City leaders have reconfirmed their commitment to confront sudden oak death – the disease caused by a little-understood fungus that has killed tens of thousands of trees in Northern California. -more-
One of the initially curious things about the new book by Berkeley author Jeffrey Meyers is the author’s image on the dust jacket. It’s not a photo, but a reprinting of a painting depicting Meyers as the character Senor Ferrari from the film “Casablanca.” Ferraro, played by Sydney Greenstreet (the corpulent, semi-regular Bogart rival who also played opposite him in “The Maltese Falcon”) was the overseer of all things illegal in Casablanca and the owner of The Blue Parrot, the far less glamorous gin joint than Rick’s Café Americain. In the painting Meyers/Greenstreet/Ferraro is wearing a dinner jacket and fez, seated regally at the Café behind a notepad and a bottle of Jack Daniels while Rick and play-it-for-me Sam are brooding in the background. Ferraro, a Mabusian vulture, knows all the dirty dealings in Casablanca. -more-
Tom Pappas cemented his place at the top of the United States’ decathlon hierarchy by winning the U.S. Championship Thursday at Cal. -more-
Board reviews fiscal recovery plan, approves personnel changes -more-
Dodge, the crusty patriarch of the seriously screwy clan Sam Shepard dissects in his 1978 Pulitzer prize winner, "Buried Child," eyes his complaining wife, Halie. "My flesh and blood is out there in the back yard," he intones, and she falls ominously silent. -more-
Athlete is U.S. defending -more-
The Pacifica Foundation’s national board of directors is meeting in Berkeley today for the first time since 1999 when the radio network executives abandoned their East Bay offices for Washington D.C. amid mounting criticism of their management style. -more-
NEW YORK — The mother of twin toddlers adopted from China, Nancy Kennon was excited when she heard that an ABC comedy, “My Adventures in Television,” was going to feature a Chinese adoption. -more-
Over the years, Robert Fisk has read a lot of hate mail. Movie stars, Rabbis and politicians have berated him in letters and in public. Papers refuse to reprint his articles and television channels won't play his documentaries. -more-
A 36-year-old Hayward man is in critical but stable condition at San Francisco General Hospital this morning after surviving a 100-foot fall off the Bay Bridge that was caused by an alleged drunken driver. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Police Chief Fred Lau announced Thursday he would resign from office next month. -more-
llegedly used bogus -more-
Q: I moved into my one-bedroom apartment a year ago and have been paying $1300 in rent. I’m about to renew my lease for $1300 again, but I learned that my landlord has just rented the apartment next to mine, which is virtually identical in size and amenities, for $1050. Is there any way I can lower my rent? -more-
Railroad short $200 million, could shut down next week -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — Levi Strauss & Co. said Thursday the cost of closing eight manufacturing plants and offering discounts to merchants saddled the jeans maker with a second-quarter loss of $81 million, marking the first time the company has lost money in three years. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — Wells Fargo & Co. said Thursday it has agreed to handle the credit card business of online payment provider PayPal Inc., which has struggled to stay in good graces with both the Mastercard and Visa payment systems. -more-
PALO ALTO — Hewlett-Packard Co. is reviewing whether it will dismiss some of the 4,000 contract employees in the company’s internal technology department, and most of the group is being forced to take three weeks off without pay, an HP spokesman said Thursday. -more-
Nana Rose loved her carnations. She saw great beauty in all growing things, and kept an enormous garden, filled with stunning shrubs and flowers. But, her carnations were her pride and joy — those and her roses. -more-
FRESNO — The San Joaquin Valley is headed for the dubious distinction of being the only region in the country to voluntarily place itself in the nation’s worst smog pollution category. -more-
SANTA ANA — A Superior Court judge was allowed Thursday to withdraw from a November run-off election in Orange County while fighting child pornography and molestation charges. -more-
LOS ANGELES — Sheriff Lee Baca has released 842 jail inmates in the past week and plans to close two detention facilities because of overcrowding and looming budget cuts, the Sheriff’s Department said Thursday. -more-
LOS ANGELES — Firefighters struggled Thursday to control a wildfire that had chewed through 1,000 rugged acres in the mountains of eastern San Diego County. -more-
DENVER — U.S. Forest Service employee Terry Barton pleaded innocent Thursday to charges she set the biggest wildfire in Colorado history. -more-
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A federal jury Thursday convicted a Roman Catholic nun and two other protesters of trespassing at the Oak Ridge nuclear weapons plant during a “stop the bombs” demonstration. -more-
MILWAUKEE — A man who was turned in by “Dear Abby” after asking for advice on dealing with his child sex fantasies pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography this week and was given eight years on probation. -more-
ATLANTA — A government advisory panel rejected smallpox vaccinations for the general public Thursday, instead proposing that the shots be given to special teams of people in each state who would be designated the first to respond in case of a bioterrorism attack. -more-
CHICAGO — The American Medical Association this week urged researchers to study whether financial payments would boost the nation’s critical shortage of transplant organs. -more-
CHICAGO — The American Medical Association endorsed a new 80-hour-a-week work limit for medical residents Thursday to try to keep doctors-in-training from becoming so bleary-eyed they hurt themselves or their patients. -more-
NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors closed their investigation Thursday into whether former President Clinton’s grant of clemency to four swindlers was political payback arranged by his wife, now-Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. -more-
ST. LOUIS — Millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett reported smooth sailing early Thursday — and said he even got some sleep — as he continued his sixth try to become the first solo balloonist to circle the globe. -more-
NEW YORK — ABC on Tuesday appointed George Stephanopoulos to anchor “This Week,” and the former Clinton aide urged those who question his objectivity to watch him with an open mind on Sunday mornings. -more-
LOS ANGELES — Many Californians plan to take to the road this summer, preferring driving vacations rather than suffering through delays caused by security measures at airports, according to poll results to be released Thursday. -more-
MIAMI — A federal appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit alleging that ABC discriminates against disabled people trying to become contestants on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.” -more-
History 06-21-2002
Supt. pleads no contest to stealing, conflict of interest 06-20-2002
News of the Weird 06-19-2002
Murder conviction tossed in SF dog mauling case 06-18-2002
Bay Area family returns after 4 years at sea 06-17-2002
History 06-15-2002
City steps up fight against sudden oak death By Kurtis Alexander, Daily Planet Staff 06-21-2002
A question for O’Malley Sally B. Woodbridge 06-21-2002
Book Review Jeffrey Meyers “Inherited Risk: Errol and Sean Flynn in Hollywood and Vietnam” Peter Crimmins, Special to the Daily Planet 06-21-2002
Arts Calendar Staff 06-21-2002
Pappas, Burrell win U.S. decathlon, heptathlon By Dean Caparaz, Special to the Daily Planet 06-21-2002
Parents root for bilingual programs By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 06-21-2002
Remember, don’t be mindless Charmaine Soldat 06-21-2002
Sam Shepard’s American dream turns ugly Robert Hall, Special to the Daily Planet 06-21-2002
Blind Olympian to make her marathon debut in New York By Bob Baum The Associated Press 06-21-2002
Pacifica directors return to Berkeley By Kurtis Alexander, Daily Planet Staff 06-21-2002
What’s wrong with us? Marc Sapir 06-21-2002
Parents of adopted kids criticize comedy David Bauder, The Associated Press 06-21-2002
International journalist condems U.S. media as biased, weak By Katie Flynn, Special to the Daily Planet 06-21-2002
It’s not about the land June Brott 06-21-2002
News of the Weird Staff 06-21-2002
Let us speak for ourselves Charles Siegel 06-21-2002
Man survives Bay Bridge fall Daily Planet Wire Services 06-21-2002
Bay Area Briefs Staff 06-21-2002
SF Police chief to retire next month The Associated Press 06-21-2002
Sacramento man indicted in alleged bank frauds in South Africa, Canada By Don Thompson, The Associated Press 06-21-2002
Ask the Rent Board Staff 06-21-2002
Looming shutdown upstages plan for Amtrak By Laurence Arnold, The Associated Press 06-21-2002
First loss since 1999 for Levi Strauss By Michael Liedtke, The Associated Press 06-21-2002
Wells Fargo to process PayPal transactions Staff 06-21-2002
HP may fire contract workers after mandatory 3-week break Staff 06-21-2002
HOME AND GARDEN The Associated Press 06-21-2002
Overwatering: One way to kill a plant By James and Morris Carey The Associated Press 06-21-2002
San Joaquin Valley heading for worst smog category By Brian Melley, The Associated Press 06-21-2002
Superior Ct. judge indicted on porn charges removes name from ballot By Chelsea J. Carter, The Associated Press 06-21-2002
Los Angeles sheriff releases 842 prisoners Staff 06-21-2002
Firefighters struggle to control California blaze By Sandy Yang, The Associated Press 06-21-2002
Forest Service employee pleads innocent to Colorado fire charges By Jennifer Hamilton, The Associated Press 06-21-2002
Click and Clack Talk Cars by Tom and Ray Magliozzi 06-21-2002
Protesters found guilty of trespassing at weapons plant Staff 06-21-2002
Man who wrote to ’Dear Abby’ pleads guilty to porn charge By Melissa McCord, The Associated Press 06-21-2002
Panel rejects smallpox vaccinations for public Staff 06-21-2002
Researchers to look into whether money would attract organ donators Staff 06-21-2002
Association endorses an 80-hour work week for residents to reduce dangerous errors By Lindsey Tanner, The Associated Press 06-21-2002
Government closes probe into Clinton’s orders for swindlers By Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press 06-21-2002
Adeline center remembers dead friend, continues reaching out to young people By Kurtis AlexanderDaily Planet Staff 06-20-2002
News of the Weird Staff 06-20-2002
For the record on affordable housing Ali R. Kashani Executive Director AHA 06-20-2002
Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 06-20-2002
Out & About Calendar Staff 06-20-2002
Injury slows gold medalist O’Brien’s comeback By Dean Caparaz Special to the Daily Planet 06-20-2002
District won’t replace Lynch By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 06-20-2002
History The Associated Press 06-20-2002
‘I oppose this war’ Shana M. Levy Berkeley 06-20-2002
Hernandez’s homer helps Athletics win tenth of team’s 11 games By Alan Robinson The Associated Press 06-20-2002
City’s seniors citizens address road safety concerns By Chris NicholsDaily Planet Staff 06-20-2002
Buy a VCR, Rev. Don Brownell Richmond 06-20-2002
‘First Love’: A vaudeville of songs, dances Robert Hall Special to the Daily Planet 06-20-2002
Berkeley High school students hold silent peace protest By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 06-20-2002
Third season for TV’s ’Soul Food’ The Associated Press 06-20-2002
Berkeley takes pride as parade approaches Mike Dinoffria Special to the Berkeley Daily Planet 06-20-2002
Nickelodeon pushes ahead with same-sex parenting special The Associated Press 06-20-2002
Twenty acres burns in Walnut Creek Staff 06-20-2002
California could make air standards world’s strictest By Andrew Bridges The Associated Press 06-20-2002
SF sues Petco over neglected animals Staff 06-20-2002
Improved Californian economy likely in second half of year By Simon Avery The Associated Press 06-20-2002
Oil giant BP-ARCO agrees to pay $45.8 million settlement The Associated Press 06-20-2002
Anthrax treatment award expected The Associated Press 06-20-2002
California Lemon Law turns 20 today By Stefanie Frith The Associated Press 06-20-2002
Peace bell rings across Berkeley By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 06-19-2002
What about dairy farmers? David A. Dempster 06-19-2002
Out & About Calendar Staff 06-19-2002
Kilmartin, Pickler leading U.S. track meet at Cal By Dean Caparaz, Special to the Daily Planet 06-19-2002
Fight over justice hall reignites By Kurtis Alexander, Daily Planet Staff 06-19-2002
Cat rescue Chadidjah McFall 06-19-2002
South Korea in, Japan out in World Cup By Barry Wilner, The Associated Press 06-19-2002
UC professor again urges Asian Americans to abstain from working at Lawrence lab By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 06-19-2002
Coffee is for the birds Alan Kaplan 06-19-2002
Cal Hosts Futures Tennis Tournament Staff 06-19-2002
Bicyclist killed, meeting called By Matt Liebowitz and Devona Walker Daily Planet Staff 06-19-2002
Ready, or not? Daniel Barth 06-19-2002
City manager to meet with unions By Kurtis Alexander, Daily Planet Staff 06-19-2002
History Staff 06-19-2002
Experts scratching heads over dog attack ruling By David Kravits, The Associated Press 06-19-2002
Air tanker that crashed had undergone repairs of wings Staff 06-19-2002
Mayor elected to serve on U.S. advisory board Daily Planet News Services 06-19-2002
State program will pay companies to cut power use By Jennifer Coleman, The Associated Press 06-19-2002
Razor reinvents the low-rider tricycle Staff 06-19-2002
Intel shutting down its Web hosting service By Matthew Fordahl, The Associated Press 06-19-2002
Peregrine cuts 1,400 jobs Staff 06-19-2002
GOP candidate unveils Spanish-language campaign By Erica Werner, The Associated Press 06-19-2002
State to give pills to people living near nuclear plants Staff 06-19-2002
Sonoma County to pay $1 million to family of woman killed by husband Staff 06-19-2002
Kindergarten to college, with no high school? Staff 06-19-2002
California school administrator demoted for underwear inspection The Associated Press 06-19-2002
Telescope producers in competitive market battle By Andrew Bridges, The Associated Press 06-19-2002
Manhattan waitresses tackle kerosene-spraying gunman By Michael Weissenstein, The Associated Press 06-19-2002
Most of city’s workforce demands better wages By Kurtis Alexander Daily Planet Staff 06-18-2002
News of the Weird The Associated Press 06-18-2002
Effects of estate taxes Mike VukelichEl Sobrante 06-18-2002
Out & About Staff 06-18-2002
O'Brien heads all-star cast at USA championships By Dean Caparaz Special to the Daily Planet 06-18-2002
Teaching positions restored By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 06-18-2002
History The Associated Press 06-18-2002
San Pablo project Bob Kubik Berkeley 06-18-2002
A’s road trip to test progress By Greg Beacham The Associated Press 06-18-2002
Anti-coffee ballot proposal could ban certain types of brew By Devona Walker Daily Planet Staff 06-18-2002
Here’s to Betty Bill Joyce Oakland 06-18-2002
E equals MC-wha? Americans don’t know much about science, and that’s cause for concern Malcom Ritter The Associated Press 06-18-2002
U.S. advances to quarterfinals The Associated Press 06-18-2002
Earthworms go ’round the outside By Mike Dinoffria Special to the Daily Planet 06-18-2002
Stop pollution Griffin Hall 5th grade Mrs. Dobson's class 06-18-2002
Newspapers sue to lift gag order imposed on Earth First! jurors The Associated Press 06-18-2002
Livermore leak George Kauffman Berkeley 06-18-2002
Nestle to take control of Calif.-based Dreyer’s By Matthew Fordahl The Associated Press 06-18-2002
Companies push for global digital photo printing By May Wong The Associated Press 06-18-2002
Loudcloud agrees to sell most of its business to EDS By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press 06-18-2002
Federal judge delays enforcement of electric-car mandate The Associated Press 06-18-2002
Southern Calif. wildfire burns 3 firefighters, shut down interstate twice since Sunday The Associated Press 06-18-2002
Governor asks budget panel to find $1 billion more The Associated Press 06-18-2002
Tensions over Berkeley Height Initiative on the rise By Katie Flynn, Daily Planet Intern 06-17-2002
In support of feral cat sterilization Dairne Ryan 06-17-2002
Out & About Calendar Staff 06-17-2002
A’s take 2 of 3 from Giants By GREG BEACHAM, The Associated Press 06-17-2002
Coalition pushes Sunshine Ordinance By Mike Dinoffria, Special to the Daily Planet 06-17-2002
Questions about city mediation Howie Muir 06-17-2002
Billionaire backers of LA football back out of city’s stadium deal The Associated Press 06-17-2002
South Berkeley celebrates By Chris Nichols, Daily Planet Staff 06-17-2002
Height initiative would impact the availability of housing Charles Siegel 06-17-2002
Pro rodeo schedules more bull riding The Associated Press 06-17-2002
Bay Briefs Staff 06-17-2002
History Staff 06-17-2002
Southern California firefighters keeping busy, battling 3,500-acre blaze The Associated Press 06-17-2002
Suicide leads to arrest of sex crime suspect The Associated Press 06-17-2002
California prisons are helping to make dent in the state’s digital divide By JESSICA BRICE, Associated Press Writer 06-17-2002
State’s Oracle hearings expected to wrap up today By STEVE LAWRENC, The Associated Press 06-17-2002
Wheeling and dealing in Mill Valley By MAY WONG, The Associated Press 06-17-2002
Unemployment rate falls despite fewer total jobs By SIMON AVERY, The Associated Press 06-17-2002
San Francisco supervisor collects signatures to cut homeless checks The Associated Press 06-17-2002
Bankrupt PG&E’s creditors begin deciding future By KAREN GAUDETTE, The Associated Press 06-17-2002
Wind-whipped wildfire destroys five homes 30 miles from Bakersfield The Associated Press, 06-17-2002
Dirty bomb is topic of state medical summit By SIMON AVERY, The Associated Press 06-17-2002
Condoleezza Rice tells Stanford grads the world is different now By MARGIE MASON, The Associated Press 06-17-2002
Gay SF police officer eulogized Staff 06-17-2002
Judge orders retrial for California dope farmers The Associated Press 06-17-2002
Online search engine Google has new competitor By MICHAEL LIEDTKE, The Associated Press 06-17-2002
It turns out: eBay wasn’t about PEZ dispensers after all By BRIAN BERGSTEIN, The Associated Press 06-17-2002
BRIEFS Staff 06-17-2002
Future for Youth Radio fuzzy By Devona Walker, Daily Planet Staff 06-15-2002
Pioneer West Berkeley house takes on a new life, wins an award By Susan Cerny, Special to the Daily Planet 06-15-2002
Complaints against reverend Rev. Tom Sanders 06-15-2002
Out & About Calendar Staff 06-15-2002
Films of Clara Van Gool, at the Fine Arts Cinema By Peter Crimmins, 06-15-2002
Arts & Entertainment Staff 06-15-2002
Fans pull all-nighters for different kind of finals by Mike Dinoffria, Special to the Daily Planet 06-15-2002
City’s horizon is in the hands of voters By Devona Walker, Daily Planet Staff 06-15-2002
Thanks Alameda James F. Harris 06-15-2002
U.S. team joins Korea, Japan, Belgium in 2nd round Staff 06-15-2002
Visit to Israel a peace mission for local man By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 06-15-2002
20 mph no joke Steve Geller 06-15-2002
Producers of new ’Altar Boys’ movie deflect assumptions By David Germain, The Associated Press 06-15-2002
Pitch to the man fourth on the career HR list By Anne M. Peterson, The Associated Press 06-15-2002
King’s principal takes key school district post By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 06-15-2002
News of the Weird Staff 06-15-2002
Bay Area job seekers look for more than a paycheck By Chris Nichols, Daily Planet Staff 06-15-2002
Bay Area job seekers look for more than a paycheck By Chris Nichols, Daily Planet Staff 06-15-2002
eBay struggles to keep die-hard users happy By Brian Bergstein, The Associated Press 06-15-2002
New Unemployment Figures Staff 06-15-2002
New appliances are energy stars The Associated Press 06-15-2002
Innovations make home functional Staff 06-15-2002
Building more light into your home Staff 06-15-2002
60-year wait ends for former interment camp man Staff 06-15-2002
Winona Ryder pleads innocent to theft, drug charges The Associated Press 06-15-2002
Canned convenience food Spam has its own museum By Craig Gustafson, The Associated Press 06-15-2002
Disney plans to pull viewers to ABC’s season The Associated Press 06-15-2002
Original Declaration of Independence copy on display Staff 06-15-2002
’Casablanca’ leads list of favorite movie love stories By David Germaiin, The Associated Press 06-15-2002
Dispute resolved over mystery anthology Staff 06-15-2002
Briefs Staff 06-15-2002
Greenpeace co-founder Moore accused of treason By Paul Elias, The Associated Press 06-15-2002
Bill to stimulate more low-income apartments moves By Jim Wasserman, The Associated Press 06-15-2002
Davis, senators repeat call for Bush to buy oil leases of state’s coast By Jim Wasserman, The Associated Press 06-15-2002
Man gets two years for mailing fake anthrax Staff 06-15-2002
Berkeley Farms recalls antibiotic-tainted milk The Associated Press 06-15-2002
The tainted milk products being recalled Staff 06-15-2002
Mexican guest workers seek Congress’ help to recover decades-overdue pay By Mark Sherman, The Associated Press 06-15-2002
Salvadoran investigators unable to determine how American died Staff 06-15-2002
Archaeological dig shows Roman sea trade with India By Andrew Bridges, The Associated Press 06-15-2002
Millionaire adventurer reports smooth sailing in round-the-world balloon bid Staff 06-21-2002
Stephanopoulos to lead Sunday talk show Staff 06-21-2002
Californians planning more road trips this summer Staff 06-21-2002
Appeals court reinstates disabled group’s suit against ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’ By Brian Bandell, The Associated Press 06-21-2002
Judge’s ruling moves Anderson jury out of deadlock By Kristen Hays, The Associated Press 06-15-2002
Corporate America battered by allegations of white collar crime By Alan Clendenning, The Associated Press 06-15-2002
DOE downplays risk after earthquake near Yucca By Ken Ritter, The Associated Press 06-15-2002
S.C. governor sends troopers to stop plutonium shipments By Jacob Jordan, The Associated Press 06-15-2002
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