University officials claim that at least 600 of the 1,800 striking UC Berkeley clerical workers crossed the picket line and went to work Monday, despite the start of a three-day strike. -more-
Creating playing fields in Berkeley has proven to be a drama with no end in sight. As the issue unfolds, everyone in our community loses over our inability to fulfill the simple, basic need for more playing fields for our young people. Our city is dense and small, but people, young and old alike, have a real need for stretching their bodies in the joy of an informal game of touch football, for girls breaking from old stereotypes by functioning as a soccer team, or for having a hard-fought competition between high school baseball teams. After years of studies and meetings, people are still saying in public hearings that playing fields are needed, but put them somewhere else. Berkeley clearly does not have fields of dreams, but rather can only offer inadequate dreams of fields. -more-
If the Cal football team is going to have success this season, the Bears will need a big contribution from senior cornerback Jemeel Powell. And if the Bears do show marked improvement, no one will better symbolize the ups and downs of the last four years than Powell. -more-
While regional planners move forward with a strategy to accommodate 1 million new residents expected in the Bay Area 20 years from now, skeptics, including a handful of Berkeley residents, are saying to slow down instead. -more-
SACRAMENTO – A bill that could help find out whether women’s athletic programs in California are meeting national requirements passed the Senate Tuesday. -more-
The Bay Area received some good news Tuesday when the U.S. Olympic Committee announced that San Francisco is one of two U.S. cities competing to host the 2012 Olympic games. -more-
HOUSTON – UC, which is the lead plaintiff in the shareholder class action lawsuit against the Enron Corp. and Arthur Andersen, announced Tuesday that it has reached a tentative agreement with the international division of the accounting firm. -more-
East Bay lawmakers gathered in Oakland Tuesday to kick off a new program designed to take students in Alameda and Contra Costa counties to and from school for free or at a discounted price. -more-
SACRAMENTO — The state Senate approved a bill Tuesday to require Bay Area drivers to participate in the more costly Smog Check II program, which supporters said would cut pollution that migrates to the Central Valley. -more-
SAN JOSE — In the first financial results since closing its merger with Compaq Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co. said third-quarter sales fell short of expectations though the integration of the companies remains on track. -more-
THREE RIVERS — Authorities confiscated more than 20,000 plants from several marijuana gardens growing in Tulare County and Sequoia National Park. -more-
The foreign-born population in the nine Bay Area counties rose significantly in the 1990s, from about 20 percent in 1990 to almost 27.5 percent in 2000, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures released today. -more-
Bay Area census reflects rise in foreign-born 08-28-2002
Homicide investigators look into 73rd killing 08-27-2002
Leaking Luckenbach scheduled to be cleaned next month 08-26-2002
Ad campaign urges Californians to buy local food 08-24-2002
Bay Area Briefs 08-23-2002
SF-bound flight grounded after traveler sparks flame 08-22-2002
Impact in Question Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff 08-28-2002
Let's turn our dreams into fields Berkeley Mayor Shirley Dean 08-28-2002
Cal’s Powell hopes to revert to 2000 form By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 08-28-2002
Some say ‘smart growth’ not so smart Matthew Artz 08-28-2002
Senate passes bill to study girls sports The Associated Press 08-28-2002
SF to host the 2012 Olympics? Erik Totten 08-28-2002
UC reaches $40 million settlement with Enron Daily Planet Wire Service 08-28-2002
AC Transit offers free youth passes Staff 08-28-2002
Lawmakers OK more costly Smog Check II program Jennifer Coleman The Associated Press 08-28-2002
Newly combined Hewlett-Packard Co. reports first results By Matthew Fordahl The Associated Press 08-28-2002
$72 million in pot plants confiscated in Sierra foothills The Associated Press 08-28-2002
UC plows through strike By Matthew Artz, Daily Planet Staff 08-27-2002
Concern about Bevatron continues Gene Bernardi 08-27-2002
Out & About Calendar Staff 08-27-2002
Owners await players’ moves By Ronald Blum, The Associated Press 08-27-2002
Clericals say it’s not easy being them By Daniel Freed, Special to the Daily Planet 08-27-2002
In defense of raccoons Marianne Robinson 08-27-2002
Athletics win 13th straight game The Associated Press 08-27-2002
Apartment fire leaves 60 residents struggling for shelter By Kurtis Alexander, Daily Planet Staff 08-27-2002
New toys in Ohlone Park Maxine Ziprin 08-27-2002
Briefs Staff 08-27-2002
News of the Weird Staff 08-27-2002
‘Park’ or ‘recreation area?’ Maris Arnold 08-27-2002
Berkeley helps US win on MIT engineering course The Associated Press 08-27-2002
History Staff 08-27-2002
Yosemite killer Stayner convicted in triple murder Brian Melley, The Associated Press 08-27-2002
Bay Area Briefs Staff 08-27-2002
King sentenced to life for hate killing Daily Planet Wire Service 08-27-2002
Plan to pull water from Mojave under fire By Laura Wides, The Associated Press 08-27-2002
Davis administration drops bill to guide California’s growth The Associated Press 08-27-2002
Missouri school named unhappiest college The Associated Press 08-27-2002
Insurance policies offered to cover expenses of ID theft, though some question their worth The Associated Press 08-27-2002
Briefs Staff 08-27-2002
State Briefs Staff 08-27-2002
Pressure on to pass budget as session closes The Associated Press 08-27-2002
National Briefs Staff 08-27-2002
Money gap wider despite go-go ’90s By Justin Pritchard, The Associated Press 08-27-2002
Burning Man festival begins in the Nevada desert By Martin Griffith, The Associated Press 08-27-2002
UC strike to begin today Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff 08-26-2002
The county in the face of welfare reform Angie Garling Berkeley 08-26-2002
Fans hope Tedford era will bring fast improvment By Chris Nichols Special to the Daily Planet 08-26-2002
School board hopeful missed filing deadline because of church trip By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 08-26-2002
More on raccoon sterilization David Shefik David Shefik, 08-26-2002
Eighth-inning rally keeps A’s winning streak alive at 12 games The Associated Press 08-26-2002
Berkeley socialists push agenda Matthew Artz 08-26-2002
More on raccoon sterilization Revan Trantar 08-26-2002
Davis names locals to state posts Daily Planet Staff Report 08-26-2002
More violence in Oakland Daily Planet Wire Service 08-26-2002
Training of new airport screeners in question The Associated Press 08-26-2002
FDA says cloned animals ok to eat, but not transgenic ones By PAUL ELIAS The Associated Press 08-26-2002
Charles Schwab sells his northern California ranch The Associated Press 08-26-2002
City wants residents ready By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 08-24-2002
Behind the picket line Alan Collin Alan Collin 08-24-2002
Church is a classic worth saving By Susan Cerny Special to the Daily Planet 08-24-2002
Something for Everyone Brian Kluepfel Special to the Daily Planet 08-24-2002
A-Rod says he’d take pay cut to help baseball By Ronald Blum The Associated Press 08-24-2002
State defends payroll problems By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 08-24-2002
Braun confirms Legans’ transfer release request Staff Report 08-24-2002
BART gets $20 million for seismic safety Daily Planet Wire Service 08-24-2002
A house made of grain By Erik Totten Special to the Daily Planet 08-24-2002
State budget impasse heading for record The Associated Press 08-24-2002
California housing market stays hot By Simon Avery The Associated Press 08-24-2002
Former Milpitas exec gets prison for securities fraud Staff 08-24-2002
School district computers served pornography By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 08-23-2002
Tell it to the man Vivian Raineri Berkeley 08-23-2002
Death by the Absurd By Ian Stewart Special to the Daily Planet 08-23-2002
Arts Calendar 08-23-2002
Bears hope goal explosion continues all season By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 08-23-2002
Chancellor can’t satisfy UC clericals By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 08-23-2002
How to get rid of Saddam Sidney Steinberg Berkeley 08-23-2002
Berkeley-SFO train fee set - Compiled from wire service and staff reports 08-23-2002
A Section 8 complaint Helen Rippier Wheeler Berkeley 08-23-2002
Eastshore state WHAT? Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff 08-23-2002
Man dead after shooting Daily Planet Wire Service 08-23-2002
Feds look at Bay Bridge project civil rights complaints Daily Planet Wire Service 08-23-2002
Regulators to use ratepayer money to pay PG&E debts By Karen Gaudette The Associated Press 08-23-2002
2nd attempt made to raise smoking age 08-23-2002
Inattention at the wheel much more than cell phones By Jim Wasserman The Associated Press 08-23-2002
Paint it By James and Morris Carey The Associated Press 08-23-2002
Conn. woman fighting to save her Nut Museum By Noreen Gillespie The Associated Press 08-23-2002
A’s win ninth straight game By Tom Withers The Associated Press 08-23-2002
Players, owners: There is time to reach a deal By Ronald Blum The Associated Press 08-23-2002
Strike at UC By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet Staff 08-22-2002
al-Qaida tapes scary viewing Max Alfert 08-22-2002
Out & About Calendar Staff 08-22-2002
Singer/songwriter Scott Kannberg returns home By Mike Dinoffria, Special to the Daily Planet 08-22-2002
Arts Calendar Staff 08-22-2002
Legans may leave Bears Staff Report 08-22-2002
Recycling center wins lease fight with university By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet Staff 08-22-2002
Here’s to Peggy George Kauffman 08-22-2002
Cal Football Notebook Staff 08-22-2002
Telegraph merchants: Philips Lighting Company left us out Matthew Artz, Daily Planet Staff 08-22-2002
Think again about neutering raccoons Diane Joy 08-22-2002
Sports Shorts Staff 08-22-2002
News of the Weird Staff 08-22-2002
Councilmemeber urges support for old City Hall repairs Mim Hawley 08-22-2002
History Staff 08-22-2002
Bay Area Briefs Staff 08-22-2002
Crews contain Alameda fire Daily Planet Wire Service 08-22-2002
Oakland drug hotline available in other languages Daily Planet Wire Service 08-22-2002
Rocket blasts off on flight intended to revolutionize launch business By Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press 08-22-2002
Briefs Staff 08-22-2002
Bush due in California to campaign for Simon By Erica Werner, The Associated Press 08-22-2002
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