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Beginning of Atomic Era Seen Through Lens of Women's History Thursday, MARCH 21, 2019 VOLUME LVI, NUMBER 12 Your Local News Source Since 1963 SERVING DUBLIN, LIVERMORE, PLEASANTON, SUNOL Beginning of Atomic Era Seen Through Lens of Women’s History By Jeff Garberson March is Women’s History Month, providing an apt setting for a Years later, she told the Bankhead audience, she had just published discussion last week about the dawn of the atomic age as seen from a her first novel when she saw a television documentary that made her woman’s perspective. realize there was a story to be told – a second novel -- in the everyday As part of the Rae Dorough Speaker Series, Janet Beard, author of lives of people who worked in Oak Ridge. See Inside Section A the historical novel, “The Atomic City Girls,” spoke at Livermore’s The story would unfold mainly through the experiences of a young Section A is filled with Bankhead Theater. woman, a recent high school graduate named June who gets a job operat- information about arts, people, Beard’s novel was published last year. It looked at lives and working ing a Calutron, one of the machines that painstakingly enriched uranium entertainment and special events. conditions at one of the secret U.S. facilities in Oak Ridge, Tenn., where in the fissile component uranium-235 for an atomic bomb. There are education stories, a uranium was enriched for the first atomic bomb. In the novel’s timeframe, 1944 and the first half of 1945, the purpose variety of features, and the arts Beard grew up in eastern Tennessee, but knew nothing about the of the work was top-secret, understood only by a very few. and entertainment and atom bomb project when she toured an Oak Ridge science museum as Most workers knew nothing beyond the assurance that they were “con- a young schoolgirl. bulletin board. (See ATOMIC ERA, page 3) Area 3 DUSD Voters to Elect Dublin Cunningham Teachers Successor Dublin Unified School District Authorize (DUSD) voters in Area 3 will elect the successor to Trustee Dan Cun- ningham on Nov. 5. Strike Cunningham resigned, effective March 5, declaring it was necessary But Still in Mediation to devote more time to his business and family, after 10 years’ service The Dublin Teachers Associa- on the board. tion (DTA) has voted overwhelm- The election will be ordered by ingly to authorize its leadership Alameda County Office of Educa- to conduct a districtwide strike, tion (ACOE) Superintendent Karen unless negotiations with manage- Monroe, according to DUSD Su- ment are concluded successfully. perintendent Leslie Boozer. Three days of membership The DUSD board spent an hour voting among the 650 certificated at its March 12 regular meeting personnel concluded last Friday discussing the merits of an election with a 98% yes vote. This gives compared to a board appointment leadership a strike tool if negotia- to replace Cunningham. tions break down. All three trustees — Board The union leadership and man- agement met with a mediator at (See DUSD, page ) district headquarters on March 19, a date that already had been chosen Pleasanton for the second mediation session. Dublin High School’s Irish Guard Marching Band performs in the 36th Annual Dublin Lions Club St. The first meeting took place on Patrick's Day Parade on Saturday, March 16. Over the two-day celebration, as many as 80,000 people March 8. Work Plan visited downtown Dublin to enjoy one of the biggest St. Patrick’s Day festivals on the West Coast. If mediation fails, then the (Photo-Doug Jorgensen) mediator launches a fact-finding Adjusted investigation, which DTA co- The Pleasanton City Council president Robbie Kreitz said could finalized priority projects in its last into April. two-year work plan at a workshop Issues of concern for the union are salary increases, health care on March 12. Councilmembers Actors’ Visit Helps School benefits, and outdated textbooks. reviewed a draft work plan created Management is offering a 2% by them last December. ongoing pay increase retroactive The council was set to approve Deal with Pushed Students to July 1, 2018, as well as a 3% the final work plan at the March 19 By Ron McNicoll one-time recompense. council meeting, after The Indepen- The union is asking for 3% on- dent's deadline. A small troupe of actors visited on them. 10-year-old Oskar. He felt “put going, effective July 1, 2018, and One project that remained un- Fairlands Elementary School in On March 11, TheatreWorks upon” at the end of much “piling a 3.5% one-time payment. settled following the workshop Pleasanton to show how frustrat- of Silicon Valley presented their on.” The union also has been criti- involved the Merritt property de- ing it can be for students — even education program. In it, tasks and The actors conveyed their mes- cal of what it regards as the slow velopment on Foothill Road. The young ones — to go through a distractions were laid on the main sage with stage props. Oskar pace the district has taken upgrad- day with many expectations piled character, an adult actor playing vote at the workshop was 2 to 2 to (See ACTORS, page 8) move it to the "B" list from a "C" (See STRIKE, page 6) designation. Mayor Jerry Thorne was absent from the workshop. Councilmembers Karla Brown and Glazer, Bauer-Kahan Discuss Legislation at Town Hall Julie Testa supported retaining the By Carol Graham lower ranking, while Jerry Pentin A Joint Legislative Town Hall the representatives to learn what State Assemblywoman Rebecca “I’m also excited to introduce and Kathy Narum felt it merited a on March 12 offered citizens the is important to their constituents. Bauer Kahan, or ‘RBK.’ She was Senator Steve Glazer who started higher ranking. opportunity to hear firsthand what The Town Hall, attended by some elected last November, but before his political career many, many During the two hour plus public Senator Steve Glazer and Assem- 90 people, took place in the Dublin that, she was an accomplished at- years ago, but here’s the thing: he comment period, the majority of blymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan Civic Center. torney, environmental advocate, served locally on a city council, those who spoke concerning the are working on, and to ask ques- Dublin Mayor David Haubert community volunteer, law profes- and that means so much to guys Merritt property asked the council to tions. The meeting also allowed stated, “I’m excited to introduce sor, and mom. like me. He has the perspective of (See WORK PLAN, page 3) (See TOWN HALL, page 8) Open Space Committee to Plans for Work on Land Priorities Livermore Altamont Landfill Open Space presentation of data collected at a Advisory Committee will continue workshop. Planners refining a list of properties to be Money for the acquisition of Members of the Livermore used as a tool for the committee to open space lands in eastern Alam- Planning Commission and the work with in granting funds. eda County is available as a result City Council met on March 18 to The Committee will meet of a legal settlement in connection discuss their respective roles and March 22 at Dublin city hall at with expansion of the Altamont responsibilities. 12:30 p.m. Landfill. Paul Spence, Community De- Also on the agenda is a letter in The final list will be consistent velopment Director noted that gen- support of SB767, a measure that with the Settlement Agreement eral plans, which impact the future would allow the state to sell the that has the first priority proper- growth of the city, are evaluated Carnegie State Vehicular Recre- ties having significant value for every 15-20 years. Livermore’s last ation Area (SVRA) Alameda-Tesla preservation of native biological plan was passed in 2003. Approxi- Expansion Area for conservation diversity and/or wildlife habitat. mately two years from now, the purposes. Second priority is given to prop- plan will be reevaluated with the Senator Steve Glazer intro- erties providing significant value council looking to the community duced the measure. It was co- for visual character and/or non- for feedback. Every three years, authored by Assemblymember motorized recreation. growth management is reviewed Rebecca Bauer-Kahan. The Altamont Landfill Open to ensure that infrastructure can ac- The discussion of project, “Pri- Space Committee, composed of The community grieved Friday’s shootings in New Zealand during commodate growth. With any new oritizing Land Conservation in representatives from Alameda an interfaith vigil at the Muslim Community Center in Pleasanton on development, protecting the unique Eastern Alameda County,” to County, the City of Sunday. From left are Alisha Shaik of the Interfaith Peace Project, qualities of Livermore is consid- establish priority lists and fund al- Livermore, the City of Pleas- Trish Munro, Livermore City Council and Congregation Beth Emek ered, along with the objective of locations will be led by Van Butsic anton, and the Sierra Club, rec- member, Rev. Andy Lobban of St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, using existing public services and and Diana Moanga, U.C. Berkeley. ommends to the cities which and Shawn Kumagai, Dublin City Council. For the story, see page 2. facilities within the urban growth They will bring back a refined (See OPEN SPACE, page 6) (Photo-Doug Jorgensen) (See PLANNERS, page 6) PET OF THE WEEK LADY VALENTINA Well, she's all you'd ever want. She's the kind they'd like to flaunt and INSIDE take to dinner. Well, she always knows her place, she's got style, she's got grace, she's a winner. She's Lady. Whoa whoaa whoa.
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