Bailing out AC Transit?
East Bay bus agency wants
parcel tax on November ballot
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East Bay bus agency wants
parcel tax on November ballot
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Berkeley graduate McCurdy can’t wait to play the Greek -more-
Former pro gives Berkeley
players a chance to shine
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State regulators who rejected Berkeley’s affordable housing plans earlier this month said Wednesday they expect that the city will ultimately win state approval. -more-
Centerfielder robs Ramirez of game-winning
homer with two out in bottom of the ninth
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Last month, Berkeley leaders put pressure on marina restaurant Skates by the Bay to pay its employees a “living wage” – an attempt to make the Bay Area’s high cost of living more bearable. This month, the city of Oakland is following suit. -more-
Union gives in on hot topic, but no penalties
have been established for positive results
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Citing dangerous work conditions and a heavy workload, about 30 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory custodians used their lunch hour to wear bright union T-shirts, waive placards and chant labor slogans at the entrance of the lab. -more-
Part potluck and part crime prevention, Berkeley residents, city officials and public safety officers met Tuesday evening at various locations to celebrate the annual National Night Out Against Crime. -more-
OAKLAND – The Oakland Police Department is investigating the city’s 68th homicide this year, as a 19-year-old man was shot to death Tuesday night. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO – Vice President Dick Cheney said Wednesday he’d like to serve a second term “if the president’s willing and if my wife approves.” -more-
Upon hearing Dick Cheney’s remarks about corporate responsibility halfway through his hour-long speech to 500 guests of San Francisco’s Commonwealth Club, five members of the activist group Global Exchange stood up, stripped an outer layer of business attire and revealed anti-Cheney T-shirts. -more-
Small biotech firm
announces positive
results in battling
non-Hodgkins
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Companies would be required to acquire
permission before selling customer info
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History 08-08-2002
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
Bailing out AC Transit? By Chris Nichols, Special to the Daily Planet 08-08-2002
Maio supporting Albany’s interests over Berkeley’s? Marie Wacht 08-08-2002
Cake guitarist looking forward to homecoming By Andy Sywak Special to the Daily Planet 08-08-2002
Out & About Calendar Staff 08-08-2002
Basketball’s a means to an end for Harris By Chris Nichols, Special to the Daily Planet 08-08-2002
State to help city with flawed housing plan By Matthew Artz, Daily Planet Staff 08-08-2002
City has heard enough about AT&T Paul Blake 08-08-2002
Long’s heroic catch saves Koch’s bacon By Howard Ulman, The Associated Press 08-08-2002
Oakland follows Berkeley’s lead on living wage law By Ethan Bliss, Special to the Daily Planet 08-08-2002
Baseball players agree to test for steroids By Ronald Blum, The Associated Press 08-08-2002
Lawrence Lab custodians upset By John Geluardi, Special to the Daily Planet 08-08-2002
News of the Weird Staff 08-08-2002
Berkeley celebrates night against crime By Chris Nichols, Special to the Daily Planet 08-08-2002
Oakland’s 68th slaying comes on the heels of anti-crime events Daily Planet Wire Services 08-08-2002
Cheney pokes his head out for speech in San Francisco By Alexa H. Bluth, The Associated Press 08-08-2002
Protestors rip vice president Daily Planet Wire Services 08-08-2002
Vacaville company trying to fight cancer with tobacco drug The Associated Press 08-08-2002
Privacy bill being resurrected despite high-profile failures The Associated Press 08-08-2002
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