The Week

Sgt. Guy Craig and Officer Ed Galvan protect boaters and enforce the rules of the sea for the     Berkeley Police Department as part of the maritime security program
Sgt. Guy Craig and Officer Ed Galvan protect boaters and enforce the rules of the sea for the Berkeley Police Department as part of the maritime security program
 

News

Baywatch

By Matthew Artz
Monday November 04, 2002

The Coast Guard radio call came in at about 6 p.m. Saturday. An unidentified boat with its lights off was heading for the Port of Oakland. -more-


A nice police presence

Gregory S. Murphy
Monday November 04, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Calendar

Monday November 04, 2002

Monday, Nov. 4 -more-


Bears’ slide continues against Stanford

By Dean Caparaz
Monday November 04, 2002

The Cal women’s soccer team faces two must-win situations after losing, 2-1, to top-ranked Stanford on Saturday at Edwards Stadium. -more-


Balance of power hangs on election

By David Scharfenberg
Monday November 04, 2002

Tomorrow, months of mudslinging and campaign promises will come to a head, with Berkeley voters deciding a tight mayoral race and four City Council contests. But what does it all mean? -more-


Hooray for hydrogen

Jeff Hoffman
Monday November 04, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Niners win battle of bay on second chance

By Greg Beacham
Monday November 04, 2002

OAKLAND – Jose Cortez seized his second chance to win the Battle of the Bay – and Jerry Rice didn’t get much of a chance at all. -more-


County ready to vote

Daily Planet Wire Service
Monday November 04, 2002

Voters in cities across Alameda County will elect a county supervisor on Election Day, as well as a Bay Area Rapid Transit District director, mayors, and city council members. -more-


Strong words against a war with Iraq

First Congregational Church of Berkeley, Peace and Justice Ministry Team
Monday November 04, 2002

Strong words against a war with Iraq -more-


Scoreboard

Monday November 04, 2002

Scoreboard -more-


Victims of August blaze return home

By Sophia Tareen
Monday November 04, 2002

After nine weeks of living in local hotels, the 69 residents of fire-damaged UA Homes finally moved home last week. -more-


Just say no to hunting

D. Perry
Monday November 04, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Pac-10 Football Roundup

Staff
Monday November 04, 2002

No. 8 Washington State 44, -more-


Saddam: public opinion makes attack too unpopular for U.S. to go ahead

By Maamoun Youssef
Monday November 04, 2002

CAIRO, Egypt – Iraqi President Saddam Hussein said in a rare interview that he believed the American and British determination to make war on Iraq could collapse under the weight of anti-war sentiment in the two countries. -more-


Sports This Week

Monday November 04, 2002

San Francisco considers growing and distributing marijuana

By Martha Mendoza
Monday November 04, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO – Public pot gardens in San Francisco may be more than just California dreaming. -more-


Police Briefs

Matthew Artz
Monday November 04, 2002

Bay Area Briefs

Monday November 04, 2002

S.F. Opera fined for accident -more-


State Briefs

Monday November 04, 2002

L.A. wants $1.4 billion from feds for health care -more-


Davis, Simon hit the road in races’ final hours

By Alexa H. Bluth
Monday November 04, 2002

LOS ANGELES – With less than 48 hours until election day, Gov. Gray Davis and challenger Bill Simon raced to seal key votes Sunday and urged residents to get to the polls. -more-


Many voters putting off decision

By Jim Wasserman
Monday November 04, 2002

SACRAMENTO – They’re the indecisive and waiters, middle of the roaders, inattentive, the late deciders. Just hours shy of polls opening, they’re still holding their noses and up for grabs — the greatest bumper crop of disaffected voters in California memory. -more-


Microsoft competitors mostly mum as users complain

By Bob Porterfield
Monday November 04, 2002

SAN JOSE – Microsoft Corp.’s rivals vowed to continue to push for a stronger antidote to the software giant’s domination of the software market after a court ruling largely upheld the federal government’s remedies. -more-


Song-swapping’s growing popularity is cutting into online music sales

By Ron Harris
Monday November 04, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO – The growing popularity of CD burning and illegal song-swapping over the Internet has caused online music sales to tumble this year, according to a survey to be released Monday. -more-


Survey: Caltech has fewest black freshmen of top universities

The Associated Press
Monday November 04, 2002

PASADENA – The California Institute of Technology has the lowest percentage of black freshmen among the nation’s top 25 universities, according to a survey by the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. -more-


Arrest made in fatal wreck

Daily Planet Wire Service
Monday November 04, 2002

PLEASANTON – The California Highway Patrol arrested a person on suspicion of drunken driving Sunday morning after a car collided with a truck on Interstate Highway 680 and killed one person. -more-


Day of the Dead reaches beyond

By Brian Kluepfel
Saturday November 02, 2002

Rather than fearing death, Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) winks at it, seeing it simply as part of the natural cycle of life. Throughout Latin America and other places where the tradition is honored, the first two days of November are a time to remember deceased friends and relatives with altars, visits to their graves and offerings of music and food. -more-


Mass mailing misleading?

Eric Gilmore
Saturday November 02, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Rows of early 20th century homes line early streetcar lines

By Susan Cerny
Saturday November 02, 2002

After the electric streetcar was introduced in 1891, and then consolidated and expanded in 1903, the streets along the routes, and within walking distance of a streetcar stop, were subdivided for homes. Martin Luther King, Jr. Way (formerly Grove Street) was the location of the earliest electric street car, and today is lined with 2 to 3 story houses called “Classic Boxes.” -more-


Run-DMC’s acclaimed DJ an unlikely target

By Larry McShane
Saturday November 02, 2002

NEW YORK — As one of the forefathers of rap, with a history of social activism, Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay was an unlikely target for the kind of violence that killed rappers Tupac Shakur or the Notorious B.I.G. -more-


Berkeley defense dominates showdown with Spartans

By Jared Green
Saturday November 02, 2002

The Berkeley Yellowjackets had a 7-0 record heading into Friday night’s showdown with Pinole Valley High, built mostly on overwhelming wins over underwhelming opponents. Berkeley had surrendered just 55 points all season and had the second-rated defense in the Bay Area. The question was, were the Jackets ready to take down a quality opponent and beat the Spartans for the first time in seven years? -more-


Candidates spend half a million in Berkeley races

By David Scharfenberg
Saturday November 02, 2002

Berkeley candidates for public office will raise and borrow nearly $500,000 this year, according to campaign finance records. -more-


Negative campaign bad for election

Carole Bennett-Simmons
Saturday November 02, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Exhibit draws eerie parallels

By Chaka Ferguson
Saturday November 02, 2002

NEW YORK — In this shooting gallery within an art gallery, a pellet gun and a bull’s-eye over a human target evoke images of the recent sniper shootings. -more-


Sports Shorts

Saturday November 02, 2002

Berkeley loses playoff berth -more-


Neighbors try to wipe out blight

By Matthew Artz
Saturday November 02, 2002

A group of south Berkeley neighbors wants to meet the first African American to officiate a professional football game. But they’re not asking for his autograph. They want to tell him to fix up his run-down property on the corner of Sacramento and Julia streets. -more-


To the undecided

Eric Goedken Eric Goedken Eric Goedken
Saturday November 02, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Feel-good tales from the American Midwest

By Jane Yin
Saturday November 02, 2002

The famed radio host, author, and critic Garrison Keillor, known for his feel-good anecdotes and humorous food-for-thought, has recently delivered “Good Poems” to bookstands. The collection is just that – an all-embracing compilation of straightforward, graceful poems, some of which he will be reading next Tuesday at the First Congregational Church in Berkeley. -more-


Mayoral candidates not far apart

By Judith Scherr
Saturday November 02, 2002

Tuesday voters will choose between two seasoned politicians vying for mayor. Both incumbent Mayor Shirley Dean and former state Assemblymember Tom Bates are Democrats and claim many of the same goals: the creation of housing for all income levels built along transit corridors; standing up to UC Berkeley to make it pay costs the city incurs on the university’s behalf; creating a sustainable city, including support for solar power and reduction of the use of fossil fuels. Both candidates want to address the gap in health and education between flatlanders and hills residents. -more-


Politically correct free speech?

Justin Azadivar
Saturday November 02, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Vietnamese outraged by actor’s punishment

By Ian Stewart
Saturday November 02, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — Celebrated Vietnamese actor Don Duong has played an army commander, a refugee and a pedicab driver from post-war Saigon. Now he’s been cast as an outlaw by the nation’s communist leaders, forbidden to leave Vietnam and banned from acting for five years. -more-


Sharon meets former prime minister Netanyahu for talks on possible alliance

By Steve Weizman
Saturday November 02, 2002

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon met Friday with former premier Benjamin Netanyahu, a sometimes ally and sometimes rival, and offered him the job of foreign minister in the fragile minority government. -more-


Election Day Preview: Tom Bates

Compiled by Judith Scherr
Saturday November 02, 2002

Tom Bates -more-


State Briefs

Saturday November 02, 2002

Judge blocks ordinances -more-


Teen delays plea in Oakland shooting

Daily Planet Wire Service
Saturday November 02, 2002

OAKLAND — A 17-year-old boy charged with shooting an Oakland police officer in the head last month delayed entering a plea Friday in Alameda County Superior Court. -more-


East Bay park district to dedicate bird preserve

Daily Planet Wire Service
Saturday November 02, 2002

The East Bay Regional Park District will hold a dedication ceremony for the Waterbird Regional Preserve near Martinez on Saturday. -more-


Police want help with investigation

Daily Planet Wire Service
Saturday November 02, 2002

RICHMOND — The Richmond police are requesting the public's assistance with their investigation of an attempted double homicide that occurred Thursday. -more-


Body of Phoenix stuntman found

The Associated Press
Saturday November 02, 2002

OCEANO — The body of a stuntman who had been missing since parachuting into the Pacific Ocean during filming of a Bruce Willis movie was recovered Friday, officials said. -more-


Tentative deal in port labor talks

By Justin Pritchard
Saturday November 02, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — West Coast longshoremen and shipping companies reach an important — albeit tentative — agreement Friday on the use of technology, the major sticking point in their bitter contract talks. -more-


Stocks end fourth straight winning week

By Amy Baldwin
Saturday November 02, 2002

NEW YORK — Wall Street shook off a trio of disappointing economic reports and forged ahead with its fall rally Friday, posting a fourth consecutive weekly win for the first time in more than two months. -more-


Edison International swings towards profit

By Gary Gentile
Saturday November 02, 2002

LOS ANGELES — Edison International, parent of utility Southern California Edison, swung to a profit in the third quarter on higher revenues, the company said Friday. -more-


From school vouchers to seat belts, races could alter state agendas

By Sharon Cohen
Saturday November 02, 2002

Vermont’s law granting marriage benefits to gay couples and Wisconsin’s ban on concealed weapons are just two of the volatile issues whose fate could be determined by the outcome of close races for control of many of the nation’s legislatures. -more-


Walkout cancels classes in West Fresno schools

By Brian Melley
Saturday November 02, 2002

FRESNO – The board of the insolvent West Fresno School District could secure a county loan to pay teachers and staff their back pay, but only if the board puts the county school superintendent in control of the district temporarily. -more-


Handgun found near site of Alabama shooting linked to sniper case

By Bob Johnson
Saturday November 02, 2002

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A stolen handgun has been found near the scene of the Sept. 21 shooting that helped police zero in on sniper suspects John Allen Muhammad and John Lee Malvo. -more-


Publishers will give award to Winfrey

The Associated Press
Saturday November 02, 2002

NEW YORK — Her book club is on hold, but the publishing industry has not forgotten Oprah Winfrey. The talk show host is receiving an honorary award from the Association of American Publishers. -more-


Davis, Simon make final weekend pushes for votes

By Erica Werner
Saturday November 02, 2002

ROCKLIN — Bill Simon swept through Northern California Friday, rallying support in GOP strongholds and invoking memories of California’s favorite Republican at a factory for Jelly Bellys, Ronald Reagan’s favorite sweet. -more-


News of the Weird

Saturday November 02, 2002

Tabby owner tracked down -more-


Marijuana measure gets $1.2 million in donations

The Associated Press
Saturday November 02, 2002

Sen. Feinstein blames Sierra Club for blocking wildfire bill

By Scott Sonner
Saturday November 02, 2002

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., blames environmental ally the Sierra Club for Congress’ failure to pass legislation last month to thin national forests to reduce wildfire threats in the West. -more-


LA police probe past tips on faith healers

By Laura Wides
Saturday November 02, 2002

LOS ANGELES — Police Chief William Bratton said Friday he has opened an internal investigation into the possible mishandling of tips about dangerous practices by faith healers. -more-


Jackets want payback on Spartans

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Friday November 01, 2002

The blame game

Joseph Matossian Berkeley
Friday November 01, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


The butterfly ballot on the big screen

By Peter Crimmins Special to the Daily Planet
Friday November 01, 2002

If voters gearing up for the election Tuesday have forgotten problematic butterfly ballots and dimpled chads, then a new documentary screening Saturday, at the Berkeley Video and Film Festival, will bring it all back. -more-


Calendar

Friday November 01, 2002

Friday, Nov. 1 -more-


Day of the Dead reaches beyond

By Brian Kluepfel
Friday November 01, 2002

Rather than fearing death, Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) winks at it, seeing it simply as part of the natural cycle of life. Throughout Latin America and other places where the tradition is honored, the first two days of November are a time to remember deceased friends and relatives with altars, visits to their graves and offerings of music and food. -more-


Eastshore Park plan finalized

By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff
Friday November 01, 2002

Off-leash dog walkers and artists are howling mad over the final plan for the bayside Eastshore State Park. The plan set to be released this week forbids both groups from using a favorite stretch of Albany coastline. -more-


Playoff postponed after tension, tears

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Friday November 01, 2002

Election inexperience?

Betty Olds 6th District City Council member
Friday November 01, 2002

Comically unhip ’King of the Hill’ reclaims old time slot

By Anthony Breznican The Associated Press
Friday November 01, 2002

LOS ANGELES — After years of moving around the Fox prime-time schedule, the working-class comedy “King of the Hill” is back where it started. -more-


Oscar de la Renta is guiding brides down the aisle

Friday November 01, 2002

NEW YORK — Choosing a wedding dress is quite possibly the most important fashion decision in a woman’s life. -more-


Weinberg and Israel

Aftim Saba Berkeley
Friday November 01, 2002

Neighbors try to wipe out blight

By Matthew Artz
Friday November 01, 2002

A group of south Berkeley neighbors wants to meet the first African American to officiate a professional football game. But they’re not asking for his autograph. They want to tell him to fix up his run-down property on the corner of Sacramento and Julia streets. -more-


Bates absolved of charges

By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff
Friday November 01, 2002

Mayoral candidate Tom Bates was cleared Wednesday of accepting illegal corporate campaign donations. -more-


Down with height limits

Ed Gulick Program Manager, Green Resource Center Berkele
Friday November 01, 2002

To the Editor: -more-



Demand for speedy U.N. action on Iraq runs into opposition

By Edith M. Lederer The Associated Press
Friday November 01, 2002

Heights and sprawl

Barbara Sargent Berkeley
Friday November 01, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Hey, where you from? Town ponders life as Got Milk? California

By Jim Wasserman The Associated Press
Friday November 01, 2002

Judge blocks Navy sonar deployment

By David Kravets Associated Press Writer
Friday November 01, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — Amid concerns about marine life, a federal judge temporarily has blocked the U.S. Navy from deploying a new high-frequency sonar system used to detect enemy submarines. -more-


VH1 halts filming of Liza Minnelli reality show

By David Bauder The Associated Press
Friday November 01, 2002

NEW YORK — Liza Minnelli won’t become another Ozzy Osbourne. -more-


Davis hits campaign trail

By Alexa H. Bluth The Associated Press
Friday November 01, 2002

CSU enrollment breaks record, chancellor wants more funding

By Chelsea J. Carter The Associated Press
Friday November 01, 2002

LONG BEACH — Enrollment at California State University has reached a record 406,896 students, due in part to a shaky state economy and the growing number of children of baby boomers headed to college, the chancellor said Thursday. -more-


ChevronTexaco suffers third quarter loss of $904 million

By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press
Friday November 01, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — ChevronTexaco Corp. wrote off most of its investment in fallen energy merchant Dynegy Inc. on Thursday, resulting in a third-quarter loss of $904 million. -more-


Paint maker settles sealant suit for $107.5 million

Friday November 01, 2002

STOCKTON — A Southern California paint company has agreed to pay $107.5 million to settle a class-action suit over faulty wood sealants that left mildew damage on fences, decks and houses. -more-


Vignette buys S.F. company

Friday November 01, 2002

Police sniffing for possible sniper ties around country

By Jeff Donn The Associated Press
Friday November 01, 2002

Sniper suspects linked to slayings in Louisiana, Alabama

By Melinda Deslatte The Associated Press
Friday November 01, 2002

BATON ROUGE, La. — Authorities charged the Washington-area sniper suspects with murder Thursday in a Louisiana attack and said they had definitively linked the two men to an Alabama slaying just two days earlier. -more-


9th Circuit bars Exxon Valdez from operating

By David Kravets The Associated Press
Friday November 01, 2002

Former UC Berkeley chancellor dies

By David Scharfenberg
Thursday October 31, 2002

Former UC Berkeley Chancellor Chang-Lin Tien, the first Asian-American to head a major U.S. university, died Tuesday night at the age of 67. -more-


Battle of the brochures

James Day
Thursday October 31, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Bridging the past and present

By Jane Yin
Thursday October 31, 2002

Calendar

Thursday October 31, 2002

Thursday, Oct. 31 -more-


Cal Football Notebook

Jared Green
Thursday October 31, 2002

He’s a fan: Cal head coach Jeff Tedford will spend his Saturday just like millions of others across the country: watching college football on television. -more-


Merchants vent after lootings on Telegraph

By Matthew Artz
Thursday October 31, 2002

Telegraph Avenue merchants demanded justice Wednesday, one day after about 30 teenagers looted more than $2,000 in merchandise from a sporting good store. -more-


Limiting heights

Russ Tilleman
Thursday October 31, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Jackets split at ACCAL tourney

Staff Report
Thursday October 31, 2002

Staff Report -more-


District 1 candidates take the high road

By Matthew Artz
Thursday October 31, 2002

The most gentlemanly campaign In Berkeley this election season is being run by the two women vying for Berkeley’s 1st District City Council seat. -more-


Who deserves credit?

Dona Spring
Thursday October 31, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Scoreboard

Thursday October 31, 2002

Girls Volleyball - Berkeley 3, Encinal 0 -more-


UC lecturers reject offer, state intervention likely

By David Scharfenberg
Thursday October 31, 2002

University of California lecturers announced Wednesday that they have rejected UC’s latest contract offer, which is likely to trigger state intervention in the 2 1/2-year-old labor dispute rooted in salary, job security and contract arbitration issues. -more-


Support for education

Cynthia Hecker
Thursday October 31, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Sharon’s coalition falls apart over dispute about settlements

By Dan Perry
Thursday October 31, 2002

JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s broad-based coalition collapsed Wednesday when Cabinet ministers from the moderate Labor Party resigned in a dispute over funding for Jewish settlements, threatening to push Israel into a bitter election. -more-


Election Day Preview

David Scharfenberg, Matthew Artz, Erik Totten, Kathryn Klages and Kurtis Alexander.
Thursday October 31, 2002

Editor’s Note: Today is the first of a three-part series outlining the Berkeley ballot and provides a capsule of the ballot measures. Friday’s paper will profile candidates running for City Council and the Berkeley Unified School District board. Saturday’s paper will profile the mayoral candidates and their positions on various issues. -more-


Simon, Davis, prepare for marathon tours in race

By Alexa H. Bluth
Thursday October 31, 2002

SACRAMENTO — Republican candidate for governor Bill Simon repeated his frequent attacks Wednesday on Democratic Gov. Gray Davis’ handling of the state’s finances, saying Davis “spent California into a budget crisis.” -more-


Four men arrested after robbery

Daily Planet Wire Service
Thursday October 31, 2002

OAKLAND — A spokesman for the Oakland Police Department says four men are in custody this Wednesday afternoon after leading officers on a brief vehicle chase from the scene of a bank robbery they allegedly committed. -more-


Bay Area Briefs

Thursday October 31, 2002

Cancer awareness ads criticism -more-


State Briefs

Thursday October 31, 2002

Animal lovers try to halt poison drop -more-


Levi seeks to boost sales with discount

By Michael Liedtke
Thursday October 31, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — Seeking to win back bargain-minded shoppers, slumping jeans maker Levi Strauss & Co. on Wednesday unveiled a discount clothing line that will be sold by Wal-Mart Stores next year. -more-


Man leaves tree-home

The Associated Press
Thursday October 31, 2002

BRISBANE — The tree home on San Bruno Mountain that attracted national attention when two squatters refused to leave a pair of meager huts after 12 years there, is now just a tree again. -more-


AC Transit buys hydrogen buses

By Justin Beck Special to the Daily Planet
Wednesday October 30, 2002


Calendar

Wednesday October 30, 2002

Wednesday, Oct. 30 -more-


Do we want war?

Lucy Jane Bledsoe Berkeley
Wednesday October 30, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Pratt’s spikes are leading Panthers to big season

By Dean Caparaz Daily Planet Correspondent
Wednesday October 30, 2002

Jazmin Pratt is the key to St. Mary’s girls volleyball rebirth. -more-


Candidates duel over education in mayoral race

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday October 30, 2002

There’s only so much a mayor can do about education, given that the Berkeley Unified School District has jurisdiction over the city’s 15 schools. But that hasn’t stopped the two chief mayoral candidates, incumbent Shirley Dean and challenger Tom Bates, from laying out competing visions on an issue that tops poll after poll. -more-


A vote against Worthington

Gregory S. Murphy Berkeley
Wednesday October 30, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Roberts’ goal nets Pac-10 honor

Wednesday October 30, 2002

First dean of journalism school dies

Wednesday October 30, 2002

Mulling over the ballot

Walter Wood Berkeley
Wednesday October 30, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Horstmeyer adds to family

Wednesday October 30, 2002

The Cal women’s basketball family grew by one Tuesday. -more-


Teenagers loot Telegraph shop

By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday October 30, 2002

Look who’s fighting height limits

Martha Jones Berkeley
Wednesday October 30, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Cal’s Veress advances to semis

Wednesday October 30, 2002

MORAGA - Fifth-seeded Cal senior Balazs Veress defeated No. 4-seed Scott Lipinsky of Stanford 7-6, 6-3, in a quarterfinal match of the 2002 Omni Hotels ITA Northwest Regional to advance to the semifinals of the main draw. Veress will face No. 2 Alex Vlaski of Washington in the semifinals. -more-


More than 200 illegal Haitian migrants run ashore in Miami

By Coralie Carlson The Associated Press
Wednesday October 30, 2002

Think pedestrian safety

Kristi Kimball Surface Transportation Policy Project San Francisco
Wednesday October 30, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Victim barricades himself in home

Wednesday October 30, 2002

OAKLAND — Police are reporting that a gunshot victim who barricaded himself in an east Oakland home is currently in critical condition at Alameda County Hospital. -more-


Trial begins in Oakland deputy’s death

Wednesday October 30, 2002

OAKLAND — A hotel security guard described in Alameda County Superior Court Tuesday how he watched in horror as a sheriff's deputy was hurled backward by a hail of bullets at an Outback Steakhouse in Dublin four years ago. -more-


Federal court protects docs who recommend marijuana

By David Kravets The Associated Press
Wednesday October 30, 2002

Stanford freezes hiring and considers layoffs

Wednesday October 30, 2002

STANFORD — One of the nation’s wealthiest universities has frozen hiring for some nonfaculty positions and may be forced to lay off workers as early as next spring. -more-


Bad road conditions led to firefighter deaths

By Jessica Brice The Associated Press
Wednesday October 30, 2002

SACRAMENTO — Bad road conditions and driver inexperience contributed to an accident that killed three firefighters this summer, a U.S. Forest Service investigation has concluded. -more-


Angels fans celebrate Series win at rally

By Chelsea J. Carter The Associated Press
Wednesday October 30, 2002

Porn business booming in San Fernando

By Paul Wilborn The Associated Press
Wednesday October 30, 2002

LOS ANGELES — In the vast, suburban expanse of the San Fernando Valley, one of the largest industries thrives quietly, hidden inside unmarked warehouses, walled estates and hidden studios. -more-


Stocks recover from drop in consumer confidence

By Amy Baldwin The Associated Press
Wednesday October 30, 2002

NEW YORK — An unexpected plunge in consumer confidence incited another wave of profit-taking on Wall Street Tuesday, but stocks recovered by late in the session, and renewed buying offset some of the losses. -more-


Analysts say Congress should set gambling rules

Wednesday October 30, 2002

LAS VEGAS — Congressional inaction on Internet gambling is handcuffing the casino industry and favoring shady corners of international commerce, according to gambling industry analysts and attorneys. -more-


State officials report record pot seizures

By Jessica Brice The Associated Press
Wednesday October 30, 2002

Wellstone colleagues join thousands for memorial

By Patrick Howe The Associated Press
Wednesday October 30, 2002

MINNEAPOLIS — A memorial service that began as a poignant farewell to the late Sen. Paul Wellstone culminated Tuesday night in a furious series of partisan speeches, with Wellstone’s family and friends exhorting supporters to help his ballot replacement to victory next week. -more-


Mistrial declared lead paint lawsuit

By Richard Lewis The Associated Press
Wednesday October 30, 2002

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island’s landmark lawsuit against lead paint makers ended in a mistrial Tuesday after the jury said it was hopelessly deadlocked in the potentially multimillion-dollar case. -more-


Growers discuss solutions to statewide grape glut

By Kim Baca The Associated Press
Wednesday October 30, 2002

FRESNO — With a grape glut statewide and raisins dying on the vine in the San Joaquin Valley, growers and politicians Tuesday asked the federal government for more help. -more-


The art of deer hunting in Mendocino county

By Paul Mchugh The Associated Press
Wednesday October 30, 2002

UKIAH — The primary task of a deer hunter is not shooting, but seeing. -more-


A sign of the times

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff
Tuesday October 29, 2002

It’s almost Halloween and something spooky is happening in Berkeley. With Election Day just a week away, dozens of campaign signs for candidates across the political spectrum have disappeared. -more-


‘Jackass’ is top movie

By David Germain the Associated Press
Tuesday October 29, 2002

LOS ANGELES — “Jackass” has pulled its craziest stunt yet, debuting in first place at the box office. -more-


Tuesday October 29, 2002

Tuesday, Oct. 29 -more-


Giants wonder ’What if?’

By Ben Walker The Associated Press
Tuesday October 29, 2002

ANAHEIM — Barry Bonds probably wanted to cry, too. -more-


Remembering Wellstone’s legacy

Tina Staik Berkeley
Tuesday October 29, 2002

U.S. Sen. Paul Wellstone was a man of honor who worked fearlessly to make a difference in the lives of those corporate America has sought to exploit. His death is a great loss to our country, but his life is proof that American democratic ideals are still very much alive – in spite of decades of corporate media distortions manipulating public opinion in the name of corporate profits. -more-


Lawyers quarrel over evidence at UC hearings

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff
Tuesday October 29, 2002

Lawyers for the University of California and 32 pro-Palestinian student activists sparred in court Monday over student efforts to block the use of UC police videos, police reports and officers’ testimony in university-run student conduct hearings that could result in student expulsion. -more-


Key players may leave Giants

By Janie McCauley The Associated Press
Tuesday October 29, 2002

The mysterious letter

Ruth Michaels Berkeley
Tuesday October 29, 2002

Auditor uncovers easy re-election bid

By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff
Tuesday October 29, 2002

For a woman who spends most of her working hours crunching numbers, Ann-Marie Hogan doesn’t have to spend much time handicapping her election prospects. -more-


Fox suspended six games; Christie two for Friday’s Lakers-Kings fight

By Chris Sheridan The Associated Press
Tuesday October 29, 2002

NEW YORK — Rick Fox was suspended for six games, Doug Christie was banished for two, and every member of the Sacramento Kings who left the bench during a fight with the Los Angeles Lakers got off scot-free. -more-


Protecting the waterfront

Norman La Force Berkele
Tuesday October 29, 2002

The Sierra Club San Francisco Bay Chapter, Golden Gate Audubon, and the Citizens for the Eastshore State Park urge a yes vote on Measure N to protect Berkeley's waterfront from massive development. -more-


Judge delays Reddy sentence decision

By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff
Tuesday October 29, 2002

A U.S. District Court Judge indefinitely postponed a decision Monday on whether to reduce the sentence of wealthy Berkeley landlord Lakireddy Bali Reddy, who was imprisoned for his role in smuggling Indian girls into the country for sex and cheap labor. -more-


Dean endorsing Weinberg?

Rob Wrenn Berkeley
Tuesday October 29, 2002

n the 7th District City Council race (Daily Planet, Oct. 26-27), Mayor Shirley Dean has discredited herself by endorsing an obviously unqualified 18-year-old candidate. -more-


Student gunman kills three

Tuesday October 29, 2002

TUCSON, Ariz. — A student flunking out of the University of Arizona nursing school shot three of his professors to death Monday, then killed himself as dozens of terrified students rushed to get away. -more-


Legal battle continues to rage over Bonds’ ball

By Chris Togneri Special to the Daily Planet
Tuesday October 29, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO – While most Giants’ fans lamented their team’s heartbreaking loss in Sunday’s seventh and deciding game of the World Series, two others continued their legal battle yesterday over possession of a baseball hit last year by Barry Bonds. -more-


Fans welcome Giants home

Tuesday October 29, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — A homecoming for the San Francisco Giants players and some of their most stalwart fans Monday briefly brought Pacific Bell Park to life one last time this season. -more-


Judge says sound blasts hurts whales

By Karen Gaudette The Associated Press
Tuesday October 29, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge has ordered the National Science Foundation and several research institutions to stop mapping the ocean floor along the Gulf of California using intense blasts of sound, saying that practice likely has harmed whales. -more-


Documents released naming Davis in fund-raising case

By Alexa H. Bluth The Associated Press
Tuesday October 29, 2002

SACRAMENTO — A federal judge ordered the release Monday of documents from a decade-old racketeering case in which a convicted felon implicated Gov. Gray Davis in a bribery scheme in a failed attempt to win a lighter sentence. -more-


Repair fraud examined

By Louise Chu The Associated Press
Tuesday October 29, 2002

Shocked venture capitalists shy away from new risks

By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press
Tuesday October 29, 2002

Stocks fall on profit-taking

By Hope Yen The Associated Press
Tuesday October 29, 2002

NEW YORK — Wall Street pulled back Monday, its second decline in three sessions, as investors succumbed to profit-taking in the absence of significant earnings news. -more-


Report calls for focus on fishing management

By Robert Jablon The Associated Press
Tuesday October 29, 2002

Bush blamed for salmon kill

By Jeff Barnard The Associated Press
Tuesday October 29, 2002

EUREKA — Representatives of coastal fishing communities and Indian tribes on Monday laid the blame for the massive Klamath River salmon kill on low water controlled by the federal government. -more-


To Alaskans, ’environmentalist’ is pejorative, not adjective

By Sean Cockerham The Associated Press
Tuesday October 29, 2002

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Harry Crawford is an ironworker with a deep-fried Southern drawl and pro-union politics. It is difficult to imagine him hugging a tree. -more-


Poll finds opposition to pot

Tuesday October 29, 2002

LAS VEGAS — A poll of likely Nevada voters shows most have made up their minds on two controversial state ballot initiatives, with large margins opposing a measure to legalize marijuana and supporting a ban on gay marriage. -more-




Opinion

Editorials

Olympic Committee chooses N.Y. bid over Bay Area

By Angela Watercutter
Monday November 04, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco lost its bid Saturday to host the 2012 Summer Olympics. Instead, New York City, the emotional favorite, will be the American candidate to sponsor the games. -more-


Election Day Preview: Shirley Dean

Compiled by Judith Scherr
Saturday November 02, 2002

Shirley Dean -more-


Earth First! bombing case returns

Melissa McRobbie
Friday November 01, 2002

OAKLAND – U.S. District Court Judge Claudia Wilken is scheduled today to hear challenges to a court decision that awarded two Earth First! activists $4.4 million for First and Fourth Amendment violations by the FBI and Oakland Police Department. -more-


Camping at Cachuma Lake in a Yurt can be relaxing affair

By Marla Jo Fisher The Associated Press
Friday November 01, 2002

CACHUMA LAKE — Friday, 7 p.m. I feel darn smug, sitting here around the campfire. -more-


Initiatives beckon voters across the county

Compiled from staff
Thursday October 31, 2002

Voters in Alameda County will cast votes on an array of ballot measures Tuesday, with voters in Castro Valley poised to decide whether to become an incorporated city and Fremont and Berkeley voters considering raises for local officeholders. -more-


State says UC Berkeley group misunderstands admissions policy

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday October 30, 2002

State officials said Tuesday that a UC Berkeley student group seeking to boost minority enrollment is spreading false information about admissions procedures at California’s public universities. -more-


Crime slightly up in Bay Area

Tuesday October 29, 2002