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SUNDAY. Januwy 17. 1999 Oakland Architect (eft mark instate THE OAKLAND TRBUNE Siw Neighbors Daryl Salsedo (left) of Pleasanton and Bill Hoto-chimk, 78, discuss horses at the off-track betting facility at i the Alameda County Fairgrounds on Thursday 5i AS KMONGTHJxst known and most pro llflc architects In California is Oakland native Julia Morgan. SThe first woman In the state to he licensed. Morgan received her diploma from the Ecoles des Beaux Arts in Paris (where she fas the first woman allowed to ftfroUJi Hfcrirchltectural practice nearly 50 years from ISOS to 1951.

As many as 800 buOdmgs, Including houses, fiurcbes, commercial 2nd public facilities, have been attnbtkled to. her. -7 7 On Wednesday (colniddentaliy Julia Morgan's birthday), the. Pfenning Commission will review one o( her most unusual for landmark status. The Chapel -f the Chimes stands just outside Ate" gates of Mountain View at 4499 Piedmont Gamblers ante up for race simulcasts Pi By Matt Surnian -v swff ymnER (': 'The pa; tronS of the Alameda County Fairgrounds off-track betting parlor, constantly are focused 'on JW screens, v-V: purlng conversation, eyes dart over a Shoulder to check out a horse.

Looking at aDally Racing Form.ordip-plng Into a mess nachos, one eye seems Intently, trained; fin the. Vbmjscreen; racer 'And a new federal law may glvt "gamblers even more-reason to watch. Starting off-track betting facilities began slmul-casting races from New York's Aqueduct and -Flor-. Ida's Gulfetream Parki lair officials saw a 22 percent Increase In business the first There's. Just a lot of curl-.

osity about the new races, said Jeanne Wassermiah, toe and Australia, offering a. consistent and. fuller card, schedule. The a-; Ctllty tb broadcast Caltfornfo races. Wasserman that" it will take some to' ctm-.

tlnue to keep the crowds -Pep pie fol low. the jockeys, ahe TheyTl have tq to they Elastern ones. in toe cavernous '1 containing a stretCh is ma- roontables and.l20TVmon'J old-tlme betiors wlth tinted glasses' and white hair admitted were art In' -thelrWs. "I llked Australia," said Bill Jenkins Pleasanton. who has been betting for 40 years.

1 dont know Why they oqiected people to ganmie so early, he added, referring to' the races. 9, ami, startlhg time thanks to the.toree-hour time difference. But bet they did. Or, at the very least they arrived for the tall end: of toe East Coast iv: a medieval monastery rough-surfaced; stucco ex--, gjrtarlacKl with Gothic tracery. ns pyramid-roofed bell tower, -fittdfcd roof and manlctired landscaping are remlnlscent oTa Sbedleval monastery.

Construe- IJOn began in 1910 for the Call-, fornla Crematorlum Assoclatlon. The building was Intended ip house a crematory facUlly. iimbarium and a chapel. Cultural Heritage Survey flies reveal the I v. 1910 structure was deslgned by toe San Frandscg flrni Cun-.

i yaipgjiarn and Polllto. In the the company regained Julia Morgan to enlarge- Landmarks size.Morgan MnceM of a sue T-' '-V CWnuOTmOakiand'sown Ifaze Got furniture in Eunm 1 Julia Sara Holmes arcades, bathed lndlffused light- sounds of bubbling water from wnwirt htonHfniiy tlliistratfd from numerousskyllghts over-. two dozen fountains (and the oc- gdashow Motravcled biotobhy.Stn OrtHl? toe OaBand ll-Jf Altogether some 100 cham- mmpnnininf turewqorthetirr 'r Directm-Lawrence Moore nected by archways and tiled architectural (Whose tendre with. Chapel of the Wednesdays Planning Com- "steps were laid outover a series! torlan Michael. Cmbett, Morgan chimes lasted frbmi 1911 mission airs onKTOhannel qf leyris.

As the Visitor wanders ytF'wd I T9'c srphttcct as (965) found her gentle. mpdest, 10 at 7 p.m. that of a medieval master mason, unassuming, retiring yet one of overseeing the labors of many the most powerful women any of; world-st: craftsmen. cus ever knew." stlllngworkand Moore. alter her death The 'new slate of races -r 1 places a i.

smattering. of random broadcasts from such places as 'Hong Kong -fc -A A A 1 'V I t' ir-, yrt If1 ft II ateiM i vn i Located at tht comer of 40th and Hubbard, across the street from HOME DEPOT, 1 with a BAY AREA and BtG- K-MART, RUG DEPOT has a roomy 20,000 sq. ft of Door space i hlg mg selection hom SALLY SOCOUCH BARGAIN HUNTING IN THE BAY NOTICE EAST 1BAY IMXNiCIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT BOARD OF DIKECTORS XtieOfAKihd DECORATiyE RUGS Wool and Polyprop)dene; Salc Pricc ''Nbtice'ls hereby given data vacancy 'exists ori the Bcrd of DireCtots 'of thief. East Bay Munidpd ikiifty iepcaklij 9Euicl'lU Vterd is in Contra Costa "County and ks bciund.irifdiide thierities of Qockett, Rodeo, Hercules, and San Pabloj and potions of Richinond and El Sobrante. The posilion is yacart yldueui die jsniiary repiatibn of johui M.

Jhe Board of ofl. ffiMUD Will appbint an individual to fill this 1 The appointee will hold the seat until the next General Election in November 2000,: V. The individual subsequently elected in November 2000 would then serve a four-year term until December jl, 2004. The person selected to fill this vacancy in Vfbrd 1 must be a registered voter add resident of the geographical bouhdariesofrd Eligibility can be verified by calling the Contra Costa County Elections Department at (925) 646-4166. More than $2 million in stock on sale! 9x12 $99.99 6x9 Start $39.99 4x6 Start at $25.99 'A All Imported Handpainted Pottery 50 OlBF 2x3 Start at.

i $6.99 laaaaanaataMawaaaaaaMaaaaaa Regular.meietings of the Board oif Directors are held on the second and fourth Tties-V dayofeach month beginning Additkxially, the iduties indude service' i All Imposed iFURNIXURE In Teak Wood 50OFEs 'll i -All Handmade from Turkey, China India momings of each month), attendance at special meetings and other meetings as rT required. Members of the Board receive compensation. Tl rmii rli'n SA Mk 'V Cl i I i i i I I i I 1 I i tm OFF more than two pages), a resume, and three letters of reference to: Board of Directors, East Bay Munictoal Utility District, PXl. Box 24055, Oakland, California 94623. letters V.

of interest can also be delivered to the Office of the Secretary, EBMUD Administia- 'V tjon 11th Street, Oakland between the houis of 8HD0 am and 4:30 jjlnt Y.sMonday through Friday. Letters of interest must be received In the Office Secretary no latdr than 430 pm on Thursday, January For further information 'about EBMUD or the appointment process, please contact Secretary of the District Lynelle M. Lewis at (510) 287-0404, y'-; J.V. v.l- 100 COTTON RUGS From India Start At Sizes from 2x3 to 8x10 II- mi Board of Directors will interview candidates in early Fdxuary. The appointment 1 will be made at a regularly scheduled meeting cf the Board not brer than Febniaiy A copy of this NOTICE OF VACANCY is being posted in three or more corapkhious (daces in the District as follows- the EBMUD Administrative Office In Oakland; the.

EBMUD Richmond Business Office, Richinond City Hall Building, and the Contra Costa County Administrative Building located in Martinez. Ibis Notice is also being published In the Oakland Tribune. West County Times, and San Francisco ChmnWV i'yANYITEM! -SlOtSSdev! I Ad Super Special Blokhan 50 OFF Think Think Rug Depot imi munm-u 1 -lIRli MlltltnlH- ewMnr0wv Indudbig 8unday lUi 510 652-3890 Jl EBMUD v-' 4 4.