4 blocks cleared due to gas leak
At about 1 p.m. a backhoe digging a drain on the corner of Sacramento Street and Blake Street broke a main high-pressure gas pipeline. -more-
At about 1 p.m. a backhoe digging a drain on the corner of Sacramento Street and Blake Street broke a main high-pressure gas pipeline. -more-
Johnnie Bryant hit a jumper in the lane with no time left to give Bishop O’Dowd a thrilling 50-49 North Coast Section first-round playoff win over Berkeley High Tuesday night in Oakland. -more-
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State Assemblywoman Dion Aroner (D-Berkeley) and student leaders rallied around a proposed $15 million bond for new student housing at a press conference at UC Berkeley Tuesday morning. -more-
The St. Mary’s High girls’ basketball team took a 20-point lead in the second half against McKinleyville on Tuesday night in Berkeley, then survived foul trouble and a late push by the visiting Panthers to hold on for a 56-48 win in the first round of the North Coast Section Division IV playoffs. -more-
It has become clear to me that a civic dialogue needs to be developed in Berkeley on the subject of residential density. The new General Plan harbors many assumptions, some of which may be more justified than others. -more-
WALNUT CREEK — Bob Teachout knows a thing or two about pigeons. He keeps about 400 of them at his Walnut Creek home and has been racing pigeons for 40 years. -more-
With two minutes gone in Tuesday’s North Coast Section first-round game between St. Mary’s High and Antioch High in Berkeley, the visiting Panthers were up 4-3. Then the home Panthers turned up the heat. -more-
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In the minds of some, City Council will be taking a step back in the redistricting process, holding a special meeting at noon tomorrow to consider four proposals — not the original two agreed upon last week. -more-
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LOS ANGELES — After a litany of testimony from neighbors saying they were terrorized by two huge dogs, prosecutors showed jurors evidence that the dog owners claimed their presa canarios never scared anyone. -more-
I would like to compliment you and Peter Crimmins on your report on the Promises screening. -more-
SACRAMENTO — Two state senators have introduced legislation to deal with so-called “e-waste,” millions of obsolete computers and televisions that are banned from landfill sites because they contain lead and other toxins. -more-
SALINAS — The town that once labeled homegrown author John Steinbeck a “no-good” is hosting dinners and parties in his honor to celebrate what would have been his 100th birthday. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — After less than two months on the job, the western regional director for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Monday he was fired. -more-
SAN JOSE – Hewlett-Packard Co. and Compaq Computer Corp. have cleverly hidden that their chief executives would reap tens of millions of dollars if their $21.5 billion merger goes through, the deal’s leading opponent charged Tuesday. -more-
BEVERLY HILLS – A group of independent record labels and small businesses that serve the recording industry believes jobs will be lost if recording artists are allowed to break their contracts before labels recoup their investments. -more-
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Good grief, Elizabeth Taylor is 70! -more-
Elizabeth Taylor turns 70 02-27-2002
Caption did not represent Hemlocks 02-27-2002
Today in History 02-26-2002
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
4 blocks cleared due to gas leak By Jia-Rui Chong Special to the Daily Planet 02-27-2002
Heartbreaking loss to O’Dowd ends ’Jackets’ season By Dean Caparaz Daily Planet Correspondent 02-27-2002
Berkeley is already dense enough Carrie Olson Berkeley 02-27-2002
Staff 02-27-2002
Assembly takes historic step on student housing By David ScharfenbergDaily Planet staff 02-27-2002
Lady Panthers survive foul trouble, move on to face Kennedy again By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 02-27-2002
How dense is dense enough? Howard Muir Berkeley 02-27-2002
Problem Pigeons peeve neighbors The Associated Press 02-27-2002
St. Mary’s boys pound Antioch By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 02-27-2002
Save the Cerrito Theater Lori Dair Friends of the Cerrito Theater El Cerrito 02-27-2002
Redistricting takes a step back By Devonian Walker Daily Planet Staff 02-27-2002
U.S. policy in Colombia is financial quicksand Kirk Jorgensen 02-27-2002
This Day in History Staff 02-27-2002
We all must live and learn when it comes to race James Donnelley Berkeley 02-27-2002
Defendants claimed that dogs never threatened anyone The Associated Press 02-27-2002
‘Promise’ not to assume Jews are pro-Israeli Robert Lipton Ph.D. Prevention Research Center Berkeley 02-27-2002
Lawmakers want to do something about ’e-waste’ The Associated Press 02-27-2002
Bush’ actions are not at all patriotic Nancy Alexander 02-27-2002
Salinas celebrates the Steinbeck’s 100th B-Day The Associated Press 02-27-2002
Western regional housing director is fired after 2 months The Associated Press 02-27-2002
Hewlett claims HP, Compaq hiding potential windfall for CEOs By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press 02-27-2002
Labels say jobs will be lost if musicians break contracts By Gary Gentile The Associated Press 02-27-2002
Students ‘disgusted’ by redistricting Staff 02-26-2002
School district mismanagement similar to Enron’s James K. Sayre Oakland 02-26-2002
Staff 02-26-2002
Young man wrongfully detained by BPD By Devona Walker Daily Planet Staff 02-26-2002
Student no longer hearing city’s ‘lip service’ Josh Fryday University of California, Berkeley 02-26-2002
Library Gardens may top last hurdle By Devona Walker Daily Planet Staff 02-26-2002
Last ZAB meeting was a real heartbreaker David Olson Berkele 02-26-2002
Board stands up for music By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 02-26-2002
Once again war wins over education, reader says Berkeley Jane Stillwater Berkeley 02-26-2002
Latinos gasp for breath By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 02-26-2002
News of the Weird Staff 02-26-2002
Berkeley directors offer ‘Promises’ to the Academy By Peter Crimmins Special to the Daily Planet 02-26-2002
Cal hearings to address intellectual property rights, antitrust laws Daily Planet Wire Report 02-26-2002
High-tech exec sentenced in teen sex scandal The Associated Press 02-26-2002
Vegas’ MGM under fire from black community By Lisa Snedeker The Associated Press 02-26-2002
Palm, 3Com ordered to post $50m bond in patent-infringement case The Associated Press 02-26-2002
Recession solution is new products Staff 02-26-2002
Lawsuit filed against Chevron alleges toxic and carcinogenic dumping Staff 02-26-2002
Slain reporter remembered by classmates, colleagues The Associated Press 02-26-2002
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