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Page 2 • February 8, 2019 • Pleasanton Weekly AROUND PLEASANTON BY JEB BING Fundraiser supports police officer as costly cancer treatment shows promise

with 425 of Kyle’s supporters buying tickets to the event at Joe Madden’s Goal Line Productions facility in Pleasanton. In addition to raising funds for Kyle’s drug therapy at Stanford, tick- et sales and money raised in an auc- tion will also go to Calico Center, a nonprofit organization that provides a hub for child abuse investiga- JENNIFER HENRICKSEN’S FB PAGE tions in Alameda County, and the Kyle and Jennifer Henricksen. National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, which maintains a sold-out fundraiser for can- memorial in Washington, D.C. for cer-stricken Pleasanton PD law enforcement officers who have A Officer Kyle Henricksen, a died in the line of duty. 10-year police department veteran, “The response to this fundraising will be held tomorrow night (Feb. effort has been simply overwhelm- 9) amid reports that the 35-year-old ing,” Tujague said. “This is what’s so is making progress in beating the unique about Pleasanton. The com- disease. munity really steps up.” He is currently undergoing ex- Kyle’s months of treatment have perimental immuno treatment at not been easy, as Jennifer has de- Stanford Health Care in Palo Alto for tailed regularly on her Facebook Stage 4 pancreatic cancer, a costly page. process that is not covered by the The challenges keep coming. Last family’s Kaiser Permanente health week, on Feb. 1, she wrote of Kyle’s plan. search late in the day for relief from The family felt that the treatment the side effects of his recent treat- plan at Kaiser “just wasn’t a right ment that caused his legs to swell fit,” Kyle’s wife Jennifer said. “So, from below his knees. His physi- we (chose) to start a trial at Stan- cian’s assistant urged them to have ford that Kaiser does not offer,” she Kyle’s legs checked immediately by wrote on her Facebook page, which ultra-sound to make sure a blood I follow. clot wasn’t forming. As Kyle now heads for his second They rushed to the emergency round of treatment at Stanford, the room at the hospital in Manteca, near latest biopsy showed that his cancer- where they live, only to find after ous tumors are shrinking. a 1-1/2-hour wait that ultrasounds “We’re so excited to see the treat- aren’t available there after 4 p.m. ment is working,” Jennifer wrote. “So off we went to Modesto (for “We plan to stay on this course of the ultrasound) where, four hours treatment until the tumor is com- later, we were informed he had no pletely gone.” blood clots,” Jennifer wrote. “All he A Realtor with Re/Max Executive needed was a pair of compression in Ripon, Jennifer and her support- socks.” ers created a GoFundMe campaign She said those interested can still — called “Help Kyle Kick Cancer” help by visiting the GoFundMe — to help raise funds to support the page, which also features anecdotes family as Kyle goes through his trial about the family, photos from their treatment at Stanford on a self-pay vacations and short videos from the basis. family after Kyle’s cancer diagnosis. Officer Ryan (T.J.) Tujague, vice “We’re so incredibly grateful for president of the Pleasanton Police every victory we encounter on this Officers Association, said tomorrow journey,” Jennifer added. “Please night’s crab fest should add substan- keep all the prayers, good thoughts tially to the $111,371 already raised and positive vibes coming. We ap- by the GoFundMe account. preciate it all more than we can put “Proceeds from the fundraiser will into words. Q help pay medical bills not covered Editor’s note: Jeb Bing is editor emeritus by insurance,” Tujague said, “so that for the Pleasanton Weekly. Kyle and his family can continue to His “Around Pleasanton” columns focus solely on getting him healthy.” typically run on the second and fourth The fundraiser event is sold out, Fridays of every month.

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Reproduction without permission is strictly prohibited. 2400 First Street, Downtown Livermore Page 4 • February 8, 2019 • Pleasanton Weekly Newsfront DIGEST Local leaders discuss bracing for Downtown draft EIR state response to housing crisis The city of Pleasanton has re- leased the draft environmental im- pact report (EIR) for its Downtown Future legislation expected to reduce local control, create urban-centric mandates Specific Plan Update. BY RYAN J. DEGAN The document can be viewed community, with one main theme: 90-minute presentation Jan. 29 at will threaten the overall social and at https://ptowndtown.org/ceqa, leasanton city officials led a local jurisdictions will have less PUSD headquarters. economic vitality of the state if it along with the notice of availability, presentation at the school and less control as the State Legis- According to the California is not addressed,” Beaudin told the outlining the scope of the EIR and P board’s regular meeting last lature attempts to solve a housing Housing and Community Devel- school board. “That is why legis- review process. Hard copies are week to discuss state and local crisis. opment Department, the state is lators in Sacramento have taken available at the Community De- housing trends and what residents “State law is really going to take truly in the midst of a housing cri- such an interest.” velopment Department and at the can expect in terms of growth away a lot of our ability to manage sis. In 2017, the report found that The public discussion last week Pleasanton Public Library. mandates in the not-too-distant growth. We have a lot of influ- statewide developers were building focused more broadly on what Public comments on the draft future. ence and sway currently ... but it approximately 80,000 new units could happen locally and region- EIR will be accepted through March 18. It will also be discussed City Manager Nelson Fialho, continues to be pulled back by the annually — compared to the esti- ally from a policy perspective, and during the Feb. 26 task force meet- along with community develop- state and we believe that our ability mated 180,000 units needed per the potential impact on Pleasanton ing and at the Planning Commis- ment director Gerry Beaudin, to manage change at a reasonable year to house the state. schools largely wasn’t addressed. sion’s March 13 meeting. gave a report to the Pleasanton pace will diminish over time,” Be- “From the state’s perspective, Regionally, the housing shortage Unified School District and the audin lamented during the nearly there is a housing crisis and it is compounded by the expected ‘Comedy of Errors’ growth set to hit the Bay Area. The The Pleasanton Library and Rec- Metropolitan Transportation Com- reation Department is presenting mission projects an additional 1.3 William Shakespeare’s play “The Comedy of Errors”, along with See HOUSING on Page 7 Q&A and a participatory playshop, this Sunday from 2-4 p.m. at the library at 400 Old Bernal Ave. A part of the San Francisco New BART Shakespeare Festival on Tour, resi- dent artist Carla Pantoja is staging this hour-long show and post-per- schedule formance presentations. “This rollicking tale of chaos starts and confusion caused by two sets of twins has been one of Shake- speare’s best-loved comedies since Monday its debut in 1594 — and with good reason!” city officials said. No ticket First train now leaving or reservation needed for Sunday. east Pleasanton District director at 4:58 a.m. Pleasanton’s State Senator, Steve Glazer (D-Orinda), will be recruit- Starting on Monday, BART riders ing for a new district director after will see changes in the weekday and Teresa Gerringer decided to step Sunday schedules as contractors down from her administrative du- start work on the transit agency’s ties this week for personal reasons, AXIS $300 million-plus seismic retrofit of including to focus on her new Dr. Patrice Lane (right) treats a patient at Axis Community Health’s new dental clinic, aided by registered dental the Transbay Tube. elected role on the Lafayette City assistant Angelica Ybarra. Council. BART said it will begin service at A former Lafayette school board around 5 a.m. weekdays, an hour member, Gerringer has been a later than usual, for the duration of member of Glazer’s team since Human services plan update the project — which is expected to his election in 2015 and she will New Axis dental clinic spotlighted as success story last at least 3-1/2 years. remain connected with the state That means the first blue line senator as a senior adviser on spe- BY JEREMY WALSH need. We have a lot of seniors long-sought dream,” Axis CEO train from the Tri-Valley toward cial projects. The Pleasanton City Council on in need; a lot of under-served in Sue Compton said in a statement San Francisco on weekday morn- “Being district director for a state Tuesday approved a comprehen- need,” Councilman Jerry Pentin ahead of her presentation to the ings will depart from the Dublin- senator is a 24/7 obligation, and my new duties as a city coun- sive update to the city’s Human said while thanking the Human council. Pleasanton Station at 4:58 a.m. cilwoman deserve more attention Services Needs Assessment Stra- Services Commission and city “We knew this would take a and stop at West Dublin-Pleasan- than I could give them as a full- tegic Plan, a document designed staff for their efforts with the plan long time and a lot of effort, but ton at 5:01 a.m. All early morning time executive,” Gerringer said. “I’ll to guide city officials’ decision- update. the result is in. Axis patients can trains will be long, with the first miss that job but this is what’s best making in providing vital support “And all I know is from where now get the dental care they need East Bay train arriving at Embar- for me, for Sen. Glazer’s team, and for local residents in need. I’m sitting, hopefully we can give right here in the Tri-Valley,” she cadero Station at 5:35 a.m., ac- for the city.” Q Completed after a 16-month you the support and eventually the said, noting that the new clinic had cording to BART. community outreach and drafting money to try to bridge some of the a soft-opening this week within an For those with a reverse com- Correction process, the updated plan outlines gaps,” Pentin added. initial focus on youth and prenatal mute, from the central Bay Area to Last week’s Tim Talk column strategic priorities and proposed The 45-minute public discus- patients. the Tri-Valley in the mornings, the misidentified Ridgeview Hope action steps for the next four years sion in the council chamber Tues- Axis serves around 15,000 low- first train will arrive at West Dublin- Church’s new associate pastor, to help fulfill human services needs day night included highlighting income Tri-Valley residents with Pleasanton at 6:08 a.m. and then at Ted Mendoza. Also, a quote from in critical areas such as health care, a success story of the city’s and medical and behavioral health ser- Dublin-Pleasanton at 6:11 a.m. Pastor Bob Slack included a typo. It disability access, homelessness and region’s support for a Tri-Valley vices, but for decades the non- BART officials estimate that about should have read: “I will lift my eyes support for service providers. service need: the new Axis Com- profit had been unable to offer 2,900 riders enter the BART system to the hills where my help comes “Need in this community is munity Health dental clinic in dental services, usually forcing during that original first hour on from — our prayer is to offer the something that I think we miss Dublin. weekdays. hope of Christ to everyone within a lot. We have a lot of people in “This project has been a See SERVICES on Page 9 view of that ridge.” The Pleasanton Weekly regrets the errors. See BART on Page 10 Pleasanton Weekly • February 8, 2019 • Page 5 NEWSFRONT Secretive petition removes Natarajan from Dublin school board Candidacy period now open for Trustee Area 4 residents to qualify for June 4 special election ballot

BY JEREMY WALSH proponents have not revealed them- election at the time, to serve as a signatures required. The school board last month A group of Dublin voters success- selves publicly, and their motivation provisional trustee until Decem- As a result, Monroe officially ter- called for a mail-only special elec- fully petitioned to cancel the school is unclear. ber 2020, when Giannini’s elected minated Natarajan’s appointment tion May 7 for all DUSD residents district’s provisional appointment of Natarajan had term was due to expire. Giannini effective Friday and scheduled the to decide whether to renew the Nini Natarajan to the Board of Trust- not responded had resigned abruptly Oct. 22 after special election for June 4. The existing $96 parcel tax that is set to ees, setting the stage for a special to requests for just under two years on the board, DUSD board will expire at the end election for Trustee Area 4 residents comment as of citing the time commitment and proceed with four ‘This challenge, and of June. District in June. Tuesday after- fractious Dublin politics creating a trustees until the officials have not The board selected Natarajan in noon. She would hostile service environment. election winner the associated special clarified whether December, following open recruit- be eligible to Natarajan, a finance professional takes their seat. the parcel tax ment that yielded only one other register as a can- and parent volunteer focused on Area 4 resi- election, will cost the election could applicant, to fill the remainder of the didate to appear Nini helping provide a balanced approach dents interested district (funds) that be consolidated term left vacant when elected trustee on the ballot for Natarajan to educating Dublin students, beat in running for with the new Joe Giannini resigned for personal the June 4 special out 2016 school board candidate the open seat would be better spent Area 4 trustee reasons two months earlier. election. Gabrielle Blackman to earn the pro- must submit election. But Natarajan was removed from DUSD Board President Amy Miller visional appointment representing their completed on our students.’ Editor’s note: the position on Friday after four expressed disappointment in the pe- Area 4, a wide swath of land in the candidacy papers The Alameda meetings on the board when Alam- tition proponents pursuing a special northeastern part of Dublin. to county elec- Amy Miller, County Office of DUSD board president eda County election officials con- election. An India native who became a tion officials by 5 Education cited firmed sufficient signatures had been “While I respect the process and U.S. citizen in 2013, Natarajan was p.m. March 8 at California Gov- submitted in a citizens’ petition de- the right of our community to pur- the first Indian-American woman to the registrar’s office at the Rene C. ernment Code Section 6253.5 in manding county Superintendent of sue this course of action, we have serve on the DUSD board. Davidson Courthouse, 1225 Fallon denying the Weekly’s request for Schools L. Karen Monroe terminate a successful history of appointing However, state law provided resi- St. Room G-1, in Oakland. a copy of the petition. The code the appointment and call a special board members in Dublin,” Miller dents 30 days after Natarajan’s ap- Candidates must be adults who section states: “petitions circulated election instead. said in a statement. “Regardless of pointment to challenge the board’s live in DUSD Area 4, are registered pursuant to Section 5091 of the “We thank Ms. Natarajan for her the outcome, this challenge, and decision, and a petition was filed to vote and are not legally precluded Education Code ... and all memo- commitment to the community and the associated special election, will with Monroe’s office on Jan. 2. from holding civil office. randa prepared by the county elec- desire to serve as a trustee,” Dublin cost the district tens of thousands of The Alameda County Registrar of The June 4 ballot will be the first tions officials in the examination of Unified School District Superinten- dollars that would be better spent on Voters’ Office was then tasked with election for Area 4 residents since the the petitions indicating which reg- dent Leslie Boozer said in a statement our students.” confirming the petition contained district switched from at-large voting istered voters have signed particular late Friday. The Dublin board had appointed the requisite amount of signatures to to district-based elections for trustee petitions shall not be deemed to The reasons for the petition are Natarajan in a 3-1 vote on Dec. 11 force the special election — 1.5% of seats. Giannini was elected at-large be public records and shall not be not known. to fill the board vacancy following a eligible voters in Area 4, which has and his seat later delegated to Area open to inspection except by the Monroe’s Office of Education has public recruitment and consideration 4,877 registered voters. 4 when election boundaries were public officer or public employees declined to release the petition — process that drew two applicants and The count came back last Fri- drawn. who have the duty of receiving, saying under the law it is a confiden- little public intrigue at the time. day, with election officials finding At this point, it will also be the examining or preserving the peti- tial document and therefore cannot The board opted for direct ap- 126 signatures of the 139 names second special election in less than a tions or who are responsible for the be shared with the public. Petition pointment, rather than call a special were valid, well above the 74 month for DUSD. preparation of that memoranda.” Q City completes purchase of First Street property Buildings expected to be torn down this year to allow future public use of site

BY JEREMY WALSH monthly community newsletter. The city of Pleasanton is now the Fialho told the Weekly that he owner of new downtown property, expects the council will consider closing escrow last week on the $2 rezoning the parcel at 4363 and million purchase of a commercial 4377 First St. from commercial to parcel next to Lions Wayside Park public property later this spring. A and the Firehouse Arts Center. final recommendation for how to use The acquisition was endorsed by the property going forward will be the City Council in early December incorporated into the city’s ongoing with the goal of closing by the end of project to redesign Lions Wayside that month, but contingencies and and Delucchi parks — a plan ulti- other factors pushed out the transac- mately subject to council approval. tion time-frame. The deal officially The 18,200-square-foot property finalized on Jan. 31. contains two commercial buildings, JEREMY WALSH Though how the city will use the most recently occupied by tenants The city has closed escrow on its purchase of this downtown commercial property at 4363 and 4377 First St., which First Street property in the future is Express Liquor, Yan’s Massage, Roots includes these two buildings. Tenants were offered relocation compensation. subject to more public deliberations, of Eastern Medicine (acupuncture), plans will include razing the two Team EdServe (marriage and family by the council on Dec. 4. goal is to tear down the buildings by and $310,000, city staff estimated buildings once the tenants relocate counseling), Urban Realty Services One of the terms was that each the end of the year. in December. Building removal and and offering new public access to and a leased storage unit. tenant still under lease at the prop- The total acquisition cost was interim site maintenance would the site, according to City Manager The property owners, Ianson erty must enter into a relocation estimated at up to $2.34 million, cost another $70,000. Nelson Fialho. Holdings, LLC and Malakoff & agreement with the city to free up the of which $2 million was the pur- The costs were paid from the city’s “The city’s goal in acquiring the McIntyre, Inc., had been aiming two buildings. Each could be eligible chase price. Lions Wayside Park renovation proj- property is to eliminate long-term to sell the commercial/retail par- for financial help from the city to Other costs included $2,650 for ect budget, which has about $4.5 blight, complement the expansion cel when they entered into nego- help with relocation costs. environmental review, $32,500 to million in funding in the city’s capital of Lions Wayside Park and improve tiations with the city last year. The Fialho said he expects the remain- hire a relocation consultant and improvement program. The Lions parking circulation to and from the two sides agreed to initial terms in ing tenant spaces will be vacated relocation expenses for the tenants Wayside project will be reimbursed Firehouse Arts Center,” he said in his the fall, a deal that was endorsed within three to four months, and the that could total between $92,500 in the 2019-20 budget year. Q

Page 6 • February 8, 2019 • Pleasanton Weekly NEWSFRONT

Foothill DECA brings home dozens of awards Students place well in regional competition; team now headed to state showcase

BY RYAN J. DEGAN and prepared written projects, students Some 60 students from Foothill High were able to demonstrate the skills gained School earned recognition at a business through months of training.” and career development conference in In addition to testing the business acu- San Ramon last month, earning dozens of men of each student, the conference pro- awards in an annual competition that sees vided the opportunity for contestants to hundreds of students compete from across network with other students, alumni and the region. professionals in numerous fields. At the annual DECA Northern Cali- First-place Foothill finishers and the cat- fornia Career Development Conference, egories they won in are as follows: held Jan. 18-20, over 850 students from • Ananth Kumar, Business Operations schools throughout Northern California Research competed in a series of real-life business • Ananth Kumar, Business Services scenarios that test a students practical Marketing skills and theoretical knowledge of the • Rithvik Sunku, Business Operations business world. Research Out of the 150 awards distributed to • Mihir Weling, Business Operations finalists in a given category, Foothill stu- Research dents achieved six first-place awards, nine • Nathan Williams, Sports and Entertain- second-place awards, seven third-place ment Team Decision-Making awards, and 11 fourth-place awards. • Dylan Zhao, Sports and Entertainment “Prior to the Northern California Career Team Decision-Making. Development Conference, students prepared Not ones to rest on their laurels, Foot- for months to compete in the organization’s hill DECA students are already training numerous events,” Foothill’s DECA spokes- for the next competition, getting ready for DECA person Pranav Dhar said. “Through compre- the State Career Development Conference Student competitors for Foothill included (from left) Abhishek Vishwasrao, Andrea Blanco, Natasha hensive exams, on-the-spot presentations, in March. Q Murthy, Nikki Harman, Pranav Dhar and Audrey Fracisco.

rural areas floundering. have to,” Fialho said. As the conversation wrapped and trying to get some traction,” HOUSING Regionally the Committee to Fialho added that the city can up, PUSD Trustee Jamie Yee she said. “Because right now we Continued from Page 5 House the Bay Area (dubbed expect the most density to be Hintzke discussed options for don’t even know what to ask.” CASA) was established by the seen around transit centers such how the district could respond “We don’t know what to ask million jobs and 2.4 million peo- Metropolitan Transportation as the city’s two BART stations, to state mandates, especially either,” Fialho responded with a ple in the Bay Area by 2040. This Commission to make recom- explaining that state legislation around development on publicly chuckle, while also assuring the equates to estimated employment mendations that will achieve the will encourage these locations. owned land. community that when the city’s growth of 15% and household state’s goals of making afford- “The concerns that I had in put- “We own a significant amount response to state legislation de- growth of 25%. able housing available to Bay Area ting together the presentation was of property and I’m actually velops further “it will be a very Issues associated with a lack of residents. that it sounds like an alarm bell,” wondering if it is appropriate, public process.” housing and a booming popula- To do so, CASA established Beaudin said. “And to a certain for sometime soon, if we had a More information on the evolv- tion are relevant to Pleasanton as 10 key elements to guide its extent it should get everyone’s housing task force or something. ing housing market in Pleasanton well, where the population has decision-making: attention, but the market does Where it’s maybe a board subcom- can be found on the city’s website, quadrupled since 1970, according 1. Just cause eviction policy what the market has always done, mittee or staff ... where we can re- via the Pleasanton Housing Divi- to Beaudin’s staff report. 2. Emergency rent cap which is come and build things.” ally start digging deeper than this sion webpage. Q Perhaps one of the recent key 3. Emergency rent assistance and changes in the Pleasanton hous- access to legal counsel ing market is the proportion of 4. Remove regulatory barriers to single-family houses to units in accessory dwelling units 5(1'(=9286:,7+)5,(1'6 multi-family complexes. 5. Minimize zoning near transit In 1991, the ratio of single- 6. Good government reforms to family to multi-family dwelling housing approval process $77+,6&+,&3$5,6,$1*$/$ units across Pleasanton was 74% 7. Expedited approvals and finan- to 26%. In 2018, that gap closed cial incentives for select housing WK VW to 71% to 29% — a significant 8. Unlock public land for afford-  $QQXDO )ULGD\0DUFK shift, according to city officials, able housing due to an influx of more multi- 9. Funding and financing the WRSP family developments to single- CASA compact family housing projects. During 10. Regional housing enterprise. that same time, Pleasanton’s over- “These are really important be- 3DOP(YHQW&HQWHU all number of housing units grew cause they will form a lot of the from 19,891 to 28,054. framework for legislation that is 3OHDVDQWRQ Recently passed legislation such going to come out of Sacramento as Assembly Bill 2923 — which for the next couple of years,” Beau- %HQHILWV allows BART to construct and din said, adding that the elements govern housing on its land within are “relatively urban-centric.” 9DOOH\+XPDQH6RFLHW\ half a mile of its stations such At this point, Pleasanton of- as on parking lots at Pleasanton ficials are attempting to antici- 7LFNHWVDYDLODEOHDW BART stops — has served to take pate where new housing will be local control away from munici- placed, and while they have ideas, YDOOH\KXPDQHRUJ palities to solve the housing crisis. final development locations are Beaudin says legislation coming not yet certain. from Sacramento to combat the “I can assure you that come housing crisis is primarily geared the calendar year 2022, we will 3UHVHQWHGE\/LYHUPRUH6XEDUX+HULWDJH%DQN -HDQ.LQJ toward urban communities in a have a map of the city that “one size fits all” type of solution, shows zoning to accommodate one that may leave suburban and the state mandates, because we

Pleasanton Weekly • February 8, 2019 • Page 7 NEWSFRONT Livermore Lab’s breakthrough advances 3D printing applications Project with UC Berkeley scientists creates more efficient technology

BY JEB BING layer-by-layer methods,” Shusteff “It looks like something you might added. find aboard the Starship Enterprise,” Thomas said that LLNL and UC said Jeremy Thomas, a spokesman Berkeley have filed a joint patent on for Lawrence Livermore National the technology, which builds on and Laboratory (LLNL). leaps beyond the pioneering work on He was talking about a projector multibeam manufacturing, or VAM. that can beam a three-dimensional CAL creates entire parts at once, video into a container of photosensi- using projected photons to illumi- tive resin. The container then rotates nate a syrup-like resin, creating a for a few minutes, lets the fluids continuously shifting video of pro- drain and then leaves behind a com- jections as the vial rotates. Like a CT plete, fully formed 3D object. scan done in reverse, the projections “Though it seems like science fic- combine to form a 3D object that is tion, it’s not, thanks to scientists and suspended in the resin. engineers at LLNL and UC Berke- Most builds using CAL take sev- ley, who have developed a brand- eral minutes to complete, many new high-speed 3D printing method times faster than existing polymer called Computed Axial Lithogra- 3D printing techniques, according to phy (CAL),” Thomas said in an an- researchers. nouncement about the procedure. “This method is more powerful

The method is described in a than other VAM concepts because it HOSSEIN HEIDARI/UC BERKELEY paper printed in the journal “Sci- can create more complex structures Scientists at LLNL and UC Berkeley have developed technology that can beam a 3D video into a container of ence,” published online Jan. 31. in a layer-less fashion while using photosensitive resin like this one. “This is a breakthrough in the standard projection technology,” said space of possible methods to do ad- Chris Spadaccini, director of LLNL’s each beam, the researchers dem- who worked on the volumetric proj- Livermore included a small airplane ditive manufacturing,” said LLNL en- Center for Engineered Materials and onstrated they could shine 1,440 ect at LLNL, and his UC Berkeley model, lattice structures, a discon- gineer Maxim Shusteff, a co-author Manufacturing and co-author of the different projections (four beams per professor Hayden Taylor, decided nected sphere inside of a cage, a lens on the paper. paper. “It’s layer-less, it produces degree in 3D space) into the resin as an alternative method was necessary and a miniaturized version of Rodin’s “What this approach does is make parts with good surface roughness, it it rotates. This makes the process eas- to expand the geometric freedom famous sculpture “The Thinker.” it possible for interesting polymer is fast, and we believe it to be scalable ier to control than other laser-based and print more arbitrary, complex The largest object was a model of a parts to be made much more quickly, to much larger sizes.” volumetric methods, researchers objects,” Thomas said. human-sized lower jawline, showing which is often a bottleneck, and we By using a projector instead of said, and allows for much broader that CAL could be capably used to can now think about using materi- multiple laser beams, which required geometric flexibility, such as easily ‘Though it seems create dental implants. als that don’t work well with slower scientists to account for and adjust creating curves and smooth surfaces. Co-lead author Hossein Heidari According to researchers, Thomas like science fic- said researchers have demonstrated Kottinger Gardens Phase 2 Now Pre-Leasing! said, CAL is also cheaper than the close to zero material waste and 5L^(ɈVYKHISL:LUPVY )LKYVVT(WHY[TLU[Z multibeam volumetric approach be- tion, it’s not, thanks 100% reusability of the uncured ma- 6WLUPUNTPK PU7SLHZHU[VU*( cause it employs a standard commer- to scientists and terial, another advantage that comes Applications available January 2019 VUSPULH[! cial projector and off-the-shelf chem- with support-free 3D printing. https://midpenproperty.midpen-housing.org/LeasingNow OR icals. The flexibility, broad range of engineers at LLNL Kelly added that the CAL tech- H[[OL3LHZPUN6ɉJLSVJH[LKH[! materials and ease of use make CAL nique also opens the door to print- 240 Kottinger Drive, Pleasanton, California. a promising technology for industry, and UC Berkeley.’ ing with materials like extremely (WWSPJH[PVUZHSZVH]HPSHISLH[!*P[`VM7SLHZHU[VU6ɉJLZ where scientists see potential applica- viscous polymer resins that can’t be Jeremy Thomas, 6SK)LYUHS(]L7SLHZHU[VU3PIYHY`6SK)LYUHS(]LHUK tions in national security, space, op- used with traditional layer-by-layer LLNL spokesman 7SLHZHU[VU:LUPVY*LU[LY:\UVS)S]K7SLHZHU[VU*( tics, aerospace, life science, medicine, 3D printing. COMPLETED APPLICATIONS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED AT dentistry, automotive and consumer The project was funded through THE LEASING OFFICE AT: 240 Kottinger Dr., Pleasanton, CA durable goods. For their first test, the Berkeley the Livermore Lab’s Directed Re- 94566 from February 4, 2019 – February 15, 2019 The development of the CAL group successfully printed a 2D search and Development program (7730*(;065:057,9:6569)@4(034<:;),9,*,0=,+ method took two years, Thomas model of the UC Berkeley logo, and and by UC Berkeley faculty startup )@7465-LIY\HY`  said. followed that with simple 3D models monies. Work will continue to pro- (NLHUK0UJVTL9LZ[YPJ[PVUZHWWS` “In 2016, UC Berkeley grad stu- of atoms and spheres. Subsequent duce structures of much larger vol- 7YPVYP[PLZHUK7YLMLYLUJLZTH`HWWS` dent and co-lead author Brett Kelly, test parts printed at Berkeley and umes, Thomas said. Q -VY4VYL0UMVYTH[PVUWSLHZLJHSS!(925) 574-1701

‘Mamma Mia!’ Over 40 Home Improvement Vendors! closing weekend This marks the final weekend of Pacific Coast Repertory Theatre’s production of “Mamma Mia!” at the Firehouse Arts Center in downtown Pleasanton. The musical, which opened here Jan. 26, features numbers to well-known pop songs Sunday, February 10th from ABBA such as “Dancing Queen” and “Take a Chance 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Me.” The Pacific Coast Rep production stars (from Danville Community Center left) Patricia Pitpitan as 420 Front Street, Danville Tanya, Joy Sherratt as Donna and Jennifer Stark as Rosie. www.HomeExpoEvents.com Tickets currently show as sold out for this weekend, but Presented by Media Sponsors check with the Firehouse box

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SERVICES renewal application process. Walnut Grove Elementary School. Continued from Page 5 The city distributes nearly $1 mil- The class recently watched the lion in grants each year to nonprofits documentary short film “Straws,” their in-need patients to travel out from federal, state and local funding which focuses on the impact of sin- to Highland Hospital in Oakland or sources, according to City Manager gle-use plastics on the environment, a Fremont clinic for dental work — Nelson Fialho, who noted that pri- and a handful of the students spoke often coupled with a one- to three- orities and objectives in the updated to the council about the effects on the month wait time. strategic plan will help drive those environment, the oceans and wildlife Surveys found that more than one- grant award decisions. and their desire to inspire action in third of Axis patients referred for In other business their city. dental care were unable to get care Mayor Jerry Thorne reminded the due to the distance and long waits for • The council accepted the city’s students and their families that the appointments, Compton said. AXIS 2017-18 comprehensive annual fi- council couldn’t discuss the issue In recent years, Axis was able to Axis CEO Sue Compton (left) and registered dental assistant Angelica Ybarra nancial report, which again received because it wasn’t listed on Tuesday really focus efforts on establishing its (right) greet the dental clinic’s first patient Tuesday. a clean and unmodified opinion night’s agenda, but council members own dental clinic, aided greatly by from the city’s auditors at Maze and agreed to consider including a poten- grant funding from the cities of Pleas- focus on treating children and preg- Human Services Needs Assessment Associates. tial plastic straw ban among the city’s anton, Dublin and Livermore and Al- nant women in need initially before Strategic Plan included a refocused The 2017-18 budget year marked priorities when they formulate their ameda County, along with $100,000 expanding to fuller capacity in the mission statement: “To support high the 21st consecutive year that high- two-year work plan next month. grant from Palo Alto Medical Foun- weeks and months ahead. quality human services so Pleasanton quality governmental accounting * The council presented a special dation, according to Compton. The staff is led by dental director residents can meet their basic human and financial reporting earned the commendation to Bob and Cathy But it took nearly three years to Patrice Lane, DDS, and services in- needs with dignity.” city the Certificate of Achievement Stanley, whose annual Christmas dec- find an adequate clinic site, given clude preventive care and treatment It restates the six most critical for Excellence in Financial Reporting oration display marked its final holi- Axis’s key requirements for afford- for basic dental needs such as fillings, needs categories from the previous from the Government Finance Of- day season in 2018. “Bob’s World,” ability, accessibility, ample parking extractions and uncomplicated root plan — health care and behavioral ficers Association of the United States which drew an estimated 6,000 to and being along a regional bus line, canals. Axis’ goal is to serve 2,000 health, disability services and acces- and Canada. 10,000 visitors each year to the Stan- she said. patients in the first year, Compton sibility, food and nutrition, youth ser- • Council members welcomed a leys’ house on Calle Reynoso, was Then about a year ago, Axis of- said. vices and senior services, and work- contingent of young students from a holiday tradition for Pleasanton ficials found a vacated dental site “This is really exciting. This has force development/unemployment Jennifer Bell’s fourth-grade class at families for more than 30 years. Q for lease in the Almond Plaza on been the unmet need — dental — — while adding two new critical Regional Street in Dublin. The going back to the beginning of my needs: homelessness and supporting 2,240-square-foot office space al- service on the Human Services Com- service providers’ critical initiatives. ready had necessary water and gas mission, more than 20 years,” Coun- Other key additions in the update lines, wall alignments and other cilwoman Julie Testa said. “Every includes identifying new systemic structural components for a dental year, dental was the unmet need that challenges: the lack of a centralized practice. couldn’t, as much as we tried to bring database between service providers After several months of negotia- people together, it wasn’t happening. and issues with transportation and tions, the nonprofit struck a 20-year It’s really remarkable that you guys connectivity of citizens to service. UPCOMING MEETING lease agreement with the property have accomplished this.” One new proposed action the city owner that included an option to buy Council members also said it’s im- will undertake under the updated Parks and Recreation Commission dental equipment abandoned by the portant to spotlight success stories of plan is looking at its Human Services February 14, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. previous tenant, Compton said. public funding helping support new Commission grant-making protocols City Council Chamber, 200 Old Bernal Following final refurbishments, or expanded services in the com- and contracting process to see if • City Council 2019-2020 Two-Year Work Plan Prioritization Process equipment purchase and staff re- munity, which in the end is a main multi-year contracts could be of- • Review and Comment on the 2018 Library and Recreation Department cruitment, the clinic welcomed its reason for creating and updating the fered to providers of certain core Annual Report first patient in a soft-opening on strategic plan. safety-net services, as opposed to • Review and Recommend Approval of the Final Draft of the Bicycle, Tuesday morning. The clinic will The now-adopted 2018-22 the more time-consuming annual Pedestrian and Trails Master Plan • Review the Conceptual Plan for the Centennial Park Bocce Ball Court Renovation and Provide Design Recommendation Stanford-ValleyCare cancer program ***************************************************************************************** BE A PART OF THE PUBLIC PROCESS receives national recognition VOLUNTEER FOR A CITY COMMISSION Commission on Cancer awards hospital with three-year accreditation award In April and September of each year, the Mayor and City Council recruits and appoints residents of Pleasanton to a variety of boards and commis- BY RYAN J. DEGAN The voluntary accreditation is tracking and exploiting trends in ZPVUZHSSV^PUN[OLT[VJVU[YPI\[L[VHUKPUÅ\LUJLKLJPZPVUZHќLJ[PUN Stanford Health Care-ValleyCare’s granted to facilities that are commit- cancer care. the city, providing advice and feedback on important community issues. cancer care services was recently ted to providing the highest qual- This database enables ValleyCare Applications are now being accepted for the following: granted a Three-Year Accreditation ity and most up-to-date cancer care to stay apprised of national trends Bicycle, Pedestrian and Trails Committee with Commendation by the Com- possible, according to the commis- and ensure that their patients have One vacancy mission on Cancer, a quality as- sion’s “Cancer Program Standards” access to information on cutting edge Committee on Energy and the Environment sessment program by the American manual, which judges facilities on clinical trials and treatments, genetic Two vacancies College of Surgeons. the full continuum of cancer care counseling, and patient centered ser- Economic Vitality Committee Three vacancies: Commercial Real Estate Broker, The three-year accreditation from including prevention, survivorship, vices such as psycho-social support Commercial Real Estate Development, and Financial Services the commission is only awarded to rehabilitation and end-of-life care for and survivor care, hospital officials Housing Commission cancer care programs that exceed the patients. said. Two vacancies organization’s cancer care standards Accreditation means ValleyCare According to ValleyCare officials, Human Services Commission at the time of a facility’s triennial sur- takes a multidisciplinary approach the 1,500 commission-accredited Two vacancies, One youth vacancy vey, according to Stanford-ValleyCare to the many areas that encompass cancer programs in the U.S. diag- Planning Commission One vacancy officials. cancer care, said ValleyCare officials. nose and/or treat more than 70% of Youth Commission “At Stanford Health Care-Valley- Multidisciplinary care means col- all newly diagnosed cancer patients Four vacancies Care, we strive to provide the most laboration and consultation among in the country. For more information or to apply, effective, high-quality, compassion- surgeons, medical and radiation “Accreditation from the CoC ce- please visit cityofpleasantonca.gov/boards ate care to our cancer patients, and oncologists, diagnostic radiologists, ments Stanford Health Care-Valley- we are extremely proud that our pathologists and other cancer spe- Care’s personalized and quality-driv- Applicants must reside within the Pleasanton city limits. program meets such rigorous quality cialists, officials elaborated. en approach to our patients” said Applications are due March 22, 2019. Interviews with the Mayor standards,” chief operating officer In addition to the prestige that Denise Estrada, manager of cancer will be held March 27 and March 29, 2019. Tracey Lewis Taylor said in a state- comes with the accreditation, Val- services. “Our standards of care are For additional information ment. “We are humbled that our leyCare will have access to the Na- verified by a respected and reputable JVU[HJ[[OL6ɉJLVM[OL*P[`*SLYRH[   patients allow us into their lives tional Cancer Database, which is national organization and demon- during such personal and important comprised of a cancer registry from strate adherence to the highest per- To explore more about Pleasanton, moments.” all commission-accredited facilities, formance measures.” Q visit us at www.cityofpleasantonca.gov

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agencies to litigation if they practice DSRSD set to change election method an at-large election system, claiming that it does violate the rights of pro- District-based elections to divide boundaries into five board areas tected classes — residents who are members of a race, color or language BY RYAN J. DEGAN election system — will mean resi- DSRSD boundaries. the board form five areas that have minority group. As various San Ramon Valley pub- dents only vote for the lone DSRSD “Public comment is welcome on similar interests. The Rafferty petition was also ad- lic agencies begin overhauling their board member in their designated such things as whether to take into The DSRSD Board of Directors dressed to the San Ramon Valley election systems, the Dublin San residential region, as opposed to all account boundaries for cities or unanimously adopted a resolution Unified School District, the city of Ramon Services District is the most residents choosing to vote from all other governmental entities within stating its intent to make the transfer San Ramon, the San Ramon Valley recent organization to announce its candidates at-large. the district, geographic features such at its Jan. 15 meeting, with the goal Fire Protection District and the town intent to transition from at-large The change essentially means resi- as roads or hills, and communities of completing its process by May 7. of Danville — all of which also have voting for governing board seats to dents only vote for one candidate of interest, such as neighborhoods, DSRSD officials decided to make at-large representative elections. district-based elections. every four years, instead of each common assets like schools and the change after receiving a “de- The DSRSD Board of Directors is In order to give community mem- available seat every two years as is shopping areas, housing, culture and mand letter” petition on Nov. 5 from holding three more meetings to dis- bers the opportunity to participate the case under at-large voting. language, and employment,” DSRSD Walnut Creek-based attorney Scott cuss district elections. The current in the process of establishing the DSRSD officials are looking to officials wrote in a statement. Rafferty, on behalf of the Bay Area schedule is as follows: new voting method, the DSRSD is draw five maps across their service In order to help facilitate public Voting Rights Initiative, demanding • Feb. 19, 6 p.m., The Wave, holding a series of public hearings district — which provides water input from the community, DSRSD that the agency do so. Community Room, 4201 Central over the next several months, with and wastewater services in Dublin staff, along with Wagaman Strate- Rafferty cited the 2002 California Parkway, Dublin. the first occurring last Tuesday in and parts of San Ramon — and gies, have created a map dividing Voting Rights Act, which seeks to • March 19, 6 p.m., Dougherty San Ramon. are seeking public input on how to the district into 36 different geo- ban any election system “that im- Station Community Center, Front Choosing to make the transition best draw those maps. DSRSD also graphic units called slices. Each slice pairs the ability of a protected class Row Theater, 17011 Bollinger Can- in order to comply with a petition provides sewer service to Pleasanton is listed with relevant information to elect candidates of its choice or its yon Road, San Ramon. citing the California Voting Rights by contract, but Pleasanton residents such as population size, race/ethnic- ability to influence the outcome of • April 2, 6 p.m., Shannon Com- Act, switching to district elections don’t vote for DSRSD board seats be- ity makeup and services provided, an election.” munity Center, Ambrose Hall, — also known as an area-based cause the city is technically outside in order to help the community help The CVRA further exposes 11600 Shannon Ave., Dublin. Q

1 — will take participants to a bidder’s canine will become the to create a brighter future for ani- Tails at Twilight gala Parisian-themed soiree, full of fine city of Pleasanton’s Ambassadog mals by strengthening the bond dining, auctions and dancing, with for 2019, complete with a declara- between people and pets through Paris beckons at Valley Humane all proceeds going to benefit the tion from the city, a feature profile, its various programs, such as pet Society annual fundraiser Valley Humane’s efforts in animal a community television interview adoption and Canine Comfort pet rescue, humane education and and a prime spot in the Hometown therapy. Valley Humane Society is put- at Twilight gala to help raise money community service. Holiday Parade. Tails at Twilight will be held ting out a call to all animal lovers, for pets in need. The evening begins with a fam- The gala will also feature an op- at the Palm Event Center, 1184 looking for sponsors and donors to This year’s gala — scheduled to ily-style dinner accompanied by a portunity for guests to get up and Vineyard Ave., March 1, from 6-11 participate in its fifth annual Tails be held in Pleasanton on March champagne reception, passed hors dance to complete the evening. p.m. Tickets are available at valley- d’oeuvres, a full no-host bar and a Proceeds from Tails at Twilight humane.org for $150 per person. Q “diner en blanc.” Event organizers benefit Valley Humane’s mission —Ryan J. Degan strongly encourage participants to dress in all white to really immerse themselves in the evening, but the dress code is not mandatory. TAKE US ALONG After dinner, guests will have the opportunity to participate in silent and live auctions, where they will have the opportunity to bid on items such as a homemade dinner with Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department firefighters, and a chance to name an Eight Bridges Brewing Company beer after a pet (custom label design included). Pleasanton residents will once again get the opportunity to bid VHS on the city’s highest pet-related Last year’s Tails at Twilight had a western theme. This year, attendees will dress honor, Ambassadog. The winning for a Parisian soiree.

BART other transit to reach destinations in on the green, red and yellow lines. Continued from Page 5 Oakland and beyond. BART also will be upgrading the Early Bird Express buses will not electrical power system in down- To help fill the service gap, the stop at West Dublin-Pleasanton. town San Francisco on some Sun- agency has created an Early Bird The Transbay Tube retrofit project, days. During these times, only the Express bus program to carry riders which BART deems vital to prepare yellow line will provide service to many of the BART stops, in both for the possibility of a major earth- through the Transbay Tube, with directions, between 3:50-5:30 a.m. quake, involves the installation of a the exception of some direct red So early commuters can take an new pumping system and better in- and green line trains at select times. AC Transit bus from Dublin-Pleas- ternal liners to deal with the flooding Service changes will vary from week anton to the temporary Transbay anticipated with a significant seismic to week. Terminal at 4:14 a.m., 4:27 a.m. or event as part of a $313 million More information on the changes 4:42 a.m. for $5.50 one-way, and contract awarded to Shimmick Con- and further impacts can be found on then transfer from there to other struction and California Engineering Trip Planner at bart.gov, on the BART transit into San Francisco. Contractors Inc. app or by visiting www.bart.gov/ In reverence: Pleasanton resident Denis Telgemeier brought his copy of the For morning commuters toward In other service changes for the schedules/early-bird-express. BART Pleasanton Weekly to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. During their trip to Oakland, a Wheels bus (for $2) will project, BART will single-track trains officials remind riders to check the Japan, he and his daughter Raina also visited Nagasaki. leave Dublin-Pleasanton at 3:54 a.m. through the tube on weeknights. schedule before heading out. Q To submit your “Take Us Along” entry, email your photograph to editor@ and 4:26 a.m. and travel to Bay Fair, Additional trains will be added to —Pleasanton Weekly staff and pleasantonweekly.com. Be sure to identify who is in the photo (names listed where riders can then transfer to the schedule after 8 p.m. on Fridays Bay City News Service from left to right), the location, the date and any relevant details about where you took your Weekly. Page 10 • February 8, 2019 • Pleasanton Weekly COVER STORY Let there be snow

MIKE SEDLAK Special sight as white appears around Tri-Valley this week

BY JEREMY WALSH the Altamont Pass, and all sorts of resi- Weather conditions were just right dents, public officials and business own- overnight to bring white to hills and ers were busy sharing snow photos and peaks around the Tri-Valley earlier this videos come Tuesday morning — includ- week. ing this one from the Alameda County Snow could be seen on hillsides and Sheriff’s Office showing K-9 officer Snake ranges north, south and east of Pleasan- enjoying the snow on Calaveras Road ton on Tuesday, a sight uncommon for the above Sunol. East Bay where snow seldom arrives. That Though most of the Bay Area snow inspired Pleasanton Weekly contributor dissipated by week’s end, meteorologists Mike Sedlak to capture these photographs predicted significant snowfall in higher of snow-dusted peaks, as viewed from elevations through the weekend. They ad- Pleasanton. vise Bay Area residents traveling to Lake There were reports of active snowfall in Tahoe or other Sierra Nevada destinations parts of Livermore overnight Monday, Tri- to check the forecasts and stay safe when Valley commuters noted dustings along taking their trips. Q

COURTESY OF ACSO MIKE SEDLAK Pleasanton Weekly • February 8, 2019 • Page 11 What’s happening around the Valley in music, theater, Tri Valley Life art, movies and more

FOX CIARDELLI BY DOLORES Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers are dancing on the big screen at the Bankhead Theater in “Top Hat,” a romantic movie just in time for Valentine’s Day, at 7 p.m. this Wednesday. The 1935 classic features the number “Cheek to Cheek,” as the story unfolds about an American dancer who is set to star in a London show but finds he is more interested in winning the affections of an attractive lady. The road to true love must overcome the obstacles of mistaken identity, a designing suitor and interfering friends. The memorable score is by Irving Berlin, and “Top Hat” is considered by many fans to be the best of the dozen films star- ring Astaire and Rogers. The showing of “Top Hat” kicks off the 2019 Classic Film Series at the Bankhead Theater, 2400 First St. in Livermore. Other films in the spring series are as follows: • March 13 — “Oklahoma,” starring Shirley Jones and Gor- don MacRae • April 17 — “Brigadoon,” Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse • May 15 — 1954 version of “A Star Is Born,” with Judy Gar- land and James Mason. Tickets are $5, and movie snacks are available at the conces- sion area. Q

Welcome Year of the Pig Lunar New Year celebration is family-friendly

Families are invited to a free Chinese Dance will perform, dumplings and noodles, will Lunar New Year celebration too. be for sale. Also, visitors are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. this New this year will be a short invited to visit the community Sunday in the lobby of the Chinese opera as well as a altar to offer gifts such as fruit, Bankhead Theater. The event fashion show of traditional flowers or money for prosper- will celebrate the Year of the garb. And Margaret Zhao of ity in the coming year. Pig in accordance with the the Life Renewing Center will The event is free but online Asian tradition that assigns an- speak on “Chinese Health and registration is recommended. imals to represent each of the Healing: The Art of Qigong.” Everyone who registers will be 12 years in the Chinese zodiac. The lobby will have displays entered in a drawing to win a Festivities will include the of Chinese calligraphy and the Chinese calendar. Go to www. dramatic lion dance, per- history of Asians in the Bay lvpac.org. The Bankhead The- formed by KungFu Dragon Area, and a storytelling corner ater is located at 2400 First St. ANDREW EDWARDS USA, which will also give a for children and an art activity. in Livermore. Q The traditional lion dance will be part of the community celebration to welcome the Year of martial arts exhibition. Xiaopei Asian foods, including —Dolores Fox Ciardelli the Pig on Sunday.

Page 12 • February 8, 2019 • Pleasanton Weekly TRI VALLEY LIFE Music accreditation for Chabot Community college earns rare honor from national group

BY DOLORES FOX CIARDELLI would otherwise not be available success, faculty excellence, insti- Chabot College’s Music Depart- to them,” said Deonne Kunkel-Wu, tutional effectiveness, budget and ment recently became the first dean of arts, media and communi- planning, outcomes assessment, California community college to cations. “We are the first commu- facilities and record keeping. receive accreditation by the Na- nity college in California to be ac- Out of the 189 schools that ap- tional Association of Schools of credited by NASM and one of only plied for accreditation, only three Music (NASM), the primary ac- approximately 30 in the nation.” including Chabot were given the crediting body for music schools During the accreditation process, honor. across the nation. representatives from NASM sat in Chabot College in Hayward “Accreditation provides our stu- on classes, listened to students per- is one of two main campuses in dents with opportunities to transfer form individually and in groups, the Chabot-Las Positas Commu- to schools that will allow them and conducted interviews. Also nity College District, along with Las access to careers in the arts that considered were student access and Positas College in Livermore. Q CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Pianist Daniel Glover will share the history of each piece at his concert. Daniel Glover performing ‘Evening of Music’ Pianist to play and analyze music by Liszt, American composers BY DOLORES FOX CIARDELLI composer Beryl Rubinstein, who was Valley Concert Chorale pianist formerly the director of the Cleveland Daniel Glover will perform “An Eve- Institute of Music and was a contem- ning of Music” to benefit the chorus porary of Gershwin and Copland. at 7:30 p.m. next Saturday (Feb. 16) This will include Rubinstein’s tran- at the First Presbyterian Church in scription of one of Gershwin’s songs Livermore. from “Porgy and Bess.” The concert of piano masterpieces Glover has been the accompanist will have two parts, with Glover for Valley Concert Chorale since 1998 sharing the history and an analysis and has appeared regularly with 18 of each piece. Bay Area orchestras. The first half will be devoted to He holds a master’s degree from CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Franz Liszt, the prolific 19th century Juillard School in New York, and has Celebrate David Bowie Hungarian composer, beginning with performed in 42 states and 25 coun- his “Six consolations.” Next will be tries. His 1992 Carnegie Hall recital “A Bowie Celebration: The David Bowie Alumni Tour” is coming to the Bankhead Theater on Tuesday, with Liszt’s Sonata in B minor, a 30-minute in New York was a result of winning key alumni from his bands across the decades. The concert will include Bowie’s huge hits as well as his lesser piece in one movement — a techni- the Artist’s International Competi- known masterpieces, from his first songs to his last. Tickets are $50-$100, with $20 tickets for students and military, at the Bankhead Theater box office, 2400 First St., Livermore; at lvpac.org; or by calling 373-6800. cal and interpretive challenge for a tion. He also has recorded eight CDs pianist. This was a seminal work in on the DG2 label, including “Franz Romantic piano literature. Liszt, The Profound and the Profane” The second half of the program in 2008. Eagle award. His father is also an will be devoted to works by great Tickets for “An Evening of Music” Eagle Court for Eagle Scout and is the training Americans, including Aaron Cop- are $25 in advance and $30 at the chairman for the Twin Valley Dis- land, George Gershwin and Louis door. First Presbyterian Church is lo- trict of the Boys Scouts of America. Moreau Gottschalk. cated at 2020 Fifth St. in Livermore. Foothill senior Swenson-Lennox, is the son of Glover will also introduce unfa- Visit www.valleyconcertchorale.org Scout project replaced trees affected by drought Michael Lennox and Andrea Swen- miliar music by the lesser known or call 866-4003. Q son of Pleasanton. An Eagle Court of Honor will be affected by the drought. Anyone interested in joining any held Sunday for Pleasanton teen Al- Swenson-Lennox received his level of Scouting can contact Twin exander Brandon Swenson-Lennox. Eagle Award with 37 merit badges, Valley District executive Matt Lind- Swenson-Lennox is a member of 16 more than the number required berg at matt.lindberg@scouting. Troop 998, sponsored by the Vet- for the award, which qualifies him org. Q erans of Foreign Wars, Post 6298, for three palms in addition to his —Dolores Fox Ciardelli where he has served in leadership positions. He is a senior at Foothill High School, where he plays hockey, and he is an AA hockey player for the Golden State Elite Eagles. He also plays the piano and guitar, and sings in the high school choir. He plans to study business and CONTRIBUTED PHOTO environmental science at college Honoring Whitney Houston in the fall. For his Eagle Scout community Oakland native Dee Dee Simon will perform “Whitney: One Moment In Time” at two shows next weekend at the Firehouse Arts Center. project, Swenson-Lennox worked The production takes a musical journey through Houston’s greatest with the Friends of the Arroyo, hits including “One Moment in Time,” “I Will Always Love You,” the Livermore Area Recreation and and “I Wanna Dance with Somebody.” Dee Dee Simon, who has a Park District and Rotary Interna- range of five octaves and has been labeled “The Soul of the Bay,” will tional to plant native species of perform with her six-piece band. Reserved seating tickets are $25-$35 trees in Sycamore Grove Park and CONTRIBUTED PHOTO for the shows, which are at 8 p.m. next Saturday (Feb. 16) and at 2 new trees in Marlin Pound Neigh- Father and son Eagle Scouts, Michael Lennox and Alexander Brandon p.m. next Sunday (Feb. 17). Go to www.firehousearts.org, call 931- borhood Park to replace those Swenson-Lennox. 4848, or purchase at the theater box office, 4444 Railroad Ave.

Pleasanton Weekly • February 8, 2019 • Page 13 Audrey M. Wood May 9, 1924 - January 25, 2019 Community Pulse Audrey Maude Wood, 94, formerly of Pleasanton, California, years in prison and a $250,000 protecting and assisting victims. At died peacefully at home in the POLICE BULLETIN fine for each of the 10 counts. He the same time, it is vital to main- is scheduled to return to the Oak- tain a community focus on the company of family early the Dublin man pleads land court on June 24. fact that these crimes happen here, morning of January 25th, 2019. guilty to securities In other news in our cities, and to our children, She was born on May 9th, 1924, neighborhoods and loved ones.” daughter of George August Larson fraud with Ross • Alameda County District At- Bruce Qualls, the vice president and Alice Zelda Larson, in Zap, proprietary torney Nancy O’Malley and Clear for public affairs for Clear Chan- North Dakota. information Channel Outdoor recently un- nel Outdoor’s San Francisco office She worked as a bookkeeper veiled a public awareness cam- said, “We are honored to continue A Dublin man pleaded guilty paign designed to heighten com- using our media to assist in the for Davey Tree Company in last week to 10 felony charges munity awareness about human District Attorney’s efforts to rescue Livermore for 10 years, retiring involving insider trading using trafficking, mobilize the public these nearly defenseless victims of at the age of 55 to travel proprietary information from Tri- and offer assistance to victims. exploitation.” internationally and spend time with friends and family. Valley-based Ross Stores Inc. to O’Malley said her office and Qualls said, “Using this highly Audrey had a wide circle of friends, many of whom were pull in about $3.5 million during Clear Channel have collaborated visible form of media, we’ll con- fellow members of P.E.O. Chapter NO. She loved a fun party, 2011 and 2012, the U.S. Depart- for many years to deliver impor- tinue sending a clear message to particularly if a game of cards was involved. Audrey was a ment of Justice said. tant messaging about human traf- victims that help is available and Saleem Khan, 54, pleaded guilty ficking to communities through- to traffickers that they will be longtime member of Eden United Church of Christ, where Jan. 31 in U.S. District Court in out Alameda County and the prosecuted.” she served on the board and various committees. Oakland to nine counts of securi- greater Bay Area. O’Malley said her office is a Audrey was married for 55 years to Charles D. Wood, who ties fraud and one count of con- She said January was Nation- leader in the state and the na- predeceased her in 1997. She is survived by her children, spiracy to commit securities fraud. al Human Trafficking Awareness tion in addressing and prosecut- Kevin C. Wood (Kathryn) of Oakley; and Kimberly W. The charges stemmed from a Month, so it was a time for a ing human trafficking cases and Egan (Robert) of Oakland; 4 grandchildren and one great- scheme in which investigators said renewed sense of determination in enabling victims to escape granddaughter; and a brother, George N. Larson (Carole) Khan received sales and financial and action aimed at stopping the exploitation. information from a friend who at commercial sexual exploitation She said that over the past of Roseville. Her sister, Verna M. Oase, predeceased her in the time worked in Ross’s finance of children and teens and the dozen years, her office has pros- 2016. department. Officials said Khan commercial labor exploitation of ecuted more than 650 defendants A memorial service will be held at Eden United Church used the confidential information workers. for human trafficking-related of- of Christ in Hayward, California, on Sunday, February to illegally buy and sell securi- O’Malley said the 2019 public fenses, with an 82% success rate. 10th at noon. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in ties on the NASDAQ stock ex- awareness campaign consists of O’Malley said her office cur- Audrey’s name to Eden United Church of Christ. change ahead of Ross’s public an- billboards and bus shelters visible rently has active cases against 48 nouncements of sales performance in neighborhoods and from road- defendants charged with human

PAID OBITUARY figures. ways throughout the county. trafficking and related offenses. Khan also admitted he paid She said the billboards present Those wishing to report human $130,000 to the Ross Stores “tip- a stark reminder that the Bay Area trafficking can call the National per” through third parties, and remains a hotspot for the commer- Human Trafficking Resource Cen- Kim Ferdinand Bretoi that he also bought items for that cial sexual exploitation of children ter’s 24-hour hotline at 1-888-373- person. and teens, while the bus shelters 7888 or text “BeFree” (233733). June 27, 1957 - January 29, 2019 Prosecutors said Khan received message directly to individuals • Sixteen months after the mass the information starting in July who are at risk or are currently shooting at a country music fes- Kim Bretoi passed away in his 2009 and ending in October 2012. trafficked for sex or labor. tival in Las Vegas that killed 58 At least nine such transactions “My office continues to work people, including two Tri-Valley sleep unexpectedly on January 29, using that information were re- tirelessly to put an end to these high school alumni, FBI officials 2019. Kim will be remembered corded, the first in October 2011 dangerous and exploitative crimi- have concluded their investigation for his kindness, big heart, and and the last in August 2012, ac- nal enterprises,” O’Malley said in a and were unable to find a specific enthusiasm for life. He touched cording to the Department of statement. motive for the deadly attack. many lives with his ever-present Justice. O’Malley said, “We are dedi- smile and upbeat personality. He Khan faces a maximum of 25 cated to prosecuting offenders and See BULLETIN on Page 15 will be sorely missed. Kim was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, to Remus and Yvonne Eye in the sky Bretoi. A graduate of Gunn High Stoneridge Shopping School in Palo Alto, California, he went on to complete his Center visitors may have undergraduate degree in Computer Science Engineering at noticed a new retractable Arizona State University and later earned his MBA. His love security tower in the for sports, especially ice hockey and tennis, was a big part of mall’s parking lot in recent weeks. The tower, his life, both playing and watching. You could find him out shown here taking up on a tennis court hitting balls just about any day of the week. eight parking spots in the Living in California he developed an appreciation for wine. southwest lot near The He was a member of several wine clubs in the area, where he Cheesecake Factory and would go enjoy a sip, or glass, regularly with his friends. California Pizza Kitchen, gives security guards an Kim is preceded in death by his father Remus Bretoi. He is overhead look at what’s survived by his mother Yvonne Bretoi; brothers Christopher going on in the lot while and Stephen; sister Anita Ralston; sister-in-laws Marilyn and also serving as a deterrent Arlene; brother-in-law Christopher Ralston; nephews Daniel, to potential crime. A representative of Simon Travis, Alexander, Nicolae Ralston, and Andrew Ralston; Property Group, which Nieces Jasmin, Jaclyn, and Elizabeth Ralston. owns the Pleasanton A celebration of life for his family and friends will be mall, declined comment held Monday, February 11, 2019 at 10 a.m. at St. Elizabeth on the tower, saying Seton Catholic Church, 4001 Stoneridge Drive, Pleasanton, the company does not comment on its security CA 94588. A reception at Ruby Hill Winery will follow in measures. his memory. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO PAID OBITUARY

Page 14 • February 8, 2019 • Pleasanton Weekly COMMUNITY PULSE

FD #429 LOCALLY OWNED Contra Costa OKs new tech for sheriff AND OPERATED SINCE 1891 to quickly match DNA to known samples Burial & Cremation Celebration of Life Thermo Fisher system could identify suspects in major crimes or victims in mass causality incidents Services Reception Facilities The Contra Costa County Board is 50% off the usual price, accord- According to a sales video post- machine could also be mounted in of Supervisors recently autho- ing to county staff. It will allow the ed on the Thermo Fisher web- a vehicle for use as part of a mobile Advance Planning rized the county sheriff to pur- forensic services division of the site, the system uses a simple crime lab. Some of the samples in Made Easy chase a new machine that offers sheriff’s office to generate a DNA and largely automated process in that test were lost due to a fail- for a free consultation quick turnaround on DNA analysis profile, compatible with state and which a lab worker inserts the ure in the process, but researchers or in-home visit call tests to identify suspects in violent national databases, in under two swab used to collect a DNA sam- said they were able to identify and crimes or victims in mass casualty hours. ple into a cartridge then inserts remedy the causal factors in those incidents like the recent Camp Fire County officials described the that cartridge into the machine. It failures. in Butte County. technology as revolutionary. Theo- does the rest on its own, creating a The Contra Costa County Sher- The RapidHIT ID System has retically, it could be used to prevent profile and automatically looking iff’s Office did not immediately been quoted at Thermo Fisher Sci- backlogs of untested DNA samples for matches. respond to a request for comment entific, which has offices in Pleas- and possibly exonerate wrongly ac- One study by the Netherlands on the purchase. Q anton, for roughly $97,500, which cused suspects. Forensic Institute found that the —Bay City News Service

Deanna Moser POLICE REPORT 925.846.5624 The Pleasanton Police Department made Alcohol violation Fraud DUI to view our facilities visit: the following information available. Q 4:46 p.m. at Santa Rita Road and Q 2 p.m. on the 5000 block of Rigatti Q 1:46 a.m. on the 5800 block of West www.grahamhitch.com Black Avenue Circle Las Positas Boulevard Feb 3 4167 First Street, DUI Q 1:50 a.m. on the 2300 block of Santa Theft from auto Jan. 29 FD#429 Q 4:14 p.m. at Pleasanton and Rose Rita Road Pleasanton Q 1:24 p.m. on the 6300 block of avenues Theft Stoneridge Drive Drug violation Q 3 p.m., 4500 block of Rosewood Drive; shoplifting Q 6:04 p.m. on the 6200 block of Q 9:44 a.m. on the 5100 block of Stoneridge Mall Road Hopyard Road Q 3:49 p.m. on the 800 block of Carolyn Lorraine Sawatzky Q 7:55 p.m. on the 6400 block of Domestic battery Hopkins Way Stoneridge Mall Road April 10, 1937 – January 11, 2019 Q 3 a.m. on Vineyard Avenue Drug violation Burglary Q 11:30 p.m. on the 4500 block of Q 12 p.m. on the 400 block of Adams Jan. 31 Rosewood Drive On Friday, January 11, Way Alcohol violation Alcohol violation 2019, after a long struggle Domestic battery Q 4:54 p.m. on the 4500 block of Q 3:36 p.m. on the 5100 block of with Parkinson’s Disease, Golden Road Q 3:22 p.m. on San Antonio Street Rosewood Drive Carolyn (Carol) Lorraine Weapons violation Theft from auto Sawatzky, formerly of Feb. 2 Q 6:56 a.m. on the 7000 block of Bernal Q 3:26 p.m. on the 500 block of Falcon Theft Avenue Way Pleasanton, California passed away peacefully; Q 7:32 p.m. on the 4800 block of Domestic battery Jan. 28 Willow Road Q 8:27 a.m. on Owens Drive she was 81 years old. Carol Theft from auto Q 9 p.m., 1300 block of Stoneridge Mall Drug violation is survived by her husband Road; shoplifting Q 8:20 a.m. on the 500 block of Q 4:26 p.m. on the 4500 block of Grapevine Drive of 64 years, Eugene (Gene) Q 9:31 p.m., 1000 block of Stoneridge Rosewood Drive Mall Road; theft from auto Q 5:31 p.m. on the 4600 block of Bernal Sawatzky, daughter Vandalism Avenue Domestic battery Melonie Washburn and Q 12:11 p.m. on the 9100 block of Alcohol violation Q 2:24 p.m. on Highland Oaks Drive Longview Drive her husband, Stephen of Q 8:55 p.m. on the 7000 block of Bernal Burglary Jan. 30 Avenue Webster, Massachusetts, daughter Jacqueline Windle Q 2:24 p.m. on the 7500 block of Drug violation and her husband, Thomas of Stockton, California, Highland Oaks Drive Theft Q 2:45 a.m. on the 5800 block of daughter Robin Bogoshian and her husband, Matthew of Q 1:41 a.m. on the 6000 block of Feb. 1 Stoneridge Mall Road Owens Drive San Francisco, California. Also surviving are her seven Vandalism Q 9:28 a.m., 1500 block of Quintana Jan. 27 grandchildren, Lynn Ellen of Hayward and her husband, Terrace; theft of bicycle Q 9:41 a.m. at Stoneridge and Denker Shoplifting Taylor, Marissa Washburn and her fiance, Jeff Pfaffinger, drives Q 10:13 a.m., 4200 block of Rosewood Drive; shoplifting Q 3:11 p.m. on the 3900 block of Santa Matthew Wipfli, Daniel Wipfli, Zachary Bogoshian and Theft Rita Road Q 5:01 p.m., 6300 block of Stoneridge his wife, Lauren, Benjamin Bogoshian and Gabrielle Q 2:56 p.m., 1500 block of East Gate Mall Road; theft from auto Drug violation Bogoshian. Way; theft of bicycle Q 2:46 a.m. on the 5800 block of Graffiti offense Carol was born in San Juan Bautista, California to Q 6:34 p.m., 5700 block of Johnson Owens Drive Drive; shoplifting Q 3:42 p.m. on the 7300 block of Alcohol violation John and Ellen Acosta on April 10, 1937. She was the Johnson Drive Q 7:22 p.m., 1300 block of Stoneridge Q 12:50 a.m. on the 1800 block of fifth of 10 children, and when she was young, her family Mall Road; shoplifting Robbery Santa Rita Road moved to San Andreas, California, where she attended Q 10:22 p.m., 5700 block of Johnson Q 9:57 p.m. on the 4000 block of Missing person Drive; theft from auto Vineyard Avenue grade school, middle school and Calaveras High School. Q 8:26 a.m. on Stoneridge Mall Road While in high school, Carol fell in love with and married Gene Sawatzky. They met at the Calaveras County Frog want people to know.” According to the AP, FBI offi- Jumping Jubilee, and over the years, family attendance BULLETIN at the “Frog Jump” proved to be a source of great joy for Continued from Page 14 Almost 900 people were injured cials stated Paddock — who acted during the attack on Oct. 1, 2017, alone and fatally shot himself as both Gene and Carol and their three girls. In a report released last week, FBI and among the slain were Cali- police closed in — may have been The adventure of Gene and Carol’s great love affair led investigators found no “single or fornia High School (San Ramon) motivated by his father’s history as them to settle, raise their daughters, and live in the same clear motivating factor” as to why alumni Stacee Rodrigues Etcheber a bank robber who was once on Pleasanton, California home for over fifty years. While 64-year-old Stephen Craig Pad- from the class of 1985 and Denise the FBI’s most wanted list. But ul- Gene worked for decades at Pleasanton ReadyMix and dock committed the deadliest mass Cohen from the class of 1977 — timately they concluded the gun- did odd jobs to build security for the family, Carol was shooting in modern U.S. history, who were at the Las Vegas music man was not directed or inspired a devoted wife, community and church volunteer, local according to the Associated Press. festival separately. by any group and was not seeking school employee, homemaker, mother, and friend to “He acted alone. He committed Etcheber, a resident of Novato to further any agenda. many. She will be deeply missed. a heinous act. He died by his own who worked as a hairstylist, was at Etcheber and Cohen were hon- Services for Carolyn will be at Graham Hitch Mortuary hand,” Aaron Rouse, the agent in the concert with her husband Vin- ored during a ceremony at the in Pleasanton on Monday, February 18, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. charge of the FBI’s Las Vegas office, nie, a San Francisco police officer. Grizzlies’ homecoming football In lieu of flowers, the family requests a contribution told the AP. “If he wanted to leave Cohen, who lived in Santa Bar- game on Oct. 13, 2017. Q to the Parkinson’s Foundation. www.parkinsons.org a message, he would have left a bara, was at the concert with her —Pleasanton Weekly staff (Tribute Gift) message. Bottom line is he didn’t companion Derrick “Bo” Taylor. and Bay City News Service PAID OBITUARY

Pleasanton Weekly • February 8, 2019 • Page 15 Opinion Pleasanton EDITORIAL THE OPINION OF THE WEEKLY Weekly

PUBLISHER Share your thoughts on city priorities Gina Channell, Ext. 119 EDITORIAL leasanton city officials are working to appear on the 2019-2020 work plan. continues with Youth Commission on Wednes- Editor draft their recommended list of city pri- But there will be plenty of discussion over day and Parks and Recreation Commission on Jeremy Walsh, Ext. 118 orities for the next two years, and now is potential new priorities as well. That’s where Thursday, and then five more meetings the next P Tri Valley Life Editor the time to offer your input to city leaders dur- public feedback will be vital. two weeks. ing this important planning process. Should the city prioritize the East Pleasan- We also encourage you to reach out to the Dolores Fox Ciardelli Ultimately to be approved by the City Coun- ton Specific Plan? What strategies can the city council members with your thoughts, via email Editor Emeritus cil, likely by the end of March, the city’s new- implement to address housing affordability or at [email protected]. Jeb Bing est work plan will guide the council’s and city local homelessness? What city streets should They are tentatively scheduled to hold their Staff Reporter administrators’ decision-making during 2019 be eyed for key renovations? What about biennial priority-setting workshop on March Ryan J. Degan, Ext. 121 and 2020, especially for how to allocate city Sunol Boulevard or Stoneridge Drive freeway 12, during which they will debate the draft Contributors resources (financial and staffing-wise) toward interchange improvements? Downtown? Civic project list generated by city staff, commissions achieving those key objectives. Center relocation? The Spotorno property? Val- and committees and hear live input from resi- Tim Hunt, Dennis Miller, The list typically includes local construction ley Link? Public safety? dents and other stakeholders on other possible Mike Sedlak, Jenny Lyness, projects large and small, key policy goals with Those are the types of questions city leaders initiatives. Nancy Lewis short- and long-term impacts, and regional are considering when it comes to developing Final approval of the work plan is currently ART & PRODUCTION priorities. their priority list. scheduled to follow at the March 19 regular The ongoing 2017-2018 work plan featured City staff is meeting this month with each of council meeting. Design and Production Manager 90 council priorities — and under half of those the commissions and committees to find out To make the cut, a project or initiative Kristin Brown were carried over from the prior two-year plan. what priorities they want to recommend to needs support from at least three council Designers Expect more of the same this time around, the council. Each of those is a public meeting, members. Make sure they hear your voice Linda Atilano, Amy Levine, with dozens of previous priorities likely to with resident feedback welcome — the series before deciding. Q Paul Llewellyn, Doug Young

ADVERTISING Account Executive Karen Klein, Ext. 122 Real Estate Sales TIM TALK Carol Cano, Ext. 226 BY TIM HUNT BUSINESS serving pharmaceutical and life sci- pay top dollar for facilities and Administrative Associates Diverse companies ence companies. It’s on target to got in when the market was flat to Regina Nestor, Ext. 124 be a $1 billion company this year major international companies and Carolyn Chan, Ext. 124 and organizations in from its headquarters on Stoner- startups. The life science startups, idge Drive. You can add in Roche that need both lab and office space, Circulation Department Hacienda Business Park Molecular Systems (a multi-nation- have found rents in Pleasanton very Ext. 141 al firm with a major Hacienda helpful. Q HOW TO REACH THE WEEKLY presence), BioRad Laboratory and Editor’s note: Journalist Tim Hunt Phone: (925) 600-0840 Driving around Hacienda Busi- the complex of five-story buildings NeoTract, and that’s just a sampling has written columns on the Tri- ness Park, something I used to now known as Rosewood Com- of life science companies in the Valley community for more than Fax: (925) 600-9559 routinely do when I was working mons started out as the Western park. 40 years. He grew up in the valley Editorial email: for the daily paper, is now an ex- Regional Headquarters of AT&T What’s striking is the diversity and lives in Pleasanton. His “Tim [email protected] ploration to see what’s new. back in the 1980s. It’s now home of organizations that range from Talk” blog appears twice a week at [email protected] After writing about Ridgeview to a variety of companies that in- churches and schools that cannot PleasantonWeekly.com. Display Sales email: Hope Church last week, I was clude Ellie Mae and Allergan (for- [email protected] struck by the number of different merly Zeltiq, which developed the uses within the sprawling 860- CoolSculture Technology). That’s Classifieds Sales email: acre park. Originally, it was just a home-grown Hacienda success LETTERS [email protected] a business park, but, as the econ- story with Zeltiq starting in another Circulation email: circulation@ omy shifted and slowed, the de- building and then moving to Rose- Response to last week’s communications with their report- PleasantonWeekly.com velopers successfully were able to wood Commons. editorial er, the changes in our interim chan- change zoning on some parcels to I asked James about other Dear Editor, cellor, for the past few months, residential, single-family homes, churches in the business park, hav- Thank you for your most recent were necessitated by the rules regu- The Pleasanton Weekly is published every Friday by Embarcadero Media, apartments and condominiums. ing observed a few while driving editorial about our community col- lated by the state’s retirement laws, 5506 Sunol Blvd., Suite 100, Pleasanton, CA The last rezonings, driven by the around. He reported the following: lege district regarding our chancel- which limits the amount of time 94566; (925) 600-0840. settlement of a lawsuit because Bay Area Peace Evangelical Church, lor search and Board of Trustees’ each of those (retired) individuals Mailed at Periodicals Postage Rate, USPS the city was not meeting its hous- Catholic Funeral and Cemetery (Trustee Area 5) recent resignation were allowed to work full-time for 020407. ing obligations under state law, Services, Crosspoint Church, Mus- due to his health. our district. The Pleasanton Weekly is mailed upon request launched four other multi-family lim Community Center-East Bay, We completely agree with your The changes in interim chan- to homes and apartments in Pleasanton. complexes. Ridgeview Hope Church and the opinion that residents should be cellor leadership were not related Community support of the Pleasanton James Paxson, the longtime gen- Tri-Valley Presbyterian Church. informed about not only our com- to dissatisfaction with their perfor- Weekly is welcomed and encouraged through memberships at levels of $5, $8 or $10 per eral manager of the owners’ associ- When it comes to schools and munity college district, but also of mance, but instead mandated by month through automatic credit card charges. ation, reported that there are 2,603 other services for children, the all of our public agencies. Residents state retirement law. Fortunately, Mr. Print subscriptions for businesses or residents residential units approved in Ha- business park abounds in them. are always welcomed to attend our Gerhard, our current interim chan- of other communities are $60 per year or $100 cienda, of which 2,299 have been The public Hart Middle School is monthly Board of Trustees meet- cellor, is not retired, so he can work for two years. Go to www.PleasantonWeekly. com to sign up and for more information. built. Two-thirds are rental units, the poster child, but there are 20 ings and our Measure A/B Citizens normal hours for a longer period of POSTMASTER: Send address changes to while 730 are owner-occupied. other tenants serving children with Oversight Committee meetings. time, as stated in his contract. 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Page 16 • February 8, 2019 • Pleasanton Weekly Sports Pleasanton Preps sponsored by 462-BACK 750-8915 ChiroSportsUSA.com RoseHotel.net

PLEASANTON Organizers of the annual PREPS Crawford BY DENNIS MILLER Family Invitational Golf Tournament Best of pro sports on display with include (from Crawford golf tourney supporting left) Mike, Amy and Brandon Piscotty family’s ALS fund Crawford. Also: Rage alums playing collegiate soccer honored on Letter of Intent Night

If there is one thing I love to see tournament participants): Gretchen Angels are expected to participate. from our former high school ath- Piscotty, Dwight Clark, Bob Paul Sr. Anyone interested in golfing or letes that move into the professional and Pete Hinojosa. sponsoring the event can register CONTRIBUTED PHOTO ranks, it is when they give back to The format for the tournament is a on the website at www.crawford- charity events. team scramble contest (preceded by golf4charity.com. Additionally, any- Riter (Amador Valley), New York Jaden Sheppard had 15 points and Such is the case with former Foot- a putting contest). Team handicaps one who can’t make the event but is University. Patrick Gallagher added 13 to lead hill star baseball/football player and will be assigned based on a general interested in donating to the cause Other Rage players honored at the offensive attack. current San Francisco Giants short- four-category rating system for each may also do so on the site. Letter of Intent Night were Meghan Late in the week, Sheppard had stop Brandon Crawford. A great kid golfer (as determined by their index/ If you are planning a trip down to Roberts (Dublin High), CSU Mon- 20 points, but the Dons fell short to from a great family, it’s no surprise handicap). Spring Training, here is your chance terey; Meghan Viceck (Dublin), Uni- Dougherty Valley 58-48. Jules Bel- to see Brandon involved in such a Following the golf round, an to get in on a great event and con- versity of Illinois, Springfield; Kate losguardo added 9 points in the loss. wonderful event. awards banquet (featuring a prime tribute to a worthy cause. If you can’t Hottinger (Granada), UCSD; Kayla Foothill JV wrestling It’s time for the 3rd annual Craw- rib and chicken breast marsala buffet make it, there are other ways to get Petroskey (Monte Vista), DePaul ford Family Invitational Golf Tourna- dinner and open bar), and live auc- involved and contribute. University; Elizabeth Todd (Bishop The Foothill junior varsity team ment that will take place Feb. 22 at tion fundraiser will be held in the Ra- Congratulations to the entire O’Dowd), University of Montana; placed third out of 45 teams in the Raven Golf Club in Phoenix, Ariz. ven’s Pavilion Room. Cocktail hour Crawford family for taking the time Gabriella Funk (Irvington), NYU; the North Coast Section JV Tourna- Net proceeds from this year’s will commence upon completion of to put together the event. It’s a shin- Darya Rasoli (Irvington HS), Califor- ment. Here are the Falcons’ indi- tournament will be donated to ALS the round, approximately 5:30 p.m., ing example of the right way to do nia Lutheran University; Shyh Saenz vidual placings from the tournament: CURE, a nonprofit special project and dinner starts at 6:30 p.m. something! (Mt. Eden HS), Gonzaga University; Ian Kapsalis first, Ethan Hoffman fund at the Silicon Valley Commu- The tournament entry fee of $270 Rage Letter of Intent Night Britt Belluomini (Vacaville High), first, Miguel Lopez second, Seth Tang nity Foundation established by Mike includes green fees, cart, range balls, Chico State; and Ava Cholakian fourth, Shazil Tagi fifth, Jay Chang Piscotty, father of Oakland A’s right- tournament services, prizes, dinner The Pleasanton Rage Soccer Club (Notre Dame High), University of fifth and Patrick Francisco sixth. Q fielder Stephen Piscotty, to create an and a $100 tax deductible donation recently held its Letter of Intent Puget Sound. Editor’s note: Dennis Miller is a operational business model incen- to ALS CURE. Night for players to sign their letters Amador boys basketball contributing sports writer for the tivizing biotech and pharmaceutical The Giants, A’s and 49ers are com- as to where they will be playing col- Pleasanton Weekly. To contact Miller or companies to invest capital and focus mitted to sponsoring the event, and lege soccer. The Dons split a pair of games last submit local high school sports scores, game research for the development of a there will be current and past players The Rage players or alumni from week, beating Granada and losing to highlights and photographs for his weekly cure for ALS. from those teams participating, in ad- the Class of 2019 playing collegiate Dougherty Valley. Pleasanton Preps column, email him at In addition to raising funds for dition to members of their broadcast soccer include Pleasanton students In the 47-37 win over Granada, [email protected]. ALS CURE, this year’s tournament teams. San Francisco 49er alumni Allison Hunter (Amador Valley), honors the memories of the follow- expected to participate were team- Carnegie Mellon; Cierra Lofthouse- ing people whose lives were tragi- mates of Clark. Additionally, two Wolf (Foothill), Las Positas College; cally cut short by ALS (all are fam- high-profile, perennial All-Star/MVP Peyton Raun (Foothill), Univer- ily members and close friends of candidates from the Rockies and sity of Pennsylvania; and Michaela Employment TV30 accepting nominations TECHNOLOGY for Coach of the Year Award Workday, Inc. has a Senior Business Intelligence Winner to be honored alongside Tri-Valley’s top student-athletes Engineer (Senior Data Informatics Analyst) position Today’s news, The nomination period has powerful it influences the students for the work and inspiration he available in Pleasanton, CA: begun for student-athletes and for the rest of their lives,” Tench- provided, Tench-Stevens noted. Generates ad hoc reports sports & families in Pleasanton, Dublin and Stevens said in a statement. “We The award was picked by popular and regular datasets or report information for end- hot picks Livermore to recommend their fa- look forward to recognizing this vote throughout the Tri-Valley. users using system tools and vorite high school coach for TV30’s year’s winning coach for his or her To nominate a coach for this database or data warehouse Fresh news annual Tri-Valley Sports Final Out- dedication with this award.” year’s award, visit tv30.org and queries and scripts. standing High School Coach of the Coach of the Year nominations click on the “Nominate Your Submit resume by mail to: delivered to your Year Award. are due by April 7. The award will Coach” button on the website. Fill Workday, Inc., Attn: Human inbox daily The award is designed to honor a be handed out later in the spring as out the short form to submit the Resources/Immigration, local coach who positively impacts part of TV30’s Outstanding Athletic nomination. 5928 Stoneridge Mall Road, Sign up today at high-schoolers in their sports train- Awards ceremony, which will also This year will mark the ninth Pleasanton, CA 94588. Must PleasantonWeekly.com/ ing as well as in their growth in recognize top-performing student- year that the Tri-Valley’s commu- reference job title and job express everyday life and for the future, ac- athletes from across the region. nity access television network has code (VK-CA). cording to Melissa Tench-Stevens, Last year’s Coach of the Year was handed out its Outstanding Ath- executive director of TV30. John Newkirk, who leads the varsi- letic Awards to star high school ath- To place an ad or get a quote, call 650.223.6582 “The coach motivates and pro- ty boys water polo team at Granada letes, and this will be the fifth year vides guidance to the students and High School in Livermore. He was of the Coach of the Year Award. Q or email [email protected]. many times their support is so nominated by students and parents —Jeremy Walsh

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BUBBLES & BACON From 4 to 7 AMADOR VALLEY QUILTERS From Theatre p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 23 enjoy the 1:30 to 4 p.m. on Feb. 9 at the PET OF THE WEEK inaugural Bubbles & Bacon event in Pleasanton Middle School, 5001 SHAKESPEARE’S COMEDY OF ERRORS downtown Pleasanton. Event guests Case Ave., at the general meeting Mellow Mason From 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. will enjoy bubbles and bacon at of the Amador Valley Quilters, 10, at the Pleasanton Public Library, Mason is a quiet, happy 15 downtown locations. All food Dora Cary will present the lecture 400 Old Bernal Ave., the Library 3-year-old tabby with a solid pairings will be bacon inspired and “Quilting Journey of a Romanian presents Shakespeare’s play “The gold heart. He’s looking for highlighted by a sparkling adult Engineer”. She has published more Comedy of Errors”, along with a a mellow home where he can beverage. Check in will take place than 20 quilt and bag patterns. Q&A and a participatory play shop. relax and settle in; he’s the at the Museum on Main, located at The Amador Valley Quilters meet Performed by the San Francisco kind of cat who will be your 603 Main St., from 3:30 to 6 p.m. on the second Saturday of the Shakespeare Festival on Tour. No biggest fan once you’ve gotten Tickets start at $40. Tickets also month. Guests are welcome. Go to ticket or reservation needed. For to know one another. Trust available (Cash or Check only) at amadorvalleyquilters.org for more more information please contact Yu is the key! Mason is available Beer Baron, 336 St. Mary St. information. Tao, at 931-3410. for adoption through Allie’s LIVERMORE-AMADOR GENEALOGICAL Pals Cat Rescue. Contact FROG PRINCE MARIONETTE SHOW AT SOCIETY MEETING At 7:30 p.m. on Terri at 487-7279 for more THE LIVERMORE LIBRARY At 1 p.m. Festivals & Fairs Monday, Feb. 11 at Congregation information. on Saturday, March 23, at the Civic PACIFIC PEARL TO HOST CHINESE Beth Emek, 3400 Nevada Court, Center Library, 1188 S. Livermore NEW YEAR CELEBRATION From 1 the Livermore-Amador Genealogical Ave., Livermore, the Library will host ALLIE’S PALS to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 9, at Society presents Lisa Gorrell giving a free puppet performance of The 2693-2733 Stoneridge Drive, Pacific a presentation entitled “Tips for Frog Prince. Fratello Marionettes Pearl invites the public to enjoy Breaking Down Brick Walls”. Fore LOVE IS THE ANSWER CONCERT cover questions about the process will perform the story of the spoiled its Chinese New Year celebration. more information, contact Julie Liu, At 6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. of applying for U.S. citizenship and princess Ofelia. Her life is changed The celebration will kick off the at [email protected]. 9, at Unity of Tri-Valley, 7567 the naturalization process. Free by a chance meeting with a frog, Lunar New Year with a special Lion Amador Valley Blvd., Suite 108, naturalization test preparation who we know to be a handsome Dance performance, a martial arts Dublin, the performing artists will materials will be provided. No prince, transformed by a witch. exhibition, and dance and acrobatic Fundraisers be Clay Foor, Nancy Iskander, registration is required. To learn This free event is designed for ages performances. There will also be PLEASANTON POLICE OFFICER’S Rev. David Deerfeeder and Rev. more about U.S. Citizenship, visit 4 and up. For further information, special crafts for kids, photo ops INAUGURAL CRAB FEED From 5 to Dinah Chapman. This is a love- uscis.gov/citizenship. check livermorelibrary.net or call with the day’s performers, and a 10 p.m. on Feb. 9 at the Pleasanton offering fundraiser for Unity of 373-5504. chance to sound a giant gong for Senior Center, 5353 Sunol Blvd., Tri-Valley Church and their music good luck. The festivities are free join The Pleasanton Police Officers program. Call 829-2733 or go Support and open to the public. For more for an evening of food, drinks, to unityoftrivalley.org for more Concerts information, visit shoppacificpearl. fun and fundraising to support information. Groups THE CHOIR OF MAN AT THE com. multiple non-profit organizations TUXES & TAILS TRI-VALLEY PARKINSON’S SUPPORT BANKHEAD THEATER At 3 p.m. on From 6 to 10 p.m. serving children, families and our GROUP Feb. 17 at the Bankhead Theater, on Feb. 9 at the Castlewood From 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., community. Our evening includes 2400 First St., Livermore, the nine Talks & Country Club, 707 Country Club on the second Saturday of every a delicious menu, a no-host bar, members of the Choir of Man Circle, the Tuxes & Tails signature month at the Pleasanton Senior raffles and auction. Funds raised sing and dance their way through fundraiser for Tri-Valley Animal Center, 5353 Sunol Blvd., those with Lectures will benefit Calico Center, an everything from favorite sing- Rescue will be held. We rescue Parkinson’s or a variant diagnosis, PLEASANTON 2020 FORUM From organization that fights for justice along classics to classic rock, all abandoned and homeless animals, plus their care partners meet. Join 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. on the second and healing for abused children while pulling pints and inviting and provide medical care and us to hear speakers on a variety Wednesday of each month in the in Alameda County and The the audience to get up close and socialization so that they can be of related topics and to share Chamber Conference Room, 777 National Law Enforcement Officers personal with the show. For tickets, fostered and adopted into their challenges, solutions, and triumphs. Peters Ave., the 2020 Forum meets. Memorial Fund. Go to facebook @ visit trivalley.com/events. forever homes. Go to TVAR.org for No cost. Topics vary. If you wish to receive ThePleasantonPoliceOfficersCrab tickets. NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL JAZZ AT INKLINGS WITH ERIK topic notifications, email President/ Feed for tickets and more POLENTA AND CHICKEN CACCIATORE ILLNESS (NAMI) TRI-VALLEY JEKABSON From 7 to 9 p.m. on Feb. CEO Steve Van Dorn at steve@ information. DINNER At 6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. CONNECTION SUPPORT GROUP From 8, jazz trumpeter Erik Jekabson will pleasanton.org. MUSEUM ON MAIN WINE & return to Inklings Event Room, 530 23, at St. Augustine Church Hall, 7:15 to 8:45 p.m. on Wednesdays, TRI-VALLEY WRITERS FEB. 16 VALENTINES FUNDRAISER Beginning Main St. The drummer will be Jeff 3999 Bernal Ave., join the Italian at St. Clare’s Episcopal Church, MEETING At 2 p.m., on Sat., Feb. at 6 p.m on Friday, Feb. 8 at Marrs, Matt Finders will be on bass Catholic Federation for a Polenta 3350 Hopyard Road, the National 16 at the Four Points by Sheraton, Castlewood Country Club, 707 and James Hall will be on piano and and Chicken Cacciatore Dinner. Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) 5115 Hopyard Road, author Nora Country Club Circle, Museum on vibraphone. Proceeds to benefit the Tri-Valley Tri-Valley Connection Support Profit will discuss “How to Achieve Main presents the 12th Annual Scholarship Program. Tickets Group, meets for education and THE TRI-VALLEY JAZZ TRIO - JAZZ AT Emotional Impact in Writing”. Wines & Valentines fundraiser. are $30 per person; children 10 support for those experiencing a INKLINGS From 7 to 9 p.m. on Feb. Check-in is at 1:30 p.m. Cost for Tickets to the event are $95 per and under, $10. Reservations are mental illness. Visit nami-trivalley. 22 at Inklings, 530 Main St., the trio CWC adult members, $14; adult person and may be purchased required. Contact Christine at 462- org, or contact Kelley Thorpe Baker, of James Hall (piano), Matt Finders non-members, $18. To register, online at museumonmain.org, at 3704. at (714) 296-3444. (bass), and Leon Joyce (drums), will send an email to reservations@ Museum on Main, 603 Main St., RAGIN CAJUN LUPUS AND FIBROMYALGIA SUPPORT be performing another concert of trivalleywriters.org by Feb. 13. during regular operating hours or by The 11th Annual GROUP live jazz in the event room. phoning the museum at 462-2766. Ragin Cajun Sandra J. Wing The group meets at 12 Fundraiser, from 6 to 11 p.m. p.m. on the third Saturday of each on Friday, March 8 at Casa Real month, at the Weekes Library, at Ruby Hill Winery, Ruby Hill 217300 Patrick Ave., Hayward, Drive. Celebrate the African (off Tennyson Road). Contact Laughing at love Beat. Early bird tickets are $150; [email protected]. tables of 10 are $1500. Contact The Second City, Chicago’s GRIEF SUPPORT MEETINGS The [email protected] or info@ legendary sketch and improv death of a loved one is a shattering healingtherapiesfoundation.org for comedy theater, will share a experience. It leaves us in a state of more information. lighthearted look at love on shock, confusion, pain and sadness, Valentine’s Day weekend with but you do not have to suffer alone. “It’s Not You, It’s Me” at 8 Lessons & We invite you to participate in our p.m. next Friday (Feb. 15) at grief support meetings. We will be the Bankhead Theater, its fifth meeting at 7:30 p.m. at St. Elizabeth appearance at the downtown Classes Seton, 4001 Stoneridge Drive, on Livermore venue. This latest CITIZENSHIP AND NATURALIZATION Feb. 12 and 28, March 14 and 28. revue takes equal shots at INFORMATION SESSION AT THE Please call Eleanor at 846-8708 for heartbreak, missed connections LIVERMORE LIBRARY From 2 to 4 more information. All are welcome and the inescapable mire of p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 16, at 1188 regardless of religious affiliation. human relationships. Tickets S. Livermore Ave., The Civic Center are $20-$60. Go to the NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL Library is hosting a free Citizenship ILLNESS (NAMI) TRI-VALLEY FAMILY/ box office at 2400 First St., and Naturalization Information CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP From Livermore; visit lvpac.org; or Session, presented by the U.S. 7:15 to 8:45 p.m. on the fourth call 373-6800. Citizenship and Immigration Monday of each month, at 5674 CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Services (USCIS). The session will Stoneridge Drive, #114, families Page 18 • February 8, 2019 • Pleasanton Weekly CALENDAR CA 94566, County of Alameda, is hereby registered by the following owner: Damon network, encourage, and support to the show is included with the Williams, 14 Fairway Lane, Pleasanton, CA 94566. This business is conducted by Damon each other through the challenges class. Registration closes Sunday, Religion & Williams, an Individual. Registrant began of advocating and caring for adult Feb. 24. Morning classes are 8:30 transacting business under the fictitious loved ones who are diagnosed with to 11 a.m. Afternoon classes are 2 Spirituality business name listed herein Dec. 7, 2018. a severe mental illness. Resources to 4:30 p.m. Pay online and you’re Signature of Registrant: Damon Williams, owner. INTERFAITH FEBRUARY RELIGION This statement was filed with the County Clerk and information are provided as enrolled. For casting classes, please of Alameda on Jan. 7, 2019. (Pleasanton Weekly, CHAT 995 Fictitious Name well. There is no cost. bring your own rod, reel and line. From 5 to 6:15 p.m. on Feb. Jan. 25, Feb. 1, 8, 15, 2019.) For tying classes, please bring your 13, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Statement WestoverWinery.com Inc., Westover, Westover own vise, tools and basic selection 1020 Mocho St., Livermore, the STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF Vineyards, Westover Winery, Palomares Vineyards Interfaith Interconnect’s February FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Family of materials. All classes will be held File No. 535194 Religion Chat will be held. The File No.: 554355-554359 COLLEGE ADMISSIONS SEMINAR indoors. Please call the office at The following person(s) has/have abandoned The following person(s) doing business as: topic to be discussed will be “What the use of the fictitious business name(s). The From 4 to 6 p.m. on Feb. 9, at the (814) 443-3638 for help, questions WestoverWinery.com Inc., 34329 Palomares is the Role of Women in Your information given below is as it appeared on the Road, Castro Valley, CA 94552 County of or to add a class. The Fly Fishing fictitious business statement that was filed at Cultural Arts Bldg., 4477 Black Faith? How Has it Evolved Over Alameda is hereby registered by the following Ave., The Ivy Review’s College [email protected]. the County Clerk-Recorder’s Office. FICTITIOUS owner(s): William Westover Smyth, 34329 Time?” Our speakers will be Skylar BUSINESS NAME(S): Quality Custom Buttons. Admissions Seminar welcomes all Palomera Road, Castro Valley, CA 94552. This Cohen, who will give the Jewish Sherry Sorman, 4181 Amberwood Circle, business is conducted by a Corporation. students from 7th to 11th grade perspective and Sara Schaff, who Pleasanton, CA 94588. FILED IN ALAMEDA Registrant began transacting business under the Government COUNTY ON: October 11, 2017, UNDER FILE fictitious business name(s) listed herein in 2000. and their families. Sign up for will tell us about the Lutheran our interactive workshop with NO. 535194. REGISTRANT’S NAME(S): Sherry Signature of Registrant: William Westover Smyth, point-of-view. Sorman, 4181 Amberwood Circle, Pleasanton, President. This statement was filed with the your family and learn how to get Meetings CA 94588. THIS BUSINESS WAS CONDUCTED County Clerk of Alameda on January 23, 2019. prepared as early as 7th grade for BICYCLE, PEDESTRIAN & TRAILS BY an Individual. This statement was filed with (Pleasanton Weekly, February 1, 8, 15, 22, 2019.) the County Clerk Recorder of Alameda County college admissions. During the COMMITTEE Visa SF At 6:45 p.m. on the Community on January 8, 2019, File #535194. (Pleasanton seminar, we will share the latest fourth Monday of each month, at Weekly, January 18, 25, February 1, 8.) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT information and statistics on File No.: 554317 5353 Sunol Blvd. the Parks and Groups TREASURY MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS The following person(s) doing business as: Visa college admissions, current trends, Recreation Commission meets to FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT SF, 5211 DeMarcus Blvd., #257, Dublin, CA 94568, PLEASANTON NORTH ROTARY File No.: 553825 new and existing application advise the City’s Traffic Engineering From County of Alameda, is hereby registered by the processes. Register at eventbrite. 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. every Friday at The following person(s) doing business following owner(s): Elvira Akhmadullina, 5211 Division on bicycle, pedestrian and as: Treasury Management Solutions, 5207 DeMarcus Blvd., Dublin, CA 94568. This business com. trail related items. Haps Original Steaks and Seafood Crestline Way, Pleasanton, CA 94566, County of is conducted by an Individual. Registrant has Alameda is hereby registered by the following not yet begun to transact business under the DR. WENDY MOGEL TO SPEAK at 122 West Neal St., we meet for CIVIC ARTS COMMISSION MEETING owner(s): Jeanne Castro Schmidt, 5207 Crestline fictitious business name(s) listed herein. IN PLEASANTON lunch. Learn more about us online Way, Pleasanton, CA 94566. This business is From 9 a.m. to At 7 p.m., on the first Monday at pnr-rotary.org. Public Relations Signature of Registrant, Elvira Akhmadullina, 12 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 9, at conducted by an Individual. Registrant began Owner. This statement was filed with the of the month, in City Hall, 200 Contact Stacey Blaney, 872-4036, transacting business under the fictitious County Clerk of Alameda on January 23, 2019. Harvest Park Middle School, 4900 Old Bernal Ave., the Commission email stacey@denalidatasystems. business name(s) listed herein December 5, (Pleasanton Weekly, February 1, 8, 15, 22, 2019.) Valley Ave., The City of Pleasanton 1995. Signature of registrant, Jeanne Castro meets to promote the acquisition, com. Casemine, Case Mine will host the free Community Schmidt, Owner. This statement was filed with construction and installment of the County Clerk of Alameda on January 9, 2019. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT HACIENDA PARK TOASTMASTERS Education Series, 3rd Annual works of public art in Pleasanton. (Pleasanton Weekly, January 18, 25, February 1, File No.: 554547-554548 Parenting Forum. Dr. Mogel CLUB: GUESTS AND NEW MEMBERS 8, 2019.) The following person(s) doing business as: The Commission also makes Casemine, 7011 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, WELCOME unravels the paradox of good- recommendations to the City Join us from noon to 1 Araali Networks, Inc. Pleasanton, CA 94566, County of Alameda is intentioned, devoted parenting Council regarding the City’s Civic p.m. every Thursday in one of the FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT hereby registered by the following owner(s): gone astray. Learn how to adopt meeting rooms at the Dublin Civic File No.: 553855 Mark Francis, 7011 Koll Center Parkway, Suite Arts programs. The following person doing business as: Araali 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566. This business is a kinder, firmer, and ultimately Center, 100 Civic Plaza, Dublin. Networks, Inc., 39812 Mission Blvd. #224, ECONOMIC VITALITY COMMITTEE conducted by a Limited Liability Company. more effective approach to the Improve your public speaking, Fremont, CA 94539, County of Alameda, is Registrant has not yet begun to transact M stress of daily family life. This EETING At 7:30 a.m., on the communication and leadership hereby registered by the following owner: business under the fictitious business name(s) third Thursday of the month in Araali Networks, Inc., 39812 Mission Blvd. #224, listed herein. Signature of registrant, Mark is a free event, but registration skills and gain confidence through Fremont, CA 94539. This business is conducted Francis, President. This statement was filed with is preferred at pleasantonfun. the Remillard Conference Room, practice. Please confirm by by Araali Networks, Inc., a Corporation. Registrant the County Clerk of Alameda on January 28, com, Course # 12411. For more 3333 Busch Road, the Committee contacting us at HaciendaTM@ began transacting business under the fictitious 2019.(Pleasanton Weekly, February 1, 8, 15, 22, meets to promote Pleasanton business name listed herein Nov. 1, 2018. 2019.) information, email amcgovern@ gmail.com, 398-3257 or 895-6796. Signature of Registrant: Abhishek Singh, Chief cityofpleasantonca.gov or call 931- for its competitive advantages Find out more at Toastmasters.org. Executive Officer. This statement was filed with DBC FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 5359. as highlighted in our Pleasanton the County Clerk of Alameda on Jan. 9, 2019. CITYSERVE CHURCH LIAISON (Pleasanton Weekly, Jan. 25, Feb. 1, 8, 15, 2019). File No.: 553935 Economic Assets Report. The following persons doing business as: DBC, LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION MEETING From 1 to 2:30 p.m. MegaWatt CrossFit 5360 Doolan Road, Livermore, CA 94551, County BANKHEAD THEATER From 10 a.m. on Feb. 19 at Inklings, 530 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT of Alameda, is hereby registered by the following to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 10, Home & Main St., join community care File No.: 553506 owners: Yue Zu; Yijie Sui, 5360 Doolan Road, The following person(s) doing business as: Livermore, CA 94551. This business is conducted in the Bankhead Theater, 2400 representatives from Tri-Valley MegaWatt CrossFit, 5540 Springdale Ave., by Yue Zu; Yijie Sui, Co-partners. Registrants First St., Livermore, a free, family- Garden churches to work together to better Suite 260 & 280, Pleasanton, CA 94588, have not yet begun to transact business under friendly Lunar New Year celebration serve those in need where we live. County of Alameda is hereby registered by the the fictitious business name listed herein. LIVERMORE AMADOR GARDEN CLUB following owner(s): Katie Hogan, 7318 Joshua will be held. For more information contact Jill Signature of Registrant: Yue Xu, General Partner. FEBRUARY MEETING Starting at Circle, Pleasanton, CA 94588. This business is This statement was filed with the County Clerk CHARACTERZ KIDZ FAMILY GAME Lorentz at 998-5194,or jlorentz@ conducted by an Individual. Registrant has of Alameda on January 11, 2019. (Pleasanton 7 p.m. on Feb. 14, in the multi- comcast.net. not yet begun to transact business under Weekly, Feb. 1, 8, 15, 22, 2019). NIGHT This Family Fun Night is free purpose room of Alisal Elementary the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. LIVERMORE COMMUNITY NEEDS Signature of Registrant, Katie Hogan, CEO. This Joans on Mane for all ages at 6 p.m., on the first School, 1454 Santa Rita Road, FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MEETING From 9:30 to 11 a.m. statement was filed with the County Clerk of Friday of every month at Characters those who love gardening have a Alameda on December 31, 2018. (Pleasanton File No.: 554531 Cafe, 5424 Sunol Blvd. KIDZ get a special invitation for Valentine’s on Tuesday, Feb. 12 at Livermore Weekly, January 18, 25, Feb. 1, 8 2019.) The following person(s) doing business as: Multi-Service Center, 3321 Pacific Joans on Mane, 616a Main Street, Pleasanton, free hot cocoa or chocolate milk. Day. Livermore-Amador Valley SILS CAPITAL CA 94566, County of Alameda, is hereby Bring a game to share or play one Garden Club’s meeting will focus Ave., Livermore, this monthly FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT registered by the following owner(s): Joani of ours. on “fusing art and ecology into meeting of non-profits, school, city, File No.: 553259 LeClaire, 4169 Amberwood Circle, Pleasanton, church and community members The following persons doing business as: SILS CA 94588. This business is conducted by an landscaping and bringing beauty to CAPITAL, 3183 Conti Court, Pleasanton, CA Individual. Registrant has not yet begun to the practice of sustainability.” focuses on working together to 94566, County of Alameda, is hereby registered transact business under the fictitious business Seniors identify and address Livermore’s by the following owners: Irina Meyer; Eric Meyer, name(s) listed herein. Signature of Registrant, 3183 Conti Court, Pleasanton, CA 94566. This Joani LeClaire, Owner. This statement was filed PHOTO CLUB human service needs. From 2 to 4 p.m. business is conducted by Irina Meyer and Eric with the County Clerk of Alameda on January on the second Wednesday of Meyer, a Married Couple. Registrants have 28, 2019. (Pleasanton Weekly, February 8, 15, 22, not yet begun to transact business under the March 1, 2019.) the month at the Pleasanton fictitious business name listed herein. Signature Senior Center, 5353 Sunol Blvd., of Registrant: Irina Meyer, Managing Partner. This 997 All Other Legals the photo club is open to any statement was filed with the County Clerk of SUMMONS Case Number: 18-CV-234 senior who enjoys the hobby of Alameda on Dec. 19, 2018. (Pleasanton Weekly, Case Code: 30405 NOTICE TO RESPONDENT: Marketplace Jan. 18, 25, Feb. 1, 8, 2019). YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: Patrick J. photography at any level. It is DnE Productions Kopish. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this suggested that you have some FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Summons is served on you to file a typewritten form of a digital camera. Meetings File No.: 554053 response at this court. A letter or phone call include occasional speakers and The following persons doing business as: DnE will not protect you; your typewritten response field trips. Cost is $2 for residents, INTERIOR/EXTERIOR Productions, 3209 Madden Way, Dublin, CA must be in proper legal form if you want the To place an ad 94568, County of Alameda, is hereby registered court to hear your case. If you do not file your $2.50 for non-residents. Call 931- • Kitchen Cabinets by the following owners: Donald N. Meyer; Eri Y. response on time, you may lose the case, and 5365 for more information. or get a quote, Meyer, 3209 Madden Way, Dublin, CA 94568. This your wages, money and property may be taken • Sheetrock & Texture business is conducted by Donald N. Meyer and without further warning from the court. There Repair contact Eri Y. Meyer, a General Partnership. Registrants are other legal requirements. You may want to • Deck Restoration began transacting business under the fictitious call an attorney right away. If you do not know Outdoor Nico Navarrete business name listed herein Dec. 30, 2018. an attorney, you may call an attorney referral • Small Jobs OK Signature of Registrant: Eri Y. Meyer, General service or a legal aid office (listed in the phone at 650.223.6582 Partner. This statement was filed with the County book). The name of the court is: Circuit Court Recreation Brian Ward or email Clerk of Alameda on Jan. 14, 2019. (Pleasanton of the State of Wisconsin, Marinette County. PLEASANTON FLY FISHING CLASSES Custom Painting Weekly, Jan. 25, Feb. 1, 8, 15, 2019.) The name, address, and telephone number of digitalads@ plaintiff’s attorney, is: Johnson & Wilson Law, S.C., - FLY FISHING SHOW 2019 345 Technical Services Enroll 925 323 7833 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 1745 Stephenson Street, Marinette, WI 54143; paweekly.com. (715) 735-6671. Date: January 11, 2019. Clerk of in a Class with the Experts at the LIC 731462 File No.: 553689 The following person doing business as: 345 the Court, Marinette County. (Pleasanton Weekly 2019 Pleasanton Fly Fishing Show, Jan. 25, Feb. 1, 8 15, 2019.) Feb. 22 through 24. Admission Technical Services, 14 Fairway Lane, Pleasanton,

Pleasanton Weekly • February 8, 2019 • Page 19 Real Estate OPEN HOME GUIDE AND REAL ESTATE LISTINGS How to ‘hygge’ Danish concept brings cozy atmosphere to Bay Area homes

BY ELIZABETH LORENZ/PALO ALTO WEEKLY Bacchi said the concept may extend beyond hen you ask someone from Scan- Scandinavia, to include the de-cluttered dinavia, Germany or The Neth- aspects of midcentury-modern furniture Werlands about the concept of design and the Japanese concept of Zen for “hygge,” their voice lightens, their eyes creating a “calm and pleasant” environment. light up, and they smile knowingly. The idea, she said, is “helping people to When asked to define the term, it takes live in their home and love where they’re them a while to articulate it, since it’s al- living.” most instinctual. It may not be a coincidence that for sev- The concept, pronounced “hoo-gah,” is eral consecutive years, Scandinavian coun- not coincidentally similar to the English tries, including Denmark and Finland, have word hug. It is an old European concept, ranked among the top 3 happiest countries but fairly new to the U.S., lately being in the world, according to the World Hap- capitalized upon by home decor brands like piness Report released annually by the Wayfair, Crate & Barrel or even Rachael Ray. United Nations’ Sustainable Development Chunky knit or faux fur blankets, rugs and Solutions Network. plush pillows can be found under the hygge “I think when discovering hygge, custom- tab. ers are drawn to it because it helps them “The Danish have championed hygge create a spirit of simple warmth and wel- since the 1800s, and the rest of us are come throughout their home,” Lang said. finally catching on to the magic of embrac- Dempsey agrees. ing the cozy mindset, especially during the “For us, it was coming home where it winter months,” said Vicki Lang, director was warm and safe,” she said. Now in her of public relations and community affairs own Bryant Street home, some of that safe for Crate & Barrel, which has stores in Palo feeling comes from the smells of cooking. Alto and Walnut Creek. “I like making strong chicken stock with Lang said the company aims to use the a bouquet garni and making fresh banana CRATE & BARREL concept to inspire consumers to buy a bit bread,” she said, closing her eyes and “Hygge,” the Danish decorating concept that emphasizes enjoying the simple pleasures of life, can of hygge for themselves. breathing a contented sigh. be created with chunky knit or faux fur blankets, plush pillows, soft sheepskin rugs or just about “Hygge emphasizes enjoying the simple Dempsey’s close friend, former Palo Altan anything else that sets the stage for a cozy night in. pleasures of life, so when creating hygge- Kirsten Harbott, who is Danish, said it isn’t inspired decor we focus on products that about what you buy, but how you use what 2019 SPRING SELLING/BUYING SEASON STARTS NOW! set the stage for a cozy night in,” Lang said, you have. pointing to examples like soft throws, plush “(Hygge) is a difficult thing to describe as

2016 2018 PLEASANTON PLEASANTON pillows or soft sheepskin rugs. Hygge also it is so nebulous ... It is being with friends WEEKLY WEEKLY inspires entertaining, she said, with “hearty and family, maybe on a winter’s evening, 2014 2015 one-dish meals served in your favorite with the rain pouring outside the drawn Dutch oven ... and lots of candlelight.” curtains, the fire lit, many candles burning. OPEN SAT/SUN 1-4 PM COMING SOON Palo Alto resident Anneke Dempsey, who “It is feeling safe and secure with the peo- is Dutch, would agree about the “night in” ple around you. It is pulling on a big woolly part, but the rest, she said, is about “at- pair of socks and not worrying about what mosphere.” Her word for hygge would be you look like.” the Dutch “Gezelligheid,” and the German Then she painted a word picture: “I re- word is “Gemuetlichkeit.” member evenings as a child sitting in our Dempsey demonstrated the concept in living room with the stove lit and the door EAST COAST STYLE IN RUBY HILL EXQUISITE IN ASCONA her own home, lighting candles, turning open so we could see the flames and my fa- 2996 W. RUBY HILL DRIVE, PLEASANTON 1976 NICOSIA COURT, RUBY HILL on her fireplace, putting on warmly lit wall ther reading aloud from Victor Hugo — this 4 BD + Bonus, 5.5 BA, 5,774 SF on .86 Acre. 4 BD, 3.5 BA, 3,447 SF on .20 Acre. sconces and baking an almond tart, the in the days before we had television — and Offered at $2,750,000 Call for preview information aroma floating throughout her home. us listening avidly. That was hyggeligt.” Q “I think what you see is atmosphere,” she COMING SOON OPEN SAT 1-4 PM said, “where people feel comfortable and totally at home ... people being with each other in good spirit.” She said growing up in Holland, the days wouldn’t start until 9:30 in the morning in winter, and the northern latitude meant shivering cold. Riding home from school on FULL REMODEL IN VINTAGE HILLS FABULOUS MODERN UPDATES her bicycle in the cold, she would see her 1279 VINTNER WAY, PLEASANTON 1725 VIA DI SALERNO, RUBY HILL house, always a warm place to come home 4 BD, 3 BA, 2,125 SF on .15 Acre, w/pool. 5 BD, 5BA, 4,574 SF on .5 Acre. Call for preview showing/information Stunning views of Livermore Wine Valley. to, be together with family and eat warm Offered at $2,600,000 food. “You don’t have to be rich to have hygge,” she said. “It has to do with want- ing to spend time together in a comfortable setting.” For some, this could extend outdoors. Palo Alto Realtor Dulcy Freeman, who stag- Donna Garrison Susan Schall es many homes to get them ready to sell, REALTOR® CalBRE#01735040 REALTOR® CalBRE#017113497 said hygge comes up in her work “when CRATE & BARREL 925.980.0273 925.519.8226 having exterior patios and little nook areas CALL/TXT 509 MAIN STREET, PLEASANTON, CA CALL/TXT In recent years, home furnishing retailers have [email protected] CALBRE#01964566 [email protected] staged,” especially in homes with wide, added hygge-inspired decor, including these SEE OUR LISTINGS AND SEARCH ALL HOMES FOR SALE AT open floor plans. Pelliccia Mongolian sheepskin pillows, to their FABULOUSPROPERTIES.NET Mountain View interior designer Susan inventory. Page 20 • February 8, 2019 • Pleasanton Weekly REAL ESTATE HOME SALES This week’s data represents homes sold during 7023 Wineberry Way Noryce L Degryse Trust to 5501 De Marcus Boulevard #621 D. & R. Dec. 24 to Jan. 4. S. & J. Iqbal for $770,000 Katsma to L. Chen for $520,000 Livermore 4536 Alexander Valley Way West C W & 7860 Gate Way S. & R. Goozee to J. Thulla for 1928 5th Street Rodriguesandersen Trust to Nigg Pleasanton Peddada-Wes Trust to Le Ly Family Trust for $616,000 D & S Family Trust for $570,000 3453 Arbor Drive P. Gunn to R. Heaton for $1,485,000 5829 Hillbrook Place R. & C. Pike to J. & P. 1270 Asti Court T. Bankhead to M. Nguyen for $963,500 6946 Amador Valley Boulevard Proud Start LLC Takkar for $960,000 $860,000 528 Bunker Lane K G & C J Clark 2010 Trust to to S. & R. Wang for $765,000 8579 Longford Way T. Bock to S. & R. Vaishnav 1585 Buttercup Court C. & C. Paczocha to A. S. & B. Dhaliwal for $2,300,000 3648 Aviano Way Srinivasan P K & 2018 Trust to for $830,000 Munce for $620,000 4261 Mairmont Drive W. Ohare to Y. & S. Hong R. Kelly for $890,000 7586 Mindy Mae Lane Cartus Financial to 264 Coleen Street P. Reed to Y. & M. Jeevarajan for $1,128,000 5425 De Marcus Boulevard #210 T. Branco to Guliani Amit & Shilpi Living Trust for $1,637,000 for $765,000 4055 Nice Court Daniel S Chun Trust to V. & S. X. Lin for $700,000 7949 Regional Common Th Regional Venture Chandrapati for $760,000 LLC to S. Mabery for $933,500 Source: California REsource 3419 Norton Way #18 M. & A. Volpin to Songli Family Trust for $535,000 OPEN HOMES THIS WEEKEND 6382 Paseo Santa Maria D. & C. Munro to S. & P. Soora for $1,428,000 Brentwood Livermore 4 BEDROOMS 2423 Pomino Way J. Huyler to K. & K. Gemborys 2686 Calle Alegre $1,699,000 for $2,153,000 4 BEDROOMS 3 BEDROOMS Sat/Sun 1-4 Tim McGuire 895.9950 7319 Stonedale Drive G. & G. Tulsi to J. Ko for 587 Plymouth Court $610,000 6177 Fieldstone Drive $799,900 3786 Hawaii Court North $989,000 $775,000 Sat/Sun 1-4 Leslie Fraught 784.7979 Sat/Sun 12-3 R. Young/V. Peter 510.757.5901 Sat/Sun 1-4 Susie Steele 413.9306 3530 Carlsbad Court E. & T. Greenaway to S. & 469 Yelland Way $823,000 5960 Greenwood Common $775,000 2996 West Ruby Hill Drive $2,750,000 X. Chen for $950,000 Sun 1-4:30 Sean Bian 999.0086 Sat/Sun 1-4 R. Gina Huggins 640.3762 Sat/Sun 1-4 Susan Schall/Donna Garrison 519.8226/980.0273 2051 Cotterell Court Th Wr-8 Venture LLC to L. 110 Heligan Lane #9 $700,000 Castro Valley Sun 2-4 Dave & Sue Flashberger 463.0436 Cao for $1,068,500 5 BEDROOMS 1501 Purisima Terrace National Residential to 4 BEDROOMS Pleasanton 1057 Via Di Salerno $2,875,000 K. & R. Callery for $940,000 4980 Jensen Road $1,799,000 Sun 1-4 Debby Johnson Abarta 989.6844 7138 West Woodbury Court B. & S. Dhaliwal to Sat/Sat 1-4 Stephany Jenkins 989.3318 2 BEDROOMS 1725 Via Di Salerno $2,600,000 V. & P. Jyothi for $1,985,000 2161 Arroyo Ct. #4 $488,000 Sat/Sun 1-4 Dublin Susan Schall/Donna Garrison 519.8226/980.0273 Dublin Sun 1-4 Cindy Gee 963.1984 2 BEDROOMS 3665 Aviano Way M. Vago to X. Li for $940,000 3 BEDROOMS San Ramon 8458 Davona Drive E. Nixon to Quaiattini LLC 7336 Cronin Circle $575,000 6300 Alisal Street $2,799,000 Sat/Sat 1-4 Andrera & Earl Rozran 858.4198 3 BEDROOMS for $650,000 Sat/Sun 1-4 Dan Gamache 918.0332 6350 Alisal Street $1,699,000 9025 Alcosta Blvd., #259 $485,000 3420 Dublin Boulevard Taylor Morrison of 3 BEDROOMS Sat/Sun 1-4 Marti Gilbert/Kat Gaskins 216.4063 California to Mehta Dhara K for $955,500 Sun 2-4 Doug Buenz 463.2000 5503 Apex Drive $859,000 7406 Oxford Circle H. & S. Chang to Ira K & Lois Sat/Sat 2-4 Doug Buenz 463.2000 4526 Carver Court $960,000 4 BEDROOMS J Ehrlich Trust for $669,000 Fri 10:30-1:30/Sun 2-4 Doug & Sue Flashberger 463.0436 1125 Rosamund Drive $1,598,000 2706 Palatino Court Z. Zhai to S. Chan for Fremont Sat/Sun 1-4 Lilly McClanahan 209.9328 $1,255,000 4575 Carver Court $950,000 Sun 2-4 Doug & Sue Flashberger 463.0436 4606 Sandyford Court A. & S. 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