Dublin Authorizes Doolan Canyon Study Dublin Will Proceed with a by Alameda County Voters Under General Issues in Preparation for Swalwell Was the “No” Vote
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VOLUME XLVII, NUMBER 50 Your Local News Source Since 1963 SERVING LIVERMORE • PLEASANTON • SUNOL THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2010 Dublin Authorizes Doolan Canyon Study Dublin will proceed with a by Alameda County voters under general issues in preparation for Swalwell was the “no” vote. He “We need to resolve these issues study of a proposed develop- Measure D. They asked the coun- going to LAFCO to ask that the supported first talking to Liver- once and for all. It’s been a 25 ment of up to 1990 units on 1450 cil to accept the option suggested land be placed in Dublin’s sphere more. year discussion. It is important acres of Doolan Canyon. At the by staff to deny the future study. of influence. A more specific plan Swalwell said Dublin should that Livermore be part of the same time, Dublin will discuss There was concern that devel- would then be prepared for the sit down and be good neighbors. conversation.” the future of the canyon with oping the land would open the land. Dublin would ask to annex Staff can come back with a report Councilmember Kasie Hilden- Livermore. potential for Dublin to continue it. If the land remained in Al- on the talks that will allow us to brand declared, “We have heard There is a 90 day time limit east into north Livermore. There ameda County, no development make an informed decision on from Livermore. We know they on the talks with Livermore. would also be negative impacts would take place on the land. a future study. He said there is want nothing in Doolan Canyon,” Pacific Union Land Company on natural resources within the The only way for development just speculation now as to what She stated, “Personally I would Find Out What's is the developer. canyon, which East Bay Regional to proceed would be to annex the Livermore feels. “I want to know like to do both, the talks and the Representatives of a variety Park District (EBRPD) has des- property to Dublin. what Livermore thinks.” study There should be a time Happening of environmental groups urged ignated as a future open space The Dublin City Council vote Mayor Tim Sbranti suggested limit on any talks.” Check out the Dublin to respect the urban preserve. was 4 to 1 to proceed with both that the study would provide the The area has been the subject growth boundary established The study would first look at the study and talks with Liver- needed information to determine (See DOOLAN, page 2) second section more. New councilmember Eric the future of Doolan Canyon. Section II is filled with infor- mation about arts, entertainment and special events. There are education stories, a variety of features, and the arts and enter- Proposed tainment and bulletin board list Routes for Development Proposal Sent ACE Prove Back to Planning Unpopular Commission The Pleasanton City Council There was a definite lack sent a proposed development on of enthusiasm for plans to run Old Stanley Blvd. back to the ACE trains through the Valley planning commission for addi- at higher speeds and on a more tional work. frequent basis. The unanimous vote followed A standing room only crowd a discussion that grew heated at heard a presentation from the one point. California High Speed Rail Au- The brief spat had nothing to thority (CHSRA) last Thursday do with the specific project under at a meeting of the Tri-Valley review. It had to do with the city’s Regional Rail Policy Working approval process and how long it Group. The focus of the meeting takes to gain approvals. was on the proposed Altamont There were a variety of rea- Regional Rail Connection with sons for sending the project back the high speed train. to the commission. The Altamont Corridor Proj- Councilmembers Cindy Mc- ect, which is being led by ACE Govern and Matt Sullivan wanted and the California High-Speed to see if there were a way to save Rail Authority, is part of a much the heritage trees and the 1908 larger vision to connect the entire home on the site. The craftsman state with high-speed trains. style home is scheduled to be Photo - Doug Jorgensen Routes being considered in- demolished to make way for 14 Working on one of the robots are (from left) Christopher Herz, Mark Chen, Jerry Cheng, Wenson Hsieh, Abheek Chanana. single family homes on the 1.2 clude one that follows I-680/I-580 acre area. All of the trees would concluding at Greenville Road. be removed. Three alternative go through the Sullivan also responded to downtowns of Livermore and a neighbor of the project, who Foothill High’s Robo Crop Looks Good This Year Pleasanton ending at the Vasco pointed out that his solar panels By Ron McNicoll creativity. You learn working They learn the people skills that Foothill, said Sharma. Raod ACE station. Two would would be impacted by shadows Repeatedly stacking 7-inch skills,” said Varun Sharma, vice go with leadership training and As it is, club members will go thorugh the vineyards south cast by one of the two story rings on moveable 4-inch diam- president of the club, which has fund-raising. “You learn how to be out raising funds for their of Livermore. homes. eter tubes is a monotonous chore two dozen members. write business letters, how to deal own travel, probably at $1000 Group member Alameda In addition to the trees and of repetitive motion that only a The creativity comes from with a lot of people. I learned dif- per person, for a four-day trip to County Supervisor Scott Hag- home, issues raised by some or robot could love. solving the basic problem for a ferent aspects of marketing that Disney World in the spring. They gerty said of the presentation that all of the councilmembers in- However, the people behind contest. This year the national you wouldn’t normally acquire in will compete in the Vex Robotics it lacked the visuals that would cluded parking, the absence of a the robots — in this instance the competition had to do with build- a school club,” said Sharma. world championship. Some of the have provided more understand- play area for children, and noise. Robotics Club at Foothill High ing the robot that is able to do The club has picked up several competition will be televised by ing of where each of the routes Several of the homes back up to School in Pleasanton — find the ring-stacking task. There are local sponsors for its team, which ESPN’s Wide World of Sports. might be built and what they the nearby railroad track. Mayor that designing the 18-inch cubed many trial-and-error moves be- needed about $600 or $700 to buy Foothill math teacher Bob might look like. “I have a high Jennifer Hosterman suggested robots, and operating them in fore the robot is able to carry out parts to build its robot. There is Loew, who is in his first year as level of frustration with the docu- that more green amenities be tournaments develops their own the task. That keeps the students’ also a high-end robotic compe- the club’s advisor, said that the ments provided,” he stated. “It’s added to reach the 100 points that creativity. creativity exercised. tition nationally, that includes hard to visualize the two options (See PLAN, page 9) club has become so popular that “It’s not all about math and Club members acquire various high schools, but also colleges. it expanded from one to three going through the vineyards. I science. It represents a lot of skills in carrying out their goal Teams spend thousands building (See ROBOTICS, page 2) (See ROUTES, page 4) of becoming better at robotics. those robots. That’s too rich for Further Study Planned On LARPD Future Livermore Charter The Livermore City Council directed staff to conduct addi- School Finds Campus tional research into the impacts of changing the status of the Livermore Area Recreation and For Permanent Home Park District (LARPD). By Ron McNicoll hearing on the application when The main issue is whether After five years of searching it meets Dec. 21. money now going to the state for a suitable site for its long- “We want to be involved through a property tax shift term K-12 campus that ulti- with the city, and make sure we would remain in Livermore if the mately will house 2000 students, have its support in the process. district’s status were changed. the Livermore Valley Charter We found other sites that did A first phase study predicted there could be between $1.3 School (LVCS) is in the process not work. At this site, the infra- million and $3.1 million in ad- of buying a 30-acre site near structure is there. The city is our ditional revenue if the district North Canyons Parkway north partner on environmental work,” were either merged with or made of Interstate 580. said Batchelor. a subsidiary of the city. However, The parcels are at 3090 In- Batchelor has had talks with the revenue is based on all the as- dependence Avenue and 3196 city staff about such issues as sumptions and predictions in the Constitution Drive, across from the school’s potential impacts study coming to fruition. Costco. on traffic and how they can be Currently, LARPD is an inde- Although schools can bypass mitigated. pendent district. Almost 50 per- the local planning process if they The site was developed by cent of property tax money that should go to the district is taken wish, as permitted by a state law, Exterra.