Affordable housing is topic of Saturday’s town hall meeting in Oakland -more-
Last year Governor Davis’ early budget projections estimated that California would finish the 2001/2002 fiscal year with a $10-12 billion surplus. After the state’s allocation of your tax dollars to bail out energy providers, that estimate was reduced to approximately $4.5 billion. One year later, Governor Davis announced an estimated $23.6 billion dollar state deficit. Furthermore, if local governments (cities, counties and special districts) had not made their ERAF (Education Relief Augmentation Fund), “contributions” today’s deficit would be $28 billion. -more-
St. Mary’s High boys’ basketball head coach Jose Caraballo submitted his resignation to the school late last week, Athletic Director Jay Lawson confirmed this weekend. -more-
James Ellroy scraped rock bottom for a long time. Things got so bad for the 54-year-old Ellroy that selling his own blood for money, eating out of garbage cans and waking up in drunken stupors became commonplace at one point in his life. -more-
We would like to thank Dairne and Linda of Fix Our Ferals for their recent letter responding to the Daily Planet article with the unfortunate title "Feral Cats Not Welcome." We would also like to take this opportunity to draw a distinction between Fix Our Ferals and Home At Last, and to specify more clearly what our complaints are regarding the cats in our neighborhood. -more-
YOKOHAMA, Japan – European teams have only twice failed to be in the top two in the World Cup’s 72-year history – in 1930 and 1950. -more-
The Berkeley Courthouse at 2120 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way will close from September through December of 2003 for seismic retrofit and other improvements, Alameda County Superior Court officials have announced. -more-
CINCINNATI – This sweep belongs to the A’s. -more-
U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein has sent a letter to the FBI asking whether the federal agency is currently conducting unlawful intelligence activities at the University of California. -more-
OAKLAND — University of California registered nurses voted to ratify a new contract Friday, the culmination of months of negotiations and a threatened strike that was narrowly avoided last month. -more-
SAN JOSE — Momentum for children’s universal health care is spreading to cities throughout California, a trend that goes against scaled-back state support for the uninsured. -more-
OAKLAND – In his halting English, Elvia Marin’s husband struggled to tell the nurses and doctor that the pain in his wife’s stomach and back was so intense, it was worse for her than giving birth. -more-
Lawmaker says new evidence could prove antitrust behavior -more-
SAN FRANCISCO – It wasn’t his first job choice, but at least the Pets.com sock puppet hasn’t joined the high-tech unemployment line. -more-
Decade of issues leads lawmakers to call for tighter restrictions -more-
SACRAMENTO – For 20-year-old Sadie Gardere, it just makes sense to call home on her cell phone. Instead of paying 9 cents a minute through Sonoma State University, she pays a flat fee of $45 a month to call her family in the Bay Area. -more-
LOS ANGELES – Cardinal Roger Mahony chose his boyhood parish Sunday morning to read a pastoral letter apologizing for not acting sooner in the face of evidence of clergy sexual abuse. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO – When pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel student groups clashed verbally at San Francisco State University in May, racial taunts and epithets flew but violence was avoided though tensions roiled in for days. -more-
Study finds nearly a third of gay men at clinics use anti-impotence pills -more-
SHOW LOW, Ariz. – Two mammoth wildfires were burning together Sunday and were expected to push flames unchecked into this mountain city. Firefighters prepared to defend homes where they could. -more-
History 06-22-2002
History 06-21-2002
Supt. pleads no contest to stealing, conflict of interest 06-20-2002
News of the Weird 06-19-2002
Murder conviction tossed in SF dog mauling case 06-18-2002
Congresswoman doesn’t forget local housing woes By Chris Nichols, Daily Planet Staff 06-24-2002
Watch out for state budget cuts; they’re bound to trickle down Keith Carson 06-24-2002
Out & About Calendar Staff 06-24-2002
Caraballo resigns from St. Mary’s Staff Report 06-24-2002
Novelist reveals past as dark as his political tales By Chris Nichols, Daily Planet Staff 06-24-2002
More thoughts on feral cats Jennifer and Aran Kaufer 06-24-2002
Party-crashers make semifinals to show shift in soccer power By Stephen Wade, The Associated Press 06-24-2002
Berkeley Courthouse closed for repair Daily Planet Wire Services 06-24-2002
A’s get a measure of World Series revenge with sweep of Reds The Associated Press 06-24-2002
News of the Weird Staff 06-24-2002
History Staff 06-24-2002
Bay Area Briefs Staff 06-24-2002
Feinstein wants to know current FBI activity at UC The Associated Press 06-24-2002
UC nurses secure new job contracts The Associated Press 06-24-2002
Plan for children’s universal health care gains momentum The Associated Press 06-24-2002
Non-English speakers struggle in encounters with health care system By DEBORAH KONG, The Associated Press 06-24-2002
Perot papers detail gaming tactics for energy market By Jennifer Coleman The Associated Press 06-24-2002
Dot-com mascot lands a new gig By Angela Watercutter, The Associated Press 06-24-2002
Legislature reacts to charter school problems By Jessica Brice, The Associated Press 06-24-2002
Cell phone calls mean universities lose millions By Stefanie Frith, The Associated Press 06-24-2002
Mahony reads letter of apology at his own L.A. childhood parish By Gary Gentile, The Associated Press 06-24-2002
SFSU pro-Palestinian group loses funding By Ron Harris, The Associated Press 06-24-2002
Experts see dangerous trend in use of Viagra with ’party pills’ By Kim Curtis and Margie Mason The Associated Press 06-24-2002
Arizona wildfires destroy homes, threaten small cityArizona wildfires destroy homes, threaten small city By Foster Klug The Associated Press By Foster Klug, The Associated Press 06-24-2002
Lone man likely responsible for dorm assaults By Chris Nichols, Daily Planet Staff 06-22-2002
Berkeley's downtown is noteworthy for its early 20th century character By Susan Cerny, Special to the Daily Plnaet 06-22-2002
Tune in Darryl Cherney 06-22-2002
Shotgun’s “Abingdon Square” By John Angell Grant, Special to the Daily Planet 06-22-2002
Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 06-22-2002
Out & About Calendar Staff 06-22-2002
Mabry’s two-run homer helps Oakland lead Boston By Joe Kay, The Associated Press 06-22-2002
Taxpayers to fund half a million in BHS programs By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 06-22-2002
News wasn’t weird Joel Hildebrandt 06-22-2002
Feature film focuses on serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer Staff 06-22-2002
Feature film focuses on serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer Staff 06-22-2002
Jim Tracy has given Dodgers stability, direction By John Nadel, The Associated Press 06-22-2002
New school board candidate pushes for more parent involvement by David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet Staff 06-22-2002
Senate leader doing a poor jobSenate leader doing a poor job Marvin Matey 06-22-2002
Connie Chung tries to distinguish herself By David Bauder, The Associated Press 06-22-2002
Azeri faces Affluent, three others in Vanity Handicap The Associated Press 06-22-2002
Gag order hearing scheduled June 28 By Chris Nichols, Daily Planet Staff 06-22-2002
Coffee ordinance is ridiculous Jere Moody 06-22-2002
California Briefs Staff 06-22-2002
Reunion concert to raise money, awareness By Matt Liebowitz, Special To The Daily Planet 06-22-2002
Expectations for tech recovery pushed back By Brian Bergstein, The Associated Press 06-22-2002
Terrorism scares away investors By Lisa Singhania, The Associated Press 06-22-2002
Home and Garden By Carol McGarvey, Better Homes and Gardens Books 06-22-2002
Refining your dining room By Homestore Plans, and Publications 06-22-2002
Pacific Gas & Electric bankruptcy case costing $1 million in weekly legal fees By David Kravits, The Associated Press 06-22-2002
Panel passes restrictions on West Coast fishing intended to protect depleted species By Colleen Valles, The Associated Press 06-22-2002
State makes micro-pollution standards world’s strictest By Laura WIdes, The Associated Press 06-22-2002
Research vessel marks 40 years of sinking for science By Andrew Bridges, The Associated Press 06-22-2002
Fast-track credentials make dent in California teacher shortage By Jessica Brice, The Associated Press 06-22-2002
Sea lion that wandered across runway now recovering The Associated Press 06-22-2002
Former chief of D-Day Memorial charged with fraud; prosecutor says he exaggerated donations By Chris Kahn, The Associated Press 06-22-2002
Wind-whipped fires gobble up homes in Ariz., Colo. By Foster Klug, The Associated Press 06-22-2002
After Supreme Court ban, states now must wrestle with definition of mental retardation By Robert Tanner, The Associated Press 06-22-2002
Jury convicts two brothers of smuggling cigarettes, sending profits to Hezbollah By Tim Whitmire, The Associated Press 06-22-2002
Bush boosts fund-raising tally over $100 million for year By Sandra Sobieraj, The Associated Press 06-22-2002
Judge dismisses NY tribe’s claim of ownership of Grand Island The Associated Press 06-22-2002
Americans endorse books both good and great By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press 06-22-2002
Music industry builds on success of ‘O Brother’ Staff 06-22-2002
A Martha Stewart question: Does bad publicity always collapse a brand? By Anne Innoscenzio, The Associated Press 06-22-2002
Hollywood welcoming Earl Scruggs, Kermit The Associated Press 06-22-2002
City steps up fight against sudden oak death By Kurtis Alexander, Daily Planet Staff 06-21-2002
A question for O’Malley Sally B. Woodbridge 06-21-2002
Book Review Jeffrey Meyers “Inherited Risk: Errol and Sean Flynn in Hollywood and Vietnam” Peter Crimmins, Special to the Daily Planet 06-21-2002
Arts Calendar Staff 06-21-2002
Pappas, Burrell win U.S. decathlon, heptathlon By Dean Caparaz, Special to the Daily Planet 06-21-2002
Parents root for bilingual programs By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 06-21-2002
Remember, don’t be mindless Charmaine Soldat 06-21-2002
Sam Shepard’s American dream turns ugly Robert Hall, Special to the Daily Planet 06-21-2002
Blind Olympian to make her marathon debut in New York By Bob Baum The Associated Press 06-21-2002
Pacifica directors return to Berkeley By Kurtis Alexander, Daily Planet Staff 06-21-2002
What’s wrong with us? Marc Sapir 06-21-2002
Parents of adopted kids criticize comedy David Bauder, The Associated Press 06-21-2002
International journalist condems U.S. media as biased, weak By Katie Flynn, Special to the Daily Planet 06-21-2002
It’s not about the land June Brott 06-21-2002
News of the Weird Staff 06-21-2002
Let us speak for ourselves Charles Siegel 06-21-2002
Man survives Bay Bridge fall Daily Planet Wire Services 06-21-2002
Bay Area Briefs Staff 06-21-2002
SF Police chief to retire next month The Associated Press 06-21-2002
Sacramento man indicted in alleged bank frauds in South Africa, Canada By Don Thompson, The Associated Press 06-21-2002
Ask the Rent Board Staff 06-21-2002
Looming shutdown upstages plan for Amtrak By Laurence Arnold, The Associated Press 06-21-2002
First loss since 1999 for Levi Strauss By Michael Liedtke, The Associated Press 06-21-2002
Wells Fargo to process PayPal transactions Staff 06-21-2002
HP may fire contract workers after mandatory 3-week break Staff 06-21-2002
HOME AND GARDEN The Associated Press 06-21-2002
Overwatering: One way to kill a plant By James and Morris Carey The Associated Press 06-21-2002
San Joaquin Valley heading for worst smog category By Brian Melley, The Associated Press 06-21-2002
Superior Ct. judge indicted on porn charges removes name from ballot By Chelsea J. Carter, The Associated Press 06-21-2002
Los Angeles sheriff releases 842 prisoners Staff 06-21-2002
Firefighters struggle to control California blaze By Sandy Yang, The Associated Press 06-21-2002
Forest Service employee pleads innocent to Colorado fire charges By Jennifer Hamilton, The Associated Press 06-21-2002
Click and Clack Talk Cars by Tom and Ray Magliozzi 06-21-2002
Protesters found guilty of trespassing at weapons plant Staff 06-21-2002
Man who wrote to ’Dear Abby’ pleads guilty to porn charge By Melissa McCord, The Associated Press 06-21-2002
Panel rejects smallpox vaccinations for public Staff 06-21-2002
Researchers to look into whether money would attract organ donators Staff 06-21-2002
Association endorses an 80-hour work week for residents to reduce dangerous errors By Lindsey Tanner, The Associated Press 06-21-2002
Government closes probe into Clinton’s orders for swindlers By Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press 06-21-2002
Adeline center remembers dead friend, continues reaching out to young people By Kurtis AlexanderDaily Planet Staff 06-20-2002
News of the Weird Staff 06-20-2002
For the record on affordable housing Ali R. Kashani Executive Director AHA 06-20-2002
Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 06-20-2002
Out & About Calendar Staff 06-20-2002
Injury slows gold medalist O’Brien’s comeback By Dean Caparaz Special to the Daily Planet 06-20-2002
District won’t replace Lynch By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 06-20-2002
History The Associated Press 06-20-2002
‘I oppose this war’ Shana M. Levy Berkeley 06-20-2002
Hernandez’s homer helps Athletics win tenth of team’s 11 games By Alan Robinson The Associated Press 06-20-2002
City’s seniors citizens address road safety concerns By Chris NicholsDaily Planet Staff 06-20-2002
Buy a VCR, Rev. Don Brownell Richmond 06-20-2002
‘First Love’: A vaudeville of songs, dances Robert Hall Special to the Daily Planet 06-20-2002
Berkeley High school students hold silent peace protest By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 06-20-2002
Third season for TV’s ’Soul Food’ The Associated Press 06-20-2002
Berkeley takes pride as parade approaches Mike Dinoffria Special to the Berkeley Daily Planet 06-20-2002
Nickelodeon pushes ahead with same-sex parenting special The Associated Press 06-20-2002
Twenty acres burns in Walnut Creek Staff 06-20-2002
California could make air standards world’s strictest By Andrew Bridges The Associated Press 06-20-2002
SF sues Petco over neglected animals Staff 06-20-2002
Improved Californian economy likely in second half of year By Simon Avery The Associated Press 06-20-2002
Oil giant BP-ARCO agrees to pay $45.8 million settlement The Associated Press 06-20-2002
Anthrax treatment award expected The Associated Press 06-20-2002
California Lemon Law turns 20 today By Stefanie Frith The Associated Press 06-20-2002
Peace bell rings across Berkeley By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 06-19-2002
What about dairy farmers? David A. Dempster 06-19-2002
Out & About Calendar Staff 06-19-2002
Kilmartin, Pickler leading U.S. track meet at Cal By Dean Caparaz, Special to the Daily Planet 06-19-2002
Fight over justice hall reignites By Kurtis Alexander, Daily Planet Staff 06-19-2002
Cat rescue Chadidjah McFall 06-19-2002
South Korea in, Japan out in World Cup By Barry Wilner, The Associated Press 06-19-2002
UC professor again urges Asian Americans to abstain from working at Lawrence lab By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 06-19-2002
Coffee is for the birds Alan Kaplan 06-19-2002
Cal Hosts Futures Tennis Tournament Staff 06-19-2002
Bicyclist killed, meeting called By Matt Liebowitz and Devona Walker Daily Planet Staff 06-19-2002
Ready, or not? Daniel Barth 06-19-2002
City manager to meet with unions By Kurtis Alexander, Daily Planet Staff 06-19-2002
History Staff 06-19-2002
Experts scratching heads over dog attack ruling By David Kravits, The Associated Press 06-19-2002
Air tanker that crashed had undergone repairs of wings Staff 06-19-2002
Mayor elected to serve on U.S. advisory board Daily Planet News Services 06-19-2002
State program will pay companies to cut power use By Jennifer Coleman, The Associated Press 06-19-2002
Razor reinvents the low-rider tricycle Staff 06-19-2002
Intel shutting down its Web hosting service By Matthew Fordahl, The Associated Press 06-19-2002
Peregrine cuts 1,400 jobs Staff 06-19-2002
GOP candidate unveils Spanish-language campaign By Erica Werner, The Associated Press 06-19-2002
State to give pills to people living near nuclear plants Staff 06-19-2002
Sonoma County to pay $1 million to family of woman killed by husband Staff 06-19-2002
Kindergarten to college, with no high school? Staff 06-19-2002
California school administrator demoted for underwear inspection The Associated Press 06-19-2002
Telescope producers in competitive market battle By Andrew Bridges, The Associated Press 06-19-2002
Manhattan waitresses tackle kerosene-spraying gunman By Michael Weissenstein, The Associated Press 06-19-2002
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
Millionaire adventurer reports smooth sailing in round-the-world balloon bid Staff 06-21-2002
Stephanopoulos to lead Sunday talk show Staff 06-21-2002
Californians planning more road trips this summer Staff 06-21-2002
Appeals court reinstates disabled group’s suit against ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’ By Brian Bandell, The Associated Press 06-21-2002
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