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Blacked Out

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff
Thursday March 14, 2002
More than 5,700 residents and businesses in the southern and central portions of Berkeley lost power Wednesday afternoon when a splice connecting two underground cables at Bancroft Way and Fulton Street failed. -more-

Gruden’s gone, so Davis hires his shadow

By Rob Gloster The Associated Press
Thursday March 14, 2002
ALAMEDA – Having let Jon Gruden go to Tampa Bay, the Oakland Raiders replaced him with an assistant coach who has shadowed Gruden for the past seven years. -more-

Eco-Community a serious alternative to building up

Martha Nicoloff Berkeley
Thursday March 14, 2002
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Compiled by Guy Poole
Thursday March 14, 2002

Thursday, March 14


Low-income seniors get the high- interest rate shaft

By Claudine LoManaco Special to the Daily Planet
Thursday March 14, 2002
A small, fragile woman with close cropped gray hair, Gloria Olivera, 65, quietly waits in line behind the bullet-proof glass at the check exchange on San Pablo and University avenues. Like the majority of check-exchange customers today, however, she is not there to cash a check. She’s there to get a loan. -more-

Thin ’Jackets play sloppily, fall to Mt. Eden

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Thursday March 14, 2002
The shorthanded Berkeley High baseball team couldn’t get much offense going without two of its top hitters as the ’Jackets fell to Mt. Eden, 8-5, on Wednesday at San Pablo Park. -more-

Ecocity Builders’ policy isn’t what it’s cracked up to be

Howie Muir Berkeley
Thursday March 14, 2002
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Peace commission member leaves for 11-day mission to Japan

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff
Thursday March 14, 2002
Steve Freedkin, a member of the city’s Peace and Justice Commission, leaves for an 11-day trip to Japan today in the latest exchange of Berkeley and Japanese activists. -more-

Sports Shorts

Staff
Thursday March 14, 2002
Local gymnast wins Golden Bear Invitational -more-

Today in History

Staff
Thursday March 14, 2002
Today is Thursday, March 14, the 73rd day of 2002. There are 292 days left in the year. -more-

Latinos silent on U.S. war effort, leery about citizenship status

By Ofelia Madrid Special to the Daily Planet
Thursday March 14, 2002
Every week, Gabriel Gutierrez, associate editor of the San Francisco bilingual paper, El Mensajero, does a “word on the street” column and on the afternoon of Sept. 11 he had no trouble finding immigrants who wanted to talk. Nowadays, readers are more hesitant to comment on the war. -more-

Bay Area Briefs

Staff
Thursday March 14, 2002
Livermore Lab employee wins -more-

CSU proposes 15 percent boost in nonresident tuition

By Stefanie Frith The Associated Press
Thursday March 14, 2002
SACRAMENTO — Out-of-state students may have to pay 15 percent more for tuition at California State University campuses starting this fall, under a proposal by CSU officials announced Wednesday. The tuition boost would generate an extra $11.8 million for the 22 campuses. -more-

CSU trustees approve 22 new degrees on 10 campuses

The Associated Press
Thursday March 14, 2002
SACRAMENTO — Fourteen new degrees will be added to 10 of the California State University campuses in the next five years, university officials announced Wednesday. -more-

Congressman says Davis stalling on energy documents

By Jennifer Coleman The Associated Press
Thursday March 14, 2002
SACRAMENTO — Republican congressmen investigating California’s energy crisis have accused Gov. Gray Davis of “stonewalling” their review. -more-

Feinstein’s hubby appointed to UC Board of Regents

The Associated Press
Thursday March 14, 2002
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gray Davis has appointed U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s husband, Richard Blum, to a vacant slot on the University of California Board of Regents. -more-

Bay Area Navy SEAL killed in Afghanistan awarded Bronze Star

The Associated Press
Thursday March 14, 2002
WASHINGTON — The Navy SEAL killed after falling from a helicopter during battle in Afghanistan has been awarded the Bronze Star. -more-

HP director’s Compaq deal doubts resolved

By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press
Thursday March 14, 2002
SAN JOSE — A Hewlett-Packard Co. director who heads a $769 billion investment company said Wednesday she was at first very skeptical that HP would be able to handle the complex absorption of Compaq Computer Corp., but is now convinced HP is up to the task. -more-

Compaq prepared to go it alone if Hewlett-Packard acquisition fails

By Mark Babineck The Associated Press
Thursday March 14, 2002
HOUSTON — While fire and brimstone are predicted at next week’s Hewlett-Packard Co. shareholder vote on its proposed purchase of Compaq Computer Corp., the atmosphere at Compaq has been comparatively serene. -more-

Top PG&E execs get hefty bonuses

By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press
Thursday March 14, 2002
SAN FRANCISCO — After Pacific Gas And Electric went bankrupt last year, the utility’s parent company rewarded 11 top executives with a total of $5.75 million in cash bonuses and stock grants now worth $24.8 million, according to documents filed Wednesday. -more-

Editorials

Telegraph Avenue focus of search for new A’s stadium

The Associated Press
Thursday March 14, 2002
OAKLAND — Officials are eyeing a 13-acre parcel near the city’s downtown as a possible site of the new ballpark for the Oakland A’s. -more-

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