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Science Demystified

By David Scharfenberg

Friday October 04, 2002

This weekend, Berkeley residents will get a rare glimpse into the mysterious fortress on a hill – Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. -more-

More to say about Web site “blacklist”

Ken Scudder

Friday October 04, 2002

To the Editor: -more-

By Peter Crimmins

Friday October 04, 2002

A research center in the hills overlooking Berkeley and the UC campus is where lots of lofty mathematics is pondered. On Sunday the thinkers from the Mathematical Science Research Institute will come down the hill to a theater near you. -more-

Calendar

Friday October 04, 2002

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Bissell calls an audible, names Gant the starter

By Jared Green

Friday October 04, 2002

Berkeley High quarterback Dessalines Gant will start tonight’s league opener against De Anza, head coach Matt Bissell said Thursday. -more-

Robotic lot could be risky for Berkeley

By Matthew Artz

Friday October 04, 2002

Mayor Shirley Dean’s proposal to replace the earthquake-prone Center Street garage with a new state-of-the-art automated one has raised some eyebrows here – and in Hoboken, N.J. -more-

Deciding about height restrictions

Angela Canepa

Friday October 04, 2002

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Rios-Sotelo takes BSAL race the extra (half) mile

By Jared Green

Friday October 04, 2002

A wrong turn couldn’t stop Gabriela Rios-Sotelo from winning the first Bay Shore Athletic League cross country meet on Thursday, as the St. Mary’s High sophomore blew away the field and won by nearly a full minute at Crab Cove in Alameda. -more-

Home movies featuring Bob Dylan, Beatles are released

By Scott Bauer

Friday October 04, 2002

Home movies aren’t supposed to be this cool: footage of Bob Dylan goofing around at Hamlet’s castle. The Beatles taking the stage in 1964. -more-

Pools remain afloat

Matthew Artz

Friday October 04, 2002

A last minute effort by swimmers at the city’s Willard Pool to recruit more users will likely save it from a planned winter closure, city officials said Thursday. -more-

About Measure P

Scott Klemmer

Friday October 04, 2002

To the editor: -more-

NY festival events sell out in 15 minutes

By Jocelyn Noveck

Friday October 04, 2002

NEW YORK — As a ferry filled with brunchers and skyline-gazers cruised along the East River on a crystal-clear September Sunday, architecture critic Paul Goldberger drew his audience’s attention to a fire boat, spouting graceful arcs of spray. -more-

Yellowjackets continue to pound ACCAL opponents

By Jared Green

Friday October 04, 2002

The Berkeley High girls volleyball team rolled through yet another league opponent on Thursday, demolishing Pinole Valley in straight games, 15-1, 15-4, 15-0. -more-

Bomb threat, fire alarms rattle Berkeley High

By David Scharfenberg

Friday October 04, 2002

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Grandpa wants to set the record straight

Frank Thomas

Friday October 04, 2002

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Scoreboard

Friday October 04, 2002

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Staff ‘terrorized’ by false alarms

David Scharfenberg

Friday October 04, 2002

Berkeley High School administrators equated this week’s rash of false fire alarms with terrorism, in a student bulletin. -more-

Bush and Saddam should fight duel, Iraqi vice president says

By Sameer N. Yacoub

Friday October 04, 2002

Yusef Bey again delays plea

Daily Planet Wire Service

Friday October 04, 2002

3 injured in Oakland shootings

Daily Planet Wire Service

Friday October 04, 2002

Reddy wants lighter jail sentence

Kurtis Alexander

Friday October 04, 2002

Police Briefs

Matthew Artz

Friday October 04, 2002

Homeless in SF can reserve beds with new computer system

The Associated Press

Friday October 04, 2002

Wild dogs impose on condo residents

The Associated Press

Friday October 04, 2002

SF committee considers Iraq resolution

Daily Planet Wire Service

Friday October 04, 2002

Briefs

Friday October 04, 2002

Mediator tries to open ports, pressure for intervention rises

By Justin Pritchard

Friday October 04, 2002

Briefs

Friday October 04, 2002

SF Giants win court approval to remove Enron’s ‘E’

The Associated Press

Friday October 04, 2002

California begins selling largest municipal bond in U.S. history

By Don Thompson

Friday October 04, 2002

Army hands over base to city of Oakland at no cost

Daily Planet Wire Service

Friday October 04, 2002

Yosemite killer’s parents ask jury to spare his life

By Brian Melley

Friday October 04, 2002

SF uses cell phones to combat domestic violence

Daily Planet Wire Service

Friday October 04, 2002

Above: Neville Smith, scientific director for the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Advanced Light Source facility, is in front of the “beamline eight” light.