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(0aklanb (Tribune PARKS Park rededicated in the name of peace LATIN IESTA Judo A CLINTON CAMEO ambitious story gathering oaklandtribunccom i The Griot Initiative is funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in association with the National Museum of African American History and Culture preserve the life stories ot Al rican Americans living in the Oakland area Wanted: African American 1 5 1 stories for Smithsonian exhibit SUNDAY August 12 2007 SEAN CONNELLEY Staff photos DANZA CUAUHTONAL Aztec dance va group members (main photo) bless the peace pole at Brookdale Park during a Parks for Peace event on Saturday Annette Mobley (top photo center) and Helene Davis (top symbolic rededication of 23 parks and recreation centers in Oakland during the course of the next year saying the parks need to be places families can come to safely" stration Martial arts instructor John Hogue led several young students in karate moves and was taking sign ups for up coming classes at the park ll have self defense for women yoga exercises for adults And for kids karate and And we'll try to teach them some Please see PEACE Metro 2 Angela Blanchette Spokeswoman Department of Toxic Substances Control PEACE are currently looking through comments received from the university and the water board The department tries to resolve these enforcement orders JANE TYSK Staff CARMEN MILAGRO and her band Milagro perform during the Latin Music estival at Jack London Square on Sat urday in Oakland This is the first year of the festival that featured a full day of live music and dancing a diverse musical line up and traditional dance 7 NINE HAZZMB HILLARY CLINTON meets with Oakland Post staff on Saturday to express support in the wake of the slaying of former Post Editor Chauncey Bailey Amalee year long initiative to gather and ALLEN Ogawa Plaza for the duration As reported this week the However field recordings off site are also piannea at me aj project is the largest oral history rican American Museum and Ll project of its kind since 2300 brary of Oakland 659 14th St former slaves were interviewed and at the Peralta park 2465 during the Great Depression as part of the WPA's ederal Writers Project It has come to Oakland now lor a six week stint A mobile recording studio Airstream booth rolls into Oakland to record preserve life experiences Executive director Holly Alonso with riends of Peralta Hacienda Historical Park is ex cited to be hosting field record ings for StoryCorps Griot a pad to tangible results' in the commu nity" i Audree Jones Taylor Oakland's parks and recreations director agreed really combat the violence we need everyone engaged and involved" she said want people to think of their parks as a sanctuary So if anybody has i thoughts of doing something bad in the area they might think twice because they'll know the interest the community has taken in this park to create the safe haven we so desperately need" Residents seemed quite pleased with the idea One woman who was sweeping her yard near the event was delighted to hear a horse neighing down the street rather than sirens or other distur bances a rather unusual she said smiling 1 good there's other things to do in the park besides Just people hanging said a 15 year old girl at the event Information booths were set up by such groups as riends and amily of Murder Victims Silence the Violence and the Brookdale Discovery Center At left) reflect while Channell Grant 1'1C latter several kids were fascinated Brown 12 (above) performs with the by a torna0'in'a'PlasUcAott'e Aemon' ight Against Drugs drill team 23 public spaces to host similar ceremonies this year By Angela Hill STAWRITER OAKLAND In a part of town often known for violence peace attacked Sat urday It struck in the form of a neighbor hood party in Brookdale Park on High a Street in East Oakland organized by Office of Parks and Recre A ation community groups and residents of the High Street neighborhood The idea was to rededicate the small redwood dotted park in the name of harmony neighborly love and family picnics To have some turkey dogs say some prayers honor those who have been lost to violence listen to ride a pony get to know each other plant a and declare perma nent ownership of this place want to be known in this neigh borhood for something besides shoot said the Rev Sally Juarez pastor of the High Street Presbyterian Church who helped plan the event has galvanized all the commu nity partners to begin to commit to ere ating programs for young she said instance in the fall there will be a theater project for immigrant youths a basic carpentry class And just thebeginning" i Indeed the party officially kicked off a Juarez said park rededication) is a program called for Peace" a a symbolic action but the launching 1 1 Managing editor Martin Reynolds (510)208 6433 ax: (510) 208 6477 mreynoldsangnewspaperscom no Toxic waste violations may cost UC School illegally moved contaminated soil in Richmond authorities say By MattKrupnick MEDIANEWS STA 77 Hazardous waste violations at a Richmond site could costpa the University of California tens of thousands of dollars per day until fixed The state Department of Toxic Substances Control has cited the university and the owners of an adjacent property for illegally moving soil contaminated by decades of chemical development Although the university did not cause the contamination it did not receive the proper approval for moving the soil in zuuz u'i aumunucs saiu UC administrators said they followed all direc tlons they received from regulators' The confusion stemsfrom the state Environ inent Protection Agency's 2005 decision to switch oversight from the re gional water board to the substance control depart ment said Mark reiberg director of environment health and safety at UC Berkeley' unusual in the middle of a cleanup to switch lead agencies" reiberg said believe there has been a misun nfflrlalc dprlinpd to say whether the university and the other property owners received bad advice from the San rancisco Bay Regional Water Board which previously regulated decontamination work Water board officials did not respond to phone mes sages riday The university and property owners Zeneca Inc and Cherokee Simeon Venture could be fined up to $25000 per day if they do not correct the violations at or near Rich? mond ield Station said Angela Blanchette a spokeswoman for the Department of Toxic Substances Control Regulators hope to avoid meting out punishment she said' Please see TOXIC Metro 3 Peralta Hacienda Historical Park is really the birthplace of Oak land as well as a site of human habitation dating back many hundreds of years" Interviewers will be at Peralta park on Aug 19 and again on Aug 26 10:30 am to 5:30 pm and on Sept 14 1 to 8 pm according to Alonso It is neces sary to make an appointment for one of the 40 mlnute slots she adds and times are filling up we definitely en courage folks to call us and If we cannot accommodate them 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