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How do you follow a great day of turkey, family, friends, and fun? With a tried and true festive community parade! The Christmas season kicks off in Fremont with the 11th annual Festival of Lights Parade and Tree Lighting, Friday, November 25. Sponsored by the Niles Mer-

SUBMITTED BY HEATHER MELLON Experience what Christmas was like circa 1911 at McConaghy House, a time when changes were happening in Hayward and around the country: women in California had just received the right to vote, airplanes appeared in the sky and automobiles on the roads, and electric lights lit homes throughout the Hayward area. Find out what a family like the McConaghys would have been doing to celebrate Christmas 100 years ago.

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chants Association, this wonderful holiday tradition features dozens of unique floats, giant helium balloons, marching bands, specialty service units, costumed characters, the famous Tap Dancing Christmas Trees, and of course, an appearance by the man himself - Santa Claus.

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The Festival of Lights Parade starts at 6:30 p.m. along Niles Boulevard, and at the end of the parade, carolers will gather around the Niles Plaza by the flag pole area for the Tree Lighting ceremony. The Niles Merchants Associcontinued onpage 18

Special programs will also take place on each Saturday. Tickets are $5 adults, $3 students/seniors, and free for children under 10 and Hayward Area Historical Society members. Christmas at McConaghy House November 26 through December 18 Saturdays: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sundays 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. McConaghy House 18701 Hesperian Blvd., Hayward (510) 581-0223 www.haywardareahistory.org Tickets: $3 - $5

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“Chihuahua in a Basket;” entrant in the Best Float category, Santa Paws Parade 2010, Hayward. Photo by Simon Wong.

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owntown Hayward will light up for the holiday season with two events that are fast becoming city traditions. The Light Up the Season celebration will be held from 5 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday Dec. 1 and the Santa Paws Pet Parade from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Dec. 3. Light Up The Season, sponsored by the city, the Hayward Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown Business Improvement Area, will include holiday music, an iceskating rink in City Hall Plaza, lighting of a huge tree in the City Hall Rotunda, and the chance meet Santa Claus. The principal events will occur on B Street between Mission Boulevard and City Hall. Watkins Street, in front of City Hall Plaza, will be closed for the evening to accommodate events, kids’ rides and gourmet food trucks. continued on page 17

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GERD May Require Lifestyle Changes and Long-Term Medical Therapy

ost likely, you’ve experienced heartburn before – perhaps when going to bed at night soon after eating a large meal. That burning sensation in your chest, right behind the breastbone, can disrupt your sleep and leave you feeling tired the next day, but it’s nothing to worry about, right? That depends. “Frequent heartburn may be a symptom of a more serious condition called gastroesophageal reflux disease, also known as GERD or acid reflux,” says Dr. Arun Srivatsa, a gastroenterologist on the medical staff at Washington Hospital. “Acid reflux happens when the contents of the stomach back up into the esophagus – the ‘food pipe’ that leads from the throat to the stomach. Some reflux is normal, and almost all people have it sometimes. Reflux becomes a concern, however, when it is chronic and damages the esophagus.” Every year since 1999, Thanksgiving week in November has been designated as GERD Awareness Week. This year’s observance is November 20 to 26. In addition to heartburn and the flow of stomach contents up into the throat (regurgitation), symptoms of GERD may include nausea, sore throat and a hoarse voice. More serious complications of GERD might include: • difficulty swallowing, • weight loss,

• chronic cough or asthma, • inflammation or infection of the lungs, and • collection of fluid in the sinuses and middle ear.

of the esophagus changes. Barrett’s esophagus must be monitored carefully because it can lead to cancer.” Dr. Srivatsa notes that GERD is often caused by a weakness in the “sphincter”

Frequent heartburn may be a symptom of a more serious condition called gastroesophageal reflux disease, also known as GERD or acid reflux. Dr. Arun Srivatsa, (above) a gastroenterologist on the medical staff at Washington Hospital says that making some changes with your eating habits, losing weight and talking to your doctor about treatment options can help.

“GERD may also cause ulcers in the esophagus and strictures – or narrowing of the food pipe – and inflammation called esophagitis that can result in bleeding,” says Dr. Srivatsa. “In rare cases, GERD may cause a pre-cancerous condition called ‘Barrett’s esophagus,’ in which the lining

muscle that separates the esophagus from the stomach. “If the sphincter is too loose, or relaxes too often, some of the stomach contents can escape back up into the esophagus,” he explains. Treatment Options for GERD In many cases, you can treat uncompli-

cated GERD by making a few simple changes in your lifestyle. “Changing your eating habits may be useful,” Dr. Srivatsa asserts. “For example, GERD can be worse after eating large meals, so smaller and earlier evening meals may reduce reflux. Also, certain foods and beverages – such as fatty or spicy foods, chocolate, alcohol, caffeinated drinks and carbonated sodas – often promote reflux, so you should avoid them if they cause reflux. Acid-containing foods including citrus fruits and juices also should be avoided.” Some other lifestyle changes that may reduce GERD symptoms include: • Don’t lie down within three hours of eating. When you are sitting or standing, gravity helps move food and acids down the digestive tract. • Try losing weight if you are overweight, since excess weight puts pressure on the abdomen and causes stomach acid to back up into the esophagus. • Wait at least two hours after a meal before exercising, since exertion may trigger heartburn. Or exercise before meals, since it can suppress your appetite and help you eat smaller portions. • Stop smoking. Nicotine can cause the sphincter muscle to relax, resulting in acid reflux. In addition to lifestyle changes, various medications such as antacids, histamine continued on page 4

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Sepsis: Treatment of a Top 10 Killer

Think Pink: Women's Center Update

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Voices InHealth: New Surgical Options for Breast Cancer Treatment

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Women's Health Conference: Beyond Sadness - Depression (Late Start)

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Planning Your California Advance Health Directive: Now is the Time

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Financial Scams: How to Protect Yourself (Late Start) New Techniques to Treat Back Pain

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Peripheral Vascular Disease: Leg Weakness, Symptoms and Treatment & Percutaneous (Under the Skin) Treatment

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Superbugs: Are We Winning the Germ War?

Do You Have Sinus Problems?

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Heel Problems and Treatment Options

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Your Concerns InHealth: Senior Scam Prevention Get Back On Your Feet: Voices InHealth: Washington's Community New Treatment Options for Cancer Program Ankle Conditions Minimally Invasive Surgery for Lower Back Disorders Kidney Disease Diabetes and Your Hormones (Late Start) Nutrition for People with Raising Awareness About Kidney Disease Stroke Important Immunizations for Healthy Adults Voices InHealth: The Legacy Strength Training System Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement

World Kidney Day What Are Your Vital Signs Telling You? Learn Exercises to Help Lower Your Blood Pressure and Slow Your Heart Rate

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Living with Heart Failure & Heart Irregularities (Late Start)

Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Tremors and Epilepsy

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Your Concerns InHealth: Pediatric Care – The Pre-School Years (Late Start)

Voices InHealth: New Surgical Options for Breast Cancer Treatment

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Washington Women's Center: Sorry, Gotta Run!

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Living Well with Diabetes: Overcoming Challenges

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Pilot Program Places Certified Athletic Trainers in Local Schools

articipating in team sports during high school helps students build a foundation for better health going into adulthood. However, they are not without risk. In fact, high school athletes account for an estimated 2 million injuries, 500,000 doctor visits, and 30,000 hospitalizations each year, according to statistics cited by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In an effort to prevent and address student athletics injuries early on, Washington Hospital’s Sports Medicine Program has partnered with two local high schools for a pilot program to serve the needs of student athletes. With funding from Washington Hospital, there is now a certified athletic trainer (ATC) at Irvington High School, a first for the school. At James Logan High School, the program has placed an additional athletic trainer to assist the school’s full-time trainer with the large student athlete population. Both trainers operate under the supervision of medical director, Russell Nord, M.D., a board-certified and fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon with advanced training in sports medicine. “In general, it is important for any injured person to have access to timely medical care,” Dr. Nord explains. “Certain injuries such as partial ligament tears, certain types of meniscal injuries or even some fractures that haven’t moved out of place may not be

obvious to the casual observer.” In the case of student athletes who go undiagnosed, they may try to play through one of these injures, causing the condition to worsen and potentially make the recovery more prolonged or less complete, he adds. “A timely evaluation by an orthopedic surgeon or sports medicine specialist can minimize the chances of one of these events occurring,” he says. By placing certified athletic trainers at the schools, Dr. Nord says small injuries can be identified and treated by the certified athletic trainers and treatment for more complex issues are easily expedited. “Most injuries are minor and are treated by the ATC without ever involving a physician,” according to Dr. Nord. “These include minor contusions or sprains. However, we have also seen a number of more serious injuries including concussions, ligament tears to the knee and elbow, and dislocations of the knee, elbow and fingers.” He also points out that the athletic trainers can help prevent injured students from falling through the cracks. “The medical system can be difficult for anyone to navigate,” he says. “Our program places a certified athletic trainer (ATC) onsite, and that ATC serves as an advocate to the injured athlete, ensuring that they are seen by an appropriate medical provider quickly.” Dr. Nord says response to the program has already been enor-

Seminar Offers Tips for Keeping Diabetes Under Control Diabetes is a serious disease that raises your risk for a number of other health problems, including heart disease and stroke, kidney disease, and eye problems. If you have diabetes, you are not alone. About 26 million Americans have the chronic disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). continued on page 9

If you have diabetes, you need to get moving. To learn more about the health complications associated with diabetes and tips to be manage the condition, come to the free upcoming Diabetes Matters education series at Washington Hospital on Thursday, December 1.The monthly class is held from 7 to 8 p.m. on the first Thursday of every month at the Conrad E. Anderson, M.D. Auditorium, located at 2500 Mowry Avenue (Washington West) in Fremont. You can register online at www.whhs.com, or visit www.whhs.com/diabetes for more information.

Thanks to a new pilot program facilitated by Washington Hospital, Carmen Charleston, (above) a certified athletic trainer, is treating minor injuries suffered by Irvington High School athletes. Washington Hospital’s Sports Medicine Program has also partnered with James Logan High School with providing an additional athletic trainer to assist their large student athlete population. For more information about the program, call (510) 608-1320, or visit www.whhs.com/services/sports.

mous, particularly at Irvington High School, which didn’t previously have an athletic trainer. “I must have had greater than 10 comments that they don’t know how they were functioning previously; the parents and coaches at Irvington have just been so thankful,” he says. “At James Logan, they have such a huge population that it was physically impossible for one athletic trainer to attend to all of them. “My hope is that there will be a strong response, and the program will be effective enough to expand to other local schools.” Mike Rogers, Washington Hospital’s manager of Off-Site Services, explains that the hospital chose James Logan and Irvington High Schools prior to attempting it at other areas schools simply because both had the infrastructure in place to launch the program successfully. “We initially planned to roll out the program at one high school,” according to Rogers.

“We chose Irvington because they have their SHAPE Program in place, where students apply as freshman, and they take specific classes. Physical education classes for these students are a little more extensive, and they also focus on areas like sports therapy and nutrition.” With equipment, tables, supplies, and high school kids able to assist the trainer, he says the only thing the school was missing to make the program work was an ATC to treat the athletes. “It was a good school set up to succeed as a pilot program,” he says. “The thought is, if this can be successful, we can make them full-time and roll out to other schools in the area.” After Dr. Nord started working with the athletic trainer and athletes at Logan—and found that there was only one ATC on staff to serve 1500 athletes—the decision was made to place a part-time assistant trainer to help with the workload, Rogers says.

He also points out that this level of sports medicine coverage for student athletes hasn’t been widely available in the area, which is something Washington Hospital is looking to change. “In other parts of the Bay Area, almost everyone has someone on staff as an ATC,” Rogers says. “Staffing schools with trainers is really beneficial to the student athlete population. There’s a large percentage of injuries that occur at practice, not games, and the only requirement is that you have someone at home football games. All the rest of the time, you have students getting injured, and the coaches have to treat students to the best of their ability, or these athletes play while injured. “Nobody is taking care of them, and we want to change that.” Dr. Nord agrees that the need is clearly there, which is why the hospital is funding a pilot program. “I think the first step in any outreach is to determine need, and there has certainly been a need for this program,” he says. “With budgetary cuts, very few schools have the ability to provide their own ATC. This leaves the burden on coaches to determine injury severity, pull athletes from competition or practice, and organize medical care. Coaches are busy enough and aren’t trained to act specifically in this capacity. By providing ATCs for the local schools, the Washington Hospital Sports Medicine Program is able to transfer this responsibility to ATCs, who have appropriate medical training and ensure that injured athletes get the care they need in an expeditious manner.”

Calling all athletes To find an orthopedic specialist near you, visit www.whhs.com and click on “Find My Physician.” If you’re an injured athlete—student or not—the Washington Hospital Sports Medicine Program can help. For more information about the program, call (510) 608-1320, or visit www.whhs.com/services/sports.

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blockers and proton pump inhibitors may help control acid reflux. You should consult your physician as to which medications might work best for you. When To See a Doctor Right Away “First and foremost, you should seek immediate medical attention if you have a burning sensation and chest pressure accompanied by shortness of breath,” Dr. Srivatsa emphasizes. “Don’t assume it’s just heartburn. It could be a symptom of heart disease, especially if it happens after physical exertion. “From a gastrointestinal standpoint, you should consult your doctor right away if you have persistent heartburn that isn’t controlled by medications – especially if you have trouble swallowing, unexplained weight loss, or blood in your vomit or stools,” he adds. “In those cases, we might want to perform an endoscopy, especially if we suspect Barrett’s esophagus.” In an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, the patient is sedated, and a thin flexible tube with a miniature camera is inserted down the

throat, allowing the doctor to examine the esophagus, sphincter muscle and stomach. New highdefinition endoscopes now produce clearer, higher resolution images. “At the Washington Surgery Center, we now have PENTAX i-SCAN equipment that uses both a high-definition video chip and HD monitors that are like HD TVs,” Dr. Srivatsa says. “The i-SCAN provides better visualization than standard equipment.” For patients with Barrett’s esophagus that may have progressed to cancer, another highdefinition tool called endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) may be used to stage any suspected tumors and remove them without surgery. “EUS combines endoscopy and ultrasound to obtain very detailed images and provide information about the spread of cancer,” says Dr. Srivatsa. “With EUS we can biopsy and remove the suspicious area without having to make any incisions. It’s a less invasive method of performing such procedures.” If acid reflux isn’t controlled with medication and an endoscopy doesn’t provide a con-

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n the tradition of European house concerts, enjoy hearing classical music in an intimate setting with musicians and friends. Join the Hayward Chamber Players, on November 26, 2011 at 7 p.m. in Hayward. Corina Stoian (violin), Ted Seitz (viola), Alexandru Dumitrache (cello) and Cathy O’Connor (piano) will present various works and styles by

clusive diagnosis, the gastroenterologist may use a Bravo pH Probe. This miniature probe is inserted into the food pipe and allows doctors to monitor the sphincter for a couple of days to see when acid reflux occurs. When an endoscopy shows damage to the esophagus despite use of medications and a Bravo pH Probe shows continued acid reflex, the patient may be a candidate for a surgical procedure called Nissen Fundoplication. “In this procedure, the surgeon strengthens the sphincter muscle with sutures,” Dr. Srivatsa explains. “Surgery is considered only if other treatments aren’t effective, and it isn’t very common,” he emphasizes. “If people learn more about the symptoms and treatments for GERD – including lifestyle changes that can improve their overall health – it could make a big difference and further reduce the need for surgery.” To search for a gastroenterologist on the Washington Hospital medical staff, visit www.whhs.com and click on “Find My Physician.”

Beethoven, Dvorak, Debussy, Vaughan Williams and a magical tango by Carlos Gardel. They will perform arrangements for duet, trio and quartet. The Hayward Chamber Players made a breathtaking debut at the end of July 2011 when they performed to great acclaim at Neumanali Restaurant on B Street, Hayward, in support of the Hayward Rotary Foundation’s Third Grade Dictionary Project. They are steadily attracting widespread support and attention. Wine and cheese will round off the evening on November 26. Seating is limited. To purchase tickets (suggested donation $25), call Cathy O’Connor at (510) 581-6457 or email cathoc@aol.com. Hayward Chamber Players Saturday, Nov 26 7 p.m. Confirmation of venue with tickets (510) 581-6457 cathoc@aol.com

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Counseling Corner

BY ANNE CHAN, PHD, MFT

re you unhappy about how much you are getting paid? Want a raise, but not sure how to go about it? One survey has shown that a majority of people believe they would be happiest if they made twice as much as they currently make. I’d imagine just about anyone would be happy if they got paid more for their hard work. Unfortunately, people often don’t know how to position themselves for a raise. Read the following scenario and see if you can spot what has gone wrong in one person’s quest for a raise: Our hero (let’s call him Tom) is a reasonably good employee who performs his job duties fairly satisfactorily. There are a few times when Tom goes above and beyond his job duties (when he’s in the mood), but he is not consistent in this regard. His employer considers him an “okay” employee – solid, reliable, but not outstanding. After three years on the job, Tom decides he needs a raise since he recently got married and has a baby on the way. He has also moved to a more expensive apartment and his monthly expenses have gone up. On a Friday afternoon, he casually says to his boss, “Hey, I’ve been working here for two years now and I’ve been hoping for a raise. I just got married and the wife has really been on my back about bringing home more bacon. Plus we have a baby on the way and we just moved to a more expensive place. I could really use a raise.” His boss raises an eyebrow and tells him he’ll think about it. Tom gets his answer on Monday – it’s a definite no, without much explanation. Tom is angry and disappointed and thinks his boss is an evil demon. Some of you would understandably be sympathetic about Tom’s plight – perhaps some of you have even been in a similar situation. I myself have had to labor for very low wages for an evil demon and I can certainly resonate with Tom’s resentment about not getting rewarded for years of hard work. But for just a few seconds, put yourself in the shoes of Tom’s boss. Imagine that you are personally responsible for making the money that would go into Tom’s raise. Picture every dollar that you could spend on groceries or rent going instead to Tom’s raise. Would you want to give Tom a raise for the reasons he furnishes? Tom has made a few classic mistakes in his quest for a raise: • He assumes that his years on the job automatically qualify him for a raise • He believes that his new apartment, wife’s needs, and baby are good reasons for his boss to give him more money. • He thinks that simply performing his job

duties means that he is a great employee deserving of a raise. Tom is not alone in his assumptions – many people share these beliefs and assume that they deserve a raise simply because they show up to work every day and stay at the same company. People forget that they are paid for their value to the company, and not for their personal needs and desires. It is irrelevant to your boss that you need new shoes, new plumbing, or a new hair-do. However, what does matter is your value to your boss and to your company. The question you should be asking when you want a raise is: “What have I done above and beyond my job duties to deserve an increase in pay?” If your answer is “Er, nothing much,” then you might want to plan and prepare before you ask for a raise. Here are some things to consider doing to maximize your chances of getting the raise you want: • Take a careful look at the pay scale you are hoping to get to. What are the job responsibilities at this level? How can you demonstrate your competence and abilities in these job duties? • Upgrade your portfolio of skills by taking on challenging projects. • Add to your skills by taking continuing education courses, even if these are at your own expense. Let’s not forget about your soft skills either – these are the personal qualities that can seriously affect how you are perceived at work. Take a good hard look at yourself at work. Are you often tardy? Do you waste time gossiping at the water cooler? Do you go above and beyond in your work with others? Are you grumpy or moody at work? Once again, put yourself in your boss’s shoes – would YOU want to reward someone who wastes time, spreads negative energy around, and leaves early? You might be one of the lucky few who get a raise simply by casually asking for one. Most employers, however, are not your fairy godmother. Here’s one last tip – don’t casually ask your boss for a raise. Prepare a portfolio outlining your added value to the company. Include supporting “evidence” to document your worthiness for a raise, such as courses you have taken (hopefully with “A” grades), demanding projects you have successfully completed, and positive evaluations from customers. If you want to be successful at work, then start by being successful and professional in what you currently do. Anne Chan, Ph.D. is a career counselor and licensed psychotherapist in Union City. She specializes in helping people find happiness in their careers, lives, and relationships. She can be reached at 510-744-1781. Her website is www.annechanconsulting.com © Anne Chan, 2011

Fremont Unified School District Board meeting report ARTICLE AND PHOTO BY MIRIAM G. MAZLIACH The following are highlights from the Fremont Unified School District (FUSD) Board meeting held on November 9, 2011. Community Leadership/Superintendent’s Report: Superintendent Dr. James Morris and Board members recognized two Fremont high school students whose leadership helped their teams raise over $35,000 for cancer research during “Relay for Life,” a 24hour fundraising walkathon. The students are Mili Parikh, a junior at Mission San Jose High School and Kevin Cheng, a senior at American High School. Both received special certificates from the Board in honor of their accomplishment. Oral Communications/Public Comment: Helen Boyer, a retired Fremont teacher and current member of the CalRTA (California Retired Teachers Association), spoke about the many retired teachers who contribute countless volunteer hours to the Tri-Cities community. She explained that retired teachers help out at schools by working with students in reading and tutoring them in various subjects, or with after-school projects, as well as volunteering at other organizations to offer their assistance. According to Boyer, only 18 percent of the retired teachers actually track the number of hours they volunteer each year. However, just by looking at that percentage, and based on a $21 per hour designation, their volunteer commitment is valued at $693,000 to the TriCities area. Boyer added, “We continue these efforts because we still love these kids.” Brannin Dorsey, President of the Fremont Unified District Teachers Association (FUDTA) voiced her concern over the outdated technology systems in the district. “Most of our schools were built in the 60’s and have piecemealed their technology to(L to R): Students Mili Parikh and Kevin Cheng are acknowledged by the School Board.

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Fremont Police Log SUBMITTED BY DET. WILLIAM VETERAN, FREMONT PD November 18: BART PD searched for a missing person at risk. At 9:45 a.m., a 92 year old Ying Lai, an Alzheimer patient and her caregiver were at the Fremont Bart station. The caretaker used the restroom and when she returned, Lai has disappeared. Lai also has serious diabetic issues and needs insulin to manage this condition. Fremont PD assisted by checking the areas around the station and sending out a Nixle and Twitter message. Lai was ultimately located. Newark issued a BOL (Be On the Lookout) regarding a vehicle that possibly contained a gun. Detectives Veteran and Swadner located the vehicle in Fremont and eventually stopped it. A 32 year-old male was arrested for gun charges (loaded 357 magnum under the seat), possession of a controlled substance, reckless driving and a battery warrant. Two separate Annoying/molesting cases were reported by 16 year-old female victims, both were bothered by older males after school. One happened near Kennedy High, and the other near Harvey Green Elementary.

Newark Police partner with Nixle SUBMITTED BY CMDR. ROBERT DOUGLAS, NEWARK PD The Newark Police Department is proud to announce a partnership with Nixle, a community information notification service dedicated to helping people stay connected to the information that matters most in the City of Newark. Once you sign up for the information is immediately available over your cell phone by text message, by email, and over the web. The Newark Police Department will publish information that our followers need to know immediately. There are four types of messages that the Newark Police Department plans on sharing with our community; Alerts (many would refer to this as an emergency type alert), Advisories (less urgent need-to-know information), Community Information (day-

Union City Police Log November 16: Officers responded to the 2900 block of Kohoutek Way to investigate a just occurred armed robbery. Arriving officers learned that a UPS delivery man was approached by two suspects and robbed at gunpoint of his personal property and some packages that were slated to be delivered. The suspects then fled on foot. November 17: A silent hold up alarm was triggered at a convenience market on Decoto Road. Upon calling into the store, it was determined that an armed robbery had just occurred. Two black male adult suspects entered the liquor store, one brandishing a long rifle and the other simulating a handgun. The suspects took money from the till as well as other items from inside the store including personal property from the clerk. A person reported seeing an occupant throw a child’s car seat from a Beige Saturn in the in the Engine House Drive/Courthouse Drive area and reported a child was still in it. When officers arrived at the scene, it was determined that the seat was unoccupied. Later in the night officers located the possible suspect vehicle from this incident (unoccupied) in the same area. It was determined to be a stolen vehicle out of Fremont. The car was recovered and towed. During the week officers responded to mutual aid requests for assistance from the Oakland and University of California Berkeley Police Departments for the various “Occupy” protests occurring in their respective jurisdictions. to-day neighborhood to community-level information), Traffic (very localized traffic information). Nixle's Community Information Service helps keep you and your family safe, informed, and connected to your community 24/7. Anyone can view information by going to www.nixle.com without registering. However, we strongly encourage you to register to customize the information you receive and the locations you receive it from, in addition to receiving information by text mes-

sage and/or email you must set up an account. Once registered you can personalize your locations and your preferences, making the service fit your needs. You choose where you want to receive your information, whether by text over your mobile device or e-mail. Please visit the Newark Police Department's Nixle page at http://local.nixle.com/newarkpolicedepartment-ca to register for the service. Help make our community a stronger, safer, and better place to live.

Certificate of Valor awarded to Milpitas officer

SUBMITTED BY ACTING COMMANDER SANDY HOLLIDAY, MILPITAS PD

On November 16, 2011, CA State Attorney General Kamala Harris presented Milpitas Police Lieutenant Daryl Sequeira with the Certificate of Valor Award for his role in the capture of a suicidal home invasion suspect in February. The suspect in this case used a ruse to gain entry into a woman’s residence, held her at knife-point, bound and gagged her, then proceeded to rob her for over an hour. When the suspect left the residence momentarily, the victim was able to loosen the restraints and contact a family member describing what was occurring. Her pleas for help were then relayed to the Milpitas Police Department.

(l to r) Milpitas Police Chief Dennis Graham, California Attorney General Kamala Harris and recipient of Certificate of Valor award, Lt. Daryl Sequeira, Milpitas PD

Lieutenant Sequeira, then a sergeant, along with several officers responded to the scene and soon spotted the suspect in the area. The suspect fled from officers, discarding several items. Officers chased the suspect to a park beginning a tense standoff. The suspect held a knife to his throat and threatened to harm himself. After unsuccessful negotiations, Sergeant Sequeira physically struggled with the suspect and eventually disarmed him. The suspect suffered a self-inflicted knife wound during the standoff. He was treated at a local hospital and booked into jail. While all of the officers involved in this event are worthy of praise, Sergeant Sequeira went beyond the call of duty and risked his life after having had sufficient time to evaluate the risk. Sergeant Sequeira’s actions that day prevented the suspect from causing further harm and suffering to the victim, and ensured the suspect was taken into custody to be held accountable for his terrible crimes. The Certificate of Valor Award was presented to Lieutenant Sequeira during a regional ceremony at the Alameda County Sheriff’s Department in Dublin.

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“The number of people with diabetes has been rising over the last few decades,” said Dr. Archana Bindra, a local endocrinologist who is a member of the Washington Hospital medical staff. “People with diabetes need to learn how to keep the disease under control to prevent complications.” She will present “Diabetes Update” on Thursday, December 1. The presentation is part of Washington Hospital’s free monthly Diabetes Matters education series held the first Thursday of every month at the Conrad E. Anderson, M.D. Auditorium, located at 2500 Mowry Avenue (Washington West) in Fremont. You can register online at www.whhs.com, or call (510) 745-6556 for more information. Bindra will provide an overview of diabetes, including the physiology of the disease, health complications associated with diabetes, and tips for better managing it. She will also answer questions. To understand diabetes, you need to first know how the body processes food, Bindra said. Most of the food you eat is turned into glucose that the body uses for energy. The pancreas produces a hormone called insulin that helps this process, she explained. But people with diabetes don’t produce enough insulin or their bodies don’t use it properly, which allows too much glucose to build up in the blood. People with type 1 diabetes don’t produce enough insulin. Type 1 accounts for about 5 percent of all diabetes cases, according to the CDC. The vast majority of people with diabetes have type 2, which is mainly caused by obesity, according to Bindra. “The fat cells in the body prevent the uptake of insulin,” she explained. High levels of glucose in the blood can damage nerves and blood vessels over time, which is why it can cause heart disease and stroke, the leading causes of death among

people with diabetes, according to Bindra. Uncontrolled diabetes can eventually lead to other health problems as well, such as vision loss, kidney failure, and amputations. Preventing Complications “The best way to keep diabetes under control and prevent complications is to test glucose levels regularly, take medications properly, eat right, and exercise,” Bindra said. “You also need to work closely with your health care team.” Testing blood glucose levels several times throughout the day is important for monitoring how well your body is reacting to the food you eat and medicines you take. There are a number of meters on the market that make it fairly easy, according to Bindra. She will also discuss the importance of the A1C test for keeping diabetes under control, which shows your average blood glucose level over the last three months. The A1C test shows how your body is doing over time, which allows you to see how your diabetes treatment plan is working to control the disease. Diet and exercise are critical lifestyle choices that have a significant impact on diabetes, according to Bindra. People with diabetes need to limit their intake of carbohydrates and control portion sizes. She said a diet that is high in fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and lean proteins will not only help to keep diabetes under control, but also weight. “People with diabetes need to maintain a healthy weight,” she said. “With an increased risk for heart disease, those with diabetes also need to eat a heart healthy diet to keep blood pressure and cholesterol levels under control. Exercise is also critical. If you have diabetes, you need to get moving.” Keeping diabetes under control is a big job, which is why Bindra recommends working closely with your health care team. Physicians, diabetes educators, and other health care providers can help prevent complications. “It’s important to get your cholesterol and blood pressure checked regularly as well as your eyes and feet,” she said. “Don’t be afraid to ask questions when you get a checkup. There are so many things to think about when you have diabetes, and your health care team can help.” To learn more about Diabetes Matters and other diabetes programs at Washington Hospital, visit www.whhs.com/diabetes.

Commercial vehicle safety inspections SUBMITTED BY LT. STEVEN PETRAKOVITZ, MILPITAS PD During the morning hours of Tuesday, November 15, 2011, several officers from the Milpitas Police Department and the California Highway Patrol conducted a commercial vehicle safety inspection on Montague Expressway near Piper Drive. In just over two hours, the officers stopped and inspected over 40 commercial vehicles. Officers wrote 21 citations for violations ranging from missing paperwork to improperly operating brakes. Three of those vehicles were ordered out of service for serious safety violations. One vehicle could not be fixed at the scene and had to be towed away. The Milpitas Police Department and California Highway

Officer Corey Lee inspecting lighting of a truck

Patrol are committed to keeping the roadways safe for all who travel on them. These types of inspections are part of a continuing effort by the Milpitas Police department to keep the roadways safe for all.

Officer Dennis Kraft explains why the inspected vehicle is not in compliance with the law

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History

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ne of the many changes that the automobile brought to American culture was in the area of entertainment. Not only did cars transport people to entertainment venues, entrepreneurs soon found that with the coming of large cars in the '50s, families enjoyed eating and watching movies together in those cars. At the popular drive-in restaurant, when cars pulled up to the building, car-hops on roller skates responded. They handed out menus, placed snap-on trays at the open car window, and quickly returned with juicy cheeseburgers and luscious milkshakes. While a number of these restaurants flourished near-by, the drive-in theater had greater impact in Washington Township. The township boasted of three all much more sophisticated than the first which was opened in

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for everyone. Young parents could put their pajama-clad children in the car along with favorite snacks. If the children got sleepy, everyone could continue to enjoy the movie in his own way. For older children who preferred playing to watching the movie, there were playgrounds with a variety of equipment. Some had petting zoos or pony

Drive-In entrance, Union City

Camden, New Jersey by Richard Hollingshead. He experimented by mounting a 1928 Kodak projector on the hood of his car, securing a screen to trees in his backyard and placing a radio behind the screen for sound. Hollingshead received a patent in 1933 and promptly opened his theater with a 40x50 foot screen and slots for 400 cars. The charge was 25 cents per car and 25 cents per person. He advertised, "Everyone is welcome, regardless of how noisy the children are." The first movie shown was "Wives Beware" starring Adolphe Menjou. Drive-ins caught on and soon spread to other states. The first in California was the Pico opened in Los Angeles in 1934 followed by the San Val in Burbank in 1938. The drive-in theater came to Washington Township thanks to Enea Brothers Enterprises who owned a chain of outdoor theaters. Their Fremont Auto Movie opened in 1959 on north Fremont Boulevard. It had one screen and room for 770 cars. Their second theater, Nimitz Auto Movie, opened soon after on south Fremont Boulevard near the drag strip and sky sailing airport. It had two screens and parking for 440 cars. The last to open, and the largest - boasting six screens - was Union City 6 Drive-in. Located on AlvaradoNiles Road, it opened in 1966. Drive-ins offered something

rides. The snack bar was a favorite destination. Goodies available ranged from the usual popcorn and candy to ice cream and pizza. As the children became teen-agers, they went to the drive-in with friends. It was a first-date choice for many, and there have been reports of marriage proposals. The atmosphere was very social. At intermission patrons searched out friends and visited in the outdoor setting. Shows started after sunset usually between 7 and 9 P.M. depending on the time of year. Summertime meant getting home fairly late at night. People went early to get a good space not too close or too far from the screen. It was not uncommon to hear car horns blown by impatient patrons, anxious for the movie to start. There were some drawbacks. Rain could present a problem, but it was accepted, windshield wipers turned on and the fun continued. The quality of some speakers was poor, sometimes because drivers forgot to return them to their bases and drove off with them still attached to the car! Too, the temptation to sneak in sometimes overtook teen-agers who hid in car trunks, only to be discovered when drivers were asked to open their trunks as they drove through the entrance. By 1958, the number of driveins in the United States stood at over 5,000. Then a number of factors led to a slow decline. Tele-

vision offerings greatly improved and the VCR was introduced. Revenue had always been limited because they operated only after dark, and daylight savings further reduced that time. In Washington Township as well as in other areas, property values greatly increased, as did operating expenses. Many owners were able to finance their retirements by selling to developers. John Enea was quoted in 1971 stating that land adjoining his Nimitz Auto Movie would become a commercial area within two or three years. In time, commercial development came that finally culminated in the huge Pacific Commons which now occupies the property. When Fremont Auto Movie closed, the area became home to the Charter Square Shopping Center, a Motel 6 and some housing. The last to close was Union City in 1998. It was owned by Syufy Enterprises, the parent company of Century Theaters. When the surrounding area became Union Landing Shopping Center, Syufy Enterprises opened the Century Theater where the drive-in had stood. A landmark for 32 years, the drivein went out in style. Shortly before demolition, it held a farewell gala called "The Last Picture Show." It mimicked the heyday of drive-in movies with '50s cars, music, and movies. In the '90s, the number of drive-ins dropped to a low of about 750 nationwide. In the past few years, however, baby boomers' nostalgia for the icon of their youth, have created a resurgence of the drive-in. While none have been added on the West Coast, there is interest in Texas, the Midwest and South. For those baby boomers who want to re-live some of their old memories, the closest to us is the Capitol Drive-in in San Jose which can accommodate 600 cars at its six screens.

PHILIP HOLMES PEEK INTO THE PAST www.museumoflocalhistory.org Photos courtesy of The Museum of Local History Right: Fremont’s 2 screens Drive-ins, Left: Sky sailing airport and drag strip

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ESL teacher receives Wonderopolis grant SUBMITTED BY SHERIE TILLMAN Editor’s note: Fremont Adult School ESL teacher Sherie Tillman says, “It’s a joy and so rewarding to work with my students.” The following is her personal response to receiving a grant from Wonderopolis.

am a teacher with the Fremont Adult School. Specifically, for the past nine years, I have been teaching CBET Family Literacy classes. These classes are geared to

where parents can check out books and games to take home and play with their children. In August, I submitted an application for the Wonderopolis “Family Literacy Grant” and was notified that I would receive a $500 award, provided by Better World Books. Wonderopolis (wonderopolis.org) is a fun learning website where parents and children can learn something new together every day. It’s an easy way to get a dinner conversation started or a topic of discussion for the car. I intend to use the money to first get

(L to R): Adult School student Agueda Linares and her teacher Sherie Tillman with Linares’ son Jean Pierre.

provide English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction to parents or other family members who, in turn, pledge to tutor their children in English. The classes are different than other ESL classes in that they are held at the children’s school and are geared to helping parents get involved with their children’s education. We also have a library in our class

computers into homes of families who don’t have them. Next, I would like to supplement the information from Wonderopolis with books for our library and give incentives to parents to use the site with their families. Wonderopolis is sponsored by the National Family Literacy Center and funded by Verizon.

Local resident serves on Charity Week Organizing Committee SUBMITTED BY BILL HARTLEY Cecilia Hu of Hayward, Calif. served as the silent auction chair on the organizing committee of Charity Week, a week long annual tradition at the University of Dallas that has benefited a variety of national, regional and local charities. This year's event raised nearly $20,000 for two Dallas organizations: White Rose Women's Center and Catholic Charities of Dallas Elderly and Family Services. The White Rose Women's Center, a Dallas-based non-profit organization, assists women experiencing unplanned pregnancies, and Catholic Charities of Dallas Elderly and Family Services provides nutrition, social services and recreational activities to Dallas residents over 60 years old. The University of Dallas has its main campus in Irving, Texas, an international campus near Rome, Italy, and a learning center in Frisco, Texas. For more information, visit www.udallas.edu.

A true story My son was at a business meeting in Sharon heights (near Redwood City) when he suddenly discovered that his wallet was missing. When he returned to his home in Palo Alto, what did he find in his mailbox – his wallet plus a handwritten note! “Found September X, 2011 Starbucks, Sharon Heights Shopping Center Empty of cash, alas; but I had some good fortune lately and this seemed a good opportunity to share it.” Not only had this person parted with a significant amount of cash, but he had also taken the time to drive the wallet from Sharon heights to Midtown Palo alto. That’s not a short distance in the least, and anyone familiar with the area knows that during the day, its guaranteed to involve quite a bit of traffic! Wow! Talk about kind-hearted and generous! The benefactor couldn’t have known, but it was just a coincidence that there wasn’t any cash in the wallet. One of my son’s plans for later that day was to get money at his credit union. The family decided that since they weren’t in need, the $200 should go to a local charity or two, so $100 was donated to “Save The Bay” and $100 to “Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital.” My son was proud of his children’s understanding.

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No pillows in coach, but it's sundae time up front BY SCOTT MAYEROWITZ AP AIRLINES WRITER NEW YORK (AP), Flying has never been so good - for those able to splurge. While most Thanksgiving travelers will fight for overhead bins and go hours without a snack or room to stretch their legs, life in first class is stress free. It's always been a special place on the other side of the curtain. Now, it's getting even cushier. U.S. airlines, profitable again after a disastrous decade, are spending almost $2 billion to upgrade amenities for their highestpaying customers. On the most profitable international routes, high fliers are being treated with preflight champagne, flat-screen TVs and seats that turn into beds. Flight attendants greet them by name, hang up jackets and serve meals on china. The lavish treatment is meant to keep people like Tim Carlson happy. Carlson, the chief financial officer of a semiconductor materials company, has taken 189 flights in the past two years, traveling 353,176 miles on United and its partners. After the pilots, Carlson might just be the most important person on the plane. United will do anything to make sure another airline doesn't steal his business. Agents call him about delays and reroute him so he doesn't miss meetings. “I go to the top of the list for the next flight,” Carlson says. On a recent trip from Newark, N.J., to Brussels, he was met at the curb with a boarding pass and escorted to the front of the security line. Four minutes after being dropped off, he was past the checkpoint. Most of the 3.4 million Americans expected to fly this holiday week won't get anything close to that treatment. They've paid a little under $400 for their round-trip tickets. And it's a cutthroat business. To save $5, passengers are likely to choose another airline. So, it's no surprise that the most loyal customers, and those continued on page 32

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Residents to sound off on Calif bullet train plan BY BROOKE DONALD ASSOCIATED PRESS PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP), Nov 15 - Supporters and opponents of an ambitious, multibillion dollar plan to build a high-speed rail line in California got their first chance Tuesday to bring their opinions to lawmakers who held a public hearing that at times got testy as environmental, economic and industrial concerns collided. The bullet train under consideration would link San Francisco and Anaheim, and include the Central Valley. A new draft plan that lawmakers will vote on next year was released Nov. 1. Assemblyman Rich Gordon, who heads the subcommittee that oversees transportation agencies, led the hearing at Palo Alto City Hall. Three panels kicked off the four-hour hearing. Presenters included top officials from the California High-Speed Rail Authority, representatives of citizen groups, a member of the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office and officials from business and labor groups. Residents and others advocates stepped to the microphone later. Gordon, D-Menlo Park, said the goal was to express concerns or support and learn how the plan was drafted. Opponents called the project a boondoggle, too expensive and a jobs killer, and questioned ridership and revenue projections. They also said it wasn't the project originally approved by voters several years ago and urged lawmakers to allow residents to weigh in again at the ballot box. Opponents also said the dependence on federal dollars to help build the rail is a flawed strategy with upcoming elections that could change the political landscape in Washington. Assemblyman David Valadao, R-Hanford, questioned the rail authority on this point, drawing cheers from the audience. “This is a very risky plan,” Elizabeth Alexis of Californians Advocating Responsible Rail Design added later. “I urge you, I urge you figure out a way to get another year on this because right now it's not something that works.” Some speakers' remarks drew various laughs, applause, signs of disapproval and finger-waving before Gordon urged respect for differing opinions. An audience member twice shouted “boo,” but the hearing went on without major interruption. The packed house and enthusiasm from the crowd showed the concern many people share about the project, estimated now to have a cost of $98.5 billion in inflation-adjusted funding over a 20-year construction period. While acknowledging the giant price tag, supporters, however, urged lawmakers to press ahead. They argued the cost of maintaining and improving other infrastructure is more than the rail project, which opponents dispute, and said it will put hundreds of thousands of people to work, especially in the hard hit construction industry. “We are about to embark on the largest public works project in the U.S.,” said Cesar Diaz, legislative director of State Building and Construction Trades. “It couldn't have come at a better time.” Cement masons, electricians, laborers and others would be put back to work, he argued. A rail line would create demand for new restaurants, stores and other businesses at stations. “The naysayers today are wrong,” he said to snickers from the audience. “Most of all we need jobs.” Several residents took their turn at the microphone but public comment was mostly dominated by activists. Leonardo Hochberg, a web engineer from Palo Alto, stood in support of the project and warned lawmakers if they did not act they were voting against the future. “If you do not lead today, we will have the same transportation problems and worse in 20 or 30 years,” he said. “And that's going to affect me and my son.” Still others, however, said a rail project with routes near their Central Valley farms would harm their businesses and their livelihoods. The public has 60 days to comment on the project. Lawmakers will not vote on whether to approve selling high-speed rail bonds until after they return in January.

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Deep spending cuts pose a new threat to US economy BY CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AND DANIEL WAGNER AP BUSINESS WRITERS WASHINGTON (AP), Nov 18 - Just as the U.S. economy is making progress despite Europe's turmoil, here come two new threats. A congressional panel is supposed to agree by next Thursday on a deficit-reduction package of at least $1.2 trillion. If it fails, federal spending would automatically be cut by that amount starting in 2013. Congress may also let emergency unemployment aid and a Social Security tax cut expire at year's end. Either outcome could slow growth and spook markets. Analysts are concerned, but most aren't panicking.

Many say the U.S. economy and markets will likely muddle through. It's possible that the supercommittee will reach a partial deal that might limit the impact of the automatic cuts in 2013. Congress could also pass legislation next year to ease the scope or timing of the spending cuts. And investors expect so little from the congressional panel that they're unlikely to overreact whatever it does. “There's no doomsday scenario in reducing government spending,'' said David Kelly of JP Morgan Funds. The 12-member bipartisan panel, or supercommittee, was created in August to defuse a political standoff over raising the federal borrowing limit. If it can't agree on a deficit-reduction plan, automatic spending cuts would hit programs prized by both par-

ties: social services such as Medicare for Democrats, defense for Republicans. The panel appears to be deadlocked. Many economists hoped that an extension of the Social Security tax cuts and unemployment benefits would be part of a supercommittee deal. Congress could extend those benefits separately. But it would be under pressure to offset the cost to avoid raising the deficit. The Social Security tax cut gave most Americans an extra $1,000 to $2,000 this year. Unemployment benefits provide about $300 a week. Most of that money quickly and directly boosts consumer spending, which drives the economy. By contrast, an expiration of those benefits could cut growth by about three-quarters of a percentage point, economists say.

Chu: Solyndra loan based on merits, not politics BY MATTHEW DALY ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP), Nov 17 - An unapologetic Energy Secretary Steven Chu defended a half-billion-dollar federal loan to a solar-panel manufacturer that went belly up, even as he told a House committee Thursday he was unaware of dozens of key details that led to the debacle over Solyndra Inc. Under hours of hostile questioning from Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Chu declined several opportunities to say he was sorry, but

acknowledged that in hindsight the deal was “extremely unfortunate” and “regrettable.” “Certainly knowing what I know now, we'd say ‘no,’” Chu said during a daylong hearing before the energy panel's subcommittee on investigations. “But you don't make decisions fast-forwarding two years in the future and then go back. I wish I could do that.” Rep. Cliff Stearns, R-Fla., chairman of the subcommittee, said after the hearing that Chu should be fired. “I just think he has failed the test. The fact that he's unaware of so many things makes me think that he's not the best per-

Throw in other cuts, like those passed in the August debt deal, and all told, federal budget policies could subtract 1.7 percentage points from growth in 2012, according to JPMorgan Chase and Moody's Analytics. Given the tepid economy, such a hit could be damaging. “It would be very difficult for an economy that's doing well to digest, let alone one that's barely growing at potential,” said Ryan Sweet, an economist at Moody's. “That could unwind a lot of the improvement we've seen so far.” The economy grew at an annual rate of 2.5 percent in the July-September quarter. Some analysts fear it could fall below 2 percent next year, especially if the emergency unemployment benefits and Social Security tax cuts aren't renewed. The U.S. economy faces other threats, too - from persistently

son for the position,” Stearns said. Chu insisted that politics played no role in his department's decision to loan Solyndra Inc., $528 million before it went bankrupt and laid off 1,100 workers. Testifying under oath on a widening controversy, Chu took responsibility for the disastrous 2009 loan, but said he was unaware of many details about the loan or financial problems that Solyndra faced including predictions by Energy Department staff two years ago that the company was likely to face severe cash-flow problems. Chu repeatedly said he didn't know until recently of problems with Solyndra or suggestions of political interference on the company's behalf by the White House or Energy Department officials. “I am aware of it now,” he said at least five times. Chu refused to apologize for the loan debacle, calling it “extremely unfortunate” but based on factors beyond his control. He blamed the company's demise on “totally unexpected” market changes - including an influx of cheap imports from China and the collapse of the European market for solar panels - that led to a steep decline in the price of Solyndra's product.

high unemployment to Europe's spreading debt crisis, which could hasten a recession. If the automatic spending cuts take effect, the defense budget could be cut by nearly $500 billion over nine years. Some contractors are nervous. Wes Bush, CEO of Northrop Grumman, has told analysts that the company is bracing for spending cuts. “It's certainly going to be a more challenging environment” next year, he said. Another wild card: Some investors fear that the supercommittee's failure would spark fresh downgrades of U.S. debt. Standard & Poor's downgraded the government's long-term debt in August. That contributed to a stock market plunge. It's possible that a deadlocked supercommitcontinued on page 32

Solyndra, of Fremont, Calif., was the first renewable-energy company to receive a loan guarantee under the 2009 stimulus law, and the Obama administration frequently touted it as a model for its clean energy program. Chu attended a 2009 groundbreaking when the loan was announced, and President Barack Obama visited the company's headquarters last year. Since then, the company's implosion and revelations that the administration hurried a review of the loan in time for the groundbreaking has become an embarrassment for Chu and Obama and a rallying cry for GOP critics of the administration's green energy program. Contradicting assertions by several committee Republicans, Chu said no one from the White House ever contacted him to make a political decision on the loan. “I want to be clear: Over the course of Solyndra's loan guarantee, I did not make any decision based on political considerations,” he said. Still, Chu acknowledged mistakes and said that if he had the chance to do it continued on page

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Tri-City Stargazer NOVEMBER 23 – NOVEMBER 29, 2011 BY VIVIAN CAROL For All Signs: During this Thanksgiving weekend we likely will encounter multiple shifts in previously made plans. Mercury will be turning retrograde precisely on the holiday, causing last minute changes. Delays and revisions of your schedule are likely with lots of "hurry up and wait" situations. If you are the host/hostess of several, then you might want to consider a buffet style service this year. There may be more or fewer than the number you expect. People may be delayed by traffic or weather. The solution for most of the issues encountered will be time and maintaining a sense of humor. Conversations may drift toward old memories. This Mercury retrograde continues in effect through the end of this year. See below for the particular ways it will affect you. Read both Sun and Rising signs for a fuller picture. Aries (March 21-April 20): Mercury is changing directions in the territory which deals with education, publishing, travel, public speaking, the law, and philosophy. Therefore, any of these activities will be subject to shifts, changes, or sudden deceleration. Whatever activities you have in these areas need to be reviewed. Taurus (April 21-May 20): Old issues concerning the sharing of resources may be up for review again. "Shared resources" include partnership money, insurance benefits, investments, or anything of value between you and another. The non-material type of shared resources is the energy shared intimately. Any of these resources are up for review. Gemini (May 21-June 20): Because Mercury is retrograding in your 7th house, changes will be coming to you through others. A partner may change his/her mind about a previously made decision. Those of you engaged in any kind of contract or promise may feel the need to back off and rethink the situation. Those who are recently separated may want to try the relationship again. Cancer (June 21-July 21): This Mercury retrograde experience oc-

curs in the territory of health, coworkers, tenants, employees, and pets. You may find that your diet and exercise program is on hold or treading water. It is a particularly good time to organize and sort closets, records, and files. Coworkers, tenants, and employees may be wishy-washy. Leo the Lion (July 22-Aug 22): Mercury will be retrograding in your territory of children, creative life, and romance. You may feel the need to reconsider relationship decisions. It is also possible that you will want to reconnect to former lovers, even if only to check in and say hello—or one of them may contact you. Virgo the Virgin (August 23-September 22): The area of focus is related to property, family, and issues of security. You are likely reworking things in one of these territories. Family members may be erratic or hard to pin down, making it difficult to conclude open agendas. You may not know who is coming for dinner. Have patience with yourself and everyone else. Libra (September 23-October 22): The Mercury retrograde focus is specifically on communications, neighbors, siblings, and others who are in your daily envi-

ronment. Concentrate as much as possible on clear communications. Double check what you think you heard. You may need to consider the needs of your vehicle now. Give it a checkup. Scorpio (October 23-November 21): The probability is high that you will discover some financial error made in the past that must be rectified fairly soon. It may be as simple as finding a bill that was forgotten and left unpaid. Now is the time to correct previous misunderstandings with a loved one. Be clear about what you say; you don’t want to create new problems. Sagittarius (November 22-December 21): This is a month filled with changes in direction. You may no sooner decide on one thing than switch to another. Be aware that you are trying on answers, just as one tries on clothes. Under these cosmic circumstances, it is perfectly normal to argue with yourself. Capricorn (December 22-January 19): Memories from your life history may surface for examination. Old friends or acquaintances who return for a short time could be the trigger for this life review. You may possibly have a greater than normal need to reflect, write,

and otherwise give attention to your inner self. For that reason, plans may not work out so well in your outer life.

to research the best possible choices, but don't take action yet.

Aquarius (January 20-February 18): You are likely to find yourself thinking a lot about old friends and may want to get in touch with one or two of them. This is a time for nostalgia and reminiscence. Others are thinking about you, too, but you are a sign with more initiative than many, so pick up the telephone. Pisces (February 19-March 20): You may be thinking twice about an action that sounded good in the beginning. Mercury has altered directions in your house of career and life direction. This is really more of a tweaked change than a larger life change. Now is the time

Are you interested in a personal horoscope? Vivian Carol may be reached at (704) 366-3777 for private psychotherapy or astrology appointments (fee required).

www.horoscopesbyvivian.com

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Ohlone Humane Society

BY NANCY LYON

t was a victorious year for California’s animals and the environment thanks to State Legislators and Governor Jerry Brown who signed landmark legislation into law. Critical bills had animal and environmental advocates on pins and needles as they sat on the Governor’s desk awaiting his hoped for approval with the clock ticking down to deadline. The much debated Assembly Bill (AB) 376 by Assemblymembers Paul Fong and Jared Huffman that would prohibit the cruel practice of cutting off shark fins and throwing their mutilated bodies back into the sea was signed by the Governor at what seemed the last minute. With upwards of 73 million sharks worldwide killed yearly for shark fin soup, the future balance of the oceans eco-systems was at stake. When signing, Governor Brown stated “The practice of cutting the fins off of living sharks and dumping them back in the ocean is not only cruel, but it harms the health of our oceans”… “Researchers estimate that some shark populations have declined by more than 90 percent, portending grave threats to our environment and commercial fishing. In the interest of future generations, I have signed this bill.” An unfortunate last minute addition to the Shark Finning Bill, AB 853 was slipped in on the very last day possible with no notice to any of the AB 376 supporters, and with no hearing or testimony. It allows the sale of stockpiled shark fins until July 2013 if they were processed before January 2012. Predictably, this will increase the immediate taking of as many shark fins as possible for the remainder of the year. On a bright note, also signed into law were two bills that increased the penalties to individuals involved in the cruel blood sport of fighting animals for profit and

amusement – Senate Bill (SB) 425 by Senator Ron Calderon established minimum fines for dog/cock fighting and allowed for property forfeitures for cock fighting as is currently provided for dog fighting. Senator Calderon further upped the ante by authoring SB 426 that allows eviction of tenants whose property is used for dog or cock fighting. Many people have voiced concern over the mandated immunization for rabies and its potential impact on the wellbeing and even survival of their older or health challenged canine companions. AB 258 by Assemblyman Curt Hangman will now allow exemption of the rabies shot requirement for dogs whose life could be endangered due to disease or other considerations that a veterinarian can verify if the dog received the vaccine, and determined by a licensed veterinarian on an annual basis. Other pro-animal legislation signed by Governor Brown includes tax check-offs on state personal income tax forms for companion animals and wildlife: AB 564 by Assemblymembers Cameron Smyth and Cathleen Galiani re-authorizes a voluntary contribution fund to the State tax check-off for spay/neuter to be distributed as grants to a Municipal Shelter Spay/Neuter Fund which would be created by this bill and for the administration of

such a fund. The previous fund distributed in excess of $400,000 in grants. In an important move to continue the protection of Sea Otters, AB 971 by Assemblyman Bill Monning, will extend the Sea Otter tax check-off for five more years to protect sea otters. The Rare and Endangered Species Program was granted an extension by SB164 by Senator Joe Simitian. The law will extend the tax check-off to 2018. Going down to defeat and hopefully dead was AB 606 by Assemblyman Mike Gatto. The primary responsibility of the Wildlife Conservation Committee is to select, authorize and allocate funds for the purchase of land and waters suitable for recreation purposes and the preservation, protection and restoration of wildlife habitat. AB 606 was officially designated as hunting legislation, and while mentioning activities such as hiking and bird watching on Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) lands, it was clearly aimed at permitting the California Fish and Game Department to allow hunting and other “wildlife dependent activities” on land under the safe-keeping of the WCB. 2011 saw many pro and antianimal bills on the floor of the Legislature, with some winning and others beaten or pulled for lack of support. Our appreciation to the California State Legislators and Governor Brown who made great steps forward this year defending animals and the planet, while often in the face of considerable opposition. Our gratitude for the continuing support of Virginia Handley who compiles the PawPac California Legislative Action Alert.

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.

New Haven Schools Board meeting SUBMITTED BY RICK LA PLANTE The Board of Education, on November 15, approved a format for interviewing candidates for a provisional appointment to the Board, to fill the vacancy that will be created when Board member Kevin Harper’s resignation becomes effective at the end of the calendar year. Mr. Harper announced his resignation last month because he and his wife are moving out of the District. Following the application deadline this Thursday, applicants will be screened for eligibility, and then eligible applicants will be invited to interview in front of the full Board on November 29. All five Board members will rate each interviewing candidate on answers to both the questions on the application and to questions posed by Board members during the interview. The Board will be given tabulated results and deliberate their choice, then formally vote on the appointment. The successful candidate will be formally seated in January and will serve the remainder of Mr. Harper’s term, until after the November 2012 election, when the seat will be one of three on the ballot. Also, the Board: Approved the first reading of a policy formally prohibiting the bullying and/or cyberbullying of any student or employee. Endorsed a proposal to amend the state constitution to allow passage of local parcel tax measures with a 55 percent (rather than a two-thirds) majority. Recognized several individuals, businesses and organizations that have assisted District students since the start of the school year, including the Union Landing Wal-mart for its “Stuff the Bus” campaign to collect school supplies; Office Max and Texas Roadhouse, who also sponsored school supply drives; American Licorice and the New Haven Teachers Association, who donated backpacks for every student at Emanuele, Searles and Hillview Crest elementary schools; and the Telugu Association of North America, which donated 400 backpacks to Cesar Chavez Middle School. The Board also recognized local real estate agents Sunil Sethi and Steven Fong, who for the sixth successive year solicited partners to purchase dictionaries for every third-grade student in the District. In addition, they donated thesauruses for the second year in a row and are sponsoring an essay contest.

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Entertainment will include performances from the Dancing Christmas Trees and a number of Hayward school choirs and bands. In addition to the traditional tree in the City Hall Rotunda, visitors to the downtown area will enjoy looking at the twinkling lights on more than 30 light poles and railings on B Street, from Mission Boulevard to City Hall, all strung by volunteers from the Hayward Rotary Club and Pacheco Brothers Landscaping. Pet Parade Supports Animal Shelter On Dec. 3, B Street will be the scene of the Santa Paws Pet Parade, featuring dogs, cats, and other pets dressed for the holidays and marching from Municipal Parking Lot

Aquatic Center receives award SUBMITTED BY PETER BEIREIS

quatics International annually recognizes Aquatic facilities from around the world that exemplifies excellence. Aquatic facilities are judged by industry experts based on factors such as overall facility and amenities, program offerings, marketing, as well as impact and benefit to the community. The Silliman Center won in the category of Best Family Aquatic Center for Class I; more than 100,000 guest annual attendance. This year’s winners are featured in the Nov/Dec issue of the magazine as well as online at http://aquaticsintl.com/bestofaquatics/2011 To learn about our Premiere Indoor Water Park, call at (510) 578-4620 or visit us at 6800 Mowry Ave., Newark. Additional information is also available at www.newark.org.

No. 2 near Foothill Boulevard and B Street to Library Park. The marchers will begin assembling at 9 a.m. and the parade starts at 10 a.m. At Library Park, awards will be handed out for the best holiday-dressed pet, owner and pet look-alike, group entry, cutest pet and best float. The park will also be the

scene for pictures of Santa and your pet, vendors, entertainment, and pets available for adoption. The pet parade is co-sponsored by the Hayward Animal Shelter, the Downtown Business Improvement Area, the city of Hayward, and the Hayward Chamber of Commerce. Before Dec. 3, the parade entry fee is $10 per pet, or $15 for two or more. Registration on the day of the parade is $12 per pet or $17 for two or more. The entry fee will go to support the Hayward Animal Shelter. To enter a pet in the parade, go online to www.hayward-ca.gov/santapawsparade. Businesses interested in joining the sponsors for this event should contact Gloria Ortega at 583-4262.

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ation would like to give special thanks to Ahern Rentals for their help preparing the big tree for this event. Mix other Niles entertainments into your evening, such as shopping in the unique stores, enjoying a concert at the Mudpuddle Shop, or a classic holiday film at the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum. The Mudpuddle concert will be held around 7:30 p.m. and the cost is $20. Bring your beverage of choice and don’t forget to dress for chilly weather. Your ticket gets you choice seats for the parade and a reserved seat

for the indoor one-hour folk concert. Reservations are strongly recommended; there are only 25 seats. Call (510) 794-9935 to guarantee your place. Barbara Stanwyck stars in the holiday comedy “Christmas in Connecticut” at 8 p.m. in the Edison Theatre. $10 admission includes popcorn and a drink. The Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum is at 37417 Niles Boulevard. Start your seasonal celebrating in Niles with the Festival of Lights Parade and Tree Lighting, a great commu-

nity tradition with plenty of small town charm guaranteed to usher in the Christmas spirit! Festival of Lights Parade and Tree Lighting Friday, Nov 25 6:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. Niles Boulevard, Fremont (510) 792-8023 www.nilesmerchants.com

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Lost JFK assassination tapes on sale The first lady arranges a black lace mantilla on her head as she and President John F. Kennedy leave the Middleburg Community Center in Virginia after attending Roman Catholic services on May 27, 1962. (AP Photo/Bill Allen)

Editors Note: Today marks the anniversary of one of the darkest days of US history, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, November 22, 1963. Controversy has continued to swirl around the circumstances and persons involved in this event.

BY JOANN LOVIGLIO ASSOCIATED PRESS PHILADELPHIA (AP), Nov 15 - A long-lost version of the Air Force One recordings made in the immediate aftermath of President John F. Kennedy's assassination, with more than 30 minutes of additional material not in the official version in the government's archives, has been found and is for sale. There are incidents and code names described on the newly discovered two-plus hour recording, which predates the shorter and newer recording currently housed in the National Archives outside Washington and the Lyndon B. Johnson Library in Texas. The shorter recording was thought to be the only surviving version of the tape. The asking price is $500,000 for the reel-to-reel tape, which is inside its original box with a typewritten label showing it was made by the White House Communications Agency for Army Gen. Chester “Ted” Clifton Jr. It is titled “Radio Traffic involving AF-1 in flight from Dallas, Texas to Andrews AFB on November 22, 1963.” “As Americans have looked to the history of the Kennedy assassination in search of answers, somewhere in an attic there existed a tape made years before the only known surviving version, of the conversations on Air Force One on that fateful day,” said Nathan Raab, vice president of The Raab Collection, a Philadelphia historic documents dealer that put the tape up for sale Tuesday. The recording is the highlight of the personal effects from the estate of Clifton, who was Kennedy's senior military aide and was in the Dallas motorcade when the president was assassinated. Clifton, who died in 1991, had kept a collection of audio tapes, documents, photographs and video stemming from his years in the Kennedy and John-

son administrations. The Raab Collection, which is selling the tape and the rest of the archive, acquired the items at a public sale from Clifton's heirs after the death of Clifton's wife in 2009. “At a time when there really wasn't what we consider today a chief of staff, Clifton carried on many of those functions,” Raab said. “He retires in 1965, this goes with him.” The recording consists of in-flight radio calls between the aircraft, the White House Situation Room, Andrews Air Force Base and a plane that was carrying Kennedy press secretary Pierre Salinger and six Cabinet members from Hawaii to Tokyo when the president was assassinated. The Clifton tapes include additional debate about whether Kennedy's body would be brought to Bethesda Naval Hospital or Walter Reed Hospital for autopsy and if first lady Jackie Kennedy would accompany the fallen president, as well as expanded discussions about arranging for ambulances and limousines to meet the plane. No references to Kennedy nemesis Air Force Gen. Curtis LeMay occur in the shorter version, but the Clifton tape contains an urgent attempt by an aide to contact him. The aide, seeking to interrupt Air Force transmissions to reach LeMay, is heard saying the general “is in a C140. Last three numbers are 497. His code name is Grandson. And I want to talk to him.” The whereabouts of LeMay, whose enmity for the president makes him a central figure for Kennedy assassination researchers, have long been disputed. The newly discovered recording can finally end the speculation and pinpoint his location immediately after the president's murder, Raab said. Other conversations on the tape refer to “Monument” and “W.T.E.'' - code names for people as yet unknown - and someone only called “John.” Parts of the audio are difficult to discern because several conversations from the different patches are going on simultaneously. Raab said their digital copy was made as a straightforward recording, not as a forensic analysis, and current or future technology may be able to tease out and enhance the conversations. continued on page 33

Chabot College Forensics Students Win Awards SUBMITTED BY CHABOT COLLEGE Seven Chabot College Forensics students won prestigious awards during the fall speech tournament season, announced Chabot College Communication Studies Instructor and Director of Forensics Jason Ames. He noted that, for the first time in its history, the Chabot College Gladiator Forensics Team took the top three places in the novice division of the Lincoln Douglas Debate. The students and their awards are as follows: - Akanksha Kalia: 3rd Place, Novice NFA- Lincoln Douglas Debate; 2nd Place, Varsity Persuasive Speaking, two awards • Zack Ciraulo: 2nd Place, Novice NFA- Lincoln Douglas Debate; 3rd Place, Novice Impromptu Speaking • Kelsey Paiz: 1st Place, Winner, Novice NFA- Lincoln Douglas Debate • Bianca Contrearas: 1st Place, Winner, Novice Programmed Interpretation of Literature • Clint Corvello: 3rd Place, Varsity NFA- Lincoln Douglas Debate

• Zeyna Ly: Finalist, Persuasive Speaking • Sarah Knight: Finalist, Persuasive Speaking “Congratulations to our students who continue to work hard and represent the college in amazing ways,” Ames said. He also announced that the team will present its fundraiser, “The Speak Up,” on Tuesday, Dec. 13, at 6 p.m. in the Event Center, Building 700. “We will be featuring many of the award winners, and we will be debating the ‘Occupy Movement’ as well,” Ames said. Admission is $5. Chabot College will host the Northern California Forensics Association Championship Tournament February 10-12, 2012. Chabot College is a community college offering more than 100 degree and certificate programs throughout the year. The campus caters to a diverse, vital student population of 15,000 whose goals range from transfer to a four-year college to skills training and personal enrichment. Students may register online at www.chabotcollege.edu. For registration information, call: (510) 723-6700. Chabot College is located at 25555 Hesperian Boulevard in Hayward.

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Please join us for our annual

Winter Wonderland Boutique December 7th 11am-2pm Featuring a wide variety of vendors to complete your holiday shopping as well as gift wrapping services, raffle prizes and much more. Admission is free. Please rsvp by December 5th. See you there!

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$ = Entrance or Activity Fee R= Reservations Required Schedules are subject to change. Call to confirm activities shown in these listings.

Friday, Nov 25

Christmas in Connecticut $

8 p.m. Holiday classic silent film

Niles Essanay Theater 37417 Niles Blvd., Fremont (510) 494-1411 Friday, Nov 25

Niles Tree Lighting

6:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. Festival of light parade, floats and Santa Claus

Alameda County Superior Court needs Volunteers to support The Information Kiosk in the Fremont and Hayward courthouses. Training provided. Phone 510-891-6209 or e-mail ralvarez@alameda.courts.ca.gov

Niles District Niles Blvd., Fremont (510) 742-9868 Friday, Nov 25

Parade Watching, Folk Music and Jam $R

7:30 p.m. Reserved seats for the parade and music

Mudpuddle 34733 Niles Blvd., Fremont (510) 794-9935

Eden Garden Club Meeting Monday November 28, 9:30 A.M.

Friday, Nov 25 - Saturday, Nov 26

Return of the Monarchs

The next meeting of the Eden Garden Club will be Monday, November 28, 9:30 AM at the Moose Lodge on Rutledge Road in Castro Valley (just off Castro Valley Blvd. near Lake Chabot Road). Club members will be sharing creative ideas for gift making. Meetings are free and guests are always welcome. Please call 510-538-1431 for further information.

1 - 2:30 p.m. Each year hundreds of monarch butterflies gather at Ardenwood Meet at the Granary and walk to their special place. Park admission fee

Ardenwood Historic Farm 34600 Ardenwood Blvd., Fremont (510) 544-2797 Friday, Nov 25 - Dec 29

Train of Lights $

4:15 p.m. Ride the rails through Niles Canyon

Niles Station 37001 Mission Blvd., Fremont (408)249-2953 (925) 862-9063 Saturday, Nov 26

Holiday Boutique

9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Home made crafts and goodies. Door Prizes

Holy Redeemer Church 3560 Cedar Blvd., Newark (510) 471-6934 Saturdays, Nov 26 - Sundays, Dec 24

Monarchs in the Morning

11 a.m. Watch as the overwintering monarch butterflies wake up for the morning

Sat, Nov. 26; Sun, Nov. 27; and Sat Dec. 24. Park admission fee Ardenwood Historic Farm 34600 Ardenwood Blvd., Fremont (510) 544-2797 Saturday, Nov 26

Pumpkins, Turkeys, and Pie

Noon - 1 p.m. Learn about favorite fall food traditions. Park admission fee Ardenwood Historic Farm

34600 Ardenwood Blvd., Fremont (510) 544-2797 Saturday, Nov 26

Steamboat Bill Jr. $

7:30 p.m. Buster Keaton

Niles Essanay Theater 37417 Niles Blvd., Fremont (510) 494-1411

A positive path for spiritual living

Welcome New Spiritual Leader KEN DAIGLE

Unity of Fremont Sunday 10:00 AM

36600 Niles Blvd, Fremont at the First Christian Church

www.unityoffremont.org 510-797-5234

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Saturday, Nov 26

Monday, Nov 28

Thursday, Dec 1

Wreath making

St. Nick's Pet Pics

Job Search Strategies

10 a.m.

6 - 9 p.m.

6:30 - 8 p.m.

Help decorate Shinn House windows

Pet portraits with Santa (Dogs and Cats Only)

Effective techniques that increase chances of finding a job

Southland Mall One Southland Mall Dr., Hayward (510) 581-5498

Newark Branch Library 6300 Civic Terrace Ave., Newark (510) 795-2627

Shinn Park 1251 Peralta Blvd., Fremont (510) 552-4839 Sunday, Nov 27

First Sunday of Advent

8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Lessons and Carols

St. James Episcopal Church 37051 Cabrillo Terrace, Fremont (510) 797-1492 Sunday, Nov 27

Piney Pinecone Bird Feeders

Noon - 1 p.m. Make bird feeders out of materials found in nature. Park admission fee

Thursday, Dec 1 Tuesday, Nov 29 Nov 29

The Physics of Toys

Tree Lighting & Community Sing-Along

7 p.m.

How different toys work and how toyologists invent them… a short talk, a story, and several hands-on activities.

Tree lighting, treats, raffle prizes, carolers Milpitas Civic Center Plaza

Fremont Main Library Fukaya Room A 2400 Stevenson Blvd., Fremont (510) 574-2063 (510) 745-1421

457 E. Calaveras Blvd., Milpitas (408) 586-3210

Continuing Events Monday-Friday, Nov 6 Nov 30

Creations by Valerie Manning

Ardenwood Historic Farm 34600 Ardenwood Blvd., Fremont (510) 544-2797

5 a.m. - 10 p.m Painting by local artist Valerie Manning

Mission Coffee 150 Washington Blvd., Fremont (510) 386-5988

Holiday for the Arts Gala, Show and Sale SUBMITTED BY ROBYN LEIMER 2011 marks the 29th year for Olive Hyde Art Guild’s Holiday for the Arts Show and Sale. The event opens with an exciting ticketed Friday night Gala on December 2 from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., featuring elegant hors d ´oeuvres, sweets and wine with the first viewing and sale of art. Items for sale include original works in ceramics and glass, paintings, jewelry, fiber art, wood product, sculpture, and holiday goods. All ticket holders participate in a drawing for an original painting by local artist Robin Worthington. Tickets are $15 and may be purchased at the door, or by contacting Angie at (510) 793-5097 or galatickets@olivehydeartguild.org. Proceeds benefit the visual arts in Fremont. The show and sale is open to the public on Saturday, December 3 and Sunday, December 4th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free. For more information log on to www.olivehydeartguild.org. Holiday for the Arts Show and Sale December 3 and 4 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Gala December 2 5:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. Olive Hyde Art Gallery 123 Washington Blvd., Fremont (510) 793-5097 www.olivehydeartguild.org Robin Worthington: Canadian Rockies II by Robin Worthington

FREE Adult Reading and Writing Classes are offered at the Alameda County Library

Tell A Friend

Call Rachel Parra 510 745-1480

Hayward Arts Council Holiday Members Show The Hayward Arts Council has moved! Come and join us at our new location for our annual Members Holiday Show. This Show exhibits a variety of artwork and gifts perfect for the holidays! Hayward Arts Council Holiday Members Show Thru December 16 Thursdays and Fridays: 10am - 4pm 22394 Foothill Blvd. Hayward 510-538-ARTS (2787) www.haywardarts.org

Science for Children SUBMITTED BY KAREN PACHECO Free program presented by local high students, members of Science For Youth especially for school-age children.

INSECTS Saturday, November 26 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. Fremont Main Library 2400 Stevenson Blvd., Fremont (510) 745-1421 www.aclibrary.org

Holiday Lights Competition

re you a holiday lights junky? Do you enthusiastically deck your joy home, office, or business with a dazzling display of wattage? The Irvington Business Association (IBA) challenges you to put on your best display of holiday sparkle for the Irvington Holiday Lights Competition. The contest is open to both residential and non-residential entries in the 94538 zip code, IBA members and non-members alike. All participating locations will have their addresses posted on a special map on the contest website, www.irvingtonlights.com. On Saturday, December 10 at 5 p.m., a caravan of judges, IBA members, and others will visit all entry locations to judge their holiday displays. Judges will be voting for 1st and 2nd places for both residential and non-residential entries. The prizes are $250 for 1st place and $100 for 2nd place. Winners will be announced December 11, and pictures of the display will be posted on the website. To enter the IBA Holiday Lights Competition, read the contest rules and complete your application online before 5 p.m. on Saturday, December 3. To register, go to www.irvingtonlights.com. The IBA Holiday Lights Competition Rules: - Entries must be in the 94538 zip code. - There are two categories: Residential and Non-Residential (businesses, stores, non-profits, churches, and schools). - All entries must have their display visible from the street. - There are no special themes for the displays and it doesn’t matter how many lights you use. The judges will be observing the overall design and appeal of your total holiday lights decorations. - Lights must be on display for judging on December 10 from 5 p.m. to 12 a.m. - All entries will have their addresses post on the Irvington Lights website for all to see. - All winners will be notified on December 11 and have their entries pictures posted on the website. The contest serves to promote holiday spirit and bring the community together. So get those creative juices flowing and share your bright and beautiful creations this holiday season!

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Saturday, Nov. 19

Saturday, Nov. 26

Holiday Giftique

Holiday Craft & Food Bazaar

Holiday Boutique

Sunday and Wednesday, Noon – 4 p.m.

9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Thursday – Saturday, Noon – 8 p.m. Cinema Place Arts Gallery 1061 B St., Hayward (510) 538-2787 www.haywardarts.org

Handcrafted items, jewelry, auction, food

Lots of homemade crafts and goodies and door prizes

New Bridges Presbyterian Church 26236 Adrian Ave., Hayward (510) 786-9333

Holy Redeemer Lutheran Church 35660 Cedar Blvd., Newark (510) 792-6689

Saturday, Nov. 19

Nov. 25 – Dec. 31

Saturday, Dec. 3

Holiday Boutique

Annual Holiday Boutique

Christmas Craft Boutique

10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Wednesday – Sunday

10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Great quality items from local artists at reasonable prices

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church 38801 Blacow Rd., Fremont (510) 793-6285

Crafts, gifts, food, make & takes, children’s area

Fremont Veteran’s Memorial Hall 37054 Second St., Fremont kcforshort@gmail.com Saturday, Nov. 19

The Fremont Art Association Centre 37695 Niles Blvd., Fremont (510) 792-0905 www.FremontArtAssociation.org

18th Annual Holiday Boutique & Craft Fair

Nov. 25 – Dec. 23

9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Holiday Boutique

Holiday gifts, decorations, bake sale and more

Wednesday – Friday, Noon – 6 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Elks Lodge 38991 Farwell Dr., Fremont (510) 793-5683

Collection of local crafts

Holiday Craft Boutique

Sunday, December 11, 2011 from 11:00-3:00

The Bridge of Faith of Hayward 27343 Whitman St. Hayward To reserve a space please contact:

Karen (510) 364-6503 / Darla (510) 754-1149 dakarevents@sbcglobal.net

Unique and inspiring fine art and handmade crafts

Sun Gallery 1015 E St., Hayward (510) 581-4050 www.sungallery.org

Annual Holiday Boutique SUBMITTED BY SACHIE JOHNS The Fremont Art Association is hosting a splendid Holiday Boutique starting Friday, November 25 through Sunday, December 31, at the newly located FAA Centre featuring exceptional display of local artistry for holiday gifts including jewelry, ceramics, photography, paintings, art cards, apparel (adults and children sizes), infused glasses, and more at desirable prices. All gifts are the original work of each artist and merit much praise. The association is confident that you will appreciate the unique gift possibilities, great quality, reasonable prices, and the artistic designs.

The centre is located at 37695 Niles Boulevard (corner of J Street) in Fremont. The hours are Wednesday through Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, please contact the centre at (510)792-0905 or visit www.FremontArtAssociation.org. Annual Holiday Boutique November 25 - December 31 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Wed. – Sun. The Fremont Art Association Centre 37695 Niles Blvd., Fremont (510) 792-0905 www.FremontArtAssociation.org

Night after Thanksgiving movie special

SUBMITTED BY RENA DEIN Come see Barbara Stanwyck in a holiday film classic at the Edison Theater in Niles, Fremont! “Christmas in Connecticut” (1945, Warner Bros.) stars Stanwyck as a Martha Stewart-type newspaper writer who has misled the public into thinking she is the perfect housewife with a farm in Connecticut (when in fact she is a single woman who lives in a third story walk-up apartment and can’t cook), and must try to cover her deception when her boss and a returning war hero invite themselves to her home for a traditional family Christmas. The film also stars Dennis Morgan and Sydney Greenstreet. Don’t miss this truly under-rated classic. The evening is a fundraiser for the Adopt a Family / Adopt a Senior program; Nicki Bouton is sponsoring this show. Come on down and show support! Showtime is at 8 p.m. (or half an hour after the conclusion of the Festival of Lights Parade, whichever is later). $10 admission includes popcorn and a drink. Tickets will only be available at the door. Christmas in Connecticut Friday, November 25 8 p.m. Edison Theater Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum 37417 Niles Blvd., Fremont (510) 494-1411 www.nilesfilmmuseum.org Tickets: $10

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Graduation Cup SUBMITTED BY RODDY LOPEZ PHOTOS BY SILVIA OCHOA PHOTOS BY SYLVAIN GENTILE Newark Soccer Club held its Graduation Cup, on Nov.5-6 at MacGregor Field, in Newark. The

by Manny Balcitas, Tsunami coached by Tom and Cheryl Collett, America coached by Emilio Sanchez, Pumas coached by Mario Ochoa, Knuckleheads coached by Robert Fernandez, Cheetahs coached by Freddy Cartagena, Earthquakes coached by Marcello Piotti, and Fireballs coached by David Duffield. The girls division included five teams. Strikers

Boys champion, Pumas

Hayward East Bay Impact Girls Fast pitch Softball Summer 2012 Try Outs for A Ball Dec. 3 & 4 and Dec. 10 & 11 Mt. Eden Park 2451 West Tennyson Road,Hayward Ages U12 Ages U14 Ages U16/18

9am to 11am 11am to 1pm 1pm to 3pm

For more info.please contact: Calvin Luis or visit www.eastbayimpact.com

annual tournament is held at the end of the year for the boys and girls Under 8 division. Though scores do not count, and no standings are kept, during the regular league season, the tournament does have a scoring system. It gives the teams and players a chance to play in a tournament as well as display their talents in team play. This year's boys division had 10 teams. Wolf Pack coached by Junior Terra, Thundersharks coached by Jonathan Martell, Copperheads coached

coached by Ann Lombana, Joe Ulloa, and David Rosa, Lady Bugs coached by Paul Lambert, Cheetahs coached by Matthew Huerta, Thundergirls coached by Kenia Gutierrez, Corina Pena, and Fireflys coached by Julia Martinez. The boys’ final featured the Knuckleheads vs. Pumas. In a tightly contested match that featured continued on page 25

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Boys Soccer James Logan vs. College Park Played at James Logan on November 18 James Logan (JL) 1, College Park (CP) 1

SUBMITTED BY DOLORES M. FERENZ

1st Half: JL: Christian Alvarado (Rufus Wollo) 17:00 2nd Half: JL: Rudy Esquivias (Own Goal) JL Goalie: Kyle Doser 80 Minutes, 4 Saves CP Goalie: Teddy Bayham 80 Minutes, 3 saves JL Shots: 10

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both excellent attacking and defensive displays, the Pumas were able to stop a comeback bid by the Knuckleheads, with a 3-2 championship victory. Copperheads were the 3rd place winners over Cheetahs. The girls’ final came down to the wire and had parents and spectators satisfied that this was not just a game, but a really great match. Strikers and Thundergirls battled for the 40 minutes the tournament gave them to play their championship match. With the score tied 1-1 with 3 minutes left in regulation, Thundergirls forward, Kiara Gutierrez sent a shot from straight away distance that just went over the Strikers goalkeeper’s hands. The shot, was so well placed, that it had the Thundergirls coaches, team, and parents cheering on the sidelines, amazed at the goal they had just witnessed. Gutierrez had the best goal of the entire tournament. The Thundergirls won by the score 2-1 and were awarded First Place Champions, though the Strikers put on an amazing game. The Cheetahs won the Third Place match over the Lady Bugs. Overall, it was a great weekend for soccer in Newark. All teams gave it their best, and a great finish to a great season. Special thanks are due to Silvia Ochoa, U8 Director, and Jose Arroyo, Tournament Director, for organizing the Graduation Cup. Also, thanks to all the volunteers that stepped up to referee the games. This included coaches, parents, siblings of players, and board members. Editor’s Note: This is a reprint of an article in the November 18 edition of Tri-City Voice. Several pictures were unavailable at that time and are included with this edition.

CSU achieves goal of Math and Science teachers SUBMITTED BY CLAUDIA KEITH Through the implementation of a system-wide Math and Science Teacher Initiative, the California State University has achieved its goal of doubling the production of math and science teachers, the university recently announced. CSU campuses increased the annual number of math and science teachers produced from 750 per year in 2003 to 1,502 in 2010. “As California’s largest producer of teachers, the CSU is proud to lead the way in increasing the development of math and science teachers,” said Beverly Young, CSU assistant vice chancellor for teacher education and public school programs. “Our partnerships at both the state and federal level have been extremely important in the fulfillment of this goal, which will be a tremendous benefit to the state.” The CSU launched the Math and Science Teacher Initiative in 2003 to address California’s projected need for an additional 33,000 new math and science teachers by 2010. The goal of the initiative was to double the number of teachers prepared annually from 750 to 1,500. The CSU surpassed that goal by preparing 1,502 teachers in 2010 – 780 math teachers and 722 science teachers. Additionally, 10 CSU campuses more than doubled their production of math and science teachers between 2003 and 2010. The California Legislature has provided support for the Math and Science Teacher Initiative each year through the state budget. Utilizing these resources in strategically planned efforts, CSU campuses have been highly effective in increasing production of math and science teachers. The campuses have also been successful in acquiring federal grants to supplement the initiative including prestigious Robert Noyce awards to all campuses from the National Science Foundation. The CSU has also developed strong partnerships with the U.S. Department of Energy and NASA. These agencies provided research internships in leading federal laboratories for more than 70 CSU future science teachers this past summer. Additionally, the CSU’s success in math and science teacher preparation led to its inclusion in the prestigious 100Kin10 national initiative. The initiative aims to increase by 100,000 the supply of STEM teachers in the next decade, and the CSU has committed to preparing 1,500 new math and science teachers annually. As part of this effort, CSU will also provide additional training for laid-off teachers leading to second credentials in math or science and new opportunities in these high demand fields. For more information about the Math and Science Initiative please visit http://www.calstate.edu/teachered/msti/.

For many years the historic Mission San Jose founded June 11, 1797 has offered docent-led tours to school classes and groups of over 25 people during the week. Starting Sunday, November 13, 2011, they will offer guided tours on the second Sunday of each month at 1 p.m. To reserve space on these new tours, call the Mission Gift Shop at 510-67-1797 extension 100. The tour includes the nine-room Museum which originally served as the padres’ living quarters and the 1809 church which was accurately reconstructed in 1985 at a cost of $5 million. The fee for these Sunday tours is $5 per adult and $2 per student. Children under 16 must be accompanied by at least one adult. You are asked to reserve space on the tour to assure there will be sufficient docents available to make your visit pleasurable and educational. Normal hours of operation for the Church and the Museum are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week. They are closed on New Years Day, Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. The Old Mission is located at 43300 Mission Boulevard in Fremont. For more information about this jewel of Fremont’s history see our website at MissionSanJose.org.

SUBMITTED BY NICOLE ROA The start of November means fall is in the air; Thanksgiving is just around the corner. It is also time to swim for the Karen Gordin Scholarship Fund. Every Thanksgiving Day, the Hayward Plunge Staff sets aside this day to raise money for the Karen Gordin Scholarship Fund. Karen was a lifeguard who was killed tragically in a car crash ten years ago on November 27, 2001. She was very much loved at the Plunge; and we, as a staff, want to carry on her name and values. This fundraiser allows us to offer free swim lessons to low income families and annually awards scholarships to two college students who are current lifeguards and working toward their career goals.

This year’s scholarship recipients will be presented at 9:30 a.m. Please come and be a part of the tradition and join us for a swim. We ask for a minimum of $4 donation. All donations are tax deductible. These scholarships are completely funded by donations. Checks can be made out to: The Karen M. Gordin Scholarship Fund Mailed: Bank of the West 1058 B Street Hayward, CA 94541 Hand Delivered: Hayward Plunge 24176 Mission Blvd., Hayward Karen Gordin Turkey Swim Thursday, Nov 24 Lap Swim 8 a.m. - 11 a.m. Hayward Plunge 24176 Mission Blvd. Hayward (510) 881-6703

Santa Clara Valley Water District board supports fluoride SUBMITTED BY MARTY GRIMES On Tuesday, Nov. 15, the Santa Clara Valley Water District Board of Directors unanimously adopted new policy language to support fluoridation at each of the district’s three water treatment plants and three district-owned water supply wells located in Campbell. The board’s action comes after several months of studying the issue. Two public workshops were held and dozens of community members have written letters and provided comments to the board in support or opposition to the policy change. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recognizes water fluoridation as one of 10 great public health achievements of the 20th century. Two published studies conducted by the CDC reaffirm the benefits of community water fluoridation. Together, the studies continue to show that widespread community water fluoridation prevents cavities and saves money, both for families and the health care system. The studies found that for communities of more than 20,000 people, every $1 invested in fluoridation yields approximately $38 savings in dental treatment costs. Community water fluoridation is supported by most major national and international health service organizations. Supporters include: the American Dental Association, American Medical Association, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, the CDC, and the World Health Organization. As a water wholesaler, the water district is not subject to the 1995 California law, Assembly Bill 733, which requires that water providers with more than 10,000 connections fluoridate when funding is available. The water district board recognized that fluoridation at the three treatment plants is more effective and efficient than each of the district’s retail water agencies fluoridating their treated water. In Santa Clara County, the city of Mountain View and other cities receiving water from the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission already have fluoridated water. The San José community of Evergreen, served by the City of San José Municipal Water system, also receives fluoridated water. Fluoridating water at the district’s treatment plants would greatly increase the number of county residents receiving fluoridated water, but areas of San José would remain without fluoride and much of the central part of the county would receive varying blends of non-fluoridated groundwater and fluoridated treated water. The district’s Campbell Well Field contains the only groundwater wells that the district operates itself. These three wells, located at the corner of San Tomas Expressway and West Campbell Avenue, provide an emergency water supply to the district’s treated water system. With the new policy direction, the district will now coordinate with The Health Trust, a local non-profit organization, and the California Department of Public Health to identify potential funding sources for the capital and ongoing operations and maintenance costs. Early estimates are that the capital costs will range from $4.4 to $9.5 million, and annual operations and maintenance will cost about $836,000. The Santa Clara Valley Water District manages an integrated water resources system that includes the supply of safe, clean water, flood protection and stewardship of streams on behalf Santa Clara County’s 1.8 million residents.

BART adopts Buy America policy SUBMITTED BY BART Rail car manufacturers, who create jobs in the USA, will receive preferential consideration through BART’s new Buy America Bid Preference policy which the BART board adopted unanimously on November 17, 2011. Board members made the decision as part of BART’s Fleet of the Future project which will retire the transit agency’s rolling stock, the oldest in the nation. Their constituents and state and federal officials have made clear that returning Americans to gainful employment should be a strong consideration. “The Buy America policy mirrors the economic goals of federal lawmakers,” said BART Board President Bob Franklin. “Adopting this policy on a regional level demonstrates BART’s leadership in the rail industry. It will also transfer rail car technology to the US.”

The Buy America Bid Preference policy scores bids for federally funded procurements using a formula that considers the domestic content of a product. Effective January 1, 2012, policy details are at www.bart.gov/board. BART’s Fleet of the Future train car replacement project is a $3-billion capital investment. Award of contract to a manufacturer is expected in the coming months. For more about the Fleet of the Future, visit www.bart.gov/cars. In another job-related vote, the Board adopted a resolution in support of requiring Project Stabilization Policies aimed to create local jobs and facilitate local economic growth as BART works to build Transit Oriented Developments (TODs) at or near BART stations. This resolution supports a partnership with local unions to achieve a mutually-agreed goal of workers on all TODs construction projects who are residents of counties served by BART. For more information about BART, visit www.bart.gov

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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).

Milpitas City Council Milpitas City Council November 15, 2011 Presentations: Presented 2011 Neighborhood Beautification Awards to Milpitas residents with yards judged as most beautiful by the Community Advisory Commission. Consent: Accepted Milpitas Redevelopment Agency FY 2012-11 Annual Report. Approved contract with Don Fraser & Associates for Fiscal Analysis Services for not-to-exceed amount of $30,000; services include developing strategies for future economic growth. Approved Councilmember Gomez’ request to cancel Council meeting on December 20, 2011. Accepted 2009 and 2011 Bulletproof Vest Partnership grants, and appropriate $13,404.98 into the Police department’s operating budget; the City will receive reimbursement of 50 percent for each vest purchased. Accepted Association of Bay Area Governments Pooled Liability Assurance Network grant and

Letter to the Editor

Community values and character at stake

remont is at a major crossroads. What’s at stake is our community values and character. The Kimber Park neighborhood has a unique, rural, and open feel. Its planned design, emphasizing openness and nature, has been a major draw for the 339 families that live here. The private, Tahoe-like recreational facility surrounded by acres of open space has been attractive to Bay Area people for decades. However, more is at stake than just the character of one neighborhood. Also at issue is the character of our entire city and our local elected officials. After 38 years, the 12.7 acre open space and tennis/swim/fitness facility is at risk. The current owner, Sheena Chang and her Fremont Mission Hills LLC investors are seeking approval to move forward with a development plan for building houses in the open space and most of the club area. It is no secret that Ms. Chang was aware of the “restrictions on the use” of the property, as it is zoned as private open space with recreational purposes in the original Kimber Development Plan. Ms. Chang purchased the land/club for $6.2M, which was significantly more than the estimated value. Nothing substantiated this price premium given the lack of development rights. Now, seven years later the no development issue is costing the community, club members, Tompkins Tennis students, city staff, planning commission and city council members countless hours of time and expense that could be put to more productive use. Our elected officials need to send a message that our communities and the people and voices within those communities are what make Fremont special and we are heard. I am hopeful that our elected officials will have the moral character to stand up for our community and say enough is enough. Do our city leaders have the backbone to say, “We

approved appropriation of $22,984.69 into the Police Department’s operating budget to purchase tasers and video/audio recording devices. Appropriated $8,040.18 to the Police Department’s operating budget for Communications Center Upgrade and accepted reimbursement of $8,040.18 from the State of California Public Safety Communications Office; funds will be used to upgrade computer and office equipment. Approved the 2012 Commissioner’s Recognition Event to be held at Dave & Buster’s on April 14, 2012, in the amount of $6,975. Approved the January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2013 rate ceiling adjustments for recycling and solid waste services in accordance with contract requirements with Allied Waste Services of North America. Authorized contract change order with Forster & Kroeger, and approved a budget appropriation for the Median Mulch and Street Tree Maintenance for Great Mall Parkway for an

amount not to exceed $5,000. Contract includes trash and weed removal, and mulch and tree maintenance. Public Hearing: Waived first reading beyond first title and approved Ordinance to amend zoning code maps and rezoned 24 acres of property to High Density Transit Oriented Residential; also approved amendments to the General and Transit Area Specific Plans and the Harmony Residential Housing Development Project. Amendments sought to rezone properties for residential development of 93 townhomes and 183 condominiums. Approved Contour Residential Project consisting of 91 attached and 43 detached, single family homes, with 38-foot setback from Montague Expressway; project lies within proposed rezone portions of Harmony Residential Project. Reviewed Youth Sports Field allocation process due to increased requests for the facilities, directed Parks and Recreation to review request priorities and pres-

ent to Council by April 2012; will also discuss school field availability at the School Communication Committee meeting on December 7, 2011. Unfinished Business: Received report on conceptual design for Main Street Park and approved conceptual design for a passive park with possible space for historical museum and functional, interactive art for children; cost for conceptual design is $350,000. New Business: Authorized response letter from Mayor Esteves to the 201011 Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury Report concerning Emergency Dispatch Services; extension granted due to no record of receipt of request. (4 YES, 1 NO (Esteves)). Received report from Fire and Police Chiefs on Emergency Services Consolidation; estimated costs, requests for proposals, review of applicants and proposal to Council will not be ready until April 2012. City’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports and other re-

lated reports, Sister City Commission Report, Report on City’s E-mail Policy, Response to Three Months of Public Records Act Requests, and Monthly Economic Development Report postponed until the next City Council meeting, due to the 11:00PM meeting time limit. Public Forum: Denny Weisgerber invited the Council to the Festival of Trees at City Hall on December 1, 2011 from 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Robert Marini questioned sewage rate increase differences between single- and multi-family residences. Julio Alvarez, Correctional Peace Officers Association, voiced concerns about increasing the inmate population at Elmwood Correctional Facility. Mayor Jose Esteves Yes Vice Mayor Pete McHugh Yes Debbie Giordano Yes Jose Gomez Jr. Yes Althea Polanski Yes

are sorry you overpaid and made a poor business decision, but there is no community support for any residential development on this property. We will not bail you out by rezoning it.” I hope so! We need city leaders who are willing to say the hard truth to developers. I know it may be difficult, especially to affluent, influential property/business owners who are also involved in city politics and chair city advisory commissions. But if we don’t have city leaders who can stand up for our community’s

best interests, I fear the entire character of Fremont is at risk. This issue is not just about Kimber Park, it determines if our leaders are willing to honor agreements and arrangements of the past and not succumb to special interests. Our community is tired of fighting what should be a nonissue. We have remained civil, rational and respectful during informational, planning commission and city council meetings. Our resolve has been tested over and over again. We have been

threatened by developers claiming they have deep legal pockets and are prepared to outlast and outspend us. On November 1st, the club was abruptly closed indefinitely for “remodeling”. On November 8th, an unsightly and unnecessary fence was erected around the entire 12.7 acre site; 6/10 of a mile of wire. We petition our city council members to show that they value the wishes of the community and honor the agreements of the past, by supporting the Updated General Plan as the city staff has pre-

sented it and the Planning Commission in a 5-1 vote approved. The Plan aligns the Kimber Park parcel, as private open space, with current zoning that has been in effect for 35 years. Our General Plan shows what we want for the future vision of Fremont. It’s about keeping character in our communities and having the strong moral resolve to do the right thing. City Leaders - please make the right choice! Laird Matthews Fremont

Hayward City Council Hayward City Council November 15, 2011 Presentations Certificate of Commendation to Samuel and Lenore Cohen. November 2011 Business Recognition Award presented to Serpico Landscaping. Accepted by CEO Sharon Hanson, CFO Rick Hanson and COO Brad Barloso. Consent Filed nuisance abatement/municipal code violations with County Recorder’s office for

non-abatable code violations and penalty liens associated with the Community Preservation Program re. 159 El Dorado Ave. and 1575 D St. The lien against each property is $1,686. (6 YES votes; Quirk absent) Authorized City Manager to negotiate and execute a five-year ground lease, effective December 1, 2011, with Avcon Inc. for a parcel of land at Hayward Executive Airport. The ground lease will generate annual revenue of $67,162 - $73,132 for the City Airport Fund. (6 YES votes; Quirk absent) Administrative revision of the resolution

authorizing the City Manager to submit an application for California Housing and Community Development grant funds under the Building Equity and Growth in Neighborhoods (BEGIN) Program to partially fund construction of 10 single-family, affordable, for-sale homes at 123-197 A Street (at Walnut Street) with Habitat for Humanity East Bay. (6 YES votes; Quirk absent) Approved consultancy agreement, in the maximum amount of $170,000 for the period November 15, 2011 to December 31, continued on page 28

Application for Board vacancy SUBMITTED BY RICK LA PLANTE Applications are now available for eligible New Haven Unified School District residents interested in being considered for a provisional appointment to fill an upcoming vacancy on the Board of Education. President Michelle Matthews recently outlined the procedure to be followed to replace member Kevin Harper, who has resigned his position, effective at the end of the calendar year, because he is moving out of the District. The application will be posted on the District website (www.nhusd.k12.ca.us). Applicants are to fill out the document electronically and print and forward a copy to the District, to the attention of Senior Executive Assistant Lori Valdes. Completed applications can be faxed to (510) 471-7108 or mailed to 34200 Alvarado-Niles Rd., Union City, 94587. Applications are due by 5 p.m. Thursday, November 17. No late applications will be accepted. Applications will be reviewed to confirm eligibility, and eligible candidates will be announced. Interviews in front of the full Board are scheduled to take place Tuesday, November 29. After the Board makes its decision, the successful applicant will be seated in January, after Mr. Harper’s resignation takes effect December 31. The appointment will be effective until after the November 2012 election, when Mr. Harper’s term would have expired. The seat will be one of three on the November 2012 ballot.

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PUBLISHER EDITOR IN CHIEF William Marshak

Strength through unity

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Sharon Marshak PRODUCTION/GRAPHIC DESIGN Ramya Raman ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Sharon Marshak

sume that the public is informed. These notices, required by law, are a major source of income for many newspapers and therefore, jealously guarded. Qualifications to become a “Newspaper of General Circulation” are quite simple. A portion of the California Government Code that outlines one method of “adjudication” is Section 6000. TriCity Voice easily meets all of these requirements. The code states:

WILLIAM MARSHAK

ast Friday, citizens, community leaders and politicians displayed amazing unity and support of Tri-City Voice in the courtroom of Judge Brenda Harbin-Forte. People from a wide variety of interests, public and private organizations and associations gathered to demonstrate their support of our publication. The courtroom was filled to capacity; Judge Harbin-Forte remarked that she only sees such attendance when people are compelled to attend for jury duty. Community determination, fortitude and courage to stand and be heard in an effort to preserve this newspaper were inspiring and humbling. The ruling, tied to technicalities that Bay Area News Group (BANG) newspapers (e.g. Oakland Tribune, Hayward Review, Fremont Argus, Fremont Bulletin, Milpitas Post, San Jose Mercury News et al.), a division of MediaNews, one of the largest media conglomerates in the United States, headquartered in Denver, CO, has used to its advantage was not in our favor. However, we will continue to defy their attempts to eliminate competition of a local, independent newspaper. The tenacity and unity of purpose displayed by our community has given us the inspiration and strength to continue our efforts to become adjudicated for the City of Fremont. BANG opposition is based on maintaining a financial monopoly. A major source of income for newspapers is legal notices that make the community at large aware of court regulated actions. An example of this is when a business opens under a “fictitious” name or a city is about to enact a new ordinance. The public is notified through a notice in a “Newspaper of General Circulation.” This designation is gained through a court process (adjudication) certifying the newspaper as one that is able to circulate information within a particular geographic area so it is reasonable to as-

A “newspaper of general circulation” is a newspaper published for the dissemination of local or telegraphic news and intelligence of a general character, which has a bona fide subscription list of paying subscribers, and has been established, printed and published at regular intervals in the State, county, or city where publication, notice by publication, or official advertising is to be given or made for at least one year preceding the date of the publication, notice or advertisement. Listed in order, the following are the requirements… 1) Distribute news of general interest… TCV qualifies 2) Have a valid paid subscription list… TCV qualifies 3) Printed and published in the City of Fremont for at least one year…TCV qualifies That’s it! Those are the requirements under Section 6000 to become a Newspaper of General Circulation. Since Tri-City Voice was created during a different era of printing and distribution than the when the code was written. Our philosophy of a quality free and widely available publication is not recognized in this section of the Code. Paid subscriptions are employed as a measure of distribution motivating many newspapers to use gimmicks - prizes and “special offers” - to lure subscribers, adding their name to a list used for advertising sales purposes and, in the case of adjudication, qualification through subscriber lists. Tri-City Voice has always believed in wide distribution of a quality effort focused on local people, places and events, paid or not. We are dependent on advertising revenue that is the result of a widely read newspaper that stimulates shoppers to patronize advertisers. Tri-City Voice adjusted to the letter of the law several years ago, developing

“paid subscriptions.” We welcome requests for subscriptions and our list of paid subscribers is growing. Qualification on the merits of Tri-City Voice fulfillment of legal requirements is not in doubt and I have faith in our legal team led by Stephen F. Von Till (Fremont) to overcome BANG manipulation of the law. When the court has been asked to adjudicate Tri-City Voice, the same BANG attorney - Duffy Carolan of Davis Wright Tremain, LLP (San Francisco) - has shown up to challenge, delay and confuse the issue. This continues to this day. Tri-City Voice has made a simple request for acknowledgement as a Newspaper of General Circulation. In every instance, BANG has challenged in order to maintain its monopoly. An astounding amount of time, energy and money has been spent by both parties on this simple request. We believe that the real reason for all of this is corporate greed, maintenance of a monopoly and an attempt to deprive Tri-City Voice of vital income, hopefully driving it out of business. Tri-City Voice vigorously disagrees with the conduct and arguments of BANG’s attorney and prior rulings. We are confident that Tri-City Voice easily qualifies for adjudication; we will continue our legal efforts to gain status in Fremont as a Newspaper of General Circulation. I am proud of our community and feel honored by the presence of so many people representing so many different segments and interests within it. Ultimately our efforts will be successful.

EDUCATION Miriam G. Mazliach FEATURES Julie Grabowski GOVERNMENT Simon Wong SPORTS REPORTERS Biff Jones Gary van den Heuvel David Nicolas Sanjna Shukla Kevin Yin TRAVEL & DINING Denny Stein PHOTOGRAPHERS Mike Heightchew Don Jedlovec DISTRIBUTION MANAGER Gerry Johnston ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVE Lou Messina ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS BOOKKEEPING Vandana Dua

REPORTERS Janet Grant Philip Holmes Susana Nunez Suzanne Ortt Praveena Raman Mauricio Segura Angie Wang Jessica Noel Waymire WEB MASTER RAMAN CONSULTING Venkat Raman LEGAL COUNSEL Stephen F. Von Till, Esq.

Thank you!

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PUBLIC NOTICES In compliance with the provisions of Sections 40804 and 40805 of the Government Code, the following report represents a summary of the ﬁnancial transactions for the City of Fremont for the ﬁscal year ended June 30, 2011. City of Fremont Cities Financial Transactions Report - Consolidated Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance/Working Capital Consolidated Statement Fiscal Year: 2010/11 Net Expenditures/ Expenditures Net of Functional Total Functional (Excess Revenues Expenditures Revenues Revenues) General Government $ 13,074,557 $ - $ 13,074,557 Public Safety 105,602,523 14,077,311 91,525,212 Transportation 27,182,662 11,468,996 15,713,666 Community Development 15,673,992 31,544,052 (15,870,060) Health 14,076,042 13,999,085 76,957 Culture and Leisure 21,039,319 8,207,702 12,831,617 Total $ 196,649,095 $ 79,297,146 117,351,949 General Revenues Taxes Fines and Forfeitures Revenue from Use of Money and Property Intergovernmental – State Intergovernmental – County Total

112,787,705 657,710 1,132,563 1,049,919 251,663 115,879,560

Excess (Deﬁciency) of General Revenue Over Net Expenditures

(1,472,389)

Excess (Deﬁciency) of Internal Service Charges Over Expenses

1,339,628

NOTICE OF COMMUNITY PRESENTATION SOUTH FREMONT/WARM SPRINGS AREA STUDIES The City of Fremont will provide a Community Presentation on the South Fremont/Warm Springs Area Studies (Studies). The presentation will be provided on Wednesday, December 7, 2011, from 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at the Warm Springs Community Center, 47300 Fernald Street, Fremont. Through the Studies, the City has evaluated development opportunities around the future Warm Springs BART Station along Warm Springs Boulevard, including the lands surrounding the Tesla Motors factory (former NUMMI plant). Funded by a federal Economic Development Administration grant, the following four studies have been prepared: 1) Economic and Market Analysis Strategic Plan that identifies the short-term market (immediate timeframe to ten years) for the site, as well as recommends how best to accommodate the potential market for future uses over the longer term (looking ahead as much as 30 years); 2) Land Use Alternatives Study that evaluates and recommends land use policy options for the type and level of development over the middle- and long-term that can flexibly accommodate market changes over time; 3) Infrastructure and Cost Analysis that examines infrastructure improvements and costs related for the land uses being considered; and 4) Financial Assessment that examines the financial feasibility of land uses being considered. The December 7th meeting will provide a final presentation on the Studies, including the range of land uses considered, including findings related to required infrastructure improvements and corresponding fiscal impacts. Information about the South Fremont/Warm Springs Area Studies and related documents are available through the City’s website (www.fremont.gov), or by contacting Brian Millar, Project Manager, at (510) 284-4008 or by email at bmillar@fremont.gov.

BRIAN MILLAR PROJECT MANAGER CITY OF FREMONT CNS#2204703

Beginning Fund Balance/Working Capital

180,935,619

Ending Fund Balance/Working Capital

$ 180,802,858

Appropriation Limit as of Fiscal Year End Total Annual Appropriations Subject to the Limit as of Fiscal Year End

$508,665,119 $134,095,000 CNS#2211275

CIVIL ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. HG11601895 Superior Court of California, County of Alameda Petition of: Maung Tin Myint for Change of Name TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Maung Tin Myint to Danny Yap 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: 01/20/2012, Time: 8:45 am, Dept.: 514 The address of the court is 24405 Amador St., 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: What’s Happening Tri-City Voice Date: 10-27-11 C. DON CLAY Judge of the Superior Court 11/1, 11/8, 11/15, 11/22/11 CNS-2199262#

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 458310 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Legend Kung Fu Academy, 39650 Cedar Blvd., Newark, CA 94560, County of Alameda; 32571 Carmel Way, Union City, CA 94587 Zheng Li, 32571 Carmel 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 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.)

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/s/ Zheng Li This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on November 14, 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). 11/22, 11/29, 12/6, 12/13/11 CNS-2211515# FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 457833 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Baywide Services Group, 37 East Lewelling Blvd., San Lorenzo, CA 94580, County of Alameda Philip A. Estrella, 37 East Lewelling Blvd., San Lorenzo, CA 94580 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 9/1/11. 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/ Philip Estrella This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on October 31, 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). 11/22, 11/29, 12/6, 12/13/11 CNS-2209837# FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 458057 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Cakes To Cakes, 39947 Mission Blvd., Fremont, CA 94539, County of Alameda Raghida Assio, 38870 Hayes St., Fremont, CA 94536 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed

above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Raghida Assio This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on November 7, 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). 11/15, 11/22, 11/29, 12/6/11 CNS-2205616# FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 458122 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JM Adventure, 31818 Trevor Ave., Hayward, CA 94544, County of Alameda Juan Maza, 31818 Trevor Ave., Hayward, CA 94544 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 11/08/2011. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Juan Maza This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on November 8, 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). 11/15, 11/22, 11/29, 12/6/11 CNS-2205613# FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 457144 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Century 21 Banner Realty, 40979 Fremont Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538, County of Alameda Ciubancan and Associates, Inc., 40975 Fremont Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538 This business is conducted by a Corporation. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 04/1993. 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/ Viorica Ciubancan, President This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on October 11, 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). 11/15, 11/22, 11/29, 12/6/11 CNS-2205612# FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 457945 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Suju’s Coffee & Tea, 3602 Thornton Ave., Fremont, CA 94536, County of Alameda Bhoomi Inc., CA., 3602 Thornton Ave., Fremont, CA 94536 This business is conducted by a Corporation The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 7/18/2000 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/ Mahesh Patel, President This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on November 2, 2011 NOTICE-In accordance with Section 17920(a), a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires five years from the date it was filed with the County Clerk, except as provided in Section 17920(b), where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 11/8, 11/15, 11/22, 11/29/11 CNS-2202634# FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 457946 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Suju’s Coffee & Tea, 4949 Stevenson Blvd., Suite B, Fremont, CA 94536, County of Alameda Bhoomi Inc., CA., 3602 Thornton Ave., Fremont, Ca 94536 This business is conducted by a Corporation The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 11/2/11 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/ Manesh Patel, President This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on November 2, 2011 NOTICE-In accordance with Section 17920(a), a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires five years from the date it was filed with the County Clerk, except as provided in Section 17920(b), where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence

address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 11/8, 11/15, 11/22, 11/29/11 CNS-2202633# FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 457728 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Interactive Design Solutions, 4909 Conway Terrace, Fremont, CA 94555, County of Alameda; PO Box 546, Fremont, CA 94537 Scott D. Shepard, 4909 Conway Terrace, Fremont, CA 94555 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 1989 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/ Scott D. Shepard This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on October 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). 11/8, 11/15, 11/22, 11/29/11 CNS-2201539# FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 457643 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Kumon Math & Reading Center of Union City - East, 34712 Alvarado Niles Rd., Union City, CA 94587, County of Alameda 34389 Epling Terrace, Fremont, CA 94555 Incredible Learners, Inc., CA, 34389 Epling Terrace, Fremont, CA 94555 This business is conducted by a Corporation 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/ Jayanthi Subramanian, President This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on October 26, 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). 11/1, 11/8, 11/15, 11/22/11 CNS-2199258#

GOVERNMENT Notice is hereby given that sealed competitive bids will be accepted at the Health Care Services Agency, 1000 San Leandro Blvd., Suite 300, San Leandro, CA, 94577 MANDATORY NETWORKING/NORTH COUNTY BIDDERS CONFERENCE RFP HCSA #900111 SchoolBased Mental Health Consultation Training Institute for Providers and School Staff, Tuesday, December 6, 2011, 10:00 AM – Alameda County Health Care Services Agency, 1000 San Leandro Blvd., 3rd Floor, Conference Room 325, San Leandro, CA NON- MANDATORY NETWORKING/ NORTH COUNTY BIDDERS CONFERENCE RFP HCSA #900111 School-Based Mental Health Consultation Training Institute for Providers and School Staff, Wednesday, December 7, 2011, 10:00 AM – Alameda County Health Care Services Agency, 1000 San Leandro Blvd., 3rd Floor, Conference Room 325, San Leandro, CA Responses Due by 5:00 pm on January 3, 2012 County Contact: Lisa Warhuus at (510) 6181953 or via email: lisa.warhuus@acgov.org Attendance at December 6th Networking Conference is Mandatory. Specifications regarding the above may be obtained at the Alameda County GSA Current Contracting Opportunities Internet website at www.acgov.org. 11/22/11 CNS-2211233#

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2012, and appropriated $270,000 from the Housing Authority Capital Fund to cover consulting costs and $100,000 of additional legal expenses until October 2012 (the expected start of construction) for the South Hayward BART TOD Project. (6 YES votes; Quirk absent) Public Hearing Approved zone change from Medium Density Residential to Planned Development and sub-division of the property (10.9 acres between Eden Ave. and Saklan Rd., north of Middle Ln. in the Mt. Eden area) to construct 144 single-family homes (to be known as Eden Commons) and vested tentative tract map. Applicant: John Dutra (Dutra Enterprises); owners: Dutra, Christensen, Tilley. Residents’ parking permits will not be issued; prospective homeowners will be encouraged to use their garages with on-street parking available to visitors. (6 YES votes; Sweeney recused). Legislative Business Alameda County Transportation Commission’s (ACTC) Countywide Transportation Plan and Transportation Expenditure Plan with City of Hayward’s transportation priorities for recommendation to the

CWTP and TEP steering committee. Introduced an amendment to the Inclusionary Housing Interim relief Ordinance to clarify certain provisions and authorize the City manager to amend certain inclusionary housing agreements to apply the provisions of the Interim Relief Ordinance. Public Comment Doug Ligibel mentioned problems with juvenile crime during Veterans Day in Downtown neighborhoods. Approximately, 2,000 sq. ft. of the Grand Terrace mural project was vandalized by gang graffiti. A successful way to combat much of this activity is for Neighborhood Watch community activists to “initiate”” arrests for Hayward PD, BART Police and US Postal Police, gather evidence for the police department and then work with the Alameda County District Attorney’s office for prosecution, conviction and sentencing to reinforce the message that there are consequences for certain activities. Supervision of community service is also important. Local schools should remain open on Wednesday afternoons to help prevent juvenile crime. Restitution occurs once supervision is in place.

Ann Melton complained of parking problems in the area around Huntwood Terrace Apartments and Folsom Ave. Stephania Widger questioned the deployment of Hayward police officers and their participation in the handling Occupy Oakland. Dr. Donald Evans introduced himself to Council as Hayward Unified School District’s new Superintendent. Kim Huggett, Hayward Chamber of Commerce, invited all to attend Light Up the Season at 5 p.m. on December 1 and the Santa Paws Pet Parade at 10 a.m. on December 3, 2011. The Hayward Business Directory will be available shortly. City Manager Fran David read an email commending Hayward PD’s Matt Shea. Mayor Michael Sweeney – Yes Barbara Halliday – Yes Olden Henson – Yes Marvin Peixoto – Yes Bill Quirk – Yes Mark Salinas – Yes Francisco Zermeño – Yes

Mo. man tracks down classic car stolen in 1995 AP WIRE SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY (AP), Oct 21 - A Missouri man and his beloved classic car have been reunited 16 years after the vehicle was stolen. Edward Neeley, of Jefferson City, Mo., picked up his red 1969 Chevy Camaro in Salt Lake City on Tuesday after tracking it down in Utah last month. Neeley contacted Utah authorities after he saw the Camaro listed for sale online, the Deseret News of Salt Lake City reported (http://bit.ly/raLn1d). The seller, Brent Dockery of Syracuse, bought the car four years ago on eBay and also is a victim, investigators said. He was unaware its vehicle identification number had been switched. Davis County detectives obtained a search warrant and found the authentic VIN in the door panel, which confirmed Neeley's suspicions. After an investigation, the Utah Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division returned the car to Neeley, who was determined to be the rightful owner.

“Oh, oh, I got my baby back,” Neeley said when he laid eyes on the car again this week. “Never in a million years did I think it would come, even after I found it on the Internet.” Charlie Roberts, spokesman for the Utah motor vehicle division, said it's unknown how many owners the car has had and how many miles it has racked up since it was stolen in 1995. Neeley was 18 years old at the time. Dockery said he bought the car for nearly $16,000 and added another $10,000 in upgrades, and he wants to take out the upgrades he installed. Utah officials said any further issues between Neeley and Dockery would have to be resolved in civil court. Neeley had the car shipped back home this week. “She's back,” he said. “She already loves me, I can tell, so we're back together, baby. I'll get (her) back in shape.” --Information from: Deseret News, http://www.deseretnews.com

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Obituaries Cecilia Leung Virgil P. Young, Jr. RESIDENT OF FREMONT September 6, 1924 - November 10, 2011

John M. Carey, Jr. RESIDENT OF FREMONT August 18, 1949 - November 15, 2011

Zunchild Chen RESIDENT OF FREMONT January 23, 1924 - November 16, 2011

Mariangela Macchione RESIDENT OF FREMONT June 28, 1925 - November 18, 2011

Abram L. Gutman RESIDENT OF FREMONT August 16, 1922 - November 19, 2011

Timothy J. Keehen RESIDENT OF FREMONT May 22, 1950 - November 19, 2011

RESIDENT OF FREMONT January 4, 1945 - November 13, 2011

Roy G. Coker RESIDENT OF FREMONT October 20, 1920 - November 15, 2011

Sharon Chandler-Tindall RESIDENT OF NEWARK April 22, 1957 - August 5, 2011

Franklin L. Fillmore RESIDENT OF FREMONT June 23, 1906 - November 15, 2011

Celia Ramirez RESIDENT OF FREMONT April 20, 1932 - August 8, 2011

Robert G. Dixon RESIDENT OF FREMONT March 9, 1961 - November 15, 2011

Saokram Bouth RESIDENT OF FREMONT July 28, 1941 - September 11, 2011

Robert M. Kemp RESIDENT OF FREMONT May 11, 1951 - November 16, 2011

Ruperto Vasquez RESIDENT OF FREMONT March 27, 1922 - October 5, 2011

Shishir K. Mukherjee RESIDENT OF CUPERTINO January 3, 1938 - November 17, 2011

Lupe Arriola RESIDENT OF FREMONT May 15, 1926 - October 10, 2011

Philip J. Kreutzer RESIDENT OF FREMONT November 18, 1914 - November 17, 2011

Marie R. Tift RESIDENT OF FREMONT December 31, 1930 - November 19, 2011

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LONDON (AP), Nov 17 - Airlines have already begun charging for food, drinks, seat assignments and baggage. Now one is demanding that passengers cough up extra cash on board for fuel. Hundreds of passengers traveling from India to Britain were stranded for six hours in Vienna when their Comtel airline flight stopped for fuel on Tuesday. The charter service asked them to kick in more than 20,000 pounds ($31,000) to fund the rest of the flight to Birmingham, England. The situation may represent a new low in customer care in an era when frequent flyers have grown accustomed to long lines, long waits, and few perks. Footage broadcast by Britain's Channel 4 news showed a Comtel cabin crew member telling passengers: “We need some money to pay the fuel, to pay the airport, to pay everything we need. If you want to go to Birmingham, you have to pay.” Some passengers said they were sent off the plane to go to cash machines in Vienna to raise the money. “We all got together, took our money out of purses - 130 pounds,'' said Reena Rindi, who was aboard with her 2-year-old daughter. ``Children under two went free, my little one went free cause she's under two. If we didn't have the money, they were making us go one by one outside, in Vienna, to get the cash out.'' Amarjit Duggal told the BBC she was flying from the Indian city of Amritsar on Comtel after scattering her mother's ashes. Her father, sister and uncle were still there and did not know when they would be able to return home. The situation was highly unusual in Europe, where airlines are tightly regulated, said Sue Ockwell, a crisis management expert at Travel PR. “It's a bit like, well, boarding a train and saying

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that you can't go on because they've cut the electricity off because they haven't paid the bill,'' Ockwell said. ``You just really don't expect it. This is patently not going to do that airline any good at all.” The passengers did eventually reach Birmingham, but many expressed anger. “It is absolutely disgusting,'' said Dalvinder Batra, who is from the West Midlands. ``There are still people stuck out there.” Bhupinder Kandra, the airline's majority shareholder, told the Associated Press from Vienna that travel agents had taken the passengers' money before the planes left but had not passed it on to the airline. “This is not my problem,” he said. “The problem is with the agents.” But Kandra insisted Thursday the company was still solvent. “We have not run out of money,” he said. “We have enough.” A similar Comtel situation was taking place back in Amritsar. Some 180 passengers on another Comtel flight were told they would not be taking off until they come up with 10,000 rupees (about $200) each, Kandra told the BBC on Thursday. It was not clear when that plane was supposed to have taken off. The passengers in Amritsar were not stuck on the plane or at the airport, according to British diplomats in India. Most of those passengers have been booking flights on other airlines to get to Britain but none of them were British, the Foreign Office said. Ockwell dismissed Kandra's explanations, noting that it sounded like a bad credit issue. “One really does wonder,” she said. Airport officials in Birmingham said Thursday that Comtel's upcoming flights this weekend had been canceled, but Kandra insisted all would be operating as normal.

BOOKMOBILE SCHEDULE Alameda County Bookmobile stops Renew books by phone (510) 790-8096 For more information (510) 745-1477

Tuesday, Nov 22 1:45 – 2:30 p.m. Mission Hills Middle School, 250 Tamarack Dr. Union City 2:45 – 3:30 p.m. Purple Lotus Buddhist School, 33615 - 9th St., Union City 4:50 – 5:30 p.m. Mariner Park, Regents Blvd. & Dorado Dr., Union City 5:40 – 6:20 p.m. Sea Breeze Park, Dyer St. & Carmel Way, Union City Wednesday, Nov 23 3:15 – 4:00 p.m. Warm Springs Community Center, 47300 Fernald St., Fremont 4:15 – 4:50 p.m. Lone Tree Creek Park, Starlite Way & Turquoise St., Fremont 5:50 – 6:25 p.m. Jerome Ave. and Ohlones St., Fremont 6:40 – 7:10 p.m. Baywood Apts., 4275 Bay St., Fremont Thursday, Nov 24 HOLIDAY Monday, Nov 28 1:00 – 2:10 p.m. Fame Charter School, 16244 Carolyn St., San Leandro 2:30 – 3:25 p.m. Cherryland School, 585 Willow Ave., Hayward 5:15 – 6:45 p.m. Forest Park School, Deep Creek Rd. & Maybird Circle, Fremont Tuesday, Nov 29 2:30 – 3:25 p.m. Cabrillo School, 36700 San Pedro Dr., Fremont

3:45 – 4:20 p.m. California School for the Deaf, 39350 Gallaudet Dr., Fremont 5:25 – 6:10 p.m. Booster Park, Gable Dr. & McDuff Ave., Fremont 6:25 – 6:55 p.m. Camellia Dr. & Camellia Ct., Fremont Wednesday, Nov 30 1:00 – 1:45 p.m. Hillside School, 15980 Marcella St., San Lorenzo 2:00 – 2:45 p.m. Eden House Apts., 1601 165th Ave., San Leandro 3:00 – 3:35 p.m. Ashland Village Apt., 1300 Kentwood Ln., San Leandro 4:40 – 5:15 p.m. Palomares Hills HOA Clubhouse, 6811 Villareal Dr., Castro Valley 5:30 – 6:00 p.m. Lomond Way & Greenridge Rd., Castro Valley Milpitas Bookmobile stops Renew books by phone (800) 471-0991 For more information (408) 293-2326 x3060 Wednesday, Nov 30 2:00 – 2:20 p.m. Pioneer Park, 60 Wilson Way, Milpitas 2:30 – 2:55 p.m. Friendly Village Park, 120 Dixon Landing Rd., Milpitas 3:20 – 4:00 p.m. Foothill School, 1991 Landess Ave., Milpitas

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willing to pay more for better services, are the ones airlines want to reward. First-class and business-class passengers make up only 8 percent of international travelers but account for 27 percent of revenue, according to the International Air Transport Association. While a round-trip coach ticket between Chicago and Beijing might run $1,000, business class costs $4,000 and first class $12,000. “There is a war going on for the profitable passenger,” says Henry H. Harteveldt, co-founder of the travel firm Atmosphere Research Group. Airlines are focusing on three areas: - Giving passengers a full night's sleep. Delta, United and US Airways are installing seats in premium international cabins that recline into flat beds. American isn't making that investment but is adding turndown service on some routes; at bedtime, passengers are given pajamas and slippers while flight attendants lay down a quilted seat cover, duvet and pillow. - Stimulating taste buds. Come mealtime, passengers can forget TV dinners. US Airways serves citrus mahi-mahi with lemon herb sauce, jasmine rice, baby carrots and grilled asparagus in international business class. American serves Ben & Jerry's ice cream sundaes. Hot fudge, butterscotch, berries, pecans and whipped cream are added at each seat. - Providing escapes from the chaos of airport terminals. Delta's new Seattle lounge features floor-to-ceiling windows with views of Mount Rainier. American's new San Francisco club lets members cozy up next to a fireplace. “They're now realizing that they need to offer a competitive product to attract the highest-dollar passengers,” says Gary Leff, cofounder of frequent flier site MilePoint. On foreign airlines, the good life is even better. Emirates Airlines first-class passengers can shower on its Airbus A380s, and walled-off suites come with minibars. Lufthansa has a separate terminal in Frankfurt for its first-class passengers, but it's hardly an inconvenience: Passengers get dedicated immigration officers and are driven to their plane in a MercedesBenz S-Class or Porsche Cayenne. Singapore Airlines trains flight attendants how to walk without waking passengers. And at Virgin Atlantic's London lounge, passengers can play pool, get a massage or relax in the sauna. For a brief moment in the 1960s and '70s, flying was glamorous for all. Passengers dressed up for the occasion. Planes had piano bars, and flight attendants - hired for their looks - wore tight miniskirts. But tickets cost significantly more. By the end of the 1970s, the royal treatment was gone. Planes started to resemble crowded buses. In the decade following 9/11, any perks that were left vanished. Airlines faced new security-related costs, higher fuel prices and two recessions. They weren't looking to impress. They just wanted to stay in business. That's why most travelers have seen free meals, leg room and blankets stripped away. Even the front of the plane became stale. Foreign airlines took advantage and courted U.S. travelers with new, fancy first-class and business-class cabins. Now, U.S. airlines are catching up. They finally have some spare cash, and as they buy new planes, they have a reason to upgrade the interior design. Engineers have also found ways to let seats go flat without requiring more space. “If you want to attract business travelers, you need a lie-flat seat,” says Joel Wartgow, a senior director at Carlson Wagonlit Travel, one of the largest corporate travel agencies. To be sure, coach passengers are seeing some improvements these days, such as live TV and Wi-Fi service on select airlines. And they can enjoy other small luxuries for a fee. Seats with a few extra inches of leg room start at $9. Daily lounge passes cost $50. American even offers a celebrity treatment, with an agent escorting passengers from the curb to the gate for $125. But for the vast majority of passengers, the gap is growing between the front of the plane and the back. That's because the airlines know what matters to the average traveler. And it's not caviar. “They want their luggage. They want to arrive on time. They want the airplane to be clean,” says Andrew Nocella, US Airways senior vice president of marketing. “Most importantly, they want a low fare.” --Delta is part of Delta Air Lines Inc. United is owned by United Continental Holdings Inc. US Airways is owned by US Airways Group Inc. American is owned by AMR Corp.

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Deep spending cuts pose a new threat to US economy tee would lead the two other major rating agencies - Fitch and Moody's - to follow suit. Yet S&P's downgrade did little to tarnish U.S. debt. Treasury prices rose, and yields fell. Bond investors still saw Treasurys as a super-safe investment. Federal borrowing costs actually declined. “S&P showed that when a rating agency downgrades the best-known security in the world, it has little impact,” Kelly said. The market for U.S. Treasurys is so broad, accessible and transparent that ratings downgrades don't pose much threat, he noted. Kelly said Wall Street is unlikely to panic given that expectations for the supercommittee “are so low as to be subterranean.” Even so, some traders appear to be positioning for a shock. So-called “defensive” sectors of the stock market, like healthcare companies and utilities, which tend to retain their value in a weak economy, have been outpacing the S&P 500 index as a whole.

In the past month, the economy has shown surprising strength. Reports this week showed that manufacturers are producing more goods and consumers are spending more. The number of people seeking unemployment benefits for the first time is at a seven-month low. Still, more than once since the recession officially ended more than two years ago, the economy has displayed vigor only to stumble again. High gas and food prices and Japan's earthquake sharply slowed growth in the first half of the year. Congress' debt-ceiling fight sent consumer confidence to recession levels. Sweet thinks there's a good chance Congress will end up extending the Social Security tax cut. Partly on that assumption, Moody's foresees 2.6 percent growth next year. For this year, analysts generally estimate less than 2 percent growth. The supercommittee could also agree on less than $1.2 trillion in cuts. Doing so would reduce the automatic spending cuts that would start in 2013.

Other changes could also be made next year. Tax cuts enacted during the Bush administration, and extended in 2010, are set to expire after 2012. Republicans will push to renew them. Extending those tax cuts, though, could require further spending cuts. “Given we are dealing with a number of different scenarios with wide-ranging outcomes, it seems foolhardy to try and quantify the economic impact at this juncture,” economists at RBC Capital Markets said in a note to clients Friday. Some economists say the automatic spending cuts could actually boost confidence a bit: They would reassure the world that the U.S. government can make progress in shrinking its deficit. Even so, the supercommittee seems likely to fall short of its goal to help reduce the federal debt load. And there's more pressure to come. Priya Misra, an analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, estimates that Congress will need to find $2 trillion more in cuts by August 2013 to prevent another credit downgrade.

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Fremont Unified School District Board meeting report gether. We need to have the proper infrastructure in place, or you’re setting us up for failure,” said Dorsey. Regular Board Agenda Item – District Dashboard Update: Superintendent Dr. James Morris presented his detailed and lengthy Data Dashboard, which is essentially a report card or accountability tool for the district, of goals, needs and a timeline for the next school year. In his overview, Supt. Morris explained where we are currently and presented a strategic vision to further develop goals and set targets for student achievement and professional staff development as well as to help ameliorate those areas where the district needs improvement. In addition, Supt. Morris is developing three “Satisfaction Surveys,” to obtain additional input for the District Dashboard. One survey is geared to teachers, administrators, staff and employee groups; a second survey is for parents with the third, for students. Regular Board Agenda Item – Facilities Needs Consulting Services: At this Board meeting, approval was being asked for awarding a contract to WLC Architects and MGT, to conduct a Facilities Needs Assessment (FNA) for the district. Basically, what this means is that the consultancy firm would review and assess the condition of Fremont’s school facilities and evaluate what is needed in regard to renovation, modernization of technology infrastructure, site capacity, and the related costs, etc. This process first began when the Board greenlighted the FNA in July 2011, which was then followed by the District hosting an introductory and mandatory meeting to discuss its RFE (Request for Proposals). Thirty firms attended and on October 20, twelve submitted sealed proposals to the District for consideration. After the search was narrowed down to five finalists, the District Office and school site principals conducted interviews with those firms before making their final recommendation. (In July, the Board had approved the project’s fee at $250,000.) The motion to award the contract to WLC Architects and MGT was unanimously approved with five ayes by the Board. Based on recommendations and information that will be received when the assessment is completed, the District will then have to determine its “needs versus wants” and prioritize those in line with the District’s budget capabilities. Regular Board Agenda Item – Student Wellness Committee: Director of Child Nutrition Services, Kristen Keith, and Director of Pupil Services, Rickey Jones, reported on the reactivated Student Wellness Committee. The members are comprised of community participants, parents and students, who are working within two subcommittees, to develop strategies that focus on the needs of the “whole child.” In order to better promote overall student health, the committee’s focus will encompass the social, intellectual, physical, occupational, emotional and nutritional aspects.

Study shows benefits of gay-straight alliance groups SUBMITTED BY CATHY RENNA New research has found that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth who attend middle or high schools with Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) have better mental health as young adults, are less likely to drop out of high school, and more likely to attend college. Published in the current issue of Applied Developmental Science, this is the first study to show that GSA participation is related to long-term benefits. The study, High School Gay–Straight Alliances (GSAs) and Young Adult Well-Being, is based on data from the Family Acceptance Project’s survey of LGBT young adults, which examined the school-related experiences of 245 LGBT young adults, ages 21 to 25. Prior research has shown that LGBT youth are at risk for school victimization based on their sexual orientation and gender expression; that LGB youth and young adults report higher levels of depression and other mental health problems than heterosexual peers in a range of studies; and that LGBT school bullying is related to compromised academic achievement. However, until now, there have been few indicators to show whether positive schoolbased supports can help prevent these negative outcomes in young adulthood. In this new study, the positive impact of GSAs was particularly strong when students viewed their Gay-Straight Alliances as effective in promoting a safer school environment. The study also shows that the benefits of Gay-Straight Alliances diminish as levels of LGBT school victimization increase; that is, the protective nature of GSAs is not enough to overcome the negative impact of LGBT victimization on young adult mental health. Thus, the authors document that Gay-Straight Alliances cannot be proposed as the sole solution for creating safer school climates for LGBT youth. Instead, schools need to implement other efforts to reduce anti-LGBT bias in schools in combination with the formation of Gay-Straight Alliances, such as enumerated anti-harassment and nondiscrimination policies, teacher training on how to intervene in school harassment related to sexual orientation and gender expression, and an LGBT-inclusive curriculum. These findings are of particular importance in light of recent tragic incidents of school violence – such as the murder of Larry King in 2008 and the multiple suicides of young men perceived to be gay in 2010 and 2011 who experienced high levels of LGBT school victimization. Further, several schools and districts continue to attempt to ban the formation of Gay-Straight Alliances (e.g., school board of Nassau County in 2009; Okeechobee High School in 2008 [both in Florida]; Flour Buff High School in Corpus Christi, TX, in 2011), even though GSAs are protected by the 1984 Federal Equal Access Act. In addition, the Anoka-Hennepin School District has a policy that requires staff to “remain neutral in matters related to sexual orientation including but not limited to student led discussion” that belies the purpose of GSAs which is to provide a supportive school-related environment where students can learn about and openly discuss and educate the school community on LGBT issues. Citation: Toomey, R. B., Ryan, C., Diaz, R. M., & Russell, S. T. (2011). High school gay-straight alliances (GSAs) and young adult well-being: An examination of GSA presence, participation, and perceived effectiveness. Applied Developmental Science, 15(4),1-11. The Family Acceptance Project is a research, intervention, education and policy initiative. For more information, please visit: familyproject.sfsu.edu.

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again, he would not have approved the $528 million loan. Chu also said he doesn't expect taxpayers will recover much of the money lost in the transaction. Again and again, Chu expressed ignorance of issues related to the loan or the Obama administration's handling of it. For instance, Chu said he did not know until this week that some unidentified DOE officials had urged Solyndra to delay an early round of layoffs until after 2010 midterm elections. `Ì was not part of that decision, and I certainly would not have been in favor of that decision,'' he said. Rep. John Sullivan, R-Okla., asked Chu how closely he was involved in the loan process. He has to approve the loans and be briefed on them, Chu replied, `ànd I ask questions about the loans as they come up.'' Chu also denied he was influenced by a major Obama campaign donor, George Kaiser, an Oklahoma billionaire who invested $400 million in the solar company through an investment vehicle connected to a family foundation. Kaiser has said he played no part in helping Solyndra win the 2009 loan, but emails released last week show he discussed Solyndra with the White House on at least one occasion. Kaiser also directed business associates on how to approach the White House and Energy Department to help Solyndra deal with its financial problems. Chu told lawmakers he did not know who Kaiser was when the loan was approved. He says he is aware of Kaiser now, in the wake of media reports about Kaiser's investment in Solyndra. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, said he found that hard to believe, since Kaiser was an Obama financial ``bundler'' who visited the White House frequently in 2009, while the Solyndra loan was being considered. `Èverybody and their dog at DOE knew who he was and what he was involved in,'' Barton said of Kaiser. ``We have on the record that he was around the White House at least 16 times in the time period the Solyndra loan program was being reviewed.'' Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., chairman of the energy panel, said he was astonished at how many red flags about Solyndra - including many from the Energy Department itself - were either ignored or minimized by the Obama administration. `Àt every opportunity, Solyndra and DOE officials, including Secretary Chu, publicly assured the American people that Solyndra was on track and would eventually thrive, right up until the time that Solyndra declared bankruptcy,'' Upton said. Rep. Martin Griffith, R-Va., said he had a hard time believing that Chu, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist, was as out of the loop as he claimed. `Ì know you didn't leave your brains at the door,'' he told Chu. Chu said his decision to approve the loan was based on the analysis of experienced professionals and on the strength of the information they had available to them at the time. Chu also took responsibility for a later decision to approve a restructuring of Solyndra's debt that allowed Kaiser and another investor to move ahead of taxpayers for repayment in case of default. The Energy Department faced a difficult decision in late 2010 and early this year, Chu said: Force Solyndra into immediate bankruptcy or restructure the loan guarantee to allow the company to accept emergency financing that would be paid back first if the company was still unable to recover. Chu said it was worth noting that U.S. taxpayers remain first in line for repayment of the initial loan and noted that private groups invested nearly $1 billion in Solyndra. Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., was unimpressed. `Ì've heard a lot of talk about politics, I've seen a lot of emails from within the administration about politics,'' he told Chu. `Ì don't see any chain of emails looking out for the taxpayer money. That's what stinks the most about this.'' Democrats accused Republicans of hypocrisy on the loan guarantee program, noting that Upton and other Republicans have sought support for projects in their districts even while slamming Chu and Solyndra. Upton and other Michigan lawmakers tried to get federal support in 2009 for United Solar Ovonic, a struggling manufacturer in their state. United Solar did not receive a loan and its parent company, Energy Conversion Devices Inc., said last week it was suspending manufacturing and laying off 500 workers. --Associated Press writer Alicia A. Caldwell contributed to this report.

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The edited recording in the National Archives and the LBJ Library, available to the public since 1971, begins with an announcer stating it has been “edited and condensed” but not explaining how much was cut or by whom. A more complete version of the Air Force One tapes were long sought but never found, adding fuel to decades-old suspicions that there is more to Kennedy's assassination than the official account naming Lee Harvey Oswald as the lone gunman. The Assassination Records Review Board, created by an act of Congress in 1992 after the Oliver Stone film “JFK” caused public uproar to re-examine Kennedy's killing, unsuccessfully sought the unedited Air Force One tapes for its probe. In its final report in 1998, the board said the LBJ Library version was

filled with crude breaks and chopped conversations. “That this tape even exists will change the way we view this great event in history,” Raab said. “It took decades to analyze the shorter, newer version and it will take years to do the same here.” The Clifton tape has been professionally digitized and a copy is being donated by the Raab Collection to the National Archives and the John F. Kennedy Library so the public will have access to the material even if the original tape is sold to a private collector. Douglas Horne, who studied the LBJ Library version of the Air Force One tapes as an analyst for the Assassination Records Review Board, called the Clifton tape an exciting discovery that could yield valuable new information.

“There's a possibility that this find could really add to the story,” he said. Max Holland, a researcher who has written extensively about the Kennedy assassination and transcribed the Air Force One tapes from the LBJ Library, disagreed and said the additional material on the new tape appeared to be “very minor and incremental.” “If that's the best they've got, they ain't got much,” he said. The wholly unedited “raw” recording of the entirety of the trip, which also would have included periods of silence and static, has never been located. It would have been roughly 41/2 hours long. Online: Air Force One recordings: http://www.raabcollection.com/kenned y-air-force-one-tape/

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The BART Board voted unanimously on November 17, 2011, to fund a trial of easier-to-clean vinyl, cushioned seat covers to replace the fabric seats in 100 train cars and authorized the General Manager to award a contract for $1,945,234 with an option to purchase seats for another 100 cars. “The fabric seats were viable when BART entered service in 1972 but we now carry 370,000 passengers each weekday,” said BART General Manager Grace Crunican. “This trial will give customers and BART staff a chance to see if vinyl, cushioned seats strike a balance between cleanliness and comfort - an important consideration as we move toward replacing our rolling stock, the oldest in the nation, with the Fleet of the Future.” During a series of seat labs earlier this year, BART staff collected hundreds of public comments about features riders would like on seating. BART’s research identified Prevail, a product made specifically for mass transit by Omnova; it meets customers' expectations and addresses the agency’s standards for durability, safety and environmental properties. “Previously, we didn’t use vinyl seat material because of smoke, fire and toxicity standards; however, technology has changed,” said BART’s Assistant General Manager of Operations Paul Oversier. “Just as important is BART’s sustainability standard. Omnova has distinguished itself as a leader in ‘end of life’ strategies for its product. When the material is no longer useful, instead of disposing of it in landfill, this company will reclaim the vinyl for other purposes.” BART will begin replacing seats in 100 cars in spring 2012 and survey customer reaction. If riders like the new seats, the contract can be expanded to include another 100 cars. For more information about the seat trial, visit http://tinyurl.com/82293eq

Firefighters received Success Award SUBMITTED BY AISHA KNOWLES On November 9, the Alameda County Fire Department (ACFD) and the Alameda County Fire Fighters Association (ACFFA) International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF)-Local 55 received the 2011 Partnership for Success Award at the California Fire Fighter Joint Apprenticeship Committee (CFFJAC) Conference. In 2001, the CFFJAC, created the Partnership for Success Award, to recognize fire departments and local unions that demonstrate a commitment to work together to provide the training and education needed to ensure firefighter safety and effectiveness on the front lines. Honorees are identified for their collaborative relationship to enhance existing training programs and their commitment to working together on issues of common interest, including the safety of firefighters on the job. The Award is presented every two years at the biennial CFFJAC Conference. Past winners have included the City of Davis, Vallejo, Ventura County and, in 2009, CAL FIRE. “Training is the cornerstone for every fire department,” said CFFJAC Chair Dan Terry. “The successful labor-management partnership of Alameda County Fire and Alameda County Firefighters-Local 55 exemplifies their dedication to their front line firefighters and integrity to their profession.” The CFFJAC is co-sponsored by the California Professional Firefighters, AFL-CIO, representing labor, and the Office of the California State Fire Marshal, representing management. The ACFD and the ACFFA are the first fire department and fire fighter association within Alameda County to receive this distinguished honor. A video produced by the California Professional Firefighters’ online video news service, CPF Firevision, highlighting the 2011 Partnership for Success Award, and the labor-management partnership between the ACFD and the ACFFA may be viewed at www.cpffirevision.org.

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Holiday Boutique at Sun Gallery SUBMITTED BY CHRISTINE BENDER The Sun Gallery is hosting a Holiday Boutique to help support our children's art programs. It will be held November 25 to December 23 with a reception on Saturday, December 10 from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m., featuring a raffle, entertainment, and food. The boutique offers inspiring gifts for everyone with a combination of fine art and handmade crafts. Unique items include jewEvan Roe: By Phyllis Pacin

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