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No Plan B vending machines at CSUEB Pioneer updates on America's president

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Saturday marked the 100th day in office for President Donald Trump. The President met with and spoke to supporters at a rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. At the same time, the White House Correspondent’s Dinner took place in Washington, D.C. It was the first time a president missed the event since Ronald Reagan did so in 1981.

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By Kali Persall MANAGING EDITOR Gone are the days of embarrassing store purchases and unnecessary physical examinations; buying condoms, pregnancy tests or emergency contraceptive is now as simple as shoving some bills into a vending machine, at least at UC Davis. On April 21, a project headed by senior Parteek Singh to make reproductive health and wellness services more accessible to college students came to

fruition in the form of a ‘wellness-togo’ machine, the first of its kind on the campus, according to the LA Times. A managerial economics major and student senator with the Associated Students at UC Davis, Singh’s main initiatives were to increase sexual health resources and destigmatize sexual health issues on campus, according to his 2015 senator candidate statement on the ASUCD website. An indispensable dispensary Plan B, also known as the “morning-after pill,” is one of the more pop-

ular backup birth control methods that can be taken within five days after unprotected sex, according to Andrea Wilson, Associate Vice President Student Support Services at Cal State East Bay. It prevents seven out of eight pregnancies and is not an abortion pill; if you’re already pregnant Plan B is ineffective. Two years ago, when I found myself in need of Plan B, a vending machine would have been the ideal dispensary. First of all, buying from a vending machine is comfortably impersonal; you get to skip

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Warriors beat Jazz at Oracle Arena Golden State opens second round of playoffs with a home win By Marissa Marshall STAFF WRITER

The Golden State Warriors won the first game of the Western Conference Semifinals 106-94 on Tuesday against the Utah Jazz, a week after their sweep of the Portland Trailblazers. “Seven days can get a little bit tough,” forward Draymond Green told reporters after the game. “We were beat up so it was good to get our guys back healthy. I think overall we did a pretty good job staying in shape, staying in rhythm, we came out and showed that tonight, but we can be better.” Golden State was nearly perfect from the free-throw line as they went 19-for21 from the charity stripe and all five starters scored in double figures. Forward Kevin Durant had 17 points, center Zaza Pachulia scored 10, shooting guard Klay Thompson dropped in 15 and point guard Stephen Curry led all scorers with 22 points. Green was the key for the dubs, his defensive presence stalled the Jazz all night and he finished with 17 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks in the home win. The Warriors spread the floor, kept guys moving and all over, which allowed them to get consistent open shots that spelled doom for the Jazz. They also did

who is out indefinitely with a back related illness, according to team officials and reports. Assistant coach Mike Brown, former head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Lebron James, has filled in for Kerr and is a leading force behind the team’s defensive strategy and execution.

Washington, D.C. While Trump addressed supporters in Harrisburg, the annual White House Correspondent’s Dinner took place despite the president’s absence. President of the White House Correspondent’s Association and a journalist for Reuters, Jeff Mason, told the sold out crowd, “We are here to celebrate the press, not the presidency.” The dinner turned into an impromptu roast of the absent leader when Senior Correspondent for The Daily Show, Hasan Minhaj, made fun of the president’s first 100 days. “I would say it is an honor to do this, but that would be an alternative fact. It is not,” Minhaj said. “No one one wanted to do this so of course it falls in the hands of an immigrant. That's how it always goes down. This event is about celebrating the First Amendment and free speech. Free speech is the foundation of an open and liberal

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The Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry (30) scores past the Utah Jazz's Derrick Favors (15) during the first quarter during Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, May 2, 2017. The Warriors won, 106-94. a fantastic job in containing Utah’s star player, forward Gordon Hayward, as they held him to only 12 points on 4-of15 shooting. “He’s an all star [Hayward] so you are going to expect him to come back next game aggressive, “ Durant told reporters following the game. “We did a good job of putting bodies on him and making

him take contested difficult shots.” Golden State also held Utah center Rudy Gobert to just 13 points. At over seven feet tall, Gobert’s strength and size were expected to be a problem for the Warriors, but their defensive strategy held the young star in check. They were able to do all of this despite the absence of their head coach Steve Kerr,

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania President Trump didn’t waste any time and got right to bashing the media when he addressed the crowd in Harrisburg on Saturday. “A large group of Hollywood actors and Washington media are consoling each other in a hotel ballroom in our nation's capital right now,” Trump told the crowd. “They are gathered together for the White House Correspondents' dinner, without the President. And I could not possibly be more thrilled than to be more than 100 miles away from Washington's swamp, spending my evening with all of you and with a much, much larger crowd and much better people.” According to the White House there were thousands of people in attendance, an exact number of attendees was not yet given at publication time. In the speech that nearly ran an hour long, the president addressed several hot button issues that arose during his first 100 days in office, including the threat from North Korea, passing a health care bill and a potential renegotiation of the Paris Climate Accord. According to a 2016 statement from the United Nations, the paris Climate Accord is, “all nations collectively working to combat climate change and adapt to its effects.” “We're going to give Americans the freedom to purchase the health care plans they want, not the health care forced on them by the government," Trump said at the rally in regards to the American Health Care Act. "And I'll be so angry at Congressman [Mike] Kelly and Congressman [Tom] Marino and all of our congressmen in this room if we don't get that damn thing passed quickly.” Trump also signed two more executive orders in Harrisburg that dealt with U.S. trade agreements and the potential establishment of an office to regulate trade and manufacturing, according to multiple White House officials.

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Campus sees rising tension in 2017 A group of four people, wearing black jackets covered in white and yellow phrases like “Fear God” on the back once again visited Cal State East Bay’s Hayward campus on April 24. Members of the group shouted to passersby about how a lack of temperance in regard to instant gratification would lead students to Hell. Around noon they stood on a picnic table in front of the Provisions on Demand (POD) Market on campus holding signs with pictures of aborted fetuses and a list of indulgences that would send students to hell, such as premarital sex and smoking marijuana. Groups like these visit the campus regularly, but do not outwardly identify with one particular group or organization. As I listened to those four people shout their beliefs at a group of students that day, I was reminded of my religious upbringing — I went to private catholic school from kindergarten through high school in San Francisco — and how I came to believe what I do. Uniforms were a requirement at my schools, and so were religion classes. I engaged in christian sacraments like Baptism and Communion and partook in Passover with the rest of my school. In high school we attended mass at least bi-weekly and participated in morning and afternoon prayers. Religion classes were a requirement, but it wasn’t frowned upon to question or disagree with what was being taught and when I did ask questions, I was not given biased answers. When I attended church I couldn’t help but feel robotic waiting for the priest to say a specific line so I could give my pre-determined response. It didn’t feel genuine to me. After thirteen years of Catholic school I learned that religion simply wasn’t for me, and began searching for a higher power that worked for me. As a fifth-year CSU East Bay student, I now identify as agnostic simply because I haven’t fully figured out how else to identify when it comes to religion. I don’t know if I believe in a God, but I do know that that idea of God is not my higher power. But having been raised in Christian schools and being taught Christian morals, I didn’t like what I was heard from those speakers on campus that day. The teachings I received from religion classes included teaching its ways, not forcing them on people. Their approach was too aggressive in addition to their hateful message. Roughly fifty East Bay students surrounded the speakers, who were being protected by a wall of University Police Department officers. One officer had to escort a student away for spitting on a speaker, but no arrests were made. When these speakers come to the East Bay campus many students inevitably voice loud opposition to their hardline religious rhetoric. Their messages may be offensive but at the very least they get students thinking about these controversial topics rather than ignore them. This was just one small instance of people exercising religious freedom and free speech in a public space, but the foul attitude that hateful message put me in could be felt by everyone on our campus that day, and is indicative of what is going on at a national level. Does “free speech” extend to “hate speech?” Are all religions currently welcome in this country? As a nation, it’s not clear exactly where we stand on religion. President Donald Trump is a divorcee, has as many as sixteen “alleged” sexual harassment charges against him, according to the Huffington Post and yet the Christian Right embraced him in his campaign to become president. Can we say all religions are welcome in The United States when President Trump signed legislation in late January 2017 banning people from seven predominantly Muslim countries from coming to the U.S. only three months into office? With further attempts to build a wall along the border of Mexico and have the Mexican Government pay for it, I’d say no. Likewise, it’s not quite clear where, as a country, we stand on free speech. A recent free speech protest on March 4 and a pro-Trump rally on April 15, both in Berkeley, ended in violence that resulted in 10 arrests in March and 20 in April, according to CBS SF Bay Area. Cal State East Bay is also struggling with its own religious and free speech identity crisis. Although East Bay is a very diverse campus — it was awarded the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award for racial diversity in 2014 — events like the one that occurred on Monday reminded me that the tension is still present. Five years after graduating high school, I now acknowledge nature as my religion, and science as my scripture, which is becoming increasingly important as the Trump administration attacks facts and science-based organizations like the EPA, NASA, and ARPA-E, a company focusing on clean energy, by cutting funding and removing information from the EPA website. As the speakers pointed at students and told them “you’re going to hell,” many students responded by making impromptu signs with any marker or sharpie they had on hand. One student quoted “Hamilton” actor Lin-Manuel Miranda’s 2016 Tony Award acceptance

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“When I attended church I couldn’t help but feel robotic waiting for the priest to say a specific line so I could give my pre-determined response. It didn’t feel genuine to me.”

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speech with a sign that said, “Love is love is love is love, cannot be killed or swept aside.” Although the message those speakers had was over the top and offensive to many of those who were listening, I feel those people should be allowed to voice their opinions and spread their beliefs. Freedom of speech should not include hate speech. Observing hate speech on campus that day, I saw a student rally others away from those speaking. It reminded me that the only way to refute the opinions of someone who won’t listen to reason is not to prevent

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THE PIONEER Contraception From Page 1 the awkward moment in line when the product slowly slides down the conveyor belt to the scanner, exposed for customers and cashier to see. Second of all, it’s expensive. After finding it at Rite Aid for $50, I decided to make an appointment with Planned Parenthood, where I could get it for free. However, that meant waiting hours for an impromptu visit—if they could squeeze me in at all—followed by the procedural pee-in-a-cup routine and customary lecture about the dangers of unprotected sex. I needed the emergency birth control, not a crash course in sex education. I would’ve loved to have an option like this. Apparently other students vocalised the same feelings, because Singh saw a need and filled it. Supply meeting demand Singh developed the concept for a Plan B vending machine in 2015 after friends expressed frustration with the inconsistent stock of emergency contraceptives in the town pharmacy and the Student Health and Wellness Center on campus, according to the Sacramento Bee. UC Davis students were formerly able to buy Plan B at the wellness center for $35, the cheapest rate in Yolo County, according to Parteek’s candidate state-

ment. UC Davis students can now purchase the contraceptive for $30 from the vending machine. His original proposal focused on providing more affordable emergency contraceptives, however, he received pushback from the UC Davis administration on the vending machines, so he broadened the concept to include other wellness products like allergy pills, pain relievers and feminine hygiene products, according to the Sacramento Bee. Are we falling behind? Cal State East Bay’s Student Health and Wellness Center provides most of the products offered in the ‘wellnessto-go’ machines free to East Bay students, such as condoms, tampons and pads. The emergency contraceptive Plan B costs $34.99 with a prescription, $38.40 without, at the Student Health and Wellness Center and is offered free to students enrolled in the Family PACT program, a state program that covers family planning services based on income guidelines, according to Wilson. FamilyPACT covers birth control, emergency contraception, pregnancy testing, PAP smears, HIV screenings and sexually transmitted infection treatment, among other services, according to East Bay’s Student Health and Counseling Services page. Three hundred and seventy six students were enrolled in Family PACT during the Fall quarter, according to Wilson. Condoms and feminine products are

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Trump Tracker From Page 1 democracy from college campuses to the White House. Only in America can a first generation Indian-American Muslim kid get on this stage and make fun of the President.” Mason went on to tell reporters covering the event that this was not intended to be a roast of Trump, but speakers do generally make their speeches “comedic.” According to the White House, the event began in 1921 and Calvin Coolidge was the first president to attend it in 1924. Reagan was the last president to skip the event when he did so in 1981; however, Reagan was recovering from an assassination attempt earlier that year, according to the White House.

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Warriors From Page 1 “We want to get Rudy out the paint and defend pin downs as much as possible,” Curry said. “His strength is to protect the paint so getting him out is to our favor.” The Jazz looked fatigued and considering they are coming off a seven game series where they narrowly beat the Los Angeles Clippers, Golden State had the plenty of time to rest and get healthy for the second round. “Anything is possible for this team,” Green said. “ We have so many weapons it is hard to stop us when we are in a rhythm.” The two teams will play game two at 7:30 p.m. at Oracle Arena in Oakland today.

given away for free to all students in the Student Health and Wellness Center and the student food pantry run by H.O.P.E. (Helping Our Pioneers Excel), a program that addresses food insecurity and student homelessness, also provides feminine products for free to qualifying students, according to Wilson. The campus wellness center only closes for one week a year, from Christmas to New Years when the entire campus is closed, and is not open on the weekends, according to Wilson. East Bay’s student health center offers condoms, oral contraceptive pills, the NuvaRing, the OrthoEvra Patch, the Depo-Provera shot, Diaphragms, the Nexplanon implant and emergency contraception like Plan B, according to the student Health and Wellness center website. Wilson told the Pioneer that the most recent addition, the Nexplanon implant, was added around two years ago in an effort to provide a long term birth control option for students. Convenience is everything I’ve personally never visited Cal State East Bay’s Student Health Center for contraceptives because I never had time to wait to be seen between classes. Being a full-time student who stacked all her classes on campus two days a week for the past two years to accommodate my job meant cramming my days full. In college, time is one of the most coveted assets, besides money and homecooked meals, of course. Convenience

is everything. Vending machines are already fixtures at colleges, but a cookie never prevented a pregnancy; why not utilize these machines for something actually useful? However, there has been no discussion about implementing any wellness machines like this on campus, Wilson confirmed. If CSUEB students need emergency contraceptives, they can make an appointment with a doctor to get a prescription or purchase it directly from a pharmacy or retail store without one. Wilson told the Pioneer that buying the pill over the counter, or even from a vending machine, does not address other potential factors such as sexually transmitted infections. “The advantage of making an appointment is that it allows a discussion about unprotected sex concerns, an opportunity to actually take a pregnancy test as well as potential testing for any sexually transmitted diseases as a result.” However, if you don’t need STD or pregnancy testing, making a wellness appointment is an unnecessary waste of time. Critics have argued that increased accessibility of Plan B in the vending machines promotes unprotected sex; however, college students are doing it anyway and it’s better that they have options when accidents happen. According to Wilson, there were only seven positive pregnancy tests documented through the health center’s lab for the fall quarter 2016. There were 2,555 appointments made with medical

providers in East Bay’s student health center. These appointments ranged from pregnancy appointments to cold, flu, physicals, STD checkups and more. Trumping the republican agenda On Saturday, President Donald Trump clocked 100 days in office and has signed 33 executive orders during his presidency, according to the White House Press Office. Several of his controversial initiatives to defund Planned Parenthood and restrict access to abortion and other reproductive services have contributed to global movements like the Women’s March on Washington on Jan 21, a worldwide protest that advocated for women’s reproductive rights among other issues. It appears that Californians are also coming up with innovative ways to localize reproductive health care. On March 17, Sen. Connie Leyva, D-Chino, introduced Senate Bill 320, which would require student health insurance plans offered through the California State University, University of California and California Community College systems to cover abortions using state funding, according to the bill. Colleges with on-campus health centers would also be required to offer nonsurgical abortion methods. In light of the Republican agenda to repress women’s reproductive freedoms, it is important now more than ever to localize efforts to make women’s health care accessible and affordable.

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Undocumented students find support on East Bay campus Student support group gives semblance of hope By Kamille De Guzman CONTRIBUTOR Facts about what exactly happened to Juan Manuel Montes in Calexico, California on Feb. 17 have been in question, but reports confirm that the 23-yearold was detained and eventually deported by the U.S Customs and Border Patrol, according to USA Today. Montes lived in the U.S. since age 9 and had been granted deportation protections under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program created by President Barack Obama in June 2012 in response to the rise of undocumented students in the United States. But according to news reports, he didn’t have his wallet at the time he was detained, and was unable to provide proper identification. Although President Trump has taken a hardline stance against illegal immigration during his 2016 presidential campaign, the program is currently still in place.

But Montes’ story exemplifies how the current and future status of DACA under the Trump administration is uncertain. DACA allows immigrants to work and go to school without being deported, according to the U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). According to the 2010 Bay Area Census, there are approximately 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States. Roughly 60,000 Bay Area residents have DACA status. DACA aims to prevent those who came to the United States while under the age of 16 from being deported. “I'm fearful for the future of DACA,” said Melissa Cervantes, Head Facilitator of UndocuAlly — a support community for DACA students — and a coordinator of the GANAS (Gaining Access 'N Academic Success) program at Cal State East Bay. “And I'm skeptical that Trump will keep his promise to continue DACA or come up with something better. Our immigration system in general is broken, and we need strong leadership to come up with something that will work for years to come. I'm not confident that our current administration will be the one to work on it.” A Cal State East Bay student currently on DACA status who wished to remain anonymous expressed her con-

“Our immigration system in general is broken, and we need strong leadership to come up with something that will work for years to come.” —Melissa Cervantes, Head Facilitator of UndocuAlly cern for potential changes to immigration policies. “I feel really scared under the Trump Administration,” said an unidentified CSUEB junior. “I’m scared that DACA is gonna be taken away, that I may have to give up all my dreams and aspirations that I have here in the United States and have to go back home to the Philippines.” Montes is the first person with DACA

status to be deported, and he is now suing the Trump administration, according to USA today. Since Montes’ deportation; undocumented immigrants, immigration lawyers, and those that have supported people with DACA status have questioned the Trump administration’s stance on the active deportation policy. “In the case of Juan Montes, the spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security has provided little to no information on what exactly happened when Juan was detained and eventually deported,” Cervantes said. “Students with DACA have been told as long as they continue to be ‘good moral citizens’ that they remain protected. Since Juan had already been granted two approvals of DACA, he should have been protected, yet they deported him.” Cal State East Bay attempts to track the number of undocumented students on campus who take advantage of California Assembly Bills 540 and 2000, but many are unaccounted for and choose to not disclose their status, according to Cervantes. These Assembly bills allow eligible Undocumented students to pay in-state resident tuition fees and apply for financial aid. The support network of UndocuAlly at CSUEB includes academic advising, financial services and personal counseling, from over 200 staff and students. “If an East Bay student is feeling

scared about any aspect of their immigration status, we hope that they will reach out to one of our UndocuAlly staff or faculty members on campus,” Cervantes said. UndocuAlly has no formal office space on campus, but instead uses their website — www.csueastbay.edu/ undocumented — as a platform to provide students with information about DACA, Advance Parole information, and contact details for their staff and resources. Student Health and Counseling Services (SHCS) also provides group sessions for undocumented students, who have the opportunity to reach out to counselors and remain anonymous in their sessions. “UndocuAlly lets students know that we can be trusted and not reveal their immigration status to anyone. We help undocumented students find resources to stay in school in the U.S” said Assistant Professor Duke Austin of the Sociology Department at CSUEB. In order to provide further resource information regarding DACA, UndocuAlly will host an Undocumented Student Resource Summit at 10 a.m. at the Cal State East Bay Hayward Campus on Sunday. It will feature keynote speakers, workshops, a resource fair and attorneys available for brief consultations to inform them of their rights and answer questions for anyone interested.

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Former Ghost Ship residents struggle with trauma, finding permanent housing By Erin Baldassari EAST BAY TIMES Five months after a fire ripped through an East Oakland warehouse, killing 36 people, some of the more than 20 residents who called the building home are still trying to find permanent places to live. Others have moved out of the Bay Area entirely. Many, if not all, remain haunted by the fateful night. When Bob Mule closes his eyes, he thinks about his roommate, Pete Wadsworth. In the chaotic first minutes after the fire broke out in a corner of the artists' collective on Dec. 2, Wadsworth fell and hurt himself as they tried to escape the inferno. Mule tried to pull him, but the heat was too strong. He turned to run, and his friend didn't make it out. In the first few days and weeks after the fire, Mule, like others who were members of the Satya Yuga artists' collective and who lived at the Ghost Ship warehouse, was homeless and focused on finding a place to sleep each night. But now, nearly five months out and inside a stable home, the memories come flooding back. "I'll be in bed going to sleep, and all of a sudden I am transported to this moment where my body lets go of Pete. I let go," he said. "It can be really tough sometimes." That trauma has been compounded with the stress of finding affordable housing in the Bay Area, coupled with the loss of the community that kept many in the collective afloat. At least one member moved to Portland, another to Colorado, another to France, several moved to the Los Angeles area, and others bought plane tickets to travel instead, said Carmen Brito, a former resident who found a new home in Oakland. The collective keeps in touch regularly, she said, but it's not the same as being housemates. "When you go from a communal setting, where anytime you're home you never feel alone ... there is a sense of camaraderie," Brito said. "To have that abruptly taken away while we are all coping with this horrible tragedy, it

really bums me out because there is no way for us to rebuild." To do that would have required finding a space large enough to house everyone's creative endeavors, she said. Lacking the room for her pottery wheel and the community that inspired her, Brito said, "It just feels like a piece of my heart is missing." Mule's friend gave him a jalopy of a van, and he spent the first of the money donated to fire victims fixing it up. He slept in it for several weeks while bouncing from couch to couch. It wasn't until the end of February that Mule found a place to live, and it wasn't in the Bay Area. The New Jersey native searched for a similar warehouse space closer to his old home, an effort he called "nearly impossible." When an opportunity to move to a live/work space in Los Angeles opened up, Mule said he didn't really consider other options. "There was no way I could have waited this long and not spent any of the money that was given to us," he said, joining the exodus of nearly half of the artists' collective who left the area. Brito, one of roughly a dozen residents who stayed around, is grateful for the housing she was able to secure, thanks to a longtime friend who happened to have an open room when she needed one. That was also true for Nikki Kelber, who found a small room to rent for a few months in San Francisco. That offer has come to end, she said, because the room, which is barely large enough to fit a bed, was never intended to be occupied permanently. Kelber, who works a night job as a bar manager for an event company, was preparing to launch her own jewelry line in January. She was in "mad creation mode," finishing up the large feather earrings, headpieces and leather cuffs that had become her signature items. But the fire consumed everything, including thousands of dollars in supplies and tools. "It was a tremendous amount of inventory," she said. She's hopeful someone within her

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Mourners gather at 31st Avenue and E. 12th Street on Dec. 3 near the site of the former Oakland Ghost Ship. Thirty six people died in the fire at the warehouse in the Fruitvale District of Oakland. community of creatives will come through with housing that offers her enough space for a worktable or desk so she can start making jewelry again. Kelber said she, like other members of the collective, is grappling with the fear that she might soon be homeless. It's the same fear that Swan Vega, another collective member, deals with nearly daily. She couch surfed with family and friends after the fire, ultimately finding a Burning Man ally in Los Angeles who was willing to put her up. Vega is still grappling with symptoms of PTSD, the complicated swirl of emotions that surround survivors' guilt and the sometimes hostile reactions she gets when people who find out she lived in the Ghost Ship blame her for the conditions there. She described one interaction with a friend's mom who implied Vega was a "filthy vagrant" who was bringing fleas into the house. "I was tossed back into another

shame spiral and started having panic attacks again," she said. So she left, and slept in her car until she found another place to live. She used some of the roughly $7,000 the Gray Area Foundation for the Arts distributed to displaced residents in late January to enroll in a yoga teacher training course. Vega said she wanted to invest in something that nobody could take away. It frustrates her to be priced out of the Bay Area, where she managed high-profile events for the region's tech companies and their workers. The irony is not lost on her that the same industry that kept her employed is now making it harder for her and other artists to find a place to live. She's hopeful that if anything good comes out of the fire, it's a greater awareness about the precarious nature of housing for the region's working and creative classes. "Other than the unspeakable, un-

fathomable grief for loss of life, knowing how many other creatives lost their homes in Oakland with the shutdowns of creative warehouses is what haunts me the most," she said. "I hope that some of the money donated can make its way toward stabilizing Oakland's remaining creative class. They are the lifeblood of Bay Area culture today." Josette Melchor, the executive director of Gray Area, said their plans are to do just that. The San Francisco-based nonprofit, which raised the largest pot of money for victims in the fire's wake, said earlier this month it had stopped accepting donations for people directly impacted by the fire. About $200,000 left over from money that victims' families said they didn't need will go to a new fund Gray Area established to support organizations working to acquire and preserve affordable living and working spaces for the Bay Area's makers and creators.

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Spring Mayhem draws students to campus on Saturday

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Left: Atlanta rapper K Camp leans into the crowd during his performance at Cal State East Bay's 2017 Spring Mayhem on Saturday at the amphitheater on the Hayward campus. Above: Richmond rapper IAMSU! takes a break during his performance to pose for a picture with the crowd. This is the fourth year CSUEB hosted the annual outdoor concert event and the first time it was held in the amphitheater.

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There is still hope for the Oakland Raiders Marshawn Lynch joins the team for their final years in the Bay Area By Bryon Pointer CONTRIBUTOR The Oakland Raiders are officially leaving for Las Vegas in a few years, but before they go they’re adding a little local flare to the team. Well, a little more than a little, as Marshawn Lynch, the Skittles man and one of the most dominant running backs of his era, has officially been added to the Oakland Raiders 2017 Roster. On April 26, the Oakland Raiders acquired Lynch via a trade from the Seattle Seahawks that included a swap of 2018 draft picks. Seattle will get Oakland’s fifth round pick, while the Raiders will get the Seahawks’ sixth round pick, in addition to Lynch. Lynch’s contract consists of a 2 year, $9 million deal with incentives, according to Ian Rapoport, the National Insider of the NFL. Last February, at 30 years old with plenty left in the tank, Lynch retired via his Twitter account, posting a photo of his cleats hanging from a telephone wire during Super Bowl 50. There was no news release or press conference, but it shocked the entire league. He and the Seahawks had back-toback Super Bowl appearances during his time with the team, but despite their win in Super Bowl 48, Lynch and his team fell short of a victory the following year on the last play of the game, on the

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Marshawn Lynch wears a mask designed to simulate breathing in high altitude before a game in Seattle in 2015. 1-yard line to the New England Patriots. Many critics bashed the decision to pass the ball instead of running it with Lynch, and claimed that was part of the reason he retired. Lynch never commented. Lynch contributed a total of 102 rushing yards that game, and only needed one more to win a second championship for himself and the franchise. Despite his reputation for plowing through multiple tackles, sending jab-like stiff arms,

and relentlessly searching for physical contact, the Seahawks left it up to an incomplete pass from quarterback Russell Wilson, which ultimately led to the retirement of one of the best players on the team. Now Lynch is back, only this time, he’s representing his home town in the iconic black and silver jersey, making the back field even stronger for the Raiders franchise.

Lynch is Oakland — From the culture, to his persona, to his theories and beliefs — he is truly a product of his environment, and he will mesh with the brand of the Oakland Raiders seamlessly. from their tough attitudes, to their aggressive approach to the game of football, the Raiders stand poised for this upcoming season in Oakland. Despite the back and forth negotiations in 2016, Oakland and the NFL

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El equipo de béisbol de la Universidad Estatal de California la Área Este de la Bahía se enfrentó contra la Universidad Estatal de Chico en lo que parecía ser una serie emocionante contra el equipo superior dentro de la conferencia. “Chico ha sido fuerte todo el año y es el equipo para vencer,” dijo junior pitcher Alex Vesia. “Nadamas no estuvimos a nuestro máximo este fin de semana.” La Universidad de Chico tiene un récord total de 38-7 — 31-3 en juegos de conferencia — y son casi perfectos en “casa” con un récord de 25-1. También son clasificados #3 dentro de la nación en la segunda división de equipos de béisbol, son #1 en la región oeste y también #1 en la Conferencia de la Asociación Atlética Colegial de California (CCAA). La primera jugada de la serie fue el viernes y fue el partido más empatado y emocionante de la serie de cuatro partidos. Los Pioneros anotaron tres de los cuatro jonrones en el partido. Al principio de la primera jugada, senior infielder Michael Thomas bateó un jonrón al campo izquierdo para subir a los Pioneros a 1-0. Poco después, primera base Troy Resch metió jonrón al campo derecho. Pareciera que los Pioneros añadían otro logro a su récord por cómo empezaron. Pero los mayor clasificados Monteses no se veían preocupados. A los finales de la primera jugada, senior pitcher Dillon Kelley señaló hacia el campo izquierdo lo cual ayudó traer a dos de sus compañeros a base y empatar el partido 2-2. Ninguno de los equipos anotaron puntos en la segunda jugada, pero a finales de la tercera, Chico anotó 2 más jonrones dándoles la ventaja de 4-2. East Bay logró anotar 2 jonrones más en el partido — uno siendo otro jonrón al campo derecho por Resch — que empató el partido a 4, pero no fue sufici-

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Senior outfielder de la Universidad Estatal de California de la Área Este de la Bahía Daniel Goodrich batea durante el juego en casa contra los Gators de la Universidad Estatal de San Francisco el 23 de abril en el campo de béisbol de los Pioneros en el campus de Hayward. Los Pioneros perdieron todos los cuatro partidos contra la Universidad de Chico este último fin de semana. ente. El junior infielder de Chico Casey Henderson anotó el jonrón ganador a finales de la sexta entrada, cuando bateó un jonrón al campo izquierdo central lo cual les dio a los Monteses el triunfo de 5-4. Resch fue 3 a 4 sobre el base, con 2 corridas y 2 carreras impulsadas (RBIs). “Es una temporada larga,” dijo Resch. “Intento traer energía y concentración a cada jugada para producir resultados para el equipo.” Ambos East Bay y Chico tuvieron

zero errores durante el partido pero Chico pudo sobrepasar a los Pioneres 11-8 ese dia. El sábado los Pioneros perdieron contra los Monteses dos veces lo cual puso a East Bay bajo 0-3 en la serie de cuatro partidos. En la primera jugada el sábado los Pioneros perdieron 14-4 y fueron outhit por los Monteses 15-8. El gran momento para los Pioneros en el partido fue el jonrón hecho por el jardinero Daniel Goodrich a principios de la segunda jugada. En la segunda jugada de la double-

header, los Pioneros hicieron mejor en el base, ya que tuvieron 11 hits en comparación a los 12 de Chico. A pesar de tan cerca numero de hits, los Monteses mantuvieron la ventaja sobre East Bay y ganaron el partido 10-4. Goodrich estuvo perfecto para los Pioneros cuando fue 3-por-4, con 2 corridas y 1 carrera impulsada (RBI). El domingo fue el último partido de la serie, pero East Bay no trajo resultados y terminó 8-7 con 3 errores en el partido. East Bay bajó a 15-18 en partidos de conferencia, 24-21 en general y son clasificados 5 en la división del

norte de CCAA. Hoy los Pioneros comienzan su última sesión regular de la serie lo cual también es su senior partido contra la Universidad Estatal de Stanislaus (3115, 20-14) en el campo de béisbol en Hayward de la universidad. Cada triunfo cuenta cuando se trata de ser considerado para la conferencia de torneos CCAA la cual comienza el 10 de mayo. “Por lo que yo tengo entendido, nosotros controlamos nuestro propio destino, esta dentro de todos,” junior utility player Dalles Dey dijo.

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¿Qué paso? El sábado marcó el día 100 del Presidente Donald Trump al mandato. El Presidente se encontró y habló con unos partidarios en una reunión en Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Al mismo tiempo se celebraba la cena de corresponsales de la Casa Blanca en Washington, D.C. Fue la primera vez que un presidente estuvo ausente desde 1981 cuando Ronald Reagan no atendió. Harrisburg El Presidente Trump no perdió mucho tiempo y empezó a difamar al medio cuando se dirigía al grupo en Harrisburg el sábado. “Ahora un grupo grande de actores de Hollywood y medios de Washington se consuelan en un salon de bailes en la capital de la nación,” Trump les dijo a los presentes. “Están todos convocados para la cena de corresponsales de la Casa Blanca sin el Presidente. Y no podría estar más encantado de estar más de 100 millas del pantano de Washington, pasar el tiempo con ustedes y un grupo mucho más grande y con mejor gente.” Según la Casa Blanca atendieron miles de personas, un número

exacto de las personas que atendieron no fue dada al tiempo de la publicación. En el discurso que casi duró una hora, el presidente habló sobre varios temas candentes que se presentaron en su primeros 100 días en poder incluyendo la amenaza de Corea del Norte, aprobando un bill de cuidado de salud y una potencial renegociación del Acuerdo de París. Según una declaración de las Naciones Unidas, el Acuerdo de París es, “todas las naciones trabajando colectivamente para combatir el cambio climático y adaptarse a sus efectos.” “Le vamos a dar a los Americanos la libertad de obtener los planes de cuidado de salud que ellos gusten, no el que ha sido forzado a ellos por el gobierno,” Trump dijo en la reunión refiriéndose al American Health Care Act. “Y estaré muy enojado con el congresista [Mike] Kelly y congresista [Tom] Marino y todos nuestros congresistas dentro de este salón si no conseguimos pasar esa maldita cosa rápidamente.” Trump también firmó dos órdenes ejecutivas más en Harrisburg que se tratan sobre acuerdos comerciales de los EEUU y la posibilidad de establecer una oficina que regule el comercio y fabricacion segun múltiples funcionarios de la Casa Blanca. Washington, D.C. Mientras Trump les hablaba a partidarios en Harrisburg, la cena de corresponsales de la Casa Blanca se llevó a cabo apesar de la ausencia del presidente. El

presidente de la asociación de corresponsales de la Casa Blanca y periodista de Reuters, Jeff Mason, le dijo a la audiencia, “Estamos aquí para celebrar la prensa, no la presidencia.” La cena se convirtió en bromas improvisadas sobre el ausente líder cuando el corresponsal del “The Daily Show”, Hasan Minhaj, se burló de los primeros 100 días del presidente al mandato. “Yo diría que es un honor hacer esto, pero eso sería un “hecho alternativo”. No lo es,” dijo Minhaj. “Nadie quería hacer esto así que claro cae en las manos de un inmigrante. Eso es lo que siempre pasa. Este evento es sobre la Primera Enmienda y la libertad de expresión. La libertad de expresión es la fundación de una democracia libre y abierta desde universidades hasta la Casa Blanca. Solo en América un niño primera generación, Indio-Americano y Musulmán puede presentarse sobre este escenario y burlarse del Presidente.” Mason continuo a decirle a los reporteros cubriendo el evento que no se burló de Trump intencionalmente, pero presentadores suelen hacer sus discursos “cómicos.” Según la Casa Blanca, el evento comenzó en 1921 y Calvin Coolidge fue el primer presidente en asistir en 1924. Reagan fue el último presidente en no asistir a tal evento en 1981; sin embargo, Reagan se estaba recuperando de un intento de asesinato que había sucedido anteriormente ese año según la Casa Blanca.

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Essential Politics: Sorry in Sacramento, defiant in Washington By John Myers LOS ANGELES TIMES The midpoint of this week offers a fascinating look at two leaders who can't be very pleased with how things have been going lately with legislative bodies. And where one of those leaders is defiant, the other tried a dose of contrition. Good morning from the state capital. I'm Sacramento Bureau Chief John Myers, and we saw a long and grueling hearing here on Tuesday for UC President Janet Napolitano. Given the jobs she held before taking the helm of the University of California in 2013, Napolitano knows a political no-brainer when she sees one. And so she had to know what was in store as she faced lawmakers to answer questions about last week's harsh state audit of her office. 'I AM SORRY WE DID IT THIS WAY' Napolitano had to wait almost two hours before testifying in front of yesterday's joint legislative hearing. Though she tried to explain why millions of dollars were being stashed in reserve funds and why some staffers were paid more than similar jobs in other parts of state government, she didn't dig in and fight back. "I am sorry we did it this way," Napolitano told the legislators. Tuesday's marathon hearing also focused on what state Auditor Elaine Howle's office has said was interference by Napolitano's office with fact-finding efforts on some UC campuses. Expect to hear more on that one soon. While Democrats were critical of what the experience says about the necessity of tuition hikes, Republicans upped the ante on the investigation -- demanding subpoenas be issued to get to the bottom of the stashed-away money. A reminder that we'll be watching what happens next, as well as all of the latest in California politics and government happenings, on our Essential Politics news feed. HEALTHCARE STRUGGLES, TRUMP BROODS In Washington, the prognosis looks worrisome for President Trump's effort to get the House to approve the reworked Republican healthcare plan by week's end. The third attempt to repeal and re-

place Obamacare appeared on the verge of collapse on Tuesday, after Republican moderates worried it would fail to protect Americans with preexisting conditions. "They're scared," said Rep. Tom Rooney (R-Fla.), whose district voted for Trump. "[They] feel like they're about to lose it and they're going to die. And if we cannot explain to people that is not going to happen, then it's going to be very difficult to ever bring a bill to the floor." The president's gloom also seemed to hit a new level on Tuesday morning as the political world picked winners and losers in the deal to keep funding the federal government. It seemed he was particularly defiant in the face of concessions that were made to congressional Democrats, ones that Trump may refuse to repeat once the new agreement expires in the fall. "Our country needs a good 'shutdown' in September to fix mess!" he tweeted. CONGRESS' SHRINKING AGENDA There's no doubt frustration, too, on the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue. As Lisa Mascaro reports, the Grand Old Party's grand agenda as it seized the reins of power has failed to translate into action. "The toxic combination of Republican infighting, the White House's failure to provide clear direction and an over-ambitious agenda have hobbled the majority's ability to accomplish its goals," writes Mascaro. AND ABOUT THAT WALL... Few items are as high profile as the president's promised wall on the Mexican border. The project was not included in the spending bill that needs to be passed this week, and there are questions about just how robust of a Republican appetite there really is for the idea on Capitol Hill. WELL, HELLO, HILLARY Just as Democrats were able to keep the focus on the sputtering of Trump and Republicans, a familiar face came out of the woods on Tuesday: Hillary Clinton. At an event in New York, last year's Democratic presidential candidate left little doubt what she saw as the biggest reason for her defeat. Hint: It wasn't her. "If the election had been on Oct. 27, I would be your president," Clinton said at the Women for Women event.

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To be fair, Clinton agreed that her campaign had made mistakes. But she name-checked FBI Director James Comey and Wikileaks for the events that led her to lose the Electoral College to Trump on Nov. 8. THE MONEY RACE FOR GOVERNOR It's never to soon to be thinking about next year's race for governor. At least, that is, when it comes to campaign cash. The race to replace Gov. Jerry Brown is in its early stages, but we're getting geared up to keep close tabs on the political fundraising prowess of the candidates. So we've published an early version of our cash tracking project -- one that will undoubtedly grow and change as the hopefuls start collecting millions of dollars in campaign checks. SACRAMENTO TARGETS FOSSIL FUELS California already has some of the most ambitious renewable energy goals in the country, but state Senate leader Kevin de Leรณn (D-Los Angeles) wants to ramp them up even more.

He unveiled a new proposal on Tuesday to eliminate the use of fossil fuels to generate electricity. Expect to hear a lot more about this in the months to come, as lawmakers consider ways to implement the state's newly expanded mandates on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. TODAY'S ESSENTIALS -- So why is the president reaching out to, and even praising, some dictators? It's all strategy, say his advisors. -- Congress has reached a deal to increase funding for an earthquake early warning system for the West Coast. -- There was buzz, and then a bust, when it came to Monday's talk of a Los Angeles charter school visit by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. -- Teachers at a group of Sacramento charter schools founded by former Mayor Kevin Johnson are attempting to unionize. His wife, former DC schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee, sits on the board. -- Assemblyman Jimmy Gomez (D-Los Angeles) got the nod from House

Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi last week in his race against Robert Lee Ahn. -- Pelosi herself has drawn a Democratic challenger for 2018: San Francisco attorney and "hard-core Bernie supporter" Stephen R. Jaffe. -- Former Australian Ambassador Jeff Bleich plans to run for California lieutenant governor. Bleich, a Democrat, formed a campaign committee on Tuesday and plans to officially announce his bid later this month. -- The U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for cities like L.A. to sue banks over the foreclosure crisis that helped spark the Great Recession. -- Thousands told us what they thought of Trump's first 100 days in office. Here are the final responses. LOGISTICS You may have noticed we've shifted to a Monday, Wednesday and Friday schedule. It's the same newsletter, just not every day. You can keep up with breaking news on our politics page throughout the day. And are you following us on Twitter at @latimespolitics?

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Pioneers clawed by Wildcats in Chico East Bay baseball team swept 4-0 by conference leaders By Marissa Marshall STAFF WRITER In what looked to be a thrilling series against the top team in the conference, the California State East Bay baseball team struggled against Chico State University on the road. “Chico has been strong all year and is the team to beat,” said junior pitcher Alex Vesia. “We just were not on our game this weekend.” Chico State has a record of 38-7 overall — 31-3 in conference play — and they are nearly perfect at home with a record of 25-1. They are also ranked #3 in the nation for Division II baseball teams, #1 in the West region and also #1 in the California Collegiate Athletic Association Conference (CCAA). The first game of the series on Friday was the closest and most exciting game of the four-game series.The Pioneers scored three of the four home-runs in the game. In the top of the first inning, senior infielder Michael Thomas hit a home run to left field to put the Pioneers up 1-0. Shortly after, senior first baseman Troy Resch homered to right field. It seemed as if the Pioneers would add another win to their record from the way they started. The top-ranked Wildcats were not phased, though. In the bottom of the first, senior catcher Dillon Kelley singled to left field which helped bring two of his teammates to home plate and tied the game 2-2. Neither team scored in the second inning, but in the bottom of the third, Chico scored another 2 runs to give them the 4-2 lead. East Bay managed to score 2 more runs in the game — one of which was another homerun to right field by Resch — that tied up the game at 4, but it was not enough. Chico’s junior infielder Casey Henderson scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the sixth, when he homered to left center field, which gave the Wildcats the 5-4 win. Resch went 3-for4 at the plate, with 2 runs and 2 RBIs. “It’s a long season,” said Resch. “I try to bring energy and focus to each game to produce for the team.” Both East Bay and Chico had zero errors during the game, but Chico was able to outscore the Pioneers 11-8 on the day. On Saturday the Pioneers fell to the Wildcats twice, which put East Bay down 0-3 in the 4-game series. In the first game on Saturday the Pioneers lost 14-4 and were outhit by the Wildcats 15-8. The high point in the game for the Pioneers was a home run by senior outfielder Daniel Goodrich in the top of the second inning. In the second game of the doubleheader, the Pioneers did better at the plate, as they had 11 hits in comparison to Chico’s 12. Despite the close number of hits, the Wildcats maintained the advantage over East Bay and won the game 10-4. Goodrich was solid for the Pioneers as he went 3-for-4, with 2 runs and 1 RBI. Sunday was the final game of the series, but East Bay was unable to make it happen and fell 8-7 with 3 errors in the game. East Bay dropped to 15-18 in conference play, 24-21 overall, and are ranked 5th in the CCAA North Division. Today the Pioneers begin their final regular season series, which is also their senior game against Stanislaus State (31-15, 20-14) at the Pioneer Baseball Field on the Hayward campus. Every win counts when it comes to CCAA Conference Tournament consideration, which begins May 10. “As far as I am concerned, we control our own destiny, it is all on us,” junior utility player Dallas Dey said.

Top: The Cal State East Bay baseball team lines up for the National Anthem before a home game on April 23. Left: Cal State East Bay senior infielder Michael Thomas safely dives back to first base after a pickoff attempt by the San Francisco State Gators pitcher. Bottom: Cal State East Bay baseball team head coach Mike Cummins, left, talks to assistant coach Andrew Ayers during a home game at Pioneer Baseball Field on April 23. The baseball team has just one series left against Stanislaus State that begins today at 3 p.m. on the Hayward campus.

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