WEEKENDPAGES WEATHER FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 8 & 9 Sunny with MILD some clouds HIGHS:71-84 } 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 } LOWS:52-55 San Leandro Times AN INDEPENDENT HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER SERVING SAN LEANDRO, ASHLAND, SAN LORENZO AND SHEFFIELD VILLAGE VOL. 29 • NO. 43 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2019 SAN LEANDRO • CALIFORNIA County Plans East 14th St. Improvements Tuesday meeting first in series to address East 14th problems By Mike McGuire San Leandro Times The Alameda County Trans- road. portation Commission held the The modes of transportation first of five public meetings the commission is looking into Tuesday night to gather public are walking, biking and mass views on making it much easier to transit, both BART and bus. They travel along the East 14th Street see EAST 14th, page 14 - Mission Boulevard - Fremont Boulevard “corridor” from San Leandro to Fremont. The Commission’s goal is to provide seamless connections City Buys between multiple modes of trans- port so that fewer local trips need to be made by automobile. Back House Meeting at the San Leandro Senior Center at 13909 East 14th On Bloom St. St., commission staff members By Mike McGuire were joined by San Leandro city San Leandro Times officials to share facts and figures New housing construction for how the corridor functions approved by the city typically sets now, and seek the public’s help in aside some portion, usually 15 having it meet their needs better percent, to be sold as affordable. in the near future. Normally, this results in one People coming to the meeting or more families becoming home- were asked to fill out an online owners who might not have survey, and were able to talk face- otherwise, and they welcome the to-face with key people working opportunity. on the project, including San Sometimes, though, it doesn’t PHOTO BY JIM KNOWLES Leandro Mayor Pauline Russo work out that way. Cutter and Chief Engineer Keith City officials recently took Tow-truck driver Moises Reyes-Morales won the Driver of the Year award for coming to the aid of drivers stranded Cooke. on the freeway. steps to buy back an affordable In addition to providing al- unit at 713 Bloom St., in the Cher- ternatives to driving everyplace rywood neighborhood, because it along the corridor, the commis- wasn’t being used for its intended The Guardian Angel of the Freeway sion hopes to decrease current purpose. Now, the property will traffic congestion. They also be resold to a family or individual By Jim Knowles the game and he was watching the awards service bestowed by the the California want to plan for expected future who meet the guidelines and plan San Leandro Times ceremony but he didn’t know he was going Highway Patrol and the Metropolitan Trans- increases in traffic as economic to live there. Moises Reyes-Morales didn’t know to be a part of it. portation Commission. development occurs along the see HOUSE, page 5 what was happening when he heard his name “I heard my name and I said, ‘What?’” Reyes-Morales says he knows people called at the Oakland Coliseum before an A’s Reyes-Morales said. appreciate his work. He patrols the freeways game last month. He had just won the Driver of the Year and when somebody’s car breaks down INSIDE YOUR TIMES The tow-truck driver was invited to Award, an honor for the providing the best see GUARDIAN, page 16 ■ THEATER Calendar.................4 The SL Players present Classified Ads ........ 12 Orwell’s classic. Page 2 Crossword ............. 14 Food......................7 ■ FOOD Health & Fitness .......8 PACE Center Eases Elderly Challenges Put a little pumpkin Homes ................. 10 on your plate. Page 7 Home Services ....... 12 Center for Elders Independence services that serves seniors’ needs “Your life just got better,” By Mike McGuire Inquiring Reporter ... 15 San Leandro Times at 1850 Fairway Drive, across the while letting them stay in their reads the sign in front of the ■ MUSIC Older people wanting to stay street from San Leandro Kaiser own homes. People are picked center’s building that opened Letters ................. 15 Ambrosia coming to the Obituaries ............. 14 in their homes rather than get Hospital. up by a van each weekday and in 2018. Bal Theatre. Page 16 care in a residential facility have PACE, which stands for Pro- taken to the center, where there One participant who agrees is Technology ..............3 a relatively new option in town gram of All-Inclusive Care for the are friends, activities, meals, and Edward Barnett, who just turned 38,500 EVERY THURSDAY Theater ..................2 through the PACE program at the Elderly, provides a full range of medical care. see PACE, page 9 THE LARGEST FREE-DELIVERED NEWSPAPER IN THE EAST BAY 2 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2019 San Leandro Times MEETING Pets of the Week 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. Raven Humo For more information, call The Pets of the Week at the Humo is a sweet, energetic Michelle Mayfield at 667-3522. Hayward Animal Shelter are Ra- 3-year-old Husky. He needs an ven the puppy and Humo the dog. active family who will help him Raven is a rambunctious, burn off energy by taking him happy-go-lucky, 9-month-old on walks and playing with him. pup. He’s looking for an active Okay with older kids. Neutered. PHOTO COURTESY SAN LEANDRO PLAYERS family to take him on walks and For more information on Ra- Bruce Kaplan, Terry Guillory and Ben Yuen appear in the San Leandro Players production of fun adventures. He likes other ven or Humo, call the Hayward Nineteen Eighty-Four, now playing at the San Leandro Museum/Auditorium. San Leandro Times dogs. Okay with teens. Neutered. Animal Shelter at 510-293-7200. An independent hometown newspaper serving Kiwanis to Host Texas SL Players Present Orwell’s San Leandro, Ashland, San Lorenzo and Hold ’em Tournament Nineteen Eighty-Four at SL Museum Sheffield Village Kiwanis Club of San Leandro $40 Add-on. Includes delicious EDITORIAL invites you to a Charitable Poker appetizers. The San Leandro Players Tickets are $20 general; $15 existing in its own right” but Tournament on Saturday, Nov. 9, Beverages available for pur- present George Orwell’s 1984, seniors, TBA members, under 12, rather, “Whatever Big Brother Fred Zehnder at the The Englander (Comedy chase. Must be 21 or older. All running through Nov. 17, at the students. For more information or and The Party holds to be truth.” Editor and Publisher Club Room) 101 Parrott St. in proceeds benefit the charitable San Leandro Museum/Auditori- reservations, call 510-895-2573 The show features Ben Yuen, Jim Knowles San Leandro. projects supported by the Kiwan- um, 320 West Estudillo Ave. or visit at www.slplayers.org. Rosella Bearden, Ron Cook, Managing Editor Check-in and free lessons is club of San Leandro. Tickets Show times are Saturdays Big Brother is watching in Bruce Kaplan, Robyn Werk, [email protected] is at 5:30 p.m. The tournament are limited to 50. For tickets or at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. this frighteningly relevant dys- Terry Guillory, Karen Barbera, begins at 6:30 p.m. Cost varies: for more information, call Mary Two Friday shows at 8 p.m. are topian drama, where the gov- Amy Cook, Paul Pedersen, Rob Mike McGuire City Editor $60 Buy-in, $20 Re-buy, and Grodin at 510-562-1029. scheduled for Nov. 8 and Nov. 15. ernment insists that reality is not Mueller, Polina Litvak and Trent “something objective, external, Beals. Steve Schaefer Auto Editor Contributing Writers Buzz Bertolero Run with SLHS Students Carl Medford Linda Sandsmark To Fight Against Vaping PRODUCTION The Multiplying Good Ser- kids and young adults and the vice Club at San Leandro High dangers of this addictive product Howard Morrison Manager School will host a 2-mile run are being concealed. Kayla Steinorth on Saturday, Oct. 26, at 10 a.m. Runners can buy a T-shirt at Art Director starting at the Marina Park, 40 the run, designed by San Leandro Moxie Morrison Mulford Point Drive in San High students, for $25 that will go Assistant Leandro. to ALS research and help fight va- EYEGLASSES The run will raise awareness ping, or just come and run. It’s not OPERATIONS about the danger of vaping and a requirement to buy the T-shirt. to promote healthy and fun You can RSVP for the run at Claudette Morrison activities. https://cgarcia979.wixsite.com/ Business Manager % * Vaping is being marketed to attackthevape. 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