Closure for City of Franklin delayed -more-
Watch out for avalanches, which sound like bombs bursting. Beware of 100-foot crevasses – seemingly bottomless holes that are covered with a light dusting of snow, so you can’t tell they are there. Imagine being surrounded by below-freezing temperatures, winds that can flatten you in an instant, and infinite vistas of ice. -more-
St. Mary’s girls fall to Eagles for third time this season in NCS quarterfinal -more-
TEMPE, Ariz. – Shantay Legans expected to have a chance to make a big play for California. He got it and made it. -more-
Older plan revamped and ready for council approval -more-
LOS ANGELES — Country radio stations might want to consider changing their playlists after Grammy night. -more-
Liquor store declared public nuisance, owners decide to close down -more-
NEW YORK — Tonya and Amy are getting ready to rumble. -more-
Women face UCLA in first round of Pac-10 Tournament -more-
Traditionally the city of Berkeley has a midyear fiscal surplus, this year there’s a $1.8 million shortfall, and the finance department’s looking closely at ways to tighten its belt. -more-
Today is Friday, March 1, the 60th day of 2002. There are 305 days left in the year. -more-
Andy Katz, city affairs director for the Associated Students of the University of California, said he is considering a November run for City Council in the wake of Councilmember Polly Armstrong’s retirement announcement this week. -more-
FRESNO — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency told the state Thursday that a plan is due in 18 months to clean up the San Joaquin Valley’s chronically polluted air. -more-
Tony Wise, the owner of Granter Jewelry and Loan Company in El Cerrito, considers the pawn industry the economy’s divining rod. -more-
The temporary Berkeley Public Library at 2121 Allston Way will be closing for good this evening, as library staffers begin to move back into -more-
What if you were ready to plant your garden and had nowhere to buy seeds? In many parts of the world, each growing season is not heralded in with garden catalogs in mailboxes and seedpackets lined up on racks in stores. Rather, gardeners not only grow vegetables and flowers, but also the seeds for them. Here, you might want to grow some seeds to ensure a supply of a particular variety of vegetable or flower not readily, perhaps not always, available. -more-
NAPA — Voters in this valley of wine likely will approve new dormitories for hundreds of migrant farmworkers who have been sleeping in cars or under the stars, a blight on the conspicuous prosperity of the region and its $4 billion showcase industry. -more-
LOS ANGELES — A proposed agreement between the Screen Actors Guild and talent agents would hold agents accountable for enforcing union contracts outside the United States, union officials said Thursday. -more-
NEW YORK — A brief surge of enthusiasm evaporated on Wall Street Thursday, gradually pulling stock prices lower in what turned out to be another lackluster session. Blue chips fell into losing ground in the last half hour of trading, while technology issues stumbled earlier on a profit warning from Gateway. -more-
She may have fries coming out of her ears someday -more-
News of the Weird 03-01-2002
YouthWorks comes to the rescue during rough economic times 02-28-2002
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
School board OKs $3.8 million in cuts By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 03-01-2002
City Council should work for its people L A Wood 03-01-2002
To Climb A Mountain by Sari Friedman, Special to the Daily Planet 03-01-2002
Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 03-01-2002
Out & About Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 03-01-2002
Panthers can’t get past Kennedy By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 03-01-2002
Legans comes up big against ASU The Associated Press 03-01-2002
New council districts all mapped out By Jia-Rui Chong, Special to the Daily Planet 03-01-2002
Who are you Worthington? David M. Weitzman 03-01-2002
Radio take note: Grammy rewards traditional country over slicker pop sound By Nekesa Moodi Mumbi, The Associated Press 03-01-2002
‘Brothers’ where art thou? By Devona Walker, Daily Planet Staff 03-01-2002
Music program is viable Michael Kelley 03-01-2002
Tonya Harding and Amy Fisher to face off for a Fox special on celebrity boxing The Associated Press 03-01-2002
Cal hopes third time is the charm By Dean Caparaz, Daily Planet Correspondent 03-01-2002
Berkeley out of the black, into the red By Devona Walker, Daily Planet Staff 03-01-2002
Sports this weekend Staff 03-01-2002
Today in History Staff 03-01-2002
UC student considers running for Armstrong’s seat By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 03-01-2002
Environmental Protection Agency tells San Joaquin Valley to submit an air quality plan The Associated Press 03-01-2002
Pawn shop an indicator of the economy By Kechia Smith-Gran, Special to the Daily Planet 03-01-2002
The library switch-over Daily Planet staff 03-01-2002
Grow seeds as well as veggies and flowers By Lee Reich, The Associated Press 03-01-2002
Voters in wealthy Napa Valley eye housing for field workers By Justin Pritchard, The Associated Press 03-01-2002
Pact would force talent agents to sign clients to union deals overseas By Gary Gentile, The Associated Press 03-01-2002
Stocks fall, enthusiasm over economic news lessens By Amy Baldwin, The Associated Press 03-01-2002
Polly Armstrong to retire from council By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 02-28-2002
Lady ’Jackets get started by stomping Mission San Jose By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 02-28-2002
Willie Brown isn’t suitable for an ombudsman Charlie Smith Berkeley 02-28-2002
Staff 02-28-2002
Compiled by Guy Poole 02-28-2002
Independent Study’s future up in the air By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 02-28-2002
Sharper aims at immediate goal: another California title By Nathan Fox Daily Planet Correspondent 02-28-2002
Israeli soldiers prove to be heroes Joseph Stein Berkeley 02-28-2002
Transportation, parking woes continue with rally on campus By Jia-Rui Chong Special to the Daily Planet 02-28-2002
BUSD must act now on its budget crisis Robert Smith Berkeley 02-28-2002
Today in History Staff 02-28-2002
News of the Weird Staff 02-28-2002
Voters to consider $2.6 billion in bonds for parks, farms, air By Don Thompson The Associated Press 02-28-2002
A look at Prop. 40 Staff 02-28-2002
Fiorina makes last big public pitch for Compaq deal By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press 02-28-2002
Gap’s stock plunges after bad quarter The Associated Press 02-28-2002
Hawaii argues over company vs. dealer-owned gas stations By Tim Ruel Honolulu Star-Bulletin 02-28-2002
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
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