Four unions representing more than 60 percent of the city’s workforce united Monday in unprecedented fashion to leverage frustrations about six months of contract negotiations without a resolution. -more-
Spinsterhood in Maine a woolly way of life -more-
Cal is hosting the USA Combined Event Championships and the Junior National Combined Events Championships June 18-20 at its track stadium, where fans can see some of the nation's top decathletes and heptathletes. Action begins at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. Wednesday and10:00 a.m. Thursday. -more-
The Berkeley Unified School District has reinstated 24 of the 91 temporary teachers who received layoff notices in March. -more-
On June 18, 1940, during World War II, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill urged his countrymen to conduct themselves in a manner that would prompt future generations to say, “This was their finest hour.” -more-
OAKLAND — The Oakland Athletics are about to find out whether the progress they’ve made in the past two weeks will stand up to the grind of their longest road trip of the season. -more-
Selling certain types of coffee could soon be illegal in Berkeley. -more-
NEW YORK — Can a nation debate the merits of cloning when fewer than half its adults can give a decent definition of DNA? -more-
YOKOHAMA, Japan — Mexico had tradition and the crowd on its side, and for much of the match it had the ball. But the United States got the goals — and a place in the World Cup quarterfinals, its best showing since 1930. -more-
Malcolm X fourth-graders got to dig into a science assignment this year when they recycled cafeteria waste using live worms as composting agents. -more-
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OAKLAND — Two newspapers filed a motion Monday to lift a gag order imposed on jurors in the federal lawsuit two Earth First! activists brought against the FBI and Oakland police. -more-
In a sweet deal for shareholders, Nestle SA agreed Monday to take majority stake in Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Inc. as part a $2.4 billion transaction that would allow the Swiss conglomerate to eventually swallow all of California-based Dreyer’s. -more-
SAN JOSE — Photo industry rivals are teaming up on an initiative to establish what they hope will become the ATM-equivalent of a global digital photo printing network. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — In another sign of the high-tech industry’s humbling times, Web browser pioneer Marc Andreessen abandoned his ambition to build a Web services giant Monday and agreed to sell most of his latest brainchild, Loudcloud Inc., to computer systems consultant Electronic Data Systems. -more-
FRESNO — A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction delaying enforcement of California’s electric-car mandate in its current form for two years. -more-
SAN BERNARDINO — Fire raging through Cajon Pass in the San Bernardino Mountains overran two fire engine crews Monday and shut down Interstate 15, the main route used by travelers between Southern California and Las Vegas. -more-
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gray Davis has asked the committee scraping to fill a $23.6 billion budget hole to find $1 billion more — with cuts or tax increases — to boost emergency reserves and protect California’s credit. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — Citing a lack of evidence, a judge tossed out Marjorie Knoller’s murder conviction Monday in last year’s dog mauling death of a neighbor. He also sentenced Knoller’s husband to the maximum four years in prison. -more-
Murder conviction tossed in SF dog mauling case 06-18-2002
Bay Area family returns after 4 years at sea 06-17-2002
History 06-15-2002
History 06-14-2002
History 06-12-2002
Most of city’s workforce demands better wages By Kurtis Alexander Daily Planet Staff 06-18-2002
News of the Weird The Associated Press 06-18-2002
Effects of estate taxes Mike VukelichEl Sobrante 06-18-2002
Out & About Staff 06-18-2002
O'Brien heads all-star cast at USA championships By Dean Caparaz Special to the Daily Planet 06-18-2002
Teaching positions restored By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 06-18-2002
History The Associated Press 06-18-2002
San Pablo project Bob Kubik Berkeley 06-18-2002
A’s road trip to test progress By Greg Beacham The Associated Press 06-18-2002
Anti-coffee ballot proposal could ban certain types of brew By Devona Walker Daily Planet Staff 06-18-2002
Here’s to Betty Bill Joyce Oakland 06-18-2002
E equals MC-wha? Americans don’t know much about science, and that’s cause for concern Malcom Ritter The Associated Press 06-18-2002
U.S. advances to quarterfinals The Associated Press 06-18-2002
Earthworms go ’round the outside By Mike Dinoffria Special to the Daily Planet 06-18-2002
Stop pollution Griffin Hall 5th grade Mrs. Dobson's class 06-18-2002
Newspapers sue to lift gag order imposed on Earth First! jurors The Associated Press 06-18-2002
Livermore leak George Kauffman Berkeley 06-18-2002
Nestle to take control of Calif.-based Dreyer’s By Matthew Fordahl The Associated Press 06-18-2002
Companies push for global digital photo printing By May Wong The Associated Press 06-18-2002
Loudcloud agrees to sell most of its business to EDS By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press 06-18-2002
Federal judge delays enforcement of electric-car mandate The Associated Press 06-18-2002
Southern Calif. wildfire burns 3 firefighters, shut down interstate twice since Sunday The Associated Press 06-18-2002
Governor asks budget panel to find $1 billion more The Associated Press 06-18-2002
Tensions over Berkeley Height Initiative on the rise By Katie Flynn, Daily Planet Intern 06-17-2002
In support of feral cat sterilization Dairne Ryan 06-17-2002
Out & About Calendar Staff 06-17-2002
A’s take 2 of 3 from Giants By GREG BEACHAM, The Associated Press 06-17-2002
Coalition pushes Sunshine Ordinance By Mike Dinoffria, Special to the Daily Planet 06-17-2002
Questions about city mediation Howie Muir 06-17-2002
Billionaire backers of LA football back out of city’s stadium deal The Associated Press 06-17-2002
South Berkeley celebrates By Chris Nichols, Daily Planet Staff 06-17-2002
Height initiative would impact the availability of housing Charles Siegel 06-17-2002
Pro rodeo schedules more bull riding The Associated Press 06-17-2002
Bay Briefs Staff 06-17-2002
History Staff 06-17-2002
Southern California firefighters keeping busy, battling 3,500-acre blaze The Associated Press 06-17-2002
Suicide leads to arrest of sex crime suspect The Associated Press 06-17-2002
California prisons are helping to make dent in the state’s digital divide By JESSICA BRICE, Associated Press Writer 06-17-2002
State’s Oracle hearings expected to wrap up today By STEVE LAWRENC, The Associated Press 06-17-2002
Wheeling and dealing in Mill Valley By MAY WONG, The Associated Press 06-17-2002
Unemployment rate falls despite fewer total jobs By SIMON AVERY, The Associated Press 06-17-2002
San Francisco supervisor collects signatures to cut homeless checks The Associated Press 06-17-2002
Bankrupt PG&E’s creditors begin deciding future By KAREN GAUDETTE, The Associated Press 06-17-2002
Wind-whipped wildfire destroys five homes 30 miles from Bakersfield The Associated Press, 06-17-2002
Dirty bomb is topic of state medical summit By SIMON AVERY, The Associated Press 06-17-2002
Condoleezza Rice tells Stanford grads the world is different now By MARGIE MASON, The Associated Press 06-17-2002
Gay SF police officer eulogized Staff 06-17-2002
Judge orders retrial for California dope farmers The Associated Press 06-17-2002
Online search engine Google has new competitor By MICHAEL LIEDTKE, The Associated Press 06-17-2002
It turns out: eBay wasn’t about PEZ dispensers after all By BRIAN BERGSTEIN, The Associated Press 06-17-2002
BRIEFS Staff 06-17-2002
Future for Youth Radio fuzzy By Devona Walker, Daily Planet Staff 06-15-2002
Pioneer West Berkeley house takes on a new life, wins an award By Susan Cerny, Special to the Daily Planet 06-15-2002
Complaints against reverend Rev. Tom Sanders 06-15-2002
Out & About Calendar Staff 06-15-2002
Films of Clara Van Gool, at the Fine Arts Cinema By Peter Crimmins, 06-15-2002
Arts & Entertainment Staff 06-15-2002
Fans pull all-nighters for different kind of finals by Mike Dinoffria, Special to the Daily Planet 06-15-2002
City’s horizon is in the hands of voters By Devona Walker, Daily Planet Staff 06-15-2002
Thanks Alameda James F. Harris 06-15-2002
U.S. team joins Korea, Japan, Belgium in 2nd round Staff 06-15-2002
Visit to Israel a peace mission for local man By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 06-15-2002
20 mph no joke Steve Geller 06-15-2002
Producers of new ’Altar Boys’ movie deflect assumptions By David Germain, The Associated Press 06-15-2002
Pitch to the man fourth on the career HR list By Anne M. Peterson, The Associated Press 06-15-2002
King’s principal takes key school district post By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 06-15-2002
News of the Weird Staff 06-15-2002
Bay Area job seekers look for more than a paycheck By Chris Nichols, Daily Planet Staff 06-15-2002
Bay Area job seekers look for more than a paycheck By Chris Nichols, Daily Planet Staff 06-15-2002
eBay struggles to keep die-hard users happy By Brian Bergstein, The Associated Press 06-15-2002
New Unemployment Figures Staff 06-15-2002
New appliances are energy stars The Associated Press 06-15-2002
Innovations make home functional Staff 06-15-2002
Building more light into your home Staff 06-15-2002
60-year wait ends for former interment camp man Staff 06-15-2002
Winona Ryder pleads innocent to theft, drug charges The Associated Press 06-15-2002
Canned convenience food Spam has its own museum By Craig Gustafson, The Associated Press 06-15-2002
Disney plans to pull viewers to ABC’s season The Associated Press 06-15-2002
Original Declaration of Independence copy on display Staff 06-15-2002
’Casablanca’ leads list of favorite movie love stories By David Germaiin, The Associated Press 06-15-2002
Dispute resolved over mystery anthology Staff 06-15-2002
Briefs Staff 06-15-2002
Greenpeace co-founder Moore accused of treason By Paul Elias, The Associated Press 06-15-2002
Bill to stimulate more low-income apartments moves By Jim Wasserman, The Associated Press 06-15-2002
Davis, senators repeat call for Bush to buy oil leases of state’s coast By Jim Wasserman, The Associated Press 06-15-2002
Man gets two years for mailing fake anthrax Staff 06-15-2002
Berkeley Farms recalls antibiotic-tainted milk The Associated Press 06-15-2002
The tainted milk products being recalled Staff 06-15-2002
Mexican guest workers seek Congress’ help to recover decades-overdue pay By Mark Sherman, The Associated Press 06-15-2002
Salvadoran investigators unable to determine how American died Staff 06-15-2002
Archaeological dig shows Roman sea trade with India By Andrew Bridges, The Associated Press 06-15-2002
Superintendent calls for small schools at Berkeley High School By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 06-14-2002
Revitalizing San Pablo Ave. area Pamela Thomas 06-14-2002
Berkeley Rep does justice to wacky British drama By John Angell Grant, Special to the Daily Planet 06-14-2002
Out & About Calendar Staff 06-14-2002
Arts Calendar Staff 06-14-2002
Berkeley duo helps push Bay Oaks to national tournament By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 06-14-2002
Police force turns over By Chris Nichols, Daily Planet Staff 06-14-2002
Security issue Marc Sapir 06-14-2002
A child’s glimpse of the Middle East in new documentary By Peter Crimmins Special to the Daily Planet 06-14-2002
Bicycle Friendly Berkeley keeps kids safe By Devona Walker, Daily Planet Staff 06-14-2002
Bad drivers a gold mine Tim Plume 06-14-2002
Feral cats not welcome By Kurtis Alexander, Daily Planet Staff 06-14-2002
Oakland’s ‘Barbeque,’ Beer and Bluesfest Mike Dinoffria, Special to the Daily Planet 06-14-2002
News of the Weird Staff 06-14-2002
Flags fly for motorists Mike Dinoffria, Berkeley Daily Planet 06-14-2002
correction Staff 06-14-2002
Auto emissions bill struggles to regain momentum By Jim Wasserman, The Associated Press 06-14-2002
Web browser project makes one last stab at challenging Microsoft Corp. By Anick Jesdanun, The Associated PRess 06-14-2002
Home and Garden By James and Morris Carey The Associated Press 06-14-2002
Berkeley scientist helps locate new Jupiter-like planet Daily Planet Wire Services 06-14-2002
State Briefs Staff 06-14-2002
Arriving in style: Playboy founder’s Mercedes limo for sale Staff 06-14-2002
CLICK AND CLACK TALK CARS BY TOM AND RAY MAGLIOZZI 06-14-2002
Committee denies license for Grateful Dead reunion concert Staff 06-14-2002
Teen won’t talk to investigators about car crash Daily Planet Wire Services 06-14-2002
Berkeley’s bay trail coming soon By Kurtis Alexander, Daily Planet Staff 06-12-2002
No coincidence Daniella Thompson 06-12-2002
Out & About Calendar Staff 06-12-2002
Extra work pays off for Berkeley High rowing duo By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 06-12-2002
Jury awards Earth First! $4.4 million By Chris Nichols, Daily Planet Staff 06-12-2002
Historically significant Sally B. Woodbridge 06-12-2002
Russell’s lawyer: alleged victim consented to sex By Justin Pritchard, The Associated Press 06-12-2002
Pot club closes following robbery By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet Staff 06-12-2002
Rallying for marijuana for patients Kim Hanna 06-12-2002
Goalless France booted from Cup By Phil Brown The Associated Press 06-12-2002
Standoff, random shooting shake south neighborhood By Devona Walker, Daily Planet Staff 06-12-2002
What’s good for San Pablo Avenue? David Snipper 06-12-2002
News of the Weird Staff 06-12-2002
School board considers asking for more money By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet Staff 06-12-2002
Lawrence lab ends controversial test By Kurtis Alexander, Daily Planet Staff 06-12-2002
Four Knight Ridder newspapers lower Sunday prices By Michael Liedtke, The Associated Press 06-12-2002
Lycos offers subscription music service The Associated Press 06-12-2002
Number of pirated CDs nearly doubled in 2001, industry says By SIMON AVERY, The Associated Press 06-12-2002
Government tries to halt sale of Hiroshima atomic bomb remnants By David Kravits, The Associated Press 06-12-2002
Bid for North Coast Railroad By The Associated Press 06-12-2002
Governor names California’s first official Poet Laureate By JIM WASSERMAN, The Associated Press 06-12-2002
FBI questioning dive shops to head off terrorist attacks By Seth Hettena, The Associated Press 06-12-2002
Northern fire still a problem The Associated Press 06-12-2002
Investigator: suspect appeared nervous days after girl vanished Staff 06-12-2002
Nine charges thrown out in shoe bomb case The Associated Press 06-12-2002
National Briefs Staff 06-12-2002
Judge’s ruling moves Anderson jury out of deadlock By Kristen Hays, The Associated Press 06-15-2002
Corporate America battered by allegations of white collar crime By Alan Clendenning, The Associated Press 06-15-2002
DOE downplays risk after earthquake near Yucca By Ken Ritter, The Associated Press 06-15-2002
S.C. governor sends troopers to stop plutonium shipments By Jacob Jordan, The Associated Press 06-15-2002
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