There was no clashing last night, it was all smiles and laughter at the Berkeley Repertory Theater’s hosting of Culture Clash where Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, was making one of her last public appearances before tomorrow’s primary election. -more-
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Sharper scores 34, but St. Mary’s falls back in second half -more-
It wasn't so much about donning suffragette sashes at tea parties as picking electric guitars in a bar lined wall-to-wall with Barbie dolls. -more-
The Berkeley High girls’ basketball team shook off a tough first half with a 9-0 run to start the second half of Saturday’s North Coast Section Division I championship game against Pittsburg, finishing with a 60-53 win at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley. -more-
An independent publishing house has declared Sunnyvale the seventh safest city in the nation based on a comparison of crime rates as of 2000, and ranked 10 other Bay Area cities in the top 100 of the 327 cities surveyed. -more-
Proposition 42 hijacks general purpose state taxes to benefit only transportation, in fixed proportions. There already is a gas tax to support transportation. If it is insufficient, increase it or have an honest weighing of spending priorities for all the state's responsibilities. -more-
TUCSON, Ariz. - In perhaps its biggest Pac-10 basketball game ever, California came away with the second-worst loss in the school’s history. -more-
While not wanting to belittle the welcome addition of the new Berkeley Pedestrian Bridge over Interstate 80, I was amused to learn from a quote by Mr. Scott Berkowitz that “t's awesome and unique. There is no other bridge like this anywhere, and I've been everywhere.” -more-
LOS ANGELES — Dave Smith, whose elegant prose helped usher in an era of literary journalism at the Los Angeles Times in the 1960s, died of a heart attack at his Tucson, Ariz., home. He was 64. -more-
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40,000 square-foot facility fulfills Harvey Milk’s dream -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — As California’s primary draws near, Rep. Gary Condit faces the toughest election of his crumbled political career and Republicans are waging a fierce battle for the right to take on Democratic Gov. Gray Davis. -more-
“Hand over Taliban and al-Qaida or you will be destroyed. Come forward with information about Taliban and al-Qaida,” -more-
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gray Davis has announced that he will not take a position on Proposition 45, the ballot measure that would ease term limits in the state Legislature. -more-
LOS ANGELES — In less than two years, Northrop Grumman Corp. has catapulted from a distant fourth among defense contractors to a strong third. If its proposed acquisition of TRW Inc. goes through, it could soon hit No. 1. -more-
World’s second largest software firm’s shortfall dashes hopes of a high-tech comeback -more-
LOS ANGELES — One of the major creditors lining up to salvage some of its investment in Global Crossing is trying to stop the $750 million buyout proposal put forward by the telecom firm. -more-
BURLINGAME — The father of a 13-year-old boy believed to have been killed by his mother described his son as gentle, giving and intelligent. -more-
Slain Burlingame boy called bright and giving 03-04-2002
Barbara Lee supported federalization that displaced airport workers 03-04-2002
HISTORY 03-02-2002
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
Lee’s not so lone anymore By Devona Walker, Daily Planet Staff 03-04-2002
Don’t vote part of Berkeley’s fiscal disease into county office John Cecil 03-04-2002
Out & About Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 03-04-2002
De La Salle too much for Panthers in NCS final By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 03-04-2002
Locals show off talent at Ladyfest Jia-Rui Chong, Special to the Daily Planet 03-04-2002
Cast your vote for Loni Councilmember Linda Maio 03-04-2002
Lady ’Jackets beat Pittsburg for seventh straight championship By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 03-04-2002
Many Bay Area cities among safest, Oakland is not one Daily Planet Wire Report 03-04-2002
Don’t hijack budget with Prop 42 Barbara Judd 03-04-2002
Wildcats crush Cal hopes The Associated Press 03-04-2002
HISTORY Staff 03-04-2002
Bridge is welcomed but not entirely awesome or unique Dr. Barry Welsh 03-04-2002
Dave Smith, one of the most elegant journalists, dead at 64 The Associated Press 03-04-2002
Pseudo liberal anti-development stance is wearing thin Jeffrey Schilling 03-04-2002
2 injured in Sonoma plane crash The Associated Press 03-04-2002
Gay center opens in SF after nine years of planning The Associated Press 03-04-2002
Voters to decide Condit’s fate, Davis’ foe The Associated Press 03-04-2002
American, allied fighters prepare for new attack The Associated Press 03-04-2002
Davis neutral on Prop 45 The Associated Press 03-04-2002
Defense consolidation taxing competitors, may slow innovations experts say By Gary Gentle The Associated Press 03-04-2002
Oracle warns profits and sales will fall By Michael Liedtke, The Associated Press 03-04-2002
Global Crossing rescue plan dropped The Associated Press 03-04-2002
Budget cuts lead to union trouble for school board By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 03-02-2002
Preservation awards to Encourage restoration By Susan Cerny, Special to the Daily Planet 03-02-2002
UC’s contradictory transit policy shows disregard for Berkeley Rob Wrenn 03-02-2002
Museum explores possibility of life beyond Earth The Associated Press 03-02-2002
Out & About Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 03-02-2002
BHS girls, St. Mary’s boys make NCS finals By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 03-02-2002
Students brings clip and bullets to class By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 03-02-2002
Polly Armstrong offered more to Berkeley than flags Doug Fielding 03-02-2002
TV news making little progress in reflecting minorities, study says AP 03-02-2002
UCLA ends Cal’s season By Dean Caparaz, Daily Planet Correspondent 03-02-2002
Fire fighters say they got burned in negotiations By Jia-Rui Chong, Special to the Daily Planet 03-02-2002
Don’t let budget cuts rob Berkeley High of distinction Gordon Jenkins 03-02-2002
Former Clinton aids go Hollywood Staff 03-02-2002
BHS baseball starts season with a win By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 03-02-2002
Voter turnout estimates below average Wire Report 03-02-2002
County school board members, who do you represent? Mark A. Coplan 03-02-2002
Disneyland forced to test the air Staff 03-02-2002
Local activists return from Cuban By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 03-02-2002
NEW OF THE WEIRD Staff 03-02-2002
GOP gubernatorial race coming down to wire By Erica Werner, The Associated Press 03-02-2002
Bay Area Briefs Staff 03-02-2002
Bombing reported in Afghan mountains The Associated Press 03-02-2002
Cuban youths evicted from Mexican Embassy Staff 03-02-2002
Guantanamo prisoners continue hunger strike for 3rd day The Associated Press 03-02-2002
Religious strife causes bloodshed in India The Associated Press 03-02-2002
Michael Moore makes a big stink – on purpose By Jia-Rui Chong, Special to the Daily Planet 03-02-2002
Woman accused of killing son pleads guilty in court AP 03-02-2002
Counties unsatisfied with use of settlement money AP 03-02-2002
Ukrainian immigrant accused of killing family died by hanging STAFF 03-02-2002
Hard times send shopper to bargain bins, second-hand retail Molly Bentley, Special to the Daily Planet 03-02-2002
Families of farm workers killed in crash to receive compensation The Associated Press 03-02-2002
Insurance commissioner candidates paying big bucks for mudslinging ads The Associated Press 03-02-2002
Judge sets Dec. 2003 trial date for Enron lawsuits By Kristen Hays Associated Press Writer 03-02-2002
BLM withdraws backing of proposed cat litter mine By Scott Sonner, Associated Press Writer 03-02-2002
Andersen to pay $217 million to settle Baptist Foundation suits By Paul Davenport, The Associated Press 03-02-2002
eBay snafu has customers asking where their miniature mice are By Alexandra R. Moses, The Associated Press 03-02-2002
SoCal Edison expected to become debt-free Friday By Gary Gentile, AP Business Writer 03-02-2002
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
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