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H' LOCAL THE OAKLAND TRIBUNE METRO 3 rt Community Calendar KTOP I Denise Lewis of the manage Ulr Waco'S' Inside Sales position requires a 7 Please visit us online insidebayareacom Mercury News Contra Costa Times Oakland Tribune EOE aBayAreaNewsGroup newspaper advertising programs The successful candidate will be a self starter able to work on their own initiative and drive to campaigns that fit their business needs The successful candidate will be a self starter with the drive and initiative to succeed The Alameda County Coroner's office iden tified him as Bo Gen Li The cause of death has not yet been determined a coroner's deputy said Police said the deceased did not appear to have been the victim of a crime Account Executive Targeted Pubs We are seeking highly motivated Account Executives to sell advertising for our niche publications in San Jose San Ramon Walnut Creek and the Peninsula Titles include Vital Autoinder Spaces ronteras and Bay Area Homes Experience in selling in categories such as health and wellness fitness automotive luxury ooods and real estate is a olus Annalee ALLEN ire in Preservation Park confined to Higgins House I TV EPAIR work is al 1 ready under way at the Elisha Higgins JL House in Preserva tion Park damaged in an early morning fire a week ago The cause of the two alarm blaze is still under investigation said We are looking for people with effective sales and communication skills and a proven ability to plan develop and implement sales strategies that produce results or immediate consideration please email your resume to jobsbayareanewsgroupcom The eyesores Slacked on tern porary blocks seemed des tined to remain unfinished until Bramalea Pacific Ltd National Kev Account and Outside Sales positions require 1 3 years of relevant sales strong background in inside sales of experience: Automotive Real Estate and customer service Recruitment categories require a solid understanding of these industries )Oif' MONDAY June 182007 TENANTS ROM SEVERAL OAKLAND NONPROITS pose in front of the Higgins House in Preservation Park in this 1989 Tribune photo The house burned last Sunday but repairs are already underway The Elisha Higgins House in Preservation Park (below) seen in a 1986 Tribune photo Check out movie reviews in our Preview section every riday ment team overseeing the his toric house complex According to news reports 40 firefighters were called to tackle the fire Damage was es timated to be between $300000 arid $400000 and appeared to be confined to the front rooms on the first and second floors of tire 1880s Italianate style building No other structures in the non profit business park were af fected Lewis said Researchers determined that the house was built by Elisha Higgins a lumber merchant from San rancisco as a residence for him and his wife Cecilia It is an unusually fine and elaborately detailed late example of the Italianate style Higgins lived in the home only a few years before his death at the age of 70 His wife continued to reside there for three or four years before she too died The home remained in the hands of relatives until 1920 when it was converted into rental flats The Higgins House and its neighbors on the north side of 13th Street belween Grove Street (now Martin Luther King Jr Way) and Castro Street are the five landmarks stiirstanding on their original foundations They make up the nucleus for the Preserva tion Park coriiplex In the early 1970s 11 other compatible 19th century houses slated for demoli tion because they stood in the path of the new Grove Shafter (now Interstate 980) freeway then under construction were moved by the Rede velopment Agency to the site The move ons were ar ranged to replicate a typical Victorian era residential Oak land neighborhood Altogether the 16 former homes rep resent a 40 year window from developers Center reta opment tn It took 1 million in com bined city redevelopment agency and federal HUD funds to complete the project By the mid 1990s tenants various nonprofits ranging from cultural and educational to environmental and social service oriented were moving to the district Weddings conferences and seminars started taking place on a regular basis and summer walking tours where the stories of the families who once lived in the homes are re counted have become a pop ular annual activity A beautifully illustrated book These Doors Discovering Oakland at Pres ervation Park" was published in 1996 In addition to outlining the Oakland man found dead Sunday near ruitvale Bridge ROM STA REPORTS OAKLAND The body of a 74 year old' Oakland man was found at 1 1 23 am Sunday on ruitvale Avenue near the ruitvale Bridge police said Today's government programming on Oak Transit Oriented Development 53007 KTOP TV (cable Channel 10) includes: 1 5:30 pm Special Concurrent Meeting of 8:30 am Info Access the ORAOakland City Council 07 09 Proposed California Channel' Policy Budget Session 61407 3:30 pm orum on Community Planning 1 10 pm Info Access Cancer Education and Prevention Center Summit Campus Peralta Pavilion room 2810 430 30th St Oakland registra tion required 869 8231 Book Discussion Oakland Public Library host Lake view Branch book discussion group presents Marched into Sunlight: War and Peace Vietnam and America October 550 El Embarcadero Oakland 238 7344 wwwoaklandlibrar org 7 Veterans Affairs The Alameda County Veterans Affairs Commission meets and welcomes community input 10 am Department of Aging and Adult Services 6955 oothill Blvd Suite 300 Oakland 577 3547 TUESDAY I JUNE 19 Diabetes Screening Berkeley Public Health in Chronic Disease Prevention offers a diabetes screening test no eating or drinking 8 hours beforehand free 9 to 1 1 am Downtown Oakland Senior Center 200 Grand Ave English Inside Sales Representative Local Retail We have openings for Inside Advertising Sales Representatives to work in San Jose and remont In this role you will be responsible for developing new business opportunities for your Local Retail Advertising department as well as developing marketing Key Accounts Sales Representative strategies for your advertisers You will work as a team member in Using consultative selling techniques the Key Accounts Advertising direct selling of products and development of effective Consultant in Walnut Creek is responsible for generating advertising revenues in the BayAreaNewsGroup family of newspapers and products Develop effective advertising programs to meet marketing objectives Establish and achieve personal and department sales goals Acquire and retain new advertising customers Make cold calls and research competitive media to generate sales leads Adhere to deadlines in a fast paced sales environment BayAreaNews Group is a Subsidiary of California Newspapers Partnership the largest newspaper publisher in California Its Northern California publications include the San Jose Mercury News the Contra Costa Times and the Oakland Tribune You will sell advertising for daily newspapers targeted publications such as Bay Area Homes and Spaces (Lifestyle) Magazine along with online advertising ONWARD and UPWARD SHERRY LAVARS MediaNews staff NEW GRAD SAMUEL CLEMENT II yells to his mother in the balcony Saturday during El Cerrito High commencement at the Richmond Auditorium in Richmond This was El 66th graduating class Have a listing for the daily calendar? Send it two weeks in advance to the Community Calendar co The Oakland Tribune 401 13th St Oakland 94612 Latina Cancer A breast cancer support group call 208 6450 fax 208 6477 or mail TribCaloak for Spanish speaking women free 4 to 6 pm Markstein landtribunecom number to call is (510) 763 9218' funds for UC Berkeley Cam Copies of These Doors are available lor sale at wwwpreservationparkcom Histories of each of the houses a list of current non profit tenants and information on reserving the site for spe cial events may also De iouna on the Web site the number to Account Executive National Advertising We are looking for a talented outside sales professional to join our National Advertising team in San The person in this position will target nationally based companies in a variety of categories which could include high tech telecommunications packaged Outside Sales Representative Local Retail goods travel and hospitality financial and automotive Working We are currently seeking Outside Sales professionals to join our with the National Advertising Manager you will work with your Local Retail Advertising teams on the Peninsula in San Jose clients and their respective advertising to develop Our OutsideSales professionals are responsible for advertising and marketing programs to help suit their needs You generating new business in the Local Retail category within a will also be responsible for developing new business opportunities defined territory They work hand in hand with local retail and The successful candidate will be a self starter with the initiative service business owners to generate advertising and marketing and drive to succeed TODAY 'I 18 Shakespeare Berkeley City College and the California Shakespeare estival join forces to connect summer performances classroom conversation guest Shakespearean dramatists Suzanne Irving Terry McMahon and Tommy Gomez 6 to 10 pm $20 per unit 2050 Center ggy David Maraniss free 6:45 pm Lakeview Branch a' Oknrtn Al Am Mituia Qartzalnw oi UCiwcuii oi iculugr rtvc tviuvia uuiwroy i cwwv a wwwperaltaedu 5 Crosspulse Rhythm Duo The Oakland Public Library host Keith Terry Evie Ladin blend jazz world music Appala chian banjo and step dancing traditions with humor and skill free 7 pm Oakland Public Library Piedmont Ave Branch 160 41st St 597 5017 Teen Chess Workshops Drop In Play The Oakland Public Library host a Teen Chess workshop for all ages (K 1 2) welcome as are adult Chess mentors free 3 to 7 pm East mont Branch Eastmont Town Ct Suite 21 1 Oakland 615 5726 wwwoaklandlibrary'org Tai Chi Onooino Tai Chi class at the Downtown Oak 981 5332 Spanish 981 5367 1 0:1 5 amridays 200 Grand Ave 238 3284 Disease The City of Oakland and the Alz Preschool Storytime Oakland Public Library heimer's Association Northern California and Northern Ne hosts stories songs and fingerplays for children 3 to 5 years vaCja chapter host Alzheimer's Action Awareness Day to old 10:30 am Main Library Children's Room 125 14th St generate support among Bay Area residents in the national 238 3615 fight to combat the disease 10 amto 2 pm Oakland City Anger Management Get a grip on anger and impulses Hall One rank Ogawa Plaza Oakland wwwactional 7 with anger management groups at Peace Creations 6 pm zorg wear purple 610 16th St Suite 217 Oakland 834 7088 ibromyalgia Support Group Meetings are held in the Boys' Social Skills Jewish amily and Maffy Auditorium at the Herne Campus of Alta Bates Summit Services of the East Bay offers a special meeting for 7Jo9 Medical Center noon to 2 2001 Dwight Way Berkeley year old boys on how to appropriately express anger and 644 3273 wwwfibrobigvalley net UHrCI icullliya pituicyioiiauwif fcyuiicu jjci svooiviifi iv 5:15 pm 704 7480 ext 267 Sahaja Yoga Sahaja yoga meditation seminar free 7:30 to 8:30 pm 2029 Durant Ave Berkeley (408) 464 3571 I Advertising Sales We are currently growing our Advertising Departments and are looking for energized sales people who know their community and neighborhood businesses and are eager to help them get their message delivered We offer base salary unlimited upside potential and a benefits package including medical dental vision 401 plan and more derstand the distinclions of the various historic styles (helpful diagrams and building terms are included) Events planned for the summer in the park should be unaffected by the repair work to the Higgins House Lewis promises The next walking tour of Preservation Park presented by the Oakland Tours Pro gram is scheduled to start at 10 am July 7 Vists tours for more information or call (510) 238 3234 to make a reservation A tour sponsored by the Oakland Heritage Alliance will be offered Aug 4 wwwoak 1870 to 1911 on East Bay ar lives of former residents like landheritageorg is the site chitectural history the files Jane Sather widow of wealthy witli more information The say Examples in the complex capitalist i'ecter batner iioiu include Queen Anne Stick 1886) (Jane donated the Eastlake and Colonial Re 1 vival in addition to Italianate pamle and batuer ate in memory of her late husband) or several years following volume tics together key the move efforts to restore the jiemes of evolution dilapidated structures lagged jnj0 a major West Coast me tropolis The book also is a must have for landmark buffs and preservationists seeking to un call is (510) 874 7580 tab vKflr I 4 fc'l lefe II III HI the nearby City and office devel I 1HSUI cover in 1990 i I in it i Hi.