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Berkeley’s bay trail coming soon

By Kurtis Alexander, Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday June 12, 2002

Trail to link city to miles of -more-



No coincidence

Daniella Thompson
Wednesday June 12, 2002

To the Editor: -more-



Out & About Calendar

Staff
Wednesday June 12, 2002


Wednesday, June 12

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Extra work pays off for Berkeley High rowing duo

By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday June 12, 2002

Katsuura, Bice take third at national sculling competition in Cincinnati -more-



Jury awards Earth First! $4.4 million

By Chris Nichols, Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday June 12, 2002

A jury awarded $4.4 million to Earth First! activists Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney, environmentalists who sued the FBI and Oakland Police for false arrest, illegal search, slanderous statements and conspiracy. -more-



Historically significant

Sally B. Woodbridge
Wednesday June 12, 2002

To the Editor: -more-



Russell’s lawyer: alleged victim consented to sex

By Justin Pritchard, The Associated Press
Wednesday June 12, 2002

ALAMEDA – Darrell Russell’s lawyer says the woman who has accused the Oakland Raiders defensive tackle of videotaping her allegedly being raped by two of his friends actually consented to the act. -more-



Pot club closes following robbery

By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday June 12, 2002

Club aims to protect public, patients and marijuana as medicine -more-



Rallying for marijuana for patients

Kim Hanna
Wednesday June 12, 2002

To th Editor: -more-



Goalless France booted from Cup

By Phil Brown The Associated Press
Wednesday June 12, 2002

YOKOHAMA, Japan – No goals, no glory. No more World Cup for France. -more-



Standoff, random shooting shake south neighborhood

By Devona Walker, Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday June 12, 2002

Berkeley police surrounded a suspect inside a south Berkeley home for several hours Tuesday after he allegedly robbed a nearby Church’s Chicken at gunpoint. No one was hurt. -more-



What’s good for San Pablo Avenue?

David Snipper
Wednesday June 12, 2002

To the Editor: -more-



News of the Weird

Staff
Wednesday June 12, 2002

Owner fined for -more-



Features

School board considers asking for more money

By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday June 12, 2002

Tonight the Board of Education will consider asking Berkeley residents for raises from $875 to $1,500 per month. -more-


Lawrence lab ends controversial test

By Kurtis Alexander, Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday June 12, 2002

Critics concerned future tests will threaten health -more-


Four Knight Ridder newspapers lower Sunday prices

By Michael Liedtke, The Associated Press
Wednesday June 12, 2002

Contra Costa Times dropped to 50-cent Sunday edition -more-


Lycos offers subscription music service

The Associated Press
Wednesday June 12, 2002

Free this month then 3 tiers of paid service available -more-


Number of pirated CDs nearly doubled in 2001, industry says

By SIMON AVERY, The Associated Press
Wednesday June 12, 2002

LOS ANGELES – Worldwide sales of pirated music CDs nearly doubled last year to a record 950 million units, an industry trade group said Tuesday. -more-


Government tries to halt sale of Hiroshima atomic bomb remnants

By David Kravits, The Associated Press
Wednesday June 12, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO – Remnants of the atomic bomb dropped over Hiroshima were auctioned for $167,500 Tuesday — but the federal government says the sale is a breach of national security and wants to block the buyer from claiming his purchase. -more-


Bid for North Coast Railroad

By The Associated Press
Wednesday June 12, 2002

EUREKA – An Illinois railroad consultant has submitted a formal proposal to take over the North Coast Railroad and get it back in business within a year. -more-


Governor names California’s first official Poet Laureate

By JIM WASSERMAN, The Associated Press
Wednesday June 12, 2002

SACRAMENTO – After decades of largely unheralded state poets appointed by legislators, Gov. Gray Davis has named La Jolla poet Quincy Troupe, 62, as California’s first official poet laureate. -more-


FBI questioning dive shops to head off terrorist attacks

By Seth Hettena, The Associated Press
Wednesday June 12, 2002

Agency says next wave -more-


Northern fire still a problem

The Associated Press
Wednesday June 12, 2002

ETNA – Steep, rugged terrain near the Oregon border made it difficult for firefighters to combat a 600-acre wildfire that threatened homes and animals Tuesday, and officials said they don’t expect to contain the blaze until next week. -more-


Investigator: suspect appeared nervous days after girl vanished

Staff
Wednesday June 12, 2002

SAN DIEGO – The man accused of killing Danielle van Dam appeared nervous when he met with a police investigator two days after the 7-year-old girl vanished from her bedroom, the detective said Tuesday. -more-


Nine charges thrown out in shoe bomb case

The Associated Press
Wednesday June 12, 2002

BOSTON – A judge Tuesday threw out one of nine charges against a man accused of trying to blow up a jetliner with explosives in his shoes, ruling that an airplane is not a vehicle under a new anti-terrorism law. -more-


National Briefs

Staff
Wednesday June 12, 2002

Supreme Court blocks -more-


Editorial

History

Staff
Wednesday June 12, 2002

Today is Wednesday, June 12, the 163rd day of 2002. There are 202 days left in the year. -more-


Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

History 06-12-2002

Partial verdict reached in Earth First! case 06-11-2002

California prosecutors search for victims of priest sexual abuse 06-10-2002

Autopsy can’t say if Butte County body is missing daughter 06-08-2002

‘Not in our Name’ stands against war, occupation of West Bank 06-07-2002

LA boy’s death ruled accidental 06-06-2002

News

Berkeley’s bay trail coming soon By Kurtis Alexander, Daily Planet Staff 06-12-2002

No coincidence Daniella Thompson 06-12-2002

Out & About Calendar Staff 06-12-2002

Extra work pays off for Berkeley High rowing duo By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 06-12-2002

Jury awards Earth First! $4.4 million By Chris Nichols, Daily Planet Staff 06-12-2002

Historically significant Sally B. Woodbridge 06-12-2002

Russell’s lawyer: alleged victim consented to sex By Justin Pritchard, The Associated Press 06-12-2002

Pot club closes following robbery By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet Staff 06-12-2002

Rallying for marijuana for patients Kim Hanna 06-12-2002

Goalless France booted from Cup By Phil Brown The Associated Press 06-12-2002

Standoff, random shooting shake south neighborhood By Devona Walker, Daily Planet Staff 06-12-2002

What’s good for San Pablo Avenue? David Snipper 06-12-2002

News of the Weird Staff 06-12-2002

School board considers asking for more money By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet Staff 06-12-2002

Lawrence lab ends controversial test By Kurtis Alexander, Daily Planet Staff 06-12-2002

Four Knight Ridder newspapers lower Sunday prices By Michael Liedtke, The Associated Press 06-12-2002

Lycos offers subscription music service The Associated Press 06-12-2002

Number of pirated CDs nearly doubled in 2001, industry says By SIMON AVERY, The Associated Press 06-12-2002

Government tries to halt sale of Hiroshima atomic bomb remnants By David Kravits, The Associated Press 06-12-2002

Bid for North Coast Railroad By The Associated Press 06-12-2002

Governor names California’s first official Poet Laureate By JIM WASSERMAN, The Associated Press 06-12-2002

FBI questioning dive shops to head off terrorist attacks By Seth Hettena, The Associated Press 06-12-2002

Northern fire still a problem The Associated Press 06-12-2002

Investigator: suspect appeared nervous days after girl vanished Staff 06-12-2002

Nine charges thrown out in shoe bomb case The Associated Press 06-12-2002

National Briefs Staff 06-12-2002

BHS students design a city By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 06-11-2002

News of the Weird The Associated Press 06-11-2002

Medical Herbs affirms its commitment to patients Dorrit Geshuri Marijuana ActivistProject Director, Medical Herbs 06-11-2002

Out and About Staff 06-11-2002

Woman says Russell slipped her a ‘mickey’ By Justin Pritchard The Associated Press 06-11-2002

Protesters demand hate crime policy By Kurtis Alexander Daily Planet Staff 06-11-2002

History The Associated Press 06-11-2002

Proposal would encourage sprawl Marcy Greenhut BEST 06-11-2002

There’s free lunch for kids who need it By Chris Nichols Daily Planet Staff 06-11-2002

Unenforced laws are useless Donna Cummings 06-11-2002

Bugs to return in new Looney Tunes movie The Associated Press 06-11-2002

Officials prepare for a hot fire season By Kurtis Alexander Daily Planet Staff 06-11-2002

Civil rights group not just a Jewish group Renata Polt Berkeley 06-11-2002

Professor reconstructs unfinished Chopin prelude from artist’s notes Catherine Lucey The Associated Press 06-11-2002

UC offers carpool, public transit incentives By David ScharfenbergDaily Planet staff 06-11-2002

Media mergers threatening popular culture The Associated Press 06-11-2002

Maintenance crew dumps soapy water into Strawberry Creek By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 06-11-2002

Partial solar eclipse dims skies across swath of Earth By Paul Chavez The Associated Press 06-11-2002

Davis goes negative in ad of general election The Associated Press 06-11-2002

Venture capitalists sustained 27.8 percent loss in 2001 By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press 06-11-2002

City of Hope awarded $300 million in suit By Gary Gentile The Associated Press 06-11-2002

Senate approves deadline on plant construction Staff 06-11-2002

Calif. bill would allow paid leaves to care for family By Steve Lawrence The Associated Press 06-11-2002

Blaze races through wilderness Staff 06-11-2002

Girl injured in theme park ride upgraded to fair condition The Associated Press 06-11-2002

South Berkeley’s revitalization: A mixed blessing By Kurtis Alexander, Daily Planet Staff 06-10-2002

Concerns about big housing amid small homes -Honor Thompson 06-10-2002

Out & About Calendar Staff 06-10-2002

Japan’s victory set off celebration at home, deadly riots in Russia By Phil Brown, The Associated Press 06-10-2002

Artists and housing advocates join forces By Neil G. Greene, Special to the Daily Planet 06-10-2002

Time to listen to Dwight -Kate Bernier 06-10-2002

ESPY nomination for Cal’s Coughlin Daily Planet Wire Services 06-10-2002

Newspaper: FBI and CIA worked covertly to harass UC students The Associated Press 06-10-2002

Berkeley High teacher bids farewell By Katie Flynn, Daily Planet Intern 06-10-2002

Killer mom pleads guilty as charged By RON HARRIS Associated Press Writer 06-10-2002

Northern California wildfire forces evacuation of 150 homes on Sunday Staff 06-10-2002

Bay Briefs Staff 06-10-2002

Art, Gravy at Live Oak Park By Neil G. Greene, Special to the Daily Planet 06-10-2002

’Undercover Brother’ makes leap from Web to big screen By Gary Gentile, The Associated Press 06-10-2002

Yahoo reformats main, shopping and mail pages The Associated Press 06-10-2002

Girl’s fall from ride latest incident at Vallejo’s Six Flags Marine World By Karen Gaudette, The Associated Press 06-10-2002

Napa Valley Wine Auction draws $320,000 bid By Michelle Locke, Associated Press Writer 06-10-2002

Famed Ghirardelli chocolate company celebrates 150 years The Associated Press 06-10-2002

FBI questioning dive shop owners in scuba inquiry By Seth Hettena, Associated Press Writer 06-10-2002

California struggling with growing numbers of elderly inmates The Associated Press 06-10-2002

Monterey aquarium hopes to capture, display great white shark The Associated Press 06-10-2002

Berkeley teen charged in south shooting By Chris Nichols, Daily Planet Staff 06-08-2002

Award winning building has connection to bestseller Seabiscuit By Susan Cerny, Special to the Daily Planet 06-08-2002

Have mercy on travelers, truckers who want to park overnight Searle Whitney 06-08-2002

Out & About Calendar Staff 06-08-2002

Suzuki famed watercolors at this year's open studios By Ian M. Stewart, Special to the Daily Planet 06-08-2002

Arts Calendar Staff 06-08-2002

10 percent of class will play on in college By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 06-08-2002

It’s official: District attorney drops charges against UC protesters By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet Staff 06-08-2002

‘Affordable’ housing should be affordable Rhiannon 06-08-2002

Wine tasting basics: Swirl, sniff, sip ... and spit! By Linda Ashton, The Associated Press 06-08-2002

Beckham, England get revenge on Argentina By Phil Brown, The Associated Press 06-08-2002

Open Studios show a special forum for public and artists By Matthew Artz, Special to the Daily Planet 06-08-2002

ABC News starts its own reality program with a study of Boston By David Bauder, The Associated Press 06-08-2002

Tyson-Lewis could be last big money-grab for both The Associated Press 06-08-2002

News of the Weird Staff 06-08-2002

UC Berkeley cancels study abroad in India this fall Staff 06-08-2002

Bankrupt Advanced TelCom Group rebuffs bid from Integra Telecom The Associated Press 06-08-2002

ReplayTV customers want rights heard in Hollywood, Silicon Valley By Simon Avery, The Associated Press 06-08-2002

Undercooked chicken products recalled Staff 06-08-2002

Esai Morales, Penelope Cruz honored at Awards Staff 06-08-2002

Scientists at Livermore react to new jurisdiction By Martha Mendoza, The Associated Press 06-08-2002

Largest Western Catholic hospital system settles fraud charges By Don Thompson, The Associated Press 06-08-2002

Minn. doctor pleads guilty to killing son, stabbing husband By Ron Harris, The Associated Press 06-08-2002

Wildfire burns nine homes, 23,500 acres north of Los Angeles By Ryan Pearson, The Associated Press 06-08-2002

Click and Clack Talk Cars Tom And Ray Magliozzi 06-08-2002

Lawmakers suggest budget cuts, including Davis project By Alexa Haussler, The Associated Press 06-08-2002

Emotions flare at bioethics debate By Mike Dinoffria, Special to the Daily Planet 06-08-2002

Week three of deliberations ends for jury Staff 06-08-2002

Bodies found inside gunman’s home were parents The Associated Press 06-08-2002

Employee complained of Perot’s involvement in energy market By Jennifer Coleman, The Associated Press 06-08-2002

Kennedy cousin found guilty of 1975 murder By John Christofferson, The Associated Press 06-08-2002

Columbine families settle lawsuits with school district By Nick Wadhams, The Associated Press 06-08-2002

Police embarrassed by private investigators’ quick discoveries in Chandra Levy case By Mark Sherman, The Associated Press 06-08-2002

Briefs Staff 06-08-2002

Alleged sexual assaults at Berkeley high By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 06-07-2002

Israel’s state may not be what it seems -Josh May 06-07-2002

CHERISHING POP By Peter Crimmins, Special to the Daily Planet 06-07-2002

Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 06-07-2002

Athletics 10, Mariners 4 The Associated Press 06-07-2002

Pot club robbed for third time in a year By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 06-07-2002

Divestment has worked before. Can it work now? Susan Ervin-Tripp 06-07-2002

Biannual film festival leaves Berkeley with mouth full of spittle By Jamob Coakley, Special to the Daily Planet 06-07-2002

A sensitive side to Mike? The Associated Press 06-07-2002

Protesters ask DEA to change drug law By Chris Nichols, Daily Planet Staff 06-07-2002

A note on suicide bombing Daniel C. Spitzer, Ph.D 06-07-2002

Free concert, sunshine draw listeners dowtown Staff 06-07-2002

Indians raided by Twins Staff 06-07-2002

Clean air campaign kicks off sooner than usual The Associated Press 06-07-2002

News of the Weird Staff 06-07-2002

Berkeley ready terrorist attack By Mike Dinoffria, Special to the Daily Planet 06-07-2002

CBS will not show Schwab ad deriding Wall Street practices By MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Business Writer 06-07-2002

USC high tech incubator to close Staff 06-07-2002

Intel reduces 2nd-quarter forecast By Matthew Fordahl, The Associated Press 06-07-2002

California home prices hit record high in April By Simon Avery, AP Business Writer 06-07-2002

3Com to merge units in cost-cutting effort Staff 06-07-2002

Berkeley helps save lost American Indian languages By MICHELLE LOCKE, Associated Press Writer 06-07-2002

Government deems building insecure, radioactive waste goes under tents By Mark Sherman, The Associated Press 06-07-2002

Man pleads guilty to role in deadly LA kidnapping scheme The Associated Press 06-07-2002

Sentencing set today for couple convicted in SF dog mauling By Ron Harris, The Associated Press 06-07-2002

Judge fines tobacco company $20 million for targeting teens By Seth Hettena, The Associated Press 06-07-2002

Police search former priest’s home near Lake Tahoe for missing girl Staff 06-07-2002

California warned to be ready for ‘acute epidemic’ By Don Thompson, The Associated Press 06-07-2002

Court grants parental rights to non-biological father By David Kravits, The Associated Press 06-07-2002

Fundamentalist church responds to child’s death with new rules Staff 06-07-2002

Amtrak train strikes pickup, injuring driver Staff 06-07-2002

Credit help offered as senators probe state computer hacking By Don Thompson, The Associated Press 06-07-2002

California’s power supply dwindles By Karen Gaudette, The Associated Press 06-07-2002

National Red Cross to remove board of San Diego chapter Staff 06-07-2002

Despite sex scandal, archdiocese on pace for record fund-drive By Diego Ibarguen, Associated Press Writer 06-07-2002

Hershey, union reach agreement By Marc Levy, The Associated Press 06-07-2002

Suspected 9-11 mastermind, chief hijacker believed in same German city at same time The Associated Press 06-07-2002

‘Company’s on the way’ By Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press 06-07-2002

UC shuts down study program in India this fall By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 06-06-2002

News of the Weird The Associated Press 06-06-2002

Let’s consider a minus 15 mph speed limit Tom Brown Berkeley 06-06-2002

Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 06-06-2002

Out and About Staff 06-06-2002

St. Mary’s Moore drafted by Pirates By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 06-06-2002

Suicide bomber survivors tell story By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 06-06-2002

UC professors deserve an “F” Giora Stavi Berkeley 06-06-2002

Jacob Coakley Special to the Daily Planet 06-06-2002

Americans pull off shocker over Portugal The Associated Press 06-06-2002

City questions lockers it provides to homeless By Kurtis Alexander Daily Planet Staff 06-06-2002

Darling Flower Shop is structure of “demerit” Hank Resnik Berkeley 06-06-2002

Cal’s White selected by Colorado Daily Planet Wire Services 06-06-2002

Fire danger moderate in Northern California By Devona Walker Daily Planet Staff 06-06-2002

Library offers plenty for youth this summer Mike Dinoffria Special to the Daily Planet 06-06-2002

Semiconductor industry group projects recovery The Associated Press 06-06-2002

eBay has deployed weapon against fraud By Brian Bergstein The Associated press 06-06-2002

Researchers say global warming will leave state short of water By Colleen Valles The Associated Press 06-06-2002

Priest accused of raping girl bound for trial The Associated Press 06-06-2002

Moon to obscure sun in partial solar eclipse By Andrew Bridges The Associated Press 06-06-2002

Columns

World in Brief Staff 06-07-2002

Leg bone found near site of Levy remains By Mark Sherman, The Associated Press 06-07-2002

Lewinsky excused from doing jury duty The Associated Press 06-07-2002

EPA leaders want to hire more American Indians By Scott Sonner, The Associated Press 06-07-2002

Man arrested Sept. 12 with box cutters pleads guilty to fraud Staff 06-07-2002

Judge finds Amish guilty By Dan Lewerenz, The Associated Press 06-07-2002