The University of California made a comprehensive contract proposal to its roughly 1,600 lecturers Wednesday in an aggressive bid to end a 2 1/2-year-old labor dispute over job security, wages and arbitration procedures. -more-
Cal Performances is a Bay Area treasure. Last year it presented, among other riches, Yo-Yo Ma and Mikhail Baryshnikov, and this season it offers Mark Morris and Merce Cunningham, the Abbey Theater and Robert Lepage, the Kronos Quartet and Sarah Chang, Pat Metheney and Dianne Reeves. Pretty impressive, and that’s not half of a list that comprises talent from Argentina, Senegal and Africa. -more-
Ever see a pride of lions go after a downed gazelle? How about sharks in a feeding frenzy? Try watching the Cal defensive line go after a quarterback. -more-
Police, sewers, infrastructure. These may not be the issues that Berkeley residents care to ponder over coffee, but these are the issues candidates are bringing to the forefront of the 4th District City Council race. -more-
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OAKLAND — With perspiration glistening on his forehead, Ron Owens is pacing in front of a class full of recently paroled men and women, describing how he adopted the “hip, slick and cool” persona when he was 13. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — Just in the nick of time, the San Francisco Giants solved the Kid. -more-
On Election Day, Berkeley voters will have a chance to make a $10 million investment in pedestrian safety. But some say the investment would be a waste of taxpayer dollars. -more-
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LOS ANGELES — The Ozzy Osbourne clan will return to MTV in November with the second season of their hit reality show, the music network announced Tuesday. -more-
Faced with an unprecedented rise in hate crimes, city officials are trying to stem the tide of intolerance. This evening, the city will sponsor its first ever community forum to address the alarming problem. -more-
MOSCOW — About 50 armed Chechen rebels stormed a crowded theater in a daring assault, took hundreds of theatergoers hostage and threatened early Thursday to shoot their captives and blow up the building if Russian security forces attacked. -more-
The Berkeley Police Department awarded medals to seven officers Wednesday who demonstrated bravery in the line of duty. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Police Department says it is working with several other agencies in a search for surveillance video of a man who responsible for a trans-bay hit-and-run spree that claimed the life of a woman and critically injured a bicyclist. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — California politicians are hoping the stunning admission by a top Enron trader that the energy giant manipulated power markets will help the state’s plea for $9 billion in refunds. -more-
EL CERRITO — The El Cerrito del Norte BART station at 6400 Cutting Blvd. was closed following a bomb threat, a BART spokeswoman said Wednesday morning. -more-
NEWARK — An Alameda County prosecutor said Wednesday that he doesn't anticipate any more arrests in the slaying earlier this month of a 17-year-old Newark boy who sometimes passed as a girl. -more-
SANTA BARBARA — A state commission decided Wednesday to create one of the nation’s largest marine reserves by banning fishing in areas around the Channel Islands. -more-
SACRAMENTO — Fourteen people were arrested in one of the nation’s largest recycling fraud cases for allegedly swindling millions of dollars from California’s recycling program by transporting discarded bottles and cans from outside the state and redeeming them in Los Angeles. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — West Coast dockworkers deliberately are slowing the pace of work in response to a bitter labor dispute, according to documents shipping companies have filed with the Department of Justice. -more-
NEW YORK — Wall Street managed a modest advance Wednesday, rising for a fourth time in five days as investors weighed a mixed economic assessment from the Federal Reserve against disappointing earnings from Eli Lilly. -more-
SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court on Wednesday let stand a $290 million personal injury jury award levied against the Ford Motor Co. stemming from a Bronco rollover accident in 1993. -more-
KENSINGTON — The search for the sniper stalking the suburbs of the nation’s capital stretched across the country Wednesday as FBI agents converged on a home in Tacoma, Wash., with metal detectors and chain saws. -more-
Schools open as police confirm sniper’s 10th fatality 10-24-2002
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
UC makes new offer to lecturers By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 10-24-2002
Problems with rent control Leon Mayeri Berkeley 10-24-2002
Keeping up with Jones at Zellerbach By Robert Hall Special to the Daily Planet 10-24-2002
Defensive line leading the charge for Bears By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 10-24-2002
Incumbent faces tough opposition By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff 10-24-2002
San Pablo Avenue and height limits Daniele Spellman Berkeley 10-24-2002
Film features parolees Daily Planet Wire Service 10-24-2002
Giants even World Series up at two By Ben Walker The Associated Press 10-24-2002
Safer strolls hang on Measure L By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 10-24-2002
Fear of height (limits) Sally B. Woodbridge Berkeley 10-24-2002
MTV plans November debut for ’The Osbournes’ The Associated Press 10-24-2002
Residents gather to address hate crimes By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff 10-24-2002
Questioning Caldicott David Rowland Berkeley 10-24-2002
Armed Chechens storm Moscow theater, take hundreds hostage By Jim Heintz The Associated Press 10-24-2002
Berkeley honors officers 10-24-2002
Police looking for video Daily Planet Wire Service 10-24-2002
Regulators to decide who gets stuck with bill By Karen Gaudette The Associated Press 10-24-2002
BART station closed after bomb threat Daily Planet Wire Service 10-24-2002
Prosecutor expects no more arrests in Newark transgender killing Daily Planet Wire Service 10-24-2002
Committees examine cancer link By Colleen Valles The Associated Press 10-24-2002
Bay Area Briefs 10-24-2002
Fishing in Channel Islands banned By Laura Wides The Associated Press 10-24-2002
State breaks up large recycling fraud ring The Associated Press 10-24-2002
Shipping companies say pace of work slow at the docks By Justin Pritchard The Associated Press 10-24-2002
Stocks continue upswing By Hope Yen The Associated Press 10-24-2002
Court upholds award By David Kravets The Associated Press 10-24-2002
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
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