Oakland Tribune back issues from June 2009:
Richmond fireworks show will continue, but from land
Jun 01, 2009; ... There will be fireworks in Richmond after all. City officials had contemplated switching to a laser light showJuly 3, but they have found a way to keep the display withoutdisturbing endangered birds on nearby Brooks Island: launch thefireworks from land instead of water. The ...
KQED honors young Alameda County writers
Jun 01, 2009; ... Alameda County YOUNG WRITERS HONORED: Several students from Alameda County willbe recognized Saturday for their submissions into KQED's 15th annualReading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest. The students are invited to the station, where they'll receive ...
People in the News
Jun 01, 2009; ... Fabien Thayamballi has graduated summa cum laude from GeorgetownUniversity in Washington, D.C., with a bachelor's degree in foreignservice. He majored in international political economy. Thayamballi, the son of Pradeep and Marie Thayamballi, ofFremont, is a 2005 graduate of ...
'Scary' Neiman Marcus deal
Jun 01, 2009; ... Emily Shardt finds "outside influences" potentially impactingWalnut Creek's Neiman Marcus plans "scary"? How does she feel about a Chamber of Commerce that forms WALPACto circumvent campaign contribution limits and buy Council seats? How about a newspaper that promotes a ...
Congress doesn't suffer consequences of spending
Jun 01, 2009; ... Our senators and congressmen are pretty smart, however theyrealize how unsound the system is (the government has borrowed moneyfrom the Social Secutrity fund for years and is not paying it back)so they have their own sound, healthy, fully funded pension program,and their cost of living ...
Israel should not give up land
Jun 01, 2009; ... Get the facts straight. In 1948 the Arabs attacked Israel when itwas but a week old only to be repelled. They tried attacking againand again in 1956, 1967 and 1973. Each time with the same results.Now the Palestinians want the land back the Israelis gained in warscreated by their own ...
CalPERS hurting California taxpayers
Jun 01, 2009; ... The gamblers at CalPERS have broken the trust with the taxpayersof California. Remember the Crude Oil Futures disgrace? Remember who one of thebiggest gamblers in that scandal was? It was CalPERS. They cost thepeople billions of dollars by driving the cost of Crude Oil higherand ...
George F. Will: Democrats' epiphanies
Jun 01, 2009; ... EPIPHANIES ARE a dime a dozen among congressional Democrats asthey discover urgent new reasons to experience the almost eroticpleasure of commandeering other people's money. For example,freshman Rep. Alan Grayson, a Florida Democrat whose districtincludes Disney World, was recently there ...
Editorial: Flexibility can aid schools in California
Jun 01, 2009; ... THE STEEP NATIONAL recession has caused a significant decline instate revenues, which has forced sharp reductions in educationbudgets. To help ease the pain, the state loosened spendingrestriction on some categorical programs. It's about time. For too long, California's overly ...
Valley Times June 1 Letters from our readers
Jun 01, 2009; ... In a May 12 letter, a retired Navy commander expounds on theperceived evils of waterboarding. One wonders if the commander is aware of or just convenientlyignores the fact that waterboarding has been administered to onlythree individuals, each a dangerous terrorist monster who ...
Leonard Pitts: Cheney defends Bush, attacks Obama with politics of fear
Jun 01, 2009; ... "No one can terrorize a whole nation unless we are all hisaccomplices." -- Edward R. Murrow LET'S TALK ABOUT the next terrorist attack. We cannot know whatform it will take, where it will occur or what the casualty countwill be. But one thing we do know: We know we'll be ...
Oakland Tribune June 1 Letters to the editor
Jun 01, 2009; ... Misses the point "MURDER SENTENCES not much of a deterrent," May 26, misses a veryimportant point: Of course, threatened punishment will not be a deterrent when"these murderers either don't believe they will be caught or live ina situation in which killing is an everyday part ...
My Word: Don't reduce funding for domestic violence shelters
Jun 01, 2009; ... ON MAY 22, correspondent J.M. Brown posted an article onInsidebayarea.com, "Standing up and speaking out for domesticviolence victims," profiling Nancy O'Malley and her appointment tothe Domestic Violence Advisory Committee for the state. It is a well-written article and gives a ...
My Word: Beating up the FDA is not appropriate
Jun 01, 2009; ... WITH NEARLY 50 years experience in the food industry, I wouldsuggest that the opinion writers at the Oakland Tribune get thegovernment food safety role in perspective. ("FDA needs to do itsjob in food safety," May 26) Every living American eats and drinks every day as a necessity ...
Fremont Argus June 1 Letters to the editor
Jun 01, 2009; ... Besaro park FROM EVERY indication, the owners of Besaro Senior Mobile HomePark intend to close the park by any means necessary, displacingelderly retirees and depriving many seniors access to the equity intheir homes. The park owner's attorney, Anthony Rodriquez, would have ...
Ask Amy: Is Hanging Out at a Grave site Offensive?
Jun 01, 2009; ... DEAR AMY: Recently our newspaper had a story about families thatgathered at a cemetery to honor their mothers on Mother's Day. Photos showed people sitting around in lawn chairs on grave sitesand on headstones drinking sodas and beer as if it were a parksetting and not a final ...
Teen sexting is on the rise among teens - and younger
Jun 01, 2009; ... A SILLY slumber party photo prompted child pornography chargesagainst two Pennsylvania teens who posed in their undies. A mildlyrisque image landed six Massachusetts middle schoolers in court,facing felony child pornography charges. And 20 percent of the nation's teens and tweens ...
Dr. Donohue: Legionnaire's Disease -- Still Here, Still Dangerous
Jun 01, 2009; ... Q: My wife, 73, had to be hospitalized for a high fever and anonstop cough. Her first few days in the hospital were touch-and-go. I thought I would lose her. It turns out she had Legionnaire'sdisease. I remember reading about it years ago, but I haven't heardabout it lately. I thought it ...
This week in Entertainment: Will Ferrell stars in 'Land of the Lost"
Jun 01, 2009; ... Theater Friday: Celebrating its 50th anniversary and a new name, DiabloTheatre Company (formerly Diablo Light Opera Company) presents anold classic, "Hello, Dolly!" It plays through June 28 at the LesherCenter for the Arts. Concerts Tuesday: Gavin Rossdale, former ...
Winners in the School's Out haiku contest
Jun 01, 2009; ... Ahhhh, June. In just a few days, school will be out for thesummer and everywhere children -- and teachers -- will be cheering.So when we asked for some poetic "School's Out" cheers, readersresponded with gleeful haikus, including several from retiringteachers, a particularly excited ...
Review: Town Hall Theatre's 'Hotel Grand' a charming homage to show business
Jun 01, 2009; ... Bay Area playwright Joel Roster has written a bouncy, sometimesbittersweet sort of musical homage to love and theater -- and thelove of theater. "One Night at the Hotel Grand" is an engaging show that featuresRoster's script, several of his songs, and a number of other songsfrom ...
Runners up in the School's Out haiku contest
Jun 01, 2009; ... Runners up in the haiku contest: Prevent hardening of the categories by learning from the young. -- Sherry Sheehan, Crockett School's never over Anxiety dreams bring back Whiffs of test-day sweat -- Norma J. Shattuck, ...
Spin Cycle: Alpine cleaners, love planes and more
Jun 01, 2009; ... Fluffing and folding the news Pristine Matterhorn We knew those Swiss people are into tidiness and order -- afterall, they set aside an entire day for housekeeping each week. Butnow an Alpine ski resort is offering "mountain cleaning" classes.It's not a typo, it's a marketing ...
Budding entrepreneurs in Fremont sell out the store
Jun 01, 2009; ... FREMONT -- Some experts probably would advise against startingone's own business in this economy, where a record number of storeshave filed for bankruptcy. But don't tell that to the second-graders at Cabrillo Elementary School. Recently, the students wrapped up a social studies ...
Fremont's Thornton Junior High to celebrate teacher's life
Jun 01, 2009; ... FREMONT -- Whether working with students or providing computertraining to other teachers, Nora Mullane always gave of her time. Often, she'd be one of the first people to arrive at school andto volunteer to organize staff activities or raise funds to purchasegifts for a needy ...
Livermore spanish teacher brings more than conjugation to her language classes.
Jun 01, 2009; ... LIVERMORE - Cloth grocery bags start fanned out on the backcounter of the conference room, folded and no thicker than a fewsheets of paper. Plastic bags, bearing cotton socks, mascara, tea and other items,are strewed on the conference table among cardboard boxes full ofcoffee ...
Review: Cal Shakes captures epic heartbreak of 'Romeo and Juliet"
Jun 01, 2009; ... They are kids, impulsive and driven by a circus of passions, mostof which they don't understand -- Romeo and Juliet, poster childrenfor young love. We tend to remember the love part first; only later do we recallthe tragedy that befalls these oh, so very young lovers. And that ...
Coroners identify man killed in East Oakland crash
Jun 01, 2009; ... OAKLAND -- Officials identified a 35-year-old man as the driverwho died Sunday night after a head-on collision between his car andanother vehicle in East Oakland. Arlon Greene, who lived with his father in Oakland, was driving a1992 Honda Accord along Sunkist Drive about 10:45 ...
Two injured in Highway 24 solo accident
Jun 01, 2009; ... Two teens and a 10-month-old infant were involved in a solovehicle crash at 8:45 p.m. Sunday when their 1997 Mitsubishi lostcontrol on westbound Highway 24 west of Acalanes Road and rolledover multiple times, according to the California Highway Patrol. The accident blocked two ...
Concord apartment complex fire being investigated as arson
Jun 01, 2009; ... CONCORD -- Nearly 30 vehicles were damaged in a two-alarm fire ata Concord apartment complex early Monday morning that is beinginvestigated as an arson, Contra Costa Fire District officials said. The 12:50 a.m. fire damaged the carport, one apartment and a fewtrees. At least nine ...
Sheriff reserve deputy injured at Contra Costa County Fair
Jun 01, 2009; ... A Contra Costa sheriff's reserve deputy was injured during asuspect pursuit and struggle at the county fair in Antioch on Sundaynight. At 6 p.m., the deputy responded to a possible vehicle burglary inthe fair's L Street parking lot and saw a potential suspect walkingaway from the ...
Confrontation between conductor, passenger causes Caltrain delays
Jun 01, 2009; ... An altercation between a Caltrain conductor and a passengerdelayed several trains this morning, an agency spokeswoman said. The incident was reported just after 8 a.m. The train on whichthe altercation occurred was held at the Mountain View station whilepolice were summoned and the ...
Richard Allen Davis death penalty upheld in Klaas murder
Jun 01, 2009; ... The California Supreme Court today upheld Richard Allen Davis'death sentence for the 1993 kidnap and murder of 12-year-old PollyKlaas. In a 112-page ruling, the justices unanimously rejected all ofDavis' legal arguments and rejected his bid to overturn his 1996convictions and ...
Panel to investigate killings of four Oakland officers
Jun 01, 2009; ... OAKLAND -- A board that will include law-enforcement experts fromacross the state and the nation will conduct a "complete review" ofthe March 21 fatal shootings of four police officers, departmentofficials said Monday. The panel's inquiry will follow two ongoing investigations -- ...
No charges in death of Alameda police dog
Jun 01, 2009; ... ALAMEDA -- The district attorney's office has decided not to filecharges against an Alameda police K-9 officer whose dog died when heleft it unattended while he was on duty. "It is very tragic when an animal dies under these circumstances,but there is insufficient evidence to prove ...
Meet Your Assemblymember sessions for 15th District voters
Jun 01, 2009; ... Assemblywoman Joan Buchanan, D-San Ramon, is holding "Meet YourAsemblymember" sessions for 15th District voters at variouslocations in June. She and her staff will be available to answer questions and todiscuss legislative issues. The first will be held Thursday, June 11 in ...
EAST COUNTY COMMUNITY DIGEST
Jun 01, 2009; ... Brentwood Class to highlight baby talk: Baby sign language instructor AmySheridan will host a Baby Signs Fair at Brentwood's Babies R' Ustoday for interested parents and their infants. The demonstration class will take place from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.and include a ...
East County Datebook
Jun 01, 2009; ... CLASSES/WORKSHOPS Reducing Preventable Falls -- 10-11:30 a.m. Mondays through June28. A workshop series training older adults how to reduce the risksof falling. For Bay Point and Pittsburg residents 65 and older. TheHampton Inn, 1201 California Ave., Pittsburg. Sponsored by ...
Around Antioch: Preparedness fair offers good advice
Jun 01, 2009; ... JUST AS THE proverbial ostrich hides its head in the sand, so dowe humans go about life as if disasters are unlikely to happen tous. On Saturday, however, the Latter-day Saints church on Rio GrandeDrive held a Community Emergency Preparedness Fair, which, ifattendance was any ...
Live chat: What's your guilty pleasure?
Jun 01, 2009; ... Got a television show or a band that you just can't cop toenjoying publicly? Do you have to clam up when friends are slammingan unpopular celebrity or leisure activity that you just can't getenough of in private? Join columnists and bloggers Tony Hicks andChuck Barney at noon Tuesday, ...
West County Today
Jun 01, 2009; ... Lawyer in the Library -- 6-8 p.m. An attorney will give free 15-minute consultations. Preregistration in person is required. AlbanyLibrary, 1249 Marin Ave. 510-526-3720, Ext. 16. -- Teen Advisory Group -- 4 p.m. Group works with library staffmembers to make the library a better ...
Shopper carjacked at gunpoint in Newark
Jun 01, 2009; ... NEWARK -- An 18-year-old man is expected to be arraigned today oncharges of carjacking and evading police, authorities said. He isaccused of stealing a woman's minivan at gunpoint from outside agrocery store and then crashing the vehicle as he tried to evadearrest. Union City ...
Around Pleasanton: Hacienda Business Park keeps the community cookin' with fundraiser
Jun 01, 2009; ... THINGS WERE cooking on the grassy courtyard of ShakleeHeadquarters on Friday as Hacienda Helping Hands, the communityfundraising organization of Hacienda Business Park, hosted its first"Taste of Summer" event. The aroma of barbecue and the sounds of The Webber Brothers Bandwafted ...
Slide show: High schools compete at the highest level
Jun 01, 2009; ... Lots of action as the year winds down. Pinole and Concord NCS softball playoff, Livermore and FoothillNCS Division I softball semifinal, Livermore and Freedom NCSDivision I softball championship, Notre Dame and San Lorenzo CSSDivision III softball playoff OAL track and field ...
Document: Memo to Contra Costa property owners about flood zone changes
Jun 01, 2009; ... Memo to Contra Costa ...
Richmond man admits to killing pregnant girlfriend in Oakland
Jun 01, 2009; ... Saying he "snapped," a 34-year-old Richmond man admitted in courtMonday he killed his pregnant girlfriend during a fight at her homeon MacArthur Boulevard in Oakland last September. "I just lost it," said Aaron Ashley, who also has a wife andthree children. Ashley recounted ...
New Antioch charter school targets achievement gap.
Jun 01, 2009; ... Olivia Hardin-Prater needed a new approach for her 9-year-oldson's education. A third-grader at Antioch's Turner Elementary School, De AngeloPrince-Hardin had been suspended 20 times and lost interest inschool, said Hardin-Prater, who believed she had exhausted alloptions ....
Candid Cam: Listening to NFLPA chief; listing off sportsmanship code
Jun 01, 2009; ... SANTA CLARA From LeBron James' unsportsmanlike conduct, to a visit to the49ers offseason workouts where the new players' union czar spoke,here are some Monday musings: * * * NFL Labor Talks, Take One * * * DeMaurice Smith, Gene Upshaw's successor as executive director ...
Caller's 'Did you find my phone?' leads cops to suspect in homicides
Jun 01, 2009; ... A cell phone dropped during a Pinole house burglary ledauthorities to a man wanted on suspicion of three East Bay killings -- after he dialed his own number to find it, police said. "One of the officers hears a phone ringing over by the brokenwindow. He finds it, and answers it," ...
Jim Harrington: Jordin Sparks joins the Oakland A's
Jun 01, 2009; ... I'VE ALWAYS thought I could write sports stories for thisnewspaper. I'd pen totally unbiased columns about such fascinating topics asthe Oakland Athletics having the best mascot (Stomper) in all ofbaseball and why the Golden State Warriors should draft a certainlocal music critic ...
John Horgan: Times are tough, but it's been worse
Jun 01, 2009; ... THERE is no doubt that there is a lot of gloom and doom in theair right now. Things are not going swimmingly at home or abroad. But it could be worse -- a lot worse. Check out "The Grapes ofWrath" for a rather stark look at Depression-era life in Californiaand the ...
Trio shot at after unsuccessful pot score in Marin
Jun 01, 2009; ... Marin County sheriff's deputies were searching for suspects whoshot at a car occupied by three people seeking to buy marijuanaSunday night in Marin City. Officials with the sherrif's office said at about 8:30 p.m. thethree people in the car entered the parking lot at 200 Drake ...
Celeb Pix: Hollywood funnymen Will Ferrell, Danny McBride at the premiere of 'Land of the Lost'; MTV Movie Award Photos
Jun 01, 2009; ... Hollywood funnymen Will Ferrell, Danny McBride at the premiere of'Land of the Lost'; Takeru Kobayashi ...
Community Digest: Richmond show to feature local artists
Jun 01, 2009; ... Richmond show to feature local artists: Nine Richmond artists will exhibittheir work from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at theRichmond Recreation Center, 3230 Macdonald Ave., as part of thisyear's Pro Arts Open Studios. More than 400 East Bay artists areparticipating in ...
Mt. Diablo school board expects to cut $28 million from three-year budget Tuesday
Jun 01, 2009; ... CONCORD -- Class sizes could increase next year in the Mt. Diabloschool district, as trustees attempt to slash at least $28 millionfrom their three-year budget. Reduced class sizes in grades 1, 2, 3 and 9 are on the choppingblock Tuesday, along with fifth-grade instrumental music, ...
Singletary: Parents get reins to credit control
Jun 01, 2009; ... Parents should be particularly elated about one section of thefreshly adopted credit card law that could keep young people out ofdebt. The Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Actprohibits credit card issuers from extending credit to a personunder 21 unless ...
Our Neighbors: 'Hope Lives' tour coming to Hercules
Jun 01, 2009; ... DAVID BAILEY was given six months to live when he was diagnosedwith a malignant brain tumor. Today, he is a 12-year cancer survivorand a touring musical performer bringing a message of hope to thosewho need it. The David Bailey Hope Lives Tour will come to Hercules onSaturday ....
Singing for his signatures in fight against Neiman Marcus
Jun 01, 2009; ... WALNUT CREEK -- If opponents of a planned downtown Neiman Marcusstore succeed in putting the project on the ballot this fall, theycan at least partly thank a 67-year-old balladeer from Monterey. Davio Ritche has a mission: Stop the Neiman Marcus. He has a commission, too: At ...
West Contra Costa schools may see another round of layoffs
Jun 01, 2009; ... The West Contra Costa school district board this week willconsider another round of layoffs to save money. Dire circumstances made worse by the state budget crisis andfailure of the May ballot initiatives means the district willdiscuss giving more teachers pink slips. District ...
Stanford provost outlines major budget cuts
Jun 01, 2009; ... PALO ALTO -- Though Stanford will be eliminating hundreds ofstaff positions, delaying construction projects and reducing someprograms, the university's academic program won't bear most of theburden, Provost John Etchemendy said. Instead, the impact of all those cuts will be felt ...
Review, Argus take home first-place awards in East Bay Press Club contest
Jun 01, 2009; ... OAKLAND -- The Daily Review and The Argus took home two first-place awards in the East Bay Press Club's 2008 Excellence in PrintJournalism Contest. All told, their parent organization, Bay Area News Group-East Bay-- which also includes the Oakland Tribune and the Contra ...
Pat Craig: Bay Area actress scores a coup: Dolly and Mame, back to back
Jun 01, 2009; ... Within the past several months, Terry Darcy D'Emidio has playedthe two most iconic roles in Broadway legend Jerry Herman's library -- Dolly Levi in "Hello, Dolly!" and Mame Dennis in "Mame." The feat is rare, but it's also a little daunting, says D'Emidio,who opens tonight in the ...
Park, recreation improvements planned in Menlo Park
Jun 01, 2009; ... At least $10 million in bond money is set to flow into Menlo Parkparks and recreation projects. The City Council is expected today to authorize the use of $10million to $12 million from Measure T, a $38 million bond passed byvoters in 2001 for parks and recreation ...
Literacy program gives East Palo Alto children summer books
Jun 01, 2009; ... A literacy program in its second year has given about 40 EastPalo Alto second-graders the opportunity to savor reading duringsummer break. Representatives from the East Palo Alto Kids Foundation,Congregation Beth Am in Los Altos Hills, the Peninsula JewishCoalition for Literacy ...
Defendants shift blame in PC World editor's Pittsburg killing
Jun 01, 2009; ... MARTINEZ -- Defense attorneys for two Pittsburg men on trial inthe killing of PC World magazine editor Rex Farrance made statementsMonday that pinned guilt on an upcoming witness already convicted inthe case. But at Monday's opening statements, a prosecutor told jurors thatit was ...