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Tensions over Berkeley Height Initiative on the rise

By Katie Flynn, Daily Planet Intern
Monday June 17, 2002

Sierra Club sponsors forum on idea of building up, not out -more-



In support of feral cat sterilization

Dairne Ryan
Monday June 17, 2002

To the Editor: -more-



Out & About Calendar

Staff
Monday June 17, 2002


Tuesday, June 18

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A’s take 2 of 3 from Giants

By GREG BEACHAM, The Associated Press
Monday June 17, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — Barry Zito pitched into the seventh inning for his eighth straight victory, and Adam Piatt drove in the go-ahead run as the Oakland Athletics won the Bay Bridge series, beating the San Francisco Giants 2-1 Sunday. -more-



Coalition pushes Sunshine Ordinance

By Mike Dinoffria, Special to the Daily Planet
Monday June 17, 2002

City should provide easier access to information, critics say -more-



Questions about city mediation

Howie Muir
Monday June 17, 2002

To the Editor: -more-



Billionaire backers of LA football back out of city’s stadium deal

The Associated Press
Monday June 17, 2002

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Billionaire backers poised to build a downtown stadium to lure a professional football team back to Los Angeles abruptly abandoned their plans, according to published reports. -more-



South Berkeley celebrates

By Chris Nichols, Daily Planet Staff
Monday June 17, 2002

Thousands of residents from the Bay Area gathered in south Berkeley Sunday for the Juneteenth Festival, celebrating African American history, culture and the end of slavery. -more-



Height initiative would impact the availability of housing

Charles Siegel
Monday June 17, 2002

To the Editor: -more-



Pro rodeo schedules more bull riding

The Associated Press
Monday June 17, 2002

LAS VEGAS — The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association approved a number of changes aimed at attracting more fans and contestants. -more-



Bay Briefs

Staff
Monday June 17, 2002

Northern California man held -more-



History

Staff
Monday June 17, 2002

Today is Monday, June 17 , the 168th day of 2002. There are 197 days left in the year. -more-



Features

Southern California firefighters keeping busy, battling 3,500-acre blaze

The Associated Press
Monday June 17, 2002

SAN BERNADINO— A fast-moving wildfire burned 3,500 acres of rugged forest land Sunday and caused the temporary closure of Interstate 15 in San Bernadino, fire officials said. -more-


Suicide leads to arrest of sex crime suspect

The Associated Press
Monday June 17, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — A suicide note left by a teen-age girl who fatally shot herself in January has led to the arrest of a neighbor, charged with molesting her and another neighborhood girl. -more-


California prisons are helping to make dent in the state’s digital divide

By JESSICA BRICE, Associated Press Writer
Monday June 17, 2002

SACRAMENTO — Students at the CHESS/SUCCESS Academy, an elementary school for at-risk kids, will get a big surprise when they return to school in the fall. -more-


State’s Oracle hearings expected to wrap up today

By STEVE LAWRENC, The Associated Press
Monday June 17, 2002

SACRAMENTO — After 100 hours of contradictory testimony, blame shifting and a couple of balky witnesses, the committee investigating a potentially costly state computer contract is about to wrap up its work — maybe. -more-


Wheeling and dealing in Mill Valley

By MAY WONG, The Associated Press
Monday June 17, 2002

MILL VALLEY — With its quaint shops and leafy residential roads, it’s easy to mistake Mill Valley for simply a quiet, upscale bedroom community across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. -more-


Unemployment rate falls despite fewer total jobs

By SIMON AVERY, The Associated Press
Monday June 17, 2002

LOS ANGELES — Fewer Californians were looking for work last month and that pushed down the unemployment rate, not an increase in jobs, according to state employment officials. -more-


San Francisco supervisor collects signatures to cut homeless checks

The Associated Press
Monday June 17, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — After his colleagues on the San Francisco’s liberal Board of Supervisors frowned on his plan to cut homeless welfare checks, Gavin Newsom is taking his plan to city residents. -more-


Bankrupt PG&E’s creditors begin deciding future

By KAREN GAUDETTE, The Associated Press
Monday June 17, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — Just as voters soon will decide who runs California, the thousands of creditors owed money by bankrupt Pacific Gas and Electric Co. are getting their chance to help determine the shape of California’s largest utility when it emerges from Chapter 11. -more-


Wind-whipped wildfire destroys five homes 30 miles from Bakersfield

The Associated Press,
Monday June 17, 2002

LAKE ISABELLA, Calif. (AP) — A wildfire that destroyed five homes and forced evacuations of 200 people in this community northeast of Bakersfield was at least 50 percent contained Sunday. -more-


Dirty bomb is topic of state medical summit

By SIMON AVERY, The Associated Press
Monday June 17, 2002

Experts: Nuclear terror would kill few, but harm the American psyche -more-


Condoleezza Rice tells Stanford grads the world is different now

By MARGIE MASON, The Associated Press
Monday June 17, 2002

National security adviser gives commencement speech -more-


Gay SF police officer eulogized

Staff
Monday June 17, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — Hundreds of family, friends and political leaders gathered at a memorial service Saturday held to honor an openly gay police officer who died when his patrol car crashed. -more-


Judge orders retrial for California dope farmers

The Associated Press
Monday June 17, 2002

SACRAMENTO — A federal judge has ordered a new trial for two undocumented Mexican immigrants convicted of growing more than 1,000 marijuana plants in northern California. -more-


Election Section

Online search engine Google has new competitor

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE, The Associated Press
Monday June 17, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — Hoping to attract more mass appeal for an online search engine with a cult following, AlltheWeb.com on Monday declared that it indexes more Internet information than longtime pacesetter Google. -more-


It turns out: eBay wasn’t about PEZ dispensers after all

By BRIAN BERGSTEIN, The Associated Press
Monday June 17, 2002

SAN JOSE — During eBay’s rapid rise to Internet commerce powerhouse, the company nurtured a quaint tale of its origins, saying founder Pierre Omidyar created the site in 1995 so his fiancee could trade PEZ candy dispensers with other collectors. -more-


BRIEFS

Staff
Monday June 17, 2002

Boy wins trip to ‘Harry Potter’ set -more-


Editorial

Bay Area family returns after 4 years at sea

The Associated Press
Monday June 17, 2002

SAUSALITO — A Marin County family has finally docked at home — four years, 41 countries and some 35,000 miles after they first sailed out of a Sausalito harbor on their trip around the world. -more-


Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

Bay Area family returns after 4 years at sea 06-17-2002

History 06-15-2002

History 06-14-2002

History 06-12-2002

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

News

Tensions over Berkeley Height Initiative on the rise By Katie Flynn, Daily Planet Intern 06-17-2002

In support of feral cat sterilization Dairne Ryan 06-17-2002

Out & About Calendar Staff 06-17-2002

A’s take 2 of 3 from Giants By GREG BEACHAM, The Associated Press 06-17-2002

Coalition pushes Sunshine Ordinance By Mike Dinoffria, Special to the Daily Planet 06-17-2002

Questions about city mediation Howie Muir 06-17-2002

Billionaire backers of LA football back out of city’s stadium deal The Associated Press 06-17-2002

South Berkeley celebrates By Chris Nichols, Daily Planet Staff 06-17-2002

Height initiative would impact the availability of housing Charles Siegel 06-17-2002

Pro rodeo schedules more bull riding The Associated Press 06-17-2002

Bay Briefs Staff 06-17-2002

History Staff 06-17-2002

Southern California firefighters keeping busy, battling 3,500-acre blaze The Associated Press 06-17-2002

Suicide leads to arrest of sex crime suspect The Associated Press 06-17-2002

California prisons are helping to make dent in the state’s digital divide By JESSICA BRICE, Associated Press Writer 06-17-2002

State’s Oracle hearings expected to wrap up today By STEVE LAWRENC, The Associated Press 06-17-2002

Wheeling and dealing in Mill Valley By MAY WONG, The Associated Press 06-17-2002

Unemployment rate falls despite fewer total jobs By SIMON AVERY, The Associated Press 06-17-2002

San Francisco supervisor collects signatures to cut homeless checks The Associated Press 06-17-2002

Bankrupt PG&E’s creditors begin deciding future By KAREN GAUDETTE, The Associated Press 06-17-2002

Wind-whipped wildfire destroys five homes 30 miles from Bakersfield The Associated Press, 06-17-2002

Dirty bomb is topic of state medical summit By SIMON AVERY, The Associated Press 06-17-2002

Condoleezza Rice tells Stanford grads the world is different now By MARGIE MASON, The Associated Press 06-17-2002

Gay SF police officer eulogized Staff 06-17-2002

Judge orders retrial for California dope farmers The Associated Press 06-17-2002

Online search engine Google has new competitor By MICHAEL LIEDTKE, The Associated Press 06-17-2002

It turns out: eBay wasn’t about PEZ dispensers after all By BRIAN BERGSTEIN, The Associated Press 06-17-2002

BRIEFS Staff 06-17-2002

Future for Youth Radio fuzzy By Devona Walker, Daily Planet Staff 06-15-2002

Pioneer West Berkeley house takes on a new life, wins an award By Susan Cerny, Special to the Daily Planet 06-15-2002

Complaints against reverend Rev. Tom Sanders 06-15-2002

Out & About Calendar Staff 06-15-2002

Films of Clara Van Gool, at the Fine Arts Cinema By Peter Crimmins, 06-15-2002

Arts & Entertainment Staff 06-15-2002

Fans pull all-nighters for different kind of finals by Mike Dinoffria, Special to the Daily Planet 06-15-2002

City’s horizon is in the hands of voters By Devona Walker, Daily Planet Staff 06-15-2002

Thanks Alameda James F. Harris 06-15-2002

U.S. team joins Korea, Japan, Belgium in 2nd round Staff 06-15-2002

Visit to Israel a peace mission for local man By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 06-15-2002

20 mph no joke Steve Geller 06-15-2002

Producers of new ’Altar Boys’ movie deflect assumptions By David Germain, The Associated Press 06-15-2002

Pitch to the man fourth on the career HR list By Anne M. Peterson, The Associated Press 06-15-2002

King’s principal takes key school district post By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 06-15-2002

News of the Weird Staff 06-15-2002

Bay Area job seekers look for more than a paycheck By Chris Nichols, Daily Planet Staff 06-15-2002

Bay Area job seekers look for more than a paycheck By Chris Nichols, Daily Planet Staff 06-15-2002

eBay struggles to keep die-hard users happy By Brian Bergstein, The Associated Press 06-15-2002

New Unemployment Figures Staff 06-15-2002

New appliances are energy stars The Associated Press 06-15-2002

Innovations make home functional Staff 06-15-2002

Building more light into your home Staff 06-15-2002

60-year wait ends for former interment camp man Staff 06-15-2002

Winona Ryder pleads innocent to theft, drug charges The Associated Press 06-15-2002

Canned convenience food Spam has its own museum By Craig Gustafson, The Associated Press 06-15-2002

Disney plans to pull viewers to ABC’s season The Associated Press 06-15-2002

Original Declaration of Independence copy on display Staff 06-15-2002

’Casablanca’ leads list of favorite movie love stories By David Germaiin, The Associated Press 06-15-2002

Dispute resolved over mystery anthology Staff 06-15-2002

Briefs Staff 06-15-2002

Greenpeace co-founder Moore accused of treason By Paul Elias, The Associated Press 06-15-2002

Bill to stimulate more low-income apartments moves By Jim Wasserman, The Associated Press 06-15-2002

Davis, senators repeat call for Bush to buy oil leases of state’s coast By Jim Wasserman, The Associated Press 06-15-2002

Man gets two years for mailing fake anthrax Staff 06-15-2002

Berkeley Farms recalls antibiotic-tainted milk The Associated Press 06-15-2002

The tainted milk products being recalled Staff 06-15-2002

Mexican guest workers seek Congress’ help to recover decades-overdue pay By Mark Sherman, The Associated Press 06-15-2002

Salvadoran investigators unable to determine how American died Staff 06-15-2002

Archaeological dig shows Roman sea trade with India By Andrew Bridges, The Associated Press 06-15-2002

Superintendent calls for small schools at Berkeley High School By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 06-14-2002

Revitalizing San Pablo Ave. area Pamela Thomas 06-14-2002

Berkeley Rep does justice to wacky British drama By John Angell Grant, Special to the Daily Planet 06-14-2002

Out & About Calendar Staff 06-14-2002

Arts Calendar Staff 06-14-2002

Berkeley duo helps push Bay Oaks to national tournament By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 06-14-2002

Police force turns over By Chris Nichols, Daily Planet Staff 06-14-2002

Security issue Marc Sapir 06-14-2002

A child’s glimpse of the Middle East in new documentary By Peter Crimmins Special to the Daily Planet 06-14-2002

Bicycle Friendly Berkeley keeps kids safe By Devona Walker, Daily Planet Staff 06-14-2002

Bad drivers a gold mine Tim Plume 06-14-2002

Feral cats not welcome By Kurtis Alexander, Daily Planet Staff 06-14-2002

Oakland’s ‘Barbeque,’ Beer and Bluesfest Mike Dinoffria, Special to the Daily Planet 06-14-2002

News of the Weird Staff 06-14-2002

Flags fly for motorists Mike Dinoffria, Berkeley Daily Planet 06-14-2002

correction Staff 06-14-2002

Auto emissions bill struggles to regain momentum By Jim Wasserman, The Associated Press 06-14-2002

Web browser project makes one last stab at challenging Microsoft Corp. By Anick Jesdanun, The Associated PRess 06-14-2002

Home and Garden By James and Morris Carey The Associated Press 06-14-2002

Berkeley scientist helps locate new Jupiter-like planet Daily Planet Wire Services 06-14-2002

State Briefs Staff 06-14-2002

Arriving in style: Playboy founder’s Mercedes limo for sale Staff 06-14-2002

CLICK AND CLACK TALK CARS BY TOM AND RAY MAGLIOZZI 06-14-2002

Committee denies license for Grateful Dead reunion concert Staff 06-14-2002

Teen won’t talk to investigators about car crash Daily Planet Wire Services 06-14-2002

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

Columns

Judge’s ruling moves Anderson jury out of deadlock By Kristen Hays, The Associated Press 06-15-2002

Corporate America battered by allegations of white collar crime By Alan Clendenning, The Associated Press 06-15-2002

DOE downplays risk after earthquake near Yucca By Ken Ritter, The Associated Press 06-15-2002

S.C. governor sends troopers to stop plutonium shipments By Jacob Jordan, The Associated Press 06-15-2002