Struggling readers appear to be making significant progress under a four year-old “early literacy” program in the Berkeley’s elementary schools, according to a report released last week. -more-
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For most of his young life, Sean Young didn’t want to go to Cal. Enter new Golden Bears coach Jeff Tedford – now it looks like Berkeley fans will be able to see Young at Memorial Stadium on a regular basis. -more-
A north Berkeley housing complex planned for where an old gas station once stood at 1797 Shattuck Ave. could pose health risks to neighbors, according to nearby residents. -more-
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SAN FRANCISCO — Just mention Pacific Bell Park and what’s the first image that comes to mind? Barry Bonds plopping balls into the water, of course. -more-
Democracy, public safety and about $47 million in taxpayer dollars will be at stake Nov. 5 when Berkeley voters cast ballots on Measure J. -more-
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Berkeley police arrested 12 men for soliciting prostitutes along San Pablo and Heinz avenues during a four-hour sting Friday evening, police said. -more-
ROCKVILLE — In a tantalizing turn in the hunt for the Washington-area sniper, investigators said Monday the killer apparently tried to contact them in a phone call that was too “unclear” to be understood. They pleaded with the person to call back. -more-
OAKLAND — The Oakland Police Department reports that investigators are looking into the city's 90th killing as of Monday. -more-
A lot of attention has been given to green building lately. With that attention has come some confusion about what precisely green building is. Other terms, like “healthy” building, “natural” building, and “sustainable” building, or development, also add to the confusion. This is a complex topic that we will try to clarify in today’s “Power Play” and in the Nov. 11 “Power Play.” -more-
SACRAMENTO — California’s teen birth rate has dipped below the national average for the first time since 1980, the state Department of Health Services reported Monday. -more-
NEW YORK — Investors rewarded Wall Street for an upbeat earnings season again Monday, pushing stocks sharply higher and extending two weeks of stunning gains. The market overcame an earlier round of profit taking and saw the Dow Jones industrials shoot up more than 200 points. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — Pacific Gas and Electric Corp. continued negotiating with lenders Monday, hoping to extend the deadline on a $431 million loan to its unregulated energy trading arm that it says it can’t afford to pay. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — United Airlines announced Monday the closure of a reservation center, leaving more than 500 employees on furlough, according to a United Airlines spokesman. -more-
CHICO — Gov. Gray Davis rallied rural residents and workers while Republican challenger Bill Simon courted farmers Monday as each scrambled to secure support from crucial blocs of voters with 15 days until Election Day. -more-
SACRAMENTO — California’s job and population growth continues to outpace its supply of homes and apartments, steadily worsening one of the nation’s most severe housing shortages, says a new report by a nonprofit group that studies economic and budget trends. -more-
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court refused Monday to review a challenge of police powers in car searches, the latest post-Sept. 11 example of the justices’ siding with law enforcement in a privacy case. -more-
NEW YORK — Nearly every TV season brings a newly designated “It Girl.” -more-
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Six men were indicted Monday on charges of supporting terrorism by training at an al-Qaida camp in Afghanistan where Osama bin Laden declared that there “is going to be a fight against Americans,” authorities said. -more-
Suspected al-Qaida terrorists indicted 10-22-2002
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
Literacy makes the grade By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 10-22-2002
Montauk defends school reforms Lance Montauk School board candidate 10-22-2002
Calendar 10-22-2002
Berkeley High’s Young speeding his way to Cal By Dean Caparaz Daily Planet Correspondent 10-22-2002
Residents seek to stop new building By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff 10-22-2002
League of Women Voters on the record Nancy Bickel President, League of Women Voters of Berkeley, Albany and Emeryville 10-22-2002
World Series shifts to San Francisco By Ben Walker The Associated Press 10-22-2002
Measure J would retrofit old City Hall By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 10-22-2002
Residents should decide height initiative Sheila Andres Berkeley 10-22-2002
Prostitution sting results in 12 arrests By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff 10-22-2002
Exercising democracy Mary McGloin Alameda 10-22-2002
Sniper may have contacted police By Stephen Manning The Associated Press 10-22-2002
Firefighter contract likely to be granted By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff 10-22-2002
Oakland moves up to 90 10-22-2002
Learning to build in green By Alice La Pierre Special to the Daily Planet 10-22-2002
Bay Area Briefs 10-22-2002
California teen-age birth rates fall below average By Louise Chu The Associated Press 10-22-2002
Stocks higher, Dow surges 200 points By Amy Baldwin The Associated Press 10-22-2002
PG&E tries to extend $431 million loan deadline By Karen Gaudette The Associated Press 10-22-2002
UA reservation center closes, 500 furloughed Daily Planet Wire Service 10-22-2002
Davis and Simon scramble for support By Alexa H. Bluth The Associated Press 10-22-2002
Report cites housing shortage By Jim Wasserman The Associated Press 10-22-2002
High court refuses to hear search cases By Eun-Kyung Kim The Associated Press 10-22-2002
Ashley Williams named television season’s new “It Girl” By Frazier Moore The Associated Press 10-22-2002
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
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