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A radical ‘way of dying’

By Devona Walker, Daily Planet Staff
Monday February 25, 2002

Berkeley remembers famed attorney Robert Treuhaft -more-



Give students a fighting chance for a voice

Monday February 25, 2002

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Out & About Calendar

Compiled by Guy Poole
Monday February 25, 2002


Monday, Feb. 25

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Seniors lead Bears past USC

By Dean Caparaz, Daily Planet Correspondent
Monday February 25, 2002

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-



Immigrants put out of work by the Feds, protesters say

Molly Bentley, Special to the Daily Planet
Monday February 25, 2002

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-



Transportation is evolution not a vacuum

Roy Nakadegawa
Monday February 25, 2002

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St. Mary’s boys win second straight BSAL championship

By Tim Haran, Daily Planet Correspondent
Monday February 25, 2002

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-



PUC wants to terminate federal power contracts

Daily Planet Wire Report
Monday February 25, 2002

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-



Thanks to council for watching over, apologies for being misunderstood

John H. DeClercq
Monday February 25, 2002

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Lady Panthers can’t hold early lead, fall to Kennedy

By Tim Haran, Daily Planet Correspondent
Monday February 25, 2002

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-



Marina nomads may soon be forced to migrate

By Devona Walker, Daily Planet Staff
Monday February 25, 2002

Complaints about public sex at Aquatic Park may spark clearing overall changes at marina -more-



School bureaucrats needs to downsizing

Yolanada Huang
Monday February 25, 2002

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’Jackets claim ACCAL title

By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff
Monday February 25, 2002

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-



Today in History

Staff
Monday February 25, 2002

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-



Cal rugby completes Canadian sweep

By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff
Monday February 25, 2002

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-



Features

UC students, lobbyists share $30m capital building

By Mark Sherman, The Associated Press
Monday February 25, 2002

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-


Prop 10 generates $20m for children’s health

By Grant Smith, Special to the Daily Planet
Monday February 25, 2002

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-


Presidio tug of war still in the balance

By Paul Glader, The Associated Press
Monday February 25, 2002

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-


Woman arrested in stabbing death of 13-year-old son

The Associated Press
Monday February 25, 2002

BURLINGAME — Police arrested a Minnesota woman on suspicion of stabbing her 13-year-old son to death at his father’s house Sunday. -more-


Nuke dump foes try to gather support from California cities

The Associated Press
Monday February 25, 2002

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-


Computer dumping documented in China

Staff
Monday February 25, 2002

SAN JOSE — What happened to that old computer after you sold it to a second-hand parts dealer? -more-


High-tech hits the road

The Associated Press
Monday February 25, 2002

‘Telematics,’ or automotive electronics rev up marketplace -more-


Adobe to release new Photoshop

The Associated Press
Monday February 25, 2002

SAN JOSE — Adobe Systems Inc., the second-largest PC software company, will announce Sunday a major upgrade to its photo editing program, Photoshop. -more-


Editorial

OBITUARIES

The Associated Press
Monday February 25, 2002

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-


Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

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

News

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