Betty Ladzepko’s West African Dance Troupe at Berkeley Arts Magnet Elementary sing and dance to the beat of a different drum. -more-
Actually, five stories plus bonuses is enough -more-
At tonight’s City Council meeting, funds originally allocated for “front-line law enforcement needs,” including anti-gang and community crime prevention programs, will likely be re-routed for youth recreation and service programs in south and west Berkeley. -more-
Tomorrow night could be the Second Coming, said Councilmember Polly Armstrong. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — Insurance Commissioner Harry Low took the oath of office Monday, promising to restore public trust in the position his predecessor left under threat of impeachment. -more-
Drug use among California teens is down for the first time in a decade, according to a report released Monday by the state attorney general’s office. -more-
SAN JOSE — The companies that are revolutionizing the way people watch television, letting them zip past commercials at the push of a button, are still giving marketers a chance to catch viewers’ attention. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco sweltered Monday as residents braced for a heat wave expected to last all week. High temperatures already are straining California’s overburdened power grid. -more-
WHITTIER — Polly Bobadilla’s ride may not have quite the power of her old set of wheels, but she’s happy to be seen driving down the street in it. -more-
Some South Berkeley residents say the Ed Roberts Campus – the proposed office complex at the Ashby BART station that would house nine disability organizations – is just too big. -more-
In a game where everything seemed to be going their way, the Cal football team couldn’t put together enough offense to beat an Illinois squad that played half of the game without its most important player. -more-
Undocumented laborers part of economic boom -more-
Stanford 27, #5 Texas 24 -more-
Members of Berkeley Citizens Action lauded Ralph Nader’s bid for president Sunday, but ended up giving the endorsement to Democrat Vice President Al Gore. -more-
OAKLAND — As military mortars pounded the camps of Muslim rebels in the Philippines, the mother of an American hostage waited to hear the fate of her son and hoped the news would be positive. -more-
Outmatched and overrun, Berkeley High suffered an ignominious 52-27 defeat at James Logan High last Friday night. In a game determined by big plays, the Yellow Jacket offense ran out of firepower after stinging the Colt offense for two early touchdowns. By contrast, Logan appeared crisp and efficient for the entire game running coach Neal Fromson’s "fly" option offense, and dissembled the blitzing Berkeley defense seemingly at will. -more-
Denis Halliday and Scott Ritter both have seen and felt first-hand how 10 years of economic sanctions imposed on the Iraqi government by the United Nations has starved the people of the country instead of bringing down Saddam Hussein’s Ba’athist Regime as intended. -more-
West Berkeley artisans create furniture, art -more-
A classic rivalry, a confrontation of two head coaches with thirty five years of experience between them, a battle between two teams that combined to win 18 games last season, and a near comeback amidst raucous cheers on a cool, crisp autumn night. -more-
By Josh Parr -more-
Twelfth-ranked California remained undefeated with a 2-1 victory over 10th-ranked Wake Forest Friday at the Wake Forest/Nike Invitational at Spry Stadium. Cal is 6-0 for the first time since opening the 1988 season with the same record, while the Deamon Deacons dropped to 4-2. -more-
Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown today accepted 1,000 tickets to Raider's Sunday home game that guarantee the game's broadcast on Bay Area television. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — A Modesto auto mechanic said Friday he is devastated by the accidental shooting of his 11-year-old son by a veteran SWAT officer, and said he is innocent of the drug charge that led to the boy’s death and his own arrest during this week’s raid at their home. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO – A pair of surgeons affiliated with Stanford University are under investigation by the FBI to determine if they have committed fraud in Medicare billings or fudged accounts of surgical procedures for medical journals. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO – A pair of surgeons affiliated with Stanford University are under investigation by the FBI to determine if they have committed fraud in Medicare billings or fudged accounts of surgical procedures for medical journals. -more-
The Offspring want to post new single; Sony says no -more-
LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles police officer was charged Thursday for shooting and wounding an unarmed, elderly motorist in a disagreement over a traffic ticket. -more-
LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has ordered a convicted killer released on parole because he has not received a fair hearing from Gov. Gray Davis’ parole board. -more-
The Associated Press -more-
SAN FRANCISCO – Nursing homes found to have harmed or neglected patients will face higher fines – up to $100,000 – under a bill signed Thursday by Gov. Gray Davis. -more-
NEWARK, N.J. – Two lawsuits filed this week accuse the makers of the drug Ritalin and the American Psychiatric Association of encouraging overdiagnosis of behavioral disorders in children to boost sales of the drug. -more-
SACRAMENTO – California HMOs will be required to let HIV-positive patients get standing referrals to doctors with expertise in treating AIDS under a bill signed by the governor this week. -more-
SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gray Davis has rejected bills that would have required surprise hospital inspections and mandated state agencies to list their reports on the Internet. -more-
Jay and Patricia Meyer want to build a 26-room hotel on their property on Shattuck Avenue at Vine Street. -more-
Berkeley has trouble with keeping its streets clean -more-
In 1765, Italian playwright Carlo Gozzi wrote his complex political and psychological fairy tale “The Green Bird” in an attempt to resuscitate the dying art form of commedia dell’arte. -more-
If a spectator walked in off the street into Thursday’s women’s volleyball game at Emery High School, the match they saw was unremarkable on the surface. The St. Mary’s team used better organization and communication to beat the energetic but hapless Emery squad in three straight games. -more-
The neighbors hate it, the City Council opposed it, an assemblymember is fighting against it – still, the Regents of the University of California voted unanimously Thursday to approve an Environmental Impact Report that permits the university to construct a new three-story building on a five-acre parcel at Oxford Street and Hearst Avenue. -more-
Talk about bad timing. -more-
OAKLAND – Ralph Nader, the self-styled “patented underdog, available for license,” was in downtown Oakland Thursday urging unions across the nation to throw their support behind his presidential campaign. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — Starting next fall, it will take good grades and good health insurance to get into the University of California. -more-
LOS ANGELES — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority negotiated with its bus and rail drivers Thursday as a midnight strike deadline loomed, raising the prospect of 450,000 people left without a means to get to work or move around the region. -more-
From the saltboxes that dot the northeastern shoreline to California’s ornate Victorians, wood shakes and shingles are part of America’s past. Whether the traditional square butt or the multipatterned fancy-cut variety, it’s hard to beat the beauty of this natural, textured siding. -more-
What do you do with a washed-up bathtub? -more-
MODESTO — Police and prosecutors are investigating how an 11-year-old boy was accidentally shot in the back and killed by a veteran SWAT team member during a federal drug raid at his family’s home. -more-
SACRAMENTO — The state is stepping up its offensive against a tiny fungus that has felled thousands of oak trees from Big Sur to Humboldt County. -more-
LOS ANGELES — A judge refused Wednesday to allow a Santa Monica City Council candidate to list himself on the November ballot as a “peace activist” but urged him to appeal for a definitive ruling. -more-
LOS ANGELES — A former judge will plead guilty to federal corruption charges for having a secret sexual relationship with a defendant while presiding over a case against the woman’s husband, prosecutors said Thursday. -more-
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Wen Ho Lee spent his first hours of freedom celebrating at home with family and friends as the government defended its dogged prosecution of the Los Alamos nuclear scientist, saying it sought to protect national security. -more-
Friday, author and film critic, Jack Shaheen will present Arab Screen Images at the Fine Arts Cinema in Berkeley as part of the Fourth Annual Cinamyaat series. Using a compilation of film and television clips, Dr. Shaheen presents the development of misrepresentation of Arabs in American entertainment as well as current examples of positive efforts in film to counter this bias. This highly provocative presentation will be followed with an opportunity for audience members to ask questions. -more-
The best laid plans... -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — Former University of California at Berkeley Chancellor Chang-Lin Tien has been hospitalized for treatment of a brain tumor, UC officials confirmed. -more-
Last Thursday against Contra Costa Christian High, the St. Mary’s women’s volleyball team relied on their serves for an easy win. On Tuesday night against the El Cerrito Gauchos, a balanced attack enabled the Panthers to corral a three-set victory (15-3, 15-6, 15-9) and expand upon their undefeated record (4-0, 0-0). -more-
Cal’s receiving corps got a boost in their opener against Utah, as true freshmen Geoff McArthur and Chase Lyman made several outstanding catches and redshirt freshman James Smith showed that he can catch the ball after all. But that didn’t stop wideout recruit John Rust from verbally committing to play at Cal next year. -more-
UC Berkeley graduate Matt Martello strapped his “Fat-Melt Magnet Belt” on over his suit coat and stepped under the hot lights and in front of the camera. -more-
Computer scientists at the University of California at Berkeley have received about $9.5 million in grants to research computers and information technology. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — Teaching at troubled schools could earn some California educators a discount on a new home. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — The Navy announced Tuesday that metals and petroleum have been found in the ground and benzene in the air around a landfill which has been burning underground for four weeks. -more-
SAN JOSE — Eight months after fleeing to the Caribbean to avoid charges that they stole $10 million from their insurance clients, a San Jose couple appeared in court for the first time and were each ordered held on $10 million bail. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — Napster Inc. has told a federal appeals court in San Francisco that recording companies suing it for copyright violations are seeking “to kill or control a technology that is not theirs.” -more-
WHITTIER — Fearful that a proposal to sell only low-sulfur diesel fuel in Southern California will lead to fuel shortages, truck drivers and school districts called on officials Wednesday to kill the plan. -more-
SACRAMENTO — Up to four million gallons of raw sewage seeped into the American River before it was detected over the weekend, said Sacramento County health officials. -more-
SACRAMENTO — California forestry officials grappled Wednesday with proposed logging rules that would ease timber-harvesting restrictions next year across thousands of acres of forests. -more-
SACRAMENTO — California’s public schools, teachers and workers will learn on Oct. 4 if they might be eligible for bonuses of up to $25,000 for their students’ test scores. -more-
FRESNO — Motel handyman Cary Stayner was convicted Wednesday of murdering a Yosemite naturalist in a deal that spares his life but guarantees he will never be free and never be able to tell his story. -more-
SACRAMENTO — The state is asking online escrow companies that hold consumers’ money until goods ordered online are delivered to get licensed by the state or stop doing business in California. -more-
LOS ANGELES — With no work for nearly six months, electrician Michael Everett barely had money to survive, let alone supply medical coverage for his wife and daughter. -more-
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Nine months after he was branded a threat to national security and put in solitary confinement, Wen Ho Lee was set free Wednesday with an apology from a judge who said the government’s actions “embarrassed our entire nation.” -more-
NEW YORK — Harry Potter made the list. So did “The Catcher in the Rye” and “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” The most popular children’s books? No. The ones adults most wanted removed from library shelves in the 1990s. -more-
For years, AC Transit employees have worked through thick and thin with management to keep service on the streets. Claudia Hudson, vice president of Amalgamated Transit Workers Local 192, representing over 1800 AC Transit workers, says their dedication has not been rewarded. Already working since June without a contract, bus operators, maintenance workers and clerical workers represented by Local 192 voted 940-299 to reject AC Transit’s newest contract offers last Tuesday. -more-
In a move that has catapulted the normally low-key Berkeley Police Association into the public arena, a strongly-worded letter sent by the association’s attorneys to Police Chief Dash Butler was also sent to the city manager and to the City Council, rendering the caustic document public. -more-
OAKLAND – A federal judge did not hear motions Tuesday to dismiss some of the charges against Berkeley landlord Lakireddy Bali Reddy and his son accused of sex and immigration offenses. -more-
UC Berkeley and the Jose Marti National Library of Cuba proudly announce a unique and historic pact in which, retrieved from the depths of the Cuban archives, the University has received – grocery bags. -more-
Bay City News -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — New restrictions that keep halibut gill nets farther from shore have the fishing industry wondering how it will make its catch and wildlife conservation groups cheering over potentially fewer wildlife drownings. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — Consumer advocates told an appeals court Tuesday that the state is giving its blessing to insurance companies that violate a voter-approved measure to reduce auto insurance rates. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — Motel handyman Cary Stayner has agreed to plead guilty to the murder of a Yosemite naturalist in a deal that will spare him a federal execution, but he still faces a possible death sentence if convicted of killing three sightseers. -more-
Greg Martin hushes his first grade, two-way immersion class, and cuts out the lights. -more-
Prosecutors urged a state appeals court Monday to allow evidence about the violent history of the Symbionese Liberation Army into former fugitive Sara Jane Olson’s bombing conspiracy trial. -more-
SAN JOSE – City planners have recommended a controversial expansion by Cisco Systems Inc. into one of Silicon Valley’s last remaining agricultural areas. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — Nursing homes found to have harmed or neglected patients will face higher fines – up to $100,000 – under a bill signed Thursday by Gov. Gray Davis. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — The issue of which students are admitted to the University of California resurfaced Wednesday as UC President Richard Atkinson told regents he wants to evaluate new approaches to admissions in light of developments since the school scrapped affirmative action. -more-
SAN JOSE — Corrections officers are suing Santa Clara County on behalf of their greatest antagonists – inmates – claiming that low staffing levels have made the area’s jails unsafe. -more-
