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2 METRO SUNDAY March 12 2006 THE OAKLAND TRIBUNE Dunking due for GOP Democrats to help DUNK from Metro 1 III County seeks elections chief VOTE from Metro 1 BW in 2006 Best Buy hance opportunity I you woMt tfc BEST not be built liXnjdfh model inithe Reno ii ism 2004 GRAND SIERRA () I 1 i I oi i' ii itflHsn mi liOMfc IMPHOVtMlNI ING 1 1 cf Condomimu in SACRAMENTO EAST BAY SAN JOSE PENINSULA LOS ANGELES SAN DIEGO ORANGE COUNTY nonprofit 50 1 (c)3 organiza tion seeks to preserve indige SENIOR DISCOUNTS! Contact Josh Richman at jrichmanangnewspaperscom for 6 to 8 pm Monday in the board chambers at 1 22 1 Oak St Oakland Annalee ALLEN "We are looking to recon nect Oaklanders with this fas cinating part of the city's cultural heritage in hopes it will inspire the community to get involved in revitalization efforts along Seventh Street" Grabowicz says Those interested in the vir tual Seventh Street project es pecially those with photos and stories to share should con tact the New Media Program at the UC Graduate School of Journalism at 642 3310 more in formation about the West Coast Blues Hall of ame and Awards Show call 836 2227: The county has hired a headhunting firm lor a na tional search We re going to hear people out on this issue and do our best due diligence as a county on those concerns and sec a way forward" Carson said The hearing on the selec tion of a new registrar and including blues Jazz'and gospel as they took root in Af rican American communities Stewart says of our projects is to create a Walk of ame on Seventh Street to memorialize the contributions of club owners producers and blues legend artists themselves who made Seventh Street the West Coast mecca for blues In the 1940s '50s and '60s" A prototype of the walk of fame is illustrated on their i'Web site wwwbayareablues societynet Interest in the heritage of Seventh Street is growing through the eiiorts oi a UC Berkeley class Jointly taught by Graduate School of Journ alism professor Paul Grabo wicz and Department of Architecture professor Yehuda Kalay Students in the 16 week course are using a com puter program to recreate the jitorypf the jazzand blues club scene on Seventh Street during its heyday in the 1940s and '50s A four block stretch of Seventh is being recreated as a virtual world that visitors can access online to the streets enter the clubs listen to music and interact with other people logged on Previously the computer program was used to recreate ancient cities and villages such as Cairo Egypt A look at the Web site journalismberkeley eduprojectsJazzclubs re veals recreations of such fa mous nightspots as Slim Jenkins' Place and Orbit Room digital recordings of the music performed there and a virtual world populated 510 581 6750 wwwbeclaoofihgonlinecom kA 4 are looking forward to this about as much as we're looking forward to dunking the Republicans in next November election" Cal Dems president Scott Lucas said He added that he will be good for at least a few dol lars' worth of throws Wednesday "I will be very happily dunking my counterpart" STA ILE West Coast Blues Hall of ame and Awards Show will be held at the landmark Scottish Rite Center in Oakland BECK ROOING COMPANY INC famZy 7057 $5000 pit month Prof essional Training Bob Robinson 510 222 6023 wvwbobrobnncom Sounds of the blues come alive in Oakland yew door With vour beck call by musicians club owners and other characters Journalism students Mark Luckie Elizabeth Botello and Tara Cuslidge have been scan ning files of the Seventh Street historic district from the city's Cultural Heritage Survey com piling as much information as possible Students still need photographs of the clubs and businesses Personal memorabilia of Seventh Street's heyday may be the key to bringing the erato life because street scene photos in public collections are somewhat difficult to come by wiW WJdRiBffANDS 1 ENERGY fiTNTM noTse RESISTANJ JOOUBLEffiA' (1 iialityXraltSrnanship Guaranteed 1 ifetime WrrJifticSAAMA Certified Installers Nn rtlurnnlhnuni! TfjPius Years! xpericnce No High Pressure Sales Stewart said the group 1 0 "extraordinary'art ists and one will receive the Bob Geddins Lifetime Achicve ment Award "as the artist who has most influenced a genera tion of musicians? Other awards include blues singer guitar player and drummer of the year "We also plan to honor the once great Lincoln Theatre formerly on Seventh Street where Billie Holiday and other I greats performed I "Unfortunately the old the 1 ater building was demolished a couple of years ago Lucy Le Quin the current property owner tells us she intends to build a replacement structure sometime in the future" The 20 plus year society a tolkeu aliiotnia Reties' MANUACTURR Sf LL and INSTALL mar awn wMawe Our euatamara now hava ONI ceaapany to eatl for ALL tholr window raplacemont noadsl Eitpenonco a Tru amily Nina Brothers Sisters ensure your 100 utislactionl 21123 MEEKLAND AVE HAYWARD BDED lsVlREDPLSTO al Known for our large referral baael ik nm fat ht Homt stlmttet (5101'498 59187 (925)828 5789 (800)672 3777 tHmbfolhanhonimpMm Uc 699000 Insured Natonwide! nOualified said White and five other club members including presi dent Josiah Prendergast and Melanie Smith editor in chief of the campus conser I vative monthly California Pa triot will take turns in the tank paper ballots Ginnold met with voters in several parts of the county She assembled advisory committees on disabled voting and acquisition of the new that included computer scientists voting system is oi electronic voting and activ ists opposed to Diebold on all grounds The publicilotterv o' Grand Sierra hotel cn rm nl u7i w': a 1 1 es" a er Re Hillon on Sunday March 1 9 is your lashchance to take advantagolof firsuphase nricingvAnd avgolden opportunity to reap the rewards offdredlby each of the 825aluxui ious sudes nuts aiirabundancn OMTT 'l lCiLf TTOTi i II L' an adventurousTarrayfof ine oinina yeiitertainjneni uiid recreation WJLJT'' 'W 1MK KEHC Unlimited Income Real Estate Career 4 5 ICKETS are still lAMnMAnKc Available for Seitur day West Coast Blues Hall of ame and Awards Show at the Scot nQUS American folk music tish Kite' center organizers say The event supports the Bay Area Blues Society's pro grams including the often rec ognized "Blues in the Schools" program which sponsors local blues musicians to intro duce the blues to students Director Ronnie Stewart notes the awards show is an annual event honoring jazz gospel and blues artists for their contributions Among the event's sup porters are the Associated Students of the University I and wait for it the Cal Berkeley Democrats Correction Notice Our 31206 ad states the Xbox Live 12 Month Gold Pack for Xbox 360 (SKU 7530184) is H999 This is incorrect Our ad should state the Xbox Live 1 2 Month Gold Pack for Xbox 360 is s6999 We apologize for any confusion or inconvenience this may have caused Hivrmti aam '5 P8r Window2 $150 Pbt Patio Door HiltonTriiea tot on Mnict choice of suites find vicv UlMur IfteUnutcliif MMnomMH 7 jffll' i wcdc r5 c1: I '1 i I I i Hl ji KP 1 nn i hi iri i mi 1 i It II I I SB 1 1 8ml a i I a I I i rWAKlROl 81 I I I IniT rlBB I 'D I I Ill jg lgaiHlt' li i 1 I IS til rhl Mlr Ml 'jL i i I 'Mi IHeI ImDIifI UT Kfl Wfilfi BW II Wil Hhku BBts HnwrJi SVlWnHK ITaJKMM MBMI MMg ll jjTLn mi nn iumri nran A BLU'1111 i irz JOB ITT' it a ri 'x" Mutt Mr'etidesicincr Dodd Mitchell andlnreview a uitnl ibj fWiTMi JY if 9401 Ir 2'r 1 9 Ilnkirested siij movuxi tbi littiijl jQt inci voiirRl I V'j i us bet in chain 'H mat iDt i tCn uJriilLiwith fust chase cl I a lrln sal Baa 1 I I Vj I 1 1 Mtt I JIIVJ 1 I I VI Wr I A I I Vf 5 1 1 1 'UI 1" '''a I i a BS i I wuaLuu Mntvfxvtnnrmi lulu I i I 1 i ii ii i I 01 'JI 1 I jsh £3 roci Wi rs ii i jB I Jar on Il fill I I I i II I I 'r' i 1 4 r' 1111 I I 1 i i an li 11 'a i I I a i 1 'i 1 i'jpa' 'i a 'hii1 I I xl B7 ''1 1 Mil i 1 1 1 i 1 tie 1 1 i Ai ri li it LL" I t' tni iffii nitieakyr It i i 1 1 i JBL TL 1 4S iTW 7 1 yr wi a IS Jkr' I 4 MOTT I 5 a TUa is I JET i 1 4 i Jt 1 4 I SaBwj A i 1 i I r' I 8 I 6 I HUB I' BM itf 11" WIJ II!" 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