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or a day, a portion of Ardenwood Farm will disappear into the mists of time and reappear in Scotland where a traditional ballad evokes memories of proud and independent clans led by Bonnie Prince Charles. Whether traveling by the high road or low road, on this day, all will end up on the bonny, bonny banks of Loch Lomond. Those who dare to visit and mingle with clans from far and wide will be immersed in the antics and lore of fierce and stalwart inhabitants. Their descendents have infused the United States with their exceptional loyalty and cultural influence. The tapestry of U.S. history is woven with threads of Scotland. Tartan Day, a family gathering, presented by the Tri-Cities Scottish Association of California, will bring feisty and strong-willed Scots together as they peace-
ably demonstrate their proud heritage and prowess in martial arts, dance and music. The soul of Scotland - its sights and sounds – evokes elemental stirrings in everyone as the sound of bagpipes and drums announce the
gathering of clans on Saturday, April 2 at Ardenwood Historic Farm in Fremont. April 6th is National Tartan Day, a celebration of Scottish American heritage who have wielded enormous influence on the arts, science, politics and law. Many of the United States founding fathers and presidents who followed were of Scottish descent. In 1996, Newark was the first city in California to proclaim Tartan Day. The following year, the Tri-Cities Scottish Association of California (TSAC) continued on page 5
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BY ELÉNAMARTINA PHOTOS COURTESY OF EBRPD After recent rainy weather, many are anxious to get outdoors… How about a short or long guided hike? A kid-friendly hike? Perhaps live music and crafts or leaning how to identify wildflowers are a favored choice to welcome
springtime. Is so, the Sunol Regional Wilderness Spring Wildflower Festival is a solid pick for this weekend. Anyone with an interest in wildflowers or nature is encouraged to attend –something for all ages. Interpretive staff will provide easy ways to identify wildflowers and the best places and times to see different varieties. Among the best places to see the colors of spring are in East Bay Regional Parks which span Alameda and Contra Costa counties with more than 108,000 acres in 65 parks including over 1,200 miles of trails for hiking, biking, horseback riding and nature study. The Park District offers lakes, shorelines, campgrounds, visitor centers, interpretive and recreation programs, picnic areas, indoor/outdoor rental facilities, golf courses and much more. A “Trails Challenge” program is extremely popular and includes self-guided hiking, biking, and walking paths throughout the East Bay. Spring events are the resurrection of wilderness fairs celebrated years ago, before budget cuts, according to Sunol Naturalist and event organizer Cat Taylor. The Wildflower Festival,
Textiles have come a long way since our ancestors donned simple cloths. It is amazing to see how far artists are taking them into the 21st Century. Catch a glimpse of what is possible with textiles at the 43rd Textile Exhibition at the Olive Hyde Art Gallery starting April 1. Olive Hyde’s curator, Sandra Hemsworth, searched for artists near and far to participate in this years sought after annual event. The twenty-seven artists continued on page 40
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Manage Your Diabetes to Avoid Emergency Room Visits Washington Hospital Seminar Offers Tips for Working With Your Health Care Team
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eeping your diabetes under control can be difficult. Just about everything you do affects your blood sugar (glucose) levels. Your health care team can help you manage the chronic disease and avoid serious complications, as well as unnecessary trips to the emergency room. “There are times when a call to your health care team can prevent serious health emergencies,” said Vida Reed, R.N., a certified diabetes educator at Washington Hospital. “It’s important to know when to call.” She will present “Diabetes Management: When to Call for Help” from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5. The seminar will be held at the Conrad E. Anderson, M.D. Auditoriums located at 2500 Mowry Avenue (Washington West) in Fremont. You can register online at www.whhs.com or call (800) 963-7070 for more information.
Diabetes occurs when the body does not produce enough insulin or is not able to use it properly. Insulin helps the body process glucose, which fuels the body. When this process doesn’t work properly, glucose levels can get abnormally high, which can harm the body. If current trends continue, one in three people will develop diabetes sometime in their lifetime, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which has serious implications for health. The CDC reports that diabetes is the leading cause of new cases of blindness, kidney failure, and non-traumatic lower-extremity amputations among adults. It also increases the risk for heart disease and stroke. “Disability and premature death are not inevitable consequences of diabetes,” Reed said. “You can avoid serious complications by controlling your blood glucose and blood pressure, and
Managing diabetes and controlling your glucose levels can be difficult. At an upcoming seminar,Vida Reed, R.N. (above) a certified diabetes educator at the Washington Outpatient Diabetes Center will share tips for knowing when to seek help from your health care team and prevent an unnecessary trip to the emergency room. The free lecture will take place on Tuesday, April 5 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Conrad E. Anderson M.D. Auditorium located at 2500 Mowry Avenue in Fremont. Register online at www.whhs.com
getting the needed preventive care like eye exams.” She will talk about ways you can work with your health care team to manage your diabetes, as well as tips for knowing when to call your physician or other health care professionals. According to Reed, your diabetes health care team could include your doctor, endocrinologist, certified diabetes educator, dietitian, eye
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doctor, podiatrist, dentist, and physical trainer. All of these medical professionals can help you stay on track and avoid some of the complications of diabetes. Take Control Part of knowing when to call on your health care team requires taking control of your diabetes by paying close attention to your blood glucose levels and other health issues, Reed said. For example, she said it’s important to routinely examine your feet for sores, pay attention to any changes in your eyesight, and have your blood pressure checked regularly. “Pain or discomfort should not be ignored, so it’s important to contact your health care team,” Reed said. “Chest pain, pain in your legs or when you urinate, blurred vision, are all symptoms that should be investigated by your doctor.” She encourages people with diabetes to wear a medical identification bracelet in case of health emergencies. Sometimes people behave differently or are incoherent when their blood sugar gets too low, so it’s important for people who come to your aid to know you have diabetes, she explained. There is no doubt that keeping your diabetes and other risk factors under control can prevent premature death and disability. According to the CDC: • Blood glucose control reduces the risk for eye, kidney, and nerve diseases among people with dia-
betes by about 40 percent. • Blood pressure control reduces the risk for heart disease and stroke among people with diabetes by 33 to 50 percent. It reduces the risk for eye, kidney, and nerve diseases by about 33 percent. • Detecting and treating diabetic eye disease with laser therapy can reduce the risk for loss of eyesight by 50 to 60 percent. Comprehensive foot care programs can reduce amputation rates by 45 to 85 percent. “Properly managing your diabetes is critical for staying healthy,” Reed said. “Working closely with your health care team can help.”
Washington Outpatient Diabetes Center The Washington Outpatient Diabetes Center offers a full array of education programs and services that are facilitated by a team of certified diabetes educators. These specialists work with people individually and they also facilitate group discussions related to diabetes education. Our staff can work with you on developing an approach that can teach you how to manage your condition and live successfully with diabetes. To learn more about the programs and services at the Washington Outpatient Diabetes Center, visit www.whhs.com/diabetes or call (510) 745-6556 for more information.
InHealth broadcasts on Comcast Channel 78 in Fremont, Newark and Union City and online at www.inhealth.tv The full schedule of InHealth programs listed below can also be viewed in real time on the Washington Hospital website, www.whhs.com
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Peripheral Vascular Disease: Leg Weakness, Symptoms and Treatment & Percutaneous (Under the Skin) Treatment
Management of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
Hip Pain in the Young and Middle-Aged Adult
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Washington Women's Center: Heart Healthy Foods (Late Start)
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Women's Health Conference: Organic Gardening Demonstration
World Kidney Day
Washington Township Health Care District Board Meeting March 9, 2011
Take the Steps: What You Should Know About Foot Care (Late Start)
Skin Care and Prevention of Skin Cancer
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Have You Recently Lost Health Care Coverage?
Healthy Aging and Longevity (Late Start) Latest Principles for Wound Care Diabetes Health Fair 2010: Diabetes and the Kidneys
Crohn's & Colitis, Stomach InHealth Special Report: Cancer and Irritable Bowel Disorders The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Learn About Foods That Part 1 Help Your Digestive System
Inside Washington Hospital: Advances in Cardiac Care (New)
Washington Women's Center: Cancer Genetic Counseling
Washington Township Health Care District Board Meeting March 9, 2011
Inside Washington Hospital: The Green Team
Washington Township Health Care District Board Meeting March 9, 2011
Important Immunizations for Healthy Adults
Planning Your California Advance Health Directive: Prostate Enlargements and Now is the Time Cancer (Late Start)
Voices InHealth: The Greatest Gift of All
InHealth Special Report: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Part 2
Men's Health Fair: Heart Healthy Living
Washington Township Health Care District Board Meeting March 9, 2011
Women's Health Conference: Do You Suffer From Allergy or Asthma Conditions?
Think Pink: Women's Center Update
Inside Washington Hospital: Pediatric Care
Drooping Eyelid Problems & Four Major Eye DisorMinimally Invasive Surgery ders and Vision Problems for Lower Back Disorders
Reach Your Goal: Quit Smoking
Your Concerns InHealth: Senior Scam Prevention
Washington Township Health Care District Board Meeting March 9, 2011
Surgical Treatment for Diabetes The Latest Technology in Treating Brain Tumors and Parkinson's Disease (Late Start) Arthritis: Do I Have One of 100 Types?
Washington Township Health Care District Board Meeting March 9, 2011
InHealth Special Report: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Part 3
Alzheimer's Disease Research Update
George Mark Children's House - A New Way Home (Late Start)
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Women's Health Conference: Digestive Disorders
Inside Washington Hospital: Advances in Cardiac Care (New)
Sepsis: Treatment of a Top 10 Killer
New Surgical Techniques for Minimally Invasive Knee Replacement (Late Start)
Your Concerns InHealth: Vitamin Supplements
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Disaster Preparedness Surgical Interventions for Sleep Apnea
Insurance Information for People with Diabetes
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Do You Suffer From Anxiety or Depression?
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Strengthen Your Back! Learn to Improve Your Back Fitness
Fitting Physical Activity Into Your Day Washington Township Health Care District Board Meeting March 9, 2011
Learn About Nutrition for a Healthy Life
Tips to Making Your Golden Years Healthier
Inside Washington Your Concerns InHealth: Hospital: The Green Team Pediatric Care – The Pre-School Years Learn Exercises to Help Lower (Late Start) Your Blood Pressure and Slow Your Heart Rate
Inside Washington Hospital: Voices InHealth: Decisions Patient Safety in Cardiac Care
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Personal Emergency Preparedness Training & Learn How to Access Community Services Quickly and Easily
Voices InHealth: Nursing Excellence - Journey to Magnet Status
Community Based Senior Supportive Services
Superbugs: Are We Winning the Germ War?
Voices InHealth: Bras for Body & Soul (Late Start)
Cough or Shortness of Breath, What to Do About It
Heel Problems and Treatment Options
Maintaining Heart Health with Diabetes
Diabetes Health Fair 2010: Inside Washington Hospital: Learn How Exercise Can Diabetes Health Fair 2010: Advances in Cardiac Care Help Diabetes (New) Osteoporosis and What to Cooking Demonstration: do to Prevent it Learn About Healthy Eating (Late Start) Diabetes and Your Influenza and Other Skin Care and Prevention Hormones Contagious Respiratory of Skin Cancer (Late Start) Conditions Men's Health Fair Panel Voices InHealth: The Legacy Discussion Strength Training System
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Starting this year, the oldest members of the baby boom generation are becoming eligible for Medicare. If you or someone you know is turning 65 this year, it’s important to know about Medicare coverage. To help people learn about qualifications for Medicare and what Medicare offers, Washington Hospital is offering a free seminar on Tuesday, April 5 from 10 a.m. to Noon in the Conrad E. Anderson M.D. Auditoriums located at 2500 Mowry Avenue (Washington West) in Fremont. To register for the free seminar, visit www.whhs.com or call (800) 963-7070.
If you or someone you know is 65 or older, it’s important to know about Medicare coverage.At an upcoming health insurance seminar at Washington Hospital, two unbiased experts will cover Medicare plans, prescription coverage and how Medicare works. The free seminar will take place on Tuesday,April 5 from 10 a.m. to Noon at the Conrad E. Anderson M.D. Auditorium located at 2500 Mowry Avenue in Fremont. Register online at www.whhs.com
Two unbiased health insurance experts from Washington Hospital’s Health Insurance Information Service will explain what people need to know as they become eligible for Medicare. The lecture will discuss how Medi-Cal works with Medicare, the differences between Medicare Advantage Plans and Medicare Supplement plans. You will also learn about Medicare Part D Prescription Drug plans and the different options that are available. We Can Answer Your Questions Our experts will answer the following questions at the upcoming seminar: • How Does Medicare Work? • What Benefits Does Medicare Cover? • What Costs Does Medicare Pay for? • How Do I Sign Up?
Washington Hospital Health Insurance Information Service The Washington Hospital Health Insurance Information Service is a free and confidential service that can provide you with all the information you need to make an informed decision about your health insurance. You can reach this health insurance service by calling (800) 770-9447 anytime from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. You can either have your questions answered over the phone or set up an appointment for a personal consultation. To learn more about all the services provided by the Washington Hospital Health Insurance Service, visit www.whhs.com/health-insurance.
iming is everything Upon arriving at the emerwhen it comes to gency room at Washington Hosthe treatment of pital with stroke symptoms, a stroke. The reason for this is patient is evaluated by an onsimple. Brain cells die withcall neurologist who determines out oxygen. And for patients the need for tPA. who have an ischemic “It is important to select tPA stroke—which is caused by a candidates appropriately because clot—oxygen-carrying blood tPA can cause bleeding issues in doesn’t flow to affected areas some cases,” Dr. Jain says. “To of the brain. make the decision whether the paMeeting this fundamental tient is going to receive tPA or not, challenge of stroke care head the Stroke Program involves emeron, Washington Hospital’s gency responders because they are Stroke Program works fast, the first point of contact and can but ultimately it’s up to get the history of when stroke community members to unsymptoms began—the clock starts derstand the necessity behind at that point. Based on that hisseeking treatment immeditory, we decide if the patient is a ately when confronted with candidate for tPA. When the pathe signs of stroke, according tient arrives in the hospital, blood to Ash Jain, M.D., medical tests, computed topography (CT) director of the program. scans, nursing evaluation, ER docTo better inform commu- At an upcoming stroke education session,Washington Hospital clinicians will tor evaluation and radiologist evalnity members about stroke, discuss stroke rehabilitation and chronic care after stroke. Chronic problems uation of the imaging occurs very on Tuesday, April 5, Dr. Jain that stroke survivors must overcome and the toll stroke takes on caregivers quickly so that the neurologist can will also be addressed. To learn more about stroke management, make sure and Clinical Coordinator to attend the free seminar on Tuesday, April 5 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Conrad then decide if the patient is a canDoug Van Houten, R.N., E. Anderson, M.D., Auditorium, located at 2500 Mowry Ave. (Washington didate for tPA.” will present the Stroke Pro- West) in Fremont.Visit www.whhs.com to register or call (800) 963-7070. During this talk, Dr. Jain gram’s free monthly Stroke says audience members will half hours to six hours of stroke sympEducation Series, focusing on acute learn exactly why they need to seek help toms, we can give tPA arterially. And management of stroke and stroke rehaearly for stroke, as well as finding out within six to eight hours, we can go into what can be done for them if they have bilitation and chronic care. the brain and pull out the clot.” Working fast a stroke, including what to expect and After stroke symptoms first appear, When a stroke patient enters the treatment methods such as: Dr. Jain says that the level of stroke hospital, Washington Hospital’s stroke • Angiograms care expertise needed to treat a clot team first evaluates the need for clot• Echocardiograms goes up exponentially as time passes. busting medication called tissue plas• Treatment for irregular heart beat minogen activator (tPA), which must be Beyond six hours from onset of symptoms, only specialized hospitals like given within a certain window of time, • Clot-dissolving medication Washington Hospital possess the skill according to Dr. Jain. • Removal of a clot from the brain set and tools necessary to extract the “When patients arrive in the ER • Surgery for a hemorrhage (bleed) within four and a half hours, tPA can be clot from the brain. Helping the brain remap “When patients realize they are expeadministered intravenously,” Dr. Jain Following treatment is recovery. And explains. “Previously, we had to give tPA riencing stroke symptoms, they need to this is where hard work and tenacity can come to the hospital as soon as possible inside a three-hour window, and now so that they can be treated accordingly,” we can administer it within four and a Dr. Jain emphasizes. half hours of stroke. From four and a contnued on page 7
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ith so much attention being focused on the mileage-stripping effect of underinflated tires, it bears mentioning that overinflating tires carries its own set of undesirable effects. In fact, overinflated automobile tires may cause tires, suspension parts, and shock absorbers to wear out prematurely. Overinflated tires also pose a potential safety hazard in that they carry the entire weight of the vehicle on the tread’s middle section. As a result, the center tread may not be able to sufficiently evacuate enough water in rainy conditions, which gives rise to dangerous “hydroplaning” (when tires ride on a thin film of slippery water). It pays to simply stick with the inflation pressures recommended by the auto manufacturer.
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Gary Singh is the owner of Bay Star Auto Care at 1275 Atlantic St. near Western Ave., here in Union City. Phone: 489-3331
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MSJHS Science Olympiad team places second at Regionals SUBMITTED BY ALEKYA RAJANALA PHOTO BY JENNIFER MOU Congratulations are due to Mission San Jose High School (MSJHS) students for placing second at the Bay Area Regional Science Olympiad (BARSO) on February 19, and advancing to the State level. Thirty-five students from MSJHS, comprised of three teams, competed at the tournament hosted by Pleasanton’s Foothill High School. One MSJHS team ranked second against 25 other high schools in the Bay Area. According to the BARSO website, “The Science Olympiad aims to improve the quality of science education, increase student interest in science, and provide recognition for outstanding achievement in science education.” The competition consists of 23 different events, which fall into three main categories: exambased (students answer questions that test their knowledge in a particular subject), engineeringbased (students construct a device designed to complete a certain task), and hands-on (students perform lab experiments and solve problems on-the-spot). Students usually participate in three to five events working in groups of two or three people. Examples of popular past topics include Anatomy and Physiology, Helicopters, Ecology, Forensics, and Experimental Design. Participants from MSJHS prepared for nearly four months for the annual one-day competition.
(Left to right): Indu Subbaraj, Margaret Shen, Lakshmi Subbaraj, Merry Mou
Junior Captain Merry Mou said, “Science Olympiad is more ‘inclusive’ than competitions like Science Bowl (which require more preparation). We try to make sure that everyone interested can join because it’s one of the few academic competitions that anyone can participate in.” MSJHS has been a consistently strong contender at Science Olympiad. They took third place last year and earned 18 medals in 16 events this year, rivaling the score of first place Palo Alto High School. “I am very proud of [the students] for working hard and doing so well,” said Science Teacher and Coach Lisa Ishimine. “I am especially proud because they organized it themselves and trained themselves, without much help from the coaches.” The other two coaches were Science Teacher Julie Ray-
mond and Parent Bei Shen. The following students will progress to the State level tournament on April 9: Sophomores Margaret Shen and Kevin Chen, Juniors Lakshmi Subbaraj, Jeremy Pathman, Jay Shah, Bolun Liu, Merry Mou, I-Ling Chiang, Yicheng Sun, and Siddarth Sen, and Seniors Kevin Wu, Roger Chen, Eugene Choi, Indu Subbaraj, and Alvin Mao. “We are excited for the opportunity and are looking forward to States,” Mou said. Even though the other MSJ teams will not continue to the State level, Mou is optimistic about the years to come. “The [other two teams], composed mainly of freshmen and sophomores, had an admirable showing. Their performance makes me believe that our MSJHS Science Olympiad future is bright.”
Compost Giveaway SUBMITTED BY JANE BARK The Tri-City Documentary Series is pleased to announce that we are moving to new premises in Niles beginning April 9th, cosponsoring with First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and Niles Congregational United Church of Christ. We thank Rev. Jeffrey Spencer for making this possible. Many people have asked why the film series is no longer being screened monthly. This is due to increased demand of the Fukaya Room at the Fremont Main Library. We are extremely grateful for a very successful four-year run at the library, but now it’s time to move on. Niles Congregational Church has a lovely room for our use and LOTS of parking! Screenings will be on the second Saturday of each month. Our next film will be The Story of Wikileaks: This fascinating film about the origins of the Wikileaks organization follows an international cast of characters from Australia to Germany, Iceland and the U.S., and takes us into the server bunker in Sweden. We learn about the early hacker life of Julian Assange, and his later decision to form an organization where whistleblowers can anonymously pass information that documents crime and immorality. His stated goal is to expose injustice, and nothing exemplifies this more than the leaked film entitled “Collateral Murder”. Discussion will follow the film. Why not make it a day out and discover, or re-discover Niles, with its restaurants, galleries and antique shops, or perhaps take a stroll in Niles Community Park across from the Church? The Story of Wikileaks Saturday April 9 1:30 pm Niles Congregational Church 255 H Street @ 3rd www.nccucc.org 510-797-0895
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Receive two free bags of compost at the 16th anniversary of Fremont’s Compost Giveaway. This drive through event will be held at the Fremont Recycling & Transfer Station where our crew will place the compost into your vehicle. This event is open to Fremont residents who have curbside recycling service with Allied Waste Services. Bring your most recent Allied Waste Services bill as proof that you are participating in the City of Fremont curbside collection program. If your neighbor or family member is unable to attend the event, you may bring their Allied Waste Services bill as well and pick up their compost. Compost will be given away until supplies last. This event is brought to you by the City of Fremont, in partnership with Allied Waste Services and BLT, Inc. Compost giveaway Sunday, April 3 8 a.m. – 12 Noon Fremont residents with Allied Waste curbside recycling Fremont Recycling & Transfer Station 41149 Boyce Rd., Fremont (510) 657-3500
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celebrated its first Tartan Day Family Gathering at Ardenwood Historic Farm in Fremont - one of the first large-scale Tartan Day events in the country. TSAC became the East Bay Scottish Association (EBSA) in 2005 to acknowledge its membership’s expanding geographic scope. Anyone interested in Scottish music, history, dance, food, language, or art is invited to be a part of this dynamic organization. EBSA members with common ancestry may choose to be part of “clan associations.”
and harpists and hear the history of colorful tartans while marveling at birds of prey. A “Children’s Glen” will feature games, arts and crafts and storytelling. Clan encampments at the faire usually exist in peaceful coexistence, but at times, erupt into clashing swords and battle cries of duels so beware of loud boisterous warriors who challenge each other. This year Clan Bell International, Clan Blair, Clan Cian, Clan Donald, Clan Forbes, Clan Graham, Clan Gregor, Kennedy Society of North America, Clan Lamont and Clan MacLeod will be attending. The kaleidoscope of sights and sounds of the Tartan Day Scottish Faire will transform everyone into a Scot for the day, so head out to the farm on April 2nd and bask in all things Scottish. Tartan Day Scottish Faire Saturday, April 2 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Ardenwood Historic Farm 34600 Ardenwood Blvd., Fremont (510) 544-2797 www.ebparks.org www.eastbayscots.org Adults: $8 Seniors (62 years and over): $6 Ages 4 to 17: $5 Age 3 and under: free
The western chapter of Clan Gregor is local to Fremont and has participated at the Ardenwood celebration for many years. The “Scottish Faire” is the clan’s first gathering of the season. Clan Gregor can trace its roots back to 846 AD and the first kings of Scotland. It is proud to claim kinship to many notable figures in history, such as Rob Roy MacGregor (18th century Scottish folk hero and outlaw). Other clans/societies are expected to participate at Tartan Day. “This is a family friendly event in a beautiful park setting,” said EBSA President, Richard Brown. He added, “Tartan Day is always like a reunion. It’s the first major event of the season in the Bay Area, and a great way to start things off.” As the aroma of Scottish food and the skirl of bagpipes fill the air, visitors can browse through wares of craft and jewelry vendors, listen to folk singers, fiddlers
Letter to the Editor
Rail development in Fremont Regarding William Marshak’s op-ed “Gravity” in the March 15, 2011 issue of the Tri-City Voice, I respectfully disagree with Mr. Marshak’s assessment that the Fremont City Council has taken a position that is overly accommodating on Union Pacific Railroad’s (UPRR) recent acquisition of the north and south parcels of NUMMI and UPRR’s likely development plans. I further disagree with Mr. Marshak’s implicit assertion that rail-oriented development is not an appropriate development goal for these sites and that UPRR development would entail unmitigated impacts for the City. That said, the Fremont City Council has done a lousy job on NUMMI in almost every respect from the original announcement in 2009 that Toyota intended to close NUMMI and the City’s subsequent request for federal stimulus funds for a redevelopment study of the site. From then and up til the present day, the Fremont City Council and the Fremont Economic Development Agency have consistently ignored UPRR as a stakeholder in any redevelopment of the area despite the fact that NUMMI was a large customer of the Railroad for over 25 years and, more critically, despite the fact that the entire eastern side of the NUMMI parcels is adjacent to an existing UPRR mainline. Indeed, the latest draft of the Warm Springs Redevelopment Plan from December 2010 mentions the railroad only twice in almost 70 pages – and in both parts, the existing rail infrastructure is identified as an obstacle for development! It is laughable that the City was caught “off-guard” by the sale of the parcels to UPRR, as it shows how little communication Fremont felt was necessary to the two parties who actually had any skin in the game. If the City has such grand visions for a Santana Row / Googleplex development at the site (as their draft study shows), then they should have come up with the tens of millions to buy the site from Toyota. But, to the extent the City is now reaching out to UPRR, I applaud their efforts to work with the Railroad collaboratively to produce the highest-value added rail-oriented development possible for the sites. If the City comes out guns a’-blazing, what reason does UPRR have to play nice? And they’ve already shown they have more money and time to spend on this site than does the City! Finally, UPRR is a generally responsible corporate citizen and historically has done a good job mitigating impacts of their operations on local resources. Rail development does fit with the manufacturing and warehouse-type business character of the area that I have observed in my 10 years as a Warm Springs business manager (of a manufacturing company). The City needs to work hard from here on out with UPRR to chart a real-world development plan for NUMMI that will add much needed jobs in the City, sustain a pro-economic growth environment in the southeast Bay Area, and that respects the historically industrial – not residential, not commercial - base of Warm Springs and the specific NUMMI sites in question. Ethan Hartsell, Fremont
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Disaster Preparedness While many nations are well into their new year, for other cultures the festivities are just beginning. The Afghan/Persian New Year arrives with the first day of spring and lasts 13 days in a celebration called Nowroz. Aptly meaning “New Day” in Persian, Nowroz has been celebrated for over 3,000 years and is the largest Afghan/Persian event in the U.S. This Saturday, producer and founder NowRoz.org brings the festival to the Tri-Cities for the first time with a two-day event that presents the tastes, sights, and sounds of the Afghan culture. Over 40 vendors will offer food and arts from the region, as well as information on health and career options. Fremont houses the second largest population
of Afghan people in the world, and the aim of the festival is to share the Afghan culture with the rest of the community as well as preserve and strengthen the identity of the Afghan people living in the area, and establish a fun and lasting event that people can look forward to each year. The event is free and open to all. For more information call 1-855-NowRoz-1 or visit www.nowrozfestival.com. Nowroz Festival Saturday and Sunday, April 2 and 3 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. Swiss Park 5911 Mowry Ave., Newark 1-855-NowRoz-1 www.nowrozfestial.com
The Hayward Fire Department invites the public to a learning experience about personal Disaster Preparedness Preparation from the American Red Cross Wednesday, April 6, from 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Hayward Fire Department Public Education Officer Thor Poulsen, will introduce Eric Herskowitz, Community Preparedness Specialist for the American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter. Attendees will receive free emergency contact cards for each family member, a Ready Booklet and a chance to win items in a free raffle such as a personal disaster kit. Disaster Preparedness Wednesday, April 6 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Hayward Public Library, Weekes Branch 27300 Patrick Ave, Hayward (510) 583-4948 www.hayward-ca.gov
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help patients reap sizable rewards, according to Van Houten. However, the brain is a complex organ, so recovery isn’t as simple as it is for other parts of the body. “You can scrape your arm and skin will grow back, but the central nervous system will not regenerate,” Van Houten says. “So why do we think that someone can get better after stroke since we know that brain cells don’t regenerate?” The answer is something called neuroplasticity. “It has to do with remapping the brain,” he explains. “Plasticity means remolding. You can remap functions from one area of the brain to another, and that’s how people can get better. Neuroplasticity essentially means the ability to change connections after injury so new cells can take over lost functions.” “Recovering from stroke revolves around relearning how to perform an old function,” Van Houten says. “This is a unique quality that makes rehab possible. It’s why patients at Washington Hospital begin stroke rehab the very first day after stroke.” “Patients who come in today for stroke get an evaluation by a physical therapist, occupational therapist and speech therapist and, if we can, we’ll get these patients out of bed and moving. There’s really a golden opportunity in the first months to make big improvements with stroke.” Van Houten believes a structured rehabilitation program remains the key to improvement after a stroke. “I’ve always called the stroke rehab specialists the unsung heroes of stroke care,” he says. “They work slowly and incrementally, and that’s how improvement occurs when it comes to stroke. My experience is that if a stroke patient survives, every one of those
Conference on racial healing in foster care system SUBMITTED BY DIANE DANIEL Registration is being taken through April 1 for the free conference, “Foster Care Racial Healing,” set for April 8 at the Cal State East Bay Oakland Center. Terry Jones, professor emeritus of social work and conference cochair, will deliver the keynote address, “Racial Healing in the Foster Care System: What’s Love Got to do with it.” “The foster care system has not served African American children and families well,” said Jones. “There are a disproportionate number of African Americans committed to foster care, they stay in foster care longer than whites, and when they exit, they exit to a situation of turmoil and uncertainty.”
patients will get better to some extent. Some will improve a small amount, some a tremendous amount; it sort of depends on one’s ability to remap and refocus.” The Stroke Program itself functions along the same principal of constant performance improvement. “We’re getting to the point where we’ve seen—after keeping track of all the strokes since our program began—2,700-plus strokes,” Van Houten says. “We’ve seen a lot of stroke patients and we’ve had a lot of people improve.” “The rehab process starts here and we have a lot of data to base our care on, helping patients improve every day.” A golden opportunity to learn During the April 5 seminar, Dr. Jain will share details of stroke treatment while Van Houten will explain in more detail how the human brain can relearn essential functions with the help of acute rehabilitation. The free seminar will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5, in the Conrad E. Anderson, M.D. Auditorium, Washington West, located at 2500 Mowry Avenue in Fremont). To register, call (510) 745-6525 or visit www.whhs.com/stroke.
Stroke Support Group Washington Hospital’s Stroke Program conducts a once a month stroke support group for stroke survivors and their caregivers. The group provides social and emotional support and presentations on stroke related topics. The group meets the fourth Tuesday of each month from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at 2500 Mowry Avenue (Washington West) inside the Neuroscience Conference Room located on the 2nd floor. To learn more details, call (510) 745-6525.
He believes that the foster care system has performed as “home breakers,” rather than “homebuilders.” “We can and should do better than we have done. From a policy perspective we need to move from a ‘blaming the victim’ approach to a recognition that our institutions are failing African American youth, families and communities,” Jones said. He will stress the need to both recognize the reality of class conflict and inequality, while formulating better survival strategies for foster care youth about to age out of the system. Another presentation will look at an institutional racism analysis of child welfare policies, while Robert Jemerson, head trainer for the Alameda County Independent Living Skills Program, will facilitate the plenary, a panel discussion with questions and answers. The event luncheon will honor Carol Collins, assistant agency director of the Alameda County Department of Children and Family Services. The conference is sponsored by Cal State East Bay, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Pivotal Point Youth Services, Alameda County Independent Living Skills Program, Alameda County Social Services Agency and Beyond Emancipation. Call (510) 885-3605 to register. Foster Care Racial Healing Friday, April 8 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Cal State East Bay Oakland Center 1000 Broadway, suite 109, Oakland (510) 885-3605
Smart Investing@Santa Clara County Library SUBMITTED BY GWENDOLYN MITCHELL AND MARINA HINESTROSA In an effort to promote investor education and empower Santa Clara County library users with useful financial knowledge, Santa Clara County Library will launch the “Smart Investing@Santa Clara County Library” Program this spring. The two-year project will be funded by a $100,000 grant from the American Library Association (ALA) and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). “We’re experiencing tough times and many residents are trying to develop their investing skills, so this grant is a big help,” said Dave Cortese, President, Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. ”We hope library patrons feel confident when making decisions that might help them to minimize the impact this economic downturn has caused their families.”
Phase One of the “Smart Investing@Santa Clara County Library” Program will start this spring with staff training, collection enhancement and web development components. Phase Two of the Program will begin with public workshops at Santa Clara County libraries from September 2011 through fall 2012. Topics will include: Get the Most Out of Your Money - Key investment concepts, budgets and goals; Managing Credit & Debt; Saving and Investing; Choosing the Right Investments for You & Retirement Savings Vehicles; Making College a Reality with as Little Debt as Possible; The “Sandwich Generation” - Financial Planning for children, parents and you; Finances and Life Crisis; and Money Talks University of CA Extension financial literacy curriculum for teens For more information, visit www.SantaClaraCountyLib.org
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School employee arrested for embezzlement SUBMITTED BY SGT DARYL SEQUEIRA, MILPITAS PD Milpitas Police have arrested Richard Scott Salet, a 48-year-old Milpitas resident and Milpitas Unified School District (MUSD) employee for embezzlement. Salet was arrested on Tuesday, March 22 at about 10:45 a.m. An extensive investigation revealed that Salet had been stealing gas for personal use over a long period of time. Salet has been booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail for multiple counts of embezzlement. Anyone with any information regarding this incident is encouraged to call the Milpitas Police Department at (408) 586-2400 or the information can also be given online at www.ci.milpitas.ca.gov.
Fremont Crime News SUBMITTED BY DETECTIVE BILL VETERAN, FREMONT PD Cigarettes stolen Cigarettes, valued at over two thousand dollars, were stolen from Safeway located on Washington Boulevard. Police said unknown suspect(s) entered the store on Tuesday evening, March 22 and gained entry to the locked cigarette cabinet. Officer Zargham is investigating the case. An attempted commercial burglary was reported on Wednesday, March 23. A suspect tried to steal merchandise at Raley’s. Officer Zargham arrested the suspect for burglary and a theft.
Auto Theft Police arrested Joseph Molinar for auto theft. While patrolling the Niles district on Tuesday, March 22 Officer Lambert located a stolen van. Street Crimes assisted in setting up surveillance. DUI A 29-year-old man was arrested for drunk driving after his car struck a streetlight at Paseo Padre Parkway and Darwin Drive on Thursday March 24. On Wednesday, March 23, Officer Haugh arrested a 37year-old female for possession of and under the influence of a controlled substance. On Thursday, March 24, Of-
Union City Crime News COURTESY OF UNION CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT Suspect arrested for possession of drugs Police arrested a suspect for for possession of drugs. The suspect was arrested during an enforcement stop of his vehicle with expired registration and suspended driver’s license in the area of Whipple Road and Huntwood Avenue on Thursday, March 17. Police also found 18 ecstasy pills and 10.1 grams of marijuana for the purpose of sales. Suspect arrested for possession of drugs and gun In a similar incident on Thursday, March 17, an officer on patrol stopped a vehicle that failed to stop for a red light at the intersection of Whipple Road and Medallion Drive. The officer made an enforcement stop of the vehicle and approached the driver to obtain his driver’s license and registration. When the officer looked into the driver’s window to contact the driver, he saw the handle of a handgun wedged between the driver’s seat and the center console. A handgun was retrieved from the vehicle. Drug paraphernalia and 1.7 grams of methamphetamine were also found in the open center console.
ficer Lambert and Officer Geibig arrested a man at Davis Street and Grimmer Boulevard for possession of drugs. Police stopped the suspect’s car at Davis Street and Grimmer Boulevard and found marijuana for sale in the car. The suspect was arrested for driving under influence and resisting arrest. Foiled robbery On Thursday, March 24, a suspect attempted to rob a woman of her purse near Safeway in the Irvington District but ended up with her umbrella. The suspect fled from the scene; the umbrella was recovered a short distance away.
Driver arrested for reckless driving On Thursday, March 17, Police arrested a driver and passenger for outstanding arrest warrants. Their vehicle sped past a patrol officer on Industrial Parkway and slowed to a stop for the red light at Whipple Road. As the officer approached the vehicle, it sped off. The suspect vehicle stopped in the Petco parking lot and the driver was arrested for reckless driving. The passenger had an outstanding arrest warrant and was also arrested. Domestic Battery A couple was involved in a heated argument in their vehicle on Thursday, March 17 at the Krispy Kreme parking lot on Dyer Street. The woman attempted to retrieve Girl Scout cookies from the trunk of the vehicle when her boyfriend slammed the trunk lid on her hand. Alameda County Fire rendered first aid to the victim who later drove herself to a local hospital for treatment. The suspect was arrested for domestic battery. Armed robbery at Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant Three armed suspects robbed the Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant on Alvarado Boulevard, Friday night, March 18. The suspects, who carried shotguns and a handgun, held the employees at gunpoint while they took money from the register and safe. All suspects fled on foot towards Alvarado Boulevard. The case is under investigation.
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Ohlone Humane Society
ERIC MILLS, OHLONE HUMANE SOCIETY COMMUNITY RELATIONS DIRECTOR “The Director [John McCamman, Dept. of Fish & Game] acts at the pleasure of the Governor.” -Sonke Mastrup, Deputy Director, DFG
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omeone recently sent me a short video taken at an Asian market in Milpitas, CA last September. It shows a large softshell turtle, with its entire upper shell sliced off, exposing heart, lungs and intestines. Amazingly (and appallingly), the turtle was still alive. The woman who filmed the scene complained to the manager, who refused to put the turtle out of its misery. A short time later another customer bought 25% of the turtle, which necessitated putting the animal out of its misery. (Available on YouTube. GOOGLE “mutilated turtle.”) This is not an aberration. I’ve seen similar atrocities in the live markets in both San Francisco and Oakland. It has to stop, and you the reader can help make it happen. As reported in a 4/27/10 column (“Thought for Food”), California’s Chinatown live markets annually import two million American bullfrogs, plus an estimated 300,000-400,000 freshwater turtles, for human consumption. Most of the frogs are commercially raised in Taiwan; all the turtles are taken from the wild in states east of the Rockies, depleting local populations. None of these animals are native to California, and when released into local waters (a common though illegal practice), they prey upon and displace our native species. All are diseased and/or parasitized, posing serious risks to public health. Reportedly, 62% of market frogs also carry the dreaded chytrid fungus, a prime suspect in the extinction of nearly 200 amphibian species around the world in recent years. After a 15-year campaign to ban the importation and sale of live frogs and turtles for human consumption, the State Fish and Game Commission voted 5:0 in February 2010 to adopt a policy instructing the Department of Fish and Game (a separate entity) to cease issuing import permits for these animals. Victory at last! Or so we thought. Only a few weeks later, DFG Director John McCamman announced that he would continue to issue the permits on a month-tomonth basis. When challenged by the Commission, DFG Deputy Director Sonke Mastrup could only mutter, “The Director acts at the pleasure of the Governor.” TRANSLATION: The Dept. is going to do
what the Dept. wants to do, the Commission and the public be hanged (NOTE: The Commission has received nearly 4,000 letters in support of the proposed ban). Now here’s where it gets interesting. On March 2, DFG Director McCamman sent the Commission a memo (copy available upon request) explaining his reasoning, prompting this remarkable rebuttal from Commissioner Dan Richards (a transcription from the Commission’s 3/3/11 video archives): “I’d be remiss if I didn’t address Director McCamman’s email to us on the frogs and turtles fiasco and misrepresentations that he provided to this commission at our last meeting. You’ll recall that Director McCamman told us that he didn’t have any latitude, that he was mandated by statute to issue permits, contrary to the direction that the Commission had previously given him. Previously we had told him in no uncertain terms to not issue any more permits. He took the position that he was mandated to do so. Since that time, I took the initiative to actually go back and read the statute, because I was dumbfounded that he didn’t have any latitude. And, of course, the statue does NOT say that he’s mandated to do so. And now he’s written a memo to us that is more... poppycock, I’ll call it; it’s ridiculous. The structure is woefully broken. The Department of Fish & Game is supervised, managed and directed by the Fish & Game Commission, yet we don’t supervise, manage, direct or discipline the Director. He takes his direction from the Governor… so the process is flawed... Director McCamman is taking the position that he’s STILL correct, regardless of the facts. So anytime you want to know why we’re dysfunctional, take a look at these kinds of memos and you’ll understand it.” What you can do - Since the Director DOES “act at the pleasure of the Governor,” please write to Gov. Jerry Brown and urge him to order the Department to cease issuing these permits immediately. And send a copy of your letter to John Laird, Secretary of Resources (1416 Ninth Street, Sacramento, CA 95814). Please urge your own representatives to ask Governor Brown and Secretary Laird to order the Department of Fish & Game to stop the permits. Only such a move will adequately protect the environment, the public health, and the welfare of the animals. THE GOVERNOR AND ALL STATE LEGISLATORS MAY BE WRITTEN C/O THE STATE CAPITOL, SACRAMENTO, CA 95814. Thanks for caring.
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The right to bear arms I was born and raised in California, and I have absolutely no criminal or mental health history. I have undergone extensive firearms training, both in California and out-of-state. And I currently hold multiple concealed weapons permits, allowing me to legally carry a concealed firearm in 32 states. Despite living in the City of Fremont virtually all of my life, Alameda County Sheriff Gregory Ahern and Fremont Police Chief Craig Steckler do not believe my life is valuable enough to be issued a permit to carry a concealed firearm in California. The Second Amendment to the United State Constitution states “…the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” My right, as well as the right of many others in California, to bear arms is being infringed upon by sheriffs and police chiefs throughout the state. People should be aware that our rights have already been stripped from us in an unfair and discriminatory way. If any crime is perpetrated against me that could have been deterred or avoided had I been permitted to legally carry a firearm on my person, I am going to hold the Alameda County Sheriff and Fremont Police Chief accountable. Adnan Shahab, Fremont
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History
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armon John Tilden was born in New York State in 1825. He grew up in the area and was educated in local schools. Mr. Harmon John Tilden and Miss Mary Jane Lee were married in Barre, New York, April 18, 1850. Their daughter Laura Eliza was born January 2, 1855. The family came to California in the 1850’s. They lived for a while in Calaveras and Amador Counties where Harmon served as district judge. The family moved to San Francisco in 1865 where Harmon served as president of the Board of Education. He was president of the Republican State Central Committee in 1872 and was appointed internal revenue collector in San Francisco by President Grant. Harmon was also a member of the Odd Fellows order for many years and served as Grand Master in California.
Judge Harmon Tilden
James and Laura Whipple
The Tilden family moved to the Niles area in the 1880’s. There are several references in the literature to “Judge Tilden’s ranch and orchard at the head or north end of the lagoon.” This description has become rather confusing with the passage of time. The Washington Township assessor’s map for 1900 shows the Tilden property at the junction of the Niles – Centerville road with the present Mission Boulevard. The Tildens eventually handed the property on to their daughter Lida Thane. Judge Harmon J. and Mary Lee Tilden celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1900. It was “the most important social event” that Niles had seen for years. The celebration began with a family reunion and dinner at the Tilden house followed by a public reception at the Niles Odd Fellows’ Hall. Festivities included a number of toasts, letters and remarks from prominent citizens of the Bay Area and beyond. The Tilden children were quite successful in their endeavors. Laura, who was usually called Lida, graduated from Mills College, became an accomplished concert singer and performed with famous opera companies. She married Joseph Eiley Thane in 1874. They lived in Oakland for a few years before establishing their permanent home in Niles near the Tilden residence. Joseph became an orchardist and probably helped his father-in-law, Judge Tilden. Their children were Laura, Bartlett (Bart) and Hazel. Lida was a tireless worker for many causes and movements. She was a founder of the Country Club of Washington Township, a writer, one of the first women school trustees and a leader in the movement to secure a local high school. Always interested in the problems and rights of children, Lida helped establish a child clinic that later became the Public Health Office. She was a member of the Children’s Welfare Board and Child Welfare Club. Lida served in the Niles Improvement Club of the Ladies Guild of the Niles Congregational Church where she was superintendent and teacher of the Sunday school for
many years. She was also an active member of the Toyon Branch of the Children’s Hospital. As noted by the Township Register in 1924, “Mrs. J. E. Thane was assisted by daughter
gree from Hastings College in 1881. As a member of the California National Guard, Tilden earned the rank of major in the Spanish American War. He later helped create the system of East Bay regional parks and served as a first president of the District’s Board of Directors. Tilden Park with its nature area was named for him. They established a home in Alameda where they raised their son Charles, Jr. Laura E. Thane married James Whipple, who died in a mining accident. She went on to become a leader in many Washington Township projects including founding the Toyon Branch of the Oakland Children’s Hospital, the local University of California Alumni Association and the Niles Civic Club. A successful realtor, Laura helped launch Moffett Field and was a life-
James Whipple, Lida Thane 1891
Laura Whipple putting on a whist party at her home for the benefit of the Toyon branch of the baby hospital that brought out 40 ladies. There were nine tables of players and dainty refreshments were served.” Quite a number of “out-of-town ladies attended the affair.” A few days later Mrs. Thane was a hostess for a meeting of the Country Club of Washington Township that featured a talk by David Starr Jordan. Bart became a prominent mining engineer, scientist, geologist and writer. He was described as an empire builder when he “transformed an Alaskan area from a quiet mining district to a highly developed commonwealth.” The city of Thane was named for him. Hazel became a dramatic actress and singer. She died quite young. Charles Lee Tilden was born in Calaveras County in 1857. The family moved to San Francisco in 1865 where he graduated from Lowell High School. He graduated from the University of California and received a law de-
long worker for the Country Club of Washington Township. She put so much energy and time into public and social work that she earned the title of “The Grand Old Lady of Washington Township.”
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Walking town hall meeting to celebrate Earth Day SUBMITTED BY KATIE TAGUE Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, the first urban National Wildlife Refuge established in the United States, is dedicated to preserving and enhancing wildlife habitat, protecting migratory birds, protecting threatened and endangered species and providing opportunities for wildlife-oriented recreation and nature study for the surrounding communities. To celebrate Earth Day, California Senate Majority Leader Ellen Corbett, Tenth Senate District, will hold a “Walking Town Hall Meeting” on Saturday, April 2 at 10 a.m. A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Park Ranger will lead the walk which will include an update on environmental legislation. The walk will start outside the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge at 9500 Thornton Avenue, Newark. To RSVP for the event, call (510) 5772310. For directions and more information about the refuge, visit www.fws.gov/desfbay.
Earth Day Community Service Saturday, April 16 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Alviso Environmental Education Center 1751 Grand Blvd., San Jose (408) 262-5513 x102 www.fws.gov/desfbay Earth Day Community Event Saturday, April 23 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Conrad E. Anderson M.D. Auditorium Washington West Building Washington Hospital 2500 Mowry Ave., Fremont (408) 262-5513 x102 www.fremont.gov/environment Castro Valley Sanitation District’s Earth Day Clean-Up Saturday, April 30 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Sites throughout Castro Valley (510) 537-0757 www.cvsan.org
Walking Town Hall Meeting Saturday, April 2 10 a.m. Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge 9500 Thornton Avenue, Newark (510) 577-2310 Additional Earth Day events
Friends of San Leandro Creek Watershed Festival Saturday, April 30 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. Root Park Corner of Hays and E 14th Streets, San Leandro (510) 577-6069 www.fslc.org
Clad in suits and professional dresses, students roamed hallways and the courtyard as they practiced their lines, researched and relaxed with co-debaters. Debate consisted of four types: Policy, Parliamentary, Public Forum, and LincolnDouglass; Speech consisted of more than ten different styles. Nevertheless, both speech and debate contests build coherent speech, communication skills, conState Qualifications Tournament fidence, and understanding of current events in politics and the BY RAJESWARI RAMANATHAN world in general. “That is what I love about debate! I love the fact “Are the judges ready? Are our opponents ready? that I can argue on my side to such a great extent Is my partner ready?” The debater stood next to the with all the evidence to back up my points, and desk ready to give her rebuttal. Three judges sat with that speaking really boosts my confidence,” said their score sheets, listening to every word carefully, as freshman Emily She, a Pinole Valley High School Public Forum debater. “Whether we win today or not, I cherish Public Forum because it’s challenging, yet worth the effort.”
Pinole Valley’s Hannah Pablo argues her point
the student began to argue her point. On March 5 and 6, the Golden Gate Speech Association held their annual State qualifications tournament, this time, at James Logan High School in Union City. Debate rounds took place on March 5, with Speech on the following day. While 27 schools participated in total from the Bay Area, two Tri-City schools, Irvington High School and James Logan High School, earned many victories. These winners will go on to State Competition later in the school year.
Analy High School’s Derek Conkles argues on his side.
Pinole Valley’s Hannah Pablo passes her evidence to Analy High School’s Kiev Simonfy during Cross-Examination
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Origins of the Marcellus natural gas boom BY JONATHAN D. SILVER PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE PITTSBURGH (AP), Mar 26 - Before Marcellus Shale became the second biggest natural gas field in the world and a household term in Pennsylvania, it was just another obscure, ancient rock layer. But a convergence of Wall Street interests, corporate money and academia helped transform Marcellus almost overnight from rock to rock star, spurring predictions of a natural gas bounty in the U.S. and unleashing a massive land rush across the commonwealth. Anchoring one end of the story of Marcellus Shale’s migration from textbook nerd to the darling of prospectuses is Range Resources, the energy company that first successfully harvested gas from the rock, and two local boys - president Jeffrey L. Ventura, who hails from Penn Hills, and Baldwin Borough native and University of Pittsburgh graduate William Zagorski, the company’s vice president of technology. At the other end is Terry Engelder, 65, a Penn State University geologist who calculated that mind-boggling amounts of natural gas could be extracted from the shale. “It was almost an out-of-body experience to realize that there may be something here that was a real game changer in terms of America’s energy portfolio,” Engelder said. Operating independently but on parallel paths, Range and Penn State presented back-toback reports in December 2007 and January 2008, respectively, that put Marcellus on the map. Range’s Dec. 10, 2007, news release to investors debuted production results for five horizontal wells drilled into the rock stratum. Figures for four of the wells were impressive. Until then, Range had obliquely referred only to drilling in the Appalachian Basin or its “Pennsylvania shale play.” Now Range put a name to the potential moneymaker: Marcellus Shale. Then on Jan. 17, 2008, Penn State issued a news release headlined ‘Unconventional natural gas reservoir could boost U.S. supply,” courtesy of Engelder’s calculations. Those dual results battered standard notions about producing natural gas from the Marcellus Shale, a nearly 400-million-year-old geologic
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layer long thought to be, literally, a tough rock to crack. By 2000, Range already had large land holdings in southwestern Pennsylvania. That position included acreage in Washington County being used to explore two rock formations - Oriskany Sandstone and Lockport Dolomite - for gas. Range sank $6 million into the project. Though the company saw some promising data from a well dubbed Renz No. 1, its efforts flopped. “It was on its way to becoming a pretty expensive dry hole,” Zagorski, 53, recalled. Around that time Zagorski took a fortuitous business trip to Texas. A geologist friend there showed him data about the Barnett Shale formation in the state, from which natural gas had been recovered successfully. To Zagorski, who had spent a career studying the Appalachian Basin, the characteristics were strikingly similar to another shale with which he was familiar: Marcellus. “When he showed me all of the information on the Barnett Shale, it was like, ‘Oh my God.’ We’ve got all this acreage, we’ve got it all right in our backyard in Washington County,” Zagorski said. Zagorski consulted decadesold U.S. Geological Survey maps. He found references to wells dating back to the 1930s that had experienced blowouts, or huge, brief rushes of natural gas that occurred when the Marcellus layer was penetrated. “The clues were always there,” Zagorski said. “Technology had to catch up.” Zagorski had been prepared to suggest that the company sink another $2 million into the project. But Ventura and the top executives had bigger plans. Ventura, 53, signed off on a much more expensive and aggressive strategy, which fit into his vision for the company. Despite technical challenges, drilling for Marcellus was considered low risk - far less risky, for instance, than offshore drilling because Range knew the gas definitely existed over an enormous area, albeit trapped in the shale, Ventura said. Shale is considered a “source rock,” as in the ultimate source of oil and gas, produced from the decay of organic materials over millions of years. For much of its history, the oil and gas industry sought to extract oil and gas not from the source rock, but from reservoir rocks, such as limestone, through drilling shallow wells.
But in the early 1980s, Texas oilman George P. Mitchell pursued a fringe strategy - exploring the Barnett Shale. “Which is a crazy idea because you’re taught as an oil and gas engineer to stay away from source rock” due to of a variety of anticipated problems with the ultradense shales, said Range spokesman Matt Pitzarella. Accounts indicate Mitchell was driven to the Barnett formation because he was worried about how long gas could continue to flow from shallow, conventional wells and did not want the infrastructure that had been built up to go to waste. Mitchell’s company used an existing technology called hydraulic fracturing to penetrate the shale, which involved injecting liquid at high pressure into a well to crack the rock. One of the young petroleum engineers involved was Ray N. Walker Jr., now senior vice president of Range’s Marcellus operations. “Ray would tell you in his words it was a miserable failure. It took like a decade before they ever made it work. Everyone said George Mitchell’s crazy, it’ll never work. And then in the early ‘90s, in the Barnett Shale, it started working,” Pitzarella said. Instead of exotic formulas for hydraulic fracturing fluids used elsewhere, such as in North Sea fields, Mitchell’s company simplified the process and used water, Pitzarella said. It was a monumental achievement for the industry. In 2002, when Devon Energy Corp. bought Mitchell’s company, it combined hydraulic fracturing with horizontal drilling. “That was the ‘aha’ moment. At that point, it was this worldwide breakthrough,” Pitzarella said. “At that point everyone was looking for the next Barnett.’’ Backed by Zagorski’s enthusiasm and Ventura’s corporate clout, Range’s team re-entered the old Renz No. 1 well, which they had been preparing to abandon. They used hydraulic fracturing technology to crack the rock with a mixture of water, sand and chemicals at high pressure down a vertical shaft. The results were “reasonable,” according to Ventura. Eventually they switched to horizontal drilling. The first three wells were nothing special. “The question was, how do we crack the code?” Ventura said. At that point, Range, a $400 million company with a stock price of $4 per share, had sunk continued on page 37
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Gaps in US radiation monitoring system revealed BY MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP ECONOMICS WRITER WASHINGTON (AP), Mar 24 Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will begin holding news conferences four times a year to answer questions about the Federal Reserve’s policy decisions. It represents a significant shift in strategy for the central bank, one that will give it a chance to defend actions that in recent months have faced harsh criticism. The decision, which was announced Thursday, comes after the Fed held an unusual videoconference last fall in large part to discuss the need to improve its communications with the public. A Fed committee also had been studying whether to begin holding periodic news conferences. Bernanke’s first news conference will take place after the Fed’s April 27 meeting. That will augment the current communications strategy: a brief statement released after each of the Fed’s eight policy-making meetings with no officials available to answer questions. It’s a notable change for the Fed. Its chairmen rarely take questions from reporters, and when they do, they are often guarded in their answers. The Fed chief’s words are closely watched by investors and have the potential to greatly move markets But the central bank has faced tough criticism, primarily from Republicans, for being too secretive and failing to provide timely information on its actions during the 2008 financial crisis. In recent months, lawmakers have also questioned the Fed’s decision to boost the economy through the purchases of $600 billion in Treasury bonds. Bernanke has responded to the criticism by giving interviews with ‘60 Minutes” and holding a rare news conference at the National Press Club last month. Regular news conferences would be a marked change.
“The introduction of regular press briefings is intended to further enhance the clarity and timeliness of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy communications,” the Fed said in a brief announcement of the decision. The statement said the Fed would continue to review its communications practices “in the interest of ensuring accountability and increasing public understanding.” Until 1994, the Fed did not even announce the outcome of its discussions. Wall Street investment houses employed an army of “Fed watchers” who would monitor the Fed’s daily actions in the bond market to search for clues as to whether the Fed was raising or lowering interest rates. The Fed began issuing statements at the end of every FOMC meeting in 1999. Between 1994 and 1999, it only issued a statement if the Fed had changed its key interest rate. Economists said that the decision represented one more incremental step toward a more transparent Fed. The European Central Bank, which sets monetary policy for countries using the euro currency, has been holding news conference for a number of years. “This is a further shift to a more open communications strategy. It has no implications for the future path of monetary policy,’’ said Paul Ashworth, chief U.S. economist at Capital Economics. “At the margin, it is possible to argue that this will give the chairman even more power because he will be able to put his own spin on FOMC statements.” The Fed said it would also release its policy statement earlier on the days when Bernanke is scheduled to hold a news conference. The statement would be released at 12:30 p.m., instead of 2:15 p.m. At the other four meetings, the Fed’s statement will come at the regular time.
BY GARANCE BURKE AND NOAKI SCHWARTZ ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN FRANCISCO (AP), Mar 26 - Part of the nation’s key radiation warning system was out of service as the United States braced for possible exposure to the fallout from a nuclear crisis in Japan. While no dangerous levels of radiation have reached American shores, the test of the monitoring network has spurred some lawmakers to question whether it can adequately safeguard the country against future disasters. The system is crucial because federal officials use the monitors’ readings to validate the impact of nuclear incidents, then alert local governments and the public. In California, home to two seaside nuclear plants located close to earthquake fault lines, federal officials said four of the 11 stationary monitors were offline for repairs or maintenance last week. The Environmental Protection Agency said the machines operate outdoors year-round and periodically need maintenance, but did not fix them until a few days after low levels of radiation began drifting toward the mainland U.S. About 20 monitors out of 124 nationwide were out of service earlier this week, including units in Harlingen, Tex. and Buffalo, New York on Friday, according to the EPA. Gaps in the system - as well as the delays in fixing monitors in some of Southern California’s most populated areas - have helped to prompt hearings and inquiries in Washington and Sacramento. “Because the monitoring system ... plays such a critical role in protecting the health and safety of the American people, we will examine how well our current monitoring system has performed in the aftermath of the tragic situation in Japan,” said Sen. Barbara Boxer, a California Democrat who chairs the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, which plans a hearing in the coming weeks on nuclear safety. EPA officials said the program effectively safeguarded the country against a threat that did not materialize. They said they put
portable monitors in place as backups and repaired the permanent ones in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, San Diego last weekend. “The network as a whole continues to detect even the slightest traces of radiation in the air,” the agency said in a statement to The Associated Press. The EPA’s independent watchdog, Inspector General Arthur Elkins, told the AP he is considering reviewing the agency’s emergency response planning, including the agency’s RadNet system. The network, launched after the Cold War and upgraded following the 9-11 attacks, measures radiation nationwide through dozens of monitors that suck in air samples periodically and pump out realtime readings about radioactive isotopes. The EPA’s data, as well as samples that numerous federal agencies are collecting in Japan, is sent to the Department of Energy’s National Atmospheric Release Advisory Center in California. Teams there check it against sophisticated computer models that predict how releases at Fukushima could spread across the Pacific. To save money, EPA relies in part on trained volunteers to regularly change out air filters on the RadNet monitors and mail them to a federal lab in Alabama where the data gets a detailed analysis a few days later. Volunteers are also tasked with alerting EPA if something goes wrong with the machine. It sounds sort of relaxed, “but we already operate our network on a very rigid schedule so we just sort of fit it into our lifestyle,” said Eric Stevenson, a director of technical services who oversees operation of the monitor from his office at the Bay Area Air Quality Management District near San Francisco’s domed city hall. “We’ve been operating this thing for years and no one has really said boo about it. Something like this comes along and all of us realize ‘Hey, gee, that’s a relatively smart program.’” One RadNet monitor in Fontana, California stopped transmitting data in November, and regional air quality officials alerted continued on page 37
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As the first news of the Japanese crisis started trickling in on the night of March 10, many around the world felt helpless with worry and concern for their fellow Japanese friends and relatives. Mission San Jose High School’s Japanese classes immediately took action to help the afflicted country by promoting awareness and raising funds around its campus. Japanese language teacher Julia Madsen and her classes of Japanese students organized this effort and at once got started on
making 1,000 cranes for good luck and peace. Along with the goal of sending 1,000 cranes, they also planned to donate $1,000 to the American Red Cross. Fortunately, they made $650 on the first day, and eventually earned $2,580. Mrs. Madsen said, “The students weren’t really interested in what we were selling; they just felt so much compassion and wanted to do what they could for the Japanese people.” Out of the $2,580 raised, $1,300 was earned by the benefit concert. A total of 26 acts were presented. Everyone was welcome to attend the concert and dona-
offer any extra credit to help out in the events. Everything was based on the students’ feelings.” In their ongoing efforts to promote awareness, Juniors Keith Lewis, Sean Wang, and Patrick Yang organized a rally, “Honk for Japan,” that was held March 21 at 6:30 a.m. Lewis said, “We really want people to realize what’s going on with the tsunami, earthquake and nuclear reactors. More than 18,000 are dead and it’s deeper than just the radiation problems.” The students made signs that urged drivers to honk to support those involved in the crisis. Wang said, “Most people are worried about the radiation
making 1,000 paper cranes to sell, setting up a benefit concert and organizing a rally. Students held “read-meets,” or went classto-class to advertise to the student body about the origami cranes, as well as Japanese bracelets that they were selling at lunch and after school every day of the week. Wishes and prayers could also be written, which were intended to be hung on a tree for the winds to carry them to Japan. Cranes and well-wishing notes were then mailed to a high school in Sendai, Japan. Students were following a Japanese custom of
tions were voluntary. The audience was moved to tears as a slideshow, created by Japanese 2 student Alex Credo, presented “before and after” images of Japan, as well as successful rescue stories. A moment of silence then recognized those suffering in Japan. Mariko Okamura, also a Japanese teacher, said in response to the concert, “The music that was played held a lot of feeling. I could hear the feeling in the performances and in the music that the [performers] chose. I was so sad all week, but I was encouraged by all the students. I didn’t
problems here, but there are people in Japan living right next to the [reactors]. It’s worse there.” Donations are still being accepted and many other clubs at MSJHS have also been collecting funds. A ceremony is being planned to formally present the American Red Cross with the $2,580 check, which was raised just five days after their efforts began and surpassed the Japanese students’ wish of raising $1,000. If you would like to donate to the American Red Cross relief efforts in Japan, visit their website at www.american.redcross.org.
Speaker series highlights Hindu minorities SUBMITTED BY DR. HEMA PATEL The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) invites the community to its second Northern California
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Speaker Series event, titled “The Plight of Hindu Minorities.” Keynote Speaker Waytha Moorthy is a lawyer and human rights advocate for minorities in Malaysia, and the leader and founder of the Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF; http://www.hindraf.org/). In November 2007, HINDRAF organized a mammoth rally of 50,000 Hindus and ethnic
Indians in a peaceful protest against the Malaysian government for its mistreatment and marginalization of Indians. This was brutally responded to by Malaysian security forces and Moorthy was jailed a number of times along with hundreds of other protesters. He has been living in exile in London since the Malaysian government revoked his passport. Though HINDRAF was banned, it continues to raise various human rights issues including stopping demolitions of Hindu temples; advocating for freedom to convert to Hinduism and raise children as Hindus; advocating for educational rights, jobs, and economic opportunities for Malaysian Indians because Malaysia’s apartheid policies favor the Muslim Malay majority; and an end to police brutality against Hindus and Indians. Moorthy will be joined by panelists Samir Kalra, former HAF Human Rights Coordinator and Bay Area Working Group member, and Jeevan Zutshi, founder of Indo-American Community Federation (IACF-USA). For more information contact Dr. Hema Patel at (510) 299-3404 or Malini Kumar at (951) 491-4722. The Plight of Hindu Minorities Saturday, April 2 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Shreemaya Krishnadham Cultural and Community Center 25 Corning Ave., Milpitas (510) 299-3404 Free
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Tri-City Stargazer MAR 23 – MAR 29, 2011 BY VIVIAN CAROL For All Signs: We experience inflation, then recession, followed by inflation once again---a never ending cyclic wheel in our socioeconomic system and our psyches. These two extremes are represented in the sky by Jupiter, planet of optimism, and Saturn, planet of cynism. In their orbits of the Sun they periodically move into a relationship of tension which is reflected in our world by a recession as we have at present. The Saturn principle dominates our thought and represents a stifling of vision and creative risk taking. We fear starvation, literally or figuratively, so we dare not take chances to increase inventory, add employees or experiment with improvements. We become entrapped into believing that maybe this time the economy won't pull out. This week marks the third point of major tension of the past many months. We can anticipate more bad news. The good news is that this is the last of the war between these energies. Don't allow dreadful expectations of the future decade to negatively influence long range decisions. Fearful thinking only generates more fear. Aries the Ram: (Mar 20—Apr 19th) Your plans and ideas may be challenged by another at this time. In order to hold your own in this situation, you must have clarity about who you have become. Do your best to generate a win-win situation out of the duel, and avoid a frank battle of wills. It is probable that your opponent has more inherent power, I.e. An employer. If so, hold your tongue. You can’t win now. Taurus: Your need to serve humanity in some way is strongly activated at this time. You may be tending a sick friend or serving in a soup kitchen. Your senses are wide open to the energies around you. You may have psychic flashes or unusual dreams. Don't shoulder all the problems you see or you will burn out quickly. Gemini: Mercury, your ruling planet, will turn retrograde in the territory that concerns friends, organizations, and community contacts. You may be having difficulty bringing things to fruition or conclusion in any of these areas. Go easy on important decisions in this sector. You probably will have to put plans on hold for a few weeks. Cancer: Your romantic side is cooperating well with your nurtur-
ing side at this time. This is especially good for female friendships, whether you are male or female. Make a date for lunch and reconnect with people you like. Use caution concerning tools or machinery. Your reflexes may not be on target. Leo: You are in a handicapped spot right now. You may have legal or ethical issues on your plate. The Powers That Be are running the show and almost any move you make outside of the box will be challenged. For the time being you are surrounded. Accept this with humility for the present. Change will come. Virgo: Mercury, your ruling planet, will be retrograding in the territory of taxes, debt, investments, and joint resources. You will likely experience a need to go back and review decisions in these areas. Be alert to the higher probability of making errors for the next few weeks. You might also discover and execute corrections of previous mistakes. Libra: You may be tempted to overindulge this week, so tighten your resolve if you are on a selfimprovement program. Give yourself a break in another area so you won't feel self-abused. Your imagination and creativity are strong
right now and you may be drawn to participate in the arts or music in some way. It will be refreshing. Scorpio: It is of paramount importance that you control your mouth this week, especially in the work arena. Although you have an opinion about whatever is happening, let it go and say nothing unless asked for it. Being "right" is not as important as maintaining human relations. This is not a good time to argue. Sagittarius: Please read the lead paragraph because it pertains to you now. Your problem is whether to expand creatively or hold onto what you have. If you have met your obligations and made preparation for the expansion, then begin with caution as the spring progresses. Capricorn: You may be purging something that has become toxic in your life. If you didn't know about it before, this equinox energy is making the message very clear. Whatever is bad for you must be excavated and removed. Let go of old patterns of behavior that no longer work. They undermine your resources. Aquarius: Your work is really challenging at this time. It may feel like pushing a boulder uphill. You
need some help and it is not forthcoming. Perhaps it is better to back off and wait for a better time. Your attitude about yourself is not altogether accurate right now. Step aside from extreme thinking. Pisces: You have several aspects that favor romance, the arts, and
things of beauty. You may be the happy recipient of small gifts, compliments, or favors from others. Your mind wants to wander in the world of fantasy, daydreams, good books, and music. It is not a great week for getting things done, but you will enjoy the journey.
Are you interested in a personal horoscope? Vivian Carol may be reached at (704) 366-3777 for private psychotherapy or astrology appointments (fee required).
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on’t be concerned if you’ve never heard of “Starmites,” the high-energy, science fiction rock musical that’s playing through April 9 at Irvington High School. And don’t be surprised if you walk out of the Valhalla Theatre with a giant grin on your face after watching this gem of a show that is, well, out of this world. After scoring big in recent years with sure-fire productions such as “A Christmas Carol,” “Grease,” “Alice in Wonderland” and “Footloose,” Irvington Conservatory Theatre Artistic Director Linda Jackson-Whitmore boldly goes where few high schools have gone before by producing “Starmites.” The show, from start to finish, is a well-deserved tribute to “Ms. J.,” who’s retiring in June after 33 years at Irvington. “Starmites” was nominated for six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, when it opened on Broadway in 1989. Barry Keating’s music and lyrics run the gamut from love ballads and spirited gospels to do-wop, rock, hip hop and rock. The story is a blend of Disneyland’s Space Mountain and Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride: Eleanor is a shy teen who envisions herself as a super heroine in her Marvel science fiction comic books. She gets drawn into this fantasy world because the Starmites, the guardian angels of Innerspace, believe she is the only person who can protect them from the evil Shak Graa, help them recover The Cruelty—a powerful musical instrument—and save their world from destruction. Along the way, Eleanor, who the Starmites call “Milady,” falls in love with Space Punk, butts heads with Diva, the Queen of the Banshees, competes with Diva’s daughter Bizarbara and encounters the Starmites’ ultra-strange lizard mascot Trinkulus. Confusing? What part of science fiction do you not understand? Better yet, see the show and get mesmerized by the very funny script, the rockin’ musical score and several playful dance numbers. Sharon Jeong shines as Eleanor, who morphs from mousy, glasses-wearing teen to super heroine and finds the power inside herself. Similarly, her voice seems to get stronger as the story unfolds, and she sparkles on Superhero Girl, Love Duet and If I Had the Power. As Space Punk, Donald Yu shows ample athleticism, deceptively good vocals—especially har-
monizing with Eleanor on Love Duet— and some scene-stealing looks, particularly when he’s forced to marry Bizarbara in order to save Eleanor’s life. Kelsey Findlay takes over the production as Diva, channeling her inner Bette Midler, Cher and Tina Turner in one song after another. Her booming voice, excellent range and comedic timing put her head and shoulders above anyone else onstage. Look for some very clever scenes in Shriekwood Forrest and Castle Ravenous with her scary Banshee chorus. Sarah Luis has great fun as Bizarbara, Diva’s plain Jane daughter, who undergoes a transformation into a beautiful Eleanor look-alike. Luis has many laugh-out-loud scenes, then switches gears and pours herself into tender duets, notably with Diva on Beauty Within. Two more performances deserve special recognition: Chris Wilson is hilarious as the “walking fungus” lizard Trinkulus (played as kind of a demented Jar Jar Binks); he unveils an impressive voice and dance moves on the Cruelty Stomp. And John Ramirez caps off his senior year with a fine performance as the villain Shak Graa, who’s haunting laugh and menacing threats are mixed in with humorous one-liners. “Starmites” may be the best show you’ve never heard of, but word-of-mouth should help audiences grow. In fact, it already has attracted one special attendee – “Starmites” playwright and lyricist Barry Keating will be at the March 31 show. Parents of the Irvington cast and crew found Keating’s website, invited him to attend and chipped in to pay for his flight. He’ll hold a workshop with the cast on March 30, and then watch the show the next night. Sometimes reality is even more remarkable than science fiction. “Starmites” March 31, April 2, 7, 8, 9 7:30 p.m. April 3 2 p.m. Irvington High School Conservatory Theatre 41800 Blacow Road, Fremont (510) 656-5711 http://www.irvingtonconservatory.org/ Tickets: $10 student w/ASB, $12 student/senior, $15 adult
Generosity in action Left to right: Logan Principal Amy McNamara, teacher Tina Bobadilla-Mastel, and students accept the $500 grant from the New Haven Schools Foundation.
BY SUZANNE ORTT PHOTOS COURTESY OF RICK LA PLANTE As the school year nears closure, three events are set at Logan High School in Union City: graduation, Junior Prom, and Senior Ball. The Princess Club and the Humanitarian Assistance Club, aware of the economic downturn, work to help low-income students. The two organizations complement one another. The Princess Club collects “gently used” prom gowns, cocktail dresses, and formal men’s attire. The Humanitarian Assistance Club sponsors a Cap and Gown drive. It is collecting Logan graduation caps and gowns and also middle school graduation gowns. The goal of the Princess Club is to ensure all students who wish to, can attend the dances, feeling a bit of “glam.” Humanitarian Assistance, equally generous, plans to help students in need, lower their graduation expenses. Community can help with donations to Logan. Also, the Princess Club is looking for
a local tuxedo rental agency to help provide reduced or free tuxedo rentals for the young men. This week the Princess Club had good news. It benefited by a $500 grant from the New Haven Schools Foundation. The Junior Prom is April 30 and Senior Ball is June 4. Logan High School’s graduation is scheduled for June 18, so there is still time left to donate. Donations can be taken to Logan’s front office from March 18 until April 28. Another drop-off spot is Paddy’s Coffee House. So help out if you can. This is a beneficent reason to clean our closets.
Princess Club/Humanitarian Assistance Club Logan High School 1800 H Street, Union City (510) 471-2520 Paddy’s Coffee House 3900 Smith St., Union City (510) 324-8572
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BY JULIE GRABOWSKI “Super academic… super competitive… super fun” That’s how American High coach Sarah Hylas describes the world of mock trial. Created by the Constitutional Rights Foundation (CRF), the Mock Trial program puts students in courtroom roles to help them under-
Melanie Sheaffer judge and select the team, looking for cogent analysis of the case and a confident demeanor. Sixty-four students auditioned this year and 22 were selected.
the school. Following Leone’s retirement in 2010, Hylas continued to develop the idea, finding attorney coaches and interested students. Mock trial begins the first week of school and continues through the end of February, meeting six hours a week. Interested students must audition for a position on the team; they are given facts of a situation and
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stand our judicial system, and develop skills in analysis, communication, and critical thinking. Each year, cases are created based on important issues facing today’s youth. Students study the case and prepare strategies and arguments for mock trial competitions at the county level. Alameda County finals are held in February; state finals follow in March. In May, state winners attend the National High School Mock Trial Championship, held this year in Phoenix. The opportunity to form a mock trial team came to Fremont’s American High School when World History and Geography teacher Hylas was approached by Principal Ron Leone. He had been involved in mock trials as a teacher and believed that an academic competitive team would build pride in
write-up of a case for which they must create an opening statement. Hylas and teacher/coach
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Students must sign a six page contract, underscoring the commitment necessary to participate. Hylas does her best to accommodate student participant schedules, but competitions are held during January and February so students must be available to devote those months to the team. American High School students who qualified and selected include: Sneha
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Banjeree, Dashiel Barrett, Hinnah Daryani, Roberta Dousa, Samantha Freeman, Robby Gill, Theresa Gupta, Priya Gupta, Rosemond Ho, Aditya Joshi, Anusha Kothare, Stanford Liew, Alan Lin, Varshini Parthasarathy, Rajiv Samagond, Albert Sung, Sanjna Thaker, Alysia Thind, Brian Weikel, Zachary Wentworth, and Luke Zhang. The group is a diverse mix of grade levels, personalities, and nationalities; eight seniors and two juniors are on the team, the remainder sophomores and freshmen. And every member counts; there is no second string. “Everybody has to be interchangeable and to understand the case,” says Hylas. While a thorough study of case material is essential, students must be able to think on their feet. “You need to be part actor and an incredible critical thinker at the same time,” Hylas says. To address that need, the team has worked with an acting coach, learning about pitch, voice, eye contact, and team building. Hylas and teacher coach Sheaffer rely on the expertise of three attorney coaches: Deputy District Attorney Christy Bowles, Alameda County; Roberto Gonzales, civil attorney in Salinas; and Katie Porter, JD who is the mother of an American High junior. Gonzales prepares the pretrial attorneys, and Bowles works on theory of crime. Students studied a 65-page case booklet for “People vs. Woodson,” a two-count case involving assault with a deadly weapon, and cyberbullying. Assuming the roles of
pre-trial attorneys, attorneys, witnesses, clerk, and bailiff, they travelled to Superior Court chambers in Oakland for two practice rounds followed by six competition rounds, arguing before actual judges and attorneys. Twelve other schools in Alameda County participate in mock trial including Circle of Independent Learning Charter School (COIL) in Fremont, San Lorenzo High, KIPP King Collegiate High School in San Lorenzo, East Bay Arts in San Leandro, and Skyline High and Bishop O’Dowd in Oakland. In their first experience last year, American placed fifth; this year the team placed second in finals competition with Oakland’s Piedmont High School on February 17. To improve so dramatically in one year is an impressive feat. “In the world of mock trial their name is now infamous,” says Hylas. And not only are they known for their competitive skills, but have also garnered a reputation as the “nice team.” “They’re gracious winners, they’re gracious losers,” Hylas says. And to further cement that standing, the American team agreed to help Piedmont prepare for state competition. Participation in mock trial, however, comes with a hefty price tag. It costs $1,875 to compete in the county competition, and students racked up $700 in BART tickets commuting between Fremont and Oakland, $300 for continued on page 37
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s modern day schools continue to teach subjects which provide tangible returns in professional careers, oftentimes parents and students need something which makes individuals greater human beings. Learning an appreciation of ethics and value systems in life, helps in one’s ability to face tough times, look at things in perspective, and model kindness and respect towards others. Shreemaya Vidhya Mandir (SVM), which translates to “an education temple filled with the presence of god,” is an arm of Sheemaya KrishnaDham which teaches or makes an effort to instill such values. It provides a sense of belonging to immigrant community and their children. SVM is a completely volunteer run organization. Classes are offered in: Value Instilling, Languages, SAT preparation, Teenage programs, and Traditional Music. Every year at this time of year, the school celebrates its “Annual Day” This year, preparation started 4-5 weeks in advance and volunteers spent time putting together a meaningful program and making sure all students had a part in it. The theme for the annual day was based on – “Vaishnavta” – how to follow the values of life taught at center in day-to-day life. Various principles were showcased via different skits and traditional dances. Dr. Divyang Patel
Young girls performing a traditional Dandia Raas
and Sangita Shah who are at the forefront of leading the SVM team, put together this year’s theme. Kunjan Trivedi, Hemant Patel, Nilesh Shah, Hasuben, Ruchita Shah, Chaitali Shah, Aarti Patel and many key volunteers created an amazing show. Chandni Desai put together a skit on how to live in a joint family environment with parents, grandparents and enjoy life. The evening was emceed by the NYS team of Sandip Patel, Nirali Desai, Hiral Shah and Sunny Shah, who asked relevant questions based on the theme to educate the audience. Shreemaya Vidhya Mandir is located at 25 Corning Avenue in Milpitas. Their new school year begins in August. For further information, call (408) 586-0006 or visit http://svm.bayvp.org/.
Young toddlers in action
Young kids with Jay Sheth kick started the program with a famous prayer named – “Vaishna jan to”
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festival will take place near the Old Green Barn Visitor Center at Sunol Regional Wilderness at the end of Geary Road off Calaveras. The event is free to the public, but parking costs $5. For more information please call 1 (888) 327-2757, visit www.ebparks.org, or contact Cat Taylor at (510) 544-3242 or ctaylor@ebparks.org.
now in its eighth year, is well attended by many who join a three-mile guided hike to Little Yosemite waterfall where wildflowers flourish. Taylor says there will be enough time to rest and snack, and asks attendees to bring light meals or snacks to enjoy a fresh air picnic. The hike starts promptly
at 11:30 a.m. and lasts until 2:30 p.m. Less strenuous half-mile guided hikes are also available and can accommodate parents with children in strollers. The festival also offers art and craft games, face painting, henna body art, a nature slide show and exhibits. A local acoustic band,
“Extended Roots,” comprised of women from the East Bay Area will play an assortment of Celtic and Bluegrass music. There will not be food concessions in the park, as food permits have not been profitable for vendors in the past, so bringing your own lunch is recommended. The
Spring Wildflower Festival Saturday, April 2 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Old Green Barn Visitors Center Sunol Regional Wilderness Geary Road, Sunol (888) 327-2757 www.ebparks.org
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$ = Entrance or Activity Fee R= Reservations Required Schedules are subject to change. Call to confirm activities shown in these listings.
Tuesday, Mar 29
Saturday - Sunday, Apr 2 - 3
Sunday, Apr 3
Music for Minors II Workshop $
Library Book Sale
Young Life’s Celebration $R
10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Noon - 3 p.m. (Sun)
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Fremont Friends of the Library
Fremont Marriott 46100 Landing Pkwy., Fremont (510) 656-2426
7 - 9 p.m. Express yourself with dance and movement
Niles School Auditorium 37141 Second St., Fremont (510) 733-1189
Old Main Library/Teen Center 39770 Sailway Dr., Fremont (510) 494-1103
Sunday, Apr 3 Saturday, Apr 2
Wednesday, Mar 30
Homemade Paper $
Marshlands of Dreams
Communication Skills
11 a.m. - Noon
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Turn old newspaper into fine stationery
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
One mile walk of the LaRiviere Marsh Trail
Ardenwood Historic Farm 34600 Ardenwood Blvd., Fremont (510) 544-2797
Learn communication styles and skills
Family Resource Center Millennium Room 39155 Liberty St., Fremont (510) 574-2035
Don Edwards Visitor Center 1 Marshlands Rd., Fremont (510) 745-8695 Saturday - Sunday, Apr 2 - 3
Wednesday, Mar 30
State of the City $R
11:30 a.m. Key developments and important issues facing Fremont
Fremont Marriott 46100 Landing Pkwy., Fremont (510) 795-2244
Friends of the Library Book Sale
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Sat.) 1 - 4 p.m. (Sun.) Books, movies, and music
Union City Branch Library 34007 Alvarado Niles Rd., Union City (510) 745-1464
Wednesday, Mar 30
Community Band Concert
Saturday, Apr 2
7:30 p.m.
Movie Night $
Castro Valley Community Band
7:30 p.m.
Castro Valley Center for the Arts 19501 Redwood Rd., Castro Valley (510) 889-8961
Battleship Potemkin, Young Oldfield and Our Congressman
Cesar Chavez remembrance
5 – 7 p.m. Life and lasting legacy of Cesar E. Chavez
City of Hayward, City Hall 777 B St., Hayward (510) 732-2746
1 - 3 p.m.
All You Can Eat Crab Feed $
6:30 p.m. Proceeds support restoration of Mission San Jose
St. Joseph Parish Hall 43323 Mission Blvd., Fremont (510) 648-5432
Ardenwood Historic Farm 34600 Ardenwood Blvd., Fremont (510) 544-2797 Friday, Apr 1
Dental Health for Children
Noon - 12:30 p.m. Meet the Easter bunny and learn about dental health for children
Fremont Main Library 2400 Stevenson Blvd., Fremont (510) 745-1401 Friday - Sunday, Apr 1 - 3
Broadway to Hollywood $
8 p.m. 2 p.m. (Sun.) Music from the stage and screen
Douglas Morrison Theatre 22311 N Third St., Hayward (510) 881-6777 Thursdays - Saturdays, Apr 1 - May 27
Colorful Beginnings
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Artworks by seven artists
John O’Lague Galleria 777 B Street, Hayward (510) 538-2787 Saturday, Apr 2
Spring Wildflower Festival
11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Unity of Fremont Sunday 10:00 AM A positive path for spiritual living
36600 Niles Blvd, Fremont
www.unityoffremont.org 510-797-5234
Slideshows, crafts, games, music and more
Sunol Regional Wilderness 1895 Geary Rd., Sunol (888) 544-3249 Saturday, Apr 2
Tartan Day Scottish Fair $
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Scottish food, reenactments, exhibits and more
Ardenwood Historic Farm 34600 Ardenwood Blvd., Fremont (510) 623-6920
Sunday, Apr 3
Winton Fishing Expedition $R
Noon - 4 p.m. Fishing class for all ages
Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center 4901 Breakwater Ave., Hayward (510) 670-7270
Link to Jobs
7 - 8:30 p.m. Fremont Main Library 2400 Stevenson Blvd., Fremont (925) 200-7517 Wednesday, Apr 6
A Guide to Disaster Preparedness
6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Presentation by American Red Cross
Tri-Tech Computer Skills
Hayward Main Library 835 C St., Hayward (510) 881-7941
How to download and use eBooks and eAudiobooks
Transform steel bars in tools
Milpitas Library 160 North Main St., Milpitas (408) 262-1171
Saturday, Apr 2
Ardenwood Historic Farm 34600 Ardenwood Blvd., Fremont (510) 544-2797
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Irish, Scottish, English and American folk music
Salary search/support groups
2 - 3:30 p.m.
Blacksmithing Demonstrations $R
2:30 p.m.
Saturday, Apr 2
Tour the Patterson House Museum
Friday & Sunday, Apr 1 & 3
Christopher Dean in Concert
Monday, Apr 4
Thursdays - Sundays, Apr 1 - 9
Patterson House Tours $
Sunday, Apr 3
Niles Essanay Theater 37417 Niles Blvd., Fremont (510) 494-1411
Thursday, Mar 31
A prayer centered church of spiritually bonded friends
Banquet and fundraiser
Fremont Main Library 2400 Stevenson Blvd., Fremont (510) 745-1401
Continuing Events:
Saturday, Apr 2
The Secret of Success
Fridays - Saturdays, through Mar 26
10 - 11:30 a.m.
Hoot, Holler and Hiss Plays $
Workshop on calmness of mind, increasing energy and focus
Newark Branch Library 6300 Civic Terrace Ave., Newark (510) 449 1213
Exhibits
and
8 p.m. “Trouble Bubbles at the Hot Springs” or “Hold Your Nose as You Walk By”
Sunol Glen School 11601 Main St., Sunol (925) 862-9006
Saturday, Apr 2
Digital Photography Workshop R
Fridays - Sundays, through Apr 3
1 - 3 p.m.
The Servant of Two Masters $
Taught by professional photographer Gerry Mooney
8 p.m. 2 p.m. (Sun.)
Newark Branch Library 6300 Civic Terrace Ave., Newark (510) 795-2627 x20
Truffaldino fights hunger, recession and plain bad luck to become the best servant
Saturday, Apr 2
April American Avocets $R
11 a.m. - Noon Nature class for 3-5 year olds
Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center 4901 Breakwater Ave., Hayward (510) 670-7270 Saturday, Apr 2
Walking Town Hall Meeting
10 a.m. Environmental legislation with Senator Ellen Corbett
Don Edwards Visitor Center 1 Marshlands Rd., Fremont (510) 745-8695 Sunday, Apr 3
Country Kitchen Cookin’ $
10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Treats cooked on our wood burning stove
Calaveras Repertory Theatre 1331 Calaveras Blvd., Milpitas (408) 586-8831 Thursdays through Apr 16
Sundays,
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest $
8 p.m. 1 p.m. (Sun.) Adapted from the novel by Ken Kesey
Broadway West Theatre Company 400-B Bay St., Fremont (510) 683-9218 Saturday, through Apr 16
Free Tax Preparation Service
1 - 4 p.m. Must earn less than $49000 in 2010 to qualify
Fremont Main Library 2400 Stevenson Blvd., Fremont (510) 745-1421
Ardenwood Historic Farm 34600 Ardenwood Blvd., Fremont (510) 544-2797
Mondays and Wednesdays, through Apr. 18
Sunday, Apr 3
4 p.m. - 8 p.m. 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (Fridays)
Pressing and Preserving Plants $
2 - 3 p.m. Learn how to preserve plants
Ardenwood Historic Farm 34600 Ardenwood Blvd., Fremont (510) 544-2797
Free Tax Prep at Fremont FRC
For those who made less than $49,000
Family Resource Center 39155 Liberty St., Fremont (510) 574-2020
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Saturdays,
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Sundays Saturdays, through May 31
Tuesdays, through Jun 7
Winter Members Show
Artwork on Display
6:15 - 9:15 p.m.
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Library Hours
For parents of kids 10 years and older
Photography, paintings, ceramics, greeting cards
SoulfulArt by artist Brenda Price
Location to be announced (510) 675-5217 www.parentproject.com
Green Shutter Gallery 22654 Main St., Hayward (510) 538-2787
Milpitas Library 160 North Main St., Milpitas (408) 262-1171
It’s 1985 and rock-star wannabe Robbie Heart, who still lives in his grandmother’s basement, is New Jersey’s favorite wedding singer. He’s the life of the party until his fiancée Linda, leaves him at the altar. Shot through the heart, Robbie makes every wedding as disastrous as his own. When he meets Julia, an admiring young waitress, Robbie falls madly in love. The problem...Julia is about to be married to a Wall Street shark, and unless Robbie can pull off the performance of the decade, the girl of his dreams will be gone forever. With a score that pays loving homage to the pop songs of the 1980s, “The Wedding Singer” takes us back to a time when hair was big, greed was good, collars were up, and a wedding singer might just be the coolest guy in the room. Prepare 16 bars of a show tune that best shows your range and 16 bars of an 80’s rock song. Cold
Union City Parent Project $R
read with New Jersey accent, be ready to dance. Please bring a headshot or recent photograph and rehearsal conflicts. Callbacks will be held on Saturday April 9 at 11 a.m. Performances are Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays July 15-July 30. Meet and greet on April 17 at 7 p.m. with vocal rehearsals starting on May 16. Rehearsals are Monday–Thursday with some Saturday dance rehearsals.
Auditions for “The Wedding Singer” Audition Dates: Sunday April 3 and Monday April 4 7 p.m. Newark Memorial High School Theatre 39375 Cedar Blvd, Newark Info and audition forms: www.stage1theatre.org
Calling all Picassos, Van Goghs, Rembrandts SUBMITTED BY RENA DEIN Show what you know - namely your artistic talent. Entries will be displayed at the Fremont Aqua Adventure Waterpark. The City of Fremont in conjunction with the Fremont Recycling and Transfer Station is hosting an Art Contest during Spring Break (April 25-29). The contest is open to high school students who live in Fremont and are interested in promoting sustainability through art. Through the Art Contest, high school students have an opportunity to make a difference, showcase their artistic talents and receive community service hours. Official Contest Rules: Participants must be Fremont residents and between 9th -12th grade in high school interested in promoting the concept of sustainability through art.
(Phew! That’s a lot to think about - now, figure out how to show that through a painted image) The focus is on green, green, green – renewable resources, resource conservation, clean water, clean air and the environment. Suggested topics: Storm Drain Awareness (where things go when they go down the drain) Water Conservation Renewable Power Sources Earth-Friendly Landscaping (native plants) Invasive Aquatic Species Contest Guidelines: Artwork, no larger than 11” x 17”; may use any medium (markers; colored pencils; crayons / pastels; pen/ink; watercolor paints; digital imagery).
What does that term “sustainability” mean?
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1) The capacity to endure. 2) A means of configuring civilization and human activity so that society, its members and its economies are able to meet their needs and express their greatest potential in the present, while preserving biodiversity and natural ecosystems, planning and acting for the ability to maintain these ideals for future generations.
VERY IMPORTANT: The artwork must be easy to replicate and attractive in a much larger size. Winning projects will be painted onto table tops at the dining area of the Waterpark. Judging: Entries will be judged on effectiveness of the message, creativity, educational aspects and uniqueness.
Please direct questions to Bethany Valenzuela at bvalenzuela@blt-enterprises.com, phone (510) 252-0500, or online at http://www.fremont.gov/index.aspx?NID =1259. Entries will be accepted no later than 4 p.m., Friday, April 15. No entry fee. Prizes will be awarded. Send artwork to: Fremont Recycling & Transfer Station Attention: High School Waterpark Art Contest 41149 Boyce Road, Fremont, CA 94538 OR Fax to Rena Dein at (510) 494-4753
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The life and legacy of Cesar E. Chavez SUBMITTED BY HAYWARD COUNCIL MEMBERS MARK SALINAS AND FRANCISCO ZERMENO Celebrate “The Life and Lasting Legacy of Cesar E. Chavez.” A free community “teach-in” event will be held on Thursday, March 31, hosted by Hayward City Council Member Mark Salinas and Hayward City Council Member Francisco Zermeno. Performers and Speakers include: Chabot College Puente Project; El Mariachi Juvenil de Hayward; Anthony Chavez Grandson of Cesar Chavez, Activist, and Educator; Frank Garcia Jr., University of California Office of the President - Executive Director of the Puente Project; Dr. Maria Ochoa, Professor of Mexican American Studies at San Jose State University; Sean Reinhart,
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re you feeling crabby? Then come to the Committee for the Restoration of the Old Mission San Jose’s crab feed on Saturday, April 2 at 6:30 p.m. at St. Joseph Parish Hall in Fremont. Proceeds from the event, which include all-you-can-eat crab, pasta, salad, bread, dessert, and drinks, will go toward preserving and restoring our community’s historical landmark. Andrew Galvan, President of the committee and Ohlone Indian descendant, says, “We are attempting to jumpstart the [Mission restoration] project again. We actually have architectural design plans for the next
Director of Hayward Public Library Dedicated to Cesar Chavez; and Dr. Carlos Salomon, Professor and Director of the Department of Latin American Studies at California State University, East Bay. The Life and Lasting Legacy of Cesar E. Chavez Thursday, March 31 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. City of Hayward, City Hall 777 B Street, Hayward Information: Councilmember Zermeño (510) 732-2746 machetez@sbcglobal.net Free event. Appetizers and refreshments courtesy of The Mexican Grill & Bar in Hayward.
steps in construction.” Much to contrary belief, the Mission that can be seen today is not the original Mission that was first built on June 11, 1797. In fact, the original adobe church was destroyed in an earthquake in the late 17th century, and was only rebuilt by the Committee for the Restoration of the Old Mission San Jose from 1982 to 1985. Currently, the Committee is working on Phase III of the restoration of Old Mission San Jose: the reconstruction of the missing rooms between the Mission Church and the present museum. They have already completed phases I and II, which involved the reconstruction of the adobe church (completed in 1985 with help from the Diocese of
Oakland) and the seismic retrofitting of the museum building. The crab feed, which offers a traditional, pre-Mission period meal (crab is a native species to the Bay Area) is open to all, and tickets are $40 each. To purchase tickets, either: call (510) 648-5432, email crmsj1797@aol.com, or mail a check made out to “crmsj” to P.O. box 3314, Fremont CA 94539.
Crab feed Saturday, April 2 6:30 p.m. St. Joseph Parish Hall 43323 Mission Blvd., Fremont (510) 648-5432 crmsj1797@aol.com
SUBMITTED BY ALFRED ALIPIO-JOCSON In fairy tales, the heroine is usually assisted by a magical creature to achieve her goal. On Saturday, April 2, for the fifth successive year, 100 teenagers from the Saint Anne’s Catholic Confirmation Program will visit Oakland Children’s Fairyland. Instead of sprinkling fairy dust and waving a wand, this group from Union City will spread compost, swing a hammer and break a sweat to help restore the shine to the 60-year old institution. The teens are preparing to receive the sacrament of confirmation, a rite of initiation in the Roman Catholic Church. St. Anne is one of the largest parishes in the Oakland Diocese but maintains a friendly, small-town atmosphere. “We cannot always be on the receiving ends of things and the opportunity to make a difference is one we need to instill in all of us. It isn’t just about the ‘feel good’ atmosphere that comes from serving, it’s also about realizing that we are blessed and those blessings are passed on by our actions,” says St. Anne’s youth minister Jim Soltau. In recent years, the St. Anne’s youth has raised approximately $3,000 and donated about half to Fairyland to cover the cost of materials needed for projects and the remainder to feed the volunteers for the day. “To the public, I think it presents a positive image of youth doing community service; that’s what helped build Children’s Fairyland in the first place: local organizations donating funding, services and labor to start a children’s park,” said Annie Wong, Fairyland’s Art & Restoration Director. On April 2, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., six teams from St. Anne’s will paint a play structure, repair and paint benches, replace grass with a native plant garden and extend a fence. In the past, the St. Anne’s projects have yielded immediate results. According to Wong, regular visitors to the park over the past three years, or so, have noticed something has been re-painted or re-built when they visit. She is grateful for the help from large volunteer groups like St. Anne’s. For Yvonne Backman, Supervisor of the Fairyland Animal Department, the rabbit enclosure has been the most dramatic and most commented on St. Anne’s project in the animal department to date. Each day she casts her eye over the wonderful rabbit tunnel and fresh green grass and blesses St. Anne’s for their selflessness. “Public comments have gone from ‘What happened to this place, it looks so bad?’ to ‘It looks so much better these days I can see improvement each time I visit.’ St. Anne’s is responsible for many of those improvements and has often helped staff move closer to completing a project.” Soltau hopes that the work inspires others in another way; the presence of young people performing a service for the Fairyland community sends a message to visitors who see them. There have always been positive comments when adults see the young people at work, smiling, laughing and radiating the positive energy of youth. Children’s Fairyland at 699 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland, has few resources and a long wish list. The park and its staff welcome all help. For more information, visit www.fairyland.org For more information about St. Anne’s, Union City, visit http://saintannecatholic.org
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Bandits gunning for championship BY GIOVANNI ALBANESE JR. PHOTO BY BILL MANCEBO There has been a tremendous amount of success for the Bay Area’s professional sports of late. Of course, the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball
July. It was the inaugural season for the Bandits, but they still didn’t exceed their expectations. “In our 2010 season we had one goal, from the first day of tryouts: to get to Texas for the championship game,” said Bandits General Manager Neda Mo-
Dakura Smith looks to lead the Bandits to another championship appearance in the team’s second season.
Former teammates battle on the court BY BIFF JONES In 2010 Navrata Sher was the No.1 singles tennis player at Mission San Jose High School and Stephanie Quan was No.2. When Chabot College Gladiators head tennis coach Rick Morris hit the recruiting trail last spring, he envisioned having Sher and Quan as his No. 1 and 2 players for the next couple of years. However, it did not quite work out when he could only persuade Sher to come (Quan chose to take her game across the South Bay to De Anza College in Cupertino). Last Tuesday, March 22, Chabot traveled to De Anza for a Coast Conference match and Sher and Quan met in both the No. l singles and doubles matches. (A match consists of six singles and three doubles for a total of nine points; first to five wins.) Since De Anza could only field five players, Chabot’s Melissa Mendoza at No.6 singles and the team of Monica Lomas/Morgan Davis at No.3 doubles won in a walk over when De Anza defaulted those two matches. Thus, Chabot started with a 2-0 lead. As it turned out, Chabot would only win one more match on the day and lost for only the second time this year, 6-3. Other win for the Gladiators came from Sher as she defeated her former partner, 6-3, 6-2. In doubles play, Quan would get a measure
top that list with their 2010 World Series championship. In the National Hockey League, the San Jose Sharks made a deep run before being eliminated in the conference finals to eventual champion Chicago. Now defunct FC Gold Pride of Women’s Professional Soccer won the championship in 2010. And the San Jose Earthquakes made it to the conference finals before being eliminated in Major League Soccer. Of all the successes, you still may be wondering where the football success is, and when it will come again. Well, that success did come, and in 2010, too. No, it wasn’t the San Francisco 49ers nor the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. It was, in fact, another football team that played its home game right in Fremont. Bay Area Bandits, a women’s professional football team formerly of the Independent Women’s Football League, went all the way to the North American Championship before falling to the Montreal Blitz, 9-2, last
hammadi. “We talked about it all year long, and never lost sight of that being our ultimate goal. Unfortunately, we were not able get anything going (that day in the championship).” After the year the Bandits, a nonprofit organization currently working at obtaining a 501c3 Federal tax exemption status, jumped leagues from the IWFL to Women’s Football Alliance. In the IWFL, the Bandits played in Tier II (the lesser of the two-tier league) and were clearly the class of the West Coast, riding their talent to the championship. “We are excited to join the WFA in an effort to continue to promote and expand women’s tackle football,” said Mohammadi. Moving to the WFA will be a spike in competition, but Mohammadi is still setting lofty goals. “Losing the (IWFL) championship game was a heartbreaker, but it does not take away from the successful season we had in 2010,” said the Bandits GM. “Every year our goal is the same: get to the playoff, then the championship.
of revenge as she teamed with Brittany Hatzel to defeat Sher and Andrea Poljakovic, which was the last match of the day to finish, 2-6, 6-0, 10-7 using the 10 point tie break for the third set. In other singles matches lost by Chabot it was Poljakovic at No.2, 6-2, 4-6, 2-6; Lauren Kane No.3, 7-6 (7-4), 0-6, 0-6; Michaela Holgate No.4, 3-6, 0-6; and Lomas No.5, 0-6, 1-6. At No.2 doubles, Kane/Holgate lost 0-6, 0-3 retired when Kane became ill. Moving indoors to the pool, on Friday, March 25, Chabot women swim and dive team hosted and defeated both Cabrillo (126-108) and Foothill (122-105) colleges. Chabot won all five freestyle events: Stephanie White the mile; Josanne van der Wilk the 200M and 500M; and Nicole Houghtelling the 50M and 100M. Priscilla Yeung was second in the 200M IM and third in the 100M backstroke for the Gladiators. Chabot divers Emily Frone and Stephanie Sizemore finished second and third respectively on both the 1M and 3M boards. March 18 saw Chabot defeat both the College of San Mateo and De Anza in a meet at CSM. Meet began with a Gladiator win in the 200M medley relay swam by Anna Hill, Gabrielle Pargett, Kaylin Adza and White. White also finished second in both the 1000M and 500M freestyles. Van der Wilk was first in her three events: 50M free, 100M back and 100M butterfly. Houghtelling was second in three: 50M free, 100M back and 100M fly. Frone and Sizemore finished in the middle of the pack against four divers from De Anza. On the track Chabot Relays for college and high school students were held last weekend,
This year we will come home with a championship ring.” How exactly will they put together a team that will win a ring? Well, the Bandits have a number of returning players from an offensive unit that put upwards to 40 points a game last year. And, in addition to the veterans, the Bandits added a couple players to add to their already stingy defense. “Quarterback Sandra Hernandez, linebacker-fullback LaStar Brown, center Jackie Taylor and running back Dakura Smith are all returning as seasoned veterans,” said Mohammadi. “We are also very excited about our two new recruits from Michigan: linebacker Donnell Block and defensive end Jodi Howe … These two veterans are going to be key contributors to our defense.” Both Block and Howe are recruits acquired this off season from the Midwest, formerly with the West Michigan Mayhem of WFA. While Block and Howe will help out on defense, Mohammadi thinks the passing game, if it evolves (the offense mainly going through Brown and Smith last year), they will have a successful year, stating, “If we can open up our passing game, we will be untouchable.” Along with the move to the WFA, the Bandits moved its home field from Tak Fudenna Memorial Stadium in Fremont to Contra Costa College. Attendance was mediocre in 2010 and while Mohammadi doesn’t know what attendance will be, she hopes the move will help in the growth of a fan base. “It’s hard to say what our attendance is going to be this year,” said Mohammadi. “We are hopeful that moving our home games to Contra Costa College will allow more of our San Francisco and North Bay fans to come support us at our home games.” Bandits open the season on April 2 in Los Angeles against American Conference North Pacific Division foe Amazons. Their home opener will be April 9 against the Portland Fighting Fillies.
March 25-26 on the Gladiators’ Campus. Following are the Chabot athletes who finished in the top 20 of Saturday’s open events. 100M dash, 15. Linda Pullum, 20. Jasmine Flannigan; 800M run, 16. Martina Villasenor; discus throw, 4. Tatjiana Pitts, 6. Katie Anderson, 8. Christina Hadfield, 15 Miya Cato. Chabot athletes placing in Fridays events: 100M dash, 2. Kiyoko Orange; 200M dash, 7. Orange, 9. Pullum, 10. Flannigan; hammer throw, 14. Cato, 16. Christine Hadfield, 19. Francesca Soares; javelin throw, 2. Hadfield, 7. Trey Mullany-Banks, 11. Soares, 14. Cato. Mother Nature played havoc with the ladies on the diamonds last week as only two games were played, both last Tuesday, March 22. Chabot, of Coast Conference North hosted CC South foe Hartnell College of Salinas, and won the encounter, 4-0. Meanwhile, Ohlone College Renegades hosted West Valley College of Saratoga from CCS and were victorious, 8-4. Chabot rode the seven-hit pitching of Cheyanne Bennett while Stephanie Vandenbusch hit a two-run homer and Desiree Ramos went 2-3 including a double. Gladiators (10-13, 5-4 CCN) hosted a make up game against CCS foe, Gavilan College of Gilroy on Monday, March 28. Score unavailable at press time. They also take on San Jose City on Tuesday, March 29, at 3 p.m. Ohlone was led by Kaley Marden, 3-4 with a double, triple and three RBIs. Stefanie Hatley also went 3-4 with a double. Jessica Varady went 2-4 and was the winning pitcher improving to 15-3. Renegades (18-5-1, 6-1 CCN) will host Hartnell March 29, then play a makeup game the next day against Monterey Peninsula College. Both games start at 3 p.m.
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East Bay baseball gets on winning track BY GIOVANNI ALBANESE JR. After rain kept Cal State University-East Bay athletics on the backburner from March 18-20, the baseball team returned to the diamond and got on the winning track. East Bay traveled to San Francisco State on Tuesday, March 22, for a makeup doubleheader against the Gators. Heading into the series, the Pioneers were 5-18, but left with a 7-18 record after a sweep of the double dip, 4-3 in game one; 9-7 in game two. Bryce Miller went seven innings in the game one victory, allowing two runs on five hits while striking out seven and walking just one. Nick McManus, Charlie Sharrer and Dylan Johnson each had an RBI for the Pioneers who sealed the game with a three-run fifth. In game two, it was the Jared Berrier show. East Bay’s right fielder went 2-3 with five RBIs for the game. Aaron Brown, Jake Davis and Andrew Woolfe chipped in with single RBI’s in support of winning pitcher A.J. Gallardo. Gallardo, despite allowing seven runs on eight hits, improved to 4-3 on the season with his six and two-thirds gutsy performance, striking out four. After sweeping SF State, the Pioneers had a home-and-home doubleheader series against Sonoma State, Friday, March 25, in Rohnert Park; Saturday, March 26, in Hayward. That series, however, was postponed due to rain. Dates for the makeup were not decided at press. East Bay’s softball club was set to have two doubleheaders against San Francisco State on Friday, March 25, and Saturday, March 26. However, because of the poor weather. One doubleheader was made up on Sunday, March 27, with the other set for Wednesday, March 30 to conclude the fourgame series.
In Sunday’s doubleheader, SF State got the win in the opening game, edging out the Lady Pioneers 9-8. Statistics were unavailable at press. In the second game of the doubleheader, play was suspended with San Francisco State leading 6-2 in the fourth inning. (For scores of all East Bay games, including the conclusion of the second end of Sunday’s doubleheader, log into the TCV Sports website, http://sports.tricityvoice.com.) East Bay’s most successful spring sports team thus far, the Lady Pioneer water polo club, went into its weekend set of games in Honolulu, Hawaii, five-game win streak — including two on March 18, against George Washington (18-9) and Harvard (12-8). East Bay had a pair of games on Thursday, March 24, against the Australian and Canadian national teams; a pair on Friday, March 25, against Hawaii and San Diego State; and wrapped up on Saturday, March 26, against UC San Diego. Of the five games, the Lady Pioneers weren’t able to get a single victory. Scores against the two national teams were not disclosed, since the games were scrimmages. On Friday’s pair of games — both against highly-ranked clubs — and left with two hard-fought losses. Against the No. 5 team in the country in Hawaii, the Lady Pioneers hung in for much of the game before losing 15-8. Then, against No. 11 San Diego State, East Bay again hung in for much of the contest, but fell 13-6 in the end. Claire Pierce was the offensive stud in the Hawaii loss, putting in four goals for the Lady Pioneers. Pierce had another two in the loss to the Aztecs, while Whitney Bell led East Bay with three goals. And finishing up their Hawaii trip, East Bay was dropped by UC San Diego, 9-5. Erica Crain led the way with two goals. Jayme Pekarske made 10 saves in the loss.
BY GIOVANNI ALBANESE JR. BY JEFF WEISINGER Rain didn’t stop the defending State Champions from turning the season around after the Ohlone baseball team took commanding wins over the Rams of the City College of San Francisco and Hartnell on Tuesday, March 22, and Friday, March 25, respectively. Sophomore right-hander Jordan Camacho went to 2-0 after a solid outing in Ohlone’s 13-2 win over CCSF on Tuesday. Camacho pitched six and a third innings, allowing just one unearned run on six hits with four strikeouts against the Rams. He also received early run support in the first inning as Ryan Tella scored the first run for the Renegades on an error by CCSF third baseman Mark Johnson. Ohlone would strike for two more in the third inning off a solo home run by Tella and a sacrifice RBI by Christian Weeber, scoring Mark Mercer from third to give Ohlone the 3-0 lead after three innings. However, the big inning came for the Renegades in the sixth inning. Leading 4-1 entering the bottom of the sixth, Ohlone struck for nine runs on six hits in an inning that saw Ohlone bring 14 batters to the plate and CCSF changed pitchers twice. Both Weeber and Matt Silvernale had separate twoRBI hits to push the Ohlone lead to 13-1 after the sixth. Fernando Guatemala notched another run for the Rams in the eighth inning to make the score 13-2 off of a sacrifice RBI with no outs. Ohlone followed the big 13-2 win on Tuesday with a clutch 5-1 win over conference rival Hartnell on Friday. Ohlone has won three games in a row since losing to Chabot back on March 15, just one game shy of tying their longest win streak of the season, which is four games back in late February. Chabot 4, Cabrillo 3 Chabot’s baseball team extended their seasonhigh win streak to six games after Tuesday’s 4-3 win over Cabrillo College in Hayward. Starter Brandon Plotz stayed strong through seven innings, despite allowing three runs (all unearned) in the third inning, allowing just six hits with six strikeouts. Cabrillo took the early 3-0 lead in the top of the third after an RBI single by Mike Gerlach and two throwing errors by Glads third baseman Sean Barrie. Chabot clawed back for a run in the eighth inning off of an RBI single by Brian Hamm, and rallied back for three runs in the bottom of the ninth, including the game-winning RBI single by Marc Wik, scoring Craig Massoni with two outs after both Alex Olmedo and Corey Heidebrecht struck out swinging with the bases loaded.
Mother Nature was up to her tricks again, affecting many contests during the week of Monday, March 21, through Saturday, March 26. When the rain did subside, Milpitas, Fremont Christian and California School for the Deaf high schools’ athletics had mixed success. Weather washed away the only scheduled game for CSD on Monday – their baseball game at Bentley High was postponed. However, on Tuesday, March 22, all the scheduled games went on as planned. On the tennis court, Milpitas went to Wilcox High and left with a 4-3 victory. That was the only victory for the Trojans all day. Milpitas’ badminton team went to Monta Vista High and was upended 23-7; the Trojans baseball team also went to Monta Vista and they, too, were defeated, but by a 2-0 count; and on the links, Milpitas was edged by Mission San Jose High, 215-216, at Summitpointe in Milpitas. Milpitas’ swim team went to Newark to go up against Newark Memorial High School. For the boys, they pulled out an 82-88 victory; and for the girls, they fell to the Lady Cougars, 74-92. In softball, the Lady Trojans hosted Saratoga High on Friday, March 25, and pulled out a 12-3 win. Milpitas scored four runs in the fourth and six in the sixth to blow the game open. Jackie Castro led the offense with three RBIs, while Rachel Norman, Alexis Pommier and Tiana Teixeira knocked in two apiece. Marie Mosqueda got the win on the hill. Meanwhile, in softball, CSD out-slugged HeadRoyce High, 8-6 on the road on Tuesday. Samantha Hyland went the distance to earn the victory on the mound. Her only blip was allowing a five-run fifth to Head-Royce, giving up the lead, 6-5. But a single run in the sixth, and a two in the seventh got the Lady Eagles the victory. Six CSD hitters had an RBI, including Ri’chara Glenn, who knocked in two. As for the CSD baseball team, in its makeup game against Bentley, the additional day rest proved costly for the Eagles, going down 14-4 in a mercyrule shortened contest. Carlos Lopez got the loss for the Eagles, going the full four innings, striking out three along the way, allowing just three earned runs. Conrad Baer led the offense with three runs scored and a pair of stolen bases. “We got to an early 3-0 lead,” said CSD coach David Cease, “but then Bentley took advantage of some opportunities and put the game away.” Also on Tuesday on the softball diamond, Fremont Christian fell behind early and lost in a mercy-rule game, 11-1 in five innings, at Redwood Christian. Fremont Christian’s baseball team, however, had its own version of a mercy-rule game, annihilating Emery 25-0 in a run-shortened game. All games over the weekend scheduled were interrupted by weather, and canceled to later dates, yet to be determined. For all scheduled games, and a complete list of scores, log onto the TCV Sports website, http://sports.tricityvoice.com.
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BY SIDA LU Despite tornado warnings and torrents of rain this week, spring sports teams continued to put work into their sports. Tennis On March 22, James Logan Colts tennis faced the American Eagles in a Mission Valley Athletic League match. Logan would win 4-3 after taking two singles and two doubles victories. Jeeno Villamor and Anson Rahmat of Logan sealed the pivotal doubles game by winning against Andrew Tran and Andrew Kuang in three sets, 6-2, 5-7, and 7-5. Logan’s Jevons Jiang anchored the Colts with his tight singles victory. On the Hayward Area Athletic League side of things, Moreau Tennis continued its winning ways by routing Mount Eden 6-1. The only bright spot for Mount Eden was senior Mike Conanan who edged Moreau’s junior Kartik Gudipati in three sets. Volleyball Defending MVAL champion Mission San Jose Warriors visited John F. Kennedy High on March 22. MSJ cruised to an easy 3-0 victory behind Zaki Sarwary’s 15 kills and Jeffrey Kanemitsu’s 26 assists. Kennedy fell 17-25, 17-25 and 13-25. The Warriors remain undefeated in league. Logan Colts scheduled a nonleague bout against HAAL’s San Leandro and won in straight sets: 25-13, 25-14, 25-15 to push its overall record to 10-7. Moreau would put its undefeated season on the line in its first MVAL match and fall short at Washington. Moreau was unable to finish off the first two games, losing 22-25 before battling back in the third game25-19. They would ultimately be unable to build on their third game momentum and fall in the fourth game 21-25 and losing the match. Moreau fell to 0-1 on the season and 4-1 overall. Two days later, March 24, featured the American Eagles hosting a nonleague bout with Redwood Christian. The Eagles won easily behind the contributions of Walia and Tam, combining for 18 kills. Redwood Christian was unable to put up much of a fight until the last game, being routed in the first two games by a combined margin of 19 points. Badminton March 24 also featured the clash of two MVAL badminton teams. Irvington visited James Logan but would eventually fall 11-6 to Logan’s superior doubles play. The Colts doubles players won eight out of a total possible nine matches and singles players Chung and Okamura both won to seal the victory for Logan. Track and Field Despite the weather, Washington and Moreau Catholic both sent their best track and field athletes to the Chabot Relays on March 25 and 26. Betsy Fryan from Washington took first in the Girls Varsity 400M dash beating fellow Huskie Kristi Gee by .03 of a second. Washington also took first in the 4x400M relay. On the boys side, Da’Rell Calvin took first in the 110M hurdles. Moreau Catholic took first and second in the girls 1,600M run behind the efforts of Anika Adeni and Yvett Navarro. The Lady Mariners also took first in the 4x100 relay. For all scheduled games, and a complete list of scores, log onto the TCV Sports website, http://sports.tricityvoice.com.
Curling lessons and open house SUBMITTED BY DAVINNA OHLSON San Francisco Bay Area Curling Club will be hosting an open house, and will follow it up by treating those in the East Bay to curling lessons at Sharks Ice in Fremont (located on Warms Springs Boulevard). At the open house, which is Thursday, April 7, from 7:30 to 9:45 p.m., also at Sharks Ice, is set to include a Learn-to-Curl clinic. To be part of the clinic, cost is $15 a person, or $12.50 for groups greater than four. (SFBACC will also have an open house for its San Jose location on March 29 from 9:15 to 11:30 p.m.) At Sharks Ice in Fremont, SFBACC will have a five-week series of curling lessons that begin Thursday, April 14. Each Thursday until May 12 SFBACC will teach the ins and outs of the sports to new curlers that have a serious interest in learning the one-of-a-kind sport. Lessons — contingent on student demand and instructors — will be broken up into two separate classes, novice-beginner and advanced-beginner. To join the five-part lesson series, cost is $105. Novice lessons begin at 7 p.m. and run until 9:45 p.m. (there is a limit of 24 partici-
pant). Advanced lessons run from 7:45 to 9:45 p.m., and the eight-person limit has been filled. However, a waiting list is available. Novice lessons will cover everything a brand-new curler needs to know to get started with curling including basic delivery, basic sweeping and the rules of the game. Advanced beginner series would cover the art of cleaning up one’s delivery, mastery of basic shots, short and long timing, sweeping technique and weight judgment, and strategy. If you are interested in being a student or instructor, e-mail Davinna Ohlson at davinna@bayareacurling.com. For more information, and to sign up, visit www.bayareacurling.com/register/lessons. San Francisco Bay Area Curling Club Open House April 7, 7:30 to 9:45 p.m. Sharks Ice, 44288 Old Warms Springs Blvd., Fremont, 510623-7200 Contact Davinna Ohlson: davinna@bayareacurling.com Website: www.bayareacurling.com Lessons: Thursdays, April 14 to May 12 Novice, 7 to 9:45 p.m.; Advanced, 7:45 to 9:45 p.m.
One thing that separates softball and baseball from other sports is the weather. While sports like football and soccer can hold contests in the rain, it is extremely difficult and even dangerous to play a diamond game in a down pour.
Bats can fly out of a hitter’s hands, balls can land in the mud and not budge and the line of sight can be vastly altered to the point where a player can get
hurt. It could be fun to play, but player safety is the most important key. Due to the recent string of bad weather, the Mission Valley Athletic League has been forced to postponed and even cancel a few games scheduled for the past few weeks. If this weather continues with the MVAL starting league play next week, more games will likely be postponed and rescheduled. Nonleague games are more likely to get cancelled because they are not reflected in the league’s win-loss column. Despite all of that, some teams had the luck of not having any games scheduled during these storms, while others have been fortunate enough to get enough sunlight to get their games in. JAMES LOGAN 7, MONTE VISTA 5 Caley Bonansea played the role of the hero in Logan’s narrow victory over the Monte Vista Mustangs. The sophomore catcher hit a crucial threerun homer in the top of the seventh that helped prevent a possible comeback from the Mustangs. Heading into the final frame up 4-3, Logan was in need of some additional run support with the
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minimal lead in their hands. Bonansea’s blast proved to be just enough as Monte Vista was able to tag Logan hurler Raeann Garza for two more runs in the home half of the final inning. If it were not for that home run, the Lady Colts may have very well received their second loss of the season. Bonansea was a perfect 3-3 with five runs batted in and a run scored. Shortstop Jasmine Reed provided
some extra punch going 2-3 and crossing the plate two times. In spite of giving up 15 hits, Garza still went the complete game and surrendered only four earned runs. She has pitched every game Logan has played this season and has compiled a 2-1 record. With the nonleague games out of the way, the Lady Colts will finally begin the defense of their MVAL championship. Up first on the agenda, a March 29 game at home against Washington High. GRANADA 1, NEWARK MEMORIAL 2 Newark Memorial’s season opening winning streak almost came to a halt in this nail biter against Granada. They are now 60 on the year. In the six games this year, the Lady Cougars’ pitching has held opponents to 0.5 runs per game. Their offense, on the other hand, is getting solid production throughout the entire lineup. Newark is currently averaging 5.8 runs in every contest. On top of that, they lead the MVAL in total runs scored with 35. The Lady Cougars will put that streak on the line when they finally open up MVAL play at American High on March 29. First pitch is set for 3:45 p.m. SAN LEANDRO 0, AMERICAN 7 The Lady Eagles bounced back from their 6-4 loss to Arroyo High on March 17 with this shutout of the Pirates from San Leandro High. American also had the honor of being the first team to put a notch in San Leandro’s loss column this season. It also marks the first time that the Lady Eagles have held a team scoreless in the 2011 campaign. American is now 4-2 entering league play and will look to build some momentum off of this game when they host the streaking Newark Memorial Lady Cougars on March 29. For the complete softball schedule heading into MVAL play this week — as well as scores for all high school sports — log onto the TCV Sports website, http://sports.tricityvoice.com.
A slow week for MVAL baseball BY KEVIN YIN PHOTOS BY MIKE HEIGHTCHEW The week of Monday, March 21, to Sunday, March 27, was an unusually quiet one for baseball squads of the Mission Valley Athletic League. Three of the
league’s schools, John F. Kennedy, Mission San Jose and Washington high schools, had no scheduled games this week; James Logan and Irvington high schools each had games rained out; however, Newark Memorial and American high
schools each managed to complete contests. Newark trumped De La Salle, 3-1, on March 22. Christopher Flexen picked up the win for Newark, pitching a complete game while giving up only two hits and throwing six strikeouts. With the win, the Cougars improve to 5-1 on the season. Also on March 22, American edged Valley Christian, 2-1, despite being out hit six to four. Joey Hockett got the win for the Eagles, going for six innings before handing it off to Maurice Miranda. American now stands at 2-4 on the season.
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ecently, I listened to an interesting report (NPR - “This American Life”) of an annual event called the “Lifeboat Debate” held on a university campus in Montevallo, Alabama. This idea has been copied in many other venues and a variety of context, but the original design is profound. The premise is simple: Humans are threatened with extinction. A lifeboat that will hold the future of humankind is about to depart for safety and only one seat remains. That seat will be occupied by the most successful argument of an academic discipline deemed critical to the continuation of human existence. In addition to professorial representatives of several major courses of study, a final entry into the debate is the “Devil’s Advocate” who argues against filling the seat with any of the proponents. Success of these debates before a live (and voting) audience of students is designed to be a serious discussion and analysis although theatrical attire and presentations have steadily become more prominent. Substance, however, progressively yielded to dramatic pretension and finally, in 2007, debate participants were scolded by the Devil’s Advocate (DA) for buffoonery and lack of
substance. For the first time, students voted overwhelmingly for the DA. Although there is a place for humor and levity at times, even when critical issues are under consideration, the primary purpose and gravity of such discussion cannot be ignored and discarded… students attending the debate, even those in their first year of college, understood this. Entertainment and self-aggrandizement is not a substitute for rational thought and content. Gimmicks are useful if they make a point and lead to well-constructed conclusions. As simple devices without perspective, however, they do little but deflect attention and expose frailty. When this example is seen as a political as well as academic exercise, similarities become apparent. A reference during the broadcast was to the contribution of Simon Cowell to the American Idol television show. I have only watched this show sporadically, but even an occasional viewer such as I knew that when Cowell was asked for his opinion, the audience – and other judges – collectively held their breaths. Abrasive and judgmental, critique was swift and unvarnished by platitudes. If a performance was excellent, it was defined as such while poor performances were dissected without mercy. When leaders are elected, especially at the local level, there is ample opportunity to understand and appreciate their talents… if they possess them. There are others who depend on oratorical gymnastics, stunts, misdirection and ethnic or political blocks of voters for success. How often has campaign literature touted single-handed solutions to major (unsolved) issues attributed to a candidate for public office? Constituents know this is nonsense, but vote for the politically correct candidate anyhow. There is little demand for substance and posturing for cameras replaces thoughtful analysis and intelligent, succinct comments.
Where does this leave the voting public? Can we simply follow advice of the Devil’s Advocate and vacate our responsibility to vote? Although some abdicate responsibility, this is simply not a viable option… someone has got to take the helm. The task is to determine where reasonable discourse ends and sincerely delivered babble of insincere pabulum begins? Does “political-speak” simply demand reiterative rhetoric already outlined in staff reports in an effort to gain air time and present the appearance of intellectual discussion? A subject that is dissected without purpose or direction becomes indefinable mush unfit for human consumption. I ask those who attend and others, especially citizens who rarely, if ever, visit or watch a public meeting, to critically observe the actions and speech of staff and city councils, school boards, commissions and other officials; emulate Simon Cowell for an hour or two. If your impulse is to leave – figuratively or literally - due to intense boredom and anger at pomposity, extensive ineffectual discourse, endless reiteration or nonsensical blather, it is time to reexamine the lifeboat and think about who should be sitting in its seats. Clear and concise questions and comments reflect preparation and understanding. Differing viewpoints are not detrimental but only if they serve to highlight significant avenues of debate. Endless rhetoric without substance solves nothing and can sink our lifeboat.
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BY EMMA VICTORIA G. BLANCO Are you an American Idol fan? Then you have been watching its tenth season since it premiered in January. You’ve probably also noticed a lot of changes with the show. The show has a new format. There are new judges; last season’s Simon Cowell, Ellen DeGeneres and Kara DioGuardi have been replaced by rock and roll legend Steven Tyler and actor/singer/producer Jennifer Lopez. Also new this year is the show’s audition process, which has allowed contestants as young as 15 years old to try-out. At her present age of 16 years,
current American Idol finalist, Thia Megia is consistently appears composed and professional. Her vocal range and prowess belies the fact that she is one of the youngest contestants in the show’s history. On January 30, 1995, Thia (Thialorei Lising Megia) was born in Hayward to Filipino-emigrants, Cynthia and Loreto Megia. She attended Eden Gardens Elementary through the six grade. Thereafter, she and her family relocated to Mountain House (located between Livermore and Tracy), where she is being homeschooled. Thia has been singing ever since she was a toddler and she
hasn’t stopped. “When I was six years old, I was invited to my very first concert as an opening act for Rey Valera, a famous singer/songwriter in the Philippines. This was in San Jose, CA,” she stated. She participated in and won several singing competitions, performed the national anthem at local sports venues, and made an appearance on a TV show (Showtime at the Apollo) when she was 13. If her face seems vaguely familiar, it’s probably because she was a quarterfinalist on America’s Got Talent in 2009. Later that year, she performed at the David Foster and Friends concert in San Jose, where she met and became
friends with another young Filipino singing sensation, Charice. Now, Thia is one of the 11 finalists – giving her a guaranteed spot on the show’s summer concert tour. Week after week, so many of us tune in to American Idol. We are captivated by the drama; the shocking heartbreak when a favorite contestant is voted off and the elation of a fulfilled dream when the winner is finally chosen. Thia’s favorite quote is, “We are all as much as we can dream.” Perhaps we should all dream as much as we can. American Idol airs Wednesdays and Thursdays, 8 p.m. on the Fox channel.
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PUBLIC NOTICES California Department of Housing and Community Development, as required by state law.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF FREMONT PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF FREMONT WILL HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE FOLLOWING PROPOSALS. SAID PUBLIC HEARINGS WILL BE HELD AT 7:00 P.M., ON THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2011, AT THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, 3300 CAPITOL AVENUE, FREMONT, CALIFORNIA, AT WHICH TIME ANY AND ALL INTERESTED PERSONS MAY APPEAR AND BE HEARD. DUMBARTON QUARRY FILL - 9600 Quarry Road - (PLN2011-00072) - to consider a Preliminary Grading Plan for the import of 1,500,000 cubic yards of soil into the Dumbarton quarry pit. An Environmental Impact Report, EIR 76-6 and a 1997 Addendum to EIR 76-6 was previously certified for the project. Project Planner - Scott Ruhland, (510) 494-4453, sruhland@fremont.gov CENTRAL PARK SOUTH MAJOR PLANNED DISTRICT AMENDMENT - 41075 Railroad Avenue - (PLN2011-00111) - to consider a Major Planned District Amendment to P-2005-131 (Central Park South) to amend conditions of approval related to affordable housing and homeowner association requirements located at 41075 Railroad Avenue in the Irvington Planning Area. A mitigated negative declaration was previously circulated and approved for the project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Project Planner - Jennifer Brame, (510) 494-4554, jbrame@fremont.gov For further information on any of the above items, call (510) 494-4440 and request to speak with the project planner in charge of the particular project. * NOTICE * If you challenge the decision of the Planning Commission in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. JEFF SCHWOB, SECRETARY FREMONT PLANNING COMMISSION
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CIVIL ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. FG11563743 Superior Court of California, County of Alameda Petition of: Brian Liu for Change of Name TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Brian Liu to Brian Hung Liu The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing: Date: May 5, 2011, Time: 2:30 PM, Dept.: 608 The address of the court is 39439 Paseo Padre Parkway, Fremont, CA 94538 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Tri-City Voice Date: March 2, 2011 Richard O. Keller Judge of the Superior Court 3/8, 3/15, 3/22, 3/29/11 CNS-2056380#
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 449299 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: AAA Affordable Plumbing & Water Heaters, 699 Dartmore Ln., Unit 371, Hayward, CA 94544, County of Alameda. Lesley A. Salage, 699 Dartmore Ln. Unit 371, Hayward, CA 94544. Sabrina J. Salage, 699 Dartmore Ln., Unit 371, Hayward, CA 94544. This business is conducted by husband and wife. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 07-28-08. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Lesley A. Salage This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on March 16, 2011. NOTICE-In accordance with Section 17920(a), a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires five years from the date it was filed with the County Clerk, except as provided in Section 17920(b), where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 3/22, 3/29, 4/5, 4/12/11 CNS-2066177# FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 449276 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Peaceful Path To Joy, 35685 Embassy Common, Fremont, CA 94536, County of Alameda, P.O. Box 14425, Fremont, CA 94539 James B. Freer, 35685 Embassy Common, Fremont, CA 94536 This business is conducted by an individual The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ James B. Freer This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on March 16, 2011. NOTICE-In accordance with Section 17920(a), a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires five years from the date it was filed with the County Clerk, except as provided in Section 17920(b), where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 3/22, 3/29, 4/5, 4/12/11 CNS-2065249# FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 448709 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Kupkakes, 4591 Piper St., Fremont, CA 94538, County of Alameda Tracey Perry, 35510 Monterra Terr #101, Union City, CA 94587 Moesa Moore, 4591 Piper St., Fremont, CA 94538 This business is conducted by a General partnership The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 3/1/11 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Tracey Perry This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on March 01, 2011. NOTICE-In accordance with Section 17920(a), a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires five years from the date it was filed with the County Clerk, except as provided in Section 17920(b), where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 3/22, 3/29, 4/5, 4/12/11 CNS-2064849#
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 449006 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Fancyperfumebottles.com, 38725 Lexington St. #221, Fremont, CA 94536, County of Alameda Rahela J. Qari, 38725 Lexington Sst. #221, Fremont, CA 94536 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Rahela J. Qari, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on March 9, 2011. NOTICE-In accordance with Section 17920(a), a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires five years from the date it was filed with the County Clerk, except as provided in Section 17920(b), where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 3/15, 3/22, 3/29, 4/5/11 CNS-2061080# FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 448627 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: United Capital Investment, 39899 Balentine Dr. #200, Newark, CA 94560, County of Alameda United Capital Mortgage, Inc., 39899 Balentine Dr. #200, Newark, CA 94560; CA This business is conducted by a Corporation. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 1991. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Lap Yun Yau, V.P. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on February 28, 2011. NOTICE-In accordance with Section 17920(a), a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires five years from the date it was filed with the County Clerk, except as provided in Section 17920(b), where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 3/8, 3/15, 3/22, 3/29/11 CNS-2056379# FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 448130 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Action OfficePro, LLC, 38666 Aurora Ter. Fremont, CA 94536, County of Alameda Action OfficePro, LLC, 38666 Aurora Ter, Fremont, CA 94536; California This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Sharon Wang, Manager This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on February 16, 2011. NOTICE-In accordance with Section 17920(a), a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires five years from the date it was filed with the County Clerk, except as provided in Section 17920(b), where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 3/8, 3/15, 3/22, 3/29/11 CNS-2056378#
GOVERNMENT CITY OF FREMONT PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the City of Fremont City Council will hold a public hearing to consider the following proposal. Said public hearing will be held at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 12, 2011, Council Chambers, 3300 Capitol Ave., Bldg. A, Fremont, CA, at which time all interested parties may attend and be heard: DRISCOLL ROAD HOMES (ALSO KNOWN AS ADVENTIST/ROBSON SUBDIVISION) – 225 DRISCOLL ROAD Public Hearing (Published Notice) to Consider a Preliminary and Precise Planned District (P-2010280), Preliminary Grading Plan, Private Street, and Vesting Tentative Map 8052 to Develop a 9-Lot Single-Family Residential Subdivision on a Vacant Portion of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church Property (PLN2010-00280) If you challenge any decision of the City Council in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing. DAWN G. ABRAHAMSON CITY CLERK 3/29/11 CNS-2070524# SUMMARY OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE As Introduced March 22, 2011 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FREMONT, ADDING FREMONT MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE VII, CHAPTER 14 REGARDING UNIVERSAL DESIGN STANDARDS On March 22, 2011, the Fremont City Council introduced the above ordinance. The ordinance adopts new regulations governing the incorporation of universal design features in new construction of single-family, duplex and triplex homes, except for custom-built homes, that are owner-occupied or rental in nature. The ordinance is substantially the same as a model ordinance developed by the
The purpose of the ordinance is to: facilitate the development of residential dwelling units that are visitable, usable and safe for occupancy by persons with disabilities and that support aging in place, allow new homebuyers the option of incorporating universal design principles into their future homes that would enhance their ability to remain in their homes during periods of temporary, developing, or permanent disabilities or frailties, and accommodate a wide range of individual preferences and functional abilities while not significantly impacting housing costs and affordability. Under the new regulations, the developer or builder of the residential unit must offer to install a variety of features in the home, at the request and cost of the purchaser. The features include an accessible exterior route and primary entry that meet specified flatness and width standards, an accessible interior route that connects certain areas such as the accessible entrance, powder room or bathroom and kitchen and meets minimum width standards, certain clear spaces in the primary floor powder room/bathroom and kitchen, a common room and bedroom along the accessible interior route, and specified requirements related to the installation of handrails, grab bars and other components. Such features must be offered at the earliest feasible time, but need not be installed where it would result in an unreasonable delay in construction or significant unreimburseable costs to the developer or builder. Exemptions to the regulations exist for certain undue hardships, such as due to site size or topographical conditions, or following a disaster. A certified copy of the full text of the ordinance is posted in the office of the City Clerk, 3300 Capitol Avenue, Fremont, and is available for review upon request. The second reading for adoption is currently scheduled for April 5, 2011, at 7:00 pm, at City Hall, 3300 Capitol Avenue, Fremont. DAWN G. ABRAHAMSON CITY CLERK 3/29/11 CNS-2070521# CITY OF FREMONT PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the City of Fremont City Council will hold a public hearing to consider the following proposal. Said public hearing will be held at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 5, 2011, Council Chambers, 3300 Capitol Ave., Bldg. A, Fremont, CA, at which time all interested parties may attend and be heard: RESOLUTION AMENDING THE CITY OF FREMONT MASTER FEE SCHEDULE TO UPDATE CERTAIN RECREATION SERVICES DIVISION FACILITY USE AND SERVICE FEES Amendment to the City of Fremont Master Fee Resolution to Update Certain Recreation Services Division Facility Use and Service Fees If you challenge any decision of the City Council in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing. DAWN G. ABRAHAMSON CITY CLERK 3/22, 3/29/11 CNS-2066178# NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed bids will be received in the Office of Purchasing Services, 3300 Capitol Ave., Bldg B, Fremont, California, up to the hour of 2:00 PM on April 13, 2011, at which time they will be opened and read out loud in said building for: 2011 ASPHALT OVERLAY PROJECT CITY PROJECT NO. 8234-L (PWC) FEDERAL PROJECT NO. STPL 5322 (043) Plans, special provisions and standard proposal forms to be used for bidding on this project can be obtained for a non-refundable fee at ARC/ Peninsula Digital located at 44846 Osgood Road, Fremont, CA 94539 or 599 Fairchild Drive, Mountain View, CA 94043, or through Planwell at www.peninsuladigital.com, Phone (510) 490-7411, Fax (510) 657-7248. No partial sets will be issued, cost is non-refundable. Call to confirm availability of copies before coming to pick up documents. For more information on this project, contact the City of Fremont Purchasing Department at (510) 494-4620. CORINA CAMPBELL PURCHASING MANAGER CITY OF FREMONT 3/22, 3/29/11 CNS-2065971#
PROBATE NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF MATTIE M. WILSON CASE NO. FP11566277 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Mattie M. Wilson A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Edward C. Cortez in the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Edward C. Cortez be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. A HEARING on the petition will be held on 05/09/ 2011 at 9:30 a.m. in Dept. 201 located at Berkeley Courthouse, 2120 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Berkeley, CA 94704. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the deceased, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as provided in Probate Code section 9100. The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a formal Request for Special Notice (DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Regis J. Amann, Regis J. Amann Law Office, 1328 Decoto Road #100, Union City, CA 94587, Telephone: (510) 4717786 3/25, 3/29, 4/5/11 CNS-2068165#
TRUSTEE SALES NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. 10031595 Loan No. 0143965549 Title Order No. 100685762CABFI APN 092A235308300 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED April 15, 2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On April 18, 2011, at 12:30 PM, at the Fallon Street entrance to the County Courthouse, 1225 Fallon Street, Oakland, CA, FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE COMPANY, as the duly appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded on April 27, 2005, as Instrument No. 2005166033 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Alameda County, CA, executed by: ERNESTO REYNOSO, AN UNMARRIED MAN, as Trustor, in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. (MERS), as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 6297 MARGUERITE DRIVE, NEWARK, CA 94560 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title,
possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining unpaid balance of the obligations secured by and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust (together with any modifications thereto). The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee`s Sale is estimated to be $409,632.30 (Estimated), provided, however, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary`s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier`s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee`s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. DATE: 03/21/2011 FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE COMPANY, TRUSTEE 3075 Prospect Park Dr., Ste 100 Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 916-636-0114 Rozalyn Tudor Authorized Signature SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.lpsasap.com AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714-730-2727ASAP# 3951259 03/29/2011, 04/05/2011, 04/12/2011 3/29, 4/5, 4/12/11 CNS-2070715# Trustee Sale No. CA05002508-10-1 . Title Order No. 100593353-CA-LPI Loan No. 9000541707 APN 501-1828-240-00 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED August 7, 2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On April 25, 2011, at 12:00 PM, at the Fallon St emergency exit to the Alameda County Courthouse, 1225 Fallon St. Oakland, CA, MTC Financial Inc., dba Trustee Corps, as the duly appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded on August 17, 2006, as Instrument No. 2006316144 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Alameda County, CA , executed by: Mahmood S Samimifar & Ghamar Valadkhani, husband & wife, as Trustor, in favor of First Horizon Home Loan Corporation as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: As more fully described on said Deed of Trust. The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 3395 Foxtail Terrace, Fremont, CA 94536 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest theron, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee`s Sale is estimated to be $343,711.10 (Estimated), provided, however, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary`s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier`s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee`s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder`s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. DATE: March 29, 2011 MTC Financial Inc dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA05002508-10-1 . 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 949-252-8300 Clarisa Gastelum, Authorized Signature SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.priorityposting.com AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714-573-1965 TRUSTEE CORPS IS A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. P815858 3/29, 4/5, 04/12/2011 3/29, 4/5, 4/12/11 CNS-2069426# NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee’s Sale No. CA-MOR-108656 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 10/13/2004. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On April 18, 2011, at 12:30 PM, AT THE FALLON STREET ENTRANCE TO THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 1225 FALLON STREET, in the City of OAKLAND, County of ALAMEDA, State of CALIFORNIA, ASSET FORECLOSURE SERVICES, INC., a California corporation, as duly appointed Trustee under that certain Deed of Trust executed by ROLANDO MAGTALAS AND MARIA LUISA MAGTALAS, HUSBAND AND WIFE, AS JOINT TENANTS, as Trustors, recorded on 10/22/2004, as Instrument No. 2004474726, of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of ALAMEDA County, State of CALIFORNIA, under the power of sale therein contained, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount fat the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Property is being sold “as is - where is”. TAX PARCEL NO. 092A0932-006 From information which the Trustee deems reliable, but for which Trustee makes no representation or warranty, the street address or other common designation of the above described property is purported to be 6084 FAIR AVENUE, NEWARK, CA 94560. Said property is being sold for the purpose of paying the obligations secured by said Deed of Trust, including fees and expenses of sale. The total amount of the unpaid principal balance, interest thereon, together with reasonably estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee’s Sale is $417,486.72. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. SALE INFORMATION LINE: 714-730-2727 or www.fidelityasap.com Dated: 3/21/2011 ASSET FORECLOSURE SERVICES, INC., AS TRUSTEE By: Georgina Rodriguez, Trustee Sale Officer ASAP# 3949319 03/29/2011, 04/05/2011, 04/12/2011 3/29, 4/5, 4/12/11 CNS-2069383# NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS #: CA-09313431-CL Order #: 090657113-CA-LPO YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/29/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may
be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): JOJO CAYABYAB AND CHARLIE CAYABYAB HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded: 12/7/2006 as Instrument No. 2006448465 in book xxx, page xxx of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of ALAMEDA County, California; Date of Sale: 4/25/2011 at 12:30 PM Place of Sale: At the Fallon Street entrance to the County Courthouse, 1225 Fallon Street, Oakland, CA 94612 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $638,604.28 The purported property address is: 5919 WOODBINE PL NEWARK, CA 94560 Assessor’s Parcel No. 092A-2593-033-00 092A-2593-033 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, please refer to the referenced legal description for property location. In the event no common address or common designation of the property is provided herein directions to the location of the property may be obtained within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale by sending a written request to Aurora Loan Services LLC 10350 Park Meadows Dr. Littleton CO 80124 Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: [ 1 ] The mortgage loan servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date the notice of sale is filed; [ 2 ] The timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Section 2923.52 . If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. Date: Quality Loan Service Corp. 2141 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 714-730-2727 or Login to: www.fidelityasap.com Reinstatement Line: 619645-7711 Quality Loan Service, Corp. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. ASAP# 3948808 03/29/2011, 04/05/2011, 04/12/2011 3/29, 4/5, 4/12/11 CNS-2068854# NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. 10CA00897-1 Order No. 100528568 APN: 483-0047-041 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/01/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On April 11, 2011 at 12:00 PM, RSM&A Foreclosure Services, as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded November 7, 2006 as Document Number: 2006415272 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Alameda County, California, executed by: OSCAR G. CRUZ AND ROSALIE A. CRUZ, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, as Trustor, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for MortgageIt, Inc., as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state) at the following location: the Fallon Street entrance to the County Courthouse, 1225 Fallon Street, Oakland, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County, California describing the land therein: Legal description as more fully described in said deed of trust. The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 3239 SANTA ROSA WAY, UNION CITY, CA 94587. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: $645,005.63 (Estimated*) *Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. DATE: 12/03/2010 RSM&A Foreclosures Services 15165 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 330 Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 805-804-5616 For specific information on sales including bid amounts call (714) 277-4845. Kimberly Karas, Authorized Agent of RSM&A Foreclosures Services FEI # 1045.00859 03/22, 03/29, 04/05/2011 3/22, 3/29, 4/5/11 CNS-2067453# NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 080077083 Title Order No. 08-8-289907 Investor/ Insurer No. 146452170 APN No. 087-0092-022 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 10/26/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by ALEXANDER M. LISING, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, dated 10/26/2006 and recorded 11/02/06, as Instrument No. 2006409655, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Alameda County, State of California, will sell on 04/19/2011 at 12: 30PM, At the Fallon Street entrance to the County Courthouse, 1225 Fallon Street, Oakland, CA 94612 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 241 TEDDY DRIVE, UNION CITY, CA, 94587. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $614,333.44. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 10/30/2008 RECONTRUST COMPANY 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., SV2-202 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 9274399 By: Trustee’s Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# 3945899 03/22/2011, 03/29/2011, 04/05/2011 3/22, 3/29, 4/5/11 CNS-2066742# T.S. No. 10-12011 APN: 507-0823-060-00 Loan No. 0225525 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 12/5/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by
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PUBLIC NOTICES a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: AVERIL B. WATAN, A MARRIED WOMAN AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY Duly Appointed Trustee: LAW OFFICES OF LES ZIEVEDeed of Trust recorded12/14/2006 as Instrument No. 2006455965 in book --, page-- of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Alameda County, California, Date of Sale:4/12/2011 at 12:00 PM Place of Sale: At the front Fallon St emergency exit to the Alameda County Courthouse 1225 Fallon Street Oakland, CA Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $327,817.80 Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt owed. Street Address or other common designation of real property: 38780 TYSON LANE #112 C FREMONT, CA 94536 Described as follows: As more fully described on said Deed of Trust. A.P.N #.: 507-0823-060-00 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. Pursuant to California Civil Code §2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: The provisions of California Civil Code §2923.52 do not apply because: The loan was made, purchased or serviced by a California state or local public housing agency or authority, including state or local house finance agencies established under Division 21 (commencing with Section 50000) of the Health and Safety Code and Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 980) of Division 4 of the Military and Veterans Code. The loan is collateral for securities purchased by a California state or local public housing agency or authority, including state or local house finance agencies established under Division 21 (commencing with Section 50000) of the Health and Safety Code and Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 980) of Division 4 of the Military and Veterans Code. Dated: 3/17/2011 Law Offices of Les Zieve, as Trustee 18377 Beach Blvd., Suite 210 Huntington Beach, California 92648 Automated Sale Information Line: (714) 848-9272 or www.elitepostandpub.com For Non-Automated Sale Information, call: (714) 848-7920 Christine O’Brien, Trustee Sale OfficerTHIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. EPP 6307. 3/22, 3/29, 4/5/11 CNS-2066597# Trustee Sale No.: 20090187419611 Title Order No.: 281610 FHA/VA/PMI No.: NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 02/ 22/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NDex West, LLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 02/28/2006 as Instrument No. 2006073481 of official records in the office of the County Recorder of Alameda County, State of California. Executed By: Cuong Duc Pham and Tram Hong Pham, will sell at public auction to highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check/cash equivalent or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). Date of Sale: 04/11/2011 Time of Sale: 12:00 PM Place of Sale: At the Fallon St. emergency exit to the Alameda County Courthouse, 1225 Fallon St., Oakland, CA. Street Address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 4134 Asimuth Cir, Union City, California 94587 APN#: 4830102107 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $485,698.59. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located. For Trustee Sale Information Please Call: Priority Posting & Publishing, Inc. 17501 Irvine Blvd., Suite One Tustin, CA 92780 714573-1965 www.priorityposting.com NDex West, L.L.C. as Trustee Dated: 03/18/2011 NDex West, L.L.C. may be acting as a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. P814369 3/22, 3/29, 04/05/2011 3/22, 3/29, 4/5/11 CNS-2066468# NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS #: CA-09269974-BL Order #: 090253446-CA-MAI YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 1/24/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): LEILANI M. ONOFRE AND ELFEGO V. ONOFRE, WIFE AND HUSBAND Recorded: 1/31/2006 as Instrument No. 2006032001 in book xxx, page xxx of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of ALAMEDA County, California; Date of Sale: 4/15/2011 at 12: 30 PM Place of Sale: At the Fallon Street entrance to the County Courthouse, 1225 Fallon Street, Oakland, CA 94612 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $518,774.77 The purported property address is: 219 D Street Union City, CA 94587 Assessor’s Parcel No. 486-0003-025-02 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, please refer to the referenced legal description for property location. In the event no common address or common designation of the property is provided herein directions to the location of the property may be obtained within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale by sending a written request to Litton Loan Servicing LP 4828 Loop Central Drive Houston TX 77081 Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: [ 1 ] The mortgage loan servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date the notice of sale is filed; [ 2 ] The timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Section 2923.52 . If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. Date: 3/21/2011 Quality Loan Service Corp. 2141 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 714-730-2727 or Login to: www.fidelityasap.com Reinstatement Line: (800) 247-9727 Quality Loan Service, Corp. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT
A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. ASAP# 3945585 03/22/2011, 03/29/2011, 04/05/2011 3/22, 3/29, 4/5/11 CNS-2066257# NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. 09-512471 INC Title Order No. 090806124CA-DCI APN 543-0468-029-00 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 02/01/07. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 04/11/11 at 12:30 p.m., Aztec Foreclosure Corporation as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 02/13/07 in Instrument No. 2007069271 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of ALAMEDA County, California, executed by: Richard Endrina and Gail Endrina, Husband and Wife, as Trustor, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of the Residential Asset Securitization Trust 2007-A5, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007E under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated March 1, 2007, as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state), at the Fallon Street entrance to the County Courthouse, 1225 Fallon Street, Oakland, CA, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County, California described as: 4493 NILAND STREET, UNION CITY, CA 94587 The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: $878,401.56 (Estimated) Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. Requirements of SB1137 have been met pursuant to the Notice of Sale Declaration of record. DATE: 3/16/11 Robbie Weaver Assistant Secretary & Assistant Vice President Aztec Foreclosure Corporation c/o 4665 MacArthur Court, Suite 250 Newport Beach, CA 92660 Phone: (800) 731-0850 or (602) 222-5711 Fax: (847)627-8803 www.aztectrustee.com For Trustee’s Sale Information Call 714-730-2727 http://www.lpsasap.com ASAP# 3945141 03/22/ 2011, 03/29/2011, 04/05/2011 3/22, 3/29, 4/5/11 CNS-2065997# NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS #: CA-10387928-CL Order #: 100563946-CA-LPI YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 10/24/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): FRANK HIFAI , AN UNMARRIED MAN Recorded: 11/3/ 2005 as Instrument No. 2005474865 in book xxx, page xxx of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of ALAMEDA County, California; Date of Sale: 4/15/2011 at 12:30 PM Place of Sale: At the Fallon Street entrance to the County Courthouse, 1225 Fallon Street, Oakland, CA 94612 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $684,858.97 The purported property address is: 1152 SILVER ST UNION CITY, CA 94587 Assessor’s Parcel No. 087-0334-095 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, please refer to the referenced legal description for property location. In the event no common address or common designation of the property is provided herein directions to the location of the property may be obtained within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale by sending a written request to Aurora Loan Services LLC 10350 Park Meadows Dr. Littleton CO 80124 Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: [ 1 ] The mortgage loan servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date the notice of sale is filed; [ 2 ] The timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Section 2923.52 . If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. Date: 3/21/2011 Quality Loan Service Corp. 2141 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 714-730-2727 or Login to: www.fidelityasap.com Reinstatement Line: 619645-7711 Quality Loan Service, Corp. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. ASAP# 3945420 03/22/2011, 03/29/2011, 04/05/2011 3/22, 3/29, 4/5/11 CNS-2065984# Trustee Sale No. 812-059117 Loan No. 9040204588 Title Order No. 4492189 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 0415-2003. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 04-11-2011 at 12: 00 PM, PLM LENDER SERVICES, INC. as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded 04-24-2003, Instrument 2003239417, and as modified by the Modification of Deed of Trust recorded on 07-22-2009, Book , Page , Instrument 2009234439 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of ALAMEDA County, California, executed by: MARIETA M MANZANA AND RAYMUNDO MANZANA, WIFE AND HUSBAND, as Trustor, DOWNEY SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, F.A., as Beneficiary, will sell at public auction the trustor’s interest in the property described below, to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. The sale will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the
day of sale. Place of Sale: AT THE FALLON ST EMERGENCY EXIT TO THE ALAMEDA COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 1225 FALLON STREET, OAKLAND, CA Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $172,340.85 (estimated) Street address and other common designation of the real property purported as: 4916 LOWRY RD , UNION CITY, CA 94587 APN Number: 543-0427-108 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. DATE: 03-15-2011 FOR TRUSTEE’S SALES INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL (714) 573-1965, OR VISIT WEBSITE: www.priorityposting.com PLM LENDER SERVICES, INC., AS TRUSTEE PLM Lender Services, Inc. 46 N. Second Street Campbell, CA 95008 (408)-370-4030 ELIZABETH GODBEY, VICE PRESIDENT PLM LENDER SERVICES, INC. IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. P813431 3/22, 3/29, 04/05/2011 3/22, 3/29, 4/5/11 CNS-2065853# NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No: H521735 CA Unit Code: H Loan No: 0022816516/BROCK Investor No: 671017862 AP #1: 486-0092-051 POWER DEFAULT SERVICES, INC., as duly appointed Trustee under the following described Deed of Trust WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (in the forms which are lawful tender in the United States) and/or the cashier’s, certified or other checks specified in Civil Code Section 2924h (payable in full at the time of sale to T.D. Service Company) all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property hereinafter described: Trustor: EWANIE BROCK Recorded February 8, 2007 as Instr. No. 2007065375 in Book --- Page --- of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of ALAMEDA County; CALIFORNIA , pursuant to the Notice of Default and Election to Sell thereunder recorded December 28, 2010 as Instr. No. 2010-390062 in Book --- Page --- of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of ALAMEDA County CALIFORNIA. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED JANUARY 29, 2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. 2567 BING CRT, UNION CITY, CA 94587-4907 “(If a street address or common designation of property is shown above, no warranty is given as to its completeness or correctness).” Said Sale of property will be made in “as is” condition without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest as in said note provided, advances, if any, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. Said sale will be held on: APRIL 18, 2011, AT 12:00 P.M. *AT THE FALLON STREET EMERGENCY EXIT OF THE ALAMEDA COUNTY COURTHOUSE 1225 FALLON STREET OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA At the time of the initial publication of this notice, the total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the above described Deed of Trust and estimated costs, expenses, and advances is $391,166.49. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: The mortgage loan servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date the notice of sale is filed; The timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Section 2923.52 or 2923.55. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Date: March 29, 2011 POWER DEFAULT SERVICES, INC. as said Trustee, as Authorized Agent for the Beneficiary KIMBERLY THORNE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY T.D. SERVICE COMPANY 1820 E. FIRST ST., SUITE 210, P.O. BOX 11988 SANTA ANA, CA 92711-1988 We are assisting the Beneficiary to collect a debt and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose whether received orally or in writing. If available, the expected opening bid and/or postponement information may be obtained by calling the following telephone number(s) on the day before the sale: (714) 480-5690 or you may access sales information at www.tacforeclosures.com. TAC# 931396 PUB: 03/29/11, 04/05/11, 04/12/11 3/29, 4/5, 4/12/11 CNS-2065550# NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. : 20100015007199 Title Order No.: 100443973 FHA/VA/PMI No.: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 06/20/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NDEX WEST, LLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 06/28/2007 as Instrument No. 2007240188 of official records in the office of the County Recorder of ALAMEDA County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: MAUREEN WILKS, TRUSTEE OF THE MAUREEN WILKS TRUST DATED 12-15-2003, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE: 04/11/2011 TIME OF SALE: 12:30 PM PLACE OF SALE: AT THE FALLON STREET ENTRANCE TO THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 1225 FALLON STREET, OAKLAND, CA. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 2180 FARROL AVE, UNION CITY, CALIFORNIA 94587 APN#: 429-0028-022 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $591,353.24. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: AGENCY SALES & POSTING 3210 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 200 IRVINE, CA 92602 714-730-2727 www.lpsasap.com NDEx West, L.L.C. as Trustee Dated: 03/15/2011 NDEx West, L.L.C. MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NDEx West, L.L.C. 15000 Surveyor Boulevard, Suite 500 Addison, Texas 75001-9013 Telephone: (866) 795-1852 Telecopier: (972) 661-7800 ASAP# 3935616 03/ 22/2011, 03/29/2011, 04/05/2011 3/22, 3/29, 4/5/11 CNS-2065500# NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 100164034 Title Order No. 10-0007450 Investor/ Insurer No. 142736456 APN No. 087-0334-025 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 12/01/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by BNMALIHA QUDUS, dated 12/01/2006 and recorded 12/08/06, as Instrument No. 2006450009, in Book -, Page -), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Alameda County, State of California, will sell on 04/19/2011 at 12:30PM, At the Fallon Street entrance to the County Courthouse, 1225 Fallon Street, Oakland, CA 94612 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 35983 BRONZE STREET, UNION CITY, CA, 94587. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $1,178,427.84. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings
association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 03/22/2011 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: - Trustee’s Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# 3932292 03/22/2011, 03/29/2011, 04/05/2011 3/22, 3/29, 4/5/11 CNS-2065225# NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 100160482 Title Order No. 10-0005267 APN No. 486-0033-092-04 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 05/19/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by YOLANDA DELA ROSA, A MARRIED WOMAN AS AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, dated 05/19/ 2006 and recorded 06/01/06, as Instrument No. 2006214586, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Alameda County, State of California, will sell on 04/12/2011 at 12:00PM, At the Fallon Street entrance to the County Courthouse, 1225 Fallon Street, Oakland, Alameda, CA at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any of the real property described above is purported to be: 33657 11TH STREET, UNION CITY, CA, 94587. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $689,555.09. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an “AS IS” condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. If required by the provisions of section 2923.5 of the California Civil Code, the declaration from the mortgagee, beneficiary or authorized agent is attached to the Notice of Trustee’s Sale duly recorded with the appropriate County Recorder’s Office. DATED: 03/15/2011 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone/Sale Information: (800) 281 8219 By: Trustee’s Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. FEI # 1006.129626 3/15, 3/22, 3/29/2011 3/15, 3/22, 3/29/11 CNS-2062472# T.S. No. 10-12162APN: 486-0094-014-00Loan No. 1004909645 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 9/25/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: OMAR A ZAVALA, AS A SINGLE MAN Duly Appointed Trustee: Law Offices Of Les Zieve Deed of Trust recorded9/29/2006 as Instrument No. 2006368583 in book --, page-- of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Alameda County, California, Date of Sale:4/5/2011 at 12:00 PM Place of Sale: At the front Fallon St emergency exit to the Alameda County Courthouse 1225 Fallon Street Oakland, CA Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $628,452.44 Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt owed. Street Address or other common designation of real property:2444 MARASCHINO PLACE UNION CITY, California 94587 Described as follows: As more fully described on said Deed of Trust. A.P.N #.: 486-0094-014-00 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. Dated: 3/10/2011 Law Offices of Les Zieve, as Trustee 18377 Beach Blvd., Suite 210 Huntington Beach, California 92648 Automated Sale Information Line: (714) 8489272 or www.elitepostandpub.com For NonAutomated Sale Information, call: (714) 8487920 Christine O’Brien, Trustee Sale Officer THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. EPP 6270. 3/15, 3/22, 3/29/2011. 3/15, 3/22, 3/29/11 CNS-2062330# Trustee Sale No. 440683CA Loan No. 0706938321 Title Order No. 327353 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 12/21/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 4/5/2011 at 12:00 PM CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded 12/30/ 2005, Book , Page , Instrument 2005552059 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Alameda County, California, executed by: Varinder Kumar Harish and Sudesh R Harish, husband and wife, as Trustor, Washington Mutual Bank, FA, as Beneficiary, will sell at public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Sale will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Place of Sale: At the Fallon St emergency exit to the Alameda County Courthouse, 1225 Fallon St. Oakland, CA Legal Description: As more fully described in said Deed of Trust Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $546,202.27 (estimated) Street address and other common designation of the real property: 43056 Everglades Park Drive, Fremont, CA 94538 APN Number: 525-1304-053-00 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. In compliance with California Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent declares: that it has contacted the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure; or that it has made efforts to contact the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid
foreclosure by one of the following methods: by telephone; by United States mail; either 1st class or certified; by overnight delivery; by personal delivery; by e-mail; by face to face meeting. Date: 3/11/2011 California Reconveyance Company, as Trustee Jessica Snedden, Assistant Secretary CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. California Reconveyance Company 9200 Oakdale Avenue Mail Stop: CA2-4379 Chatsworth, CA 91311 800-892-6902 For Sales Information: (714) 730-2727 or www.lpsasap.com (714) 573-1965 or www.priorityposting.com P812054 3/15, 3/22, 03/29/2011 3/15, 3/22, 3/29/11 CNS-2062144# NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. : 20090015002501 Title Order No.: 090572120 FHA/VA/PMI No.: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 09/07/2004. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NDEX WEST, LLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 09/17/2004 as Instrument No. 2004422442 of official records in the office of the County Recorder of ALAMEDA County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: ALVIN ERNESTO GUINEA AND DELIA GUINEA AND GUADALUPE CANO, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE: 04/04/2011 TIME OF SALE: 12:30 PM PLACE OF SALE: AT THE FALLON STREET ENTRANCE TO THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 1225 FALLON STREET, OAKLAND, CA. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 36503 HAFNER STREET, NEWARK, CALIFORNIA 94560 APN#: 092A-0779-029-00 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $305,765.18. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: AGENCY SALES & POSTING 3210 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 200 IRVINE, CA 92602 714-730-2727 www.lpsasap.com NDEx West, L.L.C. as Trustee Dated: 03/10/2011 NDEx West, L.L.C. MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NDEx West, L.L.C. 15000 Surveyor Boulevard, Suite 500 Addison, Texas 75001-9013 Telephone: (866) 795-1852 Telecopier: (972) 661-7800 ASAP# 3939436 03/ 15/2011, 03/22/2011, 03/29/2011 3/15, 3/22, 3/29/11 CNS-2061827# Trustee Sale No. 739768CA Loan No. 0022278410 Title Order No. 100062077-CA-MAI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 10/7/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 4/5/2011 at 12:00 PM CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded 10/13/2005, Book , Page , Instrument 2005443410 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Alameda County, California, executed by: Zeki A. Yasar and Marilyn R Yasar, husband and wife as joint tenants, as Trustor, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., (MERS), solely as nominee for Lender, BNC Mortgage; INC., a Delaware Corporation, it’s successors and assigns., as Beneficiary, will sell at public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Sale will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Place of Sale: At the Fallon St emergency exit to the Alameda County Courthouse, 1225 Fallon St. Oakland, CA Legal Description: As more fully described in said Deed of Trust Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $534,316.72 (estimated) Street address and other common designation of the real property: 38359 Canyon Heights Dr Fremont, CA 94536 APN Number: 507-0508-005-01 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. In compliance with California Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent declares: that it has contacted the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure; or that it has made efforts to contact the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure by one of the following methods: by telephone; by United States mail; either 1st class or certified; by overnight delivery; by personal delivery; by e-mail; by face to face meeting. Date: 3/10/2011 California Reconveyance Company, as Trustee James Tolliver, Assistant Secretary California Reconveyance Company is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. California Reconveyance Company 9200 Oakdale Avenue Mail Stop: CA2-4379 Chatsworth, CA 91311 800-892-6902 For Sales Information: (714) 730-2727 or www.lpsasap.com (714) 573-1965 or www.priorityposting.com P811463 3/15, 3/22, 03/29/2011 3/15, 3/22, 3/29/11 CNS-2061348# Trustee Sale No. 09-16289 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A NOTICE OF DELINQUENT ASSESSMENT DATED 10/2/2009. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 4/5/2011 at 12:00 PM., Allied Trustee Services, (Trustee) under and pursuant to Notice of Delinquent Assessment, recorded on 10/6/2009 as Instrument 2009315993 Book - - Page - - of Official Records in the Office of the Recorder of Alameda County, California, property owned by: Sarita Lohia will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check/cash equivalent or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States) at: At the Fallon St emergency exit to the Alameda County Courthouse, 1225 Fallon St. Oakland, CA all right, title and interest under said Notice of Delinquent Assessment in the property situated in said County, describing the land therein: A.P.N.: 525-1316-056 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 4566 Deerfield Terrace, Fremont, CA 94538 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum due under said Notice of Delinquent Assessment, with interest thereon, as provided in said notice, advances, if any, estimated fees, charges, and expenses of the Trustee. The estimate total amount of the unpaid balance at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $11,116.92 property will be sold subject to the right of redemption. The claimant, Morrison Village Homeowners’ Association, Inc. under said Notice of Delinquent Assessment heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. Date: 2/22/2011 Allied Trustee Services Nicole Thornsberry, Authorized Signature For Sales Information Please Call: (714) 573-1965 Allied Trustee Services 990 Reserve Drive, Suite 208, Roseville CA 95678 (800) 220-5454 P808971 3/15, 3/22, 03/29/2011 3/15, 3/22, 3/29/11 CNS-2058378#
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 448771 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Gimper Inc, 377 Gresel St, Hayward, CA 94544, County of Alameda Gimper Inc, 345 Bridgecreek Way, Hayward, CA 94544 This business is conducted by an individual The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Mar. 1, 2011 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Jose Diaz This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on March 2, 2011 NOTICE-In accordance with Section 17920(a), a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires five years from the date it was filed with the County Clerk, except as provided in Section 17920(b), where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 3/28, 4/5, 4/12, 4/19
SUBMITTED BY SHIRLEY NG Kidango, a nonprofit child development agency with 41 centers in Alameda and Santa Clara Counties, has received grant funding from First 5 Alameda County/Every Child Counts in collaboration with City Slicker Farms to incorporate gardens at six Kidango child development centers in the East Bay. Through its Backyard Garden Program, City Slickers Farms will provide gardening tools and supplies and work with Kidango staff to guide the centers’ children on how to grow fruits and vegetables in their own classroom gardens and enable them to learn about health, nutrition, and self-sufficiency in producing their own food. City Slickers Farms’ mission is to organize and empower community members to meet the immediate and basic need for healthy organic food for themselves and their families by creating high-yield urban farms and backyard gardens. The organization aims to provide a solution that plagues low-income communities in particular, that of a lack of choice for fresh, affordable, healthy food. The Backyard Garden Program will complement Kidango’s nutrition education programs, which also provide opportunities for children to participate in cooking projects,
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read about different foods in Kidango’s Literacy Centers, and take field trips to grocery stores to learn about different foods. City Slickers Farms will continue to work with Kidango teachers for a year on incorporating gardening into the daily classroom curriculum. The centers receiving the grants are soon-to-be-open Bay (San Lorenzo), Colonial Acres (Hayward) and Dayton (San Leandro) centers, as well as the currently open Amador (Hayward), Marie Kaiser (Fremont) and Nielsen (Dublin) centers. In total, this program will touch the lives of more than 300 preschool age children each year. “Kidango believes it is important for children to have an opportunity to learn about food, as the food they eat will influence their growth and overall development. With the epidemic of early childhood obesity, Kidango is focusing our meal service and family education to reduce the consumption of foods that contribute to obesity and the onset of early diabetes,” said Lorna Knight, Kidango Regional Director. “We are tremendously grateful to First 5 Alameda County, City Slickers Farms and the resources they have provided us to educate our children about growing and eating healthy, nutritious food.” For more information visit the Kidango website at www.kidango.org.
Letter to the Editor
The Bookworm Bookclub The Bookworm is Terri Schlichenmeyer. Terri has been reading since she was 3 years old and she never goes anywhere without a book. She lives on a hill in Wisconsin with two dogs and 11,000 books.
“DIG THIS GIG”
BY
LAURA DODD
You suppose you should be happy. At a time when unemployment flirts with double digits, you have a job – though it’s not
was forwarded and circulated, and Dodd soon had several thousand stories from which to choose. Many of the respondents told
Though it may seem that this book is primarily for twenty-somethings (and, indeed, that was author Laura Dodd’s intended target), I thought “Dig This Gig” is
the job you wanted, dreamed about having, or even expected. It’s just a job. It pays the bills, and that’s about it. You often wonder if this is as good as it gets. So why be unhappy for 40 hours a week? Why not find – or create – the kind of work you always wanted? Author Laura Dodd interviewed dozens of people who did exactly that, and in her new book “Dig This Gig”, she explains how you might do it, too. Shortly after college, while working dead-end jobs to pay the rent on a Sydney, Australia hovel, Laura Dodd noticed something: people of all ages – new grads in particular - struggled with the “What should I do with my life?” conundrum. Everybody seemed to want to be “part of something bigger” but without the daily grind. Intrigued, Dodd sent out emails to people she knew, asking how they landed the jobs everyone covets. Her original email
Dodd that their college majors led them away from the obvious, and to careers that turned out to be offshoots from the major itself, as one frustrated nurse learned when she was advised to look into something more akin to social work. In some cases, becoming familiar with a job’s day-to-day workload can suddenly make it appealing, as one young geneticist discovered. A screenwriter in Los Angeles told Dodd that there are times when looking backward is forward-thinking. Several people reminded her that government jobs are “cool” again. Develop a thick skin, said many of Dodd’s respondents. Print up business cards – even if you think you won’t need them – and network like crazy. Project confidence, especially when you’re not feeling it. Be nice to everyone along the chain of command. And if all else fails, become an entrepreneur. If you’re working at a job you’ve created yourself, what’s not to love?
good for just about any worker who’s brave enough and ready enough to switch careers. There’s just one caveat. Dodd’s mini-bios are empowering, but the advice you’ll get from them is not exactly overt. As someone who created my own job, I was eager to read about the various experiences that comprise this book, but I found them to be more personal and individual than not. It does help that Dodd includes sideboxes of information as well as the guidance of several industry mentors to help readers work through each respondent’s story. Just be ready to do some betweenthe-lines reading, that’s all. Overall, I think that if you’re considering a career-switch and need some inspiration, this book could be a decent place to start. For you, “Dig This Gig” could be big.
c.2011, Citadel Press $14.95 / $17.95 Canada 272 pages
Why are those few at the helm putting all the eggs for the Fremont Skateboard Park in one basket? An analysis clearly showed the Waterpark site a distant last in a showdown with alternate sites located in a much more promising area of Central park between Stevenson Blvd and the Teen Center. Is the City’s intent to purposely have the skateboard park project fail in the same manner that they caused the former Teen Center to fail? The former Teen Center is now closed to the general public even after the city spent a good deal of our taxpayer money “trying” to accommodate teens. Anyone seriously interested in skateboarding would obviously prefer a 1 acre, $2 million skateboard park already in place near the previous location (where it peacefully existed for years), rather than forever hearing talk about construction at some HEAVILY CONTESTED site a mile away. Skateboard Park implementation in this known United States Geological Survey (USGS) hazard site also sounds very suspect. Fencing the Waterpark site was definitely on the minds of council members when the Waterpark site was selected (Fremont City document dated 3/2/10 page 2.4.1 “... Controlled Access - this site can be easily fenced should the city find it necessary ...”). Neighbors of that area certainly would not object to fencing and it bodes well with the City’s present practice of charging over $8 just to be a spectator right next door. Why is the City excessively overcharging those who only intend to be present to ensure the safety of young children in their care? To think that this same group in the city government would allow skateboarding all day long or spectators who pay $8.99 at the adjacent Waterpark into the skateboarding activity for free right next door is naive. As the complaints come in, this obvious disparity will have to be corrected. Levying the same charges would only be fair. Charging for the skateboard park would allow Waterpark restrooms to be used; skateboarders would no longer be restricted to facilities 630 feet away. Alternate sites have none of the problems of the currently proposed Waterpark site and are near the tried and proven temporary skateboard park that peacefully existed for years. Fencing is far less likely. Lighting for nighttime activity will not present problems. Participants can be as loud as they want with music as loud as they want without being hassled. They are safer and much more convenient to BART and food options, emergency response, etc. Businesses in the area even welcome them. There is no reason to not put the skateboard park in this area, where it can peacefully exist for many more years. City staff publically admitted last year that the alternate site was doable on-schedule, which means that the skateboard park could have been completed this year to everyone’s satisfaction. This was noted in an editorial in the Tri-City Voice 1/18/11 issue on page 27 ( http://www.tricityvoice.com/displayPages.php?issue=201101-18&page=27 ). An earlier editorial also told it like it was (http://www.tricityvoice.com/displayPages.php?issue=2010-09-28&page=25 ). Even the attorney FOR the City of Fremont is questioning the actions of council members!) City employees continue to be compensated for every moment they spend on this “effort.” It is important to realize that they have spent OUR hard earned taxpayer money, NOT theirs. It doesn’t make sense to forcefully upset an established environment with a different development, when another area that has been waiting for years to be developed, offers so much more for the entire public and even welcomes development. Why can’t our city “leaders” at least be sensitive to the citizens most impacted? Bob Fifield, June Griffin and others Fremont
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Cultural Grant applications SUBMITTED BY JAIME CHEW The Milpitas Arts and Cultural Grant Applications for both individual artists and organizations have been released. Applications are available online on the city website at www.ci.milpitas.ca.gov.
ARTICLE AND PHOTO SUBMITTED BY STACEY CONNERS Dominican Kindergarten students from the Dominican Sisters Mother House took a unique approach to celebrating 100 days of kindergarten this year which culminated on February 3. Rather than creating a poster representing 100 days of kindergarten, the students along with their teacher, Sister Jane Marie Estoesta, O.P., decided to reach out to the less fortunate by collecting much needed items for various non-profit organizations. As a class, they brainstormed on items they could collect for their “Collecting to 100” Drive for Outreach. Below is a list of the items they worked together to collect:
The goal of these arts and cultural grants is: to provide financial support to a wide range of artists and organizations providing arts and cultural services in Milpitas, provide the Milpitas Community with arts and cultural activities that improves the understanding and respect for the arts and culture,
support arts education in Milpitas and bring new programs, activities and artists to the Milpitas Community. The application deadline is June 3 by 5 p.m. If you want feedback on your application, there will be a pre-screening opportunity. The pre-screening deadline is
April 22 by 5 p.m. Your application will be returned with suggestions and comments within seven business days after they are received. For more information regarding these applications, call (408) 586-3234 or email jchew@ci.milpitas.ca.gov.
100 pairs of new socks 100 personal items and toiletries Students, with the support of their parents were able to collect 100 of each of the
items listed above, and in several of the categories collected more than 100! Donated items were distributed to Sister John Marie’s Pantry, Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose Vision of Hope, Books for the Barrios and Abode Services, formerly, Tri-City Homeless Coalition. Sister Jane Marie encouraged students to earn the money they donated for Koins for Kids as well as the other items they collected, by helping out at home. When asked how he earned money for Koins for Kids, Matthew Conners, one of the current Dominican Kindergarten students said, “I asked my mom every day for chores so I could earn Koins to bring in the next day.” Matthew went on to say he helped clean his room, unload the dishes and make the beds. Of course, he was sure
to remind his mom each day before leaving for school to please pay him for his chores, so he could bring in his Koins to help out people who were in need. Sister Jane Marie originally implemented the “Collecting to 100” Drive for Outreach Project with last year’s class. According to Sister Jane Marie, last year’s class collected over 100 dollar bills for the earthquake victims in Haiti. It is an innovative way to incorporate the celebration of the 100th Day of School with reaching out to the less fortunate. What a great way to incorporate service learning into the curriculum as well as inspire the students to put their faith into action!
ready to continue reading, took off toward another little dog, Bagel, who was without a child reader. He quickly bonded with that dog, too. All too soon the Librarian’s voice was heard, “Time to return your books so the next group of readers can come in.” Brandon and Esteban each gave their dog a
This year, Esteban and Brandon attend John Santonastaso’s RTI (Response to Intervention) class at the school. Thomas says, “He’s really been a great male role model for both boys.” Santonastaso had also read both books several times to the kids in class, so they boys were familiar with and enjoyed the books they read to Darcy.
Thomas adds, “Esteban walks with confidence now when you see him at school. He, too, was quiet and shy in class, but has discovered his talent as a natural storyteller. With his big smile and quick wit, Esteban may tell you about the chapter book that he’s reading or how he and his friends have helped each other become successful at
farewell pat and returned the books to the shelf. As they headed for the car, with a look of disappointment on their faces, they asked in unison if they could come back next month. The two “mentor grandmas” smiled at one another as both knew this had been a special experience for the boys. Livia Thomas has taught both boys and is excited for their progress. She is the Title I Specialist at Grimmer Elementary School as well as the Alameda County Teacher of the Year.
“At school, other students look up to Brandon because he inspires them to strive for academic excellence,” explains Thomas. “Once very shy and rarely talking in class, now Brandon loves researching interesting subjects and sharing his learning with his classmates. In fact, he involves his whole family in creating these ‘extra’ projects at home before bringing them to school. I’m sure you’ll find him on the computer this week researching guide dogs! Brandon’s joy of learning is as contagious as his smile!”
school. His parents are very proud of him and support his hard work at school. Esteban has truly discovered that learning is lifelong and the key to a better life.”
100 non-perishable food items in boxes or packages 100 jars of baby food 100 dollar bills for Koins for Kids 100 new or slightly used books 100 new or slightly used toys 100 old, “but still useable” clothing, gloves
STORY AND PHOTO SUBMITTED BY EILEEN MCDONALD
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he smiles on the boys’ faces told the story. Grinning from ear to ear, two young students from Grimmer Elementary School in Fremont attended a special event at the Fremont Main Library, “Read-To-A-Dog” with their “mentor grandmas” Eileen McDonald and Linda Mapes. After sharing a large pepperoni pizza at Mountain Mike’s, sixth grader Brandon Aguilar and fifth grader Esteban Estrada headed for the library early enough to look for a book to read to their assigned dog. There was even extra time for the boys to use the computers, which they thoroughly enjoyed. Immediately after Mapes helped them sign in, they began playing a zombie attack game. About fifteen minutes later the dogs began arriving on leashes guided by their owners. Suddenly, the zombies were not as important as the parade of dogs of various sizes and colors caught their interest. The Read-To-A-Dog program is held monthly at the library in the Children’s Room. Volunteers from the Ohlone Humane Society bring their trained assisted therapy dogs one evening a month to interact with children of all ages. Reading sessions last for fifteen minutes from 6:30 p.m. -7:30 p.m., on the fourth Tuesday of the month. Tickets are given out free of charge beginning at 6:15 p.m. and the opportunity is limited by the number of dogs who attend. Brandon and Esteban chose to read to the same dog. As Brandon read his book, “Officer Bickle Meets Gloria,” which he chose from a pre-selected assortment of books recommended by the Children’s Librarian, Esteban stroked the Golden Retriever’s soft coat. It was obvious that the dog, called Darcy, was enjoying all of the attention. When Brandon finished his story, making a point of pointing out the illustrations to Darcy, Esteban began reading his book, “Martha Speaks.” Brandon,
For more information on the Read-ToA-Dog program contact the Fremont Main Library Children’s Desk at (510) 7451421. Upcoming dates are April 26, May 24, June 28, July 26, August 23, September 27, and October 25.
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Theatre Review
BY STEVE WORLEY “Vintery, mintery, cutery, corn, Apple seed and apple thorn, Wire, briar, limber lock, three geese in a flock, one flew east, one flew west, and one flew over the cuckoo’s nest.” From this nursery rhyme comes the title for a great novel, movie and a very good play. The original version of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” was a novel written by Ken Kesey and first published in 1962. He was inspired to write the novel from his experiences as a graveyard shift or-
SUBMITTED BY SACHIE JOHNS Please join award-winning multi-media artist, Grace Rankin, for fun and explorative mini-workshops on three Mondays: April 4, 11, and 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Fremont Art Association (FAA) Gallery. The workshops will cover a variety of topics. All levels welcome. Workshop Topics: April 4: Painting textures on metal and building materials April 11: Composing with several photo sources. April 18: Introduction to watercolor portraits. Rankin has studied design and collage with nationally recognized artists Gerald Brommer, Betsy Dillard Stroud and John Salminen. Her art works have been exhibited in many prominent public facilities in the region. The artist has 25 yrs. teaching experience in watercolor, both on location and in the studio. Please bring basic watercolor supplies. List of additional supplies and materials needed is available at the gallery. Please call
the FAA Gallery at (510) 7920905. For details, visit www.FremontArtAssociation.org. Mini-workshops Mondays, April 4, 11, 18 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Fremont Art Association Gallery 37659 Niles Blvd., Fremont (510) 792-0905 www.FremontArtAssociation.org $75- three days / $30-one day Registration is required.
derly at a mental health facility in Menlo Park. The film with Jack Nicholson came out in 1975, and the stage adaptation was written in 1963. “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” is an unforgettable story that evokes emotions such as independence, desire for freedom, individualism, acquiescence to authority, and oppressive abuse of that authority. The play is a modern classic that follows the mischievous and fun-loving Randle Patrick McMurphy, a convict admitted to the mental hospital for pretending to be mentally ill as a ploy to escape from laboring at a prison work farm. From the time that he is committed, McMurphy causes havoc to the established order as he engages with patients and teaches them the art of civil disobedience. McMurphy creates a frenzy at the mental institution by rebelling against the rules laid down by the authoritarian antagonist Nurse Ratched. You will experience the drama through the eyes, ears, and speech of Chief Bromden, a silent, giant observer among the patients.
“One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” is performed by a talented cast of Mission San Jose High School. Starring Erik Scilley as R.P. McMurphy, Lizzy Bode as Nurse Ratched, Rishi Saraswat as Chief Bromden, Karthik Raman as Dale Harding, Doug Wilson as Billy Bibbitt, Marie Anderson as Scanlon, Noa Kretchmer as Cheswick, Sai Moorthy playing dual roles as Nurse Flinn and Sandra, and Hannah Robinson playing dual roles as Mr. Martini and Candy Starr. The set was created by student director and actor Lizzy Bode. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest April 2 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Mission San Jose High School Little Theatre 41717 Palm Avenue, Fremont (510) 668-6077 up.msjhs@gmail.com Tickets: $14 General Admission, $12 Seniors/U.P. members
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Tuesday, Mar 29 2:15 - 3:15 p.m. Schilling School, 36901 Spruce St., Newark 3:25 - 4:00 p.m. Ash St. & Wells Ave., Newark 4:50 - 5:30 p.m. Mariner Park, Regents Blvd. & Dorado Dr. Union City 5:40 - 6:20 p.m. Sea Breeze Park, Dyer St. & Carmel Way, Union City Wednesday, Mar 30 2:15 - 3:00 p.m. Purple Lotus Buddhist School 33615 9th St, Union City 3:45 - 4:30 p.m. Warm Springs Community Center 47300 Fernald St., Fremont 5:15 - 5:50 p.m. Jerome Ave. and Ohlones St., Fremont 6:00 - 6:30 p.m. Baywood Apts., 4275 Bay St., Fremont Thursday, Mar 31 1:45 - 2:15 p.m. Stellar Academy, 38325 Cedar Blvd, Newark 2:45 - 3:30 p.m. Ardenwood School, 33955 Emilia Lane, Fremont 4:30 - 5:15 p.m. Weibel School, 45135 South Grimmer Blvd., Fremont 5:50 - 6:20 p.m. Contempo Homes, 4190 Gemini Dr., Union City Monday, April 4 1:00 - 1:25 p.m. Baywood Court, 21966 Dolores St., Castro Valley 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. Cherryland School,
585 Willow Ave, Hayward 5:10 - 5:45 p.m. Sparks Way Commons, 2750 Sparks Way, Hayward Tuesday, April 5 2:30 - 3:25 p.m. Cabrillo School, 36700 San Pedro Dr., Fremont 3:45 - 4:15 p.m. California School for the Deaf, 39350 Gallaudet Dr, Fremont 5:25 - 6:10 p.m. Booster Park, Gable Dr. and McDuff Ave., Fremont 6:25 - 6:55 p.m. Camellia Dr. and Camellia Court, Fremont Wednesday, April 6 1:00 - 1:45 p.m. Hillside School, 15980 Marcella St., San Lorenzo 4:30 - 5:10 p.m. Palomares Hills HOA Clubhouse, 6811 Villareal Dr., Castro Valley 5:25 - 5:50 p.m. Lomond Way & Greenridge Rd., Castro Valley
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Wednesday, Apr 6 2:00 - 2:20 p.m. Pioneer Park 60 Wilson Way, Milpitas 2:30 - 2:55 p.m. Friendly Village Park 120 Dixon Landing Rd. Milpitas 3:20 - 4:00 p.m. Foothill School 1991 Landess Ave, Milpitas
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Government Briefs City Council summaries do not include all business transacted at the noted meetings. These outlines represent selected topics and actions. For a full description of agendas, decisions and discussion, please consult the website of the city of interest: Fremont (www.ci.fremont.gov), Hayward (www.hayward-ca.gov), Milpitas (www.ci.milpitas.ca.gov), Newark (www.ci.newark.ca.us), Union City (www.ci.union-city.ca.us).
Newark City Council
Fremont City Council Fremont City Council March 22, 2011
Newark City Council March 24, 2011
Consent Agenda: Approve an amendment to the cooperative agreement with Union Pacific Railroad and Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) for Kato Road grade separation. This will facilitate the extension of BART to San Jose and document assumption of all implementation costs except for a $10M state grant as the City’s contribution. The City of Fremont will assist with acquisition of required property; VTA will reimburse the City for any associated costs. Appropriate Federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 monies for Osgood Road rehabilitation from Caltrans in the amount of $252,422. Approve an Annual Report of the Housing Element of General Plan required by the State. City Council & Fremont Public Financing Authority: Replace Kredietbank N.V. (KBC) with U.S. Bank Letter of Credit on 1998 variable rate Certificates of Participation. KBC letter of credit will expire May 12. Estimated cost of replacement is $80,000$90,000. Other Business: Introduce a Universal Design Ordinance designed to encourage contractors of all single-family, duplex or triplex residential dwellings except custom designed homes to offer modifications consistent with the State Department of Housing Community Development model ordinance. Modifications requested by a purchaser would make it easier for current or future residents to modify homes to accommodate individual preferences, disabilities and “age in place” requirements. Included in the ordinance are modifications to the primary entry, kitchen, common use rooms, laundry, storage rooms, bedrooms and bathrooms to make access and use easier for residents of all ages and physical capacity. Additionally, the ordinance includes assistive technology conduit in all exterior walls and outlets at the top and bottom of stars to facilitate a chair lift. Such modifications would be offered to buyers at buyer’s expense. It was explained by City Attorney Harvey Levine that voluntary compliance is all that can be mandated at this time.
Consent Agenda: Approve a contract with Silicon Valley Paving, Inc. for renovation of the basketball court and removal of a handball wall at Mayhews Landing Park. Recommended bid is $53,709. Contract will be funded by the State of California 2002 Resources Bond Act Per Capita Grant Program. Approve a one-year contract with Coast Landscape Management of an hourly rate of $139 for the 2011 Weed Abatement Program. Abatement work consists of tractor mowing, supplemented with manual labor, to clear weeds abutting wooden fences and debris removal to facilitate the tractor work. Engineer’s estimate is $180 per hour. The contract shall commence on or about April 1, 2011. The contract may be extended for no more than two consecutive one-year periods upon mutual consent of both parties. Approve an amendment to revise the Personnel Rules and Regulations by including displacement rights for two recently established classifications in the Personnel Reduction Procedure for qualified regular City employees. Mayor David Smith Vice Mayor Luis Freitas Ana Apodaca Alan Nagy Alberto Huezo
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Milpitas City Council Milpitas City Council March 15, 2011 Proclamation: March 2011 proclaimed as Colorectal Cancer Awareness month. The Cancer Support Community in Walnut Creek and Mountain View is a non-profit that assists all colorectal cancer patients gratis. Call (650) 968-5000. Consent: Council adopted initial acceptance and reduced performance bond for storm water pump stations improvements (re-roofing) for the Abbott Avenue, Murphy Ranch, Ayer and California Circle pump stations. Project was completed on-time and under budget; performance bond reduced $7,154, ten percent of the contract amount. Council approved a budget appropriation for Valley Transportation Authority’s (VTA) Bay Area Rapid Transit extension project not-to-exceed $154,468 to RMC Water and Environment for engineering support. Also approved $16,000 for consultant agreement with Schaaf and Wheeler to review drainage reports required by the VTA; both amounts reimbursable by the VTA. Approved and authorized staff to submit a list of projects for inclusion into the Valley Transportation Plan (VTP) 2040. The VTP is a 30-year plan for the implementation of regional transportation projects as State Transportation Improvement Plan funds become available; projects include roadway and sidewalk improvements. Approved request for the allocation of Transportation Development Act, Article Three funds for the enhanced crosswalk improvements. The funding is based on population; Milpitas will receive $34,238 for 2011-12 for sidewalk improvements. Authorized the City Manager to amend contract with JJR Construction to increase the contract amount by $50,899 to the not-to-exceed total of $235,899 for on-call sidewalk, curb and gutter repairs; estimated completion date is still a few years out. Authorized the City Manager to execute a contract for the purchase and installation of 90 uninterrupted power supply batteries with US Power Inc. not-to-exceed $235,605.63. Public Hearing: Held public hearing for and approved tentative map site development permit, conditional use permit
and site development permit for the Los Coches Residential Project. The project will construct 83 singlefamily housing units on 4.98 acres of land located on Los Coches Street (currently occupied by a former lumberyard and an operating skating rink), and will include 1.24 acres of private open space. Parking requirements allow a parking ratio of 3.3 per unit, with close proximity to multiple freeways and the town center as an appealing point of the housing project. The project is consistent with the City’s General Plan and Zoning Ordinance. YES 4, NO 1 (Esteves) Unfinished Business: The Sal Cracolice Facility is used primarily for special interest contract classes and rentals. The Parks and Recreation department has 75 classes scheduled for spring 2011, generating an estimated $54,028 in revenue; 64 summer classes will generate an estimated $23,275. Educational programs, recreation and special interest classes and the sports center are community priorities. The first two priorities are being implemented with 359 classes programmed for this fiscal year. Redevelopment Agency: Held public hearing on and approved the Five Year (2010-2015) Milpitas Redevelopment Implementation Plan. The Redevelopment Implementation Plan’s 2010-15 goals and objectives are transportation and public infrastructure, community infrastructure improvements, economic stimulation and affordable housing; about $10M is available for funding these projects. Amendment changes to project area No. One will be required to contribute 30 percent to the Housing Set Aside Fund; the average set aside is 26 percent, and focuses on affordable housing towards lower income levels in compliance with Redevelopment Law. The Plan expenditures for 2011-12 are $31.6M. Council approved plans and specifications and authorized advertisement for bid proposals for Community Center heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) replacement. Seven new HVAC units, along with controls, duct work and roof modifications estimated by City Engineer at $400,000. Mayor Jose Esteves - Yes Vice Mayor Pete McHugh - Yes Debbie Giordano - Yes Armando Gomez Jr. - Yes Althea Polanski - Yes
Hayward City Council Hayward City Council March 22, 2011 Work Session Update on development of Gang Injunction program Consent Approved plans and specifications and call for bids for Measure B (half-cent transportation sales tax administered by the Alameda County Transportation Commission) funding of pavement rehabilitation for FY 2012 – Telford Ct., Cliffwood Ave., Henderson
Ln., Broadmore Ave., Orchard Ave., Calaroga Ave., Lucia St. and Lucia Ct. Work will include installation of accessible ramps at curb returns to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Authorized use of $70,000 of Federal Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant funds for the Tennyson Road Streetlight Conversion Project (LED lighting near South Hayward BART). Adopted ordinance to amended Hayward Municipal Code relating to Noise (Article 1, Chapter 4, Sections 4-1.02 to 4-1.04).
Union City City Council Union City City Council March 22, 2011 Proclamations and Presentations: The American Lung Association Awarded Union City the top grade in Alameda County for having the most smoke-free protections against second-hand smoke, controlling tobacco products and reducing sales to minors. The Council also passed a resolution in support of 100 percent smoke-free indoor workplaces in California. March 2011 proclaimed as “Knights of Columbus Month” in the City of Union City. Consent Calendar: Cancelled August 9, 2011 City Council meeting. Authorized “BART Phase 2” cooperative agreement between Union City, the Redevelopment Agency (RDA) and BART for the start of the Union City Intermodal Station District Phase 2 Project. Approved the use of Federal Transit Administration and Transportation Development Act funds for the city’s Transit Bus Parking Pad Improvement Project. Public Hearings: Approved the use of $100K in grant funds from the State of California through the Citizens’ Option for Public Safety (COPS) program for the purchase of area-wide P25 compliant handheld radios. City Manager Reports: Rejected the ‘Pool Proposal’ - a resolution which would have authorized use of the city’s $3.35M allocation of East Bay Regional Park District’s 2008 Measure WW funding for the construction of an Aquatic Facility and Liberty Park renovation at 31224 Union City Boulevard and Liberty Park. Measure WW funds are intended to preserve open space for recreation and wildlife habitat, shoreline and to provide funding to cities and special park districts for community park projects. (2 YES votes, 3 NO votes (Duncan, Ellis, Gacoscos)). Endorsed the Union City Intermodal Station Alternative for the Altamont Corridor Rail Project and authorized comments on the Preliminary Alternatives Analysis. Appointed a required quorum of three members to the Measure AA Sales Tax Commission - alternate planning commissioner Harpal Mann and former City Council members Carol DutraVernaci and Richard Valle. Two more will be appointed by the end of June. Approved a $9M loan agreement between the City and RDA from the RDA’s Project Fund to the Housing Fund. The monies will meet Mid-Peninsula Affordable Housing Coalition’s obligations arising from unsuccessful grant bids. The Project Fund will be replenished from 2011 Tax Allocation Housing Bond funds. Public Comments: The City’s Recycling Coordinator Roberto Munoz announced that Tri-CED Community Recycling, the City of Union City and Allied Waste will give away free bags of compost at Tri-CED’s facility on April 9. There will also be an Earth Day event at Washington Hospital on April 23. Richard Valle and Charmaine Kawaguchi spoke in favor of voting for Measure B on April 4, saying it would save various programs at James Logan High School, such as sports, music and smaller class sizes. John Repar expressed concern that reduced city lighting will affect public safety. Fifteen speakers spoke against the “Pool Proposal.” The Police Officers Association, Save Our Hills, and Neighborhood Watch groups wish to avoid jeopardizing public safety funding, want the city’s EBRPD Measure WW funding allocation to be spent on more than one project and pointed to the poor economy citing the annual operating cost of $70,000 as a big concern. For some, park maintenance is a priority. Mayor Mark Green Vice Mayor Jim Navarro Emily Duncan Lorrin Ellis Pat Gacoscos –
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Public Hearing Adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration and approved I880/SR 92 Reliever Route – Phase I Project. (6 YES votes, 1 NO vote (Zermeno)) Item 7 will be brought back to Council on April 19 to enable Eden Housing, Inc. to meet with neighbors regarding Eden’s planned development of 22 affordable senior housing rental units at the corner of B St. and Grand St. Legislative Business Item 8 will be continued on April 19 (to be heard at the same time as item 7): this is a disposition and development agreement between the City and Eden Housing, Inc. for the senior housing project at B and Grand Streets; a loan agreement between the City of Hayward Housing Authority and Eden Housing, Inc. for $250,000 towards construction costs and a $900,000 loan agreement for HOME funds between the City and Eden Housing, Inc. towards construction costs. Public Comment John Kyle mentioned he was unaware of the I-880/SR 92 Reliever Route – Phase I Project’s need for acquisition of part of the Valero gas station’s property at West Winton Ave. and Hesperian Blvd. for right-of-way. He also explained that graffiti is not just about individuals seeking attention but also indicative of gangs marking their territory. Dave Jorgensen supports the Gang Injunction program as an effective tool for Hayward PD, given San Francisco PD’s experience. Graffiti is gang- and turf-related. Gangs will fight for territory and control of prostitution, gambling and drugs. According to Jorgensen, almost every shooting in the past few years has been proven to be, or is strongly suspected of being, drug-related; Hayward PD needs every weapon to curb gang
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Margaret M. McEnery LaRee R. Benevides RESIDENT OF FREMONT March 23, 1921 – March 11, 2011
RESIDENT OF FREMONT July 12, 1920 – March 18, 2011
Rose Mary Johnson
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RESIDENT OF FREMONT September 16, 1930 – March 18, 2011
RESIDENT OF FREMONT January 10, 1915 – March 12, 2011
Frank M. DeMartini
Lylah Pearl Johnson RESIDENT OF SAN LEANDRO June 10, 2002 – March 11, 2011
Kenneth Joseph Garcia RESIDENT OF FREMONT September 16, 1939 – March 25, 2011
Ramon Barragan RESIDENT OF HAYWARD April 4, 1944 – March 26, 2011
Joseph Cambra RESIDENT OF BRENTWOOD July 31, 1926 – March 26, 2011
RESIDENT OF FREMONT December 25, 1928 – March 22, 2011
Mariya Yelevich RESIDENT OF NEWARK September 8, 1922 – March 24, 2011
Ida B. Clark RESIDENT OF NEWARK December 28, 1922– March 24, 2011
Gaelann Roth RESIDENT OF NEWARK July 18, 1941– March 24, 2011
Glenn H. Hursey RESIDENT OF UNION CITY December 8, 1917 – March 25, 2011
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Eagle Project makes a difference SUBMITTED BY CITY OF UNION CITY On March 5, Rajiv Samagond from the Boy Scouts of America Troop 176 completed his Eagle Scout project at Alvarado Blvd. and Galaxy Drive. Rajiv and his crew of volunteers planted 30 flowering eastern redbud trees on the two streets, and also planted flowering shrubs to help spruce up a blighted area. The area was then covered with 20 cubic-yards of mulch to help prevent weeds and retain soil moisture. Eagle Scout is the highest attainable rank in Boy Scouting and requires years of dedication and hard work. Scouts must demonstrate proficiency in leadership, service and outdoor skills at multiple levels, earn 21 merit badges, and complete a leadership project that benefits a community before achieving the Eagle rank. Less than five percent of Boy Scouts become Eagle Scouts.
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Hayward City Council - continued activity. Jim Drake expressed the need for safety associated with road construction within the city. David Korth, City of Hayward Neighborhood Services Manager, announced the second annual Hayward Neighborhood Leadership Academy, starting April 30. This year’s theme is “effective neighborhood organization and resident engagement.” Participants will learn how to obtain funding, information, assistance to sustain their neighborhoods and how the city provides its services to help residents. They will be able to network with residents from their own neighborhoods and across the city and engage with Council, city staff and representatives of other local government agencies. To register, call David Korth at (510) 583 4227. Betty DeForest, Executive Director, South Hayward Parish, expressed concern on her coalition’s behalf that insufficient notification had been received about the Gang Injunction Program. Although, such programs have been
implemented in other municipalities, have they improved safety? Are reports about their efficacy available? Although there have been previous work sessions, DeForest would like the community to be informed and educated before an ordinance is adopted. She has worked with many young people during her 50-year residency in South Hayward and is aware of their gang-involvement and the activity in the city. She is not so naïve as to believe there is an immediate solution but stressed the need to examine all possibilities; greater notice of work session and public hearings might bring other options to Council and staff for consideration.
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Electric vehicles on American roads by 2015 Dear EarthTalk: In his recent State of the Union Address, President Obama called for a million electric vehicles on American roads by 2015. How likely is it that we’ll attain that goal? Jerry Mitlitski, Salem, OR “We can break our dependence on oil… and become the first country to have one million electric vehicles on the road by 2015,” President Obama said in his January 2011 State of the Union address. “The future is ours to win.” It’s difficult to say how likely such an arbitrary goal might be, but green leaders and others are optimistic. The waiting list for the new electric Nissan Leaf, rolling off the factory floor as we speak, is some 20,000 Americans long. The auto industry expects similar demand for other new electric and plug-in hybrid cars hitting U.S. roads this year and next from General Motors, Ford, Toyota, Mitsubishi and others. Of course, the Obama administration realizes that attaining such a goal will be impossible without help from the federal government. To that end, consumers and businesses can get tax
credits worth up to $7,500 on the purchase of each new electric vehicle (EV). The feds have also committed $2.4 billion for research and development into improving EV batteries, and another $115 million for the installation of EV charging infrastructure in 16 different metro areas around the country—not to mention some $300 million in clean cities grants to dozens of American communities working to reduce petroleum use, and the $25 billion being doled out to help U.S. automakers retool. So much federal involvement has helped spur state governments and private industry to make significant investments in the EV sector as well. But even with all this funding, a million EVs on the road by 2015 may still be just a pipe dream. James Sweeney of Stanford University’s Precourt Energy Efficiency Center calls the plan “very aggressive.” He reasons that it took over a decade for hybrids—which “did not require any difference in infrastructure and had as great a range as conventional vehicles, neither of which is likely to be the case with electric vehicles”—to capture three percent of the U.S. passenger car and light truck market.
EVs would have to achieve the same market share in just four years if Obama’s goal is to be realized. “Even with a large subsidy, it would be very hard to move to such a large market share that quickly,” Sweeney concludes. The Electrification Coalition, an organization of pro-EV business leaders from companies including Nissan, Federal Express, Coda Automotive and Coulomb Technologies, would take issue with that conclusion, however. The group’s November 2009 study, dubbed the Electrification Roadmap, predicted that as many as 14 million EVs could be on American roads by 2020 if lawmakers create “electrification ecosystems” in several major U.S. cities simultaneously. If the group is anywhere near the mark, reaching Obama’s goal of a million EVs by 2015 should be a nobrainer. The group also says that EVs could account for as many as 75 percent of all miles driven by light duty vehicles in the U.S. by 2040. Now if only we could clean up our supply of electricity too, then we really might be onto something good for the planet… CONTACTS: Precourt Energy Efficiency Center, http://peec.stan-
Will Barack Obama’s call for one million electric vehicles on American roads by 2015 be realized? Some predict there could be as many as 14 million on the road by 2020. Either way we should soon be seeing many more signs like this one. Photo courtesy Quinn Dombrowski, Flickr
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Survey assessed 7 percent of the Marcellus formation - the thickest portion in central Pennsylvania - and calculated it contained 1.93 trillion cubic feet of gas. Engelder crunched the numbers for the entire play after the conference call. “I wadded up that paper and threw it in the trash,” he said. “I was, frankly, staggered at the potential for the Marcellus.” Engelder proposed that 50 trillion cubic feet of natural gas could be recovered from the Marcellus formation, or the same amount the entire country uses in about 21/2 years. The result was the Penn State news release. That day, wire service United Press International quoted Engelder as saying, “The value of this science could increment the net worth of U.S. energy resources by a trillion dollars, plus or minus billions.” Whether Wall Street cared about Engelder’s data is debatable. “To Wall Street, the difference between 5 total cubic feet of gas and 500 is not important. Either
way it’s a lot of gas,” Chandra said. “I think it was more of an event in the popular press.” Engelder sees the natural gas trapped in Marcellus Shale as a way to sever U.S. dependence on foreign oil, offset declining energy supplies and produce cleaner energy. He also envisions a supply of natural gas so large that its price will be stabilized. “In terms of an American lifestyle or the lifestyle of a citizen of Pennsylvania, they’ve enjoyed the energy from other places in the United States or other places in the world and, basically, it’s their turn,” Engelder said. He has since revised his estimates upward by nearly a factor of 10, to 489 trillion cubic feet, or enough for 20 years in the U.S. The true reserves, he believes, might be even greater. —Online: http://bit.ly/fuEREY —Information from: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, http://www.post-gazette.com
natural gas boom continued from page 12 $150 million into the project. The decision was made to cap the investment at $200 million by the end of 2007. “We had a lot of money in, a lot of science in. We needed a breakthrough,” Ventura said. In August 2007 they got one. Zagorski readjusted the level at which the fourth horizontal well bored through the shale layer, and the Gulla No. 9 well went online. “We got a well just like a Barnett well,” Ventura said. Range said it first mentioned the Renz well publicly in April 2005 and trickled out other Marcellus results as time passed, but without fanfare. Subash Chandra, managing director of Wall Street investment banking firm Jefferies Group, called Range “notoriously tightlipped with drilling results.” During that time other gas companies were poking around in the Marcellus and monitoring one another’s progress. Range continued drilling through November 2007, and by the next month, the company
was ready to reveal its results to the world. “That’s really when the play took off and other companies really started to wake up,” said Ventura, who noted that Range is now an $8 billion company with a share price that tops $50. A native of Wellsville, N.Y., near Rochester, Engelder grew up near a major regional petroleum source called the Bradford Oil Field. The air was thick with oil fumes in surrounding villages, and a smashed finger that was caught between two pieces of pipe is a constant reminder to Engelder of his time as a teenage roustabout. By the time Engelder was hired by Penn State in 1985, he had been doing research on gas shales since the 1970s and was knowledgeable about fracturing in the shale. That background set the stage for his long association with the petroleum industry. In October 2007, Engelder was named a distinguished lecturer for the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. That position brought him to the
attention of Chandra, the investment banker. Wall Street’s interest had already been piqued by the success of the Barnett Shale in Texas, but analysts thought it was a unique formation. Just as Zagorski had realized, Chandra grew to understand that Barnett and Marcellus bore intriguing similarities. What investment firm Jefferies Group needed was someone who knew the rock. “We looked around and Terry seemed at the time to be a geologist focused specifically in Pennsylvania or the Appalachian region,” Chandra said. In December 2007, Engelder put on a webinar with more than 100 potential investors lined up by the Jefferies Group. Neither Engelder nor Chandra could recall the exact date of the session, but Engelder believes it was set up before Range released its results and took place shortly after. Engelder said after 45 minutes, someone posed a simple question for which he had not prepared: “How much gas is there?” In 2003 the U.S. Geological
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Gaps in US radiation monitoring system revealed EPA, said Philip Fine, an atmospheric measurements manager with Southern California Air Quality Management District. The repairs happened last weekend, when EPA made fixing California monitors a priority, he said. In San Diego, an air district official who oversees one RadNet monitor, said they “babysit” the machine for the EPA and were unaware it had problems until agency officials showed up to fix it last weekend. “We thought it was running,” said Bob Kard, the air pollution control officer for the San Diego Air Pollution Control District. EPA officials say the system has more than enough monitors to detect any radiation problems even if individual machines break down. “We have plenty of data coming in across the country to see the potentials on health and safety,” said Ron Fraass, who directs EPA’s National Air and Radiation lab in Montgomery, Alaska “If you were going to keep your pc operating outdoors in all weather, it’s going to break once in a while.’’ California lawmakers have questioned the adequacy of the EPA monitoring, noting there are no sensors along the coast between San Francisco and Los Angeles. “The question remains unanswered as to why we have gaps,” said California Senate Majority Leader Ellen M. Corbett, (D-San Leandro), who chairs the state committee on earthquake and disaster preparedness “The radiation monitors that we do have in California must be properly checked and maintained.” Daniel Hirsch, a nuclear watchdog who lectures on nuclear policy at the University of California, Santa Cruz, said he was uneasy about malfunctioning monitors. “The fundamental concern is that we’re being offered bland assurances that everything is ok but much of the monitoring system was broken,”Hirsch said.
clothes suitable for court, not to mention a lot of Subway sandwiches and pizza at practices. It costs $10,000 to attend the three-day finals in Riverside, California. Students raised $1,700 through efforts such as a team bonding night at Sweet Tomatoes where they received a percentage of profits, and a “1010-10” campaign, where you ask 10 people to give you $10 in 10 days. Hylas contributed $500 with the help of family and friends. “We’re figuring out how to fundraise,” she says. “Clubs get fundraising weeks, but we’re not a club. Sports teams get Boosters, but we’re not a sports team. Either way, the fees are high for mock trial so selling donuts in the rotunda wouldn’t really do it. We were lucky enough to receive a scholarship this year from Alameda County.” Currently in her third year at American, Hylas always wanted to go to law school, but fell in love with history and teaching. She says that mock trial is the “best case scenario” because it meets all of her goals – getting courtroom experience, working with attorneys, and meeting with judges. “It’s the best part of my job that I don’t
get paid for,” she laughs. “But the rewards are tenfold.” Even though half of the team is involved in other competitive activities, Hylas says she doesn’t have to worry about keeping them on track; super competitive with an aim to win, they take Mock Trial very seriously, policing, supporting and encouraging each other. The experience creates a tight bond and the kids become like family. “Their getting more out of it than just academics,” says Hylas. Student personal growth is evident exhibited by enhanced confidence, self-esteem and critical thinking opening doors to the future. The number of students interested in attending law school has increased and team captain Dashiel Barrett was offered a summer internship in the Alameda County DA’s office. But whatever the benefits, one thing is certain says Hylas, “It really is a great, fun experience.” The team is always looking for help from attorneys; Hylas says a defense trial attorney would be a great addition to the advisory group. Monetary donations would be also be welcome as well as clothes – shoes, suits, and dress shirts - suitable for court appearances. Those who would like to help can contact Sarah Hylas at shylas@fremont.k12.ca.us.
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Want More Business? What a crazy question to ask any business owner! Of course you do! So what are you doing to bring more profits to your bottom line? Your local Chamber of Commerce can help you. At the Newark Chamber of Commerce we have many opportunities for our members to get more positive exposure and that brings more business. People do business with people they know, like, and trust. How do you make those connections? Let us help you. Did you know that we provide the following to our members? • As a new member we provide the opportunity to write an article for this newsletter about your business. Free! • Every member is eligible to be the monthly Featured Member in this newsletter or the Chamber website. Free! • You and your staff may attend Mixers and Ribbon Cuttings. Free! • As a new business in Newark you may host a Ribbon Cutting with Mayor David W. Smith presiding over the ceremony. Free! • You may host a Chamber Mixer for just $100 and you get publicity before and after your event in this newsletter. • You may attend our great luncheons for a member rate of just $35. Coming on April 21 is the State of the City Luncheon and then on June 16 we have our Celebrating Business Luncheon with a Free Trade Show for any member attending the luncheon. • A Leads for Success group that meets every Wednesday with the goal of providing leads and support to each member of the group—Just $55 to join. • Sponsorship opportunities. Sponsors receive lots of publicity including hanging banners, listing & logo in the
event program, and also many other announcements to let everyone know that you really support the business community. Next big opportunity is SummerFest on July 9 & 10. • We host Seminars throughout the year. They are either Free or very low cost. Our members are invited to be a Seminar presenter. Our last series was on Social Networking. • Members are listed under two categories on our website including your profile and link to your website and email. Free! • We refer business only to our members. Free! No matter how good a widget maker you are, we can't refer people to you if you aren't a Newark Chamber member. • We represent business interests at City Council, Planning Commission and other meetings where your interests need to be heard. • And, there are many more ways that we can help you ... but you have to be a member! A wonderful new event will premier on May 4 at the Newark Hilton. The Fremont Chamber of Commerce has held a Business Marketplace for many years and this year they invited
Union City and Newark to join them. Talk about getting more business! What a great opportunity! The TriCity Business Marketplace! The flyer announcing the event is here. You will have an opportunity to network with the other Chambers and it is Free for the public to attend. With all three Chambers participating, space will be at a premium, so sign up now. I challenge business owners to join the Chamber and take advantage of the opportunities that are available to you. I often get asked if your business has to be in the city of the Chamber that you join. The answer is No! Fremont and Union City businesses, join the Newark Chamber to reach another 44,000 people with your marketing efforts! I hope you are having a good spring and that business is increasing! Please let us help! Call me for more information: 510-744-1000. Linda Ashley
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Featured Member Gustafson Group Insurance Services Gini Gustafson founded Gustafson Group Insurance Services in 1999. We offer more than 35 years experience in providing Group and Individual insurance, Benefit Planning services and Employee Benefit consulting. We have worked exclusively in the insurance industry since 1970. Our experience includes Blue Cross of California, Blue Shield of California, Kaiser Permanente, and Aetna in addition to independent insurance sales and service. We have been licensed as insurance agents by the California Department of Insurance for over 25 years. Our contacts within the Insurance industry are strong. Gustafson Group provides a broad range of insurance services and resources for our clients. We represent a variety of Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Workers Compensation and Reinsurance plans that meet the needs and financial goals of our clients. Our experience and dedication to personal service is reflected in our responsiveness to our customer’s needs within a changing insurance and regulatory environment.
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State of the City Mayor David W. Smith (See Flier Elsewhere in Newsletter) Newark/Fremont Hilton 39900 Balentine Dr., Newark Thursday, April 21, 2011 11:15 am to 1:30 pm
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2011 State of the City Address Mayor David W. Smith Thursday, April 21, 2011 at the Hilton Hotel 39900 Balentine Dr. Newark 11:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Registration and Networking 12:00 to 12:30 p.m. Welcome, Lunch & Newark Memorial Advance Choir 12:20 to 12:30 p.m. Gallery Seating Open (no charge) 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. State of the City Address
Menu is Grilled Salmon. Vegetarian available only if pre-ordered Cost: Member - $35 Non-Member - $45 Gallery only - No Charge . Company: _____________________________________ Names: _______________________________________ Charge $ _________ to my visa / mastercard Card # ___________________________________ Exp ________ security code _____ Name (as it appears on your Credit Card) ______________ Billing Address (inc. zip) __________________________ Signature _______________________________________ Date ____________ Reservations are required by April 18. You may pay online at our Company Store at www.newarkchamber.com or fax (744-1003) with credit card information or mail with a check payable to the Newark Chamber of Commerce, 37101 Newark Blvd., Newark 94560. For additional information call 510-744-1000.
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Leads for Success Newark Chamber of Commerce Referral Networking Group Meets Wed 12 noon-1 pm For information, call 510-676-5574 ************************************
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he Newark Chamber of Commerce is pleased to welcome a new Membership Development Director. Barry Click, a former Tri-City resident, will be working to develop the Chamber’s business membership. Barry is very excited to be back in
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this area and will offer the business community new opportunities for involvement. He noted and is pleased with the cultural diversity that Newark offers. He has written: “As Membership Development Director, my focus is to promote the growth of the Newark Chamber of Commerce! As the largest business association in Newark, we have a leadership role! Even though these continue to be rough economic times, the Chamber is dedicated to sup-
porting and strengthening local businesses. Membership in this organization enables community involvement and networking. We need each other in order to succeed! As Membership Development Director, I will promote the privileges of being part of the Chamber. Together we can do great things, and I feel blessed to have this opportunity!” Here is Barry’s background: • Returned to the Tri-Cities after being gone for 25 years—noted the changes in new businesses and development, especially in the Northwest Newark area. • Served as pastor at Holy Redeemer Lutheran Church in Newark from 1976 to 1986, guiding their growth; has 30 years experience in ministry. • Active in Prescott Valley, AZ Chamber of Commerce while a pastor there; benefited the church’s outreach while providing community leadership. • Married, with four children, he was a longdistance runner and is a dedicated 49’er fan. • Worked for several years in marketing and sales positions since retirement from the clergy. To learn more about the Newark Chamber of Commerce, please visit our website at www.newark-chamber.com. To contact Barry, please email: barry@newark-chamber.com. Meet Barry at the April State of the City luncheon and upcoming Chamber mixers.
The Mission of the Newark Chamber of Commerce is to stand as the voice of business and support our members’ success by promoting a favorable business climate and quality of life in our community.
Linda Ashley, President and CEO 37101 Newark Blvd. Phone 510-744-1000 Fax 510-744-1003 www.newark-chamber.com E-mail: Linda@Newark-chamber.com
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Elise Balgley, Chairman of the Board Bernard, Balgley & Bonaccorsi Ken Smith, Treasurer Re/Max One Alliance Gene Daniels, Chairman-Elect State Farm Insurance Greg Magee, Past Chairman Newark Hilton Nancie Allen Master Key Real Estate Advantage Brent Hodson Washington Hospital Healthcare System Kelly Gardner, NewPark Mall Sean Nand Fremont Bank Emma Villar Coldwell Banker Debbie Derham Derham & Logan, EA’s Bobbette Grasty Mary Kay Cosmetics David Benoun Attorney Suzie Yang W Silicon Valley Ben Elias Devry University
BOARD LIAISONS Clay Colvin The City of Newark Commander Tom Milner Public Safety Liaison Stephanie Evans Newark Unified School District Leta Stagnaro Ohlone Community College AMBASSADOR CORPS Co-Chair, Pat Danielson, RHIT Health Information Management
Ginger Ikuno Coldwell Banker
Co-Chair, Lisa Ashley Global Adventures
Susan Dearing Magical Room Makeovers
Sue Ten Eyck San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society
Rosalie Dumistra Farmers Insurance
Nell Herrera Juice Plus+
VOICE OF BUSINESS Editor, Elin Thomas Thomas Text & Graphics Photographer, Gene Daniels State Farm Insurance
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works from the original “Running Fence” panel fabric. The artists are from various backgrounds. Their only instruction is to make the textile into interesting works of art. The result has been a panoply of unique and original works, as diverse as their creators that are a wonderful addition to any fine art collection: fabric art, paintings, sculptures, assemblages, functional art and wearable art. Each piece is a unique collectible with a history and a story behind it. This is just a small sample of treasures that can be found at the 43rd Textile Exhibit at Olive Hyde… more inspiration is right around the corner.
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selected run the full gamut of today’s textiles, from traditional quilt landscapes, 3D sculpture, felted seeds and pods to crocheted phones and breath-taking landscape vignettes. Through the years of presenting this exhibit, Hemsworth has included a piece or two from artists not ordinarily found in such an exhibit due to the high number of
entries. Sometimes a piece is shown from an artist who “will be deeply inspired in a genuine way by being a part of the process of exhibit.” This year, Hemsworth, selected an entry by Erica and Mary Lacto who collaborated using recycled wire, found shells and objects and fibers. “They live in the greater Bay Area and have been attending the Textile Show for many years which they found to be a great inspiration and have always dreamed of exhibiting in it.” Other artists include, Chris Motley, Rose Marie Ginsburg, Marie Breasted, Denise Osama Miller, Sandra Rude of Three Springs Handworks and a group known as Running Fence-recycled, to name a few.
Chris Motley may see something unrelated to yarn that triggers a curiosity to translate the item to fiber or make a statement. And a statement Motley does make in “The Hugging Scarf” expressing a universal human need for affection; “Reaching Green” is a visual statement of hope for the environment. He knit “Living Alone” after his father’s death as an expression of his mother’s life on her own for the first time, in the medium she taught him. Motley knits intuitively and creates a new piece just by starting to knit without pre-planning… a wonderful exploration without confines of patterns or garments. Rose Marie Ginsburg’s “Weeds” wall hanging was created out of frustration because her gardener does not chop weeds out of her flower garden! She embroidered the weeds with hand spun, natural dyed yarn. At the same time weeds are engulfing the gardener, a solitary daisy is growing behind one of the workers. Marie Bergstedt has combined the conceptual roots of photographic images with fiber and design skills. She is a featured emerging artist in ARTBUZZ, 2010, an international hardcover, juried publication and has been selected for inclusion in Best of Worldwide Portrait and Figurative Artists. Bergstedt, is reconstructing memories from her childhood, especially of people who found a source of power that helped them move beyond difficulties of their day-to-day life. Each sculpture incorporates an old piece of handwork, crafted by someone unknown, into the new work. Bergstedt’s unique crocheted telephones represent her foster mother’s power. Often living in isolated places with hard and long workdays, she found relief in a weekly call to her mother thousands of miles away. Denise Osama Miller states that, “I have always found joy in making things with my hands and I am constantly inspired by the natural world. My work often focuses on intimate landscape scenes, focusing on the patterns of shapes, colors, and the interplay of lights and darks. I love the challenge of taking an idea from one of my inspirations and interpreting it in fabric or watercolor.” RunningFence-recycled, LLC is a group of artists showing in the Main Gallery Space. In 1976, international artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude Javacheff exe-
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Textile Exhibition April 1 – April 30 Opening Reception Friday, April 1 7 p.m.–9 p.m. Gallery Hours: Thursday – Sunday Noon – 5 p.m. Olive Hyde Art Gallery 123Washington Boulevard, Fremont (510) 791-4357 www.fremont.gov/Art/OliveHydeArtGallery
cuted an immense project in Northern California called Running Fence, a 24mile white nylon fabric fence extending from wine country, crossing highway 101 and ranchland before plunging into the Pacific Ocean. It generated much controversy and international attention before being immortalized in art history Diane Smith of Fremont created RunningFence-recycled, LLC and then contracted with California artists to create art