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During open enrollment, make sure you choose a health plan that gives you access to Palo Alto Medical Foundation doctors. 1-888-398-5677 TheDoctorForYou.com/PAMF Page 2ÊUÊNovember 1, 2013ÊUÊPleasanton Weekly AROUND PLEASANTON BY JEB BING 2013 $59 million to $62.8 million with At last, new a city contribution from its senior housing fund of $8.2 million. homes for low- The project calls for building 131 apartment homes on the site We Now The North Bay’s most trusted Homecare income seniors now occupied by Kottinger Place, and 54 where Pleasanton Gardens Sell Dog company is now open in the Tri Valley! here’s good news for low- is now located. Tenants, who income seniors living in the range in age well into their 90s, Food Taging Kottinger Place and will be able to stay in place dur- Since the Winter Family opened Pleasanton Gardens homes off ing the reconstruction or move to Kottinger Drive. The City Council temporary housing nearby at the our first office nearly 20 years ago, is expected Tuesday night to ac- developer’s cost. cept the Kottinger Place Redevel- The apartments will have far HIRED HANDS HOMECARE opment Task Force’s endorsement more kitchen, bathroom and closet Chip Car Key of a multi-million dollar plan to space than the units now have and has built a sterling reputation for rebuild the two aging, subsidized will feature upgrades in electricity $ 99 affordable housing developments and plumbing, and perhaps most 69 trustworthy and compassionate caregiving. with single, two, and multi-story important for its elderly residents, (Some Restrictions apartments, nearly doubling the air conditioning. Some of the Apply) We now look forward to sharing our expertise and current number to 185 new homes buildings on what is now the Kot- for seniors to continue living inde- tinger Place site will be two stories passion for service with the Tri Valley community. pendently. in height with a few rising to three Ask Us About: The two sites, to be known as stories, with elevators. Also, with Rescreening Or New Window Kottinger Gardens will be operated a single management team, social Screens, Sharpening Knives, as one by Foster City-based Mid- services and other senior-focused Scissors, Chainsaws, Mower Downtown Pleasanton: Peninsula Housing, the developer, amenities should be better and Blades and Many owner and manager of more than more efficient. Garden Tools. 240 Spring Street, Suite B 90 properties with 25% senior The new plan for rebuilding the communities. Mid-Pen will own two senior facilities is mercifully (lower level) and finance the new buildings, the different and better than earlier city of Pleasanton will retain own- proposals that called for closing ership of the land they’ll occupy. Pleasanton Gardens and selling the The task force’s site plan ap- site and building a multi-story, high 1807 Santa Rita Rd, Pleasanton Call today for a complimentary proval is long overdue. It was density apartment building to re- Phone (925) 846-0660 925-621-7650 Care Consultation. Also serving Marin, 10 years ago that the discussions place the cottages at Kottinger Place. www.truevalue.com/pleasanton HIREDHANDSHOMECARE.COM Sonoma, Napa and Solano Counties. began over what to do with the Time is of the essence. Current- half-century old housing units ly, there are 75 on the waiting list that lacked both adequate space, at Pleasanton Gardens. Demand air conditioning and utilities for for the subsidized housing is so tenants. Complicating decisions high and turnover so relatively is the fact that Kottinger Place is low, that even the waiting lists a U.S. Housing and Urban Devel- for these two complexes are only opment public housing project opened every several years, typi- and Pleasanton Gardens, located cally for a single day. across Kottinger Drive, has been The task force has met with run as a nonprofit corporation neighbors over recent months and despite being constructed with apparently settled their concerns HUD funding. through collaboration and com- Upgrading, rebuilding or selling promise, although some are ex- off the properties has been on the pected to make comments at Tues- council’s priority list for the last day night’s Council meeting. Even decade, but other priorities took with the council’s approval, there’s precedence and then the 2007-10 still much work to be done before recession curbed capital funds demolition of the existing build- needed to undertake the project. ings and actual construction can Then, in a late hour vote by the begin, probably in March 2015. five-member council just before Applications for approval must the 2012 municipal election that still be submitted and approved by saw a new mayor and two new the Pleasanton Housing Commis- council members elected, the sion and HUD, then all goes back “old” council moved the Kottinger to the Planning Commission and Place/Pleasanton Gardens renewal City Council in late spring of next project forward as kind of a final year for public hearings and final legacy. approvals. Mid-Pen then moved the project But it’s a start and both the task forward, developing preliminary force and Assistant City Manager site plans and building sketches. Steve Bocian, who has champi- The result is this new site plan oned the project for years, say the for Kottinger Gardens, which will redevelopment is a “go.” We’ll get also use the land now housing the the final word at the City Council aging Regalia House, which will be meeting Tuesday, which starts at 7 razed. Current development esti- p.m. in the Pleasanton Civic Cen- mates for the two sites range from ter, 200 Old Bernal Ave. N Please join European Wax Center - Pleasanton on November 10th, for a charity event that will benefi t the Valley Humane Society. 100% of the proceeds will be given, come celebrate our 1 year anniversary and donate to this wonderful cause! About the Cover PLEASANTON / 925 484 2900 europeanwax World War II Navy seaman Danny Soria will lead Pleasanton’s 17th annual 6770 Bernal Ave., Suite #430 / Pleasanton, CA 94566 Veterans Day Parade on Main Street starting at 1 p.m. Sunday. The parade waxcenter.com Gateway Shopping Center is traditionally held the Sunday before Veterans Day so that more can par- ticipate. Cover photo by Sherry Wiggins. Cover design by Rosanna Leung. Vol. XIV, Number 40 Pleasanton WeeklyÊUÊNovember 1, 2013ÊU Page 3 Streetwise ASKED AROUND TOWN When was the last time you saw or used a pay phone? Lisa Kerrigan Office Manager/Paralegal Wow. I don’t think I’ve actually seen one in a few years, but I did use one about five years ago. I was at the BART station in San Francisco, and my cell phone was out of juice. I was able to find a pay phone on the platform that I used to call my husband in order to let him know what train I was planning to catch. Oal`l`][`Yf_af_k]Ykgfk$\gflbmklk]lqgmj[dg[ckZY[c lmjfg^^qgmjkhjafcd]jkYf\ Marc Keeton Real Estate Manager hj]hYj]^gjoafl]jklgjekYf\hgl]flaYdÛgg\af_Y`]Y\ The last time I used a pay phone was about Fgn]eZ]j,%1ak;Yda^gjfaY>dgg\Hj]hYj]\f]kkO]]c& a month ago, right here in downtown K[Yf^gjaf^gjeYlagfYdmh\Yl]k ooo&oYl]j&[Y&_gn'[Y%Ûgg\%hj]hYj]\f]kk ooo&rgf]/oYl]j&[ge Pleasanton. I had left my mobile device in the office and had to make a call. The pay phone, which, if I am remembering right, was near Gay Nineties Pizza, looked like it hadn’t been used by a soul in years. Mira Kehlar DIABETES College Student Pay phone? What’s a pay phone? FREE EDUCATION SEMINAR Topic: Expanding Horizons in the Treatment of Diabetes Speaker: Jaspreet Kaur, MD Date: Thursday, November 14, 2013 Praya Gupta Busy Mother of Four Time: 6:30-8:00pm I used one in the supermarket just a few Diabetes Product Exhibits and Vendor Fair years ago. I called home to see what my will be held from 6:30–7:00 PM kids wanted for dinner. When I tried to Presentation will begin at 7:00 PM. use it again about a year later, it had been ripped out and was no longer there. Location: ValleyCare Medical Plaza 5725 W. Las Positas Blvd. Conference Room 2 Andrew Stern Pleasanton Software Engineer Two blocks west of hospital I used one just last week on my way home from the airport. It was at a gas station in We invite you to register for this seminar by Oakland and I actually had to wait in line calling the Diabetes Center at (925) 416-6710. for it. The ValleyCare Diabetes Education Program has been Recognized by the American Diabetes Association for Quality Self-Management Education.* —Compiled by Nancy, Jenny and Katie Lyness Have a Streetwise question? E-mail [email protected] The Pleasanton Weekly is published every Friday by Embarcadero Media, 5506 Sunol Blvd., Suite 100, Pleasanton, CA 94566; (925) 600-0840.