City workers recover heirloom ring after sewer search
Linda Kroeger recounts how a treasured diamond ring fell into a toilet and was recovered days later by three city street and utilities crews. Foreman Ray Elkins and workers Terry Weston and Chris Camarena flushed the line twice and one diver emerged with the ring, restoring the owner’s faith in city workers.
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Linda
Kroeger
Mrs. Kroeger
John
Jobo Slevko
Ray Elkins
Terry Weston
Chris Camarena
Fay
Stevko
Reyne
Linda Kroeger
Right to die bill clears California for Brown signature
The California Assembly sent the right to die bill to Governor Brown. It would let adults draw a living will to disconnect life support if hopelessly ill, with two nonfamily witnesses and legal protection for doctors and insurers. The measure, sparked by Karen Ann Quinlan cases, faces opposition from pro life groups and questions from health officials.
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Calif
UPI
California
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Assembly
Senate
Barry Keene
Brown
Jerome Lackner
Health Department
Alister McAlister
McAlister
Karen Ann Quinlan
New Jersey
Alves Named New Administrator for San Lorenzo Village Homes
San Lorenzo Village Homes Association appoints Rob Alves, 90, as administrator after a board meeting. He will start part time tomorrow and full time September 15, earning 16800 yearly. Former aide to Assemblyman Bee and Supervisor Santana, Alves has a journalism background and a public administration master's coursework. He replaces Charles Pearce who resigned after four months.
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Rob Alves
Alameda County
Alves
Alameda
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Hayward
Cal State
Fremont
Mondale to headline Alameda Labor Day Picnic in Pleasanton
Walter Mondale will headline the 20th annual Labor Day Picnic of the Alameda County Central Labor Council at the Pleasanton fairgrounds. The event features Democrats including Sen. John Tunney and Reps. Pete Stark Don Edwards Ron Dellums and George Miller with a program from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is 2 and children enter free.
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Walter Mondale
Alameda County
Dale
John Tunney
Pete” Stark
Don Edwards
Ron Dellums
George Miller
Floyd Mori
Bill Lockyer
Ken Meade
Afl-Cio
Dideland Jazz
John Philip Souza
Green invasion on Fremont roofs sparks curiosity
In Fremont, rain revived unseasonal greenery turning cedar shingles green along Glenmoor Drive and Richmond Avenue. Residents compare the roofs to algae moss or mold while officials note the unusual growth and speculate on drainage ditches and damp conditions as a possible cause.
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Fremont
Glenmoor Drive
Richmond Avenue
Saimumer
Ed Perea
William Lantz
Patty Hansen
Glenmoor
Bob Brown
Fremont City
Tye
George Smith
Richmond
Smith
Vegetable Kingdom
Patty’Hansen
Patty
Super sewer story shows layers and grants shaping a costly project
The article details a multi decade bay cleanup dubbed super sewer, a complex mix of federal and state funds, local home rule advocacy, and private engineering input. Richard Dowd, project coordinator and VP at Jenks and Harrison, notes initial studies began in January 1871 and the cost has risen from 55 million in 1972 to about 165 million today as reports and records pile up.
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Bay
Washington
Sacramento
Richard Dowd
Dowd
Alameda County Tax Rate Set At 3 11
Alameda County supervisors set the county tax rate at 3.11 dollars, higher than last year. Page 8. The city’s notice notes a rise in the levy affecting property owners and local services.
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Alameda County
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