Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • 23

SUNDAY October 3 1 2004 THE OAKLAND TRIBUNE LOCAL LANDMARKS Community Calendar KDOL VISA MICHELIN THE ACCIDENT INJURY HOTLINE Wendell James Exc Director LTX MS LIGHT TRUCK ALL SEASON P23575R15 31X1050R15 P22570R16 LT245775R16 XGTAV4 VR RATED ALL SEASON 20555VR16 22550VR16 More Sizes Types In Stock! 1WWK to Kitty McCarthy Community Cal endar editor the Oakland Tribune 401 13th St Oakland 94612 or call 208 6450 ax: 208 6477 Eventually Adams decided to donate the property fronting the hike to the city setting in motion the creation of today's Lakeside Park Adams died In 1947 Nearby the block where the Veterans Memorial Building home currently Io a senior center was also donated to die city by the Adams family MXV4 PERORMANCE ALL SEASON 19565HR15 20565HR15 19560HR15 21555HR16 Locally prominent architect I lenry Meyers drew up (he plans for Lhe Veterans Building in 1926 It was the earliest (and largest) of 10 me morials built throughout Ala meda County between 1927 and 1935 To learn more about Keep Oakland Beautiful call 434 '5126 Annalee ALLEN REE REPORT reveals what the Insurance companies don't want you to know Was your car injured? You may be too! It may be weeks months or even years before you experience pain' stiffness headaches even arthritis! settle your case until you read our free report VOLUNTEERS will be planting dab todil bulbs in city parks this month The grounds next to the Vet erans Building on Grand Avenue is one of the sites Ranked among REMODElERSIN 4 'Mt NAIIUN' By Qualified Remodeler Magazine MONDAY I November 1 ILM SHOWING Attend a free OR YOUR REE REPORT CALL 1 800 843 0690 TOLL REE 24 HOUR RECORDED MESSAGE Oakland daffodil planting is riday CAR ACCIDENT RECENTLY? room files the park was long the private reserve for the Edson Adams family Author Beth Bagwell recounts in her book "Oakland: The Story of a how in the early 1850s Adams a 26 year old Connect icut native Joined with New York lawyer Horace Carpen tier also 26 and Andrew Moon (practically a senior cit izen at 50) to establish a new town on the Contra Costa side of San rancisco Bay The trio of town specu lators look advantage of dif fering interpretations of the law to wrest parcels of vacant land from the Peralta family (who claimed their prior rights to the area from the King of Spain) Edson Adams married early only school teacher Miss Hannah Jayne and had their home built over looking the north end of the marshy slough that would soon be known as Merritt's Lake (some preferred to call It Lake Peralta but adherents to Dr Samuel Merritt won out HE fall campaign to enlist volunteers to plant daffodil bulbs throughout the city takes another step forward riday when students from St Paul's School disperse throughout Lakeside Park to plant some of the estimated 45000 bulbs earmarked for the project at 12:45 pm oh riday the students and other interested volunteers are gath ering in front of the entrance to Children's airyland al Grand and Bellevue Avenues to plant the says licia Verdin coordinator of Keep Oakland Beautiful an af filiate chapter of the nationally known Keep America Beautiful nonprofit organization will be heading over to the grounds next to the Vet erans Memorial planting bulbs there" Public Works Agency has been coordinating with Home Depot the proj commercial sponsor and the Northern California Daffo dils Society (offering technical assistance) to spearhead the citywide effort says chapter board member and project chairwoman Barbara Schaaf have had terrific re sponse to our call for volun teers" says Schaaf is the first year we have tried this and 1 think folks are going to be amazed next spring when yellow daffodils start sprouting up all over town" Bob Robinson 510 222 6023 wwwbobrobnsncom Today's government programming on Oakland's KTOP TV (cable Channel 10) includes: 8:30 am Info Access 9 a Rules and Legislation 10 am "Break the Cycle" orum on Domestic Violence Noon Public Works Committee 1:30 pm inance and Management Committee 3 pm Community and Economic De velopment Committee 5:30 pm Education Partnership Com mittee 6:30 pm Life Enrichment Committee 7:30 pm Public Safety Committee 9 Voices of Dissent 10 pm Info Access TODAY I Halloween BABY STROLLER BRIGADE A re cord breaking number of continuous baby strollers gather in the Rockridge district to raise voter awareness and highlight the im portance of the upcoming election meet at Rockridge BART to register and be counted 1 to 3 pm Rockridge BART Sta tion 5660 College Ave Oakland 655 5952 HALLOWEEN IN NATURE Take part in Colors of the Day a look for black and orange in nature Also learn about the role of warning colors in the lives of ani mals followed by an It's Halloween walk along the Jewel Lake Trail Also learn about the cultural history and significance of All Eve Colors of the Day 10 a to noon It's Halloween 2 to 4 pm Tilden Regional Park Berkeley 544 2207 DEBTORS ANONYMOUS Meets every Sunday from 5 to 6 pm Pacific Center 271 2 elegraph Ave Berkeley 415 522 9099 nVRATRn fiKIONVUni IC Meeting for people who eat compulsively I 7 to 8 am Mandana House 3989 Howe I St Oakland 654 6086 HOUSE TOUR Docent led public tours of the Camron Stanford House the last Victorian mansion on Lake Merritt $4 adults $2 seniors free for children under 11 1 to 5 pm other days by 1418 Lakeside Dove 444 1876 PEACE WALK Lake Merritt Neigh bors Organized for Peace lead a weekly walk around Lake Merritt 3 pm meet at the columns between Grand and Lake shore avenues near Interstate 580 and Grand Lake Theater 763 8712 WALKING TOURS Oakland Heri tage Alliance hosts a two hour walking tour of Oakland neighborhoods $5 $1 0 10 a Oakland 763 9218 Start classes in Spring 2005 and have your MA degree and be ready to teach by January 2006 Convenient evening and on line classes available Receive a one time tuition discount of $50000 from your first class Competitive tuition and financial aid available degree required Unlimited Income Real Estate few ADULT EDUCATIONAL TECH Licensed amily Daycare 013417353 NOW ENROLLING Daycare for children ages 0 8 years old Monday Saturday Evening and Night Hours available Respite care 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Spring Semester begins January of 2005 4159552136 wwwalliantedugsoe One Beach Street Suite 100 San rancisco CA 94133 chapter officially became an affiliate a year ago Schaaf said The national or ganization was created in 1953 and Includes a network of more than 540 towns cities and counties as well as 23 statewide programs Their stated mission is to engage in dividuals to take greater re sponsibility for improving their community environ ments addition to the bull) planting campaign we also have volunteer opportunities to a drain' (keeping storm drains clear of litter and debris) a and a block' (using tools gloves and safety vests pro vided by the City) as well as our popular annual 'Creek to Bay Day' cleanup Verdin said Bellevue Avenue loops through Lakeside Park per haps Oakland's most popular of public open spaces According to library $5000 $10000 per month tnrojessionai i raining ast Track your Teaching Career! Earn yourTeaching Credentialand a Master's in Education in as little as 12 months OAIliant International University Program is approved by the California Commission on Teacher Credential Alltant 15 accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and is an equal opportunity employer and educator LOCATED NEAR LAKE MLRHITT MONDAY THRU RIDAY 8:30 AM 5:00 PM 2 DOORS DOWN ROM 7 ELEVEN mix rwxnn 5 2340 HARRISONOAKLAND (510) 834 9938 files say) Son Edson rancis Adams was born in I860 and took over the family's business af fairs following his father's death in 1 888 The younger Adams became the first presi dent of the city's Chamber of Commerce and in the after math of the 1906 earthquake and fire opened up his family property near the lake to make way for a for San rancisco refugees (510) 498 5987 (925) 828 5789 800) 672 3777 55 wwwbmthersbomeimpcom9 i De 699009 Insured1 not valid with other promotions Today's programming on the Oakland Public educational access sta tion Channel 27 on Comcast Cable in cludes: 8 am KDOL Newsreel 9 am TEAMS Distance Learning Noon KDOL Newsreel 2pm Title I Parent Education Hour 3 pm KDOL Indie Hour 4 pm Oakland Talent Showcase 6 pm KDOL Newsreel 7 pm CCC Live! 8 pm Title I Parent Education Hour 9 pm KDOL Indie Hour Energy Efficient Windows 8t Patio Doors NO STUCCO DAMAGE NOISE RESISTANT Special Cill tr Dttllls l0JLCl No Sub Controctors No High Pressure Soles Lifetime Warranties Quality Craftsmanship Guaranteed 1 5 years experience Senior Discounts REE ESTIMATES KNOWN OR OUR LARGE RETERRAL BASE! 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Send it two weeks in advance Berkeley Citizens Action (BCA) progressive politics for over 30 years Endorsements for Candidates and Initiatives in the November 2004 General Election NATIONAL TRLSIDEMT: John Kerry senator: Barbara Boxer congress district 9: Barbara Lee STATE CALIORNIA Senator District 9: No Endorsement Assembly District 14: Loni Hancock CITY BERKELEY City Council District 2: Darryl Moore City Council District 3: Max Anderson City Council District 5: No Endorsement City Council District 6: No Endorsement School Board: Karen Hemphill John Selawsky Rent Board Directors: Jesse Arreguin Jack Harrison Jason Overman Eleanor Walden CITY BERKELEY BALLOT MEASURES Measure (Special Tax Berkeley Unified School District): Yes Measure (Public inancing of Elections): Yes Measure I (Date of Mayoral Elections): Yes Measure (Utility Users Tax): Yes CITY BERKELEY BALLOT MEASURES Measure (Youth Services Special Tax): Yes Measure (Library Special Yes Measure (Paramedic Special Tax): Yes Measure (Appropriation Limit Approval): Yes Measure (Rent Stabilization Base Rent Ceilings): YES! Measure (Rent Stabilization Section 8 Rent): 'YES! Measure (Prostitution Enforcement): No Measure (Medical Marijuana Dispensary Permits): No Measure (Tree Board): No Position SPECIAL DISTRICT CANDIDATES AND MEASURES Peralta Community College District Area 4: Nicky Gonzalez Yuen Area 6: No Endorsement BART District 3: Roy Nakadegawa AC District At Large: Peeples AC District Ward 2: Christine Zook Measure AA (Bonds BART District): Yes Measure BB (Parcel Tax AC Transit Special District Area 1 Yes Measure CC (Parcel Tax East Bay Regional Pjirk District Zone 1): Yes STATE PROPOSITIONS: Prop 1A (Protection of Local Government Revenues): Yes Prop 59 (Public Records Open Meetings): Yes Prop 60 (Election Rights of Political Parties): Yes Prop 60 (Surplus Property): Yes Prop 61 Hospital Projects Grant Program): Yes Prop 62 (Elections Primaries): NO! Prop 63 (Mental Health Services Expansion unding Tax on Personal Incomes Above $1 Million): Yes Prop 64 (Limit on Private Enforcement of Unfair Business Competition Laws): NO! Prop 65 (Local Government unds Revenues State Mandates): Yes Prop 66 (Limitations on Strikes" Law Sex Crimes Punishment): YLS! Prop 67 (Emergency Medical Services und ing Telephone Surcharge): Yes Prop 68 (Non Tribal Commercial Gambling Expan sion Tribal Gaming Compact Amendments Revenues Tax Exemptions): No Prop 69 (DNA Samples Collection Database unding): No Prop 70 (Tribal Gaming Compacts Exclusive Gaming Rights Contributions to State): No Position Prop 71 (Stem Cell Research unding Bonds): Yes Prop 72 (Health Care Coverage Requirements): YES! THE ACCIDENT INJURY HOTLINE HOME IMPROVEMENT INC NATIONAL STATE CALIORNIA CITY BERKELEY SPECIAL DISTRICT CANDIDATES AND MEASURES CITY BERKELEY BALLOT MEASURES.