Looking for truth in the face of terror
A pediatrician by trade, Dr. Helen Caldicott’s call to save the children is a fight against militarism. -more-
A pediatrician by trade, Dr. Helen Caldicott’s call to save the children is a fight against militarism. -more-
The St. Mary’s High football team kicked off their Bay Shore Athletic League season with a 37-14 stomping of Kennedy (Richmond) High on Saturday, getting three rushing touchdowns from Fred Hives in their easiest win of the year. -more-
In her eight years on the Berkeley City Council, Polly Armstrong has long argued that council’s time and energy was better spent dealing with “police and potholes,” not the international issues raised by colleagues. -more-
ASHLAND, Va. – A man was shot and wounded in a steakhouse parking lot Saturday night while walking to his car with his wife. Authorities were investigating whether the Washington-area sniper who has killed nine people had struck again, for the first time on a weekend. -more-
Ed Rossbach, a pioneer in the fiber-arts movement, has died at age 88. -more-
A Berkeley police officer shot and killed a pit bull Sunday while responding to a domestic disturbance in northeast Berkeley, authorities said. -more-
A spokesman for Highland Hospital confirms that a man died after being shot in the back in West Oakland around 4:30 a.m. this morning. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO – Eddie “Gwen” Araujo was a good-looking girl – so good, it cost him his life. -more-
DENVER – Property-rights groups plan to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to determine whether President Clinton acted illegally when he protected Colorado’s Canyons of the Ancients, California’s groves of giant sequoias and six other federal tracts as national monuments in 2000. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO – After promising this week to produce proof of a dockworker slowdown at West Coast ports, shipping companies embroiled in a labor dispute with longshoremen on Friday again delayed filing the documents with Department of Justice lawyers. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO – Adobe Systems Inc. today launched its popular Acrobat software in a new direction aimed at increasing the use of the Internet to fill out contracts, tax forms and other key documents. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco city attorney filed a civil lawsuit that claims one of the Bay Area’s largest mechanical contractors faked a partnership with a Filipino firm to defraud the city’s minority contracting program of $8 million. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO – Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco have developed a new mad cow disease detector they claim is faster and more accurate than existing models and could “significantly reduce human exposure” to the fatal brain-destroying malady. -more-
Military training booming at UC Berkeley 10-21-2002
Fund helps the needy during the holidays 10-19-2002
CIA director says al-Qaida ready to strike on U.S. soil, overseas 10-18-2002
U.S. handing over weapons as Afghan military struggles 10-17-2002
Three hunters dead, one missing in North Dakota 10-16-2002
Police deluged with calls about sniper 10-15-2002
Looking for truth in the face of terror By Judith Scherr 10-21-2002
Concern over city’s fiscal planning Steven Donaldson 10-21-2002
Calendar 10-21-2002
Defense carries Bears to win over UCLA By Jared Green 10-21-2002
School will fight state overhaul By David Scharfenberg 10-21-2002
Myths about development Miriam Hawley 10-21-2002
Panthers go ahead early, cruise late to beat Kennedy By Jared Green 10-21-2002
Voters to decide animal shelter’s fate By Matthew Artz 10-21-2002
Taking a position on Prop P Stephanie Manning 10-21-2002
Cal women beat Beavers; UCLA ends men’s streak Daily Planet Wire Service 10-21-2002
Retiring council member reveals a whole new side By Mark Murrmann 10-21-2002
Pac-10 Football Roundup Staff 10-21-2002
Sniper suspected in Virginia shooting By Michael Buettner 10-21-2002
Sports This Week 10-21-2002
Berkeley artist dies at 88 The Associated Press 10-21-2002
Berkeley cop shoots dog 10-21-2002
89th murder in Oakland Daily Planet Wire Service 10-21-2002
Police Briefs Matthew Artz 10-21-2002
Violence targets transgender community By Margie Mason 10-21-2002
Bay Area Briefs 10-21-2002
State Briefs 10-21-2002
Property-rights groups want Supreme Court to decide monument status The Associated Press 10-21-2002
Courtroom threat has man seeking protection order against judge The Associated Press 10-21-2002
Shippers withold evidence of dockworker slowdown By Justin Pritchard 10-21-2002
New Adobe Acrobat released The Associated Press 10-21-2002
Suit claims contractor defrauded SF’s minority contracting program The Associated Press 10-21-2002
UCSF develops faster, more sensitive mad cow detector By Paul Elias 10-21-2002
Mayoral camps settle up on finance charges By Matthew Artz 10-19-2002
Sliding scale rents? Randy Silverman 10-19-2002
Old flicks put new face on history By Steven Finacom 10-19-2002
Fledgling sport gains speed By Martha Irvine 10-19-2002
Turnover-happy Jackets down Hercules in overtime By Jared Green 10-19-2002
Calendar 10-19-2002
Radical City Council candidate lags By David Scharfenberg 10-19-2002
More on rent control Alexis Jones-Ramirez 10-19-2002
Poet laureate strikes By Michael Weissenstein 10-19-2002
Cal (4-3, 1-2 Pac-10) vs. UCLA (4-2, 1-1 Pac-10) Jared Green 10-19-2002
Search begins for top cop By Matthew Artz 10-19-2002
A vote for Measure M Zelda Bronstein 10-19-2002
Stephen Ambrose memoirs published By Hillel Itale 10-19-2002
Bears turn it on late By Jared Green 10-19-2002
Navy jets crash over Pacific Ocean, four still missing By Matthew Fordahl 10-19-2002
Oakland’s “Just Cause” George Azar 10-19-2002
Genome to be mapped By Andrew Bridges 10-19-2002
Davis’ attorney cites conflict Daily Planet Wire Service 10-19-2002
Police Briefs 10-19-2002
Bay Area Briefs 10-19-2002
State Briefs 10-19-2002
Suspects appear in court to answer for death of crossdresser Daily Planet Wire Service 10-19-2002
Stock market continues upswing By Amy Baldwin 10-19-2002
PG&E downgraded The Associated Press 10-19-2002
FBI says balance is needed against terrorism By Martha Mendoza 10-19-2002
Court upholds Clinton’s orders By Mark Sherman 10-19-2002
California condor born in wild dies The Associated Press 10-19-2002
Creative offers give new meaning to scalping By Justin Pritchard 10-19-2002
Berkeley schools fail state goals By David Scharfenberg 10-18-2002
What to do about traffic Frank Gebauer 10-18-2002
For Jack Johnson the show goes on By Jane Yin 10-18-2002
Calendar 10-18-2002
Yellowjackets pull turnaround, beat De Anza By Jared Green 10-18-2002
Elementary school gets federal scrutiny By David Scharfenberg 10-18-2002
Civil liberty and the FBI Sam Matar 10-18-2002
Some of NBC’s established hits are off to a sluggish start this season By David Bauder 10-18-2002
Golden Bears hope to slow Bruins’ running game By Jared Green 10-18-2002
Issues, not candidates, at heart of rent board race By Matthew Artz 10-18-2002
The coffee initiative Rick Young 10-18-2002
Sports This Week 10-18-2002
Candidates talk town and gown By David Scharfenberg 10-18-2002
Proposition 13 revisited Judith Segard Hunt 10-18-2002
City pursues Skates on wages By Matthew Artz 10-18-2002
Bishop Nichols remembered By Judith Scherr 10-18-2002
Police Briefs Matthew Artz 10-18-2002
Bonds’ ball trial starts By Angela Watercutter 10-18-2002
Giants make history with ticket sales Daily Planet Wire Service 10-18-2002
Bey pleads innocent Daily Planet Wire Service 10-18-2002
Arrest made in killing of boy who lived as girl The Associated Press 10-18-2002
Bay Area Briefs 10-18-2002
State Briefs 10-18-2002
Inland towns now growing By Daisy Nguyen 10-18-2002
Forty alleged members of Aryan Brotherhood indicted across nation The Associated Press 10-18-2002
Key Enron trader pleads guilty By David Kravets 10-18-2002
Tobacco company halts free samples The Associated Press 10-18-2002
Gateway posts loss The Associated Press 10-18-2002
California tops in privacy protections The Associated Press 10-18-2002
World Series expected to lift California tourism The Associated Press 10-18-2002
Republican Hispanics boost image By Mark Sherman 10-18-2002
Largest ranch in valley receives protection from development The Associated Press 10-18-2002
Humboldt county’s rugged coast is a world apart By Denis Cuff 10-18-2002
Council turns on the lights David Scharfenberg 10-17-2002
Bush against Saddam? James K. Sayre 10-17-2002
Politics aren’t always Black & White J. I. Ward 10-17-2002
Calendar 10-17-2002
Bears searching for second-half answers Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 10-17-2002
UC students urge Wheeler charges dropped David Scharfenberg 10-17-2002
Responding to the challenge Shirley Dean, Berkeley mayor 10-17-2002
The ballet makes for entertaining evening Daily Planet Wire Service 10-17-2002
Huffins named Cal track coach Special to the Daily Planet 10-17-2002
Public safety groups endorse Dean Matthew Artz 10-17-2002
A clarification, mayor Neil S. Mayer 10-17-2002
Lucasfilm employee arrested The Associated Press 10-17-2002
Fire victims set to go home Sophia Tareen 10-17-2002
Sniper attacks prompt thriller delay Anthony Breznican The Associated Press 10-17-2002
Iraq’s neighbors oppose conflict Dafna Linzer The Associated Press 10-17-2002
Train accidents kill two in East Bay Matthew Artz 10-17-2002
Murder suspect makes first court appearance Daily Planet Wire Service 10-17-2002
Police Briefs 10-17-2002
Woman killed on Bart tracks at West Oakland station Daily Planet Wire Service 10-17-2002
Baseball bet tests civic pride Kate Berry The Associated Press 10-17-2002
Tree-squatter moves into housing The Associated Press 10-17-2002
Bay Area Briefs 10-17-2002
California nursing homes below standards The Associated Press 10-17-2002
Food pantries benefit from port squabbles Justin Pritchard The Associated Press 10-17-2002
Generic weed killers fight for dollars Paul Elias The Associated Press 10-17-2002
State announces grants for schools The Associated Press 10-17-2002
State receives $2.3 million for counseling The Associated Press 10-17-2002
Bali tourist returns home The Associated Press 10-17-2002
Another UC strike considered By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 10-16-2002
Is today a ‘rainy day’ for UC? Susan Peabody Boalt Hall School of Law 10-16-2002
Calendar 10-16-2002
Alameda proves to be more than a pushover By Dominic Perrone Daily Planet Correspondent 10-16-2002
City rediscovers budget deficit By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff 10-16-2002
Iraq links to al-Qaida could be useful to U.S. Fred Foldvary Berkeley 10-16-2002
The Bonds dilemma: pitch to him or not to pitch to him By Ronald Blum The Associated Press 10-16-2002
School board raise hinges on voters By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 10-16-2002
We want more protests Howard Oggman Berkeley 10-16-2002
Berkeley smoking ban to begin in November By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff 10-16-2002
Why sacrifice Berkeley for sprawl? Bob Kubik Berkeley 10-16-2002
Senator: Park Service must explain By Matt GourasThe Associated Press 10-16-2002
Oakland school district hires advisor to find missing money Daily Planet Wire Service 10-16-2002
Juvenile suspected of shooting officer Daily Planet Wire Service 10-16-2002
Lawmakers urged to legalize undocumented workers By Deborah Kong The Associated Press 10-16-2002
Opening statements today in Bonds’ ball lawsuit Daily Planet Wire Services 10-16-2002
Accused family-killer blames tragedy on faulty accelerator The Associated Press 10-16-2002
Bay Area Briefs 10-16-2002
Nursing home regulators set stricter rules for elderly care By Jennifer Coleman The Associated Press 10-16-2002
S.F. supervisors approve Olympic bid Daily Planet Wire Service 10-16-2002
State has 58 of nation’s fastest-growing companies By Jennifer Coleman The Associated Press 10-16-2002
Pressplay adds BMG catalog to online music By Ron Harris The Associated Press 10-16-2002
Jet-powered train could speed across nation By Laurence Arnold The Associated Press 10-16-2002
DNA evidence doesn’t match Zodiac suspect The Associated Press 10-16-2002
Nevada protests result in charges The Associated Press 10-16-2002
Suspected terror cell member pleads innocent The Associated Press 10-16-2002
Trial opens for toxicologist accused of killing husband By Seth Hettena The Associated Press 10-16-2002
Mauna Loa stirring, scientists warn eruption could be dangerous The Associated Press 10-16-2002
Satellite rescue beacons soon to be widely available By David Ho The Associated Press 10-16-2002
David Letterman gets his wish By David Bauder The Associated Press 10-16-2002
Thermometer exchange considered Matthew Artz 10-15-2002
What’s with the fast food ban? M. Breunig 10-15-2002
Calendar 10-15-2002
Giants finish off Cards on way to World Series Ben Walker The Associated Press 10-15-2002
UC deals clericals final wage offer David Scharfenberg 10-15-2002
Starbucks strategy Raymond Barglow 10-15-2002
World Series tickets on sale Daily Planet Wire Service 10-15-2002
Accusations fly between campaigns Matthew Artz 10-15-2002
Learning English Saul Grabia 10-15-2002
Rams hand Raiders first loss of season, pick up first win Jim Suhr The Associated Press 10-15-2002
Berkeley workers support strikes David Scharfenberg 10-15-2002
Berkeley’s role in regional growth Robert Clear 10-15-2002
Orange County man missing after Saturday’s Bali bombing Amanda Riddle The Associated Press 10-15-2002
Health officials plan cancer survey The Associated Press 10-15-2002
Arcata follows Berkley lead on war in Iraq The Associated Press 10-15-2002
Defense Agency lights up East Bay The Associated Press 10-15-2002
Victim stable after shooting in East Bay Daily Planet Wire Service 10-15-2002
Suspect arrested following East Bay crime spree Daily Planet Wire Service 10-15-2002
Giant pumpkin sets new record Daily Planet Wire Service 10-15-2002
Bay Area Briefs 10-15-2002
Simon says he’s sorry for photo Erica Werner The Associated Press 10-15-2002
Slow going for ports despite dockworkers return Angela Watercutter The Associated Press 10-15-2002
Microsoft and Linux gaining momentum from Unix servers Matthew Fordahl The Associated Press 10-15-2002
Coast Guard survey looks for vulnerabilities in nation’s ports The Associated Press 10-15-2002
Up to 11 bodies found in train car in Iowa Amy Lorentzen The Associated Press 10-15-2002
Lecturers picket, strike at five UC campuses Margie Mason The Associated Press 10-15-2002
Brain size linked to stress disorder Andrew Bridges The Associated Press 10-15-2002
Simon leans on family and faith Erica Werner The Associated Press 10-15-2002
Charter schools work to seek accreditation Jessica Brice The Associated Press 10-15-2002
News of meat recall spreads to consumers Mary Claire Dale The Associated Press 10-15-2002
News of meat recall spreads to consumers Mary Claire Dale The Associated Press 10-15-2002
LaPaglia reverses his own vanishing Lynn Elber The Associated Press 10-15-2002