Citizens Utilities takeover fuels state and local pressure
At the California Capitol a Carlos Lee led push pressed for a quick formal condemnation hearing by the Alameda County Water District against Citizens Utilities water arm. State and local officials including Senators Holidahl and Petrig pledged to urge the judge, while Irene Vincent of People for Better Water blasted regulators as customers faced price hikes and ongoing water quality problems. Citizens demand a 4 percent to 42 percent rate hike is at stake, with the PUC poised to decide amid calls for takeover to replace the private firm with the ACWD.
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Bill Stetson
Sacramento
Citizens Utilities Co
Carlos Lee
Cox Public
State Capitol
Public Utilities Commission
Hee
Alameda
POC
Miles
Decoto
Irene Vincent
People For Better Water
PUG
State Department of Public Health
Sturgeon
M's
Vincent
Fremont hosts 10 mile Red Cross walkathon
Hundreds of Tricity residents are expected to join a 10 mile walkathon to raise funds for the American National Red Cross. More than 1,500 forms have been taken, with the route looping from the Fremont Hub through Centerville Irvington and Mission San Jose before returning to the Hub.
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Fremont
Tricity
American National Red Cross
Oakland
Alameda County
Fremont Hub
Centerville
Irvington
Mission San Jose
Ting
Red Cross
Washington High School
Fremont Blvd
California Air National Guard
Clay firm employs strike at Fremont
Mission Clay Products Corp at 2225 Old Nites Canyon Road reports most of its 70 workers striking for higher wages. Eleven members of Teamsters Local 68 joined the walkout, with 54 United Brick and Clay Workers supporting. Trucks drivers seek about 6.50 while current pay is 3.05. maintenance mechanics request 6.00 from 4.90. Company offered 0.10 raises. 0.20 raises given in October. No nepotiae irony since strike began.
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Fremont
Mission Clay Products Corps
Old Nites Canyon Road
Teamsters
United Brick and Clay Workers
Fremont trustees urge delay on Ponderosa tract build
Fremont school trustees urged the City Council to delay construction of the Ponderosa tract in the north plain until builders commit to a temporary dumporgry school. The group noted the tract may hold 4,325 homes and corrected a prior report of a veto. Trustees also asked approval of Granger and Gentry North Centerville tracts where builders promised a temporary school.
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Fremont
Fremont City
Ponderolsa
North Plain
The
Daily Review
Erro
Neously
Granger and Gentry North Centerville
Fund drive nets $2,400 for local anti-drug centers
In Fremont and Newark, a three hour MacDonald's Monday fundraiser raised about 2400 dollars. The money, split 1800 to Fremont's Community Drug Council and 600 to Newark's Second Chance program, funded educational materials a projector and camping scholarships.
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Fremont
MacDonald's
Argus
Daily Review
Eish Register
Thornton Ave
Grimmer Blvd
Community Drug Council
Newark
Bill van Doorn
CDC
Two Men Given Fines Or Jail For Insurance False Claim
Paul A. Wentworth of Fremont and Raymon E. Shipp of Oakland admitted filing a false insurance claim after Wentworth claimed his car stolen and Shipp tried to unload the vehicle in San Pablo. Each was ordered to pay fines or serve jail time with a 10 day suspended sentence as two-year probation.
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Fremont
Paul A. Wentworth
Lake Mead Drive
Raymon E. Shipp
Oakland
Wentworth
Shipp
San Paulo
San Pablo
Wine tasting and horse event notices in Fremont and Castro Valley
Tomorrow evening a wine tasting at 98322 Parkside Court Fremont costs 2 dollars per ticket and is sponsored by the Committees to Re-elect Rich Secha to Ohlone College. A Castro Valley Horsemen’s Association event Sunday morning on Redwood Road offers general horse exams for a small fee with vaccines, worming and teeth floating, open to all horsemen. Also Mt Eden Parent Nursery School hosts a noon luncheon at San Lorenzo Community Center with proceeds to the nursery school. reservations to 783 233.
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Parkside Court
Fremont
Rich Secha
Ohlone College
Castro Valley Horsemen's Association
Association
Redwood Road
Willow Park
Castro Valley
Mt. Eden Parent Nursery School
San Lorenzo Community Center
Nuasery Schol
Forty six become U S citizens in Alabama oath
In a broad naturalization event, 46 residents from South County and Hayward, Union City, Castro Valley, Fremont, Pleasanton, Livermore, Newark, San Lorenzo, San Leandro, and other areas joined 120 new U S citizens after taking the oath in Alabama. Among the named new citizens are Keon San Leandro and several others from Portugal, China, Germany, India, Spain, and Korea, with listed addresses across multiple cities.
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South County
U.S
Ala. Meta County
Shakuntala Khatri
Miter Road
India
Union City
Anga Leonard
Coronation
Srive
Japan
Rosa
Thea Mueller
Mercury Way
Switzerland
Germany
Adriana Verastegui
Comet Cirelo
Peru
Maria Medina
Dalton Way
Costa Rica
Idaine Ferreira
Mario Alberto Ferreira
Bel HU Tourt
Portugal
Cherhard Coppel
Daisy St
San Lorenzo
Filipe Seoane
Tulsa
Cuba
Roy W. J. Douwes
Keller Ave
Wetherlands
Fremont
Cecilia Minh Quan Shih
Steven Poen Shih
Mildred Drive
China
Joscelyn Vanedermeyde
Cambria St
Netherlands
Howard Jettug
Ambar Place
Siao-Chiu Andrew Chen
Marigold Drive
Pleasanton
Maria Mseubar
Mobr Ave
Rita Mendes
Mendoza Court
Fremont to Release Impact Report on Growth Limits
The Fremont Chamber of Commerce will release an Economic Impact Report within two weeks. The study, funded by local business groups, analyzes restricted growth effects. Leon Mezzetti chairs the funding drive to publicize the report.
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Fremont
Pre- Mont
Leon Mezzetti
Hannon pushes old site minimum despite zoning drift
Supervisor Robert E. Hane urged the Alameda County Board to revert to the 5 acre building site minimum for agricultural zones until rural residential policies are defined. The plan aims to curb splitting ranches into small plots and may apply to areas along Palomares Road, Cull and Crow Canyon roads in Castro Valley.
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Robert E. Hane Non
Alameda County Board of Supervisors
Mannon
Happy Valley
Lille Valley
Measanton
Krotop Road
Apricot Way
Castro Valley
Palomares Road
Cull
Crow Canyon
Former Castro Valley official named Union City chamber chief
Winston King, former Castro Valley Chamber of Commerce manager, will become Union City Chamber of Commerce manager, replacing resigning Bittice Stull. He and his wife Mary Jane move from Los Gatos to Union City, starting at a $10 000 yearly salary. King, a retired Navy chief petty officer with 26 years service, has deep regional chamber ties and previously led Castro Valley Chamber for nine years.
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Union City
Winston King
Castro Valley
Chamber
Bill O'Brien
King
Los Gatos
Alameda County
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Carl Plegal
Niles
Elks Club
Farwell Drive
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Toka Bakarich
Manor Blvd
Yugoslavia
John Fatrick Galvin
Chumalia St
Republic of Ireland
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Fargo Ave
Fish Ch-Ching Lee
Belvedere Ave
Alice Hoi Yee Leung
Victor Po Shing Leung
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Ching
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Manor Rhyd
John and Rita Botelhe
Douglas Court
Costinha Martins
da Costa
Minerva St
Lim Hong Lee
Manuel Jose Macedo
W. Ave
Sith
Rom Hayward
Marty Azevedo
Newton St
Bessey Ellen Benson
Vallejo St
Im Yung Fong
Lund Ave
Korea
Helmut Harnisch
Madeline
Teresa Nieto Cortez
Garden Ave
Spain
Melo Fonna
Orlando Ave
Congo
Annalisa Noonan
Millsdale St
United Kingdom
Sara Viveiros
Nevada Road
Thomas Beezner
Redwood Mead
Camille Ford
San Miguel Ave
Bolivia
Narendra Khatri
Livermore
Chiu Cha Hatcher
Cedar Drive
Yorea
Young Mi Beck
Brittany Ave
Impact Report
Hannon
Acm
California Nursery CO
Comet Mission Blvd
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Agent Ave
P.O
Calif
C.V
Tedya
Hill & Dale
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