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Council gives Outback the go-ahead

By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff
Thursday January 24, 2002
A roomful of neighborhood activists went home disappointed Tuesday night, after the City Council approved funding for a housing project for seniors. -more-

Panthers ride early goals to easy win

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Thursday January 24, 2002
St. Mary’s scored three goals in the first half, then held on during an uninspired second half to beat St. Joseph, 3-1, on Wednesday in Berkeley. -more-

Compiled by Guy Poole
Thursday January 24, 2002

Thursday, Jan. 24


Daughter’s assault has not been dealt with

Maria Estrella Michael Barlow Berkeley
Thursday January 24, 2002
Editor: -more-

Staff
Thursday January 24, 2002

BPD investigates year’s first murder

By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff
Thursday January 24, 2002
The Berkeley Police Department is investigating the first murder case of the year, after one of the victims in a south Berkeley shooting early Tuesday morning succumbed to his wounds later that afternoon. -more-

An open letter to Rep. Barbara Lee

Jane Stillwater
Thursday January 24, 2002
Editor: -more-

Nurses cheer new mandated staffing ratios, Alta Bates will comply

By Devona WalkerDaily Planet staff
Thursday January 24, 2002
Yesterday local nurses were applauding the end to a 10-year long battle to attain safe nursing standards statewide and were lauding the new 4-1 nurse-to-patient ratio as being essential to the current staffing crisis that has plagued the industry. -more-

Council activates radio tower despite opposition

By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff
Thursday January 24, 2002
The City Council voted to activate the Public Safety Building tower antenna Tuesday night after hearing public comment from city staff and police officers who said the tower is critical for public safety and from neighbors who argued it’s an eyesore and was erected without public process. -more-

Lindh’s lawyer assembles veteran defense team

By Margie Mason The Associated Press
Thursday January 24, 2002
SAN FRANCISCO — John Walker Lindh’s lead defense lawyer said he’s hired a team of former federal prosecutors to represent the American Taliban, and one of their first orders of business will be to challenge Lindh’s alleged confession to FBI agents in Afghanistan. -more-

News

New housing will replace waste in S.F.

By Mark Sherman The Associated Press
Thursday January 24, 2002
WASHINGTON — Local and federal officials signed an agreement on Wednesday aimed at cleaning up hazardous waste and building new housing at San Francisco’s old Hunters Point Naval Shipyard. -more-

Bay Area Briefs

Staff
Thursday January 24, 2002
BART takes a bite from recession -more-

Police Blotter

Hank Sims
Thursday January 24, 2002
Deliveryman’s watch -more-

Enron debacle prompts auditor debate

By Gary Gentile The Associated Press
Thursday January 24, 2002
LOS ANGELES — Given new urgency by Enron’s collapse, the debate over auditor independence is shifting to corporate shareholder meetings. -more-

HP researchers tout patent in race to build molecular computer

By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press
Thursday January 24, 2002
SAN JOSE — Scientists at Hewlett-Packard Co. and UCLA said Wednesday they have patented a means of getting around a significant hurdle in the race to build computer chips at the molecular level. -more-

HP-Compaq plot thickens; the bickering continues

By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press
Thursday January 24, 2002
SAN JOSE — With a stern rebuke in a newspaper ad and a scathing report to shareholders, sons of Hewlett-Packard Co.’s late founders hit hard Wednesday at the company’s $23.8 billion plans to acquire Compaq Computer Corp. -more-

Scientists: 10,000 gallons of Exxon Valdez oil lingers

The Associated Press
Thursday January 24, 2002
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Nearly 13 years after the tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground, spilling 11 million gallons of crude oil into Prince William Sound, federal scientists estimate about 10,000 gallons of oil remain buried under the shoreline. -more-

CNN to hire Connie Chung for news show

By David Bauder The Associated Press
Thursday January 24, 2002
NEW YORK — CNN has hired Connie Chung away from ABC News to be the anchor of a nightly news show, ratcheting up the stakes in a heated competition among cable news networks. -more-

GOP’s gubernatorial debate leaves the campaign unchanged

By Erica Werner The Associated Press
Thursday January 24, 2002
SAN JOSE — The first GOP gubernatorial debate left the landscape of the campaign essentially unchanged, analysts said, leaving the candidates six more weeks before the March 5 primary to sway voters. -more-

Editorials

Students want a seat on City Council

By Kelly Virella Special to the Daily Planet
Thursday January 24, 2002
A very vital part of the ongoing battle about Berkeley City Council district boundaries has been the 32,000 students at UC Berkeley, and that’s just the way the Associated Students of the University of California want it, says Vice President of External Affairs Josh Fryday. -more-

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