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2002 Stories by Lisa Davis

• A Tomb of One's Own

  published December 11, 2002

  I'm painting a coffin in the sunshine on the deck of a Sonoma County home that overlooks a gorgeous meadow, and the only really strange thing is... More >>

• Noblesse Oblige

  published December 4, 2002

  Having heard about Charles Nob Hill for years, three foodie friends and I decided that when the fall chill finally entered the city we'd give in... More >>

• The Lilaguide

  published November 27, 2002

  By Oli Mittermaier and Elysa Marco OAM Solutions (2002), $14.95 A year after Oli Mittermaier and Elysa Marco discovered that... More >>

• Not Your Mother's Peace Movement

  published November 6, 2002

  Peter Ferenbach is courting a woman. As he discusses the thoughtful strategy designed to win her favor over coffee in a Berkeley cafe on a warm... More >>

• Turf Battle

  published September 25, 2002

  Listed on the San Francisco Tsunami women's football team's Web site, under "employment opportunities": 2002 coaching staff. Back in January,... More >>

• The New Defenders

  published September 11, 2002

  Only months after terrorists used airliners to decimate the World Trade Center and anthrax to shut down Congress, the United States hosted the... More >>

• Fallout: The Past Is Present

  published July 31, 2002

  THIRD IN AN INVESTIGATIVE SERIES More >>

• Burning Mad

  published July 31, 2002

  Jesse Mason stands on a steep hill near Hunters Point Shipyard and looks out across the south end of the property. The view is spectacular, and on... More >>

• Harsh Judgment

  published June 19, 2002

  On a sunny evening earlier this month, Debra Schmidt walked out of the Alameda County Jail at Santa Rita, her home since being extradited from... More >>

• Missed Interpretation

  published March 13, 2002

  Shazia Siddiqi's grandmother was the first to notice that her 3-year-old granddaughter wasn't speaking much. Doctors confirmed what her family... More >>

• Gone at the Chron

  published February 13, 2002

  Local news junkies were hardly shocked by this week's departure of the San Francisco Chronicle's managing editor, Jerry Roberts. (He and... More >>

• Land Ho

  published February 6, 2002

  In their latest agreement with the Navy for cleaning up and transferring land at the former Hunters Point Shipyard, San Francisco officials have... More >>

• Unsportsmanlike Conduct

  published January 23, 2002

  Two lines of women face each other on the field of Berkeley's Grove Street Park, the San Francisco Tsunami's third practice field in as many... More >>

• Slow Sailing

  published January 16, 2002

  Navy brass showed up at City Hall last week to renew talks about transferring property at the former Hunters Point Shipyard to the city -- a sign... More >>

• Massing Gas

  published January 2, 2002

  State and local officials fear that methane gas produced in a landfill on the former Hunters Point Shipyard may travel into nearby neighborhoods,... More >>