Young people are more conservative than their parents on school prayer, abortion and federal aid to faith-based charities, according to a new nationwide poll by UC Berkeley researchers. -more-
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Although the Berkeley High girls volleyball team had a rough preseason, there’s one thing the Yellowjackets know they can count on: dominating the Alameda Contra-Costa Athletic League. -more-
A proposal by Mayor Shirley Dean to consider moving the UC Berkeley football stadium from under an earthquake fault on the eastern side of campus has caused some pre-election rumblings. -more-
Teachers and activists expressed concern Tuesday about cost-cutting moves that combine Berkeley High School’s visual and performing arts departments and fold the English Language Learners department into other, undetermined programs. -more-
NEW ORLEANS — Cajun fishing towns cleared out, Navy ships steamed out for the open sea and inland hotels began filling up as Tropical Storm Isidore strengthened Tuesday and headed toward the Gulf Coast. -more-
City Council passed a measure Tuesday guaranteeing continued shelter for the 69 residents of the UA Homes left homeless by an Aug. 26 fire. -more-
NEW YORK - The faces said it all. No beaming smiles, only frozen stares. The 252 performers standing on stage at Avery Fisher Hall in New York City had just completed the world premiere of John Adams' “On the Transmigration of Souls,” a meditative tribute to the victims, survivors and heroes of Sept. 11. -more-
RICHMOND – Police say an argument between teenagers on Monday night resulted in two children and an animal control officer being bitten by a pair of pit bulls. -more-
OAKLAND – An attorney for one of three former Oakland police officers on trial for criminal misconduct began his attempt Tuesday to chip away at the credibility of a key prosecution witness in Alameda County Superior Court. -more-
OAKLAND – Preliminary statistics culled from U.S. Department of Justice records show that Oakland ranked fourth last year in the number of homicides among cities approximately the same size and could place higher next year given the rash of recent killings. -more-
SAN LEANDRO – A rookie Oakland police officer is set to be arraigned Friday on charges that he allegedly had sexual relations with two high school students, police said. -more-
School promotes peace with Guinness record handshake -more-
SAN JOSE — Democratic Gov. Gray Davis postponed a second fund-raiser amid sharpened attacks from Republican opponent Bill Simon slamming him for raising money from special interests while considering legislation important to those groups. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — Next month, some of the best minds in stem cell science will gather at a conference in San Diego to exchange notes, opinions and suggestions on how to invigorate a promising but struggling research field. -more-
DAVIS – Just in time for the fall harvest, the University of California has published a guide that could help farmers and ranchers solve each others' problems. -more-
LA VERNE — A wildfire in the foothills above Los Angeles jumped from 8,000 acres to 12,000 acres in just a few hours Tuesday, sending smoke pouring over the sprawling metropolitan area and triggering public health warnings. -more-
Wildfire threatens hundreds of LA homes 09-25-2002
Bush considers lowering alert 09-24-2002
Police Briefs 09-23-2002
Crews control 10-acre Oakland blaze 09-21-2002
Palestinian blows up self, 5 others 09-20-2002
Local restaurants join ban of biotechnology seafood 09-19-2002
UC study finds younger people more conservative By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 09-25-2002
Here’s to democracy in Berkeley Ron Rice Berkeley 09-25-2002
Jackets start ACCAL season by pounding on Richmond By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 09-25-2002
Mayor considers building new UC stadium Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staffpandering to neighbors 09-25-2002
Look at immigration Tim Aaronson El Cerrito 09-25-2002
Teachers condemn cuts By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 09-25-2002
Read your history books Hoang Phan SJP, Berkeley 09-25-2002
Journalists show distaste for fast food By Carol Hunet Special to the Daily Planet 09-25-2002
Summer weather takes its toll By Alan Sayre The Associated Press 09-25-2002
City loan to house residents displaced by fire Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff 09-25-2002
Berkeley composer offers music amid New York’s post-Sept. 11 grief The Associated Press 09-25-2002
Pit bulls bite two children, officer in Richmond Daily Planet Wire Service 09-25-2002
Riders’ cross-examination ends first day Daily Planet Wire Service 09-25-2002
Oakland 4th in nation for murder Daily Planet Wire Service 09-25-2002
Oakland rookie cop to be arraigned on sex charges - Daily Planet Wire Service 09-25-2002
Bay Area Briefs 09-25-2002
Governor puts off fund-raiser The Associated Press 09-25-2002
Journalists banned from San Diego stem cell conference By Paul Elias The Associated Press 09-25-2002
UC Davis develops guide for ranchers Daily Planet Wire Service 09-25-2002
City, unions reach deal Matthew Artz 09-24-2002
Mayor encourages performance audits for schools Berkeley Mayor Shirley Dean 09-24-2002
Calendar 09-24-2002
Croatian sensation sparks Cal to fast start Dean Caparaz 09-24-2002
High school axes African-American studies program David Scharfenberg 09-24-2002
Judge orders new trial in Raiders lawsuit against NFL John Nadel The Associated Press 09-24-2002
Maio clings to neutering idea David Scharfenberg 09-24-2002
A's focused on clinching division The Associated Press 09-24-2002
Girl hit by police car recovering Matthew Artz 09-24-2002
Gore blasts Bush on push for war Ian Stewart The Associated Press 09-24-2002
Four cows with personality corralled in Berkeley exhibit Melissa McRobbie 09-24-2002
$2.4 million grant goes to Oakland Army Base 09-24-2002
Police Briefs Matthew Artz 09-24-2002
Buying or selling a house? Energy matters. Alice La Pierre 09-24-2002
Bay Area Briefs 09-24-2002
Davis signs family leave bill The Associated Press 09-24-2002
UC Berkeley amoung schools watched on Middle East group's Web site The Associated Press 09-24-2002
Caltrans changes course: banners coming down The Associated Press 09-24-2002
Feds refer Edison settlement to California Supreme Court The Associated Press 09-24-2002
Latinos hurt most by affordable housing crunch The Associated Press 09-24-2002
Briefs 09-24-2002
Police seek witnesses to electronics heist 09-24-2002
Feds file to overturn Oreg. suicide law The Associated Press 09-24-2002
Pacifica radio to return to Berkeley By Matthew Artz 09-23-2002
Concerns about coffee initiative Fred Foldvary 09-23-2002
Golden Bears come up short against Air Force By Jared Green 09-23-2002
County to aid school district with budget By David Scharfenberg 09-23-2002
Growth won’t stop anytime soon Stuart Cohen 09-23-2002
Both Cal soccer teams win By Jared Green 09-23-2002
Button-maker bids farewell By Matthew Artz 09-23-2002
A Dean supporter speaks Sam Herbert 09-23-2002
Pac-10 Football Roundup 09-23-2002
Russian avalanche covers village By Yuri Bagrov 09-23-2002
Local NBA players acquitted of fraud By Nick Wilson 09-23-2002
Bay Area Briefs 09-23-2002
Davis signs stem cell research bill By Jennifer Coleman 09-23-2002
Economist challenges lowered state ranking By Jessica Brice 09-23-2002
Literacy students publish book Brian Kluepfel 09-21-2002
A bizarre raccoon attack story Susan Charlip 09-21-2002
Berkeley's Campanile has a connection to Renaissance Venice Steven Finacom 09-21-2002
Here's a Big sadistic slice By John Angell Grant 09-21-2002
Arts Calendar 09-21-2002
Out & About 09-21-2002
Defense leads Jackets to big win over Liberty By Jared Green 09-21-2002
Mayor broke campaign laws By Kurtis Alexander 09-21-2002
Colo. woman boiling over coffee initiative Sherrie Beshore 09-21-2002
Seventeen years after starting Farm Aid, Nelson still pushing for change By Todd Spangler 09-21-2002
Panthers fumble away lead in second half, lose to Gauchos By Dean Caparaz 09-21-2002
UC foresees problems By David Scharfenberg 09-21-2002
City’s weapons policy a national headlineTo the Editor: What a load of compost and granola. Thanks to our City Council's forceful stand against space weapons in or above the city limits, Berkeley is finally comic relief not just for the rest of the cou Heather Jacobsen 09-21-2002
Cal vs. Air Force Academy – 2 p.m. at Memorial Stadium Jared Green 09-21-2002
City could raise price of public input Matthew Artz 09-21-2002
School funding starts at state level John Selawsky 09-21-2002
German chancellor sends letter to Bush By Colleen Barry 09-21-2002
Record crowds at celebrity match -Melissa McRobbie 09-21-2002
Appezzato memorial service Monday Daily Planet Wire Service 09-21-2002
Three overnight killings push Oakland homicides to 84 Daily Planet Wire Service 09-21-2002
Police Briefs Matthew Artz 09-21-2002
Bay Area Briefs 09-21-2002
Tiger attacks kindergartner By Michelle R. Smith 09-21-2002
State Briefs 09-21-2002
Packard Foundation slashes staff, grants By Ian Stewart 09-21-2002
Briefs 09-21-2002
Father of 401(k) takes pride in brainchild despite account’s flaws By Michael Liedtke 09-21-2002
U.S. Rep. aims to rescue coffee growers through campaign Daily Planet Wire Service 09-21-2002
UC Berkeley, CSU offer joint doctorate in education Daily Planet Wire Service 09-21-2002
Rural crime prevention program created 09-21-2002
Silicon Valley planners worry about future congestion 09-21-2002
California nonprofits hurting from state budget cuts By Louise Chu 09-21-2002
Stanford scientists find faults in earthquake prediction model By Angela Watercutter 09-21-2002
Feds consider listing state fish as endangered By Colleen Valles 09-21-2002
First northern right whale calf sighted in Pacific in a century The Associated Press 09-21-2002
In Alaska, an ancestral island home falls victim to global warming By Joseph B. Verrengia 09-21-2002
News of the Weird 09-21-2002
Davis signs bill to clean beaches By Louise Chu 09-21-2002
Coffee initiative gains steam By Matthew Artz 09-20-2002
Roll up your sleeves, progressives John Koenigshofer 09-20-2002
Shotgun Players take on Dario Fo Robert Hall 09-20-2002
Arts Calendar 09-20-2002
Out & About 09-20-2002
Spellman gets start against Liberty High By Jared Green 09-20-2002
Ballot divides environmental community Matthew Artz 09-20-2002
Moderates take a hit too Dave Blake Dave Blake Dave Blake Dave Blake 09-20-2002
Walt Disney adapts Japanese anime film ’Spirited Away’ The Associated Press 09-20-2002
Bears surviving Schott’s absence By Jared Green 09-20-2002
UC Regent Connerly calls for review of new admissions policy By David Scharfenberg 09-20-2002
Be careful when zoning Mike Lai 09-20-2002
Cal hopes to prolong hot start 09-20-2002
‘Sex and the City’ sells in Asia The Associated Press 09-20-2002
‘Palestinian Poetics’ course gets renewed attention By David Scharfenberg 09-20-2002
Respect the homeless Bob Mills 09-20-2002
A’s finish big series with a big victory By Janie McCauley 09-20-2002
Bush asks Congress for authority to ‘use all means’ to disarm Hussein By Matt Kelley 09-20-2002
There’s a new kind of graffiti By Mark Murrmann 09-20-2002
Police Briefs 09-20-2002
Driver collides with fleeing carjacker, dies The Associated Press 09-20-2002
Man shot multiple times in Oakland Daily Planet Wire Service 09-20-2002
Caltrans complies with order to treat all highway banners alike By Colleen Valles 09-20-2002
Bay Area Briefs 09-20-2002
Oakland Black Muslim leader charged with 1981 molestation The Associated Press 09-20-2002
Police crack down on prostitution Daily Planet Wire Service 09-20-2002
Vandenberg missile launch provides light show The Associated Press 09-20-2002
State Briefs 09-20-2002
FCC to consider Pacific Bell’s request to provide long distance By Anna Oberthur 09-20-2002
Briefs 09-20-2002
Open Garden Day comes to Berkeley Melissa McRobbie 09-20-2002
Whooping cough cases on rise in California The Associated Press 09-20-2002
NASA Ames names new director 09-20-2002
Cyclists want Richmond Bridge access Daily Planet Wire Service 09-20-2002
Caltrans splits Bay Bridge contracts The Associated Press 09-20-2002
Oakland airport police investigate traveler Staff 09-20-2002
Exhibit examines lives of 30 Vietnam prisoners of war By Catherine Ivey 09-20-2002
Emotions flow at killer Stayner’s penalty trial By Brian Melley 09-20-2002
Neighborhood cleanup Matthew Artz 09-19-2002
We waited years for 15 more minutes Ann Lehman 09-19-2002
The House of Blue Leaves John Angell Grant 09-19-2002
Calendar of Community Events 09-19-2002
Air Force presents unique challenges Jared Green 09-19-2002
UC fears further State budget cuts David Scharfenberg 09-19-2002
Set the record straight on Hearst Avenue Paul Shain and Elaine Eastman 09-19-2002
A bracing winter's tale at Cal Shakespeare Robert Hall 09-19-2002
Sports Shorts 09-19-2002
Muslims struggle to keep rights Judith Scherr 09-19-2002
Nation out of step? Harry Wiener 09-19-2002
Students push Israeli divestment David Scharfenberg 09-19-2002
Is concern for the planet cost-effective? Bonnie Hughes 09-19-2002
U.S., Britain start new Iraq resolution Dafna Linzer The Associated Press 09-19-2002
NBA comes to Berkeley Melissa McRobbie 09-19-2002
Fire danger in East Bay hills 09-19-2002
Police Briefs 09-19-2002
Power company lawyer also chief of grid The Associated Press 09-19-2002
Rookie who turned in 'Rider' cops testifies The Associated Press 09-19-2002
Bay Area Brief 09-19-2002
Landlords who are roommates don't need 'good cause' to evict tenant 09-19-2002
Ports head toward stoppage Simon Avery The Associated Press 09-19-2002
Sun to introduce low-cost computer The Associated Press 09-19-2002
Briefs 09-19-2002
State sees spike in anti-Arab hate crimes 09-19-2002
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