A proposed 176-unit housing complex, as pictured in this rendering, would be Berkeley’s largest downtown project to date. The complex is located on Kittredge Street.
A proposed 176-unit housing complex, as pictured in this rendering, would be Berkeley’s largest downtown project to date. The complex is located on Kittredge Street.

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New project would oust parking

By Matthew Artz
Saturday October 26, 2002

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Blocking development

Peter Moore
Saturday October 26, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Shattuck Avenue is Main Street in Berkeley

By Susan Dinkelspiel Cerny
Saturday October 26, 2002

Certain buildings on Shattuck Avenue define the historic character of downtown Berkeley and have changed little over the last 50 years. Old postcards are a wonderful source of historic images and downtown was a favorite subject of postcard publishers. -more-


Cisneros brings Berkeley a reading of “Caramelo”

By Jane Yin
Saturday October 26, 2002

Lala, the main character in Sandra Cisneros’ new novel “Caramelo,” clambers through her life’s journeys, as it twists and turns, like a free-wheeling road trip. Like Lala’s storytelling, the facts in “Caramelo” are based on real people from Cisneros’ life, but the “means for the end” are Cisneros’ own creations. The long-awaited second book from the author of the highly celebrated novel “The House on Mango Street” is a tale about a young girl who adroitly retells the story of her family and illustrates what it is like to be the youngest and only female among her siblings. -more-


Calendar

Saturday October 26, 2002

Saturday, Oct. 26 -more-


Jackets rout Richmond to set up title showdown

By Jared Green
Saturday October 26, 2002

Tell Pinole Valley we’re coming for them!” -more-


City discusses recent rise in hate crimes

By Judith Scherr
Saturday October 26, 2002

Berkeley’s not insulated from the nationwide surge in hate crimes reported since Sept. 11, 2001. And so, the city sponsored a Thursday-evening forum “A Community Dialogue to Prevent Hate Crimes.” -more-


Keeping space weapons at a distance

Vivian Warkentin
Saturday October 26, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


“Idol” holds auditions

The Associated Press
Saturday October 26, 2002

DETROIT — No need to worry. -more-


Washington upsets Bears

Daily Planet Wire Service
Saturday October 26, 2002

SEATTLE – Junior Melissa Bennett assisted on both Washington goals Friday, including Jaime Carstensen’s 75th-minute tally that lifted the 25th-ranked Huskies to a 2-1 upset of No. 7 Cal. -more-


Bitter divide in District 7 race

By David Scharfenberg
Saturday October 26, 2002

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Roomates and rentals

Darcy Jojola
Saturday October 26, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


Actress hopes to break stereotypes

By Sandra Marquez
Saturday October 26, 2002

LOS ANGELES — Hollywood has long stereotyped Hispanic women as spitfires, bombshells and maids. -more-


Cal (5-3, 2-2 Pac-10) vs. Oregon State (4-3, 0-3 Pac-10)

Jared Green
Saturday October 26, 2002

When Cal has the ball -more-


Mysterious letter raises brows

By David Scharfenberg
Saturday October 26, 2002

City Councilmember Kriss Worthington, up for re-election in November, is denouncing a mysterious letter that accuses him of “siding with anti-Jewish and anti-Israel forces” and calls on Berkeley residents to donate to the campaign of his opponent, UC Berkeley student Micki Weinberg. -more-


Height initiatives in Italy?

Aran Kaufer
Saturday October 26, 2002

To the Editor: -more-


UC Merced underway

By Jim Wasserman
Saturday October 26, 2002

MERCED — On a remote foothills site marked by seven years of determination and controversy, Gov. Gray Davis inaugurated a 10th University of California campus Friday. -more-


Features

Beasley honored for fighting the good fight

By Brian Kluepfel
Saturday October 26, 2002

Bill Beasley has had guns drawn on him twice: once by the Los Angeles Police Department and once by the Ku Klux Klan. But in four decades of civil rights activism, antiwar protests and gay pride celebrations, Beasley has never backed down in his fight for justice and basic human rights. -more-


Police Briefs

by Matthew Artz
Saturday October 26, 2002

Pedestrian safety sting -more-


Oakland’s murder count hits 92 victims this year

Saturday October 26, 2002

OAKLAND — A spokesman for the Oakland Police Department Friday identified a man police say was shot Thursday night as he sat in his car, bringing the city's homicide tally to 92 victims this year. -more-


Bay Area Briefs

Saturday October 26, 2002

Bad news for grape growers -more-


State Briefs

Saturday October 26, 2002

Suit filed against state -more-


Environmental group wants farms regulated

The Associated Press
Saturday October 26, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — An environmental group has filed papers in a federal court here to intervene in the California Farm Bureau Federation’s most recent suit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to extend the exemption of farms from air quality regulations. -more-


Family, bid farewell to killed transgender teen

By Michelle Locke
Saturday October 26, 2002

NEWARK — To family members, Eddie “Gwen” Araujo was a struggling but beloved teenager whose killing, allegedly committed in a fit of homophobic rage, is a private sorrow. -more-


Court nullifies laws banning ATM charges

By David Kravets
Saturday October 26, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court on Friday overturned laws in San Francisco and Santa Monica that ban certain ATM fees charged by banks. -more-


Regulators check executive’s link to wind farms

By John Heilprin
Saturday October 26, 2002

WASHINGTON — Government investigators said Friday they want to find out whether a former Enron Corp. executive improperly hid the company’s stake in three California wind power farms. -more-


Former New York police commissioner sworn in as LAPD’s 54th chief

The Associated Press
Saturday October 26, 2002

LOS ANGELES — William J. Bratton was sworn in Friday as the city’s new police chief, with a mandate to reform the corruption-tinged department and a goal of eliminating graffiti and minor offenses as a way of preventing more serious crimes. -more-


Bail denied for suspect

Daily Planet Wire Service
Saturday October 26, 2002

OAKLAND — An Alameda County Superior Court judge ordered Friday that a man charged with murdering his wife, former San Jose Mercury News photographer Lucille Houston, be held without bail. -more-


Editorial

Democratic Sen. Paul Wellstone killed in Minnesota plane crash

By Brian Bakst
Saturday October 26, 2002

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Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

Democratic Sen. Paul Wellstone killed in Minnesota plane crash 10-26-2002

Sniper suspect lived in Pinole 10-25-2002

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

News

New project would oust parking By Matthew Artz 10-26-2002

Blocking development Peter Moore 10-26-2002

Shattuck Avenue is Main Street in Berkeley By Susan Dinkelspiel Cerny 10-26-2002

Cisneros brings Berkeley a reading of “Caramelo” By Jane Yin 10-26-2002

Calendar 10-26-2002

Jackets rout Richmond to set up title showdown By Jared Green 10-26-2002

City discusses recent rise in hate crimes By Judith Scherr 10-26-2002

Keeping space weapons at a distance Vivian Warkentin 10-26-2002

“Idol” holds auditions The Associated Press 10-26-2002

Washington upsets Bears Daily Planet Wire Service 10-26-2002

Bitter divide in District 7 race By David Scharfenberg 10-26-2002

Roomates and rentals Darcy Jojola 10-26-2002

Actress hopes to break stereotypes By Sandra Marquez 10-26-2002

Cal (5-3, 2-2 Pac-10) vs. Oregon State (4-3, 0-3 Pac-10) Jared Green 10-26-2002

Mysterious letter raises brows By David Scharfenberg 10-26-2002

Height initiatives in Italy? Aran Kaufer 10-26-2002

UC Merced underway By Jim Wasserman 10-26-2002

Beasley honored for fighting the good fight By Brian Kluepfel 10-26-2002

Police Briefs by Matthew Artz 10-26-2002

Oakland’s murder count hits 92 victims this year 10-26-2002

Bay Area Briefs 10-26-2002

State Briefs 10-26-2002

Environmental group wants farms regulated The Associated Press 10-26-2002

Family, bid farewell to killed transgender teen By Michelle Locke 10-26-2002

Court nullifies laws banning ATM charges By David Kravets 10-26-2002

Regulators check executive’s link to wind farms By John Heilprin 10-26-2002

Former New York police commissioner sworn in as LAPD’s 54th chief The Associated Press 10-26-2002

Bail denied for suspect Daily Planet Wire Service 10-26-2002

UC students demand clean energy By David Scharfenberg 10-25-2002

Eat your greens S. Corcos 10-25-2002

Magical kingdom lacks enchantment By John Angell Grant 10-25-2002

Calendar 10-25-2002

Berkeley girls win another one By Jared Green 10-25-2002

Music industry targets campus file-sharing By David Scharfenberg 10-25-2002

Pedestrian safety revisted Tom Brown 10-25-2002

Diary excerpts show Nirvana star felt tortured by stomach disease, drug use By Nekesa Mumbi Moody 10-25-2002

BHS coach Johnson to get bird’s-eye view By Jared Green 10-25-2002

Ex-Pentagon official skeptical about war policy By Daniel Freed 10-25-2002

Council cloudy about height initiative Harold Boyer 10-25-2002

Whitney Museum unveils collection By David Minthorn 10-25-2002

Bombs away! Giants bludgeon Angels By Ben Walker 10-25-2002

Homeless program rides on ballot measure By Matthew Artz 10-25-2002

BART director decries height limits Roy Nakadegawa 10-25-2002

CBS may delay sniper-themed episode because of shootings The Associated Press 10-25-2002

Sports This Week 10-25-2002

Bush praises law community for capturing sniper suspects By Ron Fournier 10-25-2002

Fire controlled at UC Berkeley Daily Planet Wire Service 10-25-2002

UC offers organic foods information Daily Planet Wire Service 10-25-2002

Oakland’s count at 91 Daily Planet Wire Service 10-25-2002

Police Briefs 10-25-2002

One of three suspects pleads innocent in murder Daily Planet Wire Service 10-25-2002

Experts question use of Pelosi’s PACs By Mark Sherman 10-25-2002

Bay Area Briefs 10-25-2002

State Briefs 10-25-2002

Davis maintains fund-raising lead By Alexa H. Bluth 10-25-2002

GOP candidate seeking ’balance’ The Associated Press 10-25-2002

Mystery in condor’s death The Associated Press 10-25-2002

No winners yet in Ford compromise By David Kravets 10-25-2002

California regulators fine Qwest $20 million The Associated Press 10-25-2002

Stocks fall on profit-taking By Hope Yen 10-25-2002

News of the Weird 10-25-2002

30 days to write the fairly dreadful American novel By Michelle Locke 10-25-2002

State commissioners no-shows in major vote By Laura Wides 10-25-2002

Son of Britain’s top judicial officer guilty By Chelsea J. Carter 10-25-2002

Hospital refuses to let nurses return to work The Associated Press 10-25-2002

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