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Annual festival’s theme a tribute to Sept. 11

By Neil G. Greene Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday September 07, 2002
Known as one of the Bay Area's biggest and best block parties, Sunday’s Solano Stroll is expected to draw 150,000 strollers to Albany for a day of food, fun and wholehearted fulfillment. -more-

Councilmember speaks about growth

Linda Maio, Berkeley City Council, 1st District
Saturday September 07, 2002
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Public transportation spurred city’s growth

By Susan Cerny Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday September 07, 2002
Without public transportation in the form of trains and streetcars the fast paced urban development of the Bay Area, 1863 to 1915, would not have been possible. The first railroad in the Bay Area opened in 1863 and ran from San Francisco to San Jose. The transcontinental railroad opened in 1869, and soon there were rail lines around the state. The railroads made development possible and created a network of towns and cities. -more-

Dreams Manifest:

By Jennifer Dix Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday September 07, 2002
Gina Rose Halpern’s paintings are colorful, often exuberant works that incorporate references to many spiritual traditions, from Christianity to Buddhism to the nature religions of the world’s indigenous people. For Halpern, her work is not simply decorative or expressive but a form of healing. The 51-year-old El Cerrito artist has a career as vibrant and colorful as her paintings. She is an interfaith minister, teacher, and therapist who believes in the literal healing power of art. -more-

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Cal has no Schott vs. Texas

By Dean Caparaz Daily Planet Correspondent
Saturday September 07, 2002
A depleted Cal women’s soccer team fell to 10th-ranked Texas, 2-1, Friday afternoon at Edwards Stadium. The Texas win avenged a 2-1 loss to Cal in Austin last year. -more-

Sixty-nine fire victims still homeless

By Kurtis Alexander Daily Planet Staff
Saturday September 07, 2002
Michael Israel had been living in subsidized housing at 1040 University Ave. for only a week when fire swept through his building and put him out of a home. Like many of the 69 residents who were ousted by the Aug. 26 blaze at UA Homes, Israel had been a drifter, living in the streets of the East Bay, before rooting himself with the help of social service workers in the now scorched west Berkeley residential hotel. -more-

Terror scares

Aubrey Lee Broudy, UC Berkeley alumnus
Saturday September 07, 2002
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Bears get dramatic win

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Saturday September 07, 2002
The Cal men’s soccer team got its first win of the season in dramatic fashion against Portland on Friday, tying the game with three minutes left in regulation before scoring a golden goal in overtime for a 2-1 victory. -more-

State budget spares public schools

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff
Saturday September 07, 2002
With the ink still drying on the state’s 2002-2003 budget, Berkeley Unified School District officials say the impact on the local school system is far from clear. -more-

DMV-TV?

Joshua Polston, Berkeley
Saturday September 07, 2002
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SF judge hears dispute over who owns Bonds baseball

By Justin Pritchard The Associated Press
Saturday September 07, 2002
SAN FRANCISCO – As a judge framed it Friday, the lawsuit over who owns Barry Bonds’ record-setting 73rd home run ball boils down to simple definitions: “A catch is a catch – if it’s a catch.” -more-

Grass greener for Bates, Spring

Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff
Saturday September 07, 2002
Mayoral candidate Tom Bates and Councilmember Donna Spring were the big winners at Wednesday’s Berkeley Green Party nomination event. Both candidates won overwhelming support in preliminary votes and are now all but assured the official endorsements, to be named Sunday. -more-

West Nile virus infects Calif. woman

By Andrew Bridges The Associated Press
Saturday September 07, 2002
LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles County woman has tested positive for West Nile virus in what is believed to be the first case of a person contracting the illness in the western United States, health officials said Friday. -more-

Mexican deli closed

By Dan Krauss Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday September 07, 2002
A dispute over a leaky roof has made finding authentic south-of-the border cuisine considerably more difficult for west Berkeley residents and has roused the mayor while forcing at least one single mother to lose her livelihood. -more-

Contractor pulled off Highland Hospital job

Daily Planet Wire Service
Saturday September 07, 2002
OAKLAND – Alameda County officials announced Thursday that the contractor working on the new critical care building at the Highland Hospital campus has been pulled off of the job. -more-

Pot bust pits feds against state

By Martha Mendoza The Associated Press
Saturday September 07, 2002
SANTA CRUZ — Medical marijuana advocates outraged by a raid at a local prescription pot supplier protested at federal offices in several cities in Northern California and across the country Friday. -more-

California homeowners facing rate increases

The Associated Press
Saturday September 07, 2002
SANTA ROSA — As the insurance industry tries to offset rising costs and poor investment returns, leading providers are raising rates and denying renewals to people who’ve filed claims. -more-

Smokers steamed over NYC plan for Calif.-style smoking

By Erin McClam The Associated Press
Saturday September 07, 2002
NEW YORK — The smoke hangs thick at Pete’s Tavern, swirling through the 138-year-old pub as the lunch-hour conversation turns to the mayor’s plan to ban smoking in thousands of bars and restaurants across the city. -more-

Water-related diseases could kill up to 76 million

By Colleen Valles The Associated Press
Saturday September 07, 2002
SAN FRANCISCO — As many as 76 million people — mostly children — could die from water-related diseases by 2020 if changes aren’t made worldwide in the way communities develop their water systems and policies, according to a California think tank. -more-

Stories test airport security, TV and newspaper ethics

By David Bauder The Associated Press
Saturday September 07, 2002
NEW YORK — It makes an eye-opening story: knives, razors and pepper spray easily passing through supposedly beefed-up airport security. But it also raises troubling ethical questions: In particular, are journalists justified in breaking a law to expose weaknesses in enforcing it? -more-

Survey: 10 percent of students have used the drug Ecstasy

By Jennifer Coleman The Associated Press
Saturday September 07, 2002
SACRAMENTO — A survey of California students released Friday found that more than 10 percent of high school students have tried the drug Ecstasy, prompting the state to create a media campaign to target use of the drug. -more-

Special to the Daily Planet Lee Letchworth with his Giant Bicycle is expected to be among thousands at Sunday’s Solano Stroll.
Special to the Daily Planet Lee Letchworth with his Giant Bicycle is expected to be among thousands at Sunday’s Solano Stroll.

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UC Berkeley offers first web-only class

Daily Planet Wire Service
Saturday September 07, 2002
UC Berkeley is offering its first course taught entirely over the Internet this year. -more-

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