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Environmentalists demonstrate climate change in Oakland SEE OPINION PAGE 2
VETERANS FACE UNIQUE EDUCATION CHALLENGES
On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick of the Northern District of California issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against an executive order that President Donald Trump issued on Jan. 25 to cut off federal funding to sanctuary states and cities.
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Protesters hold up banners in Jack London Square in Oakland on Saturday with the goal of drawing attention to climate change as well as the rising sea levels.
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By the year 2100, parts of the Oakland Coliseum, railroads, highways 580, 80 and the Oakland International Airport could be covered by two meters — or six and a half feet — of water, if sea levels continue to rise as anticipated, according to Robert Cheasty, Executive Director of Citizens for East
Shore Parks, CESP. In commemoration of Earth Day, over two dozen demonstrators gathered in Oakland’s Jack London Square for a “Visualizing Sea Rise” event on Saturday organized by CESP, a nonprofit based in Albany whose goal is to establish parks along the shoreline from the Oakland Estuary to the Carquinez Strait. “We want science.” They carried large bright blue fab-
ric banners with the words, “Your new shoreline at 2 meters,” and chanted “We want science.” They formed a line with their banners on Broadway and 2nd street to demonstrate which areas of the city are predicted to be underwater in the next century if humans don’t take preventative actions to preserve shorelines and reduce emissions. The event was held on the same day day as the March for Science, a global
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Hayward campus hosts welcome day
'Beastmode' returning to Oakland By Louis LaVenture EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
According to multiple NFL and Oakland Raiders sources, the team agreed to a trade with the Seattle Seahawks on Wednesday that will bring Oakland native and retired running back Marshawn Lynch back to the silver and black. The deal will cost Raiders a couple late round picks in this year’s draft, however details of the deal were not available at the time of publication. Lynch is currently in Haiti with some of his former Seahawk teammates who are building schools and houses, according to statements from the Seahawks. Lynch will have to pass a physical by a Raiders team doctor when he gets back in order to finalize the deal. Lynch hasn’t played in a game since Jan. 17, 2016, which was a loss to the Carolina Panthers in the playoffs. Lynch originally visited the Raiders Alameda facility on April 5, according to multiple ESPN analysts; however, the two sides didn’t agree to terms until earlier this week. Lynch is an Oakland native who opened a retail store on Broadway in downtown Oakland last year and also attended school in the Oakland Unified School District.
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The Cal State East Bay Hayward campus hosted welcome day on Saturday for incoming freshman and transfer students beginning school in the fall. There were stations set up all over campus that provided information about the academic colleges, bachelor's degrees, student support services, student life and leadership programs, financial aid, campus tours and more. Top: Incoming students along with their family and friends wait in line at the Student Services Building on Saturday. Right: A student and his family talk about financial aid to a university representative at welcome day on Saturday in Hayward.
According to Cornell University Law School’s Legal Information Institute, a preliminary injunction is a temporary court order that requires a person or organization to cease a specific harmful action before a lawsuit goes to trial. The injunction temporarily blocks the Trump administration’s executive order, “Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States,” which will withhold federal funding from cities and states that have pledged to protect undocumented immigrants by refusing to cooperate with federal immigration officials, according to the White House Office of the Press Secretary. Multiple motions for an injunction were filed by Santa Clara County and the city and county of San Francisco, who have both pursued lawsuits against the Trump administration, according to the Mercury News. Judge Orrick heard the claims on April 14 at the U.S. District Court in San Francisco. The temporary injunction applies to the entire country, not just California. As of Jan. 2016, there were over 300 sanctuary jurisdictions that refused to comply with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or ICE, according to a study conducted by the Center for Immigration Studies and reported in a federal memo issued by the U.S. Department of Justice on May 21, 2016. For a preliminary injunction to be granted, the party must demonstrate that they will suffer “irreparable harm” unless it is granted, according to the Legal Information Institute. Santa Clara County alone could lose around $1.7 billion, which constitutes about 35 percent of the county’s total revenue, according to the Mercury News. A Reuters analysis released on Jan. 26 shows that $2.27 billion dollars in federal funding could be cut by Trump’s executive order for the 10 largest sanctuary cities in the U.S. The study listed the city and county of Los Angeles and the city of San Francisco as the major sanctuary cities and counties in California, which stand to lose $466.2 million and $70.9 million respectively. According to the Mercury News, the Bay Area houses several sanctuary counties, including San Francisco, Santa Cruz and Alameda and cities like Oakland and San Jose. Cal State East Bay Chancellor Timothy White issued several statements to the campus community in recent months that pledged the CSU’s commitment to protecting undocumented students. White promised that the CSU system will not enforce federal immigration executive orders, unless required by law. The University Police Department will not work with local, state or federal officials to detain, question or arrest students who are — or are suspected to be — undocumented, according to White.
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Veterans graduate but still may suffer
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By Stephen Freitas CONTRIBUTOR Graduation is around the corner and the professional world is knocking on my door. Am I ready? Do I have the necessary skills and experience to make it in a society that embodies the survival of the fittest? One where the strong are praised and the weak are forgotten. I already have bills to pay and a child to support, so what’s in store for me next? These are just some of the thoughts that go through my head every single day being a military veteran. While other students are stressed about getting a job and balancing higher demanding responsibilities , I’ve had to do that since 2011. My life completely changed on Jan. 12, 2009, when I withdrew from Sonoma State University to join the United States Marine Corps. Our country was still at war in Iraq and Afghanistan and I wanted to do my part. I wasn’t succeeding at school and I did not want to waste my potential by failing classes. I was assigned to 5th Battalion, 10th Marines where I operated a M777 Howitzer Cannon. Our objectives were to provide cover fire for infantry based units by shooting high explosive projectiles from a distance. For nearly six months, my artillery unit trained in South Korea, Okinawa, and Japan, then returned to North Carolina, where we were stationed, to continue training for war, which we never actually deployed for. About a year into my enlistment, I met a civilian. We got married and ended up expecting a little girl, but within four months she wanted a divorce. After our child was born, the life I once knew was gone. No more partying, hanging with friends, or buying things. Currently statistics estimate the military divorce rate dropping to around 3%. In 2013, my fouryear military enlistment ended, and
I returned to Walnut Creek. The Bay Area seemed the same, but everything about my life was different. Transition to Civilian Life Transition from the military is not an easy experience . Veterans have to adjust to civilian life which can prove difficult depending on their circumstances. In a economic opportunity report released by the Veteran Affairs office, approximately 53% of veterans who separated post 9/11 will face some type of unemployment while transitioning. That accounts for approximately 1 out of every 2 veterans. Those who get out of the military may also have conditions that make transitioning difficult. In a survey conducted in 2016 by the Wounded Warrior Project, an estimated 85% of veterans in the program receive disability benefits. Out of that percentage, 77% of veterans claimed post-traumatic stress disorder. Other health issues reported were trouble sleeping which accounted for 72% and depression accounted for 70%. My transition wasn’t as difficult because I had an amazing support system from family and friends. Underneath the fake image i portrayed to everyone else though, I was still fighting a war with myself. Upon my release from active duty, I had required wrist surgery, been diagnosed with chronic depression, trouble sleeping, and suffered from night terrors. This is a form of sleep disorder that results in episodes of extreme panic and anxiety within a few hours of sleep. Using the Post 9/11 GI Bill While my friends were out having a good time, I was working five days a week for up to 50 hours and taking classes at Diablo Valley College on the GI Bill, which covered all my tuition and money for housing and has continued to cover my tuition here at Cal State East Bay, which I transferred to in Fall 2015. All this time, I have been paying monthly child-support checks,
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car payments, and rent. Educational benefits for veterans are broken into 7 programs. The GI Bill accounts for two of the seven programs which are the Post 9/11 GI Bill and the Montgomery GI Bill. According to Veteran Affairs, in 2016 around 1,000,089 veterans used some form of educational benefits. The total amount of money distributed last year between the 7 programs was approximately $12.9 billion. Using the Post 9/11 GI Bill has helped me afford college and given me the ability to live comfortably. Under the program besides having my tuition paid, the GI BIll grants around $3,304 for living expenses a month for the East Bay area. This combined with disability benefits has insured that I didn’t end up on the streets. According to the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, around 39,471 veterans face homelessness any given night. Looking Back and to the Future Now the time has arrived for me to
join the rest of society, but what do I have to show for it? No internships, no on-the-job experience, and bills from a life I chose to have. I would be fine, but in a few months my GI Bill income will come to an end. This is my reality. And it terrifies me. These last two quarters are my last chance to make myself desirable to employers. I pushed myself to get as much on the job experience as I can this past year, to create a worthwhile resume that shows I can do photography and film production. Even then it may not be enough. When my time here at CSU East Bay is over this Summer, I will leave with a degree in Communications and $2,700 in bills due every month. Now I’m left with the question; How do I survive? Academics might be what gets your degree but it’s how one choses to live their life that defines who they are. When asked if I’m ready for what the future holds, I will still say I am. Are you?
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Social media saves album release By Gabriel Rubio CONTRIBUTOR DJ and Music producer known as Mimosa was set to release his new album “Sinner/Saint” with a free performance on Friday at 4:20 p.m. at Mad Monk Center for Anachronistic Media, a music store in Berkeley. Advertisements promoted Mimosa as a DJ who sold out shows worldwide, and would deliver a mesmerizing performance, one that would transport fans and make them feel like they were experiencing a small piece of a day at Coachella or the Electric Daisy Carnival in Vegas. But, these feeling and emotions were lost when the free event did not take place. The live performance was projected to begin at 4:20 p.m. but as fans arrived, there was no indication that a concert was taking place. An empty stage with an employee taking part in what seemed to be a sound check dealing with technical issues was instead happening. At 4:25 p.m. Mimosa stepped on the stage with a confused expression as he stared at the speakers above. According to Rasputin Music-Berkeley, the host of the event, they cancelled the show due to technical issues and a last-minute pushback of the release date. By approximately 4:50 p.m. the set was being taken down. Attendees of the concert seemed upset and confused. “Not only am I disappointed that I had to wait an hour in traffic and adjust my schedule, I am really frustrated that the event was cancelled,” said Fremont resident Jaspreet Mann, 18. DJ Mimosa needed a solution. He took to Facebook Live at 6:31 p.m. to release new music his fans had expected to hear at the canceled performance. Since Facebook Live allows artists to interact with fans instantly through video that records real time action, Mimosa was able to dance along to electronic dance beats as he played each track from his Sinner/Saint Album. As Mimosa encouraged fans to purchase new music, viewers could leave comments on the new album, like “fresh”, “good work”, and “your music takes me places.” The Facebook interface also allowed fans who did not live near the Berkley area to be apart of the album release, which created a much larger audience. Accord-
ing to Mimosa’s Facebook page, he received nearly 100 comments and approximately five thousand views, none of which would have happened if the Rasputin Music-Berkeley event had actually taken place. Rasputin Music-Berkeley did not proactively communicate with fans. Those who had signed up for the Rasputin Music-Berkeley facebook event did not receive any proper notification about the cancelation until 10:16 a.m. the next morning. They provided no concrete details or further updates on social media. Director of Special Events for Rasputin Music Cameron Jackson told the Pioneer the reason of the cancellation was announced only to a few people who attended the event. “Mimosa is actually going to be releasing the EP on vinyl so it made more sense to postpone the listening party until the vinyl release,” Jackson told the Pioneer in an email. “Also we had a few technical issues with the very expensive sound system we purchased and so we didn’t feel that it would truly represent the quality of Mimosas sound.” The high prices of major raves, festivals, and concerts prevent many middle class individuals from attending. With tickets ranging anywhere from $200 to $600 dollars, concert seekers look for alternatives that will allow them to stay under budget. The reason for alternative options is due to the fact that many fans wanting to attend concerts do not have the funds that will be allow them to attend the expensive events. Mimosa’s free listening party at Rasputin Music-Berkeley was supposed to be an event for money saving individuals but the cancellation let down fans craving for the experience of a live concert. The personal Facebook Live video saved the release by pleasing fans who can now listen to the music online wherever they go, which creates a concert-like feel. Applications like Facebook Live need to be promoted so that people who are not able to attend concerts will have the same experience as those who spend hundred of dollars. Musical events are a way for fans to interact with their favorite artist and without the funds the experience will not be created. Everyone deserves the capability to enjoy music in a public forum that will create memories, feelings, and emotions.
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Horses take to Hayward streets
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California’s drought is over, but we’re still toting up the costs By Dale Kasler THE SACRAMENTO BEE
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Hayward resident Gerardo Suarez, right, and his friend ride horses on Mission boulevard in South Hayward across the street from the former Holiday Bowl last week. Suarez said they keep their horses in a stable on the border of Hayward and Union City on Mission Boulevard and they try to ride them once a week.
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The 49ers and Raiders will select... NFL Draft set for this weekend By Jerry McDonald EAST BAY TIMES A guess at how the first round will play out Thursday night in Philadelphia, a mock draft suitable for mocking: 1. Cleveland: DE Myles Garrett, Texas A&M (6-4, 272) -- Warren Sapp isn’t a fan, but to just about everyone else Garrett is in the Von Miller-Khalil Mack realm. 2. 49ers: DE-DT Solomon Thomas, Stanford (6-3, 273) -- If Thomas is really the next Aaron Donald, it doesn’t matter if last two No. 1 picks were D-linemen. 3. Chicago: SS Jamal Adams, LSU (6-0, 214) -- Moves in as an instant starter alongside free agent acquisition Quintin Demps to solidify last line of defense. 4. Jacksonville: RB Leonard Fournette, LSU (6-0, 240) -- TJ Yeldon and Chris Ivory aren’t going to cut it, and Blake Bortles needs a running game. 5. Tennessee: CB Marshon Lattimore, Ohio State (6-0, 193) -- Don’t look now, but this year’s Titans could be last year’s Raiders. 6. N.Y. Jets: DE Derek Barnett, Tennessee (6-3, 259) -- The “measurables” aren’t great, but “measurables” never recorded a sack and Barnett has dominated in the SEC. 7. L.A. Chargers: DT Jonathan
Allen, Alabama (6-3, 286) -- Another piece to add to a D-line that has Joey Bosa and Corey Liuget. 8: Carolina: RB Christian McCaffrey, Stanford (5-11, 202) -- Man, does Cam Newton need some help. And here it comes in both the run game and the passing game. 9. Cincinnati: LB Reuben Foster, Alabama (6-0, 229) -- A dilute sample at the combine? Lots of teams care about this stuff. The Bengals never have. 10. Buffalo: S Malik Hooker, Ohio State (6-1, 206) -- Defensive-minded coach Sean McDermott gets his center fielder. Potential? Think Ed Reed, Earl Thomas. 11. New Orleans: WR Corey Davis, Western Michigan (6-3, 209) -- Not hard to imagine Drew Brees enabling Davis to put up a 75-1,200-12 season as a rookie starter. 12. Cleveland: QB DeShaun Watson, Clemson (6-2, 221) -- Has had his skill set picked apart nearly as much as he picked apart Alabama in the last two championship games. 13. Arizona: TE O.J. Howard, Alabama (6-6, 251) -- Kind of got lost when Alabama was rolling up inferior foes, but that won’t happen with Bruce Arians and Carson Palmer. 14. Philadelphia: CB Tre’Davious White, LSU (5-11, 192) -- Eagles personnel exec Joe Douglas is on record as loving corner who broke up 15 or 42 passes that went his way last year. 15. Indianapolis: OT Ryan Ramczyk, Wisconsin (6-6, 310) -Time for the Colts to put some resources toward keeping Andrew Luck healthy.
16. Baltimore: OLB Haason Reddick, Temple (6-1, 237) -- With 21.5 tackles for loss in 2015, Reddick could help Ravens return to playing on other side of the line. 17. Washington: RB Dalvin Cook, Florida State (5-10, 210) -- Versatile back is a consolation prize since Christian McCaffrey is off the board. 18. Tennessee: WR Mike Williams, Clemson (6-4, 218) -- Time for QB Marcus Mariota to start working on those back shoulder fades. 19. Tampa Bay: DE Taco Charlton, Michigan (6-6, 277) -- You’d go by Taco too if your first name was “Vidauntae.” Had 9.5 sacks, 13.5 tackles for loss for Jim Harbaugh. 20. Denver: T Cam Robinson, Alabama (6-6, 322) -- Lots of good pass rushers in the AFC West; Paxton Lynch or Trevor Simien could use a bodyguard. 21. Detroit: OLB-DE T.J. Watt, Wisconsin (6-4, 252) -- The last name and the motor are familiar, but younger brother of J.J. Watt will come hard from the outside. 22. Miami: G Forrest Lamp, Western Kentucky (6-4, 309) -Pretty much pitched a shutout as blindside protector, expected to move inside as a pro. 23. N.Y. Giants: T Garrett Boles, Utah (6-6, 297) -- A year ago, didn’t select offensive or defensive lineman for first time ever. That changes immediately. 24. Raiders: ILB Jarrad Davis, Florida (6-1, 238) -- Reggie McKenzie says he’ll take best available. He and Jack Del Rio delighted it turned out to be
a starting inside linebacker. 25. Houston: QB Mitch Trubisky, North Carolina (6-2, 222) -- A team that can’t get its quarterback straight gives it another shot; Trubisky has all of 13 games experience. 26. Seattle: CB Kevin King, Washington (6-3, 200) -- Former Oakland-Bishop O’Dowd High star is a classic, rangy press corner. Think Nnamdi Asomugha during his Raider years. 27. Kansas City: LB Zach Cunningham, Vanderbilt (6-3, 234) -- Misses too many tackles, but Cunningham fits as eventual replacement for Derrick Johnson. 28. Dallas: CB Adoree Jackson, Southern Cal (5-10, 186) -- Defensive playmaker who can be explosive on returns and occasionally catch the ball for Dak Prescott. 29. Green Bay: CB Marlon Humphrey, Alabama (6-0, 197) -Classic Crimson Tide conundrum -- do players make the program or does program make the player? 30. Pittsburgh: John Ross, Washington (5-11, 188) -- Winner of annual “If Al Davis were alive he’d be a Raider” award after 4.22 40-yard dash at combine. Durability concerns. 31. Atlanta: DT Malik McDowell, Michigan State (6-6, 295) -Everyone who watches his tape marvels at the gap between the really good and the invisible. 32. New Orleans: QB Pat Mahomes, Texas Tech (6-2, 225) -With second of two first-round picks, Saints prepare for life without Brees.
Californians paid for the drought in many ways. Homeowners saw their water rates rise. Farmers sacrificed revenue when they idled fields. And practically everyone spent more on electricity. Californians’ electricity costs jumped by a combined $2.45 billion from 2012 to 2016 because of severe shortages of cheap hydroelectricity, according to an estimate released Wednesday by the Pacific Institute, an Oakland water policy think tank. The impact on bills wasn’t enormous in the scheme of things: Last year alone Californians spent almost $39 billion on electricity, according to federal data. Nonetheless, the hydro shortage was one of the little-known effects of the just-concluded drought, said the study’s author and institute’s president emeritus, Peter Gleick. “There are lots of impacts of the drought and we’re just beginning to understand what the impacts were, and they’re not negligible,” Gleick said in an interview. “This was a consequence that we’re having to pay for.” Gleick said the loss of hydro power created environmental impacts, too. Carbon emissions from the state’s power plants rose by 10 percent during the drought as utilities shifted to conventional sources like natural gas, the study said. Although state officials say utilities are making progress toward meeting California’s mandates on reducing emissions and increasing the use of renewable power sources, Gleick said the hydro shortage represented a temporary setback. “The drought has been in some ways a temporary bump,” he said. “If the weather were normal we would have emitted even less carbon.” The institute’s analysis underscores the importance of hydro to California’s energy portfolio. In 2011, the last wet year before the drought began, hydro accounted for 21 percent of the electricity generated in the state, according to the study. In 2015, the worst year of the drought, the percentage fell to 7 percent. That created cost impacts. Hydro power is cheap, as low as 2 cents a kilowatt hour. Conventional power, from natural gas-fired plants, is about twice as expensive. As their hydro sources dried up, California’s utilities had to resort to costlier forms of energy -- and their customers paid. Pacific Gas and Electric Co. raised rates 1.5 percent in 2014 to reflect the lack of hydro. Roseville Electric, the city-owned utility, imposed a 2 percent drought surcharge in 2014. Sacramento Municipal Utility District held off a year but imposed its own 1.3 percent surcharge in 2015; that raised the average residential rate by $1.22 a month. Roseville and SMUD removed their surcharges last year. PG&E’s rate increase for this year, which reflects last year’s costs, was dialed back to 0.25 percent. Officials with the utilities said the changes reflect a return to normal or near-normal conditions at their hydro plants. For instance, SMUD’s system of reservoirs and power plants on the American River has generated twice as much power this year as it did in all of 2015, said SMUD spokesman Chris Capra. “We are full, we are doing very well as far as hydro goes,” Capra said. “We’ll be using it all summer long.”
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Penguins put Pioneers in check at home
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The Pioneers lost both games against the Dominican University Penguins on Sunday, 3-0, which puts their overall record at 26-22 with just one series left before the California Collegiate Athletic Association Conference championships begin in Stockton on May 5. Left: Cal State East Bay sophomore utility player Meghan Araneta hits the ball during a 3-0 loss to the Dominican University Penguins held on Sunday at Pioneer Softball Field on the Hayward campus. Above: Cal State East Bay junior utility player Ashley Allen attempts to score during a loss against Dominican University on Sunday in Hayward. Bottom: Cal State East Bay freshmen pitcher Olivia McWhorter fires a ball against the Dominican University Penguins on Sunday at Pioneer Softball Field.
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Homeless teens forced to choose jail just to get a square meal
New law requires inmate’s consent for federal interviews
San Quentin News stories are published courtesy of a content-sharing collaboration between The Pioneer and The San Quentin News, the prison’s official inmate-run newspaper. The collaboration began in July 2016 after faculty and staff of The Pioneer visited the journalism guild in the prison.
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Jail or starvation are the hard choices some American teens have to make when facing uncertainty of where their next meal is coming from, the Urban Institute reported in September. Teens spoke about going to jail or failing school, so they could attend summer classes to receive lunches as another means for ensuring regular meals, the report stated. “A lot of people are choosing to be in jail rather than be on the street,” said a girl in Portland. “It might not be the best food, might not be the best place to be, but it’s a roof over your head. “Every single day, they eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner,” she continued. Girls in Greensboro Metro agreed, “Jail is a luxury, especially for people who live in a trailer. Some people, including teens, will commit a crime to get a place to stay, a meal.”
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March From Page 1 protest that stemmed from Washington D.C. and took place in 600 other locations, including San Francisco, according to CNN. The march was organized to address recent political policies that restrict scientific research and advocate for science as a non-partisan issue, according to the March for Science website. “We need some clever ideas about how to adapt,” said Jeremy Lowe, a senior environmental scientist at the San Francisco Bay Estuary Institute, an aquatic and ecosystem institute that partners with the Environmental Protection Agency, who spoke at the event. “We’ve got Stanford, we’ve got Berkeley, we’ve got Silicon Valley, we’ve got all these clever people here. If there’s anywhere on the planet that we have to adapt and adapt well, it should be in the Bay Area. We’re lucky, we have a lot of good science in the area.” High Tides, Coastal Flooding? According to a 2013 study commissioned by The Bay Institute, one of five divisions of the watershed conservation nonprofit organization Bay.org, scientists predict that storms associated with high tides will be the greatest cause of coastal flooding, rather than sea level rise alone. According to Cheasty, scientists predicted that by 2050, there will be a one-meter sea level rise, and a two-meter rise by the end of that century. “It may be a whole lot shorter and quicker than that,” he said. “We’re talking biblical stuff here.” Much of the East Bay shoreline is used for industrial use, city dumps and warehouses, according to Cheasty. According to Cameron Wilson, program manager at CESP, parks and open space along the shoreline are essential in
Impossible Choices: Teens and Food Insecurity in America, by the Urban Institute, surveyed some youths who discussed selling their body or engaging in sex for money as a strategy to make ends meet. “When you’re selling your body, it’s more in disguise,” explained a teen boy in rural North Carolina. “Like if I had sex with you, you have to buy me dinner tonight…that’s how girls deal with the struggle…That’s better than taking money because if they take money, they will be labeled a prostitute.” With low-income wages stagnated, declining cash assistance and the recession, hardships increased for families already living in poverty, according to the report. Impossible Choices finds an estimated 6.8 million young people ages 10 through 17 are living in food-insecure households. Teens in such families routinely take on the role of parents, often going hungry so younger siblings can eat, and they are out searching for ways to bring in food and money. “I will go without a meal if that’s the case,” said one girl in Chicago, “as long as my two young siblings is good, that’s all that really matters to me.” The youth had engaged in criminal behavior from shoplifting food to selling drugs and stealing items to resell for cash, the survey found. Young men in limited job option communities were the most likely to participate in such behaviors. The surveyed showed that most
teens felt that parents do everything they can to shield their children from hunger, but some also felt pressured to contribute to the family. “Basically (those parents) are saying, ‘Get up and do something productive to help your family out,” explained a young man in San Diego. “Don’t just watch (us) struggle.” This can start as early as age 13; with parents telling the youth to look for a summer job. This intensifies by the time they turn 18 and they feel they have little choice but to start supporting themselves, the survey found. Even when not pressured, some teens felt the need to take the initiative to help. “Someone I knew dropped out of high school to make money for the family,” said a girl in San Diego. “She felt the need to step up; she started selling herself.” Realistically teens have limited employment opportunities and earning power. This leaves many vulnerable to exploitation from gangs who want boys to sell drugs or girls to traffic sex for adults who want to date teens, the survey found. There were 193 young people from 20 focus groups taking part in the research. The participants were between ages 13–18, eight groups were majority African-American, five were majority Latino, four were majority White, and the remaining three were mixed.
dense urban areas like Bay Area cities. In 1985, Bay Area environmentalists joined to form CESP and worked for 17 years to establish the McLaughlin Eastshore State Park in 2002, which stretches eight and a half miles through Oakland, Emeryville, Berkeley, Albany and Richmond. The organization received pushback from six cities, two counties, two congressional districts and two park districts before the park was finally established in 2002, according to Cheasty. CESP is now works to bring awareness to climate change through events like “Visualizing Sea Rise” and the Resilient Shoreline Program, which launched last year, according to Wilson. “McLaughlin Eastshore State Park was established by bringing a variety of interties and stakeholders together for a common goal,” said Wilson. “We’re using this same strategy for the Resilient Shoreline, and we continue to advocate for expanded parks and open space along the shoreline.”
of our work will be underwater if we don’t do something about it,” said Cheasty. CESP has met with leaders from the cities of Albany, Berkeley, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Hayward, Oakland, Pinole, Richmond, San Pablo and ten other local environmental organizations, according to Wilson. According to The Bay Institute, the San Francisco Bay Estuary is the largest on the west coast of both North and South America and the San Francisco Bay is the largest harbor on the Pacific Coast, bringing in 67 million tons of cargo each year. However, the San Francisco Bay has decreased by a third within the last 150 years and only a quarter of its original habitat and wetlands remain, largely due to human interference with the estuary system during the gold rush in the 1800s. Settlers destroyed 542,000 acres of tidal wetlands by draining and converting them to farmland, according to The Bay Institute.
“We have a king tide and lots of rain.” According to Wilson, a “resilient shoreline” uses natural resources to mitigate against sea level rise. The organization is looking at solutions such as reducing pollution, expanding marshlands and creating horizontal levees, a natural infrastructure that restores marshland and reduce shoreline flooding caused by sea level rise, according to The Bay Institute. “We need to see more of this to be ready for sea level rise,” said Wilson. “It is alarming but we’re seeing challenges with our existing infrastructure when we have a king tide and lots of rain.” Cheasty said the project began last year with a “Tour of Mayors,” which involved the group meeting with the Mayors, County Supervisors and State Representatives throughout the Bay Area and forming a “grand coalition.” The goal was to garner enough support from local leaders to help pressure lawmakers to designate the trillions of dollars of funding needed to restore marshlands and establish coastline parks, according to Cheasty. “Decades
Trump: global warming is a hoax CESP is one of the organizations involved in a project to restore these marshlands, a method of protecting the shoreline from sea level rise. Wilson said that CESP hopes the “Visualizing Sea Rise” event will empower the public to get involved by attending city council meetings and talking to leaders. “Climate change is no longer a theory, it’s a reality, it’s here,” said Cheasty. “It’s here now but people still aren’t paying attention. It’s going to take something drastic for people to really understand it.” In 2012, President Donald Trump tweeted that global warming was a hoax created by the Chinese. He has since publicly reaffirmed his doubts about climate change several times, insisting that cold winters serve as evidence that climate change is a hoax. “Science is neutral, it shouldn’t be political,” said Cheasty. “Today we have people in the highest position of power who deride science and make up facts. They cannot tell us that science can be ignored and they cannot make up their own facts.”
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A new California law requires law enforcement agencies to have inmates sign a written consent before being interviewed by the federal immigration agency. Gov. Jerry Brown signed the measure, Assembly Bill 2792, on Sept. 28. It limits interviews by ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement). The governor wrote, “The author and proponents greatly modified these far reaching provisions, and the bill now reflects a measured approach to due process and transparency principles,” reported The Desert Sun. Jon Rodney, spokesman for the California Immigrant Policy Center, said, “California must do much more to ease the pain of harsh deportations
that continue to demonize and devastate communities across the state. Harsh deportations stemming from the tangling of police and ICE – an unaccountable agency with a long track record of deceiving the public – are causing pain and suffering across California.” AB 2792 requires inmates be informed of their right to refuse interviews with ICE officials while incarcerated. The new law also makes communication between ICE and local law enforcement agencies subject to public record laws. The author, Assemblyman Rob Bonta, D-Oakland, wrote, “The damage to our communities has been tremendous. Parents and children are being separated from their families. Trust in law enforcement is disappearing. Victims and witnesses are now afraid of the police who are supposed to protect them.”
Inmates surveyed about Trump's election By Juan Haines JOURNALISM GUILD SENIOR EDITOR
In a sample survey taken from San Quentin inmates, more than half think a Donald Trump presidency has the potential to make America worse, while about 20 percent think things would be better under a Trump presidency. About a third of the respondents said that a Trump presidency poses a direct threat to their future. Almost 40 percent of respondents said their job opportunities outside of prisons were in jeopardy. Close to 43 percent think policies toward immigrants and immigrant communities are under threat. Slightly more than 41 percent said policies toward undocumented immigrants and undocumented immigrant communities are under threat. Approximately 57 percent said the rights of minorities are under threat. About a third think the rights of women are under threat.
Close to half said sentencing laws would get tougher. Slightly more than 62 percent believe policing practices would get tougher. The survey showed that 68 percent of the respondents were very supportive of the passage of Proposition 57 last November. Proposition 57 gives the secretary of corrections, Scott Kernan, the ability to modify the sentences of some inmates who qualify as non-violent and allows him to give good-time credits to any inmate he sees fit. The new law also took away the district attorney’s ability to decide when to send juvenile offenders to adult courts and gave that determination to judges. In the November elections, California voters not only decided to keep the death penalty on the books, but also approved speeding up executions by shortening the appeals process. The survey also wanted to know how inmates feel about those changes. Nearly 61 percent of the respondents to the survey did not support speeding up the death penalty, while about 15 percent were very supportive.
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No reason Warriors can't win championship Superstar lineup favored, expected to win title By Marissa Marshall STAFF WRITER It’s that time of year, NBA playoff time, and many are wondering whether the Golden State Warriors will take home the championship. In the Bay Area, many people are confident that their home team will win its 5th championship, and their second in 3 years. Many non-Bay Area natives, like myself, believe the Warriors will claim the championship as well. When a team has Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, and Kevin Durant, who wouldn't think the team would take home the ‘ship?’ That’s 4 All-Stars, one team. Thompson averages 22.3 points per game, Curry 25.5 points and 6.6 assists, Durant 25.1 points, 4.9 assists, and 8.3 rebounds, and Green with 10.2 points, 7 assist, and 7.9 rebounds. That’s four players averaging 20+ points. The numbers show a very prominent contender to win a championship, not to mention the team also had the best record in the NBA this year at 67-15, which was also their 3rd year in a row with the top record. The wins and losses aren’t as profound as their record-breaking season last year at 73-9, but it is the same the Warriors had in their 2014-2015 championship season. With the addition of Durant, the Warriors chances of making it to the finals seem solid. Even without Durant their chances were good, but with the addition of one of the league’s best players, they are even better. The team has several key players that make Golden State a force to be reckoned with at all times. On Feb. 28, Durant was sidelined when he suffered a Grade 2 MCL sprain and tibial bone bruise against the Washington Wizards and made his return in an April 8 game against the New Orleans Pelicans. In the midst of Durant’s 19-game absence, the Warriors momentum was temporarily altered when they lost 3 games in a row, their first time losing their first pair of back-to-back games throughout the entire season. But after adjusting to the loss of Durant and those 3 games, Golden State went on to win 14 games in a row, which was also their longest streak of the season. It seems as if the Warriors can and will thrive
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The Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry (30) drives to the hoop against the Portland Trail Blazers in the second quarter of Game 3 of the Western Conference quarterfinals at Moda Center in Portland, Ore., on Saturday, April 22, 2017. The Warriors won, 119-113, for a 3-0 series lead. with or without Durant. They have been thriving in the playoffs against Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers without Durant due to his new calf strain injury. The Warriors were able to beat Portland by 29 points in game 2 of round 1 and 6 points in game 3. Durant really takes some of the weight off the shoulders of players like Curry or Thompson since he can create and find his own shots as well as lock up offensive players with his length, speed and size on defense. The Warriors will their make way to the Western Conference and win. They have too much chemistry and too many impact players, especially when Durant returns. They are experienced, unselfish, and all-in-all too powerful not to. However, one thing that may set the Warriors back from winning the Western Conference finals
is the absence of head coach Steve Kerr. Kerr is suffering from a long time back injury and he postponed his back surgery in 2015 waiting for the offseason last year to have the procedure done. The side effects of this postponement have caused back pain, headaches, and nausea, which have now prevented him from coaching, according to multiple team statements. Despite the Warriors superstars, Kerr is a huge key to the Warriors success, and his absence may hinder them. The San Antonio Spurs may get in the way of the Warriors success as well because they’re the only team in the West that can potentially beat the Warriors. The Spurs are known for being silent assassins: their team often signs quiet players who express little emotion like Tim Duncan and Kawhi Leonard. The Spurs don’t show emotion like Green
when he yells or flexes his muscles after a big play and they definitely don’t dance or shimmy after a big shot like Curry. They aren't the most fun team to watch, but they play some of the best team basketball in the league, and they win. They also have arguably the best coach of all time, Greg Popovich and Leonard is a huge force in the league. The Spurs chemistry and experience with veterans like Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and Pau Gasol make them a team the Warriors may have trouble with. Regardless, the Golden State has too many forces at the end of the day, and their record shows that. It will be shocking to a see a team with 4 all-stars not win the Western Conference finals, or even the NBA finals.
Freshman phenom dominates East Bay water polo By Louis LaVenture EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Cal State East Bay freshman Auriel Bill has set the tone all season for the Pioneers water polo team. Not only does the frosh lead the team in shots, 126, goals, 46, assists, 26 and points, 72, but she also nabbed a slew of awards this season. Bill was named the Western Water Polo Association Conference newcomer of the year earlier this week. Bill is third in the WWPA Conference averaging 3 points per game. The psychology major is a Canada native and also played for the Canadian Youth National Team before coming to California for college. Bill also earned two separate player of the week awards, also given out by conference officials to the top performers each week. The WWPA Conference championships begin tomorrow and last through Sunday at Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio.
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• 46 Goals • 26 Assists • 72 points ILLUSTRATION BY DINA ARAKCHEYEVA/THE PIONEER
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Gators chomp on Pioneers in Hayward
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Top left: Cal State East Bay baseball team members talk during a home game against the San Francisco State Gators on Sunday at Pioneer Baseball Field on the Hayward campus. The Pioneers fell to the Gators 3-1 in the four game series. Top right: Cal State East Bay senior outfielder Marcus Wise hits the ball during a 4-3 loss to the San Francisco State Gators on Sunday in Hayward. Above: Cal State East Bay junior pitcher Andrew Fernandez fires the ball at a Gators batter during a home game on the Hayward campus on Sunday.
Baseball team 24-17 overall with just eight regular season games left By Marissa Marshall STAFF WRITER The California State East Bay baseball team have hit a rough patch that most teams hit at some point in their season. East Bay has lost two series within the past three weekends, which also happens to be their first two series losses throughout the entire season. “Every team goes through it,” junior utility player Dallas Dey said. “Better now than in the playoffs.” Last week, the Pioneers faced crosstown rivals, San Francisco State University (15-28 overall, 11-21 conference) in a four-game series where the team fell 3-1 and were unable to produce runs or put themselves in position to win more than one game. On Friday, the Pioneers played their first game and were shut out by the Gators. San Francisco made their presence known from the get-go as they scored 4 runs in the first inning, which included
a home run by senior right fielder Jacob Lopez. San Francisco scored 3 more runs after that, 1 in the 2nd inning and 2 in the 4th, to extend the Gators’ lead to 7-0 and solidify the win. “We kind of underachieved this weekend as a team on all facets of the game and that’s why San Francisco beat us,” senior outfielder Marcus Wise told the Pioneer. “They were able to score early and often and made the plays necessary in order to win.” East Bay only connected 4 hits and had 2 fielding errors in the game, in comparison to the Gators’ 11 hits and 0 errors. The next day, the Pioneers played in a double-header against the Gators and in the first game were able to add another win to their record. San Francisco got on the board first by scoring one run in the second inning, but East Bay managed to take the advantage in the third inning when they scored 4 runs. Senior infielder Michael Thomas doubled to left field and Wise scored, to tie the game 1-1. Soon after Dey was hit by a pitch, which advanced senior outfielder Kris Bartlett to home plate. The Pioneers scored three more runs after that that and took the 4-1 lead.
“Our new coaching staff has helped us grow as a team, they came in with a plan for the season and have believed in us as a team” —Marcus Wise, Senior Wise helped the Pioneers get on the board again in the bottom of the 4th when he singled up the middle and junior outfielder Colt Marshall scored. The Gators did not give up and in the top of the 5th they scored 3 runs, which only put them down by 1. East Bay did not feed into their successful inning, though, and scored 2
more runs to win the game 7-4. Junior pitcher Alex Vesia pitched the last 5 innings of the game and had 3 strikeouts, 2 hits, and no walks. “The battle of the bay is a good series every year,” said Vesia. “SF State challenged us throughout the entire series and made good plays defensively.” Sophomore utility Joey Dice was the player of the game and went 3-for-3 with 2 RBI’s. In the second game on Saturday, the Pioneers faced an early Gator lead, as San Francisco scored 5 runs in the top of the 2nd. East Bay contained the Gators for the rest of the game and prevented them from converting any more runs, but was unable to make a comeback and only scored 1 run, which gave the Gators the 5-1 win. Sunday was the best and most competitive game of the weekend, but unfortunately the Pioneers were not able to take the win and tie up the series. “Even though we lost this game it was the best game we played over the course go the weekend and (junior pitcher) Andrew Fernandez gave us an outstanding performance,” said Vesia. Fernandez allowed 2 hits in 8.1 innings, which was also the longest outing of his career, but the Pioneers were unable to score enough runs to take the win and fell 3-4 to the Gators.
Despite having a new coaching staff this season, East Bay is in good shape. They stand at 24-17 overall and 15-14 in conference which is a very similar statistical line to their historical season at this point last year, which stood at 25-15 overall and 16-13 in conference. “We have a lot of returning guys from last year so that has helped with the similar success of this year,” Wise said. “Our new coaching staff has helped us grow as a team, they came in with a pan for the season and have believed in us as a team and because of that we have been able to play in a similar manner of last year.” The Pioneers stand at 4th place in their division and have 2 conference series left to increase their record before playoffs. On Friday at 6 p.m. the Pioneers will travel to Chico to play the number-one team in the California Collegiate Athletic Association, Chico State (34-7, 27-3) in a 4-game series. This series is crucial to help the Pioneers move up in the rankings and put them in a good position for the CCAA tournament. “We need to score early like San Francisco did to us,” Dey said. “It changes the game, so if we could do that we will have a good chance to win each game. Every team can be beaten so we need to attack and play our brand of baseball.”