UC Berkeley has suspended Students for Justice in Palestine while officials investigate the group’s April 9 takeover of Wheeler Hall. -more-
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They are three unlikely stars of American letters – their unsteady, vulnerable voices can be heard through their writing and on the radio – but David Sedaris, Sarah Vowell, and David Rakoff are the crowned triumvirate of humor prose. Their published memoirs wrought with witty failure and anxiety have charmed and amused the in-crowd. -more-
Yellowjacket boys, Gaucho girls win -more-
The Board of Education tangled with activists over the multi-million dollar maintenance budget and tabled a change in the hiring process for principals at its Wednesday night meeting. -more-
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The calamity of September 11 has unleashed a flurry of books – both old and new – that seek to explain the intricacies of the volatile region to a hungry public. Gilles Kepel, author of “Jihad: The Trail of Political Islam”, will discuss his own historical viewpoint tonight at 7:30 at Cody’s Books on Telegraph Avenue. -more-
El Cerrito volleyball completes season sweep over Berkeley -more-
Berkeley Organization for Animal Advocay (BOAA) held a vigil last night before UC Berkeley’s Northwest Animal Facility to protest the use of animals for experimentation. Clutching signs and candles, the black-clad protesters stood in silence along Oxford St. between Hearst and Berkeley streets while campus police video-taped the scene. -more-
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The third week of testimony in the civil suit of Earth First v. The FBI and the Oakland Police Department came to a close Thursday evening with the plaintiffs feeling exuberant over early strides made in their case. -more-
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Today is Friday, April 26, the 116th day of 2002. There are 249 days left in the year. -more-
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SAN FRANCISCO — While Gov. Gray Davis’ efforts to keep Patrick Ghilotti behind bars went all the way to the California Supreme Court, few noticed when at least 16 other sexually violent predators were allowed to disappear quietly into their communities. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Gov. Gray Davis cannot arbitrarily overrule a state law that sets guidelines for freeing rapists and child molesters after they have served their sentences. -more-
LIVERMORE — A year ago, President Bush asked the director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to find out how long it would take to restart nuclear test explosions. -more-
The FBI announced Thursday that four Oakland International Airport employees have been arrested on suspicion of failing to disclose prior felony convictions when applying for airport badges that gave them access to secure areas of the airport. -more-
SACRAMENTO — A Sierra Nevada conservation group sued the state Thursday over its approval of logging plans by the state’s largest timber company. -more-
Q. I have a humming noise in my water lines, caused by a vibration that results when the tank float valve in my toilet nears shut-off. Is there a way to fix it other than by replacing the float and shut-off valve assembly? -more-
LOS ANGELES — The cost of home ownership in California broke another barrier in March, with the median home price topping $300,000 for the first time, according to industry figures released Thursday. -more-
NEW YORK — Shares of InVision Technologies Inc., which makes airport luggage scanners, fell Thursday after the Transportation Department reduced the number of such machines it plans to deploy at airports this year. -more-
The plans to establish Eastshore State Park, the swath of coastal greenbelt that stretches from the foot of the Bay Bridge to Marina Bay in Richmond, is taking a somewhat cohesive form. Entitled the “preferred park plan,” it is ready for the next stage after a Tuesday presentation in Berkeley. The city will be receiving it with a special meeting composed of the City Council, the Parks and Recreation Commission, and the Waterfront Commission this Tuesday, April 30, 7 p.m. at the Berkeley Community Theater, 1930 Allston Way. -more-
Eastshore State Park plan nearing maturity 04-26-2002
News of the Weird 04-25-2002
Afghanistan’s war veterans prowl the streets 04-22-2002
Architect Julia Morgan designed some of Berkeley’s most treasured buildings 04-20-2002
UCB suspends pro-Palestine student group over Wheeler Hall takeover By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 04-26-2002
New citizen votes for clean energy, SB532 Anastassia Shaitarova 04-26-2002
NPR icons bring East Coast wit & angst to Zellerbach Hall By Peter Crimmins, Special to the Daily Planet 04-26-2002
Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 04-26-2002
Out & About Calendar Staff 04-26-2002
Berkeley, El Cerrito split track meet By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 04-26-2002
School Board tangles over maintenance budget By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 04-26-2002
California should clean up its energy policy Lauren Perlman 04-26-2002
‘Jihad’ explores dynamics of Islamist movements By Andy Sywak Special to the Daily Planet 04-26-2002
Gauchos blast BHS By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 04-26-2002
Protesters call on UCB to end animal research By Jamie Luck, Special to the Daily Planet 04-26-2002
If people love Berkeley, let them create new cities like it - don’t overcrowd this one Drew Keeling 04-26-2002
Sports this weekend Staff 04-26-2002
Earth First! exuberant in FBI/OPD conspiracy trial By Devona Walker, Daily Planet Staff 04-26-2002
Responsibility for securing a clean energy future rests on us Cat Hare 04-26-2002
Prep scores Staff 04-26-2002
History Staff 04-26-2002
Not all who oppose Israel’s policies are anti-Semitic Gray Brechin 04-26-2002
16 sexual predators go free By Kim Curtis, The Associated Press 04-26-2002
Ghilottii denied release By Kim Curtis, The Associated Press 04-26-2002
Livermore lab director says no more nuclear testing By Martha Mendoza, The Associated Press 04-26-2002
Local man arrested in airport security sting Daily Planet Wire Report 04-26-2002
State sued over timber logging practices By Don Thompson, The Associated Press 04-26-2002
New wholesale power market design approved By Jennifer Coleman, The Associated Press 04-26-2002
Five glasses of water per day keeps the doctor away The Associated Press 04-26-2002
Home and Garden – Q&A By Morris and James Carey The Associated Press 04-26-2002
California existing home prices hit record in March By Simon Avery, The Associated Press 04-26-2002
Airport scanner reduction hurts InVision Tech. The Associated Press/Dow Jones 04-26-2002
City Council looks back at Israel vote By Jamie Luck Special to the Daily Planet 04-25-2002
Panthers drop extra-inning thriller to Albany By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 04-25-2002
Teacher challenges standardized tests Martha Hoppe Berkeley 04-25-2002
O Music, Where Art Thou? Staff 04-25-2002
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Berkeley High releases new blueprint for change By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 04-25-2002
Support human rights for Palestinians Sami Kitmitto Berkeley 04-25-2002
Sony’s summer sequels seek super size sales By David Germain The Associated Press 04-25-2002
City Council denounces plan for Dublin juvenile facility By Chris Nichols Daily Planet Staff 04-25-2002
City Council spoke clearly against Israel boycott Hilla Abel Berkeley 04-25-2002
Bush official defends U.S. treatment of Taliban prisoners at Guantanamo Bay By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 04-25-2002
What the Israelis and the Palestinians really want Harry Lieberman Berkeley 04-25-2002
History The Associated Press 04-25-2002
University clerical workers rally again, prepare for possible strike By Jamie Luck Special to the Daily Planet 04-25-2002
Rep. Barbara Lee wins integrity award The Associated Press 04-25-2002
Berkeley cyclist sues AIDS Ride charity Staff 04-25-2002
Calif. teachers’ bid to select textbooks slips as bill stalls in Assembly committee By Stefanie Frith The Associated Press 04-25-2002
Calif. cities can ban gun shows, high court rules By David Kravets The Associated PRess 04-25-2002
California’s first new prison since 1995 nixed in Senate By Don Thompson The Associated Press 04-25-2002
State Board of Education adopts new standardized test By Stefanie Frith The Associated Press 04-25-2002
Supreme Court squelches Lake Tahoe development By Jim Wasserman The Associated Press 04-25-2002
Berkeley software company sues for consumers’ right to copy commercial DVDs By Ron Harris The Associated Press 04-25-2002
Microsoft agrees to support AMD’s next Athlon microprocessor chip By Matthew Fordahl The Associated Press 04-25-2002
South Berkeley explosion injures construction crew By Jamie Luck Special to the Daily Planet 04-23-2002
St. Mary’s jumper hurtles toward 2008 Olympics By Nathan Fox Daily Planet Correspondent 04-23-2002
Rally for more school funding John Selawsky Director, Berkeley Board of Education 04-23-2002
‘Scorpion King’ stings competition, opens with $36.1 million weekend The Associated Press 04-23-2002
Staff 04-23-2002
Schultz retires from School Board; Riddle seeks vacant seat By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 04-23-2002
Richard Cherry belongs on BHS team The Berkeley Athletic Fund 04-23-2002
Berkeley group protects world’s islands By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 04-23-2002
Save the El Cerrito Theater Michael Mejia Richmond 04-23-2002
History The Associated Press 04-23-2002
Long live the atheist Carol Denny Berkeley 04-23-2002
News of the Weird The Associated Press 04-23-2002
Gore criticizes Bush administration’s environmental policies By Karin MillerThe Associated Press 04-23-2002
Bush defends his environmental record as Gore and others criticize his record; promotes “clear skies” anti-smog plan By Ron Fournier The Associated Press 04-23-2002
Trash talk: New York mayor’s proposed recycling halt angers environmental groups By Larry McShane The Associated Press 04-23-2002
California shaves $3.5 billion off cost of power contracts By Paul Glader The Associated Press 04-23-2002
Measure boosting benefits retroactively sent to Davis By Steve Lawrence The Associated Press 04-23-2002
A day in the life ... campesinos from Latin America work long days in Arizona fields By Luke Turf The Associated Press 04-23-2002
California court allows local bans of gun shows on public property By DAVID KRAVETS Associated Press Writer 04-23-2002
Southern farmers pin hopes on growing demand for goat meat By Elliott Minor The Associated Press 04-23-2002
Cable network for women gets minuscule ratings in first survey The Associated Press 04-23-2002
‘Dateline NBC’ and General Motors make peace after flaming truck incident The Associated Press 04-23-2002
Univison to unveil new strategy, programs for Galavision cable By Gary Gentile The Associated Press 04-23-2002
Cal Day, a celebration to recruit By Chris Nichols Special to the Daily Planet 04-22-2002
Undefeated Bears rumble into Final Four By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 04-22-2002
The truth about ‘terrorism’ Christopher Calder 04-22-2002
Judge stalls pot club’s defense Daily Planet Wire Report 04-22-2002
Bears beat Arizona for first-ever state sweep Daily Planet Wire Services 04-22-2002
Budget cuts to programs for elderly is ill advised Petrice P. Kam UCSF Nursing Student 04-22-2002
‘Harmon’ious memories revisited over the weekend By Chris Nichols Special to the Daily Planet 04-22-2002
No. 1 Cal crew beats No. 6 Wisconsin Daily Planet Wire Services 04-22-2002
Homes in Yorba Linda briefly threatened by 125-acre fire The Associated Press 04-22-2002
Sports this week Staff 04-22-2002
Farmers pin hopes on growing demand for goat meat The Associated Press 04-22-2002
Corn study spurs debate over corporate meddling in academia By Paul Elias The Associated Press 04-22-2002
Monterey 5-year-old girl dies, Placerville boy badly mauled in three days of dog attacks By Ron Harris The Associated Press 04-22-2002
Fistfights during step contest prompt early evacuation at Great America The Associated Press 04-22-2002
Legislators call for halt to plans to build new prison By Don Thompson Associated Press Writer 04-22-2002
Gas prices hold steady despite bad news from around globe The Associated Press 04-22-2002
Trio wins environmental prize for fighting ANWR By Colleen Valles Associated Press Writer 04-22-2002
Abortion activists face off at UC Berkeley By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 04-20-2002
’Jackets stay perfect in ACCAL with Stipovich gem By Richard Nybakken Daily Planet Correspondent 04-20-2002
Daily Planet mistakes are laughable David Couch Berkeley 04-20-2002
Aroner seeks $1.1 million for schools for school district Staff 04-20-2002
John Swett pounds Panthers Staff 04-20-2002
Berkeley’s public schools are underachievers John Cecil Berkeley 04-20-2002
Black Repertory bounces back in South Berkeley Staff 04-20-2002
Sports shorts Staff 04-20-2002
Alameda County cuts funds for the elderly Staff 04-20-2002
History The Associated Press 04-20-2002
Images of trade center preserved in fresh films shot before Sept. 11 By David Germain The Associated Press 04-20-2002
Environmental agency settles suit over endangered species The Associated Press 04-20-2002
Rebels Write Receipts in Robbery The Associated Press 04-20-2002
Pac Bell gets bad grades on customer survey Staff 04-20-2002
Sketching out the real art from the process By Matt Artz Daily Planet Staff 04-20-2002
Baby, I’m back,’ The Associated Press 04-20-2002
Connerly’s ‘Racial Privacy Initiative’ likely to appear on November ballot By Justin Pritchard The Associated Press 04-20-2002
Pac Bell gets bad grades on PUC customer survey Staff 04-20-2002
Sun Microsystems reports narrower third-quarter loss than anticipated The Associated Press 04-20-2002
Former exec accuses AMD of anti-Arab discrimination The Associated Press 04-20-2002
SF’s Williams-Sonoma declares 2-for-1 split The Associated Press 04-20-2002
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