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              Canadian firm Magna Entertainment Corp. may sell a 45-acre parcel along San Francisco Bay to local park districts for the creation of sports fields.
Kurtis Alexander/Daily Planet Staff Canadian firm Magna Entertainment Corp. may sell a 45-acre parcel along San Francisco Bay to local park districts for the creation of sports fields.

Page One

Sports fields may lie in measure J

By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday October 23, 2002


Nobody for governor

Dave Linn Berkeley
Wednesday October 23, 2002

To the Editor: -more-



Angels take one from the Giants, move to 2-1

By Ben Walker The Associated Press
Wednesday October 23, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — Pac Bell Park was pumped. -more-



Rent increases banned in 2003

By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday October 23, 2002

Good news for tenants. There will be no rent hikes next year. -more-



Violence against transgender people

Eric Hamako Berkeley
Wednesday October 23, 2002

To the Editor: -more-



No cause determined in football player’s death

The Associated Press
Wednesday October 23, 2002

MARTINEZ — An autopsy has not been able to determine what caused a 19-year-old Diablo Valley College football player to collapse and die during practice in August. -more-



Pollster says Simon camp must change

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday October 23, 2002

The chief pollster for Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Simon said the campaign should focus more on Simon’s agenda and less on attacking Gov. Gray Davis, during an appearance at UC Berkeley Tuesday. -more-



Right turn on Telegraph

Pam Speich Berkeley
Wednesday October 23, 2002

To the Editor: -more-



San Jose keeps Nabokov in goal

By Greg Beacham The Associated Press
Wednesday October 23, 2002

SAN JOSE — Goalie Evgeni Nabokov agreed to a two-year, $7.15 million contract with the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday, ending his holdout after five games. -more-



Bus driver slain in Maryland; police say they were warned

By David Dishneau The Associated Press
Wednesday October 23, 2002

ROCKVILLE, Md. — A bus driver was shot to death Tuesday as he was about to set out on his morning route in what authorities fear was the 13th attack by the Washington-area sniper. Police also revealed a chilling warning found at a weekend shooting scene: “Your children are not safe anywhere at any time.” -more-



Light signals on Telegraph

Karl Reeh President, LeConte Neighborhood Association
Wednesday October 23, 2002

To the Editor: -more-



School mentoring program struggles for survival

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday October 23, 2002

An award-winning mentoring service at Emerson Elementary School faces an uncertain future after the state cut funding for the program in September. -more-



Features

Oakland police request help

Daily Planet Wire Service
Wednesday October 23, 2002

Biotech advocate meets with opposition in Sacramento

By Paul Elias The Associated Press
Wednesday October 23, 2002

SACRAMENTO — Leonard Gianessi, who has been barnstorming across the country promoting the benefits of genetically modified crops, was met Tuesday by protesters who complained the technology is not completely understood and, at a minimum, will ruin organic farmers. -more-


Another suspect at large in murder

Daily Planet Wire Service
Wednesday October 23, 2002

NEWARK — Newark police said today they are looking for a fourth person in connection with the slaying of a 17-year-old boy who sometimes passed as a girl. -more-


Laboratory, employees plead innocent

Daily Planet Wire Service
Wednesday October 23, 2002

OAKLAND — A Hayward chemical supply company and seven individuals have pleaded innocent in federal court in Oakland to charges of conspiring to sell $11 million worth of freon to make methamphetamine. -more-


Bay Area Briefs

Wednesday October 23, 2002

Wrong ballots sent to voters -more-


Environmental groups sue EPA over pollution

By Brian Melley The Associated Press
Wednesday October 23, 2002

FRESNO — Environmentalists sued the federal government Tuesday to force it to clean up air pollution in the San Joaquin Valley after a decade of neglect. -more-


Joe Lieberman discusses policy in S.F.

By Colleen Valles The Associated Press
Wednesday October 23, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — Sen. Joe Lieberman called again Tuesday for the federal government to adopt an economic stimulus package, while he criticized President Bush’s handling of the economy. -more-


Navy man recalls harrowing fall

The Associated Press
Wednesday October 23, 2002

SAN DIEGO — A Navy sailor says he feels lucky to have survived an aircraft carrier accident that left him floating in the frigid Pacific Ocean for more than seven hours. -more-


Sacramento authorities probe pyramid scheme

By Jennifer Coleman The Associated Press
Wednesday October 23, 2002

SACRAMENTO — They met in beauty salons and suburban homes with the guests — all invitation only — coming for the promise of helping their community while making a huge profit for themselves. -more-


Stocks fall sharply Tuesday

By Amy Baldwin The Associated Press
Wednesday October 23, 2002

NEW YORK — Still skeptical about the stock market’s long-term potential, investors cashed in some gains from two weeks of rallies Tuesday, sending prices lower. Disappointing earnings from Kimberly-Clark, Wyeth and Texas Instruments also prompted some selling. -more-


Sierra vintners unlikely winemakers

By Kathleen Stebbins The Associated Press
Wednesday October 23, 2002

SoCal gets mixed grades on environment

By Robert Jablon The Associated Press
Wednesday October 23, 2002

LOS ANGELES — Southern California got mixed grades in a new study on protecting the environment, ranking high in recycling but nearly failing in use of treated wastewater. -more-


Judge gives family until Nov. 5 to get out of foreclosure

The Associated Press
Wednesday October 23, 2002

SANTA ANA — A Superior Court judge gave a Yorba Linda family until Nov. 5 to get their $650,000 home out of foreclosure, a house they nearly lost when they came up $51.56 short on a monthly mortgage payment. -more-


Election Section

Leader says lawmakers will sue to kill Proposition 51

By Steve Lawrence The Associated Press
Wednesday October 23, 2002

SACRAMENTO — Armed with an opinion from the Legislature’s attorney, Senate leader John Burton said Tuesday that Proposition 51 is unconstitutional and that lawmakers will ask a court to overturn it if it’s approved by voters. -more-


Lawyer: Steve Garvey believed in diet ad claims

The Associated Press
Wednesday October 23, 2002

LOS ANGELES — Former baseball star Steve Garvey did not know that he was making false claims when he said people could use a weight-loss product and eat “forbidden foods” such as buttered biscuits and ribs, his lawyer said Tuesday. -more-


Editorial

Are more police Oakland’s answer?

By Michelle Locke The Associated Press
Wednesday October 23, 2002

OAKLAND — Critics of a ballot initiative authorizing 100 new police officers to fight Oakland’s rising murder rate are slamming the plan as a misguided and costly approach. -more-


Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

Are more police Oakland’s answer? 10-23-2002

Suspected al-Qaida terrorists indicted 10-22-2002

Military training booming at UC Berkeley 10-21-2002

Fund helps the needy during the holidays 10-19-2002

CIA director says al-Qaida ready to strike on U.S. soil, overseas 10-18-2002

U.S. handing over weapons as Afghan military struggles 10-17-2002

News

Sports fields may lie in measure J By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff 10-23-2002

Nobody for governor Dave Linn Berkeley 10-23-2002

Angels take one from the Giants, move to 2-1 By Ben Walker The Associated Press 10-23-2002

Rent increases banned in 2003 By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff 10-23-2002

Violence against transgender people Eric Hamako Berkeley 10-23-2002

No cause determined in football player’s death The Associated Press 10-23-2002

Pollster says Simon camp must change By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 10-23-2002

Right turn on Telegraph Pam Speich Berkeley 10-23-2002

San Jose keeps Nabokov in goal By Greg Beacham The Associated Press 10-23-2002

Bus driver slain in Maryland; police say they were warned By David Dishneau The Associated Press 10-23-2002

Light signals on Telegraph Karl Reeh President, LeConte Neighborhood Association 10-23-2002

School mentoring program struggles for survival By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 10-23-2002

Oakland police request help Daily Planet Wire Service 10-23-2002

Biotech advocate meets with opposition in Sacramento By Paul Elias The Associated Press 10-23-2002

Another suspect at large in murder Daily Planet Wire Service 10-23-2002

Laboratory, employees plead innocent Daily Planet Wire Service 10-23-2002

Bay Area Briefs 10-23-2002

Environmental groups sue EPA over pollution By Brian Melley The Associated Press 10-23-2002

Joe Lieberman discusses policy in S.F. By Colleen Valles The Associated Press 10-23-2002

Navy man recalls harrowing fall The Associated Press 10-23-2002

Sacramento authorities probe pyramid scheme By Jennifer Coleman The Associated Press 10-23-2002

Stocks fall sharply Tuesday By Amy Baldwin The Associated Press 10-23-2002

Sierra vintners unlikely winemakers By Kathleen Stebbins The Associated Press 10-23-2002

SoCal gets mixed grades on environment By Robert Jablon The Associated Press 10-23-2002

Judge gives family until Nov. 5 to get out of foreclosure The Associated Press 10-23-2002

Leader says lawmakers will sue to kill Proposition 51 By Steve Lawrence The Associated Press 10-23-2002

Lawyer: Steve Garvey believed in diet ad claims The Associated Press 10-23-2002

Literacy makes the grade By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 10-22-2002

Montauk defends school reforms Lance Montauk School board candidate 10-22-2002

Calendar 10-22-2002

Berkeley High’s Young speeding his way to Cal By Dean Caparaz Daily Planet Correspondent 10-22-2002

Residents seek to stop new building By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff 10-22-2002

League of Women Voters on the record Nancy Bickel President, League of Women Voters of Berkeley, Albany and Emeryville 10-22-2002

World Series shifts to San Francisco By Ben Walker The Associated Press 10-22-2002

Measure J would retrofit old City Hall By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 10-22-2002

Residents should decide height initiative Sheila Andres Berkeley 10-22-2002

Prostitution sting results in 12 arrests By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff 10-22-2002

Exercising democracy Mary McGloin Alameda 10-22-2002

Sniper may have contacted police By Stephen Manning The Associated Press 10-22-2002

Firefighter contract likely to be granted By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff 10-22-2002

Oakland moves up to 90 10-22-2002

Learning to build in green By Alice La Pierre Special to the Daily Planet 10-22-2002

Bay Area Briefs 10-22-2002

California teen-age birth rates fall below average By Louise Chu The Associated Press 10-22-2002

Stocks higher, Dow surges 200 points By Amy Baldwin The Associated Press 10-22-2002

PG&E tries to extend $431 million loan deadline By Karen Gaudette The Associated Press 10-22-2002

UA reservation center closes, 500 furloughed Daily Planet Wire Service 10-22-2002

Davis and Simon scramble for support By Alexa H. Bluth The Associated Press 10-22-2002

Report cites housing shortage By Jim Wasserman The Associated Press 10-22-2002

High court refuses to hear search cases By Eun-Kyung Kim The Associated Press 10-22-2002

Ashley Williams named television season’s new “It Girl” By Frazier Moore The Associated Press 10-22-2002

Looking for truth in the face of terror By Judith Scherr 10-21-2002

Concern over city’s fiscal planning Steven Donaldson 10-21-2002

Calendar 10-21-2002

Defense carries Bears to win over UCLA By Jared Green 10-21-2002

School will fight state overhaul By David Scharfenberg 10-21-2002

Myths about development Miriam Hawley 10-21-2002

Panthers go ahead early, cruise late to beat Kennedy By Jared Green 10-21-2002

Voters to decide animal shelter’s fate By Matthew Artz 10-21-2002

Taking a position on Prop P Stephanie Manning 10-21-2002

Cal women beat Beavers; UCLA ends men’s streak Daily Planet Wire Service 10-21-2002

Retiring council member reveals a whole new side By Mark Murrmann 10-21-2002

Pac-10 Football Roundup Staff 10-21-2002

Sniper suspected in Virginia shooting By Michael Buettner 10-21-2002

Sports This Week 10-21-2002

Berkeley artist dies at 88 The Associated Press 10-21-2002

Berkeley cop shoots dog 10-21-2002

89th murder in Oakland Daily Planet Wire Service 10-21-2002

Police Briefs Matthew Artz 10-21-2002

Violence targets transgender community By Margie Mason 10-21-2002

Bay Area Briefs 10-21-2002

State Briefs 10-21-2002

Property-rights groups want Supreme Court to decide monument status The Associated Press 10-21-2002

Courtroom threat has man seeking protection order against judge The Associated Press 10-21-2002

Shippers withold evidence of dockworker slowdown By Justin Pritchard 10-21-2002

New Adobe Acrobat released The Associated Press 10-21-2002

Suit claims contractor defrauded SF’s minority contracting program The Associated Press 10-21-2002

UCSF develops faster, more sensitive mad cow detector By Paul Elias 10-21-2002

Mayoral camps settle up on finance charges By Matthew Artz 10-19-2002

Sliding scale rents? Randy Silverman 10-19-2002

Old flicks put new face on history By Steven Finacom 10-19-2002

Fledgling sport gains speed By Martha Irvine 10-19-2002

Turnover-happy Jackets down Hercules in overtime By Jared Green 10-19-2002

Calendar 10-19-2002

Radical City Council candidate lags By David Scharfenberg 10-19-2002

More on rent control Alexis Jones-Ramirez 10-19-2002

Poet laureate strikes By Michael Weissenstein 10-19-2002

Cal (4-3, 1-2 Pac-10) vs. UCLA (4-2, 1-1 Pac-10) Jared Green 10-19-2002

Search begins for top cop By Matthew Artz 10-19-2002

A vote for Measure M Zelda Bronstein 10-19-2002

Stephen Ambrose memoirs published By Hillel Itale 10-19-2002

Bears turn it on late By Jared Green 10-19-2002

Navy jets crash over Pacific Ocean, four still missing By Matthew Fordahl 10-19-2002

Oakland’s “Just Cause” George Azar 10-19-2002

Genome to be mapped By Andrew Bridges 10-19-2002

Davis’ attorney cites conflict Daily Planet Wire Service 10-19-2002

Police Briefs 10-19-2002

Bay Area Briefs 10-19-2002

State Briefs 10-19-2002

Suspects appear in court to answer for death of crossdresser Daily Planet Wire Service 10-19-2002

Stock market continues upswing By Amy Baldwin 10-19-2002

PG&E downgraded The Associated Press 10-19-2002

FBI says balance is needed against terrorism By Martha Mendoza 10-19-2002

Court upholds Clinton’s orders By Mark Sherman 10-19-2002

California condor born in wild dies The Associated Press 10-19-2002

Creative offers give new meaning to scalping By Justin Pritchard 10-19-2002

Berkeley schools fail state goals By David Scharfenberg 10-18-2002

What to do about traffic Frank Gebauer 10-18-2002

For Jack Johnson the show goes on By Jane Yin 10-18-2002

Calendar 10-18-2002

Yellowjackets pull turnaround, beat De Anza By Jared Green 10-18-2002

Elementary school gets federal scrutiny By David Scharfenberg 10-18-2002

Civil liberty and the FBI Sam Matar 10-18-2002

Some of NBC’s established hits are off to a sluggish start this season By David Bauder 10-18-2002

Golden Bears hope to slow Bruins’ running game By Jared Green 10-18-2002

Issues, not candidates, at heart of rent board race By Matthew Artz 10-18-2002

The coffee initiative Rick Young 10-18-2002

Sports This Week 10-18-2002

Candidates talk town and gown By David Scharfenberg 10-18-2002

Proposition 13 revisited Judith Segard Hunt 10-18-2002

City pursues Skates on wages By Matthew Artz 10-18-2002

Bishop Nichols remembered By Judith Scherr 10-18-2002

Police Briefs Matthew Artz 10-18-2002

Bonds’ ball trial starts By Angela Watercutter 10-18-2002

Giants make history with ticket sales Daily Planet Wire Service 10-18-2002

Bey pleads innocent Daily Planet Wire Service 10-18-2002

Arrest made in killing of boy who lived as girl The Associated Press 10-18-2002

Bay Area Briefs 10-18-2002

State Briefs 10-18-2002

Inland towns now growing By Daisy Nguyen 10-18-2002

Forty alleged members of Aryan Brotherhood indicted across nation The Associated Press 10-18-2002

Key Enron trader pleads guilty By David Kravets 10-18-2002

Tobacco company halts free samples The Associated Press 10-18-2002

Gateway posts loss The Associated Press 10-18-2002

California tops in privacy protections The Associated Press 10-18-2002

World Series expected to lift California tourism The Associated Press 10-18-2002

Republican Hispanics boost image By Mark Sherman 10-18-2002

Largest ranch in valley receives protection from development The Associated Press 10-18-2002

Humboldt county’s rugged coast is a world apart By Denis Cuff 10-18-2002

Council turns on the lights David Scharfenberg 10-17-2002

Bush against Saddam? James K. Sayre 10-17-2002

Politics aren’t always Black & White J. I. Ward 10-17-2002

Calendar 10-17-2002

Bears searching for second-half answers Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 10-17-2002

UC students urge Wheeler charges dropped David Scharfenberg 10-17-2002

Responding to the challenge Shirley Dean, Berkeley mayor 10-17-2002

The ballet makes for entertaining evening Daily Planet Wire Service 10-17-2002

Huffins named Cal track coach Special to the Daily Planet 10-17-2002

Public safety groups endorse Dean Matthew Artz 10-17-2002

A clarification, mayor Neil S. Mayer 10-17-2002

Lucasfilm employee arrested The Associated Press 10-17-2002

Fire victims set to go home Sophia Tareen 10-17-2002

Sniper attacks prompt thriller delay Anthony Breznican The Associated Press 10-17-2002

Iraq’s neighbors oppose conflict Dafna Linzer The Associated Press 10-17-2002

Train accidents kill two in East Bay Matthew Artz 10-17-2002

Murder suspect makes first court appearance Daily Planet Wire Service 10-17-2002

Police Briefs 10-17-2002

Woman killed on Bart tracks at West Oakland station Daily Planet Wire Service 10-17-2002

Baseball bet tests civic pride Kate Berry The Associated Press 10-17-2002

Tree-squatter moves into housing The Associated Press 10-17-2002

Bay Area Briefs 10-17-2002

California nursing homes below standards The Associated Press 10-17-2002

Food pantries benefit from port squabbles Justin Pritchard The Associated Press 10-17-2002

Generic weed killers fight for dollars Paul Elias The Associated Press 10-17-2002

State announces grants for schools The Associated Press 10-17-2002

State receives $2.3 million for counseling The Associated Press 10-17-2002

Bali tourist returns home The Associated Press 10-17-2002