Officials say the
              problem is now solved. 
              Security measures were added.
Officials say the problem is now solved. Security measures were added.

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School district computers served pornography

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff
Friday August 23, 2002

Computer hackers used the Berkeley Unified School District’s network to transmit pornographic images last year, according state and district officials. -more-



Tell it to the man

Vivian Raineri Berkeley
Friday August 23, 2002

To the Editor: -more-



Death by the Absurd

By Ian Stewart Special to the Daily Planet
Friday August 23, 2002

Here’s a conundrum for you. When watching local theater productions, do you look past the rough parts that plague most plays and give the company a break? Or do you hope for a higher level of performance that can be found in other small theater productions? -more-



Arts Calendar

Friday August 23, 2002


Bears hope goal explosion continues all season

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Friday August 23, 2002

In a preview of what should be an explosive offense, the Cal women’s soccer team got goals from four different players to win 4-0 against USF in an exhibition game on Thursday. -more-



Chancellor can’t satisfy UC clericals

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff
Friday August 23, 2002

UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Berdahl said the state’s fiscal crisis will prevent the university from boosting its wage offer to clerical workers, who are set to strike Monday, -more-



How to get rid of Saddam

Sidney Steinberg Berkeley
Friday August 23, 2002

To the Editor: -more-



Berkeley-SFO train fee set

- Compiled from wire service and staff reports
Friday August 23, 2002

OAKLAND – BART officials adopted a fare schedule Thursday in preparation of January’s opening of the five-station extension to the San Francisco International Airport. -more-



A Section 8 complaint

Helen Rippier Wheeler Berkeley
Friday August 23, 2002

To the Editor: -more-



Eastshore state WHAT?

Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff
Friday August 23, 2002

What’s in a name? A heck of a lot, according to members of Citizens for an Eastshore State Park, who have worked since 1985 for the preservation of a stretch of coast from the Bay Bridge to Richmond. -more-



Man dead after shooting

Daily Planet Wire Service
Friday August 23, 2002

The Oakland Police Department says that homicide detectives are investigating the shooting death of a man on Wednesday night in the city's 71st killing of the year. -more-



Features

Feds look at Bay Bridge project civil rights complaints

Daily Planet Wire Service
Friday August 23, 2002

The Federal Highway Administration will investigate allegations by two Bay Area construction firms that Caltrans violated federal regulations by not meeting goals for minority-owned business participation during the bidding process of the Bay Bridge's east span replacement project. -more-


Regulators to use ratepayer money to pay PG&E debts

By Karen Gaudette The Associated Press
Friday August 23, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — Creditors of Pacific Gas and Electric Co. have teamed with California power regulators to promote a plan to settle PG&E’s debts that could require millions of customers to keep paying among the nation’s highest electricity rates for an unknown number of years. -more-


2nd attempt made to raise smoking age

Friday August 23, 2002

SACRAMENTO — For the second time this year, the Assembly advanced legislation Wednesday that would make California the only state to ban smoking by anyone under age 21. -more-


Inattention at the wheel much more than cell phones

By Jim Wasserman The Associated Press
Friday August 23, 2002

SACRAMENTO — Gone are the good old days of distracted driving, when motorists merely juggled coffee, shaved, read a map, drove with a pet dog in the lap and lit cigarettes for the miles still ahead. -more-


Paint it

By James and Morris Carey The Associated Press
Friday August 23, 2002

If you’re like most folks, your home is the single biggest investment that you will make in a lifetime. Therefore, it makes good sense to do everything that you can to take good care of it. -more-


Conn. woman fighting to save her Nut Museum

By Noreen Gillespie The Associated Press
Friday August 23, 2002

OLD SAYBROOK, Conn. — Elizabeth Tashjian has spent most of her 89 years trying to prove that nuts are at the very core of human existence. -more-


A’s win ninth straight game

By Tom Withers The Associated Press
Friday August 23, 2002

CLEVELAND – Sitting on the dugout steps before the game, Oakland manager Art Howe glanced at the threatening clouds above Jacobs Field and worried about a postponement. -more-


Players, owners: There is time to reach a deal

By Ronald Blum The Associated Press
Friday August 23, 2002

Editorial

Bay Area Briefs

Friday August 23, 2002

Seven minor injuries in -more-


Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

Bay Area Briefs 08-23-2002

SF-bound flight grounded after traveler sparks flame 08-22-2002

Democrats say college students need state budget 08-21-2002

History 08-20-2002

Legislature proves unable to punish cities that balk at cheaper housing 08-17-2002

News

School district computers served pornography By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 08-23-2002

Tell it to the man Vivian Raineri Berkeley 08-23-2002

Death by the Absurd By Ian Stewart Special to the Daily Planet 08-23-2002

Arts Calendar 08-23-2002

Bears hope goal explosion continues all season By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 08-23-2002

Chancellor can’t satisfy UC clericals By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 08-23-2002

How to get rid of Saddam Sidney Steinberg Berkeley 08-23-2002

Berkeley-SFO train fee set - Compiled from wire service and staff reports 08-23-2002

A Section 8 complaint Helen Rippier Wheeler Berkeley 08-23-2002

Eastshore state WHAT? Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff 08-23-2002

Man dead after shooting Daily Planet Wire Service 08-23-2002

Feds look at Bay Bridge project civil rights complaints Daily Planet Wire Service 08-23-2002

Regulators to use ratepayer money to pay PG&E debts By Karen Gaudette The Associated Press 08-23-2002

2nd attempt made to raise smoking age 08-23-2002

Inattention at the wheel much more than cell phones By Jim Wasserman The Associated Press 08-23-2002

Paint it By James and Morris Carey The Associated Press 08-23-2002

Conn. woman fighting to save her Nut Museum By Noreen Gillespie The Associated Press 08-23-2002

A’s win ninth straight game By Tom Withers The Associated Press 08-23-2002

Players, owners: There is time to reach a deal By Ronald Blum The Associated Press 08-23-2002

Strike at UC By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet Staff 08-22-2002

al-Qaida tapes scary viewing Max Alfert 08-22-2002

Out & About Calendar Staff 08-22-2002

Singer/songwriter Scott Kannberg returns home By Mike Dinoffria, Special to the Daily Planet 08-22-2002

Arts Calendar Staff 08-22-2002

Legans may leave Bears Staff Report 08-22-2002

Recycling center wins lease fight with university By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet Staff 08-22-2002

Here’s to Peggy George Kauffman 08-22-2002

Cal Football Notebook Staff 08-22-2002

Telegraph merchants: Philips Lighting Company left us out Matthew Artz, Daily Planet Staff 08-22-2002

Think again about neutering raccoons Diane Joy 08-22-2002

Sports Shorts Staff 08-22-2002

News of the Weird Staff 08-22-2002

Councilmemeber urges support for old City Hall repairs Mim Hawley 08-22-2002

History Staff 08-22-2002

Bay Area Briefs Staff 08-22-2002

Crews contain Alameda fire Daily Planet Wire Service 08-22-2002

Oakland drug hotline available in other languages Daily Planet Wire Service 08-22-2002

Rocket blasts off on flight intended to revolutionize launch business By Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press 08-22-2002

Briefs Staff 08-22-2002

Bush due in California to campaign for Simon By Erica Werner, The Associated Press 08-22-2002

Prostitutes corner shops on San Pablo By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff 08-21-2002

Be careful to classify a hate crime Will Youmans, Law Student Boalt School of Law 08-21-2002

Calendar of Community Events & Activities 08-21-2002

Ex-Aggies coach is now Bears’ elder statesman By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 08-21-2002

Landlords question renter safety program By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff 08-21-2002

What’s ‘Holy Blood’ mean? Monroe Pastermack Oakland 08-21-2002

Berkeley High’s Sean Young gives Cal oral commitment By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 08-21-2002

Go for it on fourth down By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 08-21-2002

Another chance for peace Josh May, Berkeley 08-21-2002

Berkeley lab wins $15.5 million grant By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 08-21-2002

Where city housing dollars go Chris Kavanagh, Housing Advisory Commission 08-21-2002

High-speed chase suspect arrested Daily Planet Wire Service 08-21-2002

Bay Area Briefs 08-21-2002

San Jose officials vow to move forward on fire-damaged complex By May Wong The Associated Press 08-21-2002

National average on ACT college test dips By Arlene Levinson The Associated Press 08-21-2002

Glut of imports prompts California king salmon prices to plummet The Associated Press 08-21-2002

Missing $159 million spacecraft orbiting sun, NASA says By Andrew Bridges The Associated Press 08-21-2002

New ground zero viewing wall to be etched with names of victims The Associated Press 08-21-2002

CNN, CBS both paid for al-Qaida video The Associated Press 08-21-2002

Regional district balks at plan to put state in charge of Calif. water By Laura Wides The Associated Press 08-21-2002

The Students are Back By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet Staff 08-20-2002

Hello, democrats Bruce Joffe 08-20-2002

Out & About Calendar Staff 08-20-2002

Oakland wins 6th straight game, moves closer to 1st place By Tom Withers, The Associated Press 08-20-2002

Hate graffiti reported at Jewish eatery By Matthew Artz, Daily Planet Staff 08-20-2002

Defining indecent Frank Moore 08-20-2002

Williams sits out with hip injury; iffy on future The Associated Press 08-20-2002

Teachers file suit against district By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet Staff 08-20-2002

Brazil boat takes lead in world sailing championships The Associated Press 08-20-2002

Longtime debate over houseboats settled By Matthew Artz, Daily Planet Staff 08-20-2002

News of the Weird Staff 08-20-2002

Homeless man robs woman Matthew Artz 08-20-2002

Bay Area Briefs Staff 08-20-2002

Bay Area school officials eye cigarette tax The Associated Press 08-20-2002

Fire engulfs construction site of huge San Jose development Staff 08-20-2002

Oakland ‘sideshow’ bill approved by state Assembly Daily Planet Wire Service 08-20-2002

Environmentalists challenge Chevron refinery permit Daily Planet Wire Service 08-20-2002

Yosemite killing jury set to hear closing arguments Brian Melley, The Associated Press 08-20-2002

Renewable energy requirement passes key committee By Jennifer Coleman, The Associated Press 08-20-2002

Briefs Staff 08-20-2002

Nuclear waste may be an inviting terror target By H. Josef Hebert, The Associated Press 08-20-2002

Indiana University ranked top ‘party school’ in nation By Shannon Dininny, The Associated Press 08-20-2002

Counterfeit checks get Orange County man out of jail Staff 08-20-2002

CalPERS board adopts conflict rules The Associated Press 08-20-2002

The sweet success of beekeeping By Brian Kluepfel Special to the Daily Planet 08-19-2002

Saving an art colony Natasha Shawver, Berkeley 08-19-2002

Calendar of Events & Activities 08-19-2002

Long powers A’s in sweep of Sox The Associated Press 08-19-2002

Study shows Bay Area traffic levels down The Associated Press 08-19-2002

More on the Middle East C. Crapotta, C. Crapotta, Berkeley 08-19-2002

Beem him up! Another surprise winner at PGA The Associated Press 08-19-2002

Mud hurled at Eastshore Park discussions Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff 08-19-2002

Leaving control freaks behind Jane Stillwater, Berkeley 08-19-2002

Port negotiators want Bush to stay out By SIMON AVERY The Associated Press 08-19-2002

Neutering could be the answer to pesky raccoons By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 08-17-2002

Why UC clericals are ready to strike Susan Peabody Berkeley 08-17-2002

Anna Head was among several remarkable Bay Area women By Susan CernySpecial to the Daily Planet 08-17-2002

Richard Misrach By Peter Crimmins Special to the Daily Planet 08-17-2002

Arts Calendar 08-17-2002

Calendar of Events & Activities 08-17-2002

Baseball union sets Aug. 30 strike date By Ronald Blum The Associated Press 08-17-2002

Council hopeful is off the hook By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 08-17-2002

Reconsidering our approach to terrorism John M. Hartenstein Berkeley 08-17-2002

A’s victory quick over White Sox By Greg Beacham The Associated Press 08-17-2002

Berkeley-SFO fares proposed - Compiled from staff and wire reports 08-17-2002

Couple wants to keep the pool Jean Johnsen Berkeley 08-17-2002

Tough odds for 3rd mayoral candidate By Kurtis Alexander Daily Planet Staff 08-17-2002

Couple wants to keep the pool Ralph K. Johnsen Berkeley 08-17-2002

Sacramento judge upholds East Bay’s fight for Delta water The Associated Press 08-17-2002

Former Adobe employee arrested for embezzlement 08-17-2002

Computers need tender, loving care, too By Larry Blasko The Associated Press 08-17-2002