Having trouble viewing this email?Click here Vallejo News November 14, 2014 | Issue #161 FEMA Funds for Earthquake Damage Sign-Up for other City Federal money is now available to help eligible displaced Communications individuals of Napa and Solano counties to repair essential living areas damaged by the Napa earthquake this past August. Additionally, the Obama Administration approved U.S. Small Business Administration loans for homeowners, businesses and nonprofit organizations. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) In This Issue Individual Assistance funding for individuals and families is to FEMA Funds for EQ Damage help rebuild and repair housing and other personal property. The Small Business Administration (SBA) loans are available to assist Clipper Pass businesses to repair or replace disaster-damaged property, Manager of the Year inventory and/or supplies. Homeowners and renters may also be eligible for SBA loans to repair or replace disaster-related Filipino Community Center Art damages to homes or personal property. Input & Suggestions Affected people must register in person at the FEMA Disaster Recovery Center, located at 1155 Capitol Street, online at DisasterAssistance.gov or by telephone at 800-621-3362. Without registration, the process cannot be started. Additional Earthquake Related Damage information and resources are available online here. Clipper Pass Expands to Solano County Filipino Community Clipper, the all-in-one transit fare payment card, expanded its network of participating transit operators to Solano County with Center Art the addition of Fairfield-Suisun Transit (FAST), SolTrans, The VINE and San Francisco Bay Ferry's Vallejo-to-San Francisco A mural depicting the route. history of Filipinos in Vallejo was created by a The four bus agencies will accept cash value on a Clipper card renowned Filipino artist as well as a range of 31-day passes good for local or express Eliseo Art Silva, with help travel, although the Vallejo-San Francisco ferry service will from the community, and accept only cash value on Clipper. Customers who pay with was completed last month. Clipper instead of cash will receive a significant discount. The 60-foot wide mural was "Using express bus service to the El Cerrito del Norte, Pleasant inspired by the book Hill or Walnut Creek BART stations just got more convenient "Filipinos in Vallejo" by Mel since riders will only need one card to ride both bus and BART," Orpilla, President of the said Solano County Supervisor Jim Spering, a longtime Filipino-American National Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) commissioner. Historic Society. As Vallejo "Local riders will see the benefits of Clipper as well, since it works has a rich history of with many transit Filipino-Americans since benefit programs the beginning of the 1900s, and can be the mural stands as an registered to acknowledgment of the protect your long line of families who balance." made an impact in the Vallejo culture and its FAST, SolTrans society. and The VINE all offer express routes to the El Cerrito del Norte BART station, FAST and SolTrans also offer express routes to Silva, along with various the Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek BART stations. Ferry riders community artists and non- will be able to use a single Clipper card to pay for the ferry as well artists alike, came together as local bus service in Solano and Napa counties and San in public painting sessions Francisco. to help participate in the mural. Silva has also Clipper will not be accepted on VINE Route 29F from Napa to the created more than 80 Vallejo Ferry Terminal, SolanoExpress Short Hop routes 30 and murals across the nation. 40, the St. Helena Shuttle, American Canyon Transit, the The mural stands in three Calistoga Shuttle or the Yountville Trolley. arches and has a designated theme in each Clipper is used for fare payment and users can sign up for auto- arch: respect, heroism, and load, which automatically reloads value on the card when it runs generations. low. For additional information about Clipper, visit them online or call Clipper Customer Service at (877) 878-8883. "The first panel says, 'manong', and I separated it to 'mano', like respect," said Silva. "And then the Pacific Association of Professional second one is Baseball Manager of the Year 'kabayanihan', with the 'ka', is about heroism, so that's World War II. And then the The Pacific Association of Professional Baseball announced third one is 'kapwa'. Kapwa Vallejo Admirals Manager Garry Templeton II as the 2014 is shared being, and it talks Manager of the Year. During Templeton's first season with the about the idea of two Admirals, he led the team to a 44-34 record and was within one different generations game of the second-half of the 2014 Pacific Association converging in 1965, the Championships. professionals with the old timers who were here "It is an honor to receive the Manager of the Year award and to before, and they converged be recognized by your peers for all the work you put in," to the Delano Grape Templeton said after learning he had won the award. "I would like Strike." to thank Bob Young for believing in me and giving me the opportunity to manage the Vallejo Admirals." The mural will stand on the Florida Street side of the The Vallejo Admirals owner Bob Young was thrilled to learn of Filipino Cultural Center, Templeton's achievement. "It takes a very special individual to located at 611 Amador successfully guide young professionals and to teach them the Street. nuances of the game and life, both on and off the field," Young said. "Garry is not only a dedicated and committed baseball professional, but he has that unique gift that enables his teams and his players to excel. The Admirals are thrilled for him, congratulate him on this deserved accolade and look forward to many more winning seasons with him at the helm." Although it was Templeton's first season with the Admirals, he is very familiar with the Pacific Association as he spent the previous two seasons managing the Hawaii Stars of the North American Baseball League & Pacific Association. "This season we had more than our fair share of trials and tribulations," Templeton said. "But that is what makes it so special - going through all of it and making it to the end. We had a really good team, and at the end we came up just one game short. But when it was all said and done, we ended up with an amazing group of players, an amazing staff and a very enjoyable season." City Communications Sign-Up Past Issues of Vallejo News Open City Hall Vallejo News is published by the City of Vallejo. We welcome your input and suggestions at [email protected]. Forward email.