State regulators this week rejected Berkeley’s affordable housing plan, putting the city at risk of losing valuable state housing funds and weakening its ability to regulate new housing developments. -more-
NEW YORK – A co-owner of the New York Mets accused baseball commissioner Bud Selig of conspiring with a former Arthur Andersen accountant to “manufacture phantom operating losses” in the sport’s books. -more-
BOSTON – Ramon Hernandez hit a three-run homer, and Olmedo Saenz added a two-run shot to lead Mark Mulder and the Oakland Athletics over the Boston Red Sox 9-1 Tuesday night. -more-
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Heeding long-standing requests from city officials and student activists, UC Berkeley plans to add more than 1,000 new beds for students over the next three years. -more-
Hank Henson, 57, a long-time Berkeley tenants’ rights activist, died unexpectedly July 28 of a heart attack. -more-
LIVERMORE – A spokesman for the California Department of Forestry reported that mutual aid helped extinguish a 549-acre grass fire before it threatened any structures near the Alameda/Contra Costa county line Monday. -more-
SACRAMENTO – A proposed crackdown on millions of Bay Area motorists, blamed for the wind-blown smog that spills into an already-polluted Central Valley, cleared a key committee Tuesday on its way to a Senate vote expected this month. -more-
SAN JOSE – The brain of Yosemite killer Cary Stayner is probably damaged in a region that controls emotional impulses, a neuropsychologist testified Tuesday as the triple-murder trial resumed. -more-
LOS ANGELES – One-year-old Guatemalan twins joined at the head were separated in a 22-hour operation that ended early Tuesday, but one of the girls underwent nearly five more hours of surgery to remove blood that built up in her brain. -more-
PHOENIX – Infected mosquitos and birds will bring the sometimes-fatal West Nile virus into Arizona within the year, and the virus will be coast-to-coast by the end of next summer, state health officials say. But they add that the chances of getting sick from the virus are low. -more-
SACRAMENTO – Two of biotechnology’s biggest companies are locking horns in a courtroom battle over nearly $1 billion in profits generated by Genentech Inc.’s breast cancer drug Herceptin. -more-
SACRAMENTO – Assembly Speaker Herb Wesson proposed Tuesday to abandon a plan to raise California’s car tax and instead increase cigarette taxes to $3 a pack – the highest in the nation. -more-
EUREKA – State senators plan a new showdown Wednesday over fellow Democratic Gov. Gray Davis’s stewardship of the state’s environment – this time over alleged inaction by his appointees that protected a key campaign contributor. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO – A toddler has died after falling three stories from her bedroom window onto a concrete driveway. -more-
OAKLAND – Oakland homicide investigators say that a man who stands accused of two unrelated killings has been charged with murder for a third time. -more-
Oakland police charge man with third murder 08-07-2002
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
State snubs city’s housing plan By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff 08-07-2002
Mets owner accuses Selig of manufacturing losses By Ronald Blum The Associated Press 08-07-2002
Taking advice from Yogi Marion Syrek Oakland 08-07-2002
Out & About 08-07-2002
Real estate transfer tax to go before voters By John Geluardi Special to the Daily Planet 08-07-2002
A’s start road trip by putting a hurt on Sox By Howard Ulman The Associated Press 08-07-2002
More on Berkeley’s height initiative Martha Nicoloff co-author of height initiative Berkeley 08-07-2002
Aroner takes position on council race By Kurtis Alexander Daily Planet Staff 08-07-2002
Developer working to replace Gaia bookstore Patrick Kennedy, Panoramic Interests Berkeley 08-07-2002
Students say parking lots steal needed housing space By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff 08-07-2002
Berkeley activist remembered By Ethan Bliss Special to the Daily Planet 08-07-2002
Joint effort extinguishes county fire Daily Planet Wire Service 08-07-2002
Bay Area car owners may face tougher smog tests By Jim Wasserman The Associated Press 08-07-2002
Nimitz Freeway, I-80 among most hostile roadways Bay City News Service 08-07-2002
Professor testifies that Yosemite killer had an above-average IQ By Brian Melley The Associated Press 08-07-2002
Twins joined at head separated by surgeons By Andrew Bridges The Associated Press 08-07-2002
Flying creatures help deadly West Nile virus move west By Foster Klug The Associated Press 08-07-2002
Biotech giants battle over cancer drug profits By Paul Elias The Associated Press 08-07-2002
Speaker proposes trading car tax hike for higher cigarette tax By Alexa H. Bluth The Associated Press 08-07-2002
California teachers at odds with feds over classroom credentials By Jessica Brice The Associated Press 08-07-2002
Years of inaction alleged against water regulators By Don Thompson The Associated Press 08-07-2002
S.F. toddler dies after three-story window fall The Associated Press 08-07-2002
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
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