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a 2 LOCAL THE OAKLAND TRIBUNE SUNDAY Moy 9 2004 amily files lawsuit JAIL from Local 1 LANDMARKS on obsolete for their original pur to see another year CAMP from Local 1 Mo Thrillers by Millicent Hodge Event Host: Gregory Hodge Esq Alan Wheat former US Congressman '111 Wendell James Exc Director Lie 9745563 80170201 loan Processing May 1415 Loan Origination May 2122 living wage requirements mean the $1 1 per hour minimum sal aries are high at least com pared with traditional camp counselor rates The group is trying to hire the staff from Oak land As In years past a work weekend will be held during the Memorial Day weekend ree meals and lodging is provided In exchange for labor "Oakland deserves to have this place and we hope people will take advantage of Culli nane said More information Is available on the Web site wwwfeatherrivercampcom Please recycle this newspaper THE VACANT HISTORIC Key System Building in downtown Oakland awaits a new use ADULT EDUCATION TECH INC Licensed amily Daycare 013417353 NOW ENROLLING Daycare for children ages 0 8 years old Monday Saturday Evening and Night Hours available Respite care also available upon request 7227 Weld Street Oakland CA 94621 (510) 6381750 (510) 568 7238 of for many years At Santa Rita he went to the Behavioral Health Unit' It was there that reeman met Raper who was arrested for allegedly stabbing a man in Union City and detained pending the results of a court ordered psychological evaluation according to the suit Raper had twice before assaulted cellmates the suit states still know who the person is who made the decision to put Kevin in with Moore said The suit aims to determine who that individual is Moore said Terry reeman said the family including the two daughters filed suit to stop senseless jailhouse deaths from happening in the future want the circumstance of murder to come to light I want Kevin to haVe his day in court I want anyone who had any involve ment with incarcera tion to have to come forward and tell us what happened" he said want everyone to have to come on the record INCREASE YOUR INCOME CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED LOCATION: OAKLAND EXECUTIVE INN 2 day Certified Training To REGISTER CALL 510 763 3765 OR 866 867 0601 'OUR OR MORE REGISTRANTS 20 DISCOUNT ISBN 1 413411364 BIN 1 4 134 1 1 36 4 1SN 1 4134 31 71 2 owners opted to step up their status by petitioning the City Council to declare the struc ture a city landmark The council voted last Tuesday and how it is officially Land mark Number Reconstruction is almost complete on another project listed as a in display A Beaux Arts deriva tive Spanish Colonial auto showroom at 2801 Broadway designed by locally prominent architect Walter Reed in the 1920s is undergoing extensive renovations by current owner Steve Simi who plans to house a new Kia Automobile dealership in the formerly blighted building are happy to see this unique struc ture put back into Schiff says There are seven buildings in the Opportunities section of the display In downtown the landmark Key System Building on the corner of Broadway and 1 1th Street has stood empty since the 1989 earthquake At the time of the earthquake the hand some Beaux Arts terra cotta ornamented office building built in 191 1 for the Security Bank and Trust Company was fully occupied with offices that had been upgraded in the early 1980s Structurally weakened by the temblor the building was vacated and has been unoccupied ever since "Evidently a property dispute between developers and the city is holding up plans for reusing this Important early example of the city's down town high Schiff says Historic buildings that speak to Oakland's long standing prominence as a LMC MAY Workshops Give blood today Check out how your opinion ranks among those in your community Cast your vote for the hot topic of the day Remember every vote counts oakiandtrlbunecom Amazoncom Borderscom I XlibriscomHodge Convenience Desks ISBN 3 40 1 0 7935 0 Excerpts at wwwMllllcentHodgecom HOME ESTIMATES Showroom: 21615 Hesperian Blvd Hayward Between Winton A St 1 898 599 6799 Beautiful New Entry Doors Beauty security and I TUEDM A energy efficiency are I IflCKlWIBllW how Kevin reeman an al coholic and schizophrenic' came to share a two man cell with a man less than half his age who authorities said had previously beaten two other cellmates had no place being there in the'flrst said another 'brother Terry in a telephone In terview should have been somewhere locally to dry out It was just a train wreck and he ended up the tracks" According to court cords a sheriffs deputy dail DOH dential complex will be going in We wonder if there could be a reuse for these to en hance the urban character of the new A closer look at many of these buildings is possible bysigning up to take a walk withthe guides of the Oakland Tours Program These free 90 minute tours are ongoing every Wednesday and Sat urday starting at 10 am A schedule of the tours is avail able by calling the Tours Hot line 238 3234 The city of Web site also lists the tours at wwwoakland netcom To contact the Oakland Heritage Alliance and receive information on their Summer Walks series call 763 9218 or go on line at www Oakland heritageorg Next time a recap of 40 1 women hope enrollment will be I back up eather River will continue its traditional programs The family camps run July 5 to Aug 7 with a different theme each week including guitar story telling and folk dancing The camps run June 27 to July 24 with weeksfor girls boys teen leadership i performing arts and the new I Camp Amandla for politically I active teenagers There will be a week for adults over 50 and an adult art I camp ees have been Increased slightly for the camps'and from $41 to $47 per day for I adults for the family camps A I limited number of I scholarships are available and preference is given to Oaklandresidents Some of the old staff in cluding the cook caretaker and 1 maintenance people are contin uing on Most of the recreation staff are new and Cullinane I said she is in the process of hiring for the summer City all yours with a new entry door by Therma Tru doors Don't wait to beautify and improve your home call today 995 poses are also part of the to where the Uptown resi Opportunities secuon oi display boards are concerned about the fate of the Inner Ninth Avenue Terminal the last re maining municipal marine ter mlnal funded by voters back in Schiff says research Identifies it as ap pearing eligible for listing on the National Register of His toric Places and that means it could qualify for rehabilitation tax credits should someone want to take this on of Interest is the ulti mate reuse possibilities of the historic wholesale produce market buildings near Jack London Square It is rare for a cluster oi ouuaings sucn as these to survive" Comparisons to New Or vintage rench Quarter come to mind block of small 1880s Victorian store fronts on San Pablo near 19th years of Peralta Community Street are standing very close Colleges TABLE TOP PHOTO display on the suc cesses and opportu nities for Oakland 1 v' landmarks continues this week in the lobby of the Dal ziel Building (250 rank Ogawa Plaza) next to City Hall I The exhibit was put to gether by members of the Oak land Heritage Alliance in yj? conjunction with National His toric Preservation Week held yearly in cuimuuuiuca throughout the United States According to new membership brochure thegroup formed in 1980 tobring together those sharing an interest in the history of Oakland and in the preserva tion of the archaeolog leal architectural cultural and environmental resources The OHA is perhaps best known for its summer walks series taking place on Satur days and Sundays in July and i August Volunteers research and lead tours in various neighborhoods Among the successes de picted in the display is the Du rant Square residential development a reuse project by Signature Properties Thei historic Durant automobile factory originally constructed in 1922 on International Boul evard near the San Leandro border has been converted to town homes and mixed use commercial spaces including a full service supermarket i distinctive water tower still in place on the site calls attention to colorful manufacturing his tory back when we were known as Detroit of the West' says OHA President i Naomi Schiff Also shown as part of the I display is the Victorian Legal Center on 1 1th Street across from historic Lafayette Square (one of the original town squares dating from the I 1860s) partners Warren I Wilson (a brother of former mayor Lionel Wilson) and Joanne Casey were real urban pioneers in the late 1970s when they selected this former 19th century Italiante style 1 house renovated it and re I opened it as a law office" says transport center for goods and Schiff was already part of a services now considered local historic district" but the obsolete for their original pur re re ceived an intercom call early May 9 from cell and last April 22 the homeless heard Raper repeatedly man went to Santa Rita a saying done" place he had been in and out police responded to me call and found reeman lying face down on the floor un derneath a bedsheet Large amounts of blood covered the floor walls and bedding and Raper was found re clining on the top bunk according to court records Raper who was wearing a blood covered bedsheet around his waist reportedly said this dude jumped off the top bunk at me and we got into He was immediately moved to 1 an isolation cell while medics tried unsuccessfully to revive reeman Raper was charged with Kevin murder and remains in Santa Rita on a no bail hold said Alameda County Sheriffs spokesman Lt Jim Knudsen He said the Sheriffs Department had hot been served the case and could not comment Ala meda County Counsel Richard Winnie was unavail able for comment riday The family mem bers said their brother could have been served by a detoxi fication facility but one available to him According to data from and explain how this hap the Alameda County Home pened Where were the less Continuum of Care guards when people were Shelter and Services Survey screaming?" 3 State School code 466 1 4655 1 Lee Mays Consultant LMC) STA WITH 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE HOME BUYERS WELCOME 713Mt Historic Preservations on display 4 44 Smart Windows is the Bay Area's leading home improvement company since 1981 offering a complete line of products to beautify your home and save energy Yiny i oooblepane Repiacemenl windows Your house can lose up to 30 of Its heat or air conditioning through your old windows Replace your windows BJ 1 now with beautiful new vinyl windows and save all year long in jail slaying almost half of the homeless beoole in Berkeley are angry aAd confused about thought to have fsome form of airnhni nr dni ahuse addic tion An additional 10 per cent are diagnosed with both a mental disability and an addiction problem the survey shows The Berkeley Homeless Commission has recom mended 'that the Alameda County Board of Supervisors earmark sales tax revenue to build a detox facility in the county The Berkeley City Council backed that idea at a meeting last month But without a detoxifica tion center when reeman was arrested by University of California Berkeley police A Kt Jr 1 I II PASSION a HI Ml I IT 4 HE API I V' II EIH BAY AREA I TRI VALLEY cask Erwyj4A9r INANCING Hl Vi i I.