Pleasanton Residents Urged to Ask Council to Join Energy Group
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Thursday, September 7, 2017 VOLUME LIV, NUMBER 36 Your Local News Source Since 1963 SERVING DUBLIN, LIVERMORE, PLEASANTON, SUNOL Pleasanton Residents Urged to Ask Council to Join Energy Group Pleasanton is one of two cities in Alameda County that has not signed On August 31, a panel hosted by Organizing for Action held a clean up to participate in the East Bay Community Energy (EBCE) program. energy workshop at the Pleasanton Library to encourage Pleasanton See Inside Section A EBCE, a joint powers agreement to operate a Community Choice residents to communicate with their councilmembers their wish to Section A is filled with Aggregation (CCA) program was established in December by Alameda become part of the EBCE. County. A CCA allows local governments and some special districts to information about arts, people, EBCE, a community controlled not for profit power supplier, will pool (or aggregate) their electricity load in order to purchase and/or de- begin operating in participating cities and unincorporated areas of Al- entertainment and special events. velop power on behalf of residents, businesses, and municipal accounts. There are education stories, a ameda County starting in April or May of 2018. Goals of the program are to promote renewable energy, reduce Van Rainey, Volunteer Climate Change Lead, OFA East Bay Central variety of features, and the arts greenhouse gas emissions, and provide energy at a lower rate. Chapter, presented the panelists. They included Alexandra McGee, and entertainment and Both Livermore and Dublin have signed on. bulletin board. See ENERGY, page 5) 1st Downtown Workshop Set For Sept.13 Community and neighborhood workshops to take public input on development plans of 8.2 acres in downtown Livermore have been scheduled. To jumpstart the discussion, those attending will be shown four concepts, featuring elements such as a hotel, open space, housing, and parking. The concepts were forwarded to the city council by the Downtown Steering Committee. David Early from PlaceWorks, Inc. conducted the committee meetings. Early will lead the workshops. Paul Spence, Livermore Com- munity Development Director, said details on the format are being finalized. He expects it to include a presentation followed by a table top excercise similar to past work- shops. All of the workshops are sched- uled to take place from 7 to 9:30 p.m. There will be two community workshops. The first will be held on Sept. 13 at the Shrine Event Center, 170 Lindbergh Ave, Livermore. The second is planned for October Photo - Doug Jorgensen 10 at the Robert Livermore Com- Amador Valley High School celebrated the opening of its new stadium last Friday. The new stadium field was made possible through the generosity of the community with funds provided by the Walker Family Trust and the Amador Valley High School Athletic Booster (See WORKSHOPS, page 5) Club. The football team celebrated with a 15 to 14 non-conference win over King's Academy. Pleasanton Council Moves Housing Bills Could Hamper Local Control Forward with By Ron McNicoll recess. Gov. Jerry Brown has until of the League of California Cities. ballot. If voters approved it, the More than 30 housing bills Sept. 30 to sign or veto a bill. If SB 2, written by Sen. Toni bond would be used to produce Costco PLan have been put into the California the governor does nothing with Atkins of San Diego, would im- 7000 new affordable homes, and Legislature’s hopper in the cur- an approved bill, it automatically pose a $75 fee on some real estate $1 billion to help military veterans rent session. Some are seen by becomes law. Laws go into effect transactions, such as refinancing, buy homes. The Pleasanton City Council bill-watchers as relaxing environ- on Jan.1. but not on the sale of a home. The Pleasanton Mayor Jerry Thorne supported moving forward with mental checks on new housing, or Housing bills are being pack- revenue would go to support af- is so concerned about some of the a sales tax-sharing agreement to otherwise altering local control aged with two housing revenue fordable housing. bills in the package that he said at finance transportation improve- over development. bills. That has been delaying the SB 3, by Sen. Jim Beall of San the end of the Aug. 15 City Council ments for the Johnson Drive Eco- The Legislature has until Sept. floor voting on the whole package, Jose, would put a $4 billion hous- meeting, “Some bills will liter- nomic Development Zone (EDZ). 15 to pass bills, before going into said Jason Rhine, a staff member ing bond on the November 2018 No formal vote was taken fol- (See HOUSING, page 10) lowing the discussion at a special meeting held August 29. Livermore Woman Publishes Memoir The four councilmembers in attendance all supported staff's Of Childhood in Wartime England recommendation to establish a sales tax-sharing agreement with Costco. Mayor Jerry Thorne was By Jeff Garberson Mayall’s father was a career A newly published memoir of officer in the Royal Marines, a mat- absent. The topic will be revisited the 1930s and ‘40s recalls child- ter of pride as well as a powerful at the special council meeting on hood in an English military family factor in family dynamics. Mon., September 18. No final vote whose days were filled with simple While he was deployed, as is planned at that time. pleasures, personal relationships he sometimes was for months at An estimated $21.5 million and the fears brought on by a war a time, the household was ruled would be needed in traffic im- that was always in the background by their mother, a tiny, beautiful provements to help ease impacts but sometimes entered their lives woman who communicated with of development in the area. Five with terrifying consequences. actions as much as with words. transportation improvements The book, titled “All the Pen- “She didn’t even talk to us needed to maintain acceptable nies in the World,” was written by much, as our father did on the levels of service for the area if Susan Mayall, known in Livermore rare occasions he was home,” the EDZ were formally adopted for her support of the arts, includ- Mayall writes. “She expected us include adding two new traffic ing owning and operating an inde- to enjoy the things she did – walk- signals; widening parts of Stoner- pendent bookstore, Goodenough ing and running, the countryside Photo - Doug Jorgensen idge and Johnson drives, and Books, from 1972 through 2003. in all weathers, wildflowers and Jenny Andersen, a resident at Quail Garden in Livermore received constructing an additional on-ramp It is a story she found “amaz- birds….” a special visit on Tuesday morning from Brandi In the photo) and on northbound I-680 at Stoneridge ingly easy” to write, representing The picture that emerges is of a Cashet who poked their heads in her room to say hello. Her daughter Drive. Under a proposed agree- as it does clear memories of both loving, tightly bonded family that Margaret Antonoff. and granddaughter Ksenia brought the two ment negotiated between the City happy and painful times, she said found pleasure in the activities they and Costco, $6.4 million will be in an interview. undertook together. horses for a visit. Brandi, was purchased twelve years ago with Mayall was the eldest child of The book’s title comes from help from her mother. Margaret says, "Mom literally came along paid using traffic impact fees. the Hayter family, born in 1933. her mother’s bedtime expression for the ride. She loved them." Other residents at Quail Garden Of the remaining $13.6 million, That was “the year Hitler came to of endearment, “I love you more also got to meet the horses, feeding them watermelon as a treat. Costco would cover $6.8 million power,” she said, recalling the dark than all the pennies in the world.” "The horses were rock stars. I am tickled pink that it went so well," through a cash contribution. The force that would soon threaten her When she corrected the chil- said Margaret. She said that the visit went so well, she would be city would be responsible for the country and the entire Free World. (See PENNIES, page 2) happy to take them to other places. She can be reached by email at [email protected]. (See COSTCO, page 5) PET OF THE WEEK Pretty, pretty, Peggy is a very special three--year-old INSIDE Maltese mix. If only you knew how her heart yearns to be loved! But Peggy is nervous around new people and needs MAIN SECTION Sports .................................... 7 a little extra help to build her confidence. Swing by and Classifieds........................... 10 Obituaries .............................. 9 meet this gal at Valley Humane Society today: 3670 Nevada Editorial ................................. 4 SECTION A Street in Pleasanton, open Tuesday through Saturday from 10am – 4pm. For more information, visit valleyhumane.org Mailbox .................................. 4 Art & Entertainment .............. 8 or call (925) 426-8656. Photo - Valley Humane Society Roundup ................................ 3 Bulletin Board ..................... 10 Short Notes ........................... 9 Milestones ........................... 12 2 The Independent • September 7, 2017 PENNIES (continued from front page) dren, she tended to do so World War I tank that was with misspelled words, in- Susan well, as she excelled books – has scheduled a with a disapproving stare stationed on the edge of the formed Susan’s mother that in school and went to Cam- book party for her next rather than an angry scold- fortifications…. her husband was missing bridge, where she read his- Thursday, Sept. 14, at 7 ing. “(We would climb) a and presumed dead. There tory and met and married p.m.