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TVuli 4 4K Ww Kw I 2 LOCAL THE OAKLAND TRIBUNE East Oakland redevelopment plans to be revealed at meeting 1 OR the past two years 1 the area surrounding I the 23rd Avenue com JL mercial corridor in East Oakland has been the subject of numerous commo nlty meetings to come up with an action plan for revitaliza Lion and community safety This Saturday a blueprint for carrying out these plans will be unveiled at a town hall meeting at the Garfield Ele" mentary School Auditorium 22nd Avenue and oothill Boulevard starting at 10 arn of the most exciting aspects of this action plan is the creation of a Community Cultural Center in a rehabili tated nearby commercial says Diana Wil liams Executive Director of Urban Ecology a planning or ganization based in Oakland Lhat advises neighborhood re vitalization group efforts throughout the country "We see the building center serving as an anchor for this section of the San Antonio district in the years to come" Other groups sponsoring the community meeting on Saturday include the San An tonio Community Develop ment Corporation the East Bay Asian Youth Center the Urban Strategies Council and the Eastside Arts Alliance Over tiie past 15 years there have been a host of studies reports and plans that have focused on Lower San Antonio says Williams that were led in part by lite East LANDMARKS I 1 1 'AJI MbJ OiiiTI Annalee ALLEN Bay Asian Local Development Corporation another of the community service organiza tions seeking to address the needs of this often stressed area Their work came to the attention of the Baltimore based Annie Casey ounda tion (established in 1948 by Jim Casey one of the founders of United Parcel Service to focus on the needs of children growing up in dis advantaged communities) and in 1997 Lower San Antonio' became one of 10 commu nities nationwide to which the foundation has made a multi year financial commitment that will result in specific tan gible outcomes Another foundation sponsor working with Urban Ecology on the 23rd Avenue Action Plan is the Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr und (Walter I laas was the great grand nephew of Levi Strauss the famous Gold Rush era entre preneur who came to San rancisco and launched the jeans apparel revolution) The Haas und's stated mission is to help create vibrant safe neighborhoods are seeking to build on the work of the earlier studies by taking the next step with a comprehensive set of plan ning development and design solutions" explains Williams The group offers pro bono architectural and technical as sistance to design the various spaces (ex pected to include a multi use performance space and stage a printmaking studio and a re cording studio said Williams Affordable Housing Associates is a nonprofit or ganization that will be working with us to create housing units upstairs on lite two upper floors of the The plans call for eight one bed room apartments and eight studio apartments as well as two livework commercial units ormerly known as the i Hamilton Building the soon to be renovated property is a good example of a Class ical Revival mid 20s store and apartment building designed by Oakland architect Law rence lagg who files say was an active developer of houses apartments and com mercial buildings in the 1920s and 30s The building is considered by the Cultural Heritage Survey to be a primary con SUNDAY November 7 2004 AN rendering shows a 1 926 commercial buildina reha bilitated as the Eastside Community Cultural Center1 tributor to the locally impor tant 23rd Avenue commercial district The neighborhood is characterized by a diversity of architectural styles including Mission Revival Spanish and Classic Revival Although many of the buildings have been remodeled particularly at the street level their initial character is still visible It is common to see businesses on the first floor with residential apartments on the upper floors where the historical de tailing is often still intact Another unusual feature the area say the files is the comprehensive network of al leys (leading out to Interna tional Boulevard) which add to increased circulation of de livery trucks and cars for the busy business district Other parts of Oakland have histori cally not had alleyways studies have shown us that Lower San An tonio is the most diverse dis trict in all of Alameda County There are at least 35 different languages spoken here" Wil Hams says The action plan calls forimprovements to pedestrian safety and streetscape changes over the next four years if City Council approves the recom mendations third Avenue happens to be situated on the boundary between two council districts (District 2 and District 3 Coun cilmember Danny Wan and Council President Ignacio de la uente) and in the past it was sometimes difficult to coordinate solutlonsAHow ever it is now a part of the re cently designated Central City East Redevelopment Area and this should bring improve merits to the process There has been yet another outcome from the two year ef fort Williams says The les sons learned from creating a safer street environment for San Antonio were compiled for a handbook called able Streets: A Toolkit for The handbook is currently available on Urban Web site and the organization hopes to have it in local book stores after the first of the year unding for the hand book came in part from the Pedestrian Safety Project and the City of Oakland The handbook contains a brief yet fascinating history of streets dating back to the days of horsecarts and trolleys as well as a re source directory of helpful agencies and organizations Also included is a section on funding opportunities and ways for the average citizen to seek changes to neighborhood streets to make them safer or more information on town hall meeting contact Jerry Henderson al EBALDC 251 2014 ext 304 Urban Ecology's Web site is wwwurbanecologyorg The phone number is 251 6330 or information on the Walk Oakland Map call the Pedes trian Project at 238 7049 Oakland seeks 63 police officers Oakland crooners look to the top COPS from Local 1 IDOL from Local 1 1 I Cash or Empties or Credit 003872010 Print Cartridges or B5 Less WATCH BATTERIES (Tribune Michael Donovan EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Brandy Mullen aka of Oakland 25 was not selected to advance A female Judge said Mullen was attractive and V5' 4' Pavilion Stage (Msidqjtaniet I NtUe) Jack Londw Square Oakland Refills HP DELL EPSON CANON BROTHER LEXMARK pitney Bowes Bishop Walter Hawkins The Love Center Choir KBLX Radio Personalities Kevin Brown of Shelia Robinson Chris Chubby plus more! an oral board and take a physical agility test medical examination and psychiatric evalua lion They must undergo a thorough background check as well Unlimited Income Real Estate Career or mere information cat (510) 430 3600 or (510) 272 0204 testants were even asked to help sell tickets Many artists have balked at participating calling it too unor ganized and noting they'd rather spend time energy and money on producing CDs to grab the attention of a major re cord company executive or radio station program director Still for many East Bay and Oakland artists Bay Area Idol is at least a new opportunity to Size up the local competition get critiqued by judges and take a shot at a record deal impressed" said Shani Venezen of San Leandro a fashion model who sat in the au dience a lot of talent in Scott a former professional football player and now an exec utive with tiie Black Repertory Group in Berkeley said he and the other judges were trying to be fair and honest) were looking for style showmanship ability to sing and overall Scott said some good com petition and this is a splendid opportunity to express yourself" Kathi Mills aka "Lady of Pittsburg an up and coming recording artist who belongs to Center of Hope Church in East Oakland was not a part of the Write to Talk Back Oakland Tribune PO Bo 1 0367 Pleasanton 94S88 ax (925) 416 4874 '4 Enail: talkbackangncwspaperscom 4 Or go to oaklandtnbunecom and 2 dick on the button on stage Mullen who has been singing since she was 16 remains unde terred and philosophical sexy is part of me and sex sells in the music business" said Mullen thought the judge who said 1 was tgp sexual was Just hatin' (jealous) I did my own original song on stage not going to do any more local talent shows promoting my own tilings" Her debut CD is called Shots" and a direct to video movie called "Beware Of Those" has her in a role with rappers Mac Mall and JT the Blgga igga Michael Donovan executive producer for Bay Area Idol has been busy He's an independent music promoter directing a sitcom called Talk" and a new father Area Idol) is looking fantastic" Donovan said still accepting auditions and what makes us different is if you don't get selected you can re register and get another shot until we reach the finals" or more information call 444 3558 Sunday November 21 2004 Noon 6:00 pm DOWNTOWN OAKLAND 2nd loor Phone 510 444 6433 competition She was booked to perform however to keep the evening entertaining I would tell the con testants is to make sure ready to perform" Mills said after her solo not easy get ting in front of a large audience I used to look right at the audi ence Now 1 look over their heads" said Mills whose debut CD is called Gotta Rejoice" On stage Davis 1 7 who rapped and danced wore Jeans and black top Mea" "Go Mea" her fans chanted like entertaining people 1 felt like a star up there I want to (become fa mous)" Davis said after the four hour talent show ended BRING YOUR EMPTIES OR AUTOMATED REILLS juaiatiiuvu iv i mih iwytu JoinJ Adoptive and oster 1 Recording Artists I Radio Personalities Churches and Choirs Dance Troupes 65ofddldrtawboar otMoflteiyittawai IS In Honor of National Adoption Awareness Month Oakland Adoption Providers Presents the 9th Annual 1O29M IS looking fantastic lYlUllcIl Wdo 11U dVUVl cUlU U1U1 still accepting auditions need to be so sexually explicit and what makes us different is if you get selected you can re register and get another shot until we reach the inwby 3 NM A6pta howhn amily Builders by Adoption Black Adoption Placement A and Research Center Madarang said recruits have to fill out more pages of personal information for the background check which usually takes at least three weeks to clear a Madarang said a date still has to be set for the written test though he thinks the earliest it will be administered is the end of December Applicants will be contacted first by letter then by a phone call Trainees in the academies will be paid at a rate of $59281 a year Also at that time the Originals Compatibles 510 452 4lnk 'Remaiiufactiiicd 21 31 Broadway Oakland 9am 630 SAT 10am 5Pm a a 003161701 $5000 $10000 per month Professional Training Bob Robinson 510 222 6023 wwwbobrobnsncom Whether you just want a weekend getaway or you'want to get far far away the Trib's travel section is your destination of choice every Sunday Great Escapss QDaklanb Tribune PORT 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