Neighbors of an abandoned home in the Berkeley Hills scored a major victory on Friday, as a small-claims judge awarded them around $31,000 for “pain and suffering” resulting from the owner’s failure to clean up the property. -more-
Jeff Tedford wanted athleticism and speed and got both in his first recruiting class as Cal’s head football coach. -more-
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A group of local politicians were gridlocked Wednesday in talks with UC Berkeley officials about what is being called a traffic “crisis” at the university. -more-
Two St. Mary’s High football players signed letters of intent to play football in college this fall. Running back Trestin George signed with San Jose State after considering schools including Washington and USC, and wide receiver Courtney Brown signed with Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Brown may also run track for the Mustangs. -more-
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A group of local politicians were gridlocked Wednesday in talks with UC Berkeley officials about what is being called a traffic “crisis” at the university. -more-
The young Cal pitching staff went through some serious growing pains on Wednesday as the Bears used four hurlers, including three freshmen, during a seven-run sixth inning by San Jose State that handed the Bears a 10-6 loss in their home opener. -more-
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Today is Thursday, Feb. 7, the 38th day of 2002. There are 327 days left in the year. -more-
A NASA satellite designed and built by scientists at UC Berkeley was placed into orbit Tuesday to study how solar flares are produced in the Sun's atmosphere. -more-
The City Council took a series of votes Tuesday related to the on-site disposal of approximately five liters of radioactive mixed waste at the recently closed National Tritium Labeling Facility. -more-
SACRAMENTO — Enron stood up a panel of state senators Wednesday who had subpoenaed the energy giant to testify about destruction of documents, and now could face contempt charges by the California Senate. -more-
SAN DIEGO — Three months ago, Teresa Montemayor became one of thousands of workers in the tourism industry to lose her job. Soon, she faced losing her home. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — Restaurant owners around Northern California are taking Chilean sea bass off their menus as part of an effort to save the fish from overfishing and eventual extinction. -more-
LOS ANGELES — Former President Ronald Reagan, the longest-living U.S. president, turned 91 Wednesday with a low-key celebration that included his favorite chocolate cake at his Bel-Air home. -more-
LOS ANGELES — Southern Californians want to look good, spending more on clothes and cars than the rest of the country but less on cigarettes and alcohol, according to a national survey. -more-
SAN JOSE — San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales called for a crackdown on litter and touted a new initiative to improve child care in his annual state of the city address Wednesday. -more-
SACRAMENTO — The battle over conditions at Nike Inc.’s overseas factories moved to the California Supreme Court on Wednesday, with the justices considering a lawsuit accusing the apparel maker of a consumer whitewash violating California’s false advertising laws. -more-
SAN JOSE — Cisco Systems Inc. reported higher-than-expected profits and sales Wednesday for its fiscal second quarter, suggesting the networking giant may be slowly recovering from the economic downturn. -more-
Surrounded by a handful of friends, singer/songwriter Melissa Crabtree launched the Bio-diesel Van Tour at the Berkeley Recycling Center Tuesday afternoon. -more-
After last Friday night’s huge win over Pinole Valley, one could have expected the Berkeley High boys’ basketball team to have a bit of a letdown against Alameda on Tuesday, and it happened. But the ’Jackets managed to slog through a lackluster effort to get the win anyway, 68-57. -more-
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After committing a blunder that left about 4,500 Berkeley residents uncounted in the last census, the U.S. Census Bureau issued another set of numbers Friday, which city officials say adds up to more of the same thing. -more-
Maura Fitzgerald scored her second hat trick in a week as the Berkeley Yellowjackets romped over Pinole Valley, 7-0, on Tuesday in Berkeley. -more-
Viewpoint: The Choice of Harrison -more-
A $6 billion dollar statewide effort to reduce class sizes in kindergarten through third grade may not be having any effect on student achievement, according to a report issued Monday by the Class Size Reduction Research Consortium. -more-
The city’s inclusionary housing policy requiring developers to set aside new apartment units for low-income tenants is safe – for the time being. -more-
Today is Wednesday, Feb. 6, the 37th day of 2002. There are 328 days left in the year. -more-
Anyone registered to vote in Alameda County can now drop into the City Clerk Department and cast an early ballot for the March 5 election. . -more-
Police responded to reports of a shooting in the 3000 block of Tremont Street Tuesday at about 11:45 a.m. A resident had been shot in the thigh by an aquaintance who had left the scene. -more-
OAKLAND — A couple accused of sexually assaulting and killing a college student in their morbid minivan full of torture devices modeled their crime after another murderous couple, a prosecutor told jurors Tuesday in opening statements. -more-
WASHINGTON — California Rep. Nancy Pelosi chose to talk to abortion rights advocates in her first public speech as the new No. 2 House Democrat. -more-
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A federal grand jury indicted John Walker Lindh on 10 charges Tuesday, alleging he was trained by Osama bin Laden’s network and then conspired with the Taliban to kill Americans. -more-
Man beat up by three robbers on Channing -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — Federal authorities on Tuesday accused two former Critical Path Inc. executives of fabricating sales in 2000, an accounting scandal that nearly ruined the once high-flying e-mail provider. -more-
SAN JOSE— Hewlett-Packard Co. and Compaq Computer Corp. will ask shareholders to approve their historic and controversial $23 billion merger on consecutive days next month. -more-
LAS VEGAS — Despite the national recession and a local unemployment rate hovering about 6 percent, Las Vegas continues to experience a retail boom. -more-
Charles Ramsey may face an uphill battle for the 14th District Assembly seat — especially in Berkeley, where his opponent Loni Hancock (former Berkeley Mayor) is almost a household name. But no one would have guessed it from the turnout and enthusiasm at the Democratic candidate’s reception on Saturday morning. -more-
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Two nearly identical resolutions supporting Claremont spa workers in their classic, labor/corporate battle will surface at tonight’s City Council meeting — one by Mayor Shirley Dean and the other by Councilmember Linda Maio. -more-
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The city’s cab drivers, as a result of the new Taxi Ordinance, which went into effect on Jan. 1, are now required to take a course in sensitivity at their own expense. -more-
Wednesday night, the Board of Education will vote on a controversial shift in district policy that would reduce the number of students it allows into the school system from outside Berkeley on “inter-district permits.” -more-
Today is Tuesday, Feb. 5, the 36th day of 2002. There are 329 days left in the year. -more-
With energy issues back in the headlines again, the city’s Energy Office is busy answering questions about energy conservation measures, and helping Berkeley residents and businesses comply with energy conservation regulations. Some questions, however, are of a broader nature and illustrate people’s growing interest and concern for just what all our energy consumption is doing to the planet. -more-
SAN JOSE — The results are in from the digital video recorder set: Britney Spears beat the men on the field in the Super Bowl instant replay department. -more-
SAN JOSE — Hewlett-Packard Co. said Monday that first-quarter earnings will beat current Wall Street forecasts because consumer demand for its computers and printers has been better than expected. -more-
SACRAMENTO — Agreeing that California’s benefits for injured workers are woefully inadequate, the Senate voted Monday to raise those weekly payments by more than $300 over four years. -more-
The City Council will consider asking for a redesign of the new safety tower and a request from the Peace and Justice Commission to not comply with Attorney General John Ashcroft’s request to question individuals. -more-
They were asking the question of the hour, working the crowds on the corner of Shattuck Ave. and Center St. Saturday morning, Mike Dilauro and Anthony Redic made their appeal: “Can you spare some change?” -more-
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Late-model Volvos and at least one limousine clogged up a tiny street in the Berkeley Hills Saturday afternoon, as former Mayor Loni Hancock, a Democratic candidate in the 14th District Assembly race, held her last Berkeley fundraiser before the March 15 primary. -more-
Cal used a bruising inside game to battle Arizona State for a 67-59 victory at Haas Pavilion on Saturday night. -more-
Tutors at BHS student learning center go unpaid -more-
Let’s see: Stanford beats Cal 79-52 on Wednesday. Cal heads into Saturday’s rematch with its archrival without its best player. The makings of a Cinderella story? Sorry, afraid not. -more-
On Feb. 4, 1789, electors unanimously chose George Washington to be the first president of the United States. -more-
WASHINGTON — President Bush is sending Congress a $2.12 trillion spending plan Monday that seeks to recognize the “new realities” confronting the nation since Sept. 11. It proposes the biggest jump in defense spending in two decades and a record increase in money devoted to making Americans more secure at home. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — Venture capitalists emerged from the dot-com debris to finance more fresh ideas late last year, helping to lift quarterly investments in startups for the first time since the Internet bubble burst, according to a study to be released Monday. -more-
WASHINGTON — Former Enron chairman Kenneth Lay pulled out of this week’s scheduled congressional testimony on Sunday, with his lawyer saying that hearings have taken on a “prosecutorial” tone. -more-
A key University of California academic committee recommended this week that the UC system drop the SAT as an admissions requirement, and develop a test more closely aligned with California’s high school curricula. -more-
The name Hearst is probably best known because of the fabulous estate at San Simeon, Hearst Castle, which is a state park. However, the name and family has an important relationship to Berkeley as well. Hearst Castle, which was designed by Julia Morgan, was built by William Randolf Hearst (1863-1951) the only son of George and Phoebe Apperson Hearst. -more-
People have a lot of ways to change their lives when discontent settles upon them. They might get a new job or a new haircut, upgrade their Palm pilots or switch to chai latte. After sitting through a triptych of documentaries being presented at the Fine Arts Cinema as “Designs For Living” a viewer might be tempted to live off the power grid, or become a political anarchist, or grow potatoes on a communal farm in Russia. -more-
Burns leads way with 25 points and 14 boards -more-
The latest round in the city’s redistricting battle came to a head on Friday, as five “citizens proposals” for new City Council districts were submitted for the council’s consideration. -more-
Parris Vega scored a hat trick as the St. Mary’s Panthers claimed an easy 6-1 victory over St. Patrick on Friday. -more-
Diversify, whatever you do. That’s the quick lesson from Enron’s collapse. Company employees, whose 401K relied entirely upon the success of Enron earnings, lost everything when the stock suddenly crashed last fall. More than $1 billion disappeared from the company’s 401K. -more-
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The project we are about to detail is so simple you might decide to go into business for yourself. -more-
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SACRAMENTO — California has opened a new front in the battle between automakers and environmental coalitions, becoming first in the nation to target auto emissions to combat global warming. -more-
NEW YORK — Enron’s collapse added a smacking insult to the injury of the stock market’s decline over the last two years. -more-
LOS ANGELES — Amgen Inc., the world’s largest biotechnology firm, said Thursday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its latest immunity-boosting drug for cancer patients, Neulasta. -more-
Last weeks’ murders of two Oakland residents in south Berkeley have left the residents of the area calling for the city to clean up what they say is a chronic problem with crime in their neighborhood. -more-
David Miller, who was a clean cut, Irish-American, ex-college football player from Syracuse, N.Y., did not fit the 1960s-era American cultural stereotype of an anti-Vietnam War protester. But today, David Miller is known as the “first” person to burn his draft card, which the San Francisco resident did in New York City in 1965, in front of a large crowd. A photo of Miller’s card burning is still on display in the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City. -more-
After playing tough for the first 30 minutes of the game, the Cal Bears went ice-cold with the game on the line Thursday night against Arizona to take their first home loss of the season, 68-58. -more-
During Tuesday night’s crime summit, the Berkeley Police Department gave its most complete account to date of the murders of Rammar Johnson and Noel Turner, Jr. -more-
Allegations made in Tuesday’s, 01/29/02 edition entitled “South Berkeley resident speaks out on Copwatch” contained several provocative opinions about the group that were unsubstantiated by the editorial staff of this newspaper. We continue to stand behind our resolve to provide this space as a vehicle for the first amendment and went to a reasonable length to try to trace down the truths in her allegations but were unsuccessful. At this time, we have no reason to believe that despite the allegations made in Tuesday’s letter that anyone involved in Copwatch has been picked up by the Berkeley Police Department for a heroin overdose. -more-
LOS ANGELES — MGM has a license to kill the title of the new “Austin Powers” sequel “Goldmember.” -more-
California Secretary of State Bill Jones, Republican candidate for governor, attacked his rivals and touted a statewide voter registration drive during an appearance at UC Berkeley Wednesday. -more-
LOS ANGELES — A background actor from last summer’s “Planet of the Apes” movie accused the filmmakers of harming him and hundreds of others with dust used in a climactic desert fight scene. -more-
The Jan. 18 death of Irma Augusta, the last of the “Freedom Home sisters,” gave birth to the idea of creating a historical district honoring a group of homes on Stanton Street, which served as a springboard for impoverished Southern African-Americans to start a new life. -more-
LOS ANGELES — “Bloody Sunday,” a dramatization of the police massacre of 13 Roman Catholics in Northern Ireland in 1972, has been acquired by Paramount Classics. -more-
Citing a “primary” African-American female anchor at a local television station as evidence of newsroom diversity, a KPIX company attorney Thursday dismissed as baseless a racial discrimination lawsuit filed Monday by three employees. -more-
The 7,000-pound Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer satellite, built and operated by UC Berkeley, fell from orbit Wednesday night and scattered debris across portions of Egypt and the Persian Gulf. -more-
SAN DIEGO — The energetic 60-year-old woman with cropped white hair and seagreen eyes wouldn’t fit the usual profile of a drug pusher. But inside her cozy condominium, there’s trouble cooking. -more-
LOS ANGELES — Billboards designed to restore the image of Islam are going up along Southern California roads and freeways. -more-
Mike Gettler knows a thing or two about tomatoes. -more-
Native plants, though unpopular, rarely get shocked by changes in the weather -more-
LOS ANGELES — “South Park” leads the pack of basic cable shows bringing a new level of raunchiness and violence to television, according to a watchdog group’s new study. -more-
PALM SPRINGS — Along an unremarkable stretch of desert on the outskirts of town, just off a road named for singing cowboy Gene Autry and tucked amid heaps of garbage raked by winds strong enough to polish granite, Jim Cornett thinks he’s found the world’s oldest living thing. -more-
LAS VEGAS — The largest operator of Las Vegas Strip hotel-casinos reported Thursday that fourth-quarter earnings dropped 65 percent. -more-
BRUSSELS, Belgium — European regulators on Thursday cleared the $23.7 billion merger of Hewlett-Packard Co. and Compaq Computer Corp., saying the planned marriage of rival U.S. computer makers does not raise competition concerns in Europe. -more-
PHOENIX — America West Airlines posted a wider loss for the fourth quarter, reflecting the continued impact of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on air travel, the company reported Thursday. -more-
RIVERSIDE — Bill Jones stands at a podium on the stoop of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, outlining his economic platform. -more-
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The Berkeley Police Department announced Wednesday it has solved a months-old Berkeley rape case, with help from the California Department of Justice’s criminal DNA database. -more-
