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OAKLAND TRIBUNE Wednesday, October 28, 1992 Budget. services unit East Bay in Brief Ineoine win be handled in Wei County at 1305 HacdifvM Ave. in Richmond and at 3630 San Pablo Dam Bond in jr However, service wiH no longw be provided il Hu nifpnt office at 3431 Macdonald Ave. as of January. gome expedited food stamn, group Intake, uhi frfi lining in January.

Transportation expenses for those needing public assistance will beprovided. MARTINEZ Contra Costa County's financial crisis has caused major reductions in services and consolidation of some offices, but Super-visor Tom Powers said this week that West County residents will not have to go to Martines to apply for county assistance. And in the event that a general assistance client is required to go to Martines far a particular service, bus fare will be provided far those needing public transportation. Powers said. Beginning In January, applications far gener--al assistance and food stamps, drug and alcohol diversion, workfare, and Supplemental Security i 1 mhu FSSs-fe.

minzu stantial reduction in the last half County fire chiefs have met to discuss possible money-saving measures. Although they did not reach an agreement on further reductions, they identified sane areas to be studied farther, including modification at holiday Sy, eliminating acting pay, clos-l stations on a rotating basis and modifying the vacation schedule to reduce overtime. Ma Freeway runway Bad Barria, 66, taxies his Genu 17t upte the Ceater Street offramp aloof latentate IN yesterday afteraoaa after makiag a forced laadlag oato the freeway ceater divider whea he raa oat effort. Barria laaded Ua plaao withoat miahap Jaat before the cvealag eommate, saart-iaf traffic antil the craft araa i CONCORD Motorcycle cops begin trict Attorney's Office, as well as administration The Health Services Department, which initially faced a shortfall of nearly $19 million for 1992-93, may still have to cut between $1 million and $3 million from its budget Further reductions in expenditures and personnel may also he necessary I The Social Services Depart-mUlion ment, which had a $3.7 cut in 1992-93 on top of a sub from Oakland. The main purpose is to move people out of their cars.

There is room for both of Both Oakland Public Works Director Terry Roberts and Port spokesman Md Wax said plans for the Jack London Rail Station designed to accommodate up to 300 passengers per hour -r are not being scaled down even with Emeryvilles "11th hour station. However, Oakland is trying to Imtrakto negotiate a deal with Amtri ensure that a certain percentage of long-distance passengers still come to the Jack London station, Roberts said. Still, the fledgling rebirth of the local commuter rail market may make up the difference, Roberts said. One factor that could scale down the JacT London station is. the idea a bigger station five or 10 years into the future near of 1991-92, is fadnaotential loss of $1.5 million I tective Services.

The supervisors also adopted budgets far county county special districts and service areas, such as. fire, police and libraries. Although all have lost some tael funding, the Orinda Fire Department faces the Ion of seven fire-fighters and the closure of one of its three stations. the West Oakland BART station, Roberts said. This intermodal station serving local and long dis trains and buses as wdl as vefai- des fa ora the new freeway would serve as a hub for a mix of residential and.

eommerical de- velopment that could spur economic rebirth in West Oakland, Roberts said. Such a project will take more long-term planning and money, he said. For now, Oakland concentrate on the immediate replacement for the Oakland Amtrak station, he said. For their part, Amtrak officials hoping to ride a profitable wave of renewed passenger rail interest are excited about having two brand new stations in the. place of an old one.

This woei they promised Oakland port-repraentativea that Amtrak would try to make both stations successful Pro- Concord police motorcycle officers have beguma bicycle safety awareness program due to a 35 percent increase in bicycle accidents over the last 18 months. Effective immediately, motorcycle officers will atop bicyclists who violate traffic laws and provide them with safety information to prevent future violations and accidents. In the past 18 months, Concord police have investigated 150 accidents. Some 110 involved injuries and one was fatal I S' BERKELEY Reward posted for robbery-murder suspect mu i Shmkr ja6G3'sB i bicycle safety program and Highland Hospital. 1 power disruption UC-Berkeley Chancellor Chang-Lin Tien yesterday posted a $5,000 cash reward for the arrest and prosecution of the man responsible for killing star UC-Berke-ley student dancer John Mastny in a robbery on the comer of Milvia Street and Channing Way.

As the chancellor announced the re? Omrtsmed tnm Page AS "Were asking far a flhandal study and a conflict of interest study, he said. Public Defender Charlie -James said he has spoken with Judges, colleagues and others and was confident that the pro-. gram was legaL Supervisor Tom Torlakson suggested that he and Supervisor Tom Powers, as the board's fl-; nance committee, monitor the cost-effectiveness of the program. Batchelor gave the board a rundown on the budget as It afr footed other departments. Most of the difficult decisions have already been made in one of theprlor meetings, he said.

Those included eliminating 576 full-time permanent post-ch appre tlons, of which approximately 370 were filled. The departments hardest hit were Social Services and the Sheriffs Office each of which lost over 100 posltlooS Probation, Health Services and the Dis Station. Coatlaaed tnm Page AS Emeryville at the request of Amtrak stepped in with an interim station plan of its own. The interim station quickly itfadlh evolved into a permanent ty seen as the centerpiece for the entire city. We kind of missed the boat on BART, so were finally going to get a transportation center, said City Council member Ken Bukowskl Were going to get something spedaL Oakland officials feared Emeryvilles plan would "steal rail passengers away from the Jack London station, which is also seen as a centerpiece for downtown Oakland.

Savage said that lavage sal two weeks ago, Oakland Mayor Elihu Harris informally asked him to reconsider the pluLri-rm sorry that Oakland feels that way, Savage said. "Were not trying to take anything away Community. Coatlaaed tnm Page AS The place has a small town advantage: It has people "that others go to when in distress, he said. Many of those people work out of Neighborhood House, North Richmonds most visible community service organisation. Jacqueline Louise Malbrough, 48, was born and raised in North Richmond She has worked 10 years at Neighborhood House tutoring children.

The majority of them have ho father in the home. The kids try to harangue me hacuase I dont have children. But I always tell than I want to have a husband if I have children, she Arthur "Bubba Godfrey, 44, another Koshland winner and Neighborhood House employee, has tried to call attention to the AIDS crisis A the African-American community. Hetylls a tragic story: A man he saw sitting on a curb ignored his invitations to get up and chat As Godfrey approached, he realized the man was.virtual- iral sarcoma wounds, an afflicatioo, wouldnt move. The doctors the community so badly needs are not easily accessible, he said, "so we end up doing the work weve been like Heinz ketchup, we do it 57 different ways.

Choy Saephan, 38, a native Laotian, provides translation services and serves as a bridge between North Richmonds African-American and Asian communities. Like many of his he came to North Richmond after the United States lost the Vietnam War and raw Kaposis si AIDS-related ward, Berkeley police released an artists composite drawing of the suspect Police said they still have no real dues in the slaying, but they believe he may be a local man. Berkeley, police LL Tom Grant described the suspect as a black male, 17 to 23 years old, 5 feet-10 inches tall with a slender to medium build. He had short hair, a medium complexion and was wearing a dark blue jogging Jacket with a large red and white stripe on the front. Grant said.

Mastny, 20, and his girlfriend, who is also a UC-Berkeley student dancer, were walking home from a rehearsal about 10:30 p.m. last Wednesday, when the robber, waving a small caliber handgun asked for their money. Mastnys friend handed over her billfold, but Mastny hesitated and the robber fired, shooting him once in the chest. i--1. Mastny was dead on arrival Equipment failure causes Fire district funding will be discussed again Nov.

17. Naked. Coatiaaed Awn Page AS court yesterday, Martinez drew Judge Julie Comer the same Judge who Jailed twi pie's Park demonstrators forr contempt a few weeks ago because they wore obscene T-shirts that said the police" in large letters. Martines was not arraigned and Judge Conger explained to bat he did not face charges. him that I She did not object to his half nude attire.

Martines said he does not want to change society, he just wants to win the right to wear nothing if he wishes. He walked out of the court building onto the sidewalk beside busy Martin Luther King Jr. Way, puled off the slip and -wearing only a grin skateboarded away into traffic. tf Gmrg tkymOakkai Tribme community awards for their other petrochemical plants nearby. Claudette Garner, director of Healthy Tomorrows, a pro gram to prevent infant mortality, provides assii assistance to low-income mothers.

Thalia Hasan, executive director of the West Contra Costa Youth Services Bureau, helps parents avoid having their children removed to foster care. Ramona Annette Lerma, an AIDS activist in the Latino community, is director of the AIDS project at Families Unidas. Martha Watson, an employee at North Richmonds Shields Reid Community Center, works with young mothers and people with drug and alcohol problems. Each winner will receive $L-500 and will designate a conf-munlty nonprofit organization to receive $5,000. i it 'i Graduate dard each received work in North Richmond, FTem left, JaqaeHne Malbrough, Arthur Bobby Godfrey, Chey Sarphsa and Margaret Tie Woo An underground equipment failure beneath Escobar Street in Martines yesterday afternoon disrupted electric service to Contra Costa County Office buildings as well as residences and businesses.

About 670 customers were affected when the elbow connecting cables broke at 158 p.m., said Lyle LaFavor of Pacific Gas Electric Co. Service was returned to all but 40 of the customers by 3:37 p.m., he said. Depending on the extent of damage, repairs were expected to take up to six hours for the remaining customers, LaFavor said. The county Jail and the courthouse were among the buildings affected. MT Pedestrian killed by passing car Identified A woman killed Monday night when she was hit by a car while crossing an Oaklapnd street was identified by police are of different ethnicities, said Creer, 54, who is director of race relations for the Richmond Unified School District CA.

Robertson, 48, organized and runs, the Richmond police Activities League and has paid close attention to teenage issues. Recently, he told some young people to write essays with' a non-violence theme. The other Koshland winners are: Bobby Lee Bowens, on the staff at the California Office of Substance Abuse Prevention, promotes understanding between young and old in North Richmond. Henry Clark, executive director of the West County, Toxics Coalition, works to reduce pollution. North Richmond lies in the shadow of the ron USA refinery and Chev-ara his country was torn by conflict had spilled across Vietnams borders.

Now, Saephan concentrates on making conditions as comfortable as possible for culture-shocked Laotians. "The Laotians have to learn black culture and African-Americans have to learn Laotian he said. He believes his efforts will lessen tensions between Asian and African-American children in the community. Not all the Koshland winners work at Neighborhood House. Robert Creer has tried to prevent children from developing prejudiced attitudes.

Currently he is organizing a mentor pro gram for parents who want to work with local children. One requirement is that the parent or teacher the aim Rsmrfscs drsMor Mors yesterday as Maria Roma, 43. Aman who was injured when he was struck by the same car was identified as Jesus Velasco, 34. He remained in critical condition at Highland General Hospital yesterday. Both victims are from Oakland.

Police said it appeared they were together while crossing East 14th Street at 19th Avenue about 10:30 pm. Monday. They were hit by a 1984 Maxda that was being driven westbound on East 14th Street by Noel Hurtado, 25, of Oakland, Officer Charlie Teich said. Hurtado told police be simply did not see the two people in the crosswalk, Teich said. Following questioning, Hurtado was released by police pending further aMniaaiiaaaaaaaaatai BAY.AREA DIAMOND EXPERTISE from OuaMy CoSsctiofi" of ex clarity or batter (sanHMtsIlic pads stirs) PUJS Issped hydraulic systssi Attest brafcss Read test MOST msoma CAM iUBHTmJCXS FREE SUSPENSION MSPECT108 "Brakm Inspections An Net from But Honmstt" IF.R NTJEN D7AUI NMENiTl Poison controTcenters get state funds Californias struggling poison-control centers will ceive a financial boost in state funding under a bill signed yesterday by Gov.

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