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Big blow for city smokers

Matthew Artz
Tuesday October 08, 2002
Smokers who light up outside public buildings would be subject to $100 fines if City Council passes a tough, new anti-smoking ordinance. -more-

Davis and his fear of Greens

David Sheidlower
Tuesday October 08, 2002
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Calendar

Tuesday October 08, 2002
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A’s future in question after latest playoff failure

Greg Beacham The Associated Press
Tuesday October 08, 2002
OAKLAND – The Oakland Athletics were supposed to put it all together this October. Instead, everything fell apart in six days — and now one of baseball’s sweetest success stories has turned sour. -more-

S.F. producer eyes dormant UC Theatre

David Scharfenberg
Tuesday October 08, 2002
Tony Award-winning producer Jonathan Reinis is weighing a full-scale performing arts center at the unoccupied UC Theatre on the 2000 block of University Avenue in downtown Berkeley. -more-

Thank the progressives

Jerry Miller
Tuesday October 08, 2002
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High-scoring Raiders only undefeated NFL team

Janie McCauley The Associated Press
Tuesday October 08, 2002
ALAMEDA – The Oakland Raiders are piling up points, as if they’re simply daring other teams to try to keep up. -more-

No Green at governors debate

Matthew Artz
Tuesday October 08, 2002
Green Party candidate for governor Peter Camejo was barred from attending a gubernatorial debate Monday at the insistence of Gov. Gray Davis, Camejo’s campaign manager Tyler Snortum-Phelps said. -more-

Credit where credit’s due

Kathy deVries and Inez Watts
Tuesday October 08, 2002
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UC Chancellor takes heat for ad

David Scharfenberg
Tuesday October 08, 2002
Pro-Palestinian activists criticized UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Berdahl for signing his name to a full-page advertisement in the New York Times Monday that called for an end to intimidation of Jewish students on college campuses. The ad made no specific reference to the protection of Arabs or Muslims. -more-

What’s behind divestment efforts

June Brott
Tuesday October 08, 2002
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Prostitutes still sell

Matthew Artz
Tuesday October 08, 2002
Berkeley police say they are responding to neighborhood complaints of rampant prostitution on San Pablo Avenue. But merchants say police efforts have made no impact. -more-

Questioning war

Bruce Joffe
Tuesday October 08, 2002
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Bush says Saddam may be planning attack

Ron Fournier The Associated Press
Tuesday October 08, 2002

Oakland airport gets federal screeners

Daily Planet Wire Service
Tuesday October 08, 2002

Hate crime strikes gay and lesbian center

Matthew Artz
Tuesday October 08, 2002

S.F. supes vote no on Iraq

Daily Planet Wire Service
Tuesday October 08, 2002

Police Briefs

Matthew Artz
Tuesday October 08, 2002

Mercury, CFLs, and the Environment

Alice La Pierre
Tuesday October 08, 2002

Bay Area Briefs

Tuesday October 08, 2002

Family of bus attack victim sues Greyhound

The Associated Press
Tuesday October 08, 2002

Bush stepping in after port talks break off

Scott Lindlaw The Associated Press
Tuesday October 08, 2002

Prosecution wants Yosemite killer dead

Brian Melley The Associated Press
Tuesday October 08, 2002

Ill-named Clear Lake to get makeover

Colleen Valles The Associated Press
Tuesday October 08, 2002

EPA fines former Bay Area company

The Associated Press
Tuesday October 08, 2002

American, two Britons win Nobel Prize

Kim Gamel The Associated Press
Tuesday October 08, 2002

L.A. first to receive hydrogen-powered car

Paul Chavez The Associated Press
Tuesday October 08, 2002

ACLU: S.F. police not addressing racial profiling

Daily Planet Wire Service
Tuesday October 08, 2002

Mel's Diner employee Josh Brewer will no longer be able to take smoke breaks outside of work under an ordinance being considered by City Council. Matthew Artz
Mel's Diner employee Josh Brewer will no longer be able to take smoke breaks outside of work under an ordinance being considered by City Council. Matthew Artz

Editorials

Simon and Davis trade charges

Alexa H. Bluth The Associated Press
Tuesday October 08, 2002
LOS ANGELES – Trailing in the polls a month before Election Day, Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Simon accused Gov. Gray Davis of auctioning his office for campaign contributions as the two faced off in their first debate Monday. -more-

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