LLNL Computers to Help Design Anti-Cancer Drugs
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Thursday, NOVEMBER 2, 2017 VOLUME LIV, NUMBER 44 Your Local News Source Since 1963 SERVING DUBLIN, LIVERMORE, PLEASANTON, SUNOL LLNL Computers To Help Design Anti-Cancer Drugs By Jeff Garberson maceutical giant, GlaxoSmithKline, and Frederick National Laboratory Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s powerful computing for Cancer Research, a Maryland-based facility of the National Cancer capability, originally developed for nuclear weapons design, will help Institute. See Inside Section A speed the search for more effective cancer drugs as part of a public- The consortium is hoping for additional partners in the future, ac- Section A is filled with private research consortium. cording to a statement. information about arts, people, The consortium, announced quietly in Washington last January and One key consortium goal is to reduce cancer drug development time entertainment and special events. only now becoming a reality, is called ATOM, for Accelerating Thera- from a typical six years to a single year, according to the statement. There are education stories, a peutics for Opportunities in Medicine. Another is to create an approach to drug discovery that can benefit variety of features, and the arts It will be headquartered near the Mission Bay campus of one of the medicine more broadly. and entertainment and partners, the University of California, San Francisco. LLNL’s role will be to apply powerful data science techniques, such bulletin board. In addition to LLNL and UCSF, partners include the British phar- (See CANCER, page 2) Pleasanton Open Space Chooses Plan Sent to Architect City Council for Lydiksen The Livermore Area Recreation and Park District voted last week to Modernization recommend the Springtown Open Space Concept Plan to the Liver- By Ron McNicoll more City Council. Pleasanton Unified School The vote was 4 to 0 with Board District Trustees approved hiring Chairman Beth Wilson, who lives an architect for the design phase in Springtown, recused. of modernizing and also poten- Maryalice Faltings said, "The tially adding capacity at Lydiksen Elementary School. latest concept is more like what I The board, at its Oct. 24 meet- had fancifully envisioned. It is now ing, did not vote, but after discus- a park that everyone can enjoy." sion, indicated the contract with Estimated cost of the amenities San Jose-based Aedis for $1.3 would be $20 million. Final cost million for design work would be would depend on materials, ame- satisfactory. A formal vote will be nities and market conditions. No taken at the board’s Nov. 21 meet- specific funding has been identified ing, when the item will be on the at this point in the process. consent agenda. Photo - Doug Jorgensen Several directors questioned the The board has allocated $30 The Foothill High School's annual all-day Band Review took place last Saturday. The 43rd annual cost. Philip Pierpont said that the million of the $70 million in the event featured school bands from throughout Northern California with parade, concert and field numbers looked low. "The problem first phase of the $270 million show competitions. In the photo, bands marched down Main Street during the parade competition. (See SPRINGTOWN, page 2) school bond for the Lydiksen project. Some $20 million of the $30 million for Lydiksen will be reserved for construction. The remainder will go to “soft costs,” explained Deputy Superintendent Students Would Like a Place to Be Micaela Ochoa. They include such expenditures as the design and planning process, state archi- Able to Spend Time in Downtown Livermore tectural review of the plans, and engineering and testing fees. Livermore High School stu- City’s goals moving forward, in the hotel on the eastside of the for them in the planning and in the District staff will be assem- dents in Mrs. Matthews' civic class particular plans for the lots on both avenue. Students were told that future of the City. bling a committee of teachers, heard from Steve Stewart, Plan- sides of South Livermore Avenue. discussions at workshops primarily Several students made the point parents, neighbors and school ning Manager of the Community The community has provided input revolved around a boutique hotel that there were many places for principal Jacob Berg to meet with Development Department, on the for the proposed concepts, starting and the need for increased parking. adults to go, but that the downtown the architectural team. The group concepts being considered as de- with a Steering Committee that The seniors in the civic class ex- was essentially “wedged between will discuss what should be in a velopment options in downtown prepared four alternatives, two pressed interests in other potential two high schools” with not enough school designed for 21st Century Livermore. with a hotel on the westside of development. What mattered to the places for students to comfortably education. He presented a look at the Livermore Avenue and two with students was that there was a space The committee will start meet- (See DOWNTOWN, page 5) ing this month. A report should be ready for the board by January or February, said Ochoa. Before issuing a final report, the commit- Supervisors Respond to Grand Jury on Donations tee will provide updates at school Supervisors sent the Grand Jury citizens, and have an advisor from board meetings. By Ron McNicoll to their maximum budget allow- a letter Oct. 24, responding to the the District Attorney’s office. One goal of the Lydiksen proj- The Alameda County Board ance, and on business expenses. Grand Jury’s June 1 report. Civil The civil Grand Jury does not ect is to eliminate the pod build- of Supervisors has replied to the The program is called the Fiscal Grand Jury comments are intended make any allegations of criminal ings, which provide a majority of Alameda County Civil Grand (See SUPERVISORS, page 4) to be helpful to government by behavior. classroom housing on the campus. Jury’s comments about supervi- suggesting better procedures, or The donations under discussion The pod shape dates back to an sors’ use of discretionary funds, which they give on a regular basis pointing out what jurors consider come from savings that supervi- Commission Plans (See LYDIKSEN, page 5) to non-profit entities. defects. All of the jurors are lay sors realize by not hiring staff up Meetings on Human Services Supervisors Make Change The Pleasanton Human Ser- vices Commission will host five public workshops to engage the to Enable Kottinger Gardens public and local social service agencies in an update to the Hu- Housing Construction man Services Needs Assessment Strategic Plan. The Alameda County Supervi- less attractive to investors. There- Workshops will be held from sors reassured the bank lender fore the price they are willing to November through January. They for the second phase of Kottinger pay for the tax credits has dropped will cover five special interest Gardens, an affordable senior creating a financing gap for Kot- areas – homelessness, senior housing development in Pleas- tinger Phase 2. services, behavioral health, trans- anton, that county funding stands The county is stepping in to fill portation services and access, and ready unconditionally to back up the gap. The plan is to sell bonds domestic violence and child abuse. the financing. authorized by county voters under “We hope to engage the public Phase 2 of the development was Measure 1A. However, word- and local social service agencies targeted for completion by April ing in the supervisors’ resolution by giving them a platform to com- 2019. The 54 units of housing concerning the details of how the municate what they believe we will be constructed on Kottinger funding will work left bank lenders need in our community relative Drive near Second Street. Phase anxious about guarantees behind to human services. We also want 1, consisting of 50 units, has been the money. to identify local service gaps and built. It is expected to be open for Union Bank, which is the funder challenges in our ongoing effort move-ins in November. for Kottinger, wrote to supervisors Photo - Doug Jorgensen to collaborate more effectively,” Because of the major tax reform that the financing should not be Rotary Club of Livermore hosted the 3rd annual Halloween Spirit said Jay Ingram, community bill in Congress and its expected contingent on selling A1 bonds. By Run, a 5K and 10K run/walk for people of all ages last Saturday. This services manager for the City of corporate tax cuts, the current 9% the time they are sold in March, the spooktacular event featured costumed runners. Proceeds from this Pleasanton. tax reduction for a corporation economy could be different, and event benefit educational programs in Livermore, and community For the full workshop schedule backing low-income housing is projects of the Rotary Club of Livermore such as senior work day, or more information, contact Jay (See KOTTINGER, page 3) veterans assistance, and music scholarships. Ingram at 925-931-5346 or jin- [email protected]. PET OF THE WEEK Nanami is a cat worth sailing the seven seas to find! The one- INSIDE year-old calico beauty will shore make a swell companion. Her chartreuse eyes are fathoms deep! Throw your anchors away MAIN SECTION Sports .................................... 7 and navigate life with this worthy feline. Nanami is currently Classifieds........................... 10 Obituaries .............................. 9 available for adoption at Valley Humane Society, 3670 Nevada Editorial ................................