The Week

Stephanie Salter (left), the San Francisco Chronicle writer whose column was removed from the paper’s editorial pages, speaks to people after her workshop “Climate of Fear” at Saturday’s East Bay Sanctuary conference.
Stephanie Salter (left), the San Francisco Chronicle writer whose column was removed from the paper’s editorial pages, speaks to people after her workshop “Climate of Fear” at Saturday’s East Bay Sanctuary conference.
 

News

Looking for truth in the face of terror

By Judith Scherr
Monday October 21, 2002

A pediatrician by trade, Dr. Helen Caldicott’s call to save the children is a fight against militarism. -more-


Concern over city’s fiscal planning

Steven Donaldson
Monday October 21, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Calendar

Monday October 21, 2002

onday, Oct. 21 -more-


Defense carries Bears to win over UCLA

By Jared Green
Monday October 21, 2002

School will fight state overhaul

By David Scharfenberg
Monday October 21, 2002

Myths about development

Miriam Hawley
Monday October 21, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Panthers go ahead early, cruise late to beat Kennedy

By Jared Green
Monday October 21, 2002

The St. Mary’s High football team kicked off their Bay Shore Athletic League season with a 37-14 stomping of Kennedy (Richmond) High on Saturday, getting three rushing touchdowns from Fred Hives in their easiest win of the year. -more-


Voters to decide animal shelter’s fate

By Matthew Artz
Monday October 21, 2002

Taking a position on Prop P

Stephanie Manning
Monday October 21, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Cal women beat Beavers; UCLA ends men’s streak

Daily Planet Wire Service
Monday October 21, 2002

Retiring council member reveals a whole new side

By Mark Murrmann
Monday October 21, 2002

In her eight years on the Berkeley City Council, Polly Armstrong has long argued that council’s time and energy was better spent dealing with “police and potholes,” not the international issues raised by colleagues. -more-


Pac-10 Football Roundup

Staff
Monday October 21, 2002

Arizona St. 45, No. 7 Oregon 42 -more-


Sniper suspected in Virginia shooting

By Michael Buettner
Monday October 21, 2002

ASHLAND, Va. – A man was shot and wounded in a steakhouse parking lot Saturday night while walking to his car with his wife. Authorities were investigating whether the Washington-area sniper who has killed nine people had struck again, for the first time on a weekend. -more-


Sports This Week

Monday October 21, 2002

Tuesday -more-


Berkeley artist dies at 88

The Associated Press
Monday October 21, 2002

Ed Rossbach, a pioneer in the fiber-arts movement, has died at age 88. -more-


Berkeley cop shoots dog

Monday October 21, 2002

A Berkeley police officer shot and killed a pit bull Sunday while responding to a domestic disturbance in northeast Berkeley, authorities said. -more-


89th murder in Oakland

Daily Planet Wire Service
Monday October 21, 2002

A spokesman for Highland Hospital confirms that a man died after being shot in the back in West Oakland around 4:30 a.m. this morning. -more-


Police Briefs

Matthew Artz
Monday October 21, 2002

n Assault with deadly weapon -more-


Violence targets transgender community

By Margie Mason
Monday October 21, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO – Eddie “Gwen” Araujo was a good-looking girl – so good, it cost him his life. -more-


Bay Area Briefs

Monday October 21, 2002

Health products company fined in employee deaths -more-


State Briefs

Monday October 21, 2002

Report: Border security hurting San Diego economy -more-


Property-rights groups want Supreme Court to decide monument status

The Associated Press
Monday October 21, 2002

DENVER – Property-rights groups plan to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to determine whether President Clinton acted illegally when he protected Colorado’s Canyons of the Ancients, California’s groves of giant sequoias and six other federal tracts as national monuments in 2000. -more-


Courtroom threat has man seeking protection order against judge

The Associated Press
Monday October 21, 2002

Shippers withold evidence of dockworker slowdown

By Justin Pritchard
Monday October 21, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO – After promising this week to produce proof of a dockworker slowdown at West Coast ports, shipping companies embroiled in a labor dispute with longshoremen on Friday again delayed filing the documents with Department of Justice lawyers. -more-


New Adobe Acrobat released

The Associated Press
Monday October 21, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO – Adobe Systems Inc. today launched its popular Acrobat software in a new direction aimed at increasing the use of the Internet to fill out contracts, tax forms and other key documents. -more-


Suit claims contractor defrauded SF’s minority contracting program

The Associated Press
Monday October 21, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco city attorney filed a civil lawsuit that claims one of the Bay Area’s largest mechanical contractors faked a partnership with a Filipino firm to defraud the city’s minority contracting program of $8 million. -more-


UCSF develops faster, more sensitive mad cow detector

By Paul Elias
Monday October 21, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO – Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco have developed a new mad cow disease detector they claim is faster and more accurate than existing models and could “significantly reduce human exposure” to the fatal brain-destroying malady. -more-


Mayoral camps settle up on finance charges

By Matthew Artz
Saturday October 19, 2002

Less than three weeks until the mayoral election, candidate Tom Bates and incumbent Mayor Shirley Dean are defending themselves against charges of campaign finance impropriety. -more-


Sliding scale rents?

Randy Silverman
Saturday October 19, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Old flicks put new face on history

By Steven Finacom
Saturday October 19, 2002

Local historical archives are enlivened with thousands of still pictures showing Berkeley's places, people, and events of past decades. But for a more animated glimpse into early local life, nothing beats old home movies, newsreels and other film footage. -more-


Fledgling sport gains speed

By Martha Irvine
Saturday October 19, 2002

Turnover-happy Jackets down Hercules in overtime

By Jared Green
Saturday October 19, 2002

Apparently no one told the Yellowjackets that there are no points for degree of difficulty in football. -more-


Calendar

Saturday October 19, 2002

Saturday, Oct. 19 -more-


Radical City Council candidate lags

By David Scharfenberg
Saturday October 19, 2002

City Council candidate Carlos Estrada doesn’t expect to win. But he does have a larger goal in mind – a new, radical political movement. -more-


More on rent control

Alexis Jones-Ramirez
Saturday October 19, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Poet laureate strikes

By Michael Weissenstein
Saturday October 19, 2002

NEW YORK — New Jersey poet laureate Amiri Baraka criticized Israeli and Jewish groups’ involvement in U.S. politics and reiterated that he would not give up his post as official state poet amid accusations of anti-Semitism. -more-


Cal (4-3, 1-2 Pac-10) vs. UCLA (4-2, 1-1 Pac-10)

Jared Green
Saturday October 19, 2002

When Cal has the ball -more-


Search begins for top cop

By Matthew Artz
Saturday October 19, 2002

Three months after the retirement of long-standing Police Chief Dash Butler, Berkeley has formally begun its search for a replacement. -more-


A vote for Measure M

Zelda Bronstein
Saturday October 19, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Stephen Ambrose memoirs published

By Hillel Itale
Saturday October 19, 2002

NEW YORK — He hardly mentions his fatal illness, and makes a brief, sarcastic reference to allegations of plagiarism that surfaced in the last year of his life. -more-


Bears turn it on late

By Jared Green
Saturday October 19, 2002

The Cal women’s soccer team broke two ugly streaks on Friday during their 2-0 win over Oregon. The Bears scored their first goals of the Pac-10 season, and Laura Schott got her first goal in almost a year. -more-


Navy jets crash over Pacific Ocean, four still missing

By Matthew Fordahl
Saturday October 19, 2002

POINT SUR — Two unarmed Super Hornet fighter jets crashed over the Pacific Ocean about 80 miles southwest of Monterey during routine training Friday morning. The Coast Guard searched for four missing members of the Black Aces squadron from Lemoore Naval Air Station. -more-


Oakland’s “Just Cause”

George Azar
Saturday October 19, 2002

To The Editor: -more-


Genome to be mapped

By Andrew Bridges
Saturday October 19, 2002

LOS ANGELES — Scientists in California and Virginia will try to decode the genetic makeup of two plant-destroying microbes, including one blamed for killing tens of thousands of oak trees along the West Coast. -more-


Davis’ attorney cites conflict

Daily Planet Wire Service
Saturday October 19, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO – The attorney for the son of Bay Area food critic and chef Narsai David said Friday that he may stop defending Daniel David, 36, against federal charges of fraud and money laundering because of a potential conflict of interest. -more-


Police Briefs

Saturday October 19, 2002

Attack via grapes -more-


Bay Area Briefs

Saturday October 19, 2002

Bicyclists cheer commission decision -more-


State Briefs

Saturday October 19, 2002

Students say burgers and doughnuts instead of vegetables -more-


Suspects appear in court to answer for death of crossdresser

Daily Planet Wire Service
Saturday October 19, 2002

Stock market continues upswing

By Amy Baldwin
Saturday October 19, 2002

PG&E downgraded

The Associated Press
Saturday October 19, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — PG&E Corp. suffered another financial blow Friday when Moody’s Investors Service said it was downgrading the credit rating of one of the energy giant’s subsidiaries. -more-


FBI says balance is needed against terrorism

By Martha Mendoza
Saturday October 19, 2002

Court upholds Clinton’s orders

By Mark Sherman
Saturday October 19, 2002

California condor born in wild dies

The Associated Press
Saturday October 19, 2002

LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST — A second California condor hatched in the wild has been found dead here, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said. -more-


Creative offers give new meaning to scalping

By Justin Pritchard
Saturday October 19, 2002

Berkeley schools fail state goals

By David Scharfenberg
Friday October 18, 2002

What to do about traffic

Frank Gebauer
Friday October 18, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


For Jack Johnson the show goes on

By Jane Yin
Friday October 18, 2002

Surfers all have a common bond: the love of waves. But for pro-surfer-turned-musician Jack Johnson and many of the people that have stepped into his life, the bonds go beyond that. -more-


Calendar

Friday October 18, 2002

Yellowjackets pull turnaround, beat De Anza

By Jared Green
Friday October 18, 2002

Elementary school gets federal scrutiny

By David Scharfenberg
Friday October 18, 2002

Civil liberty and the FBI

Sam Matar
Friday October 18, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Some of NBC’s established hits are off to a sluggish start this season

By David Bauder
Friday October 18, 2002

NEW YORK — If “The West Wing” were the real White House, glum-faced presidential operatives would be obsessing over worrisome poll numbers. -more-


Golden Bears hope to slow Bruins’ running game

By Jared Green
Friday October 18, 2002

Issues, not candidates, at heart of rent board race

By Matthew Artz
Friday October 18, 2002

The coffee initiative

Rick Young
Friday October 18, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Sports This Week

Friday October 18, 2002

Friday -more-


Candidates talk town and gown

By David Scharfenberg
Friday October 18, 2002

Mayor Shirley Dean and challenger Tom Bates traded jabs over Dean’s student appointments to city commissions and Bates’ 1988 role in temporarily blocking construction of UC Berkeley’s Foothill Residence Hall during a sharply-worded campus debate Wednesday night. -more-


Proposition 13 revisited

Judith Segard Hunt
Friday October 18, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


City pursues Skates on wages

By Matthew Artz
Friday October 18, 2002

Bishop Nichols remembered

By Judith Scherr
Friday October 18, 2002

By Judith Scherr -more-


Police Briefs

Matthew Artz
Friday October 18, 2002

n Carjacked car stopped -more-


Bonds’ ball trial starts

By Angela Watercutter
Friday October 18, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — The feud over Barry Bonds’ historic 73rd home run ball has gone to court, starting a flurry of arguments from both sides about what it means to be a spectator to the great American pastime and whether scuffling over baseballs hit into the stands is just the name of the game. -more-


Giants make history with ticket sales

Daily Planet Wire Service
Friday October 18, 2002

Bey pleads innocent

Daily Planet Wire Service
Friday October 18, 2002

Arrest made in killing of boy who lived as girl

The Associated Press
Friday October 18, 2002

Bay Area Briefs

Friday October 18, 2002

Community to receive funds for public transportation study -more-


State Briefs

Friday October 18, 2002

San Francisco rents -more-


Inland towns now growing

By Daisy Nguyen
Friday October 18, 2002

Forty alleged members of Aryan Brotherhood indicted across nation

The Associated Press
Friday October 18, 2002

LOS ANGELES — Forty alleged members of the Aryan Brotherhood, a white supremacist prison-based gang, have been indicted on racketeering charges stemming from a series of violent crimes that included 16 murders and 16 attempted murders, federal officials announced Thursday. -more-


Key Enron trader pleads guilty

By David Kravets
Friday October 18, 2002

By David Kravets -more-


Tobacco company halts free samples

The Associated Press
Friday October 18, 2002

Gateway posts loss

The Associated Press
Friday October 18, 2002

California tops in privacy protections

The Associated Press
Friday October 18, 2002

World Series expected to lift California tourism

The Associated Press
Friday October 18, 2002

Republican Hispanics boost image

By Mark Sherman
Friday October 18, 2002

Largest ranch in valley receives protection from development

The Associated Press
Friday October 18, 2002

Humboldt county’s rugged coast is a world apart

By Denis Cuff
Friday October 18, 2002

Council turns on the lights

David Scharfenberg
Thursday October 17, 2002

On Monday, the lights will go on. -more-


Bush against Saddam?

James K. Sayre
Thursday October 17, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Politics aren’t always Black & White

J. I. Ward
Thursday October 17, 2002

With his eye on the prison system Oakland singer/activist Steve Harris brings his politically-charged music and poetry to Berkeley’s La Pena Cultural Center tonight. -more-


Calendar

Thursday October 17, 2002

Thursday, Oct. 17 -more-


Bears searching for second-half answers

Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Thursday October 17, 2002

Someone check the fire extinguishers in the Cal locker room. They could be all used up from cooling off the Bears at halftime. -more-


UC students urge Wheeler charges dropped

David Scharfenberg
Thursday October 17, 2002

About 60 pro-Palestinian UC Berkeley students and supporters gathered on the steps of Sproul Hall Wednesday calling on the university to drop conduct charges against 32 student activists who participated in the April 9 occupation of Wheeler Hall. -more-


Responding to the challenge

Shirley Dean, Berkeley mayor
Thursday October 17, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


The ballet makes for entertaining evening

Daily Planet Wire Service
Thursday October 17, 2002

The Oakland Ballet’s program 2, featuring two world premieres and two company premieres, made for an entertaining evening of dance last weekend at Oakland's opulent Paramount Theatre. Of the four pieces, the most successful were Agnes de Mille's “Three Virgins and a Devil” and Mexican choreographer Gloria Contreras’ “Opus 45.” -more-


Huffins named Cal track coach

Special to the Daily Planet
Thursday October 17, 2002

Chris Huffins, former NCAA decathlon champion at Cal and current assistant track & field coach at Georgia Tech, will return to Berkeley as the school’s new director of track and field and cross country, Cal Athletic Director Steve Gladstone announced Wednesday. -more-


Public safety groups endorse Dean

Matthew Artz
Thursday October 17, 2002

Berkeley police officers and firefighters endorsed Mayor Shirley Dean Wednesday in her bid for re-election. -more-


A clarification, mayor

Neil S. Mayer
Thursday October 17, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Lucasfilm employee arrested

The Associated Press
Thursday October 17, 2002

SAN RAFAEL — A former Lucasfilm employee faces 13 felony counts of theft for allegedly stealing sound effects recordings, images, video files and the musical score to the movie “Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones.” -more-


Fire victims set to go home

Sophia Tareen
Thursday October 17, 2002

If all goes well, the 69 residents of UA Homes who were displaced by fire in August will be able to return home next week. -more-


Sniper attacks prompt thriller delay

Anthony Breznican The Associated Press
Thursday October 17, 2002

LOS ANGELES — With a deadly sniper terrorizing the suburbs of the nation’s capital, 20th Century Fox has decided to delay the release of a thriller about people being pinned down in a phone booth by a gunman they can’t see. -more-


Iraq’s neighbors oppose conflict

Dafna Linzer The Associated Press
Thursday October 17, 2002

UNITED NATIONS — The United States came under a barrage of criticism Wednesday as the Security Council held an open debate at the behest of dozens of countries angry with the Bush administration’s threat to attack Iraq. -more-


Train accidents kill two in East Bay

Matthew Artz
Thursday October 17, 2002

A 32-year-old East Bay woman was killed in a possible suicide attempt when an Amtrak passenger train struck her Toyota pick-up truck at Camelia Street in Berkeley at 9:45 p.m. Tuesday. -more-


Murder suspect makes first court appearance

Daily Planet Wire Service
Thursday October 17, 2002

OAKLAND – A 17-year-old boy suspected of shooting an Oakland police officer in the head last month made his first appearance in Alameda County Superior Court Wednesday. -more-


Police Briefs

Thursday October 17, 2002

n Carjacking -more-


Woman killed on Bart tracks at West Oakland station

Daily Planet Wire Service
Thursday October 17, 2002

OAKLAND – BART police say a woman was struck and killed by a train as she walked on the tracks at the West Oakland Station Wednesday afternoon. -more-


Baseball bet tests civic pride

Kate Berry The Associated Press
Thursday October 17, 2002

ANAHEIM — With civic pride and a lot of publicity about their World Series bet at stake, San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown refused to wear mouse ears. -more-


Tree-squatter moves into housing

The Associated Press
Thursday October 17, 2002

BRISBANE — A woman who had lived with her husband for more than a decade in a 300-year-old oak tree on San Bruno Mountain will move into temporary housing. -more-


Bay Area Briefs

Thursday October 17, 2002

Ferry proposal to increase service -more-


California nursing homes below standards

The Associated Press
Thursday October 17, 2002

SACRAMENTO — A majority of California nursing homes fail to meet federal standards and nearly half have not met minimum nurse-staffing levels set by the state, a review by a health care group found. -more-


Food pantries benefit from port squabbles

Justin Pritchard The Associated Press
Thursday October 17, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — The West Coast port shutdown was not a calamity for all involved: food banks from San Francisco to New York City are finding pantries fat with tons of perishables that never made it to market. -more-


Generic weed killers fight for dollars

Paul Elias The Associated Press
Thursday October 17, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — It’s a familiar story: generic upstarts shaking a long-established industry left vulnerable by expired patents on blockbuster products. -more-


State announces grants for schools

The Associated Press
Thursday October 17, 2002

SACRAMENTO — The California Energy Commission and the California Power Authority have set up a program to distribute $1.25 million in grants for schools to install rooftop solar energy systems, officials said Wednesday. -more-


State receives $2.3 million for counseling

The Associated Press
Thursday October 17, 2002

SACRAMENTO — California is getting a $2.3 million federal grant to expand benefits and continue group crisis counseling for family members and survivors of last year’s terrorist attacks, officials said Wednesday. -more-


Bali tourist returns home

The Associated Press
Thursday October 17, 2002

LOS ANGELES — An Orange County tourist who narrowly avoided being caught in the deadly Bali nightclub bombing that killed his friend returned to California on Wednesday, breaking into sobs as people told him, “It’s good to have you back.” -more-


Another UC strike considered

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday October 16, 2002

Just two months after hundreds of UC Berkeley office assistants, childcare workers and library assistants walked off the job, the university’s clerical employees, locked in a bitter contract dispute with the university over wages and workplace safety, began a new round of voting Tuesday to authorize a second strike. -more-


Is today a ‘rainy day’ for UC?

Susan Peabody Boalt Hall School of Law
Wednesday October 16, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Calendar

Wednesday October 16, 2002

Wednesday, Oct. 16 -more-


Alameda proves to be more than a pushover

By Dominic Perrone Daily Planet Correspondent
Wednesday October 16, 2002

Alameda High was supposed to be just another speed bump in Berkeley High’s road to a third straight volleyball league championship, but they turned out to be more of a traffic jam. -more-


City rediscovers budget deficit

By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday October 16, 2002

City Council spared two popular programs from the chopping block Tuesday, including winter swimming at Willard Pool. But as officials dealt with city budget forecasts, they agreed that additional across-the-board cuts would be inevitable. -more-


Iraq links to al-Qaida could be useful to U.S.

Fred Foldvary Berkeley
Wednesday October 16, 2002

The Bonds dilemma: pitch to him or not to pitch to him

By Ronald Blum The Associated Press
Wednesday October 16, 2002

ANAHEIM – Everywhere the Anaheim Angels go, the question is the same: Pitch to Barry Bonds or walk him? -more-


School board raise hinges on voters

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday October 16, 2002

Board of Education members want a raise. But first, they’ll have to get past a skeptical public. -more-


We want more protests

Howard Oggman Berkeley
Wednesday October 16, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Berkeley smoking ban to begin in November

By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday October 16, 2002

Why sacrifice Berkeley for sprawl?

Bob Kubik Berkeley
Wednesday October 16, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Senator: Park Service must explain

By Matt GourasThe Associated Press
Wednesday October 16, 2002

HELENA, Mont. — A U.S. senator is demanding an explanation from the National Park Service for why it cut short the season of a Yellowstone National Park ranger who earlier was ordered to stop speaking out about unscrupulous hunters. -more-


Oakland school district hires advisor to find missing money

Daily Planet Wire Service
Wednesday October 16, 2002

OAKLAND – A significant budget gap is plaguing the Oakland Unified School District and county officials have appointed a fiscal advisor while they wait to find out just how much money is missing. -more-


Juvenile suspected of shooting officer

Daily Planet Wire Service
Wednesday October 16, 2002

OAKLAND – A 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of shooting an Oakland police officer in the head last month, police said. -more-


Lawmakers urged to legalize undocumented workers

By Deborah Kong The Associated Press
Wednesday October 16, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO – Immigration activists in 12 states are rallying and lobbying congressional representatives this week in an election-season effort to generate support for legalizing undocumented workers. -more-


Opening statements today in Bonds’ ball lawsuit

Daily Planet Wire Services
Wednesday October 16, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO – Opening statements are scheduled to begin today in San Francisco Superior Court in a legal dispute over possession of Giants slugger Barry Bonds’ 73rd home run baseball. -more-


Accused family-killer blames tragedy on faulty accelerator

The Associated Press
Wednesday October 16, 2002

REDWOOD CITY – A Foster City man charged with murdering his family by driving off a cliff into the Pacific told rescuers that his foot was stuck on the accelerator, according to court records. -more-


Bay Area Briefs

Wednesday October 16, 2002

Former priest arrested -more-


Nursing home regulators set stricter rules for elderly care

By Jennifer Coleman The Associated Press
Wednesday October 16, 2002

SACRAMENTO – State regulators announced Tuesday measures to add volunteers to help monitor nursing homes and to expand a consumer assistance program for residents and their families. -more-


S.F. supervisors approve Olympic bid

Daily Planet Wire Service
Wednesday October 16, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO – It was all smiles Tuesday at the San Francisco Board of Supervisors meeting, where the sometimes contentious panel voted 11-0 to give the city’s Olympic bid a vital green light – three years ahead of schedule. -more-


State has 58 of nation’s fastest-growing companies

By Jennifer Coleman The Associated Press
Wednesday October 16, 2002

SACRAMENTO – More of the fastest-growing businesses, as ranked by Inc. Magazine, are from California than from any other state, negating an impression the state’s business climate is too unfriendly, state officials said. -more-


Pressplay adds BMG catalog to online music

By Ron Harris The Associated Press
Wednesday October 16, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO – Pressplay, the joint online music venture of Sony Corp. and Vivendi Universal SA, has inked a deal with BMG to add its music catalog to the song streaming and download service. -more-


Jet-powered train could speed across nation

By Laurence Arnold The Associated Press
Wednesday October 16, 2002

WASHINGTON – The maker of America’s fastest train is shopping around a new product that could bring high-speed rail service to areas outside the Northeast. -more-


DNA evidence doesn’t match Zodiac suspect

The Associated Press
Wednesday October 16, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO – The one suspect investigators had in the Zodiac killings of the late 1960s does not match DNA evidence, a newspaper reported Tuesday. -more-


Nevada protests result in charges

The Associated Press
Wednesday October 16, 2002

LAS VEGAS – Protesters capped a weekend of demonstrations and arrests at the Nevada Test Site and the planned Yucca Mountain radioactive waste dump with a rally in Las Vegas claiming minority communities are disproportionately contaminated by federal nuclear facilities. -more-


Suspected terror cell member pleads innocent

The Associated Press
Wednesday October 16, 2002

PORTLAND, Ore. – A man accused of conspiring to fight U.S. troops in Afghanistan after the Sept. 11 attacks pleaded innocent Tuesday. -more-


Trial opens for toxicologist accused of killing husband

By Seth Hettena The Associated Press
Wednesday October 16, 2002

SAN DIEGO – The trial of a former toxicologist accused of poisoning her husband began Tuesday with prosecutors using a series of passionate e-mails and a glass drug pipe to illustrate the twin obsessions they claim led her to commit murder: a torrid office affair and an addiction to methamphetamine. -more-


Mauna Loa stirring, scientists warn eruption could be dangerous

The Associated Press
Wednesday October 16, 2002

VOLCANO, Hawaii – Mauna Loa is stirring after an 18-year pause, and an eruption could be devastating to the neighborhoods built on the giant volcano’s slopes in the intervening years, scientists said Monday. -more-


Satellite rescue beacons soon to be widely available

By David Ho The Associated Press
Wednesday October 16, 2002

WASHINGTON – Hikers, mountain climbers, hunters and others who could find themselves lost or hurt will have a new way to call for help: a handheld device that signals the same satellite rescue system that has watched over pilots and boaters for two decades. -more-


David Letterman gets his wish

By David Bauder The Associated Press
Wednesday October 16, 2002

NEW YORK — So far this season, David Letterman has gotten the prime-time help he asked for from CBS. -more-


Thermometer exchange considered

Matthew Artz
Tuesday October 15, 2002

Ready to get rid of that old mercury thermometer? You may want to hold off a bit. -more-


What’s with the fast food ban?

M. Breunig
Tuesday October 15, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Calendar

Tuesday October 15, 2002

Wednesday, Oct. 16 & Nov. 14 -more-


Giants finish off Cards on way to World Series

Ben Walker The Associated Press
Tuesday October 15, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — At long last, Barry Bonds will get his chance. -more-


UC deals clericals final wage offer

David Scharfenberg
Tuesday October 15, 2002

The University of California, pushing to conclude a year-old contract dispute with 18,000 secretaries, library assistants and childcare workers, has imposed an Oct. 31 deadline on the employees’ union to accept a two-year, 3.5 percent salary increase. -more-


Starbucks strategy

Raymond Barglow
Tuesday October 15, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


World Series tickets on sale

Daily Planet Wire Service
Tuesday October 15, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco Giants have announced that tickets to possible World Series games between the Giants and Anaheim Angels at Pacific Bell Park will go on sale to the general public on Wednesday morning. -more-


Accusations fly between campaigns

Matthew Artz
Tuesday October 15, 2002

Tom Bates’ campaign officials refuted allegations Monday that the progressive candidate for mayor accepted illegal campaign contributions financed by tobacco and logging interests. -more-


Learning English

Saul Grabia
Tuesday October 15, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Rams hand Raiders first loss of season, pick up first win

Jim Suhr The Associated Press
Tuesday October 15, 2002

ST. LOUIS — Marc Bulger had every reason to be jittery. -more-


Berkeley workers support strikes

David Scharfenberg
Tuesday October 15, 2002

A small group of union activists held a teach-in on the UC Berkeley campus Monday, supporting hundreds of lecturers and clerical employees striking at five other UC campuses over wages and job security. -more-


Berkeley’s role in regional growth

Robert Clear
Tuesday October 15, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Orange County man missing after Saturday’s Bali bombing

Amanda Riddle The Associated Press
Tuesday October 15, 2002

LOS ANGELES — An Orange County man on a Bali surfing trip to celebrate his 41st birthday is missing after a bombing on the resort island, his family and friends said Monday. -more-


Health officials plan cancer survey

The Associated Press
Tuesday October 15, 2002

SAN RAFAEL — Marin County health officials and community groups soon will be polling residents as part of an effort to learn why the scenic, affluent region north of San Francisco is home to one of the nation’s highest rates of breast cancer. -more-


Arcata follows Berkley lead on war in Iraq

The Associated Press
Tuesday October 15, 2002

ARCATA — Officials planned a Town Hall meeting Tuesday to see how residents feel about a city proclamation opposing an attack on Iraq. -more-


Defense Agency lights up East Bay

The Associated Press
Tuesday October 15, 2002

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE — The nation’s missile defense system was successfully tested Monday night as a Minuteman II missile was destroyed in the atmosphere by an interceptor missile. -more-


Victim stable after shooting in East Bay

Daily Planet Wire Service
Tuesday October 15, 2002

Highland Hospital reports a man in stable condition Monday following a shooting in Oakland Sunday evening. -more-


Suspect arrested following East Bay crime spree

Daily Planet Wire Service
Tuesday October 15, 2002

MARTINEZ — The Martinez Police Department says a man was placed in custody Monday after he went on an alleged crime spree that included robbing a house, crashing a stolen vehicle into a police car and attempted carjacking. -more-


Giant pumpkin sets new record

Daily Planet Wire Service
Tuesday October 15, 2002

HALF MOON BAY – An Oregon firefighter who grew a 1,173-pound pumpkin set a new West Coast record at the 29th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay Monday. -more-


Bay Area Briefs

Tuesday October 15, 2002

Sea lions attacked after release -more-


Simon says he’s sorry for photo

Erica Werner The Associated Press
Tuesday October 15, 2002

LOS ANGELES — Bill Simon is sorry. -more-


Slow going for ports despite dockworkers return

Angela Watercutter The Associated Press
Tuesday October 15, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — As dockworkers finished their first weekend back to work, both the union and port operators agreed on one thing: It’s still slow going. -more-


Microsoft and Linux gaining momentum from Unix servers

Matthew Fordahl The Associated Press
Tuesday October 15, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — While the battle between Microsoft Corp. and the open-source software movement dominates headlines, another phenomenon is shaping the marketplace — at least for servers used by businesses. -more-


Coast Guard survey looks for vulnerabilities in nation’s ports

The Associated Press
Tuesday October 15, 2002

SAN DIEGO — Teams of security officers with the U.S. Coast Guard have surveyed a handful of ports nationwide to determine whether they are vulnerable to a terrorist attack, a newspaper reported Monday. -more-


Up to 11 bodies found in train car in Iowa

Amy Lorentzen The Associated Press
Tuesday October 15, 2002

DENISON, Iowa — Up to 11 badly decomposed bodies, possibly belonging to immigrants who were being smuggled into the country, were found in a Union Pacific rail car parked at a grain elevator outside of town, authorities said Monday. -more-


Lecturers picket, strike at five UC campuses

Margie Mason The Associated Press
Tuesday October 15, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — More than 1,000 lecturers at five University of California campuses picketed Monday instead of teaching their classes as part of a two-day strike they hope will pressure the administration to compromise on contract issues. -more-


Brain size linked to stress disorder

Andrew Bridges The Associated Press
Tuesday October 15, 2002

LOS ANGELES — A study of 80 men — 40 who saw combat in Vietnam and their twins who did not — suggests the size of a region of the brain involved in storing memories can predict one’s vulnerability to post-traumatic stress disorder. -more-


Simon leans on family and faith

Erica Werner The Associated Press
Tuesday October 15, 2002

GARDEN GROVE — After weeks when nothing seemed to go right on the campaign trail, Bill Simon was finally playing to a friendly crowd: the Rip Roaring Republican Rally. -more-


Charter schools work to seek accreditation

Jessica Brice The Associated Press
Tuesday October 15, 2002

SACRAMENTO — With high-tech art and music studios, ballet and tap dance classes and a theater, the Natomas Performing and Fine Arts Academy in Sacramento looks more like a private university than a public school. -more-


News of meat recall spreads to consumers

Mary Claire Dale The Associated Press
Tuesday October 15, 2002

PHILADELPHIA— Dom Spatano, who runs a deli in the Reading Terminal Market downtown, said Monday he has changed what he puts in his kids’ lunchboxes because of the biggest meat recall in U.S. history. -more-


News of meat recall spreads to consumers

Mary Claire Dale The Associated Press
Tuesday October 15, 2002

PHILADELPHIA— Dom Spatano, who runs a deli in the Reading Terminal Market downtown, said Monday he has changed what he puts in his kids’ lunchboxes because of the biggest meat recall in U.S. history. -more-


LaPaglia reverses his own vanishing

Lynn Elber The Associated Press
Tuesday October 15, 2002

LOS ANGELES — Anthony LaPaglia hit an artistic high with the 2001 film “Lantana,” in which he created a striking portrait of a police detective in full-blown midlife crisis. -more-


Opinion

Editorials

Military training booming at UC Berkeley

Daily Planet Wire Service
Monday October 21, 2002

Fund helps the needy during the holidays

By Matthew Artz
Saturday October 19, 2002

This holiday season, nearly a thousand of Berkeley’s neediest families will find a check in the mail. -more-


CIA director says al-Qaida ready to strike on U.S. soil, overseas

By John J. Lumpkin
Friday October 18, 2002

By John J. Lumpkin -more-


U.S. handing over weapons as Afghan military struggles

Chris Hawley The Associated Press
Thursday October 17, 2002

BAGRAM, Afghanistan — U.S. troops are giving confiscated weapons and ammunition to warlords in Afghanistan, a practice that critics say strengthens private militias and undermines attempts to establish a national army. -more-


Three hunters dead, one missing in North Dakota

By Dave Kolpack The Associated Press
Wednesday October 16, 2002

BISMARCK, N.D. — Duck hunters in two boats died in separate accidents after their vessels capsized or sank in choppy North Dakota lakes. Three bodies were recovered by Tuesday as divers continued searching for a fourth man. -more-


Police deluged with calls about sniper

Stephen Manning The Associated Press
Tuesday October 15, 2002

ROCKVILLE, Md. — The longest lull yet in the Washington sniper’s killing spree brought little relief Monday as jittery residents flooded police with calls upon hearing car backfire, firecrackers or breaking glass. -more-