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w- -to1 V'' 1 B-2 I -o 1 I Monday. August 2. 082 TRIBUNBTODAY query vice mayors By Connie babel was his turn according to seniority. Its not a tradition to have two-year toms, vsbe added. Gibson said Spees party affiliation-had nothing to do with her vote.

i Oakland hdds non-partisan elections. Several City Hall sources said Moore 1 was replaced so that Spees1 term if he is reelected vice mayor year would end in 1984, a year before t)w may-: oral election. Spees is Often mentioned as a potential candidate for mayor after Wilson's second term ends. v' A The vice mayor presides over council meetings in the mayors absences and stands id for ceremonies and speaking engagements when the mayor cant council choose a-vice mayor mostly a post but one that offers more visibility than a regular council seat In the first meeting in July. Usually, the council bases its choice on seniority.

In recent years, vice mayors have served two-year terms. Moore served one year. "We really dont understand said Rosenthal of the July 6 council action. Its obviously a slap against Mary (Moore). She was the first woman to be vice mayor and we dont think she mould have been treated like that Moore in favor of the change -and wished Spees welL Gibson said Friday that she has sent a letter, to the dub, outlining her position.

Gibson said she. voted for Spices because it Oaklands oldest and largest Demo cratic club Is. asking some of its fellow party members on the City Council to explain why they voted to oust Mary JtfPOre, a Democrat, as vice tnayor in fa ZfSLVf Dick Spees, a Republican. -f --Susan Rosenthal, president of the -Montclair-Greater Oakland Democratic Dub, said last week that the organization tanrxent letters disapproving the ckm to -Major Lionel Wilson and Council 'Aleta Cannon, Marge Gibson, Eng and Carter Gilmore. Wilson also a Democrat, voted against the change.

Wilson was not present for the vote and Eng abstained. The city charter specifies that the Mary Moore One yeer ee vhe tttyor Councilman Dick Spent He's the new visa meyor A-r faction bucks proposal for charter city government ByJimDouthit Staff Writer EMERYVILLE Foes of a proposed speedy change from the' present general law dty to the charter dty form have their arguments against possible action by the pity Council Tuesday night, when the measure could be approved for pnctiMent on November election ballot. Residents have had no time to. consider implications of the proposed change, a move which some opponents believe 'may offer developers an opportunity to "rape and run, leaving property to crafting the languajp of the proposed charter, and I have no confidence in the ability and qualifications of Jack Atkin in the area of municipal law. James recommended that the council allow the citizenry a year to study the drafting, of a city charter before submitting It to the voters.

And he wants assurances that the dty will obtain a "highly qualified expert in municipal law, to prepare a draft charter. The first 'copies'of the draft charter, prepared by Atkin, were made available to the public only owners faced, with paying off costs of redevelopment projects gone awry. At a meeting last week of a dozen, businessmen and residents, leaden of opposition to -speedy change in the form of government were highly critical of consultant Jack Atkin and political-ly-active Police Chief John La-Coste. Frank James, general manager of the Holiday Inn in Emeryville, summed up much of the opposition, making three points: "There has been Inadequate citizen input, too little time devoted IS minutes before the last council meeting, at which the' first reading of, a proposal to. place the matter on the November ballot was approved.

Following that meeting, Mayor Wallace EL Fox said the council may postpone a vote Tuesday night, noting that such a move would preclude getting the measure on the November ballot During their opposition meeting last week, foes of the propoe-. al said Atkin had told a meeting Of the Emeryville Industries Association that a successful change to the charter dty form- the charter dty form of govern-, ment, saying there have been consistent allegations of boss government on his part "We just have no confidence in the present dty government controlled by Police Chief John La-Coste, said homeowner Norma Garrett, one of the women attending the meeting. Opponents of speedy charter action are expected to have a lot to say Tuesday at 7 p.mM when the councils ordinance committee Itolds a scheduled public hearing, and again at 9 p.m. when the foil council holds an additional public hearing. of government will make it unnecessary to impose any new taxes on property owners and businesses because it would open exotic" new forms of municipal revenue, such as sale-leaseback of dty properties.

Businessman Steve Shaddix said this might be considered a subtle form of blackmail, and that Emeryville industrial leaders have given no support to the proposal. Many of those at the meeting were, critical of the political leadership of the police chief in pushing for an early change to Shoots Continued from Page B-1 When Hoyle got out of his car to Investigate, police the man and' a companion ran down the driveway and into the backyard of a house. Hoyle, concerned for his safety, removed his service revolver (from its holster) and ursued the fleeing subjects to the darkened yard, a police press release on the incident stated. edge of the driveway, got out and yelled at the fleeing men as he pulled his revolver. He jumped out of.

his pulled his gun and yelled to them to freeze, said Susan Toscano, who lives across the street from where the incident occurred. (The officer) ran toward thk back of the house (and disappeared from sight), she added, and one or two seconds later I beard the shot Toscano said she gave a statement to police about the incident Ernest Freitas, who lives nearby on 38th Avenue, said the officer reached for his gun when he ordered the men to freeze. He took two more Steps and-disappeared behind (the house), said Freitas, who also said he was interviewed by police about the incident "About two seconds later I heard one shot Freitas, Toscano and other residents said they could not sq? the acutual shooting. Oakland where he was treated for a flesh wound and released. Homicide Sgt.

John 'Vargas said witness statements supported Hoyles story. The sergeant said Reyes-Lopes, who speak English, told police through a Spanish-speaking police officer that he didnt feel the shooting was intentional. Hoyle had his weapon aimed at the victim's chest, Vargas said, from about three feet away. But the thigh wound showed that the pistol was pointing toward the ground when it discharged. Police said that Reyes-Lopes later told them that he ran from police because he is an illegal alien and that he was afraid the officer would deport him to his native country, Mexico.

Vargas said Reyes-Lopes was not arrested, but his address was provided to federal immigration authorities. Several residents of the area of the shooting said that the officer drove his squad car to the The officer ordered the two men to halt, the statement said. One of them continued to. run. The other stopped and turned toward the officer, according to police.

When Hoyle attempted to put his weapon back into the holster, the release said, it discharged and struck the man in the left thigh. The man was identified as Alfredo Reyes-Lopes, 19. He was taken to Highland Hospital in Rent Agency gives housing plan green light BERKELEY A 1 million housing project thought to be the last of its kind in the country under the Reagan administration Is expected to be built here this fall, Dty Manager Daniel Bog-gan Jr. announced. The California Housing Finance Agency cleared the way for the project last Weak when it allocated Section 8 subsidies for 68 units in the Oceanview area of West Berkeley The one- to three-bedroom apartments will be built on the block bounded by Virginia, Hears Fifth and Sixth streets.

Applications will be accepted in the fall of 1988. The developers, and I Development Associates of Oakland, plan to break ground in October, 1988. Section 8 is a housing subsidy program where the federal government pays the difference between the monthly payments that low-income families can afford (88 percent of family income) and market rent levels. When Section 8 subsidies are provided for new construction projects, the subsidy is available until the construction debt has been retired. Man terrorizing bar patrons slain An unidentified man who terrorized patrons In an Oakland-bar early Sunday morning with a loaded gun was shot to death by the club's 73-year-old owner and the killing called Justifiable by police.

Homicide John Vargas said Fred Norris had been robbed 10 times and burglarized three times since purchasing the Oak Knoll Dub in the 8100 block of Mac Arthur Boulevard 14 years ago. On Sunday he opened at 8 a.m., when the man entered and ordered a beer. In the next hour the. man drank three beers and played pool with regular customers, then left after brandishing a gun pulled from his waistband. Ten minutes later, Vargas said, be returned and ordered seven patrons to lie on the floor at gunpoint Norris, Vargas said, pulled a .38 caliber revolver from beneath the bar and fired five shots, one of which struck the gunman in the left eye.

-The man is the citys 73nd recorded homicide of the year. member rent board, limit rent increases in the first year to 5 percent and make it impossible for landlords to evict tenants without cause. Jones said all new construction would be' exempt as well is small, owner-occupied residences. But Ford challenged this, saying that since the eviction laws would apply to all rental buildings, none of them would be exempt petition because they were upset that the democratic process was being obstructed. The two sides seem to have picked up where the bitterly fought 1980 rent control campaign ended.

A rent control initiative then was rejected by the voters, after proponents had to go to court to force it on the ballot The new rent control initiative would establish an elected seven- Continued from Page B-1 County Registrar of Voters James Riggs of its findings. A SOFT press release stated that Riggs was asked to initiate a formal investigation. But Riggs said his office does not investigate such allegations, and instead passes them along to the district attorneys office. "Our role is to check to see if signers in registered. Weve found no evidence of abuses, said Riggs.

"Weve heard from representatives of that group (SOFT), but to my knowledge there has been no request for a formal investigation of anyone. Earlier, the pro-rent control coalition had said that SOFT, was harassing petition signers and circulators. Their actions have actually helped us," said Jones. People have become appalled by their tactics and decided to sign the Campanile Centennial celebrators Continued from Pago B-1 Pilling said he plans to play as a guest occasionally. He said he learned the instrument along with piano and organ, in bis native England before coming to.

the United States in 1953. Murdoch said she isnt as accomplished on the carillon. 'Thi just a chimes player, she said. I feel its been a privilege to play all this time, she said. Once I got started, just saw ha reason to stop.

This is as good a time as any. Both Ida Mao Jackson of Berkoloy (abova) and Sadis Tumor of Oakland (right) celebrated. 100th birthdays on Sunday. Jackson was honored by frfends at a reception at the LekfjMerritt Hotel in Oakland. Turner was feted by members of New Hope Baptist Church at a dinner.

Man shot four times during argument murder. Sandy said. Sandy said a female occupant of the apartment told police the. two men were arguing with each other when she left the room and heard four shots Sandy said there are conflicting reports of what happened, and the case is still under WEST PITTSBURG A man was shot and seriously injured here late Saturday after he got into an argument with another man at an apartment complex, authorities said. Contra Costa 'County Sheriffs Lt Dale Sandy said that Ronald 89, was shot four times -just -before 11 a.tn.

in an apart ment at 3777 Willow Pass Road. Caldwell underwent surgery for his. wounds at Los Medanos Hospital, where he was listed in Stable condition Sunday, in the. intensive care unit. Wayne Bentley, 48, an occupant of the apartment where the shooting occurred, was booked for Investigation of attempted rteiv in iu I ist EHJNEIRAILS BRANCH Not Lm ar of joan Wootoof Otac- Sugefia In Oakland, Jew ga aawva wwiwrom or same mt Parti u4m Oakland.

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