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              The University of California made a comprehensive contract offer to lecturers Wednesday, pressing to end a 2 1/2-year-old labor dispute.
Melissa McRobbie/Special to the Daily Planet The University of California made a comprehensive contract offer to lecturers Wednesday, pressing to end a 2 1/2-year-old labor dispute.

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UC makes new offer to lecturers

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff
Thursday October 24, 2002

The University of California made a comprehensive contract proposal to its roughly 1,600 lecturers Wednesday in an aggressive bid to end a 2 1/2-year-old labor dispute over job security, wages and arbitration procedures. -more-



Problems with rent control

Leon Mayeri Berkeley
Thursday October 24, 2002

To the Editor: -more-



Keeping up with Jones at Zellerbach

By Robert Hall Special to the Daily Planet
Thursday October 24, 2002

Cal Performances is a Bay Area treasure. Last year it presented, among other riches, Yo-Yo Ma and Mikhail Baryshnikov, and this season it offers Mark Morris and Merce Cunningham, the Abbey Theater and Robert Lepage, the Kronos Quartet and Sarah Chang, Pat Metheney and Dianne Reeves. Pretty impressive, and that’s not half of a list that comprises talent from Argentina, Senegal and Africa. -more-



Defensive line leading the charge for Bears

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Thursday October 24, 2002

Ever see a pride of lions go after a downed gazelle? How about sharks in a feeding frenzy? Try watching the Cal defensive line go after a quarterback. -more-



Incumbent faces tough opposition

By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff
Thursday October 24, 2002

Police, sewers, infrastructure. These may not be the issues that Berkeley residents care to ponder over coffee, but these are the issues candidates are bringing to the forefront of the 4th District City Council race. -more-



San Pablo Avenue and height limits

Daniele Spellman Berkeley
Thursday October 24, 2002

To the Editor: -more-



Film features parolees

Daily Planet Wire Service
Thursday October 24, 2002

OAKLAND — With perspiration glistening on his forehead, Ron Owens is pacing in front of a class full of recently paroled men and women, describing how he adopted the “hip, slick and cool” persona when he was 13. -more-



Giants even World Series up at two

By Ben Walker The Associated Press
Thursday October 24, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — Just in the nick of time, the San Francisco Giants solved the Kid. -more-



Safer strolls hang on Measure L

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff
Thursday October 24, 2002

On Election Day, Berkeley voters will have a chance to make a $10 million investment in pedestrian safety. But some say the investment would be a waste of taxpayer dollars. -more-



Fear of height (limits)

Sally B. Woodbridge Berkeley
Thursday October 24, 2002

To the Editor: -more-



MTV plans November debut for ’The Osbournes’

The Associated Press
Thursday October 24, 2002

LOS ANGELES — The Ozzy Osbourne clan will return to MTV in November with the second season of their hit reality show, the music network announced Tuesday. -more-



Residents gather to address hate crimes

By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff
Thursday October 24, 2002

Faced with an unprecedented rise in hate crimes, city officials are trying to stem the tide of intolerance. This evening, the city will sponsor its first ever community forum to address the alarming problem. -more-



Questioning Caldicott

David Rowland Berkeley
Thursday October 24, 2002

To the Editor: -more-



Armed Chechens storm Moscow theater, take hundreds hostage

By Jim Heintz The Associated Press
Thursday October 24, 2002

MOSCOW — About 50 armed Chechen rebels stormed a crowded theater in a daring assault, took hundreds of theatergoers hostage and threatened early Thursday to shoot their captives and blow up the building if Russian security forces attacked. -more-



Features

Berkeley honors officers

Thursday October 24, 2002

The Berkeley Police Department awarded medals to seven officers Wednesday who demonstrated bravery in the line of duty. -more-


Police looking for video

Daily Planet Wire Service
Thursday October 24, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Police Department says it is working with several other agencies in a search for surveillance video of a man who responsible for a trans-bay hit-and-run spree that claimed the life of a woman and critically injured a bicyclist. -more-


Regulators to decide who gets stuck with bill

By Karen Gaudette The Associated Press
Thursday October 24, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — California politicians are hoping the stunning admission by a top Enron trader that the energy giant manipulated power markets will help the state’s plea for $9 billion in refunds. -more-


BART station closed after bomb threat

Daily Planet Wire Service
Thursday October 24, 2002

EL CERRITO — The El Cerrito del Norte BART station at 6400 Cutting Blvd. was closed following a bomb threat, a BART spokeswoman said Wednesday morning. -more-


Prosecutor expects no more arrests in Newark transgender killing

Daily Planet Wire Service
Thursday October 24, 2002

NEWARK — An Alameda County prosecutor said Wednesday that he doesn't anticipate any more arrests in the slaying earlier this month of a 17-year-old Newark boy who sometimes passed as a girl. -more-


Committees examine cancer link

By Colleen Valles The Associated Press
Thursday October 24, 2002

Bay Area Briefs

Thursday October 24, 2002

Woman saw red dot on -more-


Fishing in Channel Islands banned

By Laura Wides The Associated Press
Thursday October 24, 2002

SANTA BARBARA — A state commission decided Wednesday to create one of the nation’s largest marine reserves by banning fishing in areas around the Channel Islands. -more-


State breaks up large recycling fraud ring

The Associated Press
Thursday October 24, 2002

SACRAMENTO — Fourteen people were arrested in one of the nation’s largest recycling fraud cases for allegedly swindling millions of dollars from California’s recycling program by transporting discarded bottles and cans from outside the state and redeeming them in Los Angeles. -more-


Shipping companies say pace of work slow at the docks

By Justin Pritchard The Associated Press
Thursday October 24, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — West Coast dockworkers deliberately are slowing the pace of work in response to a bitter labor dispute, according to documents shipping companies have filed with the Department of Justice. -more-


Stocks continue upswing

By Hope Yen The Associated Press
Thursday October 24, 2002

NEW YORK — Wall Street managed a modest advance Wednesday, rising for a fourth time in five days as investors weighed a mixed economic assessment from the Federal Reserve against disappointing earnings from Eli Lilly. -more-


Court upholds award

By David Kravets The Associated Press
Thursday October 24, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court on Wednesday let stand a $290 million personal injury jury award levied against the Ford Motor Co. stemming from a Bronco rollover accident in 1993. -more-


Editorial

Schools open as police confirm sniper’s 10th fatality

By Allen G. Breed The Associated Press
Thursday October 24, 2002

KENSINGTON — The search for the sniper stalking the suburbs of the nation’s capital stretched across the country Wednesday as FBI agents converged on a home in Tacoma, Wash., with metal detectors and chain saws. -more-


Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

Schools open as police confirm sniper’s 10th fatality 10-24-2002

Are more police Oakland’s answer? 10-23-2002

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

News

UC makes new offer to lecturers By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 10-24-2002

Problems with rent control Leon Mayeri Berkeley 10-24-2002

Keeping up with Jones at Zellerbach By Robert Hall Special to the Daily Planet 10-24-2002

Defensive line leading the charge for Bears By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 10-24-2002

Incumbent faces tough opposition By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff 10-24-2002

San Pablo Avenue and height limits Daniele Spellman Berkeley 10-24-2002

Film features parolees Daily Planet Wire Service 10-24-2002

Giants even World Series up at two By Ben Walker The Associated Press 10-24-2002

Safer strolls hang on Measure L By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 10-24-2002

Fear of height (limits) Sally B. Woodbridge Berkeley 10-24-2002

MTV plans November debut for ’The Osbournes’ The Associated Press 10-24-2002

Residents gather to address hate crimes By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff 10-24-2002

Questioning Caldicott David Rowland Berkeley 10-24-2002

Armed Chechens storm Moscow theater, take hundreds hostage By Jim Heintz The Associated Press 10-24-2002

Berkeley honors officers 10-24-2002

Police looking for video Daily Planet Wire Service 10-24-2002

Regulators to decide who gets stuck with bill By Karen Gaudette The Associated Press 10-24-2002

BART station closed after bomb threat Daily Planet Wire Service 10-24-2002

Prosecutor expects no more arrests in Newark transgender killing Daily Planet Wire Service 10-24-2002

Committees examine cancer link By Colleen Valles The Associated Press 10-24-2002

Bay Area Briefs 10-24-2002

Fishing in Channel Islands banned By Laura Wides The Associated Press 10-24-2002

State breaks up large recycling fraud ring The Associated Press 10-24-2002

Shipping companies say pace of work slow at the docks By Justin Pritchard The Associated Press 10-24-2002

Stocks continue upswing By Hope Yen The Associated Press 10-24-2002

Court upholds award By David Kravets The Associated Press 10-24-2002

Sports fields may lie in measure J By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff 10-23-2002

Nobody for governor Dave Linn Berkeley 10-23-2002

Angels take one from the Giants, move to 2-1 By Ben Walker The Associated Press 10-23-2002

Rent increases banned in 2003 By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff 10-23-2002

Violence against transgender people Eric Hamako Berkeley 10-23-2002

No cause determined in football player’s death The Associated Press 10-23-2002

Pollster says Simon camp must change By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 10-23-2002

Right turn on Telegraph Pam Speich Berkeley 10-23-2002

San Jose keeps Nabokov in goal By Greg Beacham The Associated Press 10-23-2002

Bus driver slain in Maryland; police say they were warned By David Dishneau The Associated Press 10-23-2002

Light signals on Telegraph Karl Reeh President, LeConte Neighborhood Association 10-23-2002

School mentoring program struggles for survival By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 10-23-2002

Oakland police request help Daily Planet Wire Service 10-23-2002

Biotech advocate meets with opposition in Sacramento By Paul Elias The Associated Press 10-23-2002

Another suspect at large in murder Daily Planet Wire Service 10-23-2002

Laboratory, employees plead innocent Daily Planet Wire Service 10-23-2002

Bay Area Briefs 10-23-2002

Environmental groups sue EPA over pollution By Brian Melley The Associated Press 10-23-2002

Joe Lieberman discusses policy in S.F. By Colleen Valles The Associated Press 10-23-2002

Navy man recalls harrowing fall The Associated Press 10-23-2002

Sacramento authorities probe pyramid scheme By Jennifer Coleman The Associated Press 10-23-2002

Stocks fall sharply Tuesday By Amy Baldwin The Associated Press 10-23-2002

Sierra vintners unlikely winemakers By Kathleen Stebbins The Associated Press 10-23-2002

SoCal gets mixed grades on environment By Robert Jablon The Associated Press 10-23-2002

Judge gives family until Nov. 5 to get out of foreclosure The Associated Press 10-23-2002

Leader says lawmakers will sue to kill Proposition 51 By Steve Lawrence The Associated Press 10-23-2002

Lawyer: Steve Garvey believed in diet ad claims The Associated Press 10-23-2002

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