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Vol. 14 No. 18May 5, 2015510-494-1999 [email protected] www.tricityvoice.com

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SUBMITTED BY

MICHELLE POWELL

Union Sanitary District (USD)operates a 33 million gallon perday wastewater treatment facilityin Union City and provides collec-tion, treatment and disposal serv-ices to the Tri-City area. TheDistrict has been recognized for21 consecutive years of outstand-ing performance by the NationalAssociation of Clean Water Agen-cies. On Saturday, May 9, 2015,the District will offer family-friendly activities, plant tours, in-teractive demonstrations,refreshments and more at itsUnion City treatment plant andheadquarters; everyone is invited.

“USD is a big part of daily lifein the Tri-Cities, but many of ourcustomers aren’t aware of the workwe do to protect public health and

the environment,” says GeneralManager Paul Eldredge. “Thisevent is a fun way for people tofind out about the District. They’llhave the opportunity to tour ourplant, view our green energy proj-ects, and get an up-close look atthe specialized equipment and in-teractive demonstrations we’ll haveon display.”

The event is a good opportu-nity for students to explore careers.“We encourage students of all agesto come and talk to our engineers,plant operators, chemists, collec-tion systems workers, mechanics,electricians, business services staffand more to find out about careersin our industry,” continues El-dredge. “We’ll also have activitiesthat are enjoyable for kids andkids-at-heart.”

“I’m proud that our visitorswill have the chance to meet the

people who work hard to provideaward-winning service every day,”says Eldredge. “We’re honored tohave our customers as our guests,and we invite everyone to dropby – no reservations necessary.”

If you’d like to tour the plantduring the Open House, wearclosed-toed, low-heeled shoes andbe prepared for walking andstairs. USD’s Open House dis-play areas are wheelchair-accessi-ble; plant buildings are not.

Union Sanitary District’sOpen House

Saturday, May 910 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Tours, demonstrationsfamily activities

5072 Benson Rd., Union City (510) 477-7500

www.unionsanitary.ca.gov

SUBMITTED BY STACEY KENISON

The City of Newark Recreation & Community Services Depart-ment is pleased to announce its 2nd annual “Healthy Kids FitnessExpo” in Newark on Saturday, May 9. This free event is geared towardoffering the necessary tools and information to help parents make in-formed decisions regarding their children’s health and fitness activities.

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BY SARA GIUSTI

PHOTOS COURTESY OF

RAKESH SHARMA

Home is where the heart is,and a local nonprofit is showing alot of love for its community thismonth at its premier annualfundraiser. Indo-Americans forBetter Community (IndoABC) ishosting its 12th annual “CharityBall” on May 9 to support twolocal charities with an evening offood, drinks, and entertainment.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING’S TRI-CITY VOICE May 5, 2015

InHealth broadcasts on Comcast Channel 78 in Fremont,Newark and Union City and online at www.inhealth.tvThe full schedule of InHealth programs listed below can also be viewed in real time on the

Washington Hospital website, www.whhs.com

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Voices InHealth: Radiation Safety

Where Have All The Patients Gone?

Keeping Your Heart on theRight Beat

Diabetes Matters: NewYear, New You

Diabetes Matters: What toExpect When Hospitalized

with Diabetes

Cough and Pneumonia:When to See a Doctor

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Diabetes Matters: Protecting Your Heart

Living with ArthritisFrom One Second to the

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Diabetes Matters: Diabetes Viewpoint

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Washington TownshipHealth Care District

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Diabetes Matters: Healthyor Hoax

GERD & Your Risk ofEsophageal Cancer

Voices InHealth: MedicineSafety for Children

Surgical Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Superbugs: Are We Winning the Germ War?

Voices InHealth: HealthyPregnancy

How to Prevent a Heart Attack

Prostate Health andProstate Cancer

Do You Have Sinus Problems?

Heel Problems and Treatment Options

Your Concerns InHealth:Decisions in End of Life

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with Diabetes Learn If You Are at Riskfor Liver Disease

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W hen Dorothy Benya’shusband Robertslipped on the bath-

room floor, she rushed to help himup. Married nearly 60 years, theFremont couple is used to beingthere for each other.

“Looking back on it, I shouldhave called 9-1-1, but I thoughtit would be faster and easier to doit myself,” recalled 82-year-oldDorothy, who is nearly a footshorter than her husband.

Unfortunately, the quick deci-sion didn’t turn out to be so easyand resulted in serious conse-quences for her own health.

“When I started pullingRobert up, I heard somethingsnap in my lower back,” Dorothyrelated. “I was in instant agony.”

One of the vertebrae inDorothy’s spine had cracked. Ver-tebral compression fractures, orVCFs, are cracks, fractures or col-lapses of the vertebra. In the U.S.,more than 700,000 VCFs occurevery year. The condition can bevery painful and debilitating and isusually related to osteoporosis.

With osteoporosis, bones canbecome fragile and brittle, and itdoesn’t take much to trigger aVCF. The injury can result fromcommon movements like sittingdown, reaching for something,

missing a curb, or slipping on awet surface. If not treated, thecompression may get progres-sively worse and can severelylimit a person’s ability to be activeand independent. After one VCF,there is increased risk that morewill occur.

“The vertebra is like a rawegg,” explained Dorothy’s neuro-surgeon Sandeep Kunwar, MD,who practices with the Washing-ton Township Medical Founda-tion. “When the egg shell is solid,it’s very strong and difficult tobreak by squeezing it. But, if evena small crack develops, it’s likelymore cracks will occur, and it’s fareasier to crush the egg.”

The majority of VCFs heal ontheir own over time. However, ifthe painful condition persists, itcan be treated surgically to speedup healing, strengthen the boneand help prevent further fractures.

Experts estimate two-thirds ofVCFs are never diagnosed be-cause many people blame the re-sulting back pain on aging orarthritis. For others like Dorothy,the pain is so extreme they arecompelled to seek medical care.

“VCF treatment has evolvedover time,” reported Dr. Kunwar.“We treated Dorothy with a rela-tively new, minimally invasive pro-

cedure called the Kiva VCF Treat-ment System. It was amazing to seethe significant reduction in herpain immediately after surgery.

“Most patients who have thisprocedure recover quickly,” hecontinued. “In fact, the majorconcern after surgery is that peo-ple will start doing things tooquickly.”

Minimally invasive VCF treat-ments include vertebroplasty, inwhich bone cement is injectedinto the cracked vertebra. An-other approach is balloon kypho-plasty, in which two needles areused to inflate a balloon to re-store the height of the vertebraand inject bone cement into thespace. Studies have shown theseprocedures relieve pain success-fully, but have been less effectivein preventing further fractures.

Kiva takes a different approach.During this outpatient procedure,the surgeon inserts a single needleinto the compressed vertebra anduses a coiling device to create a 3-dimensional cage that opens upthe bone. Then, the cage is filledwith cement. This permanentstructure keeps the vertebra fromcollapsing again.

“Kiva has taken VCF treat-ment to the next level,” addedDr. Kunwar. “The results havebeen studied more closely andsystematically than any other ap-proach. Pain relief has been justas effective, and there has beensignificantly less likelihood of ad-ditional VCFs.”

For Dorothy, having the Kivaprocedure has made all the differ-

ence. Three months after her sur-gery she has some mild pain in herback, especially when she gets tired,but it is tolerable and doesn’t getclose to the extreme pain she experi-enced after her injury. She is nottaking any pain medication.

“I have to limit the time I workin my garden to avoid gettingtired, but I’m hopeful I’ll be ableto resume my usual activities, in-cluding tap dancing with the localFremont Tappers, by next fall,”Dorothy predicted.

“But, as much I love my hus-band, I will never try to pick himup again.”

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After a vertebra in Dorothy’s spine cracked and caused vertebral compression fracture(VCF), a painful and debilitating condition, Dorothy was treated with a relatively new, min-imally invasive procedure called Kiva VCF Treatment System. Immediately, Dorothy saw asignificant reduction in pain and is expected to resume her usual activities within the nextseveral months.

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Dear Doctor,My husband snores terribly. He has tried over-the-

counter fixes that don’t seem to help. He wants surgerydone to remove tissue from the back of his throat but Iam nervous about it. What would you recommend?

Dear Reader,Most snoring is due to Obstructive Sleep Apnea or OSA.

This can be (but is not always) a result of extra tissue in theback of the throat that sags over time. Before proceedingwith surgery, I suggest that your husband see a sleep specialistin order to be properly evaluated. The specialist will be ableto determine the cause of the OSA and recommend the besttreatment.

Dear Doctor,I have a lot of post-nasal drip. It is very bothersome

and constantly need to clear my throat. I have seen manydoctors who just recommend Claritin and other medica-tions that don’t seem to work. I need help!

Dear Reader,Post-nasal drip is a troubling symptom and can be a result of

many different things, which is why it is often not diagnosedclearly. There are a few recommendations I can suggest: First,make sure you are not taking any medications that could becausing your post-nasal drip. Second, ensure your home andwork environments are humidified with cool moist air. Third,avoid nasal sprays and other medications that go directly intothe nose as these can often worsen symptoms. Fourth, getchecked to be sure you don’t have GERD, or reflux disease.Lastly, see an allergist to have a thorough allergy testing done.Most post-nasal drips result from allergies in the environment aswell as household products and detergents.

May 5, 2015 WHAT’S HAPPENING’S TRI-CITY VOICE

Dr. Maish is a board certified thoracic andgeneral surgeon. She holds a Master’sdegree from Harvard University andcompleted her thoracic surgery trainingat Baylor/MD Anderson in Houston, Texas.Dr. Maish currently serves as the Chiefof Thoracic and Foregut Surgery atWashington Township Medical Foundationand is on the Medical Staff atWashington Hospital.

Mary S. Maish, M.D.

This is an ongoing column in which Dr. Mary Maishanswers your health-related questions. Questions forDr. Maish should be emailed to Ask the Doctor at:[email protected]

Surgery for Snoring andPost-Nasal Drip Allergies

Day in and day out, 24 hours a day,Washington Hospital’s nurses arethe caregivers patients see most

frequently and the ones providing continu-ing care to help patients recover and heal.

Recognizing this, on May 9 Washing-ton Hospital is celebrating NationalNurses Week with special events for thehospital’s more than 750 nurses. Washing-ton Hospital CEO Nancy Farber and As-sociate Administrator and Chief NursingOfficer Stephanie Williams, along withother hospital officials, will host a series ofteas to honor the nurses during their shifts.

“Washington Hospital is very proud ofits nurses and what they accomplish in pa-tient care and patient safety,” Williams said.

The achievements of nurses who havereceived advanced degrees or certificationsduring the past year will be highlightedwith posters placed on their nursing floors.The posters will show a photograph of thenurse and list the nurse’s achievementsduring the past year.

Williams added that most WashingtonHospital nurses have bachelor degrees innursing and have specialized certifications intheir field of study. Many also have master’sdegrees and some hold PhD degrees.

Most of the hospital’s nurses are affili-ated with national professional nursing or-ganizations and participate in continuingeducation programs to keep current withdevelopments in nursing and medicine.Washington Hospital supports the nursesin their continuing education efforts byunderwriting some of their out-of-pocketexpenses, Williams said, adding that thehospital’s long-term goal is for 80 percentof the nursing staff to have Bachelor ofScience in Nursing (BSN) degrees.

The theme of this year’s celebration —“Ethical Practice. Quality Care.” — echoesthe dedication of Washington Hospital’snurses to providing the highest level of carefor their patients. This dedication is inkeeping with the hospital’s Patient First

Ethic where all decisions made and actionstaken are based on what’s in the best inter-est of the patient.

“The celebration emphasizes the impor-tance of ethics in nursing and acknowl-edges the strong commitment, compassionand care Washington Hospital nurses dis-play daily,” Williams said. She noted thatthis dedication to excellence has been rec-ognized since 2011 by the designation ofMagnet® Status by the American NursesAssociation Credentialing Center.

Magnet® Status is the highest level ofrecognition a hospital can achieve for nurs-ing excellence. It means the hospital pro-vides a superior level of health care forpatients, displays innovating practices andretains nurses who perform excellent workas part of their team, Williams explained.

“Our nurses place the highest priority onpatient safety,” she said. “The nursing staffhas developed effective protocols to reduceincidents of central line infections, pressureulcers and sepsis mortality, to eliminatemedication errors, and to reduce catheter as-sociated urinary tract infections.”

Williams added that the nursing staff em-phasizes working with patients, their familiesand caregivers to improve communication,to engage patients in their own care and toimprove overall patient safety — especially inreducing falls among the elderly.

A particular focus has been in the Criti-cal Care Unit to ensure those patients re-ceive correct nutrition as soon as possibleto improve long-term recovery. Researchhas shown that starting to feed critical carepatients within the first 24 to 48 hours

and meeting recommended nutritionalgoals within the first week contributes to afaster recovery with fewer complications.Washington Hospital nurses have increasedthe number of patients meeting caloricgoals within the first week from 30 percentto 97 percent, Williams said.

A focus for the coming year is to workwith other hospital staff to develop a Pal-liative Care Program as well as continuingthe nursing staff ’s emphasis on critical careand family-centered care programs.

While National Nurses Week puts aparticular spotlight on the contributions ofnurses, Williams said, Washington Hospi-tal invites all members of the communityto recognize and honor nurses as leadersthroughout the year in meeting the com-munity’s health care needs.

Washington Hospital Nurses

Honored for Achievements

From left to right are Washington Hospital nurses representing numerous Hospital departments: Trina Odani, BSN, RN; Lisa Travis, BSN, RN-C; Cheryl Bernal, RN-BC, MSN; Maria Lourdes Limqueco, RN; Janet Aileen Peralta, BSN, RN; Marie David, BSN, RN; Dexter Hermosura, BSN, RN-BC; Jaspal K. Gill, RN-BC; Kari Alexander,BSN, RN-BC; Caroline Ajawara, BSN, RN-C.


Watching television, playingvideo games, and surfing the in-ternet are some of America’s fa-vorite pastimes. People love tosettle in and get absorbed in theirfavorite TV show, video game, orcheck out social media sites. Butwhat is that actually doing forour health and our kids’ health?These sedentary activities, as re-laxing and as fun as they may be,are some of the most damagingpastimes for our children.

“Our goal is for every personto leave the Healthy Kids FitnessExpo with new knowledge re-garding nutritious eating, funmethods of exercise and newhealthy products,” said DavidZehnder, City of Newark Recre-ation and Community ServicesDirector.

Come out for a fun day wherelocal sports, nature, and outdoorrecreation organizations will getyou up, outside, and moving.Kids will enjoy a rock climbingwall, inflatables, and a variety ofactivities hosted by each vendor.Healthy food trucks hosted byOff the Grid will be onsite offer-ing food and beverages availablefor purchase.

Healthy Kids Fitness ExpoSaturday, May 910 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Silliman Activity and FamilyAquatic CenterSportsfield Park

6800 Mowry Ave, Newark(510) 578-4409www.newark.org

Free

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SUBMITTED BY THE HAYWARD CHAMBER

OF COMMERCE

Bicyclists of all ages will enjoy four city blocks offun during the free “Bike Rodeo and Cyclepath Vin-tage BMX Show and Street Jam” in downtown Hay-ward on Saturday, May 16.

More than a dozen organizations will participatein this first-ever event, including a kids’ obstaclecourse by the CHP, skills classes and a “bike valet”service by Bike East Bay, free bike repair by TurningWheels for Kids, BMX trick riding and racingarranged by Cyclepath, bands, food, and more.

In addition to East Bay bicycle clubs riding in tothe festivities, the Hayward Unified School Districtand the Safe Routes for Schools organization willsponsor monitored family and student rides fromsome school locations. One point of origin for adowntown-destination ride will be a 10 a.m. depar-

ture from Hayward’s Burbank Elementary School andCannery Park, sponsored by The Kids Breakfast Club.

For more information or to apply as a vendor,contact the Hayward Chamber of Commerce at(510) 537-2424 or go to www.hayward.org. For in-formation on the BMX vintage bike show, demon-strations, and racing, visit Cyclepath bike shop indowntown Hayward at 22510 Foothill Boulevard orcall (510) 881-5177.

Bike Rodeo and BMX Street JamSaturday, May 1610 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Downtown HaywardB St. and Main St, Hayward

(510) 537-2424www.hayward.org

Free

SUBMITTED BY HAYWARD EDUCATION

FOUNDATION

Everyone admires heroes. Kids growing up gethooked on them at an early age, Davy Crockett,Roy Rogers, Lone Ranger, Superman, Batman andSpiderman. But while these heroes are great forteaching the concept of heroism, and alive and wellin comics, television and movies, they are all fic-tional. Real heroes are harder to find.

Unless, of course, you attend the Hayward Edu-cation Foundation’s Hero Dinner on Thursday, May7, at Hayward’s Golden Peacock Restaurant andBanquet Hall.

For seven years, the Hayward Education Founda-tion has asked every school in Hayward—public orprivate—to nominate one person as its hero, some-one who has gone above and beyond the call of dutyand job description to enrich the lives of Hayward’sstudents. This person can be a principal, a parent, ateacher, an aide, a janitor, even a student.

This year 37 heroes are being celebrated; they aretreated to a night out, with dinner and honored forall their dedication and hard work. Each hero willalso receive a beautiful plaque from the Hayward

Education Foundation plus certificates of commen-dation from State Representatives. Besides that, eachhero will likely be accompanied by friends and fam-ily and colleagues, all intent on celebrating this per-son’s outstanding performance. In short, it’s a party!

The Hayward Education Foundation HeroesDinner is attended by Heroes and the supporterswho are there to celebrate and honor someone whohas made a Hayward school a better place to be.And who ultimately benefits here? The students!

For more information or to purchase tickets,email [email protected] or visit our event pageat http://www.eventbrite.com/e/hayward-hero-din-ner-2015-tickets-15914801600

Hayward Heroes Award DinnerThursday, May 7

5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.Golden Peacock Event Hall

24989 Santa Clara St, Hayward(510) 881-0890

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[email protected]$25/person

Hayward Heroes Award Dinner


On Sunday, April 12, 2015,State Senator Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont) hosted the 4th AnnualAfrican-American Heritage Leader-ship awards ceremony at MattJimenez Community Center inHayward. Three individuals wererecognized during the ceremony,including Olivia Henry, Dr. Tom-mie Lindsey, Jr., and the Women’sMissionary Union of Hayward.

Dr. Tommie Lindsey, Jr. is di-rector of forensics at James LoganHigh School and a recipient of aMacArthur Fellowship. “[Dr.Tommie Lindsey, Jr.] believes thatno matter what trials, tribulationsor obstacles the children face,learning competitive debatingskills races self-esteem, increasesself-confidence, and gives stu-dents a head start,” stated Fre-mont Unified School DistrictBoard president Desrie Camp-bell, who presented Dr. Lindseywith his award. “My studentsmake me the hero that I am. I amnot able to do this if they’re notready to follow my leadership,”said Dr. Lindsey.

Women’s Missionary Union ofHayward, whose accomplishmentsinclude purchasing food for familiesin need, providing cleaning suppliesfor battered women shelters, andsponsoring blanket drives and toydrives among others. Director KateThomas accepted the award on be-half of its members. “Each one ofthem has talent that the Lord hasgiven, so they use that talent to helpother people and reach out wher-ever there’s a need,” said Thomas.

Olivia Henry is a first-graderfrom San Leandro, who startedan umbrella drive called “LivLife’s Umbrella Drive” after thelarge storms of late 2014. Oliviagrew concerned after seeing amother and a child at a bus stopwithout an umbrella. With thehelp of her mother, Sarah Tiffany,she has collected more than 500umbrellas and purchased 400 ad-ditional ones through cash dona-tions. Sen. Wieckowski presentedher with an umbrella and said,“You’ve shown us how unselfish ayoung person can be and that isextraordinary these days.”

African-American

community leaders recognized

Dr. Tommie Lindsey, Jr., director of forensics at James Logan High School

State Senator Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont) presenting San Leandro first-grader OliviaHenry with an umbrella

Kate Thomas, director of Women’s Missionary Union of Hayward

SUBMITTED BY CAROLYN JONES

Please join the East Bay Re-gional Park District, on Wednesday,May 6, for a groundbreaking cele-bration of the new DumbartonQuarry Regional Recreation Area, aformer industrial quarry that will betransformed into 91 acres of mead-ows, trails and the first campgroundbuild along San Francisco Bay indecades. See and hear about this ex-

citing project with special guests,and walk the site visualizing thenear-future park area and camp-ground. Light lunch with refresh-ments will follow.

Dumbarton QuarryGroundbreaking

Wednesday, May 611 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Quarry Road in Coyote HillsRegional Park, FremontRSVP: (510) [email protected]

Dumbarton Quarry groundbreaking


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Ohlone College is ranked #3 for medium-sizecommunity colleges statewide, according to dataprovided by the state Chancellor’s Office. First re-ported on the EdSmart website, Ohlone’s gradua-tion and transfer rate is the sixth highest in the stateout of the 112 schools in the California Commu-nity College system.

Each year, the Chancellor’s Office ranks Califor-nia’s community colleges using a scorecard that ex-amines factors such as transfer rate, retention,associates degrees earned, and others. In this thor-ough review of colleges, data is released that com-pares schools of comparable sizes and the top five ineach size category were presented. In its size,Ohlone was chosen as number three with a 52.1%graduation and transfer rate and a 91.1% first-yearretention rate.

Ohlone’s particular strengths are in basic skillscourses in math and English. In basic skills mathcourses, Ohlone students have the fourth highestsuccess rate statewide. In English they perform inthe top 15%. The article also mentions Ohlone’sunique Deaf Studies department, and describesthe college as a “richly diverse campus.” OhloneCollege offers 177 degrees and certificates with 21associate degrees for transfer, or ADTs, whichguarantee transfer students a spot at a CSU.Ohlone is proud of the dedicated administration,staff, and faculty who work hard to provide qual-ity education to students.

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‘Tis the season for beautiful gowns, colorfuldresses, and stylish tuxedos. As the school year isabout to end, juniors and seniors are preparing for anevent that will become one of their most memorablehigh school experiences. Prom, short for promenade,is an elaborate social gathering for high school juniorsand seniors as they transition to become adults.Weeks prior to the main event, anxiety kicks in asguys pop the big question: “Will you go to prom withme?” What follows is a hunt for clothes, accessories,and other provisions that will complete the overallprom experience.

Choosing the right outfit can be stressful, but youcan make it less so if you allow yourself enough timeto prepare. Here are a few tips on what’s trending lo-cally and how to prepare for your big night:

For girls:

Aside from the usual ball gown, there are differentstyles emerging that are fashionable and non-tradi-tional, which adds character to the person wearing it.According to Megan Duenas, co-editor in chief atJames Logan High School’s The Courier, two-pieceprom dresses are becoming a trend. “Although it hasprobably surfaced prior to this year, a lot of positiveattention has brought this trend to the spotlight andto this year’s prom design,” she says. Fitted gowns arealso a popular option because it accentuates thebody’s curves. Embellishments such as sequins, lace,Swarovski crystals, and beads helps give emphasis onthe design of your dress as well.

For guys:

According to Javier Lopez, assistant manager atMen’s Wearhouse in Fremont, guys prefer tuxedoswith a slimmer fit. For instance, Vera Wang slim fittuxedos in charcoal or black are popular at their store.Guys accessorize with neckties, bow ties, silk pocketsquares and/or vests to complete the dapper look.Some even wear funky socks to add more fun to theirlook. Usually, guys match colors with their promdates, but Lopez has cited mint and purple colors aspopular ones. However, he says to watch out nextyear because blue tuxedos will emerge as a new trend.

Budget tips:

Most students would like to go all out and spend alot to have the perfect prom night. For those on abudget, it is important to make early preparationsand use your money wisely. Duenas says, “Althoughit’s always fun to go from shop to shop looking fordresses, a lot of good deals arise online especially inmajor departments stores. Saving money and lookingnice can both be accomplished if girls learned to shopearly for dresses and not settle for the first dress thatcatches the eye.”

There are a few simple yet fun ways to cut costs.You can always join your friends and carpool to thevenue. Also, with the popularity of online tutorials, it iseasier to have a friend apply your make-up or fix yourhair. YouTube and Pinterest are always good sources forhairstyle and make-up tips. But if you’re willing tospend a few bucks, Duenas suggests “having it profes-sionally done at beauty stores like Sephora, MAC or thepop-up makeup counters at the mall.”

A few high school proms have already passed, buthere are dates for other Greater Tri-City schools:

Fremont:

American High SchoolJunior/Senior PromSaturday, May 168 p.m. – midnight

Craneway Pavilion, Richmond

Irvington High SchoolSenior Ball

Saturday, May 308 p.m. – midnight

San Francisco Design Center

Mission San Jose High SchoolSenior Ball

Saturday, May 23

7:30 p.m. – midnight California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco

Washington High SchoolProm 2015

Saturday, May 97 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.

Scottish Rite Center, Oakland

Hayward:

Tennyson High SchoolJunior/Senior PromSaturday, May 236 p.m. – 11 p.m.

Commodore Events, Alameda

Moreau Catholic High SchoolSenior Ball

Friday, May 87:30 p.m. - midnight

Sunol Valley Golf Club

Milpitas:

Milpitas High SchoolJunior/Senior PromSaturday, May 16

7:30 p.m. – midnightMarriott Hotel, San Jose

San Leandro:

San Leandro High SchoolJunior/Senior Prom

Friday, May 158 p.m.

Scottish Rite Center, Oakland

Union City:

James Logan High SchoolJunior/Senior Prom

Saturday, May 9 7 p.m. – 11 p.m.

The Galleria, San Francisco

Conley-Caraballo High SchoolJunior/Senior Prom

Saturday, May 98 p.m. - midnight

San Francisco Design Center


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Join Supervisor Richard Valle for lunch on Wednesday, May 13 atRuggieri Senior Center in Union City. Supervisor Valle has servedAlameda County District 2, which includes Hayward, Newark, UnionCity, and parts of Fremont and Sunol since 2012. His focus has beenon collectively working with the community to identify solutions tolong standing issues that impact our communities, with emphasis onyouth development, employment and training, and delivering im-proved social services.

Reservation is required; please call (510) 675-5497 by Wednesday,May 6. Seniors 60 years of age and older with guest are welcome.

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Bike East Bay announced the winners of its 5thAnnual Bike Friendly Business Awards on Tuesday,March 31, 2015. This year’s award winners high-light the positive impact of bicycling within a com-munity in different ways.

“Our Bike Friendly Business Awards serve manypurposes,” says Executive Director Renee Rivera.“First of all, they shine a light on some of the EastBay’s most forward-thinking and progressive busi-nesses or organizations and thank them for goingthe extra mile. That not only sets an example forothers but also rewards them for their hard work.Second, it’s a way for us as an organization to re-mind people that bikes and good business go handin hand.”

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People’s Choice Award: Jay Marlette’s Home In-spection in Berkeley

Spirit Award: Rich City Rides in RichmondLarge Employer Award: Alameda County Gen-

eral Services Agency2

The Alameda County General Services Agencyhas had meaningful impact adding free and securebike parking throughout the county, and encour-aged their own employees to ride by providing abike room, a maintenance station, and a fleet ofbikes for their county.

For more information about the Bike FriendlyBusiness Awards and past recipients, visit www.bi-keeastbay.org/awards.

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On Saturday, April 25, 2015, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struckNepal, with aftershocks still rocking Kathmandu, the country’slargest city. So far, the death toll is nearly 4,000. Saturday’s earth-quake was the same magnitude as the one that hit San Francisco in1906 and about 16 times more powerful than the 7.0 quake thatdevastated Haiti in 2010.

In times of crisis, our American spirit has moved us to help thevictims and survivors grappling with the aftermath of a natural dis-aster. Please consider helping those in urgent need now.

Here are a few aid

organizations active in the Nepal crisis:

Sahayeta: A Bay Area Nepalese Alliance (www.sahayeta.org/beta)

Habitat for Humanity (www.habitat.org)

Oxfam America (www.oxfamamerica.org)

UNICEF (www.unicef.org.np)

Global Giving (www.globalgiving.org)

American Red Cross (www.redcross.org)

Doctors Without Borders (www.doctorswithoutborders.org/coun-try-region/nepal)

Save the Children (www.savethechildren.org)

Mercy Corps (www.mercycorps.org)

Santa Clara County residents concerned over the well-being andlocation of a family relative, friend or colleague can use the follow-ing platforms to track them:

Google Person Finder (http://google.org/personfinder/2015-nepal-earthquake)

Facebook Safety Check (www.facebook.com/about/safetycheck)Restoring Family Links (http://familylinks.icrc.org/nepal-earth-

quake/en/pages/home.aspx)As Californians living along seismic fault zones, the news re-

minds us of our own vulnerability and the importance of being pre-pared as reports forewarn us of the looming “big one.” Please checkout the County Office of Emergency Preparedness website atwww.sccgov.org/sites/oes/BeforeDisaster/Pages/Earthquake-Coun-try.aspx for information about earthquakes locally, what to do, andhow to prepare a kit.

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Welcome into the world of flexible learn-ing! Here students may fluently adjustthe height of desks to best suit their sizes

and purposes, such as sitting and writing in one ses-sion, and standing to use the laptop computer inthe next. They may also efficiently adapt the config-uration of the mobile furniture to transition from alecture setting, to clusters for group discussion, andthen to a Socratic seminar style for debriefing. Inaddition, multiple learning experiences may happensimultaneously when, for example, four groups ofstudents each watches a different science lab experi-ment taking place in live time. Further, when a les-son has been arranged to be broadcast by aninstitute located in another part of the world, the re-ality of global learning would only be a click away.

These opportunities and others will now be enjoyedby students and the faculty of Hopkins Junior HighSchool in Fremont as its flexible classroom, The HawkNest, opened its doors in April. The hawk, known tobe a very able hunter because of its sharp vision, is themascot of the school. A herald of embracing the latesttechnology in the public classroom in Fremont, TheHawk Nest is designed to meet as many instructionalneeds as possible, while tapping the potential for inno-vating education at dimensions that are unimaginableto many of us today.

Renovation of The Hawk Nest began in Decem-ber 2014 with laying of carpet and electrical instal-lations. Then four mobile white boards arrived,along with forty-five sets of adjustable desks andchairs. Soon came a Google Chromebook unit. Themove-in was completed by four Smart TVs, one foreach of the stations inside the room. In addition, a

writeable wall was built with the aim to further en-hance the teaching and learning experience.

All these were results of the generosity, diligenceand professional planning of the school community.Funded by the Parent-Faculty Association, the Asso-ciated Student Body and the School Site Council,The Hawk Nest has taken months to materialize.Mr. Thom Birbeck, assisted by Assistant PrincipalCorey Brown, directed this project from start to fin-ish, working with the school district to hire contrac-tors and benefit from the services of districtemployees in Maintenance, Purchasing, and Tech-nology. Field trips were held for the faculty to visitother flexible classrooms in surrounding school dis-tricts. Customized classes were conducted by profes-sionals to ensure teachers’ proficiency in integratingtechnology into their daily lessons.

While the faculty is primed to expand beyondthe text-based curriculum to engage students tolearn through interacting with one another and withtechnology, students and families are equally proudand excited about the educational benefits that thisnewly added facility is expected to bring.

Members of the community who attended thegrand opening of The Hawk Nest couldn’t wait toexplore all the potential that this new flexibility hasto offer. “Many of our teachers are taking advantageof technology professional development opportuni-ties this summer to help with presenting new lessonsin our flexible classroom,” noted Principal MaryMiller, who was obviously impressed by the versatiletechnology which the students may now access on adaily basis. “Under the direction of our skilled andcreative teachers, Hopkins’ students will continue tosurpass our expectations as they utilize the technol-ogy and space of The Nest,” Mrs. Miller added withgreat confidence.

BY ADINA AGUIRRE

On May 12 from 5:30-7:30PM,Newark Library will be celebrat-ing a Family Reading Night. In

celebration of literacy and building com-munity, well-loved bilingual educator,children’s author and recording artist Jose-Luis Orozco will be giving a concert and the library’scommunity partners will be in attendance.

Family Reading Night is possible due to a grant fromFirst 5 of Alameda County. Newark Library and UnionCity Library currently have weekly Spanish language sto-rytimes for children age 0-5; Family Reading Night is

geared toward Spanish-speaking families who have children age 0-5.José-Luis Orozco is a bilingual educator, children’s author, and recording artist who has dedicated his life

to creating quality bilingual music, books, and videos for children. He encourages learning of the Spanishlanguage and promotes Latin American culture through his art. His rich catalog includes 15 CDs, a DVD,and 3 award-winning songbooks – a collection that has garnered over 2 million in sales.

Newark Library’s communitypartners will also be present to ed-ucate and inform residents of thetri-city area about what services areavailable for their families. Repre-sentatives from Alameda CountyFire Department, Newark UnifiedSchool District, Newark Police De-partment, Tiburcio VásquezHealth Clinic, Immigration serv-ices DAPA and DACA, and Cov-ered California will be present toanswer questions, to give awayfreebies, and to show all attendeeshow much reading and literacymean in the community.

A 12 de mayo de 5:30-7:30PM, la biblioteca de Newark vacelebrar una noche familiar de lec-turas. En celebrar alfabetización ysubir la comunidad, educador bil-ingüe, autor de libros infantiles y

artista de grabaciones Jose-Luis Orozco presentara un concierto y los socios de la comunidad se asistiráNoche de Lectura Familiar es posible gracias a una beca de First 5 del County de Alameda. La Biblioteca

de Newark y la Biblioteca de Union City actualmente tienen cuentos en español para niños de 0-5 años deedad cada semana; Noche de Lectura Familiar está diseñado para las familias que hablan español y quetienen niños de 0-5 años de edad.

José-Luis Orozco es educador bilingüe, autor de libros infantiles y artista de grabaciones que se ha dedicado acrear música, libros y videos de calidad para niños. Él motiva a los niños a que aprendan español y promueve lasricas tradiciones de la cultura Latinoamericana por medio de su arte. Su extenso catálogo incluye 15 CDs, unDVD, y 3 libros premiados–una colección que ha vendido más de 2 millones de unidades.

Los socios de la Biblioteca de Newark estarán presente para educar e informar residentes de Fremont,Union City, y Newark de los servicios disponibles para familias.

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NEW YORK (AP), It’s an an-noying problem for the unluckyfew: the Apple Watch’s heart ratemonitor and even some other fea-tures might not work if you have atattoo on your wrist.

Inked and irked Apple fanshave dubbed the issue “Tat-tooGate’’ on Twitter, complainingthat they must choose betweentheir body art and their stylishgadget. Apple, for its part, ac-knowledged the issue on its sup-port website.

“Permanent or temporarychanges to your skin, such as sometattoos, can also impact heart ratesensor performance,’’ the sitereads. “The ink, pattern, and satu-ration of some tattoos can blocklight from the sensor, making itdifficult to get reliable readings.’’

Several watch owners com-plained about the problem on so-cial media this week, even postingvideos that show the watch work-ing well on an undecorated wrist,but repeatedly locking or pausingwhen worn on an arm with a tat-too. Some said it appeared thewatch’s screen-lock feature wastriggering because the sensorsthought the watch was not sittingon their wrist.

That was frustrating and ``a bitembarrassing’’ for Graham Edgell,a Los Angeles printing broker wholoves Apple products and waseager to show off his new watch tofriends after his wife bought it forhim. Edgell, 38, said he thought asoftware glitch was interferingwith the watch’s message notifica-tions and other features, until heheard about others having trouble

with their tattoos.Edgell solved his problem by

moving the watch further down onhis wrist, away from the dark floraltattoo that stops just above the cuffof his shirt sleeve. “When it was onthe tattoo, it was as if it had lostconnection with my skin,’’ he said.“Now it’s absolutely fine.’’

The watch tracks heart ratesthrough a common medical tech-nique that measures how muchlight is absorbed by blood. AnApple representative referred a re-porter to the company’s website,which explains ``Apple Watch usesgreen LED lights paired with light-sensitive photodiodes to detect theamount of blood flowing throughyour wrist at any given moment.When your heart beats, the bloodflow in your wrist – and the greenlight absorption – is greater.’’

While the problem doesn’t occurwith all tattoos, it may be morelikely to affect people with dark redor black ink on the side of the wristwhere they wear their watch, ac-cording to anecdotal accounts.

“So far it’s not been an issue,’’said Nick Borelli, a 34-year-oldmarketing executive in Cleveland.He has a black tattoo on the insideof his wrist – but not the sidewhere he has worn the AppleWatch. He added that he likes thewatch but worries the glitch couldaffect a large “target demographic’’of young, tech-savvy people withtattoos, who are likely to be inter-ested in the watch as a gadget andfashion accessory.

The same problem may affectother fitness bands that use thatmethod. At least one tattooedowner of a Fitbit device posted asimilar complaint on the Redditonline forum in January. A Fitbitrepresentative couldn’t immedi-ately be reached for comment.

If tattoos can interfere with theway light is absorbed through theskin, there so far doesn’t appear tobe a problem with dark skin orscars. Some experts say natural skinpigmentation wouldn’t block thegreen light used by Apple, althoughresearchers at the University of Cali-fornia, San Francisco, have founddark skin can affect the results ofblood oxygen sensors that use in-frared light.

The tech industry has con-fronted problems with skin coloringin the past. Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard both fielded complaintsseveral years ago about facial recog-nition sensors in gaming consolesand computers that struggled to de-tect people with dark skin. Bothcompanies suggested poor lightinginterfered with the sensors’ abilityto measure the contrast betweeneyes and other facial features.

As for the Apple Watch issue,some social media users havemocked it as a complaint fromspoiled hipsters. Others wonderedhow it happened that Apple didn’thave a single designer or tester witha wrist tattoo who would have no-ticed the problem. Apple suggeststhat users who can’t get a consistentheart rate reading connect theirApple Watch wirelessly to externalheart rate monitors.

This isn’t Apple’s first “-gate’’problem. “Antennagate’’ in 2010was a short-lived problem with theiPhone 4’s antenna design, whichcaused reception problems whenpeople covered a certain spot on theantenna with their bare hand.

Though it created an uproar atthe time, “Antennagate’’ didn’tseem to hurt the iPhone’s popu-larity or sour Apple’s devoted fanbase – and it seems unlikely that“TattooGate’’ will make or breakthe Apple Watch.

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Niles Discovery Church will celebrate the com-pletion of its new home at the corner of Niles Blvd.and Nursery Ave. with a community open house, 1p.m. to 3 p.m., and a service of dedication at 3 p.m.on Sunday, May 17. The public is invited for re-freshments, crafts and balloons for children, livemusic including the Montecito Brass Band, andbuilding tours.

The Rev. Doctor LaTaunya M. Bynum, RegionalMinister of the Christian Church (Disciples ofChrist) of Northern California-Nevada, will beguest preacher at the dedication service, which isalso open to the public.

The 36600 Niles Blvd. building has been com-pletely renovated and expanded over the course oftwo years, but had been built as a church in the1960’s and used most recently for the First Chris-tian Church of Niles. Niles Congregational Church(founded in 1889) and First Christian Church ofFremont (founded in 1960) merged in 2012 to be-come Niles Discovery Church. The progressiveChristian congregation worshipped at 255 H Streetwhile the building process was underway.

The new building includes a bright, high-techsanctuary that provides closed loop sound enhance-ment for the hearing-impaired and large screens tohelp those with vision problems read text, boththanks to a grant from the Fremont Bank Founda-tion. The Second Saturday Documentary Film Se-ries will put these technologies to good use when itstarts a new season in the sanctuary at 1:30 pm onSaturday, May 16 (although this date is the thirdSaturday) with two short films on fracking.

“During the very first service in the new build-ing, a church member spontaneously got up in frontof the congregation in tears. A veteran, he had lostmuch of his hearing while serving in the Air Force.For the first time in many years, he could actuallyhear the sermon and the music,” the Reverend Jef-frey Spencer recalled. “There were very few dry eyesafter that.”

The building also houses classrooms, a kitchenand a large, bright Fellowship Hall. “We hope to getthe word out to the community that this space isavailable for scout groups, celebrations or nutritionprograms,” Mark Twist, chairman of the BuildingCommittee said.

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP), A planned 730-mile powerline project to export Wyoming wind power to southernCalifornia has passed a significant regulatory milestonewith the release of a federal environmental study.

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management on Fridayopened a 30-day period in which it will accept anyprotests against land-use changes for the TransWest Ex-press project in the works since 2007.

It remains difficult for anybody to say when the proj-ect will get a final go-ahead. The 3,000-megawatt projectfaces at least a couple more rounds of federal scrutiny be-fore it will be allowed to be built and deliver green en-ergy to as many as 1 million homes.

“It’s a long and hard process to try to permit and siteanything on federal land,’’ Loyd Drain, executive direc-tor of the Wyoming Infrastructure Authority, said Friday.

``We’re hopeful that this is just one step toward thatfinal goal of getting this project built and seeing powerflow to California. That will be a great day.’’

TransWest Express LLC, an affiliate of Denver-basedThe Anschutz Corp., proposes to originate the transmis-sion system in south-central Wyoming, where anotherAnschutz affiliate, Power Company of Wyoming LLC,plans to build what could be one of the biggest windfarms in the U.S.

The Chokecherry-Sierra Madre wind farm, which willgenerate up to 3,000 megawatts from as many as 1,000turbines, also is undergoing review by the Bureau ofLand Management.

The direct-current TransWest Express power lines willcross northwestern Colorado, Utah and southern Nevadabefore terminating near Las Vegas.

The towers supporting the power lines will be be-tween 100 and 180 feet tall. About 38 percent of the

route will follow existing utility corridors, said Bureau ofLand Management spokeswoman Beverly Gorny.

“The last major high-voltage transmission lines werebuilt in the `70s. So this is fairly rare,’’ Gorny said.

Windy Wyoming has vast wind energy potential.One problem is its windy ridges tend to be many milesfrom populated areas, let alone urban centers.

Wyoming has no renewable energy portfolio require-ment – it produces more coal than any other state andconsiderable oil and natural gas – but lately could standto further diversify its energy industry.

The outlook for coal amid greenhouse gas regulationsis weak. Low prices for oil and natural gas, meanwhile,have sapped interest in drilling in Wyoming.

California Gov. Jerry Brown announced this weekthat his state will seek to reduce carbon emissions 40percent below 1990 levels by 2030.

Wyoming-to-California lines for wind power clear hurdle

T hree produce stands arebeing replaced by hous-ing. Last month, the

City approved the final plans forTerra Bella (Fremont Gateway)houses at the site of the 1950’sD&G Flowers and Produce mar-ket at Beard Rd. and FremontBlvd. The Mission-Stevensontownhouse project is proposedfor the now-empty lot where theNagata Brothers Fruitstand hadbeen located. And the WalnutResidences apartment complexdevelopment application has justbeen submitted for where theRamirez Family Farm has a pro-duce stand on the Guardino’sland - the last working farm inFremont.

Mission-Stevenson

The True Life Companiesplans to build 78 three-storytownhouses at the corner of Mis-sion Blvd. and Stevenson Blvd.across Stevenson Blvd. from theChamber of Commerce.

18 of the townhouses will lineStevenson Blvd. as close as eightfeet from the sidewalk. Another14 townhouses will line MissionBlvd. Nowhere else along Steven-son Blvd., across from CentralPark, do buildings line the street

creating a wall. Other buildingsare angled at an offset. Even pre-liminary plans for future housingacross the way, on StevensonPlace, show buildings of variedalignment.

Guest parking will be alongthe boundary with the railroad.Only a metal chain-link fencewill separate the developmentfrom the railroad. No on-streetparking is allowed on MissionBlvd. or Stevenson Blvd.

This development applicationdoes not require the approval ofthe City Council. It is not aPlanned District and the develop-ment plans just have to follow theexisting zoning regulations forthat area.

The Planning Commissionwill be the approving body andthe development applicationwould only go to the City Coun-cil if the Planning Commission’sdecision was appealed. Any zon-ing variances, such as setbacks,could be approved by the Plan-ning Commission.

Watch for a notice of thePlanning Commission hearing onwww.ShapeOurFremont.com.

Contact the application’s CityStaff Project Planner Wayland Li

at [email protected] with anycomments or concerns.

Walnut Residences

Carmel Partners plans tobuild an 882-unit apartmentcomplex at the corner of WalnutAve. and Guardino Dr. near theFremont BART station. TheGuardino house, its out-build-ings, and the surrounding 215trees will be removed.

Plans show five 4- or 5-storybuildings encircling the complex.All the building walls facing thestreets rise straight up to a flatroof creating a fortress-like effect.The buildings that line WalnutAve. are 65 feet high.

Tall, flat-faced, straight-linedlook of the exterior of the com-plex contrasts with the characterof the existing neighborhood.The project is surrounded by de-tached two-story single-familyhouses and a variety of three-story multi-family buildingswhich have more open arrange-ments. Exterior design also con-trasts with the interior of theproject which has buildings ofvaried shapes as well as featuresthat break up the wall-facings.

This project will require re-zoning to R-3-70 (50.1 to 70

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dwelling units per net acre) andtherefore it will have to go beforethe City Council. The developerhas said that the net acreage is12.6 acres so 882 apartmentsputs the density at the maximumof 70. The property is within theFremont BART Station TransitOriented Development (TOD)Overlay. The State promoteshigher density around transporta-tion hubs to reduce greenhousegases by promoting public trans-portation.

Parking is in a two-level un-derground garage. There will be anew private street along the east-ern boundary between WalnutAve. and Litchfield Ave. Garageaccess will be off Walnut Ave.,Guardino Dr. and the new pri-vate street. Parking spaces in aTOD are limited to basically onecar per unit. Even with only onecar per unit, the traffic generatedfrom 882 apartments will notonly affect the Walnut/Guardinointersection but also affect trafficheaded east on Walnut Ave. and

then north and south on MissionBlvd. Even if BART is used to getto jobs, city streets will be used toget children to schools and forshopping.

Fremont Unified School Dis-trict (FUSD) has tentatively as-signed 163 expected elementarystudents from this developmentto the Vallejo Mill Elementaryschool. Nearly half of the pro-posed apartments are one-bed-room or have only two masterbedrooms, so FUSD’s student es-timate may be high.

Carmel Partners plans to holdcommunity courtesy meetings tointroduce the plans to the neigh-bors. Watch for a notice of thecommunity courtesy meetings onwww.ShapeOurFremont.com.

Contact the application’s CityStaff Project Planner Bill Roth [email protected] with anycomments or concerns.

For more information onthese and other proposed residen-tial developments, go to:www.ShapeOurFremont.com

Ramirez Family Farm Produce Stand

SUBMITTED BY CITY OF FREMONT

The City of Fremont is pleased to an-nounce that Union Pacific (UP) andLennar Corporation have inked a deal todevelop a 111-acre parcel of land, centrallylocated within the heart of the FremontInnovation District just north of Tesla.Lennar’s master plan, which was approvedby the Fremont City Council on Tuesday,April 7, 2015, includes 1.4 million sq. ft.of research and development, and Class A

office space along the district’s signaturestreet, Innovation Way.

“This deal is a direct result of public-private partnerships between UP, Lennarand the City working together,” saidMayor Bill Harrison. “Fremont’s vision oftransforming this area in South Fremontfrom underutilized industrial lands into a21st century transit-oriented, job-focuseddevelopment is now one step closer to real-ity for the Fremont Innovation District.”

As part of this deal, Lennar has com-

mitted itself to making significant upfrontinvestments of more than $100 millionand will break ground on its first phase ofconstruction in the summer of 2016.Phase 1 includes backbone infrastructuresuch as major streets and utilities, massgrading, and site prep work for commer-cial and residential blocks.

Completion of this first phase of work byLennar will enable BART patrons to easilyconnect to and from existing employmentcenters, such as Tesla, and the Warm

Springs/South Fremont BART station, andplays a critical role in securing funds fromthe Alameda County voter-adopted MeasureBB for completion of the public plaza andiconic West Access Bridge.

Construction of the West AccessBridge, which is led by the City and inpartnership with BART, is anticipated tocommence at the same time as Lennar’sfirst phase of development. For more in-formation about next steps in WarmSprings, visit www.Fremont.gov/WSPlan.

Public-private partnerships advance projects in Fremont


SUBMITTED BY

MELISSA MCKENZIE

The recent closure ofWyoTech in Fremont and HealdCollege in Hayward has leftthousands of students searchingfor options. After investing timeand a significant amount ofmoney into their education, stu-dents are now left with large stu-dent loans and a transcript toaccount for classes taken at theseschools.

Chabot College understandsthat each student has scholasticgoals that need to be met andwants them to know that it can

help them sift through their op-tions to come up with a plan thatbest suits their educational target.

On April 29, Chabot providedsix counselors at the Heald Col-lege site in Hayward to helpdozens of students evaluate op-tions that would allow them tocontinue their studies at Chabot.Chabot counselors provided col-lege catalogs, class schedules,transfer degree information,counseling expertise and encour-agement to each student.

Chabot College offers onlineeducation, hybrid and short-termclasses in addition to full-termand traditional course offerings to

help meet student needs.Students interested in learning

more about Chabot College areencouraged to call the counselingcenter at (510) 723-7014. Stu-dents interested in making an ap-pointment to meet with acounselor should call (510) 723-6719. However, the preferredmethod is for students to arrivein person with a copy of theirtranscripts Mondays or Tuesdaysfrom 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. andWednesdays or Thursdays from8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. The coun-seling center is on the secondfloor of Building 700, 25555Hesperian Blvd, Hayward.

Chabot College helps Heald Collegeand WyoTech students

SUBMITTED BY CHRIS GIN

The Hayward Animal Shelter has many Chi-huahuas available for adoption and will be holding aspecial event for the entire month of May, with Sat-urday, May 9 being the main event, filled with spe-cial activities.

1.) Adoption fees for all Chihuahuas is $20. (Alicense fee of $17 applies to dogs adopted to Hay-ward residents.)

2.) Discounted spay/neuter vouchers availablefor Chihuahuas on May 9 only: $50 per voucher.Only 20 vouchers will be available at this price.

3.) Fashion Parade of the adoptable Chihuahua’son Saturday, May 9 (11:15 a.m., 1:15.p.m. and3:15 p.m.)

Come see the adorable shelter Chihuahuas strutthe fashion runway in the Hayward Shelter’s firstever Chihuahua Fashion Parade. See the latest insmall-dog fashions, proudly presented by some ofthe cutest little pooches in Hayward!

Chihuahua Palooza EventSaturday May 911 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Hayward Animal Shelter16 Barnes Ct, Hayward(510) 293-7200, ext. 7

https://www.facebook.com/haywardanimalshelterAdoption fee: $20/ $17 license fee/

$50 spay-neuter voucher

Chihuahua Palooza

SUBMITTED BY CECILE SUSBILLA

St. John the Baptist School, in Milpitas, celebratedEarth Month with the help of students, parents,teachers, parishioners and support from the commu-nity. Pre-kindergarten teacher Vanessa Salgado edu-cated the students about the importance of keepingour environment clean and the benefits that we getfrom planting trees. Each student planted sunflowersand also learned about gardening and ways to helptake care of the plants and trees around us.

The school also hosted a free Electronic WasteRecycling event with the help of volunteers fromKohl’s Milpitas Associates in Action team. Un-wanted computers, old televisions and other elec-tronic waste were collected at the church parking loton Saturday, April 25.

Textile collection is an ongoing project that theschool participates in with the help of USAgain, afor-profit company that collects unwanted textiles.They recycle and redistribute the clothes to placeswhere there is a great need for them in the UnitedStates and abroad. A collection bin is located by theparking lot entrance to the church and school forconvenience and eco-friendly option to dispose ofunwanted textiles. This project teaches students toproperly get rid of clothes, shoes, and other textilesso they don’t end up in landfills.

St. John the Baptist School is located at 360 S.Abel Street in Milpitas and can be reached at (408)262-8110.

St. John School celebratesEarth Month

(L toR) (Kohl’s Associate in Action Team) Raymond Kwong, Bernice Jaso-Galvan, Cheyanne Ochoa, Juan Ibarra, and Lesbia Cunigawith St. John’s parent volunteer Oliver Carcallas

(Back Row): Natalie Carcallas, Christopher Zhang(Front Row): Estelle Cunanan, Enzo Buenaventura, Avery Fransz, Ailey Nogra, Franchesca Martinez


City of FremontNews Briefs

SUBMITTED BY CHERYL GOLDEN

Bike to Work Day

Calling all bicycle enthusiasts! Thurs-day, May 14, 2015, marks the Bay Area’s21st Bike to Work Day, an annual celebra-tion to encourage bicycling as a healthyand enjoyable form of transportation towork.The event is part of National BikeMonth so consider how you may be ableto bike to shop, to school, to errands andfor social events.

Fremont will be hosting seven EnergizerStations, and this year 14 Fremont schoolsare participating in Bike to School Day.Bike to School Day is a standalone eventconnected to Bike to Work Day. By en-couraging more bicycle trips to schools,local neighborhoods can experience the re-duction in traffic during school hours.Bike to School Day has experienced signif-icant growth the past five years with partic-ipation in the East Bay more thandoubling since its start.

Energizer Stations will be located alonglocal bike commute routes in all nine BayArea counties to provide free beverages,snacks, and encouragement tobicyclists.Visit any of these Energizer Sta-tions in Fremont for a free Bike to WorkDay bag and refreshments:

• Fremont BART Station, Civic CenterDrive, from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.

• 41800 Blacow Rd., Irvington HighSchool, from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.

• 46650 Landing Pkwy., Club Sport Fre-mont, from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.

• 45500 Fremont Blvd., Tesla Motors,from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m.

• Marshlands Rd., SF Bay NationalWildlife Refuge, from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.

• 39400 Paseo Padre Parkway., Kaiser Per-manente, from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.

• Alameda Creek Trail at Isherwood Way.,Centripedal Bikes, from 6:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.

For complete details, including prizes,other Bike to Work Month activities, and

The Team Bike Challenge, visit www.Fre-mont.gov/BiketoWorkDay.

Personal Emergency

Preparedness Class

The City of Fremont’s Fire Departmentis offering a free Personal Emergency Pre-paredness (PEP) class, which will teachyou how to take care of yourself and yourfamily before, during and after a disaster.

In just a single three-hour class, youwill become an expert in:• Earthquake and Disaster Awareness

• Gas, Electric and Water Shut-off

• Hazardous Material Awareness

• Fire Extinguisher Types

• Smoke Detector Placement

• Sheltering In-place

Classes are held from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.on the following dates:• May 13

• July 8

• September 24

• November 10

Special Saturday classes will be heldfrom 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on the followingdates:• July 18

• October 17

All classes will be located at the Fre-mont Fire Training Tower, located at 7200Stevenson Blvd., west of Interstate 880. Toregister for a free PEP class, please call510-494-4244 or send an email to [email protected]. If you are part of agroup and would like to schedule yourown personal group PEP class, please con-tact Chuck Guaraglia, Public Educationwith the Fremont Fire Department, at510-792-3473 or [email protected].

Support the

Fremont FRC on May 5

On May 5, the Fremont Family Re-source Center (FRC) will participate inEast Bay Gives, a 24-hour onlinefundraiser for local nonprofits hosted bythe East Bay Community Foundation.During the 24-hour donation period, sup-porters can help the FRC Division of Fre-

mont’s Human Services Department sus-tain critical programs for families includ-ing safety net services, SparkPoint financialservices, and the Discovery Cove drop-inchildcare center. These programs make atremendous difference in the lives of Tri-City families who visit the FRC every day.

It’s easy to give where you live. On May5, visit http://tinyurl.com/fremontfrc toview the FRC video and donate to supportthe FRC and local families. You might alsowin some great prizes!

Kids ‘n Kites Festival on

Saturday, May 16

With summer just around the corner,have fun in the sun at the annual Kids ‘nKites Festival on Saturday, May 16 from10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Co-sponsored by DaleHardware and Washington TownshipMedical Foundation, the event will takeplace in Central Park/Lake Elizabeth, nextto Aqua Adventure Waterpark. There willbe free kites to first 3,000 children, live en-tertainment on the main stage, interactivebooths highlighting summer camps, inflat-able play areas, and many fun activities.Don’t miss out on the food booths thatwill include snow cones, cotton candy, andmuch more brought to you by the CentralPark Catering Team! Later on, cool off atthe Aqua Adventure Waterpark for a SneakPeek (weather permitting) from 2 p.m. to5 p.m. for a discounted $6 admission. Thewaterpark features 40-foot waterslides, alazy river, and play areas for kids. The festi-val is fun, free and has something your en-tire family will enjoy! For moreinformation visit www.Fremont.gov/Kite-Festival, www.GoAquaAdventure.com, oremail [email protected].

Return of Fremont Street Eats,

New Farmer’s Market to Debut in

Downtown Fremont

Fremont foodies, listen up!Returning for its third season in Down-

town Fremont, Fremont Street Eats, spon-sored by the Fremont Chamber ofCommerce, will take place every Friday be-tween May and October from 4:30 p.m. to9 p.m. along Capitol Avenue between Lib-erty and State streets. Stop by the foodtrucks and experience eclectic flavors froma variety of gourmet offerings outside CityHall’s doorstep.

Starting on Wednesday, May 6 from 3p.m. to 7 p.m., a new Downtown Farmer’sMarket will operate weekly on Capitol Av-enue between Liberty and State streets.Come to Downtown Fremont and getyour fresh fruit and vegetables on your wayhome from work every Wednesday fromMay through October!

Please note that both events will movemid-summer to a temporary location onLiberty Street between Capitol and Beaconavenues. This is due to street improvementwork scheduled to occur on Capitol Av-enue between State Street and Paseo PadreParkway. For more information aboutDowntown events and projects, visitwww.Fremont.gov/Downtown.

Give Us Your Design Ideas for the

boxART! Program

With a new wave of artwork approved fortraffic signal control boxes, expect to seemoreboxART! murals popping up all over thecity. The boxART! Program helps deter un-sightly vandalism and creates inviting spacesfor residents and visitors alike. Traffic signalcontrol boxes, typically painted gray or olivegreen, are placed on or near street cornerswhere there are traffic signals, and are visibleto both pedestrian and vehicular traffic. Thelocation of the traffic signal control boxes areselected based on their visibility and their sus-ceptibility to graffiti.

Response to the initial boxes, launchedin 2014, has been met with enthusiasticsupport from the Fremont community. Asa result, the program expanded, recentlylaunching a Phase 2 Call for Artists.Themes for boxART! include sustainabil-ity, green energy, community, education,technology, innovation, ecology, arts,humor, and human relations.

As the popularity of this program growsand expands, the City is looking to thepublic for design ideas for future phases.Please take a moment to answer the fol-lowing question in regard to the City’sboxART! program: What future designswould you like to see included on utilityboxes as part of boxART!? You can voiceyour opinion on Fremont Open City Hallat www.Fremont.gov/OpenCityHall-boxart.

Scholarshipsawarded

SUBMITTED BY JOE WOO

On April 22, the South Bay ChineseService Club (SBCSC) awarded $12,500in scholarships to graduating high schoolseniors of Chinese descent at their 46thannual SBCSC Scholarship Banquet heldat the Union City Mayflower Restaurant.Club Vice-President Randy Sabado greetedthe graduates and praised them for theiroutstanding academic records and partici-pation in community activities. Honoredguests included Alameda County Supervi-sor Scott Haggerty, Vice-Mayor of Fre-mont Suzanne Chan, and Fremont CityCouncilmember Lily Mei.

The Award ceremony commenced withAlameda County Supervisor Scott Hag-gerty presenting Certificates of SpecialRecognition to the scholarship award re-cipients in his District; followed by Fran-cisco Presiado, representing CaliforniaState Assemblymember Kansen Chu, pre-senting Certificates of Recognition to theaward recipients in his district. Althoughunable to attend the banquet, U.S. Con-gressman Mike Honda, Congressman EricSwalwell, State Senator Bob Wieckowski,and State Assemblymember Bill Quirk allprovided Certificates of Recognition aheadof time to be distributed to the studentsduring the award ceremony.

Graduating students and their parentswere addressed by keynote speaker, CarrieDiscar, a graduate of Mission San JoseHigh School. She earned her B.S. degree inElectrical Engineering from UC SanDiego, and is currently serving as BusinessDirector for GiveTenns20, a non-profit ed-ucational organization. In her speech, Car-rie encouraged graduating seniors toleverage what they excel at school andcombine it with their passion (even if it isplaying video games) to explore their fu-ture career, just like some of her friendswho launched a successful start-up com-pany creating products that they loved.

The 16 scholarship winners this yearare an impressive group of scholars repre-senting five high schools. Their averageunweighted GPA is 3.8 and the average

weighted GPA is 4.3. The Award recipientshave taken a total of 219 AP classes andhonor classes. Together they have amassedalmost 6,000 community service hours. Inthis group, there are five National MeritFinalists, nine AP Scholars, and three stu-dents with perfect, unweighted, 4.0 GPA’s.

2015 SBCSC Scholarship

Recipients are:

$2,000 Scholarship Recipient

Lynnea Shuck, Mission SanJose High School – HowardTom Award for Top Honors

$1,000 Scholarship Recipients

Andrew Tan, Irvington HighSchool – Karl Ngan Award forLeadership

Kevin Zeng, Mission San JoseHigh School – CBC Award forCommunity Service

Ashley Chang, James LoganHigh School – York Gin Me-morial Scholarship

Greg Chi, Irvington HighSchool – Fremont Bank Awardfor Economics/Finance

Entung Enya Kuo, IrvingtonHigh School – Comcast Awardfor Journalism

$500 Best Essay Award

Julia Jen, American High School – DutraEnterprises Award for Best Essay

$500 Scholarship Recipients

Megan Chau, James Logan High School

Emily Chu, James Logan High School

Christopher Fan, Irvington High School

Julia Jen, American High School

Aileen Jiang, James Logan High School

Qianhui Loo, Washington High School

Katherine Mei, Mission San Jose HighSchool

Cari Gan, Mission San Jose High School

Michael Quan, American High School

Priscilla Wu, James Logan High School

The South Bay Chinese Club (SBCC)was formed in 1965 in order to preserve

the culture and customs of theChinese heritage, to foster andencourage better understandingof civic responsibilities and theAmerican way of life, and topromote general welfare of thecommunity. In 1984, the Clubformed the South Bay ChineseService Club (SBCSC), in pur-suit of community services suchas the Scholarship Program.The primary funding for theScholarship Program, begun in1970, is obtained through di-rect solicitation of donationsand through an annualfundraising golf tournamentheld in May each year. For moreinformation, visit www.south-baychineseclub.org.

Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty, Scholarship Chairman Joe Woo, and the students with their Recognition Certificates

Keynote Speaker Carrie Discar addresses the graduating seniors and guests


Based in Fremont, IndoABCwas founded in 2000 by Dr.Rakesh Sharma to share Indo-American values and culturethrough community service andcharity. The nonprofit’s mission isto serve the homeless and thosein poverty; all fundraising goesback to local charities, such as Ki-dango, Ohlone College Founda-tion, and the Fremont SeniorCenter. “Being a first generationIndo-American, I just wanted toserve our local community,” saidDr. Sharma.

IndoABC also supports educa-tion for underserved students, es-pecially girls and young women,through financial aid. “We be-lieve when one helps educate agirl, we educate a family, whichin turn, educates a community

and the nation itself,” states theIndoABC website.

The annual fundraising eventwas initiated by Dr. Sharmatwelve years ago. “Inspiration tocreate the Charity Ball came tome while jogging and thinkinghow we can best serve our localcommunity,” Dr. Sharma ex-plained. “The last eleven Indo-American Charity Balls have beenvery successful,” he said. Thenonprofit has raised over$500,000 in donations andmatching grants for local charitiesat its Charity Balls. This is nosmall feat for an organization runsolely by volunteers.

This year, the Charity Ball willbenefit two charities – AbodeServices (formally the Tri-CityHomeless Coalition) and LIFEElderCare’s Meals on Wheels.Abode Services provides shelterand housing support to familiesand individuals, as well as pre-venting newly emancipated fosteryouth from becoming homelessthrough their Project Independ-ence program. Meals on Wheelsdelivers hot and healthy meals tohome-bound elderly and disabledadults, nearly 100,000 meals eachyear in Newark, Fremont, andUnion City.

The Charity Ball is a formalaffair with an anticipated 300people in attendance. Indian and

non-Indian food will be served;entertainment includes musicand cultural dance performances.Dancers from Fremont’s YokoDance and Performing ArtsAcademy and Campbell’s ArielDance Productions are perform-ing during the evening. Presenta-tions about Abode Services andLIFE ElderCare’s Meals onWheels program will be madeduring the ball.

“For us, charity starts at homeand this is our home,” said Dr.Sharma. He urges that everyonecan support the Tri-City area byvolunteering or donating to influ-ential charities. Tax-deductibledonations can be made out toIndo-American Charity Ball andmailed to IndoABC, 707 PilgrimLoop, Fremont, CA 94539.

Charity BallSaturday, May 9

6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.: Compli-mentary Bar

8 p.m. - 9 p.m.: Dinner9 p.m. - 11 p.m.: Dancing

DoubleTree Newark/Fremont39900 Balentine Dr, Newark

(510) 468-4680www.indoabc.com

Tickets: $60 per person, $600for table of 10


Should we incorporate ornamentalwater features in our landscape? Manypeople would say no due to these lastthree years of drought. As with many is-sues of modern life, the answer is oftenmore complicated than the question.

A water feature may use less water thanthe landscape it replaces, especially if thatlandscape is a lawn. Most water agencieswill allow small residential water features,provided the water is recirculated throughthe system. If you are planning a largerwater feature, especially for a commercialor a multi-unit residential property, youshould check with your local water agencyabout drought restrictions.

The simplest and most economicalwater feature to install is a bird bath. As afocal point in a drought tolerant land-scape, it brings joy and movement.Watching birds frolic in the bird bath canprovide hours of entertainment when situ-ated where it can be easily observed. A lit-tle research into drought tolerant flowersand shrubs will yield a wealth of potentialplant material that also attracts birds, but-terflies, or other wildlife. If you leave afive gallon bucket in your shower, you canprobably gather enough water for your

bird bath without any increase in yourwater consumption.

The sound and sparkle of movingwater is soothing and attractive to most ofus. Circulating water also discourages thehatching of waterborne insects such asmosquitos. Most fountains contain a small

circulating pump that collects water in alower reservoir and pumps it to an outletnear the top of the fountain. The flow canvary from a slow drip to a steady stream,depending on the design of the fountainand the size of the pump. Although smallpumps do not require a lot of power, theygenerally require access to a 110 volt out-let. So consider how you are going topower your circulating water feature whenplanning your landscape.

Often we are entranced by the sightsand sounds of ponds, waterfalls, and

streams in a landscape. Combined withdrought tolerant plants, or water-lovingplants that can actually be placed in thewater, these water features may be de-signed to use much less water than tradi-tional landscapes and lawns. Sound designand construction techniques are necessaryto insure that very little water is lost toleakage, splashing, and evaporation. Asimple basic design calls for two reservoirs,a lower one with a submersible pump, anupper one with a hose outlet from thepump, and a waterfall or stream bed con-necting the two reservoirs. An interestingvariation of this is the “DisappearingStream.” The lower reservoir has a screencovered with gravel or drain rock over it.As the steam flow over it, the water disap-pears into the lower reservoir, only toreappear in the upper reservoir.

Ponds can be created by excavatingholes and lining them with heavy dutyvinyl or plastic liners. Make sure you buy

liner material especially designed for thatpurpose. With the same liner material youcan create your stream bed. You can alsobuy pre-formed ponds, often includingoutlets for waterfalls. A well-designedwater feature should not leak. Plants,rocks, and gravel can be used to disguisethe artificial origins of your water feature.

If the pond is static or without signifi-cant recirculation, you need to considerinsect and algae control. One option is theuse of fish and aquatic plants. The con-struction and maintenance of Koi ponds isanother art form. You can also obtainMosquito Fish to keep down the insectpopulation. Using relatively inexpensiveswimming pool chemicals is another op-tion to control algae and insects. Ofcourse if you decide to rely on chemicalcontrols, you may not be able to use fishor aquatic plants. If your fountain devel-ops a problem with algae, insects, or otherunwanted growths, try a small amount of

BY THOMAS FULLER

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Photo courtesy for pictures above and left: Thomas Fuller

liquid chlorine and algaecide.These products are availablefrom any store that sells poolsupplies.

The variety of plants that canlive directly in the water is sur-prising, including Canna lilies,Sedges, Reeds, Louisiana Irises,and others that you would nor-mally plant in the ground. Oneadvantage of “planting” them in

a pond is that you don’t have toremember to water them.

Many local nurseries, gardencenters, and home improve-ment stores sell fountains andsmall pumps. Some also carryheavy duty liners and pre-formed ponds, reservoirs, andwaterfalls. A trip to Connie’sPond and Garden in CastroValley will show you a largerange of pre-formed ponds,pumps, filters, aquatic plants,and other products. If you wantto add fish to your pond, Con-nie’s has a large selection of

Koi, ranging from a few dollars,to a few hundred dollars.

If you always wanted a waterfeature in your landscape, don’tlet the drought scare you off. Allyou need is careful planning andgood design.

Visit Connie’s Pond and Gar-den at www.conniespondandgar-den.net or call (510) 733-5556.


PHOTOS IN 1SHARON

Dick&Sandi Pantages:

Sandi and Dick Pantages will be honored withthe 2015 Cultural Arts Recognition Award atMusic at the Mission’s Masquerade Ball.

Photo courtesy Anne Loyola

SUBMITTED BY

ELIN THOMAS

Join the Ohlone CommunityBand (OCB) and the OhloneTuba Ensemble for an eclecticfree concert in the Pavilion atLake Elizabeth. The Ohlone TubaEnsemble will open the programwith fun pieces for the lowerbrass ensemble, while the secondpart of the concert will spotlightthe Ohlone Community Band.

OCB was founded in 1977 aspart of the Ohlone College Depart-ment of Music. Over the years, theOCB grew under the baton of pastconductors Phil Zahorsky, RichLevin, and Steve Barnhill. Since thefall of 2007 the band has beenunder the direction of TonyClements. OCB has a wonderfulblend of youth and experience andis an outstanding example of the

benefits of a music education. Theband plays a wide variety of sym-phonic band literature to challengeboth the audience and the ensem-ble itself.

It is their mission “to providea friendly and supportive envi-ronment in which band members(including musicians who playbrass, woodwind and percussioninstruments) of varying skill lev-els can learn and enhance theirmusicianship, while offering chal-lenging performances that enrichthe Tri-Cities community anddistinguish Ohlone College.” TheOCB is open to all musicianswith conductor approval.

The Ohlone Tuba Ensemble,also under the baton of TonyClements, was founded as part ofOhlone College Community Ed-ucation. It is an ensemble com-prised of instruments of the tuba

family, including baritone, eu-phonium bass, and contra basstubas. Emphasis is placed onproper practice techniques, en-semble blend and balance, andmusical concepts. Repertoire isselected from standard tuba en-semble repertoire and transcrip-tions from all styles of music.Members of the ensemble areoften featured as soloists.

From Italian marches toAmerican classics, OCB will per-form entertaining compositionsat the May 9 concert including“American Overture for Band” byJoseph Willcox Jenkins, “The

Magnificent Seven” by ElmerBernstein, Leroy Anderson’s“Belle of the Ball,” “Aguero (PasoDoble)” by Jose Franco, and“Florentiner March” by JuliusFucik. Music from “Les Miser-ables,” Camille Saint-Saens’“Danse Bacchanale” from “Sam-son and Delilah,” and trumpeterGene Boyle performing “Trum-peter’s Lullaby” by Leroy Ander-son will be highlights.

The Tuba Ensemble will beplaying Beatles tunes, marches, theHolst “Suite,” a salute to GeorgeM. Cohan, and pop favorites like“YMCA” and “Bugler’s Holiday.”

Bring a blanket or chairs and apicnic lunch and enjoy an old-

fashioned concert in the park. Thisevent is free to all! Donations willbe gratefully accepted. For more

information, visitwww.OhloneCommunityBand.org

Pops in the ParkSaturday, May 9 Noon

Central Park PerformancePavilion

40000 Paseo Padre Pkwy,Fremont

www.OhloneCommunity-Band.org

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CASTRO VALLEY | TOTAL SALES: 06

Highest $:1,200,000 Median $: 650,000 Lowest $: 545,000 Average $: 789,167ADDRESS ZIP SOLD FOR BDSSQFT BUILT CLOSED

19660 Forest Avenue 94546 1,200,000 9 3829 1962 03-27-15

3251 Magdalena Place 94546 840,000 5 2938 1991 03-27-15

20535 Marshall Street 94546 595,000 4 2050 1918 03-31-15

20422 Wisteria Street 94546 905,000 8 3480 1952 03-30-15

9338 Crow Canyon Road 94552 650,000 3 1612 1960 03-31-15

21964 Nugget Canyon Drive94552 545,000 3 1626 1989 03-31-15

FREMONT | TOTAL SALES: 31

Highest $: 2,338,000 Median $: 840,000 Lowest $: 300,000 Average $: 874,258ADDRESS ZIP SOLD FOR BDSSQFT BUILT CLOSED

38300 Acacia Street 94536 905,000 3 1386 1961 03-31-15

4131 Ameca Court 94536 840,000 3 1256 1967 03-27-15

38482 Berkeley Common 94536 620,000 3 1430 1979 03-31-15

5054 Brophy Drive 94536 885,000 4 1947 1980 03-27-15

35836 Killorglin Common 94536 950,000 4 1664 1997 03-30-15

4347 Nagle Way 94536 825,000 3 1377 1958 03-31-15

3302 Sutton Loop 94536 875,000 4 1860 1964 03-27-15

38346 Timpanogas Circle 94536 630,000 3 1120 1955 03-27-15

38780 Tyson Lane #310C 94536 545,000 2 1136 1982 03-30-15

1737 Vancouver Green 94536 435,000 2 976 1978 03-30-15

949 Avila Terraza #1P 94538 628,000 3 1578 1991 03-27-15

4667 Boone Drive 94538 685,000 3 1148 1960 03-31-15

39668 Bruning Street 94538 350,000 4 1324 1964 03-27-15

39764 Costa Way 94538 590,000 3 1269 1963 03-27-15

4844 Hilo Street 94538 682,000 3 1158 1960 03-31-15

3618 Madison Common 94538 640,000 2 1174 2000 03-31-15

42630 Queens Park Court 94538 720,000 3 1466 1962 03-27-15

39602 Trinity Way 94538 520,000 3 1371 1978 03-30-15

3300 Wolcott Cm #210 94538 300,000 1 712 1983 03-27-15

43578 Bryant Street 94539 1,100,000 3 1672 1963 03-27-15

41514 Carmen Street 94539 1,130,000 4 1554 1954 03-27-15

1975 Castillejo Way 94539 1,848,000 - - - 03-31-15

41352 Erma Avenue 94539 1,055,000 3 1870 1956 03-30-15

48593 Flagstaff Road 94539 930,000 4 1866 1977 03-27-15

277 Hackamore Common 94539 505,000 2 878 1984 03-27-15

31 Montclaire Drive 94539 2,338,000 4 3939 1996 03-27-15

42939 Nido Court 94539 1,201,000 - 1834 1976 03-31-15

398 Wheat Grass Terrace 94539 960,000 3 1785 2010 03-31-15

34434 Calgary Terrace 94555 990,000 3 1769 1991 03-31-15

3216 Sanderling Drive 94555 1,395,000 3 3209 1988 03-27-15

34071 Webfoot Loop 94555 1,025,000 3 2102 1990 03-27-15

HAYWARD | TOTAL SALES: 29

Highest $: 1,650,000 Median $: 470,000 Lowest $: 300,000 Average $: 542,621ADDRESS ZIP SOLD FOR BDSSQFT BUILT CLOSED

24050 Azevedo Avenue 94541 425,000 3 1326 1956 03-31-15

1704 Calais Court 94541 390,000 3 1336 1987 03-27-15

2094 East Avenue 94541 710,000 2 1152 1933 03-27-15

23701 Glenbrook Lane 94541 580,000 3 2154 1992 03-31-15

23134 Jorgensen Lane 94541 386,000 2 841 1951 03-27-15

25201 Del Mar Avenue 94542 400,000 3 1236 1940 03-27-15

28304 Hayward Boulevard 94542 1,650,000 4 3604 2005 03-31-15

3700 Oakes Drive 94542 788,000 4 3161 1972 03-31-15

2438 St. Helena Drive #1 94542 418,000 2 1132 1984 03-27-15

1198 Tiegen Drive 94542 330,000 2 840 1949 03-31-15

6 Tullach Place 94542 948,000 5 3300 2011 03-31-15

331 Copperfield Avenue 94544 425,000 3 1038 1960 03-27-15

641 Garin Avenue 94544 535,000 3 1408 1958 03-27-15

25534 Huntwood Avenue 94544 560,000 3 1705 2009 03-27-15

612 Lindhurst Lane 94544 470,000 3 1153 1958 03-27-15

24956 Lucien Way 94544 400,000 2 1405 1950 03-27-15

115 May Court 94544 531,500 3 1407 1952 03-27-15

31333 Oakhill Way 94544 560,000 3 1161 1955 03-27-15

374 Raymond Drive 94544 420,000 3 951 1950 03-31-15

30423 Treeview Street 94544 585,000 3 1408 1959 03-31-15

27671 Del Norte Court 94545 308,000 3 1254 1970 03-27-15

27888 La Porte Avenue 94545 658,000 4 3064 1955 03-31-15

27444 Ponderosa Court 94545 300,000 3 1254 1970 03-27-15

2347 Sleepy Hollow Ave 94545 460,000 3 1260 1959 03-27-15

1655 Sylvia Street 94545 528,500 - - - 03-27-15

1659 Sylvia Street 94545 534,500 - - - 03-27-15

1663 Sylvia Street 94545 569,500 - - - 03-31-15

2272 Tallahassee Street 94545 455,000 3 1215 1957 03-31-15

26715 Wauchula Way 94545 411,000 3 1527 1957 03-30-15

MILPITAS | TOTAL SALES: 08

Highest $: 898,000 Median $: 540,000 Lowest $: 321,000 Average $: 553,750ADDRESS ZIP SOLD FOR BDSSQFT BUILTCLOSED

404 Dempsey Road #106 95035 321,000 2 842 2007 04-02-15

1754 Edsel Drive 95035 620,000 3 1102 1962 04-07-15

1196 Elkwood Drive 95035 898,000 3 1777 1991 04-03-15

226 Evening Star Court 95035 400,000 6 1914 1969 04-01-15

1939 Shenandoah Avenue 95035 600,000 3 1249 1966 04-03-15

1101 South Main St #231 95035 380,000 1 748 2007 04-02-15

1101 South Main St #410 95035 540,000 2 977 2007 04-01-15

34 Wind Song 95035 671,000 2 1353 2000 04-03-15

NEWARK | TOTAL SALES: 08


5178 Bolton Place 94560 632,000 3 1186 1972 03-27-15

6384 Buena Vista Dr #B 94560 485,000 2 1488 1985 03-27-15

37926 Dahlia Drive 94560 390,000 4 1657 1969 03-31-15

37393 Ezra Drive 94560 551,500 3 1300 1992 03-31-15

36140 La Salle Drive 94560 74,000 4 1545 1960 03-30-15

7155 Mayhews Landing Rd 94560 550,000 4 1464 1963 03-31-15

39885 Potrero Drive 94560 726,000 2 1627 1995 03-31-15

6160 Thomas Avenue 94560 400,000 3 1162 1960 03-27-15

SAN LEANDRO | TOTAL SALES: 16


1111 Davis Street 94577 439,000 3 1539 2007 03-31-15

14409 Doolittle Drive 94577 320,000 3 1060 1979 03-27-15

1310 Gilmore Drive 94577 250,000 3 1024 1942 03-27-15

2459 Jamaica Way 94577 535,000 4 1414 1961 03-27-15

646 Joaquin Avenue 94577 520,000 2 1008 1941 03-27-15

831 Maud Avenue 94577 565,000 3 1969 1945 03-31-15

1295 143rd Avenue #4 94578 269,000 2 1102 1981 03-27-15

14675 Aurelia Way 94578 535,000 3 1437 1949 03-31-15

16696 Foothill Boulevard 94578 295,000 2 1400 1981 03-30-15

16090 Gramercy Drive 94578 550,000 3 1809 1950 03-27-15

444 Linnell Avenue 94578 432,000 3 1464 1952 03-27-15

16849 Robey Drive 94578 675,000 4 3642 1990 03-31-15

14636 Saturn Drive 94578 480,000 2 1330 1955 03-31-15

683 Crosby Place 94579 527,000 3 1569 1952 03-31-15

15367 Mendocino Street 94579 565,000 3 1774 1960 03-27-15

2238 Pipit Court 94579 582,000 4 1544 1999 03-27-15

SAN LORENZO | TOTAL SALES: 03


1825 Via Amigos 94580 450,000 3 1249 1955 03-27-15

1657 Via Hermana 94580 500,000 3 1494 1955 03-27-15

15852 Via Rivera 94580 460,000 3 1382 1946 03-31-15

UNION CITY | TOTAL SALES: 05


2490 Almaden Boulevard 94587 735,000 4 1888 1967 03-27-15

4536 Delores Drive 94587 649,000 4 2031 1972 03-31-15

32535 Karen Court 94587 710,000 4 1463 1975 03-30-15

2971 Mallorca Way 94587 917,000 5 2905 1994 03-31-15

2582 Windsor Court 94587 755,000 3 1813 1969 03-27-15

FREE Adult Reading and Writing Classes are offered atthe Alameda County Library

Tell A Friend Call Rachel Parra 510 745-1480

SUBMITTED BY LISA FOON

In addition to flowers and allergies, there’s some-thing else that happens every spring in Fremont andthe Bay Areakittens! That sounds like a great thing,but there are more kittens than pet rescues and shel-ters can easily manage. Kittens cannot be adopteduntil they are big and old enough (2 pounds and 8weeks) to be spayed or neutered.

There are two ways people can help:

1.) Foster kittens through your local shelter or res-cue

Phase 1 (up to 1 pound & 4 weeks old) — bottlefeeding every three hours

Phase 2 (from 1-2 pounds & 8 weeks old) —canned food three times a day and socializing

2.) Donate to “Save a Kitten” fundraiser at Pet FoodExpress in May:

Donate much needed supplies for foster families(pre-ween kits, litter, food etc)

Donate dollars for shelters/rescues to care for thekittens

The majority of these kittens are born to stray orferal cats. People who find these kittens bring them toanimal shelters thinking the kittens were abandoned.Too young to survive without their mother, they re-quire 24-hour care during “phase 1” until they can eaton their own (about a month). Most shelters and res-cues don’t have the staffing levels to provide 24-hour

care; the only way to save those kittens is to get theminto foster care as soon as they arrive.

“Phase 2” of foster care is often a great option forfamilies with children looking to learn about volun-teering and giving back because the kittens nolonger require 24 hour care. This phase is mostlyabout socialization and getting the kittens bigenough to be spayed and neutered.

Bay Area based retailer Pet Food Express is help-ing as well. Pet Food Express is collecting donationsat all of its stores during the month of May. (Thesesupplies will be given to foster families, through theshelter/rescue programs.) “We believe it’s our re-sponsibility to help the shelters and rescues duringthis critical time,” said Michael Levy, owner of PetFood Express.

For more information visit: www.petfoodex-press.com or call (925) 705-5762.


Hayward Animal Shelterwww.facebook.com/haywardanimalshelter

510-293-720016 Barnes Court (Near Soto & Jackson) Hayward

Tuesday - Saturday1pm - 5pm

Enrich Your Life - Become a Volunteer!

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Kids 13+ yrs. Meet Martin at

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Info: (510) 293-7200.

Shy Faye needs a patient

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sweet girl she's meant to be.

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Info: (510) 293-7200.

SUBMITTED BY DANIEL JAIMES

As the Bay Division Pipelines 3 and 4 projectsnear substantial completion, the contractor will befocusing on restoration activities to make the SanFrancisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC)Right of Way feel and look less like an active con-struction site.

Beginning April through June, the contractorwill be restoring the SFPUC Right of Way at Tissi-ack Way and Crawford Street in Fremont. This willinclude hydroseeding (hydraulic mulch seeding),paving activities, landscaping and planting Califor-nia native, drought-tolerant plants. In the comingweeks, a professional landscaper will be responsiblefor the installation of the landscape design. In addi-tion, the contractor will be installing a drip irriga-tion system to ensure the plants survive.

In late April or early May, neighborhood side-

walk improvements and the repaving of segments oflocal streets will be conducted as part of the restora-tion activities. The contractor may be installing no-parking signs to conduct this work.

Restoration work in the clover leaf work areasand along Mission Boulevard continues. Currently,the contractor is working to re-grade the area, whilerestoring the curb, gutters and sidewalks along Mis-sion Boulevard. One of the most significant im-provements following this project is the installationof wheelchair sidewalk access in three different areasalong Mission Boulevard. Landscaping and othervegetation restoration activities will happen in May.

Final completion of this project is anticipated forMay 2015. For more information or questionsabout our progress, please call the 24-hour answer-ing service at (866) 973-1476 or visit http://wsip-seismicupgrade.blogspot.com.

Landscape restorationwork updates

SUBMITTED BY NEW HAVEN SCHOOLS

FOUNDATION

The New Haven Schools Foundation (NHSF)delivered 14 grants totaling over $10,000 to teach-ers and classrooms during March. This annual tradi-tion recognizes innovative ideas for learning thatmay not be covered by normal classroom and schoolbudgets. Three types of grants were distributed:

Innovations in Education – classroom grants forteachers.

Project: Enrichment – grants for co- and extra-curricular programs.

Brian Kelly Tutoring Grants – grants awarded ex-clusively to tutoring programs.

The students who will benefit from the grantsare primarily residents of Union City and southHayward. Money for these grants comes from dona-tions to the Foundation and proceeds fromfundraising events. Many of the winning projects

this year were designed to meet requirements of theCommon Core Standards. This year’s grant recipi-ents included the following:

Alvarado Middle School for Novel/Film Experi-ence project

Cesar Chavez Middle School for MemorialForensics Tournament

Conley Caraballo High School for Garden ClubArt project

Delaine Eastin Elementary School for Eastin Ro-botics Team, Storytime Slime Science, and Vora-cious Readers

Guy Emanuele Elementary School for Brain De-velopment through Art project, Legos for MathClass, and Robotics Tournament participation

James Logan High School for Child and HumanDevelopment Class, Institute of Community Lead-ers Tutoring, Joven Noble project, Kids’ Book proj-ect, Marine Biology Field Trip, Movable Art Gallery,and National Choir Competition

New Haven Schools Foundation awards grants

SUBMITTED BY JACOB LEE

On Sunday, April 26, the World Mission Society, Church of God in San Francisco carried out theirWorldwide Environmental Cleanup Campaign at Fremont’s California Nursery Historic Park. Approxi-mately 120 members gathered to clean and garden the park. All volunteers joyfully cut branches, trimmedtrees and planted to beautify the park.

Every year, over 2,500 churches around the world participate in the Environmental Cleanup Cam-paign to help communities in various ways. As God has taught us, “It is more blessed to give love than toreceive.” All the church members would like to say to the Fremont Community, “We love you!”

California Nursery Historic Park cleanup


Sudoku:Fill in the missing numbers (1 – 9 inclusive) so each row, col-umn and 3x3 box contains all digits.

Crossword Puzzle

Aries the Ram (March 21-April 20): Mars, your rulingplanet, shifts attention on the11th to fresh territory. Duringthe next six weeks, your activitieswill be intensified in the life sec-tor related to vehicles, short dis-tance travels, politics,communications, education, yourneighborhood, and siblings. Usecaution while driving, especiallybetween the 11th and the 15th.

Taurus the Bull (April 21-May 20): Your ruling planet isVenus, goddess of love and thearts. She moves into a new sectornow through June 4. Your atten-tion will be drawn to parties inneighboring areas and with thoseof your usual environment. Thosewith siblings may enjoy improvedrelationship through this period.You’ll be drawn to purchase anew vehicle but Mercury turningretrograde soon suggests the tim-ing is poor for now.

Gemini the Twins (May 21-June 20): Make a special effort tokeep up with keys, tickets, andother small items. Your feelings areeasily injured right now. On theother hand, you may be the of-fender, hurting someone else. Try

to stay on the planet and thinkcarefully before you speak. If youfeel hurt, don't leap to a conclusionbefore you ask what the meaning isof a behavior or a comment.

Cancer the Crab (June 21-July 21): Venus enters your signthis week and will be traveling withyou through June 4. Her presencegives you an air of poise andbeauty, and people will simply likehow you look. Often when Venusis prominent we become more in-terested in art forms. She has thepower to turn introverts into extro-verts for the short period of herjourney. We have a greater needand desire to be with others, orthey with us.

Leo the Lion (July 22-August22): Aspects particularly favor ca-reer and work life. You are in an ef-fective position. Others agree withyour guidance and leadership. Aproject begun near the New Year isshowing signs of promise now. Atthe very least you can see that it ison track to turn out well.

Virgo the Virgin (August 23-September 22): A false accusa-tion or a rumor about you oryour partner may cause you con-

siderable worry at this time. Theprobability is that it is based onlyupon the assumption of a thirdparty. The reason you worry isthat you and one or more signifi-cant others are not communicat-ing well. Concentrate onproductive communications anddon’t carry this fact around inyour heart.

Libra the Scales (September23-October 22): For the nextfour weeks or so your activitiesare on display. Others are notic-ing your performance, so make itgreat. You may be standing in thelimelight. Your leadership giftscome to the foreground at thistime. Caretaking of others be-comes more prominent.

Scorpio the Scorpion (Oc-tober 23-November 21): Youwill be concluding a cycle of sev-eral weeks at this time. Your at-tention will begin to shift towardissues of intimacy and partner-ship, joint and corporate finan-cial matters, taxes, and/or estateand business planning.

Sagittarius the Archer (No-vember 22-December 21): Yourmood is expansive and optimistic

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this week. It is one of those good-luck times that occasionally happento the Archers. You have a grasp ofthe big picture and could use thisenergy to promote your projectsand gain support, or you couldsimply kick back and enjoy thegood feelings.

Capricorn the Goat (Decem-ber 22-January 19): Aspects favorlove life and romance. Relation-ship(s) to your children are posi-tive. A word of caution: youroptimistic attitude and belief thatyou are right could cause you tobecome arrogant. If you want oth-ers to join your ride, give them aspecial place on the wagon. Sharethe glory.

Aquarius the Water Bearer(January 20-February 18): This isnot the best week in the romancedepartment. One or the other ofyou could be ill or unavailable insome way. These things happensometimes. They rarely representthe end of the relationship. Keepthe faith and maintain a positive at-titude. There are better times ahead.

Pisces the Fish (February 19-March 20): A misunderstandingcould develop between you and aclose friend or family member. Theblame game is useless. Do yourbest to unwind the thread to thepoint that it began and start fresh.It is possible that you will have aminor case of laryngitis. Pipes,whether in your body or yourhouse, may need clearing.

For All Signs: It is common that I write a particular phrase: your planetary ruler. Astrologers have used this expression forever related to a condition of sunsigns. Each sign has a planet in the solar system that represents it. In today’s digital world, the planet is analogous to an avatar. The planet’s travel symbolizes theconditions through which an Aries or a Libra is traveling this week, month or day. It so happens that some planets, such as Mercury or Venus, act as avatars formore than one sign. This week Venus, the permanent planetary ruler (avatar) of both Taurus and Libra, is moving into the sign of Cancer. So for the next 4 1/2weeks Venus will also act as a temporary avatar for Cancerians. As the planets move through any given sign, they make easy or challenging aspects to other travel-ing planets in the zodiac. Thus conditions are smooth or rocky for a time. Think of it like a monopoly board. Once the game is rolling, certain properties that areowned by other players will become costly as the avatar (your board piece) intersects them. Other properties offer free passage or an opportunity to purchase.

Across1 Pocket money, fixed money or supplies given (9)7 Thousand times thousand (7)9 Cake flavored with ginger (11)11 Layer of material on the inner side (6)12 Amount equal to something else (10)13 Beethoven's "Choral" Symphony (5)14 Mails (5)15 Nine heavenly bodies going around sun (7)16 Very impressive (11)19 Before the due date (5)20 Achievements (15)23 Propositions to explain a phenomenon (10)26 Giften ability, skilled in something (8)27 Arithmetic process using times tables (14)29 Higher in rank or by earlier appointment (6)31 Chances, prospects (13)33 Be emphatic, assert (6)35 Morning time (7)36 Using woolen yarn to make things (8)37 Middle of night (8)38 Flowers with yellow disc and white rays (7)

Down1 Discussion with dividing views, disagreements (9)2 Feeling of being alone (10)3 Concurred (6)4 Situations (13)5 Brief fall of rain or hail (6)6 Complemented at someone's achievement (13)7 Increases by fixed ratios, grows (10)8 Through which man communicates (8)10 Person inclined to engage in risk (11)17 Flow of electrons (11)18 People through birth and marriage (13)21 Cobbler's stock (5)22 Going beyond (9)24 A lot (5)25 Not level (8)27 Sugar ___ (5)28 Ponder, remembering experiences (5)30 Production (6)32 Dander (5)34 Manicurist's concern (5)


SUBMITTED BY EDEN GARDEN CLUB

The Eden Garden Club is holding its annual yard andplant sale on Saturday, May 16, but in a new location thisyear the Moose Lodge on Rutledge Road in Castro Valley.

There will be a variety of plants and garden items,as well as baked goods. Proceeds help support theclub’s charitable activities which include grants to localschools for their garden programs and to local natureand education organizations.

The sale will once again include a wide variety ofdrought tolerant succulents and flowering perennials aswell as many vegetable “starts” ready to set out in yourgarden. (This year, due to the projected high cost ofproduce, it may be a good idea to grow some of yourown veggies!)

All plants have been locally grown by Eden GardenClub members, so they are ready to grow vigorously in

your gardens. As always, knowledgeable club memberswill be on hand to answer your gardening questions.Everyone is welcome!

Eden Garden Club Yard and Plant SaleSaturday, May 16

9 a.m. – 4 p.m.Moose Lodge

20835 Rutledge Rd, Castro Valley(510) 881-1794

www.edengardenclub.com

Eden Garden Clubto hold yard and

plant sale

SUBMITTED BY KERI STARLING On April 25, Brownie Girl Scout Troop #33437proudly presented a donation check to Furry Friends Res-

cue. The scouts voted to use a portion of funds raisedfrom their cookie sales to donate to their favorite charity.

Brownie Scouts show generosity


$ = Entrance or Activity FeeR= Reservations RequiredSchedules are subject to change.Call to confirm activities shown in these listings.

Friday, Feb 13 - Saturday,May 16

Trajes Regionales de Mexico

10 a.m. - 5 p.m.Collection of costumes from Ballet Folk-lorico Mexicano

San Leandro Public Library300 Estudillo Ave., San Leandro(510) 577-3971www.aclibrary.org

Saturday, Mar 21 - May 16

Annual Spring Show

Mon: 5 p.m. - 10 p.m.Tues & Thurs: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.Sat: 12 noon - 3 p.m.Variety of works from over 60 artists

Opening reception Saturday,March 21: 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.PhotoCentral1099 E St., Hayward(510) 881-6721www.photcentral.org

Saturdays, Mar 21 - Jun 20

Self-Empowerment and Eco-nomic Development Program –R

9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.Improve English language skills, finan-cial literacy, computer, career, andhealth education

Classes are free; includes lunchand childcareSafe Alternatives to Violent Envi-ronments – SAVE1900 Mowry Ave, Fremont(510) [email protected]

Thursday, Apr 16 - June 11

Spring Curling League $

7:45 p.m. - 9:45 p.m.Instruction in delivery, sweeping andrules of the game

Registration opens March 19 at7:00 p.m.Sharks Ice44388 Old Warm Springs Blvd.,Fremont(510) [email protected]

Saturday, Mar 28 - Sunday,Jun 28

Nature’s Duets

10 a.m. - 5 p.m.Photography of pair relationships

Artist reception Saturday, March28: 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.Hayward Shoreline InterpretiveCenter4901 Breakwater Ave., Hayward(510) 670-7270www.haywardrec.org

Thursdays, Fridays & Sun-days, Apr 2 thru May 31

Ride the Rails $

10:15 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.Enjoy a train ride around the farm

Ardenwood Historic Farm34600 Ardenwood Blvd.,Fremont(510) 544-2797www.ebparks.org

CONTINUING

EVENTS

Thursday, Apr 2 - Sunday,May 31

Patterson House Tours $

Thurs - Fri: 2:30 p.m.Sat - Sun: 11:30 a.m.Docent led tour of Victorian home


Fridays, Apr 3 thru May 22

INDZ - Where Art Meets HeartSeries – R

4 p.m.Cultural visits to various counties

Elementary - Middle SchoolprogramFremont Main Library2400 Stevenson Blvd., Fremont(510) 745-1400www.aclibrary.org

Saturday, Apr 4 thru May 30

Laugh Track City $

7 p.m.Improvised comedy

Made Up Theatre3392 Seldon Ct., Fremont(510) 573-3633www.MadeUpTheatre.com

Saturday, Apr 4 thru May 30

5 Play

9 p.m.Improvised movie

Made Up Theatre3392 Seldon Ct., Fremont(510) 573-3633www.MadeUpTheatre.com


FREMONT:

Centerville

Saturdays

9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Year-roundBonde Way at Fremont Blvd.,Fremont(510) 909-2067www.fremontfarmersmarket.com

Downtown FremontFarmers’ Market

Wednesdays

3 p.m. – 7 p.m.

May thru OctoberCapital Ave. between Liberty St.and State St.www.westcoastfarmersmarkets.org

Kaiser Permanente FremontFarmers’ Market

Thursdays

10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Year-round39400 Paseo Padre Pkwy.,Fremont800-949-FARM www.pcfma.com

Irvington Farmers’ Market

Sundays

9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Year-roundBay Street and Trimboli Way,Fremont800-949-FARMwww.pcfma.com

Niles Farmer's Market

Saturdays

9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Year-roundNiles Town Plaza37592 Niles Blvd., Fremontwww.westcoastfarmersmarket.org

HAYWARD:

Hayward Farmers’ Market

Saturdays

9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Year-roundHayward City Plaza777 B. St., Hayward1-800-897-FARMwww.agriculturalinstitute.org

South Hayward Glad Tidings

Saturdays

9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Year-roundW. Tennyson Rd. between TyrellAve. and Tampa Ave., Hayward(510) 783-9377www.cafarmersmarkets.com

SAN LEANDRO:

Kaiser PermanenteSan Leandro

Wednesday

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

June 11, 2014 toDecember 31, 20142500 Merced St, San Leandrowww.cafarmersmarkets.com

MILPITAS:

Milpitas Farmers’ Market atICC

Sundays

8 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Year-roundIndia Community Center525 Los Coches St.800-949-FARMwww.pcfma.com

NEWARK:

Newark Farmers’ Market

Sundays

9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Year-roundNewPark Mall2086 NewPark Mall, Newark1-800-897-FARMwww.agriculturalinstitute.org

Bayfair Mall

Saturdays

9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Year-roundFairmont and East 14th St., SanLeandro(925) 465-4690www.cafarmersmkts.com

UNION CITY:

Kaiser Permanente UnionCity Farmers’ Market

Tuesdays

10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Year-roundKaiser Permanente MedicalOffices3553 Whipple Rd., Union City800-949-FARMwww.pcfma.com

Union City Farmers’ Market

Saturdays

9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Year-roundOld Alvarado ParkSmith and Watkins Streets,Union City800-949-FARMwww.pcfma.com

East Plaza Farmers’ Market

Saturdays

9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Year-roundEast Plaza11th Ave. and Decoto RoadUnion City(925) 825-9090www.pcfma.com

Farmers’ Markets

Monday, Jun 22 - Friday,Aug 13

Ohlone for Kids $R

8 a.m.Summer enrichment program for teens

Registration begins April 1Ohlone College43600 Mission Blvd, Fremont(510) 979-7597www.ohloneforkids.com

Tuesdays, Apr 14 thru Thurs-days, Jun 4

Citizenship Class $R

7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.Discuss American Government

Prepare for interview testFremont Adult School4700 Calaveras Ave., Fremont(510 793-6465www.face.edu

Wednesday, Apr 15 - Sunday,May 24

In My Own Backyard $

10 a.m. - 4 p.m.Digital art of Hayward landmarks

Artist reception Saturday,April 25Hayward Area Historical SocietyMuseum22380 Foothill Blvd., Hayward(501) 581-0223www.haywardareahistory.org

Friday, Apr 24 - Sunday,May 17

The Nerd $

Fri - Sun: 8 p.m.Sun: 2 p.m.Side-splitting character comedy

Chanticleers Theatre3683 Quail Ave., Castro Valley(510) 733-5483www.chanticleers.org

Mondays, Apr 27 - May 18

Restoring Balance for Women –R

7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.Exercise, nutrition and tips to reducestress

Washington Hospital2500 Mowry Ave., Fremont(510) 608-1301www.whhs.com

Fridays, May 1 thru Oct 30

Fremont Street Eats

4:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.Food Trucks offers culinary treats

No smoking and no alcohol

Downtown FremontCapitol Ave., Fremontwww.fremont.gov/CalendarMondays, Tuesdays andThursdays, May 4 - Jun 13

Cars

Mon: 5 p.m. - 10 p.m.Tues & Thurs: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.Color plus black and white photos of1970’s autos

Reception SaturdayMay 16 at 2 p.m.PhotoCentral1099 E St., Hayward (510) 881-6721 http://www.photocentral.org/OwensCars

Thursday, May 7 - Saturday,May 16

Lucky Stiff $

7 p.m.Live musical comedy performance

Washington High School38442 Fremont Blvd., Fremont(510) 791-3414www.whstheater.com

Thursday, May 7 - Sunday,Jun 6

Glass Art Society Show

12 noon - 5 p.m.Artist reception Friday, May 8 at 7 p.m.

Olive Hyde Art Gallery123 Washington Blvd., Fremont(510) 791-4357www.olivehydeartguild.org

Fridays, May 8 thru Jun 5

Ballroom Dance Classes $

Beginners: 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.Intermediate: 8:15 p.m. - 9:15p.m.Rumba, 2 Step and Triple Swing

Couples only ages 16+Fremont Adult School4700 Calaveras Ave., Fremont(510) 675-5357

Wednesdays, May 13 thruJune 10

Ballroom Dance Classes $

Beginners: 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.Intermediate: 8:15 p.m. - 9:15 p.m.Rumba, 2 Step and Triple Swing

Couples only ages 16+Ruggieri Senior Center33997 Alvarado Niles Rd.,Union City(510) 675-5357


THIS WEEK

Wednesday, May 6

Guest Artist Presentation

7 p.m.Prehistoric art workshop with CatheLieb

Fremont Art Association37697 Niles Blvd., Fremont(510) 792-0905www.FremontArtAssociaion.org

Wednesday, May 6

Grand Opening Farmer’s Mar-ket

3 p.m. - 7 p.m.Fresh fruits and vegetables

Downtown FremontCapitol Ave.Between State & Liberty St.,Fremontwww.westcoastfarmersmarket.org

Wednesday, May 6

Dumbarton Quarry Ground-breaking Celebration – R

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.Tour campground, picnic area and play-ground

RSVP for directionsCoyote Hills Regional Park8000 Patterson Ranch Rd.,Fremont(510) [email protected]

Wednesday, May 6

Open House $

1 p.m. - 3 p.m.Docent led tours of historic home

Shinn House1251 Peralta Blvd., Fremont(510) 793-9352

Thursday, May 7

Student Art Exhibit

7 p.m. - 9 p.m.Art work, food and music

James Logan High School1800 H Street, Union Citywww.jameslogan.org

Thursday, May 7

Diabetes Matters

7 p.m. - 9 p.m.Using lab results to improve health

Washington Hospital2500 Mowry Ave., Fremont(510) 745-6556www.whhs.com/diabetes

Thursday, May 7 - Friday,May 8

Playwrights Festival $

8 p.m.Variety of 10 minute plays

Smith Center43600 Mission Blvd., Fremont(510) 659-6031www.smithcenter.com

Thursday, May 7

Kayaking for Folks 50 and Over$R

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.Paddling techniques and safety guide-lines

Lake Chabot17600 Lake Chabot Rd,Castro Valley(888) 327-2757www.ebparksonline.org

Thursday, May 7

Senior Health and Wellness Re-source Fair

9 a.m. - 1 p.m.Healthcare, transportation, and homecare vendors

Kenneth C. Aitken Center17800 Redwood Rd.,Castro Valley(510) 881-6738

Thursday, May 7

East Bay AARP Meeting

10 a.m. - 11 a.m.Get acquainted with other seniors

Newark Senior Center7401 Enterprise Dr., Newark(510) [email protected]

Thursday, May 7

Successful Business Plans

9 a.m. - 12 noonStrategies for growth and raising capital

San Lorenzo Village Homes Hall377 Paseo Grande, San Lorenzo(510) 538-9678http://acsbdc.org/node/20110

Thursday, May 7

Senior Clipper Card Informa-tion Workshop

9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.Obtain information and apply for freecard

Newark Senior Center7401 Enterprise Dr., Newark(510) 574-2053

Thursday, May 7

Hayward Education FoundationHero Dinner $

5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.Dinner and awards ceremony

Golden Peacock Banquet Hall24989 Santa Clara Street,Hayward(510) [email protected]://haywardhero2015.eventbrite.com

Thursday, May 7

National Day of Prayer

12 noonUnite with others for public prayer event

Newark City Hall37101 Newark Blvd., Newark(510) 793-1400www.newark.org

Thursday, May 7

National Day of Prayer

7 p.m.Unite for coast to coast public prayer

First Baptist Church6320 Dairy Ave, Newark(510) 793-4516

Thursday, May 7

Fiber Arts $

1 p.m. - 4 p.m.Guest artist class


Thursday, May 7

Life Drawing Drop In Session $

7 p.m. - 9 p.m.Nominal fee for model and no instruc-tor


Friday, May 8

Golf Tournament $

10 a.m.Golf, BBQ, cocktails and awards

banquet

Union City Lions Club benefitSunol Valley Golf Club6900 Mission Rd., Sunol(510) 366-4934www.uclions.com

Friday, May 8 -Saturday, May 9

Chili Cook-Off and ParadeFri: 5 p.m.Sat: 10 a.m. - 12 noonRowell Ranch Rodeo kick off

Rowell RanchDublin Canyon RoadLocated off Interstate 580,Between Castro Valley andDublinwww.rowellranchrodeo.com

Friday, May 8

BAND! Milpitas CommunityConcert Band

7:30 p.m.Classic and contemporary music windband

Milpitas Community Center457 E. Calaveras Blvd., Milpitas(408) 586-3210http://milpitascommunitycon-certband.yolasite.com/

Saturday, May 9

Pops in the Park

12 noonOhlone Community Band and TubaEnsemble performance

Fremont Central Park4000 Paseo Padre Parkway,Fremont(510) 790-5541www.OhloneCommunityBand.org

Saturday, May 9

USD Open House

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.Plant tours, demonstrations and refresh-ments

Union Sanitary District5072 Benson Rd., Union City(510) 477-7500www.unionsanitary.ca.gov

Saturday, May 9

Introduction to Ba Ji Quan

2 p.m.Simple Martial Arts

Castro Valley Library3600 Norbridge Ave.,Castro Valley(510) 667-7900www.aclibrary.org

Saturday, May 9

SAT Practice Test

10:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.Tips, strategies and free practice test


Saturday, May 9

Wake Up the Farm $

10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.Prepare morning snack for animals


Saturday, May 9

Rabbit Food $

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.Interact with bunnies


Saturday, May 9

Afternoon Fun and Games $

1 p.m. - 2 p.m.Stilts, tug-of-war and potato-spoon race


Saturday, May 9

Farm Moms $

2 p.m. - 3 p.m.Visit hens, ewes and nanny goats


Saturday, May 9

Canine Capers Dog Walk – R

9 a.m. - 11 a.m.Enjoy open spaces with your dog

Garin Regional Park1320 Garin Ave., Hayward(888) 327-2757www.ebparks.org

Saturday, May 9

Healthy Kids Fitness Expo

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.Rock wall, inflatables, nutritional food

Silliman Activity Center6800 Mowry Ave., Newark(510) 578-4409www.newark.org

Saturday, May 9

Cascada de Flores Music Con-cert

2 p.m. - 4 p.m.Inspired by troubadours of Mexico

Fremont Main Library2400 Stevenson Blvd., Fremont(510) 745-1400www.aclibrary.org

Saturday, May 9

Marshland of Dreams

10 a.m. - 11 a.m.Discover past farming and salt produc-tion

SF Bay Wildlife Refuge1 Marshlands Rd., Fremont(510) 792-0222

Saturday, May 9

Twilight Marsh Walk

7:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.Easy stroll at sunsetNot suitable for young children


Saturday, May 9

Climate Change RestorationProject – R

2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.Docent led walk and lecture of salt ponds

Alviso Environmental EducationCenter1751 Grand Blvd., Alviso(510) 792-0222 x141


SUBMITTED BY

MARY GALDE

PHOTOS BY

CHRISTIAN PIZZIRANI

Broadway West Theatre Com-pany presents the undeniablymoving play, “The Diary of AnneFrank,” adapted by WendyKesselman and directed byRachael Campbell, May 15 –June 13.

In this gripping new adapta-tion from the original stage playby Goodrich and Hackett, newlydiscovered writings from thediary of Anne Frank, as well assurvivor accounts, are interwovento create a contemporary impas-sioned story of the lives of peoplepersecuted under Nazi rule.

Performance times are 8 p.m.on Thursdays, Fridays and Satur-days. There are three Sunday mati-nees: May 24 and 31 matineeperformances begin with a conti-nental brunch (included in price ofticket) at 12:15 p.m. and the show

begins at 1 p.m. The June 7 per-formance starts at 1 p.m. with re-freshments during intermission(included in price of ticket).

Regular ticket prices are $27general and $22 for students, sen-iors and Theatre Bay Area mem-bers. Thursday, May 21, June 4and 11 performances are $17 foreveryone, with a bargain Thurs-day (no reservations – first come,first seat) held on May 28 with alltickets $10. Brunch Sunday per-formances and opening night are$27 for everyone. All ticket pricesinclude refreshments.

The Diary of Anne FrankFriday, May 15 –Saturday, Jun 13

8 p.m. – Thursday to Saturday1 p.m. Matinees

May 24, 31 and Jun 7Broadway West

Theatre Company4000-B Bay St, Fremont

(510) 683-9218www.broadwaywest.org

$17 - $27

Broadway WestTheatre presents

The Diary of Anne Frank

THEATRE

(L to R): Tressa Bender, Louis Schilling, Camille Canlas-LaFlam, Kelly Lotz

I t’s 11:45 p.m. and althoughit’s a school night, nine-year-old Christopher Apy is get-

ting ready for bed. He’s justcompleted another successful per-formance as Winthrop in “TheMusic Man” with Contra CostaMusical Theatre in WalnutCreek. “The audience was greatagain tonight. Nine performancesdown, eight more to go!” Chrisnods with enthusiasm.

How does a 3rd grade AzevadaElementary Mandarin Immersionstudent get involved in a profes-sional musical theatre production?“It’s all because of StarStruck,” saysChris with a smile. He’s been tak-ing acting, dancing, and musical

theatre classes with StarStruck The-atre in Fremont since he was fiveyears old.

Chris has wanted to performin “The Music Man” since he sawStarStruck’s delightful productionhere in Fremont five years ago. Atthat time, the Apy on stage washis older brother Andrew, and itwas Andrew’s first StarStruckshow. Since then, Andrew hasperformed in seven otherStarStruck shows and camps, andhas also gone on to perform withtheatre companies from Sacra-mento to New York, earning hisActor’s Equity card and winningBroadway World San Francisco’s2014 Best Featured Actor in a

Musical – Local for his perform-ance as Tobias in “Sweeney Todd”at Ohlone Summerfest.

“There’s really nothing elselike StarStruck in the Bay Area,”says Chris’s and Andrew’s mom,Jennifer. “We’ve met familieswhose children participate inclasses and productions from

ACT in San Francisco to Chil-dren’s Musical Theatre of SanJose, and it’s rare to find a youthperforming arts organization inthis area that provides both out-standing training and the oppor-tunity to participate inhigh-quality, professional stageproductions.”

StarStruck Theatre’s guidingprinciples include building team-work, communication and self-esteem in order to enrich the livesof youth. “Fremont families maynot realize how lucky we are, tohave such a family-oriented, nur-turing environment that providesour children with professional-quality training rivaling the bestwe’ve found across the country,”says Jennifer. “StarStruck is cele-brating its 20th year serving Fre-mont youth and providingoutstanding musical theatre per-formances for the Tri-City area,and I hope our community bene-fits from having StarStruckaround for many, many moreyears to come.”

What’s next for Chris? Basedon work he did last summer, hewas called to audition for the roleof Michael Banks in “Mary Pop-pins: The Broadway Musical” at

Woodminster Theatre, a profes-sional theatre company in Oak-land, and got the part. StarStruckfans who attend the July 2015performances will see another fa-miliar face – the part of JaneBanks will be played by the tal-ented StarStruck-trained veteran,13-year-old Felicia Chang.

For more information aboutStarStruck classes and camps, andyouth auditions for upcomingproductions, visitwww.starstrucktheatre.org. Andshow your love and support ofStarStruck by attending their20th Anniversary CelebrationFundraiser on May 30.

StarStruck 20th AnniversaryCelebration Fundraiser

Anything Can Happen… If YouLet It

Saturday, May 306 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Niles Veterans Hall37154 Second St, Fremont

(510) 659-1319www.starstrucktheatre.org

http://www.eventbrite.com/e/starstruck-20th-anniversary-cele-

bration-fundraiser-tickets-16042901751Tickets: $80Chris Apy as Winthrop in CCMT’s “The Music Man.”


BOOKMOBILE SCHEDULE

Alameda County

Renew books by phone

(510) 790-8096

For more information

about the Bookmobile call

(510) 745-1477 or visit

www.aclibrary.org.

Times & Stops subject to change

Tuesday, Apr 28

9:15 – 11:00 Daycare CenterVisit – FREMONT2:30 – 3:25 Cabrillo School,36700 San Pedro Dr.,FREMONT4:45 – 5:30 Baywood Apts.,4275 Bay St., FREMONT5:50 – 6:30 Jerome Ave. andOhlones St., FREMONT

Wednesday, Apr 29

1:00 – 2:00 Del Rey School,1510 Via Sonya,SAN LORENZO2:30 – 3:00 Eden House Apts.,1601 165th Ave.,SAN LEANDRO3:30 – 4:00 Baywood Ct.,21966 Dolores St., CASTROVALLEY6:00 – 6:30 Camellia Dr., &Camellia Ct., FREMONT

Thursday, Apr 30

9:50 – 10:20 Daycare CenterVisit – FREMONT10:40 – 11:30 Daycare CenterVisit - NEWARK1:15 – 1:45 Stellar Academy,38325 Cedar Blvd., NEWARK2:00 – 3:00 Graham School,36270 Cherry St, NEWARK

Friday, May 1

9:45 – 11:15 Fame CharterSchool, 16244 Carolyn St,SAN LEANDRO11:35 – 12:05 Daycare CenterVisit – CASTRO VALLEY

1:45 – 3:00 Hillside School,15980 Marcella St.,SAN LEANDRO

Monday, May 4

9:20 – 10:00 Daycare CenterVisit - FREMONT10:15 – 11:15 Daycare CenterVisit – FREMONT1:45 – 2:45 Pioneer School,Blythe St., & Jean Dr.,UNION CITY3:05 – 3:25 Alvarado ElementarySchool, Fredi St. & Smith St.,UNION CITY4:15 – 4:45 Greenhaven Apts.,Alvarado Blvd. & Fair RanchRd., UNION CITY5:15 – 6:45 Forest Park School,Deep Creek Rd. &Maybird Circle, FREMONT

Tuesday, May 5

10:00 – 11:15 Daycare CenterVisit – UNION CITY2:00 – 2:30 Fremont Hills SeniorLiving, 35490 Mission Blvd., FREMONT2:45 – 3:15 Mission GatewayApts., 33155 Mission Blvd.,UNION CITY4:50 – 5:30 Mariner Park,Regents Blvd. & Dorado Dr.,UNION CITY5:40 – 6:20 Sea Breeze Park,Dyer St. & Carmel Way,UNION CITY

Milpitas Bookmobile stops

Renew books by phone

(800) 471-0991

For more information

(408) 293-2326 x3060

Wednesday, May 13

1:45-2:15 Friendly Village Park,120 Dixon Landing Rd.,MILPITAS

Saturday, May 9

Chihuahua Palooza $

11 a.m. - 5 p.m.Low cost pet adoptions

Hayward Animal Shelter16 Barnes Ct., Hayward(510) 293-7200www.haywardanimals.org

Saturday, May 9

Movie Night $

7:30 p.m.“Man with a Movie Camera,” “YoungOldfield,” “Chess Fever”

Niles Essanay Theater37417 Niles Blvd, Fremont(510) 494-1411www.nilesfilmmuseum.org

Saturday, May 9

Indo-American Charity Ball $R

6:30 p.m. -11:00 p.m.Dinner and entertainment

Doubletree Hotel39900 Balentine Dr., Newark(510) 468-4680

Saturday, May 9

UC Paws and Tails Festival

10 a.m. - 4 p.m.Animal care and adoptions

Kennedy Community Center1333 Decoto Rd., Union City(510) 675-5234http://www.ci.union-city.ca.us/departments/police-de-partment/community/animal-services-

Sunday, May 10

Chores for Little Farmers $

10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.Prepare animal treats and clean corrals

Ardenwood Historic Farm34600 Ardenwood Blvd., Fre-mont(510) 544-2797www.ebparks.org

Sunday, May 10

Cooking in the CountryKitchen $

11 a.m. - 1 p.m.Use a wood burning stove

Ardenwood Historic Farm34600 Ardenwood Blvd., Fre-mont(510) 544-2797www.ebparks.org

Sunday, May 10

Wax: It’s the Bee’s Knees $11 a.m. - 12 noonMake a candle and taste honeyArdenwood Historic Farm34600 Ardenwood Blvd.,Fremont(510) 544-2797www.ebparks.org

Sunday, May 10

Lambs, Kids and Piglets, OhMy! $

1 p.m. - 2 p.m.Fun farm animal facts


Sunday, May 10

Tussie-Mussie for Mom $

2 p.m. - 3 p.m.Create a floral message from flowers


Sunday, May 10

Ethnobotany Hike

10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.Explore plants for food and medicine

Ages 12+Coyote Hills Regional Park8000 Patterson Ranch Rd.,Fremont(510) 544-3220www.ebparks.org

Sunday, May 10

Salt Marsh Walk

10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.Docent led stroll around marshlands


Monday, May 11

Hayward Auxiliary Luncheon $

12 noonLunch, bingo and raffle

Eagles Hall21406 Foothill Blvd., Hayward(510) 785-8174

Monday, May 11

FAME Discontinuance Informa-tion Night

6:30 p.m.Enrollment process, nutrition and spe-cial education services

Former FAME student’s parentsonlyDurham Elementary School40292 Leslie St, Fremont(510) 657-2350www.fremont.k12.ca.us

Tuesday, May 12

College Application EssayWorkshop – R

6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.Discuss topics and techniques


Tuesday, May 12

Weekday Bird Walk

7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.Explore trails for birds

All levels of experience welcomeAges 12+Garin Regional Park1320 Garin Ave., Hayward(510) 544-3220

Wednesday, May 13

Counselors in Training Leader-ship Workshop $R

5 p.m. - 6 p.m.Gain work experience and volunteerhours

Ages 13 – 18; Register bar#222833Fremont Teen Center39770 Paseo Padre Pkwy.,Fremont(510) 494-4300www.RegeRec.com

Wednesday, May 13

Lunch with Supervisor RichardValle – R

11:30 a.m.Seniors discuss community projects

Ruggieri Senior Center33997 Alvarado Niles Rd.,Union City(510) 675-5497

Friday, May 15

Sons of Norway Dinner Cele-bration $R

6 p.m.Dinner and entertainment

RSVP by May 8Hill and Valley Clubhouse1808 B St., Hayward(510) 656-3549

SUBMITTED BY LIFE ELDERCARE

Do you remember 1975? A gallon of gas cost 44 cents, a brand newcar was under $5,000, the Vietnam War ended, and Sony introducedBetamax (Beta-what?). And, LIFE ElderCare was founded.

A feisty lady named Virginia worried back then about her frail,older neighbors. They didn’t eat well, and it was wrecking their healthand ability to age in their familiar homes. She arranged to get preparedmeals from Washington High School, and with some friends, deliveredthe foil-wrapped plates to elders in need.

Forty years later, we’re pretty much doing the same thing; Tri-Cityneighbors taking care of each other. We started with just Meals onWheels, but all of our programs - Friendly Visitors, VIP Rides, andFall Prevention - were created due to other needs we saw when thosemeals were delivered every day.

This year we are helping almost 1,000 seniors age and thrive intheir own homes. The need for our community-based services is, ofcourse, growing along with our aging nation, so join us. If you haven’tyet volunteered or donated, do it! It’s great work. All of us can beneighbors helping vulnerable neighbors. Thanks to each of you!

Visit www.lifeeldercare.org to find out more about volunteering ordonating to LIFE ElderCare.

LIFE ElderCare turns 40


SUBMITTED BY MEI-WAN CHAI

Share the adventures of Anne Shirleyand her “best friend for life” Diana Barryas they travel from childhood to maturityin a heartwarming adaptation of “Anne ofGreen Gables” by Jody Johnston David-son, which beautifully captures the high-lights of the classic novel. Marilla Cuthbertasks for an orphan boy to help her and her

brother take care of their farm GreenGables, but the orphanage sends Annewith an “e” – an independent, red-headed,freckle-faced girl who changes their livesand touches the hearts of all who come toknow and love her.

Center Stage Performing Arts presents“Anne of Green Gables” May 15 through17 at the Milpitas Community Center.Advance sales tickets can be purchased at

the box office at Milpitas CommunityCenter May 11 through 14 from 4 p.m. to8 p.m. Tickets are also available the day ofperformances and atwww.centerstagepa.org. Performances areFriday, May 15 at 7 p.m., Saturday, May16 at 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m., and Sunday,May 17 at 2:30 p.m.

Anne of Green GablesFriday, May 15 – Sunday May 177:00 p.m., matinees at 2:30 p.m.

Milpitas Community Center457 E. Calaveras Blvd, Milpitas

(408) 707-7158www.centerstagepa.org

Tickets: $12 - $15

THEATRE

First Row: Anevay Millich2nd Row: Megan Zamora, Andrew Hyunh, Rachel Bergado, Jayden Fernando

Back Row: Naomi Coriell, Jessica Steele, Julia Steele, Jaelen Gonzalez

Standing (from left): Jaelen Gonzalez, Disha Yadav, Naomi Coriell, Kaycee Spannagel, Andrew Huynh, MeganZamora, Jayden Fernando Sitting: Mina Lawson, Marlena Ngim

SUBMITTED BY

BRUCE ROBERTS, HAYWARD

EDUCATION FOUNDATION

A n oft-seen t-shirt thesedays reads “Earth with-out art is just Eh.” Imag-

ine then the similarity to a schoolwithout art. “Eh?” Hayward’sLeadership Public High Schoolhad no art class when it began.Students were there—a beginningfreshman class—to strengthentheir academics: English, Math,and Science.

However, by the time that firstclass became seniors, the need forart was apparent. Now, ArtTeacher, David Keating has beenthere seven years as the school’sonly art teacher. At first, he onlyhad one level of art. However, amore advanced class has beenadded this year and the school’smore visual learners are ecstatic.

Additionally, on a campusbuilt as an elementary school, hisart class has now moved to a for-mer kindergarten room. The for-mer outdoor kids’ playground isnow an outdoor art workshop: aplace to spray, to dry, and toenjoy working outdoors.

And, a large new study hallhas provided wall space for theart students to display their work.In early February, they even hadtheir very first, “Art’s Night Out!”with family and community in-vited to view their work.

This display was made possi-ble through a grant from theHayward Education Foundation(H.E.F.). Art galleries requirepaintings or drawings to be mat-ted, to give the work a profes-sional appearance. To make this

possible, last year Mr. Keating ap-plied for an H.E.F. grant with thehope of acquiring a mat-cuttingmachine. Now, that Keating hadhis grant request fulfilled, stu-dents can mat their own work,and the results are impressive.

The Hayward EducationFoundation provided 38 grants to-taling over $22,000 last year.These grants supported classroomsall over Hayward, from public toprivate, from kindergartenthrough high school, and in virtu-ally all areas of the curriculum.

For the past 31 years, theHayward Education Foundationhas granted nearly one milliondollars to Hayward teachers. Bysupporting talented classroomteachers H.E.F. has providedthem the tools to enhance theircreativity and to implement thekind of lessons that students re-member all of their lives.

For more information, visithttp://www.hayward-education-foundation.info/

Teacher David Keating is proud of his new mat machine

SUBMITTED BY INDIA COMMUNITY CENTER

On Tuesday, May 5, India Community Center (ICC) preschool will participate in Sil-icon Valley Gives, a 24-hour online event to raise funds for the expansion and improve-ment of our preschool program. Help us reach the goal of $50,000 to take the first steptoward remodeling our preschool facility.

What we will achieve with your support:

A new playground

A new and safe outdoor equipment and play area

Get licensed to use an additional space to expand our classroom capacity by 860 sq. ft.

Hire two additional certified instructors to increase the number of enriched activities ona daily basis

Start a process for transitional Kindergarten classroom for our students

You could also dedicate a donation to your favorite school teacher, and we will honoryour contribution and pay a tribute to your teacher on our social media. Our staff hasvolunteered to be a part of Silicon Valley Gives at the Microsoft store in Westfield ValleyFair to support our ICC preschool. Please stop by and show your support, which will putmore smiles on the face of our preschoolers and maintain the level of excellence that ourpreschool is known for.

You may donate at http://svgives.razoo.com/story/India-Community-Center.

Silicon Valley GivesTuesday, May 510 a.m. – 7 p.m.Microsoft Store

Westfield Valley Fair2855 Stevens Creek Blvd Ste 1135, Santa Clara

http://svgives.razoo.com/story/India-Community-Center

Silicon Valley gives

SUBMITTED BY VERA CIAMMETTI

Please help Ruby’s Place (formerly Emergency Shelter Program,ESP) write our 43 year history! We would appreciate any stories aboutyour experience with the shelter, any photos and any informationabout Mrs. Salome Phillips Cannon, who apparently was a drivingforce in the creation of ESP. If you have any information you’d like toshare, please contact Larissa at Ruby’s Place – [email protected] or(510) 581 – 5626. www.rubysplace.org

Thank you to the community!

Do you have informationabout Ruby’s Place?

SUBMITTED BY BRIAN KILLGORE

Fremont Unified School District (FUSD) high schools were namedamong the “Top 100 public high schools” in the San Francisco BayArea and State of California, as well as the country as a whole, accord-ing to recent rankings.

San Francisco’s KRON TV, posted rankings from Pittsburgh-based,Niche, a web company that ranks schools and colleges throughout theUnited States. Niche’s Best Academics – Public High Schools in Amer-ica, was sourced from “various government and public data sets,Niche’s own proprietary data, and over 1.4 million opinion-based sur-veys.” Best Academics ranks 10,907 public high schools based on keyachievement statistics and survey data. A high ranking indicates thatthe school has diverse, high-achieving students who are very happywith the quality of education, the teachers are intelligent and engag-ing, and the students go on to great colleges.

Among schools ranked in the San Francisco Bay Area, FUSD’s Mis-sion San Jose High School placed number one, followed by IrvingtonHigh School at 13th, American High School at 30th, WashingtonHigh School at 44th and Kennedy High School at 69th. In all of Cali-fornia, Mission San Jose placed 6th and Irvington 57th. Nationally,Mission San Jose ranked 18th among the nearly 11,000 schools thatreceived scores.

“Our goal is to provide every student, in each of our schools, thevery best educational opportunity that will pave the way for success incollege and a career,” said FUSD Superintendent, Dr. Jim Morris. “Tosee this effort reflected in both local and national rankings is very re-warding to all our students and staff.”

For more information, visit www.fremont.k12.ca.us

Fremont highschools ranked

among nation’s best


SUBMITTED BY SUN GALLERY

The Sun Gallery has won the 2015 City of HaywardEnvironmental Award, which recognizes businesses,schools, organizations, and residents for exceptional envi-ronmental leadership. The award honors those whodemonstrate efforts related to sustainability in categoriessuch as energy efficiency and conservation, renewable en-ergy, waste diversion (good recycling and compostingpractices), water conservation, and environmental educa-tion. Sun Gallery was one of six winners of the 32nd an-nual award and was honored for its efforts inenvironmental education, activities, and outreach into thecommunity.

“I’m very excited about this award,” said Sun Gallery’sExecutive Director Dorsi Diaz. “The gallery staff has beenputting a great deal of effort into environmental educationwithin the community, teaching families about climatechange and the drought through interactive art classes andexhibits. It takes all of us working together to learn fromeach other on how to be better stewards of the Earth.”

Last year the gallery held an exhibit on climate changecalled, “A Volatile Terrain: The Art of Climate Change,”which had both local and international involvement. Inaddition to the show there were also live Skype eventswith Professor Paul Beckwith from the University of Ot-tawa, a 55” sea inch level rise workshop with HARDrecreation supervisor Jenifer Koney called, “What? Sharksin my Backyard?!” and sessions with Professor GuyMcPherson about abrupt climate change and methane.Currently the gallery has a new show running until May30 called, “Troubled Waters: Drought and Change” fea-turing both local and international environmental artists.

The City of Hayward is committed to environmentalstewardship and is working to create a more sustainablecommunity. That includes recognizing those who aim toreduce Hayward’s environmental footprint. Additional2015 Environmental Award winners include the CanneryCafé, Way To Be, Cal-State East Bay, Sugar Bowl Bakery,and the Hayward Chamber of Commerce. The winnersreceived a placard of recognition from Mayor BarbaraHalliday at a City Council meeting held April 21.

The Sun Gallery is located at 1015 E Street in Hay-ward. Visit online at www.SunGallery.org.

SUBMITTED BY ROWELL RANCH RODEO

Besting the field of four contestants, Haywardresident Morgan Nicodemus will reign as MissRowell Ranch Pro Rodeo, 2015. In a day longcompetition Nicodemus competed in horseman-ship, personal interviews, and public speaking.

Nicodemus is 20 years old and currently at-tends Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo with plans to ob-tain a degree in Agricultural Business. She is amember of the Ag Business Management Cluband competes in ranch horse classes, trail classes,and cattle sortings.

As rodeo queen and hostess of the 95th annualRowell Ranch Pro Rodeo, Nicodemus will travel thestate promoting the rodeo as well as our community,inviting rodeo fans to spend a fun-filled weekend inthe Bay Area and enjoying all it offers.

The first of her many duties during rodeo weekwill be the Rowell Ranch Rodeo Parade on Saturday,May 9. Following the parade she will be signing au-tographs and giving roping lessons in front of Row-ell’s Saddlery on Castro Valley Boulevard.

The Rotary Club of Castro Valley will be kick-ing off rodeo week with the annual Chili Cook-off on May 8. Various rodeo events will be heldthroughout the week leading up to the mainevents on May 16 and 17 at the Rowell RanchRodeo Park. All events are held at Rowell Ranchwith the exception of the parade.

For more information on rodeo events or topurchase tickets, call (510) 581-2577 or visitwww.rowellranchrodeo.com. Tickets are alsoavailable at the gate during the events or can bepurchased in advance at Rowell’s Saddlery, 3473Castro Valley Boulevard.

Chili Cook-offFriday, May 8

5 p.m.Tickets: $25 family packwww.cvchilicookoff.com

Rowell Ranch Rodeo ParadeSaturday, May 9

10 a.m.Castro Valley Blvd, Castro Valley

Freewww.rowellranchrodeoparade.com

Celebrity Team Penning and BBQWednesday, May 13

3 p.m.: Contestant Check In4 p.m.: Team Penning

Tri-Tip BBQ immediately followingTeam Penning: Free; BBQ: $20 (advanced tick-

ets required for BBQ)

Cowgirl PicnicThursday, May 1411 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Tickets: $50

Local Team RopingThursday, May 14

5 p.m.Free

Rockin’ Bull BashFriday, May 15

5:30 p.m.Tickets: $15 - $19

Rowell Ranch RodeoSaturday, May 16 – Sunday, May 17

10 a.m.Tickets: $15 - $21

Rowell Ranch Rodeo Park9275 Dublin Canyon Rd, Hayward

(510) 581-2577www.rowellranchrodeo.com

SUBMITTED BY

TERESA MEYER

The San Leandro Recreationand Human Services Depart-ment announced that it will behosting the annual SpringMusic Recital for the depart-ment’s Private Music Instructionclass on Friday, May 15. Stu-dents will perform selectionsfrom piano and voice study pre-pared by private music instruc-tor Kurt Weaver. A reception oflight refreshments will be helddirectly following the perform-ance. This event is free andopen to the public.

Private Music Instruction is amusic study class offered

through the San Leandro Recre-ation and Human Services De-partment. This popular class isoffered Monday and Friday af-ternoons throughout the yearfor youth, teens and adults. Formore information or to registerfor a class, please contact theMarina Community Center at(510) 577-6080.

Spring Music RecitalFriday, May 15

5 p.m.Marina Community Center

15301 Wicks Blvd,San Leandro

(510) [email protected]

Free

SUBMITTED BY

BRIAN KILLGORE

The Fremont Native Ameri-can Studies Program invites thecommunity to attend the 4th An-nual Spring Community PowWow on Saturday, May 16 atWashington High School.

All are welcome to this free,public event in celebration of Na-tive American culture. Enjoy thesounds of drums and singers,watch the dancers dressed in theircolorful regalia, shop for NativeAmerican items at vendor booths,and sample ethnic foods and bev-erages. All drummers and dancersare welcome to participate. Theevent will begin with a GourdDance at 11 a.m., followed by

the Pow Wow at 12 noon.The purpose of the Native

American Studies Program(NASP) is to support NativeAmerican students in the Fre-mont Unified School District sothat they will be able to meet thechallenging State academicachievement standards. Throughacademic and cultural studies, weprovide a safe, equitable and posi-tive learning experience. Formore information, call (510)797-2681.

Community Pow WowSaturday, May 16

11 a.m.Washington High School

38442 Fremont Blvd, Fremont(510) 797-2681

Free


New Address

SUBMITTED BY DAVE GARGES

The 2nd annual golf tournament on Friday, May 8at Sunol Valley Golf Club hosted by the Lions Club ofUnion City and the New Haven Schools Foundationwill be helping a number of great causes. Proceedsfrom the event will benefit education, youth activities,and local community service projects.

Fun and games will be the order of the day, withcontests taking place around the course, including aHole-in-One extravaganza sponsored by ExecutivePhone Services. All par three holes will offer a prizefor anyone whose ball hits the cup in one stroke,but golfers making this shot on the featured holewill win a $10,000 Pebble Beach Golf Excursiongrand prize. The package includes four days andthree nights at the Pebble Beach Lodge or the Inn atSpanish Bay, green fees at all three resort golfcourses, and $1,000 in cash.

The tournament will conclude with a 19th-Holecocktail reception, buffet dinner, and an awardspresentation. A silent auction and raffle will give at-tendees the opportunity to win premium golf clubs,gourmet food and wine, baskets, dinner certificates,and much more. Non-golfers are invited to attendthe cocktail reception and awards dinner.

The cost for the 18-hole tournament is $125 pergolfer, which includes a cart, lunch, dinner, and asouvenir golf cap. Foursomes are encouraged, butpartial teams and solo players are welcome to regis-ter and be teamed up with others.

Sponsors include Bill Stone Allstate Agency,Backyard Bayou, Cathay Bank, Deep Eddy Vodka,Union City Mayor Carol Dutra-Vernaci, FremontBank, Masonic Homes/Acacia Creek, Medspa 29,Mission Peak Business Products, Republic Services,Sign-a-Rama, New Haven Unified School DistrictCo-Superintendent Arlando Smith and Wendy Gu-dalewicz, Southern Wine and Spirits, Lions Gregand Laura Stewart, and Washington Hospital. Addi-tional sponsorship opportunities are available forbusinesses and organizations.

2nd Annual Memorial Golf TournamentFriday, May 8

10 a.m.: Registration12 p.m.: Shotgun Start

5 p.m.: 19th-Hole Cocktails & BanquetSunol Valley Golf Club

6900 Mission Rd, Sunol(510) 366-4934

www.uclions.com$125 per player; $35 dinner only

Rugby

SUBMITTED BY DR. BRIAN FLANNERY, DC

The highly anticipated battle of Northern Cali-fornia Rugby Division II heavyweights took placeMay 25th at Danny Nunn Park in Sacramento withthe Life West Gladiators prevailing over the Sacra-mento Capitals, 73 – 10. The victory earned theGladiators their second straight Northern Californiachampionship; their first in Division II.

The Gladiators were determined to start the gamewith discipline and intensity and followed form by at-tacking the Capitals from the start and held up thepressure at full throttle; never allowing the Capitals togain advantage or execute their game plan.

Adriaan Ferris, Gladiators Men’s Coach, was un-surprisingly pleased with the win and reflected on ajob well done. He said, “The team is showing its

potential and the players are becoming aware oftheir strength as a collective. We stuck to the gameplan and came away with a comprehensive win.”

Despite winning convincingly against all teamsin the NorCal league, Coach Ferris is acutely awareof what lies ahead.

“We are excited about the next game in the play-off series; we will recalibrate this week and prepareeffectively for the Pacific North Championship,”noted Ferris. The Gladiators will face The PacificNorthwest champs Snake River, who successfullywon their fourth straight league championship,beating Oregon Sports Union, 26 – 15.

The Pacific North Championship match will beheld May 9th at Cal Maritime Academy in Vallejo,CA and promises to be a battle from start to finish.

For more information on Life West Rugby,please visit www.lifewestrugby.com.

Life West Gladiators head for the finals

SUBMITTED BY STEVE CONNOLLY

Cal State East Bay sophomore Adam Stone was voted to the 2014-15 All-California Collegiate AthleticAssociation (CCAA) First Team, the conference office announced April 28th. Senior A.J. Hebert was alsohonored as an All-CCAA Honorable Mention selection.

Stone is the first Pioneer to make the first team since Chris Herzog in 2012-13. He has had an impres-sive sophomore season, leading the team and ranking fourth among CCAA players with a 73.27 scoring av-erage. Stone finished in the top 10 of four tournaments this seasons and captured individual championshipsat the Chico State Wildcat Classic and the UC San Diego SoCal Intercollegiate.

Hebert nabs an All-CCAA selection in his fourth year with the Pioneers. The Pleasanton native has hadhis best season in 2014-15, posting a 74.80 scoring average and three top-10 finishes. He shot the team’slowest single round of the year with a 65 at the Coyote Classic in San Bernardino.

Stone, Hebert earnAll-CCAA honors


SUBMITTED BY

FRANK DE SMIDT

Three 4th Grade Milpitas RoseSchool students were honored Fri-day, May 1, 2015 by the MilpitasRotary Club for their Fishing Daystories following their Fishing Dayexperience on Saturday, March 7,2015 held at Spring Valley Pond in

Ed Levin Park.Students assembled in the Rose

School gym for this event con-ducted by Fishing Day Chair JohnJay assisted by Rotary PresidentEric Emmanuele, Police Com-mander Daryl Sequeria, and FireBattalion Chief Brian Stelling.

The Penmanship Award,“Without good penmanship the

best story or idea could not beread”, was won by Clare Sanchez.

The Voice Award, “A writer’svoice is what keeps a reader read-ing”, was won by Mimi Huynh.

And the Originality Award,“All stories start with a goodidea”, was won by Dawn Betner.

All three winners were alsoawarded very nice prizes.

SUBMITTED BY

BRIAN KILLGORE

Recognizing a high school ca-reer of success in and out of theclassroom, Fremont’s Mission SanJose High School senior RoshniIyer has been named a 2014-15Winter/Spring Spirit of Sportwinner by the California Inter-scholastic Federation (CIF). TheCIF/SUBWAY Spirit of SportAward recognizes student-athleteswho have demonstrated the 16

principles of Pursuing Victorywith Honors, are active in schooland community service and ex-hibit leadership qualities.

Iyer, the lead player and teamcaptain for the Mission San JoseBadminton team for the past fouryears, is involved with the MSJHSKey Club, and also serves as a tutorin math and science at her school.

“I come from the world ofathletes where every point mat-ters and you never give up,” Iyersaid in a CIF press release. “I

apply the ‘one point at a time’mantra and the divide-and-con-quer approach to solving prob-lems in every walk of life, be it inacademics, sports, or communityservice. Badminton has taughtme to stay committed, focusedand competitive. These skills havemotivated me to strive for thebest in everything I do.”

“What sets Roshni apart frommost students who have achievedequal success is her ability to stayfocused while maintaining the daily

challenges and demands of school,sports, and the leadership roles shemaintains in her daily life,” praisedMission San Jose Athletic DirectorThomas Thomsen. “Her positivemental outlook along with her un-selfish nature transcends that ofmost student-athletes her age.Roshni is truly one of a kind.”

This award recognizes onemale and one female student-ath-lete during each season of sport.Winners of this award will receive$2,000.

Roshni Iyer named Spirit of Sport Award winner

(Back Row) Chair John Jay, Police Commander Daryl Sequeria, Milpitas Rotary President Eric Emmanuele, and Fire Battalion ChiefBrian Stelling with our three story winners (front L-R) holding their winner’s prizes; Dawn Betner, Mimi Huynh, and Clare Sanchez.

Fishing Day participants honored

SUBMITTED BY JAZMINE ROBLES

Broadcasters at WSOU 89.5 FM, the student-run radio station atSeton Hall University, have taken first and second place honors in the an-nual Garden State Journalists Association (GSJA) awards competition.WSOU sports director Clayton Collier earned first place in the SportsRadio category for his produced introduction to the Seton Hall vs. Wi-chita State Men’s Basketball game. Second place in the same category alsowent to WSOU, with Collier picking up his second award along withVince Paolella and Rohit Ravi, a junior journalism major from Fremont.

For the second-place winning entry, Collier provided play-by-play,Paolella the color commentary, and Ravi was the board operator andtechnical producer.

Ravi stated, “I was pleasantly surprised when we took second placebut not shocked because of all the opportunities that WSOU has givenme throughout my time here at Seton Hall. “Whether it is through thesports or music departments, there is always something new I learnand experience every time I walk through those doors.”

WSOU general manager Mark Maben added, “In the Garden StateJournalists Association awards competition, Seton Hall students com-pete against professional broadcasters.”

For more information, visit www.gsjournalists.com.

Local student

included in journalism award

Softball

April 28, 2015Logan 11, Kennedy 1(W) PellandHighlights:KennedyBartlett 11, R, 3B, BB? Ussery 12, 2B, RBILogan

Rios 12, 2 R, HBP, RBI? Sandoval 23, 2 R, 3B,RBI? Mello 22, 2 R, 2 BB, 2 RBI, SBApril 30, 2015Logan 8, Moreau 2(W) Pelland (L) HoganHighlights:Moreau Adami 23, 2B? Mora 13, 2 RBILogan Mello 34, 2 R, 2B, 3B? Burpee 24, 2 RBI?Davis 12, R, 2B, 2 RBI

The James Logan report

SoftballSUBMITTED AND PHOTOS BY

MIKE HEIGHTCHEW

The Mission San Jose Warriorsare upbeat about this season asthey welcomed veteran playersback this year. Early at bats intheir game with the IrvingtonVikings on April 28th indicated arenewed offensive attack as theyscored in the first inning, but theIrvington Vikings were up to thetask, dominating the diamondand field from then on. However,the Warrior future may be brightas Georgia Pope went 1 for 1 atthe plate with an RBI and AgnesZhou and Shahana Nassery, wereboth 1 for 2 on the day.

Vikings upend Warriors

Baseball

Pioneer Report

SUBMITTED BY

STEVE CONNOLLY

April 26, 2015

Call’s gem clinches second

straight series

Freshman Jacob Call pickedup his first collegiate victory onApril 26th, leading the Cal StateEast Bay baseball team to a series-clinching 4-1 win over ChicoState at Nettleton Stadium.

The red-hot Pioneers (17-26,14-22 CCAA) have now won10 of their last 13 games aftertaking three out of four fromthe Wildcats (18-25, 17-23CCAA). Chico State started theday by celebrating a large conti-nent of seniors prior to their

final game, but it was East Baycelebrating in the end after win-ning their second straight seriesin California Collegiate AthleticAssociation play.

May 1, 2015

Pioneers edge Stanislaus in

series opener

The Cal State East Bay base-ball team pulled out a 6-5 victoryover visiting Cal State Stanislauson May 1st in the opener of thefinal California Collegiate Ath-letic Association (CCAA) series ofthe season.

Senior Michael Pope had astrong outing in the final start ofhis collegiate career, and the Pio-neers emerged from an eventfuleighth inning with a one-runlead, which junior Cole Comp-ton protected in the ninth inningto earn his first save.

May 2, 2015

CSUEB sweeps

doubleheader to notch

Ralston’s 100th win

The Cal State East Bay base-ball team continued its late-sea-son hot streak on May 2nd bysweeping a doubleheader at CalState Stanislaus. The Pioneerswon by final scores of 14-7 and6-4 in their final road contests ofthe 2015 season.

East Bay has now won 13 ofits last 16 games to improve to20-26 for the season and 17-22in the California Collegiate Ath-letic Association (CCAA). Thesecond victory of the day was amilestone for head coach BobRalston, as he reached 100 careervictories. The Pioneer skipper ac-complished that feat in just underfour seasons, and he holds thebest winning percentage in pro-gram history (.521).

Jacob Call was dominant at Chico State on April 26th to get his first victory of the year


Government BriefsCity Council summaries do not include all business transacted at the noted meetings. These outlines represent selected topics and actions. For a full description of agendas,

decisions and discussion, please consult the website of the city of interest: Fremont (www.fremont.gov), Hayward (www.hayward-ca.gov), Milpitas (www.ci.milpitas.ca.gov),Newark (www.ci.newark.ca.us), Union City (www.ci.union-city.ca.us).

City Council/Public Agency

MEETINGS

Readers are advised to check

websites for special meetings,

cancellations, minutes, agendas

and webcasts

CITY COUNCILS

Fremont City Council1st/2nd/3rd Tuesday @ 7 p.m.City Hall, Bldg A3300 Capitol Ave., Fremont(510) 284-4000www.fremont.gov

Hayward City Council1st/3rd/4th Tuesday @ 7 p.m.City Hall, second floor777 B Street, Hayward(510) 583-4000www.ci.hayward.ca.us

Milpitas City Council1st/3rd Tuesday @ 7 p.m.455 East Calaveras Blvd., Milpitas(408) 586-3001www.ci.milpitas.ca.gov

Newark City Council2nd/4th Thursday @ 7:30 p.m.City Hall, 6th Floor37101 Newark Blvd., Newark(510) 578-4266www.ci.newark.ca.us

San Leandro City Council1st/3rd Monday @ 7 p.m.835 East 14th St., San Leandro(510) 577-3366www.sanleandro.org

Union City City Council2nd/4th Tuesday @ 7 p.m.City Hall34009 Alvarado-Niles Rd., Union City(510) 471-3232www.ci.union-city.ca.us

WATER/SEWER

Alameda County Water District2nd Thursday @ 6:00 p.m.43885 S. Grimmer Blvd., Fremont(510) 668-4200www.acwd.org

East Bay Municipal Utility District2nd/4th Tuesday @ 1:15 p.m.375 11th St., Oakland(866) 403-2683www.ebmud.com

Santa Clara Valley Water District2nd/4th Tuesday @ 6:00 p.m.5700 Almaden Expwy., San Jose(408) 265-2607, ext. 2277www.valleywater.org

Union Sanitary District2nd/4th Monday @ 7:00 p.m.5072 Benson Rd., Union City(510) 477-7503www.unionsanitary.com

SCHOOL DISTRICTS

Castro Valley Unified School Board2nd/4th Thursday @ 7:00 p.m.4400 Alma Ave., Castro Valley(510) 537-3000www.cv.k12.ca.us

Fremont Unified School Board2nd/4th Wednesday @ 6:30 p.m.4210 Technology Dr., Fremont(510) 657-2350www.fremont.k12.ca.us

Hayward Unified School Board2nd/4th Wednesday @ 6:30 p.m.24411 Amador Street, Hayward(510) 784-2600www.husd.k12.ca.us

Milpitas Unified School Board2nd/4th Tuesday @ 7:00 p.m.1331 E. Calaveras Blvd., Milpitaswww.musd.org(406) 635-2600 ext. 6013

New Haven Unified School Board1st/3rd Tuesday @ 6:30 p.m.34200 Alvarado-Niles Rd., Union City(510) 471-1100www.nhusd.k12.ca.us

Newark Unified School District1st/3rd Tuesday @ 7 p.m.5715 Musick Ave., Newark(510) 818-4103www.newarkunified.org

San Leandro Unified School Board1st/3rd Tuesday @ 7:00 p.m.835 E. 14th St., San Leandro(510) 667-3500www.sanleandro.k12.ca.us

San Lorenzo Unified School Board1st/3rd Tuesday @ 7:30 p.m.15510 Usher St., San Lorenzo(510) 317-4600www.slzusd.org

Sunol Glen Unified School Board2nd Tuesday @ 5:30 p.m.11601 Main Street, Sunol(925) 862-2026www.sunol.k12.ca.us

TAKES FROM SILICON VALLEY EAST

BY CHRISTINA BRIGGS,ECONOMIC

DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

When the International Coun-cil of Shopping Centers (ICSC)(www.icsc.org) convened in Fre-mont again this year for the annualNorthern California Alliance pro-gram, the theme was “Reposition-ing Large-scale Retail Assets.”Rapidly changing dynamics in re-tail coupled with the rise of themillennial generation are forcingowners and managers of our re-gion’s major retail assets to thinkabout how to stay relevant. Theevent featured an expert panel —with representatives from a tradi-tional mall, an urban downtowndistrict, and a large power center— that discussed their strategiesfor evolution.

Rick Hearn, VP of Leasing

for Vestar Properties

Vestar Properties assumedmanagement of Fremont’s PacificCommons Shopping Center in2013 and was immediately con-fronted with an interesting ques-tion: How do you continue toimprove upon an already success-ful retail center? Just 10 years old,Pacific Commons presented welland had been experiencing leas-ing success and strong rents.From Vestar’s point of view, deepengagement with the community,the City, and the retail commu-nity was key to understandinghow consumer needs and prefer-ences had changed so that theycould adapt the center accord-ingly.

For Pacific Commons, ele-ments like wayfinding signage,updated (more drought-friendly)landscaping, refreshed buildingfacades, and activated plazaspaces will enhance the centerand better align it with thenewest phase, The Block.Mike Rhode, General Man-

ager of Vallco Shopping Mall

Mike Rhode made no bonesabout the fact that Cupertino-based Vallco Mall is ready forreinvention. Despite its primeSilicon Valley location, the

strength of Stanford ShoppingCenter to the north and West-field Valley Fair less than fivemiles away to the south makes fordaunting competition. In addi-tion, fractured ownership amongthree of its department storesmade it nearly impossible for anysingle buyer to negotiate a sale ofthe entire site … until now.

Sand Hill Properties has suc-cessfully assembled all 50 acres andis in the process of creating a planto redevelop the site. Recognizingthe true value of Cupertino real es-tate (think Apple Campus) andequally strong demographics, itsees this as an incredible opportu-nity to take a “blank canvas” andstart fresh. Sand Hill is preparing aplan in close partnership with thecommunity that will likely includea mix of retail, residential, office,and other amenities. Rhode sug-gested that entertainment and tap-ping into the innovation spirit willbe key drivers for this project — atruly unique situation that is prob-ably not replicable anywhere else.

Steve Snider, District

Manager of Downtown

Oakland Association

In 2009, the Downtown Oak-land Association launched a prop-erty-based business improvementdistrict to help revitalize the area,which struggled with graffiti, loi-tering, and general blight. Fewpeople expected what a transfor-mation these efforts would lead to— today Downtown Oakland isrecognized as one of the hottestBay Area urban districts.

With strong property owner co-operation and a $2.5 millionbudget, the district has undertakenvarious right-of-way beautificationprojects, safety campaigns, and artsevents like “First Fridays.” Key tothe success of the program has beenthe Association’s “Ambassador Pro-gram,” where team members are“hired for personality and trainedfor skills.” As the face of the pro-gram, these individuals have createda sense of hospitality in Downtown,and the grassroots nature of thiswork has attracted swarms of newbusinesses to the area.

RepositioningRetail for a

New Generation

SUBMITTED BY BAY AREA

RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT

BART officials will hold itsfirst ever telephone town hallmeeting and webcast on Thurs-day, May 7 from 6:30 p.m. - 7:30p.m., to offer the public the op-portunity to ask questions aboutBART’s budget which is currentlybeing developed for adoption be-fore July 2015.

BART’s proposed Fiscal Year2016 Budget prioritizes efforts toincrease passenger capacity, im-prove on-time performance andstation cleanliness, and to addressconcerns raised by customers in thelatest customer satisfaction survey.

BART officials will take ques-tions from participants who callin live. There is also an onlinewebcast feature that allows you tosubmit a question in writing dur-ing the event and watch alonglive from a computer. You canalso simply listen in if you wouldrather not ask a question.

The telephone town hall willinclude a few quick polls to gaugethe public’s priorities and anoverview of the planned January1, 2016, 3.4 percent inflationbased fare increase to help fundnew train cars, a new train con-trol system, and a new mainte-nance facility.

BART has a combined operat-ing and capital budget of almost$1.6 billion. The operatingbudget pays for things like run-ning the trains, buying electricityand making routine repairs. Thecapital budget goes towardsthings like buying new rail cars,replacing escalators and earth-quake safety retrofits.

Here’s what you need to

know to participate:

Sign up in advance to get aninvitation to join (we will ask foryour name, phone number andzip code).https://tthm.wufoo.com/forms/bart-proposed-budget-teletown-hall-signup/

We will call the phone num-ber you provide on May 7 at6:30 p.m. Just answer our callto be automatically connectedto the live Telephone Town HallMeeting.

A Spanish Simulcast is alsoavailable by dialing (888) 400-9342 at 6:30 p.m. on May 7.

If you would rather call intothe townhall yourself withoutsigning up in advance you cancall (855) 269-4484 at 6:30p.m. on May 7.

Finally, on May 7, you canjoin the webcast at:http://cast.teletownhall.us/web_client/?id=BART

BART to holdtelephone townhall

SUBMITTED BY

TERESA MEYER

Mayor Pauline Russo Cutterand the San Leandro City Coun-cil announced that the City ofSan Leandro is proud to be asponsor of the upcoming Bike toWork/School Day event, which isset for Thursday, May 14throughout the Bay Area.

“I can’t stress enough what animportant role biking and walk-ing can play in our community,”noted Mayor Cutter. “Incorporat-ing these routines into our dailylives and leaving your car at homecan help in so many ways, fromenhancing our own personalhealth, to reducing traffic conges-tion and helping to sustain ourEarth. I encourage anyone who isable, to join me in biking orwalking to work or school onMay 14.”

As part of the event, MayorCutter and Council Member Co-rina Lopez will lead a mile-longbike ride between Memorial Park(located at 1105 Bancroft Av-enue) and the San LeandroBART station commencing at 8a.m. Dr. Sheila Donnelly, D.C. ofHealing Hands Chiropractic Stu-dio, will be hosting an energizerstation there. During the morn-ing commute from 7 a.m. to 9a.m., the San Leandro Engineer-

ing and Transportation Depart-ment will host an additional en-ergizer station at the San LeandroBART station, which is one of 82such stations being set upthroughout the Bay Area. Com-plimentary water, juice, coffeeand pastries will be available forparticipating bicyclists.

Bike East Bay (formerly knownas the East Bay Bicycle Coalition)will provide all energizer stationswith musette bags filled withgoodies, coupons and bike-relatedinformation for distribution to cy-clists. Brochures for other City-sponsored programs for bicyclistsand pedestrians also will be avail-able for pick up.

Several local schools will be par-ticipating too, including McKinley,Garfield, Washington, and Roo-sevelt Elementary Schools of theSan Leandro Unified School Dis-trict, as well as Corvallis Elemen-tary School of the San LorenzoUnified School District.

Bike to Work/School Day inSan Leandro

Thursday, May 147 a.m. – 9 a.m.

Various activitiesSan Leandro BART Station

1401 San Leandro Blvd,San Leandro

(510) 577-3438www.bikeeastbay.org

SUBMITTED BY

VERA DAHLE-LACAZE

The City of Hayward is pleasedto announce the single-family resi-dents, multi-family property own-ers, schools and businesses whoreceived the City of Hayward’s2015 Annual Environmental

Awards. Each of the awardees wasrecognized at the special CityCouncil presentation, held on April21 at City Hall.

The awards honor residentsand property managers of multi-family homes for excellent envi-ronmental practices, such as theirparticipation in the City-spon-sored residential recycling pro-

gram. Schools and businesses arealso honored for their implemen-tation of energy efficiency andwater conservation measures,waste reduction, reuse, and recy-cling programs, as well as envi-ronmental education activities.

Schools recognized for theirenvironmental stewardship effortsat the ceremony included CesarChavez Middle School, Faith-Ringgold School of Arts and Sci-ence, and Lea’s Christian School.

Residents who were recog-nized during the ceremony in-clude: Ofa Hoko, Pearl Mazzini,Donald & Susan Stucklik, StanNewman, Dorothy Hair, RusselHutchison, Shahla Azimi, OscarRodriquez, Alba Sanchez, andRoger and Linda Decker. Alsorecognized were property man-agers of Mayten Manor SeniorLiving, University Hill Condo-miniums, Vista Del Plaza Apart-metns, Orange Tree Apartments,Bon Tanna Apartments andParaiso Apartments.

The awards to businesses wereco-sponsored by the HaywardChamber of Commerce. Busi-nesses recognized for demonstrat-ing outstanding environmentalleadership in the Hayward com-munity were Cannery Café, WayTo Be Designs, Sugar Bowl Bak-ery, Sun Gallery, California StateUniversity East Bay and the Hay-ward Chamber of Commerce.

In addition to those businessesthat received the award, five busi-nesses were recognized for theirdiligent efforts in sustainability andtheir participation in the nomina-tion process. These organizationsinclude AC Transit, Sun Deep Cos-metics, Latinos and Latinas with aPurpose, Case Industries andAnnabelle Candy Company.

The City of Hayward thanks allwho participated in the awardprocess, and encourages residents,schools and businesses to continuetheir efforts to create a healthy andsustainable community.

EnvironmentalAward Winners


Fremont has been recognized inpublications and surveys as a fam-ily friendly city. Along with acco-

lades for educational achievement and amild climate that promotes vigorous out-door activities and activities, the City hasfaced challenges of creating an active,safe nightlife. In the past, nightclubshave been tolerated, but restrictions onnightlife that include alcohol sales arestrict. In response, although a few barswith some entertainment exist, mostcater to a crowd that cannot be confusedwith an upscale experience.

The entry of a downtown area opento nightlife venues has put a new spin onattitudes. Now, a Places of Entertain-ment (POE) ordinance from 2009 isbeing dusted off and revised as an atti-tude adjustment. The interesting part ofthis revision is that nighttime noise levelstolerated outside the downtown districtare left at current levels:

“No place of entertainment outside thedowntown district, may cause, permit ormaintain amplified sound audible beyond75 feet from the structure containing theplace of entertainment between the hoursof 10:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m.”

However, for nightclubs and enter-tainment venues within the downtowndistrict (that includes residential units),the ordinance is relaxed to allow “exteriornoise levels.” Classification separatesPOE licensed commercial activities intothose enterprises that feature alcohol andlive entertainment as the primary useand others where live entertainment is“incidental.”

On the surface of this proposal, noisemodifications appear to address the goalof “a vibrant urban mixed-use districtthat will serve businesses and residents,as well as visitors.” However, with emer-gence of Warm Springs and revitalizationneeds in the historic districts, is it wise tosingle out downtown for special treat-ment? An ordinance that addresses noiserestrictions in one area that includes resi-dential units should be applicable to allsuch areas on a case by case basis. Is itthe goal of Staff and Council to restrictand contain nightlife to only one area ofthe City?

When the City of Fremont purportsto encourage “the development of artsand culture and recognizes that live en-tertainment establishments support suchactivities,” restriction to one small area

when its borders extend over 90 squaremiles, is overkill. Even with the recogni-tion that poor management can result inexcessive noise and disorderly conduct,enforcement measures can limit and, ifinfractions are serious, remove the licenseof an offending establishment.

Some bars and taverns are ripe formayhem and disorder, encouraging pa-tronage by those more interested in irre-sponsible behavior than a social venue.But others such as wine bars, jazz clubsand entertainment centered facilities arefocused in a different direction. Al-though problems can arise, the venue’sfocus is on a convivial atmosphere con-ducive to a pleasant experience.

If the proposed modifications to thisordinance are used to address thenightlife of the City of Fremont, whysegregate downtown from other possiblevenues? Nightlife is a critical part of Fre-mont; let’s let it thrive!

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SUBMITTED BY QUEENIE CHONG

PHOTOS BY NICOLE CANTU

Being first and second graders at JohnGomes Elementary School in Fremont, brothersNicholas and Zachary were too young to jointhe school’s Eco Club when club membersplanted bulbs at Gomes Garden in Decemberlast year. This, however, did not stop the boysfrom doing their share in making the campus a

better place for all. When they saw that the garden was infested withweeds, they felt something needed to be done. So on a February af-ternoon, Nicholas and Zachary brought their family, along withsome gardening gloves and tools, to start beautifying the flower bed.Gomes Garden did not have to wait until Earth Day for an impres-sive makeover! Here’s a lesson to learn from the Stark family’s threegenerations any day can be a Make a Difference Day!

Family in the weeds of a good deed


SUBMITTED BY JADE KIM

Building safety is importantno matter where you live. It’seven more essential when yourcity shares a name with one of thecountry’s most volatile earth-quake faults. To that end, theCity of Hayward will be conduct-ing a public awareness campaignthroughout the month of May tocelebrate National BuildingSafety Month. The highlight ofthe effort will be Building SafetyAwareness Day at City Hall onMay 18.

The theme of this year’s cam-paign is “Resilient CommunitiesStart with Building Codes.” Eachweek of May spotlights a specificarea of building safety in an effort

to help individuals, families andbusinesses understand what ittakes to create safe, resilient, sus-tainable structures where we live,work and play.

Weekly themes during Build-ing Safety Month are: May 4-10,“Don’t Get Burned–Build toCode;” May 11-17, “BounceBack Faster from Disaster–Buildto Code;” May 18-24, “WaterSafe, Water Smart–Build toCode;” and May 25-31 “$ave En-ergy–Build to Code.

Building Safety Awareness DayMonday, May 1811a.m. - 1 p.m.

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CITY OF FREMONT

In addition to Fremont’s par-ticipation in the GeorgetownUniversity Energy Prize Competi-tion, the City recently completedthe replacement of 351 existinghigh pressure sodium (HPS)streetlights with light emittingdiode (LED) streetlights.

The replaced street lights runalong Mowry Avenue (from the In-terstate 880 interchange to PeraltaBoulevard) and along Walnut Av-enue/Argonaut Way (from MowryAvenue to Mission Boulevard).

In addition to contributing toFremont’s sustainability efforts,the project will reduce electrical

consumption by 130,000 kWhper year and help save an esti-mated $16,400 per year on elec-trical costs. Each of theserepresents approximately a 50percent reduction compared tothe City’s existing conditions!

But wait, the project isn’t overyet! Fremont is planning to con-vert the remaining 14,753 street-

lights and 761 community parklights to LED, which will resultin more than $700,000 in annualelectricity savings.

This street light project is justanother step in the right directionas Fremont strives to conserve re-sources and build a more sustain-able future.

Fremont takes steps toward asustainable community

Hayward CityCouncil

April 28, 2015

Presentations:

A proclamation was presentedto Eden Housing in recognitionof the 19th annual East Bay Af-fordable Housing Week fromMay 8-17.

Hayward Youth Commissionpresented the citywide youth sur-vey results. Visit www.hayward-ca.gov/city-government/city-council-meetings/rp/2015/cca042815-P00.pdf for the full report.

Consent:

Council adopted an ordinancelevying a special tax within theexisting Cannery Place Area,Community Facilities District #2.

Public Hearing:

Finance Director Tracy Veselypresented a resolution amendingthe FY 2016 master fee schedule,and the fine and bail schedule toinclude changes and updates asappropriate.Mayor Barbara Halliday AyeMayor Pro Tempore Greg JonesAyeFrancisco Zermeño AyeMarvin Peixoto AyeAl Mendall AyeSara Lamnin AyeElisa Márquez Aye

SUBMITTED BY TERESA MEYER

The City of San Leandro is seeking applicants to fillcurrent and upcoming vacancies for all five seats on theRent Review Board: two tenants that rent in a residen-tial property in San Leandro, two landlords that ownrental property in San Leandro, and one San Leandroresident that is neither a tenant nor a landlord.

The City of San Leandro’s Rent Review Boardwas formed in 2001 to make non-binding recom-mendations and assist in negotiating mutuallyagreeable rent increase disputes between tenants andlandlords. The board is comprised of five memberswho are appointed by the City Council. Membersserve staggered four-year terms. The board meets onan as-needed basis on the fourth Tuesday of eachmonth at 7 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at

City Hall. Excepting landlord representatives, inter-ested candidates must be registered voters as well asresidents of San Leandro.

Interested individuals should submit an applica-tion and supplemental questionnaire as soon as possi-ble, but no later than Friday, May 15. The applicationand supplemental questionnaire are available electron-ically from the Boards and Commissions page. Hardcopies are available at the City Manager’s office on thesecond floor of City Hall, located at 835 East 14thStreet, and may also be requested by mail by contact-ing the City Clerk’s Office at (510) 577-3366. It is an-ticipated that the Mayor and City Council willappoint members on July 6.

For information, please contact City ClerkTamika Greenwood (510) 577-3367 or [email protected].

Union City CityCouncil Meeting

April 28, 2015

Proclamations and

Presentations:

Proclamation recognizing out-standing community service bycity residents Joseph Stubbs Jr.and Matthew Williams whosaved an elderly man found in-jured in the street.

Proclamation recognizing May8 to May 17, 2015 as the 19thAnnual East Bay AffordableHousing Week

Proclamation recognizing Na-tional Public Safety Telecommu-nications Week

Consent:

Approve the Master ProgramsFunding Agreement between theAlameda County TransportationCommission and the City ofUnion City for the Direct LocalDistribution Fund as authorizedby Measure BB.

Adopt guidelines for the ad-ministration of Chapter 3.20 ofthe Union City Municipal Codeto set a public safety services ex-cise tax for mobile home parkparcels in the amount of $42.41per mobile home in FY 2014-15and $43.26 per mobile home infiscal year 2015-16.

Amend legal services agree-ment with Meyers Nave RibackSilver & Wilson to augment pro-fessional services.

Approve additional appropria-tion of DIPSA Funds in theamount of $250,000, awardsconstruction contract to PhoenixElectric Company in the amountof $1,167,490 and approveamendment for NV5’s consultantagreement for Mission BoulevardUndergrounding in the amountof $68,900 for a total contractamount of $308,900.

Appoint Dave Sweilem to

planning commission.

Approve vesting parcel map10130 to create the 2.465 acreparcel for the sale of city owned

property to Windflower Proper-ties, LLC.

Terminate disposition and de-velopment agreement for stationdirect properties with Union CityStation Direct Economic Devel-opment Corporation.

Items Removed

From Consent:

Approve the 2015-19 five-yearstrategic plan and authorize the citymanager to submit the 2015-16 ac-tion plan and application for theUnion City community Develop-ment Block Grant Program.

Accept the comprehensive an-nual financial report for the FiscalYear June 30, 2014. The totalgeneral fund balance stands at$18,266,956.

City Manager Reports:

Receive informational updateon planning for police-commu-nity forums on May 16 at MountEden High School and on July 11at James Logan High School.

Transmittal and overview ofproposed operating budget forfiscal years 2015-16 and 2016-17and the five-year capital improve-ment program for fiscal years2015-16 through 2019-20. Thefiscal year 2015 budget stands at$47,835,696.

Mayor Carol Dutra Vernaci AyeVice Mayor Jim Navarro AyeEmily Duncan AyePat Gacoscos AyeLorrin Ellis Aye

SUBMITTED BY

BRANDI CHILDRESS

Santa Clara Valley TransportationAuthority (VTA) will hold a publicmeeting to present the ProposedBudget for FY 2016 and FY 2017. Thegoal is to inform the public and obtaininput to improve the Biennial Budget.The proposed budget includes

the following service and fare

proposals:

A modest overall service increaseNo general fare increaseDay Passes to be limited to riders usingClipperRevised fare policy for transfers fromBART to VTAImplement a Special Event ExpressBus FareNo changes to ADA paratransit serviceparameters or fares

If approved, this budget would beimplemented for the two year periodbeginning July 1. The entire ProposedBiennial Budget for FY 2016 and FY2017 can be viewed at www.vta.org.

Biennial Budget Public MeetingTuesday, May 5

6 p.m.VTA Downtown

Customer Service Center55 West Santa Clara St., San Jose

(408) 464-7810www.vta.org

Rent Review Board applicants

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Baseball

SUBMITTED AND PHOTOS BY

MIKE HEIGHTCHEW

Classic local match ups have providedmany great battles over the years. This year

is no exception as on April 29th, the Wash-ington Huskies met rivals Newark Memo-rial Cougars. Although the Huskies tookan early lead, the Cougars responded withnine well placed hits and a big sixth inningto triumph 6-4.

In the second contest on May 1st,Husky bats came alive, putting together six

hits to win 4-2. Pitcher Steven Kwan gaveup only one hit for the day. Husky hittingstars included Enrique Nunes, 2 for 2 andan RBI. Kwan also had a good day at theplate with two RBIs.

Classic contests do not disappoint


Birth Marriage

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Dianne M. BurrellRESIDENT OF SAN LEANDRO

February 2, 1973 – March 22, 2015

Marjorie Mae RogersRESIDENT OF FREMONT

April 17, 1925 – March 31, 2015

Chad T. WilsonRESIDENT OF LINDEN

August 13, 1996 – April 15, 2015

Sewanu A. BababunmiRESIDENT OF HAYWARD

February 19, 1976 – April 18, 2015

William G. PineRESIDENT OF FREMONT

August 30, 1924 – April 21, 2015

Audree L. NortonRESIDENT OF FREMONT

January 13, 1927 – April 22, 2015

Alice Ann SolomonRESIDENT OF FREMONT

January 10, 1927 - April 22, 2015

Eulogio F. BaniquedRESIDENT OF SAN LEANDRO

September 13, 1928 - April 23, 2015

Joao N. BettencourtRESIDENT OF NEWARK

March 26, 1943 – April 23, 2015

Chris F. Dela RosaRESIDENT OF NEWARK

November 25, 1939 - April 23, 2015

Delfin G. EvangelistaRESIDENT OF FREMONT

August 29, 1948 – April 24, 2015

Natalie T. UrbinaRESIDENT OF NEWARK

December 1, 1926 – April 24, 2015

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Obituaries

Gene KelseyRESIDENT OF BRENTWOOD

February 11, 1933 – April 20, 20115

Lucy J. RodriguesRESIDENT OF CASTRO VALLEY

March 2, 1928 – April 22, 2015

Joe L. Harbin Sr.RESIDENT OF FREMONT

August 18, 1927 – April 24, 2015

Nancy McClaryRESIDENT OF UNION CITY

November 15, 1921 – April 27, 2015

Nancy M. SterioRESIDENT OF SAN LEANDRO

November 20, 1959 - April 25, 2015

Karen L. BrownRESIDENT OF NEWARK

February 17, 1944 – April 27, 2015

Donald ChuRESIDENT OF FREMONT

July 23, 1936 – April 28, 2015

Karlee D. McNeilRESIDENT OF NEWARK

July 16, 1979 – April 25, 2015

William G. DrakeRESIDENT OF FREMONT

April 22, 1926 – April 29, 2015

Reynaldo D. PauleRESIDENT OF MILPITAS

July 13, 1954 – April 29, 2015

Varsha M. ShahRESIDENT OF FREMONT

January 21, 1948 – May 3, 2015

Grissom’s Chapel& Mortuary, Inc.

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Kathleen NollschRESIDENT OF HAYWARD

November 22, 1946 – April 25, 2015

Francisca JimenezRESIDENT OF SAN LORENZO

April 30, 1929 – April 26, 2015

Beni-Lea AnnunzioRESIDENT OF SAN LORENZO

November 11, 1946 – April 28, 2015

Helen CopeRESIDENT OF SAN LEANDRO

May 12, 1930 – April 30, 2015

Mildred ParkerRESIDENT OF SAN LEANDRO

May 21, 1933 – April 30, 2015

Hazel FrenchRESIDENT OF CASTRO VALLEY

January 27, 1921 – May 2, 2015

Rodrigo DizonRESIDENT OF SAN LEANDRO

March 27 1932 – May 2, 2015

Sten FreelandRESIDENT OF SAN RAMON

April 16, 1918 – April 25, 2015

Elsa NgRESIDENT OF ALAMEDA

June 12, 1947 – April 27, 2015

Yolanda ChabreRESIDENT OF DUBLIN

January6, 1933 – April 29, 2015

Michael DillRESIDENT OF SAN LEANDRO

January 10, 1946 – May 1, 2015

Alma NaismithRESIDENT OF PLEASANT HILL

August 23, 1936 – April 30, 2015

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Softball

SUBMITTED BY SCOTT CHISHOLM

Cal State East Bay junior GabbyGonzalez was named the California Col-legiate Athletic Association (CCAA)Softball Newcomer of the Year, an-nounced on May 1st. Gonzalez andcatcher Ali Cerminara earned SecondTeam nods, while outfielders JaynieMacDonald and Kelsey LaVaute snaggedHonorable Mention selections.

Gonzalez becomes the first Pioneer soft-ball player to earn any of the four CCAAend of the year awards which includespitcher, player, newcomer, and freshman.Her Newcomer of the Year award comes offa season in which she led the team in con-ference play with a .358 batting average.

Gonzalez also received All-CCAA Sec-ond Team honors at the designated playerposition. She tied for the team lead with38 hits, and finished with five homers and18 RBI in 35 conference contests.

Cerminara was named the All-CCAASecond Team catcher for the second yearin a row. The sophomore started 35-of-36league contests and hit .355 with eighthomers and 21 RBI. Her 11 doubles inleague play led the team.

CSUEB outfielders LaVaute and Mac-Donald were named among the top out-fielders in the CCAA after each hit over.300 in conference play. LaVaute earnedall-conference team honors in each of hertwo seasons after being named a secondteam pick in 2014.

MacDonald shared the CCAA overallhome run title after bashing 15 homeruns during the regular season. She fin-ished league play batting .304 with 12homers and collecting 34 RBI.

Gonzaleznamed

Newcomerof the Year

Women’s Water Polo

SUBMITTED BY SCOTT CHISHOLM

Cal State East Bay battled to the bitter end in an April 28th10-8 defeat to UC San Diego in the Western Water Polo Asso-ciation (WWPA) title game at SPIRE Institute. Junior hole setTaylor Cross, senior goalkeeper Marrina Nation, and juniordriver Casey Rushforth were named to the WWPA All-Tourna-ment Team, announced directly after the final.

“I am so proud of my team. We didn’t give up and kepton fighting until the very end,” praised East Bay Head CoachLisa Cooper of her team’s effort. The fight never left CalState East Bay despite trailing 10-4 heading into the finalquarter. Rushforth found teammate Bre Ritter within theopening minute of play to lift the Pioneer spirit.

Tori Dettloff scored back-to-back goals, and Rushforthadded one of her own to make it 10-8 with 43 seconds re-maining. Nation made 10 saves and 30 over the weekend inbeing named to the WWPA All-Tournament First Team.Cross finished with at least three goals in all three games andled all WWPA players with 12 for the weekend. She joinedNation on the list of WWPA All-Tournament First Team se-lections. Rushforth finished with four goals and three assiststo take down second team honors. Cal State East Bay finishesthe 2015 season with a 13-16, 2-1 WWPA record.

Marrina Nation was one of two Pioneers to earnWWPA All-Tournament First Team honors.

Time runs out intitle game

Track & FieldSUBMITTED BY STEVE CONNOLLY

Junior Marquise Cherry leapt into the Pioneer record books onMay 1st when he was crowned Men’s Long Jump Champion at the2015 California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Track & FieldChampionships, hosted by SF State.

Cherry was in third place heading into the final round, but with theconference title on the line, leaped 24feet, 10 inches (7.57m) , recording thesixth-longest jump in program history.The distance ranks No. 5 in the countryand automatically qualifies him for theNCAA National Championships.

“Marquise capitalized and pickedthe best time to jump,” head coachRalph Jones said. “Overcoming coldand windy conditions, he showed greatresiliency to establish himself as one ofthe best jumpers in the country.”

The Diamond Bar native is just thesecond Pioneer student-athlete to win aCCAA Championship since the pro-gram joined in the CCAA in 2010,joining 2014 triple jump championLauren McGlory.

Cherry captures CCAAChampionship in Long Jump


PHOTOS BY JULIE GRABOWSKI

Take a trip down memory lane at thisyear’s “Spring Fever Niles Car Show” onSaturday, May 9. Between 300 to 350 ve-hicles ranging from early 1900s to presentday will be on full display along NilesBoulevard. Presented by the Niles Mer-chants Association, the Spring Fever CarShow was spawned from the success of theHot August Niles Car Show, which com-menced about 18 years ago. Proceeds fromthese well-established events benefit theannual Festival of Lights parade in Nilesevery December.

This free, family-friendly event hassomething to offer for everyone – whetheryou’re a car enthusiast or not. Food boothsand car-related vendors will be onsite, andvisitors will be entertained with live musicall day. Visitors may also join a 50/50 rafflebut must be present to win.

It’s not too late to register your car to bedisplayed at the show. Register on event

day by 9 a.m.; registration costs $30.Awards such as Best White Walls, BestChick Magnet, and Best Paint Job will bepresented as well. Remember, no car is tooold or new to join the show.

Shops will be open for your shoppingpleasure. H and I streets will be closed; Sec-ond Street will be open for traffic. Pleasecontact Marie Dear at (510) 552-6034 ifyou need any special accommodations.

Spring Fever Niles Car ShowSaturday, May 99 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Downtown NilesNiles Blvd & G St to J St, Fremont

(510) 792-8023(510) 552-6034

www.facebook.com/NilesCarShowFree admission

Registration: $30

Hosted by Union City Police Department(UCPD), the “U.C. Paws & Tails Festival” willbe held on Saturday, May 9 at Kennedy Park.This free community event will provide educa-tion and awareness for proper animal care; low-cost vaccinations offered by Cheap Shots PetVaccine; Union City dog licensing; and animaladoption opportunities.

UCPD will present a K-9 demonstration, andfree grooming by Alameda Mobile Animal Carewill offer free grooming as well. For those whowould like to dress up their pups, a costume con-test will be held in the afternoon.

Come visit the UCPD booth to learn aboutstate and local animal laws. Other vendors andlocal government agencies featured are: Tri-CityAnimal Shelter, Hayward Animal Shelter, AlamedaCounty Vector Control, California Department ofFish and Wildlife, Alameda County Fire Depart-ment, Friends of Silicon Valley Animal Care Con-trol, Pug Rescue of Sacramento, The HonorableDalmatian, Umbrella of Hope Rescue, Coppers

Dream Rescue, Waggin Tails, PetSmart, WoodrowWear, LLC, Good Dog Day Care, Macala Enter-tainment, Union City Leisure Services, H Butler’sBBQ, Jamba Juice and more.

The event is sponsored by Central VeterinaryHospital, Ohlone Emergency Clinic, AlamedaMobile Animal Care, and Costco. For more in-formation, call UCPD Animal Services at (510)675-5234.

U.C. Paws & Tails FestivalSaturday, May 910 a.m. – 4 p.m.

1:30 p.m.: Dog Costume ContestKennedy Park

1333 Decoto Rd, Union City(510) 675-5234

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The Fremont Police Department Traffic Unitwill be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Check-point between 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 9 and 3a.m. on Sunday, May 10. Officers will be contactingdrivers passing through the checkpoint for signs ofalcohol and/or drug impairment. Officers will alsocheck drivers for proper licensing and will strive todelay motorists only momentarily. Drivers caughtdriving impaired can expect jail, license suspension,and insurance increases, as well as fines, fees, DUIclasses, and other expenses that can exceed $10,000.

The deterrent effect of DUI checkpoints is aproven resource in reducing the number of personskilled and injured in alcohol or drug-involvedcrashes. Research shows that crashes involving alco-hol drop by an average of 20 percent when well-publicized checkpoints are conducted often enough.

Funding for this checkpoint is provided to Fre-mont Police Department by a grant from CaliforniaOffice of Traffic Safety through National HighwayTraffic Safety Administration, reminding everyoneto continue to work together to bring an end tothese tragedies.

DUI/driver’s license checkpoint schedule

SUBMITTED BY

LT. BOBBY KOLLER,HAYWARD PD

On April 25 at approximately9:55 p.m., the Hayward PoliceDepartment had received several911 calls reporting several shotsfired in the area of Brae BurnWay and Gresel Street. When theofficers arrived, a citizen directedthem to a male victim, who hadbeen shot several times. HaywardFire Department personnel ar-rived and attempted revive thevictim, but he succumbed to hisinjuries at the scene.

The victim has now beenidentified as 27 year oldTheodore Mejia of Hayward. In-vestigators are still gathering in-formation about the homicide,and do not have any suspect in-formation or likely motive at thispoint. Anyone with informationregarding this incident is asked tocall the Hayward Police Depart-ment at (510) 293-7000.

HaywardHomicide

victimidentified

SUBMITTED BY

DARRELL CORTEZ,EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Shop with a Cop Foundation ofSilicon Valley will be hosting a“Salsa Sunday Brunch” on Sunday,May 17 at the Loft Bar & Bistro inSan Jose, to raise funds for the He-roes and Helpers Holiday Shop-ping spree and the Readers areLeaders reading program.

Tickets to the fundraiser are

$30, which includes food, taxand gratuity. Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages are separate.

The all you can eat buffet willinclude: eggs, potatoes, bacon,calamari, Chinese chicken salad,pesto salmon, chicken Marsala,meatloaf and vegetarian penne.

Many one-of-a-kind raffleprizes and live auction items areavailable to bid on including:Park Hopper Disneyland tickets,$200 Southwest Airlines gift cer-tificate, Wine Tasting Tours,Restaurant gift certificates,Golden State Warriors Team

signed basketball, autographedJoe Pavelski Sharks jersey, Be-hind-the-scenes tour of KGO-TVstudios, Great America ticketsand many more. The celebrityauctioneer will be Vern Glen ofKPIX TV Channel 5.

A special “scholarship” dona-tion will be made to Pacific JudoAcademy in memory of San JosePD Officer Mike Johnson.

Additionally, Shop with a CopFoundation is seeking donors or

corporations to match funds thatare raised through this fundraiser.Each child receives a $125 Targetgift card to shop with a uni-formed officer. The goal this yearis to host 100 special childrenand raise $12,500. Donations aresincerely appreciated.

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SUBMITTED BY

SGT. FRANK MORALES,MILPITAS PD

On Thursday, April 30, 2015at about 10:04 a.m., Milpitas po-lice officers responded to the 400block of Coelho Street on a re-port of an automobile accidentinvolving a child. Officers locateda 3-year-old child who was struckin the roadway by a white FordE350 box truck.

The driver of the suspect vehi-cle fled the scene after strikingthe child. The child was trans-ported to a local hospital fortreatment of non-life threateninginjures. Security cameras wereable to capture images of the sus-pect vehicle.

Investigators are asking for thepublic’s help in identifying thedriver of the box truck. Anyonewith information about this inci-dent is encouraged to call theMilpitas Police Department at(408) 586- 2400. Informationcan also be provided electroni-cally through the Milpitas CrimeTip page atwww.ci.milpitas.ca.gov/govern-ment/police/crime_tip.asp.

Helpidentifyfelony

hit-and-runsuspect

SUBMITTED BY

CMDR. MIKE CARROLL,NEWARK PD

Thursday, April 23

At 7:08 p.m., Ofc. Jackmaninvestigated an auto burglary(window smash) in front of Har-bor Freight.

Friday, April 24

At 3:44 p.m., Ofc. Fredstrominvestigated a report of vandalismto a vehicle in the 6000 block ofJoaquin Murieta Avenue.

Saturday, April 25

At 12:55 p.m., Ofc. Nobbeinvestigated a burglary atLensCrafters Eyexam of Califor-nia located inside NewPark Mall.

Sunday, April 26

At 1:19 p.m., Ofc. Reyes han-dled a citizen’s arrest/shopliftingcase at the NewPark Mall Macy’s.A 56-year-old female from Fre-mont was arrested for shopliftingand possession of burglary tools.

At 5:18 p.m., Ofc. Neither-cutt investigated a hit-and-runcollision where multiple vehicles

on Graham Avenue nearSycamore Street were damaged.Ofc. Nobbe followed a fluid trailand located the suspect as well asthe suspect vehicle parked in thegarage on the 37100 block Mag-nolia Street. A 28-year-old malefrom Newark was arrested forDUI and hit and run.

Monday, April 27

At 8:19 a.m., Officer Nobbeinvestigated an attempted autotheft on Cherry Street near BuenaVista Dr.

Officer Smith investigated twovehicle burglaries on Cedar Blvd.at 11:37 p.m.

Tuesday, April 28

At 1:11 p.m., CommunityService Officer Verandes investi-gated an auto burglary that oc-curred in the BJ’s restaurantparking lot.

At 6:16 p.m., Officer Geserinvestigated a burglary from Pub-lic Storage.

Newark Police Log

continued on page 40


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On April 23, 2015, Newark’sCity Council approved the FinalSupplemental Environmental Im-pact Report (FSEIR) for the 27unit and 217 unit Trumark housingdevelopment on Enterprise Drive.

At the May 8, 2014 CityCouncil hearing, Assistant CityManager Terrence Grindallstated, “there would not be anyresidential development allowedunless (developers) are able toreach standards that agenciessuch as the Regional Water Qual-ity Control Board (RWQCB)set.” I am alarmed by the City’sfailure to be candid about its pro-posed mitigations in comparisonto regulatory agency guidance. Atbest, Mr. Grindall’s comments aredisingenuous.

In 2013, the RWQCB recom-mended that the City utilizegroundwater remediation and con-firm its effectiveness prior to anyoccupancy of the housing unitsabove the contaminated sites. Yetthe City refused to obey theRWQCB, claiming that a 2011Vapor Intrusion Mitigation Advi-sory (VIMA) allowed them to ig-nore RWQCB’s policy suggestion.However, as long as the groundwa-ter contamination remains inplace, no amount of replacement

soil will ever truly address thesource of contamination.

In 2011, RWQCB noted the2007 remediation strategy wasineffective in cleaning up ground-water contamination. More re-cently, they noted that the City’s2013 Alternative Clean-Up Strat-egy was insufficient and capableof creating more toxic byproductsthan what it should be cleaningup. In response, the City used the2011 VIMA to claim there wasno need to change course andprovide additional mitigations,despite RWQCB telling the Citywhat is currently being done andwhat is planned is not enough.

This project is part of the largerDumbarton Transit-Oriented De-velopment (DTOD), which isaligned around the long-promisedrail service called the DumbartonRail Corridor. But, almost threedecades later of discussion andplanning, there is no indicationthis rail service will ever exist. Attheir last Committee meeting onFebruary 27, 2015, it was notedfunding has yet to even be guaran-teed for the project.

Rushing construction ofhomes on chemically-contami-nated lands with well-known car-cinogens is not doing what’s good

for the city. Ignoring that priorefforts at remediation have failedis not doing what’s good for thecity. Pretending that mitigationstrategies will not be harmfulwhen the regulatory agencieshave stated otherwise is not doingwhat’s good for the city. Endan-gering the health of countless fu-ture and current Newark familiesand children for a “transit ori-ented development” without arail service being provided in thenear future is not doing what’sgood for the city.

I encouraged City staff to con-sider rezoning the lands of theDTOD into technology andbusiness parks, which wouldmean lower and easier remedia-tion standards to be met. Manybusinesses and industriesthroughout the city are sur-rounded by vacant businesses.These open businesses can thenbe moved to current lands forDTOD, opening up housing op-portunities in their prior loca-tions. This is an alternative thatprotects the health of our currentand future Newark residents,while also maximizing the vacantlots throughout the City.

Ricardo CorteNewark

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Void Enterprise Drive Housing Approval, Protect HealthNewark Police Log

Friday, May 1

At 6:02 a.m., Officer Simon investigated an auto burglary onJoaquin Murieta Ave.

At 7:22 a.m., Officer Stone investigated the theft of a U-Haultruck for the Comfort Inn parking lot.

At 8:54 a.m., Officer Fredstrom investigated an auto burglary onCherry St, near Buena Vista.

Officer Johnson located an unoccupied stolen vehicle parked inthe parking lot of the Comfort Inn, located at 5977 Mowry Ave at10:12 a.m. The vehicle, a 1997 Honda Civic was reported stolenout of Hayward.

At 1:23 p.m., Officer Norvell investigated the theft of a rear li-cense plate from a Toyota Tundra. The plate (#8M9082) was takenovernight.

Newark man sentenced in the killing of Justice Afoa

A man was sentenced last week to 29 years to life in state prisonfor the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Newark High School studentJustice Afoa that occurred more than four years ago. Rafael Tovar, a34-year-old batch mixer from Newark, was one of two people whofatally stabbed Afoa near the intersection of Cedar Boulevard andBirch Street in Newark about 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 15, 2010. Tovarwas convicted last July of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commitmurder and committing the crimes to benefit a criminal street gang.

Daniel Howard, a 33-year-old trucker from Fremont, was theother person who fatally stabbed Afoa. Howard was convicted onMay 31, 2013, of first-degree murder and committing the crime tobenefit a gang as well as two counts of premeditated attemptedmurder for trying to kill his girlfriend and her unborn child in aseparate incident in Fremont on Nov. 25, 2012. Howard was sen-tenced to 70 years to life in state prison on June 27, 2013. Tovar’ssister Daniela Guzman, 21, of Newark, is also charged with murderin connection with Afoa’s death.

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SUBMITTED BY UNION CITY PD

Monday, April 20

At around 9:15 p.m., officers were dispatched to the area ofAlvarado-Niles Rd. and Decoto Rd. on reports of an assaultwith a deadly weapon. The suspect threw a beer bottle at thevictim, missing her – then rear-ended her vehicle twice in aneffort to stop her from driving to the police station. KameronDeguzman, a 24-year-old Union City resident, was arrested.

Friday, April 24

A residential burglary occurred on the 33000 block of Cal-istoga Street between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. A side door to thehouse was kicked in, and the loss included jewelry and elec-tronics.

A residential burglary occurred on the 32600 block ofBrenda Way between Friday, April 24, 2015 at 10 a.m. andSunday, April 26, 2015 at 4:40 p.m. No signs of forced entryto a storage shed were found. Losses included laundry deter-gent, toilet paper and shoes.

Sunday, April 26

A residential burglary occurred on the 32600 block of BrendaWay between Monday, April 13, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday,April 26, 2015 at 4:40 p.m. No signs of forced entry to a storageshed were found. Losses included laundry detergent, toilet paper,paper towels and tools. This burglary was likely committed at thesame time as the previously mentioned burglary.

Residential Burglaries

From Monday, April 20th through Sunday, April 26th,there were five reported residential burglaries and one attempt:

• 400 block of Honolulu Circle: Occurred between Friday,April 17th and Monday, April 20th. Windows were removed,and the house was ransacked. The loss included musical instru-ments and electronics.

• 2200 block of Mann Ave.: Occurred on Wednesday, April22nd between 11 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. A storage locker waspried open. The loss included a spare tire, empty toolbox,some clothing, and lumber.

• 33000 block of Calistoga St.: Occurred on Friday, April24th, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. A side door to the house waskicked in, and the loss included jewelry and electronics.

• 32600 block of Brenda Way: Occurred between Friday,April 24th at 10 a.m. and Sunday, April 26th at 4:40 p.m. Nosigns of forced entry to a storage shed. Loss included laundrydetergent, toilet paper and shoes.

• 32600 block of Brenda Way: Occurred between Monday,April 13th at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 26th at 4:40 p.m.No signs of forced entry to a storage shed. Loss included laun-dry detergent, toilet paper, paper towels and tools. (This bur-glary was likely committed at the same time as the aboveburglary.)

• 32400 block of Almaden Bl (attempt only): The suspectbroke the rear glass slider, but fled when he realized the victimwas home. Ronald Wysinger, a 22-year-old Union City resi-dent, was apprehended by officers and arrested for attemptedburglary and possession of burglary tools.

Auto Burglaries and Thefts

From Monday, April 20th through Sunday, April 26th, therewere two reported auto burglaries. They both occurred on thesame day, but at different times of the day – likely by different sus-pects. In one of the incidents, the victims had gone shopping thatday, and put all their merchandise (more than $1,000 worth ofnew clothes) in the trunk. All of it was stolen. Safety Tip: As a re-minder, never leave items of value inside your vehicle!

From Monday, April 20th through Sunday, April 26th,there were eight reported vehicle thefts. As of the time of thisreport, six of the vehicles have been recovered.

Anyone with information on local crime or any of the listedincidents should contact the Investigations Division at 510-675-5247. Those wishing to remain anonymous can contactthe tips line by calling 510-675-5207 or [email protected].

Union CityPolice Log

SUBMITTED BY

SGT. FRANK MORALES, MILPITAS PD

On Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 11:48 a.m., an alertwitness observed three suspects jump over a fence and

into a resident’s backyard in the 600 block of PrincessPlace. As officers responded to the location, anotherwitness called and reported the three suspects were alsoassociated to a vehicle, described as a green 2003 Infin-ity M45.

Officers found the suspect vehicle parked in a drive-way of a home on Ann Place, and identified the driveras Yasin Jember Hagos. The three suspects, who hadjumped into the backyard, fled from the victim’s resi-dence and were apprehended nearby at the JoseHiguera Adobe Park.

Further investigation revealed the three suspects,who had entered the backyard, removed a rear windowscreen and attempted to force open a locked window.The suspects who fled on foot were identified as Enyin-naya Collins Okwara, Shawn Mcanfernee Galang and a15 year-old male juvenile.

The three adult suspects were booked into SantaClara County Main Jail for residential burglary, con-spiracy to commit a felony and contributing to thedelinquency of a minor. The juvenile was booked intoSanta Clara County Juvenile Hall for residential bur-glary and conspiracy to commit a felony.

Residential burglars arrested

Enyinnaya Collins Okwara

Shawn Mcanfernee Galang

Yasin Jember Hagos

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On bart.gov/bartable, you will find special discounts, a comprehensive events calendar and an “Explore”function that allows you to find BARTable destinations, thanks in part to feeds from Goldstar, FunCheap SF,and Yelp. There are also weekly giveaways, and articles from BART-riding writers pointing you to unique andaward-winning restaurants, biking trails, upcoming concerts and much more…all just a BART ride away.Tolearn more about BARTable, visit bart.gov/bartable.

Launch of new website for

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FremontPolice Log

SUBMITTED BY GENEVA

BOSQUES, FREMONT PD

Friday, April 24

At 11:30 a.m., officers werecalled to the 36400 block ofPerkins Street. The reportingparty found their front windowbroken and two suspects insidethe home. When confronted, thesuspects fled in their vehicle,which was described as a late1990s silver Acura CL 2-door.The suspects were described as:

Suspect 1: Hispanic or blackmale adult, 5’10”, 170-190 lbs.,chubby with a round face, waslast seen wearing a green andwhite striped shirt and dark pants

Suspect 2: black male adult,6’0”, 180 lbs., with full beard, waslast seen wearing a black beanie, adark t-shirt and dark pants.

At approximately 2:40 p.m.,Ofc. Catassi was detailed toWarm Springs Safeway regardingtwo males who stole about $600worth of steak and an unknownamount of frozen shrimp. Thesuspects were described as:

Suspect 1: Asian male, late20s, approximately 5’9”, approxi-mately 180 lbs., clean shavenwith black spiked hair, was lastseen wearing a white t-shirt

Suspect 2: Asian male, late 20sto early 30s, approximately 5’9”,approximately 180 lbs., withshort dark hair, was last seenwearing a blue t-shirt. They fledin a green Sedan.

At approximately 5:00 p.m.,officers responded to an incidentinvolving a firearm in the 39800block of Fremont Boulevard.After officers arrived, they deter-mined the incident was a homeinvasion robbery, where shotswere fired by suspect(s). The sus-pects fled the area in a vehicle.Witnesses were able to provide adescription of the suspect vehicle,which was located by a Fremont

police detective traveling west-bound on Hwy 84. A markedNewark police vehicle arrived toassist the Fremont police detec-tive, and a vehicle pursuit wasinitiated in the area of East PaloAlto and Menlo Park. The sus-pects fled on foot and shots werefired at the Fremont police detec-tive and Newark police officerswho were in pursuit. A NewarkPolice patrol vehicle was struckby gunfire. Officers were not in-jured and did not return fire. Twosuspects were ultimately locatedand arrested. Suspect 1 is HalotiLauese of East Palo Alto, and wasarrested and booked into SanMateo County Jail on attemptedhomicide, discharging a firearminto a vehicle, evading police offi-cers, carrying a concealedweapon, resisting arrest and pro-bation violation. Suspect 2 isShawn Thomas of Sunnyvale andwas arrested and turned over tothe custody of Fremont police de-tectives. The investigation is con-tinuing for the apprehension of athird suspect.

At approximately 6:00 p.m.,Ofc. Stillitano was detailed to Mc-Donald’s on Grimmer Boulevardon the report of an in-progress bat-tery involving more than 10 sub-jects. The caller stated that atransient subject was involved in analtercation with a group of youngmen. The suspect apparently struckone of the men, a 31-year-old SanFrancisco resident, with a 6 ft. longplastic garden stick. After the malewas struck several times, the groupcame to their friend’s defense andthe suspect fled. The male sus-tained minor injuries that did re-quired medical treatment. Officerschecked the area, but the suspectwas not located. Officers are fol-lowing up on a possible suspect.

At approximately 8:10 p.m.,Ofc. Lobue was detailed to Steven-son Tire on Mowry Avenue to takea battery report. The caller statedthat a subject, later identified as a39-year-old adult male, Fremonttransient, was inside the businessthrowing chairs at the shop owner.

Fremont Police Department (FPD)units arrived and detained the malewho was arrested for the assault.Fremont Fire Department (FFD)and ambulance responded to thescene and provided medical care tothe victim who sustained minor in-juries during the altercation.

Saturday, April 25

Raley’s store security arrested a46-year-old adult male, Fremonttransient, for theft. The adult malewas also in violation of a stay awayorder. Ofc. Hollifield booked theadult male at Santa Rita Jail.

Sunday, April 26

At 4:28 p.m., a male called 911and reported that he was beingchased by a male with a machetenear Arrowhead Liquors. Officersresponded to the area and did notlocate the victim or suspect and citi-zens in the area reported not seeinganything. After checking the area,officers located the involved partiesin front of The Spot Bar on theUnion City side of the border. Allof the involved parties knew eachother and the original caller was lessthan cooperative and stated thatthere was no machete involved. Nocrime was established and none ofthe involved parties desired any fur-ther police action. Case was investi-gated by Ofc. Stinson.

Monday, April 27

The reporting party left herhouse at 8:49 a.m. and received acall from her alarm company at8:59 a.m. The reporting party re-turned home and found the rearsliding glass door had been priedbut no entry into the residencehad been made.

Between 8:45 a.m. and 11:15a.m., unknown suspect(s) priedopen the rear sliding patio doorand forced entry to a home onthe 4600 block of Ariel Avenue.The loss included a safe, firearmsand jewelry.

At 10:00 p.m., Ofc. Meredithcontacted a 27-year-old femalefrom Fremont, who was sitting ina car on the 4900 block of SenecaPark. The vehicle was later con-firmed to be stolen out of Hay-ward. The female was arrested.

Between 2:30 p.m. on Mon-day, April 27, 2015 and 5:00a.m. on Tuesday, April 28, 2015,unknown suspect(s) broke into alock box and obtained keys toenter a business on the 3700block of Spinnaker Court. Theloss included tools.

Between 1:00 p.m. and 4:15p.m., unknown suspect(s) brokethe rear glass window to a resi-dence in the 37000 block of Bla-cow Road. The losses wereelectronics, jewelry and cash.

At 9:45 p.m., a victim called toreport a car stolen along with a sus-picious vehicle parked in the mid-dle of the street. The suspiciousvehicle turned out to be reportedstolen out of San Jose. Case was in-vestigated by Community ServiceOfficer (CSO) Allen.

Officers were dispatched toWashington Hospital for a victimof a robbery that occurred atWestridge Park. The victim waswalking on Perkins Street by thepark. The suspect approached thevictim and punched her in theface. The suspect then tried totake her property but was unsuc-cessful. He was last seen runningeast through the park fromPerkins Street. The area waschecked with negative results.

Wednesday, April 29

At 12:47 p.m., Ofc. Sasser wasdispatched to the Train Depot.The victim stated he got into anargument with the suspect andthe suspect hit him in the headwith a pipe. The victim suffered alaceration to his left eye but re-fused medical attention. Ofc.Francisco spotted the suspect andOfc. Sasser took him into cus-tody. The 57-year-old male fromCoville, WA was arrested for as-sault with a deadly weapon.

At 11:11 p.m., officers weredispatched to Stevenson PlaceApartments regarding a robbery.Three victims returned homefrom WalMart and were ap-proached by the suspect in thecar port. The suspect demandedcash and jewelry and stated hehad a weapon (none seen). The

suspect snatched gold chainsfrom the neck of two of the vic-tims and a ring from the third.Responding units established aperimeter; however, the suspectwas not located. The suspect wasdescribed as a black male adult inhis 30s, 6’00”, large build, shorthair, wearing gray sweatshirt anddark jeans.

Thursday, April 30

Between 6:00 p.m. and 7:45p.m., unknown suspects gainedentry into a home on the 3400block of Isherwood by kicking ina door into the laundry room.The loss was electronics.

At 9:41 a.m., Ofc. Montojowas dispatched to ascertain theproblem at Quarry Lakes whereCode Enforcement officers werebeing threatened by a male. The29-year-old male from Fremontwas contacted and arrested forpublic disturbance.

Officers were dispatched to ElCajon Avenue and CoronadoDrive for a vehicle collision.Upon arrival, the officers foundout that one of the involved vehi-cles was a cold-plated stolen vehi-cle. A known 52-year-old malefrom Fremont was the driver. Themale was cleared at WashingtonHospital and arrested for thestolen vehicle, possession ofstolen property, driving on a sus-pended license, and a parole vio-lation. Ofc. Francisco handledthe stolen vehicle portion of theinvestigation and Ofc. Kennedyhandled the crash.

Between 8:45 a.m. and 11:00a.m., unknown suspect(s) gainedentry into a home on the 33200block of Lark Way by forcingopen a side garage door. The losswas a bicycle.

Ofc. Bordy and Ofc. Cha-haouti responded to a businesscomplex on Civic Center Driveregarding a female who refused toleave the property. The 30-year-old female from Fremont re-mained uncooperative and waseventually arrested for trespass,delaying their investigation, and amisdemeanor warrant.

SUBMITTED BY LT. ROBERT MCMANUS,SAN LEANDRO PD

The San Leandro Police Department (SLPD) is proud to an-nounce the appointment of three new police officers that graduatedfrom the Police Academy on April 27. They are the first officers thatSan Leandro has hired to attend the police academy in more thansix years.

Officer Steven Barnes (left), Officer Christopher Barris (middle),and Officer Zachary Sampson (right) entered the Alameda CountySheriff Department’s 152nd Police Academy in October. They attendedthe 28-week basic recruit training academy, spending no less than 1,064hours of formal instruction and were tested in 28 different areas, in-cluding: laws of arrest, emergency vehicle operations, investigative re-port writing, physical fitness, defensive tactics and others. The officersperformed well and were among the 64 graduates from their class.

The graduates included the newest members of the AlamedaCounty Sheriff ’s Office, Fremont Hayward, and Livermore PoliceDepartments, as well as others.

Congressman Eric Swallwell served as the keynote speaker duringthe graduation ceremony. He addressed the newly appointed peaceofficers, thanking them for their decision to work in a career thatserves the public, and acknowledged the challenges that they haveand will face in today’s law enforcement profession.

San Leandro’s new officers began their two week in-house train-ing on April 28, and will start their 16-week field training programduring the week of May 11. They are exited to work in San Leandroand serve the public professionally, with integrity and pride.

New officers enterSan Leandro PD ranks

SUBMITTED BY GENEVA

BOSQUES, FREMONT PD

On Wednesday, April 22, 2015,just before 5:00 p.m., an attemptedstrong-arm robbery occurred in the3000 block of Riverbank Terrace.The suspect drove past the victim’shouse three separate times after shehad just parked in her driveway. Asthe victim was about to walk insideher house, the suspect ran up toher and tried to steal her necklaceoff her neck. The victim defendedherself and the suspect ran away.

The suspect is described as aHispanic or Filipino male adult inhis early to mid 20’s with a light tomedium complexion. He is be-tween 5’06” and 5’09” tall and hasa medium athletic build (between 165 and 175 pounds). He has short dark colored hair and a dark coloredmustache. He was wearing a red colored short sleeve shirt and black shorts.

The suspect was driving a 2001 - 2002 gold, 4-door Honda Accord. The rear windows are tinted and the carappears to have 7-spoke alloy rims. There is no front license plate and the rear license plate number is unknown.

If anyone recognizes this suspect or has information about this case, we ask that you please contact Offi-cer Valdes at [email protected], call 790-6800 and select option 3 or utilize our Nixle tip service.

Can you help usidentify this suspect?


P U B L I C N O T I C E S

CIVIL

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

Case No. HG15765485Superior Court of California, County of AlamedaPetition of: Vincent Widyanto for Change of NameTO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner Vincent Widyanto filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as fol-lows:Vincent Jefferey Widyanto to Vincent Jefferey HuangThe Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indi-cated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no writ-ten objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.Notice of Hearing:Date: June 26, 2015, Time: 8:45 a.m., Dept.: 503The address of the court is 24405 Amador Street, Hayward, CA 94544A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four suc-cessive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Tri-City VoiceDate: April 8, 2015Winifred Y. SmithJudge of the Superior Court4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19/15

CNS-2742898#

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

Case No. HG15765488Superior Court of California, County of AlamedaPetition of: Yuyan Chan for Change of NameTO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner Yuyan Chan filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:Yuyan Chan to Yuyan Chan HuangThe Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indi-cated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no writ-ten objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.Notice of Hearing:Date: June 26, 2015, Time: 8:45 a.m., Dept.: 503The address of the court is 24405 Amador Street, Hayward, CA 94544A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four suc-cessive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Tri-City VoiceDate: April 8, 2015Winifred Y. SmithJudge of the Superior Court4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19/15

CNS-2742888#

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAMES

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. 504374Fictitious Business Name(s):Middle Fast Food Market, 4097 Peralta Blvd, Fremont, CA 94536, County of Alameda4097 Peralta Blvd, Fremont, CA 94536Registrant(s):Ibrahim Abuammash, 1660 Firth Ct, Fremont, CA 94539Business conducted by: An IndividualThe registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/AI declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a mis-demeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)/s/ Ibrahim AbuammashThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on April 29, 2015NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement gener-ally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not of itself autho-rize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26/15

CNS-2747797#


File No. 503750Fictitious Business Name(s):TLT BBQ, 4137 Bay Street, Fremont, CA 94538, County of Alameda; 4137 Bay Street, Fremont, CA 94538, County of AlamedaRegistrant(s):TLT International, 4137 Bay Street, Fremont, CA 94538; CABusiness conducted by: a CorporationThe registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 04/17/15I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a mis-demeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)/s/ Nan Tang, CEOThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on April 17, 2015NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement gener-ally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not of itself autho-rize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26/15

CNS-2747512#


File No. 503524Fictitious Business Name(s):J Aldana Landscaping, 36543 San Pedro Dr., Apt. #281, Fremont, CA 94536, County of AlamedaRegistrant(s):Jesus Aldana, 36543 San Pedro Dr., Apt. #281, Fremont, CA 94536Business conducted by: an individualThe registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on n/aI declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a mis-demeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)/s/ Jesus AldanaThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on April 10, 2015NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement gener-ally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not of itself autho-rize the use in this state of a fictitious business

name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26/15

CNS-2747151#


File No. 503860Fictitious Business Name(s):Discoteca Mexico, 40919 Fremont Blvd #18, Fremont, CA 94538, County of AlamedaRegistrant(s):Ramon Ramirez, 1834 Dalton Way, Union City, CA 94587Business conducted by: An IndividualThe registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 06/21/1994I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a mis-demeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)/s/ Ramon RamirezThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on April 21, 2015NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement gener-ally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not of itself autho-rize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26/15

CNS-2747029#


File No. 504257Fictitious Business Name(s):Variedades Niki, 34716 Alvarado Niles Rd, Union City, CA 94587, County of AlamedaRegistrant(s):Aviut Ramos, 27835 Hummingbird Court, Hayward, CA 94545Business conducted by: An IndividualThe registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/AI declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a mis-demeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)/s/ Aviut RamosThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on April 27, 2015NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement gener-ally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not of itself autho-rize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26/15

CNS-2747018#


File No. 504298Fictitious Business Name(s):ACCLIVIT Solutions, 30332 Meridien Circle, Union City, CA 94587-1549, County of AlamedaRegistrant(s):David Kuei, 30332 Meridien Circle, Union City, CA 94587-1549Business conducted by: An IndividualThe registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on April 1, 2015I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a mis-demeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)/s/ David KueiThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on April 28, 2015NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement gener-ally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not of itself autho-rize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26/15

CNS-2746649#


File No. 504079Fictitious Business Name(s):Brilliant Smiles Family Dental Care, 39572 Stevenson Place #223, Fremont, CA 94539, County of Alameda39572 Stevenson Place #223, Fremont, CA 94539Registrant(s):Karl G Lum Jr, DDS and Robert M Lum, DDS, Inc, 39572 Steveson Place #223, Fremont, CA 94539; CABusiness conducted by: A CorporationThe registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/AI declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a mis-demeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)/s/ Karl G. Lum Jr., PresidentThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on April 22, 2015NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement gener-ally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not of itself autho-rize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26/15

CNS-2746598#


File No. 504254Fictitious Business Name(s):A.S.A.P. Automotive, 37313 Blacow Rd., Fremont, CA 94536, County of AlamedaRegistrant(s):A.S.A.P. Automotive, 37313 Blacow Rd., Fremont, CA 94536, CABusiness conducted by: a corporationThe registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 6/1/94I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a mis-demeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)/s/ Ron McLeod, PresidentThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on April 27, 2015NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement gener-ally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not of itself autho-rize the use in this state of a fictitious business

name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26/15

CNS-2746203#

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

File No. 504234Fictitious Business Name(s):Fremont Auto 2 Auto Sales, 3833 Main St., #A, Fremont, CA 94538, County of AlamedaRegistrant(s):Juan Sanchez, 38118 Darwin Dr., #58, Fremont, CA 94555Business conducted by: an individualThe registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on n/aI declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a mis-demeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)/s/ Juan SanchezThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on April 27, 2015NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement gener-ally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not of itself autho-rize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26/15

CNS-2746134#


File No. 504125Fictitious Business Name(s):Viraag Trans, 2139 Canary Court #1, Union City, CA 94587, County of Alameda; 2139 Canary Court #1, Union City, CA 94587; County of AlamedaRegistrant(s):Lakhwinder Singh, 2139 Canary Court #1, Union City, CA 94587Business conducted by: an individualThe registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on n/aI declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a mis-demeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)/s/ Lakhwinder SinghThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on April 23, 2015NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement gener-ally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not of itself autho-rize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19/15

CNS-2744946#


File No. 503654Fictitious Business Name(s):Day to Rejoice Weddings & Events, 33031 Garfinkle Street, Union City, CA 94587, County of Alameda; same as above.Registrant(s):Ann Lynn Parker, 33031 Garfinkle Street, Union City, CA 94587Business conducted by: an individualThe registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on n/aI declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a mis-demeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)/s/ Ann Lynn ParkerThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on April 15, 2015NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement gener-ally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not of itself autho-rize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19/15

CNS-2744378#


File No. 503828Fictitious Business Name(s):Super Power Wash, 3984 Washington Blvd. #240, Fremont, CA 94538, County of AlamedaRegistrant(s):Tuan Hoang, 35995 Fremont Blvd #27, Fremont, Ca 94536Business conducted by: An IndividualThe registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/AI declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a mis-demeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)/s/ Tuan HoangThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on April 20, 2015NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement gener-ally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not of itself autho-rize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19/15

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File No. 503742Fictitious Business Name(s):Apna Dhaba, 32513 Mission Blvd. Hayward, CA 94544, County of AlamedaRegistrant(s):SSD Solutions Inc., 32513 Mission Blvd. Hayward, CA 94544; CaliforniaBusiness conducted by: a corporationThe registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/AI declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a mis-demeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)/s/ Rachamalla Dilip KumarThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on April 17, 2015NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement gener-ally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not of itself autho-rize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under

federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19/15

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File No. 503512Fictitious Business Name(s):Durable Painting, 5579 Truman Pl, Fremont, CA 94538, County of AlamedaRegistrant(s):Durable Painting, LLC, 5579 Truman Pl, Fremont, CA 94538; CABusiness conducted by: a Limited liability CompanyThe registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on n/aI declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a mis-demeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)/s/ Hoon Young Ha, ManagerThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on April 10, 2015NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement gener-ally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not of itself autho-rize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19/15

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File No. 503710Fictitious Business Name(s):Gar Ofci, 4740 Dogwood Ave Fremont CA 94536, County of Alameda; 3182 Campus Dr. #250, San Mateo, CA 94403; San MateoRegistrant(s):Oscar Garcia, 4740 Dogwood Ave Fremont CA 94536Hieu Bui, 4740 Dogwood Ave Fremont CA 94536Cesar Garcia, 4740 Dogwood Ave Fremont CA 94536Business conducted by: a general partnershipThe registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/AI declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a mis-demeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)/s/ Oscar Garcia, PartnerThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on April 16, 2015NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement gener-ally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not of itself autho-rize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).4/21, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12/15

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File No. 503278Fictitious Business Name(s):The Pack Leader, 38935 Hayes St., Fremont CA 94536, County of AlamedaRegistrant(s):Joao Lima Meto, 38935 Hayes St., Fremont CA 94536Neli Ribeiro Araujo Lima, 38935 Hayes St., Fremont CA 94536Business conducted by: Married CoupleThe registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on April /2010I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a mis-demeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)/s/ Joao Lima MetoThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on April 2, 2015NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement gener-ally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not of itself autho-rize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).4/14, 4/21, 4/28, 5/5/15

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File No. 503213Fictitious Business Name(s):Meineke Car Care Center #2625, 40871 Albrae St Fremont CA 94538, County of AlamedaRegistrant(s):Promagix Inc., 793 Carino Ter. Milpitas CA 95035; CABusiness conducted by: a corporationThe registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/AI declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a mis-demeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)/s/ Pankaj Gupfa, CFO or PresidentThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on April 1, 2015NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement gener-ally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not of itself autho-rize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).4/14, 4/21, 4/28, 5/5/15

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GOVERNMENT

CITY OF UNION CITY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

CITY PROJECT NO. 15-01NOTICE TO CONTRACTOR

Sealed proposals for the work shown on the plans entitled: UNION CITY 2015-16 CITYWIDE OVERLAY, will be received at the office of the City Clerk of the City of Union City, City Government Building, 34009 Alvarado-Niles Road, Union City, California, until THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2015, 2:30 PM PST, at which time they will be publicly opened and read in the Council Chambers of said building. Project is funded by the Local Sales Tax (Measure B) and State Gas Tax Funds. The Contractor shall possess a Class A or C-12 California contractor’s license at the time this con-tract is awarded. Bids are required for the entire work described herein. This contract is subject to the State contract nondiscrimination and compli-ance requirements pursuant to Government Code Section 12990. Plans specifications and proposals forms to be used for bidding on this project can only be obtained at the Department of Public Works, 34009 Alvarado-Niles Road, Union

City, California, or by calling (510) 675-5308 . In addition, you may call (510) 675-5308 for a copy of the Plan Holder’s List. Plans and specifications fees are as follows: EMAIL DELIVERY FOR NO CHARGE WHEN INQUIRED VIA TELEPHONE. NON-REFUNDABLE FEE OF $ 10.00 PER CD SET WHEN PICKED UP AT THE PUBLIC WORKS’ COUNTER OR ADDITIONAL $_10.00 IF REQUESTED TO BE MAILED General Work Description : The work to be done, in general, consists of grinding/milling of existing asphalt concrete pavement, asphalt concrete spot repairs on various roadways, hot mix asphalt paving, provide associated traffic control measures, lane & crosswalk striping, iron adjustment and other such items indicated and required by the plans, Standard Specifications, and these technical specifications. Call Public Works at (510) 675-5308 to request bid packages via email or to be mailed. All questions should be emailed or fax to Murray Chang of City of Union City, email: [email protected] or fax to (510) 489-9468 . The successful bidder shall furnish a Payment Bond, a Performance Bond, and a Maintenance Bond. Minimum wage rates for this project as predetermined by the Secretary of Labor are set forth in the special provisions. If there is a difference between the minimum wage rates predetermined by the Secretary of Labor and pre-vailing wage rates determined by the Department of Industrial Relations for similar classifications of labor, the contractor and his subcontractors shall pay not less than the higher wage rates. Pursuant to Section 1773 of the Labor Code, the general prevailing rate of wages in the county in which the work is to be done has been determined by the Director of the wage rates appear in the Department of Transportation publication entitled General Prevailing Wage Rates, (current semi-annual which have been predetermined and are on file with the Department of Industrial Relations are referenced but not printed in said publication.

CITY OF UNION CITY DATED: April 28, 20154/28, 5/5/15

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City of Union CityDepartment of Public Works

Notice Inviting Bids for ALVARADO-NILES ROAD PEDESTRIAN

SAFETY IMPROVEMENTSCity Project No. 12-10

Federal Project No. HSIPL 5354(035)

Sealed proposals for the work shown on the plans entitled: Alvarado-Niles Road Pedestrian Safety Improvements, City Project No. 12-10 will be received at the office of the City Clerk of the City of Union City, City Government Building, 34009 Alvarado-Niles Road, Union City, California, until THURSDAY MAY 21, 2015, 2:00 P.M. , at which time they will be publicly opened and read in the Council Chambers of said building. The Contractor shall possess a Class A or C-10 license at the time this contract is awarded. Bids are required for the entire work described herein. This contract is sub-ject to the State contract nondiscrimination and compliance requirements pursuant to Government Code Section 12990. Plans, specifications and proposal forms to be used for bidding on this project can only be obtained at the Department of Public Works, 34009 Alvarado-Niles Road, Union City, California, or by calling (510) 675-5308. In addition, you may call (510) 675-5308 for a copy of the Plan Holder’s List. Plans and specifications fees are as follows: NON-REFUNDABLE FEE OF $ 60.00 PER SET WHEN PICKED UP AT THE PUBLIC WORKS’ COUNTER OR $ 70.00 IF REQUESTED TO BE MAILED General Work Description : The work to be done, in general, consist of installation of a pedestrian crossing on Alvarado-Niles Road between Decoto Road and Mann Avenue and all associated items indicated and required by the plans, Standard Specifications, and these special provisions and other such items indicated and required by the plans, Standard Specifications, and these techni-cal specifications. All questions should be faxed to Michael Renk, Civil Engineer III City of Union City, at (510) 489-9468 . The successful bidder shall furnish a Payment Bond, a Performance Bond, and a Maintenance Bond. Minimum wage rates for this project as predetermined by the Secretary of Labor are set forth in the special provisions. If there is a difference between the minimum wage rates predetermined by the Secretary of Labor and prevailing wage rates determined by the Department of Industrial Relations for similar classifications of labor, the contractor and his subcontractors shall pay not less than the higher wage rates. Pursuant to Section 1773 of the Labor Code, the general prevailing rate of wages in the county in which the work is to be done has been determined by the Director of the wage rates appear in the Department of Transportation pub-lication entitled General Prevailing Wage Rates, (current semi-annual which have been prede-termined and are on file with the Department of Industrial Relations are referenced but not printed in said publication. This contract is subject to the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) pro-gram in accordance with Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 26 and the State of California, Department of Transportation DBE Program Plan. Section 12, titled “Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE)” of these special provisions cover the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) requirements. The DBE contract goal is 6 percent.

CITY OF UNION CITY DATED: April 20, 20154/28, 5/5/15

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PROBATE

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF

MICHAEL MCCARLEY BAZZELCASE NO. RP15767174

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contin-gent creditors, and persons who may oth-erwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Michael McCarley Bazzel, Michael M. Bazzel, Michael BazzelA Petition for Probate has been filed by Michael R. Bazzel in the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda.The Petition for Probate requests that Michael R. Bazzel be appointed as per-sonal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.The Petition requests authority to admin-ister the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This author-ity will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent admin-istration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.A hearing on the petition will be held in this court on 06/02/2015 at 9:30 a.m. in Dept. 201 located at 2120 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Berkeley, CA 94704.If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representa-tive, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal deliv-ery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal author-ity may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is avail-able from the court clerk.Attorney for Petitioner: Linda J. Headrick, Attorney at Law, 33484 Alvarado Niles Rd., Union City, CA 94587, Telephone: 510-324-85675/5, 5/12, 5/19/15

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SUBMITTED BY DIANE LEYS

Fremont’s Olive Hyde Art Gallery willshowcase Susan Longini, JohnathonTurner, and Kana Tanaka, three con-

temporary glass artists, in the upcomingexhibit, “Glass Contemplations.” Openingwith a reception, sponsored by the OliveHyde Art Guild, on Friday May 8, theshow will run through June 6.

Born and raised in Aichi, Japan, KanaTanaka seeks to inspire curiosity and explo-ration through glass and light. Originally anArts and Crafts major at the National AichiUniversity of Education in Japan, she special-ized in glassblowing. After achieving an MFAfrom Rhode Island School of Design, shebegan creating site-specific installations.Viewers become part of Tanaka’s work as theyinteract with it and observe. Her work is inpermanent collections in Japan, Germany,and California. In addition to having receivednumerous awards, Tanaka has been featuredin many publications including The CorningMuseum of Glass’ “New Glass Review.”

Currently a senior instructor for kilnforming and coldworking programs at theBay Area Glass Institute in San Jose,Johnathon Turner was awarded the first Ful-bright Scholarship to attend the CanberraSchool of Art in Australia. After completinghis Masters of Visual Arts degree, Turnerwrote and published “The Joy of Coldwork-

ing.” Currently he has a studio in SantaCruz, CA, and has taught at Corning in NYas well as at other art institutions. Turner’swork is in private collections in the U.S.,Australia, and Spain. He has also given mul-tiple professional presentations internation-ally as well as local presentations atStanford’s Cantor Museum, Ohlone Col-lege, and San Jose State University.

Fremont’s Susan J. Longini is currentlyPresident of the Glass Alliance of NorthernCalifornia (GLANC). She has served on

the City of Fremont Art Review Board andis currently the project manager for Fre-mont’s Box Art Program. She has also beencommissioned to create a series of worksfor Alameda County’s new Highland Hos-pital Acute Care Tower. Longini’s glass artis in public and private collections in theU.S., Europe, and Asia. Her glass art hasbeen featured in numerous articles andmagazines and has been exhibited nation-ally. Longini earned her BFA from theUniversity of Michigan and did post-grad-uate work at San Jose State University andCalifornia College of the Arts. From 1986to 2003 she was Adjunct Professor and

head of the Glass Program at Ohlone Col-lege in Fremont.

Glass ContemplationsFriday, May 8 – Saturday, Jun 6Thursday-Sunday: noon - 5 p.m.

Opening reception:Friday, May 87 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Olive Hyde Art Gallery123 Washington Blvd, Fremont

(510) 791-4357www.fremont.gov/

Glass Contemplations at Olive Hyde

SUBMITTED BY

SHIRLEY SISK

On Sunday, May 17 theLeague of Volunteers (LOV) andthe Newark Arts Council presenta free concert with Laura Ellis,who brings a musical experience

spanning four decades of beauti-ful movie stars, their music andcostumes. Donning dresses in thestyle of some of the most iconicstarlets in film history, chanteuseEllis embodies the singing sensa-tions of the silver screen – JudyGarland, Doris Day, Rita Hay-

worth, Marilyn Mon-roe, Audrey Hepburn,Ginger Rogers andmany others.

Enjoy song favoritesfrom the golden age ofthe Hollywood musicalto the Broadway sensa-tions turned movie mas-terpieces. Take anostalgic journey withfavorite songs such as:Somewhere over theRainbow, Diamonds area Girl’s Best Friend,

Que Sera, Sera, Put the Blame onMame, I Could Have Danced AllNight and more.

Cinema Sweethearts

Sunday, May 17

2 p.m. (Doors open 1 p.m.)

Thornton Jr High,

Auditorium

4356 Thornton Ave,

Fremont

(510) 793-5683

www.lov.org

Free

SUBMITTED BY JEFF BLISS

California State University, East Bay(CSUEB) has earned a bronze Award of Excel-lence from the Council for Advancement andSupport of Education’s (CASE) District VII. Thisis the first time CSUEB has won a CASE award.CASE provides networking, recognition, andcontinuing education for more than 64,000 ad-vancement professionals at more than 3,400 col-leges, universities, and independent elementaryand secondary schools in more than 70 countries.

CSUEB earned the award in the Design: Spe-cialty Pieces category for its light post banner project. Morethan 120 light post banners created by Jesse Cantley,CSUEB’s director of Creative Services, and CSUEB graphicdesigner Garvin Tso were strategically placed around theHayward and Concord campuses. The campaign is part ofan ongoing effort to “extend the university’s brand” andhighlight diversity in the Pioneer student body. CSUEB wasselected from approximately 700 entries for one of sevenawards in the Design: Specialty Pieces category.


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