Kaiser Dublin Medical Complex to Open Officially on May 20 by Ron Mcnicoll the First Day of Operation for Area, with Room for Growth
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Thursday, MAY 16, 2019 VOLUME LVI, NUMBER 20 Your Local News Source Since 1963 SERVING DUBLIN, LIVERMORE, PLEASANTON, SUNOL Kaiser Dublin Medical Complex To Open Officially on May 20 By Ron McNicoll The first day of operation for area, with room for growth. Multi-specialty Hub. With 140,000 Kaiser patients the new Kaiser Medical Offices The staff of 500, taken from “There is nothing like it right in the Tri-Valley, from San Ra- and Cancer Center in Dublin will other Kaiser locations in Contra now in Northern “California. It mon, Pleasanton, Livermore and See Inside Section A be May 20. Costa and Alameda counties, will will be closer to where patients Dublin, heavy use is expected. The 226,000-square-foot multi- all be present when the facility live, who have had to go to Walnut The three-hour Open House for Section A is filled with specialty hub, which includes the opens, Physician Site Leader Dr. Creek, and outside Kaiser for their members on May 11 drew 5000 information about arts, people, Dublin Medical Office, Cancer Steve Zurnacian stated. care needs,” said Zurnacian. people, about double the number entertainment and special events. Center, surgery center and urgent The facility will be more than The shift of care delivery from who had registered for a tour of There are education stories, a care, is located at 3100 Dublin just another Kaiser Medical Of- the hospital to outpatient settings is the physical plant. variety of features, and the arts Blvd. It will provide services for fices site, added Zurnacian. It will driven by advances in recovery sci- The site provides parking for and entertainment and more than 140,000 Kaiser Perma- represent a new level of service ence, new advanced surgical pro- 900 cars. Staff who live nearby are bulletin board. nente members in the Tri-Valley for Kaiser, called a state-of-the-art cedures, and treatment therapies. (See KAISER, page 10) Committee Foundation Recommends Formed to Fewer B&Ss in Publicize So. Livermore The Transportation and Plan- Valley Link Rail ning Committee of the Alameda Businesses, unions and private County Board of Supervisors is individuals have formed Valley recommending to the full Board Link Foundation, a non-profit that the number of bed and break- that is helping to finance efforts to fast (B&Bs) inns that can be al- acquaint the public with the Valley lowed in South Livermore be set Link Rail Project. at 11, with up to 14 rooms each. Valley Link is the answer to the Currently, 25 B&Bs are allowed BART board’s refusal to build the with 5 to 6 rooms each. Staff and planned Livermore extension that the Alameda County Planning was to tie Livermore to the entire Commission had proposed 25 inns BART system at the East Dublin/ with up to 14 rooms each. Pleasanton station. Because the staff and planning Valley Link was created by commission proposal amounted to legislation from Assemblymember an increase in the number of rooms Susan Eggman of San Joaquin over what is currently allowed, Workday opened its new 410,000-square-foot headquarters in Pleasanton on Monday. The building, County and former Assembly- concerns were raised regarding member Catharine Baker of Dub- the impact on South Livermore which provides office space for 2,200 employees, is certified as LEED Platinum, meeting robust sustainable design and construction requirements. On hand for the ribbon-cutting ceremony were lin. The Valley Link board has without an environmental impact been meeting regularly, alternating report analysis. Pleasanton Vice-Mayor Karla Brown, BART Board Member John McPartland, and Workday Co-Founder between Tracy and Livermore. Supervisors Scott Haggerty and CEO Aneel Bhusri. For more coverage, see the article on page 8. See more photos at www. The San Joaquin cities involved and Nate Miley compose the independentnews.com. (Photo – Doug Jorgensen) (See VALLEY LINK, page 4) (See B&BS, page 5) Livermore Downtown Dublin to Create Alternate Seats on Commissions Dublin will launch a new era for a second reading after draft Mayor David Haubert made the in a report, would be enough for Specific Plan for some of its commissions and language is changed. motion, which was seconded by the Planning Commission, Parks committees by instituting a policy Dublin joins Pleasanton and Vice-mayor Melissa Hernandez and Community Services Commis- Changes OKed of appointing alternates to serve Danville in adopting alternate and supported by Councilmember sion, Human Services Commis- By Bruce Gach on them. seats. Alternates will be able to Shawn Kumagai. Councilmem- sion, and Senior Center Advisory The city council voted 3-2 vote take part in discussions, but can bers Arun Goel and Jean Josey Committee. The Livermore City Council for the change at its May 7 meet- vote only when sitting in for an voted no. Josey said that it is rare that approved proposed amendments to ing. It will become official when absent member or sitting in a va- Goel and Josey said that one the Planning Commission has the Livermore Downtown Specific the resolution returns to council cated seat. alternate, not two as recommended Plan at its May 13 meeting. The (See COMMISSIONS, page 8) vote was unanimous. The proposed amendments In Vote Change, Housing Overlay Recommended for Shell Station remove the height limited excep- tion, public and private parking Pleasanton Downtown Task Force Receives Final Directions facilities as a permitted use in a portion of the downtown in the The Pleasanton City Council direction on a series of five pol- discrepancies including prop- council reaffirmed several deci- northside neighborhood north of finalized directions to the Down- icy topics for the DSP Update: erty owner-initiated requests for sions made on April 16, while Railroad Avenue, and other parking town Specific Plan (DSP) Update massage regulations, the active change in land use, and develop- adjusting several others. considerations in the downtown. Task Force at its May 7 meeting. ground-floor overlay, ground- ment standards that include height They changed their minds with Ben Murray, Senior Planner, At its April 16 meeting, the floor residential in commercial and FAR limitations. regard to height limits in the resi- noted that in 2018, the city coun- council discussed and provided and mixed-use districts, land use At the May 7 meeting, the (See TASK FORCE, page 9) (See DOWNTOWN, page 10) Livermore Council Takes Action on Housing Projects By Bruce Gach Lassen Road Proposes Trail The Livermore City Council di- will be provided off of Lassen rected staff to draft terms for a de- Road onto Springtown Blvd. velopment agreement that includes Andy Ross, assistant planner, affordable housing for a Lassen noted that the development code Road residential project. The requires 15 % of the homes must project proposes a trail connecting be affordable, unless the council north and south Livermore. authorizes other alternatives, such At its May 13th meeting, the as in-lieu fees. council unanimously voted to take Staff is exploring a mix of on- the next steps to enable 193 homes site units. A change in the current to be built north of I-580 near the General Plan amendment would be First Street interchange. Access (See LASSEN, page 10) Ponderosa Homes OKed with Stop Sign At its May 13 meeting, the residential development with a Livermore City Council unani- tenth lot devoted to green space on mously passed the Ponderosa 4.2-acres. The homes were limited Homes development, Vineyard to single story. Except in the green Crossing II, with the recommen- space, there will be no turf within dation that a speed limit sign be the entire subdivision. Instead, provided on Lomitas Avenue. The drought tolerant ground cover, 9-home subdivision is bounded by shrubs and stones would be used. Concannon Blvd. to the north and Both Mayor John Marchand Lomitas Ave to the south. and Councilmember Bob Coomber Starting in May, the Niles Canyon Railway is hosting a series of weekend events celebrating the 150th On June 2016, the council expressed their pleasure with the anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. For a list of events, see the “Two Thin voted for a nine-lot single family single-story architecture. Ribbons of Steel” article in The Independent’s March magazine, or visit www.ncry.org. (Photo – Doug (See PONDEROSA, page 10) Jorgensen) PET OF THE WEEK MEGAN INSIDE Like Meghan across the pond, this Megan desires to be a Duchess in her own right! Megan the cat has earned her rank – after being found stray, she underwent surgery for an injured tail, entropion and has been spayed. MAIN SECTION Sports .................................... 6 Completely recovered, Megan is ready to rule the roost – all by herself. Megan is a two-year-old female tortoiseshell. She has been microchipped Classifieds........................... 10 Obituaries .............................. 9 and given age-appropriate vaccinations. Come pay your respects to her Editorial ................................. 4 SECTION A feline highness! Meet Megan at Valley Humane Society, 3670 Nevada Street in Pleasanton. Open Tuesday through Saturday from 10am – 4pm. Mailbox .................................. 4 Art & Entertainment .............. 8 Visit valleyhumane.org or call (925) 426-8656 for more information. Real Estate .......................... 10 Bulletin Board ..................... 10 (Photo Credit: Valley Humane Society/E. Scholz) Short Notes ........................... 8 Milestones ........................... 12 2 The Independent • MAY 16, 2019 Chamber of Commerce Hosts Livermore Mayor’s State of the City Address The Livermore Valley 2018-19 Livermore Leader- regional rail service; and the local, regional, state and Chamber of Commerce ship program. City’s growing desirability national levels. will welcome Livermore Key topics Mayor attracting visitors and future For information and to Mayor John Marchand at Marchand is expected to residents. make reservations for the its Wine Country Luncheon cover include the City’s Hosted May through Sep- LVCC May luncheon and on Thursday, May 23, at the upcoming sesquicentennial tember, the LVCC monthly the luncheon series, visit LARPD Robert Livermore (150th) anniversary; the lo- luncheon series is set at www.livermorechamber.