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7 V. SUNDAY, Novembar S. 2000 LOCALS THE OAKLAND TRIBUNE rs rrr Miscellaneous Today WOMEN'S C0NTR8UT10NS An inau- gural recaption honoring women' contibu-tfora be haM by tha landmark Banorok Hotel, refreshments wi ba aarvad and anlsr-tairanent provided, 2 pm, 2680 Bancroft Way. Berkeley, 5461000 ext 150, free. Landmarks A SPECIAL EXHIBIT ON display In the lobby of the city administration building will be the-focus or1 Tuesdays City Hall lour sponsored by the Oakland Tours Program.

On view are models and plans for the renovation of Peralta Hacienda Historical Park, as well as archaeological artifacts unearthed at the site, once the gathering compound for the 45.000-acre rancho awarded to the Peralta -family In 1821 by thtf king of Spain. The free 90-mlnute tour gels under way at 10 a.m. on the front steps of City Hall. Sponsored by the Friends of' Peralta Hacienda Park. In association with the National Endowment for the Humanities, the city's Life Enrichment Agency and Pattlllo and Garrett Associates, the exhibit will be on view weekdays from 8 a.m.

to 5 p.m. through Nov. 17 In the Palzlel' Building, 250 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza. We've held a series of community meetings over the past several months and met with Interpretive specialists, historians, and landscape architects, to come up with a comprehensive master plan for the park," says Holly Alonzo, director of the Friends group.

"Our humanities grant (one of rally 10 such grants awarded nationwide' last year) Is enabling us to focus on this Important civic resource and chart Its new course." The park is In the Frultvale district at 34lh Avenue and Paxton Street. Chile Pattlllo look at tha historical display on Peralta Hacienda Historical Park, on view at tha ON Peraltas and Anglos) and how they combined with Native American-favored vegetation." In commemoration 'of the Frultvale district's origins, a small fruit orchard Is also con-1 A Web site www.oeraltaha- clenda.org provides more ln- formation about the park and lal ways volunteers can get Involved. The public is Invited to a re-ceptlon Thursday la the Dalzlel Building from 5:30 to 7:30 p.riOV To make a reservation, call 465-1284. For Information sbouiei upcoming walking fours, call the Oakland Tours Program at (51Gf) 238-3234. Mario Schjetnan Garduno, Is faced with a unique challenge.

Tills Is really a landscape of memory In that most of the original historic structures have long since vanished." says Alonzo. unique featqre planned Is a long banquet table with a pump capable of producing a water flow that collects In a pool. It will be near where the com- Sound's water well is thdught to ave been, "We envision what we're' -calling an ethnobotanlcal garden, where themes of early California agriculture can be explored, particularly the Introduction of European plant species (by the Altliough'the adobes are no more, the nearby Vlctorlan-style ranch house built In 1870 ly Antonio Peralta Is Mill standing. Tlie landmark has undergone an extensive rrnovatlon recently. Including a new roof, a recreated 'widow's walk and a second-' floor balcphy.

Rooms on the ground floor will be used for historical exhibits and meetings, and the second floor will house a caretaker's apartment, an office for the Friends group, and ier-haps rental space for a compatible nonprofit. The lanriscajx design team. Pattlllo and Garrett. In association with Mexico City master Differing views emerge in Park District contest ARTSftBllTBn'iUNMENT Ongoing BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACWC HLM ARCHVE Presente exhibition, cure-loi'i lour, lecture, dance damonatratlona nid poetry reeding, (ree, 2625 Durant Ave, 2-0808. Monday BERKELEY COMMUNITY CHORUS ANO ORCHESTRA Provide rehearsal! tor poopla intereated in singing, no audNona a prior experience needed, S86-S75 tuition, scholarships evailibie, 7 to 10 p.rrv, St.

Anv hroae Church basement, 1145 Gilman St, Berkeley, 528-2145. Tuesday POETRY READING Tha Coftaa MB hoataan open and featured reading, 7 to 9 tun 3363 Grand Oakland, 251-842a Chances to learn Today PLANET HUNTER SPEAKS Dr. Geoi-hay Mercy, UC Berkeley aatronomar, wM apeak about Tha Revolution In Planetary $tema 2 pm, Lawrence Hal of Science, Centennial Drive, Berkeley, 6424132, free with mueaum admission. KOS BASEBALL CUNC Klda can hone their btoH-playing toil at thia eariee of free clinics, a.m. for agaa 7 to 13, 11 am lr agaa 14 to 181 McConnel Field, Arroyo Vjpjo Recreation Area, Blit Avanua and Olive Street, Eaet Oakland, (925) 432-3684.

Monday LECTURE DEMONSTRATION Moderated by joumakat Sarah CahM, Slava Raich wM diacusa hi forthcoming book and wB ba joined by gukariete David Tanenbaum and Gyan Riley in a performance, ftw, 6 to I p.rrv, Hertz Hal, UC Berkeley campu. Bancroft Way, 642-9966. TIPS ON URBAN GAROENNG The Santa Fa Bar 8 Gri often free training In urbaa gardening, 10 am to 4 pm, 1310 Untreraky Are. Berkeley, 841-1 110i Meetmgs Monday MCGEE TOASTMASTERS hold a free public speaking meeting, 7:30 to 8:30 pm, McGee Baptist Stuart St. 682-3009.

Tuesday ROCKRiDGE TOASTMASTERS Join tha Rockridge Toaatmaatar Club and im-prove your pubke-epaaking akiiB, viaitors are always welcome, Rockridge AMc Library, 5366 Colege Ava. 5958757. BERKELEY CAMERA CLUB MEETING -Share your afdaa and print wkh other photographer, 7:30 pm. Northbrae Conimu-. nky Church, 941 Tha Alameda, Berkeley.

631-8664. EMERYVUE TOASTMASTERS Hold a free mealing) noon to 1 pm. 700 Haim Ave. Berkeley, 653-9528. OAKLAND CfTY CENTER TOASTMASTERS Horde a free meeting, 11:50 am to 1 pm, Ctoro Building, 1221 Broadway, 13rh Door, downtown Oakland, 839-2020.

STROKE SUPPORT GROUP A free group mealing tor at rake survivor. 4 to 6 pm, Herrick campus of Alia Bata Metical Canter, 3001 Dwight Way, Berkeley, 204-' 4503. Kids a parents Ongoing CHHOREN'S BOOK LUSTRATIONS The Mueaum of CMdran'e Ait exhtoit feature work from chkdren'i book Bueiratore pared with work from 9m artels' childhoods, fra Tuesday to Stourday 10 am to 5 pm. Sunday noon to 6 pm, 536 Nkkh St. Suita 2ia Oakland, 465877a Wednesday STORES BY SANDRA OSNBtOS -The Mike Ubrary hotel a protea about aaarcfxng far home and on' sue eft tote appeal to team and teidi 7 and up, 7 Mahore Branch, 4606 FooM SM.

FUN WITH PHYSICS Aotoeeor LML Smart wit demonstrate how sacking ecisnoa can ba wah hia ton and sducafronte program. Chttsn and Mr parents are urged to attend, 3 pm, Martin UAhsr Kmg Jk. Branch of tie Oakland Me Ubrary, 6B33 International Bhrd. 8158721 Mire a listing for the daily mUiulnr? Scwl il luv weeks In ndianre In Jam Bnm at the CnmmmflH Calendar Desk, The Oakland Trfhnrie, 401 Oakland 94612, nr call 20H 6451. Tdfiu hjimnalian, 20H- Cathy Garrett, Holly Alonso and zlol Building In Oakland.

Plans call for a community center and stage for outdoor performances. grills and ovens for community barbecues, a lawn area for sports and picnics, and a children's playground. Nearby, the Peralta Creek will undergo a restoration, and Hie original barrow pit used to produce adobe bricks for the compound's early structures will be on view. Research shows the adobe, houses built on this site were the first nonlndlgenous dwellings to be constructed north of Mission San Jose," says Alonzo. "The park can really be seen as the birthplace of (latter day) Alameda County." buy more parkland and pay for maintenance.

The acquisition account dries up In 2004, he said. Ward 2 covers Oakland, Piedmont, Orlnda, and Lafayette. Sutter's opponent, Robert Herrick, believe financial problems still haunt board. A seml-retlred neurologist, Herrick, '62, Is particularly concerned with the district's underfunded pension plan and Us poor Investment strategy, fie wants the board to take a more active management role. The district, he says, missed out on the huge stock market rife of the past few years.

Now, the board must devote more cash to the pension plan rather than buying land or paying for maintenance. The district disputes that assertion. saying normal tax growth will fill without a problem. In Ward 4. covering San Leandro, Alameda and parts of East Oakland, challenger George Schneider similarly chides the board.

All too often, he said, directors rubber-stamp gBrk General. Manager Pat 'Brlcns decisions. "The board doesn't really do or say anything. They go along with whatever the general manager says," said Schneider, 69. a retired purchasing manager for the city of Oakland.

Incumbent Douglas Siden. 71 and a minister on the regional lafT of the American Baptist counters that O'Brien Is highly regarded and deserves plenty of latitude. The board, meanwhile, vigorously -sets' policy, said Sidirn. who his most satisfying attracting more youth lo (he parks. CoXK.mT Access TV Today's bete programming on Oakland KTOP-TV IChennte 101 Mutes: am MoAccere I am Parte PwteiMi 29 9:30 am local Mas Evonte Mam Rutes Comma (1120Q 11:30 am Faience and Managemert Comma (1031001 1 pm GommunkyCcoriomic Davteop-mart Commas (1031001 1:30 gm League of Woman Voters' Forum: Maarere and am League of Woman Voter' Forum: Coundl Al-Largs (1MOQ 9:39 pm L4o Ennchmonl CommOre (10314)01 am PlMc Works Comma (for 31001 7:30 am Around Town I Oakland Radarelopmanl Agancy and Oty Counc4 11031.00 am Into Access ITAFF WRITER Their names sit at the bottom of the ballot, but the men seeking two board teats will lead an organization with more land than any around the East Bay Regional Park District.

TWo challenger! cite shoddy management, embezzled cash and out-of-touch directors as reasons the public should vote them In on Tuesday. Incumbents paint picture of a smoothly run park system that weathered a crisis and emerged with safeguards In place, Flavoring the race Is the April arrest of an agency employee on four counts of misappropriation of public funds after authorities found 824,000 misting from escrow accounts. A subsequent audit found numerous problems) Including uncashed checks languishing in file drawers. Ward 2 Incumbent John Sutter, a retired Judge and longtime East Bay conservationist, called the matter an unfortunate but Isolated Incident that has overshadowed other board accomplishments most notably the acquisition of more than 20,000 acres of open space the past decade. Sutter, 72, called for an Independent panel of auditors to review the district's finances.

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