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Special Kids to get iPads

The iPad might be the latest and greatest in electronic gadgetry, but one East County group is hoping Apples newest technology is more than a passing fad.

Over the next few months, the Special Kids Foundation (SKF) will begin launching the As-sistive Technology Assistance Program, a local endeavor designed to provide special-needs stu-dents with a fully loaded iPad or iTouch system for use in the classroom. With its user-friendly de-sign and variety of educational applications, the lightweight, easily toteable products seem tailor made for the special-needs population.

Many of our (SKF) members have ex-perienced fi rst hand the amazing advances our children have made with the aid of several of these devices and the applications meant specifi -cally to help them maneuver and communicate in our confusing world, said Lisa McBride, SKF founder and director. And now we want to share it with as many students and children as we can.

Across the nation, much of the iPad/iTouch technology has already replaced bulkier laptop computers for special-needs and regular students alike. But for many families and school districts hard hit by the economy, the technology is cost-prohibitive, and so McBride and her board of directors decided to step up.

We are painfully aware of the major cut-backs in both state and federal programs for special-needs children, said McBride. And in

order to maintain our vision of educating and supporting those who are most critically hit by these budgetary restrictions, we are allocating a portion of our proceeds to funding the purchase of a number of iTouch and iPad systems, loading them with applications and distributing them to students in need through our loaner program.

Heres how it works. Children with a com-munications disability and a school site aide or assistant who can help them with the device at school qualify for the program. The device would be on loan to the students for as long as they con-tinue to benefi t from the program, and parents would be required to sign an agreement that the devices would not be used by family members beyond the purposes of educational or commu-nication needs.

Funding for the technology program, said McBride, would come from the SKFs funds, which are designed to enhance, among other things, the education of East Countys special-needs population.

Were excited to be able to do something now to help, and this is the perfect thing, said McBride. We cant wait to get started. We ex-pect this to be a wildly successful program.

For more information or donation oppor-tunities, call 925-516-9690, fax 925-516-6999 or log on to www.spkids.org.

Special Kids Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofi t organization dedicated to promoting the educa-tion, success and wellbeing of special-needs chil-dren and their families throughout East County.

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Liberty Union High School Districts Tobacco Use Prevention and Education (TUPE) Program has begun holding intervention and cessation classes to educate students about the dangers of us-ing tobacco of any kind. Funded by a grant from the California De-partment of Education, students share their stories about how to-bacco has impacted their families and friends, learn about how the tobacco advertising targets youth, and gather hard facts about tobac-co use with instructors from the Center for Human Development.

The grant has provided pro-fessional development, workshops and training opportunities for teachers, staff and students. Peer education workshops and classes have also begun in the district, which allows students to learn about refusal-skills development, mediation strategies and confl ict resolution. For more information about the TUPE Program, call 925-634-2166, ext. 2047.

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Grey unveils gift of the here and nowIt drifted in like a tide, in silence. I never

saw it coming. At dawn I awoke from one dream world only to be seized in the grey and damp grip of another. No caffeine ritual could dispel the effect of this fog; only wind or a searing sun. Or a hike.

The steep and narrow snake known as Marsh Creek Road between Brentwood and Mt. Diablo does wonders for a motorists attention to the task at hand, even in clear air. In fog, the task is tinged with the fl avor of fear. Headlights that materialize a mere

40 yards away are powerful deterrents to iPhone/Starbucks multitasking. If youre not alert to the present, your future could be brief. As Steven Wright put it, if everythings coming your way, youre in the wrong lane.

It was Saturday, Jan. 29. As my car plowed the opaque morning moisture on its way to the mountain, I wondered how my journey on Diablos trails would resemble my journey to the trailhead. A hike in the fog can be an exercise in aesthetic awe or just exercise. When you cant see more than 40 yards ahead, the assault of a 4,000-foot peak is the scenic equivalent of a traipse down your neighborhood sidewalk.

As I motored up into Clayton, the fogs underbelly began to lift, revealing

the wizened face of North Peak, its apex still shrouded in mist. A minute later the 1,400-foot knob of Meridian Point came into view, barely beneath the bottom of the fog bank. In the foreground, Donner Canyons oak-clad contours lay half-

cloaked in a gossamer veil.I struck out south on Donner Canyon

Road and swung up Meridian Ridge toward the 3,000-foot crest of Bald Ridge, where Id take stock of the atmosphere and head up to the Summit or back down by way of North

Peak. No need to haul butt to a pinnacle that provides only a sea-level vista.

For all its palpable mystery and peril, fog is a form of optical illusion. You know

Saturday, Jan. 29 at Mt. Diablo. A ssure in the fog reveals the shadow of Meridian Ridge.Photo by Ger Erickson

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If you bring your loan modification papers to me, I promise not to try to sell you anything. Ill just give you my honest opinion about whether you should move forward with the proposed loan modifica-tion, or refuse it and keep negotiating. Well sit down and go over your budget and see how this new loan fits into it. Ive seen many loan modifications where the borrower is WORSE off after the modification, and that makes no sense. In other cases, the loan modification truly is the answer to your mortgage situation, and if so, Ill tell you.

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how it goes: the fog ahead seems blindingly solid. But with each step through it, youre able to resolve nearby images with surprising clarity. As I climbed the narrow spine of Meridian Ridge, the canyons called Donner and Back Creek to my left and right faded into haze below. Above, the fog thinned and Bald Ridge came into focus. Suddenly I was transported from the now of nearby images to the then of a smoky height an object one mile, one thousand feet of elevation and one-half hour in my future. Tendrils of fog lacing the ridges northern face like steam from a kettle swirled and coalesced into waves. A northeast breeze drove the waves up to the crest, where they collided with a southwest wind streaming in from the ocean and shattered like breakers against coastal cliffs.

Just as suddenly a tsunami of fog washed over the ridge and the vision vanished. I was alone again in the company of objects small and nearby sage and chamise, clusters of bell-shaped blossoms dotting manzanita branches like snow objects I could reach out and touch, objects whose scent I could catch if I paused long enough to accept the gift of the fog: the eternal here and now.

I never made it to the mountaintop. Brief glances through gashes in the ashen gauze crystallized the fact that no grand vistas would be commandeered today. Ransome Point, 400 feet beneath the Summit, was smothered. North Peak was nowhere. I was condemned to embrace the proximate and the present a fi tting sentence for one who spends an alarming share of his

energy inhabiting an imagined future. I mark my calendar, set my alarm and turn my gaze upward and outward, confi dent the river of time will deliver me to my destination, if not my destiny.

On my traverse down North Peak I came across a boulder robed in mosses of dense and deep green fl ecked with tiny ferns. What archipelagos, I wondered, what continents, what worlds of strange and tireless life grace the boulders of this one mountain in Northern California? There isnt enough time in the lifespan of our universe to exhaust the marvels of this one place. There isnt enough future, I thought and caught myself straining once again to imagine an existence on the far side of the fog. No, it was more than enough to have seen less than enough.

Farther down the mountain I crossed paths with a pair of hikers on the way up. It was their fi rst time on these trails and they were lost, oblivious of the rough road ahead. I chimed in with factoids distance, elevation, terrain but recalling the mosses, reliving the vision of a vapor-wreathed ridge, I offered no advice. Despite my knowledge of precisely where I stood and where I was going, I was lost, too.

You wont see anything from the peak past 40 yards, I told the lead hiker.

Thats OK. Its a good day to be out here, she said. Knowing where youre going takes all the mystery out of life.

I pinched the brim of my hat, they waved, and the three of us disappeared into the mist.


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The City of Brentwood will be holding a workshop in conjunction with the update of the Housing Element of the General Plan. The workshop will focus on the Goals, Policies and Action Programs contained in the Housing Element.

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Saturday, February 5, 2011, at 8:30 a.m.at the Brentwood Police Department

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The Housing Element is one of seven elements that are required in the Citys General Plan. The primary goals of the Housing Element are to identify and analyze existing and projected housing needs in an effort to preserve, improve and develop housing for all economic segments of the community.

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All short work poetry, short story, nonfi ction, or any other cre-ative work is welcome. Attendees are encouraged to bring any work on any subject, their own or that of another writer, as long as its neither insulting nor abusive. All are invited, whether performing or simply listening and enjoying. This event is free; however, all are encouraged to support The Game with a purchase of food or drink.

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Falcons help teens in need

In an effort to raise awareness of teen homelessness, students at Freedom High are teaming up with Aropostale stores and DoSomething.org for the fourth an-nual Teens For Jeans charity drive.

High school students across the country are joining the project, gathering gently used jeans to be donated to home-less teens in their communities. In Oakley, Freedom students will be collecting jeans through Sunday, Feb. 13. The jeans (which neednt carry the Aropostale brand) will be donated to local shelters.

Freedom Activities Coordinator Dana Johnston said Aropostale ap-proached the school about joining the project, and the students were anxious to take part: I think one of the strengths we have at Freedom is that our students al-ways want to help out the community at school and in town.

According to the National Coali-tion for the Homeless, one out of every three homeless people are under the age of 18. The organization estimates that 1.6 to 1.7 million teens are homeless every year. Aropostale Senior Vice President of Marketing Scott Birnbaum said the clothing company was happy to join the effort for the fourth year: In 2008, Teens for Jeans started as a simple idea to enable teens to donate in their local communities.

Three years later, it is a national campaign poised to collect its one millionth pair of jeans for homeless teens.

This initiative has raised awareness of the homeless epidemic and provided jeans to teens in need in every state and throughout Canada and Puerto Rico. Aropostale is proud to support the fi ght against teen homelessness.

We are incredibly excited to partner with Aropostale again this year for the annual Teens for Jeans campaign, said DoSomething.orgs Business Develop-ment Representative Brittany Castaneda. This campaign is really what DoSome-thing.org is all about teens joining a huge movement while helping real people

right in their own communities.Schools whose students gather more

than 500 pairs of jeans receive a banner for their school and recognition on the Teens for Jeans website. The school that collects the most jeans will receive $5,000 and a party will be held on campus for all the students.

Aropostale is located at The Streets of Brentwood, 2565 Sand Creek Road, Suite C4, between Mainland Skate and Surf and dELiA*s. All community dona-tions are welcome. Participants who bring in a pair of jeans will receive 25 percent off their next purchase of Aro jeans.

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Resignation opens Oakley school board seat

The Oakley Union Elementary School District (OUESD) is currently ac-cepting applications to fi ll an open seat on the districts governing board, following the resignation this week of trustee An-drew Coffman.

Coffman, who ran unopposed for one of three empty seats on the board of trustees in November, resigned Feb. 3, citing personal reasons. The Oakley resi-dent, who has been working out of state since becoming a member of the school board, said that due to the circumstances of his job, he believed it was in the best in-terest of the board and the district to step aside.

Because of the issues the board is facing at this time, mainly its fi scal ones, they need a full board right now, said Coffman. I am disappointed, but I can still attend board meetings and remain ac-tive in the district.

OUESD Superintendent Rick Rog-ers said the district was sorry to lose its newest board member, but understood his decision and wished him well.

Were sorry it didnt work out with Mr. Coffman, said Rogers. But to his credit he recognized that it was in the best interest of the district to resign from his position and take care of his personal business.

The board will now seek to fi ll Coff-mans position by appointment, which by law must be made within the next 60 days, although Rogers said the board hoped to make a decision by early March. In the event there are no applications for the seat, the district must hold a special elec-tion.

I dont see that happening, said Rogers. Weve had vacancies in the past due to resignations and weve always be able to fi ll them. I expect we will get some great, qualifi ed folks interested in the school district and the board, applying for the seat.

In the meantime it will be business as usual for the remaining four board mem-bers, who can still operate with a quorum or a unanimous vote in the event only three members are present.

Those interested in running for a seat on the OUESD board should submit their applications to the district offi ce by Feb. 25. Qualifi ed applicants must be residents of Oakley and registered voters. The ap-pointment will run through the end of Coffmans term, November of 2012. The OUESD board meets at 7 p.m. on the third Wednesday of the month at the li-brary at OHara Park Middle School, 1100 OHara Avenue.

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by Ruth RobertsStaff Writer

Andrew Coffman, seen here with son Grady, re-

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As the mortgage crisis enters its third year and unemployment rises above 10% in many areas of California, more and more people are unable to pay their property taxes. If you are in default on your property taxes or considering a default, here is the law you should know.

First, property taxes are a secured claim against the real property. Th ey are not a personal debt and there is no criminal penalty if you cannot pay your property taxes. If your home forecloses and there are delinquent property taxes at the time of the sale, it will not follow you. Th erefore, if you do not have the money to pay the taxes, do not borrow the money from a credit card or 401k account/ 401k loan to make the payment. In the event the home is lost in a foreclosure and you borrowed the money, you will still be required to repay the credit card debt (even potentially in bankruptcy because taxes paid with a credit card may be non-dischargeable) or through the 401k loan.

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and insurance. Th e negative consequence of a lender paying the taxes is that they usually require the past due taxes to be repaid over 1 year versus the 5 years allowed by the County. However, the positive consequence is that the accrual of interest by the County is stopped and if you qualify for a loan modifi cation, the past due taxes are in most instances paid through the modifi cation. Another option is to see if you qualify for tax payer assistance. Th e common form of assistance is through the Property Tax Postponement for Senior, blind and disabled persons which allows qualifi ed homeowners to postpone payment of all or a portion of the property tax due on their home.

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Appointments for kindergarten regis-tration in the Brentwood Union School Dis-trict will open on Feb. 16.

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fore Dec. 2, 2011 and must have a complete and up-to-date immunization record.Immunization requirements

Polio: Four (4) doses of polio vaccine regardless of age when the last dose was giv-en, or (2) s/he received 3 doses of polio with at least one dose after the fourth birthday. If the 3rd dose was before the 4th birthday then a fourth dose is needed. DTP: A child will be fully immunized against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis with 5 doses of DTP (DT or DtaP) vaccine regardless of age when the last dose was given or (2) s/he re-ceived 4 doses of DTP (DT or DtaP) with at least one dose after the fourth birthday. If the 4th dose was before the 4th birthday then a fi fth dose is needed. MMR: Two (2) doses of measles containing vaccine received on or after the fi rst birthday and given at least 1-3 months apart. One of these doses must be MMR vaccine. HEP B: Three (3) doses of Hepatitis B vaccine. Varicella: One (1) dose of varicella (chickenpox) vaccine or proof from a doctor that the student has had chickenpox disease. Please bring: 1) Proof of birth: birth certifi cate (certifi ed copy), pass-port or baptismal certifi cate, 2) Complete

immunization records as described above, and 3) Proof of residency. A physical exami-nation is requested for kindergarten and is required before the start of fi rst grade. An oral examination is requested for kindergar-ten as well, and is required by May 31 of the kindergarten year.Proof of residency requirements

Picture ID, AND 2 of the following original documents with parent/guardians name and current address:

Note: Proof of residency is required for all new students, even those with siblings al-ready attending BUSD. Proof can include: Valid vehicle registration; property tax bill indicating homeowners exemption; rent-al/lease agreement with parent/guardians name, students name and address, as well as manager or owners name and phone num-ber; payroll stubs/checks; State or Federal Tax Return fi led within the past 12 months with W-2 forms attached; other forms of communication from a government agency.

Appointments will be on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, March 1, 2 and 3, 2011. To make an appointment, call the school in your area: Brentwood School: 513-6360, Garin School: 513-6370, Ron Nunn School: 513-6380, Loma Vista School: 513-6390, Krey School: 513-6400, Pioneer School: 513-6410, and Marsh Creek School: 513-6420.

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Congratulations to the following students at Loma Vista Elementary in Brentwood for being named Students of the Month for January:Kindergarten: Gabriella Alves, Jadyen Cabihi, Brandon Chung, Alexandra Cutonilli, Andrew Del Purgatorio, Paige Gibaut, Joshua Lieber, Jadyn McCombs, Aubrey McNabb, Brydan Meinecke, Byanca Paniagua, Julia Ramey, Jerome Ramos and Cayden Van Name.First grade: Noah Brooks, Emily Bustillos, Kylie Dourgarian, Joseph Fazzio, Aamir Haq, Ella Huesman, Adaku Iheme, Logan Johnston, Broderick Kadlec, Dawson Mariscal, Mylie Misquez, Abigail Smith, Aidan Spencer, Samuel Stone and Jose Zepeda Lopez.Second grade: Emaline Becerra, Aidan Belyea, Mavrick Bethea, Danielle Cardoza, Jordan Cattolico, Josue Covarrubias, Victoria Delgado, Alyssa Elness, Carson Glavich, Bailee Henry, Parker Judy, Anh Thy Le, Aydan McNabb, Katie Murnane, Jalen Quesada, Britney Smookler and Jason Tastard.

Third grade: Sandra Adly, Sobhan Ahmadzai, Rylee Cagle, Alexander Campos, Gabrielle Koch, Joseph Madrigal Burkett, Jaidyn Marden, Camron Matthews, Jonah Myers, Zachary Norris, Gabriella Patino, Senai Robinson, Jasmine Sacco, Daniel Tolentino and Elizabeth Weil.Fourth grade: Dalilah Annotti Izumi, Ashley Cervantes, Alexis Cruz, Nesta Dugbartey, Jack Flanery, Egan Francischetti, Joshua Hartman, Katey Hartwig, Skylar Jaromay, Ali Kiantaj, Justin Mazzola, Kendyll McHenry, Alexis Misquez, Riley Moles, Sarah Packer, Ian Panela, Garrett Pratt, Alyssa Ramirez, Faith Williams and Peyton Wood.Fifth grade: Emily Andrews, Teodora Barnes, Emily Bernamonti, Riley Bosler, McKenna Canavan, Brandon Craven, Skylar Henry, Lindsay Keller, Tatiana Martinez, Sophia McDade, Jordan McIntosh, Ryan Nabas, Samantha Sacco, Leighanna Sanchez, Sydney Schaefer, Cole Scordelis, Devin Stone and Alexandra Tomicich.

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Trevors Weekly Mortgage MattersBy Trevor Frey

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The East Contra Costa Fire Protection District has decided to focus its efforts on raising money, and put a move to an elected board on the back burner for now.

The cash-strapped district is currently operating at a $2 million annual defi cit, spending reserves to augment its $12 million annual budget. The district is forecast to run out of money in 2012 unless voters agree to pay more.

Last month, the board discussed possible revenue enhancements and is leaning toward establishing a benefi t assessment district, which is expected to be the subject of an election by mail in June. The details of the assessment are still being worked out.

The current board took control of the district from the County Board of Supervisors (BOS) last January. In addition to putting the district on a solid fi nancial footing, one of the goals discussed at the time was to have the board of directors elected by district residents. The current board is made up of nine members appointed by local city councils and the BOS: four directors from Brentwood, three from Oakley and two from the unincorporated areas of far East County (currently, residents of Bethel Island and Discovery Bay).

On Monday, virtually every director said that while willing to relinquish his or her seat to a directly elected member, now is not the time to pursue that plan.

The issue right now isnt that this board isnt being run right; its that we have a revenue problem, said Director Jim Frazier, also the mayor of Oakley. How does spending taxpayers money (on a board election) help with the budget?

Moving to an elected board would cost up to $190,000 and require two elections. The fi rst would ask residents if they want an elected board. Following voter approval, the second election would choose the directors. Election law timelines would require the fi rst vote to come before the vote on an assessment. The vote to elect the directors would come after the assessment vote, leaving open the possibility that, if the tax were rejected, new directors with little background on the district would

immediately be faced with a broken fi nancial picture and bleak prospects for fi xing it.

Directors Chris Finetti (Discovery Bay) and Bob Brockman (Brentwood) noted that the intention to institute an elected board had been a major point as the districts current administrative setup was being crafted. Finetti also said he did not feel the current arrangement served the unincorporated areas of the district well, and was hopeful that a reconstituted board, perhaps with fewer directors, might be better.

But with the anticipated diffi culty of convincing district residents to pass an additional assessment, coupled with the possibility that a statewide tax measure would also soon be put to a vote, the directors reached a consensus that a two-part board election would create confusion and diminish the prospects of a successful vote on an assessment.

Also, Director Kevin Romick

(Oakley) said that although establishing an elected board was discussed at length, nothing in the districts formation documents dictates, asks or even suggests that an elected board was required.

Vince Wells, the president of fi refi ghter union Local 1230, said he also believes pursuing both goals simultaneously is a bad idea. He asked the board to either go after the assessment or the elected board fi rst. That strategy would reduce confusion, he said, and give the board the ability to frame the tax issue carefully enough to increase its chances of success.

The board agreed to continue its work on solving the financial crisis, and if the assessment is passed, to immediately begin the process of installing an elected board. The decision was partly due to the current boards reluctance to pass the crisis along to another group of people, who would then need to get ramped up on the issues even as the districts financial house collapsed.

Thats a little frightening, said Pat Anderson (Oakley). I dont want to pass this along. Im not done trying to make this work.

The board will meet again next week to further discuss the details of the needed revenue enhancement.


by Rick LemyreStaff Writer The issue right now isnt that this board isnt being

run right; its that we have a revenue problem. How does spending taxpayers money (on a board election) help with the budget?

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Transparency promised, not delivered

Editor:Its been almost four months since

the Antioch school board election, where candidates ran on a transparency-of-government platforms, and yet there has not been any effort to put the budget up on the website of the district or publish it in the local press.

The parents and taxpayers need to see how this budget will affect their students and what services may not be available. The board of education will be making cuts to cover a defi cit. Wouldnt it be interesting to see how public input would infl uence those decisions, since they were elected and responsible to the public?

Openness would allow all sides to see what there is to work with and together agree on solutions to fi x it.

Jack YeagerAntioch

Control crime, not gunsEditor:

We do not need more gun control laws. What we need is more punishment for those that use guns in crimes.

Why punish the law-abiding citizens? Criminals do not obey the law anyhow, hence the name, so how is one more law, or a dozen more laws, going to do anything to prevent a criminal act? 13,400 convicted felons will be released early from prison into society between now and the end of 2011.

Since 2009, over 1,000 police offi cers have been laid off due to budget cuts. More will follow this year. Police are overworked and spread too thin to help. They will only be there to draw the white line around your body and write the report. As good as they are, they cannot be everywhere.

That they are not duty-bound to protect you is another issue. Yes, you read that right. The police do not have a duty to protect you. The Supreme Court has ruled many times.

No one wants a felon or a crazed person to get a gun. But they will always be

able to get one. No amount of gun control will stop this fact. Now is not the time to take the power away from the law-abiding citizen to protect him/herself. Crime control, not gun control.

Dale ParisOakley

President, Contra Costa Open Carry

Popes a princeEditor:

Oakley has the best city council! And our newest councilmember, Randy Pope, is one of the best.

We moved to Oakley a little over a year ago, purchasing a house along Marsh Creek Trail, south of Laurel Road and directly across from Creekside Park. The house had an anomaly our backyard fence (and that of a few neighbors) bowed inward toward our houses, rather than running parallel alongside the trail. The inward jutting of our backyard fences (with the apex ending directly in our backyard) decreased all of our backyard spaces, and resulted in an abandoned 2,500-square-foot triangular piece of weed-fi lled land between our backyards and the trail.

Why was this ugly unused fenced-off area intruding into what should have been our backyards? No one knew, and no one knew who owned this piece of land. We fi nally discovered that the City of Oakley owned it it was orphaned some 50 years ago, after the City bought Creekside Park (on the west) and the Flood Control District took control of the creek and trail land that ran through the east side. The leftover triangular remnant east of the creek was promptly forgotten by all.

We told the city that the homeowners wanted to purchase it and extend their backyards to the trail (like all the other houses). The city agreed to sell it to us, but then the Flood Control District asserted rights to it, and the city told us we couldnt have it. Thats when Councilman Pope stepped in to help the homeowners.

Randy Pope had just been elected to the City Council when we fi rst contacted

him. He immediately responded to our e-mail and agreed to meet with us. We asked if he would accompany us to a meeting we set up with Flood Control, and he said yes! He came to the meeting and spoke forcefully on behalf of the homeowners.

Flood Control was still being resistant, so Councilman Pope suggested we talk with the other City Council members to solicit their support. We sent out e-mails to the other councilmembers, and then met personally with both Mayor Jim Frazier and former Mayor Pat Anderson. Both offered suggestions and support for us. With three councilmembers now supporting the homeowners, and talking to both the city manager and the Flood Control District, the Flood Control District decided to forgo its position and allow the homeowners to purchase the land behind their backyards.

This would not have happened without the immediate attention and support of our terrifi c City Council members: Jim Frazier, Pat Anderson and spearheaded by Randy Pope. We are new to Oakley, and didnt know any of these people they just jumped in when we asked for help, and got the job done for the homeowners.

Oakley is a wonderful city, and we are all very fortunate to have such a terrifi c group of City Council members, including our newest member, councilman Randy Pope.

Susan MorganOakley

Viral canine columnEditor:

Last month I shared a bone of contention about increasing numbers of unleashed dogs roaming about. I was surprised by the number of national pet publications that picked up the column. I was even more surprised by the numbers of people who took the effort of digging up my contact information to call or e-mail me their own canine confessions. Seems the story hit a collective nerve.

Frankly, it reminds me of the time my car was stolen from my driveway. As a Good Samaritan I went around several

blocks of the neighborhood warning neighbors to be on guard. I was amazed to discover just how many others had had their vehicles likewise stolen. Seems, too, dog attacks are more commonplace than I would have imagined. Sadly, some folks even told me they now hesitate walking their own neighborhoods.

Heres some newly garnered tips sent to me. A number of dog owners claimed that their pets had been saved from possible demise by leather or nylon collars that impeded a deadly neck hold. One fellow suggested carrying a lighter, which, guaranteed, will send any creature, four legged or two legged, running. For the tender amongst you, there is the ultrasound dazer, which works at 15 feet and leaves no permanent harm. Disclaimer, though: even the ads disclose that they dont work with all dogs, including deaf, docile, infi rm and highly trained ones.

Note, I previously mentioned the idea of carrying an expandable billy club. I heard, though, from a police offi cer that they are legal in 49 other states but are not sold in California. I also would like to clarify that pepper spray is limited to 3 ounces of individual possession, which might be a limited amount if you got attacked by a pack.

Incidentally, one person related the story of a pit bull springing from a group of drifters hanging out behind the gas station adjacent to Starbucks on A Street. The dog had seized his pets neck and was close to a kill before the owner was able to unload his can of mace pepper gel. The attacker went scurrying. It was grabbed by the vagrants, who hastily jumped into a truck and sped off. Interestingly, this fellow had used pepper gel twice on humans; once with a mugger and once when he interrupted a teen who was attacking an Oakland librarian.

Feeling squeamish? I assure you, the discomfort of analyzing protection strategies is tame compared to seeing your beloved pet, or your own fond body, torn to shreds. An ounce of prevention or in the case of spray, 3 is worth a pound of cure.

Walter RuehligAntioch

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A sampling of recent law enforce-ment activity reported by East County police departments.

BRENTWOODJan. 24, 9:49 a.m. While engaged in an argument over a shopping cart at a business on Lone Tree Way, a subject was struck by the cart.Jan. 24, 3:50 p.m. An unidentified person stole 500 feet of copper wire from the vicinity of St. Regis Avenue at St. Augustine Drive.Jan. 24, 3:53 p.m. An unidentified person stole tools from a locked tool-box in the rear of a vehicle parked on Wintergreen Drive.Jan. 24, 11:20 p.m. An unidentified person stole two bottles of soda from a business on Walnut Boulevard.Jan. 25, 12:38 a.m. On Lone Tree Way at Fairview Avenue, a subject stopped for a vehicle code violation was found to be driving on a suspended license. A passenger in the vehicle who was found to have an outstanding warrant for his arrest was taken to the Marti-nez Detention Facility.Jan. 25, 8:20 a.m. An unidentified person stole golf clubs from the open garage of a residence on Valley Green Drive. Loss: $2,950.Jan. 25, 11:42 a.m. An unidentified person used the debit card informa-tion of a resident of Cortona Drive to make several online purchases.Jan. 25, 2:22 p.m. A subject involved in a collision with injuries on Dainty Avenue at Griffith Lane was found to be driving without a license.Jan. 25, 4:03 p.m. An unidentified person broke into a vehicle parked on Brentwood Boulevard and stole a ra-dio and hand tools.Jan. 25, 6:41 p.m. A subject who stole jewelry from two victims on Griffith Lane and sold the jewelry at a pawn shop was apprehended, arrested and released on a Juvenile Affidavit.Jan. 25, 10:32 p.m. An abandoned bicycle was found on Berkshire Lane and stored at police headquarters.Jan. 25, 11:29 p.m. On Brentwood

Boulevard at Lone Tree Way, a subject stopped for a vehicle code violation was found to be driving on a suspend-ed license for DUI. He was arrested and released on a Notice To Appear.Jan. 26, Midnight At a business on Lone Tree Way, a subject was battered by three juvenile shoplifters upon contacting them outside the store. The victim was transported to a local hos-pital.Jan. 26, 1:52 a.m. On Sycamore Av-enue, a subject was arrested for public intoxication and booked at the Marti-nez Detention Facility.Jan. 26, 12:07 p.m. A tire and rim were stolen from a vehicle parked on Chestnut Street.Jan. 26, 6:23 p.m. At a business on Lone Tree Way, a subject who was found to have stolen energy drinks from the employer over a two-year period was arrested and released on a Promise To Appear.Jan. 26, 6:44 p.m. A subject placed under citizens arrest for shoplifting at a business on Sand Creek Road was released on a Promise To Appear.Jan. 26, 9:32 p.m. A subject used Facebook to threaten assault against a resident of Torrey Pines Drive.Jan. 27, 3:12 a.m. On Central Bou-levard at Fairview Avenue, a subject stopped for vehicle code violations was found to be driving under the in-fluence of alcohol. He was arrested and taken to the Martinez Detention Facility.Jan. 27, 11:22 p.m. A subject entered a residence on Waterville Drive in vio-lation of a domestic-violence restrain-ing order.Jan. 28, 11:08 p.m. On Broderick Drive at Brentwood Boulevard, a sub-ject found in possession of suspected cocaine was arrested and taken to the Martinez Detention Facility.Jan. 28, 11:13 p.m. Security was called regarding a red warning light at a residence on Central Park Place. Pri-or medical calls had been made from the residence. There was no answer at the residence. As officers received no

response from inside the residence, they forced entry to conduct a welfare check, but no one was home.Jan. 29, 11:25 a.m. An unidentified person stole a bicycle from the open garage of a residence on Mill Creek Way.Jan. 29, 3:20 p.m. A driver struck a sound wall on OHara Avenue at Ad-ams Lane.Jan. 30, Midnight During a verbal altercation on Brentwood Boulevard, a subject who threw a beer bottle at another subject and struck him in the face was found to be intoxicated. Both were arrested and taken to the Marti-nez Detention Facility.Jan. 30, 1:10 p.m. On Balfour Road at Brentwood Boulevard, a subject stopped for a vehicle code violation was found to be driving a vehicle with expired registration.Jan. 30, 1:40 p.m. An unidentified per-son stole propane tanks from a storage area on Brentwood Boulevard.Jan. 30, 7:44 p.m. A resident of Saw-yer Court reported that a firearm was missing from his residence.

To view the Brentwood Police De-partments public logs on the citys Web site, visit www.ci.brentwood.ca.us/de-partment/pd/reports/index.cfm.

OAKLEYJan. 17 On Second Street at East Ruby Street, a subject was found to be under the influence of drugs.Jan. 17 A death by suicide occurred on East Cypress Road at Main Street.Jan. 17 On Laurel Road at Neroly Road, a subject was arrested for driv-ing under the influence of alcohol.Jan. 17 Domestic battery was report-ed on the 300 block of Fall Circle.Jan. 17 A residence on the 5300 block of Live Oak Avenue was vandalized.Jan. 18 A vehicle accident with prop-erty damage occurred on Del Antico Avenue at Main Street.Jan. 18 Credit card fraud was report-ed on the 200 block of Honey Lane.Jan. 19 A vehicle accident with property damage occurred on Empire

Avenue at Gateway Drive.Jan. 19 Vehicles were towed from Carrington Drive at La Vista Drive and Third Street at Main Street.Jan. 19 An arrest warrant was served on the 1700 block of Fairhaven Court.Jan. 19 A subject was in violation of a custody order on the 200 block of West Ruby Avenue.Jan. 19 Residences on the 3900 block of Holmes Road and the 1900 block of West Summerfield Court were van-dalized.Jan. 20 On Gateway Drive at Se-quoia Drive, a subject was arrested for DUI.Jan. 20 A court order for domestic violence was served on the 4500 block of Burgundy Drive.Jan. 20 A subject was found in pos-session of a counterfeit bill on the 2500 block of Main Street.Jan. 20 A residence on the 5700 block of Bridgehead Road was vandalized.Jan. 21 A juvenile was reported as a runway from the 4500 block of Hagar Lane.Jan. 21 An arrest warrant was served on West Acme Street at OHara Ave-nue.Jan. 21 On Bridgehead Road at Main Street and on Seventh Street at Main Street, subjects were arrested for DUI.Jan. 21 Domestic battery was report-ed on the 4500 block of Hagar Lane.Jan. 22 A subject was caught selling dangerous drugs on Harvest Drive at Laurel Road.Jan. 22 A subject was found to be under the influence of drugs on the 4300 block of Mehaffey Way.Jan. 22 A vehicle was towed from the 4300 block of Mehaffey Way.Jan. 22 An arrest warrant was served on Lariat Lane at Saddle Drive.Jan. 23 A vehicle accident with prop-erty damage occurred on the 500 block of OHara Avenue.Jan. 23 On the 200 block of Yellow Rose Circle, a subject was arrested for public intoxication.

COP LOGSFROM EMERGENCY SERVICES DISPATCH LOGS A subject used Facebook to threaten assault against a resident of Torrey Pines Drive in Brentwood. Jan. 26, 9:32 p.m.


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Antiochs Quail Lodge Senior Community recently held a spelling bee that tested its residents wordcraftiness. Jewell Powell, 88, far left, took home rst place by spelling xylograph, a print made from an engraved wooden block. Connie Shananabarger, 73, earned second place. Third place went to Barbara French, 70.

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Congratulations to Daniel Arthur Brandt of Brentwood and Antoniette Crystal Gallo on their engagement. Daniel pro-posed to Antoniette on Oct. 9, 2010 at beautiful Sutter Creek. Daniels family, owners of Bill Brandt Ford in Brentwood, was in at-tendance. Antoniettes 6-year-old son Steven was included in Daniels proposal to his mom. When Daniel made his speech to Steven, he then got down on one knee and proposed to Antoniette. The couple has not been able to set a wedding date due to Daniel being stationed at the Air Force base in Japan, and is not sure when he will be sent home. Antoniette is currently working in the medical eld. Best of luck to them both and we hope for Daniels safe return!

Engaged

John and Mary McDonnell of Oakley are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Marcella Tiphani Spring McDon-nell, a Freedom High School graduate of 2004, to Matthew Mon-tez of San Leandro, son of Daniel and Laurie Montez, formerly of San Leandro, now residing in Tracy. A 1999 graduate of San Leandro High School, Matthew proposed to Marcella at a huge family picnic last Easter Sunday, presenting a beautiful black diamond ring in a plastic Easter egg. The bride-to-be is a proud nanny in Oakley, works as a freelance hair and makeup artist and loves to entertain at home in Pittsburg. The groom-to-be is a successful warehouse supervisor who also enjoys entertaining at home. Marcella and Matthew have been together for six years after meeting online in 2005 and are excited to join their lives as husband and wife. The wedding is planned for May 21 in Lodi.

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Its a Matter of LawBy Amy Alvis & Barbara A. Frantz

CAN I GO TO WORK FOR MY PREVIOUS EMPLOYERS COMPETITOR?

I noticed the other day that a rather large corporation had gone under leaving thousands of people unemployed. Most of the people will find jobs elsewhere, but will probably not be doing the same job. However, there are a select few who while working develop a special set of skills, or specific knowledge about their employ-er. Where can these people go and what can they take with them?

There are some basic rules that everyone in this situation should know. There are two distinct sets of laws that affect what is legal and what is not.

The first set of laws relate to whether or not an employee can compete against his previous employer. The laws in each state can be different, but in California, there is a strong public policy for gainful employment, and recent high court cases have stated that as a matter of course, you can quit one day or be terminated, and start your own business or work for someone else the next. You cannot solicit your friends to come with you until after you have left your employment. You must not contact your friends during work hours. Finally, if your employer is willing to pay you a salary comparable to what you were earning with them, then as long as you accept that money after you are gone, your non-competition agreement with your previous employer is valid.

The second set of laws relate to intellec-tual property. This includes trade secrets, special processes, procedures and customer data bases among other things. You have the right to use your previous employers customer data base to make an announcement of your new place of employment. There are severe restrictions on

what can be in the announcement. You cannot, however, use the information that you received from your previous employer to give you an advantage in determining what the special needs and characteristics of a potential client are. This is the area of the law that is most litigated.

Unimportant facts to the average person about their situation can alter the outcome. Its important for you to seek legal counsel to review those facts to determine if they will affect what you are allowed to do at your new job. Employers can be sued as well, if they hire a competitors employee without knowing whats permitted.

Pursuant to recently-enacted U.S. Treasury Department Regulations, we are now required to advise you that, unless otherwise expressly indicated, any federal tax advice contained in this communication, including attachments and enclosures, is not intended or written to be used, and may not be used, for the purpose of (i) avoiding tax-related penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or (ii) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any tax-related matters addressed herein.

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SPOTLIGHT N BUSINESS Spotlight on Business, provided each week by The Press, presents news and information about our business community. To contribute to this section, e-mail [email protected].

Check out www.thepress.net every Tuesday for a new Spotlight on Business video feature. This week, learn more about one of Brentwoods newest restaurants The Game Sports Pub n Pizza. Each night The Game is bustling with activity as friends gather to catch a game on one of the restaurants 13 TVs, or families treat themselves to a night out where the kids can eat pizza and play videos while the adults indulge in one of the 14 beers on tap. If you would like to see your busi-ness pro led in a video feature, contact, [email protected].

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Antioch wastewater staff recognized

Delta Diablo Sanitation District (DDSD) has announced that two of its operations staff have been honored as out-standing wastewater professionals in the San Francisco Bay Area by the California Water Environment Association.

Juan Arevalo, a member of the DDSD team since 2007, was presented with the 2010 Operator of the Year Award for outstanding performance in the fi eld of wastewater plant operations. He was specifi cally recognized for his role drafting new Standard Operating Procedures for training purposes, ensuring consistency in the operation of the wastewa-ter treatment plant the lead role he took in

DDSDs internship program, which provides real-world experiences to complement the academic training received in the classroom. Arevalo also undertook complex work on the computerized Supervisory Control and Data System, which had developed fl aws leading to several false alarms.

Joaquin Gonzalez, an 18-year employ-ee at DDSD, was named Supervisor of the Year. Responsible for scheduling and plan-ning all work tasks and coordinating main-tenance repairs by DDSDs 15 operations staff, Gonzalezs win refl ects his collaborative leadership style of promoting teamwork be-fore personal aspirations. Under his leader-

ship, the plant has recorded seven years of zero violations and has received several lo-cal, state and national awards such as Plant of the Year and Safety Plant of the Year.

Wastewater operators are entrusted with the job of protecting the environment with the utmost integrity, optimizing the treatment process so it runs effi ciently, while ensuring discharge permit regulations are met and formally reporting if they are not. Operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, DDSD is located on the

Pittsburg-Antioch border and serves nearly 200,000 residents in the communities of An-tioch, Bay Point and Pittsburg. In addition to its 16.5-million gallon per day wastewater treatment plant, DDSD also operates one of the largest industrial recycled water plants in California.

Arevalo and Gonzalez now compete against other regional winners for the Cali-fornia Water Environment Associations State award in April.

Contributed by Angela Lowrey

Joaquin Gonzalez, left, and Juan Arevalo of Delta Diablo Sanitation District in Antioch have been honored for their work by the California Water Environment Association.

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Anytime we can return money to the residents of District 5, thats good, said Supervisor Federal Glover. Tax refunds can act as our own economic stimulus.

A report presented Jan. 25 to the Contra Costa County Board of Super-visors stated that communities such as Pittsburg could get an infusion of about $6 million in refunds.

To help people with their income tax forms, fi ve Volunteer Income Tax Assis-tance (VITA) sites will be available for all East Contra Costa County residents in order to raise awareness for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC).

Every year, California fails to claim more than $1.2 billion EITC dollars that can contribute to increased economic ac-tivity and the creation of thousands of jobs.

There is also the I-CAN program, a do-it-yourself software program that low-income taxpayers can use for free.

A study entitled Left on the Table in Contra Costa County, commissioned by the Family Economic Security Partner-ship and prepared by Dr. Antonio Avalos of the California State University in Fres-no, estimated that Contra Costa County residents claimed more than $77 million in EITC payments in 2007.

However, the study also found that

approximately 16,000 eligible Contra Costa County residents failed to claim close to $20 million in EITC refunds in 2007.

All of the information about the sites in Contra Costa County can be found at the website, www.earnitkeepitsaveit.org.

The following are VITA locations:

ANTIOCH Antioch Senior Center415 W. Second St., 925-778-1158 Opportunity Junction3102 Delta Fair Blvd., 925-776-1133 East Bay Works Career Center4545 Delta Fair Blvd., 925-706-4830 Brighter Beginnings418 W. Fourth St., 925-427-8516

BAY POINT Bay Point Works3105 Willow Pass Road #3, 925-252-2332

PITTSBURG Pittsburg Senior Center300 Presidio Ave., 925-252-4890

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Tax refunds can act as our own economic stimulus.

Supervisor Federal Glover

depressed doesnt mean theyre not feeling pressured and anxious. Its important that kids have an outlet, a person to confi de in, whether its a family member, a friend, teacher or counselor. Despite the stigma as-sociated with counseling and therapy, Taylor said some teens need to speak with a profes-sional to help them work through their feel-ings and stress. A few sessions might help start the teen on a new path, or it might be that the young adult needs medication or a more specifi c form of treatment.

Colton Fink, 15, the Freedom sopho-more who committed suicide on Jan. 17 and prompted Mondays gathering, was bat-tling a mental illness. Coltons aunt Jennie Gisslow posted on the Facebook page We Love You Colton Fink R.I.P. that Colton suffered from rapid-cycling bipolar disor-der. He thought that ending his life was the best way to protect those he loved. Gisslow wrote, (The disease) escalated into para-noia and violence. By taking his life, it was an act of utter love, to save those around him from further hurt and harm.

According to a 2007 study by the Na-tional Center for Injury Prevention and Controls Division of Violence Prevention, 28 percent of teenagers considered sui-cide during a 12-month period, 22 percent planned a suicide and 13 percent attempted suicide. The study also found that teenage girls are more likely to consider suicide,

citing that 18.7 percent of girls polled said theyd thought about suicide while only 10.3 percent of boys considered it.

Taylor advised parents to look for warning signs in order to intervene before its too late. Teens considering suicide are often depressed, irritable, aggressive and display sudden changes in behavior. A teen suddenly losing interest in hobbies or friends, dressing and acting differently and talking pessimistically about life and the future, focusing on assumed worthlessness and hopelessness, is waving a big red fl ag that shouldnt be ignored.

Teens planning to attempt suicide will often give away prized possessions as a way to settle their affairs and say a fi nal good-bye. Taylor said this behavior should not be ignored.

Many attendees of the seminar ex-pressed gratitude for the information. I just want to thank you for this informa-tion, one parent said during the question-and-answer session. This is all stuff weve heard before, but we dont always internal-ize it and realize what types of stresses our kids are dealing with every day. We do need to trust our intuition and take that extra step to make sure that we are connecting with our kids and reassuring them that we are here to help them.

For more information about how to pre-vent teen suicide, visit www.crisis.center.org.


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LEGAL NOTICES

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File #F-0000201-00 The name of the business (es): Stonecrest Lending Located at: 2005C Main Street In: Oakley, CA 94561 Mailing: 16520 SW Upper Boones Ferry Road, Suite 250, Portland, OR 97224 Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Pinnacle Capital Mortgage Corporation, 1620 E. Roseville Parkway, Suite 248, Roseville, CA 95661. This business is conducted by: a Corporation The registrant commenced to transact business under the ctitious busi-ness name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of registrant: Patrick R. Palmer, Vice President This statement was led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: January 11, 2011 By: H. Franklin, DeputyExpires: January 11, 2016Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: February 4, 11, 18, 25, 2011

NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALETS No. 08-0082953 Title Order No. Investor/Insurer No. 158513374 APN No. 075-600-010-5. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 02/20/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NA-TURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Notice

is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPA-NY, as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by: MARILU C SHIEH, A MARRIED WOMAN AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, dated 02/20/2007 and recorded 02/28/07, as Instrument No. 2007-0059482-00, in Book , Page ), of Of cial Re-cords in the of ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of California, will sell on 03/04/2011 at 10:00AM, At the Court Street entrance to the County Courthouse (corner of Main and Court Street), 725 Court Street Martinez, CA 94553 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 5306 JUDSONVILLE DRIVE, ANTIOCH, CA, 945318588. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incor-rectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable esti-mated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice

of Sale is $907,642.99. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashiers checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings asso-ciation, or savings bank speci ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an AS IS condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, re-garding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with in-terest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 11/05/2008 RECON-TRUST COMPANY 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., SV2-202 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By:-- Trustees Sale Of cer RECONTRUST COMPANY is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# 3901167 02/04/2011, 02/11/2011, 02/18/2011Antioch Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: February 4, 11, 18, 2011

eBART station at Hillcrest Road in An-tioch.

Pittsburg Assistant City Manager Joe Sbranti said at that meeting that the proposed fee program should be a valid substitute, as it was based on ECCRFFA standards and is identical to the regional program. Sbranti sent a letter on Jan. 27 to TRANSPLAN offi cials, noting that he would like to continue working amica-bly with the committee despite his citys withdrawal from ECCRFFA. Pittsburgs membership in the authority began in Au-gust of 1994.

It has the exact same list of 26 proj-ects that all of us here have a goal of get-ting completed, Sbranti said, pitching his citys funding plan. Every dollar that comes into Pittsburgs regional fee, just like every dollar that comes into ECCRF-FAs regional fee, must be spent on those projects. Theres no question that that is exactly what Pittsburgs intention is.

TRANSPLAN members worried that splitting off would weaken the over-all strength of the committee. Joseph Weber, the TRANSPLAN representative from the Brentwood Planning Commis-sion, pointed out that all four cities have worked well together in the past and this schism could cause major trouble down the road. He felt that it would be a grave mistake for Pittsburg to operate on an independent funding source yet still con-tribute to a regional decision-making board.

Brentwood Mayor Bob Taylor echoed Webers feelings, fearing that if Pittsburg splits, confl icting motivations could arise on the committee. Weve been working on this a long time, Taylor said. There

is a voice and a power in all together and one for all. If we break into segments, we become weaker. After much thought, I appreciate everything Pittsburg is trying to do, but I think we could have our own agendas. I think we need to be togeth-er.

Contra Costa County District 5 Su-pervisor Federal Glover has a similar view. We knew a number of years back that the only way we were going to be suc-cessful is to speak with one force, he said. It was very diffi cult to get to that place where we could agree on some concepts to get us moving and to bring revenue in.

According to TRANSPLAN docu-ments, the widening of Highway 4 es-timated at $705.9 million is the com-mittees top priority at the moment. The fi rst project exclusive to Pittsburg isnt found until No. 14 on the list, a widening of California Avenue, estimated at $19.8 million. Work on the Pittsburg-Antioch Highway, a $13 million project, is No. 12 on the list.

You have three voters who vote on these projects we have one, Pittsburg City Councilman Ben Johnson said. We talk about regional camaraderie. Well, the regional camaraderie is three cities to the east of us that get to vote and they have the votes to make whatever changes they want to make. Pittsburg doesnt have the vote to do that. Were here. We want to work together as a team, but the bottom line is, we dont see the money.

Pittsburg offi cials such as Sbranti would like to see the major project of a Buchanan Road Bypass bumped up toward the front of the line. After the Highway 4 widening and Bypass proj-ects, other improvements projected in-

Road Plan from page 1A

Photo by Justin Lafferty

Pittsburg city of cials have been dismayed at the lack of progress of projects such as a bypass for Buchanan Road, an especially congested route during rush hour.

The students were more enlightened, and they were productive in their work and goal-oriented in trying to meet the require-ments to get to the college of their choice, Walker said. It was nice just seeing the dorms and seeing how the students conduct them-selves, and the football fi eld, the social life and the classrooms. They fi gured out what kind of college they want to go to.

Parents Connected is connected with universities such as Cal State East Bay, where a counselor often looks over college applica-tions before students submit them. Numerous organizations are pitching in, such as the An-tioch Police Activities League, which helped Parents Connected fund a tour of Fresno State. Dozier-Libbey and Deer Valley high schools have also given the organization offi ce space.

Word is spreading quickly throughout Northern California. Waddele, whose son

is a freshman at Freedom High School, has been in contact with the Liberty Union High School District about starting up a similar program there. Walker said that Pittsburg Unifi ed School District, as well as Stockton Unifi ed School District and a district in San Jose are interested in Parents Connected.

When I was in school, I didnt know these things that Im teaching students now, Walker said. I didnt want them to go through the same things I went through. I found out in 12th grade that I shouldve taken an honors class. I thought they were all the same.

The next Parents Connected event is Middle School Night, held Feb. 23 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Antioch High, 700 W. 18th St. Cal State East Bay counselor Marc Strong will lead a presentation showing parents how to prepare for the important ACT and SAT exams, and explore fi nancial aid and planning for a college future.


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clude a Laurel Road extension benefi ting Antioch and Oakley, and work on Main Street/Brentwood Boulevard, which enhances the commute in Oakley and Brentwood.

ECCRFFA project manager Dale Dennis admitted that it could take a few years before any work starts on projects

exclusively in Pittsburg.Despite its withdrawal from EC-

CRFFA, Pittsburg is still a member of TRANSPLAN, though its action does cloud the future for both parties, accord-ing to committee chair Brian Kalinowski, an Antioch City Councilman.



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Last season, Liberty Highs girls varsity basketball team reached the second round of the North Coast Section playoffs and fi n-ished the season 19-9. The Lions were also left with a big hole in the middle, as 6-foot-4-inch Bay Valley Athletic League MVP Corinne Costa is now playing at UCLA.

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