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City wants residents ready

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff
Saturday August 24, 2002


Behind the picket line

Alan Collin Alan Collin
Saturday August 24, 2002

To the Editor: -more-



Church is a classic worth saving

By Susan Cerny Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday August 24, 2002


Something for Everyone

Brian Kluepfel Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday August 24, 2002

Berkeley is home to many aspiring musicians and provides opportunity for the amateur performer to get onstage nearly every night of the week. Here’s what the Daily Planet found in a typical week of talent-spotting. -more-



A-Rod says he’d take pay cut to help baseball

By Ronald Blum The Associated Press
Saturday August 24, 2002


State defends payroll problems

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff
Saturday August 24, 2002

State education consultants said the Berkeley Unified School District’s transition to a new data processing system has been “very smooth,” despite a pair of high-profile payroll problems in late July. Errors are unavoidable in a transition, they said. -more-



Braun confirms Legans’ transfer release request

Staff Report
Saturday August 24, 2002


BART gets $20 million for seismic safety

Daily Planet Wire Service
Saturday August 24, 2002

Gov. Gray Davis announced approval of more than $20 million by the California Transportation Commission to upgrade service on BART. -more-



A house made of grain

By Erik Totten Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday August 24, 2002


State budget impasse heading for record

The Associated Press
Saturday August 24, 2002

SACRAMENTO — California’s budget impasse is on course to break records as it heads into the ninth week and the Legislature prepares for the final marathon week of its 2002 session. -more-



Features

California housing market stays hot

By Simon Avery The Associated Press
Saturday August 24, 2002

LOS ANGELES — Low interest rates, strong demand and tight supply kept California’s real estate market red hot in July, with home prices soaring 16.5 percent over the same period last year. -more-


Former Milpitas exec gets prison for securities fraud

Staff
Saturday August 24, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — A former business executive was sentenced to 30 months in prison Friday for insider trading. -more-


Editorial

Ad campaign urges Californians to buy local food

The Associated Press
Saturday August 24, 2002

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gray Davis unveiled a new statewide advertising campaign Thursday to encourage consumers to purchase California-grown produce to help boost the state’s largest industry. -more-


Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

Ad campaign urges Californians to buy local food 08-24-2002

Bay Area Briefs 08-23-2002

SF-bound flight grounded after traveler sparks flame 08-22-2002

Democrats say college students need state budget 08-21-2002

History 08-20-2002

News

City wants residents ready By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 08-24-2002

Behind the picket line Alan Collin Alan Collin 08-24-2002

Church is a classic worth saving By Susan Cerny Special to the Daily Planet 08-24-2002

Something for Everyone Brian Kluepfel Special to the Daily Planet 08-24-2002

A-Rod says he’d take pay cut to help baseball By Ronald Blum The Associated Press 08-24-2002

State defends payroll problems By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 08-24-2002

Braun confirms Legans’ transfer release request Staff Report 08-24-2002

BART gets $20 million for seismic safety Daily Planet Wire Service 08-24-2002

A house made of grain By Erik Totten Special to the Daily Planet 08-24-2002

State budget impasse heading for record The Associated Press 08-24-2002

California housing market stays hot By Simon Avery The Associated Press 08-24-2002

Former Milpitas exec gets prison for securities fraud Staff 08-24-2002

School district computers served pornography By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 08-23-2002

Tell it to the man Vivian Raineri Berkeley 08-23-2002

Death by the Absurd By Ian Stewart Special to the Daily Planet 08-23-2002

Arts Calendar 08-23-2002

Bears hope goal explosion continues all season By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 08-23-2002

Chancellor can’t satisfy UC clericals By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 08-23-2002

How to get rid of Saddam Sidney Steinberg Berkeley 08-23-2002

Berkeley-SFO train fee set - Compiled from wire service and staff reports 08-23-2002

A Section 8 complaint Helen Rippier Wheeler Berkeley 08-23-2002

Eastshore state WHAT? Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff 08-23-2002

Man dead after shooting Daily Planet Wire Service 08-23-2002

Feds look at Bay Bridge project civil rights complaints Daily Planet Wire Service 08-23-2002

Regulators to use ratepayer money to pay PG&E debts By Karen Gaudette The Associated Press 08-23-2002

2nd attempt made to raise smoking age 08-23-2002

Inattention at the wheel much more than cell phones By Jim Wasserman The Associated Press 08-23-2002

Paint it By James and Morris Carey The Associated Press 08-23-2002

Conn. woman fighting to save her Nut Museum By Noreen Gillespie The Associated Press 08-23-2002

A’s win ninth straight game By Tom Withers The Associated Press 08-23-2002

Players, owners: There is time to reach a deal By Ronald Blum The Associated Press 08-23-2002

Strike at UC By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet Staff 08-22-2002

al-Qaida tapes scary viewing Max Alfert 08-22-2002

Out & About Calendar Staff 08-22-2002

Singer/songwriter Scott Kannberg returns home By Mike Dinoffria, Special to the Daily Planet 08-22-2002

Arts Calendar Staff 08-22-2002

Legans may leave Bears Staff Report 08-22-2002

Recycling center wins lease fight with university By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet Staff 08-22-2002

Here’s to Peggy George Kauffman 08-22-2002

Cal Football Notebook Staff 08-22-2002

Telegraph merchants: Philips Lighting Company left us out Matthew Artz, Daily Planet Staff 08-22-2002

Think again about neutering raccoons Diane Joy 08-22-2002

Sports Shorts Staff 08-22-2002

News of the Weird Staff 08-22-2002

Councilmemeber urges support for old City Hall repairs Mim Hawley 08-22-2002

History Staff 08-22-2002

Bay Area Briefs Staff 08-22-2002

Crews contain Alameda fire Daily Planet Wire Service 08-22-2002

Oakland drug hotline available in other languages Daily Planet Wire Service 08-22-2002

Rocket blasts off on flight intended to revolutionize launch business By Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press 08-22-2002

Briefs Staff 08-22-2002

Bush due in California to campaign for Simon By Erica Werner, The Associated Press 08-22-2002

Prostitutes corner shops on San Pablo By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff 08-21-2002

Be careful to classify a hate crime Will Youmans, Law Student Boalt School of Law 08-21-2002

Calendar of Community Events & Activities 08-21-2002

Ex-Aggies coach is now Bears’ elder statesman By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 08-21-2002

Landlords question renter safety program By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff 08-21-2002

What’s ‘Holy Blood’ mean? Monroe Pastermack Oakland 08-21-2002

Berkeley High’s Sean Young gives Cal oral commitment By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 08-21-2002

Go for it on fourth down By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 08-21-2002

Another chance for peace Josh May, Berkeley 08-21-2002

Berkeley lab wins $15.5 million grant By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 08-21-2002

Where city housing dollars go Chris Kavanagh, Housing Advisory Commission 08-21-2002

High-speed chase suspect arrested Daily Planet Wire Service 08-21-2002

Bay Area Briefs 08-21-2002

San Jose officials vow to move forward on fire-damaged complex By May Wong The Associated Press 08-21-2002

National average on ACT college test dips By Arlene Levinson The Associated Press 08-21-2002

Glut of imports prompts California king salmon prices to plummet The Associated Press 08-21-2002

Missing $159 million spacecraft orbiting sun, NASA says By Andrew Bridges The Associated Press 08-21-2002

New ground zero viewing wall to be etched with names of victims The Associated Press 08-21-2002

CNN, CBS both paid for al-Qaida video The Associated Press 08-21-2002

Regional district balks at plan to put state in charge of Calif. water By Laura Wides The Associated Press 08-21-2002

The Students are Back By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet Staff 08-20-2002

Hello, democrats Bruce Joffe 08-20-2002

Out & About Calendar Staff 08-20-2002

Oakland wins 6th straight game, moves closer to 1st place By Tom Withers, The Associated Press 08-20-2002

Hate graffiti reported at Jewish eatery By Matthew Artz, Daily Planet Staff 08-20-2002

Defining indecent Frank Moore 08-20-2002

Williams sits out with hip injury; iffy on future The Associated Press 08-20-2002

Teachers file suit against district By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet Staff 08-20-2002

Brazil boat takes lead in world sailing championships The Associated Press 08-20-2002

Longtime debate over houseboats settled By Matthew Artz, Daily Planet Staff 08-20-2002

News of the Weird Staff 08-20-2002

Homeless man robs woman Matthew Artz 08-20-2002

Bay Area Briefs Staff 08-20-2002

Bay Area school officials eye cigarette tax The Associated Press 08-20-2002

Fire engulfs construction site of huge San Jose development Staff 08-20-2002

Oakland ‘sideshow’ bill approved by state Assembly Daily Planet Wire Service 08-20-2002

Environmentalists challenge Chevron refinery permit Daily Planet Wire Service 08-20-2002

Yosemite killing jury set to hear closing arguments Brian Melley, The Associated Press 08-20-2002

Renewable energy requirement passes key committee By Jennifer Coleman, The Associated Press 08-20-2002

Briefs Staff 08-20-2002

Nuclear waste may be an inviting terror target By H. Josef Hebert, The Associated Press 08-20-2002

Indiana University ranked top ‘party school’ in nation By Shannon Dininny, The Associated Press 08-20-2002

Counterfeit checks get Orange County man out of jail Staff 08-20-2002

CalPERS board adopts conflict rules The Associated Press 08-20-2002

The sweet success of beekeeping By Brian Kluepfel Special to the Daily Planet 08-19-2002

Saving an art colony Natasha Shawver, Berkeley 08-19-2002

Calendar of Events & Activities 08-19-2002

Long powers A’s in sweep of Sox The Associated Press 08-19-2002

Study shows Bay Area traffic levels down The Associated Press 08-19-2002

More on the Middle East C. Crapotta, C. Crapotta, Berkeley 08-19-2002

Beem him up! Another surprise winner at PGA The Associated Press 08-19-2002

Mud hurled at Eastshore Park discussions Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff 08-19-2002

Leaving control freaks behind Jane Stillwater, Berkeley 08-19-2002

Port negotiators want Bush to stay out By SIMON AVERY The Associated Press 08-19-2002