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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2022
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Community Rallies Behind LGBTQ After SLz Protest
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By Michael Singer
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Candlelight Walk
Memorial service for the 28th anniversary of the loss of Jenny Lin
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Rotarian of Month Elizabeth Crocker is named June Rotarian of the Month
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Preliminary numbers of the June 7 Primary Election show a shift in the issues voters want to focus on in the next few years.
Primary Election Shows Voter Shift By Mike McGuire
Food for Thought
What if there were a way that health and fitness could be simple?
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If successful, Sanchez would be the first woman to hold the office of County Sheriff CASTRO VALLEY FORUM and Coroner. Likewise, while both candidates for With all precincts reporting in, the results county education head sought to add focus of the June 7 Primary Election are all but fully certified. But the preliminary numbers on equity and services to keep students out show a shift in the issues voters want to focus of trouble, Castro was critical of Monroe’s on in the next few years. focus on her management For example, Alameda County is likely to of funds given to schools get a new Sheriff in Yesenia Sanchez, who from the US Government’s at press time held onto a slim majority of the COVID recovery budget. PRIMARY votes (52%) over incumbent Sheriff Greg There were 136,354 ELECTIONS votes waiting to be counted Ahern (32.2%) and challenger Joann Walker (15.7%). in Alameda County and The county is also likely to see a new 2,240,611 statewide, as of Superintendent of Schools as Alysse Castro last Friday, three days after leads the county’s vote tally over incumbent polls closed. This is despite the announceL.K. Monroe by a margin of 52% to 48%. ment that 100 percent of the county’s The local elections show a shift from the precincts had “reported.” The state elections current norms to ones that could be conwebsite explains that a precinct has “reportsidered progressive when compared to the ed” if it counted even one vote — not all incumbents’ positions. of them. California uses a top-two primary For example, Yesenia Sanchez ran on a system, in which all candidates appear on platform of community engagement, rehathe same ballot. The top two vote-getters, bilitation of the jail population, and a focus regardless of party affiliation, move on to the on accountability while Ahern focused on general election. his current qualifications and experience. see ELECTION on page 10
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Friends and supporters of local gay, lesbian, and transgender individuals are making a stand against hate and extremism following a disruption during a children’s story time at the San Lorenzo Library last Saturday. An afternoon event on June 11 called, “Drag Queen Story Hour” was disrupted after five men entered the library and began to shout homophobic and transphobic slurs at the event organizer. The men were described as members of the Proud Boys organization, known to be a right-wing hate group with anti-LGBTQ affiliations. The men were described as extremely aggressive with a threatening violent
demeanor causing people to fear for their safety. Present at the event were children, parents, and other community members. Sheriff’s deputies were called to the scene and were able to de-escalate the situation. San Lorenzo Librarian Cindy Chadwick said the storytime is designed for preschool-aged children, but the event was open to anyone. The library has been hosting several LGBTQ events all month. “The message here is that we will not tolerate this kind of intimidation and hostile behavior in the library and our library is open to everybody,” Chadwick said. Witnesses say there were about a dozen men in all with see PROTEST on back page
Officials Confirm First County Case Of Monkeypox By Michael Singer
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Monkeypox is just one of the global viruses that were suppressed during the height of the COVID pandemic that is now flaring up again. Monkeypox is not new and does not spread as easily as COVID-19. The current risk of getting Monkeypox is low. However, public health experts worry that the virus could become a larger, persistent problem if not controlled now. Alameda County Health last week announced that a resident
within Alameda County has tested positive for Orthopox and is suspected to be infected with the Monkeypox virus. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) conducted testing for Orthopox and results from testing by the CDC confirmed the Monkeypox infection. The resident who tested positive had close contact with someone who recently also tested positive for Orthopox. Federal privacy law prevents the county from sharing additional information, a spokessee CASE on page 3
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