Robert Condy, a UC Berkeley senior, was dissatisfied with the rentals he toured. Photo by Matthew Artz/Daily Planet Staff
Robert Condy, a UC Berkeley senior, was dissatisfied with the rentals he toured. Photo by Matthew Artz/Daily Planet Staff

Page One

Students find kinder rental market

By Matthew Artz, Daily Planet Staff
Tuesday August 06, 2002

Thrown to the wolves of the city’s merciless housing market for many years, UC Berkeley students may finally be getting a reprieve. -more-



More on tearing down the tower

Jerry Landis, John Kenyon
Tuesday August 06, 2002

To the Editor: -more-



Out & About Calendar

Staff
Tuesday August 06, 2002


Friday, August 9

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Raiders just want to stay healthy

By Greg Beacham, The Associated Press
Tuesday August 06, 2002

Ageing team taking it easy during training camp -more-



Old City Hall may be in for a face-lift

By John Geluardi, Special to the Daily Planet
Tuesday August 06, 2002

This November Berkeley voters will decide if Old City Hall – where the city’s unique style of politics has been staged for the last 94 years – is worthy of a $21.5 million face-lift. -more-



Berkeley High pool may need some regulations

Terry Cochrell
Tuesday August 06, 2002

To the Editor: -more-



SDSU announces self-imposed football penalties

The Associated Press
Tuesday August 06, 2002

SAN DIEGO – San Diego State announced a series of self-imposed penalties Monday for violating NCAA rules by holding summer football workouts at a local beach. -more-



Flower shop in council’s hands

By Matthew Artz, Daily Planet Staff
Tuesday August 06, 2002

Future of University Ave.
development is uncertain
-more-



Funeral held for UC grad killed in Israel bombing

By Michelle Morgante, The Associated Press
Tuesday August 06, 2002

SAN DIEGO – Spilling beyond the doors of a synagogue, thousands of people gathered Monday to honor Marla Bennett and to mourn the 24-year-old California woman they remembered as accomplished, loving, idealistic and filled with promise. -more-



News of the Weird

Staff
Tuesday August 06, 2002

All that swimming for nothing -more-



Features

Bay Briefs

Staff
Tuesday August 06, 2002

Contra Costa may lose some
social services
-more-


Fire blazes at the border of Alameda and Contra Costa

Daily Planet Wire Service
Tuesday August 06, 2002

A spokeswoman for the East Bay Regional Park Police said that they sent at least 25 people and a helicopter Monday to assist with a fast-moving grass fire near the Alameda and Contra Costa county border. -more-


Bush prepared to block port slowdown or strike

By Leigh Strope, The Associated Press
Tuesday August 06, 2002

President could declare a national economic
emergency to keep West Coast workers on the job
-more-


Both sides win on state high court’s tobacco rulings

By Paul Elias, The Associated Press
Tuesday August 06, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO – An effort by California’s Supreme Court to clarify the state’s convoluted tobacco liability law only clouded the issue Monday, with both sick smokers and cigarette makers claiming victory. -more-


Wireless firms hope to escape telecom fallout

By Simon Avery, The Associated Press
Tuesday August 06, 2002

LOS ANGELES – The nine telecommunications companies that have filed for bankruptcy in the last 13 months suffered a common problem. They were unable to cover massive debt racked up as they acquired competitors or built vast fiber-optic networks for an expected Internet traffic explosion. -more-


D.A. to seek death penalty in Samantha Runnion killing

By Chelsea J. Carter, The Associated Press
Tuesday August 06, 2002

Prosecutor says there is “no question” on issue -more-


Mother bear, cub die in house fire that they started

The Associated Press
Tuesday August 06, 2002

FOREST FALLS – A mother bear and cub foraging for food broke into a home in a San Bernardino National Forest mountain community and died in the house fire they started. -more-


Editorial

History

Staff
Tuesday August 06, 2002

Today’s Highlight in History: -more-


Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

History 08-06-2002

Missing Chinese girl found Saturday 08-05-2002

Overcoming fence obstacles 08-03-2002

Man charged for string of Berkeley shootings 08-02-2002

History 08-01-2002

Overnight airline bankruptcy stuns SFO, passengers 07-31-2002

News

Students find kinder rental market By Matthew Artz, Daily Planet Staff 08-06-2002

More on tearing down the tower Jerry Landis, John Kenyon 08-06-2002

Out & About Calendar Staff 08-06-2002

Raiders just want to stay healthy By Greg Beacham, The Associated Press 08-06-2002

Old City Hall may be in for a face-lift By John Geluardi, Special to the Daily Planet 08-06-2002

Berkeley High pool may need some regulations Terry Cochrell 08-06-2002

SDSU announces self-imposed football penalties The Associated Press 08-06-2002

Flower shop in council’s hands By Matthew Artz, Daily Planet Staff 08-06-2002

Funeral held for UC grad killed in Israel bombing By Michelle Morgante, The Associated Press 08-06-2002

News of the Weird Staff 08-06-2002

Bay Briefs Staff 08-06-2002

Fire blazes at the border of Alameda and Contra Costa Daily Planet Wire Service 08-06-2002

Bush prepared to block port slowdown or strike By Leigh Strope, The Associated Press 08-06-2002

Both sides win on state high court’s tobacco rulings By Paul Elias, The Associated Press 08-06-2002

Wireless firms hope to escape telecom fallout By Simon Avery, The Associated Press 08-06-2002

D.A. to seek death penalty in Samantha Runnion killing By Chelsea J. Carter, The Associated Press 08-06-2002

Mother bear, cub die in house fire that they started The Associated Press 08-06-2002

Breast-feeding record set By John Geluardi Special to the Daily Planet 08-05-2002

A few suggestions for public transit Charles L. Smith Berkeley 08-05-2002

Lidle has another dominating performance By Greg Beacham The Associated Press 08-05-2002

Out & About 08-05-2002

Protesters oppose more police, new Juvenile Hall By John Geluardi Special to the Daily Planet 08-05-2002

A lousy traffic ticket Kevin Langdon Berkeley 08-05-2002

Another All-Star fiasco – MLS game cut short By Ronald Blum The Associated Press 08-05-2002

Evidence mounts in UC’s fraudulent science case The Associated Press 08-05-2002

A challenge to Harrison Park air studies Doug Fielding Association of Sports Field Users 08-05-2002

Another hat in 8th District council race By Chris Nichols Special to the Daily Planet 08-05-2002

Landlord to appeal misconduct charge By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff 08-05-2002

Davis boosts unemployment checks The Associated Press 08-05-2002

GOP donors giving up on Bill Simon The Associated Press 08-05-2002

Prosecutors stumble in efforts to battle biotech espionage By Paul Elias The Associated Press 08-05-2002

A neighborhood eyesore By Chris Nichols Special to the Daily Planet 08-03-2002

Negotiations between UC and clericals get personal Jude Bell Local 3, Clericals’ Union 08-03-2002

Early developers valued light, air and views By Susan Cerny Special to the Daily Planet 08-03-2002

Upsurge!: Spoken word like you never heard By Brian Kluepfel Special to the Daily Planet 08-03-2002

A&E Calendar 08-03-2002

Players continue holding off setting strike date – for now By Ronald Blum The Associated Press 08-03-2002

Personnel matter may have cost district its payroll precision By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 08-03-2002

More tower talk Bob Marsh Berkeley 08-03-2002

Tie-dye shirts, rainbows and VW vans converge on Wisconsin town for Grateful Dead reunion By Todd Richmond The Associated Press 08-03-2002

Tigers break Zito’s home winning streak By Greg Beacham The Associated Press 08-03-2002

Narrowing of Albany’s Marin Avenue worries Berkeley leaders By John Geluardi Special to the Daily Planet 08-03-2002

Snoopy’s sculptor Alan R. Meisel Berkeley 08-03-2002

Students at Hebrew University return to class on somber note By Yoav Appel The Associated Press 08-03-2002

PG&E discloses potentially deceptive practices By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press 08-03-2002

Alameda County issues welfare aid through debit card system The Associated Press 08-03-2002

State audit: Bay Bridge upgrade causing overrun By Jim Wasserman The Associated Press 08-03-2002

Another inmate dies at Sacramento County jail The Associated Press 08-03-2002

Claremont labor march results in 50 arrests By John Geluardi Special to the Daily Planet 08-02-2002

The Trojan War comes to Berkeley By Robert Hall Special to the Daily Planet 08-02-2002

Arts Calendar 08-02-2002

Out & About 08-02-2002

Chatting with Cal’s next big basketball target By Chris Nichols Special to the Daily Planet 08-02-2002

High-tech could solve parking woes Fred Foldvary Berkeley 08-02-2002

Payroll problems continue to plague school district By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 08-02-2002

37 years later, Dylan returns to Newport festival By Brian Carovillano The Associated Press 08-02-2002

49ers, ‘Skins arrive in Japan to prepare for American Bowl By Joseph White The Associated Press 08-02-2002

VIPs get rare parking slots at UC Paul R. Chernoff Professor of Mathematics University of California, Berkeley 08-02-2002

New six-period day in dispute By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 08-02-2002

Lawrence fails to bare his soul in “Runteldat” By Christy Lemire The Associated Press 08-02-2002

Chavez blasts A’s to win The Associated Press 08-02-2002

Papermaster dishing her own gossip? Sherman Boyson Berkeley 08-02-2002

Family and friends grieve death of UC grad killed in Israel By Michelle Morgante The Associated Press 08-02-2002

Anna Nicole joins reality show craze By Beth Harris The Associated Press 08-02-2002

Das postpones contraction decision for second time By Ronald Blum The Associated Press 08-02-2002

Anna Nicole joins reality show craze By Beth Harris The Associated Press 08-02-2002

A Berkeley visitor questions BART’s SFO figures Daniel Gildea Philadelphia 08-02-2002

Bennett remembered by Berkeley peers By Kurtis Alexander Daily Planet Staff 08-02-2002

Tweaking the tower Janet Levenson Berkeley 08-02-2002

Disappointing earnings drive stocks sharply lower By Amy Baldwin The Associated Press 08-02-2002

PG&E’s stock plunges on concerns about energy trading unit By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press 08-02-2002

Good posts can make or break a deck By James and Morris Carey The Associated Press 08-02-2002

Abducted teenagers rescued, suspect shot and killed by cops By Christina Almeida The Associated Press 08-02-2002

Warning system key in recovery of kidnapped girls By Sandy Yang The Associated Press 08-02-2002

ABS brakes question stumps Car Talk Car Talk by Tom and Ray Magliozzi 08-02-2002

This Mini Sport-SUV with Big Personality By James E. Bryson © AutoWire.Net - San Francisco 08-02-2002

Overcoming ‘stranger danger’ – the casual car pool By Chris Nichols, Special to the Daily Planet 08-01-2002

May the best candidate win David A. Freeman 08-01-2002

West African music lights up west Berkeley club By Brian Kluepfel, Special to the Daily Planet 08-01-2002

Arts Calendar Staff 08-01-2002

Out & About Calendar Staff 08-01-2002

Berkeley players head to Japan By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 08-01-2002

More payroll problems in school district By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 08-01-2002

Does Bay Area want a ‘cookie cutter’ park? Jill Posener 08-01-2002

A’s avoid Indian sweep By Greg Beacham The Associated Press 08-01-2002

UC suspends 15 employees amid drug probe By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet Staff 08-01-2002

Lots of pavement in park plan Susan Schwartz 08-01-2002

Alameda County schools get $1.75 million Daily Planet Wire Service 08-01-2002

News of the Weird Staff 08-01-2002

City council approves tax hike for extra cops By KIM CURTIS, Associated Press Writer 08-01-2002

‘Naming-rights’ debate for Candlestick headed to full board Daily Planet Wire Service 08-01-2002

Yosemite killer says TV told him to do it The Associated Press 08-01-2002

University of Georgia eliminates use of race in admissions The Associated Press 08-01-2002

Justice Department probes into AOL Time Warner By Seth Sutel, The Associated Press 08-01-2002

An affordable (free) alternative to Microsoft Office By Matthew Fordahl, The Associated Press 08-01-2002

Activist priest gets six months By Chris Nichols Special to the Daily Planet 07-31-2002

St. Mary’s Drummer says he’ll play for Cal By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 07-31-2002

Let’s look at the issues Cynthia Papermaster Berkeley 07-31-2002

07-31-2002

Chair-kicking case goes before judge By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 07-31-2002

Niners getting ready to take American football to Japan By Greg Beacham The Associated Press 07-31-2002

Where did BK go? Laura Driussi Berkeley 07-31-2002

UC and union spar over parking fees By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 07-31-2002

Two-time Olympian Everist named Cal water polo coach Staff Report 07-31-2002

Here’s an idea Steve Schneider Berkeley 07-31-2002

County braces for local welfare cuts By Kurtis Alexander Daily Planet Staff 07-31-2002

One nation, (silence) Robert Several Berkeley 07-31-2002

Oakland mayor wants tax increase for more officers By Kim Curtis The Associated Press 07-31-2002

Peace Corps expanding its force Daily Planet Wire Service 07-31-2002

Hundreds of guinea pigs waiting for good homes Daily Planet Wire Service 07-31-2002

State Farm Bureau sues to keep air rule exemption By Brian Melley The Associated Press 07-31-2002

EPA investigating smog-credit broker The Associated Press 07-31-2002

Educational road map near completion By Jessica Brice The Associated Press 07-31-2002

Unheralded hard drives a catalyst for better gadgets By May Wong The Associated Press 07-31-2002

ChevronTexaco’s second-quarter profit plunges The Associated Press 07-31-2002

Virginia judge testifies in suit against LA police By Christina Almeida The Associated Press 07-31-2002

State fighting water war over money for major projects By Mark Sherman The Associated Press 07-31-2002

Water shortage emergency declared for SoCal mountain town The Associated Press 07-31-2002

Fire near Julian burns 5,000 acres; homes evacuated The Associated Press 07-31-2002