Pro-Palestine protester charged with biting officer
Most protesters arraigned on lesser charges -more-
Most protesters arraigned on lesser charges -more-
NEW YORK — ABC will set aside its normal programming for a full day and evening on Sept. 11 to commemorate the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. -more-
NEW YORK — ABC will set aside its normal programming for a full day and evening on Sept. 11 to commemorate the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. -more-
Banged-up Bears take rare underdog role against rival Stanford -more-
Some Berkeley residents are hurriedly scouring the commercial districts and neighborhoods and gathering signatures in an attempt to get two separate but perhaps equally controversial initiatives placed on the upcoming November ballot. -more-
To the Editor, -more-
LOS ANGELES — Steve Bornstein, president of the ABC television network, resigned Tuesday. -more-
The Berkeley Federation of Teachers is preparing to go to court to challenge layoff notices for as many as 40 “temporary” teachers, but district officials are confident they will prevail. -more-
Today is Wednesday, May 1, the 121st day of 2002. There are 244 days left in the year. -more-
East Bay law enforcement officials are searching for a gray 2001 Honda coupe that belongs to a man who was found Sunday afternoon in Tilden Park suffering from multiple stab wounds, and a woman he apparently picked up before being stabbed. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — Thirty years after the break-in at the Watergate Hotel, former White House counsel John Dean intends to publish an electronic book revealing who he believes is “Deep Throat,” the anonymous informant who helped unseat President Richard Nixon. -more-
SACRAMENTO — Consumer groups and state regulators are opposing a bill that would shelve rules requiring SBC Pacific Bell and Verizon to share part of their profits with ratepayers. -more-
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A Delaware judge Tuesday cleared Hewlett-Packard Co. of allegations it acted improperly in the vicious proxy fight over the Compaq Computer Corp. acquisition, likely paving the way for completion of the high-tech industry’s biggest merger. -more-
Transportation officials admit poor public communication linesZ -more-
City rethinks Telegraph Ave. traffic lights 05-01-2002
SF Genentech’s patent lawsuit vs. Amgen restored on appeal 04-30-2002
News of the Weird 04-29-2002
News of the Weird 04-27-2002
Eastshore State Park plan nearing maturity 04-26-2002
News of the Weird 04-25-2002
Pro-Palestine protester charged with biting officer By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 05-01-2002
A modest proposal for a new mayor - James Day 05-01-2002
Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 05-01-2002
Arts & Entertainment By David Brauder, The Associated Press 05-01-2002
ABC programs full day, evening to commemorate 9/11 By David Brauder, The Associated Press 05-01-2002
Out & About Calendar Staff 05-01-2002
Team finish will override individual marks at Big Meet By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 05-01-2002
Measures would promote ‘fair trade’ coffee, ban ‘out-of-scale’ buildings By Devona Walker, Daily Planet Staff 05-01-2002
Berkeley is not as dense as some suggest - Robert Clear 05-01-2002
ABC chief quits amid ratings drought Staff 05-01-2002
Teachers union plans to challenge layoffs in court By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 05-01-2002
History - The Associated Press 05-01-2002
Tilden Park stabbing witness & car sought Daily Planet Wire Report 05-01-2002
Dean to disclose “Deep Throat” identity in Salon Staff 05-01-2002
Pac Bell, Verizon might escape profit-sharing duty By Jennifer Coleman, The Associated Press 05-01-2002
Judge rules HP did not coerce, lie to investors By Briain Bergstein, The Associated Press 05-01-2002
Students, teachers, parents protest ‘high-stakes’ SAT-9 standardized test By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 04-30-2002
History The Associated Press 04-30-2002
UC does not limit students’ free speech rights 04-30-2002
Arts Calendar 04-30-2002
Out & About 04-30-2002
Demetrius Sommers: High energy athlete By Nathan Fox Special to the Daily Planet 04-30-2002
BUSD reps check out small schools in Boston, New York City By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 04-30-2002
News of the Weird 04-30-2002
Standardized tests have value for professionals 04-30-2002
Cable TV sex expert comes to Berkeley to champion frank exploration of sexuality By Jamie Luck Special to the Daily Planet 04-30-2002
Divest from Israeli and Palestinian businesses or support Israeli military 04-30-2002
Terrorism added to list of threats to highways, along with earthquakes By William McCall The Associated Press 04-30-2002
Church attendance alone does not ensure longer life 04-30-2002
Global warming bill passes Calif. Senate committee The Associated Press 04-30-2002
Fraud detection software firm to be acquired for $726m By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press 04-30-2002
Apple introduces eMac for schools to boost sales; like iMac, but smaller The Associated Press 04-30-2002
Nominees selected for city’s rent board By Matt Artz, Daily Planet Staff 04-29-2002
Berkeley's planned boycott of Israel Mark Tarses 04-29-2002
Hope springs eternal for Boller, Bears By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 04-29-2002
Cal event explores healing virtues of reparations The Associated Press 04-29-2002
History Staff 04-29-2002
A case for standardized tests Gessica Johnston 04-29-2002
Sports shorts Staff 04-29-2002
Budget shortfall TBA by Jamie Luck, Daily Planet Staff 04-29-2002
Racism in the Middle East? Rachel M. Schorr 04-29-2002
Sports this weekend Staff 04-29-2002
Environmentalism is honored at Bay Festival By Chris Nichols, Daily Planet Staff 04-29-2002
Heightened security backfiring Tod H. Mikuriya 04-29-2002
History Staff 04-29-2002
SF fire department rescues man from rip tide The Associated Press 04-29-2002
Prankster gets 30 months for duping cat and dog owner The Associated Press 04-29-2002
Landlords befuddled at how to prevent dog mauling tragedies By PAUL GLADER, The Associated Press 04-29-2002
Train takes honors at California Music Awards By Ron Harris, The Associated Press 04-29-2002
Bay Area Briefs Staff 04-29-2002
HP lawyers give scathing closing argument in Compaq merger case By Brian Bergstein, The Associated Press 04-29-2002
SF Ferry Building to become public market By Paul Glader, The Associated Press 04-29-2002
First Ford-Firestone case in California ready to go to trial By Chelsea J. Carter, The Associated Press 04-29-2002
Council looks at finance reform by Jamie Luck, Special to the Daily Planet 04-27-2002
Quiet Berkeley streets are full of surprises By Susan Cerny, Special to the Daily Planet 04-27-2002
Judi Bari trial is about civil rights - J. B. Neilands 04-27-2002
‘Homebody/Kabul’ – Kushner sends Berkeley Rep audiences on fascinating journey through Afghanistan By John Angell Grant, Special to the Daily Planet 04-27-2002
Out & About Calendar Staff 04-27-2002
Panthers drop second straight extra-inning game By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 04-27-2002
Food activist weighs School Board run By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet Staff 04-27-2002
Berkeley school chiefs should expain need for standardized tests, or oppose them Joseph Brulenski 04-27-2002
ABC insists Peter Jennings take $3 million pay cut By Frazier Moore, The Associated Press 04-27-2002
Sports shorts Staff 04-27-2002
Nader attacks Congress on energy, campaign finance policies at Cal By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet Staff 04-27-2002
Support clearn energy in California Beth Gunston 04-27-2002
Reworking of ‘Long Day’s Journey’ adds little to classic play By Jacob Coakley Special to the Daily Planet 04-27-2002
Prep scores Staff 04-27-2002
Transportation is number one issue at Southside Plan meeting By Chris Nichols, Daily Planet Staff 04-27-2002
California Assembly: Vote yes on clean energy SB532 Daniel Wolfe 04-27-2002
SF Intl. Film Festival showcases Berkeley directors By Peter Crimmins, Special to the Daily Planet 04-27-2002
History Staff 04-27-2002
Immigration laws face scrutiny at ethics conference By Chris Nichols, Daily Planet Staff 04-27-2002
Student convicted of plotting attack at De Anza College DeGuzman faces up to 94 years in prison for assembling arsenal By Jessica Brice, The Associated Press 04-27-2002
Governor puts $25 billion in education bonds on November ballot The Associated Press 04-27-2002
Shorebirds migrating past Northwest to the Arctic By Elizabeth Murtaugh, The Associated Press 04-27-2002
Future’s bright with glass block walls The Associated Press 04-27-2002
Japanese-Americans re-create World War II internment experience By Deborah Kong, The Associated Press 04-27-2002
A year later, no breaks in Chandra Levy’s disappearance By Mark Sherman, The Associated Press 04-27-2002
Chronology of events in the year since Chandra Levy disappeared The Associated Press 04-27-2002
UC Berkeley dance program founder David Wood dies at 77 By Kathleen Maclay, UC Berkeley 04-27-2002
Doris Hoffmann, early face of Alzheimer’s in documentary, dies at 94 Staff 04-27-2002
Veritas backup software thriving on security worries By Michael Liedtke, The Associated Press 04-27-2002
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
Staff 04-25-2002
Staff 04-25-2002
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