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SUNDAY. January 6. 2002 1 THE OAKLAND TRIBUNE LOCAL-3 feS Downtown newsstand owner De Lauer turns 85 Ir-" I TO LEARN HARLESDE -LAUER may pause briefly this weekend to celebrate his 85th birthday, but he will be back at work Mooday moralng at De Lauer's Super News Stand on Broadway, an Oakland Institution since 1907. Charles' lather (also named Charles) launched the business after arriving In Oakland with brother Scotd from their hometown of Cleveland. In those days we had outdoor carts with wheels that operated at various street corners, convenient to the commuter trains, recalls Charles.

"My lather passed away while I wasstin tajsiiand my mother, Adele, operated the business for the next few years until I graduated and could take over." When the newsstands grew too large to fit on the side- -walks. De Lauer's moved In- doors to a space In the old Tribune press building on 12th Street "(Then-publisher) Bill Knowland convinced us that we could still sell papers to street traffic, even If we moved Inside. We soon found outhewasrigJiL" In 1966, De Lauer's moved -around the comer cm Broadway to Its present location. ThC new building was a 1880s-era structure that had undergone several remodels. "We moved Into the space that used to be Kay Jewelers.

Before that. It was an Ice cream parlor, or so Pm told." It turned out to be a good move. Two years later BART unveiled a station entrance- -right out side their doors. Son Charles ID the prefers Bud) runs things along side his dad. We carry 6,000 magazine titles, 8,000 books and paperbacks and 250 newspapers, national and Interna- says Bud.

The store also carries a foil selection of maps and travel materials, as well as snacks, ditoks'and smokes. And, lets not forget to mention the racing forms. Patrons count on the store staying open 24 -hours, 7 days a week. Father and son have faced big challenges during the Bud also enjoys encouraging young writers and would-be poets. "I tell than the Important thing Is to ex- press themselves and let themsdves be heard, then the money will follow." Sign up now for upcoming guide training workshops sponsored by the Oakland Tours Program, and learn more about De Lauer's and other longtime downtown establishments and landmarks; The 24-hour hot line Is 238-3234.

Landmarks 66 I have seen politicians and city leaders stop in periodically. I think (City Manager) Robert Bobb is doing a good job keeping downtown streets cleaner than in the past years, notably a Berious fire In 1984 caused by a discarded smoldering cigarette that closed the store for 4 months, and the' 1989 earthquake. Our building wasnot damaged, but our neighbor next door had a brick wall that mlg)it have fallen on us. The city closed us down for nine qionths while that hazard was repaired," says Bud. Charles still keeps accounts by hand, although a computer monitor sits on his desk In the upstairs mezzanine office he shares with Bud, "I hate the damn thing," he says.

Bud whose hobbies include collecting information on race cars, commutes to work every dtty from Sonoma. 1 have seen politicians and city leaders stop in periodi cally. I think (City Manager) Robert Bobb Is doing a good Job keeping downtown streets darner than In the past." Bud was motivated to send a letter to City Council a few years back to let them know what he thought of the proposal to move bus stops off Broadway. All the people that depend on buses and BART they shouldn't have to walk I pjn. RfNto: SkaylaBng, a MiMy toUaraoy 4 pjn RFNto: Second Language I pm RFNac Fdhan Mm Marfa Vofara pm Unrai Uany Sariae: Gary Soto 7 pm Bhnic Heath: ChUrarfe Demd 730 pm lannan Utowy Sanaa; lu-cBaCIRonRsla1and2 Blfpjn InfoAocara Today CQMMUNIY DANCE DAY Gt Orta Draa IhMi vrilhoto a writoy of fcaa draa ctorara in Afciran ind AMcaniW ifcrad dnA 10 ui to 6 pin.

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Fremont ts an up-and-coming city. (It Is) kind of at the mid-point of Silicon Valley and San Franclsco-Oakland. It's an emerging city fin- these types of he safiL In fact, PCG Development and Charles King Associates decided to build the new office, apace alter the office building It' built on the corner' of CMc1 Center Drive and Walnut Avenue' proved to be a success, Huggins By Conan Knol STAFF WRITER FREMONT The citys first transit-oriented development combining commercial space, apartments and offices within walking distance of the BART station may encourage people to get out of their cars and onto mass transit. Apartments are under eon- structlon, and a. developer hopes the market will enable him to erect a four-story office building near Si within 18 months.

The Civic Center Village office will go before the City for approval later this The mix of offices, apartments and retail shops fulfills a goal of urban planners to encourage walking. What it's doing is. creating a pedestrian environment and reducing the- reliance cm the automobile. It's also a more efficient use of land," said Steve McHarrls. associate planner.

"That's what planners are trying to establish, particularly near BART stations." The office building, If approved, will complement a nearby project consisting of four buildings, which combine square' feet of. Commercial pound space with -322 apartments. The plan originally approved by the city Included five-story, office building. PCG Development in San Francisco and Charlies King Associates of Palo Alto purchased the pared about 18 months ago and are proposing an square-foot, four-stoiy hniining The Msodato an awkward size for and members of the; nearby Fremont Villas Apartment Association asked for a lower building, PCG Managing Member Terry Huggins said. Huggins said he hopes to attract high-tech tenants, attorney firms, accounting, firms and other general services to the CMc Center Village.

The ground floor is designed to be converted to retail apace when the market can support It and it will connect to the BART station via a pedestrian walkway. Since the '80s the city has had zoning allowing a density of 50 to 70 homes per acre on the land within a quarter-mile of the BART station, Mayor Gus Morrison said. But developers have not wanted to build housing that HfiiM. he said. That's the first one like that," he said.

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