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BPD executes major drug crackdown

By Chris Nichols, Daily Planet Staff
Friday May 31, 2002

Special Enforcement Unit makes 20 arrest of alleged drug dealers in west and south Berkeley in one night; Chief says more are soon to follow -more-


Butler made People’s Park ‘safe for volleyball’

Carol Denney
Friday May 31, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Jazz diva gets ‘Weill’d’

By Marc Breindel, Special to the Daily Planet
Friday May 31, 2002

Dee Dee Bridgewater’s world tour comes to Yoshi’s -more-


Panthers looking to make noise at state championship meet

By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff
Friday May 31, 2002

Seniors looking for final highlights to cap stellar careers -more-


Out & About Calendar

Staff
Friday May 31, 2002


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Schools still face $2.5 million in cuts

By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff
Friday May 31, 2002

The Berkeley Unified School District still needs to cut $2.5 million to balance next year’s budget, according to new figures released at the Board of Education meeting Wednesday night. -more-


Hate is immoral

Doug Finley
Friday May 31, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


The Hills Heat up

Staff
Friday May 31, 2002

CONCORD — Hot, soulful jazz, pop and funk will heat up the hills of Contra Costa County on June 22, as one the Bay Area’s most prized up and coming vocal artists, Shana Morrison, joins California State University, Hayward’s Concert in the Hills series. -more-



City to consider boycott of Claremont

By Kurtis Alexander, Daily Planet Staff
Friday May 31, 2002

Remembering a successful foray into labor relations at Berkeley’s Raddison Hotel two years ago, city leaders are now considering using their political clout to sever a dispute between management and employees of the Claremont Resort and Spa, at 41 Tunnel Rd. -more-


Student protesters broke the law, should be ‘punished’

Susanne (Sanne) K. DeWitt
Friday May 31, 2002

Dear Councilman Worthington: -more-


History

Staff
Friday May 31, 2002

On May 31, 1962, World War II Gestapo official Adolf Eichmann was hanged in Israel for his role in the Nazi Holocaust. -more-


Leaders & Lawmakers

Staff
Friday May 31, 2002

City Council -more-


Survivors of violence take to the stage

By Robert Hall, Special to the Daily Planet
Friday May 31, 2002

xA new kind of theater that thrusts real life movingly onto the stage will premier in Berkeley for the first time. -more-


News of the Weird

The Associated Press
Friday May 31, 2002

Sony felt the pain -more-


Ancient footprints give impression of dinosaurs life, researchers say

The Associated Press
Friday May 31, 2002

WASHINGTON — Plant-eating dinosaurs of different species may have herded together, to escape meat-eaters nearby, according to an analysis of 163 million-year-old dino footprints on a muddy coastal plain in England. -more-


CHP uner fire over Golden Gate Bridge protest

Daily Planet Wire Service
Friday May 31, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — The California Highway Patrol today was criticized by civil rights groups demanding an investigation into the arrest of an 11-year-old Palestinian girl they allege was “brutally attacked” when an anti-war demonstration on the Golden Gate Bridge soured Saturday. -more-


Sony’s CD protection method foiled with a felt tip pen

By Ron Harris, The Associated Press
Friday May 31, 2002

Data track on European music discs prevents use on PCs, but simple defeat discovered by users -more-


Oracle defends deals with California and other states

The Associated Press
Friday May 31, 2002

SACRAMENTO – Oracle Corp. is defending its software deals with California and other states after being accused of misleading customers about the costly contracts, a newspaper reported. -more-


Computer giants closing during week of July 4th to save money

The Associated Press
Friday May 31, 2002

PALO ALTO – Still facing hard times, computing giants Hewlett-Packard Co. and Sun Microsystems Inc. will close shop during the week of Independence Day and require employees to go without pay or use up vacation time. -more-


Ladders can be dangerous without proper use

The Associated Press
Friday May 31, 2002

The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons recently published statistics that illustrate the dangers of ladder accidents. -more-


LA Archdiocese hires public relation firm to help with scandal

The Associated Press
Friday May 31, 2002

LOS ANGELES – The nation’s largest Roman Catholic archdiocese has hired a public relations firm to help deal with the ongoing priest abuse scandal. -more-


Santa Rosa Diocese to require fingerprinting of its priests

The Associated Press
Friday May 31, 2002

Church also encouraging public to report incindents of abuse to police -more-


Mom whose daughter was expelled from school poses for Playboy

The Associated Press
Friday May 31, 2002

RANCHO CORDOVA – Days after giving up her job as a stripper so her 5-year-old daughter could finish kindergarten at her Christian school, a Rancho Cordova mother pocketed an undisclosed sum to pose nude for Playboy’s Web site. -more-


Deal to restore 16,500 acres of salt ponds to wetlands

By Colleen Valles, The Associated Press
Friday May 31, 2002

Renovation will cost at least $100 million of state and federal money -more-


Lawmakers clear way for budget negotiations

By Steve Lawrence, The Associated Press
Friday May 31, 2002

SACRAMENTO – Lawmakers broke an initial state budget deadlock Thursday after Senate Democrats agreed to remove $3.5 billion in tax increases from a preliminary budget plan. -more-


LA sheriff delays plan to release 400 inmates due to budget cuts

The Associated Press
Friday May 31, 2002

LOS ANGELES – The head of the nation’s largest sheriff’s department on Thursday delayed plans to release 400 jail prisoners to deal with a $100 million budget cut proposed by Los Angeles County supervisors. -more-


Simon: investigate energy crisis

The Associated Press
Friday May 31, 2002

SACRAMENTO – The state’s energy traders and grid operators should be investigated by U.S. attorney’s office to determine if they manipulated California’s energy market, Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Simon said Thursday. -more-


Calif. education board adopts new rules for English-only classes

By Jessica Brice, The Associated Press
Friday May 31, 2002

Prop 227 supporters get mandate for abolition of most bilingual education -more-


State HMO regulators lose round in dispute with Kaiser

By Jennifer Coleman, The Associated Press
Friday May 31, 2002

SACRAMENTO – An administrative law judge sided with Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Thursday in a dispute with the state Department of Managed Health Care that tests the authority of the 3-year-old department. -more-


State assembly passes bill to help build schools faster

By Stefanie Frith, The Associated Press
Friday May 31, 2002

SACRAMENTO – School districts will be able to build schools faster under a bill that passed the state Assembly on Thursday, raising alarm among smaller districts that larger districts will get more school construction money. -more-


City stalls hate crime policy

By Kurtis Alexander Daily Planet Staff
Thursday May 30, 2002

History

The Associated Press
Thursday May 30, 2002

On May 30, 1431, Joan of Arc, condemned as a heretic, was burned at the stake in Rouen, France. -more-


Pedestrian safety needs to be addressed

Wendy Alfsen
Thursday May 30, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Arts & Entertainment Calendar

Staff
Thursday May 30, 2002

Theater -more-


Calendar of Events & Activities

Staff
Thursday May 30, 2002


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Clayton Valley ends ’Jackets’ NCS run

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Thursday May 30, 2002

A boatload of errors and a hot Clayton Valley High pitching staff ended the Berkeley Yellowjackets’ season on Wednesday in Concord, as the Eagles scored seven runs in the final two innings to blow open a close game for a 10-1 win in a North Coast Section 3A East Bay semifinal game. -more-


Concerns raised over future of independent study program

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff
Thursday May 30, 2002

Teachers and administrators in the Berkeley Unified School District’s Independent Study program are concerned about proposals to alter its administration and reduce its classroom space, but Superintendent Michele Lawrence says the issues are still unsettled. -more-


News of the Weird

The Associated Press
Thursday May 30, 2002

Dean’s support for the arts is selective

John Curl
Thursday May 30, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


BHS principal search delayed

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff
Thursday May 30, 2002

The pool of applicants for the position of principal at Berkeley High School is not strong enough to warrant moving forward with the interview process, according to a selection committee composed of staff and community members. -more-


Pink Man returns to Berkeley in multimedia show

Jennifer Dix Special to the Daily Planet
Thursday May 30, 2002

If you’ve lived in the Bay Area for even a short time, you’ve probably encountered Pink Man. He’s hard to miss, wearing a unitard the color of Pepto-Bismol and careening through the streets on a unicycle. Sometimes he sports a fluttering cape, or flaps his arms like a giant bird. -more-


Drugs dominate police review commission forum

By Matthew Artz Special to the Daily Planet
Thursday May 30, 2002

Fundraiser teases Brainwash Film Fest

Andy Sywak Special to the Daily Planet
Thursday May 30, 2002

In a place with more than its share of film buffs, aspiring amateurs and famous directors, the Bay Area seems to never tire of film festivals. -more-


Feds join hands with state officials to purchase salt ponds

By Colleen Valles The Associated Press
Thursday May 30, 2002

FREMONT — State and federal officials have joined philanthropic groups in pledging $100 million to buy 16,500 acres of salt ponds ringing San Francisco Bay, launching the largest wetlands restoration project on the West Coast. -more-


Davis professors conduct two-day walkout

The Associated Press
Thursday May 30, 2002

DAVIS — A two-day walkout by lecturers shut down some classes Wednesday at the University of California’s Davis campus. -more-


Assembly approves bill to ban Ward Valley from nuclear waste site list

By Jennifer Coleman The Associated Press
Thursday May 30, 2002

SACRAMENTO — The Assembly approved a bill Wednesday night that could lead to a new low-level nuclear waste site in California. -more-


Video games rely on appeal of movies, sequels

By Anthony Breznican The Associated Press
Thursday May 30, 2002

LOS ANGELES – Sequels and movie adaptations — that’s what the coming year promises from the video game industry. -more-


Nortel to cut 3,500 jobs, may sell optical-parts unit

The Associated Press
Thursday May 30, 2002

NEW YORK – Telephone-equipment maker Nortel Networks Corp. said Wednesday it will cut another 3,500 jobs, more than expected, and may sell its optical-components business as it revamps its operations to save money. -more-


Openwave agrees to acquire SignalSoft Corp.

The Associated Press
Thursday May 30, 2002

REDWOOD CITY – Communications infrastructure software company Openwave Systems Inc. has agreed to acquire SignalSoft Corp. for about $59 million, or $2.26 a share. -more-


Rescue crews battling helplessness and fatigue return to river to recover bodies in Oklahoma

By Jennifer L. Brown Associated Press Writer
Thursday May 30, 2002

By Jennifer L. Brown -more-


Pakistan must stop militants to avoid war, Indian officials say

The Associated Press
Thursday May 30, 2002

NEW DELHI, India — If Pakistan wants peace, it must act urgently to stop Islamic militants from infiltrating Indian territory to carry out terror attacks in the dispute over Kashmir, India’s foreign minister said Wednesday. -more-


Enron exec did not give nod to destroy documents

By Kristen Hays The Associated Press
Thursday May 30, 2002

HOUSTON — Two Arthur Andersen accountants testified Wednesday that they didn’t consider an instruction to comply with the firm’s document policy as an order to shred Enron-related paperwork. -more-


DEA raids Santa Rosa medical marijuana club

The Associated Press
Thursday May 30, 2002

SANTA ROSA — Federal agents raided a medical marijuana buyers club here Wednesday and arrested two people. -more-


Another Davis aide resigns during contracts controversy

The Associated Press
Thursday May 30, 2002

SACRAMENTO – Another aide to Gov. Gray Davis resigned Wednesday as the administration continued its efforts to put to rest a continuing controversy surrounding a potentially costly computer contract. -more-


L.A. Veterans Chapel dedicated to 99-year-old comedian Bob Hope

By Bob Thomas The Associated Press
Thursday May 30, 2002

LOS ANGELES – When Bob Hope was named an “honorary veteran” in 1997 by an act of Congress and President Clinton’s signature, the comedian remarked: “To be numbered among the men and women I admire most is the greatest honor I have ever received.” -more-


UC Berkeley employee accused of embezzling

By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff
Wednesday May 29, 2002

UC Berkeley police have arrested an employee and an off-campus accomplice for allegedly stealing $250,000 in BART tickets from a university transportation office and reselling them on the street. -more-


Light needed for crossing Shattuck between Ashby and Alcatraz

Barbara Judd
Wednesday May 29, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Out & About Calendar

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Wednesday May 29, 2002


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’Jackets facing another ace in North Coast semifinal

By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday May 29, 2002

The Berkeley High baseball team has faced a lot of challenges this season, and so far the Yellowjackets have passed each with flying colors. They beat top-ranked California High and its ace, Adam Brisentine. They dealt Pinole Valley’s Kurt Koehler his first loss in three seasons. They won the ACCAL title and beat Antioch and De La Salle to reach the North Coast Section semifinals. -more-


Embattled housing project approved

By Kurtis Alexander, Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday May 29, 2002

In a neighborhood battle that pitted the small-town values of south Berkeley against the city’s needs for affordable housing, city leaders carried the housing developers to victory. -more-


City needs zero tolerance on traffic issues

Nick Roosevelt
Wednesday May 29, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Baker, Jackson make All Pac-10

Daily Planet Wire Services
Wednesday May 29, 2002

WALNUT CREEK – The Cal baseball team had two players, junior catcher John Baker and sophomore first baseman Conor Jackson, selected to the 2002 All-Pac-10 Baseball Team, Pac-10 Commissioner Tom Hansen announced Tuesday. -more-


Berkeley Police Chief to retire

By Devona Walker Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday May 29, 2002

Berkeley Police Chief Dash Butler has endured a lot in his 31 years of service to the community— riots, numerous protests, a growing department and community and a prolific citizenry. As of July 13, Butler will retire, and the community must learn to endure without him. -more-


Passengers matter more than profits

Dr. Max Alfert
Wednesday May 29, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Hanging corpse found in Claremont Canyon

By Kurtis Alexander, Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday May 29, 2002

An early morning hiker in the Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve was shaken Tuesday when he stumbled upon a human body hanging lifeless from the branch of a tree, according to East Bay Regional Park officials. -more-


Learn more about the United Nations

Bill Trampleasure
Wednesday May 29, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


History

Staff
Wednesday May 29, 2002

Historical Highlight -more-


Center for developmentally disabled celebrates 30 years

By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff
Wednesday May 29, 2002

Amy Chun, who has Down syndrome, often feels isolated at Albany Middle School. -more-


Jury nears Earth First! verdict

The Associated Press
Wednesday May 29, 2002

OAKLAND — Jurors may have reached a partial verdict in the federal case against police and FBI agents accused of framing two Earth First! activists. -more-


Father of teen accused of killing four in Isla Vista testifies

The Associated Press
Wednesday May 29, 2002

SANTA BARBARA — The father of a former college student on trial for running down four people with his car testified Tuesday that he couldn’t accept repeated diagnoses that his son was mentally ill. -more-


CBS Television City employees evacuated after gunman enters complex

The Associated Press
Wednesday May 29, 2002

LOS ANGELES — Employees at the CBS television complex were safely evacuated Tuesday as police negotiated with a gunman threatening suicide. -more-


Riders jury selection begins

Daily Planet Wire Service
Wednesday May 29, 2002

OAKLAND — Defense attorneys and Alameda County prosecutors today are scheduled to begin their search for a jury that will sit in what is believed to be the largest case of alleged criminal police misconduct in Oakland's history. -more-


SF considers $3.6 billion to fix area water system

By Olga R. Rodriguez, The Associated Press
Wednesday May 29, 2002

xSAN FRANCISCO — City utility officials approved a proposal Tuesday that could put a $3.6 billion bond measure to upgrade the aging Hetch Hetchy water system on the November ballot. -more-


Assembly votes to force schools to reduce backpack weight

By Stefanie Frith, The Associated Press
Wednesday May 29, 2002

SACRAMENTO — Concerned that students who lug heavy backpacks will develop spinal problems, the state Assembly approved a bill Tuesday that would force school boards to figure out ways to reduce excess backpack weight. -more-


Lawmakers to fill $1 billion budget gap

By Alexa Haussler, The Associated Press
Wednesday May 29, 2002

SACRAMENTO — A preliminary budget plan that restores some health care cuts proposed by Gov. Gray Davis but still leaves lawmakers the chore of filling a $1 billion gap stalled at least briefly Tuesday in the Senate. -more-


Panel chairman unhappy with Davis’ reply

By Steve Lawrence, The Associated Press
Wednesday May 29, 2002

SACRAMENTO — Despite its claims of full compliance, the governor’s office apparently didn’t completely respond to a request for information from a committee investigating a potentially costly state contract, the panel’s chairman said Tuesday. -more-


Existing home sales, prices hit new records

By Gary Gentile The Associated Press
Wednesday May 29, 2002

LOS ANGELES — Existing single family homes sold at a sizzling pace and at record prices in April, according to the California Association of Realtors. -more-


Andersen exec defends Andersen lawyer maligned by prosecutors

By Mark Babineck, The Associated Press
Wednesday May 29, 2002

HOUSTON – After prosecutors spent three weeks quizzing a witness list packed with Arthur Andersen LLP employees as the government tried to prove obstruction of justice against the accounting firm, the defense has fired back with one of its own. -more-


Excite@Home to auction off its remains

The Associated Press
Wednesday May 29, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — Bankrupt Excite@Home will auction off the last pieces of its defunct high-speed Internet access service Wednesday, putting the finishing touches on a fire sale that has extracted about $60 million from a business valued at $28 billion three years ago. -more-


Chandra Levy’s death a homicide, but little evidence exists

By Mark Sherman, The Associated Press
Wednesday May 29, 2002

WASHINGTON — Someone killed Chandra Levy, but there’s too little evidence to say how or who might have left her body on a rugged park hillside a year ago, Washington’s medical examiner said Tuesday. -more-


Texas inmate executed by injection for murder he committed at age 17 years old

By Michael Graczyk, The Associated Press
Wednesday May 29, 2002

HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Napoleon Beazley, whose death sentence for a murder committed at 17 stirred national debate over capital punishment for youths, was executed Tuesday after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to spare his life. -more-


Crew members said they heard no alarm before barge crashed into bridge; toll rises to 13

By Clayton Bellamy The Associated Press
Wednesday May 29, 2002

WEBBERS FALLS, Okla. — Rescuers hoisted two vehicles with four bodies inside from the murky Arkansas River on Tuesday, bringing the death toll from the collapse of an interstate bridge to 13. -more-


Talks between India, Pakistan unlikely after rhetoric

By Beth Duff-Brown, The Associated Press
Wednesday May 29, 2002

NEW DELHI, India — India sharply criticized a speech by Pakistan’s military leader as “disappointing and dangerous” on Tuesday and asserted that al-Qaida terrorists now are in disputed Kashmir. -more-


Infiltrator kills three Israelis at Orthodox Jewish high school

By Mark Lavie, The Associated Press
Wednesday May 29, 2002

JERUSALEM — A gunman sneaked onto the grounds of an Orthodox Jewish high school in the West Bank late Tuesday and killed three teen-agers, even as Israeli troops continued their daily raids into Palestinian towns. -more-


Bush expresses concern to pope about priest scandal in America

By Ron Fournier, The Associated Press
Wednesday May 29, 2002

ROME — President Bush, in a one-on-one meeting inside the Vatican, told Pope John Paul II he is concerned about the Roman Catholic church’s standing in America where the church has been rocked by sex-abuse scandal. -more-


Libya offers $10 million per family in Pan Am bombing

By George Gedda, The Associated Press
Wednesday May 29, 2002

WASHINGTON — Libya has offered to pay $10 million per family as compensation for the deaths of 270 people in the 1988 Pan Am 103 bombing, lawyers representing the family said Tuesday. -more-


Russia becomes limited partner in NATO in historic accord

By Ron Fournier, The Associated Press
Wednesday May 29, 2002

ROME — NATO declared Russia a limited partner in the Western alliance Tuesday, embracing its former Cold War enemy as an ally in the battle against modern-day threats like terrorism. -more-


Bill to stop use of American Indian mascot names thwarted

By Stefanie Frith, The Associated Press
Wednesday May 29, 2002

SACRAMENTO — Public schools will be allowed to keep American Indian team names and mascots after the Assembly defeated a bill Tuesday that would have forced schools to give up the names. -more-


Senate approves bill to curb suburban sprawl

The Associated Press
Wednesday May 29, 2002

SACRAMENTO — A bill that could give state government significant new power over how and where its cities grow has cleared the Senate. -more-


Senate votes to move state primary from March to August

By Steve Lawrence, The Associated Press
Wednesday May 29, 2002

SACRAMENTO — Agreeing that California’s primary election is too early to attract many voters, the Senate on Tuesday approved a bill that would move the primary for state and congressional candidates from March to August. -more-


Minority groups demand hate crime policies

By Kurtis Alexander Daily Planet Staff
Tuesday May 28, 2002

Minority activists of numerous descents took to heart the idiom “strength in numbers” Monday and joined together on the steps of Old City Hall to speak out against the rising incidence of hate crime. -more-



History

The Associated Press
Tuesday May 28, 2002

Historical Highlight -more-


Reflections on Memorial Day

Boona Cheema
Tuesday May 28, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


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Tuesday May 28, 2002


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Calendar of Events and Activities

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Tuesday May 28, 2002


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Memorial Day is not entirely ignored in city of Berkeley

By Matthew Artz Special to the Daily Planet
Tuesday May 28, 2002

There is no Memorial Day parade through downtown Berkeley, but one local resident made sure people remembered there was a holiday to commemorate. -more-


Castroneves victory is upheld

The Associated Press
Tuesday May 28, 2002

INDIANAPOLIS — Preening and playing to the cameras, Helio Castroneves enjoyed the spoils of winning the Indy 500. -more-


Chopping up the UC Theatre would be a mistake — repeated

Garrett Murphy
Tuesday May 28, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Council may send truckers packing

Matthew Artz Special to the Daily Planet
Tuesday May 28, 2002

Don Nunes didn’t know where he was going to sleep last night. As a truck driver making a stop in the Bay Area, his choices are severely limited. -more-


Bryant sees hard work behind Lakers’ lucky break

By Greg Beacham The Associated Press
Tuesday May 28, 2002

SACRAMENTO — No matter what the Sacramento Kings believe, Kobe Bryant knows it’s more than luck keeping the Los Angeles Lakers on track for their third straight championship. -more-


Israel has no right to make arrest in Bethlehem

Marc Sapir
Tuesday May 28, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


UC students in Church of Nativity siege deported from Israel

The Associated Press
Tuesday May 28, 2002

RIVERSIDE — A University of California, Riverside student, who had been detained by Israel after trying to provide humanitarian aid to armed Palestinians during a church siege in Bethlehem, was back in the United States on Monday, his father said. -more-


Berkeley Censor Media?

Helen Rippier Wheeler
Tuesday May 28, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Cal pleased with summer enrollment numbers

The Associated Press
Tuesday May 28, 2002

BERKELEY — Officials at the University of California at Berkeley say they are -more-


Colorful traditions rolls on in Humboldt County on Memorial Day

The Associated Press
Tuesday May 28, 2002

ARCATA — Eric Striedieck’s team was making good time in the race when disaster struck — the 10-foot, human-powered sculpture they were piloting over Humboldt Bay sank, and they were overtaken by a 14-foot iguana. -more-


Workers’ comp bill shows Davis’ way with campaign money

By Martha Mendoza The Associated Press
Tuesday May 28, 2002

SACRAMENTO — After vetoing workers’ compensation reforms for three years, Gov. Gray Davis this year declared the legislation long overdue and signed the labor-friendly bill into law. -more-


AIDS caregiver limits GlaxoSmithKline activities to protest pricing policies

By Simon Avery The Associated Press
Tuesday May 28, 2002

LOS ANGELES — AIDS Healthcare Foundation, one of the largest providers of specialized care for HIV patients in the United States, said it will bar GlaxoSmithKline from marketing drugs at its outpatient sites to protest the company’s pricing policies. -more-


Biotech industry squeezed by lack of ‘breweries’

By Paul Elias AP Biotechnology Writer
Tuesday May 28, 2002

Sales tax increase remains unpopular option

The Associated Press
Tuesday May 28, 2002

Amnesty International Criticizes war on terrorism

The Associated Press
Tuesday May 28, 2002

Mom was right, broccoli is good for you, say cancer researchers

The Associated Press
Tuesday May 28, 2002

WASHINGTON — Broccoli and broccoli sprouts contain a chemical that kills the bacteria responsible for most stomach cancer, say researchers, confirming the dietary advice that moms have been handing out for years. -more-


Disabled climbers break ground on Mount Shasta

The Associated Press
Tuesday May 28, 2002

REDDING — After five hours traveling at night, four paraplegic climbers have gained 1,200 feet on Mount Shasta by using special handcranked machines. -more-


Opinion

Editorials

Two California men among those in climbing accident

By Christina Almeida, The Associated Press
Friday May 31, 2002

A pastor and a retired airline pilot from Northern California, both experienced mountain climbers, were among the nine people who tumbled into a crevasse on Oregon’s Mount Hood on Thursday, the pastor’s wife told The Associated Press. -more-


Grand jury says SF should tackle homeless problem

Daily Planet Wire Service
Thursday May 30, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco's Civil Grand Jury yesterday released a detailed report on the city's response to homelessness, finding a serious lack of leadership and coordination as the problem has worsened over the years. -more-


News of the Weird

Staff
Wednesday May 29, 2002

‘I got hit by a goose’ -more-


Emeryville development at burial site protested

The Associated Press
Tuesday May 28, 2002