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Coverage of Local GovernmentSeries on Ben Curry’s drowning by Ryan J. Degan, Jeremy Walsh and Gina Channell

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Coverage of Local GovernmentSeries on Chabad Center for Jewish Life by Jeb Bing and Jeremy Walsh

Coverage of Youth and EducationSeries on PUSD enrollment by Erika Alvero and Julia Brown

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A graveside service was held Aug. 31 in Corval-lis, Ore., for my longtime

professional journalism colleague Janet Armantrout, who died the week before at her home in Livermore. She was 77.

Janet was the editor of The In-dependent, a Livermore newspaper she joined in 1964, a year after its founding and just after I started my newspaper career at the Chicago Tribune. We used to reminisce, not always favorably, about the days of typewriters and stiff necks when we held heavy rotary-dial phones to one ear as we typed out notes being phoned in by news sources.

According to an obituary in The Independent, Janet, at first, handled production for the paper, pasting ads and laying out the pages for printing. When she dem-onstrated her writing skills as well, the late Bob Several, then the news-paper’s editor, asked Janet to cover local sports, rewrite press releases and do other editorial duties.

Eventually, she began covering the Livermore City Council, sitting in a back-row seat at the often-lengthy Monday night meetings on a regular basis until complica-tions related to Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS) kept her home-bound earlier this year.

I first met Janet at a Livermore community meeting shortly after my family and I moved to Pleas-anton in 1987, where I had been transferred as the public relations director for a Sunnyvale-based cor-poration. Always on the lookout for freelance reporters and learning of my newspaper background, she asked me to cover several Pleas-anton meetings, assignments that eventually led to me covering city meetings on a regular basis and giv-ing me the opportunity to continue

news writing. I was also probably No. 1 on her list of frustrations as some of my stories were filed right on dead-line. Traveling frequently, I would often write those stories on a plane while flying to Midwest or East Coast destinations, never worry-ing as much as she did over delays caused by weather or traffic. Janet became a family hero when she managed to get tickets to a superstar country singer’s concert. My daughter Jenny was a steadfast fan of Garth Brooks during her high school years. Knowing he was performing in San Jose, Jenny began her campaign to attend this nearly sold-out performance. These tickets were hard to come by, but Janet came to the rescue. Not only did she score tickets, but arranged for a meeting at Garth’s pre-concert press conference. This kind gesture was typical of Janet’s unassuming style. Of course, when we launched the Pleasanton Weekly in January 2000, my freelancing days for The Independent ended, but Janet and I stayed friends, sitting together often as we covered the same city, civic and business meetings. Janet was born on Aug. 13, 1942 in Salt Lake City, the third of seven siblings. Her family later settled in Corvallis, Ore., where she attended Corvallis High School and gradu-ated from Oregon State University. Her death, and the diagnosis itself, came as a surprise to many. Janet continued work until a week before her death, reviewing copy, preparing the community calen-dar and making editorial decisions while at home under daily care. Responding to her death, Joan Seppala, owner and publisher of The Independent, said, “The pain of losing Janet after 55 years is great, both for me personally and for all who knew her in the com-munity. Although reserved in many ways, when it came to editorial issues, Janet was decisive. She re-spected both sides of an issue, and was firm in what she thought was fair.” The family of Janet Armantrout has created a Life Tributes page to share memories through the McHenry Funeral Home in Corval-lis. These can be sent by email to [email protected].

Editor’s note: Jeb Bing is editor emeritus for the Pleasanton Weekly.

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About the CoverTo better accommodate students with often-deadly food allergies, schools like Amador Valley High are working to create inclusive cafeterias where all students can feel welcome. Photo by Ryan J. Degan. Cover design by Rosanna Kuruppu.

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StreetwiseASKED AROUND TOWN

When you go to Costco, Target or the like,

what do you often come out with that you

were not expecting to purchase?

Diane Munayer Retired teacher

It’s almost always something sweet, that I really don’t need. But if I come out of Target without spending over $100, I feel as though I deserve a little treat.

Justin HarrisWaiter

It’s always electronics. Something big and electronic. Just last week I walked out of Costco with a giant, 55-inch tele-vision set because it was such a great deal. I just couldn’t resist, but I never intended when I went into the store to come out with a brand new TV.

Alka BediRealtor

Usually it is Red Vines licorice, which is my favorite snack food. One of the rea-sons I like it is that I can eat it in my car without any risk of making a mess. Not even a single crumb.

Mike SammourRestaurateur

Usually it’s something I was offered a sample of while I was shopping. If I try the sample, I always feel compelled to buy the product. Last week it was some kind of almond-covered chocolate. Or maybe it was chocolate-covered almonds. Whatever it was, it was good.

Tim WelshAccountant

It’s usually an article of clothing, like a hat or a pair of pants that catches my eye. I recently bought a pair of cam-ouflage pants, and while I didn’t need them and wasn’t expecting to buy them, they’ve become my favorite pants. I wear them all the time.

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Tour Senior Center The Pleasanton Senior Cen-ter is holding an open house on Tuesday morning (Sept. 17) in recognition of National Senior Center Month. Free and open to all, the event will include the opportunity to tour the center, learn about pro-grams and services offered, sam-ple refreshments and door prizes. The open house is set to run from 10 a.m. to noon at the Se-nior Center, 5353 Sunol Blvd.

Women’s right to vote The American Association of University Women’s Livermore-Pleasanton-Dublin Branch invites the public to a luncheon cel-ebrating the 100th anniversary of U.S. women receiving the right to vote, from 12-2 p.m. Sept. 21 at Lynnewood United Methodist Church, 4444 Black Ave. The free luncheon will be a chance for guests to celebrate 100 years of women’s voting rights with AAUW members, learn about branch committees and interest groups, and enjoy cama-raderie and a light lunch of tea sandwiches and cookies. The program will feature sev-enth-grade girls who attended Camp Curie Tech Trek at Stanford University with AAUW support, as well as three young women who graduated from Las Positas College and earned scholarships through 2019 AAUW Founda-tion grants.

Have a Forkful The Pleasanton Downtown As-sociation on Saturday is present-ing its third annual Forkful event, a culinary tour of downtown res-taurants and dessert spots. Attendees will take their com-memorative fork to savory and sweet stops across downtown, tasting food while sipping on complementary adult beverages handed out along the way to ac-centuate the forkful. Forkful tastings run from 4-7 p.m. Saturday.

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BY JULIA BAUM

Progress and updates from Pleasanton Unified School District’s summer school pro-

grams were reviewed by the Board of Trustees on Tuesday night. Enrichment courses and inter-vention programs offered this past summer at Amador Valley High, Walnut Grove Elementary and the Harvest Park preschool center were reviewed during a staff presentation at the board meeting. A total of 938 students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade participated in intervention summer

school this year and evidence show-ing that “students continued their growth of important skills” in the same program were among the noted highlights presented during the staff report. Teachers “noted that a majority of students were properly placed” this summer, which staff called “an improvement over prior years,” and that all grade levels showed “contin-ued positive behavior.” Students also gave some of their own feedback; some “noted improvement needed in the area of technology, teacher training and academic integrity.”

PUSD’s intervention summer pro-grams continue to experience an “over-representation” of male stu-dents, who comprised about 60% of participants this year. “There’s almost a 2-to-1 ratio of male attendees to female attendees in summer school,” said Liz Lyons, vice principal at Lydiksen Elemen-tary. “We do have a few more males who attend the conditional schools in Pleasanton, but I think it is no-table to see that shift between the number of boys that are going after extended school year support.” As a counteraction, staff said that

“collaboration with school sites and data collection will take place over the ‘19-20 school year in an effort to better understand the potential causes and to gain insight into in-structional and behavioral support strategies that will interrupt the pattern.” More than 600 high school stu-dents “successfully completed” credit recovery or grade replace-ment courses through a “blended format” of online learning and sub-ject area-credentialed instructors.

Students in intervention summer program see marked growth, improvementSchool board also adopts updated budget reflecting 2018-19 unaudited actuals

Steinle defendant’s conviction

tossedState court cites poor

jury instruction; man still faces feds

An undocumented Mexican im-migrant who held the gun that killed Pleasanton native Kate Stein-le on a San Francisco pier four years ago still faces two federal gun charges, even though a California appeals court has overturned his state gun possession conviction. Jose Ines Garcia-Zarate, 48, held the pis-tol from which a bullet fired, ricocheted and struck Steinle in the back as she walked with her father and a family friend on Pier 14 on The Embarcadero in San Francisco on July 1, 2015. Steinle, an Amador Val-ley High School alum who was living in San Francisco at the time, was pro-nounced dead at San Francisco General Hospital later that day. She was 32. Garcia-Zarate has claimed that the shooting was an accident and that he found the gun covered in

BY JEREMY WALSH

The Pleasanton community is mourning the loss of longtime police department volunteer and local author Annette Langer, who died in her home un-expectedly on Sept. 3 after a long battle with cancer, according to her family. She was 75. Pleasanton Police Chief David Spiller confirmed the news in a heartfelt post on the department’s Facebook page that lauded Langer as “a beloved member, a dear friend and the kindest soul anyone could want to know.” “Annette was a kind soul with a servant’s heart, she was a giver and friend to everyone,” Spiller said. “Annette will long be remembered for her quick wit, her many stories and her sense of humor that served to make others in her company so happy.” A recognizable, friendly face representing Pleas-anton PD, Langer had recently been cited for log-ging more than 8,000 volunteer service hours for the department during her 14-year tenure. Her sense of humor was on display in books she published during her retirement years: “Healing through Humor: Change Your Focus, Change Your Life!” and “A Funny Thing Happened on My Way to the World: Diary of a Fearless Travel Agent.” “I just wanted to write something that would help others,” Langer told the Weekly in 2017 dur-ing a profile interview. At that time, Langer had just seen another of her short stories picked by the “Chicken Soup for the Soul” franchise. Her fourth contribution to the best-selling book series, Langer’s 2017 anecdote for “Chicken Soup for the Soul: Random Acts of Kindness” highlighted her experience renting a room to a recently hired Pleasanton police officer whose family still lived out of the area. “Out of the Blue, a Family” related offering the officer a place to stay until he and his family found a new home, resulting in Langer forming a bond with the family and becoming the children’s grand-mother No. 3, whom they dubbed “GrAnnette.” Langer moved to Pleasanton later in life, in 1998, at the urging of cousins in this area who knew she was looking for a respite from cold

Chicago winters. She had worked a range of assignments in the federal government during a 26-year career, and after an early retirement from the government, she returned to school to become a travel agent — a position that she held for years and that inspired many of her humorous writings. After relocating to Pleasanton in her 50s, Langer became active in the local authors’ scene, including as a member of the California Writers Club. She said she was motivated to support Pleasan-ton PD after completing the department’s Citizens’ Academy program in 2004, which led her to sign-ing up as volunteer. Her assignments over the years

Remembering Annette LangerLongtime PPD volunteer, author lauded as ‘kindest soul anyone could want to know’

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The Livermore City Council on Monday reluctantly certified the validity of a petition seeking to repeal the city’s attempted prohibi-tion on the sale of flavored tobacco and agreed to put the issue to a citywide vote on a special bal-lot during the upcoming primary election. Set for March 3, the special elec-tion will ask voters if they want to accept the ordinance adopted by the council during the summer to ban the sale of flavored tobacco within the city limits — or if they oppose the city’s effort, in support of the referendum petition backed by Bay Area-based vapor product company JUUL Labs.

“The only people that I have heard from that are in favor of the referendum are the people who are profiting off of the addiction of other people,” Mayor John March-and reflected during the council meeting. “And as many of you have elegantly said, ‘Do we put profit over the health of our children?’”

With an eye on better preventing youth access to vaping products, the council on July 8 adopted an ordinance to ban the sale of fla-vored tobacco, prohibit the sale of all tobacco products within 1,000 feet of “youth-populated areas,” add new restrictions for businesses selling vaping paraphernalia and establish the city’s first-ever to-bacco retailer license program.

But before taking effect, the ordinance was subject to a 30-day window to be challenged by a referendum petition — which JUUL pursued. Alameda County election officials confirmed the pe-tition cleared the 5,269-signature

threshold needed to force the coun-cil’s hand: either repeal the ordi-nance or put the issue on the ballot. “I am deeply unhappy that we need to certify this given the de-ceitful way in which signatures were collected,” Councilwoman Trish Munro said during Monday’s public hearing. She called into question the in-tegrity of the petition. Speaking from her own experience, Munro said a referendum petitioner ap-proached her while at the store and lied about the purpose of the peti-tion, claiming it was to prevent un-derage minors from buying vapor products in vending machines.

“The process for bringing citi-zens’ concerns to the ballot through initiatives or referendums was de-signed to give power to the people. That’s a good intention that’s been badly twisted and perverted,” she lamented. “With enough money any initiative or referendum will qualify for the ballot ... This refer-endum was bought and paid for by money earned by dealing death.”

Munro said that while lying to gather signatures is a felony, there is little that can be done to enforce the law nor would it invalidate the petition.

Representatives from JUUL spoke during Monday’s public comment section and argued that vaping products offer a “tremen-dous public health opportunity” for people who wanted to quit smoking.

“The company’s mission is clear; it is to improve the lives of the world’s 1 billion adult smokers by eliminating cigarettes, and the use of combustible cigarettes is still the leading preventable cause

of death in the United States,” said Jon Berrier, senior director of public affairs at JUUL. He added that while company leaders are in favor of regulating their product to help keep it out of the hands of underage minors, pro-hibition is a step too far for adults looking to make their own choices. “Let’s be clear: No non-nico-tine user, and certainly no one underage, should ever use vapor products,” Berrier added. “It is in-cumbent on the company to drive aggressive smart and effective reg-ulation to prevent youth access, appeal and ultimately use of vapor products.”

Dozens of Livermore residents, including high school and middle school students, spoke in opposi-tion to the referendum, stating that the ordinance offers the most effective way to protect teens from the epidemic of vaping that can be found in local schools.

Speakers expressed fears that the flavored vapor pods are specifically targeted at children as a way to in-flict them with a life-long addiction early on. They were also doubtful of Berrier’s claim that vaping is a healthy alternative to cigarettes.

In addition to individual resi-dents, representatives from health advocacy groups like the Ameri-can Heart Association and Breathe California, as well as Livermore’s homegrown advocacy groups Fla-vors Addict Kids-Livermore and Livermore Indivisible spoke in support of the ordinance.

“The fact that big tobacco came into Livermore and put our ordi-nance on hold with a referendum tells us we’re doing the right thing,” Kristie Wang, co-founder of Fla-vors Addict Kids-Livermore, said in a statement after the meeting. “We believe in this ordinance and want the opportunity to go to the ballot box to show that the citizens of Livermore, when faced with the choice between protecting the health of our children and pro-tecting the profits of big tobacco, we will always choose our kids,” she added. The council voted unanimously at the end of the public discussion to place the issue on citywide bal-lot for March 3 — which, though a primary election date in California, it is considered a special election for Livermore because its regu-lar municipal elections occur in November. Council members deferred their decision on establishing a tobacco retailer license program until their next meeting, wanting to give com-munity members and city staff more time to investigate how the program would be affected by the referendum.

Livermore voters to decide fate of city’s anti-vaping ordinanceCouncil schedules referendum for special election March 3

At Tiananmen Square: Ken and Ethan Yeung brought the Weekly along when they visited Tiananmen Square (shown) and the Great Wall in Beijing, China earlier this year.

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The Pleasanton Planning Com-mission recently gave its endorse-ment to a pair of small-scale de-velopment projects that are due to head to the City Council for consid-eration in the coming weeks. The first was a homeowner’s pro-posal to tear down their single-story house and subdivide the parcel with three new houses on Stanley Boule-vard, and the second was another property owner’s plan to replace the 7-Eleven store and Shell service station on Hopyard Road with a brand-new 7-Eleven, gas station and drive-thru car wash. Each project’s planned-unit devel-opment (PUD) application, which requires final council approval, was advanced with a positive recommen-dation from the commissioners dur-ing their four-hour meeting Aug. 28. The residential subdivision on the outer edge of the downtown is scheduled to go before the council first — next month — while the 7-Eleven/Shell project is due for a public hearing later in the fall, ac-cording to city planning manager Ellen Clark.

3987 Stanley Blvd. Applicant Saravana Chilla seeks permission to demolish the 940-square-foot house and associ-ated outbuildings at 3987 Stanley Blvd. (aka “Old” Stanley Boulevard), a rectangular parcel in the down-town neighborhood not far from where First Street turns into Stanley Boulevard. The proposal then calls for sub-dividing the parcel into three lots, each with a detached, two-story house, along with onsite improve-ments such as tree plantings, new infrastructure and a shared private driveway to connect the residential lots. The property is zoned and des-ignated for high-density residential City staff supports the project, saying the architectural design, proposed density, lot configuration and other elements are in line with General Plan and Downtown Spe-cific Plan policies and objectives, as well as fits with the surrounding neighborhood. The city did hear neighbor con-cerns about adding two-story hous-es where a single-story home cur-rently stands, mainly for privacy reasons.

The commission voted 4-0 to advance the project to the council with a modified condition of ap-proval to require larger initial tree plantings to improve initial screen-ing, according to Clark. Commis-sioner Jack Balch recused from the discussion; Commissioner Herb Ritter was absent, so alternate Bran-don Pace was elevated to a full vot-ing position that night.

7-Eleven/Shell

Applicant Brad Hirst, on behalf of property owner Anabi Real Es-tate Development LLC, wants city approval to tear down the existing 7-Eleven convenience store, smog check building and Shell service station at 3760 and 3790 Hop-yard Road, at southwest corner of the Hopyard Road intersection with West Las Positas Boulevard. The two adjoining lots, which total 0.91 acres, would then be combined into a single, reconfig-ured parcel with a new 7-Eleven convenience store, drive-thru car wash and a new Shell gas station canopy. The proposal calls for the con-venience store to be open 24

hours a day and the ability to sell alcohol — it would become the sixth gas station store in Pleas-anton to sell beer and wine, ac-cording to city staff. The car wash would operate from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. The new operations would require the site to be rezoned from neighborhood commercial to PUD-commercial. Among the site improvements proposed is removing the cur-rent driving aisle between the 7-Eleven site and the neighbor-ing Church in Pleasanton parcel. Church representatives had raised concerns to city officials about loitering, 7-Eleven patron parking

and delivery trucks in the church lot. City staff said they think the proposals to remove the shared driving lane, along with adding a new fence between the properties, will alleviate those problems. The commission voted 5-0 to recommend the project to the council, with modified permit conditions of allowing a 40 foot-wide driveway, requiring higher-quality concrete roofing material, and requiring a five-foot fence on top of the 18-inch retaining wall and improved landscaping on north side of property to mini-mize foot traffic between sites, according to Clark.

Commission supports new houses on Stanley, redesign of 7-Eleven/Shell on Hopyard

Projects advanced to City Council for approval

included helping to track burglar alarms, working in the investiga-tions unit with juvenile crimes, and in the property and evidence room. “Annette tirelessly served our organization and our community for over 14 years,” Spiller said.

“Our hearts are with Annette’s family at this sad time, and we hold them in our thoughts and prayers.” A memorial mass for Langer will be held at 10 a.m. Sept. 28 at St. Augustine Catholic Church at 3999 Bernal Ave. in Pleasanton. Her family said donations in her honor can be to the American Cancer Society.

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Stroll and Roll Alameda County and regional agency officials are working to-gether next weekend to once again open a portion of Niles Canyon Road to full access by hikers, run-ners and bicyclists only. The Niles Canyon Stroll and Roll event will see a 6.4-mile stretch between Old Canyon Road in Fremont and Main Street in Sunol closed to all automobile traffic next Sunday (Sept. 22) from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. — includ-ing open 7-8 a.m. for cyclists only. County officials said they hope that giving pedestrians and cyclists full access to the scenic roadway will help raise public awareness about a proposal to build a new recreational trail through the can-yon. Visit www.84strollroll.com

Taste of Downtown Livermore Downtown Inc. is presenting Taste of Downtown from 12-5 p.m. this Sunday (Sept. 15). The event offers a chance to sample from a bounty of wines, beer and culinary treats, live music and more while exploring downtown Livermore. The organization is hosting another special event, Talent to Table, from 6-9 p.m. Sept. 22, fea-turing some of the best Livermore Valley chefs preparing meals for attendees. For tickets to either event, visit www.livermoredowntown.com or call 373-1795.

BART platform signs BART riders are seeing addi-tional features on digital platform signs. The new systemwide signs will help riders know whether an ap-proaching train is a legacy train with two doors or a Fleet of the Future train with three doors. Details on scheduled trains that are canceled or removed from service will also be announced on platform signs. The new feature will also help those riders who may be deciding whether to wait for a less crowded train. BART staff is also working to add “delayed” notices to the plat-form signs, for trains that are holding down the line.

—Bay City News Service

Tails at Twilight The East Bay SPCA is hosting its inaugural Tails at Twilight fun-draising event at its Dublin Adop-tion Center on Gleason Drive next Saturday evening (Sept. 21). The event, which directly sup-ports East Bay SPCA’s services for animals in need and educational programs for children in local schools, will include a sampling of craft beer, wine and food along with an array of silent auction items. Visit eastbayspca.org.

COMMUNITY BRIEFSThe average grade for all courses

was 76% or a C, according to the report.

Since 2016, 42% of students in grades K-8 were enrolled in sum-mer school for at least two of those four years. Another third were en-rolled in three of the past four years, and 15% had attended every single

year during that time with the ex-ception of students in the extended school year program.

Students took advantage of the district’s 14 enrichment classes this summer such as algebra readiness, graphic design, video production, culinary arts and STEAM courses.

Several areas for improvement that staff will focus on over the coming year include planning to “work with site leadership and

intervention specialists to clarify in-tervention pathways” and “continue to coordinate wrap-around services for our most vulnerable students.”

Staff also reported that peer tutor-ing was “one of the most treasured components of summer school,” where high school students applied to be tutors. “They were dutiful and attentive,” said staff, who added that “it really was a powerful experience ... to be part of the mainstream class-room” for students who came from alternative education programs.

The intervention summer pro-grams budget was approximately $542,877. Funding came from the PUSD general fund, Local Control and Accountability Plan, Title I, spe-cial education, fees and donations.

In other business

The board also received a report Tuesday on the district’s unaudited actuals, which included PUSD’s actual revenues, expenditures and fund balances for the 2018-19 school year.

Under state law, the district is required to annually submit those statements to both the Califor-nia Department of Education and the Alameda County Office of Education.

Among the update, the district’s general fund ending balance for fiscal year 2018-19 is $26,417,508, according to public documents. Of that total, $11,016,568 is

“unassigned/unappropriated” and $4,980,140 is designated “other assignments.”

More than $5 million-plus is ac-counted for legally restricted bal-ances, which are unspent balances of specific types of entitlements such as state categorical funds and local contributions from the Par-ent Teacher Association and Parent Faculty Club. Another $211,612 consists of revolving cash, prepaid expenditures and stores inventory.

The district’s 3% economic un-certainties reserve is currently rest-ing at $5,186,245; their goal is to eventually achieve a 9% reserve. That number could rise to 4.3%, should the trustees direct the dis-trict to contribute up to 20% of the unassigned ending balance. For this year, that would add another $2.2 million to the reserve, for a total balance of $7.4 million.

Meanwhile, PUSD’s cafeteria fund “continues to be self-sustaining with no contributions from the general fund,” while the deferred mainte-nance fund used about $800,000 in expenditures and the district bond fund had $7.3 million in expenditures The current cost of classroom compensation for the 2018-19 school year is 63.92% of total expenditures.

The board approved the unaudit-ed actuals budget report 3-0. Trust-ees Joan Laursen and Mark Miller were both absent that evening.

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RoboSub semifinalistSpending all summer in a pool doesn’t sound like hard work, but a Pleasanton native who helped design, build and program an underwater robot for a recent robotics competition proved otherwise. Amador Valley High alum Daniel Yang (left), now a student at Harvey Mudd College in Southern California, was part of the robotics team MuddSub, whose creation Alfie earned a strong showing at the annual RoboNation RoboSub competition in San Diego. Yang’s team advanced to the semifinals last month, where they finished in 16th place among a total of 59 entries.


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Tri-Valley communities are looking for volunteers for the 35th annual California Coastal Clean-up Day next Saturday (Sept. 21), the largest statewide effort to pre-serve coastlines and clean up local creeks. The communities of Dublin and Livermore both are planning to pick up rubbish and debris from area waterways as part of

the yearly event, which also aligns with the eighth annual Creeks to Bay Clean-up. Sections of the Ar-royo Mocho, Arroyo Las Positas and Altamont Creek in Dublin and Livermore will be targeted during the cleanup effort. Living Arroyos, which partners with the Zone 7 Water Agen-cy, Livermore Area Recreation and Park District and the cit-ies of Livermore and Pleasanton

to protect and maintain urban streams, will host the event once again. Over the past two years, around 500 volunteers have collected nearly 43,000 pounds of trash and almost 5,000 pounds of re-cyclables from local creeks and rivers. In addition to enhancing the beauty of the community, the cleanup also improves water qual-ity and local wildlife habitats.

Volunteers in Dublin will meet that day around 9 a.m. at Emer-ald Glen Park near the basketball courts over by Gleason Drive, where they will receive instruc-tions and be served a light break-fast before heading out to clean any of the four creek areas slated for cleanup. The group will then reconvene at the park and end the event with a midday pizza lunch.

Livermore volunteers will meet at one of several spots, depending which site they sign up to work at. A signed waiver is required to participate and children under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult for the event. For more information includ-ing meeting locations and how to register, contact Joseph Steelman at [email protected] or Living Ar-royos at www.livingarroyos.org.

Coastal Cleanup Day volunteers sought for Tri-Valley citiesNearly 43,000 lbs of garbage fished out of local waterways since 2017


BY DOLORES FOX CIARDELLI

Dine and dance the night away with Pleasanton Military Families at this year’s “Red, White and You Gala: An Evening Under the Stars,” being held next Saturday (Sept. 21) at Barone’s Restaurant.

Guests will enjoy a four-course dinner and dancing to the live music of Purple Plum with Lara Price. The gala, which is being held to help with the cost of the care package program, will include a silent auction including items from golf courses, restaurants, down-town merchants and a three-day stay at a Tahoe vacation home.

Pleasanton Military Families sends an average of 700 boxes per year at a cost of $18.45 per box, which is more than $12,000 a year, and it depends on donations of goods and money to assist in pay-ing for postage.

“Our families work throughout the year at fundraising in order to provide assistance to our veterans and to continue sending care pack-ages,” president Pat Frizzell said.

The group was founded in 2003

to support Tri-Valley family mem-bers with sons, daughters, hus-bands, wives and friends in the military.

“We conduct monthly support meetings, homecoming celebra-tions and work with veterans ad-justing to civilian life,” Frizzell said. “We also provide volunteer services to multiple veteran organizations and send care packages four times a year to active military personnel deployed throughout the world.”

The gala dinner will be from 6-10 p.m., and cocktail attire is suggested. Last year’s gala was the first, and due to its success, the organization is holding it for the second year. Tickets are $102.70; $27 is tax deductible. To buy tick-ets, see photos from last year, or donate auction items, visit www.pleasantonmilitaryfamilies.org.

‘Red, White and You Gala’ to benefit troops

Funds to pay for Pleasanton Military Families care packages


Interfaith Interconnect of the Tri-Valley will hold its seventh annual potluck picnic in recognition of International Peace Day, from 4-7 p.m. next Saturday (Sept. 21).

The free event will be held at the Muslim Community Center, 5724 W. Las Positas Blvd., with face painting, bubbles, henna and cal-ligraphy designs, mandala coloring, a bingo icebreaker, a piñata and more. Children and adults of all ages are welcome to join in the fun and visit with people from diverse communities.

The Muslim Community Center is hosting the halal barbecue and veggie burgers, and those who at-tend are asked to bring a dish to share (no pork). It is requested that food be accompanied by a list of in-gredients to accommodate various religious, cultural and other dietary needs.

Plates, utensils, water, tea and lemonade will be provided, and no alcohol is allowed. In case of very hot weather or rain, the event will be held indoors. There is no need

to RSVP, and the adjacent lot has ample parking.

Interfaith Interconnect com-prises more than 20 Tri-Valley congregations with the mission to “enrich, inform and educate our-selves and others about the great diversity of faiths and cultures in our valley.”

It holds a number of events each year, including monthly Reli-gion Chats and an annual interfaith Thanksgiving service in November. Learn more at interfaithintercon-nect.weebly.com.

Details about the day’s sched-ule are on Interfaith Interconnect’s Facebook page.

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The Muslim Community Center is hosting a halal barbecue and veggie burgers at the seventh annual potluck picnic to join together people of all faiths.

Everyone invited to interfaith picnicBarbecue/potluck to recognize International Peace Dayrags beneath his chair, picked it

up briefly and threw it into the bay when it fired and he realized it was a gun.

State prosecutors have con-tended he intentionally pulled the trigger.

Garcia-Zarate is charged in fed-eral court in San Francisco with two counts of being an ex-felon in possession of a gun and an undocu-mented person in possession of a gun.

He is scheduled to go on trial on those charges in the court of U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria on Jan. 13, following jury selection beginning on Jan. 7.

But the minutes of a status con-ference held before Chhabria on Aug. 27 suggest that a plea bar-gain may be under negotiation. The minutes say, “The parties are working towards a resolution,” but say both sides were prepared to set a trial date.

Each of the two federal counts carries a possible maximum sen-tence of 10 years in prison if Gar-cia-Zarate is convicted.

In the separate state case, a three-judge panel of the state Court of Appeal on Aug. 30 overturned Garcia-Zarate’s sole conviction in a 2017 San Francisco Superior Court trial.

The conviction was for a state charge of being an ex-felon in pos-session of a gun. The jury acquitted him of additional charges of mur-der, manslaughter and assault with a gun.

The appeals court said the trial judge failed to instruct jurors that the doctrine of momentary posses-sion — or holding an illegal item for just a moment before disposing

of it — could be a defense against the gun possession charge.

Justice Sandra Margulies wrote for the court, “We conclude it is reasonably probable at least one juror may have reached a different conclusion if the jury had been instructed on the momentary pos-session charge.”

Garcia-Zarate was sentenced for the gun conviction in January 2018 to the 2-1/2 years already served while awaiting trial, and was then taken into federal custody to face the U.S. charges.

U.S. Attorney Dave Anderson said in a statement last week, “The state (appeals) court ruling has no legal effect on the federal prosecution, which will continue. A repeatedly deported, previously convicted felon has no right to possess a firearm under federal law, even if California extends him sanctuary.”

Other allegations are that Garcia-Zarate was previously deported five times following convictions for il-legal reentry and drug crimes.

He was released from San Fran-cisco jail in April 2015 after a mar-ijuana-selling charge was dropped. Federal authorities were not no-tified because of San Francisco’s sanctuary city policy limiting com-munication between local law en-forcement and federal immigration officials.

The gun with which Steinle was killed was stolen four days ear-lier from the SUV of an off-duty U.S. Bureau of Land Management ranger.

San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon could retry Garcia-Zarate on the state gun charge. Spokespersons for his office were not available for comment last week.

—Bay City News Service

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Last year’s “Red, White and You Gala” at Barone’s was so successful that the Pleasanton Military Families are holding it again to raise money to send care packages to troops overseas.


Community PulseFormer Foothill star, NFL prospect arrested in $1M robbery ring

Alameda County District Attor-ney Nancy O’Malley announced last week that her office has charged 12 people, including a National Football League hopeful from Pleas-anton, in a widespread crime ring that targeted UPS and FedEx drivers delivering cellphones to cellphone stores. Isaiah Langley, 23, who starred on the football team of Foothill High School in Pleasanton and the Uni-versity of Southern California, was taken into custody in Lake Forest, Ill., on Aug. 31 and is expected to be brought to Alameda County for arraignment on felony charges at a future date, prosecutors said. Langley, a two-way player at Foot-hill who stood out as a cornerback at USC, signed a preseason contract as an undrafted free agent with the Oakland Raiders on June 11 but was cut on Aug. 9. The Indianapolis Colts signed him two days later but waived him on Aug. 31, the day he was arrested. O’Malley announced on Sept. 5 that Langley was among 12 defen-dants charged with multiple sepa-rate robberies and grand thefts for allegedly engaging in a total of 61 robberies between Dec. 6, 2018 and Aug. 21 that netted about $1 million. Several men and women were arrested in Oakland, San Lean-dro, Pittsburg and other locations on Aug. 29 following an exten-sive investigation that spanned four months and involved 31 cities and 10 counties throughout Northern and Central California, prosecutors said. O’Malley said there are warrants for the arrest of four additional de-fendants who remain at large. In addition, six guns were seized, including an assault rifle, along with two illegal ammunition magazines, stolen property from the thefts and other physical evidence. According to O’Malley, beginning in December the suspects preyed on UPS and FedEx delivery drivers as they delivered merchandise to cell-phone stores. According to probable cause statements filed by law enforcement officers, the suspects would rush the drivers as they approached the stores with boxes of merchandise, grab the boxes and run to vehicles that displayed paper dealer plates. “These bold robberies endan-gered the victims as well as the com-munities in which they took place,” O’Malley said in a statement. “I am dedicated to ensuring that each par-ticipant in this criminal enterprise is brought to justice.”

In other news

• Federal prosecutors in San Fran-cisco last week announced criminal charges against 28 people, including 13 doctors and a Livermore woman who led two home health care com-panies, in a kickback scheme. “This is a cash for patients scheme,” U.S. Attorney David An-derson said at a news conference. Federal complaints unsealed Sept. 5 allege the two Hayward-based companies led by CEO Ridhima Singh, 33, of Livermore, paid doc-tors and other professionals $6 mil-lion in cash and $2 million in phony medical director fees and also gave luxury items such as Golden State Warriors tickets in exchange for Medicare patient referrals. The companies are Amity Home Health Care Inc., the largest home health provider in the Bay Area, and Advent Care Inc., which provides hospice care. The referrals brought the companies $115 million in Medicare payments, the U.S. attor-ney said. Anderson said there are no allega-tions that the patients didn’t need the care or that the care was of poor quality. Rather, the charges are for financial fraud in referring patients to those particular companies. The defendants are accused of violating a law that makes it a crime to give or receive bribes or kickbacks for furnishing federally funded health care services. The maximum sentence upon conviction is 10 years in prison. Singh, the CEO of both compa-nies, is also accused of tampering with a witness and lying to FBI agents who interviewed her in Janu-ary. Those two counts carry possible maximum sentences of 20 and five years in prison if she is convicted. Anderson said 12 defendants

including Singh were arrested dur-ing the last 24 hours. They made initial appearances before U.S. Mag-istrate Joseph Spero on Sept. 5 and were instructed to return to court at various dates for identification of their defense lawyers or setting of future court dates. Singh was ordered to return next Monday for further consideration of conditions of her release and repre-sentatives of the two companies are due for an initial appearance on the same date. In addition to Singh and 13 doc-tors, the individual defendants in-clude five nurses, a social worker, a case manager, an Amity employee and six people known as marketers, who acted as intermediaries between doctors and the companies. The physicians charged included Bhupinder Bhandari, 59, of Pleas-anton; the other doctors hailed from Oakland, San Jose, Union City, Los Gatos, Cupertino and Milpitas. The investigation by the FBI and the U.S. Health and Human Services Department lasted several years and made use of three confidential in-formants and an undercover FBI agent who posed as a representative of investors who wanted to acquire a rival company and gain more pa-tients through kickbacks, according to the complaint filed in Singh’s case. • A driver followed an 11-year-old girl riding her bicycle and tried to lure her into his car near the Vin-tage Hills neighborhood midday last Saturday, according to Pleasanton police. The girl immediately cycled away and contacted her father, who in turn called police, according to Sgt. Steven Ayers. The prowler had not been located as of press time Wednesday. The incident unfolded just before

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2 p.m. Saturday when the girl was cycling westbound on Chardonnay Drive toward the Touriga Drive in-tersection, not far from Vineyard Avenue, Ayers said. A man in a black sedan followed the girl for a bit and then pulled next to her and asked, “Hey, do you want

to get into my car?” according to Ayers. The girl turned onto Touriga Drive and contacted her father, and police were called to the area but the man was not located that afternoon. The car was described as a black, late model sedan, possibly a Toyota Camry or Jaguar, with either a green or purple “Clean Air Vehicle” decal on the rear bumper, Ayers said. The driver was described as an Indian

man in his 30s with an average build and a full black beard, wearing a black turban and a black, long-sleeved shirt. • Three teenagers were arrested on suspicion of smashing the win-dows of at least a dozen cars and stealing items from inside around the same neighborhood just outside downtown Pleasanton last week, ac-cording to police. In a post titled “Great Arrest” on the Pleasanton PD’s Facebook page, officials said the case unfolded around 2 a.m. Sept. 3 after a resident on Bonita Avenue heard the sound of breaking glass outside her house, looked outside and saw two shad-owy figures with flashlights near a vehicle. The resident called police and watched the strangers walk up the street while a car followed slowly behind with its headlights turned off, police said. Multiple Pleasanton PD officers ar-rived and stopped a silver Kia Forte with Florida license plates (a rental), still driving with no headlights, the department said. Three occupants were detained: an 18-year-old man from Richmond and two 17-year-olds, one from Richmond and the other from Hercules. Additional investigation revealed property had been taken from at least 12 different vehicles in the area in smash-and-grab thefts early that morning, with the stolen items found inside the Kia, police said.

—Jeremy Walshand Bay City News Service

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The Pleasanton Police Department made the following information available.

Sept. 8Drug violation

12:35 a.m. at Stoneridge Mall Road and Embarcadero Court

9:20 a.m. on the 3600 block of Nevada Street

4:43 p.m. at Hopyard Road and West Las Positas Boulevard

10:27 p.m. at Hopyard Road and Owens Drive

Theft

9:08 a.m., 6700 block of Rancho Court; auto theft

4:20 p.m., 1400 block of Stoneridge Mall Road; shoplifting


Missing person

1:50 p.m. at Vineyard Avenue and Grapevine Drive

Sept. 7Drug violation

8:37 p.m. on the 1000 block of Stoneridge Mall Road

Alcohol violation

7:54 p.m. at Sunol Boulevard and Mission Drive

Shoplifting


7:40 p.m. on the 6000 block of Johnson Drive

Domestic battery

9:18 a.m. on Calico Lane

7:31 p.m. on Rosewood Drive

Arson

3:09 a.m. on the 7000 block of Bernal Avenue

Sept. 6DUI

11:19 p.m. at Main and St. Mary streets

Theft

8:29 p.m., 5700 block of Johnson Drive; shoplifting

9:01 a.m., 5700 block of Johnson Drive; theft from auto

Burglary


Drug violation

12:37 a.m. on the 5800 block of Owens Drive

11:47 a.m. on the 1700 block of Santa Rita Road

Fraud

10:43 a.m. on the 7000 block of Commerce Circle

Sept. 5Theft

10:23 a.m., 4800 block of Bernal Avenue; auto theft

10:58 a.m., 700 block of Mirador Court; theft from auto

12:56 p.m., 6700 block of Bernal Avenue; theft from auto

3:44 p.m., 4500 block of Rosewood Drive; bicycle theft

6:50 p.m. on the 4700 block of Willow Road



11:51 p.m. at Peters Avenue and St. Mary Street

Assault/battery

6:04 p.m. on the 4800 block of Hopyard Road

9:34 p.m. on the 600 block of Main Street

Vandalism

10:34 a.m. at West Lagoon Road and Laguna Creek Lane

7:01 p.m. on the 7200 block of Stonedale Drive

Robbery


Sex offense

3:17 p.m. on Beachwood Way

Sept. 4Theft

3:28 a.m., 4300 block of Valley Avenue; theft from auto

12:06 p.m., 1700 block of Santa Rita Road; shoplifting

5:30 p.m., 6100 block of Stoneridge Mall Road; theft from auto

9:26 p.m., 2700 block of Stoneridge Drive; theft from auto

Drug violation

5:54 p.m. on the 4500 block of Rosewood Drive

11:08 p.m. on the 4500 block of Rosewood Drive

Robbery


Graffiti

2:25 p.m. at Del Valle Parkway and Main Street

Fraud

8:11 a.m. on the 3300 block of Camillo Court

2:17 p.m. on the 4300 block of Diavila Avenue

Sept. 3Vandalism

7:18 a.m. on the 800 block of Bonde Court

8:09 a.m. on the 500 block of Bonita Avenue


9:54 a.m. on the 2300 block of Santa Rita Road


2:14 p.m. on the 1400 block of Vineyard Avenue

8:25 p.m. on the 2700 block of Stoneridge Drive

Theft from auto


6:46 a.m. on the 200 block of Mission Drive

6:56 a.m. on the 800 block of East Angela Street

6:58 a.m. on the 4200 block of Bevilacqua Court


7:48 a.m. on the 4200 block of Croce Court


8:17 a.m. on the 700 block of East Angela Street


8:26 a.m. on the 4300 block of Mirador Drive

8:36 a.m. on the 4800 block of Willow Road

8:45 a.m. on the 600 block of Windmill Lane

10:09 a.m. on the 800 block of Bonde Court




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P A I D O B I T U A R Y

Annette Louise LangerDecember 9, 1943 – September 3, 2019

Annette Langer passed away unexpectedly at her home in Pleasanton on Tuesday, September 3 after a long battle with cancer. A loving sister, aunt, and cousin, dedicated commu-nity member, author, and friend to many, Annette brightened the lives of ev-eryone she knew.

Annette was born in Chi-cago, Illinois and graduated from Alvernia High School and Loyola University Chi-cago. Following a rewarding career in Chicago with the Federal Government — in jobs from court reporter to of-fice manager — she became a travel agent, a career she enjoyed for many years. She traveled frequently with her mother Ann M. Langer, and together they visited all sev-en continents.

Annette relocated to California in 1997. She was a pa-rishioner at the Catholic Communities of Pleasanton and a member of the California Writers Club and the Tri-Val-ley Writers Club.

Annette is the author of two books — Healing through Humor: Change Your Focus, Change Your Life! and A Funny Thing Happened on My Way to the World: Diary of a Fearless Travel Agent, and many short stories that were published in anthologies including the Chicken Soup for the Soul series.

Demonstrating her firm commitment to community service, Annette was a police volunteer with the Pleas-anton Police Department, contributing more than 8000 hours of service over 14 years. Pleasanton Police Chief David Spiller paid tribute to Annette on social media, saying “Our Police Department family has lost a beloved member, a dear friend and the kindest soul anyone could want to know.”

Annette is survived by her sister Dolores Jordan Can-non (Niel) of Glenside, PA, cousins Vladimir Langer (Carol) of Tucson, AZ, Paul Langer (Carolyn) of Pleas-anton, CA, and Brandon Langer (Michelle) of The Wood-lands, TX, nieces Elizabeth Dooley (Bret) of Short Hills, NJ, Kieran Jordan (Vincent) of Boston, MA, Cathleen Jordan Rubin (Marc) of Erdenhein, PA and great neph-ews Matthew, Sean and Ryan Dooley, and great niece and nephew Julianne and Ian Rubin.

Annette was cherished for her zest for life and her abil-ity to find laughter everywhere. Her generous and posi-tive spirit will be greatly missed. Friends and family are invited to a Memorial Mass at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 28 with visitation beginning at 9:30 a.m. at St. Augustine Catholic Church, 3999 Bernal Avenue, Pleas-anton. Donations in her name can be made to the Ameri-can Cancer Society.

Raeia Jean Marshall passed away on August 28, 2019. She touched many lives with her genuine smile, gentle spirit and positive outlook on life.

Raeia was born on July 7, 1946 in Lousiana to Ronnie and Sally Solomon of San Lorenzo, CA. She graduated from Arroyo High School and went on to work at Xerox Co for more than 20 years as an administrative assistant for a number of division presidents.

Raeia truly enjoyed spending time playing bridge with her friends from the Dublin Senior Center and Vineyard Estates in Pleasanton for many years. Raeia was a devoted mother to her children and a very devoted grandmother to her boys.

Raeia is survived by her husband Doug Marshall of 46 years, her children; Doug Marshall, David Marshall, and Jeannie Jefferies, her grandchildren (her boys); Jace, Luke and Kane.

Raeia’s natural ability to light up a room when she walked in will be missed by us all.

P A I D O B I T U A R Y

Raeia Jean MarshallJuly 7, 1946 – August 28, 2019

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OpinionEDITORIAL THE OPINION OF THE WEEKLY

It’s a shame Livermore has to go up against Big Tobac-co, with its deep pockets

and dedicated spin doctors, in the city’s effort to protect children. On Monday, the Livermore City Council decided to put a referendum on the March 2020 ballot that seeks to over-turn an ordinance that would ban sales of all flavored to-bacco products and seriously restrict businesses selling elec-tronic smoking devices. The cost to Livermore tax-payers to put it on the ballot is still unknown, but will more than likely be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Shortly after the ordinance was unanimously approved by the City Council in June, JUUL Labs, the dominant e-cigarette company, responded with a petition-signing campaign seeking a referendum. Vaping is, unfortunately, very popular with teens in the Tri-Valley and around the country. For example, the 2017-18 Healthy Kids survey found that 30% of Livermore 11th-graders have used electronic nicotine devices (ENDs) such as electronic cigarettes. The Pleasanton school district’s 2017-18 Healthy Kids survey shows the same 30% of Pleas-anton 11th-graders have used ENDs. The popularity has increased dramatically in a short amount of time. The question about e-cigarettes wasn’t even included in the 2016-17 Healthy Kids survey. Tobacco use by teens had significantly decreased over the past few years, which led many parents, politicians and public health advocates to accuse JUUL of specifically targeting teens and fueling a vaping craze to create lifelong customers. The products do appear to be designed for and marketed to youths. The tobacco is fla-vored to make it more pal-atable. There are more than 15,500 flavors of tobacco such as gummy bear, mint, creme brulee, cotton candy and strawberry.

Marketing strategies include heavy use of social media, ad-vertisements featuring young people and free-taste parties. Seeing this startling trend among young people, the Pleasanton Unified School Dis-trict trustees wisely approved a recent resolution forbidding tobacco and vaping devices on its campuses and during school-related activities. They also encouraged the Pleasan-ton community to come to-gether to ensure the health of its young people. Although marketed as a bet-ter alternative to traditional cigarettes because it has fewer toxic and carcinogenic chemi-cals, vaping is still dangerous. Just last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-tion reported that as many as 450 cases of serious lung

disease have been linked to e-cigarette use. And tobacco contains nic-otine, an addictive chemical that immediately alters the biochemistry of the body and brain. According to Dr. Jonathan Winickoff, a Harvard Medical School professor of pediat-rics and a tobacco control re-searcher, “For young people, nicotine addiction can cause substantial damage to the developing brain, including lasting impairment to mem-ory and attention span, and increased psychiatric condi-tions such as depression and anxiety.” Parents, educators and health-care providers know

vapor is dangerous — espe-cially for young people. It is unfortunate that an action taken by the city of Livermore at the behest of the residents is being challenged by people driven solely by fi-nancial gain. Even more unfortunate is that the taxpayers will foot the bill. Making flavored tobacco and vaping devices less accessible to teens is a laudable effort. We appreciate that the Liver-more council didn’t roll over and repeal the ordinance with the threat of going up against a well-funded behemoth like JUUL. Now, Livermore’s residents will get to decide.

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Lunafest — a chance to enjoy short films produced by women — is coming to Danville next week.

The festival, named after spon-sor Luna Bar, features eight diverse

films made by women. The traveling event started in 2000 in California and has gradually grown until this year’s chosen works will be shown in 190 cities across the country.

“It’s about giving women the

opportunity to tell their stories and opening the door for filmmakers who might not otherwise be given the chance to show their art,” said Kit Crawford, founder of Luna Bar.

Lunafest tries to even out the per-centage of female directors, noting on its website that there are 2.13 male short-film directors for every

one female director.This year’s eight short films will

be shown at the Village Theatre, 233 Front St. in downtown Dan-ville, at 7 p.m. Tuesday (Sept. 17). Tickets are $20 and be only be purchased in advance via www.eventbrite.com.

Lunafest films are not rated but organizers suggest this season’s lineup is for ages 13 and over. The running time is 85 minutes.

The Danville Lunafest will benefit

“She’s All That!,” an annual confer-ence for girls in fifth through eighth grades hosted by Soroptimist Inter-national of San Ramon Valley. The conference is a day of workshops, friendship and teen empowerment, is in its 17th year, and has benefited more than 4,400 girls.

Lunafest will have a pre-party at 5:30 p.m. at the Vine, 480 Hartz Ave.

For more information, visit www.lunafest.org.


Museum on Main in downtown Pleasanton is hosting Dublin histo-rian Steve Minniear in a discussion about his newest book, “Dublin, California: A Brief History,” from 5:30-7:30 p.m. next Thursday (Sept. 19).

Minniear’s presentation will in-clude stories, historic images and answers to questions such as:

• How did the town get its name?• How did Dublin end up being

a smaller town than Pleasanton even though it had more hotels in 1860?

• What started that crazy

residential development north of Interstate 580?

The hour-long p r e s e n t a t i o n and discussion will be followed by a recep-tion with light refreshments.

Minniear is a longtime Dublin resident, author and historian. He is president of the Dublin Historical Preservation Association and a member of the Dublin City Heritage and Cultural

Arts Commission. He is also the volunteer archivist for Dublin’s Her-itage Park and Museums, as well as volunteer curator for the Dublin Camp Parks Military History Center.

He is also co-author of “Dublin and the Tri-Valley: The World War II Years,” a pictorial history of Camp Parks, Camp Shoemaker, Shoemak-er Naval Hospital and Livermore Naval Air Station.

The presentation and reception, being held at the Museum on Main, 603 Main St. in Pleasanton, is free, but preregistration is required. Call 462-2766.

This program is part of the Muse-um on Main’s lecture series entitled, “A Discussion with ...,” which uses an intimate space to learn from and share ideas with speakers. For more information, visit www.museumonmain.org.

Tri Valley Life What’s happening around the Valley in music, theater,

art, movies and more

Eugene OneginPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Livermore Valley Opera presents an extravagant production of Tchaikovsky’s best-loved opera

September 28 & 29October 5 & 6

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Tickets: LVOpera.com$20-$90

Big band magicThe Glenn Miller Orchestra arrives in Livermore at 3 p.m. this Saturday at the start of a “Bankhead Presents” season that includes several shows celebrating beloved melodies of an earlier era. Formed in 1938, the Glenn Miller Orchestra delivered a big band magic that soon took the nation by storm. Miller’s arrangements, built around melodies played by the clarinet and tenor saxophone, established a unique sound that broke away from the other big bands at that time. Tickets are $20-$65. Call 373-6800, visit lvpac.org, or go to the Bankhead Theater box office, 2400 First St., Livermore.

Tribute to the EaglesThis weekend Midnight Flyer appears at the Firehouse Arts Center to play tribute to the iconic American rock band, the Eagles. The five-piece band is spot on with harmonies, musicianship and vocals, performing favorites including “Take It Easy,” “Witchy Woman,” “Desperado,” “Hotel California,” “The Long Run” and more. The shows are at 8 p.m. Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $20-$30. Go to www.firehousearts.org, call 931-4848, or purchase at the theater box office, 4444 Railroad Ave.

Dublin historian to speak at museum

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Lunafest to feature women’s filmsDanville event will benefit ‘She’s All That!’

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Researchers from Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE) estimate that up to 15 million Americans have food allergies, including 5.9 million children under age 18 — that’s one in 13 children, or roughly two in every classroom — and to help keep kids safer, parents, schools, state leaders and students themselves are pitching in to make school environments a safe place to eat.

Doing its part to counter the growing concerns and to help make students with dietary restrictions feel more welcome at school, the Pleasanton Unified School Dis-trict has started working to create “inclusive cafeterias” in its schools.

“I am new to Pleasanton Unified, but in my previous district, I spoke with many parents whose students just wanted to feel normal, and be able to eat in the cafeteria but felt isolated because they or their parents

felt nervous that their meal allergens or aver-sion would not be taken seriously or could not be accommodated,” said Kelsey Perusse, a registered dietitian nutritionist and coordi-nator of the PUSD’s Child Nutrition Service Department.

“Our priority is creating an environment where students, and their parents, feel en-couraged and welcomed into the cafeteria,” she added.

Perusse explained that the her department is working so that schools will be supplied with tasty meals that can be enjoyed by all students, and those with allergies do not have to be as worried when they head into the cafeteria. Children with meal accommo-dation forms are given meals that meet their needs, and special products are brought in

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To better accommodate students with often-deadly food allergies, schools like Amador Valley High are working to create inclusive cafeterias where all students can feel welcome.

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No cancer patient should have to worry about a ride to chemotherapy, believes Sherry Higgs, founder and executive director of Driv-ers For Survivors.

“When somebody is going through treat-ment, they shouldn’t have to be begging for a ride,” she said. “They are already struggling.”

Higgs was diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer in February 2010 at the age of 43.

“At first they thought it was an infection, but then they knew immediately it was not only cancer but one of the most aggressive,” she said. “It was a long year, filled with everything you can imagine — multiple surgeries, chemo — and I was not allowed to drive.”

“I saw people taking public transportation or alone in the lobby,” she remembered. “I could see the anxiety: They would be skimming a magazine, putting it down, picking it up and putting it down again.”

After her year of treatment, Higgs wanted to do something positive for others facing cancer. She decided to focus on transportation needs and started Drivers For Survivors.

The group first emphasized the transporta-tion aspect but it soon became clear that com-panionship plays a key role.

“We actually do a questionnaire so we know the interests of the clients and the volunteers,” Higgs said. “We have a unique companionship factor — and it is free.”

Cancer survivor Paulina Sternfeld had to go frequently to Stanford Medical Center for

radiation and her close relatives could not get off work so she turned to Drivers For Survi-vors. She and her driver, Jane Bueno, appear in a promotional video on www.DriversForSurvi-vors.org.

“We have a lot of things in common, and we have laughed so much,” Sternfeld said. “We go together to lunch, so in this moment I forget about the cancer. I come home a little bit lighter.”

“I am retired and I wanted to help in some way. And I like to drive,” Bueno said. “We just clicked the first day.”

Cancer treatments can be intensive, Higgs said, with clients requiring six to 20 rides per month. Once she decided on her mission, she began to create a business plan.

“I’m a natural trouble shooter,” said Higgs, who worked for 15 years as a Fortune 500 company account executive. “I had sit-downs with various community members in 2011.”

“Transportation nonprofits are one of the most challenging because you are dealing with the liability factor,” she noted.

She attended events and forums, giving talks, and people responded, suggesting like-minded organizations and individuals who might help.

Drivers for Survivors began in December 2012 in Fremont, Newark and Union City and expanded service areas to Hayward, San Leandro, Castro Valley and San Lorenzo in 2017. It has served 527 people, giving more than 19,147 rides, and working with more

than 200 medical providers. It provides rides to within 60 miles of the office’s Fremont ZIP code, 94538.

Funding comes from the Alameda County Transportation Commission, through Measure B and Measure BB tax dollars; Federal Tran-sit Administration (FTA) Section 5310, Eden Health District, charitable individuals, organi-zations, and businesses.

In July, Drivers For Survivors came to the Tri-Valley, and Higgs is meeting with local medical providers and talking to service clubs to spread the word and find drivers and donations.

Clients find them through medical provid-ers, friends and paratransit services, and fill out a physician statement that is signed by their oncology team.

“Sometimes they call to tell me their ap-pointments, sometimes we call the provider when the schedule is not clear,” administrative director Deasy Lai said. “Sometimes the doctor’s office calls us.”

Drivers For SurvivorsNonprofit gives cancer patients rides to treatments —

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Drivers For Survivors volunteer Henry helps Ruth into his car for a ride to her cancer treatments.

Fundraising is key

Drivers For Survivors’ sixth Black and White Ball will be held at Castlewood Country Club on April 18, with a goal this year of $120,000. The organization is seeking sponsors as well as donations for the live and silent auctions. The annual Holiday Pancake Breakfast with Santa will take place in Newark on Dec. 14.

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A lot of parents and coaches are familiar with that sudden “thump” when their child or player hits their head.

Whether it occurs when a child falls on the playground unexpectedly or when the ball inadvertently hits a player’s head, the injury can be significant. Unlike medical profession-als, athletic trainers and parents are really the first responders in this situation.

While severe head injury becomes readily apparent, mild traumatic brain injury — or concussion — can be difficult to identify and treat. Becoming familiar with this topic becomes crucial to working with medical professionals for the care of the injury and to making joint decisions on returning the child or player back to activity.

Traumatic brain injury is defined as a blunt-force injury that disrupts the normal function of the brain or any injury that causes the head and brain to move quickly back and forth. In 2014, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that there are approximately 2.87 million traumatic brain-injury-related emergency room visits and 56,800 deaths related to traumatic brain in-jury, including 2529 cases that were children.

Unlike adults, children and adolescents up to 18 years old are particularly vulnerable be-cause of their incompletely developed brain.

Female athletes are 1.4 times more suscep-tible to mild traumatic brain injury than male athletes.

In addition to the well-known conse-quences of impairments in thinking, memory, movement and sensation, head injury may even lead to personality changes or depres-sion. Some cases have increased risk for de-generative brain diseases, such as Parkinson’s disease or Alzheimer’s disease.

Most daunting may be the unpredict-able onset of these effects, which may occur weeks or months later. This speaks to the

importance of close and persistent moni-toring at home and school by parents and coaches alike.

When head injury happens, the child or adolescent should be immediately removed from sports or play until cleared by a medical professional.

“Removal from play” for at least seven days for youths in youth sport organizations has been a California state law since January 2017. It’s based on the fact any repeat concus-sion while the brain is healing from the first injury may be fatal.

When medical professionals evaluate an injured child, they use a symptom scale that is stratified by their age group. They look for symptoms that are largely divided into four categories: physical, emotional, cognitive and sleep abnormalities. They will refer the pa-tient to specialists if further neurocognitive testing is indicated.

Unlike years ago, when “resting” was the foundation of treatment, long recovery time in a dark room is discouraged in CDC’s first published pediatric guideline on mild trau-matic brain injury, in 2018.

It advises a gradual return to low-impact activities after two to three days of rest. Then, with tolerance, the child should gradually start light aerobic activity, continuing to mod-erate activity, and, finally, regular activity.

It should be pointed out that the CDC identifies children with lower cognitive abil-ity, neurological or psychological disorders, learning disability and even social stressors to be at greater risk for delayed recovery. Parents and coaches should pay special attention to these groups and enroll them in active reha-bilitation as needed.

The bottom line is that traumatic brain injury not only requires medical professional evaluation and removal from play, but symp-tom-monitoring and a return-to-play plan should be an intimate collaboration between parents, coaches, and healthcare providers. CDC’s “HEADS UP” campaign provides great resources on how to approach this.

Editor’s note: Dr. Alice Cha is a hospitalist at Stanford Health Care-ValleyCare and a clinical

assistant professor of medicine at Stanford University. She is also the co-director for Stanford

ValleyCare Clinical Academy, a two-week summer program for high school students interested

in medicine as a career. Learn more from the ValleyCare Charitable Foundation at vccharitable@

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It’s the law

California’s new law requires an athlete who is suspected of sustaining a concussion or other head injury in an athletic activity to be immediately removed from the athletic activity for the remainder of the day, and the athlete shall not be permitted to return to any athletic activity until he or she is evaluated by a licensed healthcare provider.

The athlete shall not be permitted to return to athletic activity until he or she receives written clearance to do so from a licensed health-care provider. If the licensed healthcare provider determines that the athlete sustained a concussion or other head injury, the athlete shall also complete a graduated return-to-play protocol of no less than seven days in duration under the supervision of a licensed healthcare provider.

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to ensure that students with allergies are given options similar to what their peers are eating.

Another helpful tactic is eliminating aller-gens in meals where they will not be missed. For example, Perusse says there are a lot of great gluten-free options that are being pro-duced that would “not be missed by the stu-dents without allergies, but would just make it that much easier for a student with a wheat or gluten allergy to join us in the cafeteria.”

“Again, it will take time, but our thought is simple. We are here for the students, and we want them to feel welcome and nourished when they come to the cafeteria,” she added. “The beauty of food is that it brings people together. So the greatest concern about aller-gies is how do we best create a menu where all students feel welcome, and this we are working on.”

To help accommodate and protect their

students with food allergies, the PUSD’s Health Services Department has a series of policies in place such as equipping school sites with EpiPens, conducting staff train-ing on food allergy management includ-ing EpiPen administration, and conduct-ing food allergy awareness presentations in classrooms.

“It’s an epidemic that is growing so we are really hoping to get the school district on board with implementing policies that keep our children safe,” Tara Gilad, a mother of a child with a severe nut allergy in the San Ramon Valley, told the Weekly.

After discovering their daughter’s allergy and wanting to find safe healthy food alter-natives to provide her and people who have similar severe allergies, Gilad and her hus-band Roy in 2011 founded the San Ramon-based “superfood cafe” Vitality Bowls.

“It was really scary. Being a first-time mom as well, it was really scary. We were afraid to feed here until I started making her her own baby food and canning it and storing it and I ended up starting a business because of it. That’s why we started Vitality Bowls... we took a really negative scary situation and turned it into a very positive situation.”

Gilad has also been working with the principal of Alamo Elementary School, in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District, to make her daughter’s school safer for all kids, an effort she hopes will expand to other schools in the region. Key aspects of creating an allergy-safe school include installing nut-free tables, setting up hand sanitizer stations that students can use before and after eating, and encouraging parents to not bring poten-tially deadly foods such as nuts to school.

“The students are amazing. I volunteered every day for the first month of school to see what the reaction was and the students are very sweet and they want to sit with their friends at nut-free tables. They make sure their parents do not pack them nuts,” Gilad added.

At the state level, State Assemblywoman Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) passed AB 1532 “The Natalie Giorgi Sunshine Act,” in remembrance of 13-year-old Danville resi-dent Natalie Giorgi, who died in 2013 after a severe reaction to a peanut allergy while at summer camp.

Signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom in July, AB 1532 requires that all food han-dlers have certification in safe food han-dling practices for major food allergens, ensuring that food handlers will be versed in things like cross-contamination and how to properly deal with a customer’s allergies.

“After learning of Natalie’s heartbreak-ing story and meeting with her parents and their foundation, I was inspired to act to ensure this never happens to another child,” said Bauer-Kahan. “An hour of a food handler’s time could literally save lives.”

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come to the cafeteria.’Kelsey Perusse,

PUSD child nutrition coordinator

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Danville’s Lazarex Cancer Foundation knows that having a loved one who has been diagnosed with cancer is a challeng-ing crisis that can only be exacerbated when the patient hears “there is nothing more we can do” — or worse, “there is something we can do, but your insurance won’t cover the treatment.”

For individuals who have heard those phrases, the Lazarex Cancer Foundation will step in to help, armed with both financial support and a wealth of information.

Founded in 2006, Lazarex helps cancer patients and their families by informing them about potential clinical trials that can benefit not only them but the scientific community, and helping patients financially by covering travel and other expenses related to taking part in a clinical trial.

In 2018 alone, Lazarex provided financial assistance to 538 cancer patients and offered navigation guidance to an additional 118.

“When your oncologist says to you ‘I’m sorry there’s nothing more we can do’ we want them to be able to say ‘these are your other options,’” said Karen Ambrogi, com-munications manager at Lazarex.

Ambrogi explained that while only 3% to 5% of eligible cancer patients participate in clinical trials — and only 5% of participants

belong to racial or ethnic minority groups — 48% of clinical trials fail due to lack of patient enrollment, and one of the biggest contributors to these low numbers are finan-cial barriers patients face.

“From a patient perspective, which is where I tend to live, I went through all this with my husband (Mike) 15 years ago. I went through the diagnosis of you have three months to live there’s nothing more we can do for you,” said Erin Miller, Lazarex’s devel-opment manager.

“We ended up finding a trial ourselves with my sister (Dana Dornsife) who founded Lazarex. We found the trial and my husband (Mike) said ‘no I’m not going to go because I’m not willing to spend all of my savings on a maybe’ and then my family pitched in and we were able to go and he was able to live for 19 months,” Miller added. “And it doesn’t seem like a lot of time, but it’s everything.”

Mike Miller’s experience with the financial strains of a cancer diagnosis led to the found-ing of Lazarex, as a way to help individuals and families who are going through similar challenges by reimbursing them for costs associated with travel such as cross-country flights, lodging in hotels, gas and bus fare.

But financial assistance is not all that Laza-rex offers; public outreach to physicians and patients about options, and lifting barriers to

improve the participation of minority popu-lations and underserved communities are also key objectives of the foundation.

To help improve the number of people who participate in clinical trials, with a particular focus on minority populations, Lazarex has launched its IMPACT (IMprov-ing Patient Access to Cancer Clinical Trials) program, a three-year national program that removes financial barriers to entry, improve participant retention, minority participation and recruitment.

In 2013 Lazarex partnered with Massachu-setts General Hospital to conduct a three-year experimental study of the program and

achieved a 29% increase in overall participa-tion and doubled minority participation in cancer clinical trials.

“The No. 1 reason why people don’t par-ticipate is because they can’t afford the travel expenses to the clinical trials. So by helping medically underserved people of whatever color they may be, we tend to increase di-versity just by its nature because there is a disproportionate number of minority people who are socioeconomically stressed,” Miller added.

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Join Pace for Peace on Saturday, Oct. 5, for a 5K/10K walk or run through the scenic Livermore Valley wine country to benefit Tri-Valley Haven.

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Registration opens at 7 a.m. the day of the pace at 3663 Pacific Ave. in Livermore, or participants can register online at www.trivalleyhaven.org.

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Runners take off during last year’s fundraising walk/run to benefit Tri-Valley Haven.

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supporting cancer patients, Lazarex holds several fundraising events a year, with the next Treasure the Moments Gala scheduled for next Saturday (Sept. 21).

Set to be held at Livermore’s Garré Vine-yard & Winery, is an opportunity for people to celebrate the precious moments in life and raise funds to support Lazarex’s mission to help give cancer patients as many of those precious moments as possible.

The evening will include a cocktail hour with passed hors d’oeuvres, dinner and des-sert, a live auction by Damon Casatico, some of the best wines the Tri-Valley has to offer, Lazarex’s signature ice luge, dancing and an inspirational message from a Lazarex patient.

“We like to bring in new people who haven’t supported us before because we know there are a huge amount of people out here who have been touched by cancer just in our local community, and just sort of cel-ebrate,” Ambrogi said. “You know we have a limited time on this planet... The spirit of the gala is about treasuring moments of life and (that) every day counts.”

Single tickets cost $300, or purchase a

table of 10 for $3,000. To become a spon-sor for the gala, individuals can contact Pam Clemmons at [email protected] or 309-8665.

To learn more about the Lazarex Cancer Foundation or the Treasure the Moments Gala, visit https://lazarex.ejoinme.org/LazarexGala2019.

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Young patients at Stanford Health Care-Valley Care’s Urgent Care may find their visits a little less stressful, thanks to Blake Kenney’s Eagle Scout project. Kenney, a member of Boy Scout Troop 908 and a freshman at Amador Valley High, is an avid reader and knows the comfort and distrac-tion books can provide, and he also wanted to share his love of reading. So for his project, he organized the collection of about 360 books for children and teens for the two urgent care sites. He also raised $495 that will be used to buy more books when they are needed. “We’re so grateful that Blake chose SHC-VC Urgent Care as the recipient of his chari-table work,” clinical manager Anita Petagara said. “Having books available to our pedi-atric patients provides a level of comfort during what can be a scary experience. The team looks forward to being able to provide

these books to children in our care.” Early this summer, Kenney and his team of volunteers distributed door-hangers in three Pleasanton neighborhoods asking for dona-tions of new books for the urgent care patients, and he was overwhelmed by the response. Even after the designated collection weekend, the monetary donations and requests for book pickups kept coming. Once the books were collected, Kenney supervised his team while they sorted the books and placed a label in each one that reads, “You may take this book home. Do-nated by Blake Kenney, Eagle Scout Project, 2019, Troop 908.” “We are so honored to be the beneficiaries of Blake’s Eagle Project,” said Shaké Sulikyan, executive director of ValleyCare Charitable Foundation. “It’s amazing what this community can do when they band together for the greater good.”

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Blake Kenney and nurses at Stanford Health Care-Valley Care Urgent Care are pleased that young patients can receive donated books, thanks to his Eagle Scout project.

Drivers must provide at least one ride every three months, and the volunteers appreciate this flexibility. Lai said they use a company to do a background check and verify driving records, which must be clean for the past five years. Lai, who has been doing the scheduling for the past four years, said clients often request certain drivers. “They will say, ‘Can you check if John is available? He’s really nice and takes care of me,’” she said. Clients are generous with thank you cards

and donations, Higgs said, as well as volunteer-ing their skills. Grant writing is also a need, as are letter writers and ambassadors to be the face of the organization. Serendipity, as well as hard work, has played a part in the success of Drivers For Survivors, Higgs said, noting, “When you decide to do some good for humanity, the universe con-spires to make it happen.” Plans are to expand to Oakland and North Alameda County in 2020. “We have a five years grant, starting this year in July,” Lai explained. “The first phase is the Tri-Valley.” For more information, visit www.DriversFor-Survivors.org or call (510) 896-8056.

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The Foothill Falcons varsity boys water polo team started the season off with a bang, beating Heritage at home 16-7 on Aug. 29 and then de-feating Livermore 15-8 on Sept. 5.

In the Heritage game, senior Sanjay Menon scored five goals and had one assist and four steals. Sophomore Daniel Kim had four goals with four assists, and Giovanni Minnite scored twice and added an assist.

Standouts in the Livermore game were Menon with seven goals and one assist; Kim with three goals, one assist and two steals; and Eugene Kruger with two goals, six assists and four steals.

Senior Jackson Koempel added two goals and sophomore Darragh

Kennedy had a goal.On the girls varsity side, the Fal-

cons got a big 9-4 win over Livermore last week.

Top scorer of the game was Addie Sciammas with four goals, with Zoe Reid adding two and Anjali Klinder, Beth Earle and Kyra Thordsen getting one goal each.

The Foothill boys junior varsity team went 2-1 in three matches at the Milpitas tournament last Saturday.

Game one was a 13-8 win over host Milpitas. Spencer Cotrell had four goals and Alec Fortunati added three to lead the attack. Justin Roth had 10 saves.

In the second game, Foothill fell 11-2 to Fremont. Cotrell had two

goals and Roth had 10 saves. And the final game of the tournament saw Foothill beat James Logan 12-3 — Carter Windom and Cotrell had three goals each, with Roth recording nine saves.

Amador volleyball

It has been a tough start to the East Bay Athletic League season for the Dons as the team went 1-3 in the first two weeks of the season.

Amador Valley opened the season by dropping three straight games at California despite some great play from senior middle blocker Sophia Moore. Moore had six kills with no errors on 11 swings. Junior setter Colette Wogsland had 14 assists.

Next up was another tough loss, this time to Carondelet. The Dons were led on offense by sophomore Camille Ernst. Ernst had five kills and no errors. Setters Wogsland and Elizabeth Kostalnick had nine and eight assists, respectively. Junior de-fensive specialist Ali Martinez led the Dons’ defense with six digs.

The Dons got their first win of the season by sweeping Livermore 3-0 on Sept. 3.

Wogsland and Ernst led the Dons’ attack with four aces apiece. Ernst also had nine kills. Seniors Phoebe Monette and Moore also aided the

Dons’ offense with eight and six kills each, respectively. Wogsland and ju-nior outside hitter Danielle Caccamo each had five kills.

The Dons’ defense was led by junior libero Jillian Wittenauer’s 14 digs.

Finally, Amador fell to San Ramon Valley in four sets.

Ernst led the Amador attack with seven kills on 31 attempts. Jaiden Reilly, Caccamo and Monette each had five kills. Caccamo led the Dons’ defense with 20 digs.

Foothill tennis

The Falcons opened the season with an 8-1 win against Granada, taking five of the singles matches and all three doubles contests.

Sonya Panwar, Vaishali Bansal, Tanvi Kapse, Ester Tsai and Kelly Hsieh all took their singles matches. On the doubles side, Helen Han/Samreena Siddiqui, Lindsay Wang/Samridhi Semwal and Minju Kim/Sharan Sethi won their matches.

Foothill cross-country

The Foothill cross-country team competed in the Monte Vista meet last week and got some solid runs.

Both freshman teams took second place with Hailee Gorham and Karen Wan leading the ladies and Colin Wong and Joshua Joseph leading the

boys. The junior boys came in third with

a photo finish by Arjun Subramanian, who was inches from first place. Also, with a good run was Prithu Kachare, who came in fourth. The junior girls finished in sixth place, and the soph-omore boys finished in fifth, led by Seth Tang.

Football

It was mixed results for the local teams last weekend.

Foothill improved to 2-1 with a 59-0 win over Petaluma last Friday, while Amador dropped to 2-1 on the season after falling to Campolindo 27-16 on Saturday.

In action this week, the Falcons travel to Granada while the Dons host Heritage — both games at 7 p.m. tonight.

At the home football game, the Amador cheer teams will be raising awareness to charity causes that are close to them as part of “Cheer with a Cause.” The cheerleaders will be wearing colors in support of their individual causes.

Editor’s note: Dennis Miller is a contributing sports writer for the

Pleasanton Weekly. To contact Miller or submit local high school sports scores, game highlights and photographs for his weekly Pleasanton Preps column, email

him at [email protected].

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Music DRUM AND FLUTE (FIFE) PLEASANTON KIDS COLONIAL MARCHING BAND Pleasanton’s award-winning children’s fife and drum 1776-era marching band offers lesson to kids ages 8 to 16. This is a small group setting, with expert local percussion and fife teachers; no experience needed. We meet from 6:30-8 p.m. each Friday at band headquarters, near Amaral Park on Dennis Drive. The cost is $14 for each 90-minute, weekly small group music lesson. Visit YoungAmericanPatriots.com for more information.

Fundraisers TAILS AT TWILIGHT At 6 p.m. on Sept. 21, The East Bay SPCA, 4651 Gleason Drive, Dublin, will host its first Tails at Twilight event at our Adoption Center. Guests will enjoy a sampling of craft beer and wine, delightful food and an array of silent auction items. All proceeds directly support the East Bay SPCA’s lifesaving programs and services and educational programs for children and teens in local public schools. Visit eastbayspca.org for more information.

THE 8TH ANNUAL TASTE OF PLEASANTON RESTAURANT & SHOP WALK FUNDRAISER From 5:30-8:30 p.m. on Sept. 24, visit over 18 participating shops and restaurants to enjoy a fantastic variety of small bites and beverages while strolling and shopping downtown. This fundraiser benefits projects and charities supported by the Pleasanton Lions Club. Ticket availability for the Shop Walk is limited. Please redeem your ticket(s) for a Passport at our Will Call office on the event route at 312 St. Mary Street Suite A. brownpapertickets.com.

Food & Drink FORKFUL From 4 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14 join the PDA for its third annual Forkful event in downtown Pleasanton. This unique self-paced tasting experience will allow event guests to stroll through downtown stopping at over 15 participating

locations to taste their perfect forkful of food. Upon arrival, each event guest will enjoy a sparkling wine reception at check in where they will receive their commemorative fork and event

program to guide them through the tasting experience. Must be 21 and older to participate in this event. Event is rain or shine, no refunds.

TASTE OF DOWNTOWN From 12-5 p.m. on Sept. 15, sample from a bounty of wines, beer and culinary treats, live music and more as you explore Livermore Downtown. The official tasting pass, accompanied by a commemorative wine glass, provides access to wine and beer tasting along with food sampling at participating shops and restaurants. Please note you will be asked to show a valid photo ID to take part in this event. For more information, call Livermore Downtown Inc. at 373-1795.

TAKIN’ CARE OF BUSINESS BBQ 2019 At 6 p.m. on Sept. 18 in Barone’s Backyard, 475 St. John St., the Chamber’s Business & Community Political Action Committee (BACPAC) invites you to its annual BBQ .

Business WOMEN IN POLITICS At 3 p.m. on Sept. 17 at the Castlewood Country Club, 707 Country Club Circle, join our speakers Kristin Connelly and Catharine Baker for a discussion about female leadership in politics. Connelly is the president and CEO of the East Bay Leadership Council. Baker represented the 16th Assembly District from December 2014 through November 2018.

Comedy SAN FRANCISCO COMEDY COMPETITION At 8 p.m. on Sept. 20 at the Bankhead Theater, 2400 First St., Livermore, the San Francisco Comedy Competition will be held. Among the many competitions around the country, the format of the San Francisco Comedy Competition makes winning particularly challenging. Ten comedians proceed to the semifinals for longer sets in six more venues, before moving to the finals.

Meet MiloMilo is a 6-year-old red Doberman that has a sweetness that just melts hearts. He and his female friend were backyard dogs, but Tri-Valley Animal Rescue has had him neutered and a blood panel done — which came back good. He now gets plenty of food, lots of attention and looks great. He truly is a star at the shelter with all volunteers. Milo is available for adoption at East County Animal Shelter, 4595 Gleason Drive in Dublin. Call 803-7040.

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995 Fictitious Name StatementLearningMint Inc. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 562283 The following person doing business as: LearningMint Inc., 11501 Dublin Blvd., Ste. 200, Dublin, CA 94568, County of Alameda, is hereby registered by the following owner: LearningMint Inc., 11501 Dublin Blvd., Ste. 200. Dublin, CA 94568. This business is conducted by LearningMint Inc., a Corporation. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name listed herein. Signature of Registrant: Harish Bhat, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda on August 13, 2019. (Pleasanton Weekly, August 23, 30, September 6, 13, 2019).

Peking Restaurant FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 562205 The following person doing business as: Peking Restaurant, 4510 Las Positas Road, Livermore, CA 94551, County of Alameda, is hereby registered by the following owner: GK Unlimited International Inc., 4510 Las Positas Road, Livermore, CA 94551. This business is conducted by GK Unlimited International Inc., a Corporation. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name listed herein. Signature of Registrant: George Li, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda on Aug. 12, 2019. (Pleasanton Weekly, Aug. 23, 30, Sept. 6, 13, 2019).

Livermore Downtown Arco FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 562204 The following person doing business as: Livermore Downtown Arco, 216 S. Livermore Ave., Livermore, CA 94550, County of Alameda, is hereby registered by the following owner: Mimi & Daughters LLC, 1862 S. Terracina Drive, Dublin, CA 94568. This business is conducted by Mimi & Daughters LLC, a Limited Liability Company. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name listed herein July 4, 2019. Signature of Registrant: Harsha Ganazla, Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda on Aug. 12, 2019. (Pleasanton Weekly, Aug. 23, 30, Sept. 6, 13, 2019).

Law Tech FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 561835 The following person doing business as: Law Tech, 3327 Sorrel Downs Court, Pleasanton, CA 94588, County of Alameda, is hereby registered by the following owner: Charlotte D. Salomon, 3327 Sorrel Downs Court, Pleasanton, CA 94588. This business is conducted by Charlotte D. Salomon, an Individual. Registrant began

transacting business under the fictitious business name listed herein Oct. 12, 1995. Signature of Registrant: Charlotte D. Salomon, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda on Aug. 1, 2019. (Pleasanton Weekly, Aug. 23, 30, Sept. 6, 13, 2019).

New World Music Academy FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 561560 The following person doing business as: New World Music Academy, 4430 Willow Road, Suite M, Pleasanton, CA 94588, County of Alameda, is hereby registered by the following owner: Music N Beyond, Inc., 178 Nanterre St., Danville, CA 94506. This business is conducted by Music N Beyond, Inc., a Corporation. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name listed herein. Signature of Registrant: Amit Sachdeva, Secretary. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda on July 25, 2019.(Pleasanton Weekly, Aug. 23, 30, Sept. 6, 13, 2019).

Spirit Pilates FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 561518 The following person doing business as: Spirit Pilates, 4409 Valley Ave. Apt. O, Pleasanton, CA 94566, County of Alameda, is hereby registered by the following owner: Michaela Caroline Lien, 4409 Valley Ave. Apt. O, Pleasanton, CA 94566. This business is conducted by Michaela Caroline Lien, an Individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name listed herein June 14, 2019. Signature of Registrant: Michaela Caroline Lien, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda on July 24, 2019. (Pleasanton Weekly, Aug. 30, Sept. 6, 13, 20, 2019).

Introvert Dragon FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 562551 The following person doing business as: Introvert Dragon, 4237 Tamur Ct., Pleasanton, CA 94566, County of Alameda, is hereby registered by the following owner: Courtney Metz, 4237 Tamur Ct., Pleasanton, CA 94566. This business is conducted by Courtney Metz, an Individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name listed herein. Signature of Registrant: Courtney R. Metz, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda on August 20, 2019. (Pleasanton Weekly, August 30, September 6, 13, 20, 2019).

Zachary’s Chicago Pizza FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 562532 The following person doing business as: Zachary’s Chicago Pizza, 3917 Grand Ave., Oakland, CA 94610, County of Alameda, is hereby registered by the following owner: Zachary’s Chicago Pizza, Inc., 5801 College Ave., Oakland, CA 94618. This business is conducted by Zachary’s Chicago Pizza, Inc., a Corporation. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name listed herein. Signature of Registrant: Kevin Suto, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda on Aug. 20, 2019.(Pleasanton Weekly, Aug. 30, Sept. 6, 13, 20, 2019).

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3618 Pontina Ct $2,900,000Sat 1-4 6 BD/5.5 BAKris Moxley 519.9080

4625 Second St $3,288,000Fri 5-7 6 BD/4.5 BAJulia Murtagh 997.2411

900 Sycamore Rd $2,850,000Sun 1-4 6 BD/7 BAFabulous Properties 519.8226/980.0273

1502 Via Di Salerno $3,150,000Sat/Sun 1-4 6 BD/6.5 BAFabulous Properties 519.8226/980.0273

2092 Valley Oak Rd $3,200,000Sun 2-4 7 BD/8 BADoug Buenz 463.2000

SAN RAMON1129 Rosamund Dr $1,698,000Sat 1-4 4 BD/4.5 BACindy Gee 963.1984

Find more real estate information at pleasantonweekly.com/real_estate

This week’s data represents homes sold during Aug. 5-9.

Pleasanton327 Amador Court Rogers Trust to M. & S. Chhaya for $855,000

2137 Arroyo Court #4 L. & A. Mcleod to J. & G. Gudgel for $475,000

3052 Badger Drive Barnes Family Trust to P. Krishnan for $940,000

1151 Bordeaux Street G. & R. Cobb to D. & C. Unar for $1,140,000

4326 Bristolwood Road Gordon Family Trust to A. & E. Garrett for $1,025,000

7860 Canyon Meadow Circle #E C. & D. Denham to D. & A. Epter for $535,000

3698 Chillingham Court A. Oliveira to S. & M. Narayanan for $1,289,000

4644 Cope Court D. Bernstein to B. & S. Qian for $1,210,000

5757 Corte Libre Lerch Family Trust to V. & S. Bhargava for $1,910,000

829 Division Street #D Y. Alexander to L. & T. Oneill for $395,000

4321 Krause Street Zalewski Living Trust to A. & M. Ramanathan for $925,000

5246 Meadowwood Court S. & S. Rosefield to M. Adibhatla for $1,045,000

133 Ray Street G. & J. Blenis to L. Venturino for $640,000

4491 Shearwater Court C. Haegan to K. & N. Smith for $350,000

4213 Sheldon Circle E. Garrett to L. Rice for $633,000

4229 Sheldon Circle Gomez Living Trust to W. & D. Li for $650,000

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3087 Tonopah Circle Noriega Living Trust to Ahuja Investments LLC for $545,000

2699 Torrey Court R. Rogers to H. & H. Modi for $1,405,000

23 Twelve Oaks Drive Presnell Trust to Y. & Q. Xie for $1,900,000

3660 Woodbine Way Q. & R. Brickley to X. & Y. Ma for $645,000

7302 Young Court Ah Dev Group LLC to K. & E. Zamora for $1,925,000

Dublin8178 Brighton Place Friesen Family Trust to J. Makokha for $1,188,000

9539 Christina Joy Place D. Liang to C. & L. Truong for $1,560,000

3245 Dublin Boulevard #433 M. Mirhashemi to S. & J. Bade for $645,000

2738 Highlands Meadows Court Bayani Trust to B. & J. Aulakh for $1,663,000

7417 Kenwood Road G. & K. Belangel to A. & L. Chu for $1,040,000

4570 La Vina Street A. Choi to N. & H. An for $1,410,000

8396 Locust Place Qian Family Trust to K. & V. Karthikeyan for $730,000

3360 Maguire Way #313 W. Hsu to S. & A. Trivedi for $550,000

6584 Maple Drive Fernandez Family Trust to R. & N. Ferraro for $765,000

7422 Oxford Circle S. Dsouza to A. & J. Lee for $650,000

4260 Panorama Drive R. Martono to X. Wang for $1,016,000

6851 Penn Drive Consolatti Family Trust to G. & S. Deep for $836,000

1632 North Terracina Drive B. & E. Mobaligh to A. & N. Thuramalla for $1,800,000

2957 Vittoria Loop N. Samaenah to K. & S. Mamidibathula for $1,050,000

8310 Vomac Road K. Byrd to M. Pishvaei for $700,000

3735 Whitworth Drive I. Mahmood to N. & M. Hsieh for $840,000

Livermore525 Amber Court Asbury Trust to M. & P. Franklin for $868,000

1137 Crystal Circle V. & J. Claudio to J. & M. Midence for $850,000

1563 De Soto Way Banke Trust to K. & S. Speckman for $950,000

1237 Deep Creek Road Delumen Family Trust to N. & N. Rochetta for $1,224,000

1636 Juniper Street S. & G. Gordon to K. & M. Ward for $915,000

2744 Kennedy Street T. Shank to J. Propst for $385,000

732 Leland Way Lemoine Family Trust to H. & M. Kostalnick for $860,000

5203 Lilac Avenue A. Amorin to J. & P. Rost for $650,000

886 Los Alamos Avenue D. & H. Dance to Rra Ventures LLC for $667,000

49 Meritage Common #107 M. Tremblay to D. & R. Hall for $645,000

105 Misty Circle S. Makkena to K. Reddy for $765,000

5692 Oakmont Circle T. Sterling to B. & J. Paneda for $711,000

2336 Palomino Road J. & A. Goodwin to C. & A. Lopiano for $825,000

3030 Picholine Drive Parsay Family Trust to Al-Rawashdeh Trust for $1,600,000

4907 Rhonda Lane P. Mourgos to T. & B. Head for $825,000

1038 Roxanne Street S. & S. Skeen to J. & R. Werner for $800,000

1677 Sardonyx Road T. Melendrez to Koti Family Trust for $1,243,000

5911 Singing Hills Avenue J. & W. Harrison to Bull Trust for $730,000

1224 Spruce Street E. & D. Hoover to V. & M. Thomas for $700,000

526 Yorkshire Drive K. & R. Goluba to J. & J. Smith for $910,000

157 Zephyr Place #101 M. Barrera to T. & J. Liu for $620,000

San Ramon3055 Ascot Drive Brown Trust to K. & T. Albert for $1,355,000

3046 Blackberry Avenue Y. & G. Jones to L. & Z. Jones for $945,000

3213 Ensenada Drive B. Gianoli to K. & R. Scott for $817,000

6212 Lakeview Circle V. Singh to Goodman Family Trust for $915,000

5627 Lysander Way Chambers Trust to C. & J. Chan for $1,570,000

3211 Marble Canyon Place H. & D. Haralanov to K. & M. Nisco for $1,145,000

353 Meadowood Circle E. Gebel to Verri Trust for $825,000

2351 Millenium Lane S. Evans to P. & B. Shanmugam for $930,000

1020 South Monarch #15-2 Khairi Living Trust to S. & V. Ramaswamy for $980,000

272 South Overlook Drive C. Johnson to C. & K. Johnson for $569,500

371 Paradiso Court Faria Preserve LLC to S. & D. Bhattacharyya for $1,140,000

5008 Queensbury Way N. James to S. & S. Rawal for $1,225,000

275 Reflections Drive #22 R. Gutierrez to J. & G. Xu for $361,000

7386 Sedgefield Avenue Waldron-Yoshimura Trust to M. & S. Manivong for $1,146,000

41 Sota Place L. Venturino to V. & J. Mcadam for $860,000

7446 Stoneleaf Road W. Chan to E. & P. Cung for $805,000

85 Tahoe Court #101 M. Tawfik to T. Wagstaff for $680,000

785 Watson Canyon Court #148 B. Law to S. Higbee for $410,000

809 Willow Pond Court J. & T. Eggleston to X. & Q. Li for $888,000

2009 Wineberry Drive Martin Family Trust to S. & R. Metta for $1,325,000

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HOME SALESContinued from Page 24

Source: California REsource

REAL ESTATE

Pleasanton (Aug. 5-9)Total sales reported: 21

Lowest sale reported: $350,000

Highest sale reported: $1,925,000

Average sales reported: $925,000

Dublin (Aug. 5-9)Total sales reported: 16




Livermore (Aug. 5-9)Total sales reported: 23




San Ramon (Aug. 5-9)Total sales reported: 20




Source: California REsource

SALES AT A GLANCE


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3 Bed | 2.5 Bath | $750,000

925.989.9125DRE 01346202

Stephanie Stewart925.400.7255DRE 02039967

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Robin Young510.757.5901DRE 0 1162115

5 Bed | 4.5 Bath | Price Upon Request

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