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School board OKs $3.8 million in cuts

By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff
Friday March 01, 2002

Closure for City of Franklin delayed -more-


City Council should work for its people

L A Wood
Friday March 01, 2002

Editor: -more-


To Climb A Mountain

by Sari Friedman, Special to the Daily Planet
Friday March 01, 2002

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-


Arts & Entertainment Calendar

Staff
Friday March 01, 2002

Out & About Calendar

Compiled by Guy Poole
Friday March 01, 2002


Friday, March 1

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Panthers can’t get past Kennedy

By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff
Friday March 01, 2002

St. Mary’s girls fall to Eagles for third time this season in NCS quarterfinal -more-


Legans comes up big against ASU

The Associated Press
Friday March 01, 2002

TEMPE, Ariz. – Shantay Legans expected to have a chance to make a big play for California. He got it and made it. -more-


New council districts all mapped out

By Jia-Rui Chong, Special to the Daily Planet
Friday March 01, 2002

Older plan revamped and ready for council approval -more-


Who are you Worthington?

David M. Weitzman
Friday March 01, 2002

Editor: -more-


Radio take note: Grammy rewards traditional country over slicker pop sound

By Nekesa Moodi Mumbi, The Associated Press
Friday March 01, 2002

LOS ANGELES — Country radio stations might want to consider changing their playlists after Grammy night. -more-


‘Brothers’ where art thou?

By Devona Walker, Daily Planet Staff
Friday March 01, 2002

Liquor store declared public nuisance, owners decide to close down -more-


Music program is viable

Michael Kelley
Friday March 01, 2002

Editor: -more-


Tonya Harding and Amy Fisher to face off for a Fox special on celebrity boxing

The Associated Press
Friday March 01, 2002

NEW YORK — Tonya and Amy are getting ready to rumble. -more-


Cal hopes third time is the charm

By Dean Caparaz, Daily Planet Correspondent
Friday March 01, 2002

Women face UCLA in first round of Pac-10 Tournament -more-


Berkeley out of the black, into the red

By Devona Walker, Daily Planet Staff
Friday March 01, 2002

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-


Sports this weekend

Staff
Friday March 01, 2002

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Today in History

Staff
Friday March 01, 2002

Today is Friday, March 1, the 60th day of 2002. There are 305 days left in the year. -more-


UC student considers running for Armstrong’s seat

By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff
Friday March 01, 2002

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-


Environmental Protection Agency tells San Joaquin Valley to submit an air quality plan

The Associated Press
Friday March 01, 2002

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-


Pawn shop an indicator of the economy

By Kechia Smith-Gran, Special to the Daily Planet
Friday March 01, 2002

Tony Wise, the owner of Granter Jewelry and Loan Company in El Cerrito, considers the pawn industry the economy’s divining rod. -more-


The library switch-over

Daily Planet staff
Friday March 01, 2002

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-


Grow seeds as well as veggies and flowers

By Lee Reich, The Associated Press
Friday March 01, 2002

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-


Voters in wealthy Napa Valley eye housing for field workers

By Justin Pritchard, The Associated Press
Friday March 01, 2002

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-


Pact would force talent agents to sign clients to union deals overseas

By Gary Gentile, The Associated Press
Friday March 01, 2002

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-


Stocks fall, enthusiasm over economic news lessens

By Amy Baldwin, The Associated Press
Friday March 01, 2002

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-


Polly Armstrong to retire from council

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff
Thursday February 28, 2002

City Councilmember Polly Armstrong, District 8, announced Tuesday that she will not run for re-election in November, ending months of speculation. -more-


Lady ’Jackets get started by stomping Mission San Jose

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Thursday February 28, 2002

The Berkeley High girls’ basketball team got started on the postseason road on Wednesday night with a 72-30 stomping of Mission (San Jose) in the first round of the North Coast Section Division I playoffs. -more-


Willie Brown isn’t suitable for an ombudsman

Charlie Smith Berkeley
Thursday February 28, 2002

Editor: -more-


Staff
Thursday February 28, 2002


Compiled by Guy Poole
Thursday February 28, 2002


Thursday, Feb. 28


Independent Study’s future up in the air

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff
Thursday February 28, 2002

A proposed shake-up of the Berkeley Unified School District’s Independent Study program, which serves about 200 students, is in flux. -more-


Sharper aims at immediate goal: another California title

By Nathan Fox Daily Planet Correspondent
Thursday February 28, 2002

Squeezing into the bleachers during warm-ups for an early-season St. Mary’s High boys basketball game, a reporter latches onto the fan nearest him and begins peppering him with some preliminary questions about the team. The fan is more than happy to oblige and, indeed, seems to know all the Panther ins and outs: This is the league opener for St. Mary’s, playing without their injured point guard DaShawn Freeman, a key to their Division IV state championship last year. Over there, that’s the head coach, his name is Jose Caraballo - and right there, that’s the player to watch: shooting guard John Sharper, who is shouldering an increased burden while Freeman recovers. He’s also a great student, and he’ll “probably go Ivy League” at the end of this, his senior year. -more-


Israeli soldiers prove to be heroes

Joseph Stein Berkeley
Thursday February 28, 2002

Editor: -more-


Transportation, parking woes continue with rally on campus

By Jia-Rui Chong Special to the Daily Planet
Thursday February 28, 2002

To the protesters rallying to improve transit at UC Berkeley Wednesday, trying to park around campus is a savage game of musical chairs. -more-


BUSD must act now on its budget crisis

Robert Smith Berkeley
Thursday February 28, 2002

Editor: -more-


Today in History

Staff
Thursday February 28, 2002

Today is Thursday, Feb. 28, the 59th day of 2002. There are 306 days left in the year. -more-


News of the Weird

Staff
Thursday February 28, 2002

Is that a candy bar in your pocket? -more-


Voters to consider $2.6 billion in bonds for parks, farms, air

By Don Thompson The Associated Press
Thursday February 28, 2002

SACRAMENTO — Californians will decide Tuesday whether to spend some green — their tax money — on greenery. -more-


A look at Prop. 40

Staff
Thursday February 28, 2002

“The California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks and Coastal Protection Act.” -more-


Fiorina makes last big public pitch for Compaq deal

By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press
Thursday February 28, 2002

With her strategy and possibly her job on the line, Hewlett-Packard Co. chief Carly Fiorina appealed directly to Wall Street analysts Wednesday for their support of the $21.5 billion purchase of Compaq Computer Corp., calling it vital to the company’s future. -more-


Gap’s stock plunges after bad quarter

The Associated Press
Thursday February 28, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — The stock of struggling retailer Gap Inc.’s stock fell by 8 percent Wednesday, driven down by another poor quarterly earnings report and worries the company’s plans to raise $1 billion will depress earnings even if sales rebound. -more-


Hawaii argues over company vs. dealer-owned gas stations

By Tim Ruel Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Thursday February 28, 2002

HONOLULU — Warren Higa is prepared to walk away from the Shell station he has run in Makiki for the past 22 years. -more-


4 blocks cleared due to gas leak

By Jia-Rui Chong Special to the Daily Planet
Wednesday February 27, 2002

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-


Heartbreaking loss to O’Dowd ends ’Jackets’ season

By Dean Caparaz Daily Planet Correspondent
Wednesday February 27, 2002

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-


Berkeley is already dense enough

Carrie Olson Berkeley
Wednesday February 27, 2002

Dear Editor: -more-


Staff
Wednesday February 27, 2002


Wednesday, Feb. 27


Assembly takes historic step on student housing

By David ScharfenbergDaily Planet staff
Wednesday February 27, 2002

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-


Lady Panthers survive foul trouble, move on to face Kennedy again

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday February 27, 2002

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-


How dense is dense enough?

Howard Muir Berkeley
Wednesday February 27, 2002

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-


Problem Pigeons peeve neighbors

The Associated Press
Wednesday February 27, 2002

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-


St. Mary’s boys pound Antioch

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday February 27, 2002

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-


Save the Cerrito Theater

Lori Dair Friends of the Cerrito Theater El Cerrito
Wednesday February 27, 2002

Editor: -more-


Redistricting takes a step back

By Devonian Walker Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday February 27, 2002

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-


U.S. policy in Colombia is financial quicksand

Kirk Jorgensen
Wednesday February 27, 2002

Editor: -more-


This Day in History

Staff
Wednesday February 27, 2002

Today’s Highlight in History: -more-


We all must live and learn when it comes to race

James Donnelley Berkeley
Wednesday February 27, 2002

Editor: -more-


Defendants claimed that dogs never threatened anyone

The Associated Press
Wednesday February 27, 2002

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-


‘Promise’ not to assume Jews are pro-Israeli

Robert Lipton Ph.D. Prevention Research Center Berkeley
Wednesday February 27, 2002

I would like to compliment you and Peter Crimmins on your report on the Promises screening. -more-


Lawmakers want to do something about ’e-waste’

The Associated Press
Wednesday February 27, 2002

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-


Bush’ actions are not at all patriotic

Nancy Alexander
Wednesday February 27, 2002

Editor: -more-


Salinas celebrates the Steinbeck’s 100th B-Day

The Associated Press
Wednesday February 27, 2002

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-


Western regional housing director is fired after 2 months

The Associated Press
Wednesday February 27, 2002

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-


Hewlett claims HP, Compaq hiding potential windfall for CEOs

By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press
Wednesday February 27, 2002

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-


Labels say jobs will be lost if musicians break contracts

By Gary Gentile The Associated Press
Wednesday February 27, 2002

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-


Students ‘disgusted’ by redistricting

Staff
Tuesday February 26, 2002

By Jia-Rui Chong -more-


School district mismanagement similar to Enron’s

James K. Sayre Oakland
Tuesday February 26, 2002

Editor: -more-


Staff
Tuesday February 26, 2002


Tuesday, Feb. 26


Young man wrongfully detained by BPD

By Devona Walker Daily Planet Staff
Tuesday February 26, 2002

It was not exactly the way Reza Mokhtari-Fox had planned to spend the better part of his Friday night. Eighteen-year-old Fox and his two friends went up to the corner store on University and Sacramento for chips and sodas. Shortly after leaving, they were accosted by approximately 13 police officers, six cars and immediately shuttled off to jail. -more-


Student no longer hearing city’s ‘lip service’

Josh Fryday University of California, Berkeley
Tuesday February 26, 2002

Editor: -more-


Library Gardens may top last hurdle

By Devona Walker Daily Planet Staff
Tuesday February 26, 2002

Tonight a packed City Council agenda includes the appeal of the proposed Library Gardens development and at least one councilmember is saying there’s a good chance the project will soon top its last hurdle towards breaking ground. -more-


Last ZAB meeting was a real heartbreaker

David Olson Berkele
Tuesday February 26, 2002

Editor: -more-


Board stands up for music

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff
Tuesday February 26, 2002

Strong support on the Board of Education may save the music program from substantial cuts. -more-


Once again war wins over education, reader says Berkeley

Jane Stillwater Berkeley
Tuesday February 26, 2002

Well, the other shoe just dropped. -more-


Latinos gasp for breath

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff
Tuesday February 26, 2002

Language barriers, poor air quality and a lack of access to quality health care have contributed to an asthma crisis among California Latinos, according to a report released Monday by San Francisco-based Latino Issues Forum. -more-


News of the Weird

Staff
Tuesday February 26, 2002

Barefoot worms have it rough -more-


Berkeley directors offer ‘Promises’ to the Academy

By Peter Crimmins Special to the Daily Planet
Tuesday February 26, 2002

Yesterday afternoon the Academy Award –nominated film, “Promises,” up for Best Documentary Feature, screened at the Pacific Film Archive as part of the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival. It was the first time the film by Berkeley-based filmmakers Carlos Bolado and Justine Shapiro, and San Francisco-based B.Z. Goldberg, had been screened in the Bay Area. -more-


Cal hearings to address intellectual property rights, antitrust laws

Daily Planet Wire Report
Tuesday February 26, 2002

BERKELEY — The Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice are holding four joint hearings at the University of California at Berkeley, which began on Monday, to field testimony on issues of patents and competition. -more-


High-tech exec sentenced in teen sex scandal

The Associated Press
Tuesday February 26, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — A former high tech executive was sentenced on Monday to two years and 10 months in prison for trying to have sex with someone he met on the Internet who pretended to be a 14-year-old girl. -more-


Vegas’ MGM under fire from black community

By Lisa Snedeker The Associated Press
Tuesday February 26, 2002

LAS VEGAS — Under fire by some black leaders, MGM Mirage Inc. reported Monday that it is putting more minorities in management and employing more minority vendors and contractors as part of its diversity efforts. -more-


Palm, 3Com ordered to post $50m bond in patent-infringement case

The Associated Press
Tuesday February 26, 2002

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A federal judge has ordered handheld computer maker Palm Inc. and its former parent, 3Com Corp., to post a $50 million bond ina dispute with Xerox Corp. over a handwriting-recognition patent. -more-


Recession solution is new products

Staff
Tuesday February 26, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — To recover from its worst-ever recession, the high-tech industry needs to create better new products said Intel Corp. chief executive Craig Barrett Monday, while speaking at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco. -more-


Lawsuit filed against Chevron alleges toxic and carcinogenic dumping

Staff
Tuesday February 26, 2002

FORT WORTH, Texas — Thirteen Parker County families have filed a lawsuit against Chevron Pipe Line Co., alleging it dumped toxic and carcinogenic chemicals at its pipeline booster/pump station east of Brock. -more-


Slain reporter remembered by classmates, colleagues

The Associated Press
Tuesday February 26, 2002

STANFORD — Stanford University faculty and students mourned the death and honored the life of fallen Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl Monday. -more-


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

Editor: -more-


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

Editor: -more-


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

Editor: -more-


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

Editor: -more-


’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-


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-


14th Dist. Stretch

By Devona Walker, Daily Planet Staff
Saturday February 23, 2002

In final weeks until the March 5th -more-


1906 earthquake spawned West Berkeley plants

Susan Cerny, Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday February 23, 2002

South-west Berkeley was mostly open farm land until the 1906 Earthquake and Fire not only destroyed many manufacturing plants in San Francisco, but drove the companies out of the city permanently. Among the manufacturer's who left and settled in Berkeley were Jackson-Byron Iron Works, McCaulay Foundry, and Pfister Knitting Company. These companies built new manufacturing plants in the vicinity of Seventh and Eighth streets between Dwight and Parker. -more-


Wanted: Berkeley library old-timers

Sayre Van Young
Saturday February 23, 2002

Editor: -more-


A BIG, BAD, MOVIE

By Christy Lemie The Associated Press
Saturday February 23, 2002

Self-indulgence, pretentiousness peppers the underdog -more-


Art & Entertainment Calendar

Staff
Saturday February 23, 2002

MUSIC -more-


Out & About Calendar

Compiled by Guy Poole
Saturday February 23, 2002


Saturday, Feb. 23

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Berkeley High seniors shine in last home game

By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff
Saturday February 23, 2002

Team elders score 61 of ’Jackets’ season-high 98 points vs. De Anza -more-


Bayer, Aventis to Merge

Wire and Staff Report
Saturday February 23, 2002

Berkeley-based Bayer has announced plans to merge its unit that makes blood-plasma products with a rival owned by Aventis of France. -more-


Magnet School is vital, should not close

Steve Geller
Saturday February 23, 2002

Editor: -more-


Alice Cooper is PTA’s patriot

Staff
Saturday February 23, 2002

PHOENIX — Shock-rocker Alice Cooper and his wife, Sheryl, are putting on a patriotic show at a Phoenix elementary school this week. The Coopers have been writing and directing the annual Hopi Elementary Variety Show every year since having to sit through what seemed like an endless recital 14 years ago. -more-


Hutchinson throws complete game to beat Boston College

Daily Planet Wire Services
Saturday February 23, 2002

Behind a complete game pitching performance by Trevor Hutchinson, a 17-hit attack and seven stolen bases, Cal defeated visiting Boston College, 10-4, Friday at Evans Diamond. -more-


Cal professor helps to defy aging process

Guy Poole, Daily Planet staff
Saturday February 23, 2002

A combination of two over-the-counter dietary supplements have reduced the effects of aging in rats, and might do the same for an aging population, according to a recent study. -more-


Check-stealing is not only mailbox threat

Susan. Libby
Saturday February 23, 2002

Editor: -more-


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
Saturday February 23, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — Napster, still stinging from the forced shutdown of its song-swap service last July, enjoyed a small legal victory as a federal judge ordered record labels to produce documents and prove copyright ownership of songs from Elvis Presley, the Beatles and other top artists. -more-


Golden Bears fall to UCLA

Daily Planet Wire Services
Saturday February 23, 2002

LOS ANGELES - In a preview of a first round Pac-10 Tournament game, California fell to UCLA, 58-48, in a defensive battle Friday night at Pauley Pavilion. -more-


Hemlocks kick off new legalization effort

By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff
Saturday February 23, 2002

The Bay Area Hemlock Society, led by Berkeley-based Rev. Dennis Kuby, will kick off a new effort to legalize physician-assisted suicide Sunday afternoon with a meeting at Northbrae Community Church. -more-


Sports shorts

Staff
Saturday February 23, 2002

Legans out for USC game -more-


School bureaucrats needs to downsizing

Yolanada Huang
Saturday February 23, 2002

Editor: -more-


News of the Weird

Staff
Saturday February 23, 2002

Wedding goes on despite cold paws -more-


Murdered journalist mourned at Stanford

Staff
Saturday February 23, 2002

The Stanford University community is mourning the slaying of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, who graduated from the university in 1985. -more-


Group accused in baby’s starvation death back in court

By Justin Pritchard, The Associated Press
Saturday February 23, 2002

20-year-old woman only defendant released on bail -more-


Homeless man who allegedly killed elderly woman pleads innocent

The Associated Press
Saturday February 23, 2002

SAN DIEGO – A homeless man who allegedly struck and killed an elderly woman who refused to give him money has pleaded innocent to murder and elder abuse charges. -more-


PG&E backing term-limits effort

By Stefanie Frith, The Associated Press
Saturday February 23, 2002

SACRAMENTO – PG&E Corp., the parent company of bankrupt utility giant Pacific Gas and Electric Company, has donated $15,000 to the campaign to extend California’s term limits, state campaign finance records show. -more-


State unemployment rate creeps up in January

By Simon Avery, The Associated Press
Saturday February 23, 2002

Addition of 30,200 new jobs can’t stop rise in joblessness; total tops 1 million -more-


PG&E to forge ahead with reorganization

The Associated Press
Saturday February 23, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO – Bankrupt Pacific Gas and Electric Co. intends to forge ahead with its reorganization plan and also appeal a federal judge’s ruling that bankruptcy law does not expressly permit businesses to pre-empt state law while getting back on their feet. -more-


Opinion

Editorials

News of the Weird

Staff
Friday March 01, 2002

She may have fries coming out of her ears someday -more-


YouthWorks comes to the rescue during rough economic times

By Mary Spicuzza Special to the Daily Planet
Thursday February 28, 2002

Two employees called in sick. As if that wasn’t enough, the payroll had to be done. No matter. Juanita McMullen, program manager of YouthWorks and a community- service veteran with 29 years of experience in this field, took it in stride. -more-


Elizabeth Taylor turns 70

Associated Press
Wednesday February 27, 2002

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Good grief, Elizabeth Taylor is 70! -more-


Caption did not represent Hemlocks

Nancy Ward Hemlock Society
Wednesday February 27, 2002

Editor: -more-


Today in History

Staff
Tuesday February 26, 2002

Today’s Highlight in History: -more-


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-


BHS boys’ face O’Dowd

Staff Report
Monday February 25, 2002

The Berkeley High boys’ basketball team received an at-large bid to the North Coast Section Division I playoffs on Sunday. The sixth-seeded ’Jackets will face No. 3 Bishop O’Dowd in a first-round game at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The game will be played at either Bishop O’Dowd’s gym or at Chabot College in Hayward, with the venue to be decided today. -more-


Plane crashes near San Jose high school

The Associated Press
Saturday February 23, 2002

SAN JOSE — A small airplane hit a fence, clipped a tree and crash landed in a field near a high school Friday. -more-