Opinion

LOS ANGELES — Academy Award-winning animator Chuck Jones, best known for making Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig and other beloved characters come to life, died Friday of congestive heart failure. He was 89. -more-

The Berkeley High boys’ basketball team received an at-large bid to the North Coast Section Division I playoffs on Sunday. The sixth-seeded ’Jackets will face No. 3 Bishop O’Dowd in a first-round game at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The game will be played at either Bishop O’Dowd’s gym or at Chabot College in Hayward, with the venue to be decided today. -more-

SAN JOSE — A small airplane hit a fence, clipped a tree and crash landed in a field near a high school Friday. -more-

LOS ANGELES — Family and friends of slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl mourned their loss Thursday, as news of his death reached the San Fernando Valley, where Pearl grew up and his parents still live. -more-

OAKLAND — City of Oakland officials have decided to pay $195,000 to a man who spent 287 days in custody after he was arrested by a pair of officers who have been accused of criminal misconduct in a case against the so-called “Riders.” -more-

The science of pot -more-

Are you a Berkeley resident who has devised some very creative ways to reduce your electricity consumption? Do you typically spend less than $10.00 on electricity each month? If so, you may qualify to enter the City of Berkeley’s new energy conservation contest, "Berkeley Unplugged". -more-