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City mulls skateboard park

Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff
Friday August 16, 2002
Berkeley is considering suing the company responsible for the groundwater contamination that has delayed the opening of the Harrison Skateboard Park and has cost the city more than $250,000 to clean up. -more-

You go, girl

Zachary Wald California Walks!
Friday August 16, 2002
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The dance in “Ballroom”

By Brian Kluepfel Special to the Daily Planet
Friday August 16, 2002
Photographer Andy Stewart first fell in love with photography at Berkeley High School in the 1960s then went on to further study the art at the UC Berkeley Extension program. This month his work graduates from the cafes of the East Bay to his first major solo show, “Ballroom,” at Scott Nichols Gallery in downtown San Francisco. -more-

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Alexander in four-way DT battle

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Friday August 16, 2002
Lorenzo Alexander never left Berkeley, but he went from one of the best football teams in Northern California to one of the worst in the nation in less than a year. The short trip from St. Mary’s College High to Cal took Alexander from the CIF playoffs to a 1-10 season that couldn’t end soon enough for players, coaches and everyone involved with the Golden Bear program. -more-

School board race under way

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff
Friday August 16, 2002
In a surprising development Robert McKnight, an African American studies teacher at Berkeley High School, did not file papers to run for the Board of Education by the city’s Wednesday deadline. -more-

Go, boarders

Jannie Dresser Wilderness Press Berkeley
Friday August 16, 2002
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Baseball talks hit serious snag

By Ronald Blum The Associated Press
Friday August 16, 2002
NEW YORK – Baseball’s labor talks hit a snag when negotiators delved deeper into the key economic issues, leaving the union’s executive board on track to set a strike date Friday. -more-

Residents fueled state’s rejection of housing plan

By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff
Friday August 16, 2002
State regulators, who earlier this month rejected Berkeley’s affordable housing plan – a verdict that could cost the city valuable state funds, received encouragement from an unlikely source: Berkeley residents. -more-

Opinions and due process

Tim Hansen, Berkeley
Friday August 16, 2002
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Woman stabbed repeatedly at hotel

By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff
Friday August 16, 2002
A 29-year old employee of the Hotel Durant was stabbed repeatedly with a butcher’s knife in the hotel parking lot Wednesday by a co-worker who had an unrequited attraction to the victim, according to the Berkeley Police Department. -more-

Armed robbers target pedestrians

By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff
Friday August 16, 2002
A string of five armed robberies of pedestrians early Wednesday morning – three that happened between midnight and 12:30 a.m. – could be related, police said. -more-

Four Marin County swimming holes off-limits

The Associated Press
Friday August 16, 2002
SAN RAFAEL — Signs are posted at four popular Marin County swimming holes, warning bathers to stay on dry land because of contaminated water. -more-

Oakland follows Berkeley in push for pedestrian safety

Friday August 16, 2002
OAKLAND – While Berkeley leaders are pushing for a new tax to fund pedestrian safety measures this November, Assemblywoman Wilma Chan, D-Oakland, announced Wednesday the kick-off of an effort in neighboring Oakland to make streets safer for pedestrians. -more-

Students work to topple cell phone ban

Daily Planet Wire Service
Friday August 16, 2002
UNION CITY – When a class of third-graders asked state Sen. Liz Figueroa, D-Fremont, to make a law to ban homework, she said no. -more-

Senators file complaint with SEC over delayed broker arbitrations

By Jennifer Coleman The Associated Press
Friday August 16, 2002
SACRAMENTO — Two California state senators filed a formal complaint against the New York Stock Exchange and the National Association of Securities Dealers on Thursday, saying the two groups are stalling arbitration claims of California investors. -more-

Former Genentech worker pays fine for insider trading

The Associated Press
Friday August 16, 2002
SAN FRANCISCO — A former Genentech Inc. computer programmer agreed to pay $76,000 to settle charges she profited from inside information about a pivotal drug experiment, the Securities and Exchange Commission said Thursday. -more-

Levi Strauss & Co. bonds plunge 20 points

Friday August 16, 2002
NEW YORK — The bonds of jeans maker Levi Strauss & Co. plummeted more than 20 points into distressed territory Thursday following a downgrade of the San Francisco company’s debt into highly speculative territory. -more-

Soundproofing doesn’t have to cost a fortune

By James and Morris Carey The Associated Press
Friday August 16, 2002
When we were younger, we took it for granted that if one lived in an apartment, condo, town house or duplex — any multifamily dwelling, for that matter — sharing secrets with your neighbor was the norm. We later discovered that sound can be substantially deadened between homes — without spending a fortune. -more-

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Bus route changes begin this weekend

Friday August 16, 2002
AC Transit is consolidating its bus stops at the downtown Berkeley BART station on Sunday. -more-

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