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THURSDAY JULY 28, 2016 Summer 2016 Issue 6
Suspects arrested in murder SEE OPINION PAGE 2
BLACK LIVES DO MATTER
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PokemonGo: a key to another universe By Ira Lazo
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SEE ESPAÑOL PAGE 7
HISTORIA LGBTQ AGREGADA A ESCUELAS PUBLICAS
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WARRIORS BOND THROUGH OLYMPICS
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I am proud to say that I am one of the 9.5 million users gleefully wandering around in city parks and libraries trying to catch all of the Pokemon who magically appear in the area using my smart phone. The PokemonGo craze has swept the Internet up in a storm, because it’s allowed many millennials to reconnect and reminisce with an old childhood fantasy. As I’m catching these creatures, I tiptoe the line between reality and fantasy as I’m transported back to happier days. PokemonGo is the love child of Nintendo and San Francisco-based software development company, Niantic Labs and is an augmented reality mobile game that was released July 6. It has since continued to crush records as the
most downloaded mobile app on iTunes and Android market, and it overtook Twitter and Tinder as the most-used app daily in the U.S., Australia and New Zealand, where it initially launched, according to TechCrunch, a tech news site. For those who didn’t grow up watching the show, the word “Pokemon” is short for pocket monsters. The TV series started in 1996 as a Japanese animated television series written by Takeshi Shudo about a ten-year old boy named Ash Ketchum who dreams of becoming the ultimate Pokemon master; a task that takes him around the world to make new human and “animal” friends. To play the game, you need a smartphone and maybe an external battery, just in case. By using your phone’s GPS location, the game knows where you are in real life. As you walk around to different locations, wild Pokemon appear in real life through the camera and augmented reality. To catch them, you have
to flick a red and white pokeball at them, all while keeping one eye on the pedestrians in front of you. The more creatures you catch, the more you level up, and the stronger they evolve so you can ultimately battle with other players, aka trainers, at different gyms. There’s a sense of urgency as you hunt for the Pokemon in different locations, and businesses have started to take notice. Different PokemonGo urban pub crawls are popping up in San Francisco and Oakland, with one Facebook event attracting at least 50,000 RSVPs on the Facebook event page. I choose to play PokemonGo despite the criticism of many who say that this app is a distraction from important breaking news, such as this crazy election cycle and the international terrorist attacks. Rather than deal with these issues head on, I’ve found a way to run away and hide in my own world of magical creatures. PokemonGo is a game, an addiction, a key to another world where I can just be a kid again.
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BART can’t find engineers By Louis LaVenture EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Jobs can be hard to come by in the Bay Area, but not for engineers. Bay Area Rapid Transit has been trying to fill more than 200 positions in the engineering and maintenance departments for “months” according to BART Communications Department Manager Alicia Trost. Some of the openings include positions with salaries of more than $100,000 per year and a benefits package, but the transportation is still having trouble filling those roles. The situation has gotten so dire, last week BART’s board of directors approved a $500,000 contract with a staffing agency to help fill the vacant positions. BART officials said they plan to fill at least 60 positions by November through the relationship. Many BART officials including Chief Engineering Officer Lori Lovett and Board President Tom Radulovich have cited the high rent prices in the Bay Area as a detriment to potential hires.
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Crews repair Hayward Road near West Loop Road in front of Greek Hill at the Cal State East Bay Hayward campus yesterday.
Adan Farrid Katami was shot and killed in unincorporated North Hayward on July 13.
• Adad Farrid Kafami, 38, shot and killed. • Sheriff's arrested two suspects. • Johnny Will Wright Jr., 46, Chariott Louise Burks, 25, charged with murder. By Louis LaVenture EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Things took a deadly turn on July 13 for Adan Farrid Katami, 38, from Antioch. According to several family members, Katami was on his way to pick up his four-year-old daughter when Memphis, Tenn. native Johnny Will Wright Jr., 46, shot and killed Katami at an intersection in Cherryland, an unincorporated area of North Hayward. Another Memphis native, Chariott Louise Burks, 25, was in a vehicle with Wright Jr., and was also charged with the murder of Katami, according to the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office. Wright Jr. and Burks were both charged with murder on July 15 and will appear for arraignment and to enter pleas at the Hayward Hall of Justice at 9 a.m. on Aug. 5. According to Alameda County Sheriff’s Sergeant Ray Kelly, Katami was stopped in his red Dodge truck, traveling south on Meekland Avenue around 1 p.m. While he waited to make a left turn on Blossom Road, a man got out of a red Jeep Wrangler, walked up to Katami and shot him multiple times at point blank range. Wright Jr. fled the scene, but the report filed by Deputy Nicholas Paxton said sheriffs eventually caught him in San Lorenzo with help from K-9 units and an Oakland Police Department helicopter. According to Kelly, it is unclear how the suspects knew the victim. However, in addition to the murder, both Wright Jr. and Burks were charged with crimes that allege that they waited for the victim, who was an intended target. According to Paxton’s report, after her arrest, Burks made a statement that implicated herself and Wright Jr., who did not make a statement. The hashtag #RIPAK had a number of posts on social media platforms following the murder. According to family members of Katami, he was a San Francisco native and “AK” was the name he was affectionately referred to by friends and family.
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Financial aid can’t come soon enough By Brenda Brown CONTRIBUTOR I became homeless the night of June 30 this year. Most of what I own is in a 5x5 storage unit and I’m living in my car for now. I had been renting a room in a house for $570 a month. But then I fell short of the rent, my financial aid and loans were late and the owners decided they wanted to remodel their home. I’m trying to remain mentally sound and remind myself continually that my circumstances do not define who I am as a person. It is a constant battle within my mind. Surely I am not the only homeless person who feels this way. One of the first things I did when I became homeless was speak with Student Services at Cal State East Bay, where I’m a student, but there was no quick answer for somebody waiting for their financial aid. I was given a list with several referrals to homeless shelters and food banks. I spent the next several days pursuing many of those options, although several of the addresses provided were outdated. Looking for resources for the homeless is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Sleeping in a car is hard on my body and makes me feel vulnerable. I decide this sleeping in
the car thing is for the birds, so I decided to check out some of the shelter referrals. Turns out, looking for a bed in a shelter is more of a job than shopping for a new apartment. Looking for an apartment goes like this: You make an appointment, you view the place and if you like them and they like you, you fill out the appropriate paperwork, make your monetary deposits and prepare to move in. Finding a shelter space is different, especially if you are single with no children. I didn’t try the battered women’s shelter because I am not one. On July 14, I called the Hayward Emergency Shelter and spoke with a lady named Taylor. It was about 8:30 in the evening, and she told me no beds were available that night. She gave me several other numbers to call. I then called San Leandro Shelter for women and children spoke with a lady named Anna. She first asked if I had kids, then told me there were no beds available. I asked her if I had kids would there have been? She told me no. I then called Salvation Army shelter, who told me, “Families only.” The nonprofit Family Emergency Shelter Coalition in Hayward also told me, “ya gotta have kids.” I kept dialing. I then tried Tri-
City Homeless and spoke with a man, who told me to call back between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. the next day. The following day I called again to only have another man tell me to call the next day at 11 a.m. I feel like I’m competing to be the 20th caller to win a prize on a radio show or win the lotto; the prize being a place to simply stretch out and get some real rest. I called several other numbers,
“I can now understand how homelessness can contribute to mental illness.” but to no avail. A homeless shelter in Livermore told me to call back weekly. While seeking a place to eat on a Friday afternoon, I went to check out a church for free food, but there was nothing going on there. Then I went to a Salvation Army facility in Hayward at 430 A St. that gives out food for free. A lady there handed out groceries, which I couldn’t use because I don’t have a kitchen or refrig-
erator. I got the feeling that maybe I didn’t look “homeless” or “hungry” enough to receive help. She gave me a list of dates in July and August that I could come get groceries, then gave me two pre-packed bag lunches and sent me on my way. The sandwich bread was hard on one side and the tuna fish or “mystery meat” could have easily been pet food, but I was hungry so I ate it. I searched for a homeless person to give the other sandwich to, but it got old so I just threw it away. The oranges in the bag were old and inedible. I was grateful, yet disappointed. By the end of the week, I finally received my financial aid and student loans for the summer quarter, but it’s nowhere near what I need to cover rent or even a hotel room, so for now I will continue sleep in my car as I seek a space in a shelter. It’s now been more than 20 days and nights. I can now understand how homelessness can contribute to mental illness. If I don’t matter to me, why should I matter to anyone else? I can understand clearly how a lot of the homeless population gets to that mindset of giving up hope. I pray to God that He has other plans for me and how I deal with this obstacle before me.
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How I learned to embrace ‘Black Lives Matter’ Sean McCarthy STAFF WRITER I used to say “All Lives Matter” and supported police when they used lethal force. I always sided with the police because I was raised to respect law enforcement. I grew up supporting the police and put them on a pedestal. When Mike Brown was shot by Officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri in Aug. 2014, some people said that his hands were up. Others said he had assaulted a store clerk prior to being shot. My first thoughts were, “What did he do to get shot? He must have done something.” I held that thought for every death of a Black man for a few months. I often categorized young Black men as criminals and assumed police were always right. I was wrong. I was blind to what was really happening and was torpid to change. Oddly, the death of Latino male Alex Nieto was the catalyst to change my perception on the Black Lives Matters movement. He was a 28-year-old man who grew up 15 minutes away from where I lived in San Francisco and his death resonated deeply with me. On Mar. 21, 2014 Nieto was shot at 59 times by the police while he ate a burrito at Bernal Hill Park in San Francisco, his childhood neighborhood, according to The Guardian. Nieto worked as a nightclub bouncer and carried a taser for work. A pair of white males who had recently moved to San Francisco called 911 on Nieto, thinking he was a threat. I did not
know much about the case until late 2015, but when I saw a young man my age murdered based on preconceived notions of ethnic males, my eyes opened. Race relations in America have been turbulent at best this year as the result of recent police brutality. In 2016 alone, there were 151 Black people killed by the police, according to “The Counted,” a database maintained by The Guardian that tracks people killed by police in the U.S. Numbers 135 and 136 belong to Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, respectively, who were both murdered within 24 hours of each other on July 5 and 6, according to the Huffington
“ ‘All Lives Matter’ is a phrase uttered by people who feel as if Black Lives Matter is exclusive to them.” Post. Sterling possessed a handgun in Louisiana, an open-carry state, and Castillo was licensed to conceal-carry in Minnesota. He disclosed to police that he had a gun right before the police murdered him. The Guardian reported 299 white people were killed by police this year. Although the number of Black people killed by po-
lice only amounts to 50 percent of whites, Blacks only populate 13.3 percent of the nation, while whites make up 77.1 percent, according to the 2015 U.S. Census Bureau. If the roles were reversed and Blacks made up 77.1 percent and whites 13.3 percent, there would be 875 Blacks murdered today and 51 whites. As protests have spread across the nation, the Bay Area has been a physical and vocal force in the Black Lives Matter movement. On July 7 and 15, BLM members in Oakland blocked all freeway lanes on I-880 in protest, which caused up to three-hour traffic delays. Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and Antioch Mayor Wade Harper both held vigils over the July 8 weekend for both the slain Black men and police officers. On July 8, Micah Johnson, a black man and former army reservist, killed five police officers in Dallas, Texas. Dallas Police Chief David Brown revealed at a July 8 press conference that Johnson told police negotiators during a standoff that he wanted to kill white officers in response to the recent police shootings. Although members of the BLM movement and Castile’s mother called for unity through troubled times, not all people are on board with BLM. “It’s inherently racist because, number one, it divides us. All lives matter. White lives, Black lives, all lives,” former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said on the CBS show, Face the Nation, on July 10. “All Lives Matter” is a phrase used by people who feel that BLM is exclusive to them. These people think that BLM puts
more value on Black lives over the lives of whites, Latinos, Asians or Middle Easterners. I used to be one of these people, but I realized that that sentiment is simply not true and only takes away from the BLM movement. All Lives Matter supporters are usually aligned with the Blue Lives Matter sentiment, which defends police officers to a fault. Blue Lives Matter came about in response to the Black Lives Matter movement. They claim that if an officer feels that a suspect is any form of a threat, such as “resisting arrest,” that the officer has the right to use lethal force. It is entirely possible for people to support the BLM movement and support police. Most police officers are great people and do provide an amazing service to citizens. It is not easy to be a police officer and it is not easy to always be under a microscope for the actions of other officers. However, the police are supposed to be our protectors and should be held to a higher standard than ordinary citizens. The statement, “All Lives Matter” takes away from the plight of Black Americans. Black Lives Matter doesn’t mean that only Black lives matter, but that there are a disproportionate number of Black men being killed by police. All Lives Matter supporters need to realize that BLM does not mean that other people do not matter, it simply means that we need to examine this issue and rectify what is wrong with it.
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On eve of Hillary Clinton’s nomination, a historic moment is overshadowed By Julia Prodis Sulek EAST BAY TIMES With all the high drama, name-calling and intraparty revolts defining this presidential campaign season, a long-awaited moment in American history is being largely overshadowed. When the Democratic National Convention takes over this iconic U.S. city this week, Hillary Clinton will take her place as the first female presidential nominee of a major party. But as little attention as the barrier-breaking moment has received so far, it will not be lost on millions of pioneering women across the country, especially those in the Bay Area. This is the place where San Jose in the 1970s became known as the feminist capital of the world, where two Bay Area women have held their U.S. Senate seats for decades and a San Francisco congresswoman and former stay-at-home mom became the third-most-powerful political leader in the country. But when it comes to electing a female president of the United States, some feminists prefer not to make it an issue. “We don’t want to rock the boat. We don’t want to remind all the men we’re going to be running the country,” said Susie Wilson, 87, who has mentored women candidates since her days on the San Jose City Council four decades ago, when she and Janet Gray Hayes -- the first woman mayor of a major U.S. city -would “caucus in the women’s restroom.” “I’m not sure I want to celebrate it too much for fear of jinxing it,” she said. “If it becomes controversial that we’re turning this country over to women, that could backfire.” In a phone interview, U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, who became the first female speaker of the House in January 2007, was careful not to draw too much attention to Clinton’s womanhood either, saying that Clinton “happens to be a woman, but the excitement is that she also happens to be the best for the job.” At this week’s convention, the “best for the job” angle will also dominate, especially on Wednesday, when President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will talk about her “experience and steadiness,” and during Thursday’s closing night, when Clinton -- with her daughter, Chelsea, nearby -- will lay out her vision for the future. The “happens to be a woman” part will creep into convention speeches earlier in the week, when Clinton’s “lifetime of fighting for
children and families” will be featured in addresses by Michelle Obama, Bill Clinton and members of “Mothers of the Movement,” whose children have been killed by gun violence or while in police custody. Unity will also be a theme when Bernie Sanders takes the stage on Monday to try to convince his passionate followers that the easiest way to stop Donald Trump is to elect Hillary Clinton. Focusing on Clinton’s gender, however, has already been fraught with trouble. In February, when former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said there was a “special place in hell for women who don’t help each other” -- referring to female voters who were backing Sanders -- she was quickly forced to backpedal. While women should help each other, Albright wrote at the time, she didn’t mean that women should support a candidate based solely on gender. “While young women may not want to hear anything more from this aging feminist,” Albright said, “I feel it is important to speak to women coming of age at a time when a viable female presidential candidate, once inconceivable, is a reality.” Despite the advances of women in politics, gender discrimination is still alive and well: Just spend five minutes on the internet to see it. Or just ask Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf. “When I first became a lawyer at a law firm, I was told I would never make partner because all the women quit to have babies,” Schaaf said. “When I ran for mayor, many told me I was a horrible parent for doing this to my children -- that in Oakland, California, in 2014. I can’t imagine anyone would ever say that to a man.” It’s been nearly a century since women were given the right to vote in this country -- and nearly a half-century since New York lawyer and social activist Bella Abzug in 1970 won her congressional seat with the campaign slogan, “A woman’s place is in the House -- the House of Representatives.” Today, women make up 19.4 percent of the U.S. House and 20 percent of the U.S. Senate. The percentages are much higher in the Bay Area, where a majority of local members of Congress -- five of nine -- are women: Pelosi and Reps. Jackie Speier, Anna Eshoo, Zoe Lofgren and Barbara Lee. But while the Bay Area is a welcoming place for female politicians, in Silicon Valley’s tech industry just 11 percent of executive positions are
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held by women. The dearth in general of women in leadership roles is a concern throughout the business and political world -- especially considering that college-educated women now far outnumber college-educated men -- a trend that began in the late ‘70s. Unfortunately, the education trend “has really failed to translate into women in leadership roles,” said Caroline Simard, director of research at Stanford’s Clayman Institute for Gender Research. “The lack of change at the top is implicit bias -- and how it shows up in nearly every stage of a woman’s career.” It’s driven by stereotypes and preconceived notions of who belongs in which profession, she said. “If you think politician, the first image is probably the image of a white man because that’s who we’ve had,” Simard said. “This affects what young people see themselves doing and affects our own perception of who we see would be best in the job.” You don’t need a scholar to tell you that, however. In just the past few months, Donald Trump has driven home that point himself -- at least twice. In suburban Philadelphia this spring, just miles from the convention site, Trump boasted about how presidential he looked in front of a crowd of 5,000. “Do I look like a president? How handsome am I, right? How handsome?” Trump asked.
“Does Hillary look presidential?” “No!” the crowd shouted back. And according to The New York Times, just last week, Trump told his associates that his vice presidential pick, the silver-haired Mike Pence, looked the part and was straight out of “central casting.” So where does that leave Hillary Clinton, a 68-year-old woman, partial to pantsuits, who sidelined her own political ambitions early on to marry Bill Clinton and follow his path to the presidency? She didn’t pursue her own political career until her husband was nearly out of office, becoming the first first lady to run for elected office when she won New York’s U.S. Senate seat. She then lost to Obama in the 2008 Democratic primary before becoming his secretary of state. Women make up the majority of American voters and are key to winning the presidency. Although they didn’t help Clinton enough in 2008, the 10 million more women than men who voted in the general election that year were a key factor to Obama’s own historic victory. Gender aside, Clinton has brought decades of political baggage to her campaign. She is often called “untrustworthy” by her critics, with delegates at the GOP convention chanting, “Lock her up,” arguing that she should be imprisoned for not preventing the Benghazi attack and using a private email server that could have compromised national security. Still, like all aspiring women leaders,
Clinton walks a well-documented “tightrope” between coming across as strong and appearing likable, said Simard of the Clayman Institute. “One of the things that’s going on is a clear pattern of the likability penalty,” she said. “Women who exhibit the same kind of leadership behavior as men do, we don’t like that in women. It goes against our stereotype of how they’re supposed to behave.” But Oakland social activist and Sanders supporter Margarita Lacabe, who was born in strife-torn Argentina, says women in leadership hold no special appeal to her. While the United States is behind when it comes to electing world leaders, Britain is now on its second female prime minister. And Argentina -after the death of Eva Peron -- has been home to two women presidents, both wives of former presidents: Juan Peron’s third wife, Isabel Peron, in the 1970s and Cristina Kirchner in recent years. “The first led to a military coup and the deaths of tens of thousands of people. The second is someone I liked but is now under investigation for corruption,” said Lacabe, a Democratic convention delegate. “I would have liked the first American president to be someone who became president as a female because of her own effort and not her name.” While the “likability penalty” may be hurting Clinton, her campaign is helping Emily’s List. The organization, founded in 1985 to help elect women who support abortion rights to office, has seen record-setting donations in the first six months of this year. “The energy is not only in support of Hillary Clinton, but also because of the incredible contrast with Donald Trump,” said Jessica O’Connell, the group’s executive director. “We’re excited about her being one step closer to breaking the hardest glass ceiling in politics, but we’re equally excited about what she will bring to the issues.” Schaaf says traditional feminine qualities of being a unifier instead of a polarizer should work in Clinton’s favor. “Honestly, I can’t imagine an election where those traits are needed more,” Schaaf said. If Clinton wins in November, Pelosi’s own place in history would be forever altered. But, Pelosi said, “I’m happy to relinquish the title of the highest-ranking woman in U.S. history. From the view of power I’ve had, I can’t imagine anyone more excited.”
Union pickets at local cemetery By Louis LaVenture EDITOR-IN-CHIEF When you ride up the hill to Cal State East Bay from Harder Road, you may notice something new at the cemetery. The SEIU Local 265 labor union representatives have been picketing at the Holy Angels Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery in Hayward since April, however, their presence has increased in the past few weeks. The union workers went more than four years without a contract, which they eventually received last year. They are now picketing over what union representative Michael Tynan called “unfair labor practices and grievances.” This is the fourth time that Local 265 has picketed outside of Holy Sepulchre. The first occurred in April 2006, the second in September 2013 and the third was in July 2014. “How could I live with myself if I did nothing in the face of injustice,” Tynan said. “You have to fight for what’s right, that’s all we’re doing.”
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Graves at the Holy Angels Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery in Hayward last week where the SEIU local 265 union is picketing over, “unfair labor practices and grievances.”
Correction In our July 21 issue of The Pioneer, a quote from Mike Roth in the story “California to vote on $2 cigarette tax” reads, “Taxpayers spend $3.2 billion annually to fund for research on cigarette-related diseases.” However, his quote and the rest of the paragraph should read, “‘Tobacco and tobacco-related diseases kill 40,000 Californians — more than murder, car accidents, alcohol and illegal drugs combined. Tobacco is the number one cause of preventable death in California.’ The objective of SLC is to try to reduce the body count of the number one preventable cause of death. ‘California taxpayers spend $3.5 billion annually to treat cancer and other tobacco-related diseases. This is a simple user fee,’ he told The Pioneer.” Additionally, the last sentence of the story reads, “Voters will have the chance to decide if Gov. Brown will get to uncap his pen to this additional measure in November.” Only voters will have the chance to decide if the measure passes this November.
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California schools diversify curriculum By Kali Persall MANAGING EDITOR Lessons about the accomplishments of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Americans and people with disabilities will be added to California public school curriculum, beginning with second grade textbooks. On July 14, the California State Board of Education, which has 11 members, voted unanimously to update to the History-Social Science Framework, a statewide guideline that mandates how subjects should be taught in each grade in elementary, middle and high schools. The changes are part of standard annual updates according to the California State Board of Education that were delayed. The new curriculum will be used by teachers, administrators and textbook publishers to teach civic learning, financial literacy, voter education and genocide, according to the California Department of Education. It will incorporate the historical accomplishments of members of the LGBTQ community and people with disabilities into Cal-
ifornia and United States history lessons. Who and what will be added to the curriculum will not be finalized until 2017. Robert Oaks, assistant director of communications at the California Department of Education told The Pioneer the diversity and inclusiveness of California helped create the curriculum changes. The Instructional Quality Commission, an 18-member body that advises the State Board of Education on curriculum and instruction, began to update the History and Social Science Framework in 2008. However its completion was delayed eight years due to the economic downturn, according to Oaks. This curriculum revision process was created in the 1920’s and the state encourages annual updates to the framework, according to Oaks. According to the CDE, the public helped with the development process of the changes. A yearlong online survey period garnered 700 public comments and a second field review received more than 10,000 email comments, however the content of both were not made available to the general public.
The State Board of Education, composed of 11 members who are appointed by the Governor, according to the SBE website, voted unanimously in its support of the document. “This can be controversial in other states, it was not in California,” said Oaks. California school districts rely on this document when choosing textbooks and creating lesson plans for the upcoming school year, according to Oaks. The state approves textbook publishers that comply with the new standards and composes a list of the updated textbooks. According to the CDE, the school districts — 1,022 in California as of 2014 — are then able to decide which books to use from this list. As a result of the framework, public schools will see new lesson plans and teacher training, as well as updated textbooks and other changes, according to Oaks. In the coming months, the updated document will be posted to the CDE website and published for distribution to the school districts. By November 2017, the SBE will take action on the final recommendations of the IQC and the document will officially go into effect, according to the CDE website. The update is an extension of Senate Bill 48, which was passed by Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, in 2011 and “prescribes the inclusion of the contributions of various groups in the history of California and the United States,” according to the CDE. “We provide recognition of all of our citizens regardless of ethnicity, gender identity, everybody in California is celebrated.” GRAPHIC BY TAM DUONG JR./THE PIONEER
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Oakland: Council sends police oversight commission measure to voters By David Debolt EAST BAY TIMES A controversial measure to establish a civilian police commission is headed to the November ballot after a flurry of last-minute changes and objections from reformers over who gets to pick the members. The Oakland City Council’s unanimous vote Tuesday came with a sense of urgency as it was their final meeting before the Aug. 12 deadline to place the measure on the fall ballot. Recent police scandals, including sexual misconduct involving several officers and the teenage daughter of a police dispatcher, and racist text message exchanges, have renewed calls for a more powerful commission. Despite those stains on the department’s reputation, the powerful Oakland Police Officers’ Association pushed back and threatened to sue over changes to the police discipline process defined in the union’s current contract. That led to a private meeting of the City Council on Friday and further amendments to the proposed seven-member commission’s powers. On the other side of the debate, reformers with the Coalition for Police Accountability unsuccessfully lobbied to take away three commission appointments given to Mayor Libby Schaaf. The remaining four will be appointed by a panel of residents who are picked by the mayor and council, causing worry that the panelists could be influenced by politicians.
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An Oakland Police officer talks to residents during a block party in East Oakland near Coliseum BART last year “We hope it won’t stop people from voting for it,” Pamela Drake of the coalition said before Tuesday’s council meeting. “Every single person we talked
to would ask us who is going to appoint the commissioners. It shouldn’t be political.” In an unexpected move, council mem-
bers Rebecca Kaplan and Desley Brooks attempted to strip Mayor Schaaf of her three appointments, but their motion failed to get council support. Some of the 75 residents who addressed the council said Oakland has long needed civilian oversight of its police department. Since 1980, the city has had a Citizens’ Police Review Board, but critics have said it is understaffed and its recommendations are often ignored by city officials. The board would be disbanded and its executive director would become the interim director of the Oakland Police Review Agency, which will work alongside the commission. If approved by voters, the new review agency and the commission would have more power than the CPRB. The proposal by councilmen Dan Kalb and Noel Gallo allows the commission to fire a police chief for cause if five members agree to do so. The commission, which is expected to meet twice a month, will also have subpoena power over police records, but only the head of the review agency will have access to an officer’s personnel file. Other powers and duties include probing officer misconduct complaints and commenting on police policies related to First Amendment assemblies, use of force and profiling. No past or present police officers would be allowed on the commission. Members must be at least 18 and Oakland residents. Initially, the proposal called for the commission to take part in selecting an arbitrator, the person who hears a police officer’s appeal in discipline cases. But
under pressure from the police union, references to changing the binding arbitration process were omitted. The union had argued it violated their current contract. Critics have called for reforms to the process, citing reports from a court-appointed monitor who found police officers more often than not won jobs back or had their punishment reduced at arbitration. Cat Brooks of Anti Police-Terror Project said the legislation is not groundbreaking. “It’s the same tired thing they have in San Francisco that doesn’t work and continues to support police,” Brooks said. Earlier Tuesday, police union President Sgt. Barry Donelan said the union was withdrawing its objection to the measure. “The measure no longer has any impacts on our labor contracts and due process for the officers and privacy rights,” Donelan said. “All of that’s been removed.” Gallo and Kalb said the city can revisit changes to the process of binding arbitration at a later date or during future negotiations with the police union. The pair expected additional revisions to strengthen the power of the commission. “If we don’t agree on everything that’s part of the unpleasantness of democracy,” Kalb said. “This is and will be the only police commission that I know of in the country that has less than a majority” of its members being selected by a mayor. “That’s a big deal,” he said.
Bay Area air quality suffers, spare the air alert issued By Marina Swanson EDITORIAL PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
A Spare the Air alert for the entire San Francisco Bay Area was issued for the fourth day in a row on Wednesday, pertaining to Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and portions of Solano and Sonoma counties. A region-wide heat wave, mixed with a 23,000-acre wildfire burning just north of Big Sur has affected air quality in regions of the Bay Area since Monday, according to the Bay Area News Group. The Santa Clara Valley and Eastern Zone of the Bay have been affected the
most by pollutants. Spare the Air officials have encouraged active children, adults and people with respiratory diseases, like asthma, in those areas to limit outdoor exertion. Some relief will be felt today in the North Bay as air quality dips back to healthy levels, according to forecasts from Spare The Air. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District established the Spare the Air program in 1991 to alert and educate residents on how to stay safe during times of heavy pollution and promote healthier air quality. On days where alerts have been issued, all wood burning is banned and no regional transit can be offered as free.
Spare the Air lists driving as the heaviest polluter in the Bay Area, “contributing 75 percent of the emission inventory,” and advises residents to drive less. Some tips provided by the air quality program for Bay Area residents, aside from being mindful of their personal health, include: taking public transportation, walking or biking instead of driving, finding rideshare opportunities, using a gas grill instead of charcoal, turning off lights and appliances when not in use, or simply not using hair spray. On Wednesday, an Air Quality Index report listed all counties as either “Moderate” or “Unhealthy to Sensitive Groups,” according to pollution concen-
trations. Since the current heat wave is only projected to drop a few degrees in the next few days and the Sobranes fire is only at 10 percent containment, cities in the far stretches of the East Bay, from Dublin to the Livermore area, and the entire Santa Clara Valley should expect moderate levels of pollution through the next five days.According to the BAAQMD, “Moderate” pollution has the biggest effect on “unusually sensitive people” who should be careful about how long they spend outside. Bay Area residents can opt into Spare the Air alerts using the program’s app to stay up to date on current air quality reports.
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Los Warriors enlacen a través de los juegos Olímpicos Por Marissa Marshall ESCRITORA DE PERSONAL
JUEVES 28 DE JULIO DE 2016 Verano 2016, edicion 6
Dos sospechosos detenidos por asesinato en Hayward Por Louis LaVenture
Traduccion Por Pavel Radostev Pushina EDITOR DE COPIA EN ESPANOL
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Uno de los eventos deportivos más emocionantes, los Juegos Olímpicos de 2016 está a la vuelta de la esquina y un par de los jugadores de los Golden State Warriors estarán representando a los Estados Unidos. Tres jugadores de los Warriors se han seleccionado para jugar para el equipo de baloncesto del equipo de EE.UU., estos jugadores son Klay Thompson, Draymond Green y la última incorporación estrella de alero, Kevin Durant. La oportunidad de jugar entre algunos de los mejores jugadores del mundo es muy especial, pero es más que eso. Tener tres jugadores en este equipo ayuda a mejorar la unión de los tres jugadores que tienen entre sí y llevarlo a la experiencia de la temporada de 2016-2017 de la NBA. Klay Thompson y Draymond Green son familiarizados con los demás, pero al estar en el equipo de EE.UU. con Kevin Durant, crean una oportunidad para que Kevin se familiarice con dos jugadores clave en el equipo de los Warriors. Durant viene siendo uno de los mejores jugadores de la NBA, el Thunder de Oklahoma City, a un equipo de Golden State que se basa en el trabajo en equipo y apenas tiene una temporada récord. Será un ajuste y transición enorme, pero el hecho de que los Juegos Olímpicos son justo antes de la temporada será muy beneficioso. Los tres jugadores que representan a los Warriors de Estados Unido esencialmente pasarán todo un mes y medio alrededor del otro, acostumbrándose el uno al otro, conociéndose a sí mismos. Ellos serán capaces de ver cómo cada otro juega a primera mano antes de que la temporada comience. Cómo pueden trabajar juntos, y lo que necesitan que trabajar en el fin de que las cosas fluyan. Esto es muy importante, especialmente para Durant, quien tratará de encontrar su papel en el equipo con un par de jugadores importantes como el dos veces reconocido como jugador mas valiosos de la NBA, Stephen Curry. Durant está acostumbrado a ser la estrella del equipo, los Oklahoma City Thunder siempre ha confiado en Durant para hacer que las cosas sucedan, o Russell Westbrook. Así que para él la transición a un equipo que hace hincapié en el baloncesto en equipo es enorme y va a tomar algún tiempo para acostumbrarse. Aquí es donde la belleza de los Juegos Olímpicos al suceder justo antes de su transición es grande. El equipo olímpico no se centra alrededor de un jugador. Cada jugador es
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visto como un jugador de rol, no importa lo grande de una estrella que son y que es lo que va a ser Durant, una vez que empieza a jugar con los Warriors. Esto se debe a que los Warriors esencialmente los jugadores ya tienen tres estrellas MVP Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson y Draymond Green. Los tres son All Stars y Kevin Durant es también toda una estrella y ex MVP. Por lo que cada jugador tiene que entender que no importa lo buenos que son, todos ellos son jugadores de la banca con el fin de que ganen un campeonato. El equipo olímpico ayudará a Kevin acostumbrarse a eso. Cómo familiarizarse con Dramond y Klay Tam-
“…la transición a un equipo que hace hincapié en el baloncesto en equipo es enorme y va a tomar algún tiempo para acostumbrarse.” bién será extremadamente beneficioso. Cuando los jugadores crean lazos y se conocen muy bien, sobre todo entran en una nueva temporada, jugando para un nuevo equipo que hace las cosas más fácil y más cómodas, especialmente para Kevin. Por ejemplo, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh y LeBron James todos tenían relación antes de jugar entre sí para
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Arriba: Asistentes en la arena Oracle esperan el partido de exhibición olímpica de los equipos EE.UU. y China el martes por la noche. Abajo: El equipo olímpico nacional de China se calienta antes del partido de exhibición en la arena Oracle el martes. los Heat de Miami. Esto era extremadamente beneficioso para ellos y les ayudó a alcanzar el éxito debido a sus lazos fuera de la cancha. Aporta una sensación de confortabilidad y hermandad cuando se juega en la cancha. Durant jugando con Thompson y Draymond este verano puede crear esa sensación de comodidad para Durant y hacer que se sienta como en casa, incluso antes de que ponga un pie en Oakland que es importante para el equipo. Si Durant ya se ha mezclado con dos de los mejores guerreros, los tres chicos
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sin duda pueden llevar a que la energía a todo el equipo de los Warriors. Lo más cómodo de todo el equipo es uno con el otro antes de que comience la temporada, la mejor oportunidad que tienen al comenzar la temporada baja en una buena nota, en lugar de tomar el tiempo en el comienzo a sentir el uno al otro cuando se inicia la temporada. Esperemos que los tres hombres estén aprendiendo uno del otro, causando buena energía que permita transferir y llevar a los Warriors a otra temporada exitosa.
Las cosas tomaron un giro mortal el 13 de julio para Adan Farrid Katami, de 38 años, de Antioch. De acuerdo a varios miembros de su familia, Katami iba de camino a recoger a su hija de cuatro años de edad cuando la nativa de Memphis, Tennessee Johnny Will Wright Jr., de 46 años, disparó y mató a Katami en una intersección en Cherryland, un área no incorporada del Norte Hayward . Otro nativo de Memphis, Chariott Louise Burks, de 25 años, se encontraba en un vehículo con Wright Jr. y también fue acusado del asesinato de Katami, según la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Alameda. Wright Jr. y Burks ambos fueron acusados de asesinato el 15 de julio y aparecerán en la lectura de cargos y para introducir motivos en la Sala de Justicia de Hayward a las 9 a.m. el 5 de agosto. Según el sargento del Sheriff del Condado de Alameda, Ray Kelly, Katami detuvo su troca Dodge roja viajando hacia el sur de la avenida Meekland a la 1 pm mientras esperaba para hacer un giro a la izquierda en el cruce de la carretera, un hombre bajó de un Jeep Wrangler rojo, se acercó a Katami y le disparó varias veces a quemarropa. Wright Jr. huyó de la escena, pero el informe presentado por el diputado Nicolás Paxton dijo que al final lograron capturar a Wright Jr., que se dirigió hacia la escena, en San Lorenzo, con la ayuda de unidades K-9 y el helicóptero del Departamento de Policía de Oakland. Según Kelly, no está claro cómo los sospechosos conocían a la víctima. Sin embargo, además del asesinato, ambos Wright Jr. y Burks han sido acusados de crímenes que se alegan que esperaban a la víctima, que era un objetivo previsto. Según el informe de Paxton, después de su detención, Burks hizo una declaración que ella y Wright Jr, no hicieron una declaración de implicación. El hashtag #RIPAK tenía un número de puestos en las plataformas de medios sociales tras el asesinato. De acuerdo con miembros de la familia de Katami, que era un nativo de San Francisco y "AK" era el nombre que se refiere cariñosamente por sus amigos y familiares.
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Escuelas de California diversifican el curriculo
Historia LGBTQ se aplicará en las escuelas públicas
Por Kali Persall JEFA DE REDACCIÓN Traduccion Por Pavel Radostev Pushina EDITOR DE COPIA EN ESPANOL
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Los logros de las personas lesbianas, homosexuales, bisexuales y transgénero (LGBTQ por sus siglas en ingles) americanas en sus clases de historia y ciencias sociales de California, en el próximo par de años, las escuelas públicas de California enseñarán periódicamente El 14 de julio, la Junta de Educación del Estado de California, con sus 11 miembros, votó por unanimidad para actualizar el Marco de Historia y Ciencias Sociales, una directriz a nivel estatal que ordena que los alumnos se les debe enseñar en cada grado en las escuelas primarias, secundarias y preparatorias. Los cambios son parte del rediseño anual de acuerdo al panel educativo estatal de California. El nuevo plan de estudios será utilizada por maestros, administradores y editores de libros de texto para enseñar aprendizaje cívico, educación financiera, educación de votantes y el genocidio, de acuerdo con un comunicado de prensa del Departamento de Educación de California (CDE por sus siglas en ingles). Se incorporarán los logros históricos de los miembros de homosexuales, lesbianas bisexuales y transexuales y las personas con discapacidad en las clases de historia de California y Estados Unidos. "California es un estado muy diverso y es muy inclusivo," le dijo Robert Oaks al Pionero, Director Adjunto de Comunicaciones en el Departamento de Educación de California. "Este es otro nivel de reconocimiento de las contribuciones de la comunidad." La Comisión de Instrucción de Calidad, uno de los 18 miembros que asesora a la Junta Estatal de Educación sobre el currículo y la instrucción, inició la actualización del documento en 2008. Sin embargo, su finalización se retrasó ocho años debido a la recesión económica, explicó Oaks. Añadió que este proceso se ha creado en la
década de 1920 y que el Estado estimula actualizaciones anuales al marco. De acuerdo con el comunicado de prensa de la CDE, el público ayudó con el proceso de elaboración del documento. Un período de la encuesta en línea de un año cosechó 700 comentarios públicos y una segunda revisión en el campo atrajo a más de 10.000 comentarios por correo electrónico. La Junta de Educación del Estado, integrada por 11 miembros que son designados por el gobernador, según el sitio web de SBE, votó de manera unánime en su apoyo al documento. "Esto puede ser controvertido en otros estados, que no estaban en California," dijo Oaks. Los distritos escolares de California se basan en este documento a la hora de elegir los libros de texto y la creación de planes de lecciones para el próximo año escolar, de acuerdo con Oaks. El estado aprueba los editores de libros de texto que cumplen con las nuevas normas y compone una lista de los libros de texto actualizados. De acuerdo a la CDE, los distritos escolares1022 en California en 2014, son capaces de decidir qué libros utilizar de esta lista. Como resultado del marco, las escuelas públicas verán nuevos planes de estudio y la formación del profesorado, así como los libros de texto actualizados y otros cambios, de acuerdo con Oaks. En los próximos meses, el documento actualizado se publicará en la página web de la CDE y publicado para su distribución a los distritos escolares. En noviembre de 2017, la SBE tomó una decisión sobre las recomendaciones finales de la CIC y el documento irá oficialmente en vigor, según el sitio web del CDE. La actualización son una extensión de la medida SB 48, que fue aprobada por el senador Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, en 2011 y "prescribe la inclusión de las contribuciones de varios grupos en la historia de California y los Estados Unidos," según la CDE. "Ofrecemos el reconocimiento de todos los ciudadanos, independientemente de su origen étnico, identidad de género, todo el mundo en California se celebra."
La construcción de verano continúa en el campus de Hayward Por Kali Persall JEFA DE REDACCIÓN Traduccion Por Wendy Medina EDITORA DE COPIA
Una serie de proyectos de mantenimiento para renovar los edificios del campus, reparar estacionamientos y reemplazar equipo antiguo están tomando lugar en todo el campus de la Universidad Estatal de East Bay de Hayward este verano. Keat Saw, director de la planificación, diseño y construcción de departamento en UECBE, dijo al Pionero que los proyectos de construcción este verano incluyen la repavimentación de las calles de alrededor del campus y estacionamientos E y F, la ampliación de la zona de aparcamiento temporal en el campo de la práctica de fútbol anterior, la sustitución de ventanas y hornos en la vivienda Sonora para estudiantes, la actualización de cuatro aulas, sustituyendo a cuatro puertas de entrada de A&E con puertas correderas y la renovación de el cuarto de juegos en la antigua Union de la Universidad, Centro de Salud y el patio de la biblioteca. Saw dijo que la construcción y el mantenimiento se realiza durante todo el año, pero la universidad planea construcción mas "disruptiva" durante el verano, cuando la asistencia de estudiantes es más baja. Renovación en el patio de la biblioteca han redirigido a estudiantes a la entrada de segundo piso desde el 13 de junio,
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Empleados de la empresa de construcción, American Asphault, trabajan en el pavimento en la interseccion de las carreteras Harder y West Loop en la UECBE. Construcción continuará por mediado de septiembre 21. cuando comenzó la construcción. De acuerdo a Saw, una parte significativa del patio también sirve como el techo de la planta del sótano que se encuentra debajo. El edificio fue construido en 1971 y el deterioromiento de la membrana a prueba de agua ha causado que el techo del sótano se fuga cuando llueve. El presupuesto del proyecto es de $1.25 millones y sustituirá a la membrana de impermeabilización y adoquines, que
serán inclinadas hacia el sistema de drenaje, dijo Saw. Un anuncio de junio para el campus predijo una fecha de finalización de agosto 9, pero Saw confirmó que la construcción se finalizará el 15 de septiembre. Annie Shi, directora del proyecto PDC de East Bay, le dijo al Pionero que $3.6 millones fueron asignados para repavimentar las carreteras West Loop, East Loop y Harder, así como partes del bulevar Carlos Bee. Los estacionamien-
tos E y F estarán cerrados hasta el 21 de septiembre, el primer día del trimeste de otoño, de acuerdo con un anunció de junio 24 a partir de Derrick Lobo, director de aparcamiento y servicios de transporte en UECBE. Las carreteras están siendo pavimentadas debido a las grietas en el pavimento, según Shi. Aparcamiento a lo largo de la calle West Loop también ha sido cerrado durante toda la semana, de acuerdo con el anuncio de Lobo que las
áreas de las carreteras se cerrarán de forma intermitentemente durante todo el verano. La construcción se inició a finales de junio y continuará durante el verano, proyectando terminar antes de que comience el período de otoño. La repavimentación del estacionamiento es parte de una iniciativa de la universidad para repavimentar todas las plazas de aparcamiento, centrándose en unos pocos a la vez. El verano pasado, los estacionamientos A y B se con-
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Warriors players bond through Olympics
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Thompson, Green get chance to mesh with Durant By Marissa Marshall STAFF WRITER One of the most exciting sporting events, the 2016 Summer Olympics, is right around the corner and three Golden State Warriors will represent the United States. Warriors Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and the latest addition superstar small forward, Kevin Durant were all officially named to the team in May for the XXXI Olympiad from Aug. 5 to 21. The opportunity to play amongst and against the best players in the world is a special opportunity, but it goes deeper for the Warriors. With three players on the team, it helps enhance the bond they will have
with each other and carry over into the 2016-2017 NBA season. Thompson and Green are familiar with each other, but being on team USA with Durant creates an opportunity for the new guy to become familiar with two key veteran players on the Dubs. Durant comes to Oakland from one of the NBA’s best teams, the Oklahoma City Thunder, to a team that is built on teamwork and just had a record breaking 73-9 regular season. It will be an adjustment and huge transition, but the Olympics being just before the NBA season will be highly beneficial. The three Warriors will essentially spend two months around each other, getting used to each other, knowing each other and learning tendencies on and off the court. They will be able to see how each other play first hand and what they need to work on in order for things to flow before the season even begins.
“Thompson and Green are familiar with each other, but being on Team USA with Durant creates an opportunity for the new guy to become familiar with two key veteran players on the Dubs.” This is very important, especially for Durant, who will try to find his role on a team with a slew of superstars like the two-time reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry. Durant is used to being the star of the team — the Thunder relied on Durant to make things happen with former teammate guard Russell Westbrook. Transitioning to a team that emphasizes team basketball is a huge change for Durant and will take some getting used to. That’s where the beauty of the Olympics being right before his transition is great.
The Olympic team is not centered around one player. Each player is seen as a role player, no matter how big of a star they are, and that is what Durant will be once he begins playing with the Warriors. Every player has to understand that no matter how good they are, they are all role players in order for them to win a championship. When players create bonds and know each other, especially entering a new season, playing for a new team makes things easier and comfortable, particu-
larly for Durant. For example, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and Lebron James all had relationships before playing with each other for the Miami Heat from 2011 to 2014. This was extremely beneficial for them and helped them reach success because of their bonds off the court. It brings a sense of comfort and brotherhood when playing on the court. Durant playing with Thompson and Green this summer can create that sense of comfort and make him feel at home, even before he steps foot in Oakland, which is important for the team. If Durant has already mingled with two of the Warriors’ best, the three guys can carry that energy over to the entire Warriors team. The more comfortable the entire team is with each other before season starts, the better chance they have at starting the season off on a good note, instead of taking time in the beginning to feel each other out.
Oakland A’s against the world with strange strategy By Victoria Groenewold CONTRIBUTOR The trade deadline for baseball is Aug. 1, and the Oakland Athletics are known for trading out their best players. The strategy of releasing their top players, although referred to as a “rebuilding effort” that was created by Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations Billy Beane, is flawed and needs to come to an end. More key players could be at risk once again as Oakland prepares to possibly retool the roster again. Josh Reddick, a right fielder who’s a free agent at the end of this season, was offered a 3-year $36 million extension with the Athletics. Even though that’s a big contract for the A’s, Reddick will probably have teams bidding on his services and offer much more than what the A’s have. The A’s more than likely won’t match. Another player that the A’s could possibly lose in the trade would be pitcher Rich Hill. Hill, coming up on the end of his one-year $6 million contract is another potential candidate to be traded. When Hill signed with the A’s, he signed for less money than he was offered due to the fact that he could be a starter in the A’s pitching rotation. Throughout the season, Hill has done well with 90 strikeouts in 76 innings
and has an ERA of 2.25, so his trade value is high right now. This is typical A’s strategy, selling off a commodity when it’s hot. People often referred to the 2013 Athletics team as the best team in baseball that year, at 96 wins and 66 loses. Nevertheless, during the next season, the A’s would trade left fielder Yoenis Cespedes on July 31, 2014 to the Boston Red Sox and disrupted the batting lineup, the chemistry of the team and the batting order. A lot of people were asking why? Why would an organization get rid of players that are playing at such a high level? It was a trade that was questioned by many inside the baseball fraternity. The A’s got pitcher Jon Lester and left fielder Jonny Gomes and we’re hoping that Lester could put them over the top as a serious playoff experienced pitcher who had always performed in the clutch. However, it didn’t work out that way, as Lester performed fine during the regular season, but could not find the groove he needed when it mattered most against the Royals, as they lost a tight one game playoff after having a 7-3 lead after seven innings. After Cespedes was traded in 2014, A’s third baseman Josh Donaldson was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays on Nov. 28, 2014. Donaldson who had 29 home runs, 31 doubles and 98 runs batted in for the 2014 season was traded in the
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Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Daniel Mengden (67) talks to catcher Matt McBride (29) between the second inning and third inning of their game against the Texas Rangers on Monday, July 25, 2016 at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas. off season for Toronto’s third baseman Brett Lawrie, pitchers Kendall Graveman and Sean Nolin and minor league shortstop, Franklin Barreto. After that, it was a domino effect of players traded in the offseason. First baseman, Brandon Moss, to the Cleveland Indians for minor league second baseman Joey Wendle on Dec. 8,
2014. Catcher Derek Norris to the San Diego Padres just 10 days later for righties R.J. Alvarez and Jesse Hahn. Infielder Yunel Escobar went to the Washington Nationals on Jan. 14, 2015 for reliever Tyler Clippard. Not only were these trades questioned by the fans, but by the A’s clubhouse as well. The bottom line is the A’s trade their
best players to save money and stay young. That’s their history over the last 10 years — they assemble good talent and let them play and develop and then they trade them before they have to pay them their market value. The A’s are content with mediocrity until they find another venue to play in and then hopefully they will pay to play.