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113 BAY AREA NEWS GROUP B3 SUNDAY DECEMBER 18 2011 'l QafctaadTnbiM Pamela Turntine ptumtinebayareanewsgroupoom 510 208 6445 remont ArgusHaywaTO fcew Alice Crane acraneSbayareanewsgroupcom 510 208 6418 Mtan er questions Mameda County: 510 839 7323 Tntr 800 755 7323 Mpaa 510 6612626 Views on recalling trustees not been in real contact with LENS ON THE BAY picture of the week have the money ML: When 1 saw the number of Oakland schools coupled with the articles on munity since last April when she attended a School Site Council meeting There has lost revenue for the district and a lessened ability to educate kids I have also seen that board members showed a complete disregard for community input during a closure process that was anything but transparent My board representative was completely unwilling to engage in any productive dialogue with the commu nity I know about a recall but I certainly be voting for this representa tive in any future election josn bimpson: inis is a situation fraught with complicated choices but the bottom line is that the execution of this plan has been poor The money is a HUGE issue but so too are the consequences of closing good schools to NOT save money Watch what happens to the kids in these schools that are closing and clearly see how the has a financial model but few operational details I think the parents feel like recall is their only way to startle the board and very sad overall priorities of a state hell bent on racing to the bot tom for its students Monica Yu: So far I have not seen any specific evidence to convince me that closing schools will really save the district much money However i nave seen that the unintended consequences of the actions have dramatically destabilized our district and this will cost our city and our children This board has created conditions of uncertainty causing families to flee schools and go ahead Would you support a recall campaign? Reader response Peter Von Ehrenkrook: I say this surprises me Parents were calling for Jody recall at the Santa a zi awi wu i I mnntinrr incf I i 1CLUUHUUUUY UH VUHC IUOV named the a few months ago She has Concerned Parents and any of the Santa com Community Coalition aims to remove five of the seven Oakland school hoard direc tors targeting those who posed via email or at board voted on the proposal meetings this fall to close Lakeview I wish her well but I Lazear Marshall Maxwell am dismayed at her lack of Park and Santa elemen tary schools: Jody London (District 1) David Kakishiba (District 2) Jumoke Hinton Hodge (District 3) Gary Yee (District 4) and Chris Dob bins (District 6) As we reported Thursday alternative (and presumably the pro recall camp will need better) plan of action? We to collect signatures trom 20 percent of the registered voters in each of the five school board jurisdictions KATY MURPHY EDUCATION REPORT concern for the people who helped elect her and who she supposedly represents Mr So these pro recall people are going to expend time and energy on this effort yet what is their This is a sampling of The 5 as required by state elec population shift and people schools themselves to opt tion rules i ne smaller me i witncnuaren leaving me wguc iiuriei ituuei uuui jurisdiction the higher the i city (closing schools) was try to operate under OUSD proportion of registered actually the only option Ultimately these unintended mat maae sense to me ne vuuBcyuenues win i esuu ui numbers were staggering love to educate myself here to see the argument for keeping a district losing enrollment with the same number of schools I believe in fighting for economic justice and strong healthy viable public schools but striking me as odd that all the arguments are about these board mem bers when it seems (again I confess to learning here) that the much bigger problems are in how we tax how we been no response from her designate funds and the to any questions or concerns Education Report Katy Oakland schools bloe Read more at IBAbuzz co education ollow her at voters required to give the lwittercomKatyMurphy In Oakland recall is in the air As some citizens collect signatures to oust Mayor Jean yuan before her term ends another group Hikers make their way along a trail at the Don Edwards San rancisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge in remont last week The refuge founded in 1974 and run by the US ish and Wildlife Service includes thousands of acres of open bay salt pond salt marsh mud flat upland and vernal pool habitats 8 'v Al fWl Vi in" MbiP': I ANDACHUSTA ONLINE EXTRAS EXPANDED EATURES ON THE WEB HOW MUCH DO THEY MAKE? Check our data base for public salaries from the greater Bay Area controcostatimes comextra RAIDERS CHAT JoinSteve Corkran for a live chat during the Lions Raiders game at 12:30 pm today controcostatimes comraiders 49ERSCHAT Steve Corkran conducts a live chat during the Steelers 49ers game at 5pm Monday contracostatimes cocn49ers PREP OOTBALL Watch videos slideshows from the just finished state football championships contracostatimes combigh schooP sports OHA highlights achievements The Oakland Heritage" annual meeting Dec 8 was held in one of my favorite landmark buildings Julia Chapel of the Chimes on Piedmont Avenue After a short business' meeting and election of new board members president Dea Bacchetti narrated a slide presentation of the or gaiHzaiiuiis achieve ments over the past year Start ing with the Springtime Partners in LANDMARKS Awids through the Summer Walk schedule and all House Tour in the Glen view the OHA has been on the move Added to the mix are lectures the publication of the member newsletter and advocacy for a variety of threatened landmarks Program speakers this year included Laurel resident Dennis Evanosky who has published several books on Local history and ruitvale Xie AffltMgAUDI resident Jane Powell an author and nationally rec ognized expert on bungalow house restorations and renovations Rick Malaspina came to speak in April about his book from Arcadia Publishing In November Oakland History Room librarians Dorothy Laz ard and Kathleen diGiovanni spoke about how to go about researching history questions through use of the resources offered by the library Bacchetti informed the crowd that the Summer Walks broke records this year for attendance had more than 500 sign ttps for tours such as Meets Water Then which was on July 16 Tale of Two on July 23 and The Dimond on Aug she said Since the group was formed in 1981 advocacy has played an important role in the OHA mission One of the founders Beth Bag well was the first editor of the OHA News a publication that chronicled the issues of each ensuing decade We saw slides of past successes such as saving the California Hotel and Hotel Oakland historic beauties that had seen better days and then achieved new functionality through rehabil itation Also on the successes list the Art Deco style loral Depot building in the Uptown District (once threatened by a proposed retail mall) and the historic Madison Park Apartments a dw elling with affordable rental units near Laney College (threatened by proposed BART office expansion) Speaking of Bagwell Bacchetti announced that early next year a new up dated addition of book A Story of a wiU become avail able first edition came out in 1981 and Oakland has experienced a lot of history in 30 said Bacchetti Before her death a few years ago Bagwell expressed her wishes that the OHA take charge of any new updates Bacchetti added Bacchetti made one final exciting announcement for preservationists to look forward to Oakland is the host city for the May 2012 statewide Preservation Conference Attendees from throughout California are going to be able to see all the progress Oakland has made since the last conference was held here in 1982 can help us celebrate 160th Bacchetti said with a big smile or more on the activi ties of the Oakland Heritage Alliance visit wwwoakland heritageorg To learn more about the upcoming confer ence goto wwwcalifomia preservationorg The landmark Chapel of the Chimes at 4499 Piedmont Ave is open to the public on a daily basis during regular business hours Their website gives a summary of how Julia Mor gan first female licensed architect renovated this historic one of a kind complex which is considered to be one of her master pieces' Go to www Oakland chapekrfthechimesxom Annalee Allen is director of the Oakland Tours Program Contact her at IdmksldyLSaoL com ootrace was a contest for the ages Joaquin Republican The race was to be a short one 120 previously made it in eight seconds Swamp John (John Ashby) is between 25 and 30 years of age and weighs from 180 to 190 wrote the San Joaquin Republican is over six feet in height It is said that his fleetness and endurance are such that he has run down antelopes and it is quite common for him to capture rabbits by this means The Mexican is said to be a fair match for him in weight and size A man from one of theWestern States who came to this country some time since expressly to run with Swamp John having heard of his fame is reported to be now training The trainer reportedly did a practice run with Salaya got badly cleaned out the Mexican looking over his shoulder at him behind" On Sept 22 as many as 2000 people showed up to view the race The Contra It was Septem ber 1860 President James Buchanan was in the White House and Abra ham Lincoln was making a run to replace him Butin Sunol Valley came news that would distract locals from the national scene A between Salaya the Mexi can Californian and the American also known as was scheduled to take place Sept 22 The news had spread throughout the Central Valley from Stock ton to the Bay Area Even Sacramento papers would record the event Thousands of dollars were about to change hands This be the first race for Salaya He was making an extraordinarily good living at running He had already beaten another American runner by the name of orbes in July in Sunol Valley and had come away with $11400 This second race set the NILDAREGO DAYS GONE BY bar a little higher stake is' $10000 a side but there is little doubt that at least $60000 has been bet on each side by friends of the two reported the San Joaquin Republican newspaper Mexicans are bring ing on all their money and cattle by the herd and are prepared to bet every hoof upon their man The old American rancheros such as (Robert) Livermore and others also back up the The Americans were betting on Swamp John And there was a heavy contingent of bettors com ing from Stockton as well as Contra Costa County Stockton boys are coming down heavy and a large number have got ev ery dollar and every horse up and quite a number have already left for the scene of the said the San Costa Gazette reporter was astounded that 200 women were in the audience to view it was won by Salaya easily by fifteen wrote the Gazette reporter Americans bet on John while the Californians staked their all on Salaya offering large odds A great deal of feeling existed on both sides Large sums changed hands variously estimated at from $30000 to $40000 a portion of which comes from the pockets of sundry residents of Contra Costa County sympathize with those who were cleaned out on this occasion and hope it will learn them a lesson not to bet hereafter on the wrong Days Gone By appears on Sundays Contact Nilda Rego at nildarego(i comcast net Car museum founder crashes Rolls Royce Behring about am his black Behring 83 year old was traveling ContactMatthiasGafni at 925 952 5026 ollow him at Twittercommgafru sold the Microsoft Allen for By Matthias Gafni mgafniabayareanetcsgroupcom ormer NL owner avoids injury nosignpfDUI the brick pillar about 4 feet in the air Creel said Behring helped found the Blackhawk Museum in 1988 and housed much of his collection of vintage cars in the 70000 square foot building In the 1970s Behring who made his fortune as a developer of planned com munities in lorida helped create the Blackhawk lux ury residential golf course community In 1988 Behring and partner Ken Hofmann bought the Seattle beanawks tie team in 1997 to co founder Paul $200 million In 2000 founded the Danville basedWheelchair oundation which provides wheelchairs internationally to those who cannot afford one of alcohol or drug impair ment Creel said It was unclear what caused Beh ring to crash into the post located just inside the gates of the Blackhawk commu nity The front end sus DANVILLE Black tained moderate damage hawk classic car collector and wound up perched atop and former owner of the Se attle Seahawks Ken Behring crashed his Rolls Royce on Saturday in the ritzy com munity he helped develop a California Highway Patrol spokesman said Behring 83 who lives tne gatea Danville community was not in jured The phi lanthropist was driv ing east onBlackhawk Drive 10:45 nao uavt ni 15 about 15 mph when whpn hie rar 2007 crashed Rolls Royce Phantom os i ng about $400000 new driftedacross the street and struck a brick lamppost head on CHP officer Steve Creel said Witnesses said he was traveling about 15 mph Behnng showed no signs Bl So Dennis Rockstroh is Cl on vacation Action Line will return ar HOW TO REACH US East Bay Metro Edtor Katherine Ann Rowlands krowlandsbayareanewsgroupcom 925943 8379 HOW TO REACH US.