The building at 1809 University Ave., the current home of Youth Radio, was busting at the seams Friday night as the nonprofit held an informal graduation ceremony. -more-
Although Berkeley's early settlers were mostly farmers, west Berkeley's location on the shore of San Francisco Bay made it ideal for commerce and industry. Before the incorporation of the town of Berkeley in 1878, the area was called Ocean View because the ocean was visible directly through the Golden Gate. The first industry, the Pioneer Starch and Grist Mill, was founded in 1855, and the second was a lumber mill established by Zimri Brewer Heywood and Captain James Jacobs in 1856. -more-
Berkeley’s serious film buffs are counting the days until the Fine Arts Cinema closes its door at the end of the month. With scant few double bills left before the theater closes. -more-
The late-night hours soccer fans in the US have been keeping lately might seem suspect, but do not call them hooligans. They have been very well-behaved during the 2002 World Cup Tournament and the strange hours are not their fault. -more-
In November Berkeley’s “body politic” will likely answer a question nearly as old and at least twice as essential to the future of the city as the mortar in the foundation of City Hall — to what extent the will the design, development and planning of the city “accommodate more growth” or to what extent will it begin to “discourage sprawl.” -more-
YOKOHAMA, Japan — South Korea ended nearly a half-century of frustration at the World Cup, finally reaching the second round. It was kind enough to help the United States advance, too. -more-
Twenty-five years ago, after receiving a Ph.D. in English from the University of Chicago, Berkeley resident Joe Stein went to live in Israel for a year. But he didn’t see any Palestinians. -more-
LOS ANGELES — Its title smacks of a hastily produced, ripped-from-the-headlines tale of sex abuse by priests. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — In 1998, Arizona manager Buck Showalter considered Barry Bonds such a threat that he had him intentionally walked with the bases loaded. -more-
Neil Smith, the widely-respected principal of Martin Luther King Middle School, has been named director of curriculum, instruction and staff development for the district, effective July 1. -more-
Many Bay Area job seekers a bit more interested in improving the world than fattening their wallets may have attended Thursday’s Non-Profit Fair in Oakland. -more-
Many Bay Area job seekers a bit more interested in improving the world than fattening their wallets may have attended Thursday’s Non-Profit Fair in Oakland. -more-
SAN JOSE — Twelve eBay users from around the country have been invited to company headquarters to give the Internet auction site’s executives pieces of their minds: Customer service is lousy. The search engine is weak. Pop-up ads are deplorable. -more-
LOS ANGELES — California’s unemployment rate decreased slightly in May, even as the state economy lost 9,000 jobs, officials said Friday. -more-
You don’t think natural resources saved by your major appliances is a big deal? -more-
Bright innovations, including a resource center and lots of built-ins, lend functionality to this home, Plan K-22, by the Homestore Plans and Publications Designers Network. Its floor plan has 1,616 square feet of living space. -more-
Windows and skylights cover your home’s perimeter, each room sports a high ceiling, the walls and floor coverings are all pleasingly light-colored — yet you’re still wondering how you can work more natural light into your home. -more-
OAKLAND — Akira “Ike” Nakamura took 60 years to graduate from Castlemont High School. And when he did, he got two diplomas: one for 2002, one for 1944. -more-
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Winona Ryder pleaded innocent Friday to shoplifting and drug charges, and her lawyer said he’d try to disqualify the District Attorney’s office from trying the case. -more-
Visitors can take a Spam exam or can some ‘Spam’ -more-
BURBANK— To boost ratings at its flagging ABC network, The Walt Disney Co. is marshaling its vast resources to promote its new fall shows everywhere from Disneyland to the big screen and even in its sports restaurants. -more-
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — One of the original 1776 copies of the nation’s Declaration of Independence will be in Louisville for a public viewing this fall. -more-
Industry professionals pick American Film Institute’s annual favorites list -more-
NEW YORK — Author David Baldacci has settled a legal dispute with a publisher after complaining that his name was featured too prominently on the cover of an anthology of mystery stories. -more-
TORONTO — It’s hard to avoid biblical references when discussing Patrick Moore, a Greenpeace co-founder who now gets paid by the biotech industry and other foes of the environmental organization. -more-
SACRAMENTO — After months of haggling, arguing and occasional screaming about California’s toughest housing dilemma, a bill to make more room for low-income apartments is moving again. -more-
SACRAMENTO — Rejected once already, Gov. Gray Davis and California Sens. Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein repeated a call Friday for President Bush to buy 36 undeveloped oil leases off California’s coast. -more-
Letters threatening anthrax contained Victoria’s Secret talcum powder -more-
People allergic to antibiotics are at risk -more-
The milk products being voluntarily recalled by Berkeley Farms were sold under the brand names Berkeley Farms, Dairy Dawn, Ralph’s, Mountain Dairy, Sysco/Wholesale Farms, Smart & Final, Albertsons, Good Day, and Best Yet. -more-
WASHINGTON — The last time Juventino Ortiz tried to collect the rest of his pay for picking fruit in Northern California, a government official chased him out of his office. -more-
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Forensic investigators said Friday that the body of a California man killed in southern El Salvador was so badly decomposed that they were unable to determine a cause of death. -more-
LOS ANGELES — Excavation of an ancient seaport on Egypt’s Red Sea found spices, gems and other exotic cargo showing that sea trade linking the Roman Empire and India 2,000 years ago rivaled the legendary Silk Road at times, archaeologists say. -more-
Hoping to implement -more-
“Cloud Nine” -more-
Under-13 team heads to Utah to take on other state champions -more-
The Berkeley Police Department this year will lose approximately 10 percent of its force to retirement when 12 officers – the largest group in recent memory – retire in July, and 10 more retire after that. -more-
Berkeley filmmaker looks -more-
Keeping the streets safe for pint-size pedestrians is a lot of work and takes a considerable amount of preparation, the Bicycle Friendly Berkeley Coalition can attest to that. -more-
A handful of residents in south Berkeley is making a stink about a posse of neighborhood cats and their redolent feces. -more-
In an ideal place you could eat Everett and Jones Barbecue, throw back a couple of cold ones, listen to live blues and enjoy sunshine all at the same time, any time. Unfortunately, that’s not an everyday kind of thing, but it will happen this Saturday from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. in Jack London Square. -more-
No, that is not an embassy or a United Nation’s chapter on the southwest corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Parker Street. But the flags from around the world that hang above the sidewalk there could give that idea. -more-
ORTONA, Fla. — In a June 6 story, The Associated Press erroneously reported that archeologists in South Florida had discovered the oldest canals ever found in North America. -more-
SACRAMENTO — One month after dramatically losing momentum at the doorstep of victory, environmentalists aiming to curb California auto emissions are remobilizing to gain a handful of votes for a showdown expected by Aug. 31. -more-
NEW YORK — A Web browser project run primarily by volunteers and backed by America Online is making one last stab at challenging the dominance of Microsoft Corp. -more-
Building a tree house -more-
A professor from the University of California at Berkeley and a colleague today shared with NASA their discovery of a planetary system that reminds them a little of our own solar system. -more-
LOS ANGELES — The limousine that ferried Playboy founder Hugh Hefner from place to place can now be in your driveway. -more-
DOES THE CONTROL ARM REALLY -more-
MILWAUKEE — The promoters of a concert meant to bring the surviving members of the Grateful Dead together on stage have been denied a permit by a county highway committee. -more-
ne death resulted -more-
Trail to link city to miles of -more-
Katsuura, Bice take third at national sculling competition in Cincinnati -more-
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-
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-
Club aims to protect public, patients and marijuana as medicine -more-
YOKOHAMA, Japan – No goals, no glory. No more World Cup for France. -more-
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-
Tonight the Board of Education will consider asking Berkeley residents for raises from $875 to $1,500 per month. -more-
Critics concerned future tests will threaten health -more-
Contra Costa Times dropped to 50-cent Sunday edition -more-
Free this month then 3 tiers of paid service available -more-
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-
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-
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-
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-
Agency says next wave -more-
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-
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-
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-
Jesse Silverman, a junior at Berkeley High School, says he won’t be so quick to cast blame on urban designers for a misplaced parking lot anymore. -more-
To the Editor: -more-
ALAMEDA — The woman who accused Oakland Raiders defensive tackle Darrell Russell of videotaping her being raped by two of his friends testified Monday that she blacked out after Russell mixed her a drink. -more-
The newly-formed Hate Crime Emergency Response Team is getting impatient with the city’s handling of hate crimes and plans to funnel its frustrations at a rally on the steps of old City Hall today. -more-
Today is Tuesday, June 11, the 162nd day of 2002. There are 203 days left in the year. -more-
For many local children, the start of summer is a time to relax and be carefree. However, for many other local kids the start of summer means an end to free meal programs at local schools. -more-
LOS ANGELES – Bugs is coming back, doc. -more-
Another day of warm weather and high winds elevated fire danger to its highest point of the year Monday — a level experts say is unusual for the month of June. -more-
To the Editor: -more-
PHILADELPHIA – Feverishly ill and hallucinating, Frederic Chopin was staying on the island of Majorca in 1839 with his mistress, writer George Sand. It was raining, and he was trying to finish his preludes — 24 in all, one in each key. -more-
UC Berkeley has announced new incentives for staff and faculty to carpool and take public transportation to work. In addition, the university has expressed interest in joining with other large Berkeley employers to obtain bus passes for its workers. -more-
LOS ANGELES – Members of the television industry, expressing concern about the impact of media consolidation on programming quality and diversity, has asked for a federal study of the issue. -more-
On Friday morning a UC Berkeley maintenance crew accidentally discharged soapy water into Strawberry Creek, which runs through the campus. -more-
LOS ANGELES – The moon slowly passed in front of the sun Monday in a partial eclipse that dimmed skies in the western United States, Mexico, Canada and Asia. -more-
LOS ANGELES – Gov. Gray Davis launched a scathing attack ad against his Republican opponent Bill Simon on Monday, the first of what will likely be an onslaught of negative commercials in the five months until election day. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO – After escaping serious damage in the early stages of the high-tech wreck, venture capitalists suffered even deeper financial wounds than stock market investors last year, according to industry figures released Monday. -more-
LOS ANGELES – A jury awarded the City of Hope medical research center $300.1 million in compensatory damages Monday after finding that Genentech Inc. broke its promise to pay royalties on drugs based on City of Hope research. -more-
SACRAMENTO – An energy company could lose its permit to build a power plant if it didn’t start construction within two years under a bill approved Monday by the state Senate. -more-
SACRAMENTO – California could be the first state to allow workers to take paid leaves from their jobs to care for a seriously ill family member or a new child under a bill approved Monday by the Senate. -more-
ETNA – A 600-acre fire raced through wilderness near the Oregon border on Monday, while week-old blazes that consumed nearly 45,000 acres throughout the state were finally on the way to being contained. -more-
OAKLAND – A 4-year-old girl who suffered head injuries when she fell from a ride at Six Flags Marine World in Vallejo has been upgraded to fair condition. -more-
Betty Grey may be the latest victim of what many merchants are calling the “gentrification” of south Berkeley. -more-
To the Editor -more-
Costa Rica-Turkey tie puts Brazil into next round without playing -more-
Weekend rally urges affordable units -more-
Natalie Coughlin, a 19-year-old sophomore swimmer at Cal, is one of five nominees for an ESPY Award as the Best Female College Athlete. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — The FBI, working covertly with the CIA and then-Gov. Ronald Reagan, spent years unlawfully trying to quash the voices and careers of students and faculty deemed subversive at the University of California, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Saturday. -more-
After 41 years of teaching in Berkeley schools, Barbara Hopkins has seen the children change, the district change, and parents change. But when she retires this week, there is one thing she will say has remained the same– her love for her students and how those students have appreciated her class. -more-
REDWOOD CITY — This time, for a mother facing first-degree murder charges for the killing of her son, there was no mention of a mysterious child pornography ring, or a conspiracy by others to commandeer her defense strategy. -more-
MOONEY FLAT — About 150 homes were evacuated in Northern California on Sunday as winds fanned a 1,000-acre wildfire closer to structures. -more-
Somewhere between chuckling at Wavy Gravy's clown-nose antics and Karl Schroen's hand-forged knives, visitors to the 32nd Annual Live Oak Park Fair found time to peruse more than 112 artist booths, munch on Tibetan food, and just sit by the stream and enjoy the Saturday shade. -more-
LOS ANGELES – Last week at the box office, “Undercover Brother” struck a blow for truth, justice and the once prevalent notion that short animated shows created on the Internet could migrate successfully to a bigger screen. -more-
SUNNYVALE, Calif. – Yahoo! Inc. is showing off a new look beginning Monday, with a redesigned home page and refinements on the shopping and e-mail sections as well. -more-
OAKLAND – A four-year-old girl suffered head injuries after falling from a whirling ride at Vallejo’s Six Flags Marine World — the second parkgoer to tumble from the “Starfish” in as many years. The accident comes at a time when lawmakers are calling for tougher restrictions on amusement park rides. -more-
ST. HELENA – Sparkling wine flowed and “Hey, Big Spender,” belted out over the loudspeakers as 26 magnums of Napa Valley’s finest went to the high bidder of $320,000 in the celebrity-studded annual wine auction Saturday. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO – The Ghirardelli Chocolate Company is celebrating its 150th anniversary, and now has plans to expand its chocolate empire. -more-
Authorities worried about amphibious attack after reports of Taliban scuba training -more-
VACAVILLE – Tougher sentences are causing an unusual problem in state prisons – a steep and costly rise in elderly inmates. -more-
MONTEREY – Scientists with the world-renowned Monterey Bay Aquarium hope to reel in a baby great white shark and become the first institution to successfully exhibit the ocean’s most-feared predator. -more-
On June 15, 1215, King John put his seal to Magna Carta (“the Great Charter”) at Runnymede, England, guaranteeing certain rights and privileges within his realm. -more-
On June 14, 1777, 225 years ago, the Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopted the Stars and Stripes as the national flag. -more-
Today is Wednesday, June 12, the 163rd day of 2002. There are 202 days left in the year. -more-
Jurors on Monday reached a partial verdict in the Bari vs. FBI and Oakland Police Department trial and could reach a final judgment today. -more-
SANTA ANA — Orange County authorities are seeking out potential victims of abuse by priests rather than waiting for people to file police reports. -more-
Judge says jurors need not -more-
NEW YORK — Just when it seemed the credibility of corporate America couldn’t sink any lower, another top business leader faces charges of white-collar crime. -more-
LAS VEGAS — Federal officials insisted Friday that the site of a proposed national nuclear waste repository in the Nevada desert is safe, despite an early morning earthquake that rumbled nearby. -more-
Moving plutonium across state’s highways is illegal -more-
