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Struggling to walk with peace

By David ScharfenbergDaily Planet staff
Wednesday March 20, 2002

It’s been a struggle, but they’re finding peace. -more-



BHS boys’ lacrosse suffers first loss of season

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday March 20, 2002

After winning their first four games by scores like 17-1 and 15-0, the Berkeley High boys’ lacrosse team may have felt invincible until Tuesday. But a tough game with University High (San Francisco) that ended in a last-minute loss may have brought the Yellowjackets back to earth. -more-



Stop Bush-whacking our future

Jane Stillwater Berkeley
Wednesday March 20, 2002

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Wednesday March 20, 2002



Staff
Wednesday March 20, 2002


Wednesday, Mar. 20



Residents irked by ‘unfair process,’ confusion

By Jia-Rui Chong Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday March 20, 2002

At a meeting in which residents were unclear about what they could talk about, whether city officials could respond to their letters and how they could add items to the agenda, Tuesday night’s City Council meeting was all about fair process. -more-



20mph limit will go far to ensure traffic doesn’t

Steve Magyary Berkeley
Wednesday March 20, 2002

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Today in History

Staff
Wednesday March 20, 2002

Wednesday, March 20 is the 79th day of 2002. There are 286 days left in the year. Spring arrives in the northern hemisphere at 2:16 p.m. Eastern time. -more-



The vast middle ground of the Mid-East

Gabe Kurtz student UC Berkeley
Wednesday March 20, 2002

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News of the Weird

Staff
Wednesday March 20, 2002

Brooklyn on a diet -more-



Brazilian leader in social movement speaks tonight at La Peña

By Jia-Rui Chong Daily Planet staff
Wednesday March 20, 2002

One of the defining moments for Wanusa Pereira Dos Santos was when a heavily armed police force rushed a settlement of 300 families, chased them up a hill and then set fire to their homes. -more-



Features

Jury deliberates in dog mauling case

The Associated Press
Wednesday March 20, 2002

LOS ANGELES — The dog-mauling trial that began with a defense attorney crawling on the courtroom floor during her opening statement neared its end with a judge threatening to lock her up if she didn’t sit down and keep quiet. -more-


Bush administration comes under fire, despite announcement to increase aid

The Associated Press
Wednesday March 20, 2002

MONTERREY, Mexico — Days after the United States promised a 50 percent increase in foreign aid, the Bush administration is coming under fire for not doing enough — and not doing it right. -more-


Body identified in Russian mob probe

The Associated Press
Wednesday March 20, 2002

SACRAMENTO — A bound, strangled body pulled from a Sierra foothill lake last fall was identified Tuesday as that of a Los Angeles-area real estate developer. -more-


Game not yet over for SF’s Musee Mecanique

By Paul Glader The Associated Press
Wednesday March 20, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — For decades, the Musee Mecanique, a beloved collection of mechanical games once played in saloons, carnivals and boardwalk arcades, has been one of the most authentic and bizarre tourist attractions on the West Coast. -more-


Abandoned cats found to be owned by SF woman

By Paul Glader The Associated Press
Wednesday March 20, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — A woman suspected of animal cruelty for hoarding cats in Petaluma is now under scrutiny in Sausalito, where police are investigating a batch of 50 felines living in squalid conditions. -more-


Oakland company gets maximum fine for wastewater violation

The Associated Press
Wednesday March 20, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — The federal government fined an Oakland metal finishing company $385,000 and sentenced the owner to six months house arrest Tuesday for diverting wastewater directly into the sewer. -more-


BART shut down after white powder found

The Associated Press
Wednesday March 20, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — Authorities shut down two BART stations and stopped all trains into and out of the city for about an hour Tuesday after white powder was found in one of the cars. -more-


HP shareholders narrowly approve $20 billion merger

By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press
Wednesday March 20, 2002

CUPERTINO — Hewlett-Packard Co. chief Carly Fiorina claimed victory Tuesday in the nasty proxy fight over the $20 billion purchase of Compaq Computer Corp., saying shareholders narrowly approved what would be the computer industry’s biggest merger. -more-


Siebel Systems expands its Utah operations

The Associated Press
Wednesday March 20, 2002

SALT LAKE CITY — Software company Siebel Systems will expand its business in Utah by building a data center and hiring about 600 employees by 2005, the company said Tuesday. -more-


Senators review health department’s nuclear waste regulations

By Jennifer Coleman The Associated Press
Wednesday March 20, 2002

SACRAMENTO — Senators criticized Department of Health Services officials Tuesday for their recent regulation that allows the dumping of radioactive debris in regular landfills. -more-


Editorial

Oakland hires guard to bar Caltrans from disputed land

The Associated Press
Wednesday March 20, 2002

OAKLAND — The city and port have hired a private security guard to block Caltrans contractors from the planned staging site for the first section of the long-awaited new span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. -more-


Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

Oakland hires guard to bar Caltrans from disputed land 03-20-2002

News of the Weird 03-19-2002

Asian-American scientists end two-year lab boycott 03-18-2002

Emeryville replaces historic shellmound with street mall 03-16-2002

Fisheries council considers West Coast longline moratorium 03-15-2002

Telegraph Avenue focus of search for new A’s stadium 03-14-2002

News

Struggling to walk with peace By David ScharfenbergDaily Planet staff 03-20-2002

BHS boys’ lacrosse suffers first loss of season By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 03-20-2002

Stop Bush-whacking our future Jane Stillwater Berkeley 03-20-2002

Staff 03-20-2002

Staff 03-20-2002

Residents irked by ‘unfair process,’ confusion By Jia-Rui Chong Daily Planet Staff 03-20-2002

20mph limit will go far to ensure traffic doesn’t Steve Magyary Berkeley 03-20-2002

Today in History Staff 03-20-2002

The vast middle ground of the Mid-East Gabe Kurtz student UC Berkeley 03-20-2002

News of the Weird Staff 03-20-2002

Brazilian leader in social movement speaks tonight at La Peña By Jia-Rui Chong Daily Planet staff 03-20-2002

Jury deliberates in dog mauling case The Associated Press 03-20-2002

Bush administration comes under fire, despite announcement to increase aid The Associated Press 03-20-2002

Body identified in Russian mob probe The Associated Press 03-20-2002

Game not yet over for SF’s Musee Mecanique By Paul Glader The Associated Press 03-20-2002

Abandoned cats found to be owned by SF woman By Paul Glader The Associated Press 03-20-2002

Oakland company gets maximum fine for wastewater violation The Associated Press 03-20-2002

BART shut down after white powder found The Associated Press 03-20-2002

HP shareholders narrowly approve $20 billion merger By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press 03-20-2002

Siebel Systems expands its Utah operations The Associated Press 03-20-2002

Senators review health department’s nuclear waste regulations By Jennifer Coleman The Associated Press 03-20-2002

A lone voice of dissent speaks at UC Berkeley By Jia-Rui Chong Daily Planet Staff 03-19-2002

All-state thrower has got quite an arm By Nathan Fox Daily Planet Correspondent 03-19-2002

For pits sake Megan Alexander Sacramento Area Animal Coalition 03-19-2002

compiled by Guy Poole 03-19-2002

Students work to curb the violence at BHS By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 03-19-2002

Poodles are smarter than to register as a Republican Michael Katz Berkeley 03-19-2002

Superintendent Lawrence to recommend City of Franklin closure By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 03-19-2002

Oakland should not name street after terrorist Mark Johnson Berkeley 03-19-2002

School, city officials meet with Justice dept. By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 03-19-2002

Library Gardens not insync with neighborhood Josephine Arasteh Berkeley 03-19-2002

Today in History Staff 03-19-2002

Car-free downtown could be a reality for Berkeley By Jia-Rui Chong Daily Planet staff 03-19-2002

A letter from Japan: Berkeley inspires peace movement By Steve Freedkin Special to the Daily Planet 03-19-2002

Mauling prosecutor calls dogs ‘time bombs’ By Linda Deutsch The Associated Press 03-19-2002

Mother, two sons die in apartment blaze The Associated Press 03-19-2002

eBau expands its auction market to China By May Wong The Associated Press 03-19-2002

BofA offers apologies, little explanation for weekend ATM outage The Associated Press 03-19-2002

HP, Hewlett make last-minute bids for support on Compaq vote By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press 03-19-2002

Local jews stand against occupation By Vince Briggeman, Special to the Berkeley Daily Planet 03-18-2002

The Nature of Jewish Alienation Gabe Kurtz 03-18-2002

Out & About Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 03-18-2002

Berkeley bats explode vs. O’Dowd By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 03-18-2002

Study shows many may fail education standards Daily Planet Staff Report 03-18-2002

Whose turf are they protecting? Felix Richardson 03-18-2002

Ice-cold Bears ousted by Pitt The Associated Press 03-18-2002

Members of the Filipino community sound off on Sept.11th Staff 03-18-2002

Inside the axis of evil BY ANDREW LAM, PACIFIC NEWS SERVICE 03-18-2002

Sports shorts Staff 03-18-2002

Santa Fe Right of Way is wrong for housing, critics say By Devona Walker, Daily Planet Staff 03-18-2002

HISTORY Staff 03-18-2002

Increase in HIV infection reported in border towns The Associated Press 03-18-2002

Migrant farmworkers experience higher rates of leukemia, brain, prostate and skin cancer Staff 03-18-2002

Cannery at Fisherman’s Wharf catches fire The Associated Press 03-18-2002

On eve of merger vote, a contest too close to call By Brian Bergstein, The Associated Press 03-18-2002

Historic S.F. Cannery catches fire The Associated Press 03-18-2002

Online subscriptions herald the end of Web freedom By Michael Liedtke, The Associated Press 03-18-2002

Irish leader visits Oakland, street name unveiled By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 03-16-2002

Jose Domingo Peralta was Berkeley’s first immigrant By Susan Cerny, Special to the Daily Planet 03-16-2002

All commuters are not equal Rick Young 03-16-2002

Joan of Arc is knocking at Aurora’s door By John Angell Grant, Special to the Daily Planet 03-16-2002

Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 03-16-2002

Out & About Calendar – compiled by Guy Poole 03-16-2002

Panthers survive error-fest By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 03-16-2002

UC may pull its Israel study abroad program By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 03-16-2002

Don’t compromise school safety John H. DeClercq 03-16-2002

Long after its heydey, Yiddish radio returns to the airwaves By Katherine Roth, The Associated Press 03-16-2002

Bears down Penn in 1st round; No. 3 Pittsburgh up next The Associated Press 03-16-2002

‘Waving Man’of Berkeley dies at 91 By Michelle Locke, The Associated Press 03-16-2002

Jews can be critical of Israel without betraying their people E. Arnon 03-16-2002

Rosie O’Donnell says being gay was ‘never a big deal for me’ By David Bauder, The Associated Press 03-16-2002

A’s owners extend Beane’s contract The Associated Press 03-16-2002

Today in History Staff 03-16-2002

Man registered dog as Republican, gets jury notice The Associated Press 03-16-2002

Click and Clack Talk Cars Staff 03-16-2002

Protesters decry screeners’ citizenship status as Mineta speaks By Collen Valles, The Associated Press 03-16-2002

Willie Brown upsets Miami mayor with remark By Margie Mason, The Associated Press 03-16-2002

Lindh’s lawyers threaten libel against ‘instant book’ publisher By Paul Glader, The Associated Press 03-16-2002

California jobless rate declines By Simon Avery, The Associated Press 03-16-2002

On eve of HP-Compaq merger vote, a contest too close to call By Brian Bergstein, The Associated Press 03-16-2002

Audit shows serious problems with school finances By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 03-15-2002

Homeowners should protect their land Dorothy V. Benson 03-15-2002

The other side of Orthodox By Peter Crimmins, Special to the Daily Planet 03-15-2002

Art & Entertainment Calendar924 Gilman Mar. 15: 90 Day Men, One Line Drawing, Division Day, The Reputation, SLOE; Mar. 22: Tsunami Bomb, No Motiv; Mar. 29: Limpwrist, All You Can Eat, The Subtonics, The Bananas, Sharp Knife; Mar. 30: 9 Shocks Terror, Wh Staff 03-15-2002

Out & About Calendar – compiled by Guy Poole 03-15-2002

St. Mary’s track & field gets a jump on BSAL By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 03-15-2002

Malcom X students show some ‘expressionality’ By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 03-15-2002

Pro-Palestinians are uncle Issacs Gabe Kurtz 03-15-2002

A new J.D. Salinger book in the fall? Guess again By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press 03-15-2002

Exhibit shows how NYC mourned after attack By Lukas I. Alpert, The Associated PressStaff 03-15-2002

Prep Scores Staff 03-15-2002

Insiders differ on city density By Devona Walker, Daily Planet staff 03-15-2002

U.S. nuclear policy will worry friends and enemies Tommy Ates 03-15-2002

Sports this weekend Staff 03-15-2002

Feds begin investigation on Latino hate mailings Staff and wire reports 03-15-2002

Today in History Staff 03-15-2002

Nationwide study concludes that ‘living wage’ reduces poverty By Justin Pritchard, The Associated Press 03-15-2002

New Oakland rail station granted $4 million The Associated Press 03-15-2002

Bay Area Briefs Staff 03-15-2002

on the house Closet shelving systems by James and Morris Carey James and Morris Carey 03-15-2002

On the House Questions and Answers By Morris and James Carey 03-15-2002

Spring all year round By Carol McGarvey, Better Homes and Gardens Books 03-15-2002

Big labels online music play creates a resounding ‘so what?’ By Ron Harris, The Associated Press 03-15-2002

Antler hunting a hobby or crime? By Becky Bohrer, The Associated Press 03-15-2002

Microsoft cuts bonuses for Silicon Valley workers By Allison Linn, The Associated Press 03-15-2002

Feds clash with SF authorities over medical marijuana law By Martha Mendoza, The Associated Press 03-15-2002

Government obtains indictment against kidnap suspect in reporter Pearl’s case By Ted Bridis, The Associated Press 03-15-2002

Blacked Out By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 03-14-2002

Gruden’s gone, so Davis hires his shadow By Rob Gloster The Associated Press 03-14-2002

Eco-Community a serious alternative to building up Martha Nicoloff Berkeley 03-14-2002

Compiled by Guy Poole 03-14-2002

Low-income seniors get the high- interest rate shaft By Claudine LoManaco Special to the Daily Planet 03-14-2002

Thin ’Jackets play sloppily, fall to Mt. Eden By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 03-14-2002

Ecocity Builders’ policy isn’t what it’s cracked up to be Howie Muir Berkeley 03-14-2002

Peace commission member leaves for 11-day mission to Japan By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 03-14-2002

Sports Shorts Staff 03-14-2002

Today in History Staff 03-14-2002

Latinos silent on U.S. war effort, leery about citizenship status By Ofelia Madrid Special to the Daily Planet 03-14-2002

Bay Area Briefs Staff 03-14-2002

CSU proposes 15 percent boost in nonresident tuition By Stefanie Frith The Associated Press 03-14-2002

CSU trustees approve 22 new degrees on 10 campuses The Associated Press 03-14-2002

Congressman says Davis stalling on energy documents By Jennifer Coleman The Associated Press 03-14-2002

Feinstein’s hubby appointed to UC Board of Regents The Associated Press 03-14-2002

Bay Area Navy SEAL killed in Afghanistan awarded Bronze Star The Associated Press 03-14-2002

HP director’s Compaq deal doubts resolved By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press 03-14-2002

Compaq prepared to go it alone if Hewlett-Packard acquisition fails By Mark Babineck The Associated Press 03-14-2002

Top PG&E execs get hefty bonuses By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press 03-14-2002