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he smell of corn dogs and funnel cakes, children screaming with excitement over echoing merry-goround music, and the thunderous roar of galloping horses can mean just one thing: It's fair time! For the 99th consecutive year, the Alameda County Fair will open its doors at the Pleasanton Fairgrounds from June 22
through July 10. There is so much to see and do during those two weeks that it is nearly impossible to cover it all. “Living just a mile away from the fair, I am able to go at least four times during its two-week run each year. And let me tell you, it never gets boring,” says retired airline mechanic Jeff McDonald. “You can go every day and see something different each time. The food is amazing, some of which you won't be able
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to find anywhere else than at the fair. The concerts are the highlight for me. A few years ago, Charo plucked me out of the audience and had me dance with her. I was Coochi-cooching all the way home! My entire family looks forward to the fair each year. It's the best.” Carnival rides are always a main attraction for children and adults alike. Whether it’s roller coaster excitement or a relaxing
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turn on the Ferris Wheel, there is a ride to satisfy everyone's adventure level. And don't forget the funhouse and midway games – no fair could be complete without them. Carole from Modesto reminisced, “A boy from my science class took me to the fair for our first date. He played a game where you have to toss rings and have them wrap around soda bottles. We were there for a long time, and he must have spent
County redistricting proposals BY SIMON WONG Hayward City Council expressed its desire that the city remain whole and not be divided between county supervisorial districts as part of Redistricting proposals considered by the Alameda County Board of Supervisors in the wake of the 2010 Census. A national census is conducted every 10 years to assess the size of the country’s population. The data collected determine the number of seats each state has in the US House of Representatives and is used to distribute billions in federal funds to local communities.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF ESSANAY SILENT FILM MUSEUM A unique collection of early movies and memorabilia is waiting for visitors to the Niles District of Fremont. Here, the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum (NESFM) recalls the glory days of silent films that centered in a small community at the mouth of canyon made famous by early stars such as Broncho Billy and Charlie Chaplin. The Broncho Billy Silent Film Festival in Niles sends visitors 100 years back in time to watch movies that made history. Early incarnations of modern movies remain entertaining and retain the appeal that excited audiences in the early 1900s. Movie stars were idolized and revered as they brought their charisma to the screen; among them, the festival's namesake, Broncho Billy.
Boundaries of the county’s supervisorial districts must also be adjusted, as per the California Elections Code, so that each district has approximately equal populations. The US Constitution also requires equitable and effective representation for racial and language-minority groups. In addition, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors must consider topography; geography; cohesiveness, contiguity, integrity, and compactness of territory; and community of interests of the districts. Cities within a proposed district should be kept intact, wherever possible. continued on Page 31
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around $3 in nickels to finally win me a stuffed teddy bear. That was in 1961. The bear is long gone, but Paul and I will celebrate our 43rd wedding anniversary in October.” Artists of all ages can enter drawings, paintings, photographs, and crafts to be judged for prizes, and have them displayed for everyone to see. Addicontinued on page 5
Films of that era - westerns, horror, mystery, situational dramas and comedies - used a live pianist, acting talent and facial expressions to convey the story. “Flickers” were a social gathering where people could relax and enjoy moments away from the toils of ordinary life. Silent films, precursor to today’s “talkies” and special effects, were an important segment of society during the early 1900s and provide current viewers with a peek at life during those times. Although some may imagine that films of this era are too dated to maintain interest, they remain entertaining and visually attractive. Filled with timeless storylines, good acting and clever situations, they continue to enthrall modern day audiences. The Bronco Billy Film Festival movie listing can be found on page 23. For additional information, visit www.nilesfilmmuseum.org. Space is limited and performances sell out quickly so act now to purchase tickets for this event. Broncho Billy Film Festival June 24, 25, 26 Niles Edison Theater 37417 Niles Blvd., Fremont (510) 494-1411
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WHAT’S HAPPENING’S TRI-CITY VOICE
June 21, 2011
Learn About Sleep Disorders at Upcoming Seminar Spending eight hours in bed won’t do much good if your slumber is fitful. Various sleep disorders can disrupt the sleep cycle and diminish the quality of your sleep. “Chronic sleep disruption can adversely affect your health in many ways,” says Dr. Nitun Verma, medical director of the Washington Township Center for Sleep Disorders in Fremont. “For example, people with diabetes are likely to become more insulin-resistant with a lack of sleep. Poor sleep also affects the hormones regulating appetite, making it difficult to lose weight. Lack of quality sleep also can contribute to high blood pressure and heart problems.” To help people in the community learn about the latest treatment options for sleeping problems, Washington Hospital is sponsoring a free seminar featuring Dr. Verma, on Tuesday, June 28 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. The seminar will be held in the Conrad E. Anderson, M.D. Auditorium located at 2500 Mowry Avenue (Washington West) in Fremont. To register for the seminar, visit www.whhs.com. “Most of the patients I see have been suffering for some time and may have even seen their primary care doctors first,” he says. “My approach to treatment starts with explaining the mechanics of disorders such as insomnia and
sleep apnea and then people are cutting back on tailoring a treatment sleep to fit in extra work hours plan to fit their parand other activities. People in ticular needs. Some the Bay Area, specifically, don’t patients with sleep get enough sleep. We’re simapnea might benefit ply overscheduled with work, a from using a continbusy home and family life and uous positive airway a multitude of social activities.” pressure (CPAP) deThat hectic pace also vice that delivers a means people have more flow of air into the stress in their lives and are airway through a often too wound up when it specially designed fais time to sleep. cial mask.” “When you’re under Above right: Dr. Nitun Verma, medical director of the Washington Since there are stress, your brain is like a race Township Center for Sleep Disorders demonstrates how a conmore than 200 types tinuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) mask is used to treat car with no brake pedal – you of sleep disorders that severe sleep apnea.To learn more about the latest treatment op- can’t force yourself to sleep,” have been diagnosed, tions for sleeping problems, attend the free upcoming lecture Dr. Verma says. “Give yourfeaturing Dr. Verma on Tuesday, June 28. The seminar will take Dr. Verma continues place from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Conrad E. Anderson, M.D. Audi- self time to relax before it’s to research innovative toriums located at 2500 Mowry Avenue (Washington West) in time for bed.” ways to determine the Fremont. Register online at www.whhs.com Quality Counts as Are You Getting Enough Sleep? most appropriate treatment plan Much as Quantity The National Institutes of for each patient. “One way to evaluate the Health (NIH) reports that recent quality of your sleep is to ask “New ideas and concepts on surveys show the average adult how to treat sleep disorders are your bed partner, if you have one, now sleeps less than seven hours a to describe your sleep patterns,” constantly evolving and the upnight, and that many people mis- Dr. Verma suggests. “Do you coming seminar is a great opportakenly believe that people can tunity for me to share this toss and turn all night? Do you learn to get by on less than six information with the commuwake up frequently? Are you nity,” Dr. Verma says. “For exam- hours a night. But adequate grinding your teeth in your sleep? sleep is just as vital to your health Do you have to get up to go to ple, we offer cognitive behavioral and well being as good nutrition therapy to help overcome insomthe bathroom several times a and physical activity. nia in people who would like to night? Do you snore or stop “There is no ‘one-size-fits all’ sleep better without taking medbreathing? All of these behaviors when it comes to how much sleep ications. We can determine the are signs that you’re not sleeping people need each night to be well best treatments to address padeeply enough.” rested, but most adults need betients’ specific causes of sleep The NIH estimates about 40 tween seven and nine hours,” says apnea and other sleep disorders million Americans suffer from Dr. Verma. “Unfortunately, the to help restore their ability to get chronic sleep disorders, with milhectic pace of today’s world means a good night’s sleep.” lions more experience sleep disor-
ders on occasion. The most common sleep disorders include: • Insomnia – The inability to fall asleep or stay asleep. • Sleep apnea – A reduction or pause in breathing during sleep – often accompanied by loud snoring – that disrupts the person’s sleep several times a night. • Restless leg syndrome – Uncomfortable sensations in the lower legs and an uncontrollable desire to move the legs, usually occurring shortly after going to bed. • Narcolepsy – A disease of the central nervous system that results in excessive daytime sleepiness and other symptoms such as disturbed nocturnal sleep. Sometimes sleep disorders are resolved on their own, such as insomnia related to a stressful life situation. When a sleep problem persists, however, it’s good to consult a sleep specialist. Learn More The Washington Township Center for Sleep Disorders has been accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) since 2009 and the facility is one of only two accredited sleep labs located between Oakland and Sunnyvale. To learn more about sleep disorders, come to the free seminar on June 28 or visit www.whhs.com/sleep for more information.
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Alzheimer's Disease Research Update
IYour Concerns InHealth: Senior Scam Prevention
Heel Problems and Treatment Options
Disaster Preparedness
Washington Women's Center: Arthritis Exercise Program (Late Start)
Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement
Women's Health Conference: Beyond Sadness Depression (Late Start)
Management of Type 1 and Hip Pain in the Young and Type 2 Diabetes Middle-Aged Adult
Women's Health Conference: Neck and Back Pain
Think Pink: Nutritious Foods for Breast Health
Voices InHealth: Decisions in Cardiac Care
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Women's Health ConferWomen's Health ence: Weight Management Conference: Chronic Pain Important Immunizations Management for Healthy Adults Think Pink: Women's Center (Late Start) Update
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Strengthen Your Back! Learn to Improve Your Back Fitness
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Washington Township Health Care District Board Meeting June 8, 2011
Voices InHealth: Demystifying the Radiation Oncology Center Inside Washington Hospital: Advances in Cardiac Care Keys to Healthy Eyes
Washington Township Health Care District Board Meeting June 8, 2011 Do You Have Sinus Problems?
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Sepsis: Treatment of a Top 10 Killer
Influenza and Other Contagious Respiratory Conditions
Voices InHealth: Healthy Pregnancy
Get Back On Your Feet: New Treatment Options for Ankle Conditions
Your Concerns InHealth: Measles Resurgence
Diabetes Health Fair 2010: Your Concerns InHealth: Learn How Exercise Can Help Diabetes and the Kidneys Diabetes Pediatric Care – The Pre-School Years Partnering with Your Doctor (Late Start) to Improve Diabetes Control Personal Emergency Preparedness Training & Learn How to Access Community Services Diabetes and Your Maintaining Heart Health Quickly and Easily Hormones with Diabetes (Late Start) (Late Start)
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Most Common Cancers and How They are Treated (Late Start) Surgical Interventions for Sleep Apnea
Kidney Disease My Aching Lower Back! Nutrition for People with Kidney Disease
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New Surgical Techniques for Minimally Invasive Knee Replacement (Late Start)
Men's Health Fair Panel Discussion
Washington Township Health Care District Board Meeting June 8, 2011
World Kidney Day
George Mark Children's House - A New Way Home (Late Start)
Inside Washington Hospital: Rapid Detection of MRSA (Late Start)
Washington Township Health Care District Board Meeting June 8, 2011
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Take the Steps: What You Should Know About Foot Care (Late Start)
Voices InHealth: Bras for Body & Soul (Late Start)
Your Concerns InHealth: Vitamin Supplements
Osteoporosis Update: Learn About Diagnosis and Treatment Options Weight Management for Seniors & Learn How to Eat Better!
Diabetes Health Fair 2010: Cooking Demonstration: Learn About Healthy Eating (Late Start) Voices InHealth: Washington's Community Cancer Program
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Skin Care and Prevention of Skin Cancer
Diabetes Management: When to Call for Help
Arthritis: Do I Have One of 100 Types?
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Inside Washington Hospital: The Green Team
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Minimally Invasive Surgery for Lower Back Disorders
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Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Tremors and Epilepsy
Inside Washington Hospital: Pediatric Care
Your Concerns InHealth: Decisions in End of Life Care
Drooping Eyelid Problems & Four Major Eye Disorders and Vision Problems
Peripheral Vascular Disease: Leg Weakness, Symptoms and Treatment & Percutaneous (Under the Skin) Treatment
Cough or Shortness of Breath, What to Do About It
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Washington Hospital Physicians Encourage Regular Check Ups June is National Men’s Health Month. The annual, nationwide event encourages men to be aware of preventable health conditions and why it’s important to identify and treat problems early. Heart disease continues to be the No. 1 killer of men in the U.S. Among other health-related problems of concern to men are cancer of the prostate, testicle or colon; benign prostate hyperplasia; and erectile dysfunction. Most of these conditions, if diagnosed early, can be treated effectively. To stay as healthy as possible, men should have an ongoing relationship with a primary care physician and should have regular medical exams and screenings. “The key is to see your primary care physician for annual check ups,
until they are in their 60s or 70s.” Symptoms of BPH include a weak urinary stream, trouble emptying the bladder, dribbling at the end of urination, a more urgent or frequent need to urinate, or the need to urinate more often at night. Moderate or severe symptoms of BPH can be treated with medication. If medication is not effective or can’t be tolerated by the patient, surgery can be performed to alleviate severe symptoms. Many men are also concerned about erectile dysfunction, or ED. “Men should know that ED is not a normal part of aging,” says Dr. Saleh. “It can be caused by various health conditions, especially problems related to diabetes or heart disease. ED is more common as men get older, but it can be treated effectively.” Testicular cancer is one of the most common cancers in young men, who are at higher risk between the ages of 18 and 35. Dr. Saleh recommends that a man should perform a self-examination of their testicles once a month to check for swelling or abnormal lumps. If anything unusual is detected, he should report this to his doctor immediately. “Testicular cancer is very treatable, even when it is advanced,” reports Dr. Saleh. Eating right makes healthy difference Gout, a type of arthritis, is a condition that tends to be more common in men. People with June is National Men’s Health Month and the goal gout experience sudden, severe is to raise awareness about the need for men to attacks of joint pain and swelling. seek regular medical advice and take a proactive “Maintaining a healthy diet approach to their health.Washington Hospital will stage it’s annual Men’s Health Fair this September. and body weight through moderVisit www.whhs.com/mens-health for more info. ate daily exercise and control of fat and calorie intake may help lower whether or not you are experiencing your risk of having gout or experiencany symptoms or problems,” says ing future attacks,” says Macaria Albert Brooks, M.D., chief of MedMeyer, a Washington Hospital regisical Services at Washington Hospitered dietitian and certified diabetes tal. “Don’t wait for symptoms to educator. appear before you start getting reguLifestyle factors that can increase lar care.” the risk of getting gout include exIn September, Dr. Brooks will cessive alcohol intake, obesity, crash moderate a panel discussion during dieting that leads to sudden weight Washington Hospital’s annual loss, high blood pressure and the use Men’s Health Fair. (See the highof diuretics, or water pills. People light box below for more details.) with gout should follow a low Prostate health, cancer and ED purine diet, which means avoiding In addition to heart disease, or limiting foods such as organ prostate cancer is a major concern meats, beef, lamb, pork, bacon, for men. One in six men in the U.S. game meats, sardines, herring, will get prostate cancer during their mackerel, scallops, gravy and beer. lifetime and one in 36 will die, acGood nutrition can also play a cording to the American Cancer So- part in helping with another condiciety. Men of African American tion common in men—kidney descent or who have a father or stones. About 80 percent of people brother who have been diagnosed who have kidney stones are men, with prostate cancer are at higher who tend to be at higher risk berisk of getting the disease. tween ages 30 and 40. “With prostate cancer, if you wait “Depending on the type of kidfor symptoms to appear, the disease ney stone, a special diet may be may be more advanced,” states helpful,” says Meyer. “Important diMichael Bastasch, M.D., a board-certi- etary recommendations for the most fied radiation oncologist at the Washcommon type of stone, which conington Radiation Oncology Center. tains calcium, are to restrict sodium “By the time I see a patient for treatand reduce protein intake. You ment, they are facing a serious, possishould also drink more fluids, espebly life-threatening condition.” cially water.” Screening for prostate cancer Men who have or are at risk of consists of a blood test and a digital having kidney stones, should avoid rectal examination by a physician. caffeine, black tea, grapefruit juice The American Urological Associaand apple juice, Meyer recommends. tion recommends all men be screened annually starting at age 50. A man who is at higher risk should start screening at age 40. Men’s Health Fair: Take Charge of Your Health Men should also be screened for colon cancer. For those who are at The Men’s Health Fair will include average risk for getting colon cancer, presentations on prostate health, screening should begin at age 50. erectile dysfunction, kidney stones Another common problem reand good nutrition, followed by a lated to the prostate is benign panel Q&A discussion and a health prostate hyperplasia (BPH), a nonfair. Several education booths cancerous enlargement of the staffed by Washington Hospital cliprostate gland that is more common nicians will also be featured. than cancer. When: Saturday, September 10 “BPH will affect virtually every Time: Lectures: 9 to 11 a.m. man,” explains Mark Saleh, M.D., a Health Fair: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. board-certified urologist on the medWhere: Conrad E. Anderson M.D. ical staff at Washington Hospital. Auditorium, Washington West, “The prostate gland continues to grow 2500 Mowry Avenue, Fremont throughout a man’s life. Men may Register: Register online at begin to experience symptoms for an www.whhs.com or call enlarged prostate as early as age 40, (800) 963-7070. while others don’t have any trouble
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ast October, 27-year-old Risa Moreno, a psychology student at Cal State East Bay, was diagnosed with breast cancer. Because her mother and other close female relatives also had developed breast cancer, she chose to have a double mastectomy on December 7, followed by breast reconstruction using skin and other tissue from her lower abdomen. The surgery went well, but a non-healing wound developed afterward at the skin- and tissue-extraction site on her abdomen. Multiple attempts to treat the wound were unsuccessful, and it finally grew by late January to about the size of her fist. “Apparently, the wound developed because I didn’t have a good blood supply at the site on my abdomen,” she says. “I needed to have the wound healed before I could start follow-up
Prasad Kilaru, M.D., plastic surgeon, medical director of the Washington Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine.
Chung Mei Shih, R.N., a clinical nurse specialist at the center is part of a specially trained team that helps patients get back to enjoying life.
chemotherapy, so my doctor referred me for wound care treatments, including hyperbaric oxygen therapy.” Moreno’s doctor was plastic surgeon Prasad Kilaru, M.D., Medical Director of the Washington Center for Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Medicine. The 6-year-old center had just moved in January to its new facility at 39141 Civic Center Drive in Fremont, and introduced hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in February. “Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a new tool in our ability to provide the best possible wound care when it is used in conjunction with other
treatments,” says Dr. Kilaru. “It can make a big difference in chronic wound patients who have a compromised blood supply.” “Hyperbaric” means “increased pressure,” so in HBOT, the patient is enclosed inside a pressurized clear acrylic chamber, breathing 100 percent pure oxygen. The air pressure in the chamber is twice the normal atmospheric pressure at sea level. In addition, the air we normally breathe contains only 21 percent oxygen, as opposed to the 100 percent oxygen in the hyperbaric chamber. “The blood’s hemoglobin and plasma cells carry oxygen throughout the body,” Dr. Kilaru explains. “The body’s tissues need an adequate supply of oxygen to function, and injured body tissues need even more oxygen to heal. Oxygen stimulates the immune system to kill bacteria and releases the body’s own ‘growth factors’ that promote healing. Oxygen also stimulates the development of new blood vessels into the wound area. The amount of oxygen the blood carries can be increased dramatically – up to 10 times as much – by using hyperbaric oxygen therapy.” The hyperbaric chamber has a comfortable bed along with a clear ceiling and sides to allow patients to see their surroundings in an attractive treatment room equipped with TVs and video players. “Our hyperbaric oxygen therapy patients come in for about two hours, five days a week, for anywhere from four to ten weeks, depending on their diagnosis and the complexity of their continued on page 4
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WINNING WITH A FLUSH
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he coolant that flows through the engine and radiator should be drained and flushed at least every three years. Otherwise, failure to perform this oft-neglected maintenance procedure can lead to overheating. If coolant back flushing is not performed regularly, the chemicals in anti-freeze begin to lose their effectiveness, which leads to rust and grime buildup in the engine and radiator, which will clog the engine’s cooling system and cause the engine to overheat. If the water/antifreeze mixture in the radiator contains suspended particulates, or the cabin heater does not provide as much heat as it should, the system should be flushed without delay. Accumulation of rust and sediment in the heater core
is a primary cause of reduced heater efficiency. Now that the weather is heating up, keeping your engine cool is more important than ever. At BAY STAR AUTO CARE, our ASE-certified technicians provide the preventive care that can catch little things, like old or dirty coolant, before they become big and expensive problems, like an overheated engine that leaves you stranded on the side of a broiling hot highway in heavy traffic. Call our office today for an appointment. HINT: If the car’s cooling system has not been back-flushed within the previous three years, it is a good idea to perform this service before authorizing replacement of the heater core.
Gary Singh is the owner of Bay Star Auto Care at 1275 Atlantic St. near Western Ave., here in Union City. Phone: 489-3331
wounds,” says Chungmei Shih, R.N., Clinical Nurse Specialist. “Patients say that when they are in the chamber, it feels similar to scuba diving with the increase of air pressure. They may need to yawn to equalize the air pressure in their ears – much like when taking off or landing in an airplane – but no one has complained of it being uncomfortable. Many patients even drift off to sleep.” Dr. Kilaru notes that HBOT may be appropriate as an additional wound care treatment for patients with a variety of chronic wound conditions, such as: • Diabetic ulcers (open sores that will not heal or keep returning) or other wounds caused by artery blockage, nerve damage or improper functioning of valves in the veins. These ulcers most commonly occur in the lower legs and feet, and diabetic ulcers are the most common foot injuries leading to amputation. • Chronic Refractory Osteomyelitis (CRO) – a persistent infection of bone and bone marrow that can result from a chronic wound. CRO also may be “ischemic,” meaning there is a decrease in the blood supply cause by constriction or obstruction of the blood vessels. • Wounds resulting from complications of radiation therapy for cancer, including bone that has been damaged (osteoradionecrosis) or soft tissue injury, for instance to the bowel or bladder (soft tissue radionecrosis). • Skin grafts or “flaps” (such as TRAM flaps used in breast reconstruction) that fail to heal well because of poor blood flow and lack of oxygenation. Skin
SUBMITTED BY SEAN BROOKS This summer will prove to be action-packed again at the City Hall Plaza, Hayward, (777 B Street) with more than seven concerts and four movies running from June 24 through October 28. The Concert Series will commence this Friday, June 24 with the “Other Guise” band at 5:30 p.m. The local rock group, led by Kenny Meagher, will perform several Rock ‘n’ Roll hits from the 70s, 80s and 90s. There will be something for everyone. The Concert Series will also feature classic rock band “Run for
grafts are transfers of tissue without a native blood supply, and they must redevelop a blood supply to survive. Flaps bring their blood supply with them, but that blood supply can be compromised by infections, blockages in the veins or arteries, or injuries to the affected area. Although most of the HBOT patients seen at the Center for Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Medicine are over age 50, the treatment can be beneficial for much younger patients, too, as in the case of Ms. Moreno. “I had never heard of hyperbaric oxygen therapy before going to the wound clinic,” she notes. “They explained it to me in terms I could understand, and it just made good sense. The actual treatments were not uncomfortable. The pressure feels like you’re under water, and your ears ‘pop’ like you’re riding in a plane, but that’s about it. I brought in my own DVDs to watch while laying there during the two-hour treatments.” Ms. Moreno completed 30 HBOT treatments over six weeks and grew fond of the staff providing her care. “The team there is awesome, including the nurses and the Safety Officer, Paul Brown, who operates the equipment and always stays within view of patients who are in treatment,” she says. “We called Paul the ‘dive master,’ because he had been a Navy diver and knew all about the effects of being in a pressurized environment through his scuba diving experience.” In addition to Dr. Kilaru, the Safety Officer and nurses who are specially trained in wound care, the “team” at the Center for
Cover” on July 15, “JNeen” (R&B) on July 29, “Caravan of All-Stars” (Blues), “Lava” (Latin Rock), and the ever-popular “Lenny Williams” (R&B Soul) on August 19. Rounding off the calendar includes Jack “da hat” Luna (Jazz) on August 26, “Herd of Cats” (Jazz) on September 30 and “Mariachi Mexicanisimo” on October 28. All concerts will begin at 5:30 p.m. except for August 19 when the first of three bands will begin to perform at 4:00 p.m. If live music does not excite you, there will be four movies on the Plaza shown in partnership with the Hayward Area Recre-
SUBMITTED BY ISA POLT-JONES Love to volunteer? Have a desire to learn more about the East Bay Regional Parks? Want to share your favorite parks or trails with peers and the general public? Then consider becoming an official Regional Parks Ambassador. The East Bay Regional Park District Public Affairs office is always looking to expand its network of wonderful volunteers who enjoy interacting with the public about the East Bay Regional Park District and sharing their favorite parks, trails, and more. To become a Regional Parks Ambassador, you'll be invited to: • Participate in a free Park District training series conducted quarterly. • Represent the Park District, alongside staff, at a variety of community-based events, fairs, festivals, and official park dedications.
Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Medicine includes a multidisciplinary group of physicians – vascular surgeons, infectious disease specialists, general surgeons and a podiatrist. They also work closely with patients’ other primary care and specialist physicians to provide exceptional continuity of care and positive outcomes. As for the outcome of Ms. Moreno’s HBOT treatments, she attests: “It took about three weeks before I really noticed a difference in the wound, partly because I couldn’t see it well due to its location. The wound is completely healed now, and I was recently able to start my followup chemotherapy for the breast cancer. I should be done with everything in July. “For people who might be considering hyperbaric oxygen therapy, I’d like to let them know it’s not as exotic or scary as you might think,” she adds. “Just bring lots of DVDs to watch!”
Learn More Online To learn more about the services provided at the Washington Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine, visit www.whhs.com/wound or call (888) 449-6863. The center is located at 39141 Civic Center Drive in Fremont and is the only facility in the Tri-City area to offer HBOT. It also is the only local facility that works in partnership with Diversified Clinical Services, the largest provider of wound care services in the country.
ation and Park District. Each movie will begin at 8:15 p.m. and will be projected on a 12-foot high inflatable screen right on the Plaza. The movie dates are Friday, June 24 (“How to Train Your Dragon”), Friday, July 29 (“Despicable Me”), Friday, August 26 (“Toy Story 3”) and Friday, September 30 (“Tangled”). There is something for everyone and the entire family. All events are free. There is ample free parking opposite the Plaza in the City Hall Garage at B & Watkins Streets. Several food vendors will attend these events. Arrive early and stay late for what will be an entertainment-filled summer. Everyone is welcome. For more information, contact Alma Cadena at (510) 583-8520 or Alma.Cadena@hayward-ca.gov
All Ambassadors will receive an official collectible pin and T-shirt, along with the official Ambassador Guidebook full of facts, figures, and interesting things about the East Bay Regional Park District. Training classes for Regional Parks Ambassadors are held periodically. The next training will be: Saturday, July 9 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Ardenwood Historic Farm, Fremont For more information or to RSVP contact Isa Polt-Jones at (510) 544-2207 or email ipjones@ebparks.org.
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tionally, the Alameda County Fair hosts food cook-offs, eating competitions, and a golf putting contest where the winner can walk away with $10,000! Many would agree with McDonald in calling the concert series the highlight of the fair. Huge names in the music and comedic world come each year to entertain in an intimate 3,000 seat amphitheater. Concerts are free with paid entrance and seating is general. Some of the big acts coming this year are Charlie Daniels Band (June 23), Tower of Power (June 25), Roy Clark (June 30), and Survivor (July 8). The lineup is sure to satisfy every musical taste. Then there is food, food, and more food. Fairs are synonymous with food, and if you haven't been in a while, you're in for a surprise. Yes, there will still be corn dogs, funnel cakes, and cotton candy, but how about a fried Twinky or Snickers bar? In fact, if it can be fried, you'll most likely be able to find it for sale. For health conscious folk, kabobs, roasted and BBQ meats and vegetables will be available as well. Kids and adults will love the petting zoo… chickens, ducks, goats, and everything in between will be around to pet and enjoy. Stick around for the live old time auction, and maybe you can go back home with a new pet in tow. Speaking of animals, who doesn't like to watch a horse race? The Alameda County Fair is famous for its races held at the one mile historic track built in the late 1800s. Create or decorate a hat during the opening weekend and wear it to the track to win cash prices. If galloping
horses aren't enticing enough, perhaps racing pigs and dogs would suit. With clowns, magicians, hypnotists, talent shows, fireworks, gift vendors, so many things in every corner, it might be wise not to blink. There will even be a chance to witness a potential world breaking record on July 2 as the largest cheeseburger in the world will be cooked up, weighing an estimated 625 pounds! The bun itself will weigh in at over 100 pounds, with an additional 50 pounds of cheese, 20 pounds of onions, 12 pounds of pickles, and 30 pounds of lettuce. This monster will be the equivalent of 2,500 quarter pounders! It will take ten hours to cook, and a crane to flip it over! Ninety-nine cents will buy a taste, with all proceeds going to the Alameda County Community Food Bank. And these events are just the tip of the iceberg! The Alameda County Fair is clearly the place to be for summer fun and excitement. So, do yourself a favor and drive to Pleasanton. The fair is calling! Alameda County Fair June 22 – July 10 11 a.m. – 10 p.m. (Mon, Wed, Thu) 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. (Fri. – Sun.) 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. (July 4) Alameda County Fairgrounds 4501 Pleasanton Ave. Pleasanton (925) 426-7600 www.alamedacountyfair.com Admission: $10 ages 13 – 61; $6 ages 6 – 12; children under 6 free
Parking: $8 general; $15 preferred; $20 VIP Carnival rides: $25 unlimited wristband (Mon – Fri), $28 unlimited wristband (Sat and Sun) Pre-purchase tickets online for a discount
Festival Square Activities: June 23 and July 8 Battle of the Local Bands Contest: Teens Rock! June 25 - 26 Spice of India Weekend June 30 - July 4 Amateur Rib and Chicken Cook-Off July 1 - 4 Made in Americana Music Weekend July 2 3rd Annual Gumbo Contest July 9 - 10 Fiesta Hispana Concerts: June 22 Papa Doo Run Run June 23 Charlie Daniels Band June 24 Foghat June 25 Tower of Power June 26 Blue Oyster Cult June 27 Tenth Avenue North June 28 closed June 29 Abbacadabra June 30 Roy Clark July 1 Ozomatli July 2 Evolution July 3 ConFunkShun July 4 Blues Festival July 5 closed July 6 We The Kings July 7 Sanctus Real July 8 Survivor July 9 The Whispers July 10 Tracy Lawrence
SUBMITTED BY MICHAEL MCNEVIN The Niles Town Plaza Summer Concerts are starting up June 26th. The first concert of the season features The Saddle Cats playing Western Swing, and Cellist Gideon Freudmann from Portland Oregon, a songwriter and
singer who performs with looping pedals on the cello. Town Plaza sits in the center of the old train town of Niles, against the hills of Fremont. The lawn amphitheater isin front of a restored 1900's train station museum, and has a perfect view of the musicians, hills, and the historic steam trains that come and go through Niles Canyon. The five block downtown is Mayberry with a twist. Bring low lawn chairs and blankets, enjoy
the sunshine, and spend some time in this old silent film mecca. For those who show up without a plan, not a problem large shade canopies are provided by the Niles Main Street Association, with plenty of park benches and a long semi-circle bench facing the concert stage. There are also several restaurants adjacent to the plaza who have 'to go' lunches for your impromptu picnic. Please no alcohol, and please keep the plaza clean. This is a family friendly event! Future 2011 Niles Town Plaza Summer Concerts are scheduled for July 10, 24; August 7, 14 and September 11. Concerts are sponsored by Niles Main Street Association and The Niles Golden Spike Music Program; presented by Mudpuddle Music. Visit www.niles.org for more details as they become available. Niles Town Plaza Concert Series Sunday, Sept 26 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Niles Town Plaza Lawn Amphitheater 37592 Niles Blvd., Fremont www.niles.org Free to the public
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Newark selects Tom Collett as Teacher of the Year BY MIRIAM G. MAZLIACH PHOTOS COURTESY OF TOM COLLETT
his students qualified for the TARC national finals in Virginia with a nearly perfect flight of 1,251 feet where the target altitude was 1,250 ft. “Newark Junior High School is He organized the trip, seloaded with talented, dedicated, hardcured funding, and escorted working teachers all worthy of this his students to the event. award. I was surprised and overNext school year, 2011whelmed to be honored as Newark 2012, should prove to be Unified School District’s Teacher of equally exciting, as Collett the Year. It was a very proud moment will bring the TARC to to receive the district honors in front Newark Junior High School. of my family and friends on May
(Left to right): Kerry Knight NJHS Science Dept. Chair; (front) Rio Collett, son of Tom Collett; Teacher of Year, Tom Collett; Steve Hoffman, NJHS Physical Science Teacher.
17,” says Tom Collett. An additional acknowledgement was given by the Newark Rotary at the May 26 Newark City Council meeting. Among those who had nominated 8th grade Physical Science teacher Collett, were staff members and Principal Catherine WardMikes of Newark Junior High School (NJHS). “His commitment to students is second to none,” she explained. “At NJHS, every team member is a productive member. You recognize quickly that it is often difficult to stand out, when you are surrounded by professionals who give 100 percent every day. Tom stands out to us all.” Ward-Mikes says, “At school, Mr. Collett is at his [classroom] door, ready to greet every student with enthusiasm. When the teaching begins, it is as if you are watching a performance from beginning to the end. From protons, neutrons and electrons to physics and rocketry, he makes it all so fascinating! He inspires his students and there is a true desire to achieve higher and higher.” This has been Collett’s first year at Newark Junior High; for 17 years he taught Earth Science Astronomy and Aerospace Science, and Docents in Science and Society at Newark Memorial High School. There, his involvement and determination led him to write several courses, create and implement the Marine Science and Technology (MaST) Institute, as well as serve as a Technology Mentor and Earth Science Lead Teacher. Over the years, Collett’s dedication to the students and community of Newark is one characteristic that set him apart. He spent innumerable hours with students outside of his school day maintaining the NMHS MaST Aquarium, and organized open house events for the community as well as astronomy evenings to give residents an opportunity to view wonders of the universe through telescopes. In 2006, Collett earned the Accenture Teacher of the Year award. Accenture and the Chabot Space and Science Center (CSSC) created this award, which honors excellence in science teaching in an effort to bring visibility to the importance of science education in the public schools. Overall, one of the most exciting science inquiry projects he has enabled students to “do” was the Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC), the world’s largest model rocketry competition. Back in 2004
Collett says some of his proudest moments have come from working with his students. One particularly memorable occurrence was when he watched former student, Christina Gutierrez graduate from California State University Los Angeles with a Baccalaureate Degree in Aviation. She became the first member of her family to attend and complete college. Both she and her family credit Tom for being the instrumental motivator for this great accomplishment. Kerry Knight, Science Department Chair at Newark Junior High comments, “Tom has been a great addition to our science team. He has brought with him an infusion of positive energy and creativity to the department. He is a dynamic teacher who engages his students and makes learning fun. He is the human version of the Energizer Bunny; he keeps on going and going and provides all of his classes with an energetic, positive learning environment.” Collett adds, “I guess this is a once in a career opportunity, if you get lucky.”
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Fremont Unified School District Board meeting report STORY AND PHOTOS BY MIRIAM G. MAZLIACH The following are highlights from the Fremont Unified School District Board (FUSD) meeting held June 8, 2011. Closed Session: During an earlier Closed Session, the Board approved the following: Tammy Eglinton as Principal of Mattos Elementary School. Juan Espinosa as Director of Certificated Personnel. Ceremonial: Science Fair Awards: The district’s Science Fair Competition took place on May 20 and the winning students were recognized at the Board meeting. Kindergarten: Nimisa Panda, Forest Park Elementary 1st grade: Keon Abdollahian, Gomes Elementary 2nd grade: Rishi Baskar, Mission Valley
shelved this year with between 700-1,000 students a day using the school libraries. Jablonski-Liu described libraries as “places where everyone is welcome and safe.” Regular Board Agenda Items: Student Learning & Achievement: A variety of students and programs were recognized, including Peer Counseling students, “who exemplified the spirit of helping,” according to teacher Carl Bullard. Outgoing and incoming SURF (Student School Representatives) from each of the Fremont high schools were also introduced and recognized with certificates. Divya Gupta, Student Board Member of FUSD, who has completed her term on the School Board, received a resolution in appreciation of her service. Oral Communications: During a time reserved for public comment, a group of parents from Chadbourne Elementary School took turns at the microphone to speak of strong concerns with a
(Left to right): CBC Scholarship winners: Debra Bilodeau, Rajeswari Ramanathan, Hannah Elizabeth Stephens, Vishal Yadav, Tessa Thym, Ahmed Syed.
Elementary 3rd grade: Michael Du, Mattos Elementary 4th grade: Victor Ho, Warwick Elementary 5th grade: Nisha Gupta, Brookvale Elementary 6th grade: Tim Stevenson, Warm Springs Elementary 7th grade: Andrea Tam, Hopkins Jr. High 8th grade: Ashank Singh, Thornton Jr. High Citizen’s for Better Community (CBC) Scholarships: CBC Foundation, a 501(c) (3) federal tax exempt organization, was established by a group of Chinese Americans to bring increased awareness and appreciation of their culture to the community. This year, CBC awarded six - $1,000 scholarships to six graduating seniors, representing high schools in FUSD. CBC Board members, Steve Cho, Dr. Herbert Chiu, Tim Tran, Lily Mei and Ivy Wu, introduced the recipients of their 2011 CBC Foundation Scholarships. 1. American High: Debra Bilodeau 2. Irvington High: Rajeswari Ramanathan 3. Kennedy High: Hannah Elizabeth Stephens 4. Mission San Jose High: Vishal Yadav 5. Washington High: Tessa Thym 6. Washington High: Ahmed Syed Library Goal Recognition Awards: School librarians, LMTs and their respective schools were saluted for the significant increase in the number of books checked out and utilized by the student population during the school year. According to Roxane Jablonski-Liu, Director of Assessment & Elementary Instruction, that translated to threequarters of a million books checked out and
particular 5th grade teacher at the school. Parents spoke of unprovoked bullying by the teacher and described how their children have suffered with depression, loss of self-esteem and behavior changes. “I’ve lost my child,” said one parent. “I don’t want this to happen to another child.” Superintendent Morris said that he would investigate the situation and follow up with the parents as soon as possible. Finance/Budget Reductions: Those in attendance were concerned that the district might consider further cuts, in particular to Library staff, Maintenance and Classified Personnel. Superintendent Morris explained that per the directives of the last Board meeting on May 25, the district’s Staff was asked to build a budget based on flat funding, approximately the same as last year. The Governor has built a budget, based on temporary sales taxes, which haven’t been passed. Morris asked, “What happens if budget funding goes south. How would our district survive?” If the worst scenario materializes, the district might have to cut an additional $20 million for the next three years. So, in light of that, he reiterated that FUSD needs to build a budget, on what is anticipated and to create a list of options for potential cuts. “If we had to make cuts, we can be prepared in lots of possible areas.” During Oral Communications, Irvington Library Media teacher Allyson McAuley commented “Don’t go against what the voters wanted, with Measure K.” Kim Cantacessi of California School Employees Association (CSEA) added in support, “We were promised that this district would keep libraries open for our students. You have the authority to make this right.” Fremont School Board trustees will vote on the budget at their next meeting on June 22.
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Fremont Police Log June 17 A known parolee was seen working on a vehicle near Starbucks (Mowry/Blacow). When questioned by Officer Farmer, the parolee was found to be in possession of ? gram of methamphetamine and two pipes. His girlfriend, who was with him at the time, had an outstanding felony warrant. The parolee and his girlfriend were both escorted to jail.
Officers Bobbitt and Sanchez recognized the passenger in a vehicle as a parolee. When the parolee saw them, he tossed an object from the vehicle which turned out to be a stolen cellular telephone. The parolee went to jail for possession of stolen property and parole violation. A victim called to report that her 24-year-old son hit her in the head with a broom handle after
LA officials delay ruling on red-light cameras BY DAISY NGUYEN ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES (AP), Jun 17 The City Council decided Friday to delay a decision on whether to keep red-light traffic cameras on for another year amid a debate over the financial and public safety merits of the program. Two councilmen, Tony Cardenas and Bernard Parks, proposed asking a police oversight board to keep American Traffic Solutions Inc., the Scottsdale, Ariz., company that operates cameras at 32 city intersections, on a month-to-month contract for up to a year when the current contract expires July 31. The cameras are at risk of going dark in about two months, after the Police Commission rejected a proposal by police officials to sign a new three- or five-year contract with the company. Commission members unanimously agreed to discontinue the camera enforcement program after concluding it has not been cost-effective. That's partly because judges refuse to impose penalties on violators who fail to pay their tickets, so many citations go uncollected. Commission members also questioned the cameras' safety value. Proponents urged the council Friday to continue the program, arguing the cameras help prevent traffic accidents and fatalities.
Parks, the city's former police chief, said the cameras were never intended to make a profit for the city. “I don't understand why there are people quibbling about revenue,” he said. “This is about saving lives.” American Traffic Solutions is offering a “cost neutral” provision in the contract to ensure the city won't lose money operating the program. ATS promises to only accept the revenue that's been generated if the city doesn't make enough in a given month to meet the monthly $256,000 fee for operating the cameras. Councilman Paul Koretz said the commission had thoroughly examined the issues before voting in favor of turning off the cameras. He criticized Cardenas and Parks for attempting to “dance around” the commission's decision. The council is scheduled to continue the debate Tuesday. The program has been under fire after an audit last year found that paying ATS to operate the cameras and officers to review video of red-light violations and issue tickets, coupled with the lack of revenue, cost the city $2.5 million over a two-year period. The audit also raised doubt about the effectiveness of the program since not all the cameras were installed in in the most dangerous intersections.
Obama extends National Guard border deployment BY MARTHA MENDOZA AP NATIONAL WRITER Jun 17 - The Obama Administration is keeping the National Guard on the U.S.-Mexico border for at least another three months where the soldiers support the Border Patrol by watching for people sneaking across the border. The soldiers act “as a critical bridge'' while the administration brings new funding and personnel to the area, said Department of Homeland Security spokesman Matthew Chandler. Last year the administration deployed 1,200 soldiers in the four border states - California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas - to assist with border security. The Defense Department has now agreed to spend $35 million to extend that deployment, set to expire June 30, through the end of September.
Rancher Wendy Glenn, whose drought-stricken southern Arizona cattle ranch is edged on one side by four miles of border, said Friday she was glad to have troops posted on her property during the past year, and will welcome them back. “They sit in a tower with radar and computers, night and day scopes, and that discourages people from trying to cross into our property,” she said. Glenn, whose family has been ranching the land for 50 years, said she rarely sees people sneaking through her property, but she often sees their tracks and trash, and she suspects they might be responsible for recent fires. The deployed troops are armed and trained, but their assignment is strictly hands off. Most of their work involves sitting in small turret raised about 20 feet above a truck, watching the fields and brush along the Rio Grande
she refused to buy him a pair of shorts at Walmart. He was arrested and transported to Santa Rita Jail. A commercial burglary occurred at the 43000 block of Osgood Road. Suspect(s) forced entry via front door. Loss reported is computer motherboards, memory chips and hard drives.
Traffic Advisory: AVOID Mission Boulevard CalTrans is doing ongoing work on Mission Blvd. (SR238) from 680 North to Whipple Boulevard for the next two months. Hours of construction are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. The work will be done in sections; however, avoiding Mission Blvd. is highly recommended.
River. When they spot something suspicious, they call the Border Patrol to investigate. Andrew Selee, director of the Mexico Institute at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, said extending the deployment might make political sense amid criticism from some that the Obama Administration is neglecting border security. But the money could probably be better spent reinforcing other, more effective strategies to address the threat of organized crime in the border region, he said. “Short-term deployments do little to enhance long-term security concerns,” Selee said. The National Guard troops have augmented the Border Patrol's 21,000 agents by almost 6 percent since July. They are credited with helping arrest 17,000 illegal immigrants, almost 6 percent of those caught, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The only drug that the National Guard helped seize has been marijuana: 51,000 pounds since July - or 2.6 percent of the almost 2 million pounds of marijuana seized by the Border Patrol during that time, said CBP. Douglas Mayor Michael Gomez, whose city edges the Mexican border, said the National Guard helps increase security in his community. “At first there were some complaints about having the military here,” he said. “But after a while, everyone seemed to agree that they're helping.” In Columbus, New Mexico, longtime resident Martha Skinner whose six-room adobe inn is one of two hotels in town - said there aren't a lot of troops in her community but they do help. “I think having soldiers on the border makes the drug folks in Mexico a little more aware that we're protecting our borders,” she said.
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Alameda County Library News Summer is hot at the library The Alameda County Library is sponsoring a summer filled with reading fun, games and prizes for all ages. Everyone is invited to join the fun and win prizes this summer. Kids: “One World, Many Stories” game board to spin and stamp to win prizes. Teens: “You are Here!” reading log, explore Library databases for prizes and grand prize, Adults: Read any book on our theme “It's a Crime!” A good read is its own prize. There’s so much more happening at all library branches during the summer. Go to www.aclibrary.org and click on “events” to check out the schedule. Don’t miss the following programs this week: Tuesday, June 21
Summertime Afternoon Theater
1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Wednesday, June 22
Reading Buddies
10-2 p.m. Students in grades K-6 can practice reading skills with a teen volunteer
Union City Library Mondays and Wednesdays: 10 am - 2 pm. (510) 745-1464 Ext. 11 mgeroy@aclibrary.org Space is limited, sign up at Information Desk Teen volunteers are welcome to apply for community service as a reading buddy
Wednesday, June 22
Reading Buddies
Wednesdays: 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. Students K-4 can practice reading skills with a teen volunteer
Newark Library (510) 795-2627 x 7 Space is limited, sign up at Information Desk Teen volunteers are welcome to apply for community service as a reading buddy
Megamind (PG)
Castro Valley Library (510) 667-7900 Children 7 and younger must be accompanied by an adult
Thursday, June 23
Tuesday, June 21
11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. & 12:45 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Movie Matinee
Cool, Crazy Critters
Ventriloquist Tony Borders
2 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. Up Newark Library (510) 795-2627 x 15
Fremont Main Library (510) 745-1421
Refreshments courtesy of Newark Library League
Funded by Fremont Friends of the Library - for preschoolers and older
Tuesday, July 5 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 Tuesday, July 19 - Tangled Tuesday, August 2 - The Karate Kid
Free tickets available 15 minutes before the program at Children's Information Desk
SUBMITTED BY THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL A statewide sweep has seized 1,209 firearms from individuals legally barred from possessing them, including persons determined to be mentally unstable and those with active restraining orders. The six-week sweep gathered three times as many firearms when such action was last taken in 2007. "Seizing guns from felons, gang members and other prohibited persons is the kind of smart, proactive law enforcement that makes a difference to Californians’ daily lives," said Attorney General Kamala D. Harris on June 16, 2011. "We’re all safer thanks to the sworn officers who carried out this sweep and I’m committed to strengthening this program." In the recently concluded sweep, the second statewide Armed Prohibited Persons System (APPS) effort, 99 agents from the Department of Justice (DOJ) not only recovered firearms but also seized 155,731 rounds of ammunition and two grenades. To clear the APPS backlog of approximately 34,000 handguns, Harris is the sponsor of Senate Bill 819, which would revise the penal code to expand the use of existing regulatory fees collected by gun dealers to pay for the APPS program. The bill would also allow the DOJ to recruit new agents and offer training to local law enforcement agencies in support of the APPS program. "SB 819 addresses a troubling blind spot in our enforcement of existing firearms laws," said Senator Leno, D-San Francisco, author of SB 819. "Innocent lives have been lost because we allow guns to be in the hands of known criminals, gang members and people who have serious mental illnesses. Increased confiscation of these unlawfully-possessed firearms will help prevent future crimes and result in cost savings to the state due to avoided prosecution and incarceration." The renewed focus on the APPS program is part of a series of targeted law enforcement programs designed to reduce the reach of transnational gangs trafficking in guns, drugs and human beings across California. The June 16 announcement follows closely on the heels of a series of major gang take-downs, including the arrests of 101 individuals in the Central Valley. For more information, visit http://oag.ca.gov.
‘Potter the Otter’ urges kids to drink water SUBMITTED BY SHALINI SINGH An otter named Potter only drinks water, and FIRST 5 Santa Clara County urged Santa Clara County kids to do the same. FIRST 5 used their colorful, English/Spanish rhyming book titled, “Potter the Otter: A Tale About Water” to entice young children to make the right drink choices and mitigate the epidemic of childhood obesity in Santa Clara County and the nation. On May 26th, preschools and elementary schools across the County were provided a copy of “Potter the Otter: A Tale About Water” and students were encouraged to read the book to promote awareness against childhood obesity. Over 100,000 copies of the free book are being circulated throughout the County as part of the “ReThink Your Drink” campaign led by FIRST 5 Santa Clara County, along with Kaiser Permanente and the Santa Clara County Public Health Department. “History tells us that these educational campaigns work. In fact, it may be the only way to turn things around. Many children don’t have an awareness of obesity issues but it is interesting to see how quickly they gain awareness and then start to educate everyone else,” said Supervisor Dave Cortese.
Frightening statistics show: • An average 4-5 year old eats almost 65 lbs. of added sugar a year - that’s more than their body weight! • 41% of Santa Clara County children ages 2-11 drink one or more sodas, or other sweetened beverages, per day • The single biggest source of added sugar in our children’s diet comes from sugary drinks. “Our children are our community’s most valuable resource and their healthy development should be our highest priority. FIRST 5 created this book because it serves to educate in many ways… parents can read to their children and teachers can read to students. The book also includes fun activities to reinforce the sugarfree messaging. Education enables smart choices and learning through enjoyment is the best way to never forget what we learn,” said Jolene Smith, Executive Director for FIRST 5 Santa Clara County. Over 300,000 copies of “Potter the Otter: A Tale about Water” are circulating throughout First 5, schools, child care and health agencies statewide. For more information on FIRST 5 Santa Clara County and its programs, please call (408) 260-3700 or visit www.first5kids.org.
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pricots originated in Armenia and nearby regions. They were cultivated in India by 3,000 B.C., brought west to parts of the Roman Empire by 200 A.D. and to America by English Colonists and Spanish missionaries. Growing apricots started in California soon after the founding of Mission San Diego in 1769. Apricots were grown at several missions including Mission San Jose. E. L. Beard took over this orchard, cared for it and sold fruit from it. The garden at Mission San Jose, which the priests had planted, contained a mystical seedling apricot tree that was said to be a symbol of the “Garden of
Decoto Apricot Label
The dried apricot run in 1931 was five times greater than the previous year. Many apricots were small or of poor quality because the farmers could not afford to spray. Tony Garcia hired some
Aerial of ranch on Thornton
Eden, the Tree of the Fall of Man.” Native Americans feared the tree for they had been taught that it was sacred and not to be touched. To them it really was the “Tree of Forbidden Fruit.” Fruit became a major part of agricultural production in Washington Township by 1880, limited at times by pest control problems and occasional frosts. American nurserymen introduced improved varieties including the Moorpark and Blenheim. Apricots grow readily from seed and this led to the development of interesting seedlings. Some 20 varieties were developed in California, but only about three remained by 1938. Reverend W. W. Brier purchased trees from local nurserymen and planted an orchard that in-
100 workers and dried over 300 tons of fruit. A chart printed in 1932 showed the price for can-
Blenheim apricots, are ripening all over Fremont, but local growers are plagued with serious problems.” Prices were low, the fruit was smaller, fungus was infecting the trees and the leaves were sun burned. Air pollution from flourides was determined to be the problem. Fungus disease and air pollution were destroying Fremont’s number one fruit business. The 5,000 acres of “cots” grown in Fremont in 1945 declined to 600 acres by 1968; new trees were not being planted. People talked about having an apricot festival, but it didn’t happen until 1946 when an Irvington square dance club decided to sponsor this great event. They appointed committees chaired by Gus Robertson and spent several months planning a three-day celebration. Between 10,000 and 20,000 people jammed the streets of Irvington on June 22, 1946 to watch the huge parade. The parade was the main event but there were many other attractions for the two-day celebration. Sixty-four local girls signed up for the queen contest. They sold tickets to decide who would be queen and queen’s maids from each village in Washington Township. Ellen Hall won the contest and was crowned queen in front of 8,000 people. Other events in-
Cutting cots on Chadbourne ranch.
ning apricots had dwindled from $125 per ton in 1918 to $25 in 1932. Problems in 1934 included brown rot, but the fruit was
cluded a P.T.A. breakfast, a grand ball during which the queen was crowned, costume dancing and folk dancing. One of the last apricot orchards of the area began in 1875 when Joseph Nunes built a farmhouse on seven acres of fertile land on the banks of Alameda Creek. His son James and wife Mary moved there in 1935. James died in a tractor accident in the orchard in 1976 but Marry carried on and kept the orchard alive. Her Blenheim apricots drew people from miles around and in the 1980s it was recognized as a “Garden of Eden” and the last apricot orchard in the area.
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cluded apricots. In 1880 he and his son William Jr. patented their own variety of apricots called “Brier’s Royal Golden Apricot Variety.” Dried apricots became popular in the 1880’s. The Alden fruit drier at Centerville was probably the first in our area. It operated briefly in the late 1800’s and was followed by more successful driers by 1900. Apricot production increased rapidly in the early 1900’s, and even though our local fruit was known to be the best, price was usually a problem. Growers were paid about $35 per ton in 1914 but buyers were offering only $20 the next year because the European war had destroyed demand for dried and canned fruit. By 1923, Niles area growers were irrigating their orchards, yielding about eight tons of apricots per acre and commanding a price of about $50 a ton.
highly colored with relatively high sugar content and brought about $75 per ton. The price dropped to $32 in 1936, a serious blow to Washington Township which produced about 70 percent of the county crop. Growers were employing between 300 to 400 hands picking and cutting apricots. Fast pickers made about $15 per week and expert cutters $20 to $25. Canneries always needed lots of help in canning season. In 1944 Booth Cannery advertised for 200 women to help can apricots for the armed forces. Washington Township weather was perfect for growing apricots but sometimes there were problems. Rain and a late season freeze killed 40 percent of the blossoms in March 1953. A local paper reported in 1969 that the “Queen of the Fruit, lush
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BY NANCY LYON A couple of weeks ago, through an email from an Oakland animal rescuer, I was made aware that the Alameda Animal Shelter (AAS) was on the chopping block and for budgetary problems the Alameda City Council was looking to outsource their yearly 1,000 plus shelter animals to other agencies. During this conversation, she asked how we felt about the Fremont Animal Shelter very possibly accepting the contract. To say that I was stunned and appalled not only at the outrageousness of the idea... but the fact that this information would have to come from a casual conversation and had not been addressed publicly by city officials is an understatement. Volunteers that have helped make the Alameda Shelter the award winning facility it is were only made aware that it was closing after a chance meeting with someone from the staff of another shelter offering condolences on the closure. Issues that are known “hot potatoes” apparently must be deemed best handled in a hush-hush manner. Possibly too much public input was viewed as muddying the water and interfering with business. Unfortunately, it appears to also be the case in Fremont. Perhaps I’m naive to think that citizens have a right to know about the activities of their elected officials and employees and the contracts they may enter into; agreements that directly affect the survival chances and well-being of many innocent lives. Anyone with any shelter knowledge knows that an increase in the number of incoming animals results in increased exposure to disease with resulting death and illness. Larger numbers of dogs that must be doubled up because of lack of space have stress levels greatly intensified resulting in fighting and injuries. Also, a 25-mile trip to a distant shelter will discourage Alameda residents to personally check for lost pets on a regular basis. San Leandro residents are presently less likely to make the even closer trip. My information is that several area shelters were approached to shelter Alameda’s sizeable animal impoundments and wisely turned down the proposal. They too, like Fremont and most municipal shelters, are overloaded and beyond capacity to humanely house animals; decisions based not only on lack of space but limited staff to provide adequate care for the animals. Six years ago the Fremont City Council approved a contract with the City of San Leandro to shelter their animals after Hayward chose to not renew its contract with San Leandro. It was presented at Council that the impact on the Fremont shelter would be minimal and the number of San Leandro impounds
would not be significant; that the numbers would somehow magically be spaced out with only a few incoming at a time. If that presentation hadn’t been based on such misinformation it would be laughable. It is impossible to estimate how many animals will be impounded at any given time and the tidy projected image proved to be sadly out of touch with reality. The number of incoming animals is influenced by many factors – season, weather and the economy to name but a few. During this period, as a volunteer rescue liaison for the small Fremont Shelter, a position that I have held for more than 20 years, I can say without question that an increased number of adoptable animals were killed because of space limitations caused by the addition of San Leandro animals. Because of crowding, animals have been doubled up, placed in the old night depository and the back sally port. Increased quarantined and confiscated animals overrun available kennel space and occasionally close regular wards – all while desperate people, forced to relinquish their pets because of the economy, had their beloved animals turned away to who knows what fate. As hard as staff and volunteers work to save lives – and they truly do - time and existing shelter space is not on their side. I have personally seen the grim looks on staff faces as they pull the files of animals - many adoptable - that will be killed. It’s a terrible burden on people that care; this is not their fault or responsibility; the fault lies directly with higher management who seeks additional revenue regardless of the consequences to animal welfare. Not having access to the current status of negotiations all I can say is that it appears that the remaining candidates to shelter Alameda’s animals are Hayward Animal Control and Fremont Animal Services... with Fremont as the primary contender. It’s rumored that the yearly income from sheltering Alameda’s animals could be up to $100.000. However, is difficult to assess what the actual net amount would be, if any, when additional staff and supply costs are factored in. The cost to the animals would be great. Will Fremont “Powers-That-Be” choose cash over compassion ... its track record isn’t promising to say the least. Fremont’s City Manager Fred Diaz and members of the City Council would like to hear your thoughts before it comes to a final vote.
Mr. Diaz can be reached at (510) 284-4000; cof@fremont.gov City Council members shared voicemail can be reached at (510) 284-4080
510-792-4587 39120 Argonaut Way #108, Fremont Ca. 94538-1304
www.ohlonehumanesociety.org Hundreds of healthy, adoptable animals are available at the TriCity Animal Shelter and other local shelters and rescue organizations. Visit www.petfinder.com where you can enter your city or zip code and search by breed, size, gender and other criteria. Nearly 12,500 rescue groups list more than a quarter-million animals available for adoption. Please save one today.
Road trip scheduled for 340-ton California rock AP WIRE SERVICE RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP), Jun 14 - A 340-ton boulder is quickly becoming a rock legend and is ready for a road trip. The granite will be moved from a Riverside-area quarry to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art where it will be the centerpiece of a permanent exhibit called ``Levitated Mass'' by earth artist Michael Heizer. A 200-foot trailer with 200 wheels has been built for the 21-foot high, 680,000-pound rock. Too heavy for Southern California freeways, the rock will roll along surface streets at seven miles per day - a nine-day trip. It's scheduled to leave Riverside on Aug. 5. Stone Valley Materials co-owner Stephen Vander Hart told the Riverside Press-Enterprise the move will cost about $1.5 million. Museum officials say all costs are being paid with private donations. The exhibit is expected to open in mid-November. Information from: The Press-Enterprise, http://www.pe.com
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Budget plan would cripple courts BY PAUL ELIAS, ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN FRANCISCO (AP). Jun 15 - The chief justice of the California Supreme Court says the budget plan being pushed by Democrats would cripple the judicial branch. Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye (kan-TEEL SAH-kuh-OO-way) says in a statement that the proposal to cut another $150 million from the court system budget would undermine the fundamental
rights of Californians. Cantil-Sakauye says the budget proposal being pushed by Democrats on Wednesday marginalizes the courts and strikes a blow against justice. California's courts were hit in March with an across-the-board $200 million budget cut. In May, Gov. Jerry Brown's finance department said another $150 million reduction, which the Democrats are proposing, likely would lead to court closures statewide twice a month.
Brown’s veto could spark ‘war’ over Calif. budget BY ROBIN HINDERY ASSOCIATED PRESS SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP), Jun 17 - The warning from Gov. Jerry Brown was ominous: If lawmakers refuse to take the necessary steps to resolve California's budget crisis, the state would become a battleground - ``a war of all against all.'' The provocative political sound bite, uttered in a March interview with the Los Angeles Times, seems to be coming true in the wake of Brown's veto Thursday of a spending plan from majority Democrats - the first time a California governor has done so since at least 1901, the farthest back state records go. The veto will let Brown keep trying to sell reluctant Republicans on his main proposal for closing the state's $9.6 billion deficit by extending a series of tax increases set to expire June 30. The GOP will bear full blame if Brown is forced to resort to deeper cuts to education and vital services to make up for lost tax revenue, the governor cautioned Thursday. But six months of previous negotiations with Republicans have failed to produce the four GOP votes needed to put the tax question on a special ballot. And Democrats say Brown's alternative scenario - an all-cuts budget is a nonstarter for his own party. With lawmakers united only in their anger at Brown, the coming days and weeks won't be pretty, experts predict. “What we'll see now is trench warfare. It may not be a matter of sweeping strategies and sudden grand solutions, but fights over inches of ground,” said Jack Pitney, a political science professor at Claremont McKenna College. Pitney speculated the veto by the 73-year-old governor - a seasoned politician who first led the state from 1975 to 1983 and later served two terms as mayor of Oakland - was calculated to throw lawmakers off balance. “Maybe his overall strategy is keep them waiting, keep them guessing,'' Pitney said. ``That may give him some leverage over the Legislature, though how he uses that leverage is another matter.” Brown alluded to such a strategy Thursday, saying his veto of the Democratic budget was the most productive way to proceed. “I think it will shake up the system in a way that will give a better result, however difficult the next few days may turn out to be,” he said at a news conference in Los Angeles. The governor said he intends to keep pursuing tax extensions, though he offered no specific insight into how he plans to turn things around with Republicans.
Brown wants to ask voters to extend for up to five years sales, vehicle and personal income tax hikes enacted in 2009. In the meantime, he wants the Legislature to approve a funding bridge extending the tax increases until the special election. The Democrats have majorities in both the Assembly and the Senate, but need at least two GOP votes in each house to pass tax increases or place measures on a ballot. Democratic lawmakers said they felt blindsided by Brown's swift rejection of their budget plan, and many expressed frustration that the governor may be engaged in a quixotic endeavor. In one of a series of angry Twitter posts Thursday, Sen. Ted Lieu, D-Torrance, said the governor has a duty to put out a plan that ``doesn't rely on (the) fantasy of 4 Republicans voting for tax increases.'' “We've asked him repeatedly, `governor, what is your Plan B?' There has never been a response. So I don't understand what he's doing here,” said Sen. Mark Leno, a San Francisco Democrat and chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. Republicans, meanwhile, appear no closer to jumping on board behind the tax extensions, which they call unnecessary. Instead, they are seeking reforms to public employee pensions, a spending cap and regulatory changes to help California businesses. “The governor's insistence on pressing his own budget plan, without meaningful concessions on reasonable pension reform and spending cap ideas of others, represents budgeting by fiat,” said Assemblyman Jim Nielsen, R-Gerber. Democrats have supported the tax extensions as a way to avoid further spending cuts but are increasingly wary of the prospect of a special election without the funding bridge. Members of both parties - and the unions Brown is counting on to help fund an election campaign - agree that it would be much harder to get voters to approve a seemingly “new” tax than to extend an existing one. A Field Poll released Wednesday showed a significant drop in support among registered voters for a renewal of the taxes, from 61 percent who supported it in March to 52 percent this month. Pitney said despite the current foul mood at the Capitol, lawmakers will have to stop licking their wounds and move forward if they want to avoid a repeat of last year's 100-day budget impasse - the longest in state history. “People are angry, but they still have a problem to fix which means eventually they are going to have to work together,” he said.
Put a cork in the Internet bubble talk - for now BY MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP TECHNOLOGY WRITER SAN FRANCISCO (AP), Jun 17 - It's starting to feel like a 1999 flashback. Internet companies - some of them profitable, some not - sense a golden opportunity and are lining up to go public this year. But here's something to keep in mind as the latest case of Internet fever grips Wall Street: It's still nowhere close to the giddy days of the dot-com boom, when investors bought stocks as impulsively as lottery tickets. Technology stocks today are the cheapest in more than nine years, at least judging by one benchmark for appraising companies. This year could yield the most initial public offerings of technology stocks since 2000. But the venture capitalists who bankroll high-tech startups aren't pouring money into the Internet like they once did. And even rapidly growing Internet companies LinkedIn Corp. and Pandora Media Inc. have lost some of their luster after dazzling investors when they went public in recent weeks. All those factors signal that cooler heads are prevailing, especially with the global economy on shaky ground. So far this year, 28 of the 74 IPOs completed in the U.S. have been by technology companies, according to IPO investment advisory firm Renaissance Capital. If, as expected, another 31 tech IPOs are completed by the end this year, it will be the most from the sector since 2000. The growing enthusiasm for Internet services reflects how far the Internet has come since the dot-com boom. An estimated 2 billion people worldwide have Web access now, about eight times as many as in 2000. Highspeed Internet connections have become common, turning the Web into an entertainment center as well as an information hub. And mobile devices have made it possible to stay connected from almost anywhere at any time. “I don't see a bubble,'' venture capitalist Marc Andreessen, best known as founder of the pioneering Web browser Netscape, told The Associated Press in March. Andreessen has investments scattered all over the Internet, mostly in companies that are steadily increasing their revenue. Some of them are even profitable, virtually unheard of during the late 1990s. That's why he thinks it's logical for more money to be flowing continued on page
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US strikes plea deal in leak of classified docs BY DOUGLAS BIRCH AND PETE YOST ASSOCIATED PRESS BALTIMORE (AP), Jun 10 A former top official with the National Security Agency who was been accused of passing classified documents to a reporter has agreed to a plea bargain with prosecutors in a deal that pleased civil-liberties advocates but is a setback for the Obama administration's effort to crack down on leakers. Former NSA executive Thomas Drake, 54, of Maryland is expected to plead guilty Friday in federal court in Baltimore to the unauthorized use of a government computer, a misdemeanor, while the government will drop 10 felony counts, including the unauthorized possession of classified documents, that could have sent him to prison for 35 years. The lesser charge still carries a maximum penalty of up to one year behind bars and a $100,000 fine, but the Government Accountability Project, a whistleblower advocacy group, said that under the arrangement Drake wouldn't spend any time behind bars or pay a fine. The deal was struck after nearly a week of negotiations between federal prosecutors and Drake's defense team, and averted what was expected to be a three-week trial. The government's case against Drake, who blew the whistle on what he considered a billion-dollar boondoggle at his former agency, appeared to unravel after prosecutors said early this week that they planned to withdraw some evidence rather than risk exposing an unidentified telecommunications technology targeted by the NSA's vast elec-
tronic eavesdropping network. Had Drake been convicted in a trial, he could have faced up to 35 years in prison on charges of obstruction of justice, lying to the FBI and illegal possession of classified NSA documents under the seldom-used Espionage Act of 1917, even though he was not accused of spying. The Act is regarded by some legal experts as vague and overly broad. Drake's supporters say that if prosecutors had pursued the case, it would have made it harder to hold the U.S. intelligence community responsible for waste, abuse and mismanagement. “The case clearly collapsed,” said Jessalyn Radack of the Government Accountability Project. “It was a case built on sand, and when the government was put to the test, I think it shows that whistle-blowers are not spies and that the Espionage Act is a particularly heinous tool that should never be used to cover up government wrongdoing and punish whistle-blowers who oppose it.” As a presidential candidate, Barack Obama called for a more open government and lauded federal workers who reported wrongdoing. But with the disclosure of hundreds of thousands of sensitive military and diplomatic documents by the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks last year, President Obama appeared determined to halt the exposure of national security secrets. He has pursued cases against five government leakers under espionage statutes, more than any of his recent predecessors. William M. Welch II, the senior prosecutor, warned in court documents in the Drake case that U.S. “national security would crumble if every individual could anoint himself a whistle-blower
... and immunize themselves from prosecution for the most damaging of classified information disclosures.” Under the agreement, the government and Drake agreed that if the case had gone to trial, prosecutors would have proved that from February 2006 through about March 2007, Drake intentionally logged into a system called NSANet, obtained official NSA information and provided it orally and in writing to another person who was not permitted or authorized to receive it. Drake “knew that NSA restricted the use of and access to its computers and NSANet to official use only” when he accessed them, the plea documents said. Court papers did not name the unauthorized person who received the information. But the indictment said Drake leaked to a newspaper reporter, identified in other court documents as Siobhan Gorman, who wrote an award-winning series of articles on the NSA for the Baltimore Sun. Newspaper spokeswoman Renee Mutchnik said late Thursday the paper had no comment. Gorman, who now works at The Wall Street Journal, did not respond to a request for comment. The NSA is one of the government's largest spy agencies, employing an army of linguists, cryptologists and computer experts to snoop on electronic communications across the globe from its headquarters at Fort Meade, Maryland, south of Baltimore. The need for secrecy is drilled into NSA employees, who sometimes joke the initials stand for “Never Say Anything,” and “No Such Agency.” But as it prepared to prosecute Drake, the government appeared to continued on page 30
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Calif. loses jobs as jobless rate declines again AP WIRE SERVICE SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP), Jun 17 - The unemployment rate in California fell again in May, dropping to 11.7 percent, a state agency reported Friday, but the number of jobs in the state was also down. It was the fifth month in a row with a lower jobless rate, even though a survey of 42,000 California businesses showed the state lost about 29,000 payroll jobs during May. People who are not seeking work aren't counted in the labor force, so the jobless rate can go down even with fewer jobs. Weak and spotty job growth has been common during the economic recovery from the recent recession, and some people have stopped looking for work or have gone back to school, which can lower the calculated unemployment rate. A federal survey of about 5,500 California households estimated that there were roughly 2,117,000 people unemployed in the state in May. That's down by 24,000 from April and by 134,000 from May 2010. The state unemployment rate in April dipped below 12 percent for the first time since 2009. Officials originally estimated the April figure at 11.9 percent but dropped it to 11.8 percent after additional study. The jobless rate in May 2010 was 12.4 percent. Economists tend to give more weight to the job numbers, which are more statistically reliable. Payroll employment in California was estimated at 14,031,700 in May, down by 29,200 from April. The losses hit most industries in the state, especially professional and business services and construction. The bright spots were in financial services and information. The state gained a tepid 87,500 payroll jobs in a year, up just 0.6 percent. “It was disappointing,” said Howard Roth, chief economist for the California Department of Finance. Late spring storms and flooding around the United States may have depressed economic growth in California as well as the areas that were directly affected, he said. “Those parts of the nation buy stuff that we make.” The United States as a whole added just 54,000 payroll jobs during the month, and U.S. unemployment ticked up to 9.1 percent.
N. Calif home prices down 9 percent in May AP WIRE SERVICE LOS ANGELES (AP), Jun 15 - The San Francisco Bay Area's median home price fell more than 9 percent last month to $372,000 from $410,000 in May 2010, the region's sharpest year-over-year drop in nearly two years. San Diego-based MDA DataQuick said Wednesday that the share of sales involving distressed properties and other lower-priced homes was helping pull the median down. The median in the nine-county region was up about 3 percent from April. Home sales dropped more than 15 percent from around 8,300 in May 2010 to about 7,000 last month. Sales were up about 3 percent from around 6,800 April. Foreclosures accounted for about 27 percent of last month's sales, some three times the monthly average of 9 percent over the last 15 years.
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Do you like to write about interesting topics? Are you a whiz with words and like to share your thoughts with others? Can you find something fascinating about lots of things around you? If so, maybe writing for the Tri-City Voice is in your future. We are looking for disciplined writers and reporters who will accept an assignment and weave an interesting and accurate story that readers will enjoy. Applicants must be proficient in the English language (spelling and grammar) and possess the ability to work within deadlines. If you are interested, submit a writing sample of at least 500 words along with a resume to tricityvoice@aol.com or fax to (510) 796-2462.
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Tri-City Stargazer JUNE 225 – JUNE 28, 2011 BY VIVIAN CAROL For All Signs: We arrived at the summer solstice on June 21. This is the point of the year at which the northern hemisphere is tilted closest to the sun. The solstices and equinoxes throughout the years 2010, 2011, and 2012, are especially significant points in time on this planet. Give attention to the main events both one month before and after the solstice. There will be a global message. The spring equinox gave us the Japanese earthquake and tsunami. Message to the world: clean up nuclear energy plants; care about clean water as our most valuable resource. The events around this summer solstice should echo previous earth messages. Aries (Mar 21—Apr 20): Mars, your ruling planet, shifts your attention to fresh territory. During the next six weeks, your activities and feelings will be intensified in the life sector related to vehicles, short distance travels, errands, communications, education, your neighborhood, and siblings. Use caution while driving because your accelerator foot may be a bit itchy. Taurus (Apr 21 – May 20): You may have a tendency during this period to slide into old and outmoded patterns of emotional behavior. Maybe this will be brought on by the re-entry of someone in your life. While it may be fun for a short time, very quickly you will become fatigued with it and shake loose of that outdated habit. Gemini the Twins (May 21— June 20): Your attitude about yourself is not altogether accurate right now. You may think way too much of your ideas, or alternately, you may see yourself as lower than scum. Neither one is accurate and you should probably not make decisions of any importance this week. Spiritual pursuits are given a "go" signal.
Cancer the Crab (June 21 – July 22): People of the past may resurface. You will be glad to see these individuals, but more likely you will be reminded why they are no longer in your life. Somehow they are associated with old wounds in your life and you would just as soon let go of those memories. Leo (Jul 23 – Aug 22): The early part of the week runs smoothly. You will be hearing good comments about yourself. However, someone at the workplace or in your routine life may want to challenge you to a battle of wills. It is important that you stay in touch with your best self and step aside from any sort of ugly scenario. Virgo (Aug 23 – Sep 22): You may be feeling irritable and a little nervous. You can’t be sure whether someone significant in your life is really telling you the truth or treating you honestly. The probability is that there is some sort of deception present. Take good care of yourself and your personal boundaries. Libra (Sep 23 – Oct 22): You may encounter someone from
your past in education. Maybe this is some type of class reunion. The two of you will have a fine time reminiscing together. It is also possible that someone from the past will find you through the Internet, as is so often done these days. Travel plans will be altered. Scorpio (Oct 23 – Nov 21): You are concluding a cycle of several weeks at this time. Your attention will begin to shift toward issues of intimacy and partnership, joint and corporate financial matters, taxes, and/or estate and business planning. A disappointment in one of these areas this week likely will cause you to become tougher and more self-reliant. Sagittarius (Nov 22 – Dec 21): If you have been hoping for “help” in the area of resources, this is the week it will arrive. It can come through an approved loan, insurance payoff, partner’s resources, or a good investment. A friend may offer to give you time, assistance, or a loan. Capricorn (Dec 22 – Jan 19): Others in your life will be drawing deeply from your emotional
resources. It is fine to hold onto your boundaries and not give away the store. If you go too far, you will become resentful or irritable and that won’t help anyone. Work toward balance between giving and self-care. Aquarius (Jan 20– Feb 18): Surprise, changeability, and general rebellion are the qualities prominent this week. You may be the one who feels rebellious and wants to be left alone. Or it could be your partner or a good friend. You need to operate individually now, so it doesn’t matter. Tend to your vehicle if it complains.
Pisces (Feb 18 – Mar 19):Take every precaution not to abuse your body during this period. Drugs or alcohol could have peculiar side effects that you don't understand. You are in a low physical cycle and will be unable to push yourself as hard as normal on any physical task. Your body/feelings will right themselves in July.
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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SUBMITTED BY DR. JENNIFER ONG The resounding message from attendees eager to collaborate with Hayward Unified School District (HUSD) to create access to quality education for African American students was “Enough Is Enough!” “We have shared goals with a variety of methods and so we must continue the spirit of cooperation,” Palma Ceia Baptist Church’s Pastor Tommy E. Smith Jr. reminded everyone. On May 31, 2011, at 6:30 p.m. parents, activists and concerned citizens of Hayward assembled at Palma Ceia Baptist Church, Ruus Road, Hayward. Two awe-inspiring students read poems. Dire statistics for HUSD indicate low achievement and are a predictor of a greater likelihood of a life of crime. Dedicated parents recounted stories of tireless persistence in their quest to claim
their children’s right to access to a quality education. “We’re hopeful and encouraged tonight by the School Board members’ commitment to making the achievement of African American students in HUSD a priority and that they’re committed to working with us to ensure this happens,” stated organizer, Ms. La Shon Smith. School Board members and various representatives from the school district joined in support of a concrete action plan proposed by Congregations Organizing for Renewal (COR), a faith-based federation of 11 congregations and 25,000 families in southern Alameda County. Questions from the organizers held policy-makers accountable to clear steps of sustained change to achieve the success the community is ready to earn together. Accountability is key to the spirit of cooperation. Just as elected and appointed leaders are account-
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able, community stakeholders are equally accountable. The meeting was the proverbial village, ready and eager for higher standards, greater potential and success for its children. The community consists of engaged parents and spectacularly gifted students, together with Hayward teachers, administrators and support staff. It is the intent of all involved in this movement that African American students, all students, overlooked by a school system that is meant to realize every child’s full potential to become a productive member of society through quality education, will excel in Hayward. The proverbial village within the African American community and beyond will remain committed to these shared goals. For information about future community meetings, contact Dr. Jennifer Ong at drjenniferong@gmail.com or call (510) 521-0551.
SUBMITTED BY FRANZ BRUCKNER PHOTOS BY MONDANA TANG Studies have shown that American children continue to fall behind in the sciences when compared with their European and Asian counterparts. The worsening budget situation in California is making the problem even more severe. Just 10 years ago, every school in Newark conducted an annual Science Fair, and
there was a citywide Science Fair as well. However due to budget issues, these programs disappeared several years ago, and teachers have focused on textbooks. In addition, instead of one science teacher per school, each science teacher is assigned to two or three schools. This change has prompted innovative solutions in the areas of Math and Science. At Lincoln School, three years ago, the parent community began offering a Science Fair program to all students (K-6). The program has been very successful and in each of the past three years, students from every grade have participated in the Lincoln Science Fair. “It has really brought the idea of fun back into Science,” noted Franz Bruckner. Students have been able to investigate a project of their choosing, applying the scientific method. This past year, Lincoln’s science teacher has focused on this “hands-on” philosophy. Mondana Tang has been the Science teacher at Schilling Elementary School for the past six years, and has become the science teacher at Lincoln elementary as well. Tang requires all 6th graders to complete a Science Fair project. Completion of the projects is followed by a school-wide Science Fair and competition between the two schools. Awards are presented in various categories including Life Science, Physical Science and Earth Science. Science Fairs provide students with valuable lessons in both science and presentation skills as the students speak about their projects before a judging panel. Ms. Tang notes, “The students are always nervous to face the judges at first, but come out of the fair with such a feeling of accomplishment and confidence.” Science is alive and well in Newark. Thanks to a fantastic school community, innovative principals, an awesome Science teacher, a great parent community, and an eager student body, two schools in Newark are keeping Science alive for their student body. Hopefully other schools in Newark will follow suit, so Newark can once again host a true citywide competition between all Newark Elementary schools.
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he Fremont Art Association (FAA) and Regan’s Nursery have once again teamed up for “Art in the Garden” show. The colorful nursery will be the garden setting where the artists will be creat-
ing, exhibiting and selling original paintings in oil, acrylic and watercolor, pottery, ceramics, mosaics, unique glass wind chimes, fused glass and fine jewelry, all set among a profusion of colorful blossoms throughout the nursery. The show will feature a wide variety of art and demonstrations – observers are welcome to ask questions.
Saturday June 25 and Sunday June 26 11:00 am ~ 4:00 pm
Regans Nursery 4268 Decoto Road, Fremont
Pears for Craig
From azaleas to watercolors, enjoy a relaxed afternoon in a garden setting. Original art for sale ~ Jewelry, fiber art, paintings, photography, sculpture and more! FREE photography demonstration by Cooksey-Talbott, from 1 - 4 FREMONT ART ASSOCIATION 37659 Niles Blvd. Fremont www.FremontArtAssociation.org Open Wednesday ~ Sunday, 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Where your heART feels at home
For the second year, there will be a silent auction of unique hand-painted, indoor-outdoor banners (18”x28” long) created by local artists with profits going to the local Cultural Arts in the Schools program, managed by the Fremont Cultural Arts Council. The banners will be on display at the nursery the month of June prior to and during the two days of the sale. The profit will support the visual arts in our local schools and add a colorful addition to any home. Bids can be made in the Regan’s sales office. The auction will run until the end of the art show, Sunday,
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June 27 and the winning bidder of each banner will be notified. This fund-raiser was very successful last year and all the banners were sold and well-received. Music will be provided by local musician, Don Cardoza whose lively piano music will be heard throughout the nursery, from 1 to 4 p.m. each day. Award-winning photographer, Ralph Cooksey-Talbott will provide a free onehour demonstration on Saturday, June 25. He will show you how to take the best photographs of flowers and answer any questions about photography. Bring your digital camera and meet him at the entrance to the nursery at 12 noon. For more information about the show, please call Regan’s Nursery at 510-797-3222 or visit the Fremont Art Association website: www.FremontArtAssociation.org. Art in the Garden Saturday and Sunday June 25 and June 26 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Reagan’s Nursery 4268 Decoto Road, Fremont (510) 797-3222 www.FremontArtAssociation.org Free
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rab your family and friends and enjoy a movie night under the stars, courtesy of the Hayward Area Recreation and Park District and the City of Hayward. Movies on the Plaza is a free program that offers fun family films each month at the Hayward City Hall Plaza. The shows kick off Friday, June 24 with “How to Train Your Dragon.” Get evil with “Despicable Me” Friday, July 29; rejoin the toys with “Toy Story 3” Friday, August 26; and enjoy Disney’s “Tangled” Friday, September 30. Bring low-back chairs or blankets, and if you don’t have time to pack munchies, snacks and refreshments will be available for purchase. Movies on the Plaza June 24, July 29, August 26, September 30 8:15 p.m. Hayward City Hall Plaza 777 B St., Hayward (510) 881-6700 www.haywardrec.org Free
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SUBMITTED BY GOSIA GIZYCKI Ohlone College Summerfest 2011 season opens June 24 and runs all summer with outdoor screenings of four sing-along movie musicals. Join us on Friday, June 24th in the outdoor amphitheatre and bring the whole family for Walt Disney’s Aladdin. Everyone can participate, and sing along with Jasmine, Aladdin, and the irrepressible Genie of the Lamp! Enjoy the antic spoofs of Abu the monkey, Iago the cranky parrot and of course the flying carpet, who adds a colorful dash of character that’s all his own. Come dressed as your favorite Aladdin character if you want! Bring a few blankets and plan to spend the night singing. The rest of our magical, musical movie summer features three additional musical movies—all in sing along format, and three live performances as outlined in the calendar below. StarStruck is back in mid-July with Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Jr. presented by the StarStruck Players. This show is followed by a full-on performance of StarStruck Theatre’s Guys and Dolls, presented for three weekends at the end of June and beginning of August. And for wholesome, fun comedy improv, Comedy Sportz returns to the Smith Center Amphitheatre for an outdoor performance where the audience gets to be part of the fun! Calendar of Sing-Along Musicals on Film: Disney’s Aladdin, Friday, June 24, 8:30 p.m., Amphitheatre Grease, Friday, July 1, 8:30 p.m., Amphitheatre Chicago, Friday, July 15, 8:30 p.m., Amphitheatre Rocky Horror Picture Show, Interactive Sing-Along Friday, August 19, 9:00 p.m.
Calendar of Live Performances: StarStruck Players Presents: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Jr. July 8-9, 7:30 p.m., 9-10, 2 p.m., Jackson Theatre (Live) StarStruck Theatre Presents: Guys and Dolls July 29-30, August 4-6, 11-13, 8p.m., Amphitheatre (Live) (ASL interpreted on August 5) Comedy Sportz, Live Improv Comedy! Friday, September 9, 8 p.m., Amphitheatre (Live)
Summerfest 2010 Begins Friday, June 24 8:30 p.m. Movies, Music and Magic under the stars Walt Disney’s Aladdin Smith Center Amphitheatre at Ohlone College 43600 Mission Boulevard, Fremont (510) 659-6031 www.smithcenter.com; use promo code: “jasmine” $2 parking fee applies to the public for all performances (Purchase parking permit online or at permit machines in parking lots) Admission: $10 & $12
Corbett calls for summit on Internet privacy SUBMITTED BY THE OFFICE OF SENATOR ELLEN M. CORBETT After groundbreaking legislation designed to protect people’s private information on social networking sites failed by two votes to clear the Senate on June 2, Senate Majority Leader Ellen Corbett (D-San Leandro) vowed to continue working on the issue and organize a summit on internet privacy dangers. Senate Bill 242 would have required social networking sites to set their default settings to private to protect users’ personal information. However, users would have the option of changing their account settings to share as much information as they like. The bill would also have allowed users to request that their personal information be removed from a social networking site, such as Facebook or Twitter, for themselves or their children. “I feel terrible for children, their parents and the many others who are at risk of being victims of identity theft or other criminal activity because their private information falls into the wrong hands,” Corbett said. “It is clear to me that everyone, especially children, who uses social networking sites needs better protection for their personal information.” Corbett has received letters and emails of encouragement from across the country. Correspondences and recent surveys confirm that a growing number of Americans are alarmed about the lack of protection of their personal information on the internet. Although federal law prohibits children under the age of 13 from using social networking sites, more than 7.5 million children under the age of 13 have Facebook accounts, according to Consumer Reports magazine. Children are particularly vulnerable because they are often completely unaware that sharing personal information over the internet can make them targets for identity theft, financial scams or molestation. For more information, visit Senator Corbett’s web site at www.sen.ca.gov/corbett
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Author Joseph David Osman will visit Fremont with a unique perspective of Afghanistan and its relationship with the United States. American born of Afghan parents, Mr. Osman grew up in a turbulent household in Kentucky and has served as translator and advisor for American forces in Afghanistan. His singular background and experience have allowed Osman to understand the current conflict and divisions between these countries through a bi-cultural lens. Osman promotes a humanistic and realistic response to the chasm between those who would encourage “freedom” and others who approach the concept from a different point of view. Through his book, Surrender to Kindness, Mr. Osman recounts the terror and triumph of the human spirit in the Afghan world and allows readers to glimpse life in that land beyond sensational headlines. Sponsored by City of Fremont Human Relations Commission, California State University East Bay and the Afghan Student Association, Mr. Osman will visit Fremont and California State University East Bay this week to talk about his book and experiences in Afghanistan. This is an exceptional opportunity to lift a curtain that conceals much of Afghan culture and thought that is misunderstood and puts the current conflict in a traditional, ethnic and historical context Surrender to Kindness Book Talk and Conversation with Joseph David Osman Thursday, June 23 California State University East Bay 25200 Carlos B Blvd., Hayward 12 Noon Thursday, June 23 Fremont Senior Center 40086 Paseo Padre Pkwy., Fremont 7 p.m. Friday, June 24 Fremont Main Library 2400 Stevenson Blvd., Fremont 12 Noon For more information, (510) 574-2050
SUBMITTED BY JANELL WATTS Celebrating another great year of learning, creativity and innovation, Kimber Hills Academy presented their first annual Spring Variety Show on May 12-13, featuring singing, band selections, and student produced videos and film clips. The two-evening production showcased the middle school’s film projects, inspired by current curriculum, in response to the 21st Century technology initiative. Preschoolers to 4th grade students, and Beginning Band and Advance Band also presented several song selections with an emphasis in world awareness, under the direction of Mr. Tony Bolivar, school music and band director. Kimber Hills Academy Middle School students have created short films, videos, commercial, teasers, etc., using Apple Mac books this year. They have been exposed to, and have become adept in using these tools and learning at the same time. Recognizing the students’ individual accomplishments, Kimber Hills Academy Middle School teachers, Jason Burgin and Bianca Vidal, hosted their version of an academy awards show, “The Golden Apples.” Winners were not announced until the evening of “The Golden Apples,” so student winners were surprised and somewhat shocked, but gave acceptance speeches that rivaled the movie stars. “We’re excited and encouraged with the quality, thought provoking messages and artistic elements in our students’ films. Having this element as part of their learning experience, gave our students the chance to tap into their potential this year through technology, collaboration and the opportunity to express their unique qualities. We can hardly wait to see what our students will come up with next year,” added Elaine Choy, Kimber Hills Academy Leadership team member. The following students were honored in these categories: Best Cinematography: Winner: Blair Dew Project (Julia Bickel)
Candyland (Jowelle Campbell, Lucas O'Rourke, Elena Strom) Going Green (Claudia Chinn, Fiona Suba, Courtney Wong) The Mayans (Darin Chamberlain, Evalina Chinn, Roman Estrada, Alexandra Farhangui, Aaron Havard, Aaron Kuo, Dylan Oxford, Andie Teresi) Star Wars (Aaron Kuo) Best Action Film: Winner: Go Racer Go (Daniel Redeker) Magnet Ogre (Andie Teresi) Plants (Evalina Chinn) Roller Coaster Project (Thomas Duncan, Jonah Estrada, Jasmyn Fletcher, Rachel Wong) Thomas & Lucas’ Nature Project (Thomas Duncan, Lucas O'Rourke) Best Animation: Winner: The Aztec Kingdom (Matt Ridings) Don’t Eat the Cookies, Mario! (Sonja Adeni, John Duarte, Gelila Ermias, Ethan Harris, Aaron Jones) Honesty Policy (Miguel Ablaza, Kalvin Chao, Travis Churchill, Ryan Doolittle, Nicho Moser, Nicky Prepares, Ryan Tung) Kindness (Jessie Canevaro, Bella Eaton, Michael Herkelrath, Grace Ingebretson, Chloe Letsinger, Drew Matthews) James vs. Alien (Andrew Kuo, Matthew Leung, Nathan Ried, Eddie Wang) Best Literary Promotional Film: Winner: Hatchet - ZN (Zane Moore, Nicholas Pierce) Bridge to Terabithia - CC (Claudia Chinn, Courtney Wong) Flipped (Caitlyn Hum, Adeline Masbrata, Eleanor Savas, Kasey Yu) Hatchet - FANA (Nate Morjig, Alastaj'a Ringgold, Fiona Suba, Andrew Witty) Holes - BMM (Meghan Geer, Melissa Loh, Bella Socias) continued on page 30
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$ = Entrance or Activity Fee R= Reservations Required Schedules are subject to change. Call to confirm activities shown in these listings.
Wednesday, Jun 22
Alma.Cadena@hayward-ca.gov
(510) 670-7270
Picasso: Masterpieces from Paris
Friday, Jun 24
Saturday, Jun 25
Hayward Movie Series
History Walk $
10 a.m. - Noon
8:15 p.m.
10 a.m.
Overview of Picasso exhibit
How to Train Your Dragon
Fremont Main Library 2400 Stevenson Blvd., Fremont (510) 745-1401
City Hall Plaza 777 B St., Hayward (510) 583-8520 Alma.Cadena@hayward-ca.gov
Visit Hayward fraternal organization sites
Wednesday, Jun 22
Reducing Stress for Caregivers $R
Saturday, Jun 25
A Trip Back in Time
Saturday, Jun 25
10 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
10:30 a.m. - Noon
Develop an approach to working with stress
Stroll the trails with docent Ray Studer
Fremont Area Writer Club Meeting
Family Resource Center 39155 Liberty St., Fremont (510) 574-2000
Don Edwards Visitor Center 1 Marshlands Rd., Fremont (510) 792-4275 Saturday, Jun 25
Thursday, Jun 23
Meet the Author
7 p.m. Joseph David Osman, author of "Surrender to Kindness"
Fremont Senior Center 40086 Paseo Padre Parkway, Fremont (510) 790-6600 Thursday, Jun 23
Cool, Crazy Critters with Ventriloquist Tony Borders
11:30 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. For preschool-elementary aged children
Fremont Main Library 2400 Stevenson Blvd., Fremont (510) 745-1421 Friday, Jun 24
Frank Sisk Classic Golf Tournament $R
1 p.m. Benefitting LOV’s free summer programs
Poppy Ridge Golf Course 4280 Greenville Rd., Livermore (510) 793-5683 Friday - Sunday, Jun 24 - 26
Broncho Billy Film Festival $
Time varies Silent movies, awards and panel discussions
Niles Essanay Theater 37417 Niles Blvd., Fremont (510) 494-1411 Friday, Jun 24
Aladdin $
8:30 p.m. Movie musical sing-along
Gary Soren Smith Center 43600 Mission Blvd., Fremont (510) 659-6031 Friday, Jun 24
Hayward Summer Concert Series
5:30 p.m. Other Guise (Rock)
City Hall Plaza 777 B St., Hayward (510) 583-8520
A prayer centered church of spiritually bonded friends
Unity of Fremont Sunday 10:00 AM A positive path for spiritual living
36600 Niles Blvd, Fremont
www.unityoffremont.org 510-797-5234
Hayward Area Historical Society Museum 22701 Main St., Hayward (510) 581-0223
Family Bird Walk R
2:30 - 4:30 p.m. Create field guides and use them
Don Edwards Visitor Center 1 Marshlands Rd., Fremont (510) 792-4275 Saturday, Jun 25
Leopard Shark Feeding
2 - 3 p.m. Learn about and help feed the aquarium animals
Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center 4901 Breakwater Ave., Hayward
2 - 4 p.m. Ways to integrate text and illustration with Tina Glasner
DeVry University Campus 6600 Dumbarton Cir., Fremont (510) 791-8639 Saturday, Jun 25
Rail Adventure $
11 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. History of the farm and railroad
Ardenwood Historic Farm 34600 Ardenwood Blvd., Fremont (510) 544-2797 Saturday, Jun 25
Summer Solstice Sundials $
11 a.m. - Noon Tell time without a watch
Ardenwood Historic Farm 34600 Ardenwood Blvd., Fremont
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(510) 544-2797 Saturday, Jun 25
Sunday, Jun 26
Tractor Time $
Block Party
2 - 3 p.m.
Noon - 5 p.m.
Ardenwood's horsepower, from antique to modern
Health and wellness, finances, employment, safety and education
Ardenwood Historic Farm 34600 Ardenwood Blvd., Fremont (510) 544-2797
Hayward Seventh-Day Adventist Church 26400 Gading Rd., Hayward (510) 299-7820
Tuesdays - Fridays, through Aug 26
Saturday, Jun 25
Robert’s Landing Bird Search
Wednesday, Jun 29
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Magic Dan
Free birding class along the shoreline
2 - 3:30 p.m.
Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center 4901 Breakwater Ave., Hayward (510) 670-7270
For elementary aged children
Saturday, Jun 25
Thursday, Jun 30
Manage Your Money
Volunteer Open House
1 - 2 p.m.
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Six steps to financial success
Learn about Hayward’s boards, commissions, committees
Newark Branch Library 6300 Civic Terrace Ave., Newark (510) 795-2627 Saturday, Jun 25 and Sunday June 26
Art in the Garden
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Artist create and sell in a garden setting
Hayward City Hall, Conference Rm 2A 777 B St., Hayward (510) 208-0410
Continuing Events:
Exhibits
and
Thursdays - Sundays, through Jul 2
Saturday, Jun 25
12 Noon - 5 p.m.
Super Mini Chefs $
Traditional crafts mediums turned into modern or conceptual art
Food-related activities and crafts, prizes
Great Mall 447 Great Mall Dr., Milpitas (408) 945-4022 Saturday - Sunday, Jun 25 26
Jazz/R&B Fundraiser
Noon - 6 p.m. 2 - 5 p.m. (Sun.) Support Live Entertainment from Bay Area Talent of Jazz and R&B Artist
Sport Clips-Haircuts 43321 Christy St., Fremont (510) 258-7077 Sunday, Jun 26
Nature Drawing for Adults
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Basics of sketching nature
Don Edwards Visitor Center 1 Marshlands Rd., Fremont (510) 792-4275 Sunday, Jun 26
Animal Defenses $
11 a.m. - Noon How animals protect themselves
Coyote Hills Regional Park 8000 Patterson Ranch Rd., Fremont (510) 544-3220
11 a.m. - 4 p.m. 2 - 7:30 p.m. (Thurs.) Camping in California - late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
HAHS Gallery 22392 Foothill Blvd., Hayward (510) 581-0223
Fremont Main Library 2400 Stevenson Blvd., Fremont (510) 745-1421
Reagan’s Nursery 4268 Decoto Road, Fremont (510) 797-3222 www.FremontArtAssociation.org
2 - 4 p.m.
Past Tents: The Way We Camped
Craft and Conceptual Art Exhibit
Olive Hyde Art Gallery 123 Washington Blvd., Fremont (510) 494-4357 Monday-Friday, through Jul 28
Tuscany and the Cinque Terre
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Artworks in watercolor, photography and oil
John O'Lague Galleria 777 B Street, Hayward (510) 538-2787
Join in the fight against cancer by taking part in the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life events happening throughout the summer. Celebrate survivors, remember those lost, and help raise funds for research and treatments to create a cancer-free world. Relay For Life Fremont
Saturday, June 25 – Sunday, June 26
10 a.m. to 10 a.m. California School of the Deaf 39350 Gallaudet Dr., Fremont www.relayforlife.org/fremontca Relay For Life Newark
Saturday, July 9 – Sunday, July 10
10 a.m. to 10 a.m. Newark Junior High School 6201 Lafayette Ave., Newark www.relayforlife.org/newarkca Relay For Life Union City
Saturday, August 27 – Sunday, August 28
Art of the Blues
June 8 – July 16
Sun Art Gallery: 1015 E St., Hayward Wed, Thurs, Sat: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Friday: Noon - 6 p.m. (510) 581-4050 www.wix.com/artoftheblues/site
10 a.m. to 10 a.m. James Logan High School 2801 Hop Ranch Rd., Union City www.relayforlife.org/unioncityca
Art of the Blues
June 8 – July 16
Cinema Place Gallery 1061 B Street, Hayward Wed – Sun: Noon - 4 p.m. Thurs, Fri, Sat: Noon - 9 p.m. (510) 538-2787 www.wix.com/artoftheblues/site
Sunday, Jun 26
Owl Pellet Dissection $R
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Kids’ nature class Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center
4901 Breakwater Ave., Hayward (510) 670-7270 Sunday, Jun 26
Folklore of the World $R
3 - 4 p.m.
FREE AIRPLANE RIDES FOR KIDS Saturday, June 25 Free Airplanes Rides Ages 8-17 Hayward Airport call (510) 703-1466
Myths and legends for kids
Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center 4901 Breakwater Ave., Hayward (510) 670-7270
Young Eagles Program Hayward Airport various Saturdays (510) 703-1466 Email: youngeagles29@aol.com www.vaa29.org
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2011 BRONCHO BILLY FILM FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
WHAT’S HAPPENING’S TRI-CITY VOICE Chester Conklin (1915 Keystone) The Waiter’s Ball - Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle, Al St. John (1916 Keystone)
Edison Theater, Home of the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum Historic District of Niles 37417 Niles Blvd. Fremont ww.nilesfilmmuseum.org (510) 494-1411
June 24 – 26, 2011
8:00 PM Evening Main Program Introduced by Robert S. Birchard Manhandled -Gloria Swanson (1924) The Golf Nut - short: Billy Bevan,Vernon
The Keystone studio is probably of the two best known silent film comedy powerhouses (Hal Roach being the other) even to this day, people reference the "Keystone Cops" to explain a group of people acting goofy... here is Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and Al St. John in The Waiter's Ball (1916) Whose Baby? - Gloria Swanson Bobby Vernon (1917 Keystone) Dr. Philip Carli at the piano Museum Member $8.00/Non-Museum Member $10.00
See Gloria Swanson in Manhandled! (1924) A department store clerk yearns to join the cream of society... Dent (1927) When a Man’s a Prince Ben Turpin, Madeline Hurlock (1926) Bruce Loeb at the piano Museum Member $10.00/Non-Museum Member $12.00 SATURDAY June 25 Tours of Niles will be available in late morning (optional) - getting you back in time for the afternoon show. SATURDAY Early Afternoon, June 25 12:30 PM Film Program - Focus on Mack Sennett Studios Hosts Brent Walker, author of Mack's Fun Factory and Richard Roberts, comedy film historian Comrades - Mack Sennett (1911 Biograph) The Water Nymph - Mabel Normand (1912 Keystone) Shot in the Excitement - Al St. John, Alice Howell (1914 Keystone) The Home Breakers - Mack Swain,
(1923 Sennett) Dr. Philip Carli at the piano Museum Member $10.00/Non-Museum Member $12.00 SUNDAY June 26 A Train ride through Niles Canyon will be available mid-morning (optional, at an additional low cost) - getting you back in time for the afternoon show.
Museum Member $10 Non-Museum Member $12
FRIDAY Evening, June 24 6:30 to 7:30 PM Meet and Greet Come and meet our guests and friends and have a light snack before our first show
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SATURDAY Early Afternoon, June 25 3:30 PM Film Program - More Mack Sennett Studios Hosts Brent Walker, author of Mack's Fun Factory & Richard Roberts, comedy film historian Wandering Willies - Billy Bevan, Andy Clyde (1926 Sennett) Broke in China - Ben Turpin (1927 Sennett) The Girl from Everywhere - Dot Farley, Mack Swain, Carole Lombard (1927 Sennett) Smith’s Picnic - Raymond McKee, Ruth Hiatt (1928 Sennett) Judy Rosenberg at the piano Museum Member $8.00/Non-Museum Member $10.00 SATURDAY Evening, June 25 7:30 PM Film Program Ray Hubbard Award Presentation Mabel Normand Feature Hosts Brent Walker, author of Mack's Fun Factory and Richard Roberts, comedy film historian The Extra Girl - M. Normand, R. Graves, M. Davidson, V. Dent & Teddy the dog (1923 Sennett) Protecting San Francisco from Fire - (1913 Keystone) With the U.S. Army in San Francisco Filmed in the Presidio (1915 Keystone) The Thief Catcher - short: Ford Sterling, Charles Chaplin (1914 Keystone) The Daredevil - short: Ben Turpin, Harry Gribbon, Madeline Hurlock
SUNDAY Afternoon, June 26 12:30 PM Film Program - Women in Action: The Two Helens Hosts Shirley Freitas Great Granddaughter of Helen Holmes & Larry Telles, author and silent film serial historian Webs of Steel - Helen Holmes, director/husband J. P. McGowan (1925, Morris R. Schlank) Ghost of the Canyon - short: Helen Gibson (1920, Capital) David Drazin at the piano Museum Member $8.00 / Non-Museum Member $10.00 SUNDAY Late Afternoon, June 26 3:30 PM Film Program A BABY PEGGY FEATURE FILM Introduced by Diana Serra Cary The Family Secret - Baby Peggy, Gladys Hulette, Edward Earle, Frank Currier. (1924, Universal) David Drazin at the piano Museum Member $8.00/Non-Museum Member $10.00 SPECIAL (All 6 Film Segments) FESTIVAL PASS
Saturday night,we will show The Extra Girl starring the wonderful Mabel Normand and Max Davidson. Opening the Old Hollywood show will be a Ben Turpin short "The Daredevil" where he knows no fear as a movie standin/stunt man. Pass includes: Festival Program, reserved seat for length of festival, and a free bag of popcorn at each program! Museum Member $50.00/Non-Museum Member $60.00
Join us for a cup of coffee and check out a book!
A Table in the Presence AUTHOR: LT. CAREY H. CASH This is a great book! It is a dramatic account of how a U.S. Marine battalion experienced God’s presence in the Iraqi war. It is written by Lieutenant Carey Cash, a Navy chaplain attached to the 5th Marine Regiment. Lieutenant Cash witnessed miracles and a spiritual revival in the desert of Northern Kuwait that culminated April 10, 2003, in one of the toughest battles of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Moving deep into the heart of Iraq to seize control of Saddam Hussein’s presidential palace, they find themselves ambushed by Iraqi Republican Guard and Fedayeen militia. A rocket splicing through an armored vehicle packed with Marines hits no one; a Marine finds a bullet’s entrance and exit holes in his helmet, yet he has no injury; a squad of Marines watch in amazement as their enemies prepare to fire from point blank range, the pause and drop their weapons, running away in terror; a rocket propelled grenade, fired from only a few yards away, inexplicably swerves and misses its intended target. With vivid detail and gripping emotion, Lt. Cash gives a firsthand account of this amazing story and God’s presence battle in answer to prayers for courage and protection.
A Christian Resource Center Books, DVD’s, CD’s,Videos, Cassettes Browse & Borrow No fees or membership. 37721 Niles Blvd. – Fremont Wednesday thru Sunday - 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. myfathersstudy.com
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District 14 of California Little League Baseball featured its Big League Division tournament over the weekend of Saturday, June 18, and Sunday, June 19. Despite low turnouts for the 16-18 year old division, three teams were able to
eliminated, they were able to bounce back in the winner-take-all match on Sunday to claim the title. In the Saturday morning game, the Astros and Mudcats went back and forth, neither team giving up much of an advantage until Mission San Jose’s Brandon Fuhs hit a grand slam to put the Astros ahead for good, 11-8. After some downtime, the Astros geared up for their second
slam of his own, pushing the score to 5-0. Yet the Giants were far from done, managing to score three more runs to pull within two before Astros second baseman, Aaron Ferrell, made the pivotal game saving double play, saving a critical two runs for the Astros. The Astros fielding would hold the Giants in check for the rest of the game and preserve their 5-3 victory. Astros pitcher Kenny Jacoby kept the pressure on the Giants for six innings before Brandon Facha closed out the game for him. Also notable for this game was Brandon Fuhs, who continued his sharp hitting by going 23 in the game. The next day, the primarily Mission San Jose dominated Astros team faced off in the championship game against their familiar rivals, the Giants. These two teams had met three times
game of the day—a match against the Giants and quickly jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning. In the second inning, Ohlone’s Chris Gonzales attempted to blow the game wide open for the Astros with a grand
prior, with the Astros defeating the Giants last year for the championship. History would not repeat itself, however, as the Giants jumped on the Astros early and often, racing out to an 8-0 lead that they would not relinquish.
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form – Mission San Jose Little League Astros, Warm Springs Little League Mudcats and the Giants, which were an assembled team from the remaining six D14 leagues: Newark American and National, Fremont American, Centerville American and National, and Niles-Centerville. After the regular season ended, the Giants were awarded the top seed of the three-team tournament, and a bye in the first round. Warm Springs and MSJ played the early game on Saturday, an elimination match, for the right to play the Giants in the Big League Finals at Gomes Elementary in Fremont. Mission was able to escape the elimination game and rode that momentum into a victory over the Giants in the late game on Saturday. However, with the Giants needing to be topped twice to be
A great meet despite Seals loss SUBMITTED BY TRACY UYEDA
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There was a positive competitive buzz during Seals practices this week as the team prepared for the very strong Newark Bluefins. Up until last season the Bluefins were dominating, beating the Seals year after year for over a decade. The Seals beat the Bluefins last season and the Seals hoped to repeat the win and further secure their reputation as a viable competitor in East Bay Swim League. On Saturday, June 18, the Seals ventured into Bluefin territory. The Seals Coaches gathered the swimmers and provided words of confidence and encouragement for the meet ahead. Head Coach Robb Herndon also celebrated the Seal swimmers of the week. Recognized with cheers and applause from their team mates were Mikayla Lee, Mikaela Lin, Patrick O’Sullivan and Jacob Walker. A tiny powerhouse, 6-year-old Gabriel Ibarra, caught the attention of the coaching staff. Coach Andrew Squires stated, “Gabriel had a great meet
today, he swam exceptionally in all of his events including the medley relay, freestyle, and butterfly.” Immediately following the meet, the scores were not available so many were anxiously awaiting the outcome. Parents asked Coach Andrew Squires for his prediction: “I’m not sure who is going to win – the events were so exciting – it went back and forth,” stated Squires. In the end, the Seals came up short losing the meet 531–517. Although disappointing, the team spirit remains high and creates even greater motivation to continue improving. Coach Desiree Fasolis commented, “We knew it was going to be a close meet and we had a lot of really exciting races. Even though the outcome was not what we wanted, it was a great meet, the swimmers had fun, and we look forward to seeing the Bluefins again at Championships!” The Seals season record is now 2–1 and the team looks forward to hosting the Warm Springs Gators next week.
Swimmers of the Week (L to R): Patrick O’Sullivan, Mikayla Lee, Mikaela Lin, Jacob Watson (camera shy)
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SUBMITTED BY JODY MONTGOMERY In East Bay Swim League regular-season action on Saturday, June 18, the Newark Bluefins were able to pull out another win, this time against the Kennedy Seals Swim Club, 531-517. Although there were no records set in the win, Emily and Isabelle Loaisiga both scored maximum points to help their Bluefins club come out on top. As is the case with every Bluefins meet, the coaches awarded swimmers with the Big Tuna Awards. This week, the Big Tuna Awards, given to those who showed outstanding effort and attitude in the week that was, were given to Aiden Cannon, Angela Quan, Isabelle Loaisiga, Kabir Dhillon and Ricardo Corte.
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Milpitas A's hold on for first round win BY BIFF JONES Little League Baseball Tournament of Champions (TOC) got underway last weekend for District 59 (Milpitas and San Jose) teams. In D59, TOC is being held for the Juniors (ages 13-14) and Majors (11-12) divisions. Top teams in each of D59 leagues will face each other in a single elimination tourney. On Sunday, June 19, Milpitas Little League A's hosted Oak Valley LL Giants at Milpitas Sports Complex; Giants would be the home team by virtue of a coin flip. Both teams would put two men on base in the first inning but neither could score. Milpitas, managed by Eddie Bell and assisted by Pete Scrempos and Chris Hunger, would get on the board first in the second inning when first baseman Jason Scrempos led off with a single. Scrempos would then steal second and after two outs, Scrempos scored when right fielder Nate Wilson reached on an error. Wilson took second on a wild pitch then scored on second baseman Travis Bell's two-out single. In the second, the A's again held the Giants scoreless before the Athletics broke out with a big top of the third. With one out, Milpitas strung together four consecutive singles by catcher Trevor Jiminez, shortstop Kevin Fizer, Scrempos and starting pitcher Sid Navales. After the second out, Wilson drew a walk, Bell was hit be a pitch and left fielder Jonah Castro delivered another two-out single. Bell would score run number six of the inning on a wild pitch but Castro was thrown out at the plate trying to score behind Bell. A's now had a commanding 8-0 lead after 2 ? innings. However, Oak Valley was far from dead as they answered with a five run bottom of the third when the first seven batters of the inning reached base safely on two walks, four singles and a double. Giants would add another run in the bottom of fourth to cut the lead to 8-6. Both teams would go to their bull pens early with the Giants using three relievers, one twice, starting in the third inning and the A's brought on Scrempos in the fourth after Navales lasted 3 2/3 innings. Milpitas would add a run in the fifth when Navales reached on an error, center fielder Miguel Gonzales walked and Wilson singled for a 9-6 lead after five innings. Only nine of the A's 12 member team showed up for this Father's Day encounter so when
Scrempos came on in relief, Wilson moved to first base and Navales took Wilson's spot in right. This was enough to get the job done as Scrempos allowed just one run, two hits and three walks while striking out six in 3 1/3 innings of relief in the 9-7 victory. A's will next play Tuesday, June 21 against the Gilroy LL White Sox in D59 Junior TOC semifinal action. Game time is set for 6 p.m. at Milpitas Sports Complex. Final is scheduled for Friday, June 24, 6:30 p.m. at MSC. Another D59 Junior TOC game saw Milpitas Rays travel to Quimby Oaks Middle School in San Jose on Saturday, 18th, where they were defeated by the Evergreen LL Giants 10-0 to end the Rays TOC season. In D59 Majors TOC play, Milpitas, after a first round bye, will travel to Alum Rock in San Jose for a quarterfinal game against Berryessa LL of San Jose. Game is Tuesday, June 21, 5:30 p.m. Semifinal will be Friday, June 24, 5:30 p.m. at Evergreen LL with the final, Sunday, June 26, 1 p.m. at Oakridge LL in San Jose. D45 (Castro Valley, Hayward, San Leandro, San Lorenzo and Union City) Majors and Minors (8-11) have been playing a double elimination format TOC over the past 10 days. Leagues involved are from Castro Valley: CV American LL and CV National LL; from Hayward: Hayward West National LL, Mt. Eden LL, Tennyson American LL and Treeview LL; from San Leandro: San Leandro LL; from San Lorenzo: Ashland LL, SL American LL and SL National LL; and from Union City: UC American LL and UC National LL. D45 TOC Majors action this week had a loser's bracket elimination game on Monday, June 20, between San Lorenzo National and San Leandro. Score unavailable at press. Winner will play Treeview on Tuesday, June 21, at San Lorenzo National for TOC Championship. If Treeview loses, a winner take all game will be played between the Tuesday opponents next day, June 22, also at SLZN. Both games would start at 6 p.m. D45 TOC Minors has the same scenario this week as the Majors. Monday it was San Lorenzo American and Tennyson American facing off with the winner meeting San Leandro on Tuesday at San Lorenzo American. Then if San Leandro loses the Tuesday game, same two teams play Wednesday, also at SLZA with both games having a 6 p.m. first pitch.
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June 21, 2011
East Bay Swim League recap
D14 TOC underway
In the second week of divisional play – third week overall – of East Bay Swim League action, there were a number of unbeaten teams looking to keep it that way. Mission Valley Barracudas, San Leandro Drowning Darryls and the Kennedy Seals Swim Club all put their unbeaten records to the test Saturday, June 18. Only two clubs were able to keep their unblemished records, however. Against Chabot Marlins, San Leandro was able to improve to 3-0 with a 615-427 win. Mission Valley took on the Highlands Sharks on the road and put another “W” in the win column with its 561-478 win. But the Seals, against a foe that they topped for the first time in their history last season, were not able to duplicate that effort, falling to the Newark Bluefins, 531-517. In other EBSL action, the Glenmoor Stingrays bounced back from its week two loss with a 561-474 win over the Warm Springs Gators. Hayward’s Bay Area Dolphins fell short to the Castro Valley Crocodiles, 547-492. And two other Hayward clubs – Southgate Penguins and Treeview Dolphins – battled in the pool with the Dolphins prevailing 581-435.
BY GARY VAN DEN HEUVEL PHOTO BY MIKE HEIGHTCHEW It was nearly all A’s in the final of the District 14 Junior Tournament of Champions Little League baseball tournament, except for a gutsy 7th inning rally by the Niles-Centerville Giants. The Giants’ four-run seventh gave them a 7-4 win over the Centerville-American A’s and propelled them into the tournament final against…. the A’s. But these A’s are representing Fremont-American Little League (FALL), and have laid waste to their tourney opponents by a combined score of 39-4. And the way these A’s win games is what drives their opponents bonkers; they play offense as if being consulted by Oakland A’s G.M., the guru of on-base percentage, Billy Beane himself. When at bat, they take, they look at pitches, they foul off junk they don’t like. As a Little League strategy, this is perfect. Most 13-year-old pitchers aren’t ready to grind on every pitch the way that the Fremont-American A’s batters are, and what results is a logjam of A’s base runners, and an opposing pitcher who’s feeling like he’s pitched about 20 pitches too many. The FALL A’s made their statement early on in, in their opening round game against Newark American Little League’s Orioles at Newark Memorial High School (June 17). In the bottom of the first inning, the A’s worked Newark-American for 70 pitches, including five
Glenmoor had a bounce-back effort on June 18, topping Warm Springs (photo by Mike Heightchew).
ARTICLE AND PHOTO SUBMITTED BY JILL SINGLETON walks, several wild pitches, a few passed balls, and probably 20 pitches which hit the backstop. At the end of the inning, the A’s led 11-0. Meanwhile, A’s starting pitcher Ryan Briscoe kept the Orioles offbalance with the movement on his pitches. The A’s batters continued to exhibit their Buddha-like patience at the plate, continued to wear down the opposing pitcher, and continued to increase their lead. When the game was called at the end of the fifth inning, Fremont-American was a lock by a 19-3 score. In the Father’s Day semifinal game at Gomes Elementary School, the A’s batting discipline had their opponents, the Newark National Giants, muttering to themselves and questioning the home-plate umpire’s judgment. For the A’s, it was business as usual; they scratched out a run in the first inning by working four walks. It was Drew Garing’s bases loaded walk which scored Sean Root. In the second inning, the A’s again loaded the bases with three walks (to Dillon Webber, Andrew Jenkerson and Root), but the Giants were able to pitch out of the jam, and it looked as if this game might turn into a pitcher’s duel. Until the next inning. With two out, the A’s quietly went about their business, taking pitches, waiting for something good, and before too long, the bases were loaded again. Andrew Jenkerson drew the fourth walk in the inning to score the A’s second run. Root came to the plate next and promptly drew a walk for an RBI. Ted Medina stepped up and delivered a two-run single. Fielding gaffes, by the Giants catcher on a dropped third strike and errant throw to first, and a badly thrown ball on a grounder to third, scored more runs for FremontAmerican. By the end of the inning, the score was 8-0, and the game ended with a score of 20-1. A few minutes away at Vallejo Hills School, another A’s-Giants clash was taking place, this one between the Centerville-American A’s and the Niles-Centerville Giants. The A’s broke a 3-3 tie in the bottom of the fifth inning on a Josh Jones single which drove in Zach Wallace. But the Giants seemed to channel their major league counterparts and waged a dramatic seventh inning rally. Basil Nite led off by walking and stealing second. David Williams quickly tied the game with a double. An infield error scored Williams, and Tony Chavez ripped a double to left-center to drive in another run. At inning’s end, the score was 7-4 Giants, and the A’s went down quietly in the bottom of the frame. The tournament final, between the Fremont-American A’s, and the Niles-Centerville Giants, will be played on Tuesday, June 21. D14 also had its Minors, Majors and Seniors division open up their TOCs on June 18. In the Minors, it was Centerville National, NilesCenterville, Newark American and Mission San Jose prevailing; in Majors action, Centerville National, Centerville American, Newark American and Niles-Centerville won their first-round matches; and in the Seniors division, a four-team bracket with two MSJ teams and two Niles-Centerville teams, both the MSJ and N-C top-tier teams were triumphant. For scores to those matches, and the upcoming schedule of TOC and D14 All-Star Tourneys, log onto the Tri-City Voice Sports website, http://sports.tricityvoice.com.
Cargill awarded 13 Newark Memorial High School 2011 graduates a total of $22,000 in college scholarships – more than double the awards granted in 2010. Eleven students took home $20,000 through Cargill’s Claire Lopez Memorial Scholarship Program, enabling them to attend the colleges of their choosing. Two $1,000 Ohlone Community College grants were also given. Winners were Diana Ibarra ($4,000) who will study nursing at St. Mary’s College, Vinit Nayak and Aaron Yang ($3,000 each), Daniela Rodriguez and Kayla Wood ($2,000 each), Lena Chaitesipasuet, Stephanie Dizon, Ahalya Nalamothu, Delight Nwangu, Loraine Wong and Elizabeth Venegas ($1,000 each). Ahalya Nalamothu also took home a $1,000 Ohlone College scholarship along with Diem Huynh. “These are such great kids and there is so much need,” said Aileen Fox, Human Resources Manager for Cargill. “We stepped it up this year and only wish we could do more.” Since initiating its Newark Memorial High School scholarship program with a top grant of $1,000 in 1999, Cargill has awarded $58,500 to Newark High School graduates in honor of Claire Lopez, the former chief engineer for the salt company. Despite an 8th grade education, Claire was a lifelong learner, who oversaw operations of 40,000 acres and construction of three salt plants. He also served on the Fremont School Board and dedicated much of his time to mentoring young people. In addition to the Claire Lopez awards, Cargill directed two $1,000 grants to students entering Ohlone Community College. Cargill employs 200 union and management workers at its Newark solar salt and refinery where the company produces 500,000 tons of salt each year to supply food, agriculture and industry throughout the Western United States. For more information, visit www.cargill.com.
(Left to right): Principal Edward Marquez and Cargill scholarship winners Diania Ibarra,Vinit Nayak,Aaron Yang, Daniela Rodriguez, Kayla Wood, Lena Chaitesipasuet, Stephanie Dizon, Ahalya Nalamothu, Delight Nwangu, Loraine Wong and Elizabeth Venegas.
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PUBLISHER EDITOR IN CHIEF William Marshak
Hide and Seek
WILLIAM MARSHAK
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aybe kids still play this game and maybe not, but in the past, the game of “hide and seek” was always a favorite at group gatherings. One person was designated “It” and forced to look away while others were busy trying to hide themselves. When a predetermined count of time was complete, the game was put in play and “It” searched for hidden participants; when one was found, that person became the new “It.” If hidden contestants reached “home” before being spotted and tagged, they became immune. As we grow older, memories of childhood games may fade, but the adult version of hide and seek is alive and well. One glaring example can be seen in the budget battles between the State of California and other municipalities which have escalated to new heights as redevelopment agencies and cities move money, property and any other assets around in a desperate shell game using governmental “use it or lose it” rules. There is no known “home” in this game, but many redevelopment agencies are betting on the next best thing as they tie up their money in projects, bonds and promises.
While the Governor asks for cooperation from a legislature not known for group intelligence or coordination, the frantic movement of players trying to hide from becoming “It” is subsiding. A compromise, looking more and more like a status quo stalemate, is likely as time moves on. Even a progressive agenda from the Governor’s office cannot break the hold of redevelopment on money and special interests that have thrived for decades at the cash spigot. The Governor is currently “It” and there are no plans by any other players to be caught and forced to assume the mantle of paymaster. The game has continued as state legislators found the courage to send a budget to the Governor – quickly vetoed – to… continue their salaries! Talk about smoke and mirrors. As this scenario plays out at state level, a similar pattern has emerged in county and city government; someone has to pay for employees and services. The shell game is no longer tenable so a two-tier pension system is inevitable and basic services need reassessment. A fair question posed by some employee groups is who takes the financial hit and is it fair to all concerned? Another is how much trust has been forged between electorate and elected officials? If there is little trust in elected officials and their organizations, why not and how can this be improved? Community service clubs follow a pattern of service to their communities. Many elected leaders and some management personnel serve in such clubs but it may be time for cities to encourage all management to similarly engage within their communities. They can use the Rotary Four-Way Test as a benchmark (Is it the Truth? Is it Fair to all concerned? Will it build Goodwill and Better
Friendships? Will it be Beneficial to all concerned?). Hide and seek is still actively played within these structures. Where is the money and who is being compensated… and for what? A recent Fremont City Council Consent Calendar illustrates what can be found within seemingly innocuous agenda items. A contract for services for a total of $136,000 was approved for a consultant – Mr. Robert Beyer - to act as “Interim Director of Community Services.” Without fanfare, this new face appeared on the Fremont scene to lead an entire division of city government from October 2010 – May 2011 and as Interim Building Official from March 2011 – present. During his tenure as Interim Director, not one word was uttered by this gentleman at a council meeting but… he looked good! Now, an insider, Jeff Schwob, has assumed the role and he, at least, has an extensive history with the City. While such expenditures such as this may be considered minor, what is the rationale behind them? This amount of money can be a critical difference for employees who desperately need to retain their salaries. This is not the road to trust.
BOSTON (AP), Harvard University officially welcomed the ROTC back Friday as other elite campuses considered whether to lift their decades-old bans now that Congress has voted to allow gays to serve openly in the military. Harvard President Drew Gilpin Faust and Navy Secretary Ray Mabus signed an agreement that establishes the Naval ROTC's formal presence at the nation's oldest college for the first time since the Vietnam War era. Other schools, including Columbia, Yale and Brown, are discussing whether to follow suit. ``Both the American military and higher education have been engines of inclusion and wellsprings of service,'' Faust said during the ceremony. ``The relationship we renew today marks progress in that common pursuit.'' The Reserve Officers' Training Corps first left Harvard and other prominent universi-
ties amid anti-Vietnam War sentiment, and schools lately kept it off campus because of the military's policy on gays, which they considered discriminatory. But Faust began working toward ROTC's return after Congress repealed the so-called don't ask, don't tell policy in December. The 17-year-old policy requires soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines to keep their homosexuality a secret or face dismissal. Mabus commended Harvard after the ceremony for being ``willing to step out and lead''. During his official remarks, he said the military must strive to reflect the nation it protects. ``It does not serve our country well if any part of society does not share in the honor of its defense,'' Mabus said. About 30 students from the Trans Task Force, a student group that advocates for transgendered students, chanted and held protest signs outside the ceremony, saying Harvard shouldn't bring back the ROTC because the
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military still doesn't allow the transgendered to serve. That's a violation of Harvard's nondiscrimination policy, they said. ``There's no way ROTC should be on the campus,'' said group member Jia Hui Lee, 22, a junior. ``It conflicts with Harvard values, or at least the values it claims to have.'' Under Harvard's agreement with the Navy, a director of Naval ROTC at Harvard will be appointed, the university will resume funding it and the program will be given office space and access to athletic fields and classrooms. Harvard cadets will still train as part of a consortium based at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, also located in Cambridge, near Boston. Currently, 20 Harvard students participate in ROTC, including 10 involved in Naval ROTC. Harvard voted to withhold academic credit from ROTC in 1969, and the program continued on page
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PUBLIC NOTICES BULK SALES
Date: May 31, 2011 RICHARD O. KELLER Judge of the Superior Court 6/21, 6/28, 7/5, 7/12/11 CNS-2121760#
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (SECS. 6104, 6105 U.C.C. & B & P 24073 et seq.) ESCROW NO: 8415-CV DATE: June 15, 2011 Notice is hereby given to creditors of the within named seller that a sale that may constitute a bulk sale has been or will be made. The individuals, partnership, or corporate names and the business addresses of the seller are: Aadhi Inc. 4299 Peralta Blvd, Unit E , Fremont , CA 94536 The individuals, partnership, or corporate names and the business addresses of the buyer are: Tri Star Auto 99 Inc. 4299 Peralta Blvd, Unit E , Fremont , CA 94536 As listed by the seller, all other business names and addresses used by the seller within three years before the date such list was sent or delivered to the buyer are: NONE KNOWN The assets sold or to be sold are described in general as: ALL FURNITURE, FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT, TRADENAME, GOODWILL, LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS & ALL OTHER ASSETS OF THE BUSINESS KNOWN AS: Fremont Test Only AND ARE LOCATED AT: 4299 Peralta Blvd, Unit E, Fremont, CA 94536 . (a) The place, and date on or after which, the Bulk Sale is to be consummated: Business & Escrow Service Center, Inc. 3031 Tisch Way, Suite 310 San Jose, CA 95128 on or before July 8, 2011. (b) The last date to file claims is July 7, 2011, unless there is a liquor license transferring in which case claims may be filed until the date the license transfers. BUYER’S SIGNATURE: Tri Star Auto 99 Inc. By: Tri Nguyen, President 6/21/11 CNS-2121876# NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (SECS. 6104, 6105 U.C.C. & B & P 24073 et seq.) ESCROW NO: 8414-CV DATE: June 15, 2011 Notice is hereby given to creditors of the within named seller that a sale that may constitute a bulk sale has been or will be made. The individuals, partnership, or corporate names and the business addresses of the seller are: Aadhi Inc. 4210 Peralta Blvd , Fremont , CA 94536 The individuals, partnership, or corporate names and the business addresses of the buyer are: Tri Star Auto 99 Inc. 4210 Peralta Blvd , Fremont , CA 94536 As listed by the seller, all other business names and addresses used by the seller within three years before the date such list was sent or delivered to the buyer are: NONE KNOWN The assets sold or to be sold are described in general as: ALL FURNITURE, FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT, TRADENAME, GOODWILL, LEASE, LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS & ALL OTHER ASSETS OF THE BUSINESS KNOWN AS: Big Citi Test Only AND ARE LOCATED AT: 4210 Peralta Blvd, Fremont, CA 94536 . (a) The place, and date on or after which, the Bulk Sale is to be consummated:Business & Escrow Service Center, Inc. 3031 Tisch Way, Suite 310 San Jose, CA 95128 on or before July 8, 2011. (b) The last date to file claims is July 7, 2011, unless there is a liquor license transferring in which case claims may be filed until the date the license transfers. BUYER’S SIGNATURE: Tri Star Auto 99 Inc. By: Tri Nguyen, President 6/21/11 CNS-2121861#
BUSINESS NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Date of Filing Application: JUNE 14, 2011 To Whom It May Concern: The Name(s) of the Applicant(s) is/are: RANJEET S CHHABRA JATINDER SINGH The applicants listed above are applying to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to sell alcoholic beverages at: 37436 & 37440 FREMONT BLVD FREMONT, CA 94536-3705 Type of License(s) Applied for: 21 - OFF-SALE GENERAL Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control 1515 CLAY ST, STE 2208, OAKLAND, CA 94612 (510) 622-4970 LA1021095 6/21, 6/28, 7/5/11 CNS-2123687# NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE Date of Filing Application: May 24, 2011 To Whom It May Concern: The Name(s) of the Applicant(s) is/are: HAN YU QIN, JIN HUA ZHANG The applicants listed above are applying to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to sell alcoholic beverages at: 39144 Paseo Padre Pkwy Fremont, CA 94538-1612 Type of license(s) applied for: 41 - On-Sale Beer and Wine - Eating Place 6/21/11 CNS-2121569#
CIVIL ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. HG11579508 Superior Court of California, County of Alameda Petition of: Christina C Nusom for Change of Name TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Christina C Nusom filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Javier Rogelio Camacho to Javier Rogelio Camacho-Nusom 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: 08/08/2011, Time: 8:45, Dept.: 514 The address of the court is 24405 Amador Street, Hayward, CA 94544 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: June 08, 2011 C. DON CLAY Judge of the Superior Court 6/21, 6/28, 7/5, 7/12/11 CNS-2122003# ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. FG11578262 Superior Court of California, County of Alameda Petition of: Jeff Khan for Change of Name TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Jeff Khan filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Jeff Khan to Jeff Isaac Khan 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: 08/18/2011, Time: 2:30 PM, Dept.: 608 The address of the court is 24405 Amador Street, Hayward, CA 94544 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: Whats Happenings Tri City Voice
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. FG11578551 Superior Court of California, County of Alameda Petition of: Hong Zhao for Change of Name TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Hong Zhao filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Brian David Drinkwater to Brian David Zhao 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: October 6, 2011, Time: 2:30 p.m., 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: June 2, 2011 Richard O. Keller Judge of the Superior Court 6/14, 6/21, 6/28, 7/5/11 CNS-2116863#
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 452715 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Newark Auto Body Sales Repair, 37643 Timber St., Unit C, Newark, CA 94560, County of Alameda. Aziz Raufi, 37643 Timber St., Unit C, Newark, CA 94560. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 6-9-11. 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/ Aziz Raufi This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on June 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). 6/21, 6/28, 7/5, 7/12/11 CNS-2122227# STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 422642-43 The following person(s) has (have) abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: (1) Newark Auto Body Sales And Repair, (2) Best Car Sales, 37643 Timber St., Unit C/M, Newark, CA 94560. The fictitious business name statement for the Partnership was filed on 3/04/09 in the County of Alameda. Anisa Nomair, 37643 Timber St., Unit C/M, Newark, CA 94560. 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/ Anisa Nomair This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on June 9, 2011. 6/21, 6/28, 7/5, 7/12/11 CNS-2122226# FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 452217 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: The American Hemodialysis Academy, 6253-D Joaquin Murieta, Ave., Newark, CA 94560,County of Alameda Ismael V. Corpuz, 6253-D Joaquin Murieta, Ave., Newark, CA 94560 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/ Ismael V. Corpuz, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on May 27, 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). 6/14, 6/21, 6/28, 7/5/11 CNS-2117992# FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 451840 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: DISCOTECA MEXICO 40919 FREMONT BLVD, FREMONT CA, 94538, County of ALAMEDA RAMON RAMIREZ RAMIREZ 1834 DACTON WAY UNION CITY CA, 94587 This business is conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 1996 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/ RAMON RAMIREZ RAMIREZ This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on MAY 17,2011 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). 6/14, 6/21, 6/28, 7/5/11 CNS-2117326# FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 452589 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Robert & Lily International, LLC, 38350 Fremont Blvd., Suite 202C, Fremont, CA 94536, County of Alameda Robert & Lily International, LLC, California, 38350 Fremont Blvd., Suite 202C, Fremont, CA 94536 This business is conducted by 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/ Robert G. Zhang This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on June 08, 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). 6/14, 6/21, 6/28, 7/5/11 CNS-2117286# FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 452344 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: North Cal Water, 27914 Pueblo Springs, Hayward, CA 94545, County of Alameda Gage Stevenson, 8790 Yale, #2, Fremont, CA 94538 Rene Hernandez, 27914 Publo Springs, Hayward, CA 94545 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 5/1/11 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/ Gage Stevenson (Owner/Operator) This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on June 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). 6/7, 6/14, 6/21, 6/28/11 CNS-2113901# FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 451952 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Online Property Management, 33584 Alvarado Niles Road, Union City, CA 94587, County of Alameda Leon Pham, 18616 Walnut Road, Castro Valley, CA 94546 Priscilla Pham, 18616 Walnut Road, Castro Valley, CA 94546 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 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/ Leon Pham, Owner, Broker This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on May 20, 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). 5/31, 6/7, 6/14, 6/21/11 CNS-2108819#
(CEQA). Project Planner – Joel Pullen, (510) 494-4436, jpullen@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 Historical Architectural Review Board 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 Historical Architectural Review Board at, or prior to, the public hearing. KELLY DIEKMANN FREMONT HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD 6/21/11 CNS-2122094# NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed bids will be received in the Office of Purchasing Services at 3300 Capitol Ave., Bldg B, Fremont, California, up to the hour of 2:00 PM on July 5, 2011, at which time they will be opened and read out loud in said building for: Police Building and Main Library Boiler Replacements City Project No. PWC8684 PRE - BID CONFERENCE : A mandatory pre-bid conference is scheduled for 2:00 p.m., June 23, 2011, at the Fremont Police Building located at 2000 Stevenson Boulevard, Fremont, CA 94538. 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 6/14, 6/21/11 CNS-2118390# NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed bids will be received in the Office of Purchasing Services at 3300 Capitol Ave., Bldg B, Fremont, California, up to the hour of 2:00 PM on July 5, 2011, at which time they will be opened and read out loud in said building for: CITYWIDE BRIDGE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE PROJECT CITY PROJECT NO. 8120-B (PWC) FEDERAL PROJECT NO. BPMP 5322 (045) REFERENCE NOS. BPMP 5322 (034, 037, 038, 039) 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 6/14, 6/21/11 CNS-2118387#
GOVERNMENT CITY OF UNION CITY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) TO PROVIDE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, INSPECTION AND MATERIAL TESTING FOR THE WHIPPLE ROAD SEISMIC RETROFIT PROJECT CITY PROJECT NO. 06-10A FEDERAL PROJECT NO. STPLZ-5354 (026) Proposals to provide construction management, inspection and material testing for the Whipple Road Seismic Retrofit Project will be received at the City of Union, Public Works Department, 34009 Alvarado-Niles Road, Union City, California until Thursday, July 7, 2011 at 5 p.m. This project includes federal funds and is subject to meeting DBE requirements. The UDBE goal for this phase of the project is 3.8%. Contact the Department of Public Works at (510) 675-5371 to request a copy of the RFP. All questions should be faxed to Michael Renk, City of Union City at (510) 489-9468. City of Union City Dated: June 15, 2011 6/21/11 CNS-2122659# SUMMARY OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE As Introduced June 14, 2011 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FREMONT AMENDING THE PRECISE PLAN FOR PDISTRICT 2009-9 FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3651 WALNUT AVENUE On June 14, 2011, the Fremont City Council introduced the above Ordinance Amending the Precise Plan for P-District 2009-9 from Property Located at 3651 Walnut Avenue. A certified copy of the full text of the ordinance is posted in the office of the City Clerk, 3300 Capital Street, Fremont, and is available for review upon request. The second reading for adoption is currently scheduled for June 28, 2011, 2011, 2010, at 7:00 pm, at City Hall, 3300 Capitol Avenue, Fremont. DAWN G. ABRAHAMSON CITY CLERK 6/21/11 CNS-2122627# SUMMARY OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE As Introduced June 14, 2011 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FREMONT REZONING PROPERTY LOCATED LOCATED ALONG NILES BOULEVARD DESIGNATED AS APN 507-0828-005-00 & 507-0828-006-00 FROM COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT, HISTORIC OVERLAY DISTRICT (C-C)(HOD) TO PLANNED DISTRICT HISTORIC OVERLAY DISTRICT (P-2011-232)(HOD) On June 14, 2011, the Fremont City Council introduced the above Ordinance Rezoning Property Located along Niles Boulevard Designated as APN 507-0828-005-00 & APN 507-0828-006-00 from Community Commercial District, Historic Overlay District (C-C)(HOD) to Planned District Historic Overlay District (P-2011-232)(HOD). A certified copy of the full text of the ordinance is posted in the office of the City Clerk, 3300 Capital Street, Fremont, and is available for review upon request. The second reading for adoption is currently scheduled for June 28, 2011, 2011, 2010, at 7:00 pm, at City Hall, 3300 Capitol Avenue, Fremont. DAWN G. ABRAHAMSON CITY CLERK 6/21/11
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD (HARB) 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, JULY 7, 2011, AT THE CITY OF FREMONT, COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 3300 CAPITOL AVENUE, FREMONT, CALIFORNIA, AT WHICH TIME ANY AND ALL INTERESTED PERSONS MAY APPEAR AND BE HEARD. Item 1. H STREET STREETSCAPE – 100 BLOCK OF H STREET – (PLN2011-00052) – to consider Historical Architectural Review Board (HARB) review and an Environmental Impact Assessment for a new streetscape on H Street between Niles Boulevard and Second Street in the Niles Planning Area. A Negative Declaration has been prepared and circulated in accordance with the California Environmental Quality ACT
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 100024904 Title Order No. 10-8-101771 APN No. 087-0337-013 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 11/20/2006. 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 KESAR SINGH, A MARRIED MAN, AND GURPREET KAUR, A MARRIED WOMAN, AS JOINT TENANTS, dated 11/20/2006 and recorded 11/30/06, as Instrument No. 2006440521, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Alameda County, State of California, will sell on 07/12/2011 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: 1022 CHALCEDONY TERRACE, 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 $630,017.66. 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: 05/20/2010 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6914-01-94 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 # 1006.100020 6/21, 6/28, 7/05/2011 6/21, 6/28, 7/5/11 CNS-2123570#
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF GERALD R. CARDINAL CASE NO. RP11573835 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Gerald R. Cardinal A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Ramona Jean Hubbard in the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Ramona Jean Hubbard 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. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held on July 19th at 9:30 a.m. in Dept. 201 located at 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: Charles A. Triay, 1 Kaiser Plaza, Suite 750, Oakland, CA 94612, Telephone: (510) 832-8700 ext 14 6/17, 6/21, 6/28/11 CNS-2098177#
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other common designation, if any, shown herein. Trustor(s): Narinder Sahota, a married man as his sole and separate property Recorded: 10/19/07, as Instrument No. 2007370211,of Official Records of Alameda County, California. Date of Sale: 07/11/2011 at 12:00 PM Place of Sale: At the Fallon Street entrance to the County Courthouse, 1225 Fallon Street., Oakland, CA. The purported property address is: 2240 PARTRIDGE WAY #2, Union City, CA 94587 Assessors Parcel No. 0870012-255 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 $181,992.73. 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, plus interest. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the beneficiary, the Trustor or the trustee. Date: June 17, 2011 NORTHWEST TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC., as Trustee David Ochoa, Authorized Signatory 1241 E. Dyer Road, Suite 250, Santa Ana, CA 92705. Sale Info website: www.USA-Foreclosure.com or www.Auction.com Automated Sales Line: 714-277-4845 or 800-280-2832 Reinstatement and Pay-Off Requests: (866) 387-NWTS THIS OFFICE IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE FEI # 1002.196378 06/21, 06/28, 07/05/2011 6/21, 6/28, 7/5/11 CNS-2123760#
TRUSTEE SALES NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE File No. 8684.20414 Title Order No. 5203925 MIN No.100010402065821575 APN 087-0012-255 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 10/05/07. 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 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 §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 satisfy the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. : 20110015000450 Title Order No.: 110034302 FHA/VA/PMI No.: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 11/03/2004. 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 11/10/2004 as Instrument No. 2004502495 of official records in the office of the County Recorder of ALAMEDA County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: WILFREDO D. ESTABILLO AND JEAN V. ESTABILLO, 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: 07/11/2011 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: 32621 MUIRWOOD DRIVE, UNION CITY, CALIFORNIA 94587 APN#: 483-0109-017 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 $562,244.60. 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: 06/17/2011NDEx 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. ASAP# 4023446 06/21/2011, 06/28/2011, 07/05/2011 6/21, 6/28, 7/5/11 CNS-2122453# NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. 11-00891-3 CA Loan No. 0159490358 Title Order No. 110133066-CA-MAI APN 483-0100-089 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED April 4, 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 PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On July 11, 2011, at 12:30 PM, at the Fallon Street entrance to the County Courthouse, 1225 Fallon Street, Oakland, CA, FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, as the duly appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded on April 12, 2007, as Instrument No. 2007140466 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Alameda County, CA, executed by: VIJAY JOHN & ASHA P JOHN HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, as Trustor, in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 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: 32428 JOYCE 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 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 $558,723.79 (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,
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PUBLIC NOTICES 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: June 21, 2011 FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, TRUSTEE 135 Main Street, Suite 1900 San Francisco, CA 94105 415247-2450 Stephanie Alonzo Authorized Signature SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.lpsasap.com AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714-730 - 2727 ASAP# 4023807 06/21/2011, 06/28/2011, 07/05/2011 6/21, 6/28, 7/5/11 CNS-2122451# Trustee Sale No. 248546CA Loan No. 3010047821 Title Order No. 754303 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 8/10/2006. 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 7/12/2011 at 12:00 PM, CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded 08/17/2006, Book N/A, Page N/A, Instrument 2006315766, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of ALAMEDA County, California, executed by: CORALIA A AYALEW AND FASSIL AYALEW, WIFE AND HUSBAND AS COMMUNITY PROPERTY WITH RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP, 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 STREET 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: $699,538.63 (estimated) Street address and other common designation of the real property: 31388 SAN DIEGO CT UNION CITY, CA 94587 APN Number: 483-0046-019-00 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: 6/16/2011 CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY, as Trustee BRANDON ROYES, 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 P847889 6/21, 6/28, 07/05/2011 6/21, 6/28, 7/5/11 CNS-2121456# NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 090140173 Title Order No. 09-8-419421 Investor/ Insurer No. 145665901 APN No. 087-0336-011 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 10/03/2006. 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 LEO HSIAO, A SINGLE MAN, dated 10/03/2006 and recorded 10/31/06, as Instrument No. 2006406603, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Alameda County, State of California, will sell on 07/12/2011 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: 1030 AQUAMARINE TERRACE, UNION CITY, CA, 945871487. 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 $612,036.32. 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: 12/18/2009 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# 4022157 06/21/2011, 06/28/2011, 07/05/2011 6/21, 6/28, 7/5/11 CNS-2121239# NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No.: 2009-4194-C Title Order No. : 4330285 APN: 475-0153-065 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A NOTICE OF DELINQUENT ASSESSMENT DATED 01/22/10 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 July 12, 2011 at 12: 00 PM., ANGIUS & TERRY COLLECTIONS LLC As the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Notice of Delinquent Assessment, recorded on 01/26/10 as Document No. 2010017922 Book page of Official Records in the Office of the Recorder of ALAMEDA County, California, property owned by: RICHARD G. SCHUMANN AND HYO SUN SCHUMANN 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: AT THE FALLON STREET 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: APN: 4750153-065 As more fully described on the above referenced Assessment Lien The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 2612 TEAL LANE, 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 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, to-wit:
$13,295.21 Estimated Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. The claimant, DEVONSHIRE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION 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. Please be advised that this property being sold is subject to a ninety (90) day right of redemption pursuant to California Civil Code Section 1367.4(c)(4). DATE: 06/12/11 Angius & Terry Collections LLC 1451 River Park Drive, Suite 125, Sacramento, CA 95815 Please call (916) 939-0772 for sales information. Ericka Bates, Trustee’s Sale Officer NPP0183062 06/21/ 11, 06/28/11, 07/05/11 6/21, 6/28, 7/5/11 CNS-2120864# NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 090156091 Title Order No. 09-8-473660 Investor/ Insurer No. 149043838 APN No. 092A-0612-088 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 12/20/2006. 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 RICARDO VILLA CHAVEZ, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, dated 12/20/2006 and recorded 01/04/07, as Instrument No. 2007003534, in Book -, Page -), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Alameda County, State of California, will sell on 07/12/2011 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: 6517 PICARDY PLACE, NEWARK, CA, 94560. 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 $453,142.69. 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: 01/20/2010 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# 4020930 06/21/2011, 06/28/2011, 07/05/2011 6/21, 6/28, 7/5/11 CNS-2120442# NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 100134803 Title Order No. 10-8-480348 Investor/ Insurer No. N/A APN No. 092A-1105-043 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 03/20/2006. 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 NICOMEDES MORALES, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, dated 03/20/2006 and recorded 03/30/06, as Instrument No. 2006123043, in Book -, Page -), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Alameda County, State of California, will sell on 07/12/2011 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: 6031 AMADOR PLACE, NEWARK, CA, 94560. 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 $669,050.04. 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: 01/14/2011 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# 4021386 06/21/2011, 06/28/2011, 07/05/2011 6/21, 6/28, 7/5/11 CNS-2120441# NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 100134182 Title Order No. 10-8-478034 Investor/ Insurer No. 1704421730 APN No. 901-0193-178 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 06/06/2007. 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.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by BRUCE R WRIGHT, dated 06/06/2007 and recorded 06/12/07, as Instrument No. 2007218999, in Book -, Page -), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Alameda County, State of California, will sell on 07/14/2011 at 9:00AM, Hilton Newark Fremont 39900 Balentine Drive, Newark, CA 94560 Grand Ballroom 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: 6324 BUENA VISTA DRIVE B, NEWARK, CA, 94560. 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 $287,017.89. 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: 01/19/2011 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# FNMA4013794 06/21/2011, 06/28/2011, 07/05/2011 6/21, 6/28, 7/5/11 CNS-2120249# NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No WC238488-C Loan No 0045467818 Insurer No. 67818 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 04/03/2007. 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. 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. The sale will be made; but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. TRUSTOR: JEFFREY W THOMAS, AN UNMARRIED MAN Recorded 04/10/2007 as Instrument No. 2007138077 in Book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Alameda County, California, Date of Sale: 07/18/2011 at 12:30 P.M. Place of Sale: At the Fallon Street entrance to the County Courthouse, 1225 Fallon Street, Oakland, CA 94612 Property Address is purported to be: 31306 SAN ANDREAS DR UNION CITY, CA 94587 APN#: 483-0043-026-00 The total amount secured by said instrument as of the time of initial publication of this notice is $532,574.70, which includes the total amount of the unpaid balance (including accrued and unpaid interest) and reasonable estimated costs, expenses, and advances at the time of initial publication of this notice. Date: 06/14/2011 Executive Trustee Services, LLC dba ETS Services, LLC 2255 North Ontario Street, Suite 400 Burbank, CA 91504-3120 Sale Line: 714-730-2727 lleanna Petersen, TRUSTEE SALE OFFICER ASAP# 4020823 06/21/2011, 06/28/2011, 07/05/2011 6/21, 6/28, 7/5/11 CNS-2120247# NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 110016461 Title Order No. 11-0012986 Investor/ Insurer No. 240501650 APN No. 543-0438-201 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 09/25/2006. 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.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by CHONG NAN MUN AND MONTY YOUNG MUN, WIFE AND HUSBAND, dated 09/25/2006 and recorded 10/02/06, as Instrument No. 2006370248, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Alameda County, State of California, will sell on 07/12/2011 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: 4306 PALMDALE 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 $683,948.04. 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: 06/19/2011 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# 4009056 06/21/2011, 06/28/2011, 07/05/2011 6/21, 6/28, 7/5/11 CNS-2119604# NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS #: CA-09244836-ED Order #: 090089340-CA-DCO YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 8/15/2006. 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): BENJAMIN C. ORDONEZ, AN UNMARRIED MAN Recorded: 8/22/2006 as Instrument No. 2006320486 in book xxx, page xxx of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of ALAMEDA County, California; Date of Sale: 7/8/2011 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: $722,495.08 The purported property address is: 7730 YEW CT NEWARK CA NEWARK, CA 94560 Assessor’s Parcel No. 092A-0464-053-00 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 JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 7301 Baymeadows Way Jacksonville FL 32256 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# 4016842 06/14/2011, 06/21/2011, 06/28/2011 6/14, 6/21, 6/28/11 CNS-2117053#
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 090149407 Title Order No. 09-8-448829 Investor/ Insurer No. 143971354 APN No. 475-0157-159 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 07/17/2006. 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 LUIS BANUELOS, AN UNMARRIED MAN, dated 07/17/2006 and recorded 07/28/06, as Instrument No. 2006291121, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Alameda County, State of California, will sell on 07/05/2011 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: 2215 ERIC COURT #4, 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 $425,759.67. 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: 01/09/2010 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# 4017169 06/14/2011, 06/21/2011, 06/28/2011 6/14, 6/21, 6/28/11 CNS-2117051#
EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On June 27, 2011, at 12:30 PM, at the Fallon Street entrance to the County Courthouse, 1225 Fallon Street, Oakland, CA, FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, as the duly appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded on June 19, 2006, as Instrument No. 2006234249 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Alameda County, CA, executed by: JAGDISH CHANDRA AND SWARAN CHANDRA, HUSBAND AND WIFE, as Trustor, in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 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: 4952 ANTIOCH LOOP, 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 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 $702,230.22 (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: 06/01/2011 FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE 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# 4011064 06/07/2011, 06/14/2011, 06/21/2011 6/7, 6/14, 6/21/11
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE APN: 4750180-025 Trustee Sale No. 1225424-10 Space Above This Line For Recorder’s Use TRA:15-041 REF: TRAN, LARRY UNINS Property Address: 32777 BELAMI LOOP, UNION CITY CA 94587 IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED December 15, 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 July 05, 2011, at 12:30pm, CAL-WESTERN RECONVEYANCE CORPORATION, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded December 29, 2004, as Inst. No. 2004569299, in book XX, page XX, of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of ALAMEDA County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: LARRY TRAN AND PHUONG DANG HUSBAND AND WIFE WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, 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 FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: AT THE FALLON STREET ENTRANCE TO THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE 1225 FALLON STREET OAKLAND CALIFORNIA 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 described as: COMPLETELY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST NOS.DOC Rev 10/01/10 Page 2 of 2 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sales No. 1225424-10 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 32777 BELAMI LOOP 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 held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured 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: $326,174.59. 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. 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 SALES INFORMATION: Mon - Fri 9:00am to 4:00pm (714)730-2727 CALWESTERN RECONVEYANCE CORPORATION 525 EAST MAIN STREET P.O. BOX 22004 EL CAJON CA 92022-9004 Dated: June 02, 2011 CAL-WESTERN RECONVEYANCE CORPORATION By: Authorized SignatureASAP# 4015075 06/14/2011, 06/21/2011, 06/28/2011 6/14, 6/21, 6/28/11 CNS-2116963#
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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 090151395 Title Order No. 09-8-455353 Investor/ Insurer No. 113596889 APN No. 483-0048-130 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 09/23/2005. 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.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by CHERYL A. WALTON AND ROBERT E. WALTON WIFE AND HUSBAND AS JOINT TENANTS, dated 09/23/ 2005 and recorded 10/03/05, as Instrument No. 2005425599, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Alameda County, State of California, will sell on 06/28/2011 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: 3318 SAN PABLO COURT, 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 $702,707.61. 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: 01/13/2010 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# 4009174 06/07/2011, 06/14/2011, 06/21/2011 6/7, 6/14, 6/21/11 CNS-2113545# NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. 11005905 Loan No. 0065856577 Title Order No. 110094984CAJGI APN 543043305700 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED June 8, 2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN
Trustee Sale No. CA09000385-11 Title Order No. 5017425 Loan No. 3002540411 APN 4820010-057 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 12/12/2006. 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 June 28, 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 December 20, 2006, as Instrument No. 2006463104 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Alameda County, CA , executed by: YOLANDA E RAMOS, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, as Trustor, in favor of E-LOAN, INC 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: LOT 5, TRACT 6559, FILED SEPTEMBER 10, 1997, MAP BOOK 233, PAGES 92-93, ALAMEDA COUNTY RECORDS. 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: 4275 CAMBRIDGE 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 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 $437,462.10 (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: 5/31/2011 MTC FINANCIAL INC dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA09000385-11 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 949-252-8300 Paul Tran, 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. P841767 6/7, 6/14, 06/21/2011 6/7, 6/14, 6/21/11 CNS-2112975# NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No.: 1006877 Loan No.: 7000015375 A.P.N.: 092a-0465045 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 3/1/2006. 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. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor: RONALD MILLER, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY Duly Appointed Trustee: Atlantic & Pacific Foreclosure Services, LLC Recorded 3/13/2006 as Instrument No. 2006092299 in book , page and rerecorded on - as - of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Alameda County, California, Described as follows: As more fully described on said Deed of Trust. Date of Sale: 6/28/2011 at 12:30 PM Place of Sale: At the Fallon Street entrance to the County Courthouse, 1225 Fallon Street, Oakland, California Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $412,918.90 (Estimated) Street Address or other common designation of real property: 7721 SUNSET AVE NEWARK, CA 94560 A.P.N.: 092a-0465-045 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. 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. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability
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PUBLIC NOTICES for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holder’s rights 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. Date: 05/31/2011 Atlantic & Pacific Foreclosure Services, LLC 1610 E. Saint Andrew Pl., Suite 150F Santa Ana, CA 92705 Automated Sale Information: 714-730-2727 or www.lpsasap.com for NON-SALE information: 888-313-1969 Tai Alailima, Manager ASAP#
4009646 06/07/2011, 06/14/2011, 06/21/2011 6/7, 6/14, 6/21/11 CNS-2112823# NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 110016571 Title Order No. 11-0012511 Investor/ Insurer No. 1705263823 APN No. 092A-0620-108 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 10/12/2007. 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.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by CLARENCE CUMAYAO AND MARIVIC CAASI, dated 10/12/2007 and recorded
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struggle to craft a case that avoided the disclosure of some of the spy agencies targets and capabilities. The last straw may have been U.S. District Judge Richard Bennett's recent decision, detailed in a June 5 letter from prosecutors, rejecting efforts to mask references to “NSA's targeting of a specific telecommunications technology” in six documents entered into evidence. As a result, the prosecution said, it was withdrawing four of the documents and would eliminate any reference to the technology in two others. The government never publicly described the classified documents it said it found in Drake's Maryland home, beyond their titles and the fact they were secret. But the documents are thought to relate to the NSA's internal debate over TrailBlazer, an ill-fated project launched in 2002 to use contractors to overhaul the agency's vast computer systems to capture and screen information flooding into the
agency's computers from the Internet and cell phones. The project eventually cost $1.2 billion, but never worked as intended and was ended in 2006. Drake supported an in-house system that was much cheaper and which he said could have gathered critical information about al-Qaida before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. He was also critical of the NSA's domestic spying after 9/11. Steven Aftergood, head of the Federation of American Scientists' Project on Government Secrecy, said while the government needs to keep some things secret, it had overreached in the Drake case. “The whole experience has been shattering,” Aftergood said. “But I think the primary message is to the government that not every security infraction is or ought to be a federal case. You can break the rules without committing a felony. And the government should not overreact to every little deviation from the rules.” Yost reported from Washington.
Biennial budget BY RAJU RAJESH Over the past six years, the City of Newark has had to achieve budgets cuts through staff reductions, furloughs, use of contract services, closure of cityowned facilities, like Newark Community Center, the delay of capital projects, closure of the library on Sundays and a significant reduction in administrative support and public-access hours. The operating budget for FY 2010-11 is $4.7M less than for FY 2009-10. Staffing is at 175.8 Full-Time Equivalents (FTE), down from 308. Fire services were contracted to Alameda County Fire Department (ACFD) on May 1, 2010. Newark Fire Department is expected to be fully integrated with ACFD by May 2012. According to Deputy Fire Chief Demetrious Shaffer, budget projections, which include up to $600,000 of savings for the City of Newark, have been met for the first year. They are on track for the first two quarters of this year and are 1.7 percent under budget. Much duplication arising from multiple, small agencies - fire chiefs, assistant fire chiefs, fire marshals, clerical staff, etc. - is eliminated to create economies of scale and greater efficiency, such as the purchase of equipment. The Biennial Budget does not anticipate reductions in property tax revenue. The median home value in Alameda County is cur-
rently $360,000. Although it has risen since March 2009, it is 40 percent below its peak of $619,000 in August 2007. In FY 2009-10, for the first time since the 1950s, the assessment roll declined. The FY 2010-11 local assessment roll saw a year-on-year 1.4 percent reduction, reflecting a $2.9 billion drop in assessed value. Property taxes account for approximately 90 percent of Alameda County’s discretionary revenue though the county retains only 15 percent of the property tax collected. The balance goes to other jurisdictions, such as cities and schools. Despite the substantial impact on local government finance, the worst is yet to come. Most foreclosures remain bank-owned, with banks still paying the higher property taxes associated with the original values. The fall in the county’s discretionary revenues will impact the county’s ability to fund vital services as the repossessions are sold. Further foreclosures are likely to arise as mortgage interest rates rise and federal support for home-owners ends. Salary concessions by staff and some nonsalary savings have helped to balance a reduced budget. The passage of Measure U, a 3.5 percent Utility User Tax (UUT) on electricity, natural gas, telephone/cell phone and cable TV for five years, in November 2010, has enabled the re-opening of the Senior Center, scheduled for July, revival of the Ash Street
10/24/07, as Instrument No. 2007373883, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Alameda County, State of California, will sell on 06/30/2011 at 9:00AM, Hilton Newark Fremont 39900 Balentine Drive, Newark, CA 94560 Grand Ballroom 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: 6958 JARVIS AVENUE, NEWARK, CA, 94560. 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 $439,262.73. 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 prin-
cipal 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: 06/03/2011 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# FNMA4006522 06/07/2011, 06/14/2011, 06/21/2011 6/7, 6/14, 6/21/11 CNS-2112445#
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into one of the most promising parts of the U.S. economy. “I think people are confusing success with a bubble,” Andreessen said. “Maybe stuff is just working.” But well-established technology companies, including many that helped build the Internet into what it is today, have fallen out of favor. To gauge just how far, consider the price-to-earnings, or P/E, ratio of technology stocks in the bellwether Standard & Poor's 500 index. The P/E number divides a company's stock price by its earnings per share. The higher the P/E, the more likely a stock is overvalued by the market. Based on earnings reported for the past year, the figure for S&P 500 tech stocks is 14.1, the lowest since March 2002. Before the Great Recession started in December 2007, it was 25.4. Before the Internet bubble blew up, it was 66.4. Even Google, the Internet's most profitable company, hasn't been getting any love of late. Though its earnings are still rising at a robust rate, the company's stock has fallen more than $100, or 18 percent, so far this year. LinkedIn, which runs a site for professional networking, triggered talk of another dot-com boom when its shares more than doubled
in its stock market debut. LinkedIn was minted with a market value of $9 billion, the highest for an Internet company since Google went public in 2004. Then Pandora Media, an Internet radio station, doubled the target price for its IPO because of such intense demand. At the end of its first day of trading Wednesday, Pandora had a market value of $2.8 billion more than AOL Inc., which had a market value of more than $160 billion in early 2000. Pandora stock fell below its IPO price of $16 in its second day on the market, suggesting investors were having second thoughts about a company that still hasn't turned a profit despite building an audience of 94 million. In another indication of sobriety, LinkedIn's stock has lost more than a quarter of its value since its first day of trading. The caution may be shortlived, though. Online coupon seller Groupon Inc. has filed plans for an IPO that has analysts wondering whether its market value will exceed $25 billion even higher than Google on the day it went public. Groupon's revenue is growing at a much faster rate than Google's was when it went public. Unlike Google, though, Groupon has been losing money - $413 million last year.
When Groupon executives start meeting with prospective IPO investors, they could face questions about why the company's insiders decided to sell so many shares of what is supposed to be a great stock. Since April 2010, the insiders sold $860 million of stock, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The sales generated windfalls of $382 million for Groupon co-founder Eric Lekofsky and $28 million for co-founder and CEO Andrew Mason. Both men remain among Groupon's largest shareholders. The company's IPO is expected in September or October. Other highly anticipated Internet IPOs on the horizon include Zynga, the maker of popular Web games such as ``CityVille,'' and Facebook, which, with an audience of more than 500 million users, makes it the most likely candidate to turn the current Internet fever into delirium. Facebook, which was founded seven years ago in a Harvard University dorm room and could go public by next spring, has already been valued by private investors at $85 billion. AP Business Writer Chip Cutter and AP Technology Writer Barbara Ortutay in New York contributed to this report.
Summer Program and the retention of school crossing guards. Although Measure U does not solve Newark’s fiscal problems, it is expected to generate $2.3M, annually. Taking into account UUT revenue, $500,000 gas tax transfers from the state and special funds transfers, such as federal transportation funding administered by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, adjustments and service restoration expenses, modest surpluses of $239,000 and $203,000 are projected for FY 2010-11 and FY 2011-12, respectively. The FY 2010-11 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) budget is $4,082,800 which includes a $500,000 transfer of gas tax funds to balance the General Fund budget. Major 2010-11 CIP projects include a city-wide pavement overlay and an update to the City’s General Plan. The 2011-12 CIP is $3,237,800; a $500,000 gas tax transfer to the General Fund balances the budget, again. Major projects in the 2011-12 CIP include pavement rehabilitation of Cedar Boulevard and Jarvis Avenue and an update to the city’s zoning code. Administrative Services Director Susie Woodstock presented the amended FY 2010-12 Biennial Budget to Council on May 26, 2011. The approved budget includes $450,000 for public safety [a School Resource Officer, a full-time Police Special Assistant, a part-time Police Service Aide and Vehicle Abatement Aide]; $237,000 for landscape/parks and street maintenance [two full-time positions
in Landscape Parks Division and resumption of monthly street sweeping]; $334,000 for Senior Center/recreation services; $330,000 for equipment replacement (radios and routine vehicle replacement); $100,000 for fire apparatus replacement by the city; $250,000 per annum for five years to replenish the Fiscal Uncertainty Fund; $100,000 for Capital funds. Newark’s CIP has approximately $110M of unfunded projects. It has not been possible to set aside funds in the past six years; the Executive Team evaluated 151 projects for possible funding in FY 2010-12. Projects, whose design and/or construction phases last beyond a single fiscal year, include Arterial Streetscape Beautification Program; design and construction of City Administration Building; Document Storage/Retrieval System; George M. Silliman Recreation Complex. Phased development and completion are necessary because of funding limitations. Over the past three years, almost $5M from the General Reserve Fund has been used to balance the budget; reserves are now depleted. $371,000 for other resources include re-establishing seven crossing guards, a 24-hour Regular Part-Time Community Preservation Officer, a 32-hour Regular Part-Time Accountant, additional Administrative Support Services and a Design Consultant for the Lakeshore Park Seawall Project. City Manager John Becker updated Council about issues discussed at the February 24 Budget
Work Session. The city and Newark Unified School District will share the costs of the crossing guards as the School District currently cannot fully fund the positions. Additional traffic control services will be employed. The Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan will utilize new technology to enhance traffic safety near schools and ensure its cost-effectiveness. The Drug Abuse Resistance Program will be scrapped; Becker recommended an “Adopta-School” program through which a police officer can spend time with an assigned school and build a positive relationship. The Service Restoration Plan includes funding for a part-time Special Assistant to help re-establish the Neighborhood Watch Program and facilitate an active Police Department Volunteer Program. The Alameda County Healthcare Services Agency’s Healthcare Portal Pilot Program, which will provide healthcare services to low-income groups at medical centers at local fire stations, is in its nascent stages; costs and locations of fire stations to be used have yet to be determined. Voter approval of Measure U and prudent financial management by Council and the city in a tough economic environment have led to a balanced biennial budget which includes the restoration of many public services. Expansion and relocation of businesses is highly anticipated as the economy recovers. Mayor David Smith is cautiously optimistic about the future and return to fiscal stability which is expected to be gradual over several years.
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Best Nature Documentary: WINNER: Thorny Devil (Ethan Strom) Black-Footed Ferrets (Zane Moore) Hip & Happening Hippos (Evalina Chinn, Andie Teresi)
Llama (Jasmyn Fletcher, Mariah O'Rourke) Survival with Fire (Wilson Tam)
Best Theological Cinematic Expression: Winner: Firework (Jowelle Campbell) Don’t Rain on My Parade (Megan Momand) Escape (Thomas Duncan) Just the Way You Are (Elena Strom)
Never Say Never (Jasmyn Fletcher) Vices like Vipers (Mariah O'Rourke) Editor’s Note: Kimber Hills Academy is a Ministry of Fremont Community Church. For more information, visit www.kimberhills.org.
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Redistricting An ad-hoc redistricting committee, created by the Board of Supervisors, is overseeing the redistricting process and advising the Board. There are four redistricting proposals, which affect Hayward, for Alameda County: one from County staff (Map A) and three from the Alameda County Citizens Redistricting Task Force, an independent citizen's group (Maps C&D - the Task Force withdrew Map B). According to Map A, part of Hayward is assigned to District 2 and small sections of the city to Districts 3 and 4. District 2 consists of parts of Hayward, Fremont, Pleasanton and Unincorporated County; Newark and Union City are left intact. This proposal has a population of 305,682, including 144,169 Hayward residents. District 3 covers parts of Hayward, Oakland, San Leandro and Unincorporated Alameda County (parts of Ashland and San Lorenzo) with a population of 301,614, of whom a dozen are Hayward residents. District 4 includes of parts of Hayward, Oakland, San Leandro, Pleasanton, Dublin, and Unincorporated County (part of Fairview and all of Castro Valley) with 299,736 residents of whom five are in Hayward. Map C splits Hayward between Districts 2 and 3. The former comprises Union City and Newark, parts of Fremont and Hayward and has a population of 295,812, including 63,477 Hayward residents. District 3 consists of Alameda, parts of Unincorporated Alameda County (San Lorenzo, Cherryland, Ashland) and parts of San Leandro and Hayward and has 303,095 residents, including 80,709 in Hayward. Map D also divides Hayward between Districts 2 and 3. District 2 includes the whole of Newark and Union City, parts of Fremont and Hayward and has a population of 302,199, of whom 74,519 reside in Hayward. District 3 comprises Alameda, parts of San Leandro, Oakland, and Unincorporated Alameda County (all of San Lorenzo, Cherryland and Ashland) and has a population of 303,376, including 69,667 Hayward residents. The Task Force has withdrawn Map B which would have placed Hayward in Districts 1 and 3. District 1 consists of Dublin, Pleasanton, Livermore, Sunol, Unincorporated Alameda County (Castro Valley, Fairview, Cherryland) and part of Hayward with a total population of 296,090; 7,032 of whom reside in Hayward. District 3 covers San Leandro, part of Union City, part of Unincorporated Alameda County (San Lorenzo and Ashland) and part of Hayward with 299,279 residents, of whom 137,154 are in Hayward. “The first option [Map A] gives us the best representation and influence at county level though the other options [Maps C and D] would enable us to participate in the election of two county supervisors. On balance, I’d prefer Hayward remain intact,” stated Councilwoman Barbara Halliday. “It should be noted that Map A also keeps Union City and Newark intact, in the same district, and represents the least amount of change to existing boundaries.” Mayor Sweeney will write to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors and entities associated with the redistricting process informing them of Council’s unanimous support for the boundaries depicted by Map A. The county held a series of public hearings between May 28 and June 10, including one at Hayward City Hall on June 1, to consider proposals for boundary changes and to solicit public input. The ad hoc Redistricting Committee is advising the Board, which is holding work sessions between June 20 and June 30, on the proposals. There will be a Public Hearing on June 28 followed by adoption of the final redistricting map on July 12 and a second reading on July 26. The public is encouraged to attend. For more information and to view the proposed boundary maps for Alameda County’s supervisorial districts, visit www.acgov.org/redistricting. Community members can also attend public hearings scheduled by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission. For information and the complete list of public hearings, visit www.WeDrawTheLines.ca.gov. Local hearings scheduled for the Bay Area are shown below: Alameda County, Redistricting: Tuesday, June 28 Alameda County Admin Bldg 1221 Oak St., Oakland 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. California Citizens Redistricting Commission: Saturday, June 25 City Hall 200 E. Santa Clara St., San Jose 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. Monday, June 27 Fort Mason Center, Cowell Theater Marina Blvd. and Buchanan St., San Francisco 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Special dogs track allergens to keep kids safe BY STEPHANIE REITZ ASSOCIATED PRESS NORTH HAVEN, Connecticut (AP), Jun 14 - Boo and Riley are more than affectionate, protective family pets. To their owners, the specially trained dogs are a furry layer of security to sniff out peanut products and other lifethreatening allergens. The dogs' Connecticut owners are among many people nationwide turning to allergy-sniffing service dogs, who accompany their handlers to detect allergens and their residue at school, during social events and in other everyday activities. As their popularity grows, though, some owners are having mixed success in convincing businesses, schools and those in charge of other public venues that the dogs must be accepted as service animals, just as dogs whose handlers' disabilities are more readily apparent. They are already specifically recognized as medical service dogs in recent updates to the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, but some parents are taking it a step further by lobbying their local and state officials to update their regulations, too. ``The dog is just one way we can help our daughter have a more normal
life,'' said Pam Minicucci of North Haven, whose 7-year-old daughter, Gianna, is constantly accompanied by her allergy-sniffing St. Bernard named Boo. Minicucci asked Connecticut lawmakers this year to add allergy-sniffing dogs to the state statutes to mirror the ADA language, but the bill languished in a committee without full General Assembly action. Gianna's allergy to peanut products, tree nuts and their residue in the air or on surfaces, is so severe that even minuscule particles can trigger hives, itching and difficulty breathing that has sent her to the hospital several times. She carries an inhaler, wipes, Benadryl and EpiPen injectors everywhere in case she comes across anything to which she is allergic. She and Boo get mixed reactions as they go to public venues and school, even though the dog wears a vest identifying it as a service animal. ``Our goal is for the dog to be with her everywhere she goes,'' Gianna's mother said. ``I don't expect people to change their world for us, but I do expect them to allow us to protect our child in the way we need to.'' State and federal agencies do not track the number of allergy-specific service dogs in the nation, but handlers and
trainers say they are fielding more inquiries and orders in recent years. They attribute it to a growing awareness about the allergy-sniffing dogs and an increase in peanut allergies among many of today's children. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates four of every 100 children have a food allergy, and rates are highest among preschoolage children. The phenomenon also is growing quickly: From 1997 to 2007, food allergies increased 18 percent among American children under 18 years old, although researchers have not determined conclusively why. Gianna Minicucci's allergies emerged when she was an infant and although she has grown out of some, others have remained so profound that her family decided the allergy-sniffing dog was a necessity. Depending on the trainer and dog, the animals can cost between $10,000 and $20,000, including the training to teach it how to sniff out particular allergens and to alert the handler with a specific signal. Often, that means abruptly sitting in place, often putting their own bodies between the allergic person and the allergen. continued on page 34
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ooking for excitement and a challenge during summer months? The National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL) is turning Fremont into a Wonderopolis® filled with challenges and adventures plus a chance to win an all-expense paid vacation. This is the first local program of its type in the United States and encourages families to explore their own neighborhoods, finding the wonder-ful places that often escape notice during the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Fremont Mayor Bob Wasserman noted that the innovative Fremont Wonderopolis® program “is an amazing way for families to find the wonder in this amazing city we call home." Beginning June 20, Fremont families can participate in a series of six weekly challenges that
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focus on unique community “wonders.” Each challenge will help families to use their combined skills in reading, math, science and nutrition to enjoy a summer of exploration and fun. In addition, Wonderopolis® posts a national “Wonder of the Day®” at its website to solve a mystery every day such as “Can you really cook an egg on the sidewalk” and “Do Elephants ever forget?” Emily Kirkpatrick, NCFL Vice President is excited about the latest venture of Wonderopolis®. “The Wonderopolis program gives parents a way to show their kids that opportunities to learn in fun and interactive ways are everywhere they look – from their own backyards and the city they live in to our nation’s capital. Fremont’s rich history and
the diverse backgrounds of its citizens of all ages made it a natural and dynamic choice for our first local program.” Fremont challenges will be posted each Monday at WonderopolisChallenge.org. Families are encouraged to register and begin as soon as possible but can do so any time within the six-week
Fremont Wonderopolis® challenge. Each week a new challenge will be listed; completed challenges should be submitted online each week at the same address. Participating families who successfully complete at least three of the six weekly challenges will be entered to win a five-day all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C. The
trip provides an opportunity to learn about our nation’s history so they can further understand Fremont’s role within it. The prize will be awarded to one nuclear, or immediate, family living together. To be eligible, the winning family must be available to travel between Aug. 21 and 28. The first Fremont Wonderopolis® Challenge is: Why Has Fremont’s Niles District Sometimes Been Called “The First Hollywood?” (Hint: see this week’s article about Broncho Billy Silent Film Festival and archives of Tri-City Voice at www.tricityvoice.com for more information about Niles, Charlie Chaplin and the history of Niles) Some ideas of how to explore this “wonder,” include: Visit the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum to watch a classic silent film. Borrow a silent film from a local library or rent one to watch at home. Make your own silent film. When finished, upload your challenge response - a photo, video, poem, an essay or what-
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ever inspires you - to the Fremont Wonderopolis® site. When visiting the NCFL website, look for other exciting activities including “Camp What-A-Wonder,” a free, virtual summer camp that convenes every Thursday from June 23 through Aug. 11 and FamLit.org which offers activities related to everyday household objects. [KC1] The Wonderopolis Fremont Challenge is supported by a grant from Toyota. National Wonderopolis® activities are also supported Toyota and the Verizon Foundation. The National Center for Family Literacy, founded in 1989 and based in Louisville, Ky., is the worldwide leader in family literacy. For more information, contact 1-877-FAMLIT1 or visit www.famlit.org. Wonderopolis® can be found on Twitter and Facebook; a video is posted on YouTube and vimeo. [KC1]Will instead link to legalese page on site.
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uring its June 2 special meeting, the Mission Valley ROP (Regional Occupational Program) Governing Council appointed Pete Murchison to be its new Superintendent starting July 1, 2011. His predecessor, Superintendent Charles Brown, announced his retirement from Mission Valley ROP effective June 30, 2011 earlier in the year. MVROP Governing Council President, Larry Sweeney stated, “We are pleased to have Pete Murchison as the next Superintendent of Mission Valley ROP. The Board is confident that Pete Murchison will continue the rich tradition of superb career technical education offerings for our high school students in Fremont, New Haven and Newark.” Input about the desired characteristics for the position used to recruit and select the next Superintendent was provided through a series of public forums and emails. Pete Murchison is a career educator with over 39 years of successful experience in public education at the high school level. For the past fourteen years he has served as the Principal of Irvington High School in Fremont. During his tenure at Irvington High, the school received three California Distinguished High School Awards, a National Blue Ribbon Award and acknowledgement as a “New American High School.” In the last two years, Irvington High was selected as “America’s Greenest School,” and as one of Newsweek’s “America’s Best High Schools” (2009 and 2010). Most recently Mr. Murchison has led Irvington’s implementation and development of three California Partnership Academies: Science, Health, Athletics and Physical Education Academy (SHAPE), Information Technology Academy (ITA) and New Media Arts Academy (NMAA). All three academies focus on supporting students in career technical education programs in partnership with Mission Valley ROP. “Pete will be taking over a complex and highly developed series of evolving programs that continue to set the standard for ROPs in California and the nation,” said Larry Sweeney. “Leading the team of highly qualified and award winning staff and instructors, Pete will continue Mission Valley ROP’s focus of always remembering that we are here to serve our students and districts.”
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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).
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Fremont City Council June 14, 2011 Consent: Amend Management Partners contract for an additional $40,000 for a total of $136,000 for services of Mr. Robert Beyer as Interim Director of Community Development from October 2010 until appointment of a new Interim Director of Community Development (Jeff Schwob) May 2, 2011. Purchase of Fire Department air compressors to refill self-contained breathing apparatus tanks. Funding of $139,990 will be paid by BART from its essential equipment funds. Continue contract services with Republic ITS for work on public facilities lighting and street lights. Additional work required will cost $200,000 and a new not-to-exceed amount of $836,495 for the 2010/11 fiscal year. Authorize a short-term agreement with Alameda County for First Responder Life Support services while a long term agreement is negotiated. Currently, Fremont is compensated at a maximum annual rate of $42,893 for each operational paramedic company. Fremont has 12 operational companies and would receive approximately $514,716 per year. Hearing regarding annual assessments for Landscaping Assessment District 88 Allow a major amendment to a Planned District to allow site plan adjustments and reduce the amount of required on-site parking by 57 spaces. The project known as “Urban Housing” located in City Center was approved March 2009. A portion of California Street will conveyed to the developer and improvements including a “Civic Park” will be installed. City Council & Redevelopment Agency Public hearing of Redevelopment Agency Budget for FY 2011/12 Scheduled Items: Consider and deny appeal of Planning Commission approval of Conditional Use Permit for Stars Day Spa to allow full-body massage services. Approve rezoning of two parcels under a Planned District to guide future development – commercial and mixed-use - consistent with commercial core character of Niles. (Dutra recused) Mayor Bob Wasserman Vice Mayor Suzanne Lee Chan Anu Natarajan Bill Harrison Dominic Dutra
Aye Aye Aye Aye Aye (1 item recuse)
Hayward City Council June 14, 2011 Presentation Youth Commission Scholarship Awards Work Session City of Hayward Redevelopment Agency and Hayward Housing Authority operating budget for FY 2012. Consent Approved plans and specifications and called for bids, to be received on July 7, 2011, for sidewalk rehabilitation and wheelchair ramps FY 2011 for the Orchard Hayward Hills Area (District 2) and Huntwood-Tyrrell Area (District 3). Estimated project cost is $989,000; the FY 2012 Capital Improvement Program has $900,000 in the Street Systems Improvements Fund for the rehabilitation and $89,000 in the Gas Tax Fund for wheelchair ramps. Property owners can either complete the work themselves or pay a flat fee of $550 for the city’s contractor to undertake the work. Reimbursement from property owners for sidewalk rehabilitation is expected to be $100,000. Construction will last from August 22 to December 5, 2011. Authorized City Manager to execute a five-year agreement for workers’ compensation claims administrative services with JT2 Integrated Resources with savings of up to $574,947 over the life of the contract. Downtown Business Improvement Area annual report and proposed FY 2012 budget. Public Hearing City of Hayward, Hayward Redevelopment Agency (RDA) and Hayward Housing Authority FY 2012 operating budget and proposed FY 2012-2020 Capital Improvement Program budget. [Vote for RDA budget: 6 YES votes, Sweeney recused.] Legislative Business Approved financing for the South Hayward BART Transit Oriented Development Project. 1) RDA assignment of $500,000 predevelopment loan to the City of Hayward Housing Authority to help
Eden Housing, Inc. finance affordable housing at the South Hayward BART Transit Village; 2) Housing Authority assumption of predevelopment loan and issue of new Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund loan in the maximum amount of $4.25M to Eden Housing, Inc. for the affordable housing; 3) authorized City Manager to negotiate and execute agreement between the city and Alameda County to provide $830,000 of Neighborhood Stabilization II Funds to the city to lend to Eden Housing, Inc. and to negotiate and execute loan documents between the city and Eden Housing, Inc. of Federal HOME and Neighborhood Stabilization II Funds in the maximum amount of $1.73M. Considered Alameda County redistricting proposals for supervisorial Districts 1-5 and expressed preference for Map A whose proposed boundaries are similar to existing district lines and which keeps Hayward, Newark and Union City intact. Public Comment Various speakers encouraged Council not to cut Community Promotion Program funding for their respective non-profit organizations – Hayward Municipal Band, Hayward Arts Council, Youth Orchestra of Southern Alameda County, Sun Gallery. Jim Drake remarked on City Manager Fran David’s frankness and honesty when answering his questions about various issues. He continues to draw attention to the Route 238 Corridor Improvement Project and asserts a lack of safety at the Mission Blvd.-Foothill Blvd. intersection. Human Services Commissioner Diane Fagalde mentioned parking problems on Tennyson Rd. arising from its use as a location for the sale of vehicles. She also requested copies of the city’s Noise Ordinance for distribution within her neighborhood. Mayor Michael Sweeney – Yes Barbara Halliday – Yes Olden Henson – Yes Marvin Peixoto – Yes Bill Quirk – Yes Mark Salinas – Yes Francisco Zermeno - Yes
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Special dogs track allergens to keep kids safe Owners tell of almost-daily incidents in which the dogs found something that their young handlers never would have spotted on their own. In Gianna Minicucci's case, for instance, Boo once was so insistent on blocking her from walking down a nonfood aisle in a big-box store that Gianna's mother questioned whether the dog was ill. When Pam Minicucci peered down below the shelves, she found the reason: a minuscule amount of peanut butter on a mouse trap far out of reach, but still close enough potentially to trigger Gianna's allergies. The training for Boo and other allergy-sniffing dogs is similar to that of police dogs learning to track scents or dogs being trained to sniff out explosives for the military, which, in fact, inspired trainer Sherry Mers to work in the field after seeing a television show about bomb-sniffing dogs. The Monument, Colorado, woman launched Angel Service Dogs after getting a trained dog to help her 10-year-old daughter, Riley, avoid peanut products and residue from cross-contamination. Mers said the dogs may not be the right fit for every family, but for children like her daughter, they literally can be lifesavers. “It's not just about the dog; it's not just about the allergy. It's about making sure your kid can exist in a world today so they don't have a disability,” Mers said. “The reaction seems to be extremes: Either people are so accommodating they can't help but help you more, or they immediately go to this place of feeling that I'm violating their rights by trying to protect my child.” In a few cases, those disputes have attracted widespread attention. In Indianapolis, Indiana, for instance, a woman with a potentially life-threatening allergy to paprika got a specially trained dog to sniff out the substance. When she brought the dog to work, though, a co-worker who was allergic to dogs
had an asthma attack. The dog's owner filed a complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission after she was asked to leave the dog at home or take unpaid leave. The case is pending. In other cases, though, the dogs have been welcomed. In Ansonia, Connecticut, school officials have been so accommodating of 13-year-old Jeff Glazer's dog, Riley, that they installed special HEPA filters to the schools' air-circulation systems to ensure the yellow Labrador's presence would not cause problems for children allergic to dogs. Although Jeff's mother says they encounter some people who have problems with the presence of the dog, they say others are supportive. “Now that I have Riley, I can go to restaurants and movies and my friends' houses and not have to worry about it,” Jeff said on a recent sunny afternoon, getting ready to stretch before a game with his traveling baseball team on a Middlebury sports field. Before Jeff enters the dugout or touches the gear, though, Riley sniffs down everything for lingering residue from previous players who might have eaten peanut butter sandwiches, candy or other items. If Riley finds something, they use sanitary hand wipes, which Jeff and his family carry, to clean the surface thoroughly so he is not endangered. Other than Riley's red service dog vest, he looks like any other pet accompanying his young master, exactly the kind of normalcy that once seemed out of reach. “Riley really has changed his life. It's not a perfect world; it's not a perfect solution, we also have to use our heads and be aware of what's going on,” said Jeff's mother, Lisa Glazer. “We still read labels, we still ask questions, we still go through the whole thing at restaurants, but Riley is our safety net.”
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Harvard president welcomes ROTC after 4-decade ban left the campus a few years later. Harvard then stopped funding the program in 1995 because of the don't ask, don't tell policy, but anonymous donors stepped up. Harvard is the first elite school to agree to rescind its ban since December. Mabus said he hoped other schools would follow Harvard's lead. “I really hope that they see it the same way Harvard has seen it - an opening up of opportunity,” he said. “It's not a new thing. It's simply re-establishing some very old ties.” At Brown University, a committee appointed last month by President Ruth Simmons began evaluating whether Brown's on-campus ban of ROTC should stand. But a coalition of students and professors opposes a return for various reasons, including concerns about the military, which its website calls a “notoriously violent and sexist institution.” English professor William Keach, a member of The Brown Coalition Against Special Privileges for ROTC, noted that don't ask, don't tell remains in effect for now and said it's premature “to automatically assume that homophobia in the U.S. military has disappeared.” He added that the decision by a school as influential as Harvard signals a tough fight ahead. “We feel a kind of new sense of challenge, that we've
really got to step up and take this on,” he said. Columbia University leaders have been meeting about ROTC and are expected to vote by the end of the academic year, the university said Friday. Columbia students can participate in ROTC programs at nearby Fordham University and Manhattan College, but a school spokesman said few of them do. On Friday, Sen. John Kerry called on Yale University to follow Harvard's lead and welcome ROTC back. The Massachusetts Democrat, a Vietnam veteran, said in a letter to the president of his alma mater that Ivy League universities created a new injustice when they turned away ROTC to protest the now-defunct ban on gays serving openly in the military. Yale spokeswoman Suzanne Taylor Muzzin said Friday that officials are “actively involved” in discussions with the military about reviving ROTC on campus. Stanford University barred ROTC from campus in 1973, but it's reconsidering, amid changing views of the military among some students since Sept. 11 and the repeal of don't ask, don't tell. In recent months, a Stanford faculty committee has sponsored meetings about bringing the program back, and the committee is expected to make a recommendation in
May. Some faculty members have complained that the military coursework undermines the university's academic independence. Under the agreement signed at Harvard, “full and formal” recognition of ROTC comes once the repeal of don't ask, don't tell takes effect. That's expected later this year, shortly after commanders and officials certify the new policy won't hurt the military's fighting ability. ROTC was founded in 1916 to ensure educated men were well-represented in the military. Students receive scholarship money in return for agreeing to military service after graduation. In 1926, Harvard became one of the original six schools to partner with Naval ROTC. On Friday, the school also noted its graduates include 17 Medal of Honor winners. Harvard Naval ROTC midshipman Christopher Curtis said the school's military legacy gave added meaning to ROTC's return to campus. “Having that officially recognized as something that we represent ... is something that I can sit back and really just say, 'Wow, I'm serving my country the best way I can,’” he said. -Contributing to this report were Associated Press writers Ula Ilnytzky in New York, Russell Contreras in Boston, Marcus Wohlsen in San Francisco and Mike Melia in Hartford, Conn.
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Roger Stewart Tansley Roberto Jose Maria Vega Downing RESIDENT OF FREMONT September 29, 1929 – June 14, 2011
RESIDENT OF FREMONT September 4, 1932 – June 2, 2011
Donovan John Howland RESIDENT OF FREMONT June 18, 1931 – June 7, 2011
Irene N. Garcia RESIDENT OF UNION CITY August 5, 1937 – June 11, 2011
Gazabia Abdel Salam Haassan RESIDENT OF FREMONT September 7, 1919 – June 15, 2011
David M. Lowden RESIDENT OF FREMONT July 12, 1950 – June 17, 2011
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Keith Douglas Hadnot, II RESIDENT OF UNION CITY December 20, 1976 – June 14, 2011
RESIDENT OF FREMONT September 6, 1934 – June 15, 2011
Ana C. Valdez RESIDENT OF FREMONT June 3, 1955 – June 15, 2011
Ronald E. Karlin RESIDENT OF FREMONT March 3, 1933 – June 15, 2011
Jonathan P. Harrison RESIDENT OF FREMONT January 7, 1928 – June 17, 2011
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In Memoriam Mark Lachenmyer, age 49, passed away at his home in Aptos, CA May 26, 2011 following a lengthy illness. Raised in Fremont, Mark attended local schools and was active in DeMolay, raising pigeons and Boy Scouts. Mark is survived by his mother, Sharon V. Lachenmyer of Union City, father Richard and Sharyn of Fremont, sisters Catherine Lachenmyer of Newark, Renee Rauch of Atwater, CA and brother Keith Lachenmyer of Aptos. Mark also leaves an aunt, uncles and three nephews.
Local students receive awards for optimism SUBMITTED BY DENISE FULLERTON PHOTO COURTESY OF MARLA BLOWERS Meena Naderi and Alan Cordova, sixth grade students at Milani Elementary School in Newark were recognized as their school’s “6th Graders of the Year” at the June 7 meeting of the Newark Optimist Club. Students were asked to write essays on “How an Optimistic Attitude Will Enrich My Life.” Selection was based on content of an optimistic attitude for the future. Their teacher, Mrs. Janet Zutler, was present and proudly introduced her students.
(Left to right): SOS founders: Justin Nguyen, Akash Dhawan, and Jeffrey Lin.
ARTICLE AND PHOTO SUBMITTED BY AKASH DHAWAN (Left to right): Milani Elementary teacher, Mrs. Janet Zutler with 6th grade boy Student of the Year, Alan Cordova with his mother Mrs. Maria Cordova.
(Left to right): Milani Elementary teacher, Mrs. Janet Zutler and 6th grade girl Student of the Year, Meena Naderi with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Naderi.
Members of a local non-profit group, SOS (Service Over Self ), hosted a walk-athon fundraiser on June 3 to benefit victims of the Japan earthquake and tsunami. Eleven volunteers helped Akash Dhawan, Jeffrey Lin and Justin Nguyen, founders of the non-profit organization, to organize the event. “The event, held at Mission San Jose High School in Fremont, had a good turnout and we raised a significant amount of money. The kids had fun and we hope we can have another event with this much success,” says co-founder Dhawan. “We hope this money, which will be given to the Japanese consulate in San Francisco, will go a long way to help the victims of this disaster. We feel a kinship with the people of Japan as we both live in earthquake prone areas.” The event raised over $2,000 which will be used where it is most needed. Dhawan, Lin and Nguyen, high school students who are also leaders in their Fremont scout troop, formed SOS. Their goal is to benefit the community in a variety of ways (i.e. building benches, landscaping, etc.). “We just want to help our community, whether we consider our community as our city, county, state, country, or our planet,” adds Dhawan. These young men are receiving support from another local charity, Indo-ABC (Indo-Americans for a Better Community). They are currently planning their next project and are open any ideas or comments from the community. Suggestions are welcome at serviceoverself.sos@gmail.com.
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Local high schools hold Peer Resource Conference SUBMITTED BY CINDY GENTRY Students and teachers from Kennedy, Mission, and Robertson high schools in Fremont attended the eighth annual High School Peer Resource Conference at the Veterans Memorial Center in Niles on June 3. Michael Pritchard, nationally acclaimed speaker, provided the keynote address. As one student remarked, “It was very uplifting, very motivational, and definitely something I will remember.” Students attended workshop sessions on breaking down stereotypes and communicating with students from other schools. Dr. Nancy Brown from the Palo Alto Medical Foundation led a session on perceived norms about risky behaviors and Ira Sachnoff led another on making good decisions around alcohol use and binge drinking. One of the highlights of the conference was the presentation of the Fred Turner Award to the outstanding peer educator from each high school. The award went to the following students: Karen Roman (senior) from Robertson, Alyssa Werner (senior) from American, Chelsea Dass (senior) from Mission, Robert Jensen (freshman) from Washington, Nicholas Murray (senior) from Kennedy, and Tahana Kinch (senior) from Irvington.
Miami Herald ad mistake: Heat win NBA title AP WIRE SERVICE MIAMI (AP), Jun 13 - The Mavericks' win over the Heat was a huge upset for fans in Miami, especially after an ad in the local paper mistakenly congratulates the Heat on the win. A full-page ad that ran in Monday's Miami Herald reads “Congratulations Miami” next to photos of Heat championship T-shirts and hats from Macy's. One T-shirt reads “Heat 2011 NBA Finals Champions'' and the ad shows the Heat's logo on the front of a hat with the words “NBA Champions.” The ad ran under a story about the Heat's loss. The newspaper issued a correction and apologized for any inconvenience. A Macy's spokeswoman called it “an unfortunate error” and apologized to Heat fans. The Mavericks beat the Heat 105-95 in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Sunday in Miami.
Court rules parking lot a highway under NY law AP WIRE SERVICE ALBANY, N.Y. (AP), Jun 02 - When is a village parking lot a highway? When New York's highest court says so. A Court of Appeals ruling Thursday means Margaret Groninger can't sue Mamaroneck for her slip and fall on ice in its parking lot. The village says it neither received prior notice about that icy defect nor caused it, and therefore can't be sued. Lower courts agreed. Groninger says state law lists only six municipal locations that require advance notice of defects: sidewalks, crosswalks, streets, highways, bridges and culverts. Four judges say this parking lot serves the “functional purpose” of a highway, “open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel.” Three dissenting judges say that's so obviously untrue “as hardly to merit serious discussion.”
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