News
‘Veil’ a good effort, but doesn’t connect
By John Angell Grant
Daily Planet Theater Critic
Tuesday December 12, 2000
Berkeley’s talented 10-year-old Shotgun Players theater group, which grew out of repeated performances at LaVal’s Subterranean to play other venues in Berkeley and San Francisco, has now developed a new producing arm of its organization called Black Box Productions.
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New approach for conflicts at Berkeley High
By Erika Fricke
Daily Planet Staff
Tuesday December 12, 2000
This year Berkeley High School teachers and administrators decided to approach issues of violence and conflict from a new direction.
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Superintendent would help out in transition
By Judith Scherr
Daily Planet Staff
Tuesday December 12, 2000
The superintendent’s not going to “cut and run,” if he decides to take the job offered him heading up the Nevada state school system.
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Hazardous cleanup tops meeting agenda
John Geluardi
Daily Planet Staff
Tuesday December 12, 2000
At its meeting tonight the City Council will consider authorizing the city manager to contract with a hazardous waste disposal company for the cleanup and removal of hazardous spills that may occur in the future.
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Power crunch eases, warnings still in effect
The Associated Press
Tuesday December 12, 2000
The power crunch in California eased slightly Monday after a nuclear power plant that was closed for repairs returned to service ahead of schedule, but officials declared a power alert by late afternoon and asked some commercial customers to cut back on their use.
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$100 million claim filed in police killing of actor
The Associated Press
Tuesday December 12, 2000
LOS ANGELES — A $100 million wrongful death claim was filed against the city Monday by the sister of an actor who was fatally shot in the back by a police officer while holding a fake gun at a Halloween party.
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Transfer of judge will delay SLA fugitive trial
The Associated Press
Tuesday December 12, 2000
LOS ANGELES — The often-delayed case of former Symbionese Liberation Army fugitive Sara Jane Olson took another unexpected turn Monday with announcement that the trial judge has been transferred and a three-month delay will be needed.
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Handheld device makers on the spot Companies have to prove they’re ready for the future
The Associated Press
Tuesday December 12, 2000
SAN JOSE — Palm Inc., hoping to retain its dominant position in the fast-growing market of handheld personal digital assistants, is promoting its wireless strategy and new applications in store for next year at its annual developers conference.
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Market Roundup
The Associated Press
Tuesday December 12, 2000
NEW YORK — The possibility of future interest rate cuts sent tech stocks surging Monday, lifting the Nasdaq composite index back above 3,000.
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Remodeling doesn’t have to be hellacious
By Susan Parker
Tuesday December 12, 2000
“We’re going to remodel our kitchen!” I said excitedly to my friend Gloria.
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Editorials
S.F. personality at stake in election
The Associated Press
Tuesday December 12, 2000
SAN FRANCISCO — The city holds a runoff election for nine supervisors Tuesday that could determine the future of dot-com expansions and other projects that some say are robbing San Francisco of its bohemian character.
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