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Summer 2016 Issue 1

Cavs dethrone Warriors in Oakland

By Louis LaVenture EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

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COLLEGE STUDENT FIGHTS RARE CANCER

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BOXING PROGRAM ASSISTS BAY AREA YOUTH PHOTO BY LOUIS LAVENTURE/THE PIONEER

An Oakland Police officer patrols an East Oakland neighborhood during a block party last year near Coliseum BART.

Oakland Police Department in shambles SEE SPORTS PAGE 8

CSUEB OUTFIELDER DRAFTED BY ARIZONA

Plane crash in Hayward disrupts BART service

By Louis LaVenture EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

To say the Oakland Police Department has had a tough month would be an understatement.

Several of the department’s officers have been accused of sexual misconduct — as well as others who have allegedly texted racist remarks — which has led to the resignation of three police chiefs in less than a week. Due to legalities, Schaaf was not allowed to elaborate further on the text message situation.

Former Police Chief Sean Whent resigned on June 9, just a few days after the scandals began to become public.

Ben Fairow was named interim police chief after Whent’s resignation, but served just a few days on the job before Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf replaced him on June 15. According to the Associated Press there was, “unspecified information that led [Schaaf] to lose confidence in [Fairow’s] ability to lead the beleaguered department.”

According to 18-year-old former prostitute who goes by the name Celeste Guap, she had sexual encounters with more than 20 police officers, several of which occurred while she was a minor. According to Guap, in return she received information about upcoming and potential prostitution sting circumstances and locations in several instanc-

es. Guap said that when she was 17 years old, she became romantically involved with an Oakland cop who saved her from her abusive pimp. Guap claims that officer introduced her to other cops who eventually became customers for her prostitution services.

Schaaf addressed members of the community and media at a press conference on Friday in Oakland where she said, “I’m here to run a police department, not a frat house.” Schaaf also announced that Oakland Administrator Sabrina Landreth will handle all personnel and disciplinary matters for the OPD until a replacement has been named. This came on the heels of

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By Louis LaVenture EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

A plane crash in South Hayward, on the BART tracks between Union City and South Hayward stations, disrupted service for a few hours on Sunday afternoon.

According to BART Public Information Officer Denisse Gonzalez, the pilot and lone occupant of the Piper PA23 model plane died after the plane crashed on the BART transfer tracks at the Hayward yard between Hayward and Union City around noon.

Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor said the cause of the crash is undetermined and the pilot’s name was not released pending notification of the immediate family. The plane caught on fire after it crashed, which was put out by multiple fire crews, according to the Hayward Police Department. There were no reports of any other injuries.

BART service was disrupted for several hours. All BART trains headed north from Fremont and Union City were stopped at South Hayward, where passengers were forced to use AC Transit buses to get to their destinations, according to Gonzalez.

Many of the passengers were Golden State Warriors fans headed to Oracle Arena at the Coliseum Station in Oakland for game seven of the NBA finals. The Oakland Athletics also played a home game at O.co Coliseum, which started at 1:05 p.m. According to Gonzalez, the stoppage lasted for about two hours and by late Sunday, there were reports of just five to seven minute delays system wide.

Library courtyard gets a makeover Construction causes campus detours Kali Persall

MANAGING EDITOR Navigating the University Library entrance, or grabbing a cup of coffee from the campus Starbucks, will take a little longer than usual this summer as a construction zone is blocking all downstairs access points.

White detour signs direct patrons to enter the library through the second story entrance, which is wheelchair-accessible.

This construction project will restrict access to the entirety of the library courtyard from June 13 until July 25, according to Jaleh Behrouze, project manager for East Bay’s Planning, Design and Construction department. However, detour signs around campus indicate that the courtyard will be closed until August 9.

The library and Starbucks were temporarily closed last week and reopened the following Monday, according to Behrouze. For convenience, the bay card photo ID station is temporarily relocated to the campus bookstore until September 2.

Other library services, including the Student Center for Academic Achievement, Starbucks, Information Technology Services, Accessibility Services and Veterans Affairs will continue to operate throughout the summer, according to Behrouze.

Don’t switch, don’t switch.

That’s all I could think with less than a minute left in game seven of the NBA Finals on Sunday.

But he did, and it happened.

The Warriors had their best defender, Klay Thompson, on Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving when his teammate J.R. Smith set a screen on Thompson and forced his defender, Stephen Curry to switch.

Guard Irving then buried the game-winning three-pointer in the reigning two-time MVP’s face to secure the first championship for professional Ohio sports in 52 years. It was a small summary of the entire series in one play when it counted most. The Cavaliers saw a matchup they wanted, got it and executed. They made the Warriors do what they wanted them to and it was the fatal blow for Golden State’s championship goals.

The best regular season team ever at 73-9 and the same team that started the season 24-0 and 39-2 at home could not defend their home court and lost their attempt at back-to-back championships to the Lebron James-led Cavs 93-89.

“It will haunt me for a while,” Curry said to reporters following the game.

It should haunt him. Curry helped secure the Dubs a 3-1 series advantage and had three chances to beat Cleveland, but couldn’t get the job done in large part to the performance of Finals MVP James, who scored 40 points twice in the series, an NBA record. The fourtime NBA MVP led all players in the Finals in points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks, which made him the first player in NBA history to accomplish that feat.

James averaged 29.7 points, 11.3 rebounds, 8.9 assists, 2.3 blocks and 2.6 steals in the series and the Cavs became the first team to come back after trailing 3-1 in the NBA Finals. James also became just the third player in NBA history to record a triple-double in a finals game seven as he tallied 27 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals.

James was dominant and proved that he is the best player in the league, despite what the NBA MVP voting outcome was. He also brought a championship to a city that has had a history of disappointment and lacked a champion since the Jim Brown-led Cleveland Browns won theirs in 1966. From Ernest Byner’s fumble that led to “The Drive” by John Elway to the Michael Jordan shot that sent Cavs’ guard Craig Ehlo falling to the floor; or the blown save by Fernando Mesa that cost the Indians a World Series. All of those failures went away at the expense of Golden State.

Lebron got off the plane in Cleveland on Monday morning holding the championship trophy and wearing a shirt with deceased former professional wrestler “The Ultimate Warrior.”

Coincidence? No. James is calculated in everything that he does

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The Cal State East Bay Library courtyard is under construction and will reopen on July 25 according to project manager Jaleh Behrouze.

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Going through college with cancer

EDITORIAL STAFF EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Louis LaVenture

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By Christina Urbina

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Kali Persall

Miranda Perez started to notice her lower abdomen protrude over a two month period in 2013, but didn’t think it was anything serious. After a couple weeks of limping, Perez went into the emergency room. “I basically found out my diagnosis on my way into the emergency room,” she said.

On April 3 that same year, Perez was first diagnosed with bone cancer at 19 years old.

Within three months, two tumors, one the size of a newborn baby’s head and one the size of a lime, grew on Perez’s pelvis. “It looked like I was pregnant but I swear I wasn’t,” said Perez. “It was just a case of the cancer.”

Ewing sarcoma is an extremely rare type of bone cancer that typically occurs in children or young adults. About 200 children and young adults are diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma each year in the United States, according to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.

Perez underwent 12 rounds of chemotherapy and three rounds of radiation over a one-year span. Two tumors and part of her bladder were removed.

Chemotherapy aims to kill cancer cells but often kills good cells like white blood cells, which can cause patients to be more susceptible to illnesses like the common cold or skin infections, according to the American Cancer Society.

After the surgery, Perez broke her hip line dancing and then broke her hip again after a full day of shopping.

“You just have to be careful especially if you’re like me and you fracture your pelvis more than once,” Perez said. “I don’t regret going out or anything. I was having fun.”

On May 29, 2014, Perez was officially diagnosed as “cancer-free.” She started to live her life again. She got a job and began classes at Delta Community College in Stockton, California. She plans to earn her A.A. degree in psychology and become a school psychologist.

However, after 17 cancer-free months, Perez went back to the doctor for a checkup and heard the same dreaded three words that previously sent her life into chaos: “You have cancer.”

Perez was diagnosed again with Ewing sarcoma on Dec. 17, 2015 at the age

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Miranda Perez, 22, in UC Davis medical center for chemo and a stem cell transplant on May 9, 2016.

“Within three months, two tumors, one the size of a newborn baby’s head and one the size of a lime, grew on Perez’s pelvis.” of 22. The disease migrated to one of her lungs. Surgeons then removed the part of her lung that hosted the cancer cells in a partial pneumonectomy.

“I’d be lying if I said it was easy, it’s

never easy,” Perez said a month after the procedure. “I feel like it’s harder this time around.”

On May 5, 2016, Perez was admitted into UC Davis Children’s Hospital in Sacramento. She stayed in the hospital for three weeks and underwent an aggressive treatment plan of five rounds of chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant.

To harvest stem cells, a high-speed stem cell centrifuge machine is used to separate fat cells through a spinning motion, which separates dormant stem cells from harvested fat, according to the Cancer Treatment Centers of America.

During her three weeks in the hospital, days dragged on. With nothing to do, every minute that passed felt like 30.

Perez wasn’t allowed to leave her quarantined room under any circumstances.

Her room was a positive pressure room which had its own ventilation system that constantly sterilized the air.

When she was bored, she would watch the same 25 channels on a 20inch television in the corner. She occasionally rode a stationary bike in the

room but for no longer than 30 minutes.

Laying next to a wall-to-wall window, she craved to breathe fresh air. Before entering the pressurized room, all visitors had to enter a “scrub room” where they were required to wash their hands, put on a gown, gloves and face mask.

This time around, Perez wasn’t ready to put her life on hold again.

She decided to go to school and take online classes at Delta Community College, even if that meant taking her finals in the hospital.

Having cancer hasn’t stopped Perez from going out or enjoying her life. She still sees the bright side of every situation. While her friends talked about “turning up” on Cinco de Mayo, Perez talked about “turning up” on her “IV and ice chips.”

On May 25, 2016 Perez completed her treatment but does not yet know whether or not she is cancer-free. The results of the treatment take about two months to diagnose but Perez is hopeful. “I’m like a cat,” Perez said. “I have nine lives.”

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Red hot Bay Area housing puts big chill on Section 8

By Tammerlin Drummond EAST BAY TIMES Peruse the housing rental listings on Craigslist and you’ll find ads that say, “No Section 8.” There are landlords who accept cats and dogs--with some breed restrictions.

But increasingly, they want no part of humans on Section 8, the federal housing subsidy program for disabled, elderly and poor people. “When you do finally find a place that will take it, there’s 25 or 30 other people on Section 8 who show up,” said Desma Golden. The 49-yearold Oakland resident, who is disabled, has been trying to rent a two-bedroom apartment with her voucher since August 2014.

Golden has been swept up by market forces beyond her control. Thanks to sky-high Bay Area rents, landlords whose properties aren’t regulated by rent control can demand sums that would have gotten them laughed out the door in the recent past.

Landlords are abandoning Section 8 to cash in on the post-2014 rental Gold Rush. In the process, some of the most vulnerable residents are getting left out in the cold.

It’s not just a Bay Area problem. The same thing is happening in high-rent areas around the country. Washington, D.C. New York. Seattle.

“I’ve been in various meetings with (U.S. Housing and Urban Development) officials and explained to them I see a program that’s dying,” said Eric Johnson, executive director of the Oakland Housing Authority.

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According to Oakland housing officials, the city has lost 1,200 of its 7,000 Section 8 landlords since 2014.

Though the Housing Authority has been signing up new landlords, that hasn’t made up for the ones who’ve left the program.

Johnson said his agency is focused on finding innovative incentives for the ones who are willing to work with Section 8 and trying to make the process less burdensome for landlords.

The way the Housing Choice Voucher Program, better known as Section 8 works, HUD gives money to local housing authorities.

They give out vouchers to recipients who pay 30 percent of their income in rent. The federal government pays the remainder to the landlord, based on what federal housing officials determine is fair-market rent -- which has often been way too low in high-rent areas.

People on Section 8 have always had a tougher time finding housing. Negative stereotypes about poor renters abound.

When landlords are willing to participate in the Section 8 program, they must take on the added burden of going through property inspections and dealing with government regulations. When vacancy rates were higher, more landlords were willing to do that. Getting a guaranteed government check every month was a huge incentive.

But today, there is fierce competition for the few available rentals from people of all income levels.

In this current climate, landlords are increasingly unwilling to take Section 8, according to housing advocates.

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ones out there landlords won’t take,” said Katrina Killian, executive director of the Berkeley Drop-in Center, a nonprofit that provides support to people with mental health challenges.

“If I can get three- or four-thousand dollars for a unit I could only get $1700 for with Section 8, I’m going to go with the larger ticket.”

Homeless people with Section 8 vouchers are flooding the center seeking housing assistance. Some are living in their cars, in shelters and tents.

couple of months to find housing, now it might take eight or nine months,” said Joseph Villarreal, executive director of the Contra Costa Housing Authority.

“And they’re having to move out of Contra Costa County.”

The housing that is available tends to be in undesirable, high-crime areas.

Antioch resident Brittany Shoras made over 500 phone calls before she finally found one apartment that would accept her application.

It’s in a rough section of Antioch

“It’s sad. I want to live in my state, and I can’t.”

—Brittany Shoras, Antioch resident Golden was one of them. She lost the two-bedroom cottage in North Oakland that she had been renting for 10 years.

She said the Housing Authority denied her landlord’s request for a $100 increase in his government payment for the $1,100-a-month rent. Golden’s income is $963 per month from Social Security and disability. She had to move in with her mother.

It’s the same story throughout the East Bay. “What’s happening here is, where it used to take someone with section 8 a

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where she doesn’t feel safe as a transgender woman. Shoras, 57, had been renting a one-bedroom in Walnut Creek up until 2015 but had to move after 10 years when her landlord raised the rent $300. She relocated to an apartment in Antioch and has to pack up again. She’s thinking about moving to Utah.

“It’s sad,” she said. “I want to live in my state, and I can’t.”

State Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, sponsored a state bill that would have made it illegal for property owners to discriminate against a renter, solely

because the person is on a federal housing subsidy.

It died last month in the Senate Appropriations Committee under intense opposition from property owners.

“It wouldn’t mean you have to give the person the apartment, but you at least have to put them in the pool and screen the application like everyone else,” said Leah Simon-Weisberg, legal director for Tenants Together, an affordable housing advocacy group that backed the bill.

But the California Apartment Association, a statewide organization representing owners and property managers, says landlords shouldn’t be required to screen Section 8 applicants like everyone else.

“Many of the housing authorities don’t have the resources and funding to pay market rents,” said CAA spokeswoman Debra Carlton.

She also said lower-income owners can’t afford to lose rent while they wait for housing authorities to inspect their properties.

There are thousands of landlords in the East Bay who do work with Section 8. Eric Green is one. Last month, the Berkeley landlord rented a three-bedroom apartment to a desperate mother of four. This after he got a pleading call from Christina Murphy, a housing counselor at the Berkeley Drop-in Center.

“After seeing so many people who have been put out of their homes in the last two years, “ Green said, “my heart just opened up.”

Golden is waiting for her Mr. Green.

“If I didn’t have my mama,” she said, “I’d be living in my car or outside in tent.”

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The East Oakland Boxing Association is an after-school and summer youth program that offers a wide range of programs free to lower income and at-risk kids. Coaches work with children to develop self-esteem, confidence, control and social skills as they learn to train in a supportive environment.

“Boxing creates a chill, calming effect” Youth program cultivates successful environment

By Michele Dennis CONTRIBUTOR The East Oakland Boxing Association is an afterschool and summer youth program that offers one-on-one tutoring, gardening, cooking, arts and crafts and martial arts training for kids aged 5 to 20. All activities are free.

Banners with the words Integrity, Courage, Respect, Focus, Honor, Education and Discipline hang above the group’s facilities on 98th Avenue, which include a boxing and athletic gym, a kitchen, a stage for theater, crafts areas and classrooms.

“Boxing creates a chill, calming effect,” said Dalia Gomez, who began boxing as a form of meditation about 10 years ago and is now head coach at the East Oakland Boxing Association. The sport demands discipline, she says.

“These kids love the discipline, they need it,” Gomez said. “I teach them lessons of life, to model yourself after great people, make massive commitments towards your goals, to go hard or go home. I teach them to always believe in yourself.”

During a recent training, Gomez was in the ring, her eyes intent, as she watched a sparring match between two of her young protégés, ages 10 and 11. They had been training with her for over two years. When they finish it’s easy to see they are friends outside of the ring. The boxing

program has both boys and girls. The kids are carefully guided, and never allowed to go beyond their skill set. They put hours each week into their training.

Stanley Garcia, former professional boxer, founded the association 30 years ago. In the last 10 years, the association has transitioned into a full-fledged youth program, with a small dedicated staff and a core group of volunteers.

Though it has an ongoing commitment from the city of Oakland and several recurring grants for its base, the program has ongoing funding challenges. As a result, 140 kids will be admitted into the academic portion of the summer youth program, down from 220 last year. Volunteers are needed this summer for the Summer Youth Program, association staff said.

Many of the program’s current teachers and docents were previously enrolled in the program as youth. Some are currently pursuing degrees at Cal State East Bay. The association’s executive director, Sarah Chavez-Yoell, earned her undergraduate and master's degrees from CSUEB. CSUEB alumna Whitney Greswold, the program’s development assistant, is currently enrolled in the master's program at CSUEB, studying public administration.

A mentor to five youth, Greswold said the program helps the kids “connect socially, and allows the mentors to advocate for them at their own schools.”

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Vigil in SF’s Castro mourns Orlando massacre victims

By Evan Sernoffsky, Lizzie Johnson and Nanette Asimov SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE The mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando comes as the Bay Area prepares for huge Pride celebrations, including this month’s San Francisco event that is expected to draw about a million people into the city.

The LGBT community’s pride has grown alongside rising acceptance of same-sex marriage and gay rights. And then, early Sunday morning, a U.S. citizen who reportedly expressed allegiance to the Islamic State trained his sights on gay men and, by association, on the fragile sense of ease that had begun to take hold.

The tragedy deeply affects another community as well. For the second time in less than a year, Muslims face the pain of having to denounce a terrorist attack in the U.S. committed in the name of their faith.

On Sunday night, thousands of people gathered in San Francisco’s Castro district for a vigil and march to City Hall to honor the victims and share their grief. Politicians and LGBT leaders -- including San Francisco Supervisor David Campos and state Sen. Mark Leno -- spoke out for love, unity and gun control. “We think that because we have same-sex marriage the work is done. It’s not,” said Campos, who was in tears for much of the night. Like many of the Orlando victims, Campos is gay and Latino.

At Harvey Milk Plaza at Market and Castro streets, a huge crowd of mourners waved banners, brightly lit iPhones and candles in plastic cups. The neighborhood’s huge rainbow Pride flag hung at half-staff.

“It’s a chance to be with my community,” said Dirk Nettles, 44. He wore a rainbow flag around his shoulders and kissed friends. “I need to feel like I’m part of something. This is a night of joy and awareness. We aren’t going to let fear rule us.”

Unity in the face of tragedy In Oakland, Carlos Uribe said he was devastated by the attack apparently targeted at gay people. Uribe, co-chair of Oakland Pride activities, organized a Sunday night Oakland vigil to honor the dead and support those who lost family and friends.

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The LGBT pride flag flies memorial for the Orlando shooting in the Castro neighborhood of San Francisco.

“Please take care of yourself, allow yourself to mourn, to grieve, to be angry, to feel,” he said in a statement.

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee called the Orlando attack “a stark reminder of the violence that still threatens our LGBT community,” while House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, vowed, “We will not allow hate and terror to succeed in blinding us with fear.”

Fifty people were killed and at least 53 others were injured in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. It happened around 2 a.m. Sunday when Omar Mateen entered Pulse, a Florida nightclub packed with gay men, and opened fire.

Police arrived and fatally shot Mateen, 29, later identified as an American citizen of Fort Pierce, Fla. “Let’s be clear: This is an attack on the LGBT community,” said San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener, whose district includes the Castro. “There have been way too many attacks on our community. These anti-LGBT hate attacks need to stop.”

Throughout the day Sunday, crowds of people placed flowers, candles and

notes at 18th and Castro streets to remember the victims.

Juliette Hirt, 46, who lives in nearby Noe Valley, drew hearts on a red candle at the memorial. She had been walking to a pottery studio when she heard news of the shooting.

“My heart just dropped,” she said. “It was a big shock. I didn’t expect something of this magnitude to happen. There are ignorant, hateful people doing ignorant, hateful things all of the time. And yet it’s still so overwhelming.”

Castro resident Butterfly Guilmette, 23, said it was particularly disturbing to hear that members of the LGBT community were the victims.

“Part of me was like, ‘Oh, it’s another shooting,’ but there was so much pain knowing that queers were targeted,” he said. “There’s a lot of pain right now.”

The FBI is investigating the attack as an act of terrorism. Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Burbank, who sits on the House Intelligence Committee, issued a statement saying law enforcement officials told him the shooting was inspired by the Islamic State group.

Muslims condemn attack Bay Area Muslim leaders condemned the

attack and offered condolences to the families of loved ones killed or wounded in the massacre.

“This cold-blooded killing by a radicalized Muslim has shocked and stunned us beyond words, particularly in the month of Ramadan when we are expected to be especially kind and compassionate,” Hasan Rahim, director of San Jose’s Evergreen Islamic Center, said in a statement.

He said the center “calls upon Muslim Americans to be in the forefront in helping law enforcement officials identify and neutralize such fanatics and killers before they can carry out their deadly attacks.”

In December, Muslim leaders spoke out against attackers who terrorize in the name of Islam after a man and woman carrying assault rifles and handguns killed 14 people at a holiday party in San Bernardino. The shooters, a radicalized Muslim couple, died hours later in a gunbattle with police.

The massacre in Orlando comes as cities around the country hold Pride celebrations, raising fears of more violence.

San Francisco Pride events begin next Monday, and the huge annual parade

takes place June 26.

The Los Angeles Pride Parade was under way Sunday in West Hollywood, and the colorful celebration briefly became somber as festivalgoers held a moment of silence in tribute to those killed in Florida.

Earlier, Santa Monica police arrested a 20-year-old man, later identified as James Wesley Howell of Indiana, with three assault rifles, high-capacity magazines and a 5-gallon bucket with explosive chemicals, Lt. Saul Rodriguez said.

No motive was made clear.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said during a morning news conference that Howell’s arrest was “completely unrelated” to the Orlando attack.

Officials with the San Francisco Pride event said they are working with police to determine what steps to take in the wake of the killings.

“San Francisco Pride and the LGBT community are in mourning for their brothers and sisters and their friends and family in Orlando,” Pride spokesman Sam Singer said. “The most important thing for the 46th annual Pride Parade and Celebration is to show we will not be impacted by cowards or by people who want to terrorize our community and our democracy.”

The San Francisco Pride Parade is one of the largest LGBT events in the world and draws more than 1 million people to the city. The San Francisco Department of Emergency Management will activate its operations center to coordinate with multiple agencies, as it does for all largescale events.

Officials met Sunday with the San Francisco Police Department and U.S. Department of Homeland Security to look at all potential threats and determine what adjustments should be made, Department of Emergency Management spokesman Francis Zamora said.

‘So incredibly resilient’ Many in the Bay Area’s LGBT community said that they are shocked, horrified and saddened by Sunday’s attack but that the violence is all the more reason to show their pride.

“Even though this incident is the most extreme example of anti-LGBT violence in many years, this is not the first,” Wiener said. “The LGBT community is so incredibly resilient, and we will not let this horrible attack set us back. We will continue to be out and proud.”

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Police From Page 1 the resignation of the third acting police chief, Paul Figueroa, who stepped down on Friday. Schaaf said Figueroa’s decision to step down was unrelated to the scandals.

Schaaf said that all of these circumstances have led her to wait on appointing a new chief, especially since the news came out on Friday that several African American officers sent racist text messages, according to news agency Reuters. “We do think it’s relevant to share that the text messages were sent by African American officers, but they are wholly inappropriate and not acceptable from anyone who wears the badge of the Oakland Police Department,” Schaaf said.

According to Schaaf, California law prohibits her from discussing internal and personnel issues within the department, which has led to some confusion of what the actual charges being levied are.

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Oakland Police officers patrol and talk to community members in East Oakland earlier this year.

“I’m here to run a police department, not a frat house.”

—Libby Schaaf, Oakland Mayor

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Goalie Martin Jones is San Jose Shark’s MVP Sharks fall to the Penguins in Stanley Cup

By Erik Khan STAFF WRITER The San Jose Sharks just finished their deepest postseason run in team history, as the franchise appeared in their first ever Stanley Cup Final. While they were unable to defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins and lift Lord Stanley’s Cup for the first time, this type of progress is definitely something to build on going forward.

The Sharks were heavily outplayed by the Penguins in the Stanley Cup Final. until the end can be attributed to one man: goalie Martin Jones.

With the Penguins offense swarming the net and their strong forecheck throughout the entire series, Jones was forced to stand on his head if the Sharks were to have a chance.

Game one in Pittsburgh was hockey fans’ first glimpse into the greatness that Jones displayed in the Final. With the Penguins in attack mode, Jones was able to stop 38 of their 41 shot attempts.

He made some unreal saves and the only goals he gave up came on plays where the Sharks defense left him out to dry.

The second game in Pittsburgh featured a similar effort from the Penguins offense and Jones again was there to answer. Jones stopped 28 of the Penguins 30 shots on goal, and again, the only two he let by were on plays where he had no chance.

Penguins forward Nick Bonino set up Phil Kessel with a beautiful one-timer in the second period for the first goal.

In overtime, forward Connor Sheary ripped one past a screened Jones for the dagger.

Down 2-0 and headed back to the Shark tank, Jones needed his teammates to get it going on the offensive end. The Sharks were able to secure their first win in Stanley Cup history in an overtime thriller which saw Jones stop 40 shots,

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and image-conscious in every way.

This was a direct shot at the Dubs, who called him out several times on behavior and actions.

After a big block in game 6 on Curry, James taunted him and even called him “Little N---a” as the two walked away following the play.

Some will blame the Draymond Green suspension in game 5 for the losses, however it wasn’t Green’s fault in the final game. Green was suspended for game 5 after the league reviewed a play that resulted in a flagrant foul, which put Green over the limit, resulting in an automatic one-game suspension. Green started game 7 on fire, went five-for-five from behind the three point line and finished the game with 32 points, 15 rebounds and 9 assists, one shy of a triple-double of his own.

Others will blame Curry’s wife Ayesha for her tweet that claimed the series was “rigged,” which gave momentum to Cleveland and something to be angry about for James and the Cavs. Whatever the reason, the Warriors looked flat and the Cavs looked hungry. It was the Cavaliers who answered all the questions and the Warriors who fumbled at the goal line.

It was a forgettable first NBA Finals game 7 in franchise history for the Warriors and a close call for Oakland because they lost. No professional team has won a championship in the city since the Oakland Athletics did it in 1974 at the Oakland Coliseum.

For James it is a sigh of relief as he accomplished his goal of bringing a championship to Cleveland at the expense of the best regular season team ever.

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The San Jose Sharks' Paul Martin (7) helps goaltender Martin Jones (31) make a save against the Pittsburgh Penguins' Conor Sheary (43) in the third period of Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final at Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Thursday, June 9, 2016. The Sharks won, 4-2, to cut the Pens' series lead to 3-2. an absurd number. Once again, his play was the reason that the game was sent to overtime and wasn’t out of hand early.

The second game in the “Shark Tank” wasn’t as kind to the Sharks, as they fell

to the Penguins 3-1. This was the only game of the series in which the Penguins offense wasn’t on fire, but Jones gave up three goals on 20 shots.

The Sharks didn’t help Jones effort,

turning the puck over 20 times, with many of them resulting in a strong Penguins offensive attack.

While Jones was the best goalie in the 2016 NHL postseason, he took his

game to a level that even he didn’t know existed in the Stanley Cup. Down 3-1 in the series, the Sharks needed Jones to be their MVP, and he came through for the men in teal.

After relishing an early 2-0 San Jose lead, Jones put on one of the most impressive goaltending performances in Stanley Cup history, as he shut the door on the Penguins offense. He stopped 40 consecutive Penguins shots over the course of the game's final 55 minutes and lifted the Sharks to victory. Even with the Penguins throwing an absolute fleury of offense at Jones at the end of the game, he was able to keep their Stanley Cup hopes alive and send the series back to San Jose.

After a superb offensive performance by the Sharks in game 5, San Jose fans believed that if this continued, paired with the play of Jones, they had a legit shot to send the series back to Pittsburgh. Unfortunately, the Sharks offense came out flat. Despite an incredible performance by Jones, highlighted by some acrobatic third period saves, the Sharks never found a rhythm and were forced to watch the Penguins celebrate their Stanley Cup victory on their home ice.

While the loss in the final is surely disheartening, the Sharks have found the answer to their most consistent question: Who’s gonna protect the net?

Jones’ play has definitely solidified him as the starter for the future.

Jones appeared to come out of nowhere and played hero for the Sharks this season. The reason for this is because he played behind one of the best goalies in the league, Jonathan Quick, for the Los Angeles Kings. He never had the opportunity to display his talent before his arrival in San Jose last year.

With their biggest question answered, the Sharks boast their most competitive roster in recent years. Thanks to Jones, the Sharks nearly lifted their first Stanley Cup in franchise history. With him in net, they should be able to bring the first Lord Stanley home to San Jose in the coming years.

Ralston named 2016 coach of the year Baseball head coach awarded by writers

By Louis LaVenture EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The best season in Cal State East Bay baseball history got even better last week.

The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association named CSUEB Head Coach Bob Ralston 2016 West Region Coach of the Year earlier this month. The award comes after the Pioneers 33-22 overall record and 21-16 in California Collegiate Athletic Association Conference games this year. The 33 wins were the most ever by any baseball team in school history. It was the first CCAA North Division championship for East Bay and the first time they were selected to the regional tournament since 1977.

East Bay lost in the CCAA championship game to Chico State on May 14, 109. However, the Pioneers still qualified for the NCAA Division II West Regionals in Riverside on May 19 and 20 where they lost to California Baptist University and Dixie State before being eliminated.

Ralston also received the CCAA Coach of the Year award and is the first CSUEB coach to win the West Region honor since 2010. Ralston is now 134-114 in his five years at the helm for the Pioneers. Ralston graduated from Moreau Catholic High School where he had a stellar career for the Mariners that earned him a 2003 hall of fame induction at his alma mater. He also graduated from Cal State Hayward in 1988 with a degree in physical education.

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CSUEB baseball Head Coach Bob Ralston claps for his players during a home game in Hayward earlier this year.

Ralston was named 2016 West Region Coach of the Year by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.

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CSUEB Pioneer outfielder Myles Babitt makes contact with the baseball during a game in February at Pioneer Field. Babitt was chosen by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 25th round of this year’s Major League Baseball draft in Secaucus, New Jersey. The outfielder learned of his selection while waiting to receive his dipolma during his graduation ceremony in Hayward.

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CSUEB’s Myles Babitt drafted by Diamondbacks Arizona takes outfielder in the 25th round

By Erik Khan STAFF WRITER Two dreams came true for Cal State East Bay senior baseball player Myles Babitt on June 11. The outfielder graduated with a degree in communications and was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 25th round of the 2016 Major Baseball League Draft.

Babitt’s notification of being drafted was surreal, arriving as he was was just about to step on the stage to receive his diploma.

“I was on stage about four people away from receiving my diploma when my phone rang,” said Babitt. “I answered and they said, ‘Hi Myles this is John Bratsch from the Arizona Diamondbacks we wanted to let you know that you have been selected in the 25th round of this year’s Major League Draft.’ I was so caught up in the moment of graduating that it seemed unbelievable.”

Babitt was a part of the Pioneers historical baseball season this year as they won a school-record 33 games, including the California Collegiate Athletic Association North Division Title, and also helped the Pioneers get their first ever appearance in the NCAA tournament.

Babitt is also the first player in three years to be drafted from CSUEB. “To be the first player drafted in three years is a phenomenal feeling,” Babitt said. “I hope it opens the door for someone to get drafted again next year.” The senior had a batting average of .308 this

past season and also finished third on the team with a .410 on base percentage.

A lot of Babitt’s success can be attributed to his father Mack Babitt, who is currently a scout for the New York Mets and an analyst for the Oakland A’s on Comcast SportsNet Bay Area. He is also a former Major League player and Diamondbacks scout.

Babitt said he always wanted to be just like this father and play in the major leagues like he did. Growing up, he would watch video tapes of his dad when he played for the A’s and dreamed of one day replicating his father’s success. That dream came true for Babitt when he also drafted in the same round as his father, the 25th.

“It is an honor to have a son who wants to be like his dad,” said Mack Babitt. “All I can be is proud. He has so much resilience, he was not given the opportunity to play outfield early, but he kept working hard and it paid off.” However, it was his academic accomplishment of graduating from college that his father was most proud of, especially while competing at such a high-level of baseball.

While much attribution can be given to his father, Babitt was especially grateful for the East Bay baseball program that took him in and gave him the chance to showcase his abilities.

“Consistent hard work and dedication,” CSUEB head coach Bob Ralston said of Babitt. “He deserves this and if he keeps believing in himself and putting in the extra work, he can go far.”

Two days after graduation, he traveled to Hillsboro, Oregon for one-week mini camp where players get acquainted with the system and go over some fundamentals. After the minicamp, players

were sent off to their teams and now he is in Arizona for short season rookie ball.

Babitt said he feels prepared to be a professional baseball player and will continue to learn and improve.

“It’s all a process,” Babitt said. “A daily grind that you must work hard for day

in and day out. It takes patience and a tremendous amount of dedication and I am willing to dedicate myself.”

The league is tough and back up plans are always necessary, Babitt feels blessed to have a communications degree to fall back on if he fails in his professional baseball career. He will continue to try

and stay within sports if his career in baseball does not work out and possibly work with Comcast Sports, just like his father.

“I can only control what I can control and that’s putting the work in and letting the rest take care of itself,” said Babitt.

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