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DACC President resigns Bill White, Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Danville Area Chamber of Commerce has announced that, Shelby McNamara, President of the Danville Area Chamber of Commerce, has announced her resignation effective Shelby McNamara August 1, 2015. “Shelby has been a wonderful asset to the organization over the past four years. It is bittersweet that we have to say good-bye. We have been blessed by having such strong leadership and wish her well as she moves into another Chapter of her life with her husband Vince, however we now have to find somebody to fill those ‘boots’. Shelby will be a tough act to follow.” “Many of you are aware that my husband sold his business and retired to our home in
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The 2014-2015 Monte Vista High School Men’s Basketball team is both EBAL & NCS back-to-back Champions. The Mustangs final season record was 27-4, capping off the year with a thrilling 50-49 NCS victory over De La Salle High School on March 6th, 2015. The team is coached by Nick Jones, with Assistants Jeff Bruce, Jeff Koury and Larry Jones. Photo by Chris Scott / www.CalSportsPhoto.com
Danville Oaks Rugby players have a wonderful season The Danville Oaks Middle School team completed an amazing season with terrific performances by the entire team at the NorCal Junior Rugby Championships on Sunday March 22, 2015 in Dixon, CA. The Light side (under 130 lbs.) lost a close game to Lamorinda in the Championship, 19 to 17. The Silver side lost in a great Championship final to SFGG, 28 to 5....The Gold side came from behind to finish their undefeated season by beating an excellent and always very well coached Land Park side in the Championship game 31 to 21. Lead by Head Coach David Liebowitz and a power-house group of assistant coaches that includes Mike Walker, Paul Graham, Jon Beck, Toby Pontin, Luiz Armando, John Freitas, Paul OGrady, Ben Wright and Bill Harrington, the Middle School squad has been consistently outstanding all season.
The Middle Schoolers are continuing the success forged by others in the Danville Oaks program this year. The U 1 2 O p e n t e a m re c e n t l y completed their season and were undefeated at the Rugby Norcal Youth Championships on March 15, 2015. The Boys Varsity is currently undefeated and ranked #1 in the country. The Girls Varsity aka Lady Oaks Rugby program is also currently ranked #1 in the country. The Youth and Middle School programs now prepare for the upcoming Rugby 7s season this summer. Rugby 7s is an Olympic Sport in the 2016 Olympics in Rio De Janiero, Brasil. For more information on how you can join the Danville Oaks, please go to www. danvillerugby.com
Middle School Open A Team and Open B Team – Back Row Left to Right: Logan Wright, Austin Arends, Carson Sumter, Fapino Fehoko, Luis Montes, Duece Palmer, John Laurence, Matthew Vranesh, Nick Leusing, Rocco Locicero, Cal Liebowitz, Mason Chambliss, Zak Fin, Kobe David, Liam Ward, Joe Mooney, Hunter Phillps, David Hayward, Mike Kwiatkowski, Harrison Wheeler, Jamal Cornwell, Jason Javier. Front Row Left to Right: Garrett Pontin, Walker Browning, Josh Clark, Max Brown, Thomas Alatini, Patrick Deeley, Bennie Hingano, Ben Latu, Graham Henry, Nate Colley, David Tucker, Cole Marshall
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world. Welcome! wise adults, cute kids and teens with swag. For people age 6 and up. Walnut Creek Library, 1644 N. Broadway Ave., Walnut Creek, CA. wclibrary.org. Play On! April 17-May 3 Various showtimes. Join the San Ramon Community Theater in this hilarious story of a theater group trying desperately to put on a play in spite of maddening interference from a haughty author who keeps revising the script. $1217. Front Row Theatre, 17011 Bollinger Canyon Rd, San Ramon. sanramon.ca.gov. Of Mice and Men April 17-May 3 Fri and Sat, 8pm. Sun, 2pm. George and Lennie are two drifters who look out for each other. They dream of a day when they can have a “little place of their own”, but for the present they are bouncing from ranch to ranch just trying to get by….with trouble always just a step behind. $20-28. The Village Theatre, 233 Front Street, Danville. roleplayersensemble.com Dixieland Jazz April 18 1:30-4:30pm. On the 3rd Saturday of every month you can enjoy the music of the Devil Mountain Jazz Band. Bring your own beverages, snacks and a friend or two! There is a large dance floor and lots of free parking. $15. Grange Hall, 743 Diablo Road, Danville. Information visit www. jazznut.com or phone 510-6556728. Remnants of the Past: Vintage & Antiques Show April 25, 26 Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 9am3pm. Remnants of the Past is a juried vintage and antiques show featuring 75+ vendors artfully displaying unique items from around the world. The show provides a porter station, husband drop-off area and ample parking. $15. Alameda County Fairgrounds, 4501 Pleasanton Ave. Pleasanton. remnantsofthepast.com. Monthly Vintage & Craft Market April 26 10:30am-2:30pm. Support small, local business and shop for unique items at our monthly craft & vintage market - right across the street from Alamo Safeway. Furniture, Jewelry, Soaps, Art, Clothing, Food, and More! Create community and have a good time. Parking Lot outside of Suburban Peacock 3150 Danville Blvd. Alamo. suburbanpeacock.com. 10th Annual Festival: A Celestial Journey April 26 5pm. This performance uses classical Indian dance to whisk the audience away to ancient India using drama and expression. The dance pieces bring together the
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valleysentinel.com modern and traditional spheres through the telling of myths and legends from an imaginative perspective.Free. Dougherty Valley Performing Arts Center, 10550 Albion Rd, San Ramon. sanramon. ca.gov. Dynamic Poetry for Kids April 27 3:30-4:45pm. Join the Northgate Drama I class as they perform poetry just for kids! Watch the poems come to life, complete with costumes and scenery. It will be an event every kid will enjoy! Ygnacio Valley Library, 2661 Oak Grove Road, Wanut Creek. wclibrary.org. Walt Whitman: America’s Poet of the Open Road April 27 7-8pm. In this special Poetry Month performance, actor & writer Tim Holt presents Whitman’s life and work in poetry and prose. Witness America’s Poet of the Open Road as he celebrates the energy, the sprawling expanse and diversity of America in the mid-19th century. Danville Library, 400 Front St, Danville. (925) 837-4889. Cascada de Flores April 28 4-5pm. Celebrate Cinco de Mayo! The Danville Library is pleased to welcome back Cascada de Flores for a wonderful afternoon of dance, culture, and music! Enjoy the musical traditions of Mexico at this fun, multi-generational event. Danville Library, 400 Front St, Danville. (925) 837-4889. Creative Arts and Grief Workshop for Adults - Forget Me Not April 29 6-8pm. Decorate a flower pot with colors, words, or images in commemoration of your loved one with Hospice of the East Bay. Register by April 24th. Free. 3470 Buskirk Avenue, Pleasant Hill. (925) 887-5681. Preschool Performance Series: The Greg Frisbee Show May 1 10am. Whether Greg is escaping from a straight jacket, bouncing on a springboard while juggling, or hanging upside down from a bar while getting hit with a baguette, his show is hilarious and impressive! The Village Theatre, 233 Front St, Danville. villagetheatreshows.com. KidsReads: Meet the Author: Gianna Marino May 2 2 - 3 p m . K i d s Re a d s 201 5 concludes with a visit from Gianna Marino, author and illustrator of many beautiful children’s books including Too Tall Houses. Meet the author is a free event that includes an opportunity to hear young writers read their Writing Challenge entries. San Ramon Library, 100 Montgomery St., San Ramon. (925) 973-2850.
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Mark your calendar for the annual Two Day Town music festival The last weekend in April brings with it the annual Two Day Town event out at Lake Del Valle in the Ohlone Wilderness south of Livermore. This event is an opportunity for the whole family to enjoy family camping and community music. Over 20 local performing artists will appear this year including national music festival darling Michael McNevin, a w a r d winning songwriter, along with a host of other performances on the Main stage, the Amphitheater stage and the Lakeside Café stage on Friday Saturday and Sunday. While there is amplified live music on two stages throughout the day Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the real action happens around individual campsites, where musicians congregate all weekend long for impromptu acoustic jam sessions. Two-Day Town also offers the regular camping-related activities; 67 miles of hiking and horseback riding trail at Lake Del Valle or hiking in the adjoining 9,737-acre Ohlone Regional Wilderness, plus fishing and swimming in Lake Del Valle. The Family Activities tables will feature a wide assortment of entertaining projects, and there will be free massages, morning yoga, and Lesley’s Lakeside Cafe for the perfect formula to a wonderful family weekend.
For more information and to purchase advance tickets, visit www.twodaytown.com. There are weekend passes, day passes, and kids age 12 & under are admitted free if they are with a responsible adult. Your Weekend Pass price covers event admission for three days of music and camping, all planned a n d unplanned activities, evening m u s i c jams, kids activities, use of the beach and swimming areas and other park facilities through Sunday. The Pass price does not include the per-vehicle charge for park admission at the park entry kiosk. Two Day Town opens for regular admission at 8:00 A.M. on Friday, with on-stage music starting around 5:00 P.M. Passes may be purchased in advance or at the event gate until the site reaches capacity. On admission to the site you will receive a wristband which must be worn for the duration of the event. Passes are not refundable for any reason. Rain & Shine, we’ll be there.
8th Annual Danville Wine and Be sure to stop in at your Chocolate Stroll Shop Local, Dine Local, Play Local in Downtown Danville on Thursday, May 7, 2015 from 6pm - 9pm. Enjoy a fun-filled evening of wine tasting from the Livermore Valley, decadent chocolates and shopping during Danville’s 8th Annual Spring Wine & Chocolate Stroll. Select businesses will stay open late to host some of our area’s finest wines accompanied by small bites from local restaurants and gourmet chocolate samples, compliments of Danville Chocolates, Sweet Street, Old Towne Bakery and Sweet Affair. Stroll throughout the historic downtown Danville including special new boutiques on Railroad, Prospect and Hartz. Enjoy live jazz music from the local Dave Rocha jazz Trio.
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The second edition of my book “WHY—The Question that Could Save Your Life” was released in January of this year. In this book I point out that one of the stumbling blocks to optimal health care is the legal requirement that doctors must follow the “Standard of Care” for the area in which he or she practices, and the institutional demand that procedures must be “Evidence Based”. If such rules were applied universally we would still be living in caves. A major part of my TMJ/ TMD practice consists of treating headaches. In an “evidence based” postgraduate course I recently completed, we were introduced to protocols for interviewing my patients with headaches. There were over 40 questions to ask including social history, family history plus many other areas. The protocol left out which I consider to be among the most important factors, is diet and lifestyle. In addition, they recommended blood tests, which were quite extensive, but left out the CRP SHELBY from page 1
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(C-reactive protein), vitamin D level, and tests for heavy metals and hormones. To further my disappointment in this course, there was far too much emphasis on the use of drugs to cover symptoms. These practices are all within the “standard of care” and are considered “evidence based”. As a matter of fact, strictly following these guidelines wo u l d h ave re s u l t e d i n overlooking a far more serious problem that could have led to the death of one of my patients last summer. Many years ago a local pain clinic did a study that revealed 85% of migraine headaches were misdiagnosed. Many of my patients come to my practice taking medications for migraines, when the true diagnosis was myofacial pain and TMJ complications. Yes there are drugs for myofacial pain, but we are still looking at a symptom. What is causing the muscles to spasm and create the pain? Treat the cause, not the symptom. In some cases I refer the patient to a hormone specialist and the underlying cause turns out to be a progesterone-estrogen imbalance. Treating this to cure the headache has many, many beneficial side effects, with none of the detrimental
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Tennis Elbow Anyone? By Dr. Niele Maimone, DC
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First charging stations available to public at Clocktower Parking Lot Electric vehicle owners have a new reason for coming to downtown Danville as the first electric vehicle charging station in downtown Danville is online and available for use by the public. The charging station, recently installed by the Town of Danville, is located in the Clocktower Parking Lot near the corner of West Prospect Avenue and Railroad Avenue. The station allows two vehicles to be charged at once. “The new charging station is a welcome amenity to electric vehicle users in the region, many who come to shop, dine and do business in downtown Danville,” said Assistant to the Town Manager Nat Rojanasathira. “The next nearest charging stations along
the I-680 corridor are in San Ramon and Walnut Creek.” Electric vehicle charging at the station is free through June 30, 2015. Starting July 1, 2015, users will be charged $0.30 per kilowatt hour for use. The three hour parking limit remains in effect for the two spaces. The station is part of the ChargePoint electric vehicle charging network, the largest of its kind in the Bay Area. One additional station is scheduled to be installed in late summer 2015 in the Railroad Avenue Parking Lot. For more information on the electric vehicle charging stations, contact Assistant to the Town Manager Nat Rojanasathira at (925) 314-3328 or nrojanasathira@danville. ca.gov.
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Summer Camps in San Ramon, Danville By Nora Heston Tarte
It’s that time of year again– summer camp registration is underway! As kids finish out the school year, they have summer camp programs to look forward, too. Many camps fill up fast, which means it’s important to sign-up early. Use this guide to pick a summer camp program that fits your family needs, and don’t hesitate to make the final decision. Town of Danville: The town of Danville has a wide set of traditional day camp and enrichment camp options. A traditional day camp is described as full or half day camps, and they are centered on activities planned around a central theme and taught by Town staff. Campers are broken into small groups of six to eight kids and spend their day embracing a variety of activities from arts and crafts to sports. Camps are available to children of all ages, and focus on age-appropriate activities in three age groups, under five, ages 5-11 and teen.
While traditional day camps encompass a variety of activities, enrichment camps offer instruction on specific subjects. Most camps in this category are offered on a Monday-Friday schedule. The topics range from cooking to foreign language, sports to performing arts. A full list is available on the Town website, www.danville.ca.gov. City of San Ramon: The City of San Ramon has its own summer camp offerings. The City’s Camp Central program operates like a traditional day camp, providing a full or half day worth of flex activities for children in a variety of age groups. Camp runs 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. in San Ramon’s Central Park and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Dougherty Station location. The four-week camp is flexible, allowing parents to pick and choose activities for their children, as well as time frames when care is needed. It is a truly made-to-order camp experience. Children who attend City camps can choose between
a variety of specialty camps, including those that embrace the arts, as well as those that offer a place for them to grow in sports. It’s an opportunity for all campers to either focus on one activity, or change-up their schedule to dabble in a little of everything. Adventure Club is a program for children ages 5-11 who want to play games, participate in a variety of activities and create craft projects. Each week operates under a specific theme, and no two weeks are the same. There are 10 weeks in all. Visit the www.sanramon.ca.gov/ parks website to learn more. For the Busy Family: Steve & Kate’s Camp offers a more laid back approach to the summer camp experience. For those parents who don’t operate on a rigid schedule, here is a camp that does the same. Steve & Kate’s is an allinclusive, pay-as-you-come type of camp that boasts inclusivity and flexibility. Season and day passes are both available at the camp to fit your family’s needs, and for added convenience,
Local Teen promotes table tennis many ways– Founds Cho! For a Cause to help others enjoy the sport By Joan Trezek
It may be ping-pong to you, but to Jared Wong it is table tennis–A serious, competitive sport played worldwide. The Bay Area is fast becoming a one of the great table tennis ecosystems in the U.S. according to Gordon Kaye, CEO of the U.S. Table Tennis Association (USTTA). The Association is the non-profit governing body for the U.S. which maintains national rating and ranking systems for players. California has some 50 table tennis clubs; about a dozen in the Bay Area. Wong, a 17-year-old Monte Vista junior, started playing for fun with his cousin when he was eight. Four years later he had won a gold medal in the 2010 U.S. National Doubles Table Tennis Championship in Las Vegas. Shortly after that, he started volunteering his time teaching seniors as well as managing private students. His love of table tennis sparked the creation of the non-profit organization, Cho! For a Cause of which he is the founder and president. Wong explains that just as Americans call out “good shot” in tennis and “good catch” in baseball, the Chinese call out “hao cho” or good ball in Mandarin. “I just
shortened the phrase to ‘Cho’ in naming the organization,” he says. The purpose of the organization is to reach out to table tennis clubs and manufacturers of table tennis equipment and clothing to gather donations of good used items and pass them along to community and senior centers, VA hospitals, and schools, particularly in disadvantaged areas. “I realized when I started teaching that a lot of gently used equipment could be recycled and bring a great deal of enjoyment to people,” he says. It is likely that enjoyment would not come otherwise. Though nontournament equipment is priced more moderately, tournament level paddles can run upwards of $300 and one tournamentquality ball is $3. Wong has placed collection bins at three East Bay locations. Thusfar, he has facilitated donations of these recycled items to the Concord Senior Citizens Table Tennis Club and a local Veteran’s Hospital. Wong hopes his outreach efforts will also increase appreciation for table tennis among young players. “The sport requires quick reflexes,
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A Galileo summer camp is traveling to Danville again this year. Children from pre-k to 8th grade can attend summer camps that combine innovation and adventure. More information is available at www.galileo-camps. com. For the Summer Learner: Some children use summer camp as a way to bridge the gap between school years, either to catch up on a subject or to get ahead. Kid’s Country has sites in Danville and San Ramon. More information is available at kidscountry.org.
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For over five years, Debra and Bill Tomazewski of Planet Bee Foundation have been giving beehives away to local schools and nonprofits in Marin County and San Francisco as part of their Adopt-aHive program – a beehive to Homeward Bound of Marin, a beehive to Corte Madera Community Garden, a beehive to Alice Fung Yu School. They even gave hives to the Google Campus in Mountainview, but 42 hives was their biggest
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strong policies that provide protections in public outdoor areas like outdoor dining, parks and public doorways as well as 100% smoke-free multi-unit housing. Lafayette (2013), Oakley (2014) and San Ramon (2013) adopted policies that prohibit smoking in most public outdoor areas and common areas of multiunit housing, with Oakley taking an extra step to ban smoking in all new multi-unit housing units built after the ordinance adoption date. El Cerrito, Oakley and Walnut Creek prohibit the use of electronic smoking devices where smoking is prohibited. “In 2008, only unincorporated Contra Costa had a comprehensive s e c o n d h a n d s m o ke l aw. Since then, 10 communities in our county have adopted comprehensive laws and a number of other cities have taken great steps to reduce secondhand smoke exposure in multi-unit housing,” said Jaccodine.
Coalition, which began in 1 9 8 4 , wa s i n s t r u m e n t a l in helping Contra Costa County become the first multi-jurisdictional area in the nation to adopt laws to protect workers from secondhand smoke. Since then, the adult smoking rate in Contra Costa County has dropped 60%. “We are proud of the considerable progress we have made, but there is still work to be done,” said Emily Justice, Coalition Co-Chair. “Nearly half of our communities still do not have outdoor or multiunit housing secondhand smoke protections. Tobacco is still the leading cause of preventable death and disability in our county, costing Contra Costans $334 million dollars in healthcare costs and resulting in almost 7,000 deaths annually.” For more information about the Tobacco Prevention Coalition, call the Tobacco Prevention Project at 925313-6216.
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Regional Parks Botanic Garden Turns 75 By Beverly Lane, East Bay Regional Parks District
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Regional Parks Botanic Garden at Tilden Regional Park in Berkeley. The garden was established on New Year’s Day in 1940, a time when locally hired workers were constructing all kinds of recreational amenities in the first regional parks, under the aegis of the Depressionera Civilian Conservation Corps and Works Progress Administration. Located since its establishment at the intersection of Tilden’s Wildcat Canyon Road and South Park Drive, the garden specializes in collection, growth, display, and preservation of California native plants. Within California are many different plant environments, including seacoast bluffs and coastal mountains, interior valleys, arid foothills, alpine zones, and two kinds of desert.
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Specific areas of the 10acre garden replicate these environments, so you can see examples of plants from all over California in an afternoon’s stroll. Moreover, because of the variety, something is almost always in bloom, no matter the time of year. The garden is open to the public from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. from October 1 to May 31, and from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. from June 1 to September
30. The garden is closed New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Admission is free, though donations are always welcome. For students, the Botanic Garden offers the premier Northern California venue in which to study the state’s native plants without wandering far
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from home or dorm. Indoors, in the Visitor Center, lectures and slide shows are scheduled on most Saturdays from November through February, and there’s usually an exhibit in the auditorium about the native flora. Notable among the many specimens that have been brought in from all corners of the state are representatives of nearly all the state’s conifers and oaks, and probably the most complete collection of California manzanitas to be found anywhere. There are also extensive collections of California native b u n c h g ra s s e s, bulbs, aquatic plants, and representatives of about 300 species that are classified in the California Native Plant Society’s landmark study, “Inventory of Rare and Endangered Vascular Plants of California.” Garden programs and operations are supported by a dedicated group of volunteers, Friends of the Regional Parks Botanic Garden. For information about their activities and to register for their classes, visit their web site, www.nativeplants. org. The Botanic Garden offers docent-guided garden tours at 2 p.m. every Saturday and at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Sundays. And the headline garden event this month is the annual spring native plant sale, at which all kinds of native California plants will be available for purchase, while garden staff and volunteers will offer advice on selection and care of the purchases for your home garden. The plant sale will be on Saturday, April 18. From 9 to 10 a.m. the sale will be open only to • A ny s t a n d a rd i z e d Medigap policy is guaranteed renewable even if you have health problems. This means the insurance company can’t cancel your Medigap policy as long as you pay the premium. David Sayen is Medicare’s regional administrator for Arizona, California, Hawaii, N e v a d a , a n d t h e Pa c i f i c Territories. You can get answers to your Medicare questions by calling 1-800-MEDICARE (1800-633-4227).
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COMMUNITY EVENTS Volunteers Needed: Read to Preschoolers Volunteers are needed at childcare centers in Concord, Pittsburg, and West County. The Contra Costa County Library will supply books and resources. For more information, please contact Maureen Kilmurray at 925-927-3288. Danville Farmer’s Market Every Saturday, Year-round 9am-1pm. Get the freshest seasonal fare at the Danville Certified Farmers’ Market. Railroad & Prospect Avenue, Danville. Information: www.ci.danville.ca.us. (You can make donations of fresh vegetables and fruit for our local food pantries at the Loaves & Fishes Booth at the Danville Farmers Market.) San Ramon Farmers Market Every Saturday & Thursday-Year-round, Bishop Ranch Wednesday, April-Sept, Windermere Buy fresh, seasonal produce directly from local farmers at San Ramon Farmers Market. Connect with your community while shopping at a festive gathering place with live music! www.SanRamonFarmersMarket.org Canine Companions for Independence Puppy Class Each Saturday 11am-12pm. Become a puppy raiser! The East Bay Miracles Chapter invites you to help train puppies to become assistant dogs for children and adults with disabilities. Make sure to check out their online calendar before heading off to volunteer. Athenian High School, 2100 Mt. Diablo Scenic Blvd., Danville. ccieastbay.org. FREE E-Waste Recycling Event First Saturday of every month 9am-1pm. Bring your old, unwanted electronic equipment. Drop off is FREE and all e-waste will be recycled right here in the good old USA. Diablo Valley College, 321 Golf Club Road in the Overflow Parking Lot #7, Pleasant Hill. Visit www.NoEwaste.com for accepted and non-accepted electronic items. Information: 866-335-3373 or info@ NoEwaste.com.
Great Strides Walnut Creek April 11 9am-12pm. Great Strides is the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s largest national fundraising event. Each year, more than 125,000 people participate in hundreds of walks across the country to raise funds for cystic fibrosis research and drug development. Heather Farm Park, Walnut Creek. nca.cff.org/greatstrides. UnWaste Event April 11 Residents invited to drop off recyclables at Park and Ride. Residents can bring used electronics, as well as household items and other furnishings, such as books to drop off 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Most items free to recycle, but many appliances have a fee. For more information, contact Clean Water Program Coordinator Chris McCann at (925) 314-3342 or email at cmccann@ danville.ca.gov. The California Writers Club April 11 Eric Elfman will present “How to Hook Them From the First Page” at Zio Fraedo’s Restaurant, 611 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill. Registration is $20 for CWC members, $25 for guests. Reservations are required, and must be received no later than noon on Wednesday, April 8. Contact Barbara Bentley at barbara@ barbarabentley.net, or by phone at (925) 212-4727. Website: http://cwcmtdiablowriters.wordpress.com Basic Beekeeping Workshop April 16 10 a.m.-Noon. Bee biology, equipment, installation and seasonal management. Come to Rodgers Ranch Heritage center at 315 Cortsen Rd., Pleasant Hill. Cost: $20 per workshop includes materials, tea/coffee and pastries. (Scholarships available) Registration at www.sustainablecoco.org/workshops Understanding Grief Class April 16 6-8pm. Hospice of the East Bay is offering a compassionate space for those dealing with the grief of a lost friend or family member. Free. 3470 Buskirk Avenue, Pleasant Hill. (925) 887-5681.
Forest Home Farms Historic Park & Glass House Museum–open for Fun on the Farm 2nd Saturday of each month. 10am-2pm. Enjoy tours of the Glass House Museum, the farm and its history, interactive exhibits including the tractor museum, the beautiful grounds and free activities. Visit the Welcome Center and purchase old-fashioned toys and gifts at the Gift Shoppe. Tours are $5 per person, or $8 for both tours on the same day. 19953 San Ramon Valley Blvd, San Ramon. Information: 925-973-3284 or visit www.sanramon. ca.gov.
11th Annual She’s All That! April 18 9am-3pm A day for girls 5th -8th grades at California High School. Includes workshops, such as Yoga and Self Defense, Straight Scoop on Boys, “BFF, Mean Girls, Cheer, “Cyber Safe and Sane Online” and many others. There will be inspiritational speakers, “Live Your Dream” expo booths prizes and more. Presented by Soroptimists International of San Ramon Valley. To register, visit www.soroptimist-sr.org or call (925) 355-2442. Cost: $40, scholarships available.
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Series: For cancer patients and their caregivers. Tuesdays, March 3 through April 28 1:15-3:15pm. Meditation practice aids in achieving emotional balance, managing pain, and using the wisdom of the body and mind. It is a powerful way to manage stress, be present in the moment, and enhance quality of life. Cancer Support Community, 3276 McNutt Ave, Walnut Creek. (925) 933-0107.
Teacher Job Fair April 18 9am-11am. There are over 500 positions open in school districts around the Bay Area. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet with over 10 districts in one location. Be prepared to interview. Bring multiple copies of your resume/credentials and dress for success. Free. Brandman University, 2950 Buskirk Avenue, Walnut Creek. 925-930-2030.
First Thursday Shop Local Day and Night 10am-7pm. Join in the fun in downtown Danville at the First Thursday Shopping and Dining Event. Downtown Hartz Avenue, Danville. www.danville.ca.gov. Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) Meeting Every Tuesday 8-10am. This Weight Loss Support Group provides a space for those who wish to lose weight. St. Timothy’s, 1550 Diablo Rd. 925-838-7870. Blue Star Moms Monthly Meeting April 8 7-8:30pm. Join in this meeting to participate in this support/ service group for sons/daughters serving in the military. Danville Veterans Memorial Building, 400 Hartz Ave, Danville. bluestarmoms.org.
Sheep Shearing Day April 18 11am-3pm. Sheep Shearing Day is a unique opportunity to experience a day on the 16 acre Boone family farm. Activities include a petting zoo, maypole, string bubbles, vintage games, kids crafts & tractor rides. Adults $5-7, Children $3-5. Forest Home Farms Historic Park, 19953 San Ramon Valley Blvd, San Ramon. srhf.org. New Kids on the Social Media Block: SnapChat, Pinterest, and Instagram April 18 2pm. You’ve heard about Facebook and Twitter, but what do you know about these rising social media platforms? Kimberly Legocki, Social Media Director at Cal State East Bay, will update you on these social media trends and help you stay hip and savvy with her fun and lively presentation! San Ramon Library, 100 Montgomery St, San Ramon. (925) 973-2850.
Energy for Life Walkathon April 18 8pm-11pm. Join for the 4th Annual Energy For Life Walkathon: San Francisco Bay Area at Bishop Ranch Business Park-BR8, as we unite in support of those individuals and families affected by mitochondrial disease. The Energy For Life Walkathon offers all participants a fun-filled experience with entertainment, refreshments, mitochondrial disease resources, and much more! Free. 5000 Executive Parkway, San Ramon. 5th Annual Earth Day April 19 11am-2pm. The Earth Day Event is a free, fun, hands-on, informative event that will attract participants of all ages interested in sustainable practices, pollution prevention, eco-friendly gardening, energy efficiency, waste reduction, recycling, water conservation, fuel-efficiency, green building options - and much more! Town Green, 400 Front Street, Danville. danville.ca.gov. Alamo Danville Newcomers Wine & Cheese Social April 28 7-9pm. Are you new to the area or a long time resident, newly retired or empty-nester interested in making new friends and participating in various social activities? Alamo Danville Newcomers is a women’s organization whose purpose is to enrich the lives of all its members and their families in a social manner–attend this event to find out what the club may offer you. alamodanvillenewcomers.com.
SENIORS Danville Seniors Unless otherwise noted, the following activities are held at the Danville Senior Center, Veterans Memorial Building, 115 E. Prospect, Danville. For more information call 925-314-3490 or visit www.ci.danville.ca.us/Recreation/Seniors. Sneaker Trips: The Town of Danville’s Senior Sneakers program is a great way for you to make new friends and get out and around the greater Bay Area. There’s always something new to see and learn. All trips meet at the Danville Park & Ride lot unless otherwise noted in the trip details. Reserve your spot at the Danville Senior Center, 115 E. Prospect, Danville, CA 94526, on or before the registration date beginning at 8:30am. Information: 925-314-3400 or visit www.ci.danville.ca.us/Recreation/ Seniors/Senior_Sneaker_Trips. The Danville Area Senior Hikes (DASH) are open to all adults and meets on the second and fourth Wednesday of every month. The group starts at the Danville Park-n-Ride (next to the Sycamore Valley 680 North exit) at 9AM and returns about 1Pm. Most hikes are not strenuous, but gradients are involved due to the local terrain. Distances are usually in the 4-5 mile range, and the pace is moderate, with stops to view scenery, wildlife and to talk about location history when appropriate. Information: 925-314-3400 or visit www.ci.danville. ca.us/Recreation/Seniors/Senior_Hiking. San Ramon Seniors The following events are held at the Alcosta Senior & Community Center, 9300 Alcosta Blvd., San Ramon, unless otherwise noted. For more information call 925-973-3250 or visit www. sanramon.ca.gov/parks/programs/ages55+.htm. Wisdom Wednesdays: Free workshops and informational sessions that will benefit you. They will give you free access to coffee, knowledge and a better understanding of important issues. Information: 925-973-3250. Trips Trip Desk is open Tuesday from 10am-1pm. Sign up for trips at the travel desk or by depositing payment with registration form in the gold drop box found at the main entryway. Information: 973-3250. Wednesday Morning Hikes (time and location varies) Join the San Ramon Trailblazers if you are interested in
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valleysentinel.com meeting new people, enjoying the outdoors, having fun and getting in shape. The group meets once a week at various locations, This is an adults only group; pets are not permitted on hikes. To find out the exact meeting location and to get on the email list, please call the Senior Center or email trailblazer88@ comcast.net. Page Turners Senior Book Group Third Tuesday of the month 1:30pm. Drop in–all are welcome! Copies of this month’s book are on reserve for you at the San Ramon Library Front Desk. Book group meets at Alcosta Senior and Community Center, 9300 Alcosta Blvd. Information: Carol Yuke, Adult Services Librarian. 925-973-285
BUSINESS Business After Hours Mixer April 9 5:30-7pm. Come mix it up with your fellow business professionals from the Danville Area Chamber while viewing the Lincoln exhibit! Museum of the San Ramon Valley, 205 Railroad Ave., Downtown Danville. $5.00 members, $20.00 prospective/guest. danvilleareachamber.com. Ribbon Cutting - The Rouge Cosmetics April 14 12-12:30pm. Theresa Grutzeck of The Rouge Kiss and Make Up is moving to East Prospect and changing the name to The Rouge Cosmetics. Come welcome Theresa to her new space on April 14th! 145 East Prospect, Suite 100, Danville. Walnut Creek Chamber: 2015 Installation Luncheon & UXL Awards April 16 11:45am-1:30pm. Please join us for the annual Installation Luncheon of the Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau installation of new officers. Outgoing Chair Scott Butler will introduce incoming Chair, Karla Garcia. Reservations required. 1333 N. California Blvd., Walnut Creek. www.walnut-creek. com. New and Future San Ramon Chamber Member Orientation April 28 4-5pm. Join and learn about the various Chamber services that can benefit your business. Ambassadors and the Chamber’s President/CEO, Stewart Bambino, will be there to greet you. Free. RSVP required. Bishop Ranch 6, 2400 Camino Ramon Conference Room 158/K, San Ramon.
April 2015 Fibro? CFIDS? Chronic Pain? If these are familiar to you, call about the San Ramon Valley support group for people who need support, information, classes and friendship from people who know what it’s like. We like to laugh while getting well. Call 925-837-0510. Hope Hospice Grief Support Groups-Ongoing Hope Hospice provides support to help you understand and manage grief in a way that is healthy and appropriate. Our Grief Support Center is available to all community members at minimal or no cost. Information: visit www.HopeHospice.com or call 925-829-8770. Hospice of the East Bay Support groups and workshops for adults, children and teens experiencing grief after the death of a loved one. Classes will be offered at Hospice’s Administrative Offices: 3470 Buskirk Avenue; Pleasant Hill and the Tony La Russa’s Animal Rescue Foundation: 2890 Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek. Pre-registration is required for all groups and classes, except our drop-in group. To register, please call Hospice of the East Bay: (925) 887-5681. Information: www.hospiceeastbay.org Wind ‘n Sea Sailing Club Sailing training classes take place at members’ homes. Information: Call Jan at 925-837-3381.
RECURRING Mondays: The Walnut Creek Garden Club Meets the second Monday of each month. The general meeting begins at 9:30 with community and socializing from 10:30 to 11:00. You do not need to be a gardener to join the club. The Gardens at Heather Farm, 1540 Marchbanks Road, Walnut Creek. Information: californiagardenclubs.com/content/walnut-creek-garden-club or mslittle44@gmail.com Danville Rotary 12pm. Meets every Monday. Faz Restaurant, Danville. Information: danvillerotary.org.
Danville/Sycamore Valley Rotary 7am. Meets every Tuesday morning. Crow Canyon Country Club, Danville. Information: dsvrotary. com. Diablo View Toastmasters 8:15-9:15am. Meets every Tuesday. CMG Mortgage, 4th Floor Conference Room, 3160 Crow Canyon Rd., San Ramon. Information: 4160. toastmastersclubs.org. Walnut Creek Kiwanis Club 12:10-1:30pm. Meets every Tuesday. Massimo’s Ristorante, 1604 Locust Street, Walnut Creek. Information: kiwanisofwalnutcreek.org. Walnut Creek Rotary 12:15-1:30pm. Meets every Tuesday. Heather Farms Garden Center, 1540 Marchbanks Drive, Walnut Creek. Information: rotarywc.org. ARF Pet Loss Support Group 5:30-7pm. Meets second Tuesday of every month. In a nurturing small group, you are encouraged to process feelings of grief resulting from the loss of pet. Register with Vicki at 925-887-5681 or vickis@hospiceeastbay.org. ARF, 2890 Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek. Information: arf.net. Prostate Cancer Group 7:30–9pm. Meets 2nd Tuesday of the month. Drop-in prostate cancer group for men and their loved ones. San Ramon Regional Medical Center, South Building, West Day Room. 6001 Norris Canyon Road, San Ramon. Information: 925.933.0107 or www.twc-bayarea.org/communityprograms.html. Wednesdays: Walnut Creek Toastmasters 7-8:15pm. Meets every Wednesday. 1660 Oak Park Blvd., Pleasant Hill. Information: walnutcreek.freetoasthost.net Hospice of the East Bay Drop-in Bereavement Support 4:30-6pm, 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of every month. 3470 Buskirk Avenue; Pleasant Hill. Information: 925-887-5681 or visit www.hospiceeastbay.org.
San Ramon Alzheimer Support Group 7-9pm. Meets the second Monday of each month, except on holidays. Sponsored by the Alzheimer Association. People who know or are caregivers of Alzheimer victims can get information on how to help them through this difficult time in life. San Ramon Senior & Community Center, 9300 Alcosta Blvd., San Ramon. Information: 925-973-3250.
Alamo Rotary 12:15pm. Meets every Wednesday. Round Hill Country Club, 3169 Roundhill Road, Alamo. Information: alamorotary.org.
Danville-Alamo-Walnut Creek Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research. AAUW membership is open to all graduates of accredited four year colleges or universities and those holding an Associate Degree or equivalent. Prospective members are welcome and may contact Liz at 389-0152 for details. Visit daw-ca.aauw.net for meeting dates.
Sons In Retirement (Las Trampas Branch) Monthly Luncheon 11:30am. Meets the third Monday of each month, except for May and December. If you are retired or semi-retired and want to make new friends, participate in fun activities and better enjoy your leisure time, we welcome you to join with us. Make $15 luncheon reservations by calling 925-322-1160 by the preceding Wednesday. Walnut Creek Elks Lodge, 1475 Creekside Dr, Walnut Creek. Information: visit www.Branch116.org.
San Ramon Valley Rotary 7pm. Meets every Wednesday. Blackhawk Country Club, 599 Blackhawk Club Drive, 711 Silver Lake Drive, Danville. Info: sanramonvalleyrotary.com.
Cancer workshops and support groups-Ongoing Most are free. Cancer Support Community, 3276 McNutt Avenue, Walnut Creek. Information / reservations call (925) 933-0107 or visit www. cancersupportcommunity.net.
Tuesdays: Danville am Toastmasters 7-8:30am. Meets every Tuesday. New members welcome. Danville Women’s Club, 242 W. Linda Mesa Ave., Danville. Information: danvilleam.freetoasthost.org.
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Danville Toastmasters Club #1785 7:30-9pm. Meets every Wednesday. Room W204 at Diablo Valley College,1690 Watermill Road, San Ramon. Information: danvilletoastmasters1785.com.
Danville Lions Club 7pm. Meets the first and third Wednesday each month at The Brass Door at 2154 San Ramon Valley Blvd. in San Ramon. Information: Pat.Porter@hannaglobal.com Exchange Club of San Ramon Valley 12pm. Meets the second Wednesday of every month. Sign-in and social time begins at 11:30. Guests are welcome with lunch reservations. Faz Restaurant, 600 Hartz Ave., Danville. RSVP 925-275-2412. Info: visit www.srvexchangeclub.org
The Valley Sentinel Walnut Creek Host Lion’s Club 12:15pm. Meets the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Wednesdays of each month. Black Bear Diner, 700 Bancroft Road, Walnut Creek. Information: walnutcreeklions.org. Blue Star Moms 7-9pm. Meets the second Wednesday of every month. Danville Veterans Memorial Building, 400 Hartz Ave. Information: bluestarmoms.org. Sons in Retirement (San Ramon Valley chapter) Monthly Luncheon 10:30am; Social Hour, 11:35am Meeting and lunch. Meets the 3rd Wed. of each month. $23 includes luncheon, guest speaker and a great opportunity to socialize with at least 120 other retirees from the San Ramon Valley. To reserve a space, please email us by Friday prior to luncheon at www.info@ SIR128.com. Location: San Ramon Golf Club, 9430 Fircrest Lane, San Ramon. Information: www. SIR128.com. Diablo Valley Quilters 7-9pm. Meets the third Wednesday of every month. No charge for guests. Danville Congregational Church, 989 San Ramon Valley Blvd., Danville. Information: diablovalleyquilters.com. Veterans of Foreign Wars 7:00pm. Meets the third Wednesday of every month. Veterans Memorial Hall, 400 Hartz Avenue, Danville. Information: Post Commander Ernie Petagara at 925-362-9806 or vfwpost75.org. Diablo Singles Dance Club 7-10pm. Meets the last Wednesday of every month. Live music, refreshments. Members $8, Guests $12. All welcome. 111N. Wiget Lane, Walnut Creek. Thursdays: Rotary Club of San Ramon 11:45am. Meets every Thursday. Crow Canyon Country Club, 711 Silver Lake Drive, Danville. Information: sanramonrotary.org. San Ramon Valley Newcomers 11:30am-2pm. Meets the third Thursday of every month with a featured guest speaker at a local Tri-Valley restaurant. $12. New and long-time adult residents are welcome. Reservations/information: 925-837-9600 or www.srvnc.com.
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Clutterers Anonymous 7-8pm. Meets the 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month. St. Luke’s Lutheran Church room 3, 2491 San Miguel Drive, Walnut Creek. Information: 925-7368627. Diablo Valley Lions Club 7:30pm. Meets the 1st, 3rd, and 4th Thursday of every month. 1400 Montego Drive, Walnut Creek. Information: diablovalleyca.lionwap.org. Fridays: Transitions - “Navigating Life’s Turning Points Together” 9-11:30am. Our group now has a new name, which has been changed from TENS to Transitions. Our mission is to encourage and support women from empty nest, to aging parents and everything in between. Community Presbyterian Church, Room 116, 222 W. El Pintado Rd., Danville. Information: Barb Miller at bajumil@yahoo.com or Donna Hill at hillmom3@comcast.net Saturdays: Diablo Region of the Porsche Club of America 7:30-9am. Meets every Saturday. Buttercup Bar and Grill, 660 Ygnacio Valley Road, Walnut Creek. Information: diablo-pca.org. Parkinson’s Disease Support Group 9am. Meets every 3rd Saturday. Join us to share, laugh, and learn from each other. Meeting location is the Fireside Room at Grace Presbyterian Church, 2100 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek. Contact Gregg Riehl at (925) 254-8349 or jgriehl@gmail.com. Caregivers meet at same time in Oak Room of Grace Church. Information: Howard Zalkin at 925 939 4210 or Ronnie Wanetick at 925 933 6357 Free. All are welcome. Sundays: Cars n Coffee: First Sunday of Every Month 8-10am. Blackhawk Automotive Museum is hosting Cars and Coffee for automotive enthusiasts in the parking lots of Blackhawk Plaza. Our partner, Scott’s Catering, will provide coffee and other refreshments. Afterwards, visit shops and restaurants in Blackhawk Plaza. Blackhawk Museum; 3700 Blackhawk Plaza Circle; Danville. Information: www. blackhawkmuseum.org.
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2015 Volvo XC60 T6 AWD By David and Judy Colman
The XC60 is a mid-size sports utility crossover based on the S60 sedan. For 2015, it presents a cleaner face to the wind thanks to a more streamlined front fascia. In conjunction with this newly lowered snout, Volvo stylists have visually elevated the XC60’s tail. Decisive side creases underline the aggressive stance, making this Volvo look like it’s about to pounce on prey. The illusion is not unsupported, because a powerful and willing twin-scroll turbo straight 6 lies under the hood, ready to devour pavement with alacrity. The 3.0 liter engine produces 300hp and 325lb.-ft. of torque, with full torque infusion coming on line at just 2100rpm. Coupled to a 6-speed automatic with standard paddle shifts, the XC6 T6 jumps when prodded, despite its substantial 4,275lb. curb weight. While Volvo’s all-wheeldrive system is not designed for serious off-road work (there’s no transfer case), it will insure splendid traction on all forms of pavement. Our test XC sported $1,000 optional 20 inch diameter
“Titania” alloys which mounted premium Pirelli Scorpion Zero tires measuring 255/45R20 at each corner. Despite their enormous diameter, these rims, which replace standard 18 inch wheels, look surprisingly delicate thanks to their almost invisible rim bead connected to 10 waferthin double spokes. The overall visual effect is similar to that of a Mattel Hot Wheels dream toy. The interior shares the exterior’s exciting visuals, with a two-tone seat leather treatment a d d i n g Swe d i s h m o d e r n sophistication to the $900 optional Sport Seating surfaces. In fact, if you are a fan of Mid Century Modern design, you will love the simplistic integration of materials and surface treatments in the cabin. For example, the center stack, a design nightmare in so many other SUVs, is here cleanly arrayed, devoid of frills, and operationally sound, with all key HVAC and Entertainment system functions accessible through separate buttons rather than menu driven nonsense. Particularly nice is the standard issue “Laminated Power Roof with Power Sunshade.
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This oversize opening can be configured in any number of useful ways, ranging from tilting the front panel, to sliding the shade wide open over all interior seats. Volvo equipped the cargo area of our sports utility with a dog kennel apparatus that made the interior seem more like a Swedish police cruiser than a family wagon. Vertical and horizontal metal bars (called a “Safety Grill”) not only segregated the rear compartment from the passenger area, but also created a structure (called a “Load Organizer and Dog Gate”) large enough to house a medium size pet. With its hydraulic lift door, the Load Organizer proved very handy for safe transport of fragile items. The downside to the array of black metal bars is poor rear vision, and a sepulchral feel to the interior. The expensive “Platinum” option, which boosts sticker price by $4,400, brings several important safety measures into play. Perhaps the most significant is the Technology Package, which includes radar controlled cruise control, collision warning with full auto-brake, pedestrian/ cyclist detection with full auto-
brake, and Driver Alert Control, which prevents your Volvo from straying out of its lane. In addition, our XC60 also featured a $900 optional “Blind Spot Information System Package” (BLIS) which consisted of small warning lights on the A pillars next to the rear view mirrors that illuminated orange when traffic impinged in adjacent lanes. This proved useful without becoming intrusive. The BLIS package also includes front and rear park assist beepers. Although the XC60 has plenty of straight line punch, its handling is a notch below comparable sports utilities like BMW’s X3 and new X4, or Porsche’s Macan. The Volvo’s main weakness is its lack of precise steering feedback. In fact, even the range of vertical adjustment for the wheel itself is too limited to allow a sporty driving position. The XC’s suspension is also complicit, with too much pitch on corners, combined with too harsh shock damping over potholes. This makes for a ride that is simultaneously pitchy yet jarring. A final irritation comes courtesy of the purported Owner’s Manual, which inexplicably contains no
valleysentinel.com index references to such basics as instrument location and function, or even cruise control operation. Consequently, we could never figure out how to adjust our cruise control default speed without changing it in 5mph increments. The incredible array of safety measure Volvo brings to bear on its XC60, however, more than compensate for these trivial glitches. In fact, we can’t think of a better vehicle in which to avoid or survive an accident than this Volvo, given its standard Auto-Stopping Technology and optional and reasonably priced BLIS Package. 2015 Volvo xc60 t6 AWD Engine: 3.0 Liter alloy, inline 6 with cvvt and twin-scroll turbo Horsepower: 300hp @ 5600rpm Torque: 325lb.-Ft. @ 2100rpm Fuel consumption: 17 mpg city/24 mpg highway Price as tested: $51,675 Hypes: the safest SUV you can buy Gripes: useless owner’s manual, sea of dog cage bars Star rating: 8.0 Stars out of 10
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Contra Costa County to Implement Laura’s Law By Candace Andersen, Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
Last month the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted in favor of implementing AB1421, which is also known as Laura’s Law. It is an important tool to help reach the most seriously mentally ill through an Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) program. Laura’s Law was named after Laura Wilcox, who was shot and killed in 2001 in Nevada County by a young man with severe and untreated mental illness. Shortly after I assumed o f f i c e i n 2 01 2 , I w a s approached by one of my constituents who implored me to help pass Laura’s Law in our County. Her 36-year-old son and 89-year-old father had been bludgeoned to death in the Central Valley several years before. Their killer was severely mentally ill and had refused treatment. She did not want other families to suffer as hers had.
Over the past three years I have continued to meet others in our community with severely mentally ill family members and friends. They have felt helpless. They could only get assistance for their loved ones who were refusing treatment when things had deteriorated to such a point that the individual either committed a crime and was placed in jail, or posed such a danger that he or she would qualify for an involuntary “5150” psychiatric evaluation hold. As I began doing further research I found that very often our severely mentally ill cycle through our justice system. They are arrested for conduct related to their mental illness, stabilized with medication while incarcerated, but upon release go off their medication as they don’t believe they have a problem. The level of their psychosis is so deep; they do not understand that they are not well. They can pose a serious risk to themselves and others. Implementation of Laura’s Law in our County is going to be a carefully thought out process to ensure the needs
of the seriously mentally ill will be addressed. While the program is being approved for three-years, that is simply a starting point to ensure that the outcomes match what other jurisdictions have experienced through their Assisted Outpatient Treatment programs. People who will benefit from this program are the most seriously mentally ill in our County who are covered or cared for by the County Health Services Department. After reviewing department data, it has been determined that at any given time in Contra Costa County we are unable to reach 37 seriously ill individuals through our traditional voluntary programs. These individuals spend their time revolving t h ro u g h o u r P syc h i a t r i c Emergency Services, Courts, Jails, prisons and psychiatric hospitals. They have three or more 5150’s per year, they are often homeless, are at an increased risk of suffering violence, and many have families who are at a loss to help them. U n d e r L a u r a ’ s L a w, a treatment team comes together to help individuals
get the services that they need. No medication is f o rc e d , b u t a c o u r t c a n include a requirement to t a ke m e d i c a t i o n a s p a r t of an agreement with the individual. The individual has the ability, throughout the entire process to opt out of the program. The consequence to an ‘opt out’ is the same they would face otherwise – a 5150/psych hold to evaluate, medicate and then release up to 72 hours later or they could continue to be held on a 5250 for up to two weeks. Mental illness, like any other sickness or disease, is something that we need to continue to aggressively address while seeking improved methods of treatment. The devastation to the individual, their friends, and the families of the seriously mentally
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ill who go untreated, along with the impact on the victims of the seriously mentally ill who commit crimes is significant. I am confident that through our implementation of Laura’s Law in our County, we will be much more successful in appropriately helping those who are severely mentally ill, and protecting our community. My office is here to serve the residents of Contra Costa County District 2, which includes San Ramon, Danville, A l a m o , Wa l n u t C r e e k , Saranap, Parkmead, Lafayette, Moraga, Canyon and Orinda. Please don’t hesitate to contact us if we can provide you with additional information on this topic or on other County issues. I can be reached at SupervisorAndersen@bos. cccounty.us or 925-957-8860.
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