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              Baseball fans rejoice over the contract settlement Friday.
Daily Planet Wire Service Baseball fans rejoice over the contract settlement Friday.

Page One

MLB players and owners reconcile

By Casey McKinney Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday August 31, 2002

OAKLAND – There will be no baseball strike. But fans were sweating it out until news of a settlement came Friday. -more-



Hate crimes are not games

Tzurit Buskila Berkeley
Saturday August 31, 2002

To the Editor: -more-



A reminder of west Berkeley’s industrial heritage

By Susan Cerny Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday August 31, 2002

The H. J. Heinz Building is located on San Pablo Avenue just north of Ashby Avenue. Its Mediterranean-style facade is a prominent and distinctive feature on the streetscape of San Pablo Avenue. The building looks like an elegant school or office complex from the exterior, but behind the nicely detailed facade was once a real industrial/manufacturing building engaged in the production of 28 of the H. J. Heinz company's famous “57 Varieties.” -more-



Author Dennis McNally looks deep inside the Dead

By Brian Kluepfel Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday August 31, 2002

In the wake of the Grateful Dead's brief reunion concert in Wisconsin last month, and with a pending winter mini tour, there could hardly be better timing for Dennis McNally's “Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead,” which the author will discuss at Cody's Wednesday. What sets the 600-page tome apart from other Dead bios is the author's background and his personal relationship with the band. -more-



Arts Calendar

Saturday August 31, 2002


Calendar of Events & Activities

Saturday August 31, 2002

Saturday, August 31 -more-



Cal women’s soccer wins opener

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Saturday August 31, 2002

It wasn’t the prettiest game, but the Cal women’s soccer team pulled out a 2-0 win over Ohio State to open the season on Friday at Edwards Stadium. -more-



More trouble over housing

By John Geluardi Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday August 31, 2002


Ballfield potential for a headache

Dorothy Bryant Berkeley
Saturday August 31, 2002

To the Editor: -more-



Cal vs. Baylor - 12:30 p.m. at Memorial Stadium

Saturday August 31, 2002

When Cal has the ball -more-



New school principal tackles old problems

By Dan Krauss Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday August 31, 2002

With budget cuts at Berkeley Unified School District meaning reduced staff, larger classes and sometimes demoralized teachers, Longfellow Middle School’s new principal Rebecca Cheung gave her staff a place to stash pessimism: a plastic Kodak film canister labeled, “My Container of Disbelief.” -more-



These feet were made for walking

Art Weber El Cerrito
Saturday August 31, 2002

To the Editor: -more-



Deal historic, says baseball commissioner

By Ronald Blum The Associated Press
Saturday August 31, 2002

NEW YORK — They saved a season and ended a streak by choosing to play rather than picket. -more-



Bay Area Briefs

Saturday August 31, 2002

$5 Golden Gate toll sparks FasTrak signups -more-



Features

First solo exhibit for Berkeley wheat weaver

By Liz O’Connell-Gates Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday August 31, 2002

Nan Rohan’s passion for the age-old art of soaking and plaiting wheat into handsome designs runs deep into the soil of her Berkeley garden which produced successful wheat crops both this year and last. -more-


Editorial

Vintage cars an investment option

The Associated Press
Saturday August 31, 2002

LOS ANGELES — Your stocks turned out to be lemons? Think about investing in vintage vehicles, say collectors who point to skyrocketing values led by American muscle cars. But step into the classic car market carefully, the experts advise. -more-


Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

Vintage cars an investment option 08-31-2002

History 08-29-2002

Bay Area census reflects rise in foreign-born 08-28-2002

Homicide investigators look into 73rd killing 08-27-2002

Leaking Luckenbach scheduled to be cleaned next month 08-26-2002

News

MLB players and owners reconcile By Casey McKinney Special to the Daily Planet 08-31-2002

Hate crimes are not games Tzurit Buskila Berkeley 08-31-2002

A reminder of west Berkeley’s industrial heritage By Susan Cerny Special to the Daily Planet 08-31-2002

Author Dennis McNally looks deep inside the Dead By Brian Kluepfel Special to the Daily Planet 08-31-2002

Arts Calendar 08-31-2002

Calendar of Events & Activities 08-31-2002

Cal women’s soccer wins opener By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 08-31-2002

More trouble over housing By John Geluardi Special to the Daily Planet 08-31-2002

Ballfield potential for a headache Dorothy Bryant Berkeley 08-31-2002

Cal vs. Baylor - 12:30 p.m. at Memorial Stadium 08-31-2002

New school principal tackles old problems By Dan Krauss Special to the Daily Planet 08-31-2002

These feet were made for walking Art Weber El Cerrito 08-31-2002

Deal historic, says baseball commissioner By Ronald Blum The Associated Press 08-31-2002

Bay Area Briefs 08-31-2002

First solo exhibit for Berkeley wheat weaver By Liz O’Connell-Gates Special to the Daily Planet 08-31-2002

The start of a school year By Matthew Artz, Daily Planet Staff 08-29-2002

Bellicose cries... Bruce Joffe 08-29-2002

Hollywood’s fall casting call By David Germain, The Associated Press 08-29-2002

Arts Calendar Staff 08-29-2002

Out & About Calendar Staff 08-29-2002

A Trip to Remember Staff 08-29-2002

Final day of UC strike hits campus hard Matthew Artz, Daily Planet Staff 08-29-2002

Insensitivity to Hillel makes enemies Kenneth E. Scudder 08-29-2002

Efforts failing to resuscitate pain clinic By Erik Totten, Special To The Daily Planet 08-29-2002

Hate graffiti attacks us all Mark I. Schickman 08-29-2002

Earth First! suit final By Kurtis Alexander, Daily Planet Staff 08-29-2002

Clericals: Thanks for listening Acacia St. John 08-29-2002

News of the Weird Staff 08-29-2002

Small cars safer than SUVs, says Berkeley researcher Daily Planet Wire Service 08-29-2002

Oakland shootings leave one dead, two stable Daily Planet Wire Service 08-29-2002

Courts uphold $23.5 million to Coliseum from Warriors Daily Planet Wire Service 08-29-2002

Complex overwhelmed by fire this month to open in Nov. Daily Planet Wire Service 08-29-2002

Bay Area Briefs Staff 08-29-2002

Certain services jeopardized unless state budget is in place by Sept. 1 By Jessica Brice, The Associated Press 08-29-2002

Simon supports domestic partnerships Staff 08-29-2002

Briefs Staff 08-29-2002

Two more former Critical Path execs accused in court of insider trading Daily Planet Wire Service 08-29-2002

Napster to seek approval of Bertelsmann sale The Associated Press 08-29-2002

Briefs Staff 08-29-2002

Impact in Question Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff 08-28-2002

Let's turn our dreams into fields Berkeley Mayor Shirley Dean 08-28-2002

Cal’s Powell hopes to revert to 2000 form By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 08-28-2002

Some say ‘smart growth’ not so smart Matthew Artz 08-28-2002

Senate passes bill to study girls sports The Associated Press 08-28-2002

SF to host the 2012 Olympics? Erik Totten 08-28-2002

UC reaches $40 million settlement with Enron Daily Planet Wire Service 08-28-2002

AC Transit offers free youth passes Staff 08-28-2002

Lawmakers OK more costly Smog Check II program Jennifer Coleman The Associated Press 08-28-2002

Newly combined Hewlett-Packard Co. reports first results By Matthew Fordahl The Associated Press 08-28-2002

$72 million in pot plants confiscated in Sierra foothills The Associated Press 08-28-2002

UC plows through strike By Matthew Artz, Daily Planet Staff 08-27-2002

Concern about Bevatron continues Gene Bernardi 08-27-2002

Out & About Calendar Staff 08-27-2002

Owners await players’ moves By Ronald Blum, The Associated Press 08-27-2002

Clericals say it’s not easy being them By Daniel Freed, Special to the Daily Planet 08-27-2002

In defense of raccoons Marianne Robinson 08-27-2002

Athletics win 13th straight game The Associated Press 08-27-2002

Apartment fire leaves 60 residents struggling for shelter By Kurtis Alexander, Daily Planet Staff 08-27-2002

New toys in Ohlone Park Maxine Ziprin 08-27-2002

Briefs Staff 08-27-2002

News of the Weird Staff 08-27-2002

‘Park’ or ‘recreation area?’ Maris Arnold 08-27-2002

Berkeley helps US win on MIT engineering course The Associated Press 08-27-2002

History Staff 08-27-2002

Yosemite killer Stayner convicted in triple murder Brian Melley, The Associated Press 08-27-2002

Bay Area Briefs Staff 08-27-2002

King sentenced to life for hate killing Daily Planet Wire Service 08-27-2002

Plan to pull water from Mojave under fire By Laura Wides, The Associated Press 08-27-2002

Davis administration drops bill to guide California’s growth The Associated Press 08-27-2002

Missouri school named unhappiest college The Associated Press 08-27-2002

Insurance policies offered to cover expenses of ID theft, though some question their worth The Associated Press 08-27-2002

Briefs Staff 08-27-2002

State Briefs Staff 08-27-2002

Pressure on to pass budget as session closes The Associated Press 08-27-2002

National Briefs Staff 08-27-2002

Money gap wider despite go-go ’90s By Justin Pritchard, The Associated Press 08-27-2002

Burning Man festival begins in the Nevada desert By Martin Griffith, The Associated Press 08-27-2002

UC strike to begin today Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff 08-26-2002

The county in the face of welfare reform Angie Garling Berkeley 08-26-2002

Fans hope Tedford era will bring fast improvment By Chris Nichols Special to the Daily Planet 08-26-2002

School board hopeful missed filing deadline because of church trip By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 08-26-2002

More on raccoon sterilization David Shefik David Shefik, 08-26-2002

Eighth-inning rally keeps A’s winning streak alive at 12 games The Associated Press 08-26-2002

Berkeley socialists push agenda Matthew Artz 08-26-2002

More on raccoon sterilization Revan Trantar 08-26-2002

Davis names locals to state posts Daily Planet Staff Report 08-26-2002

Who are the Hillel vandals? I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry at Will Youman's suggestion (letter to the Editor Aug. 21) that Berkeley Hillel may have been vandalized by partying frat boys. The facts remain: a brick was thrown and a trash can was defa Devora Liss 08-26-2002

More violence in Oakland Daily Planet Wire Service 08-26-2002

Training of new airport screeners in question The Associated Press 08-26-2002

FDA says cloned animals ok to eat, but not transgenic ones By PAUL ELIAS The Associated Press 08-26-2002

Charles Schwab sells his northern California ranch The Associated Press 08-26-2002