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Grand Jury Criticizes Zone 7 Over Transparency Issues VOLUME LII, NUMBER 28 Your Local News Source Since 1963 SERVING DUBLIN • LIVERMORE • PLEASANTON • SUNOL THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2015 Grand Jury Criticizes Zone 7 Over Transparency Issues Zone 7 Water Agency al- criminal allegations, unlike jurors would be committing report objects to what it calls Zone 7 general manager legedly lacked transparency the county criminal grand a criminal act if they were to the lack of a public process Jill Duerig told The Inde- Check Out and may have committed jury. However, one of its divulge the identity of any in discussing such issues pendent, "We are review- Section A "infractions" of the Brown duties focuses on the "good source that they interviewed, as where in the budget the ing (the report). We don't Act in its 4784-acre acquisi- government" function of said Rob Warren, the deputy money should come from, necessarily agree with their Wine Country tion of Patterson Ranch land listening to citizens' com- district attorney who super- how funding $2.7 million of characterization, and we will activities; vises the grand jury. it from developer drainage be responding." review of Sense and for use as a public watershed plaints about governmental Sensibility; milestone adjacent to state reservoir agencies. One such com- The report, issued June fees is justified, and why The report has several anniversary Lake Del Valle. This con- plaint was made against 29, says that it does not ques- it is important to acquire recommendations for Zone celebrations; events, clusion was reached by the Zone 7. tion the $18.6 million price watershed land. The case for 7. In additoin, the grand jury meetings and more. Alameda County Grand Jury Citizens' complaints are that Zone 7 paid for the land, these should have been made wants to see the responses in in its 2014-15 report. made anonymously; all tes- which was held in private publicly and open to public the agency's reply, which is ownership. However, the comment, says the report. The grand jury makes no timony is secret; and grand (See ZONE 7, page 4) Five Million Possible Police Milestone for Impersonator Wheels and Following Hacienda Drivers in Marking a milestone in a longstanding public-private Livermore partnership, the Livermore Livermore residents are Amador Valley Transit Au- being warned that a police thority (LAVTA), operator impersonator in a white of the Wheels bus service, SUV with fake “Livermore and Hacienda Business Park POLICE” lettering on its note that Hacienda employ- side may be following driv- ees and residents have sur- ers in an effort to learn passed five million passen- where they live. ger trips utilizing Hacienda’s Police advise anyone free ECO Pass program. who believes he or she is Established in 1989 and being followed to immedi- funded by Hacienda, the ately call 911 or a 24-hour ECO Pass program creates police operations line, 925- a convenient way for people 371-4987, which should who either live or work in be pre-programmed into Hacienda to use transit to get cell phones, according to a to work, school, and local security bulletin issued last businesses by providing free week by Sandia Labora- unlimited bus rides. tory’s Livermore site. “We are pleased to cel- “It is important to call ebrate the 5 millionth Ha- Photos - Doug Jorgensen while being followed, not cienda Wheels bus rider,” Downtown Livermore was the site of a fireworks show on the 4th of July. For more photos, go to page 8. after,” the Sandia bulletin said Dublin Councilman warned. Don Biddle, LAVTA Chair. The Sandia bulletin was “LAVTA’s partnership with issued last week, the day Hacienda is a model to deliv- after a laboratory employee er a convenient and afford- Emails Show No Violations of Brown Act reported being followed able commute alternative toward her Tracy home by There was no suggestion Bob Woerner and Steve at campaign contributions. that improves air quality and of Tesla Park as supporting “a white SUV roughly at- of impropriety in emails Spedowfski of having made He was hinting at possible reduces traffic congestion.” preservation of the proposed tempting to identify itself as involving the three Liver- up their minds about the is- Brown Act violations and Michael Tree, LAVTA’s 3,300-acre expansion zone. a Livermore Police Depart- more City Councilmembers sue prior to the meeting. the buying of votes. executive director, said At the council meeting in ment vehicle.” who voted to oppose the He also said they may The suggestion triggered “Since 1989 with the ECO May, Gary suggested that The white SUV had “blue expansion of Carnegie Off- have colluded before the three requests for emails sent Pass program, these 5 mil- supporters of the expansion letters spelling ‘Livermore Highway Vehicle Park. decision. He based that by the three councilmembers lion trips on transit instead of use a freedom of informa- POLICE’ on its side,” the During the May 18 meet- statement on the fact that the in support of preservation. a 17.5 mile daily average trip tion action to gain access bulletin said. The employee in a single-occupant vehicle, ing on the issue, Coun- three councilmembers who to the majority's emails to City Attorney Jason Al- cala said that the emails have stopped her vehicle at a dis- saved over 18 billion pounds cilmember Stewart Gary voted to oppose the expan- look more closely at their been reviewed. Based on tance from her home and the of carbon dioxide emissions accused the majority con- sion plan had been listed relationship with Friends of and over 85 million vehicle sisting of Laureen Turner, on the website for Friends Tesla Park, and also to look (See EMAILS, page 4) (See IMPERSONATOR, page 5) miles traveled." James Paxson, Hacien- da’s general manager, added, “The ECO Pass program Manhattan Project To Be Subject demonstrates Hacienda’s commitment to both envi- ronmental stewardship and Of New National Historical Park providing the best possible working and living environ- A multi-site national and most participants did not nationwide with both de- ment." historical park is scheduled know the ultimate purpose fense and non-defense re- ECO Pass holders benefit to open next year with the of their work. sponsibilities. The weapons in a number of ways through goal of telling the story of Legislation establishing laboratories are operated their participation in the the Manhattan Project, the the park was signed into under the auspices of DOE’s program.: research effort by which law late last year as part of National Nuclear Security 1. Riders cut their com- the U.S. developed the first the 2015 National Defense Administration. These in- mute costs at the pump and atomic weapon and helped Authorization Act, the cul- clude Lawrence Livermore reduce the cost of automo- bring World War II to a mination of a 15-year effort National Laboratory, es- bile maintenance. chose. by former New Mexico tablished in 1952, and the 2. Instead of driving on The park is to be called senators Pete Domenici and Livermore site of Sandia congested streets and high- the Manhattan Project Na- Jeff Bingaman. National Laboratory, opened ways, ECO Pass users get to tional Historical Park. It The coming months will four years later. (See MILESTONE, page 2) will have sites in Los Ala- include chances for public Tom Ramos, a physicist mos, N.M., where the first comment and input to inter- at Lawrence Livermore who Dublin High atom bombs were designed pretive programs. is writing a history of the and developed; Oak Ridge, The park will be operated Laboratory and its weap- Reaches Tenn., where uranium was by the National Park Ser- ons program, welcomed enriched for the bomb vice in cooperation with the the establishment of the Highest Level dropped on Hiroshima; and U.S. Department of Energy, National Historical Park. of Accreditation Hanford, Wash., where plu- which evolved from the He said his book will have tonium was generated for the Atomic Energy Commis- considerable detail on the Dublin High School re- bomb dropped on Nagasaki. sion. The AEC was created Manhattan Project, which ceived notification that it has The Manhattan Project after World War II when opened avenues of research achieved the highest level of was a top secret U.S. effort control of atomic energy was that led to creation of LLNL accreditation by the Western contributed to by an esti- transferred from military to seven years after the end of Association of Schools and mated 600,000 individuals at civilian hands. the War. Photo - Doug Jorgensen Colleges (WASC), earning “I think it’s important that Sunflower Hill officially opened its garden project at Six-Year Accreditation sta- locations around the U.S. In- The institutional descen- the public understand that Hagemann Farms last week with a ribbon cutting. For tus through June, 2021. formation about the project dants of that effort include “We are proud of the was tightly compartmented laboratories and facilities (See MANHATTAN, page 4) more photos and information, go to page 8. work being done at Dublin High School,” said Super- intendent Stephen Hanke. PET OF THE WEEK “It represents the District’s Inside ongoing focus on student Come cuddle with Cody! This charming two-year- learning and we are grati- old Dachshund would love to curl up in your lap fied the WASC committee SECTION A Editorial..............................4 and keep you company while you read or watch TV. recognized those efforts. We Art & Entertainment............ 8 Mailbox...............................4 Make Cody your new canine companion today! He’s congratulate our outstand- available at Valley Humane Society, 3670 Nevada Bulletin Board...................10 Roundup...............................3 ing teachers, support staff, Street in Pleasanton, Tuesday through Saturday parents, students and leaders Milestones ..................10 & 12 Short Notes....................9 from 10am – 4pm.
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