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7 SUNDAY. March 25. 2001 THE OAKLAND TRIBUNE LOCAL-3 Community Calendar OW ENTERING its 6th year of operation, the city-sponsored Broadway Shuttle Is a JH Km a nutans Today convenient way to get Oakland. The histqiie Key Route Inn, circe 1904. The-.

Broadway hotel Wee demolished In 1932. around In downtown The free bus service stops along a to Jack loop from Grand Avenue BUMP BULDMG Chfefren an hafa bufe! a blimp with Mack teanbeny, author of Picnic in lha Cloud' wide paranto peruaa the Eati Bay School for Girt' colectiona of book fine art printa and poatara, 12:30 to 5:30 pm. The Rchmdnd Room, Greek Or' thodoa Cathedral 4700 Lincoln Am, Oakland, 4824444. OAKLAND LIBRARY HISTORY ROOM London Square. Green And white Broadway Shuttle signs and stencils alert riders to the.

designated stoDS. 1 After Grandand Webster, the shuttle stops at Sears, 19th Street BART. 12th Street City Center, Chinatown and Old land at 8th Street the Produce -District at 2nd Street and Jack London Square at Bdmes Noble Booksellers. The shuttle service runs on weekdays only, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., with buses arriving every Monday FAMILY STORYTIME -fh San Pablo library wR offer a free family worytima far al age 7 p.m, 1556 Marketplace, San six minutes.

Last year an average rode the. 20,000 riders per month rode I I Aris a ensnAiiMBilr Monday shuttle. Convenient? You bet. But longtime Oaklanders would probably agree the heyday of public transportation in Oakland lasted from STORY OF A BLACK HOSPITAL 'A Jewel in HMory a pfay (bout a black hok-pM pnMtSad by Vbto Health and the Cat fami Nuria Aorociatioq too, 6 to 7 pm. CMtamia Nurse Aocition Buikkng, 2000 Franklin St, third floor, (Mdmd 273-200.

BERKELEY COMMUNfiY CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA Provide rahaan far paopfa interested in ainging, no audtione or prior experience needed, $65875 tuition, eholrlp aMhbh, 7 to 10 pm, SL Am-broM Church beiemaf. 1146 G8mn St, Berkeley, 5252146. 1903 through the mid-1950a, when the Kty Route System ran Its electric trains. The stately Key Route Inn, a' half-timbered landmark on Broadway and Grand Avenue, had a station right In the ground floor lobby. Trains ran through the building and exited on the other side, headed to the fieny According to author Beth Bag-well in her book Oakland, the Story of a City." hotel owners real estate tycoons Frank Borax Smith and Frank C.

Havens acquired 13,000 acres of valuable ridge lands (worth an estimated $10 million) In Alameda County. Their company was known as the Realty Syndicate. Havens and Smith foresaw the population growth of the East Bay, eventui drvrlopiwtf i Chances to learn spectacular blaze destroyed one --wing of the hotel In 1929. By this time city leaders had decided to clear a route for Grand Avenue to link up with Designed by prominent architect Edward T. (best known for the Tribune Tower), the Key Route Innwas the finest hotel of its day Today Telegraph: the Key Route Inn blocked th blocked the proposed rouU.

end had to be demolished. Jt was the end of an era. Landmarks MAGES OF EGYPT AND SYMA- The' Northern Caktomi Chapter of tiw Amaricm Reeeatch Cantor in Egypt ia iponaoring tha program 1 Mat a Travaiar from an Antique land, with mambara ahowing recant atidaa from Egypt and Syria, tree, 2:30 pm, 2040 Vdey Ufa Sdencee BuiUng, UC campua, 987-0183, tracts. They also anticipated the lent public tr need far an efficient public transit Mamas hotel at the end of-the transit line that ran up Claremont Avenue; -Homes had not yet begun to appear, but It was only matter of time, they reasoned. Charles W.

Dickey was selected as the architect for the newest hotel. specu- late Cultural Heritage Survey files, because his half-timbered design complimented Its downtown neighbor After Havens' death in 1917, his widow continued to manage his aflalrs from her exotic Piedmont home known as Wild- Today Today the Art Deco-style Breuners Building stands. In the location where the inn used to be. Frank's son Wickam Havens con-' tlnued In his father's footsteps, the commercial dls-- trlcts of Grand Avenue and shore, as well as the residential neighborhoods nearby. Currently the.

Redevelopment Agency, Caltrans and the Pent of Oakland sponsor the Broadway Shuttle. According to city spokes-, pierson Shanna O'Hare, if addl-; tlonal funding can be Identified, the program can extend the hours pf operation to evenings and weekends. California's finest wines sparkled In thln-stcmmcd glasses," 11-; brary history room files reveal, and costly silverware gleanied -against its background of starchy white napery. Mahogany table boards groaned beneath their load of viands, creations' of a prideful chef. One dollar was the price, with choice of wines.

The' price was pretty steep but lots of people paid It because to dine at. the Key meant to mingle with the i elite of Oakland, Piedmont and -Berkeley." -Shortly after thq Key Route opened. Havens and Smith decided to build a second grand from 58 minutes to 38 minutes from downtown Oakland and the San Francisco Ferry Building. Designed by prominent architect Edward T. Foulkes (best known for the Tribune ToWer), the Key Route Inn was the finest hotel of Its day.

Train ap-- proached the building from Franklin Street where It curyed to an end at Broadway. In 1911, when President William Howard Taft came to California to dedicate the cornerstone of the new City Hall, he.took up residence at the Inn. system and proceeded to buy up several independent lines, forming one company. The name Key Route started as a nickname. Initially known as the San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose Railway, the i 3-mlle pier reminded the long shaft of an i house key, with the ferry' slips resembling the key prongs.

The Key Route trains cut commuting time OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS MEETING far paopfa who art compuM-vaty, 7 to 8 mv, Mrantono Houaa, 3880 How St, Oakland 664-6086. Monday wood," designed by Bernard -k. She sold the inn to de- Maybeck. velopers In the 1920s, and a BEAT 33 CRIME PREVENTION Tha a -a dm 3j raw noraon Mnoomood trim FYsvontion Cound, inducing tha ana from lid to 98lh awanuaa batwaan Intomational outavant and San Leandro SaaaCwV mad at 7 pun; 8733 St, Oakland, 61557 NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN NOW wl meat to. facua on quatty of da iaauai, pjrv, Mama Bora' 6636 Telegraph Avo, Oakland, Alameda Jerusalem at meeting Public Infbrmatioii Meeting Opportunity to Comment on -The Draft EIR for die Bayside Groundwater Project EBMUD Jewish Congress hosts international gathering Bob Young of Augusta, Mary Lou Makepeace of Colorado Springs.

David Armstrong of Bill Purcell of Nashville, and Judy Nadler of Santa FROM STAFF REPORTS Sunday ALAMEDA Mayor Ralph fadele- Appezzato will be part of i There la an especially strong delegation of mayors this year. gallon of eight United States mayors Joining leaders from 30 other nations for an annual conference In reflecting a deep concern for Israel and the well-being of Its said- American Jewish Confess President Jack Rorfeh. WOMEN HONORED BY POLITICAL GROUP Tha Alamada North Chapter of tfie National Woman' Fotitical Caucue la 'honoring two women who i (onfrtoutiona to Kuea of JJ rinmmt CBN mA. CnKVSiw. MflMOi nQ pOmmUnnB 1011 Kr miwion, 3 to 6 pm.

Highland Country Ctub, 1 10 HRar Drive, Odder 6688707. East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) has published the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the Bayside Groundwater Ptoject This project would enable EBMUD to develop the existing East Bay Plain Groundwater Basin to provide 10,000. to 15,000 acre-feet of drought year water supply and reduce rationing in the next drought. One acre-foot supplies 12 months of water to .3 families. The project is located within the City of San Leandro and unincorporated San Lorenzo, Alameda County.

The mayors realize that Jerusalem Is at the heart' of the Jewish experience today, just as It was 3,000 years ago." Sponsored by the American Jewish Congress, the theme of the 21st annual Jerusalem Conference of Mayors Is "Excavating the Future: Tradition and Technology in the City. The week-' long conference begins today Each, year the conference theme relates to a key aspect of municipal governance. Jerusalem sets the example as- a mqlticultural city that ia thousands of years old but still faces the problems of modernity, conference officials said. Have a listing for the daily calendar Send it turn weeks in advance to Jason Bono at the Community Calendar Desk, The Oakland Tribune, 401 13th Oakland 94612, or. call 208-6451.

Fcurirformation to The U.S. delegation will join the mayors of Bucharest Romania; Caracas, Venezuela: Kinshasa, In the Republic of Congo: La Paz, Bolivia; Lisbon. Portugal; Vllna. Luthuanla; Zagreb, Croatia; and other cities around the world. The District invites public comment on the findings of the DEIR, including the preferred site alternatives proposed.

All interested persons and organizations are invited to attend the public information and comment meeting scheduled for: Some streets to be closed Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, President Moshe Katsav, Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert. and U.S., Ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk will address the Is by the Mayors and Israel's Foreign There Is no cost to the city of Alameda. Appezzato said. for filmmaking Tuesday, April 3, 2001 at 7:00 p.m. Grant School, 879 Grant Ave, San Lorenzo Multi-Purpose Room.

FROM STAFF REPORTS Appezzato will be Joined by H. Brent Coles of Boise, Idaho; Marc Mortal of New Orleans; -The mayors will also visit sites in Jerusalem and other sites around Israel related to the theme of the conference. OAKLAND Several downtown streets will be closed today, Monday and Tuesday to give motion picture crews space pi Him scenes feu- The Matrix esa Soul Beat TVi a Government Access TV a To review the DEIR, copies are available at: Castro Valley Public Library San Leandro Main Library 20055 Redwood Road 2950 Alvarado Street San Lorenzo Village Homes Association San Lorenzo Public Library 377 Paseo Grande 395 Paseo Grande San Leandro Public Library 1307 Manor Boulevard Community eervice programs ori Soul Beet TfavMon (KS8T-TV, ChenrM 27 at 2524 73rI Avs, 535377A arid on ttw World Wkto Wifa at include: 4 am Soul Baal Concerts. I am Mawaga to tiw Black Man: Louie Famkhea Nation of Mem, 8 am Gospsl Baal widi Young Turner. 8 am In Tana IVophetic Movement wkh Bartrara Rouaaal and Matikfa Grogan 8 am 11:80 pm-- Rawalationa Goapal Music Update.

10am Ever hcraadng Fakh. 11 am Beievera BUe Christian Church. 11 JO am 11 pm Rev. Dr. Loraroo CflriWt Mbwifeios 1 pm Soul Showcase with Al Bated.

8 pm Golden Goapal Music Videos 11 1 WOT VWWOT IWWl 4 pm The Roundtable wkh Cheuncey BaiU, MfJ fnaannan OOTy In akm opoiniwi 8 pm Haakh Baal vwlh Dr. Gaolfray i A car chase and a scene with simulated gunfire will be shot, and the -following streets will be dosed to parking and traffic: 16th Street between Tele-graph Avenue, and Clay Street, Will be closed today through Tuesday. San Pablo Avenue between J7th Street and Frank Ogawa Plaza, will be closed today through Tuesday. between Broadway ami 17th Street will be closed Monday and Tuesday. Telegraph between 17th and 19th streets will be closed Tuesday.

17th Street between San Pablo and Broadway will be closed Tuesday. No parking will be allowed bn 16th Street between Clay and Jefferson and between San Pablo and a half-block south of 16th Street on Monday and Tuesday. The DEIR can also bc accessed at the EBMUD website: www.ebmud.com. Go to Public Information, To View, or Download a Current Publication Click Here, then scroll to Environmental Impact Reports, and the DEIR mailed to you, please contact Ms. Angela Knight at EBMUD (phone 510-287-1213 or e-mail aknightebmud.com).

Today' local programming on OaUandt KTOF-TV IChannal 101 includes: lam MoAccaaa am Rule and LegMrion Com-minaa(32M1), am Around Toimi: Fotbiddan Oly 11 am Finance and Management Comminse (32QD1) 12:30 pm Community and Economic COmmUBS (32001) 1:30 pm Cultural Bridge to the New' UJUmLmu MOTraum: uwioi 1:30 pm Deraination Tomorrow: Episode 2 4 pm AMc Works CommUtae: 32001 8:30 pm Pubfc Safety (3V2Q01) pm National Gaiety: Tana, Tombs andTraaeura 6:30 pm Oakland Emergency fte-paradneaa: Community lYaparadnaaa 7 pm Concunant Meeting: Redevel opment Agency C3y Cound (32001) CC 8:30 pm tannin Literary Sari: Victor Himindai Out 0:30 pm Info Accew Comments on the DEIR must be in writing by or postal mail and received by May 7, 2001. Postal mail should be sent to Ms. Angela Knight, EBMUD, P.O. Box 24055, MS 305, Oakland, CA 94623. 8 pm Shopping Beat wkh Rami Sandara and Halan Dayia I pm Trua SoiulionB witii Dr.

Yuaaf Bey. 8 pm Soul Baal SpadaL 10 pm Paraor Dorothy McGhee. II.