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i rff a bV 1 I' I r- rf V-i-'i 1 'Xl SLtoCAV November 2 17 7HEQWCLAND7W8UNE ryinfrjnnrrrwnryyryyrri i l'i- to sexual predators -were backed by Senate President Pnr Tem BID Lockyer D-Hayward because of an experience he had as a child Lockyer was mo- lested by a baby sitter: elected oflklai brings life experiences to the Job" said office When the-issue was debated in the Assembly Diane Martinez a Democrat from Southern California's Monterey Park accused Bpugjh of being too dose to the issue "The problem I had was that Mr Baugh's legal problems were still iSa process when he brought the legislation forward" said Martinez though-bis experience was rele vant think it showed goodjudgnent" In some cases a legislator's own- experience can prompt a special Interest in certain topics Perhaps the best-known example 'of that In Sacramento Is Jackie Speler's devotion to automobile Issues following the death of her husband In a car wreck Among others Speler a former Assembtywoman froth South San Francisco authored the proof-of-lnsurance laws and worked to toughen penalties for drunken driving A chronically 111 son who died at age 21 prompted Lou Papan D-Mlllbrae to take a special In- terest in laws making it easier for children to' receive special education according to his chief of staff Ed Randolph And at least two bills relating simPty Intellectually hd certainty capable of doing1 "things txyrind my experience but I will tell ytM'ftedal spoke before the (Assembly) Health Committee on (schizophrenia) and I talked but of per-onal experience you could have heard the wind blow lt made the argument more credible" In politics however the deft- mtlon of "credible" depends mi your point of view and your party why AsSemblyman Steven Baldwin a Republican from El Cajon in Southern Cah- forala voted against the caner- research bill though very Baldwin said of Perata's bill have to wonder if good public policy My dad died of leukemia Does that wwn we will have a separate appropriation Jrom the general fund for leukemia research? On the other hand Baldwin found no philosophical problem supporting a personally prompted bill by OOP colleague Scott Baugh of Huntington Beach Baugh was Indicted by the Public High is undsrgoing renovations new life Landmarks ipould he more suit able against the background of rolling hills' and dark oaks our rolling PUBLIC NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIOS FOR LEGAL ADVERTISING CALL Orange County grand Jury cm campali nance Finding prosecutors Withheld evidence that would have cleared die legislator a judge eventually threw out most charges! But Perata of the struck back by writing a said would prevent others' from having to unfair ty face such in dictments It was signed Into law in earty October "There's no question that but for my indictment I would have never brought that hill" said Baugh "I think we all come to the state Legislature with different backgrounds and experiences and what mates a diverse body work And yes 1 learned from ray own personal experience there were abuses to the system and I set out to change that" Not everyone agreed the grand jury issue was best dealt with tty Baugh who wrote the law while heSgntlnued to be Investigated by die district attor Notices (510)209-6340 (510) 293-2313 (510)353-7018 (510) 4184732 (510) 416-4719 (510)2086340 (650)3484467 (650)3484466 PUBLIC noticT REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OakiandChidran'S Fakytagiy Making propoaNi'tor Survey ol nkytaral'a 10 ana Mtxybook theme awk A mandatory piaaKwon at Fakytoid RaqueN lor Projpcaalggga wM be urailBble at Fi For mots totormatton cal ED 510-452-2250 WeSSun 238-6878 2 Stark MM The Oakland Tribune LegN No 7753 October 23 26 29 Nov 2 1997 PUBLIC NOTICE la not Med to MWng BuUng Satonie PAgrwn fwova- PraquMHIad GaiMrN Contractors -BSTContruction CaJ-Curtom Conduction Jamas Grtfin Inc PazzoQoiMuctionCa Oakland Tribune: Samantha Allen Daily Revtew: Julie Cdnner The Argus: Cheryl Peon Tri-Valley Herald: Jeff Harris general contractori may ptoca a bid dracUy witfi thr Univwiity of NBayNay (Praqutofcaaon apjoUea to prima bidden ontyaobconlrad Mdari va not jhaquaMad) HILDEBRAND iiAU LASER LABORATORY RENOVATION PROJECT NO 912945 Eatfmatad Conatruclton Coab 11W00 UNIVERSITY OF BERKELEY CA ALAMEDA COUNTY Alameda Timm Stan Samantha Allen San Mateo County Times: Jade Tai DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Prqjadjndudaa but inabumentalion laboratory -Sanyle wapaation moratory aem-6 dantoitoi areNurNiMwjmot-eatianatoiiiadianKalplurnbingandeiactncalayatama Lockyer may be as general as opinion and philosophy and attitude' But those are very significant Influences on legislative behavior I guess to the extent there Is such (an influence! for me it would be the sensitivity I have about sexual predators" Ultimately voters are the judge said Tim Hbdson director of the Center for California Studiesln Sacramento I don't think there's any- thing wrong with a legislator looking at problems in his or her own life and wanting to deal with them" said Hodson who worked as -a legislative staffer for 15 years line want to draw is whether a legislator seeks to address a personal issue that clearly has little public Interest If they spend too much tlmeon issues' that' are irrelevant to their district the voters will tell them That's what elections are for" PUBLIC NOTICE not fmitad to: Bkidera Mar Wednesday November ti 1907 epecjfcationi be returned promptly end in good Nua AdmlttM to be presented to praepective bid- have the tallowing State 0 1 CMtomie Con of the Bid: i to itaw to Biddars on Wednesday October 29 1997 at IftOQ 11H mg fm asuofl at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA lyACohstnxtion 2000 Carieton Street Berkeley CA 94720-1380 ahone Number (510)643-5028 PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF OAKLAND CALIFORNIA JEST FOR DEVELOPER REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS The Cty of Oakknd opmant Agwicy aa qu dwalopeia torttwiwatonart of a Sparta Entortom- mantRslal Gantor a aitalocatod dkadly 1 Golden State Wknias The site Is 70 anas comprising tour parcek' The Agency the 225 acre ike closest to the Cofcsaum Toiaoeiwa ret tent tact Mr Jeff Chew ffilOJ 510) 238-3891 Puaiifcalione era due Conor by 1907-by 3-00 pm (PST) TheOaklandTribuna Legal No 7790 Novembers 1907 PUBLIC NOTICE Biddhg Documents wi Aqt be avaMbla to uopm JtktoqueaM ttai each set plane and Bide isoeived only at: PLANNING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY CAMPUS Receptionist Arse XWCartetoo! 20001 Berkeley CA 94720-1390 Telephone Number (510)643-6029 Bide aril not be accepted after 360 pm: Thursday November 201 997 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIOS SaNad bide tar a Lumurn Bbm Bid Altomatiyes -flf any) wi be opened at 3:02 pjn! than walls of: golden pinkish cream and roof of red brown tile" Planned for 1200 students the facility was equipped with state-of-the-art science -and home-economics labs an auditorium with stage and a book- lined library complete with a wood-paneled reading alcove Uni High was a teacher- training center' located conveniently near thC' Universlty of Cal- lfomia Berkeley campus The site also once served as a semi-pro baseball) Held In the 1920s the surrounding neighborhood of bungalows and duplexes was served by a street car line Charles Rugh a nationally re- nowned educator and head of UC education department oversaw the student teaching program and launched the careers of hundreds of teachers who took progressive Ideas with them to new posts throughout the sjate A magnet sc hog 1 Uni' attracted the Best and brightest from throughout the city Following Word War II enrollment shrank and the school had to adapt to the heeds of returning veterans In -1946-fhe building reopened as the Merritt School of Business -and the Joseph Laney Trade and Training Institute According to the National -Raster file the 1960s and nearly 70s brought national at- tendon to the campus as an epl- center for the black- feminist and anU-war movements The Black Panther Party for Sclf-Defense was begun by Mer- College students Huey Newtbii and Bobby Seale Ethnic studies curriculum-was-' pioneered there as was the Bay Area ChtCRpo muraltst movement The campus Was vacated tn 1974 and a new community col-' lege opened in the Oakland -hills In the earity 1980s- the gymnasium and a collection of portable classrooms on the rear of the site became the tempo- rary campus for Oakland Tech while that campus received seismic upgrades -A bus tom of significant ait in the blstory of the Black Pan- there ificludlhg the Uni High Old Merritt College campus will be offered af noon be- -t-: ginning at the corner of Adeline 'and T8th streets Reservations are 'recommended: call 986--' 0768 The cbsl-ls $20 and bene- fltS the Huey Newton Founda- llbii- t- V- historic University oid A 1915 article In the professional Journal Architect and Engineer titled "Recent Buildings in claimed that "no city in the West In comparison -with' its population has spent so much time thought and money on its public schools Oak- land stands better Served in this respect than any city in the country" A series of voter-approved bond Issues every decade starting in the 1890s through the 1940s enabled the dty-to construct several architecturally outstanding school structures" By 1931 there were 10 high schools 13 Junior highs and 53 elementary schools for a total of 76 Few of these schools still stand most of the city's existing school buildings date from alter World War II Of 90 schools now in use less than 20 retain significant portions of their historic features Two of these Oakland Tech built by Donovan In 1915: and University High School built by Charles Dickey In 1922 are in North Oakland While Oakland Tech (on Broadway St 45th) continues to function as a school University High's fate and alternative use have been long-standing and hotly contested community 'Issues- for nearly 25 years The empty campus on the block Qf Martin Luther King Jr Way between Dover and Alleen streets was seen by some North Oakland residents as a run- down eye sore Several nearby neighbors Interested In seeing-the old school restored saw things differently They assembled supporting documentation to nominate the bidldlng to the National Register of Historic Places -It was officially listed in 1992? city' landmark status soon followed and a feasible development plan acceptable to all sides finally emerged After Jan 1 the $15 million restoration will at last be com-' pleted and the school will start a new chapter as a research laboratory and a senior center VBN Architects and Hensel Phelps Co are overseeing the project Like its sister school Oakland Tech Uni High presents a block-long facade to the street its archlteC- tural style resembles 9 Cali-' forala mission with a belf tower "'t one end of a long arcade Not Tvlslble from the front are a ser rles: of secluded and landr scaped inner study courts: Dickey writing at the time of construction as chief' architect of public schools' wrote In the-Tribune Yearbook that the California climate offered "wonder opportunities" when designing schools "Here we can use opoK arcades Jn place of closertcorri- dors connecting low rqnihling wlngs" and replicate of the charm pf the buildings of' Italy Spain and Mexico: the progenitors of our California Missions'- 0 ARTS BlfTERrAJNMENT MARK MORffiS DANCE GROUP "-Thr Mark Morris Dance Group- performs wkh members of the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra $24 $4618 pm Zelerhadi Hafl UC Berfceley RUDOLF STEINER LECTURE A lecture given by Dr Konrad OfaertMuer 3 pun George Gund Thetfer Berkeley Pacfc Fin Ar- cNva 2625 Durant Avi Berkeley Thurartay November 20 1997 The Univararty reserve the right to waive any informalitiM or to reject wry or Ml bids Bid Security in the amount rf 10 of the Lump Sunr Ban Bid nrmmnami BLJ Tlu i 'aralgne(L wiled bide tar a Lump Sum nvna ww vw mowna wonc HEARST liMOMAL MMINQ SUKDONL OWEN HAU PROJECT NO 91 S9 UNIVERSITY OF CAUF0RMA BERKELEY CA ALAMEDA COUNTY DESCRPT10N OF WORK Projact Mujtoi but Iheoonetorelon ol the Haarat MamoriM mtnvpfoMl The eoopa et wok toetadaa Mscffy damoftlon intartor partHam ini doors ixiwior MANDATORY aGMCqntatanca'wa be conducted on WEDNESDAY Novambar 5 UOT Iwghinhgprempdy WOam PartMpanto shall meat at Room B85 In HHda-N NHdMMand HM Loa Dock Only bidderf who pMcipato toUwPtaStd Contaranoan jts entirtywil be Mowed to bid oh toe Prqect as primecorh a rri1 SippERSQUAUFlCATIONS: Tobe MtyMa tor coneldirMlon loir wwl Mddeta met -T1 irnA et til ftiainlementatv kiebiii tataiuta TT NOTE: Prospective bidders begto Proepectiva Bkldeta OTviry hihhmw wtiniM pw WM aw IHFNIWMVW I Was I I 10 UR manead Sa mere than 15 mtotoM Mler (he pgbtohad starting dma) wil not bairiiowad to and apriraconbactom tor tha praact Prospective bidder 1 ad a prime must be presented kePrahSd Sk oonckMonoll tor the antra data at the Site VMt 1 oMhePra-SrdSrtaV 18 WKtoMttay October 2R UNftrasnYOFGALJFORMA lAContouction Sctocbritractors wii be required to folowiw neryksertoww-' -tafflanStoiWbiP- Docuw nd 10 pwwiliog wage rates at the EMstoy 0947380 phone Number! IT (510) vJK be requind to tractors icarweeunan at the ttoisotsubmiiiion BIMhg Documents wB not be ewMebte hi Bidden Mtor FROAY NOVEMBER 7 1997 rff General BuBdtog Contractor Ucanee Code the Regents ofthe UNWERSfTYOF California October -ff nqueeiid 9wt each eat ct ptane and epecicatone be reUned pronotly wto in pood omNorv-- BidirsoeNidonlyat: ThaONdandTribuns November PLANNBW DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION "Umvershy of 6435028 IntoimMffM orb Nject' any or bide 4 ms i Berkeley CA Telephone (9iqS436Q2S Beta wB pot fooooapiklMlw2npjiLTUMdny November 1997 6 bid ito junta Sum tas Bto end MematoeMI opined at 262 fun' TUESDAY NOVEMBER 1987 TheJJnivMty reearvM tie dght to Mve any SadUty tannany aacn bkL The Surely laaulng tie too pubtolwd Skto of GMtomia Ds TvieaxSuralylnnnnoa In Tbk Stole 'Bkl -J Department 8un Baio Sid axdudtoo altoirialM YMI mi' BondMM be bntSad Deadfcia Mid in pi taeuranoS) let of bmnm Admitkd to U-N T- Al ineuranCe pokeke required to be otoeined by Conkectar bo "eubjsct to appmid aa a Owner tar tonn and tubelanoe At ehM bo keued by a company which by totod by BeM and NiM have a tMng gt iw-- or nm Only biddn mho bidontfwProjsct INlTHISlNEWSRARER better end a tnancM ctoaiicaiion oi Vt or -toPT-rt LagiriNb 779S nie mine rncommanditiNy t)Mdh rtknoaa laTinam toon 16 mintuei iiiiMha putSshedkrting tmerwft'not bT Mowed io ii)bm a aid a prime eorikactar tor trie prajecL PraepedM biddem muM be pmeent tar AcknowikdgpiemtorTmwriitepreeinttoproipecvabidderiet toaoanokMaiioftoe hrSidSIk VtoL the inccuMri Bkkkr knd Is Suboonbactam writ be required lb kkow to nondkerimina-ntoquiranienkiN tartn intho Bjddhg Documank and to pay pmalng waga mks 9m lyaionaftmyitaik-' flThakicaewtai BMdir Wtornjlmd tohava toe jbtaMnQ'Skto of CMtamk Conkador6 teUL iuuM THEIJEGENTBOencg CHANCES TD LEARN Today V--FUNERAL INFORMATION You Wanted to Know About funerals But Wars Afraid to Ask noon to 4 pj lhe Casket OubeL 1630 Webster St Oakland Community Calendar She Oakland Tribune PO Box 28884 Oakland 94604 or call 208-645L tSUIrtriA rijtnTs ruhnilih Kir? 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