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Vol. 11 No. 41
May 22, 2012
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fter two years in the making the Fremont Earthquake Exhibit is now open as part of public monthly tours offered through the City of Fremont Recreation. The Hayward Fault is a major fault of concern in the East Bay. It has been considered the most dangerous area for a possible major seismic event by the U.S. Geological Survey. There is a one in three chance of a major earthquake of 6.8 or greater on the Hayward Fault within the next 30 years. The last major quake in this area was on October 21, 1868, with a magnitude of 7.0, which ripped almost a continuous shear of about 6 feet from Milpitas to Oakland. The Math Science Nucleus in collaboration with the City of Fremont and the U.S. Geological Survey has created a one-of-a-kind exhibit in the country. You can actually see the damage caused by the Hayward Fault as it slowly “creeps” under continued on page 35
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Artist Jonathan making sure all measurements are correct
SUBMITTED BY UNION CITY LEISURE SERVICES Five years after the opening of the Union City Sports Center, and two years after the first concept on paper, the “Circle of Life” is finally ready for public dedication. Artists Jonathan and Saori Russell from Red Metal Arts spent nearly two years designing and fabricating the two 10-feet high by 12-feet wide circular works of art.
The “Circle of Life”, two metallic arcs with silhouette images of people performing various sports activities, represents the continuous exploration of physical achievement by humans. “Circles of Life” Dedication Thursday, May 31 5:30 p.m. Union City Sports Center 31224 Union City Blvd., Union City (510) 675-5808
Students in public and private schools across the Bay Area recently competed in a “Growing Up Asian” in America Art & Essay Contest sponsored by the Asian Pacific Fund. In honor of the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge, over 1,400 entries were received under the 2012 theme, “Bridges.” Special exhibits displaying all the winning entries will go on tour at libraries and government facilities across the Bay Area. Copies of a commemorative book featuring the winning entries will also be distributed for circulation to libraries and middle and high schools in the nine Bay Area counties. Allison Wei Choe, a fourth grade student at John Sinnott Elementary School in Milpitas was awarded second place in the K-5th grade category for her poem, A Golden Perspective. Allison explains her background and fascination with poetry: “I am a 9 year old Chinese American, and was born and raised in the South Bay. My parents grew up in Malaysia and Singapore where I have a large extended family of grandparents, uncles, aunties and cousins. I also have a younger brother, Brandon, who is very sociable and good in sports. Our family loves outdoor activities and we have travelled extensively in the Bay Area and Asia. My favorite pascontinued on page 6
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Free Screening Helps to Identify Risk of Peripheral Vascular Disease
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our lower leg hurts when you walk, but the pain goes away with rest, so you brush it off as an annoyance. After all, the pain went away, so it can’t be too big of a problem. Right? Not so fast. Sometimes even passing pain can be a sign of a health condition that shouldn’t be ignored. For example, peripheral vascular disease (PVD), which often causes pain in the calf region during exercise, can be a warning sign of risk for heart attack and ischemic stroke—both of which stem from a blockage of blood flow to the heart and brain, respectively. In fact, 50 percent of patients suffer from arterial disease in all three organ systems—the heart, the brain, and their extremities—according to Washington Hospital cardiologist Ash Jain, M.D., and Washington Hospital vascular surgeon John Thomas Mehigan, M.D. And now is the chance to do something about it. Free screening and seminar On Saturday, June 9, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Dr. Jain and Dr. Mehigan will conduct a free community screening for PVD. Then, on Tuesday, June 12, from 1 to 3 p.m., the physicians will present a seminar
discussing the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options for PVD. PVD affects the blood vessels outside the heart, impairing peripheral circulation and which can cause pain or cramping in
Washington Hospital cardiologist Dr. Ash Jain advises people to learn the signs of PVD and seek help before symptoms interfere with daily life. Washington Hospital vascular surgeon Dr. John Thomas Mehigan advises talking to your primary care physician and getting screened for factors like high cholesterol, high blood sugar, and high blood pressure, especially if you have a family history of heart disease. To learn more about your risk for PVD, register for the upcoming free seminar and/or screening (registration required). Visit www.whhs.com or call (800) 963-7070 to register.
the arms or legs, which typically occurs with exercise and then subsides with rest. Though the pain usually occurs in the legs, it may tell a more complex tale of potential risk to the heart and brain, according to Dr. Jain and Dr. Mehigan. “When these factors begin affecting the heart and brain, patients then have an increased rate of mortality,” Dr. Mehigan says. “It’s not the leg pain that kills them, but the underlying heart and brain conditions, including heart attack and stroke, that will prove deadly.” Dr. Jain says that the goal of the screening and seminar is to raise awareness so that people talk to their doctor before they suffer from a heart attack or stroke that perhaps could have been prevented. “The goal is for audience members to learn the signs of PVD and seek help,” Dr. Jain says. “If they don’t seek help, PVD will begin to cause problems locally in the legs, which leads to discomfort when exercontinued on page 4
InHealth broadcasts on Comcast Channel 78 in Fremont, Newark and Union City and online at www.inhealth.tv The full schedule of InHealth programs listed below can also be viewed in real time on the Washington Hospital website, www.whhs.com T U E S DAY
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Diabetes Management: When to Call for Help
Cancer Caregivers: Mobilizing Resources
Treating Infection: Learn About Sepsis
Disaster Preparedness
Washington Women's Center: Cancer Genetic Counseling
Partnering with Your Doctor to Improve Diabetes Control Inside Washington Hospital: Washington Township Center for Sleep Disorders
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Wound Care Update
Washington Women's Center: Cholesterol and Women
Women's Health Conference: Chronic Pain Management
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World Kidney Day
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The Weight to Success
Hip Pain in the Young and Middle-Aged Adult
Washington Township Health Care District Special Board Meeting April 25, 2012
Washington Township Health Care District Board Meeting May 9th, 2012
Diabetes Matters:Vacation or Travel Plans?
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Your Concerns InHealth: Senior Scam Prevention
Living with Heart Failure Cataracts and Diabetic Eye Conditions
Diabetes Matters: Ins and Outs of Glucose Monitoring
Men's Health Expo 2011
Skin Care and Prevention of Skin Cancer
Brain Health for Seniors
Voices InHealth: Decisions in Cardiac Care
Do You Suffer From Breathing Problems? Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or Asthma
Your Concerns InHealth: Learn If You Are at Risk for Senior Scam Prevention Liver Disease
Do You Suffer From Anxiety or Depression?
What You Should Know About Carbs and Food Labels
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Raising Awareness About Stroke
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What Are Your Vital Signs Telling You?
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Washington Township Health Care District Board Meeting May 9th, 2012
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Community Based Senior Supportive Services
World Kidney Day
Inside Washington Hospital: Patient Safety
Washington Township Health Care District Board Meeting April 11, 2012
Caring for an Older Adult: Everything You Need to Know about Caregiving
Diabetes Management: When to Call for Help Washington Township Health Care District Special Board Meeting April 25, 2012
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What You Should Know About Carbs and Food Labels
Diabetes Health Fair 2011: Positivity - A Positive Approach to Managing Diabetes
Voices InHealth: Healthy Pregnancy Diabetes Health Fair 2011: Marvelous Meals in Minutes Voices InHealth: The Legacy Strength Training System
Washington Township Health Care District Board Meeting May 9th, 2012
Washington Township Health Care District Special Board Meeting April 25, 2012
Raising Awareness About Stroke
Voices InHealth: The Greatest Gift of All
Voices InHealth: Update on the Journey to Magnet Status
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Voices InHealth: Healthy Pregnancy
Women's Health Conference: Pain and Rehabilitation
Do You Have Sinus Problems? Washington Township Health Care District Special Board Meeting April 25, 2012
Learn About Nutrition for a Healthy Life
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How to Maintain a Healthy Weight: Good Nutrition is Key
New Techniques to Treat Back Pain
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Washington Township Health Care District Board Meeting May 9th, 2012
Women's Health Conference: Skin Health From Infancy to Maturity
Oh My Aching Lower Back!
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Get Back On Your Feet: New Treatment Options for Ankle Conditions
Learn Exercises to Help Lower Your Blood Pressure and Slow Your Heart Rate
Fitting Physical Activity Into Your Day
Keys to Healthy Eyes
Wound Care Update
Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement
Inside Washington Hospital: The Green Team
Inside Washington Hospital: Pediatric Care Inside Washington Hospital: The Green Team
Vitamins and Supplements - How Useful Are They?
Diabetes Management: When to Call for Help
Learn If You Are at Risk for Liver Disease
Voices InHealth: Healthy Pregnancy (Late Start)
Your Concerns InHealth: Pediatric Care – The PreSchool Years
Treatment Options for Knee Problems
Strengthen Your Back! Learn to Improve Your Back Fitness Minimally Invasive Treatment for Common Gynecologic Conditions Partnering with Your Doctor to Improve Diabetes Control
Voices InHealth: New What Are Your Vital Signs Surgical Options for Breast Telling You? Cancer Treatment
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Washington Hospital Receives Environmental Conservation/Sustainability Award Washington Hospital stalled in some hospital has received a 2012 “Partbuildings ner for Change, with Dis• Nutritional services are tinction” award by featuring healthier menus Practice Greenhealth, in with, whenever possible, recognition of the hospisustainable seafood and tal’s ongoing sustainabilorganic and locally ity and environmental sourced food conservation efforts. • The hospital has a small “We are very proud to garden which supplies receive this important some vegetables and herbs recognition of our continuto the kitchen and food ing efforts to reduce enviwaste is composted for the ronmental waste and garden; composting has inimprove energy efficiency creased from 60 to 110 within our system,” said tons this past year Washington Hospital Chief • The hospital’s recycling Executive Officer Nancy rate is now at 26 percent Farber. Practice Greenhealth and increasing added the “with distinc• The housekeeping detion” citation after reviewpartment uses ecoing the hospital’s significant friendly and achievements for this past water-friendly products year, Farber added. throughout the system “The award recognized • Faxes, printers and copy Washington Hospital received an award from Practice GreenHealth in recognition of its continuing efforts to reduce environmental waste and improve machines are being rethe hospital’s consistent, energy efficiency. Washington Hospital’s “Green Team” plays a big role in championing the Hospitals efforts. Green Team members pictured above (left continuous and steady in- to right) are Joan Novacek, Paul Kelley, Kathy Fox, Kris LaVoy, Sue Klingman and Phyllis Wood. placed with multi-funccremental improvement tion equipment which health care facilities that make Sustainability and environduce significant reductions in en- default to double-sided printing toward a true commitment to significant improvements in mer- mental conservation were estabergy use. sustainability,” she noted. • Employees are encouraged to cury elimination, waste reduction lished as an “area of focus” in Kelley cited some of Washing- email or scan whenever possible “Our employees have worked and source reduction improve2007 by Washington Hospital. ton Hospital’s sustainability inihard to reduce our energy use rather than using paper ments, beyond the Partner for Kathy Fox, the hospital’s sustaintiatives: and medical and operational • Paper made with recycled materiability coordinator, received the • In energy efficiency, the new waste, improve our use of organic Change base criteria, according als is used for copiers and printers award on behalf of the hospital at laundry, also part of the hospital’s • Employee education and outand sustainable food sources, and to the organization. The base criteria includes at ceremonies held in Denver, Colconstruction program, will have expand our community educareach efforts have been intensified least 20 percent recycling, 10 perorado on May 2. energy efficient washing mation outreach on this important cent or less regulated medical Paul Kelley, Washington Hoschines where the final rinse water issue,” Farber said. waste, an extensive sustainability pital’s director of biomedical enwill be saved and used as the first Practice Greenhealth is a naprogram and other programs covgineering and green initiative, wash water for the next load tional membership organization Learn More ering food, energy, water, and said the hospital’s sustainability • Fans have been equipped with for health care facilities commitTo learn more about chemical minimization. The hon- team is committed to expanding variable speed drives rather than ted to environmentally responsiWashington Hospital’s orees must also demonstrate leadits efforts throughout the district. running continuously ble operations. The Partner for Green Team initiatives, visit ership in the local community Specifically, he said the hospital’s • Florescent lights and reflective Change, with Distinction, Award www.whhs.com/green. and/or the health care sector. new central utility plant will proroofing materials have been inis a very competitive award for
Food Allergies Can Cause Serious Problems While eggs are commonly found on the breakarrhea. Anaphylaxis occurs when several of these clear,” Bhangal said. “You need to familiarize yourfast menu, they are also one of eight food items that symptoms happen simultaneously and may include self with the verbiage used on labels so you can unaccount for 90 percent of food allergies. The list decreased blood pressure, loss of consciousness, nar- derstand what to look out for depending on your also includes milk, soy, wheat, peanuts, tree nuts rowed airways, and tongue swelling, Bhangal said. particular food allergy.” (almonds, cashews, hazelnuts, pecans, macadamias, “People with severe food allergies who are at When eating in restaurants, people with food allerpistachios, and walnuts), fish, and shellfish. In peo- risk for anaphylaxis should carry around an epigies need to ask their waiter for a list of ingredients, ple with food allergies, even a tiny amount of the nephrine pen,” she added. “Epinephrine can preshe said. But that can be risky because restaurants food can trigger a response, according to the Ameri- vent anaphylactic shock, which can occur with a often purchase already-prepared sauces and mixes and can Medical Association. severe allergic reaction.” the staff may not know all of the ingredients. “The symptoms can range “If you have a serious food allergy, it from mild to severe,” said may be best to stick to the basics and Nachal Bhangal, a registered avoid prepared and packaged foods dietitian at Washington Hospiwith a long list of ingredients,” Bhantal. “A food allergy can be fatal gal said. “Eat more fresh foods and if the reaction is severe enough avoid a lot of sauces. Basically, if the to cause anaphylaxis, which ingredients can’t be verified, it has to blocks the airways and makes be considered unsafe to eat for someit difficult to breathe.” one with a food allergy.” Being lactose-intolerant is She said there is also a high risk for not the same as being allergic to food contamination, in restaurant milk. Food allergies are often kitchens and at home. Food can beconfused with food intolerance, come contaminated by other foods which is less serious and does prepared on the same surfaces and not involve the immune system. stored in the same containers. Also, Food intolerance is more comfood that is deep fried in oil used to fry mon than food allergies and ocfish and shrimp can be contaminated curs when the digestive system by those foods. cannot properly break down “Food labels are generally good food, according to the American about identifying when a food item is Medical Association. prepared in a place where foods with A food allergy is an adverse nuts, wheat, and soy are also prepared, immune response to a food, so you know there is a possibility of according to Bhangal. The imcross-contamination,” Bhangal added. mune system produces anti“But it’s hard to know how careful bodies to protect the body People who have food allergies need to be very diligent about reading labels. Food labels are they are in a restaurant kitchen. Even from foreign substances like generally good about identifying when a food item is prepared in a place where foods with nuts, in your own kitchen, you have to be germs. But in people with wheat, and soy are also prepared, so you know there is a possibility of cross-contamination. To diligent about avoiding cross-contamifood allergies, the body sees learn about nutrition counseling services available at Washington Hospital, visit nation. You have to keep foods sepathe protein in food as a foreign www.whhs.com/nutrition or call (510) 745-6542. rated if a family member has a food substance and produces antiallergy. Use a separate cutting board bodies to protect against it, she explained. While Read Labels and food preparation area for that person. Have a there is no cure for food allergies, children can outPeople who have food allergies need to be very separate set of containers for storing food. There is grow them. diligent about reading labels, Bhangal said. Just no reason people with food allergies can’t enjoy Food allergy symptoms include runny nose, about every packaged food item sold in America food, they just have to be careful.” itchy skin, rash or hives, tingling in the tongue or contains a label that lists the ingredients. To learn about nutrition counseling services lips, tightness in the throat, hoarse voice, wheezing, “But you have to be careful when reading food available at Washington Hospital, visit coughing, nausea, vomiting, stomach pains, and di- labels because some ingredients are not always www.whhs.com/nutrition or call (510) 745-6542.
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cising. As a result, patients become increasingly sedentary and raise their chances of developing other types of vascular disease due to risk factors such as diabetes, high cholesterol, hypertension, and obesity.” Dr. Jain adds that if PVD is not addressed, it quickly becomes a vicious cycle of worsening risk factors that can lead to heart attack, stroke, and even a loss of limbs. “You can say, ‘It’s just my legs that are hurting, and I’m not going to deal with it,’ but if left untreated, PVD makes regular exercise intolerable—and it is regular exercise that helps prevent blockage from getting worse in all the organ systems,” Dr. Jain explains. “It is good to address PVD and improve your symptoms so that you can exercise regularly.” Risk factors that may indicate PVD—as well as heart disease and stroke—include: • Diabetes • Cigarette smoking • High blood pressure (hypertension) • High levels of the “bad” cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) • Previous stroke or heart attack • Obesity • Sedentary lifestyle (minimal regular exercise) • Age (Men over age 50 are affected more frequently.)
• Family history of heart disease • Cardiovascular disease, covering several conditions affecting the heart According to Dr. Mehigan, the best place to start looking at your risk for PVD, heart attack, and stroke is probably your family tree. “Examine your family history for these risk factors,” he notes. “If you don’t know your history, find out about it. What did your mother die of? What did your father die of? This information can give you important clues about your hereditary risk.” If you have multiple family members that suffered from heart disease, there’s a good chance that you could as well. Dr. Mehigan advises talking to your primary care physician and getting screened for factors like high cholesterol, high blood sugar, and high blood pressure, because these are strong risk factors. Free PVD Screening at Washington Hospital The free PVD screening on Saturday, June 9, will use a painless, non-invasive Doppler study to detect whether or not a person has PVD. After the test, the physicians will explain the results and refer participants to their primary care physician if necessary. In advanced stages, PVD may require more aggressive treatment options, revascularization with an-
gioplasty or surgery along with drug treatment, including medicines to help improve walking distance (cilostazol and pentoxifylline), antiplatelet agents, and cholesterollowering agents (statins). However, if PVD is caught during early stages, Dr. Jain says the answer is a simple one. “The first steps toward improved cardiovascular health are healthy diet and regular exercise,” he says. “The sooner you can incorporate these things into your lifestyle, the better your overall health will be, because when people start having arterial blockages in the legs, they often stop exercising, which does not help risk factors for cardiac disease and stroke. “PVD can be easily fixed, if diagnosed earlier on. In advanced stages, it can be tedious to maintain the arteries open,” according to Dr. Jain. “Hence, the earlier you recognize the symptoms and the earlier the diagnosis is made, easier the treatment is.” Reduce your risk On Saturday, June 9, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., a peripheral vascular disease (PVD) screening, consisting of a painless, noninvasive Doppler study of the legs, will be held in the Conrad E. Anderson, M.D. Auditorium. Dr. Mehigan and Dr. Jain will then present a free Health & Wellness seminar on Tuesday, June 12, from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Conrad E. Anderson, M.D. Auditorium, located in the Washington West building at 2500 Mowry Avenue in Fremont. Pre-registration for the screening is required; walk-ins cannot be accommodated. To register for the seminar and/or screening, call (800) 963-7070.
Neighborhood Watch Neighbors on Lobelia Drive have joined together to help make their community a safer place to live. All Neighborhood Watch groups are created in coordination with the Newark Police Department. If you would like to start a Neighborhood Watch in your area please contact:
Tim Jones Special Assistant Community Engagement Division Newark Police Dept. (510) 578-4209 tim.jones@newark.org
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time is reading since I was three years old, and I would check-out tons of books every few weeks from the Milpitas Library near our house. “I am a student at the John Sinnott Elementary School where I first developed my interest in writing poems in the Second Grade with encouragement from my teacher, Ms. Nicole Perkins. I have written more than 100 poems since starting at seven years old. Inspirations for poems would come to me at all times, and I would quickly write the phrases down in a notebook and later stitch them together into a poem. One of my poems titled ‘Rainforest’ won Second Prize in Category 2 nationwide in the “Young Voices Of America Speak Through Poetry” contest last year. “This encouraged me to use poetry to share my stories and ideas with more young people around the country. The ‘Growing Up Asian in America’ program from the Asian Pacific Fund, is a very good program to share our culture with people around the Bay Area, and I feel very hon-
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ored that my poem has been chosen as one of the winners in the K-5 category. I hope to further develop my interest in poetry by working with experienced Mentors and also collaborating with other young writers around the country.”
For a moment in time, Sharing an admiration of its magical beauty. If this bridge could think, I'm sure it wouldn't care About our different looks, languages, tastes and ideas.
A Golden Perspective
I saw the fog roll in, Enveloping the elegantly arched bridge. The bridge suddenly seemed to come alive, With a spirit and soul, Connecting all generations and races, Building an understanding of one another. Its tools are emotions, The steel it lays down is compassion.
I saw the dawn shift --Plucking the night from my dreams, The rising sun glowed like a red Chinese lantern, Caressing the magnificent Golden Gate Bridge. I gazed at a scarlet salmon Leaping through the air, Time after time, Working against raging currents and predators, To the place it wanted to go. It made me think --Asian Americans are unwavering, too. Courage, diligence, perseverance are in our blood. The bridges we have crossed are not without bumps and cracks, And our journeys have not been without hardships. But we are capable of reaching our dreams In this land of opportunity. I walked slowly to the railing And peered at the powerful ocean. The bridge brings strangers together,
I glanced over at my family as they laughed together, Feeling blessed to have so much love. Mom's friend visiting from Asia framed and snapped Every angle of his family on the bridge, Capturing everlasting memories of their trip. Even if this bridge looks different from the others, It serves the same noble purpose. It is the glue that holds families and friends together. A globe of sun called to the waking world, Atop the towering structure of orange metal. Flocks of seagulls clustered on the beams,
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Sea lions sang in harmony, Celebrating the bridge's anniversary today. Tourists from all over the world gasped in awe. My heart pounded with an overwhelming feeling of joy --Proud to be an Asian American Through and Through. For more information about the Asian Pacific Fund contest, visit: http://www.asianpacificfund.org/contest/2012
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Ohlone Humane Society
Cruelly trapped wildlife need your immediate help BY NANCY LYON
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t’s pretty safe to say that not everyone feels that sharing their abode with wildlife is an enjoyable experience. Unfortunately for the animals, removing them by commercial trapping has become a business that has often employed means of cruelly disposing of those unlucky enough to be captured, a practice that has increasingly come under the scrutiny of animal protectionists. Customers of trapping services usually have little idea what happens to the animals they wish removed from their property. To address this omission, California Senate Majority Leader Ellen Corbett (D-San Leandro) has authored legislation Senate Bill (SB) 1480 that would mandate that consumers using commercial trapping services must be provided with a written contract stating these details so they can make informed choices regarding the removal of wildlife when they become “nuisance” problems or create property damage. The bill would also prohibit specific barbaric methods of killing animals like raccoons, opossum, skunks and other wild creatures. Currently, commercial trappers have little, if any, supervision on the methods used to destroy captured wildlife. SB 1480 would make it illegal to kill any trapped mammal by intentional drowning or injection with any chemical not specifically sold for the purpose of euthanizing animals. Killing by the injection of solutions such as chemical solvents, sodium cyanide and even fingernail polish remover, toxic products that have been used in the past and caused an excruciating death; or by thoracic compression, commonly known as chest crushing would be illegal. Senator Corbett stated “This bill helps consumers find legitimate and experienced trappers,” Corbett said. “It’s time we quit turning a blind eye to the inhumane practices used by some wildlife trappers.” In 2003 a law was passed that required individuals offering commercial wildlife
trapping services to the public to be obligated to obtain a license from the state Department of Fish and Game. However, because of insufficient resources to enforce the law, Fish & Game has not issued any regulations that would act as guidelines for commercial trappers. SB 1480, if passed, directs the Department of Fish and Game to maintain a list of licensed trappers on its website, requires trappers to provide a written contract to consumers, and forbids cruel methods of animal killing. SB 1480 is co-sponsored by Born Free USA, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to end the suffering of wild animals in captivity, rescue animals in need, protect wildlife in their natural habitats, and encourage compassionate conservation and is partnered by the San Francisco Wildlife Center. Monica Engebetson, the senior program associate for Born Free USA stated “This important bill will increase protections for wildlife, reduce the chances of family dogs and cats being inadvertently killed in traps and will help consumers make informed decisions. Our organization has worked for many years to address this issue, and we are grateful to Senator Corbett for introducing this bill.” Ohlone Humane Society’s Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, whose mission is to save orphaned and injured wildlife, can attest to a number of orphaned baby mammals coming into the Center every year whose mothers have been killed by for-profit trappers. In an effort to address this tragedy, SB 1480 incorporates specific regulations and guidelines that for-profit trappers must follow to insure the protection young animals still dependent on their mothers for survival. It states, “The bill would require a class II
trapping licensee to make a reasonable effort not to leave dependent young animals that are orphaned as a consequence of the trapping and killing of their mother, to die within an area of a home or business that is inaccessible to the licensee.” It would also mandate that all trapped lactating females be immediately released to care for their young. People who hire commercial trappers to remove animals from their property not only need but deserve to know what will happen to animals they pay to have removed. They also have the right - and yes – the obligation to know how the animals will be killed if it is considered “necessary.” SB 1480 successfully passed the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee, and will be heard next by the Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) possibly this coming week. I recently spoke with Senator Corbett’s aides in Sacramento, and they emphasized the importance of continuing public support and urged that in the remaining days before going before SAC, possibly just days after this is published, that they ask supporters to call SAC committee members and urge their support of SB 1480. Please take a moment and let your representatives know that you support the humane treatment of wildlife that are presently at the mercy of commercial trappers. Members of the Senate Appropriations Committee: Christine Kehoe (Chair) (916) 651-4039 Mimi Walters (Vice Chair) (916) 651-4033 Elaine Alquist (916) 651-4013 Bob Dutton (916) 651-4031 Ted W. Lieu (916) 651-4028 Curran D. Price, Jr (916) 651-4026 Darrel Steinberg (916) 651-4006 For assistance in humanely discouraging wildlife from “homesteading” at your residence, call the OHS Wildlife Rehabilitation Center for information: 510-797-9449.
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.
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Fremont Police Log SUBMITTED BY DET. WILLIAM VETERAN, FREMONT PD May 18 Fremont Chevrolet had (5) new Tahoes burglarized May 17. CSO Allen responded and handled the matter for evidence collection purposes. A residential burglary was reported on Chantecler Dr. The homeowners were gone for 1.5 hours this morning. Ofcr Zargham handled investigation. A citizen called regarding a medium size safe that was dumped near the cul-de-sac on Buxton Common. It appeared to
be loss from a earlier reported burglary. Officer Harman investigating. A white adult male, approximate age 25, approached the Taco Truck located at the southeast corner of Fremont and Clough and displayed a black handgun robbing the Taco Truck of cash. The suspect fled across Fremont Boulevard toward Cloverleaf Bowl. Officer Hollifield investigating. Surveillance video shows five males approach a residence on Dickens Court (one on a razor, one on a bike, three on foot). The suspects spent up to 20 minutes in the residence and made off with jew-
SUBMITTED BY NEWARK PD Bullying has become a tidal wave of epic proportions. Although bullying was once considered a rite of passage, parents, educators, and community leaders now see bullying as a devastating form of abuse that can have long-term effects on youthful victims, robbing them of self-esteem, isolating them from their peers, causing them to drop out of school, and even prompting health problems and suicide. A recent study by the Family and Work Institute reported that one-third of youth are bullied at least once a month, while others say six out of 10 American teens witness bullying at least once a day. Witnessing bullying can be harmful, too, as it may make the witness feel helpless - or that he or she is the next target. Children who are bullied are often singled out because of a perceived difference between them and others, whether because of appearance (size, weight, or clothes), intellect, or, increasingly, ethnic or religious affiliation and sexual orientation. Bullying can also be a gateway behavior, teaching the perpetrator that threats and aggression are acceptable even in adulthood. In one study by Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, nearly 60 percent of boys whom researchers classified as bullies in grades six to nine were convicted of at least one crime by the age of 24, while 40 % had three or more convictions. What Parents Can Do: A big, tough kid stops a smaller kid on his way to school and threatens to hurt him unless he hands over his homework. The popular girls at school won't let anyone sit at their lunch table except their friends. These two bullying scenarios and others happen more often than most adults realize. Nearly 74% of eight to 11-year-olds say teasing and bullying happen at their school. But what exactly is bullying? Bullying is: • Fighting, threatening, name-calling, teasing, or excluding someone repeatedly and over time • An imbalance of power, such as size or popularity • Physical, social, and emotional harm • Hurting another person to get something
elry, DVD’s, video games, computes, taken out by backpacks stolen from the residence. CSO Goralczyk investigating. A robbery was reported on Palm Avenue. The point of entry was a second floor bedroom window. Loss is jewelry. Officer J. Harvey investigated. The point of entry for a robbery of a residence on Bruning Street was a garage window. Two laptops were stolen. Officer Valdes investigated. A robbery was reported on Locke Avenue. The point of entry was an unlocked bedroom window. Jewelry was stolen. Officer Blass investigated.
Many parents don't think that bullying is as big a problem as bringing a weapon to school or drug use but its effects can be severe and long lasting. Every day, nearly 160,000 children miss school because they are scared of bullying, according to the National Education Association. Bullying doesn't only negatively affect its victims, but also the bullies themselves. Kids who are bullied are more likely to: • Do poorly in school • Have low self-esteem • Be depressed • Turn to violent behavior to protect themselves or get revenge on their bullies Parents can play a central role to preventing bullying and stopping it when it happens. Here are a few things you can do: • Teach kids to solve problems without using violence and praise them when they do. • Give children positive feedback when they behave well to help their build self-esteem. Help give them the self-confidence to stand up for what they believe in. • Ask your children about their day and listen to them talk about school, social events, their classmates, and any problems they have. • Take bullying seriously. Many kids are embarrassed to say they have been bullied. You may only have one chance to step in and help. • If you see any bullying, stop it right away, even if your child is the one doing the bullying. Encourage your child to help others who need it. Don't bully your children or bully others in front of them. Many times kids who are bullied at home react by bullying other kids. If your children see you hit, ridicule, or gossip about someone else, they are also more likely to do so themselves. Support bully prevention programs in your child's school. If your school doesn't have one, consider starting one with other parents, teachers, and concerned adults. For more information on bullying, visit http://www.stopbullying.gov Source National Crime prevention Council
Fatal collision in Fremont SUBMITTED BY FREMONT PD The Fremont Police Department was dispatched to a major injury traffic collision on May 18, 2012 at 8:35 a.m. The collision occurred in the 47100 block of Kato Road, in the City of Fremont. The initial investigation revealed the following: A cement truck driven by a 39-year-old man was travelling northbound on Kato Road. A tractor and flatbed trailer driven by a 51-year-old man was travelling southbound on Kato Road. A boom crane was being carried on the trailer. The two vehicles were involved in a collision. When officers arrived, they found the 39-year-old driver of the cement truck with a major head injury and unresponsive. Fremont Fire Department personnel responded and declared the driver dead at the scene. The other driver was admitted to a local hospital for minor injuries. Drugs or alcohol did not seem to be a factor in this collision.
Newark Police Log SUBMITTED BY NEWARK PD May 15 Officer Warren investigated a stabbing that allegedly occurred in the Newark Square Shopping Center. The 18 year old male victim (from Newark) was transported to a local hospital by his friends. The local hospital had the victim transported to a local trauma center. The victim is currently being treated for multiple stab wounds. There is no suspect info at this time and there is no none motive for the assault. At 12:33 a.m., Officer Jackman investigated a shooting at a residence in the 6300 block of Mirabeau Drive. Approximately six shots were fired into the residence. The victim residents believe the incident may be gang related. Evidence was recovered at the scene, but there is no suspect information at this time. Any person with any information concerning these incidents can contact the non-emergency line at 510-578-4237. Information can also be left anonymously on the “silent witness” hotline at 510-578-4000, extension 500.
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We have a court date! Imagine a town with ONE Restaurant, ONE Dry Cleaner, ONE Real Estate Agent NO Newspaper We are trying to receive approval (adjudication) from the Superior Court of Alameda County to carry legal notices specific to the City of Fremont; this represents a significant amount of income.The Bay Area News Group currently has a monopoly and is fighting hard in court to block any competition. Bay Area News Group (BANG) insists that a ruling by Judge George C. Hernandez in their favor about a year ago, denying our application should stand indefinitely and bar future requests. TCV’s application is to achieve a status, not remove or change that of any other newspaper. Judge Hernandez did not believe that TCV printed in Fremont or presented a bona fide subscription list. We disagreed and filed for a new Judge to hear our case. Judge Brenda Harbin-Forte, at the urging of BANG’s attorney, would not hear the case until significant changes and time had elapsed from the previous ruling. This has now occured and TCV asked her to hear it again. She agreed. In an attempt to delay and continue a financially lucrative position, BANG filed to stop Judge Harbin-Forte from hearing the case knowing her involvement would expedite our application. The case has now been assigned to Judge Robert McGuiness who must spend time studying and reviewing the same arguments - a waste of time and court effort designed by BANG to delay and confuse the issue. Through a series of court appearances dealing with setting a calendar for this motion, a hearing has finally been set for Thursday, May 24, 3pm, in which Judge McGuiness will decide if he will allow TCV to proceed to a hearing of the merits of TCV adjudication.
We need the community to attend this court hearing to observe and show support for Tri-City Voice. Thursday, May 24 3 p.m. Alameda County Superior Court, Dept 22 Judge Robert McGuiness 1225 Fallon Street Oakland, California 94612
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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. Tri-City Voice easily meets all of these requirements. The code states: 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.
Water Agency hosts tour of facilities SUBMITTED BY ALAMEDA COUNTY WATER DISTRICT
A unique tour of Alameda County Water District (ACWD) and Region 5 agency facilities will give the public an inside look at how water is transported to our area and protected from interruption. Guests will visit the ACWD recharge facility, inflatable dams, quarries and fish screens as well as the historic Sunol Water headquarters and restored Sunol Temple. The tour will include the multi-million dollar Hetch Hetchy Water System Improvement projects, Irvington Tunnel, water treatment facilities and seismic upgrades. Registration is available online until May 25 or until space for the event is filled at: http//acwa.eventready.com/events/Spring2012Region5
A program and networking reception will be held Sunday, June 3 at Fremont Marriott. Tour will begin at 8:30 a.m. June 4 at Alameda County Water District headquarters, 43885 South Grimmer Blvd., Fremont. It is expected that the tour will end at 3:00 p.m. A registration fee of $50 includes lunch, materials, transportation. Water facilities tour Monday, June 4 (Reception Sunday, June 3 at 5:00 p.m. at Fremont Marriott) 8:30 a.m. ACWD Headquarters 43885 South Grimmer Blvd., Fremont (916) 441-4545 http//acwa.eventready.com/events/Spring2012Region5
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History
Japanese American Evacuation
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE BANCROFT LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
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rank and Niyo Tsuji were probably the first permanent Japanese settlers in the Tri-City area. They emigrated from Hiroshima in 1891 and worked on John Bunting’s Sycamore Farm on Thornton Avenue. Their daughter, Kimiyo, born in 1903, was the first Japanese-American born here. Asakawa Family and their farm on Thornton.
Hamachi tomato beds
Many of the Japanese immigrants were farmers. The Alien Land Laws prevented them from owning land, so they worked as seasonal farm hands or as sharecroppers. They labored diligently and waited patiently for the day when their American-born children would be 21 years old and gain the right to own land. Some Japanese-Americans worked on the railroads, in the salt ponds, and a few owned
Centerville
Japanese-American students on Wednesday. Vernon Ickisaka gave a farewell address. Japanese American people prepared to leave in the midst of confusion and sadness. The Tsuji’s had lived and farmed here 50 years. Kimiyo Tsuji, born in the area nearly 40 years ago, had worked here for 25 years. The family packed their suitcases and met the evacuation buses on Walton Avenue in Centerville. The Sekigahama family had farmed for Tony Lewis for many years. They had five children under the age of 12 and Kimiyo was six months pregnant. No one really understood what was going to happen and it was impossible to explain to children where they were going. They crammed everybody’s clothes into suitcases, and friends drove them to the bus. May 9, 1942 the weather was pleasant, but the scene was not. Children cried and parents fretted. Some local residents came to say goodbye to their friends boarding the buses. A few people brought sandwiches. The buses
Leaving Centerville
their own business. The Matsumoto family opened a grocery store in Alvarado in 1917, and the Nakamura family began their store in Centerville in 1926. Frank Fujimoto had a bicycle shop in Irvington; and there were other shop operators. More Japanese came. They were not deeply involved in the community, so they organized their own social activities. They held Buddhist services in their homes. The Japanese-American Citizens League was formed in 1934 to provide welfare services, arrange social events, promote American citizenship and encourage language study. They started an annual oratorical award at the high school. Children usually did well in the public school, and then attended private Japanese language school on Saturdays. Life was busy and peaceful for the Japanese-Americans in the Thirties. Their American names seldom appeared in the local news. They were recognized as industrious, cooperative citizens. Pearl Harbor changed everything. Fear, anger, hysteria and racism swept the country. Alameda County became part of Military Area #1. Proclamations and orders were issued by the Western Defense Command that changed the lives of every local person of Japanese ancestry. Travel was restricted
and a curfew established. Guns, cameras and short wave radios were taken. Farmers were told to prepare for possible evacuation but to keep on faming as a sign of their loyalty. All were told to dispose of their property and arrange with a bank to handle their accounts. They sold some of their possessions, often at low prices, and stored whenever possible. Those who owned homes, arranged for neighbors to care for them. A few who had garages put their cars on blocks. The Nakamura Grocery Store was listed for sale. Alvarado residents helped the Matsumoto family close up their business. Friends of the Japanese-Americans were very supportive, but strangers were suspicious and sometimes hostile. Some residents who sympathized with the plight of their Japanese American friends were afraid to voice their feelings. A reporter noted that they were innocent victims of this situation. They had done nothing to provoke any hatred or hostility. Military police swarmed over Washington Township Sunday, May 3, 1942 posting an order that all Japanese were to be evacuated by 12 o’clock Saturday, May 9. Anyone found after that time would be arrested. Washington High provided special graduation exercises for 15
chugged away with the last of over 600 people evacuated from our area to Tanforan Center. For the first time in 50 years, there were no people of Japanese ancestry in Washington Township. The Washington News recorded the event in four lines at the bottom of the first page. “All Japanese residents and Citizens of Washington Township left at 10:00 this morning for their evacuation headquarters.”
PHILIP HOLMES PEEK INTO THE PAST www.museumoflocalhistory.org Photos courtesy of The Museum of Local History
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Applications received for County Supervisor District 2 seat SUBMITTED BY GUY ASHLEY A total of eight people submitted applications by the 5 p.m. deadline on May 15 to participate in the open public process in which the Alameda County Board of Supervisors will select a replacement for Nadia Lockyer, who resigned on April 20, 2012 as County Supervisor for District 2. County staff reviewed the applications and determined they meet all requirements for submission. The applications are available for public view on the County’s website, www.acgov.org/government/news/d2application.htm The next step in the process takes place at a special meeting of the Board at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 when the Board will compile a shortlist of three applicants for interview in public for the appointment. County Supervisors have tentatively scheduled those interviews for a special 1:30 p.m. meeting on Tuesday, May 29. According to the tentative schedule, the Board will deliberate and make its selection on Tuesday, June 5 and swear-in the new District 2 Supervisor on Tuesday, June 12. All the aforementioned meetings will take place in the Board of Supervisors Chambers, 5th Floor, 1221 Oak Street, Oakland. The schedule is subject to change, depending on the number of finalists, the duration of the interviews and the Board’s other business on behalf of Alameda County. The Board could call one or more special sessions to complete the appointment process. By law, the Board has until June 19, 2012 to fill the vacancy by appointment; otherwise, the right to appoint reverts to the Governor. The Board’s appointee will serve as District 2 Supervisor until the November 6, 2012 General Election, when voters will be asked to select a candidate to serve the remainder of the existing term through 2014. District 2 includes the cities of Hayward, Newark and Union City; the northern portion of the City of Fremont; and a portion of the unincorporated community of Sunol. Applications have been received from the following individuals: Ajawara, Thomas – Independent Consultant Apodaca, Ana – Community & Government Relations Mgr, Kaiser Permanente, Newark Councilperson Grant, Sheryl – Sr. Acct Executive, Robert Half Technology Green, Mark – Mayor, Union City Jackson, Larry E – Retired (former AT&T Administrator) Raymundo, Myrla – Retired (former Alameda County management) Steele, Gail – Retired (former County Supervisor) Valle, Richard – Pres/CEO Tri-CED
VTA going paperless Over 80 outreach events planned to help customers transition to Clipper SUBMITTED BY BRANDI CHILDRESS The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) will be going “paperless,” replacing the old, disposable paper transit passes with the regional Clipper card. Starting July 1, 2012, all VTA monthly pass users will be required to pay for rides on VTA bus and light rail using the re-loadable, all-in-one “smart card.” Customers are encouraged to obtain their Clipper card as soon as possible to avoid long lines or potential delay in processing applications. Clipper offers added convenience by keeping track of passes, discount tickets, ride books and cash value that customers load onto it, while applying all applicable fares, discounts and transfer rules. The Clipper card can hold multiple fare media specific to the transit system being used, as well as up to $300 in cash value at one time. In addition to allowing customers to pay for transit throughout the entire Bay Area using just one card, Clipper cards are environmentally friendly since they can be used indefinitely, unlike the paper pass which expires in 30 days. Also, since Clipper cards can be registered for added security, customers can have their card replaced and balance restored if the card is lost or stolen. In the coming weeks, VTA staff and the Clipper “Street Team” will be at various locations throughout Santa Clara County to help customers with the transition, distributing free adult Clipper cards, answering questions and helping eligible customers apply for a Clipper youth or senior card. The same process will be necessary for Senior Pass holders after May 16, 2012. Clipper youth and senior cards are specially encoded to automatically calculate the discounted cash fare each time you use Clipper. The age range for a youth pass is between 5 and 17 years old, while the minimum age for seniors is 65 years old. For a complete list of outreach events, visit www.vta.org or www.ClipperCard.com to find a location near you. To download an application for a Youth or Senior card and see a list of acceptable forms of identification to bring to a ticket office or outreach event, visit www.ClipperCard.com. The application cannot be submitted by mail or fax; it must be submitted in person or it will not be processed. Customers can acquire Youth, Adult and Senior Clipper cards at the VTA Downtown Customer Service Center and at the VTA River Oaks Administrative Offices. Clipper retailers, including Walgreens, sell Adult Clipper cards and also have the ability to add value to any valid Clipper card. A complete list of retailers is available online at www.Clippercard.com/retail.
For more information, call VTA’s Customer Service at (408) 321-2300, TTY (408) 321-2330; or visit www.ClipperCard.com or call Clipper Customer Service at 877-878-8883.
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Facebook's IPO one of world's largest BY BARBARA ORTUTAY AP TECHNOLOGY WRITER
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NEW YORK (AP), May 17 – Facebook's initial public offering of stock is one of the largest ever. The world's definitive online social network is raising at least $16 billion for the company and its early investors in a transaction that values Facebook at $104 billion. It's a big windfall for a company that began eight years ago with no way to make money. Facebook priced its IPO at $38 per share on Thursday, at the top of expectations. The IPO values Facebook higher than Amazon.com and other well-known companies such as Kraft, Disney and McDonald's. Facebook's stock is expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market sometime Friday morning under the ticker symbol ``FB.'' That's when so-called retail investors can try to buy the stock. Facebook's offering is the culmination of a year's worth of Internet IPOs that began last May with LinkedIn Corp. Since then, a steady stream startups focused on the social side of the Web have gone public, with varying degrees of success. It all led up to Facebook, the company that's come to define social networking by getting 900 million people around the world to share everything from photos of their pets to their deepest thoughts. “They could have gone public in 2009 at a much lower price,” said Nick Einhorn, research analyst at IPO investment advisory firm Renaissance Capital. “They waited as long as they could to go public, so it makes sense that it's a very large offering.” Facebook Inc. is the third-highest valued company to ever go public, according to data from Dealogic, a financial data provider. Only the two Chinese banks have been worth more. At $16 billion, the size of the IPO is the third-largest for a U.S. company. The largest U.S. IPO was Visa, which raised $17.86 billion in 2008. No. 2 was power company Enel and No. 4 was General Motors, according to Renaissance Capital. For the company that was born in a Harvard dormitory and went on to reimagine online communication, the stock sale means more money to build on the features and services it offers users. It means an infusion of funds to hire the best engineers to work at its sprawling Menlo Park, Calif., headquarters, or in New York City, where it opened an engineering office last year. And it means early investors, who took a chance seeding the young social network with start-up funds six, seven and eight years ago, can reap big rewards. Peter Thiel, the venture capitalist who sits on Facebook's board of directors, invested $500,000 in the company back in 2004. He's selling nearly 17 million of his shares in the IPO, which means he'll get some $640 million. The offering values Facebook, whose 2011 revenue was $3.7 billion, at as much as $104 billion. The sky-high valuation has its skeptics, who worry about signs of a slowdown and Facebook's ability to grow in the mobile space when it was created with desktop computers in mind. Rival Google Inc., whose revenue stood at $38 billion last year, has a market capitalization of $207 billion. “There seems to be somewhat of a hype around the stock offering,” says Gartner analyst Brian Blau.
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Facebook falls flat in public debut BY BARBARA ORTUTAY AP TECHNOLOGY WRITER NEW YORK (AP), May 18 – After all the hype, Facebook's first day as a public company ended where it began. In its much-anticipated debut on the Nasdaq Stock Market, Facebook's stock closed Friday at $38.23, up 23 cents. It had been priced at $38 per share on Thursday night. After an anxiety-filled half-hour delay, its stock began trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market for the first time as investors were finally able to put a dollar value on the company that turned online social networking into a global cultural phenomenon. The stock opened at 11:32 a.m. at $42.05, but soon dipped to $38.01. By noon, it was up again at $40.40, a 6 percent increase. It fluttered throughout the afternoon, but it never hit the double-digit jump that many Facebook-watchers had expected. By the end of the day, more than 500 million shares had changed hands The closing price means Facebook is worth about $105 billion, more than Amazon.com, McDonalds and storied Silicon Valley icons HewlettPackard and Cisco. But as many people looked for a big first-day pop in Facebook's share price, the single-digit increase was somewhat of a letdown. “It wasn't quite as exciting as it could have been,” said Nick Einhorn, an analyst with IPO advisory firm Renaissance Capital. “But I don't think we should view it as a failure.” Indeed, the small jump in price could be seen as an indication that Facebook and the investment banks that arranged the initial public offering priced the stock in an appropriate range. It's also a supply and demand issue. Facebook offered nearly 20 percent of its available stock in the IPO, so there was enough to meet demand. In comparison, Google offered just 7.2 percent of its stock when it went public in 2004 – and rose 18 percent on day one. To IPOdesktop's Francis Gaskins, it means mom-and-pop investors are becoming “much more educated and careful” about not buying into hype. And he said that the banks taking Facebook public have learned from the 10 IPOs of social media companies in the past year and are better able to gauge how much stock to make available in an initial offering. It might not have been possible for the social network to live up to the hype that led up to its IPO. It's Facebook, after all, a place where people are emotionally invested in endless online diversions and rekindled friendships, an endless depository of baby photos, favorite songs and fleeting memories. “It's probably one of the first times there has been an IPO where everyone sort of has a stake in the outcome,” said Gartner analyst Brian Blau. While most Facebook users won't see a penny from the offering, they are all intimately familiar with the company. Earlier Friday, the company's 28-year-old CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, smiled as he rang the
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Mad cow quarantines lifted at 2 California dairies BY TRACIE CONE, ASSOCIATED PRESS FRESNO, Calif. (AP), May 18 – Quarantines were lifted on two Central California dairies associated with a case of mad cow disease after investigators found no link between the illness and food the diseased bovine might have consumed, federal officials said Friday. Tests performed by the World Organization for Animal Health also confirmed what U.S. labs had found: The cow had a random mutation of the illness that was unlikely to affect other cows in the herd. The tests were part of an investigation begun in April when an examination of a carcass of a nearly 11year-old cow taken to a Hanford rendering plant tested positive for mad cow disease, the nation's fourth case and the third ``atypical'' strain to be discovered. Mad cow disease is a deadly affliction of the central nervous system that can be transmitted to humans who eat meat from infected cows. The rash of cases that occurred in Great Britain in the 1990s were caused by cattle being fed protein supplements made from the spinal columns and brains of diseased cows, a practice that has since been banned. The California cow had what is known as atypical L-type bovine spongiform that scientists know happens occasionally. In the disorder, a protein the body normally harbors folds into an abnormal shape called a prion, setting off a chain reaction that eventually kills brain cells. Scientists say they do not yet know what causes this strain of the disease. The incubation period is two to eight years. The USDA tests 40,000 of the 35 million cattle slaughtered annually for BSE, but some public health experts have called for more aggressive testing, especially in light of Friday's announcement. ``If that's true, then it's even more important to increase surveillance since the feed ban could not be expected to prevent future cases,'' said Dr. Michael Greger, director of public health and animal continued on page 14
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Fremont Unified School District Board meeting report BY MIRIAM G. MAZLIACH Highlights of the Fremont Unified School District (FUSD) Board meeting May 9, 2012. Superintendent’s Report: Hopkins Jr. High School recently won the National Science Bowl Competition (Junior/Middle School level), held in Washington D.C. Over 1,140 teams competed in the event. The victorious fivemember team is comprised of Catherine Zeng, Brian Tseng, Karthik Bharathala, Mark Choi, and Dhruv Muley. The students’ coach/teacher is Dr. Paul Ricks. Ceremonial: The Board passed a resolution in recognition of “Day of the Teacher.” Superintendent Dr. James Morris stated, “We owe a huge amount of honor and credit to our teachers for their hard work, day in and day out.” President of the Fremont Unified District Teachers Association, Brannin Dorsey, added, “Teaching is a lot about connecting with our students and igniting a spark within them.” Director of Certificated Personnel, Juan Espinosa introduced FUSD Teacher of the Year - Jennifer Teguia of Kennedy High School. Update on iFUSD: Mission San Jose High School (MSJHS) students Andrew Han and Sumukh Sridhara created, launched and donated to the school district, an “app” (application) designated “iFUSD.” It enables users to access information from the FUSD website and receive “push notifications” (messages) from the district. Since the launch, iFUSD has gained 1,700 users and those surveyed, gave it a top rating. Han and Sridhara, joined by Adi Jung, also a MSJHS student, presented an update, not only for the iPhone but the Android too. According to Han, iFUSD on the Android platform has all of the features of iFUSD for the iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad, except push notifications, which will be released at a later date. Han, Sridhara and Jung also announced that they would publish the source code online for anyone
to use, becoming one of the first school districts to do so. To download the apps, go to Google Play or the Appstore on your phones and search “iFUSD.” Finance/Budget: Superintendent Dr. James Morris explained, “Year after year, the Board is required to provide a balanced budget to the county by June 30 for the school year and two ‘out’ (additional) years. We are deficit spending (above our income) at approximately $10 - $11 million a year. Employees across the district are stepping up and taking on more to fill in the gaps,” said Morris. Assistant Superintendent of Business, Micaela Ochoa, again outlined best and worst case budget scenarios for the district. Based on whether or not the Governor’s Tax Initiative passes or fails, the cuts could range from $11.7 million to potentially $31.4 million. Since 2008, the district has lost about $95 million in state funding. There are only a few “non-negotiated items, which can be cut by the Board. One is class size; increasing the number of students per class could result in a savings of $2.2 million. However, the Board received 1,000 parent letters against increasing class size. Trustee Lara York stated, “This is not a comfortable thing to do,” and suggested that if teachers would take a 1-1/2 percent pay cut, the district might not need to increase class sizes. However, with no options in sight, School Board trustees voted unanimously to raise class sizes. Homework Policy: Director of Secondary Education James Maxwell and Director of Elementary Education Debbie Amundsen reviewed changes to the Board Policy on Elementary and Secondary Homework. They reported on survey results that indicated most parents seemed pleased and have noticed a reduction in the amount of homework assigned, especially at the elementary level. District parent Ann Crosbie questioned the actual homework time, especially at the high school level. She asked the directors to “re-do the survey and get student input which would be more meaningful.”
Burglars don’t Like a Home that Looks Lived In! SUBMITTED BY TIM JONES, NEWARK PD
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ummer fun is right around the corner and it’s time to start thinking about how to protect your home while out and about locally or while gone for an extended period of time. Most thieves are looking for the "easy take” and that translates into homes and businesses that are unoccupied and easy to access. Unfortunately, summer vacations can make homes the perfect unoccupied target; exactly what they are looking for! The "lived in" look is the most critical part of your home security strategy. Most burglars dread breaking into a home that is occupied, because their primary goal is to steal, not to confront. Here are some important crime deterring tips for your residence that will he insure your home looks just like it did when you left: • Have a trusted neighbor pick up your mail and newspapers. If you do not have someone you trust then contact the postal service and newspapers to put a hold on delivery. • If your garbage cans have been put out for pickup, make sure someone brings them in right after pickup. • Lights and sounds on timers make your home appear occupied. Set a timer for a couple lights and a stereo and have them go on and
off at the normal times of day that you would be using them. • Your driveway, a parking lot? Yes! Have your trusted neighbors park their vehicles occasionally in your driveway, this also sends a message to burglars who may be keeping an eye out for vacation-absent residents who have the same car parked in the driveway gathering dust. • Lock up! In all the rush to make the train, plane or just simply hit the road, it can be easy to forget to lock up. Be sure to take the few minutes necessary to walk through the house and lock ALL doors and windows. A few minutes could save you a bundle! Whether you spend your summer at home, or traveling abroad; enjoy and don't forget your crime preventive mindset before you leave the house. If you would like to learn more about home security, crime prevention, or start a Neighborhood Watch in your area please contact: Tim Jones Special Assistant Community Engagement Division Newark Police Dept. (510) 578-4209 tim.jones@newark.org
Mad cow quarantines lifted at 2 California dairies
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agriculture with the Humane Society of the United States. He said adopting the European model of testing all older cattle, or the Japanese model of testing every cow slaughtered for human consumption would add mere pennies per pound of beef sold and lower the risk of human cases of the fatal disease. As part of its investigation, the FDA and the California Department of Food and Agriculture examined feed records at the affected dairy and identified at least 10 suppliers. They said Friday that all were in compliance with regulations. The California cow, which came from a stillunnamed Tulare County dairy, had been unable to stand when she was euthanized and hauled away to a plant that renders carcasses into animal food protein and other products. Dairy operators are not required to report
if their cattle contract neurological diseases. Investigators with the California Department of Food and Agriculture and the USDA's Animal Plant Health Inspection Service were still working to track down at least a dozen other living cows that were raised on a calf ranch with the sick cow. Calves taken from their mothers after birth are fed a protein supplement made from slaughtered cattle blood, and some question whether that blood might carry BSE. Already investigators have tracked down two offspring of the diseased cow. One that was euthanized for testing turned out to be healthy. Another calf was stillborn within the last two years, but officials have not yet said what happened to the carcass. Baker Commodities, the rendering plant where the diseased cow was discovered, is a voluntary participant in the USDA testing program.
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Dumbarton Bridge will close May 25-May 29 Bridge will be closed 10 p.m. Friday, May 25 to 5 a.m. Tuesday, May 29, 2012
SUBMITTED BY DUMBARTON BRIDGE SEISMIC SAFETY PROJECT The Dumbarton Bridge (State Route 84) is the southernmost of the highway bridges that crosses the San Francisco Bay. After serving the Bay Area for nearly three decades, the Dumbarton Bridge is undergoing a seismic retrofit to comply with all current seismic and safety design standards. The Bridge will be closed during Memorial Day Weekend 2012 to complete a major element of the seismic retrofit. A full bridge closure is necessary in order for crews to replace the existing expansion joint on the western side of the bridge with a state-of-the-art seismic joint that will absorb and dissipate energy during a seismic event. The joint spans across all lanes of traffic; therefore, there can be no
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motor vehicle, pedestrian, or bicycle traffic on the bridge during this operation. North Detour Route Eastbound SR 84 will be closed at University Avenue and Bayfront Expressway. Motorists will have the option of using Route 237 or the San Mateo Bridge via Route 92 from Highway 101. South Detour Route Westbound SR 84 will be closed at Thornton Avenue and Paseo Padre Parkway. Motorists will have the option of using Route 237 or the San Mateo Bridge via Route 92 from Interstate 880. For real-time traffic conditions and public transit alternatives, visit 511.org or call 511. Alternative routes during closure
Summer School—the Academic Fraud
oes everyone deserve a second chance? Of course not! When a traveler misses her flight, the airline services will not compensate her with a free ticket. When a gambler exhausts his life savings, his neighbors will not rescue him with their own money. When a senior submits a mediocre essay, college admission readers will not return it and say, “This is no good, but I’ll give you one more try.” A society that guarantees total equality for all—a society obligated to give second (and third and fourth and fifth and…) chances—is a doomed one. This would mean that a teacher must allow less accomplished students to retake tests for however many times they want, so their grades would match those of the smarter students. Not only is this concept misleading and flawed, it is also a slap to the face for the more responsible, successful people who are then place on the same level as inept redo-ers. And yet public education chooses to ignore this blatant truth. As this summer approaches, FUSD counselors are recommending nearly 3,000 high school students from the entire district to attend a 6-week educational program known as summer school. “Our goal is to help students who are behind get back on track. Summer school gives them the credits they need to fulfill college requirements or to simply graduate,” said one AHS counselor who prefers to remain anonymous.
But just how effective is a 6-week education in covering an entire semester’s worth of information? “It depends, I suppose,” the counselor, more reluctant now, admits after considerable hesitation, “on the students and the teachers—how well teachers teach, how well students learn.” “You have to remember that they are remedial classes and that the students have had already learned the subject before entering summer school,” another counselor adds. “Everything will be a repeat.” What they say is true, but in reality, whatever insufficient subject matter that the failing student managed to grasp during the regular school year will remain just that. A former summer school biology teacher tells me that he could not possibly compress such vast amount of knowledge into such brief period of time. If instructing a strictly informational class like science is ineffective, imagine the trial of the more abstract courses like English which require prolonged practice and exposure. Furthermore, according to a graduating senior who failed chemistry during his sophomore year, “It [summer school] is a joke. I didn’t learn anything.” He comments that his teacher was incredibly lenient and that the only plausible barrier to passing the course would be being disruptive, tardy and/or absent. Mounting testimonies and anecdotes illustrates that these replacement courses’ intensity (or rather lack thereof) is only minimally comparable to that of full-semes-
ter courses. Instead of redeeming themselves through diligence, students see summer school as a cheap and easy way to fake their efforts. Although summer school fails to teach students what they need to know, it does accomplish its purpose—granting credits to those who don’t deserve them. Let’s not forget the students who take summer school seriously, who truly want to succeed and learn. Inevitably, there would be a scant minority whose poor performance is not blamed on apathy or misconduct. Don’t get me wrong; I am not advocating neglect towards these struggling yet diligent students because, frankly, what can summer school offer them besides credit hand-outs? Going to summer school every day is like wearing a badge of shame that ceaselessly screams, “I’m a failure! I’m a failure!” Enrolling means essentially immersing students in a culture of delinquents and prank-pullers. Summer school is an obvious waste of their time and effort when underpaid and overworked teachers are unenthusiastic about instructing. These students are the reason for scholarships and grants which can support a better education elsewhere; summer school does not deserve such valuable specimens. Despite prevalent problems, students who have passed their courses, choose to turn a blind eye and a deaf ear. I used to think, these issues didn’t affect me because I’m not failing and thus have no need for summer school. I could not have been more wrong; [summer school] teachers are
paid. Where do these funds come from? That’s right, from the unhealthy school budget that allocates less than a dollar per student. It is ridiculous that nothing is being done to stop inconsiderate students from tearing a hole in the thin school wallet. New textbooks, better projectors, higher quality lab equipments, and decreased class size are replaced by an inept program of “learning.” In the end, the responsible are punished for the actions of the irresponsible. Public education must adjust in response to student demands, and one of the most distinct concerns is summer school. Imagine the rise of parent and student involvement during the regular school year when there is no longer an easy back-up class to take during break. Imagine students elevating academics to a higher priority when they realize the more pronounced risk of not graduating high school. Imagine the satisfied teacher, more motivated to teach because the students are willing to make the effort. Imagine an expanding school budget that enriches the high school experience. Imagine counselors who are more concerned with helping students learn than with graduating them. Imagine schools that place quality of education over quantity of graduates. Imagine diplomas that represent the true merit of deserving students. Second chances are a privilege, not a right. Annie Li, Fremont
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Tri-City Stargazer MAY 23 – MAY 29, 2012 BY VIVIAN CAROL For All Signs: The greater cosmic message calls us to break from living out tired old dramas. If we are to save our world, we need to change paradigms. Taking revenge for past wrongs is not a cool thing to do; neither is acting out the same old creaking stories between men and women, or letting warriors rule the planet just because they are louder than peacemakers. Each of us can choose a better option for whatever is happening personally. We do not have to be in replay mode forever. If you can think of nothing new or better to do about an issue, take no action. Hold the question in mind before you go to sleep. A fresh and improved version of dealing will be available for evaluation within the next day or two. If we refuse to play the same old tapes, the mind will come up with a better solution. Aries (March 21-April 20): You are looking for something novel to do this week, and opportunities come along toward the end of this period. Aspects favor short distance travel, enjoying neighbors and siblings, or anything of an educational nature. Freedom is very important to you now.
your shell at this time. Some things about your experiences are a repetition of the past, and your reactions may be from a less mature era. Step aside if this is past history that you do not want to repeat. You may be encountering people you have not seen for a very long time.
Taurus (April 21-May 20): Venus, your ruling planet, is backtracking in the territory of finances and other personal resources, so these topics will have special priority through June. It is in your better interest to conserve assets (money, time, health, and energy) during this period. Think carefully about the future before you spend your current holdings.
Leo the Lion (July 22-Aug 22): Communications are high on your to-do list this week. You may be managing the mailing or speaking for a community to which you belong. Fortunately, the news is probably good. It is also possible that you are researching plans for upcoming travel.
Gemini (May 21-June 20): Mercury enters your sign on May 24. Normally, it would turn you into a Chatty Cathy, but this time, the caveat issue is that you are probably much more sensitive to what others think this week. You may perceive anything as a critique. Do not wallow. This is temporary. Cancer (June 21-July 21): You have a preference to retreat into
If anyone who reappears is known to you to be of less than favorable character, use extreme wariness about mixing again. On the brighter side, you may be traveling or returning to places where you have previously been.
your work arena. The fulcrum is a situation that may no longer be tolerable. It is true that change is absolutely necessary, but perhaps a shift to a totally fresh solution would take the emotional sting from the situation.
Scorpio (October 23-November 21): You may be without wheels for a couple of days. Develop a plan B to travel where you need to go. Resources belonging to other people may not be as available as normal. Perhaps they cannot share with you at this time. Hold your tongue, lest you lash out and zap someone.
Aquarius (January 20-February 18): You may be under pressure to follow through and display work that you have been doing since last fall. There is also a sense in which you have become bored with the project. Return mentally to the place you started in order to re-ignite your passion. This is not a time to quit.
Virgo the Virgin (August 23September 22): Your attention turns toward your life direction at this time. For many, this is reflected in the career path. You may be researching needed information or talking with others about where you are headed. It is possible that you are taking on work that does not really “belong” to you.
Sagittarius (November 22-December 21): Your heart and mind are in conflict over an issue in your close relationship(s). You want to maintain peace and would like to accommodate your partner’s needs. You know in your heart, however, that if you give what is requested, you may become resentful. Discuss your concerns and look for a win-win solution.
Libra (September 23-October 22): People who live at a distance are likely to seek contact with you.
Capricorn (December 22-January 19): Pressure of pending change is making itself known in
Pisces (February 19-March 20): This is not the time to display your work or your goals. You may not be feeling your best and that makes it hard to present things in the finest possible light. You need some extra rest during this period. Beware of the temptation to step into a grand savior role now. People often do not appreciate the effort, and you may resent it.
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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o you or someone you know have difficulty swallowing? Does it feel like food gets stuck in the middle of your chest? This could be caused by a condition called achalasia, which can occur when food is unable to pass normally through the lower esophageal sphincter. That’s the muscular ring located between your esophagus and stomach. “With achalasia, the lower esophageal sphincter, or valve, is too tight and fails to relax. So, food backs up and the esophagus begins to look like a funnel. That’s what causes the feeling of blockage in the mid-chest,” explained Mary S. Maish, M.D., chief of thoracic and foregut surgery for Washington Township Medical Foundation. “When this happens, people have to wait for the valve to release, and then the food trickles down into the stomach.” Achalasia generally affects people during young adulthood and again in their late 30s or 40s. The cause is not known, but doctors believe it may be due to a virus, or it may be genetic. Achalasia is not a common condition, affecting about one or two people in every 200,000, but it can be very uncomfortable. Most people with this problem begin by having trouble swallowing solid foods. Then, the difficulty progresses to softer foods. Eventually, they even have trouble swallowing liquids. Some people lose weight because of the difficulty eating. Achalasia can sometimes be confused with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) or hiatal hernia. To diagnose the problem, doctors order two tests. The first
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is a barium swallow, in which the patient swallows a barium solution and X-rays are taken, allowing the doctor to see if the
“There are several ways to treat achalasia, but surgery is by far the most effective,” advised Dr. Maish.
Dr. Mary Maish, chief of thoracic and foregut surgery for Washington Township Medical Foundation, treats patients for Achalasia, a disorder of the esophagus that affects the ability of the esophagus to move food toward the stomach.
esophagus is opening properly to allow the solution to flow through. The second test is called an esophageal manometry. A thin tube, or catheter, is placed into the esophagus through the nose, and the pressure in the lower esophagus is measured while the patient swallows. This determines if the lower esophagus is relaxed or too tight.
About one in three children entering kindergarten today lack the basic language skills they need to learn to read, according to Reach Out and Read, a national group of pediatricians who promote school readiness and literacy skills. Dr. Courtney LaCaze-Adams, a Fremont pediatrician with Washington Township Medical Foundation and a member of the Washington Hospital medical staff, has been involved in the organization since she was in medical school and is working with the two other pediatricians in her practice, Dr. Amy Tun and Dr. Swetha Kowsik, to promote early childhood reading to the local community. With the help of the Alameda County Library, they have organized a free Book Fair on Sunday, June 3, for families and children. The Washington Hospital Book Fair will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Conrad E. Anderson, M.D. Auditorium in Washington West, located at 2500 Mowry Avenue in Fremont. “The purpose of the Book Fair is to generate community excitement about reading as we enter the summer months,” LaCaze-Adams said. “We wanted to promote the library’s summer reading program and encourage parents to read to their children. As pediatricians, we believe reading to young children is important. Overall, good literacy skills lead to better health for a number of reasons.”
She performs a minimally invasive laparoscopic procedure to cut the muscle attached to the lower esophageal sphincter. This allows the valve to relax so food can pass through. After the surgery, patients are usually able to go home from the hospital the next day. When the valve is cut this way, there is no longer a barrier between the esophagus and stom-
While the Book Fair is not an official Reach Out and Read event, LaCazeAdams was inspired to organize the local event due to her work with the organization. She said studies show that children who enter kindergarten ready to learn do much better in school. In addition, the ability to read allows people to learn more about their health and healthy behaviors. “They can go on the internet and read about healthy eating, ways to lower their risk for disease, and other important health-related information,” LaCazeAdams said. “Patients often feel more comfortable talking with their doctor about their health concerns when they are informed. They can also read any medical information that is provided to them by their physician.” Reading is a Family Affair The Book Fair is designed to be a fun family event and raise awareness among parents about the importance of reading to their young children. Early language skills are based primarily on language exposure, which results from parents and other adults talking to and reading with their young children, according to Reach Out and Read. “Reading aloud to children is how we engage children in reading at a very young age,” said LaCaze-Adams. “It is critical for language development. We talk with parents about reading to their children during regular doctor visits. But we thought this
ach, and food can easily pass down toward the stomach and up toward the throat. This means, after the procedure, some people may have problems with reflux or heartburn. In that case, it may be necessary for the doctor to perform a second minimally invasive procedure called a laparoscopic fundoplication to reinforce the closing function of the lower esophageal sphincter. “This procedure usually takes about an hour and the patient stays in the hospital one night,” Dr. Maish says. “The next day, we do a barium swallow test to confirm that the esophagus is working well.” After surgery for achalasia, patients are usually eating normally within a couple of weeks. Some people will have mild episodes of heartburn, which can be treated with antacid medications. There are two other options for treating achalasia. One is an injection of Botox into the lower esophageal valve. To perform the injection, the doctor visualizes the valve using an endoscope, a device with a light attached that is inserted through the esophagus. The other treatment option involves inserting and expanding a small balloon to dilate or stretch the valve. “Both of these procedures are usually temporary measures and often fail within six months to a year, so they have to be repeated,” reports Dr. Maish. “That’s why I don’t usually recommend them, unless there is a strong reason the patient can’t have surgery.” “My patients with achalasia have had very good, long term effects from the minimally invasive procedure,” she continues. “For
more than 90 percent, they continue to experience good results 10 years later.” Dr. Maish is board certified in both general and thoracic surgery and emphasizes minimally invasive approaches in all aspects of her clinical practice. She attended medical school at Rush Medical College in Chicago and completed her General Surgery residency at a hospital affiliate of the University of Pennsylvania. After completing her training, she was the Roddy Scholar in cardiothoracic research at Brown University and obtained a Master's in Public Health from Harvard University. Afterwards, she was trained in thoracic surgery at Baylor College of Medicine/MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, and performed an esophageal/foregut fellowship at the University of Southern California. Before starting her practice in Fremont, she founded and directed the Center for Esophageal Disorders.
Learn more For more information about achalasia, go online to www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, the Web site of the U.S. Library of Medicine, and search under Diseases and Conditions. To learn more about Mary S. Maish, M.D., go to www.mywtmf.com.
Dr. Courtney LaCaze-Adams, a pediatrician with Washington Township Medical Foundation, says good literacy skills lead to better health.
Book Fair would be a great way to get the entire community involved.” She and her colleagues have gained the support of other local doctors as well as police and firefighters, who will read aloud to children during the Book Fair. A magician will perform a magic show at 3 p.m. and there will be balloon animals for children to enjoy. A Washington Hospital nutritionist will also be on hand engaging children in healthy food choices and demonstrating easy ways to make healthy snacks that appeal to children. Every child will get a free book to take home with them thanks to a book drive organized by Washington Township Medical Foundation and the Washington Hospital Employees’ Association. Books are being collected from hospital staff and community members.
Olympic champion figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi, who was born in Hayward, also donated a signed copy of her recent book, “It’s a Big World, Little Pig,” which will be raffled off during the Book Fair. “The overwhelming support we have received from the hospital and the community to make this event special has been really wonderful,” said LaCaze-Adams. “It should be a lot of fun for families with toddlers and elementary school-age children.” Your health care, your way For more information about Washington Township Medical Foundation and its more than 60 board-certified physicians with expertise in a broad range of medical specialties – from neurosurgery to pediatrics – visit www.mywtmf.com or call (866) 710-9864.
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StarStruck Theatre offers family fun at annual fundraiser SUBMITTED BY LORI STOKES StarStruck Theatre - Youth Performing Arts invites the greater Bay Area community to "saddle up the kinfolk and high-tail it" to the Saddle Rack dance hall in Fremont for their 2012 annual fundraiser on Sunday, May 27. "We had so much fun last year at the Saddle Rack, we wanted to do it again,” said Lori Stokes, StarStruck Theatre Artistic Director. “This year we really want to encourage everyone to bring the kids. They’ll have a blast riding the mechanical bull, and line dancing on the huge dance floor! Plus, Saddle Rack has an amazing sound system. It’s going to be a night of fun that you won’t want to miss,” she enthused. The hootenanny begins with a buffet dinner, and continues with line dancing, bull riding, silent and live auctions, and a sneak peek at the summer show, “Legally Blonde, The Musical.” Tickets are on sale now for the summer main stage producgeneration of performers. Entertaining the community for over 17 years, StarStruck has developed a reputation for Broadway style musical productions of uncompromising quality. Once you’ve seen a StarStruck show, you’ll never see musical theatre in the same way again!
tion, performed inside the Jackson Theatre at Ohlone College in Fremont, July 27August 11. Funds raised from the evening's festivities, as in past years, will fund scholarships for young artists’ tuition, production costs for shows, and help to underwrite the Theatre for the Schools and START (Student Training in the Arts) education pro-
grams. Last year's event raised $10,000 and StarStruck is hoping to match or exceed that amount. For more details about the annual fundraiser and to purchase tickets, visit www.starstrucktheatre.org, or call the box office at (510) 659-1319. Established in 1995, StarStruck Theatre is an award winning non-profit youth performing arts organization that provides education and training to the next
StarStruck Theatre Annual Fundraiser Sunday, May 27 5 p.m. – 10 p.m. The Saddle Rack 42011 Boscell Road, Fremont (510) 659-1319 www.starstrucktheatre.org Tickets: $50 adults, $25 children
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May 22, 2012
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Newark residents face steep garbage collection rate hikes If you recycle you will save money
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large rate increase for garbage collection is heading for Newark residents in July. A one year extension of the franchise agreement with Waste Management of Alameda County for solid waste collection and recycling services was adopted May 12 including an initial
rate increase of 24%. In comparison, collection contracts in the Bay Area have risen about 23% on average. The rate increase was effective June 1. However, since Waste Management sends quarterly billings, June was included on the March bill for the months of April, May and June. To compensate for the increase of this last bill, City Council approved use of the City’s Waste Augmentation Fund to pay for the June increase; this fund is designed to help offset rate increases. However, Newark residents and businesses will see – and feel - the increase effective July 1st. To understand why rates are increasing so rapidly and how consumers can soften the impact, TCV recently spoke with Newark Administrative Services Director Susie Woodstock. TCV: How were current rates set for garbage collection established?
Woodstock: The original contract was awarded through a RFP (Request for Proposals) in 1995. At that time base rates were set with factors for annual increases. Extensions were approved in 2005 and 2009. Each year, City personnel meet with Waste Management to assess the need for and amount of a rate increase. TCV: Was there any warning of a significant impending rate increase? Woodstock: Watching rates in other communities is an indicator. When we began negotiating last fall, we noticed large increases in other cities but some of them had very low rates or different circumstances so this didn’t necessarily mean that would apply to Newark. TCV: Are there many other providers of this type of service? Woodstock: We have a consultant to help us to put out an RFP for garbage collection and we have been informed that, on average, four or five providers respond. This is an ‘open market’ process. In Livermore, for example, a small company formed to handle the contract. Although some cities handle their own garbage collection, in this area, almost everyone uses a contract provider. TCV: Why is the increase so large? Woodstock: It is our understanding that the primary cause is labor contracts and regulatory and reporting requirements by public agencies. TCV: Are Fremont Transfer Station costs escalating at the same rate? Woodstock: No. We have a 30-year contract with the Transfer Station operated by BLT with a set method for rate escalation to account for inflation. TCV: What does the Waste Management bill cover? Woodstock: There are three components to our garbage rates: Waste
Management handles collection and recycling; Transfer Station fees and Franchise Tax components are collected by Waste Management then paid to the City of Newark. TCV: Is there any way for citizens to moderate this rate increase? Woodstock: There is no exemption for seniors but it is something we may consider in the next contract. The rate is strictly based on the size of the garbage can used, not on the recycling or green waste receptacle. Those who reduce the size of their garbage can will see a cost savings. Since rates are not based on the size of the recycling or green waste cans, they can even be increased without extra cost to the consumer. There is also a reduction through Waste Management for those enrolled in the PG&E Care program. TCV: How can people increase their recycling and green waste? Woodstock: I believe that Newark has a 70 percent recycling/green waste diversion rate. We can do better. For some, paying attention to this and considering how full their garbage can is at collection can result in a smaller garbage and a cost savings. There are three free bulky pickups each year to take care of intermittent increases. The City of Newark encourages recycling and green waste management through staff efforts, Waste Management (www.wm.com or (510) 6245900) outreach and the Alameda County Waste Management Authority at www.StopWaste.org. Outreach programs and additional information is available through any of these resources. Staff members including myself, Administrative Analyst Laurie Gebhard and Planning Manager Clay Colvin are also available to assist at (510) 578-4000.
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Safety advice around garbage and recycling trucks Waste Management offers road safety tips for preventing injuries around residential service vehicles
SUBMITTED BY JOE CAMERO Summer and school vacations are approaching. Waste Management of the Cal Bay asks parents to take a minute to speak with their children about safety around garbage and recycling trucks while playing outside. “Our drivers enjoy meeting and talking to our customers when they’re out on their routes but we ask that everyone greet them from a safe distance such as from the porch or the front yard,” said Tom Ridder, District Manager of Waste Management Alameda County. “Children can be curious about our trucks and, even though it may seem as if our trucks are stopped, they have a lot of moving parts that could begin moving again at any moment. Safety is a top priority for us and keeping our customers and drivers safe is job number one.” Waste Management provides the following safety tips around vehicles: Ensure you and your children know when service vehicles are in the area. Garbage trucks, recycling vehicles, postal vehicles and other package delivery services keep regular schedules within each neighborhood. It takes service vehicles about twice as long to stop as a passenger car, so never cut in front of or stop suddenly in front of one. Always maintain the proper stopping between you and a truck. Vehicles like Waste Management trucks stop frequently and often reverse. Children should not follow the truck closely on a bike, skateboard or skates. Every Waste Management truck is equipped with a back-up alarm. Whether walking or driving near one of our trucks, on hearing this sound or seeing the white back-up lights, move out of the way of the truck. Keep children and pets at a safe distance from the truck. Do not go too near or climb on the truck. Do not play or stand in or around trash bins or cans; you may not know when the truck comes to empty them. For more information, visit www.wm.com
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May 22, 2012
Scouts visit Tri-City Voice
Understanding how newspapers communicate with the communities they serve is important to Cub Scouts. Members of Newark Cub Pack 441 visited Tri-City Voice May 11 to see how newspapers are created.
Tiger Cub candidates Joshua Park and Jacob Choates visited Tri-City Voice May 16 to see how newspapers serve their communities. Both scouts are members of Milpitas Pack 270.
Instructor recruitment fair SUBMITTED BY GLADYS KIEFER An “Instructor Recruitment Fair” for Bay Area residents interested in being considered for teaching in Adult Education Schools or Regional Occupational Centers is scheduled for Wednesday, May 30, 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at Mission Valley ROP, 5019 Stevenson Boulevard, in Fremont. Lee and Susan Clark, credential consultants and retired San Jose State instructors, are sponsoring the Fair to promote greater interest in education and training courses which enable adults and ROP students to plan their futures responsibly. Teaching courses, which enable students to gain “real world” skills as well as clarify personal development goals, will be a valuable service to the community. As many as 15 Bay Area Adult Education and ROP programs will be represented to discuss teacher opportunities in two preparation areas: those courses requiring credentials and those considered community education (fee based). Persons having no teaching experience are welcome if they have presentable vocational or avocational skills which have been mastered. Persons interested in participating may email a request for an application or for information to: LeeClarkTeacherPrep@gmail.com. Admission is $3 per person; arrive anytime between 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. If you have always wanted to discover what is required to be a teacher, don’t miss this opportunity! Instructor recruitment fair Wednesday, May 30 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Mission Valley ROP 5019 Stevenson Blvd., Fremont LeeClarkTeacherPrep@gmail.com Admission: $3
Fremont Bank customers can deliver a “win-win” through the B-CharitableSM checking account… nonprofit organizations win by receiving additional funding and customers win by supporting their favorite charity. To be part of the charitable buzz come to a local Fremont Bank office, call (800) 359-2265 or visit www.fremontbank.com/bcharitable. See how easy it is to B-CharitableSM If you think one person can make a difference Imagine what an entire community can do
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$ = Entrance or Activity Fee R= Reservations Required Schedules are subject to change. Call to confirm activities shown in these listings.
Continuing Events Wednesday, Apr 25 - Saturday, Dec 29
In Memory of Thomas Kinkade
Wednesdays, May 16 - Jun 13
Saturday, May 26
Tango, Waltz, Merengue & Salsa Dance Classes
11 a.m.
7:00 p.m. - 9:15 p.m. Beginners 7:00 p.m. / Intermediate & Advanced 8:15 p.m.
Ruggieri Senior Center 33997 Alvarado-Niles Road, Union City (510) 657-5329
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
Smith's Cottage Gallery 37815 Niles Blvd., Fremont (510) 793-0737 Thursday, Apr 26 - Sunday, Jun 8
Invitational Show
12 noon - 8 p.m. (Sundays: 12 noon - 4 p.m.) Work by 32 local artists & CSUEB alumni
Cinema Place Gallery 1061 B. St., Hayward (510) 538-2787 www.haywardarts.org
Science for Youth program for school-age children
Fremont Main Library 2400 Stevenson Blvd., Fremont (510) 745-1421 Saturday, May 26
Nectar Garden Fun Day
1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Browse through the cottage gallery
Science Lecture for Children
Tuesday, May 22
Tween Manga Drawing Class - R
4 p.m. Instruction & supplies provided. Ages 9 - 13
Fremont Main Library 2400 Stevenson Blvd., Fremont (510) 745-1421
Make a compostable plant pot with wildflowers to attract butterflies & hummingbirds.
Coyote Hills Regional Park 8000 Patterson Ranch Rd., Fremont (510) 544-3220 Saturday, May 26
Movie Night $ Wednesday, May 23
7:30 p.m.
Spring Career Fair
"The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse"
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Niles Essanay Theater 37417 Niles Blvd, Fremont (510) 494-1411
Employers recruiting for all levels
Ohlone College Newark Center 39399 Cherry St., Newark (510) 659-6191 www.tricitiesonestop.com
Mon, Apr 17 - Sun, Jun 14
Saturday, May 26
Steve Seskin Live $
7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Images of Ladakh
Wednesday, May 23
Popular singer & songwriter
Mon-Thurs: 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Fri-Sat: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sun: 12 noon-6 p.m.
California Historical Society Conference $R
Exhibit by Bay Area photographer Tony Sehgal
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Mission Coffee Roasting House 151 Washington Blvd., Fremont (510) 474-1004
Workshops and discussions. Lunch included
Saturday, May 26
Milpitas Library 160 North Main St., Milpitas (408) 586-3409 Monday, Jun 18 - Friday, Aug 2
Ohlone for Kids $R
8 a.m. Summer Enrichment Program. Registration begins April 1
Ohlone College for Kids 43600 Mission Blvd, Fremont (510) 742-2304 www.ohloneforkids.com Wednesdays, Thru Dec 26
Alameda County Veterans Employment Committee 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. Help veterans find career opportunities
Unitek College 4670 Auto Mall Parkway, Fremont (510) 552-8845 www.unitekcollege.edu
Niles Essanay Theater 37417 Niles Blvd, Fremont (510) 552-4839 Wednesday, May 23
Portrait Painting Demonstration - R
Dog Adoption Showcase
12 noon - 2 p.m. All sizes and breeds
Humane Society Silicon Valley 901 Ames Ave., Milpitas (408) 262-2133
10 a.m. - 12 noon
Saturday, May 26
Farshid Namei demonstrates her techniques
Survival Essentials $R
Olive Hyde Art Gallery 123 Washington Blvd., Fremont (510) 791-4357 www.olivehydeartguild.org Wednesday, May 23
10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Shelter building, fire starting techniques, water purification & more
Garin Regional Park 1320 Garin Ave., Hayward (510) 544-3220
Backyard Safety
Saturday, May 26
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
eReader Expo
Demonstrations to create a safe yard
Home Depot 1177 Great Mall Drive, Milpitas (408) 942-7301 Thursday, May 24
10:30 a.m. - 1:45 p.m. Learn about library offerings & try various eReaders
Newark Branch Library 6300 Civic Terrace Ave., Newark (510) 795-2627 x20
Grief Support Group Wednesdays, thru Dec 26
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 27
Al-Anon Beginner Meeting
For adults grieving the loss of a loved one
Plentiful Plankton
7:45 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Washington Hospital 2000 Mowry Ave., Fremont (510) 797-1111
11 a.m. - 12 noon
Kaiser Permanente 3555 Whipple Road, Union City
Friday, May 25
Monday, May 8 - Sunday, May 31
11:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Coyote Hills Regional Park 8000 Patterson Ranch Rd., Fremont (510) 544-3220
Support group for friends & family of problem drinkers
Cultural Corner
Mon.-Sat. 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. & Sun. 12 noon - 6 p.m. Artists Diego Marcial Rios, Vijitha Ramesh & Amrit Ganguli
New Park Mall 2086 Newpark Mall, Newark (510) 742-2326 www.NewParkMall.com Thursday, May 11 -Sunday, Jun 9
That's Odd
12 noon - 5 p.m. Contemporary artists Pamela Blotner and Jim Rosenau
A positive path for spiritual living
Unity of Fremont Sunday 10:00 AM
Olive Hyde Art Gallery 123 Washington Blvd., Fremont (510) 791-4357 www.fremont.gov/Art/Olive-HydeArtGallery Friday, May 11 - Saturday, Jun 9
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee $
8 p.m.
Rev. Ken Daigle Senior Minister
36600 Niles Blvd, Fremont www.unityoffremont.org 510-797-5234
Musical comedy about six adolescents vying for the championship
Chanticleers Theatre 3683 Quail Ave., Castro Valley (510) 733-5483 www.chanticleers.org
American Red Cross Mobile Blood Drive - R Schedule an appointment. Use sponsor code: KAISERUNION
Kaiser 3555 Whipple Road, Union City (800) 733-2767
Learn about single-celled, water dwelling plants & animals. Ages 7 and up
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May 22, 2012
Sunday, May 27
Monday, May 28
Wednesday, May 30
From Plant to String
Flight 93 Memorial Service
3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
2 p.m.
Retirement Discussion Group R
Remember and honor heroes of 9/11
7 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Coyote Hills Regional Park 8000 Patterson Ranch Rd., Fremont (510) 544-3220
Sugar Mill Landing Park Alvarado-Niles Rd. and Dyer St., Union City (510) 247-0777 www.93Memorial.com
Balancing Risk Tolerance. Space limited. RSVP to Paul Andrus
Sunday, May 27
Monday, May 28
"Thingyan" Burmese New Year Water Festival
Free Open House Day
Friday, Jun 8
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Cooking, games, train rides, tour the Victorian farmhouse
Fremont Rodent Society Golf Tournament $R
Transform plant fibers into string. Ages 18 and up
Food, games, raffle, dance & talent show
Kennedy Park 19501 Hesperian Blvd., Hayward (510) 789-7397 Sunday, May 27
Ardenwood Historic Farm 34600 Ardenwood Blvd., Fremont (510) 544-2797 www.ebparks.org
StarStruck Theatre Fundraiser $
One Fremont Place 39650 Liberty Street, Suite 200, Fremont (510) 207-5751
10:30 a.m. Golf, lunch, auction, & dinner gala. Benefits the Taylor Family Foundation for Children
Sunol Valley Golf Club 6900 Mission Rd., Sunol (510) 501-3130
5 p.m. - 10 p.m. Buffet dinner, line dancing, bull riding and auctions
Saddle Rack 42011 Boscell Rd., Fremont (510) 453-3933 www.starstrucktheatre.org
THEATER REVIEW
Death of a Salesman
BY JESSICA NOËL FLOHR PHOTOS BY DAN SPARKS The American Dream has become elusive. Upward mobility is limited and global population is rising. These are all things Willy Loman, the protagonist in Death of a Salesman, knows intimately. It’s surprising how much 1940’s New England life relates to the struggling middle class of today. Willy Loman is everyman. The main character in Arthur Miller’s 1949 play is a sixty-year-old travel-
ing salesman who has given his life in service to his company and, in turn, been absent from those for whom he was providing. Willy is tired—tired of struggling, tired of disappointment, tired of life. He is warring with suicidal thoughts and demons. His golden boy, oldest son Biff, has failed him. Willy had high hopes for Biff and believed he would become a wealthy, successful football star; women falling at his feet. Instead, Biff flunked high school math, gave up on life, and became a wanderer and petty thief. Willy is left with unfulfilled hopes and no legacy to pass on to his flailing adult sons. Broadway West Theatre Company, located above Bay Street Coffee, will be showing this award winning production now through June 16th. Tom Shamrell is a modest director. When asked by an audience member to introduce himself on opening night, Shamrell said, “I’m just the director, but that only matters if you hate the play. If you love it, thank the actors!” The audience did, indeed, thank the actors. The performance was compelling and very moving. Ross Arden Harkness was the perfect embodiment of Willy Loman, drawing the audience
in to his inner turmoil. Sheila Ellam brought to life the grief and frustration Willy’s wife, Linda, experienced as a go-between for her sons and their father. The set is sparse but highly functional and well utilized. Lighting was especially effective in this production, highlighting Willy’s flashbacks to the golden days of his career and family life. Costuming further separates truth from fiction as Willy’s mind fades. Two young boys come on stage with high energy, passing a football back and forth and rallying around their hero dad. Biff’s emotional eruptions
grip the audience as he battles between carrying his father’s secrets and failing to live up to his expectations. Viewers become emotionally invested in the life of this aging family. Broadway West is a great theater company in their 16th season and going strong. The intimate theater environment is ideal for date night or a solo outing. There are no bad seats in the house! All audience members are right in front of the action. Snacks and wine are available for a small donation, and, for those with larger appetites, there’s always Bay Street Coffee just downstairs. Come and see this timeless production and find out what Willy Loman has to say to the people of today. Death of a Salesman Thru June 16 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays 1 p.m. Sundays, May 27, June 3, and June 10 Broadway West Theatre Company 4000-B Bay Street, Fremont (510) 683-9218 www.broadwaywest.org Tickets: $10 to $23
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SUBMITTED BY BELINDA MALONEY
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ast year Stage 1 Theatre held a Sound Fundraiser. With the generosity of our family and friends, we were able to raise enough money to purchase the excellent speakers you have heard for our last couple of shows. Now we are shooting to purchase a new sound mixer. This is a very lofty goal, but the current equipment at Newark Memorial High School is old and rapidly dying; it can no longer handle the size of our shows and the quality of sound we want to deliver to our audiences. With the current economic situation, the school is unable to replace it. Did you come to see “Hairspray”? How was the sound? We had to borrow two sound boards to produce that show; these boards are very costly and we were very lucky to have use of them, but this is not the case on a regular basis. So, we are kicking off our second Sound Fundraiser! A new mixer will cost close to $25,000 but the great news is that we have a very generous anonymous donor who is willing to match up to $10,000 of this goal! The only catch is that the match will not begin until we have reached the $5,000 mark. Please help us by donating what you
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can so that we can continue to provide excellent sound for our shows! Remember, everything up to $10,000 will be matched helping us to get to the $25,000 ultimate goal that much faster. This fundraiser begins now and will run until the end of June. But, please don't delay your donation. Help us get to our goal as fast as possible. We even have a few gifts: For a donation of $100 you will get two tickets for you, or your friends, to come see our summer show of “AIDA,” running July 13-28. For a donation of $250 you will get one Season Ticket to our 2012/2013 Season (TBA soon!). For a donation of $500 you will receive two Season Tickets to our 2012/2013 Season. For every additional $250 we will kick in one more Season Ticket. All donors will be listed in our programs and receive a thank you letter with our tax ID to claim a taxable donation. Please go to www.stage1theatre.org to contribute now. You can also mail your donation to Stage 1 Sound Fundraiser, P.O. Box 24,3 Newark, CA 94560 or call us with your credit card at (510) 791-0287; we will be happy to give you a call right back. Thank you so much for your support! We couldn't produce great quality theatre without you!
Healthy Kids Day® Generates powering energy SUBMITTED BY GALLEN NEILLY & ASSOCIATES How many East Bay Y members does it take to put in a light bulb? We’re not sure, but on Healthy Kids Day® members of the Y of the East Bay participated in a day-long ‘Move-A-Thon’ and collectively generated enough energy to power the average East Bay home for two and a half days. More than 500 Y members celebrated Healthy Kids Day® on April 28 by participating in the program, which encourages children and families to participate in circuit exercise stations and record the number of repetitions of the exercises they complete within one minute. According to Robert Wilkins, President and CEO of the YMCA of the East Bay, the idea behind the Move-A-Thon is to teach kids basic exercises, the kind they can perform at home without the need for expensive electronic equipment. “We want to kick start healthy life habits
for kids that they can use now and on into their adult lives. By participating with their families and learning that instead of using energy they can create it just by doing a few sit-ups or jumping jacks, we hope kids will improve their own health and be more conscious of the environment around them,” Wilkins said. At the end of the summer, the Y plans to look at the progress of participants to track improvement, as well as total energy expended in the program. The Y is also providing a ‘Keep It Movin’ website, from which participants can access encouraging messages from the Healthy Home Guidebook; links to other recommended sites, a chalkboard/blogspot for participants to announce progress and achievements, and much more. East Bay YMCA operates branches in downtown Oakland, Fremont, Newark, Hayward, Castro Valley, Richmond, and Dublin, as well as camps in Livermore, Pescadero (San Mateo County) and Redway (Humboldt County).
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The ancient Christian Faith alive today & here in the Tri-Cities! All services are celebrated in English
The Orthodox Church is Evangelical, but not Protestant. It is Orthodox, but not Jewish. It is Catholic, but not Roman. It isn't non-denominational - it is pre-denominational. It has believed, taught, preserved, defended and died for the Faith of the Apostles in Jesus Christ since the Day of Pentecost over 2000 years ago. Regular Schedule Saturdays 6pm Great Vespers (Beginning of Sunday Services) Sundays 9:30am Hours & Divine Liturgy followed by common meal & Children’s Christian Education *Tuesdays 10-11:30am Father’s Café (Informal discussion with Q&A over coffee) 2nd Thursday of the Month Service of Intercession for those suffering from alcohol and/or drug dependence. *Tuesdays May 8- June 12 – Adult Ed: The Ancient Christian Understanding of Salvation *Classes & meetings take place in our Church Offices.
CONGRATULATIONS Tonja Ortega April Crossword Contest Winner!
Contest Sponsors:
Death of a Salesman Tony Award-Winning Drama by Arthur Miller
May 18 – June 16 8 pm Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays 1 pm Sundays, May 27**, June 3**, & 10 $23 General Admission $18 Srs/Students/TBA* $15 - Thursdays, All Seats $10 Bargain Thursday, May 31 *All seats $23 on Brunch Sundays and Opening Night ** Sunday Continental Brunch at 12:15 Price of admission includes refreshments, Opening Night Champagne Gala and Sunday Continental Brunches Willy Loman is a failing salesman, who cannot understand how he failed to win success and happiness. In his last days, he experiences a series of tragic, soul-searching revelations of the life he lived with his wife, sons and business associates. We discover how his quest for the “American Dream” kept him blind to the people who truly loved him. This play is a deep and revealing story that remains one of the most profound classic dramas of the American theatre.
Reservations: 510-683-9218 Broadway West Theatre Company www.broadwaywest.org 4000-B Bay Street, Fremont
Massimos Restaurant Spin a Yarn Restaurant The Original House of Pancakes Pizza Italia SkyWest Restuarant Fremont Flowers Grocery Outlet Les Schwab Tires Want to win? Complete and submit the Crossword Contest puzzle for a chance to take home valuable prizes of your own. There will be two monthly prize puzzles (a Tuesday edition and a Friday edition). Enter both to increase your chances of winning! Winners are selected from each month’s correctly completed entries using a random number program. Must be 18 or over to enter. We also need permission to print your name and picture.
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May 22, 2012
Golden Gate Bonspiel by to watch. Nothing beats an ice arena when the weather is hot. “Keep your broom on the ice!”
SUBMITTED BY BRENT HALPENNY Curling is back at Shark's Ice Fremont over Memorial Day weekend. Although the registration deadline of May 1 has passed a few spaces are left and the event will be open to the public. If you haven’t experienced the sport of Curling and like to watch others throw stones and sweep the ice, come
Bonspiel Friday, May 25 – Sunday, May 27 Sharks Ice at Fremont 44388 Old Warm Springs Blvd., Fremont www.bayareacurling.com
Ohlone Catcher to attend Central Connecticut State University
Hayward soccer team wins Championship SUBMITTED BY ALI WILLIAMS By winning the recent U.S. Youth Soccer California North State Championships, The Mini-Chivas, a Hayward Under-15 soccer team, has qualified to compete in the U.S. Youth Soccer Region IV Championships. The Mini-Chivas will be amongst more than 230 top U.S. Youth Soccer Boys and Girls teams from the 14 US Youth Soccer State Association competing for the regional title on June 18-24 at the Reach 11 Sports Complex in Phoenix, AZ. Daily reports and complete results from the tournament will be available on http://Championships.USYouthSoccer.org/regionIV. The Region IV Championships feature top teams in the Under-12 through Under-19 age groups beginning with round robin games on Monday, June 18, through Wednesday, June 20. Following a rest day, quarterfinal matches will be played Friday, June 22, with semifinals Saturday, June 23. The Region IV Champions will be crowned following final games on Sunday, June 24. The other State Associations represented are Alaska, California South, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.
SUBMITTED BY MICHAEL “MOOSE” SCOTT Ryan Beal, a catcher on Ohlone College's baseball team, has decided to take his swing and catching skills to Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) in New Britain, CT this fall on a baseball scholarship. After receiving several different offers from schools all over the United States, Ryan chose this Division I program with a promising recruiting class. Fall workouts begin in August and the Blue Devils of CCSU have a standard to maintain. CCSU won the Northeast Conference Championship in 2010 and narrowly missed the title game in 2011. This year Ryan hit .310 for Ohlone College Renegades, a junior college in California. In his 46 plate appearances he reached base at a .348 clip. Beal did all this while maintaining a 4.0 GPA for his freshman year. Ohlone College head coach, Julian Russell, had this to say about Ryan’s freshman campaign: “Ryan has been a great addition to our program. He works hard every day on and off the field, leads by example and represents Ohlone Baseball with class and respect for the game. We are very excited for Ryan and the tremendous opportunity he has earned to play for Central Connecticut State. He has a bright future ahead and I look forward to seeing him continue to progress throughout his career.”
Men’s Volleyball
Logan triumphs in first round of NCS championship play SUBMITTED BY COACH STEVE BURMASTER May 16 James Logan vs American: 25-13, 25-23, 25-21 In an emotional re-match of exactly one week ago, James Logan High School (JLHS) Colts showed why they are a serious contender in the North Coast Section (NCS) of Division I volleyball in the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF). The prior game played in the "Al Rodrigues" gym before a packed house was termed by current JLHS Athletic Director as "one of the top five events" that he has witnessed at Logan in a career that started back in 1983. He added, "Actually that match may be the number one event when you include all of the outside circumstances involved." It was fitting that last week's match was played in the gym named after the legendary former James Logan High School Volleyball coach that started the Volleyball program in the 1980's and built it into a regional powerhouse before departing to serve for 19 years as the Assistant Men's Volleyball Coach at Stanford University (he was inducted in the JLHS Hall of Fame in 2009). This match included some of the same long rallies that occurred last week, but it was, by-and-
large, dominated by Logan with superior ball control and the ability to transition digs into kills. There is a reason that the "Colts" are ranked #8 in the 16 team bracket for the NCS CIF Division I Volleyball Tournament and in one word it is "discipline." Adding impressive passing, digging and hitting skills to one of the best setters in the Bay Area – senior, Neal Barrina – the result is a true thoroughbred and these "Colts" like to "get up and go!" As usual, the side out game and defense was anchored by Libero, Cameron Salcedo, and OH (Outside Hitter) Andrew Nguyen, both seniors that join Neal as the core components of Colt "ball control" style of play. A mix of outstanding quick hitters: senior, Alvin Nguyen and sophomore, Ryan Nicanor as well as sophomore, OH Khrystien Ocampo, senior, Jeric Yamboa and back row specialist junior, Ben Evangelista results in a very good team as evidenced by their 25-10 record. Other contributors in the match were junior, Noah Delos Santos who made some key serves and digs to spark the team to victory in Game 2 and 3 and also sophomore, Alex Loi who did a marvelous job when Jeric needed a break on the right side. "Go Colts"!
Nationwide settlement with makers of athletic ‘toning’ shoes SUBMITTED BY THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Attorney General Kamala D. Harris has announced that she, 44 other attorneys general and the Federal Trade Commission have reached a $40M settlement with Skechers USA, Inc. to resolve allegations the company made unsubstantiated claims about the health benefits of its rocker-bottom shoes, including the Shape-ups, the Tone-ups and the Skechers Resistance Runners. The lawsuit, which was filed on May 16, 2012 along with the settlement, alleges that Skechers advertised that its rocker-bottom shoes caused consumers to lose weight, burn calories, improve circulation, fight cellulite and firm, tone or strengthen thigh, buttock and back muscles. As part of the settlement, Skechers is prohibited from making such claims without adequate substantiation and consumers may be eligible for partial refunds. "Consumers shouldn't be duped into paying more for products with false promises of weight loss and other benefits," said Harris. "This settlement ensures Skechers will not make any claims regarding their rocker-bottom shoe products without adequate substantiation for those claims." As part of the $40M settlement, Skechers will pay the states $5M, of which California will receive $290,000 or the second largest of the individual state payments. The company will also provide partial refunds to customers who purchased ShapeUps, Tone-Ups or the Skechers Resistance Runner. Consumers may visit www.ftc.gov for information about how to obtain a partial refund. For more information, visit www.oag.ca.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).
Fremont City Council Fremont City Council May 15, 2012 Consent: Authorize purchase of mobile data computers in not-to-exceed $555,801.25 with Datalux Corporation for police department Accept a grant for bridge maintenance at Ardenwood North, Ardenwood Overhead and Paseo Padre Overhead bridges Approved contract with Shaw Industries for carpet replacement in Police Building not-to-exceed $280,000 Ceremonial: Recognize May 11-20 as Affordable Housing Week Proclaim Asian Pacific Heritage Month
Proclaim Older Americans Month Public Communications: Sixth grade Garden Girls of Warm Springs Elementary School presented a vision for a “Fremont of the Future” as a wholly sustainable community Other Business: Proposed Operating Budget for FY 2012/13 shows emergence from recession but with slow and uncertain growth due to economy, dissolution of redevelopment and State budget woes. It is expected that a deficit budget gap will decrease until a small surplus emerges in 2014/15. Budget principles include a structurally sound and balanced budget, maintaining adequate reserves and regular monitoring of financial perform-
ance while achieving efficiency. Total reserves as of June 30, 2012 are $23 million. Employee bargaining will include total budget costs and sustainability measures. Performance measurement will be a central part of evaluation; all departments will incorporate such metrics by FY 2013/14. Focus will be on General Fund preservation, controlling the cost of doing business and revenue generation through economic development. Unmet needs for basic services include: street maintenance, deferred maintenance of capital assets, Downtown Plan, postemployment benefits and public safety (i.e. Fire Station 11 and addition of 7-10 police officers). A public survey conducted April/May 2012 shows some confidence in
budget management and the most important services public safety, garbage/recycling, street maintenance and economic development. Although a majority (66%) of those surveyed feel the City has some need for additional funding, only 22% feel the need is great. A slim majority favor a tax increase for specific purposes (i.e. police, paving, street repair). The first public hearing of the FY 2012/13 Budget is scheduled for June 5 with a second hearing and adoption June 12, 2012. A full discussion is available at the City of Fremont (www.fremont.gov) website – webcast (May 15, 2012) and written documentation (Your Government/City Financial Information).
Hayward City Council Hayward City Council May 15, 2012 Proclamation honoring Hayward Fire Chief Craig Bueno on his retirement. Presentation of awards for annual Recycling Poster and Essay Contest. Presentation of Hayward Police Department’s National Police Officer Memorial Week video honoring all men and women who serve and recognizing all officers who gave their lives in the line of duty. The Department lost Officer Rodney Pierce on May 11, 2012. Work Session FY 2013 and FY 2014 recommended biennial budget work session #1: departmental presentations by maintenance Services, Development Services, Public Works-Engineering and Transportation and by Public WorksUtilities and Environmental
Services. FY13-22 Capital Improvement Program report. Consent Approved an amendment, including structural changes, to the Hayward Police Officers Association Memorandum of Understanding that will save the General Fund $10M over the two-year period FY 2013 and FY 2014. Approved an amendment, including structural changes, to the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers Local 21 Memorandum of Understanding. This will save the General Fund approximately $850,000 in FY 2013 and will remain in effect until a successor contract is negotiated during FY 2014. Authorized City Manager to execute a five-year service agreement, effective from July 1, 2013 until June 30, 2018, renewable for an additional five years to
June 30, 2023, with the Fairview Fire Protection District. The agreement will generate revenue to the City of Hayward of $2,572,011 in FY 2013 with annual increases of between two percent and five percent, thereafter. The City will also benefit from a $67,000-offset through the Fairview Fire Protection District’s assumption of insurance, utilities and Alameda Dispatch System charges. Public Comment City Clerk Miriam Lens reminded everyone that May 21 is the deadline to register to vote in the June 5, 2012 Municipal Election and that May 29 is the last day to apply for a Vote-By-Mail ballot. Anyone wishing to cast their votes early may do so (Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.) at the Registrar of Voters, Room G-1, 1225 Fallon Street, Oakland. Completed Vote-By-
Mail ballots may also be left in the ballot box at the Hayward City Clerk’s Office, 4th floor, 777 B Street, Hayward, (Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.). Jim Drake complained about the noise created by power washers used by Mi Pueblo Supermarket and about grease run-off entering the Bay when restaurant equipment is washed. He expressed concern about the absence of noise meters for use by the police. Charlie Peters, Clean Air Performance Professionals, stated that the absence of smog tests for approximately 1.43 million UHaul vehicles with Arizona plates is a lost revenue opportunity. He would also prefer voluntary, rather than mandatory, inclusion of ethanol in gasoline and feels this would affect the price of fuel. Doug Ligibel, Downtown leadership Group, remembered
Det. James Joseph Arnold (his wife’s great-grandfather) who was killed, aged 27, in the line of duty while arresting a violent criminal. Arnold’s daughter, Lillian, was the only grandmother whom Ligibel knew. Her father’s death meant she had to work and did not graduate from high school. Arnold eventually faded from memory but Ligibel and his wife gathered family members and visited Arnold’s grave. The loss of a loved one creates hardship for several generations. Lillian and her sister eventually graduated from high school, aged 71, in the same year as Ligibel’s wife. Consider joining the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund which assists families of fallen officers. Ligibel thanked the members of Hayward PD, Oakland PD, BART PD, Alameda County Sheriff, and Union Pacific Railroad PD.
Men’s Baseball
An exciting year in MVAL baseball comes to an end ARTICLE AND PICTURES SUBMITTED BY MIKE HEIGHTCHEW Moving on to North Coast Section playoffs, Newark Memorial and James Logan each finished with 10-2 Mission Valley Athletic League (MVAL) records in the regular season. This was unusual for the Logan Colts as they previously had a strangle hold on the title. Newark Memorial’s Cougars started with what they call the “Flex Winning” plan for a straight trip to the North Coast Section playoffs. Senior pitcher Christopher Flexen is considered one of the top high schools pitchers in the state and the Newark coaching staff has worked diligently on pitching and defense in the off season - two cornerstones in Newark’s bid to reach the NCS playoffs again and win the Mission Valley Athletic League title after a two-year absence. “We have a good foundation, said Coach Phil Castellanos of his 2012 team.
“We rely on our pitching, defense and base running. And that showed up this year as the Cougars battled in every game. “Every day we showed up ready to play and worked hard to try to get better.” A big part of the title run this year was the backup play from Joey Torres and Logan
Lombana. First baseman Torres batted third at a .333 clip with 10 runs and 10 RBIs. Flexen also provided fire power as well hitting .375 with a .444 on-base percentage. Cleanup hitter Logan Lombana (.343, 11 runs) plays third base and is the No. 3 pitcher.
Winning the MVAL crown gives the Cougars an automatic berth to the North Coast Section playoffs which start’s next week. “The team’s chemistry is great. We’re like a family right now. We have been having a lot of fun this year and playing some good baseball,” says Castellanos. Co-Champ James Logan came into the season looking to repeat as last year’s MVAL and NCS D-I champions. A tested and proven pitching staff of Alex Martinez and Ulysses Ramos gave two important performances beating Newark and then Irvington 4-0 to keep Colts in the race until the very end of the season. Amalani Fukofuka, Ralph Delgadillo and Michael Johnson all hit over .300 to give the colts firepower to stay in every game. There was no way to predict the final standings until the finals days of league play. The NCS playoffs promise to be just as exciting to watch!
Women's Softball
Logan beats Irvington SUBMITTED BY DENNIS AND GIDGET SUBMITTED BY BOBBY HERNANDEZ Hernandez Martial Arts has produced Champions in the Ring as well as Champions in Life for over 30 years. Now, the longest running Martial Arts Studio in Union City is looking to make a big impact on their community by announcing the launch of a Free, 90 Day Transformational Project for Kids called “Transform,” set to begin June 1, 2012 at their Union City Martial Arts Studio. Co-Owners Bob and Bobby Hernandez, as well as their team of Black Belt Instructors, will work with 30 kids this June, July and August, age 6 to 11 and lead them through a Martial Arts Training Regimen that doesn’t support the use of punching and kicking but rather advocates use of Common Sense Before Self-Defense; and the best part is, it’s Absolutely Free to 30 Kids!
“Fighting is a very small part of being a Martial Artist” says Bobby Hernandez, Jr., “What’s more valuable than anything is the character and values one gains from their Martial Art training, then putting it to use in everyday life. Values such as Focus and Concentration for Better Grades, Self-Discipline to complete homework and chores, Confidence to believe in themselves and handle unwanted situation, Self-Control to maintain ones impulses and actions and we can’t forget Respect for parents, teachers, family members and friends. This in itself is what makes you a Martial Artist and this type of training teaches kids that most physical confrontations are unnecessary and can be avoided while developing the skills that are necessary to be successful in life.” These 30 children will train two times a week in the late afternoon / early evenings in a fun, safe, kid ori-
ented environment. Students and parents will have the opportunity to choose days and times so classes will coincide with even the busiest of schedules and students will have the opportunity to earn their first belt rank at the end of the 90 project. In addition, there’s no money to pay, nor any obligation to stay, just a good old fashion Community Service Project to help enhance, improve, change, modify or “Transform” Character Traits in children. Registration for the Transform Project is currently in progress and will end May 31, 2012 or when the 30 free spaces are filled. “Knowing how to defend yourself may help you one day,” says Bob Hernandez, Sr., “but living like a Martial Artist will help you every day.” To sign your child up for the Free, 3 Month Transform Project or to obtain additional information call (510) 487-3790 or visit www.hernandezkarate.com.
Logan hosted Irvington at home on May 17 for softball and came out with an eight-point lead to win the game 9-1 in six and a half innings. Irvington put points up first by scoring a run at the top of the second, which would be their only run of the game. Irvington was answered by Logan with two runs later in the inning. Logan scored again in the third putting the Logan Colts up 6-1. The Colts scored two runs in the fifth inning to lengthen their lead and finished the game with another run scored in the sixth. Men’s Volleyball
Volleyball action at North Coast Sectional play SUBMITTED BY AMY KWON In the second round of NCS play, Mission San Jose High School Warriors defeated California High School Grizzlies in four sets: 25-14, 25-21, 23-25, 25-23 MSJHS Highlights: M. Wang 13 Kills, 6 Digs, 2 Blocks T. Zhang 7 Kills, 7 Blocks J. Poon 37 Assists, 1 Ace, 4 Digs B. Ng 11 Kills, 3 Aces, 6 Blocks
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PUBLIC NOTICES CIVIL ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. HG12628777 Superior Court of California, County of Alameda Petition of: David James Hochstetler, Jr. for Change of Name TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner David James Hochstetler, Jr. filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: David James Hochstetler, Jr. to David James Haynes 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: 7-20-2012, Time: 8:45 am, Dept.: 504 The address of the court is 24405 Amador Street, Hayward, CA 94544 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: What’s Happening Tri-City Voice Date: May 04, 2012 /S/ WINIFRED Y. SMITH Judge of the Superior Court 5/15, 5/22, 5/29, 6/5/12 CNS-2314110# ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. RG12618002 Superior Court of California, County of Alameda Petition of: Andrew David Mercer for Change of Name TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Andrew David Mercer filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Andrew David Mercer to David John Williams 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: 6-15-2012, Time: 9:30 AM, Dept.: 31 The address of the court is U.S. Post Office Bldg., 201 - 13th St., 2nd Floor, Oakland, CA 94612 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Tri-City VoiceWhat’s Happening Date: April 20, 2012 C. Don Clay Judge of the Superior Court 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22/12 CNS-2305565#
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 465273 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Fun Foods, 41844 Sherwood Street, Fremont, CA 94578, County of Alameda, PO Box 1515, Fremont, CA 94538 Dianne Lee Glasmacher, 41844 Sherwood Street, Fremont, CA 94578 This business is conducted by an individual The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 05/15/12 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/ Dianne L Glasmacher This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on May 15, 2012. NOTICE-In accordance with Section 17920(a), a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires five years from the date it was filed with the County Clerk, except as provided in Section 17920(b), where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 5/22, 5/29, 6/5, 6/12/12 CNS-2317524# FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 464939 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Mission Hills Automotive, 300 Mowry Avenue, Fremont, CA 94536, County of Alameda. Mission Hills Auto, Inc., CA, 4744 Hazelwood St., Dublin, CA 94568 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/ --- CEO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on May 7, 2012. NOTICE-In accordance with Section 17920(a), a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires five years from the date it was filed with the County Clerk, except as provided in Section 17920(b), where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 5/22, 5/29, 6/5, 6/12/12 CNS-2317291# FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
File No. 464913 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Homesalot Property Management, 43213 Mission Blvd., Fremont, CA 94539, County of Alameda. Timothy Crofton Real Estate, Inc., CA, 43213 Mission Blvd., Fremont, CA 94539. 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/ Bryan Tang Designated Officer This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on May 7, 2012. NOTICE-In accordance with Section 17920(a), a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires five years from the date it was filed with the County Clerk, except as provided in Section 17920(b), where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 5/22, 5/29, 6/5, 6/12/12 CNS-2317284# FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 465150-151 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1) Norcal Transport, 2) Diaz Trucking Company, 1782 D Street #93, Hayward, CA 94541, County of Alameda Uriel Diaz, 1782 D Street #93, Hayward, CA 94541 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/ Uriel Diaz This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on May 10, 2012 NOTICE-In accordance with Section 17920(a), a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires five years from the date it was filed with the County Clerk, except as provided in Section 17920(b), where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 5/15, 5/22, 5/29, 6/5/12 CNS-2314478# FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 463916 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Magnetic Magnificent Galas by Christa, 20000 Summercrest Dr., Castro Valley, CA 94552, County of Alameda Christa J. Mekki, 20000 Summercrest Dr., Castro Valley, CA 94552 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/ Christa J. Mekki This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on April 11, 2012 NOTICE-In accordance with Section 17920(a), a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires five years from the date it was filed with the County Clerk, except as provided in Section 17920(b), where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 5/15, 5/22, 5/29, 6/5/12 CNS-2314133# FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 464786 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Heroes And Dice, 37260 Fremont Blvd. #A, Fremont, CA 94536, County of Alameda Christopher C. Roe, 37607 Mission Blvd., Fremont, CA 94536 Nhat Pham, 1860 Catherine St., Santa Clara, CA 95050 Kristopher L. Faraone, 4140 Abel Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94306 This business is conducted by Co-Partners 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/ Christopher C. Roe This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on May 03, 2012 NOTICE-In accordance with Section 17920(a), a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires five years from the date it was filed with the County Clerk, except as provided in Section 17920(b), where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 5/15, 5/22, 5/29, 6/5/12 CNS-2314016# FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 464867 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Frazier’s Landscaping, 41679 Sherwood St., Fremont, CA 94538, County of Alameda Raymond Frazier, 41679 Sherwood St., Fremont, CA 94538 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/ Raymond Frazier
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on May 04, 2012. NOTICE-In accordance with Section 17920(a), a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires five years from the date it was filed with the County Clerk, except as provided in Section 17920(b), where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 5/15, 5/22, 5/29, 6/5/12 CNS-2313154# FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 464775 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Marcelli’s Barber Shop, 31808 Alvarado Blvd., Union City, CA 94587, County of Alameda Tina Thom La, 3008 McLaughlin Ave., San Jose, CA 95121 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/ Tina Thom La This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on May 2, 2012 NOTICE-In accordance with Section 17920(a), a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires five years from the date it was filed with the County Clerk, except as provided in Section 17920(b), where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 5/8, 5/15, 5/22, 5/29/12 CNS-2310146# FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 464782 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Royal Palm Solutions, 119 Blaisdell Way, Fremont, CA 94536, County of Alameda Wei Hoe Chong, 119 Blaisdell Way, 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/ Wei Hoe Chong, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on May 3, 2012 NOTICE-In accordance with Section 17920(a), a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires five years from the date it was filed with the County Clerk, except as provided in Section 17920(b), where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 5/8, 5/15, 5/22, 5/29/12 CNS-2310142# FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 463942 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Ganada Korean School, 5885 Smith Ave., Newark, CA 94560, County of Alameda Emmanuel Mission Church of Christian Missionary Alliance, California, 5885 Smith Ave., Newark, CA 94560 This business is conducted by a Corporation The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 4/15/12 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/ Hyung J. Moon, President This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on April 12, 2012. NOTICE-In accordance with Section 17920(a), a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires five years from the date it was filed with the County Clerk, except as provided in Section 17920(b), where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 5/8, 5/15, 5/22, 5/29/12 CNS-2309056# FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 464533 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Affordable Truck & Tire Repair 42400 Boyce Rd Suite E Fremont Ca 94538, County of Alameda Mangal Gill 42400 Boyce Rd Suite E Fremont Ca 94538 This business is conducted by An Individual The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 09-03-2009 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/ Mangal Gill This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on April 26,2012 NOTICE-In accordance with Section 17920(a), a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires five years from the date it was filed with the County Clerk, except as provided in Section 17920(b), where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22/12 CNS-2305708#
STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 42886 The following person(s) has (have) abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: 680 Truck & Tire Repair 42400 Boyce Rd #E Fremont Ca 94538 The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in the County Clerk’s office on 9-32009 under Current File No. 428886 in Alameda County. Parmjit Singh Atwal 31109 Fredi St Union City Ca 94538 Mangal Gill 118 Leary Ct San Ramon Ca 94582 This business was conducted by General Partnership 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/ Parmjit Singh Atwal This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on April 26,2012. 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22/12 CNS-2305670# FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 464313 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Punjabi Royalty 4541 Bartolo Terrace Fremont Ca 94536, County of Alameda Puja Verma 4541 Bartolo Terrace 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/ Puja Verma This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on April 23,2012 NOTICE-In accordance with Section 17920(a), a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires five years from the date it was filed with the County Clerk, except as provided in Section 17920(b), where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22/12 CNS-2304935# FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 463315 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: King Tea, 35201 Newark Blvd., Ste. F, Newark, CA 94560, County of Alameda Patty Ho, 35201 Newark Blvd. Ste. F, Newark, CA 94560 This business is conducted by a Joint venture 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/ Patty Ho This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on March 28, 2012 NOTICE-In accordance with Section 17920(a), a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires five years from the date it was filed with the County Clerk, except as provided in Section 17920(b), where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22/12 CNS-2304165#
GOVERNMENT Notice is hereby given that sealed competitive bids will be accepted in the office of the GSAPurchasing Department, County of Alameda, 1401 Lakeside Drive, Suite 907, Oakland, CA 94612 RFQ #900996 Forensic Pathology Services III Responses will be accepted continuously beginning May 16, 2012 until such time as this bid is closed. County Contact: Evelyn Benzon (510) 208-9622 or via email: evelyn.benzon@acgov.org Specifications regarding the above may be obtained at the Alameda County GSA Current Contracting Opportunities Internet website at www.acgov.org. 5/22/12 CNS-2317445# Notice is hereby given that sealed competitive bids will be accepted in the office of the GSAPurchasing Department, County of Alameda, 1401 Lakeside Drive, Suite 907, Oakland, CA 94612 NETWORKING BIDDERS CONFERENCES for RFQ #900968 Highland Hospital (ATR) Project (Phase 1) Medical Equipment: Mobile C-Arm and Workstation South County–Thursday, May 31, 2012, 10:00 a.m. at Castro Valley Library, Canyon Room, 3600 Norbridge Avenue, Castro Valley, CA and North County–Friday, June 1, 2012, 2:00 p.m. at General Services Agency, Room 1105, 11th Floor, 1401 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, CA Responses Due by 2:00 pm on July 2, 2012 County Contact: Kai Moore (510) 208-4882 or via email: kai.moore@acgov.org Attendance at Networking Conference is Nonmandatory. Specifications regarding the above may be obtained at the Alameda County GSA Current Contracting Opportunities Internet website at www.acgov.org. 5/22/12 CNS-2317303# Notice is hereby given that sealed competitive bids will be accepted in the office of the GSAPurchasing Department, County of Alameda, 1401 Lakeside Drive, Suite 907, Oakland, CA 94612 NETWORKING BIDDERS CONFERENCES for RFP #900984 Hazardous Materials Response Plan North County–Wednesday, May 30, 2012, 10:00 a.m. at General Services Agency, 1401 Lakeside Drive, Room 1107, 11th Floor, Oakland, CA and South County–Thursday, May 31, 2012, 2:00 p.m. at Castro Valley Library, Chabot Room, 3600 Norbridge Avenue, Castro Valley, CA Responses Due by 2:00 pm on June 28, 2012 County Contact: Ann Marie Romero (510) 208-9742 or via email: annmarie.romero@ac gov.org Attendance at Networking Conference is Non-mandatory. Specifications regarding the above may be obtained at the Alameda County GSA Current Contracting Opportunities Internet
website at www.acgov.org. 5/22/12 CNS-2317157# NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed bids will be received in the Office of Purchasing Services at 3300 Capitol Ave., Bldg B, Fremont, California, up to the hour of 2:00 PM on June 19, 2012, at which time they will be opened and read out loud in said building for: Patterson House Rehabilitation Ardenwood Historic Farm 34600 Ardenwood Blvd. Fremont, CA 94560 City Project No. PWC 8766 APN 543-023-101 MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE: A mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit is scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Monday, June 4, 2012, at the project site at Ardenwood Historic Farm, 34600 Ardenwood Blvd., Fremont, California. Plans, special provisions and standard proposal forms to be used for bidding on this project can be obtained for a non-refundable fee at ARC/ Peninsula Digital located at 1654 Centre Pointe Drive Milpitas, CA 95035 or through Planwell at www.e-arc.com, Phone (408) 262-3000. No partial sets will be issued, cost is non-refundable. Call to confirm availability of copies before coming to pick up documents. For more information on this project, contact the City of Fremont Purchasing Department at (510) 494-4620. CORINA CAMPBELL PURCHASING MANAGER CITY OF FREMONT 5/22, 5/29/12 CNS-2316820# NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed bids will be received in the Office of Purchasing Services at 3300 Capitol Ave., Bldg B, Fremont, California, up to the hour of 2:00 PM on June 14, 2012, at which time they will be opened and read out loud in said building for: Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) Replacement For Police Department Dispatch & Server Room City Project No. PWC 8649 APN 525-167-100 MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE: A mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit is scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 24, 2012, at the project site, 2000 Stevenson Blvd., Fremont, California. Meet at the Building Lobby. Plans, special provisions and standard proposal forms to be used for bidding on this project can be obtained for a non-refundable fee at ARC/ Peninsula Digital located at 1654 Centre Pointe Drive Milpitas, CA 95035 or through Planwell at www.e-arc.com, Phone (408) 262-3000. No partial sets will be issued, cost is non-refundable. Call to confirm availability of copies before coming to pick up documents. For more information on this project, contact the City of Fremont Purchasing Department at (510) 494-4620. CORINA CAMPBELL PURCHASING MANAGER CITY OF FREMONT 5/18, 5/22/12 CNS-2315988#
PROBATE NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF HERMAN L. FICKLIN CASE NO. RP12628503 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Herman L. Ficklin A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Jean P. Ficklin in the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Jean P. Ficklin be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held on June 12, 2012 at 9:30 a.m. in Dept. 201 located at 2120 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, Berkeley, CA 94704. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the deceased, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as provided in Probate Code section 9100. The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a formal Request for Special Notice (DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Robert Lowell Johnson, No 91663, 38750 Paseo Padre Parkway, Suite A-4, Fremont, California 94536, Telephone: (510) 794-5297 5/11, 5/15, 5/22/12 CNS-2312596#
Sharing lanes with motorcycles – is it legal? CHRIS COCHRAN, CA OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY The California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) today released results of the first-ever survey of California motorists and motorcycle riders on the subject of “lane splitting,” where motorcycles travel between two lanes with other vehicles travelling the same direction. At the same time, OTS and the California Highway Patrol (CHP) announced that they are joining with other federal, state and local traffic safety, law enforcement, and motorcycle organizations in proclaiming May as “Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month.”
After more than a decade of steady increases, motorcycle fatalities in California began a decline in 2009. Lane splitting has been a subject for controversy and confusion for years. The OTS survey showed that only 53 percent of vehicle drivers knew that lane splitting is legal in California and 63 percent either somewhat or strongly disapprove of it. Eighty-seven percent of motorcycle riders say they lane split, while seven percent of vehicle drivers admit to having attempted to prevent it. The key to legal lane splitting for motorcycle riders is doing so in a safe and prudent manner, being cognizant of overall traffic speeds, speed differences, spacing and lane changing patterns of surrounding traffic. Riding too fast is one of the most
common things that motorcyclists do to make lane splitting unsafe. Motorists and other road users are reminded to safely “share the road” with motorcycles during May, and throughout the year, and to be extra alert to help keep motorcyclists safe. Changing the driving habits of motorists and motorcyclists alike will help decrease the numbers of motorcyclists killed and injured in crashes. Motorcyclists are reminded to make sure that they are visible to motorists, and that they follow the rules of the road. All road users are reminded to never drive, ride, walk or bicycle while distracted or under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The latest survey results will be incorporated into the California Strategic High-
way Safety Plan to help develop additional strategies to reduce motorcycle fatalities and injuries. A motorcyclist is more vulnerable than a passenger vehicle occupant in the event of a crash. Research from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows that per vehicle mile traveled, motorcyclists are about 39 times more likely than passenger car occupants to die in traffic crashes. A motorcycle is a vehicle with all of the rights and privileges of any other motor vehicle. The message to all drivers and motorcyclists is: share in the responsibility of keeping all road users safe, and do your part by safely “sharing the road.” California is the only state in which there is no law concerning lane splitting.
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Its only trash
WILLIAM MARSHAK
D
uring a discussion of Newark’s garbage collection 24% rate increase with Administrative Services Director Susie Woodstock, it became apparent that over time, trash has become a complex subject. No longer can communities simply dig a hole downwind and dump whatever their citizens deem unnecessary or unworthy into it. We humans have done this for centuries and it is probable that some small, isolated cities still follow this practice. But for the majority of people, especially those living in areas of concentrated populations such as ours, there are few places left to dig more holes and those that exist are either filled up or close to it. We have run out of room for blatant, irresponsible disposal of waste. In Tri-City history, those closest to the land, Native Americans, then immigrant farmers and ranchers, were the first to understand that the intricate relationship with our natural resources is not a small or irrel-
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The backbone of California’s long-term economic strength has always been its world-class higher education system, which prepares our students for high-paying jobs and performs the research that drives innovation in the marketplace. In 1960, then California Governor Pat Brown signed into law the Master Plan for Higher Education – a commitment that guaranteed affordability of Higher Education, making it accessible to all Californians that sought it, regardless of their economic status. Today, over 50 years later, that promise is broken. In the last 10 years, California State University tuition has increased 191 percent, University of California tuition has increased by 145 percent and community college student fees continue to rise. Last year the amount of student loan debt owed in our country passed $1 trillion.
evant matter. Formation of the Alameda County Water District in 1913 was a direct response to recognition of the value and critical problem of overuse of a primary and precious commodity... water. Strained natural resources and recognition of manmade toxicity through irresponsible behavior was the first step in our collective education, but even with this lesson, expanding populations created more waste that has strained our relationship with Mother Earth. Clichés and shaggy, unkempt environmentalist caricatures abound as terms are coined to express our situation, but the serious nature of the problem will not go away and has become extremely expensive. Regulation and associated costs are implemented and usually overdone by overzealous public agencies, but for many this appears to be one of the few ways to draw attention to the issue. While some self-indulgent people believe this is someone else’s problem and are willing to pay exorbitant costs to ignore it, the answer is not easily foisted on “others.” As noted in the interview with Ms. Woodstock (in this issue of TCV), the bill for our overindulgence is coming home and the only way out is to pay just a bit of attention to environmentalists. The means to improve our situation is not high tech or complex; it is actually good, old-fashion common sense. Core values abhor waste – “waste not, want not” - and even with the progress and technology now available, wanton disregard of natural resources is untenable. Attention to recycling and proper use of “green waste” is not the
only answer to our strained relationship with our planet, but it can help. The current pain of correcting bad habits is a small price to pay for a clean, healthy and enjoyable environment. Institutions, large and small, understand the payoff and are responding; now its time for each of us to do the same. Ever increasing costs are the alternative and as garbage bills begin to rival gas and food costs in our consciousness, those who choose to suffer the penalty for inaction are not only foolish but fiscally imprudent. The solution, like it or not, is paying attention to what is tossed away and how it is done. Recycling and composting does make sense and if you are not a do-it-yourself advocate of the process, separate your trash so someone else can make sense of it. A smaller trash can and larger recycle and/or composting bin will not only help to solve this problem but cost less too! A model action plan presented to the Fremont City Council by the “Garden Girls” of Mission San Jose Elementary School aimed for an energy-efficient “Future Fremont” in four years. Although their timeline may be just a bit optimistic, they have the right idea.
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In order to hold for-profit colleges accountable, I introduced AB 1637, the California College Accountability Act, which improves assessments of a student’s risk of default and limits Cal Grant funds to colleges where no more than 15% of their students default, providing an incentive for for-profit colleges to ensure a pathway to success for current and future students. Unfortunately, when AB 1637 came before the Assembly Committee on Higher Education last month, most of the members, Democrats and Republicans, declined to voice support for the bill – demonstrating the power of the For-Profit lobby. A proactive way to guarantee long-term economic strength is to ensure students have access to an affordable higher education. That is why I’ve co-authored the Middle Class Scholarship Act to restore affordability to our
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Restoring the California Dream As we move into a defining stage of the 21st century economy, however, higher education faces several threats that will rob our future of its immense promise. Leading the way, several bad actors in the for-profit college industry are saddling students with higher levels of debt upon graduation, while aggressively recruiting prospective students with lofty, unfulfilled promises. They also seize a disproportionate share of federal and state grants, such as our Cal Grant funds. And since students at for-profit colleges are twice as likely to default on their loans as students at public institutions, taxpayers are often left to foot the bill. The situation has been compared to the subprime mortgage crisis that devastated millions of families, except in this case, student loans cannot be discharged by declaring bankruptcy, meaning these debts will follow our students around for decades.
PUBLISHER EDITOR IN CHIEF William Marshak
UC, CSU, and Community College systems. This legislation closes an unfair tax loophole for out-of-state corporations and invests the revenues in our future doctors, teachers, business leaders, and job creators by driving down tuition by two-thirds, bringing rates back to where they were a decade ago. On May 17th, I’m hosting a town hall for the Middle Class Scholarship Act on the CSU East Bay campus in the OLD Student Union, Room 102 from 1:303:30. It’s time that we unite behind our higher education institutions, reward hard-working students for their efforts, and restore California’s Master Plan for Higher Education. Assemblymember Bob Wieckowski Fremont
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Candidates for California Assembly District 25 Arlyne Diamond (Republican) TCV:Recently the Assembly District has been changed beginning next year. How do you view this change?
of partisan popularity, but who speaks up about those things she believes, no matter which side of the aisle they represent.
Pete “Primo” McHugh (Democrat) TCV: Recently the Assembly District has been changed beginning next year. How do you view this change? McHugh: I feel that the changes
Arlyne Diamond
Diamond: The changes in the district will enable those of us running to reach out to people we might not have contacted before. TCV: How will this affect decisions at the State level? Diamond: I am not sure there will be much change due to the redistricting. TCV: Was the change of this district an anomaly or typical? Diamond: Fairly typical from what I can tell. TCV: How will this affect your work in Sacramento? Diamond: Thank you for believing I will go to Sacramento representing the 25th Assembly District. My district is parts of Santa Clara County (with which I am very familiar) and parts of Alameda County (with which I am less familiar.) Thus, it behooves me to spend more time in Alameda County learning about their needs. TCV: Will this change create more election challenges? Diamond: Yes, because some of us are less known in areas of our new district. TCV: How will you identify the area you represent at the State level? Diamond: Silicon Valley TCV: How can opposite political positions between cities or counties be represented when included in the same district? Diamond: I think the real question is to find a balance between urban, suburban, industrial and rural areas – and recognize the importance of each. TCV: Do the areas of the future 25th Assembly District share similar views of green industries? Diamond: I don’t know. TCV: Will you promote green business in Sacramento, and how? Diamond: I always promote being a careful and conscientious citizen, reducing waste and helping the environment. However, I hasten to add, not at the detriment of human life. TCV: How will you balance the issues of Silicon Valley executives with other concerns in your district? Diamond: Our executives range in views from highly liberal to highly conservative. Some want more taxes, some less. My district has a few major issues: Increase jobs, and improve education for K-12. Those are the key areas of focus for me. TCV: How has your experience prepared you for the way in which the Assembly operates? Diamond: I have served on many boards and commissions, I teach board training, persuasion, negotiation and other similar courses. I have been active in political organizations for many years. TCV: What type of legacy do you want to leave in the State Assembly? Diamond: As a woman who is practical, intelligent and thoughtful, not taking sides for the sake
Pete “Primo” McHugh
to our Assembly District are positive. The redistricting came about because the voters of our state were not happy with the job that our state legislators were doing and demanded a change in the process. Hopefully, the new districts will not be as partisan as the former districts and we will see more reasonable people elected. TCV: How will this affect decisions at the State level? McHugh: There is a real possibility that people will be able to discuss issues and be willing to make compromises in a less partisan environment and this should result in the state's business getting done, which would be a positive change. TCV: Was the change of this District an anomaly or typical? McHugh: I believe that this change was the result of a goodfaith effort at creating communities of interest while attempting to satisfy legal requirements of the state and will be an improvement. TCV: How will this affect your work in Sacramento? McHugh: I do not believe the redistricting will have an affect on my work in Sacramento, if I am elected. I will work with the other elected representatives to try to find real solutions to the challenges that confront our state. Our most important challenge is to get our financial house in order. TCV: Will this change create more election challenges? McHugh: I believe that the change will provide some challenges to incumbents in what were considered "safe seats" because of their party's registration numbers but challenge and competition is healthy for a democracy. TCV: How will you identify the area you represent at the State level? McHugh: I consider our District to be an integral part of Silicon Valley and is the economic engine that will lead our state out of the current recession. I look forward to continuing my work with the Silicon Valley Leadership Group in finding solutions. TCV: How can opposite political positions between cities or counties be represented when included in the same District? McHugh: Opposite political positions between cities or counties can be resolved by open communication and a willingness to compromise while seeking what is in the best interest of the state. TCV: Do the areas of the future 25th Assembly District share similar views of green industries? McHugh: I believe the residents of the new 25th District do share similar views and a preference for green industries, as well as transit-oriented development. A good example is the current construction of the BART Extension through Warm Springs into Milpitas and San Jose. TCV: Will you promote green
business in Sacramento, and how? McHugh: I will work for green businesses but my immediate focus will be on protecting our schools and community college system and bringing employee costs and benefits under control, while trying to revitalize our economy. TCV: How will you balance the issues of Silicon Valley executives with other concerns in your District? McHugh: I believe that Silicon Valley executives can be extremely helpful in restarting our economy. This question seems to imply that they are part of the problem, which I don't believe is the situation. TCV: How has your experience prepared you for the way in which the Assembly operates? McHugh: I believe that my experience as an elected councilmember, mayor and county supervisor has prepared me to work with other elected representatives to forge solutions. I understand compromise and am committed to working for the common good. TCV: What type of legacy do you want to leave in the State Assembly? McHugh: I want to leave a legacy of serving the people of my District, while advancing the interest of our state and of standing up to the special interests which seem to drive the actions of most of the people in Sacramento.
Bob Wieckowski (Democrat) The same questions were posed to State Assembly Representative Bob Wieckowski in the January 10, 2012 issue of Tri-City Voice. Due to realignment of districts, Mr. Wieckowski is a candidate for the 25th District representative seat. His responses are reprinted to allow comparisons between candidates. TCV: Recently your Assembly District has been changed beginning next year. How do you view this change? Wieckowski: It is disheartening
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to see the Tri-Cities split between districts. Several boundaries were initially determined to be beneficial and the 'trickle down' effect from those decisions caused problems in other areas. Every redistricting has its challenges to fit specific numbers into a political district. It is difficult to look at core communities such as the TriCities and Milpitas that share many concerns and have roughly the population necessary for a district, then decide to split the present district and include Santa Clara and areas east of San Jose. TCV: How will this affect decisions at the State level? Wieckowski: Currently, people see me as a representative from Fremont and its surrounding communities. As of the next election [if elected], I will represent less than half of Fremont. That means that some issues such as Centerville Theater and the City Hall in Fremont will no longer be a concern of my district. I now have a responsibility to learn about Santa Clara and the area east of Hwy 101 in San Jose. I am up to the task but at present,
I am representing an area where I grew up and am familiar. When the new districts emerge, areas that have an affinity for each other such as the Tri-Cities or the area of Sunnyvale, Cupertino and Santa Clara will be split between representatives. This dilutes the political power of these cities. TCV: Was the change of your district an anomaly or typical? Wieckowski: The average assembly seat representation changed by 31 percent. My change was 51 percent; I will have an entirely different district [25th Assembly District] to represent. It isn't as though a significant population change or watershed event caused this. I expected to have some change of district boundaries but the signature of the district should have remained. I will now have to introduce myself to a large group of new constituents as well as continue to function as a state representative. That is a big task. I now represent Union City, Castro Valley, Fremont, Newark, Fairview, Sunol, Milpitas and parts of Pleasanton but that will change dramatically with the November election. TCV: How will this affect your work in Sacramento? Wieckowski: It will have a very significant effect. Legislation I helped promote was to allow Alameda County to ask the voters for a one-half percent sales tax increase. As part of the Transportation Board and familiar with transportation projects, I knew this was a problem even before elected to the legislature, so since 75 percent of my constituency is in Alameda County, I assured the Alameda County Transportation Administration that I would carry legislation to help out. I represented seven cities and unincorporated areas in Alameda County which would be affected. Now I will have Newark and half of Fremont; more of the district will be in Santa Clara County and I will be responsible for issues that are unique to them. I only have so much time to support district priorities. For instance Santa Clara has municipal energy system - one of the few cities in California in this situation. They have distinct interests concerning the Public Utilities Commission and Energy Commission than Fremont which uses PG&E. There may be some conflicts between these interests. Although of personal concern, I will no longer represent some interests that I have knowledge about such as Niles Canyon. TCV: Will this change create more election challenges to incumbents? Wieckowski: It will be difficult and to further complicate the elections, now the top two candidates who receive the most votes whether or not in the same political party - will be involved in a runoff. In some cases this could be a repeat of the primary vote and a much lengthier campaign. If more time is required for a political campaign, you don't have as much time to work on legislation. You have to be careful of what you wish for because now we have term limits, commission redistricting and a top two runoff. There is a price to pay for that. This tends to discourage serious policy people and encourage political people. TCV: How will you identify the area you represent at the State level? Wieckowski: For the coming year, I will continue to represent the Tri-City area and will take any issue that affects my current district seriously. Once the election starts, I will be representing San Jose Norman Mineta Airport since that will be included in my district - a landmark different from Fremont. Now that Fremont will be split and representatives of each half leaning in different directions - toward Hayward or Santa Clara - there may
be a huge identity problem for the Tri-Cities. It will be difficult to equalize my efforts since 75 percent of the 25th District will be in Santa Clara County. It is possible given the population boundaries that in the future there may not be a representative in either the 20th or 25th District from the Tri-City area. TCV: How can opposite political positions between cities or counties be represented when included in the same district? Wieckowski: It will be a problem since when approaching an issue such as redevelopment; counties and cities in the future 25th District have much different attitudes. There is an instinctive bias based on an affinity for your home area but you have to weigh decisions on the economic interests of the people you represent. Political connectivity is not obvious. In an era of trying to build communities, this district has been created along highways - it is hard to find the weave. TCV: Do the areas of the future 25th Assembly District share similar views of green industries? Wieckowski: Yes, these areas want to be innovators and will be looking for leadership from me. There are many small businesses in our area and throughout the Bay Area making a difference in ecologicallyfriendly products and services. You may not hear about them often but they are making a difference. TCV: How are you promoting green business in Sacramento? Wieckowski: I have accepted committee assignments and take policy issues seriously. Currently, I am the chair of the Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee. My efforts are designed to protect our environment but also provide regulatory relief, helping balance business and ecological concerns. An example is monitoring of the ground where underground storage tanks have been removed for over ten years and testing has shown no contamination. Should these businesses continue to pay for monitoring in those situations? Finding solutions is important. TCV: How will you balance the issues of Silicon Valley executives with other concerns in your district? Wieckowski: I am part of the Silicon Valley Caucus and have attended Silicon Valley Leadership Group quarterly meetings so I am familiar with many of these issues. The difficult part of representing long term proposals is that with term limits, who will they look to for continuing representation? TCV: When you arrived in Sacramento, were you surprised by how the Assembly operates? Wieckowski: The variety of the people serving in the Assembly is surprising. You have to respect the people who elected them and understand they may have very different viewpoints from those you represent. When I interviewed with the Speaker regarding committee assignments, I asked to be assigned to where my talents could be put to the best use and as a hard worker, there is no "fluff" in my assignments. I have expertise in many areas but, as a student of politics, there is much I can learn to assist in other areas as well. Term limits does create a disadvantage for legislators in relationship to other nonelected people who work within the State structure - lobbyists, staff, etc. I didn't realize that preparation time for committee work would be so limited. We usually get a staff report for a committee meeting the night before a hearing. On Judiciary Committee, for instance, I get the analysis Monday afternoon and Tuesday afternoon I chair my committee. My assignments include Public Employees Retirement Systems [Committee] and Insurance [Committee] continued on page 32
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both meet at the same time across the hall from each other. The authors of the bills may also have conflicts so the timing of consideration in committee meetings may not be certain. If I want to make sure to attend a meeting to comment on a particular bill, it is
difficult to know exactly when that will be. With all the other obligations of office such as meeting with constituents and travel, time management is critical. TCV: What type of legacy do you want to leave in the State Assembly?
Wieckowski: When I put my staff together, I told them that I wanted to work on legislation that would have an effect. People from all walks of life - citizens, business and industry, staff members - are talking to me; I have my own preferences as well. It is
healthy to have a balance and listen all of these ideas trying to determine which are good and should receive attention. In some cases, language that exists in current law is not appropriate and needs to be modified or removed. This is just as important as im-
plementing additional regulations. I try to study policy issues carefully and understand how to make a meaningful difference for my constituents as well as the State of California.
Candidates for Congressional District 17 Congressman Mike Honda (Democrat) www.MikeHonda.com TCV: Recently your Congressional District has been changed. How do you view this change?
Congressman Mike Honda
Honda: It’s a positive change. The 17th Congressional District is one of the most diverse and innovative districts in the entire nation. Its blend of diverse ethnicities, veteran business leaders, new and innovative business leaders, long-standing economic growth and new growth, is nothing short of historic. I look forward to the opportunity to represent new constituents in Alameda County. I’m sad to let go of so many amazing constituents that I’ve. I also know the entire Bay Area delegation will work together to move our community, our state and our nation forward. TCV: How will this affect decisions at Federal level? How will this affect your work in Washington DC? Honda: This change will not affect my decisions at all. The vital interests of the 17th District’s honest, hard-working constituents are the interests that I’ve fought for since my first day on the job in Congress - innovation in education, immigration reform, transportation and business to forge a 21st century economy with skilled, good paying jobs. For more than a decade, I’ve stood shoulder-to-shoulder in Congress with my Bay Area colleagues to fight for access to the American Dream for all. TCV: Was the change of your District an anomaly or typical? Honda: The independent commission created change in California and it created new and exciting opportunities to serve. In the case of the 17th District, the independent commission created what will be the first ever majority Asian American Pacific Islander District in the continental United States. The 17th District is powered by the imagination and industry of Silicon Valley. There are 200 plus high-tech companies, and growing, in the District. In the case of the 17th CD, the independent commission has created a new and exciting opportunity to serve. TCV: Will this change create more electoral challenges to incumbents? Honda: The change certainly opens up the process. This is a positive development. It also remains to be seen what results from these new electoral opportunities. TCV: How can opposite political positions between cities or counties be represented when included in the same District? Honda: I am a pragmatic public servant searching for real solu-
tions that impact people’s lives in powerful ways. When it comes to advancing the interests of my constituents, I’ve always worked to understand the needs of a diverse geographic area - from agricultural centers in the south county to high tech leaders in the north. I’ve always worked in a bipartisan and balanced fashion with one goal in mind: to make a difference. TCV: What work have you done in Congress since the last election? Honda: I authored the Department of Education’s Commission on Equity and Excellence in Education, which is set to release a groundbreaking report on American education this Spring. As a former science teacher and educator of more than 30 years, I’ve also been fighting to make science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education a priority to ensure that America remains the world’s innovation leader. As a senior Representative on the House Budget and Appropriations Committees, I’ve been proud to fight for the resources needed to tackle our region’s needs, focusing on creating good jobs, BART and transportation improvements, healthcare, hightech research and innovation, immigration reform, the environment and education. I’ve been honored to serve as Budget Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, where I authored the “People’s Budget” in 2011 and the “Budget For All” in 2012. Both fiscal plans dramatically reduce the deficit, preserve Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, put Americans back to work and make historic investments in infrastructure, education, housing, anti-poverty programs, education and R&D. In the midst of this fragile economic recovery, I’ve authored two pieces of legislation - an innovative manufacturing bill and a small business / entrepreneur bill - to in-source countless American jobs, rebuild American manufacturing and revolutionize American clean energy. Inspired by the imagination and industry of Silicon Valley, I’ve authored a nanotechnology bill and a “smart” energy-saving electronics Act to help drive American innovation. Finally, I’ve been honored to serve as Chair Emeritus of the Congressional Asian Pacific Caucus. In this role, I’ve fought for the civil rights of all, to reform a dysfunctional immigration system - particularly on the issues of immigration visas and reunification for immigrant families - and to protect women’s reproductive health services. TCV: How do you balance the issues of Silicon Valley executives with other concerns in your District? Honda: The kind of collaboration that happens in Silicon Valley is unique. I often find that the interests of Silicon Valley executives are the same as working families: job creation, quality of life issues - like education, health care and transportation - innovation and recognizing the need for tax reform. I’ve also found that sometimes tough choices have to be made to protect working families and those who rely on the social safety net in my district. TCV: What type of legacy do you want to leave in Congress? Honda: It’s way too early for me to start thinking about a legacy. There are too many challenges to address, too many opportunities
to create, too many solutions to find. I’m focused on the student in Fremont dreaming of a high tech career, the unemployed line worker in Newark ready to get to work, the family in Milpitas struggling to stay in their home. My mind is focused on them, not on my legacy.
TCV: What type of legacy do you want to leave in Congress? Li: A legacy of which our children, grand-children will be proud.
Charles Richardson (Independent) www.CVRichardson.com
Evelyn Li (Republican) www.EvelynLiForCongress.org
TCV: Recently the Congressional District was changed. How do you view this change?
TCV: Recently the Congressional District was changed.
Charles Richardson Evelyn Li
How do you view this change? Li: Since we work with federal issues, this will likely not have much effect. TCV: How will this affect decisions at Federal level? Li: Probably not at all. TCV: Was the change of your District an anomaly or typical? Li: It is expected. As the population grows, it is inevitable that we need to redistrict the area. TCV: How would/will this affect your work in Washington DC? Li: Probably no effect. TCV: Will this change create more electoral challenges to incumbents? Li: Uncertain. TCV: How will you identify the area you represent at the Federal level? Li: Our area is known as Silicon Valley where most of our constituents are middle-class and likely involved in technology development; therefore, issues involved in this area will probably be of utmost importance to them. However, despite such, we still have state workers, small business owners, families, children, employees, schools, etc. who will share similar issues that are no different than in any other districts. TCV: How can opposite political positions between cities or counties be represented when included in the same District? Li: Decisions will be made, based on the welfare of the country as a whole, while putting in consideration of each special group in different circumstances. TCV: What work have you done since the last election? Li: I study and update myself with the whole political scenery and issues daily and I discuss new ideas and problems with constituents. I constantly see an average of 20 to 100 constituents every day which gives me numerous opportunities to listen to and collect their thoughts and concerns. TCV: What competing interests exist in your District and how do you balance their respective concerns? Li: This involves a lengthy discussion and cannot be included in this short summary.
Richardson: I view the change as a necessity and an opportunity. For one, the Constitution provides the basic assumption that districts should be created to most effectively represent the given population. This formula has been modified somewhat but offers guidelines about how to calculate the size of a District based on its population. With California’s ever-expanding population, it had become a necessity to create additional districts to attempt to stay in line with Constitutional guidelines for representation. I see the redistricting as a chance for candidates like myself to have a better opportunity to win a seat that has unto now been unfilled. Technically, there is no incumbent for a new district. TCV: How will this affect decisions at Federal level? Richardson: One would hope new voices will be introduced that offer an expanded vision toward the future. Currently, Congress has too many life-time politicians who have no intention but to feather their own nests. Our government representatives have, long ago, lost touch or concern with what is really important and necessary, at street level, to the American people and the country as a whole. Instead of focusing our politics on moral and international non-issues that really don't hit down at the street level and heart of our economy, we must start looking at re-stabilizing our population and shoring up our own economy before we try to establish a world economy based on uncertain international partners and forced political ideals on other people who don't want them. I hope this will be an opportunity to remove more incumbents and for Congress to refocus on what’s important at street level in America. We need to get people back to work so they can provide for their families. The economy and the country will heal itself, if we do. TCV: Was the change of your District an anomaly or typical? Richardson: I believe it was neither. Both democrats and Republicans wanted to strengthen their voices in Washington. I believe they would see it as an opportunity to add more voices in the
House to one party or another for their own benefit. To them it is either one side or the other. I’d hope the voters see it as an opportunity to begin to break the two-party stranglehold that stifles and is stagnating this country by bypassing the incumbents in all of the districts and electing candidates like myself who really care about the job and not the party. Politicians are not going to turn things around and save us. If you read the works of the founders of this country, you'll already know this. Government was never meant to rule over the people like it does now. It was meant to protect and defend a framework that would allow the people to govern and provide for themselves. TCV: How would/will this affect your work in Washington DC? Richardson: Should I win the seat, it should have no real effect on my work. As an independent candidate my mandate will be directly to my District’s constituents and not based on a false allegiance to a particular party or doctrine that is proposed by that party affiliation. People need to realize that if they vote the same as they have for the last 50 years, they will get exactly the same as what they have now. Personally, I am not happy with the direction our country has headed. That is why I am running. TCV: Will this change create more electoral challenges to incumbents? Richardson: It could. Some believe the new districts dilute the Republican strength in Congress; others believe that the process to create the new districts was unfair if not unconstitutional. I think the worst case scenario is that we could see a two-thirds majority by either party created by the redistricting which could lead to potential tax increases and other changes that are not good for the people of California. I hope the incumbents are challenged by this redistricting and that we can get new blood into the House and Senate that will break the ongoing stalemate we have now. TCV: How will you identify the area you represent at the Federal level? Richardson: That is an interesting question. District 17 encompasses a large portion of what was once the Silicon Valley. In challenging economic times like these, it’s important to play to strengths and identify economic weaknesses where they exist. Silicon Valley, as it is now, cannot compete with foreign companies in manufacturing like we used to and we’re no longer the keepers of the kingdom when it comes to technology. We are, however, very strong in innovation and development. The key would be to use those strengths in technological innovation and re-gain the foothold we once had in those areas. I would identify District 17 as a valuable asset for new ideas and technical innovation. TCV: How can opposite political positions between cities or counties be represented when included in the same District? Richardson: We must stop focusing on political differences and ideals and start focusing on the real human problems we are facing. We need to identify and eliminate all the ulterior motives, cronyism and petty greed from politics and get down to the meat of the problems. Politicians won’t do this; they get rich when people are divided. This process will have to be done by people. Peo-
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ple, banded together, can change everything. They just need a focal point that is focused on doing just that. I hope I can be that focal point and help things move in the right direction again. TCV: What work have you done since the last election? Richardson: I have intentionally stayed away from politics and government and worked in the public sector. There has been very little in politics worth cheering about for quite a long, long time. A lot of false promises and empty dreams have been floated by the politicians that disgusted me. I am only entering politics now because I see no other way to find a position here I can be heard by a lot of people and at a time where continued from page 12
Facebook's IPO one of world's largest That, of course, is an understatement. Facebook's IPO dominated media coverage in the weeks and days leading up to the event. Zuckerberg's hoodie made headlines as did General Motors' decision to stop advertising on the site –and rival Ford's affirmation that its Facebook ads have been effective. There are a few reasons for the exuberance. First, there's Facebook's sheer size and high profile. The company grew from a college-only social network to an Internet phenomenon embraced by legions of people, from teenagers to grandmothers to pro-democracy activists in the Middle East. Secondly, it's personal. “It's probably one of the first times there has been an IPO where everyone sort of has a stake in the outcome,” Blau says. While most Facebook users won't see a penny from the offering, they are all intimately familiar with the company, so it resonates as something they understand. And then there's CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who turned 28 on Monday. He has emerged as the latest in a lineage of Silicon Valley prodigies who are alternately hailed for pushing the world in new directions and reviled for overstepping their bounds. He counted the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs among his mentors and he became one of the world's youngest billionaires – at least on paper – well before Facebook went public. A dramatized version of Facebook's founding was the subject of a Hollywood movie that won three Academy Awards last year, propelling Zuckerberg even further into the public spotlight. Though Zuckerberg is selling about 30 million shares, he will remain Facebook's largest shareholder. Even after the IPO, he will own 503.6 million shares, or 32 percent of Facebook's total shares. At the $38 share price, his stake in the company is worth $19.1 billion. Zuckerberg will control the company with 56 percent of its voting stock as a result of agreements he has with other shareholders who promise to vote his way. The set-up helps to ensure that he and other executives keep control as the sometimes conflicting demands of Wall Street exert new pressures on the company. True to form, Zuckerberg and Facebook's engineers are ringing in the IPO on their own terms. The company is holding an overnight “hackathon” Thursday, where engineers stay up writing programming code to come up with new features for the site. On Friday morning, Zuckerberg will ring the Nasdaq opening bell from Facebook's headquarters. The $38 share price is the price at which the investment banks arranging the offering will sell the stock to their clients. If extra shares reserved to cover additional demand are sold as part of the transaction, Facebook Inc. and its early investors stand to reap as much as $18.4 billion from the offering.
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people are starting to wake up to this fraud called "democratic government" that we’ve been forced to live under for so long. I finally feel that we’ve come to a place in this country where people are open to new and refreshing ideas about government and how it can be changed to make things that can be better for all of us and not just some of us. I feel I can help make a huge difference in the way we do business and politics, especially in this country, if I can just reach enough people and get them to listen. TCV: What competing interests exist in your District and how do you balance their respective concerns? Richardson: First, I’d do my best
to squash competing interests whatever they are. America should not compete against itself. We must re-educate industry and the workforce to understand the challenges of the new economy. One of this country’s strengths is that when times got lean everyone pitched in and worked together. That is what gave us pride, made us strong and elevated our people and our country. For too long, we’ve worked under the assumption that we have to one up each other for financial gain of one group over another in this country and in the process we’ve created a lopsided, greedy, frail, useless Wall Street-paper driven economy that now threatens to drag us all
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down. We need to re-aggregate manufacturing, business and the workforce and find a way to create a more symbiotic way to produce again that benefits everyone at all levels more effectively. It’s time for a new "New Deal" that puts America back to work. TCV: What type of legacy do you want to leave in Congress? Richardson: The legacy I hope to create is one of renewal. In my opinion, we need to move away from the failed policy of Reaganomic Trickledown theory and shift the paradigm to a "Percolate Up" policy whereby we start to re-build and fortify our economy and our people from the bottom-up instead of trying to bail-out everything at
the top and wait for it to trickle down to the bottom layer of our society. That was a fruitless and failed policy from the beginning and any rational and intelligent person should have realized that immediately. Maybe the people in power did and saw the policy as a way to sell an idea to the American people intended to keep resources at the top and isolate the largest sector of our population from the assets of our society. If you work from a bottom-up policy, there is nowhere for the money to go except up and ultimately, the shift in assets and capital naturally helps the people, invigorates and stimulates the economy. It's common sense.
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Facebook falls flat in public debut opening bell from Facebook's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Surrounded by cheering Facebook employees and wearing his signature hoodie, he pushed the button that signals the opening of the stock market in New York. The morning's events followed an all-night ``hackathon'' at the company, where engineers stayed up coding software and conjuring up new ideas for Facebook and its 900 million users. “Right now this all seems like a big deal. Going public is an important milestone in our history. But here's the thing, our mission isn't to be a public company. Our mission is to make the world more open and connected,” Zuckerberg said. “In the past eight years, all of you out there have built the largest community in the history of the world. You've done amazing things that we never would have dreamed of and I can't wait to see what you guys all do going forward.” Afterward, employees tried to get back to business as usual, building the company under immense new pressure to meet shareholders' expectations. To remind everyone not to get caught up in the hoopla, Facebook's employees were given t-shirts that read “Stay focused & keep hacking.” On Thursday, Facebook and the investment bankers settled on a price of $38 per share. The company and its early investors raised $16 billion in the offering, which valued Facebook at $104 billion. That makes Facebook the most valuable U.S. company to ever go public. Now, the stock market will begin assigning a dollar value to Facebook that will rise and fall with investor whims. It will be subject to broad economic forces and held accountable for profit it earns –or loses– from one quarter to the next. But Facebook is a rare company whose IPO transcends Wall Street's money lust. It is a cul-
tural touchstone for the way technology reshapes our lives. Since its start as a scrappy network for college students, Facebook has come to define social networking by getting people around the world to share everything from photos of their pets to their deepest thoughts. It has done so while becoming one of the few profitable Internet companies to go public recently. It had net income of $205 million in the first three months of 2012, on revenue of $1.06 billion. In all of 2011, it earned $1 billion, up from $606 million a year earlier. That's a far cry from 2007, when it posted a net loss of $138 million and revenue of $153 million. The company makes most of its money from advertising. It also takes a cut from the money people spend on virtual items in Facebook games such as “FarmVille.” Facebook's public debut marks a new milestone in the history of the Internet. In 1995, Netscape Communications' IPO gave people their first chance to invest in a company whose graphical Web browser made the Internet more engaging and easier to navigate. Its hotly anticipated IPO lit the fuse that ignited the dot-com boom. That explosion of entrepreneurial activity and investment culminated five years later in a devastating bust that obliterated the notion that the Internet had hatched a “new economy”. It took Google's IPO in 2004 to prove that an Internet company with a disruptive idea could be profitable. In the process, the Internet search leader is forcing other industries to adapt to a new order where people have come to expect to be able to find just about anything they want by entering a few words into a box on any device with an Internet connection. Facebook's IPO heralds a new phase of the Internet's evolution.
This social era makes connections among people as important as Google's massive index of Web links. Still, the IPO will raise new pressures for Facebook to generate more revenue, perhaps by digging further into the trove of revealing information that people share on the network to sell even more targeted ads. The IPO almost certainly will enrich other up-and-coming entrepreneurs as Zuckerberg uses the company's cash and stock to buy other startups in an effort to being in other talented engineers and promising technology. That's what has been doing for years. Since it went public in 2004, Google has spent $10.2 billion buying nearly 200 other companies. Those figures don't include Google's still-pending $12.5 billion acquisition of cellphone maker Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc., which is still awaiting regulatory approval in China. Zuckerberg's biggest deal so far came when he agreed to buy Instagram, a maker of a popular mobile app for photos, for $1 billion. Because most of the deal is being paid for in stock, Instagram is already getting richer. Based on the $38 price for Facebook's stock, Instagram is in line to receive nearly $1.2 billion. Though Zuckerberg rang the Nasdaq opening bell from California, people outside the stock market in Times Square snapped photos of a big blue Facebook sign that lit up the building. Some of them used their smart phones to check in to the Nasdaq on Facebook. Frederick Nolde, who was visiting from Richmond, Va., said he bought 100 shares through the online brokerage eTrade. He thinks the company is worth $100 billion. ``I think Google is a good comparison and it's worth $200 to 300 billion. The real question is how they do in mobile. If they can figure that
out they'll do well.'' In Menlo Park, some mourned the one that got away. Venture capitalist Mark Siegel visited Facebook's headquarters to ponder. Like many of his fellow tech startup investors with offices a short drive from Facebook on Silicon Valley's famed Sand Hill Road, Siegel said he had chances to back Facebook early on but didn't. He said at the time, when competing social networks like Friendster and MySpace still had clout, it wasn't clear that Facebook would come out on top. “In hindsight, any price would have been a good price to pay,” said Siegel, a managing director at Menlo Ventures. There's still time. Bruno del Ama, the CEO of asset management firm Global X Funds, is waiting until Thursday, to get in on Facebook. “On the first day you see a tremendous amount of volatility,” he said. In three days, shortsellers will be able to sell the stock, he added, so by day five, investors should see more stability. Global X has a fund focused on social media stocks, and del Ama expects “significant growth” in the sector in the coming decade. Facebook, right now, is the crown jewel of the space. And it's likely here to stay, by virtue of its position. “Once companies have built a network, it's really difficult to displace them,” del Ama said, adding that while massive companies such as Google are trying to compete with Facebook – and may have better technology – “we care about where our friends are.” ––– AP Technology Writer Michael Liedtke in San Francisco, Associated Press Reporter Marcus Wohlsen in Menlo Park, AP Business Writers Bernard Condon, Pallavi Gogoi and Joseph Pisani in New York contributed to this story.
May is Bike Safety Month SUBMITTED BY CHRIS COCHRAN The California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) today called upon bicycle riders and motorists alike to be cautious during May, National Bicycle Safety Month, and every other month during the year. The total number of bicycle deaths in California has remained flat for the last two reporting years, while injuries have increased 4.6 percent. Encouragingly, deaths and injuries for bicycle riders under age 15 have continued to fall. OTS partners with other state departments, bicycle advocates and local agencies in an ongoing, multi-faceted campaign for bicycle safety through the California Strategic Highway Safety Plan. “Bike Month is a great occasion for Californians, whether out with friends or family or on their own, to strap on a helmet, hop on a bike, and see just how fun and welcoming our streets and bike paths have become,” said Christopher J. Murphy, Director of the Office of Traffic Safety. "Californians now see biking as a real transportation option. The key is to ensure that biking is safe for everyone." Bicycles are associated with more childhood injuries than any other consumer product except automobiles. Child bicycling deaths can increase 45 percent above the
month average in the summer. More adults are choosing bicycles, both for commuting to work and for exercise. Learning how to ride a bike is a rite of passage in childhood, and often reintroduced to adults. Here are some important things for you or your child to consider before jumping on that bike: Helmets – Every Time, Every Trip Make it a rule: every time you and your child ride a bike, wear a bicycle helmet that meets the safety standards developed by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. It’s your main source of protection in a crash or spill. If your child is reluctant to wear a helmet, try letting him or her choose their own. Make sure the helmet fits and that everyone knows how to put it on correctly. A helmet should sit on top of the head in a level position, and should not rock forward, backward or side to side. The helmet straps must always be buckled but not too tightly. EYES check: Position the helmet on your head. Look up and you should see the bottom rim of the helmet. The rim should be one to two finger-widths above the eyebrows. EARS check: Make sure the straps of the helmet form a "V" under your ears when buckled. The strap should be snug but comfortable.
MOUTH check: Open your mouth as wide as you can. Do you feel the helmet hug your head? The Right Bike Ensure proper bike type, size and fit. Get help from an expert or read up on your own before choosing a bike. Bring your child along when shopping for a bike for them. Buy a bicycle that is the right size for the child, not one he will grow into. When sitting on the seat, the child’s feet should be able to touch the ground. Make sure the reflectors are secure, brakes work properly, gears shift smoothly and tires are tightly secured and properly inflated. Ride Safe Ride Wisely. You are a vehicle. Learn and follow all laws. Be Predictable. Act like a driver of a motor vehicle. Be Visible. See and be seen at all times. Stay Focused. Stay alert. Drive Safe Motorists need to safely share the road. Don’t crowd bicyclists. Keep an eye out for bicyclists, as well as motorcycles and pedestrians.
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SUBMITTED BY ADRIENNE DE PONTE Get an early start on the summer with this early summer camp. Expert naturalist Ann Graham is leading a week-long camp at the Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center. Learn about the animals of the San Francisco BayEstuary while exploring the salt marsh and shoreline. Go beach-combing, hike the trails, search for caterpillars and butterflies, create keepsake crafts all while making lasting friendships. This camp is ideal for families in search of a fun and unique week-long activity before most schools are out for summer vacation. Cost includes snack and camp T-shirt. class# 16811 fee: $225
eReader Expo SUBMITTED BY BARBARA TELFORD-ISHIDA Learn about eReader possibilities when Newark Library hosts the eReader Expo on Saturday, May 26. “Using Library eBooks and eAudiobooks” will begin at 10:30 a.m. and run until noon, instructing attendees on how to download and use eBooks and eAudiobooks from the library’s website. Bring your own electronic device if you want to practice hands-on. Are you ready to buy an eReader but not sure which one? The expo, 12:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m., lets attendees try Kindle, Sony, Nook, Visio and iPad readers to compare features and decide what they like. Registration is required and participants must be familiar with using the Internet. Sign up in person at the Information Desk at Newark Library, call Barbara at (510) 795-2627 x20, or e-mail btelford-ishida@aclibrary.org. eReader Expo Saturday, May 26 10:30 a.m. – 1:45 p.m. Newark Library 6300 Civic Terrace Ave., Newark (510) 795-2627 x20 Free
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Summer Camp June 11 -15 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. 6-11 years Hayward Area Recreation and Park District Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center 4901 Breakwater Ave., Hayward (510) 670-7270 haywardrec.org Young Jorianna covered in mud during Early Bird Camp's "mud day"!
Fremont names Teacher of the Year ARTICLE AND PHOTO BY MIRIAM G. MAZLIACH
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remont Unified School District (FUSD) selected Kennedy High School teacher, Jennifer Teguia, as “Teacher of the Year,” during a special reception held May 8, at the District office. Besides Teguia, other teachers nominated were: Maria Keiko Uriu, Ardenwood Elementary; Sherri Swinney, Blacow Elementary; Tammy Pachote, Brier Elementary; Denise Mapelli, Brookvale Elementary; Sanyukta Jain, Cabrillo Elementary; Connie Kellogg, Chadbourne Elementary; Karen Brandon, Forest Park Elementary; Mary Rodriggs, Glenmoor Elementary; Teresa Silva, Grimmer Elementary; Donna Keller, Hirsch Elementary; Paul Ricks, Hopkins Jr. High; Rafael Padron, Horner Jr. High; Judy Schebetta, Leitch Elementary; Melissa Maddon, Mattos Elementary; Monica Kraft, Mission San Jose High; Maria Lin, Niles Elementary; Christine Wilson, Oliveira Elementary; Drinda Imhoff, Thornton Jr. High; and Susan Kontich, Walters Jr. High. Addressing the teachers, Superintendent Dr. James Morris stated, “I have profound respect for the work you do on behalf of our students. A high quality education is the cornerstone of democracy. What you do changes the world on a daily basis." Teguia, who teaches 9th and 10th grade English and Green Ventures Academy as well as serving as the English Department Chair and Academic Literacy Coordinator, was gratified by her recognition. “I’m very honored. I have dedicated my life to teaching and to my students. There isn’t a time for me to relax my focus—my kids deserve an education,” she said. Principal Thomas Hanson of Kennedy High, who had nominated Teguia remarked, “She’s well known by the district staff and her peers who recognize that she is a teacher of the highest quality. We couldn’t be happier. She is very, very, deserving and we congratulate her! She has integrated tech-
Fremont Teacher of the Year, Jennifer Teguia
nology and content, literacy skills at a very high level and works tirelessly to create an environment where kids build intelligence and academic potential. She is exceptional." This is Teguia’s twelfth year of teaching and her eighth at Kennedy High School.
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the Fremont Community Center. The City of Fremont is providing the space; the U.S. Geological Survey provided a 22 ft map of the Hayward Fault, and the Math Science Nucleus, a non profit organization, will be managing the tours. The Hayward Fault is one of a handful of faults in the world that is presently creeping. Fault creep, where a fault moves steadily at the surface (instead of staying locked by friction, like most faults), has many observable effects in the East Bay; it separates curbs and paving slabs, cracks asphalt and walls, and damages buildings. The rate of movement, around 5 mm per year, is enough to visibly move objects within a year or two. In this region there is about 3 miles that is exposed so people can actually walk along the trail and see these features. The faulted floor of the Community Center is a dramatic reminder. The City of Fremont unknowingly built their first building in
1962, what is now referred to as the Fremont Community Center on the Hayward Fault. Over the years it has grown into a 1-2 inch offset. Within 10 years they noticed that the floor was cracking. They first thought that it was due
to poor construction but then realized there was an offset to a set of cracks. Geologists and seismologists confirmed that the building was on
SUBMITTED BY MARIA GRAZIA ROMEO See the future artists of tomorrow today at Mission Coffee throughout the month of May. The annual exhibit of middle school students of Alsion Montessori School in Fremont showcases artwork in the subjects of sports and nature, created primarily by 7th and 8th grade students. Stop by for a cup of coffee and see young, creative imaginations at work. Artists in the Bud Month of May Monday - Friday: 5 a.m. - 9 p.m. Saturday - Sunday: 6 a.m. - 9 p.m. Mission Coffee Roasting Company 151 Washington Blvd., Fremont (510) 623-6920
the move due to the Hayward Fault. After 10 years, they had to close this area to the public. The tour starts at the exhibit and walks toward the Senior Center to see offset curbs and compression ridges. The tour
continues toward the Fremont Main Library and shows the different features of “creep.” At the site of the old City Hall (removed
because it was not earthquake safe), the tour continues on a subsurface trace of the fault that almost mirrors Lake Elizabeth’s west shore. This City of Fremont walled off 600 square feet including walls to help dramatize the science of earthquakes. The facility will be used not only for tours but for field trips for grades Kcollege by the Math Science Nucleus. The City of Fremont will also use the area when there are events in the park so people can look at exhibit. Volunteers and staff from the Math Science Nucleus will conduct the tours. The Math Science Nucleus staff has worked with scientists from the U. S. Geological Survey to create a large map of the East Bay. Visitors will be able to locate their house in relationship to the fault while looking over the “crack.” This exhibit is still evolving. Assemblyman Robert Wieckowski is helping the Math Science Nucleus locate possible
funders especially to get damage photographs along the Hayward Fault. PGE has already contributed $5000 which helped pay for the installation of the map and carpeted display wall. The plan includes installation of a creep meter to document the movement. There is also room for a shaker exhibit to stimulate the different types of earthquakes and other changing exhibits. People will come in one door and walk the 30 feet of the fault. We will install a way in which people will be able to “peep” in, when the exhibit is not formally open.
If interested in the Fremont Earthquake Exhibit please contact Joyce Blueford, Geologist at the Math Science Nucleus (blueford@msnucleus.org). If interested in the Recreation Tours (next one is June 9) go to the following link for more information: http://www.msnucleus.org/haywardfault/hayward.html
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