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FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY WEEKENDPAGES WEATHER 8 & 9 Heat advisory still in OurOur ReadersReaders RememberRemember HOT place this week READERS REMEMBER THE BEST COMBINE, ROSITA THE HIGHS:87-92 } 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 } RIVETER, AND A ROCKIN’ ‘60s COVER BAND ..... 7-9 LOWS:59-65 San Leandro Times AN INDEPENDENT HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER SERVING SAN LEANDRO, ASHLAND, SAN LORENZO AND SHEFFIELD VILLAGE VOL. 30 • NO. 34 THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2020 SAN LEANDRO • CALIFORNIA Future Council To Decide on Budget, Police By Mike McGuire San Leandro Times Voters get to pick three mem- His opponent, Bryan Azeve- bers of the San Leandro City do, says he is running to represent Council in November, but in a working-class San Leandrans. year of widespread upset with Azevedo said his first priority government few people are striv- see COUNCIL, page 14 ing to be a representative. Vice Mayor Pete Ballew is running unopposed in District 6, as he did four years ago. In District 2, Councilman Ed Her- Man Found nandez has the same opponent, Bryan Azevedo, that he defeated Stabbed to four years ago. And in District 4, Benny Lee is leaving the council due to term limits, and two people Death on are competing for his seat. Billings District 2: PHOTO BY DEBBIE TEE Hernandez vs. Azevedo A man was found stabbed to Photographer Debbie Tee captures a bolt of lightning over Castro Valley early Sunday morning. Ed Hernandez was elected death on Saturday on Billings to his first term on the council Boulevard in San Leandro. in 2016 after serving on the Police were called to the Planning Commission. He sees scene at about 5 p.m. and found Weird Weekend of Weather housing as a key issue, along with a 24-year-old man in the driver’s the city regaining its financial sta- seat of a Chevrolet Camaro on the By Linda Sandsmark today, according to private meteorologist morning by explosive flashes of lightning bility after Covid is finally tamed. 700 block of Billings Boulevard San Leandro Times Mike Pechner. He added that this period and window-rattling thunder. Alameda Hernandez, who voted suffering from at least one stab Mother Nature surprised the East Bay of hot weather might rival the heatwave of County Fire Department reported numer- against recent proposed cuts to wound, according to San Leandro this past weekend with a combination of July 2006. ous lightning-strike fires following the the city’s police budget, wants to police. Billings is off Davis Street scorching temperatures, rolling blackouts, “It is very unusual for a Heat Warning to overnight lightning and thunderstorm event. “reimagine public safety” more just east of I-880. high humidity, booming thunderstorms and last this long. The fog tends to show up after “Your Alameda County Firefighters generally. Police and other emergency an amazing display of lightning. a few days,” said Pechner. “Friday was the would like to advise the community that “We have to find a way to personnel attempted lifesaving The National Weather Service issued hottest day in the East Bay since 2015 with the weather went from extreme heat to a maintain public safety while efforts but the man succumbed to a rare “Excessive Heat Warning” for our Downtown Oakland topping 103 degrees. Red Flag Warning,” said Fire Department doing more to support programs his injuries and was pronounced area running from last Thursday through Residents were awakened early Sunday see WEATHER, page 4 so people don’t go into crises that deceased, police said. now often involves the police,” The case is under investi- Hernandez said. gation but police believe the Hernandez takes some credit stabbing was not a random act. for San Leandro having a reserve Police had no other information fund, originally meant to protect on the case yet, but ask that against a recession, when the anyone with information call the pandemic and shutdown tore into San Leandro Police Department Curb Work Begins on East 14th Street city finances. at 510-577-2740. Some sidewalks and drive- be performed between 7 a.m. ways on East 14th Street in and 7 p.m. San Leandro will be closed as The new curb ramps will INSIDE YOUR TIMES Caltrans does work on the curbs, enable people using wheelchairs starting today through Nov. 13. and others with disabilities re- ■ NEWS Classified Ads ........ 12 Caltrans is doing the work lated to mobility to more easily Front of cleaners Crossword ............. 13 to make the curb ramps and negotiate curbs in this area. The smashed by vehicle. Page 2 sidewalks in compliance with the work will involve replacing some Food......................5 Americans with Disabilities Act sidewalks, curbs and driveways. ■ OUTDOORS Homes ................. 10 on East 14th, which is also state Some sidewalks will be Home Services ....... 12 Route 185. closed to accommodate the Help keep Lake Chabot litter free. Page 3 Letters ................. 15 The work will take place in work. Signage will be in place Obituaries ............. 14 two different areas: On north- to guide pedestrians to detours. ■ SENIORS bound and southbound East 14th Businesses whose driveways are Outdoors.................3 Be a quitter...if you haven’t yet Street from Blossom Way to affected will be directly notified stopped smoking. Page 6 Pets ......................2 136th Avenue; and on northbound by Caltrans. PHOTO BY JIM KNOWLES Seniors ..................6 East 14th Street from 150th to Every effort will be made to Curb work began this week on East 14th Street and Blos- 38,500 EVERY THURSDAY 152nd Avenue. The work will see CURB, page 16 som Way. THE LARGEST FREE-DELIVERED NEWSPAPER IN THE EAST BAY 01 FRONT PAGE 08-20-20.indd 1 8/19/20 6:51 PM 2 THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2020 San Leandro Times MEETING SCHEDULES ■ CITY COUNCIL Council meets on the first and third Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in City Council Chambers, City Hall, 835 E. 14th St., San Leandro For more information, call the City Clerk at 577-3367. ■ SAN LEANDRO SCHOOL BOARD Board meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 835 E. 14th St., San Leandro. For more information, call Kittens Michelle Mayfield at 667-3522. The Pets of the Week at the Hayward Animal Shelter are Sa- PHOTO BY JIM KNOWLES sha and a kitten you can choose The front window was smashed at the Cherry City Cleaners in downtown San Leandro from the many at the shelter last week. right now. Sasha is an 11-year-old Schipperke female who is spayed San Leandro Times and ready to go home. Sasha is Window Smashed at Cherry City Cleaners staying with a foster family. She An independent hometown The front windows were police called him in the morn- left in the shop at night. newspaper serving enjoys going on walks and walks smashed at the Cherry City ing to tell him what had hap- Soo had a contractor come San Leandro, Ashland, well on leash. She would do best Cleaners sometime last Wednes- pened. He doesn’t know if it and board up the window by the San Lorenzo and in an adult only household. day night or early Thursday was an attempted burglary or if a end of the day, and the shop is Sheffield Village For more information or to morning. vehicle just ran through the win- open for business. EDITORIAL adopt Sasha, call the Hayward Owner Kim Soo said the dow by accident. No money was — By Jim Knowles Animal Shelter at 510-293-7200. Sasha Fred Zehnder It’s kitten season and the Editor and Publisher Hayward Animal Shelter has Visit www.haywardanimals. Jim Knowles many kittens looking for loving org/adoptions to see the kittens the Vacancy on Eden Health Care Board Managing Editor forever homes. shelter has available and to adopt. [email protected] The death of Eden Health For more information, or to Vacancy-Application-2020. District Director Charles Gilcrest be considered for appointment, Mike McGuire Library Presents Zoom Children’s Concert pdf and should be submitted City Editor earlier this month has created a contact District Clerk Barbara to [email protected] no later Join the San Leandro Public award-winning children’s per- vacancy on the district’s board. Adranly at [email protected]. than 5 p.m. next Wednesday, Steve Schaefer Library for a free virtual chil- former, combines music, move- The Eden Township Health- Applications can be Aug. 26. Auto Editor dren's concert at 10:30 a.m. on ment, storytelling, and puppets care District was originally estab- found at ethd.org/wp-con- The Eden Health District Contributing Writers Saturday, Aug. 29 online via to entertain you. All ages are lished in 1948 to build and oper- tent/uploads/2020/08/Board- website is: www.ethd.org. Buzz Bertolero Zoom. invited. ate Eden Hospital. Its purpose Carl Medford Come sing, dance and Email kmullesch@sanlean today is to advance the health have fun as singer Andy Z, an dro.org to get the Zoom link. Linda Sandsmark and well-being of residents of Castro Valley, San Leandro, San This Day in History, Aug. 20... 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