park may spark clearing overall changes at marina -more-
Saturday’s ACCAL championship game between Berkeley High and Encinal High wasn’t exactly high drama: the Lady ’Jackets stomped the Jets by 21 points two weeks ago in the regular season meeting, and there was no reason to think the rematch would be any different. Berkeley cruised out to a 21-9 lead after one quarter and never looked back, winning the league title with a 59-35 victory. -more-
On Feb. 25, 1793, the department heads of the U.S. government met with President Washington at his home for the first Cabinet meeting on record. -more-
The Cal men’s rugby team got their fourth win in seven days with a 47-13 drubbing of University of British Columbia on Saturday at Witter Field. The Bears took a home sweep of Canada’s top two collegiate teams with the victory. -more-
WASHINGTON — Larry Berman shows off his new building with all the enthusiasm of a real estate agent who thinks he’s about to seal a deal. -more-
Alameda County is using the $20 million a year it receives from the Proposition 10 tobacco tax approved by voters in 1998 to improve the quality of life for children and families through the Every Child Counts program, part of the Children and Families Commission. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — Two months after the top official at the Presidio stepped down amid allegations of nepotism and spending abuses, redevelopment plans for the verdant national park are moving forward — slowly. -more-
BURLINGAME — Police arrested a Minnesota woman on suspicion of stabbing her 13-year-old son to death at his father’s house Sunday. -more-
SAN JOSE — Opponents of a proposed nuclear waste dump are trying to gather support from communities in California and 44 other states in the path of trucks and trains hauling radioactive materials to the site. -more-
SAN JOSE — What happened to that old computer after you sold it to a second-hand parts dealer? -more-
‘Telematics,’ or automotive electronics rev up marketplace -more-
SAN JOSE — Adobe Systems Inc., the second-largest PC software company, will announce Sunday a major upgrade to its photo editing program, Photoshop. -more-
LOS ANGELES — Academy Award-winning animator Chuck Jones, best known for making Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig and other beloved characters come to life, died Friday of congestive heart failure. He was 89. -more-
OBITUARIES 02-25-2002
BHS boys’ face O’Dowd 02-25-2002
Plane crashes near San Jose high school 02-23-2002
Family, friends respond to reporter’s death 02-22-2002
Oakland to pay off man arrested by pair of ‘Riders’ 02-21-2002
News of the Weird 02-20-2002
‘Less is More’— Take the Berkeley Unplugged challenge 02-19-2002
A radical ‘way of dying’ By Devona Walker, Daily Planet Staff 02-25-2002
Give students a fighting chance for a voice 02-25-2002
Out & About Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 02-25-2002
Seniors lead Bears past USC By Dean Caparaz, Daily Planet Correspondent 02-25-2002
Immigrants put out of work by the Feds, protesters say Molly Bentley, Special to the Daily Planet 02-25-2002
Transportation is evolution not a vacuum Roy Nakadegawa 02-25-2002
St. Mary’s boys win second straight BSAL championship By Tim Haran, Daily Planet Correspondent 02-25-2002
PUC wants to terminate federal power contracts Daily Planet Wire Report 02-25-2002
Thanks to council for watching over, apologies for being misunderstood John H. DeClercq 02-25-2002
Lady Panthers can’t hold early lead, fall to Kennedy By Tim Haran, Daily Planet Correspondent 02-25-2002
Marina nomads may soon be forced to migrate By Devona Walker, Daily Planet Staff 02-25-2002
School bureaucrats needs to downsizing Yolanada Huang 02-25-2002
’Jackets claim ACCAL title By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 02-25-2002
Today in History Staff 02-25-2002
Cal rugby completes Canadian sweep By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 02-25-2002
UC students, lobbyists share $30m capital building By Mark Sherman, The Associated Press 02-25-2002
Prop 10 generates $20m for children’s health By Grant Smith, Special to the Daily Planet 02-25-2002
Presidio tug of war still in the balance By Paul Glader, The Associated Press 02-25-2002
Woman arrested in stabbing death of 13-year-old son The Associated Press 02-25-2002
Nuke dump foes try to gather support from California cities The Associated Press 02-25-2002
Computer dumping documented in China Staff 02-25-2002
High-tech hits the road The Associated Press 02-25-2002
Adobe to release new Photoshop The Associated Press 02-25-2002
14th Dist. Stretch By Devona Walker, Daily Planet Staff 02-23-2002
1906 earthquake spawned West Berkeley plants Susan Cerny, Special to the Daily Planet 02-23-2002
Wanted: Berkeley library old-timers Sayre Van Young 02-23-2002
A BIG, BAD, MOVIE By Christy Lemie The Associated Press 02-23-2002
Art & Entertainment Calendar Staff 02-23-2002
Out & About Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 02-23-2002
Berkeley High seniors shine in last home game By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 02-23-2002
Bayer, Aventis to Merge Wire and Staff Report 02-23-2002
Magnet School is vital, should not close Steve Geller 02-23-2002
Alice Cooper is PTA’s patriot Staff 02-23-2002
Hutchinson throws complete game to beat Boston College Daily Planet Wire Services 02-23-2002
Cal professor helps to defy aging process Guy Poole, Daily Planet staff 02-23-2002
Check-stealing is not only mailbox threat Susan. Libby 02-23-2002
Judge’s order music to Napster’s ears 924 Gilman Feb. 23: From Ashes Arise, Artimus Pyle, Brainoil, Down in Flames, Dystrophy, Scholastic Deth; Mar. 1: Street to Nowhere, Thick as Thieves, Calimigo, Scociopath, Samsara, Dead in the End; Mar. 2: Funera By Ron Harris, The Associated Press 02-23-2002
Golden Bears fall to UCLA Daily Planet Wire Services 02-23-2002
Hemlocks kick off new legalization effort By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 02-23-2002
Sports shorts Staff 02-23-2002
School bureaucrats needs to downsizing Yolanada Huang 02-23-2002
News of the Weird Staff 02-23-2002
Murdered journalist mourned at Stanford Staff 02-23-2002
Group accused in baby’s starvation death back in court By Justin Pritchard, The Associated Press 02-23-2002
Homeless man who allegedly killed elderly woman pleads innocent The Associated Press 02-23-2002
PG&E backing term-limits effort By Stefanie Frith, The Associated Press 02-23-2002
State unemployment rate creeps up in January By Simon Avery, The Associated Press 02-23-2002
PG&E to forge ahead with reorganization The Associated Press 02-23-2002
Community protests budget cuts By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 02-22-2002
McCain-Feingold finance reform bill needs to be examined Doris “Granny D” Haddock 02-22-2002
Caught Being Human by Peter Crimmins, Special to the Daily Planet 02-22-2002
Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 02-22-2002
Out & About Calendar – Compiled by Guy Poole 02-22-2002
Lady Panthers survive a scare from Holy Names By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 02-22-2002
City Council chooses two redistricting plans By Devona Walker, Daily Planet staff 02-22-2002
Ramsey is the clear choice for Assembly, for Berkeley John Cecil 02-22-2002
Singing Sugar Mama’s number by Jai-Rui Chong, special to the Daily Planet 02-22-2002
St. Mary’s boys, girls head to BSAL finals By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 02-22-2002
School and city officials meet, crunch some issues and numbers By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 02-22-2002
De-Cal courses are just a part of living in Berkeley Daniel Velton 02-22-2002
Internet game plays on the unpredictability of Bob Dylan By David Bauder, The Associated Press 02-22-2002
Bears pound UCLA to take over third place By Dean Caparaz, Daily Planet Correspondent 02-22-2002
Today in History Staff 02-22-2002
Sports this weekend Staff 02-22-2002
Riordan doubles the amount collected by Davis in recent weeks By Alexa Haussler, The Associated Press 02-22-2002
Registration drive turns out few new voters By Kelly Virella, Special to the Daily Planet 02-22-2002
Group accused in baby’s starvation death back in court By Justin Pritchard, The Associated Press 02-22-2002
Questions on the house James and Morris Carey 02-22-2002
Sick-house symptoms and solutions James and Morris Carey 02-22-2002
PG&E admits it may have kept complex deals off its books By Michael Liedtke, The Associated Press 02-22-2002
Boeing to lay off 1,000 in Los Angeles The Associated Press 02-22-2002
Global Crossing shareholders to file alternate bid By Simon Avery, The Associated Press 02-22-2002
In the hands of fate City of Franklin community opposes magnet school’s closure By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 02-21-2002
Bears rumble over Victoria in Canadian opener By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 02-21-2002
Willard/Bateman neighborhoods aren’t the only ones with traffic problems Doris Willingham Berkeley 02-21-2002
Staff 02-21-2002
Registration drive turns up apathy on campus By Mary Spicuzza Special to the Daily Planet 02-21-2002
Gov. Davis, come see how your budget cuts affect our schools Anthony Chavez Berkeley 02-21-2002
B-TV reveals bare essentials of the first amendment By Guy Poole Special to the Daily Planet 02-21-2002
Corporation Yard needs more than just a makeover L A Wood Berkeley 02-21-2002
Tobacco tax going to children, families Daily Planet staff 02-21-2002
Making Headlines Staff 02-21-2002
New program by Google lets Web sites bid for advertising By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press 02-21-2002
Czar warns against cyber complacency By Matthew Fordahl The Associated Press 02-21-2002
Analyst suggests $5 billion in new state budget cuts By Alexa Haussler The Associated Press 02-21-2002
Parents like small schools more than educators By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 02-20-2002
Cal rugby ready for Canadian challenge By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 02-20-2002
Council silent on ‘nonaction’ against Cal By Devona Walker Daily Planet Staff 02-20-2002
Sports shorts 02-20-2002
School board weighs budget cuts; City of Franklin closure very likely By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 02-20-2002
Gov. Davis kicks off re-election campaign at weekend convention By Malcolm Gay Special to the Daily Planet 02-20-2002
Today in History Staff 02-20-2002
Council chooses plans from Cohen, Rizzo for further study Staff 02-20-2002
San Francisco residents don’t trust elections department The Associated Press 02-20-2002
Half Moon Bay man claims his share of $193 million lottery By Colleen Valles The Associated Press 02-20-2002
Survey finds employer-sponsored insurance rates rose 9.9 percent The Associated Press 02-20-2002
Bay Area Briefs Staff 02-20-2002
Cheney says Iraq ’harbors terrorist groups’ SBy Erica Werner The Associated Press 02-20-2002
Venture capitalists’ losses worsen as industry copes with dot-com collapse The Associated Press 02-20-2002
Failing Global Crossing gave contracts to son of one key executive The Associated Press 02-20-2002
Cancer patients hurt by ImClone downturn By Paul Elias The Associated Press 02-20-2002
Pacifica goes to task on $4.8 million deficit By Devona Walker Daily Planet Staff 02-19-2002
Just hanging around pays off big for unexpected gold-medalist By Jim Litke The Associated Press 02-19-2002
CIA far more threatening than John Walker Lindh Arthur B. Waugh Berkeley 02-19-2002
Compiled by Guy Poole 02-19-2002
East Bay park officials banking on Measure K funds By Devona WalkerDaily Planet Staff 02-19-2002
St. Mary’s boys, girls both get first-round byes Staff Report 02-19-2002
Why not allow Cal, Alta Bates to choke all the life out of Berkeley? Sedge Thomson Berkeley 02-19-2002
Today in History Staff 02-19-2002
Restaurateurs should donate to needy what they now throw away Charlie Smith Berkeley 02-19-2002
The World Briefly Staff 02-19-2002
What has 18 legs and often predetermines the results of Olympic events? Tom Mitsoff Orange Co. 02-19-2002
Stars, makers of ‘Sex with Strangers’ come to town By Devona Walker Daily Planet Staff 02-19-2002
Re: ‘Cabbies learn about sensitivity’ Helen Wheeler Berkeley 02-19-2002
Feds now responsible for nation’s airline security The Associated Press 02-19-2002
Few lottery dollars go to education The Associated Press 02-19-2002
Davis’ anti-Riordan ads do little for voters By Jim Wasserman The Associated Pres 02-19-2002
PETsMART stocks skyrocketing The Associated Press 02-19-2002
Disney chief to face fire at shareholders meeting The Associated Press 02-19-2002