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Carpaccio’s closing doors by Kyle Szymanski Staff Writer
When Carpaccio Ristorante Italiano opened to the public in 2013, the family-owned business was welcomed as part of Oakley’s downtown revitalization program. Now however, owner Manuel Munoz plans to shutter his restaurant by Feb. 15. “It’s tough out there,” said Jeanette Tiscareno, manager of the restaurant. “It’s rough to run a mom and pop.” The Oakley City Council is expected to vote on a termination agreement between Munoz and the city at its meeting on Jan. 10. The city owns the two-story building on the corner of Main Street and Vintage Parkway, which has been leased to Munoz since 2013. During that meeting, the council will also decide among Gaby’s Bar & Grill, Buon Appetito and La
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Veranda as a replacement tenant. “I have family in the restaurant business and know how difficult it is to capture attention and maintain a solid customer base in a very competitive market,” said Oakley City Councilman Kevin Romick. “We are appreciative of the risk taken by Carpaccio in joining us in our downtown revitalization, and we look forward to the next restaurant to step in and be a strong part of what is offered in Oakley.” Munoz immigrated to the U.S. in 1979 and has spent his entire career in the restaurant industry. He opened Carpaccio in Antioch in 2002 and moved the restaurant to Oakley in 2013, eyeing the downtown as a perfect location for a 6,000-square-foot, indoor and outdoor, fine-dining restaurant. Its menu has featured an array of authentic Italian cuisine, includsee Carpaccio page 30
Residents brave the cold for the annual Frozen Bun Run on Bethel Island. Page 10
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Oakley’s Carpaccio Ristorante Italiano, which opened in 2013, is set to close by February.
School district hosts immigration forum by Ruth Roberts Staff Writer
In an effort to quell fears, supply information and educate families worried about the possible changes in immigration law following the recent national election, the Oakley Union Elementary School District (OUESD) is hosting a free forum on Friday, Jan. 13, at O’Hara Park Middle School, in Oakley. The event will be a questionand-answer format for attendees to ask questions and receive updated information on immigration policy from immigration lawyer Juan Ortiz. “Families are definitely concerned with deportation and
“ There are people who are actually afraid they are going to be invited to the school, then taken away in trucks. Our goal with this forum is to connect with as many families as possible.
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Superintendent Greg Hetrick separation of families,” said Ortiz. “I get the sense that there is a general fear right now among the immigrant community, from both documented and undocumented immigrants. Since the election, I have been asked by a number of lawful, permanent residents if I believe the new administration will target them as
green-card holders.” The district’s Hispanic population hovers around 47 percent, and while Hetrick recognizes that many of his students and their families are frightened and unsure of their futures, he wants them to understand that the OUESD is a safe haven now and always.
“We understand that there is a level of uncertainty right now with our families, as it pertains to immigration law,” said Hetrick. “There are people who are actually afraid they are going to be invited to the school, then taken away in trucks. Our goal with this forum is to connect with as many families as possible and provide the latest information we can.” Lidia Fernandez, parent liaison with the OUESD, said she has had many parents come to her, concerned their families will be separated as a result of the new administration’s perceived stance on immigration. It is Fersee Immigration page 30
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