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VOL. XXII, NUMBER 42 • NOVEMBER 12, 2021                              WWW.PLEASANTONWEEKLY.COM

                                           5 NEWS     PUSD, teachers union reach tentative agreement

                                           11 PULSE   Driver dies in crash on West Las Positas Blvd.

                                           16 SPORTS    Brandon Crawford wins fourth Gold Glove
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Celebrating 60 Years of
                      Courage. Compassion. Healing.

                      Since 1961, ValleyCare has been committed
                      to providing compassionate, human-centered     d
                      health care to our neighbors in the Tri-Valley
                      and beyond.

                      As we celebrate our 60th anniversary and
                      look to the future, we’re growing with our
                      community to deliver unsurpassed primary
                      and specialty care.

                      Now integrated with Stanford Medicine, we’ree
                      harnessing state-of-the-art technologies,
                      investing in new facilities, and pioneering
                      breakthroughs in diagnosis and treatment foror
                      our patients.

                      We’re honored to have served our communityy
                      for over 60 years, and we stand ready to
                      uphold our promise of world-class health
                      care for the families of the Tri-Valley.

                      Today. And tomorrow.

                      valleycare.com/celebrating60

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VALLEY VIEWS                                    BY DOLORES FOX CIARDELLI

              Support during
                scary times
L      ast Sunday’s Veterans Day Pa-
       rade was dedicated to Pleas-
       anton Military Families, with
founders Chris Miller and Pat Frizzell
and current president Kim Beatty
                                          at the party was in high spirits.
                                              “OK, if they’re all happy, it will get
                                          better,” Kim remembered realizing.
                                          “And it certainly did.”
                                              Currently PMF has about 250
serving as grand marshals.                families on the mailing list but a core
   Miller organized Pleasanton Mili-      group of about 20 is “pretty tight,”
tary Families as a support group dur-     she told me, and they reach out
ing the Gulf War in 1991, and he and      to take new military families under
Frizzell started it up again in 2003      their wing. But things are winding
when we went to war in the Mideast        down.
following the attacks of 9/11. At that        “We used to have monthly support
time, reservists were called up to ac-    group meetings but they have gone
tive duty and young people enlisted,      by the wayside because of COVID,”
leaving families to cope with uncer-      Kim said. “We still do three pack-
tainty and fears as well as wanting to    outs a year, in March, June and
help their troops.                        November.”
   Several times a year, members have         Just a handful of local troops are
gathered for “packouts,” to assemble      deployed now, she noted, but they
care packages (food, toiletries, books,   are averaging about 200 care pack-
games, etc.) to mail to troops over-      ages per packout, sending some to
seas. And when military members           special forces units.
return, they are thrown a party in            PMF’s last homecoming celebra-
front of their home, complete with        tion was in January.
music, city officials and the Warriors’       “He was very surprised,” Kim said.
Watch Riders motorcycle brigade.          “These kids are very humble — they
   The organization grew quickly, re-     don’t think they’ve done anything
ceived its 501(c)3 nonprofit status,      special.”
and held big fundraisers to pay for           A few years ago, she volunteered
mailing the care packages, which          to emcee the homecomings.
cost around $20 each. At Miller’s re-         “Their family will surround them
quest, we began to mail the Pleasan-      at the end, and I give them the mic
ton Weekly to the PMF’s list of those     and they say their thank-yous,” she
serving in the Mideast.                   said. “What is so cool is that 99% of
   Now, I wondered, with the U.S.         them are so articulate.”
military out of Afghanistan and our           Now PMF is struggling for new
combat operations in Iraq winding         members, Kim said.
down, what is happening with the              “Have we run our mission?” she
group? A phone call to president Kim      asked. “We have met on that topic.
Beatty brought me up to date.             We kind of keep putting it out there.
   Kim’s son Alex, a Foothill High        It’s sad, but it’s not a bad thing that
grad, joined the U.S. Marine Corps        we’ve run our mission.”
toward the end of 2009 and was                “They started out as this little
stationed at Camp Pendleton in a          group, and I think they met every
unit that had just returned from a        week,” she added, “It was bad back
deployment.                               then, so scary.”
   “I was at Safeway one day and ran          Kim said her son Alex, discharged
into someone I knew,” Kim recalled.       in 2013, used his G.I. Bill to attend
“Her son was in the Marine Corps          Northwest Lineman College and
and she had a business card for PMF.      works in the field of electrical lines
She said, ‘You’ve got to contact these    and systems where he enjoys the
people.’”                                 camaraderie of his co-workers much
   Kim, her husband and daughter          as he did in the Marines.
went to the Christmas meeting and             And she continues with PMF,
found it informative — and fun.           which was there for her when she
   “When your kid or spouse go            needed it.
into the military there is no hand-           “It’s the greatest group of friends
book about it, what to know and           that a person could hope for,” she
what to expect,” Kim said. “You even      said. Q
have to learn the talk: What’s this            Editor’s note: Dolores Fox Ciardelli is
‘MOS’?” (It’s “military occupational         Tri-Valley Life editor for the Pleasanton
specialties.”)                                 Weekly. Her column, “Valley Views,”
   But it was about more than learn-      appears on the second and fourth Fridays
ing the lingo. She saw that everyone                                    of each month.

About the Cover
Residents lined Main Street in Pleasanton to watch as dozens of veteran
organizations, local leaders and community groups took part in the festive Tri-
Valley Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony, which returned to downtown last
Sunday after a one-year hiatus due to the pandemic. Photo by Chuck Deckert.
Cover design by Doug Young.                             Vol. XXII, Number 42
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Streetwise                                                ASKED AROUND TOWN

                                                                                What are your working conditions
                                                                                 like these days, and how is that
                                                                                       working out for you?
                                                                                                                   Juli Carter Legal assistant
                                                                                                                   I have a hybrid situation where I work 60%
                                                                                                                   in the office and 40% at home. Being at
                                                                                                                   the office is just great, but getting there
                                                                                                                   and back really sucks. The daily commute
                                                                                                                   makes me acutely aware of the amount of
                                                                                                                   time I waste in that regard every day. But at
                                                                                                                   the same time, it makes me appreciate how
                         See your pediatrician,                                                                    not-awful my current situation is because I
                                                                                                                   don’t have to do that every workday.

                         right in your kitchen.                                                                    Sierra Randall Special education teacher
                                                                                                                   At the beginning of COVID we were all
                  Virtual visits or in-person visits at                                                            entirely remote, and that was really tough.
                                                                                                                   We were then hybrid for awhile, which also
                           LPSR Pediatrics                                                                         was very difficult. We are now fully back
                                                                                                                   in our classrooms in person, and that is
                                                                                                                   great. Overall things feel largely normal,
                                                                                                                   and it is so wonderful for teachers and
                                                                                                                   students to all be back together again,
                                                                                                                   physically, in the same place.

                                                                                                                   David Delgadillo Chemist
                              genpeds.stanfordchildrens.org                                                        As someone who works under a fume
                                                                                                                   hood, I had no choice but to be working
                                                                                                                   at my place of business the whole time. I
                                                                                                                   spent so much time working all by myself
                                                                                                                   at my place of business, being so envious
        Tri-Valley readers, what is                                                                                of my friends and also my co-workers who
                                                                                                                   had the luxury of working from home. Now

     local journalism worth to you?
                                                                                                                   many people are back at work and we have
                                                                                                                   our camaraderie and real interaction back.

                                                                                                                   Zach Peffer College student/server
                                                                                                                   I am a full-time remote student and a
                                                                                                                   part-time server physically at my place of
                                                                                                                   business. Doing school from home has
                                                                                                                   been OK, but it has been really helpful
                                                                                                                   being able to get out into the community.
                                                                                                                   I think it would be much more difficult to
                                                                                                                   be a college student, entirely remotely, if
                                                                                                                   I weren’t able to have the human contact
                                                                                                                   that I have through work.

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Newsfront
DIGEST                                Pleasanton Unified, teachers union reps
Goodguys car show
   The Goodguys Rod and Cus-
tom Association is holding its
                                     reach tentative agreement in negotiations
31st Autumn Get-Together                   Deal headed to APT members for ratification vote next week, then to school board Nov. 18
at the Alameda County Fair-
grounds this weekend.                         BY JULIA BAUM                    APT President Michelle VerKuil-        An impasse between APT and PUSD          adjustment (COLA) increase for the

                                    L
   More than 2,500 American-               ess than a month after a         len did not respond to requests for       was declared in September, around        2021-2022 school year, even though
made or -powered hot rods,                 strike was authorized by its     comment as of press time Tuesday.         the same time the California Teach-      the state has increased the district’s
customs, classics, muscle cars
                                           members, the Association of      Members of the union recently held        ers Association (CTA) also requested     ongoing funding by over 5% for the
and trucks of all years will fill
the fairgrounds in Pleasanton.      Pleasanton Teachers has reached         several rallies outside the district      to enter fact-finding.                   2021-2022 school year alone.”
   Other attractions and activi-    a “tentative agreement” with the        administration office during meet-           The district did not provide any         The teachers union also said
ties will include the Indoor        Pleasanton Unified School District      ings of the Board of Trustees to share    details about the newly proposed         health benefits are not included in
Muscle Car Show, Veterans Day       in the two sides’ ongoing contract      their message.                            agreement, citing the need to wait       certificated salaries, and that their
celebrations, Goodguys Auto-        negotiations.                              According to Haglund, the agree-       for the union’s ratification vote. Be-   members “are currently paying an
Cross, Burn Out Competition,           Superintendent David Haglund         ment will be brought to APT mem-          fore the impasse was declared, PUSD      average of $14,000 or more a year
Swap Meet and Cars 4 Sale Cor-      said he was “pleased to inform” the     bers for ratification during the next     had proposed a two-year compensa-        to provide medical insurance for
ral, Kids Zone and Nitro Thun-      PUSD community about the devel-         week, then presented to the Board         tion package (2020-2022) that they       themselves and their families,” with
derfest Dragster Exhibition.        opment in a message on Monday.          of Trustees for final approval at the     said is equivalent to a 5% compensa-     costs expected to rise up to 23.75%,
   The event runs from 8 a.m.
                                       “We are grateful to the partici-     district’s regular meeting on Nov. 18.    tion increase.                           depending on the plan, by next year.
to 4 p.m. this Saturday and
Sunday (Nov. 13-14). For tick-      pants of both negotiation teams for        In mid-October, more than 98%             When the strike authorization            Members have also pushed for
ets and more information, visit     their focused efforts to bring this     of PUSD’s collective bargaining unit      vote was first announced last month,     smaller classes and class loads, indi-
www.good-guys.com.                  settlement together,” Haglund said.     members who participated in in-           union representatives said PUSD          vidualized support for special edu-
                                    He did not detail specific terms        ternal balloting voted to allow a         was “proposing only an off-schedule      cation students, and offering “com-
Prayer Breakfast                    included in the proposed tentative      strike once state-mandated impasse        payment for the 2020-2021 school         petitive compensation” to retain and
                                    agreement.                              procedures have been “exhausted”.         year and a mere 2.0% cost-of-living      recruit more educators. Q
   The annual Tri-Valley Prayer
Breakfast is returning in-person
this year, with organizer City-
Serve of the Tri-Valley present-
ing the morning event on Nov.
                                                                                                                                                                      Council
22 at the DoubleTree by Hil-
ton Hotel on Johnson Drive in
                                                                                                                                                                      reviews
Pleasanton.
   “Attendees will enjoy break-
fast, prayer, music and a special
                                                                                                                                                                      climate
message from guest speaker Dr.
John Jackson, president of Wil-
liam Jessup University-Rocklin
                                                                                                                                                                       goals
Campus,” the nonprofit said.                                                                                                                                    Climate Action Plan 2.0
The ninth annual Prayer Break-
fast is part of CityServe’s “Sea-                                                                                                                                  outlines range of
son of Serving” this fall and                                                                                                                                      actions for future
winter. Visit cityservecares.org
to learn more.                                                                                                                                                            BY JULIA BAUM
                                                                                                                                                                  Two sets of primary and second-
Turkey Drop                                                                                                                                                    ary actions recommended for ad-
   The sixth annual Mony                                                                                                                                       dressing climate change in Pleasanton
Nop Turkey Drop, organized                                                                                                                                     were presented to the Pleasanton City
by local Realtor Mony Nop to                                                                                                             ALLISON + PARTNERS    Council last week, giving residents an
benefit Tri-Valley Haven, will        The property that housed the now-defunct Livermore Valley Charter School just north of the Airway Boulevard              updated look at the city’s proposed
be back next Sunday (Nov. 21)         freeway interchange has been converted to an office park occupied by 13 individual businesses.                           Climate Action Plan (CAP) 2.0.
from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in front                                                                                                                                   Recommendations in CAP 2.0 in-
of Livermore City Hall at 1052
S. Livermore Ave.
   Supporting local families
                                              Former site of Livermore                                                                                         clude a set of 15 primary actions, and
                                                                                                                                                               10 secondary actions. City leaders,
                                                                                                                                                               staff and stakeholders have suggest-
in need this holiday season,
the Turkey Drop aims to help
“make sure that all families will
                                             charter school converted to                                                                                       ed more than 150 actions since the
                                                                                                                                                               draft’s initial review last year, when
get a turkey at Thanksgiving,”
Tri-Valley Haven officials said.           office park; units sell for $29M                                                                                    work on the document began.
                                                                                                                                                                  The final version of CAP 2.0 will
   On the event day, residents                                                                                                                                 include an itemization of the city’s
can drop off a frozen turkey,                     Startups, notary, childcare center among new occupants                                                       goals for reducing greenhouse gas
gift card or cash donation.                   BY CIERRA BAILEY              sure of both schools, the LVJUSD         ter, a music school and an emer-          emissions and other local-level ac-
Contributions can also be made
                                         Montevina Business Park — for-     Board of Education revoked both          gency services training facility.         tions to combat climate change.
at the Grocery Outlet on Rail-
road Avenue in Livermore this         merly the site of Livermore Valley    of the company’s charters, and the          Colliers, a diversified profession-       Staff said the most significant
month. For more information,          Charter School — has been sold to     U.S. Securities and Exchange Com-        al services and investment manage-        change based on outreach was exist-
visit www.trivalleyhaven.org. Q       13 individual owners for a total of   mission brought charges against          ment company, completed the sale          ing building electrification, of which
                                      $29 million.                          two Tri-Valley Learning Corpora-         of the 88,200 square-foot commer-         “concerns were raised regarding exist-
                                         Livermore Valley Charter School    tion officials for violation of fed-     cial site earlier this year, the firm     ing building electrification mandates”
                                      and Livermore Valley Charter Pre-     eral securities law, according to        said in a statement on Monday.            during that time.
Correction                            paratory high school shuttered        LVJUSD.                                     Redwood Property Investors                “Given the concerns regarding reg-
Last week’s photo item “Tom           their doors on June 13, 2017,            The entire campus vacated by          — an Oakland-based real estate            ulatory aspects of this action that were
Petty tribute band at Firehouse”      after the company that operated       the charter school, which is lo-         investment, development and op-           daylighted throughout the outreach
listed an incorrect date for the      the schools, Tri-Valley Learning      cated at 3142 Constitution Drive         erating company — retained Col-           process, the action was modified to
concert. The Big Jangle Band’s        Corporation, filed for Chapter 11     in Livermore, is now occupied by         liers’ senior vice presidents Larry       remove the regulatory components
show at the Firehouse Arts            bankruptcy.                           owner-users of varying industries        Easterly and Benjamin Harrison            of this action,” staff said. “The action
Center will be held on Nov. 20.          Upon completion of the aca-        and services including unions,
The Pleasanton Weekly regrets         demic term and following the clo-     startups, a notary, a childcare cen-           See OFFICES on Page 10                     See CLIMATE on Page 10
the error.
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NEWSFRONT

   Supervisor Chan dies after being hit by car while walking dog
                                               Bay Area leaders pay tribute to ‘trailblazer’ of county and state politics
   “North star,” “trailblazer,” and “one   her dog Maggie when the collision         of Supervisors, but she was also the      e-newsletter.                               and Pacific Islander electeds to fol-
of our strongest leaders” are some         occurred.                                 first woman and the first Asian Amer-        “Over the past four decades Wilma        low in her footsteps,” he continued,
of the terms Bay Area elected offi-           Chan, who had also served in the       ican to serve as State Assembly Major-    and I were at times close collabora-        adding:
cials used to de-                          State Assembly earlier in her political   ity Leader.”                              tors in the unincorporated areas of            “It is no exaggeration to say we
scribe Alameda                             career, suffered a head injury and was       “She was passionate about expand-      Alameda County, at times opponents          have lost a legend and will grieve this
County Supervi-                            taken to Highland Hospital where she      ing health care and protecting Cali-      on some County issues, but the deep         loss for some time to come. May her
sor Wilma Chan,                            died at 2:30 p.m., her office said in a   fornians, especially families of color,   admiration and respect I held and           name always be synonymous with
who died after                             statement. She was 72.                    from environmental toxins,” Skin-         will always hold for her remained a         fearless progress and the power of
being struck by a                             “This is such a devastating loss,”     ner said. “She was also instrumental      common thread between us,” Miley            one.”
car last week in                           State Sen. Nancy Skinner (D-Oak-          in saving San Leandro Hospital, an        wrote.                                         Supervisor David Haubert, who
Alameda.                                   land), said in a statement.               essential East Bay institution, from         “She was a fierce advocate for those     represents Dublin and Livermore in
   Police       re-     Wilma Chan            “Wilma Chan was an absolute trail-     closure.”                                 who many times had no voice, an             District 1, wrote on Twitter, “I am
sponded just after                         blazer and a decades-long champion        Fellow Alameda County Supervi-            accomplished and beloved elected of-        deeply saddened by the tragic loss
8 a.m. Nov. 3 to Shoreline Drive and       for those in need,” Skinner said. “She    sor Nate Miley, whose district in-        ficial, and a tireless visionary in shap-   of my colleague, Alameda County
Grand Street after someone reported        was not only the first Asian American     cludes Pleasanton, shared thoughts        ing policy in our County and paving
the collision. Chan had been walking       elected to the Alameda County Board       about his late colleague in his weekly    the way for many Asian American                 See WILMA CHAN on Page 9

           Dolan to serve as interim city manager for Pleasanton
                                                     Recruitment for permanent leader could take up to six months
           BY JULIA BAUM                   after Thanksgiving, city officials an-       Dolan was previously the city di-      community as interim city manager           on finding an excellent match for the
   Pleasanton assistant city manager       nounced last week.                        rector of community development           to continue to address the issues at        organization and the community”
Brian Dolan is poised to be appoint-          After 31 years of public service,      for seven years, overseeing planning,     hand and further implementation of          during the search for Fialho’s re-
ed interim city manager starting next      Fialho — who oversaw a spectrum           building, code enforcement and en-        city workplan priorities.”                  placement, which is expected to take
month while a                              of city functions and worked for five     gineering activities across the city,        After interviewing several execu-        between four to six months. A start-
recruitment ef-                            mayors and 19 council members dur-        as well as working on the fourth          tive recruiting firms, the Pleasanton       ing date for the new city manager is
fort is underway                           ing his 25 years with the city — will     cycle Housing Element, implement-         City Council selected Avery Asso-           anticipated in early 2022.
to find a perma-                           step down from his job on Nov. 30.        ing the Staples Ranch Specific Plan,      ciates, which “will work with the              Dolan’s contract terms as inter-
nent replacement                              Pending contract approval by the       and initial planning of the Workday       council to identify and present a slate     im city manager is expected to be
for outgoing City                          council, Dolan is expected to serve       headquarters development.                 of strong candidates for the council        included in next Tuesday’s council
Manager Nel-                               as interim city manager during the           In a statement to the Weekly, Dolan    to interview,” officials said in a state-   meeting agenda, officials said. The
son Fialho, who                            transition period, effective Dec. 1,      said, “I’m looking forward to work-       ment on Nov. 3.                             staff report had not been released as
is set to retire      Brian Dolan          according to officials.                   ing with the council, the staff and the      Officials said, “The firm will focus     of press time. Q

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NEWSFRONT

                           New vaccine requirement for first responders
                                                          County health order provides out with weekly test, masks
           BY JULIA BAUM                   health care facilities must be fully         In a statement, the Alameda Coun-         person may contract the virus that           holiday gatherings approaching.”
   First responders and medical trans-     vaccinated.                               ty Public Health Department said,            causes COVID-19, vaccinated per-                COVID-19 vaccine boosters are
port workers in Alameda County will           Those not vaccinated by then           “Due to the nature of their profes-          sons are less likely to be infected          recommended for residents 65 and
be required to be fully vaccinated         must continue to wear face masks          sions, these workers are at high-risk        and those who do test positive for           older, and people who are medi-
against COVID-19 before Christmas,         while around patients or residents        for spreading COVID-19 to patients           COVID are infectious for a shorter           cally vulnerable or at high-risk for
after the county’s health officer issued   and undergo weekly testing for            in their care, to older and medically        time, reducing the chances that a            exposure or severe illness. Flu and
a new order on Tuesday.                    COVID-19. A booster shot is not           vulnerable residents, and to staff at        vaccinated person will spread the            COVID-19 vaccines can be admin-
   By Dec. 21, all law enforcement         required to be fully vaccinated right     these health care settings.”                 virus to others.”                            istered at the same time, officials
and firefighters in Alameda County,        now. Employers can also require              “COVID-19 vaccines are proven                County officials are “strongly” en-       said. They also noted that the Pfizer-
those who provide 9-1-1 ambulance          workers to be fully vaccinated and        to be safe and effective at prevent-         couraging “every eligible person to          BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was
or non-emergency medical trans-            not provide a test and mask option        ing severe illness and death,” offi-         get fully vaccinated as soon as pos-         recently approved for use in children
port, and people who enter high-risk       for them.                                 cials said. “While a fully vaccinated        sible, especially with the winter and        5 to 11 years old. Q

              Council backs city law requiring guns to be locked up
                                                            Pleasanton ordinance also aims to fill gap in state law
   The Pleasanton City Council last        Public Health saying an estimated         thing to do.”                                   “I strongly believe that if you are       dren, but on occasion have children
week unanimously approved an or-           54% of gun owners don’t lock up              “I think the safety of our residents      a gun owner, you have a duty and a           come to visit. And when they come to
dinance requiring the city’s gun own-      all their guns or store them trigger-     is of the utmost importance,” Arkin          burden to our community, to exercise         visit, sometimes these hazards occur.”
ers to either store them in a locked       locked, unloaded, and separate from       said. “It’s about the most important         responsible gun ownership, includ-              The staff report also said in 2020
container or keep an engaged trigger       ammunition.                               thing we can do, and anything we             ing safely securing your firearms,”          across the U.S., there were 369 un-
lock on their firearms.                       Council members said the ordi-         can do to ensure the safety of our           Balch said.                                  intentional shootings by children,
   The ordinance “seeks to curb ac-        nance fills a gap in state law by not     small children, and teenagers and               Mayor Karla Brown said she was            resulting in 142 deaths and 242
cess to firearms by children and other     limiting guns to be locked up only in     adults alike, it’s something worth           proud Pleasanton was taking the              injuries.
persons who may be at risk of harm-        homes where children, or someone          doing.”                                      extra step.                                     Other Bay Area cities have enacted
ing themselves or others,” according       specifically prohibited from possess-        Councilmember Jack Balch said                “The current state law does not           similar ordinances, including Dublin,
to a staff report.                         ing firearms, live.                       he was concerned the ordinance du-           apply to gun owners who do not have          Palo Alto, San Jose, and Redwood
   It also cites a 2016 study pub-            Councilmember Valerie Arkin said       plicated state law, but voted for it         children,” Brown said. “We frequently        City. Q
lished in the American Journal of          the ordinance was “an important           anyway.                                      know people who don’t have chil-                      —Tony Hicks, BCN Foundation

              Family, activists hold vigil for Laudemer Arboleda on
                  anniversary of his death in police shooting
                                  Mother reflects on Arboleda’s life, reacts to Danville officer’s recent assault conviction
         BY JEANITA LYMAN                  had a social worker. It failed us.”                                                                                                    Arboleda’s supporters said they
   More than 100 supporters from              Atienza and Leong said that the                                                                                                  were pleased that charges were finally
throughout the town and Bay Area           family had tried to contact police                                                                                                  brought against Hall, in April of this
gathered with the family of Laudemer       in the past to help Arboleda, after                                                                                                 year. However, they noted that it was
Arboleda outside the Danville Library      being directed to do so through other                                                                                               bittersweet — in that the decision was
to mark the third anniversary of his       services.                                                                                                                           announced the day after the murder
death last week.                              “We said he’s not in the right mind,                                                                                             conviction of now-former Minneapo-
   “The life of Laudemer Arboleda          they said as long as he’s not hurting                                                                                               lis police officer Derek Chauvin for
doesn’t belong to Officer (Andrew)         anyone or threatening anyone ... it                                                                                                 on-duty killing George Floyd, which
Hall,” said Jeannie Atienza, mother        just failed us tremendously,” Leong                                                                                                 led to increased scrutiny of police
of the 33-year-old Filipino American       said.                                                                                                                               violence throughout the country and
man from Newark who died in a                 On that fateful Saturday in Novem-                                                                                               worldwide, yet nearly three years
police-involved shooting in Danville       ber 2018, police did respond to a call                                                                                              after they’d first begun struggling to
on Nov. 3, 2018 that a jury 10 days        regarding Arboleda — from a Dan-                                                                                                    bring a case against Hall.
ago deemed to be criminal assault by       ville resident who’d seen him walking                                                                                                  In addition, Hall went on to be in-
                                                                                                                                                               JEANITA LYMAN
Deputy Hall. “It belongs to God. He        in town and thought he appeared           Jeannie Atienza holds a trifold dedicated to her son at a vigil outside the
                                                                                                                                                                               volved in a shooting incident leading
had no right to do that.”                  suspicious. The encounter ultimately      Danville library on Nov. 3, the third anniversary of his death.                           to the death of another man in Dan-
   “He was my youngest one, my             led to a slow-speed vehicle pursuit                                                                                                 ville with a history of mental health
companion and my baby,” Atienza            with police and his death from nine       trial.                                       settlement reached with the county           troubles, Tyrell Wilson, in March of
said.                                      bullets fired by Hall on the edge of          “It’s not self defense,” Atienza said.   government last week, Atienza also           this year.
   Reflecting on her son’s life, Atienza   downtown.                                 “It’s common sense — 10 rounds of            remained firm that she did not agree            Longtime Danville resident Veron-
said that at 3 years old Arboleda was         Atienza said her son was always        bullets, and a semi-automatic pistol.        with the final verdict, in which a mis-      ica Benjamin said that she had first
pronounced dead from complications         shy, and had been known for running       You know it’s not self defense.”             trial was declared on the manslaugh-         learned about the Arboleda shooting
due to meningitis but revived by           away from strangers as a child.               “Officer Hall seemed like he had         ter count.                                   when preparing to speak at a Black
doctors.                                      “My neighbor would say, ‘How           it in mind that he was going to teach           “I hope that Andrew Hall will be          Lives Matter event in Danville last
   “My doctor told me that you might       come your son would run away              the other officers how to handle a           put in jail,” Atienza said. “There’s no      year, and was reawakened to the
have a problem with him later on,”         when I saw him?’” Atienza said. “He       situation like that,” added Atienza’s        closure until justice is served, and         problem of police violence when she
Atienza said. “But he was never vio-       was scared. That’s why he ran away.       brother-in-law, Greg Miller.                 it will be less painful to know that         heard about Wilson’s death.
lent. Very gentle, very thoughtful.”       And that’s what happened when he              The same jury deadlocked on the          justice is served. But as of now, it’s not      “I totally got caught up in my life,
   Arboleda’s sister, Jennifer Leong,      was being chased by the police.”          charge of voluntary manslaughter             being served.”                               until Tyrell, because I used to see
said her brother was diagnosed with           Atienza said she did not have any      against Hall, whose attorneys con-              Atienza and her family said that          Tyrell every day,” said Benjamin, co-
paranoia, but that despite numer-          patience for arguments from the de-       tended the fatal shooting was justifi-       they would continue to push the              founder of Conscious Contra Costa,
ous signs that something was wrong,        fense attorneys for Hall, the Contra      able self-defense.                           Contra Costa County District Attor-          which helped organize Wednesday’s
every effort to find him appropriate       Costa County sheriff’s deputy as-             “They should know how to de-             ney’s Office to pursue a retrial of Hall’s   vigil for Arboleda. “He was around
help came up short.                        signed to the Danville Police Depart-     escalate the situation, not just kill to     manslaughter charge in January, and          every single day at the bus stop in the
   “The mental health system failed        ment who was convicted of assault         end the pursuit,” Atienza said.              to advocate that he not be allowed to        morning.”
us,” Leong said. “We begged everyone       with a firearm in Arboleda’s death on         Despite Hall’s felony assault con-       continue working in law enforcement
for help, for anything. It failed us. We   Oct. 26 during a widely publicized        viction and a $4.9 million civil             in any capacity.                                  See ARBOLEDA on Page 10

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 Final Plan Bay Area 2050 initiatives                                                                                                   COMPOST
    adopted by oversight agencies
            ‘A commitment to do hard things, not just think about them’
                                                                                                                                        GIVEAWAY!
   The Bay Area is one step closer         Oct. 21 vote. “But the new plan can         and programs that mirror the 30-year         Pleasanton residents can pickup
to achieving its $1.4 trillion strategy    serve as a north star for the Bay Area’s    plan before all the financial means are
to improve housing, transportation,        journey to 2050.”                           secured.                                         up to 2 bags of compost
economic and environmental con-                The implementation plan is what            “Plan Bay Area 2050 reflects a
cerns as two oversight agencies ap-        will transform this goal sheet into         shared vision that can’t be imple-               WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!
proved the final roadmap of Plan Bay       action, according to the MTC. Over          mented by any single agency,” said
Area 2050 late last month.                 the next five years, the two agencies       ABAG Executive Board President and
   The plan, laid out in 35 differ-        will work to complete 80 actions with       Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin in a
ent strategies, hopes to improve the       the help of relevant organizations and      statement. “To bring all these strate-
quality of life in the Bay Area’s nine     local policymakers.                         gies to fruition will require ABAG
counties with five principles in mind:         “The Implementation Plan is a           and MTC to strengthen our exist-
affordability, connectivity, diversity,    commitment to do hard things, not           ing partnerships and to form new
health and vibrancy.                       just think about them,” said ABAG-          ones — not just with our cities and
   Per Senate Bill 375, oversight agen-    MTC Executive Director Therese Mc-          counties and the state government,
cies Association of Bay Area Govern-       Millan in a statement. “Even if these       but also with the federal government,
ments and the Metropolitan Trans-          steps have to be taken incrementally,       businesses and nonprofits.”
portation Commission are respon-           they will lead us to a more equitable          MTC representative John Goodwin
sible for crafting a long-form plan to     and resilient Bay Area.”                    said that though the 2050 plan has
adequately meet a larger population’s
needs, which includes proper hous-
                                               These actions build on the previ-
                                           ous Plan Bay Area 2040 long-term
                                                                                       more concrete areas of focus and
                                                                                       short-term goals than previous plans,             SATURDAY, NOV 2OTH
ing, infrastructure improvements and       plan, backed by assessments on pre-         the agencies recognized that they              9 AM – NOON (OR WHILE SUPPLIES LAST)
job opportunities, along with solu-        existing local authorities, financial re-   can’t do the work on their own.
tions to mitigate climate concerns.        sources, political support and capac-          And in the light of the COVID-19             3110 BUSCH RD. (IN FRONT OF PGS OFFICE)
   It took almost four years in the        ity. Some near-future steps include         pandemic, which MTC and ABAG
making and over 20,000 commu-              adopting new pilot programs for             say posed new, long-term effects on          Open your trunk or hatch and a PGS team member
nity member contributions, but the         affordable housing strategies, hiring       the region’s prosperity on all fronts,        will load compost into your vehicle. Please show
forerunning agencies agreed to move        more workers in infrastructure and          resiliency is key in the project.
onto its next step in the process,         transportation industries, investing           “We’re going to have to work with                 driver’s license for proof of residency.
which they call the Implementation         in freeway congestion studies and           a lot of partners — public and private
Plan.                                      further implementing and protecting         alike,” Goodwin said in a statement.                           INFORMATION
   “Building and preserving afford-        conservation areas.                         “The Implementation Plan candidly            925-846-2042 | info@PleasantonGarbageService.com
able housing. Adapting to sea level            As the project calls on an additional   identifies where MTC and/or ABAG
rise. Getting more people closer to        $780 billion in revenue to implement        already have the capability to take ac-
their jobs and more jobs closer to the     its goals, the MTC and ABAG plan            tion, where we have partial capacity,
people. Sharing prosperity equitably.      to work with their partners to source       and where our influence is limited
All of these are big lifts,” MTC Chair     funds from local, regional, state and       and our partners’ roles necessarily
and Napa County Supervisor Alfredo         federal levels. It also means the plan      will have to be bigger.” Q
Pedroza wrote in a statement after the     needs to build on existing agencies             —Olivia Wynkoop, BCN Foundation
                                                                                                                                        LIVE AT THE BANKHEAD
   WILMA CHAN                              3, which includes Alameda, San Le-
                                           andro, San Lorenzo, Hayward Acres
                                                                                       position on the Board of Supervisors,
                                                                                       winning election to the seat in 2010
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                                           and parts of Oakland.                       and retaining it again in 2014 and
Supervisor Wilma Chan. Her dedica-            This was her second tenure               2018.
tion to serving our community and          on the Alameda County Board of                  “Supervisor Chan was a north star
helping others for over 30 years will      Supervisors.                                for so many important issues that
never be forgotten. I am grateful to
have had the opportunity work with
                                              She became the first Asian Ameri-
                                           can person ever elected to the board
                                                                                       served the vulnerable in our com-
                                                                                       munity,” Alameda County District
                                                                                                                                                FRI NOV 26 at 8:00pm
her. May she Rest In Peace.”               when she won her seat in 1994, serv-        Attorney Nancy O’Malley said in a
   Chan advocated on behalf of chil-       ing until 2000 when voters elevated         statement. “She was a champion, for
dren, families, and seniors and ad-        the Democrat to the State Assembly          example, of All In Alameda County,”
vocated for affordable housing and         — where she sat for three terms until       which helps to alleviate poverty.
health care for the uninsured, her         2006.                                           Berkeley City Councilman Rigel
office said. She represented District         Chan decided to pursue her old           Robinson said on social media, “Traf-
                                                                                       fic violence took one of our strongest
                                                                                       leaders today. May her memory drive
                                           Swalwells welcome                           us to fight ever harder for a healthier,
                                                                                       safer future.”
                                           new son, Hank                                   Alameda police said the driver of
                                           Harold “Hank” Warren Swalwell,              the vehicle that struck Chan on Nov.                                                  JOY TO THE
                                           the third child of U.S. Rep. Eric           3 stayed at the scene and cooperated                                                     WORLD:
                                           Swalwell (D-Livermore) and wife             with the investigation. No other de-                                                   A CHRISTMAS
                                           Brittany, was born on Nov. 2 at             tails were being released by police or                                                      MUSICAL
                                           8:18 p.m. (Eastern), weighing 7             the city, including the driver’s name                                                      JOURNEY
                                           pounds, 8 ounces and measuring
                                           20.5 inches. “Brittany and I are
                                                                                       with the investigation still ongoing.                                                     FEATURING
                                           overjoyed to announce the birth of              Surviving Chan are two children                                                   DAMIEN SNEED
                                                                                       and two grandchildren. They wish to
                                           our son,” the congressman said in
                                                                                       thank the first responders and medi-                                                      SUN DEC 5
                                           a statement the next day. “Hank
                                           and Brittany are both doing very            cal staff who cared for their mother                                                       at 3:00pm
                                           well, while Nelson and Cricket are          and grandmother, and the family is
                                           eager to welcome baby brother               requesting privacy at this time, ac-
                                           and outnumber Mom and Dad to                cording to Chan’s office. Q
                                           form a governing coalition for the
                                           household.”
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         CLIMATE                            have hot water if everything’s elec-     counted for in the plan,” Dennis said.        “It seems to me that there’s a dy-          credits, do more research, mandate
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                                            tric,” Brown said. “We need to have         “Climate action and the manage-         namic there that we could use to               more, and suggest less,” Combs said.
                                            electricity or you can’t power any-      ment of emissions and the sequestra-       also pay for some of those things                 Combs added, “The infrastructure
now focuses on grid resilience, evalu-      thing in your home if we’re off our      tion of carbon is really our growth        that aren’t on the main list right now,        is done, the next frontier is our cli-
ation of existing buildings, municipal      natural gas reliability requirements.”   management strategy for the future,        but actually could find us partners            mate and environment. Be the cli-
building electrification, voluntary and        During the public hearing, resident   and anything that the city of Pleas-       for even exceeding our goals in the            mate action council for us, but mostly
incentive-based community building          Sharon Piekarski said “we have only      anton does to not only improve our         future,” Dennis added.                         for the future.”
electrification, outreach and educa-        a very short window to prevent total     quality of life through that process          Jocelyn Combs, a former repre-                 Other proposed actions in the
tion, and tracking progress toward          catastrophe.” Citing transportation as   but monetize our success in that pro-      sentative on the East Bay Regional             CAP 2.0 include developing a zero-
electrification in Pleasanton.”             the largest source of greenhouse gas     cess will serve us really well. I have a   Park District Board of Directors, said         emissions vehicle infrastructure plan,
   Though electrification through-          emissions in the city, Pierkarski said   feeling this issue is only going to get    “There’s nothing radical in the plan,          requiring bike parking and encourag-
out the entire city was supported,          “encouraging alternative means of        bigger, not smaller,” she added.           just good commonsense proposals,”              ing solar energy for new develop-
Councilmember Jack Balch said he            getting around is very important to         Dennis also asked if the city is        and told the council that “this is your        ment, and establishing a food recy-
wanted to ensure “grid reliability so       achieve reduction goals.”                “planning to have any standards and        opportunity to lead us aggressively            cling program in order to decrease
that we’re not encouraging residents           “That means it’s vitally important    requirements for people who are            with greenhouse gas emission reduc-            organic materials in landfills as well
to put in gas-powered, propane-pow-         to provide safe, convenient, active      bringing new land-uses to our city,        tions for our city.”                           as reduce methane emissions.
ered or natural gas-powered backup          transportation options by implement-     whatever they are, for mitigating their       “In my letter to you, I suggested              City staff aim to bring the final CAP
generators.”                                ing the Bicycle and Pedestrian Mas-      emissions so that we don’t end up          having staff as recommended by the             2.0 document forward for final coun-
   “We need to continue to educate          ter Plan, the trans master plan and      with more emissions than we have           committee take on more action items,           cil approval early next year, according
our public that an HVAC unit that           continuing to implement the city’s       today.”                                    front load the plan and sell carbon            to the city website. Q
uses heat pumps is not going to pro-        complete streets program,” Piekarski
vide immediate heat,” Balch said.           added.
   Mayor Karla Brown agreed that it            Former councilmember Becky                      OFFICES                          and then as you can imagine with               was designed for what it became,” he
was “really important with how con-         Dennis spoke about how housing,                  Continued from Page 5              the shutdown, it just caused a lot of          said.
sistent is that grid.”                      open space and transportation are                                                   unease amongst the buyers.”                       As part of the most recent transfor-
   “I know I’m certainly thinking as a      just some of the local decisions that    and late vice president John Hone             Harrison said that in addition to           mation, Redwood Property Investors’
person how much reliance do I want          will be affected by climate change.      in August 2019 to market and sell          low interest rates, he thinks one of the       in-house construction team complet-
on electricity when I can’t maybe cook         “All of those things are part of      the property’s 13 freestanding, indi-      reasons they were able to ultimately           ed light construction, such as over-
food or I couldn’t keep my house or         climate action and they can all be ac-   vidually parceled buildings of varying     continue selling during the pandemic           hauling former gymnasium and play
                                                                                     sizes between 3,600-13,200 square          was the appeal for companies to own            areas to create parking requirements,
                                                                                     feet                                       their property and have more autono-           preserving existing landscaping and
                                                                                        The team staged sales beginning         my over their business with respect to         concrete, and enhancing shared out-
                                                                                     Aug. 30, 2019 and throughout the           masking and other pandemic-related             door spaces. Q
                                                                                     pandemic, reporting the sale of the        protocols.
                                                                                     final building on July 19, 2021.              The development initially includ-
                                                                                        “Redwood Property Investors came        ed 16 buildings originally built in
                                                                                     upon a rare opportunity to purchase        2007. Two of the buildings were                      Pleasanton
                               HIGHLIGHTS                                            the former charter school site and         purchased as offices for the Livermore                 Weekly
   On March 3, 2020 Governor Newsom proclaimed a State of Emergency                  transform it into a highly attractive      Valley Joint Unified School District
   due to COVID-19 and has issued Executive Order N-29-20 and approved               asset suited for office users,” Easterly   (LVJUSD) and the other by a school.
   AB 361 suspending provisions of the Brown Act allowing meetings                                                                                                               PUBLISHER
                                                                                     said in the statement.                     Redwood Property Investors pur-                  Gina Channell Wilcox, Ext. 1171
   ]PH[LSLJVUMLYLUJPUNHUKTLTILYZVM[OLW\ISPJ[VVIZLY]LHUKVќLY                  “The fact that all 13 buildings have    chased the remaining 13 buildings
   comments telephonically or electronically. The virtual meetings will be                                                                                                       EDITORIAL
   streamed at https://www.youtube.com/user/TheCityofPleasanton
                                                                                     changed hands almost two years to          and pursued an individualized sales
                                                                                                                                                                                 Editor
                                                                                     the day after it was initially purchased   strategy.                                        Jeremy Walsh, Ext. 1172
   City Council                                                                      and during a period in which office           Reid Settlemeier, managing direc-             Tri Valley Life Editor
   Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.                                           sales activity slowed considerably is      tor of Redwood Property Investors,               Dolores Fox Ciardelli
   • Public Hearing: Adopt a resolution levying the Downtown Pleasanton              extremely gratifying,” he added.           attributed the company’s ability to              Livermore Vine Editor
     Business Improvement District Assessment for 2022                                                                                                                           Cierra Bailey, Ext. 6528
                                                                                        Harrison told Livermore Vine in         successfully transform the property
   • Continued from November 2, 2021 – Provide Policy Direction to                   an interview that pre-pandemic, they       from a school to a business park                 Editor Emeritus
     Implement an Alternative Mental Health Response Pilot Program                                                                                                               Jeb Bing
                                                                                     had hoped to sell all of the parcels       to their in-house project manage-
   • Continued from November 2, 2021 – Approve Memorandum of                                                                                                                     Staff Reporters
Community Pulse
POLICE BULLETIN                                                                                                                 • A driver died on Interstate 680
                                                                                                                             in Dublin after clipping a big-rig
                                                                                                                             and spinning across the freeway
                                                                                                                                                                    driver of the Honda to lose control,
                                                                                                                                                                    cross all lanes of traffic and collide
                                                                                                                                                                    with the center divider wall, before
                                                                                                                             before being struck by another         coming to rest sideways across
Driver dies in crash                                                                                                         vehicle last Friday morning, ac-       the No. 1 lane,” Hahn said. “The
                                                                                                                             cording to the California Highway      big-rig continued south, seemingly
with light pole on                                                                                                           Patrol.                                unaware that a collision occurred.”
West Las Positas                                                                                                                The Alameda County Coroner’s           Moments later, a white Ford
   A driver was killed after losing                                                                                          Bureau on Sunday publicly identi-      F150 truck struck the Civic, caus-
control of her car and crashing into                                                                                         fied the decedent as 60-year-old       ing injuries that were ultimately
a light pole along West Las Positas                                                                                          Dublin resident Jon Reiman.            fatal for the driver of the Civic
Boulevard last week, according to                                                                                               The fatal collision, which oc-      — later identified as Reiman. The
Pleasanton police.                                                                                                           curred at approximately 5:50 a.m.      pickup truck overturned as a result
   The Alameda County Coroner’s                                                                                              Friday, caused significant backups     of the crash with the Civic, and the
                                                                                                              JEREMY WALSH
Bureau on Sunday confirmed the                                                                                               along both sides of I-680 during       driver sustained moderate injuries,
                                         Flowers serve as memorial for victim in fatal crash on West Las Positas Blvd.       the morning commute as crews           according to Hahn.
identity of the decedent as Melanie
Mouat, 23, of Pleasanton.                traffic unit at 925-931-5100.                Both suspects allegedly ran when       worked to investigate the circum-         Hahn said DUI is not suspected
   The incident occurred around                               —Jeremy Walsh        deputies tried to speak with them.        stances and clean up the wreckage      in the fatal collision.
10:30 p.m. Nov. 4 when a silver                                                    Green was apprehended in the Ma-          on the southbound side.
                                                   In other news                                                                The situation unfolded on I-680        Authorities closed the three left
Toyota Avalon traveling at a high                                                  cy’s store and the other suspect got
rate of speed westbound on West                                                                                              just south of the Alcosta Boule-       lanes of southbound I-680 through
                                            • A 22-year-old Oakland man            away, sheriff’s officials said.
Las Positas Boulevard clipped the        was arrested at Stoneridge Shop-             San Mateo County sheriff’s of-         vard interchange when a dark gray      the area for the investigation, and
curb of the center median at a bend      ping Center in Pleasanton last week       ficials allege Green had several          Honda Civic traveling southbound       a Sig-Alert was issued due to traf-
in the road east of Hopyard Road,        on suspicion of at least two rob-         Rolex watches and a Glock pistol          sideswiped a big-rig in the No. 4      fic impacts on both sides of the
flipped onto its driver’s side and hit   beries in the Bay Area, San Mateo         with him. Deputies learned after          lane, according to CHP-Dublin Of-      freeway. All lanes were reopened
a light pole, according to Pleasan-      County sheriff’s officials said.          interviewing Green that he and            ficer Tyler Hahn.                      by 9:30 a.m. Friday. Q
ton police Capt. Kurt Schlehuber.           Fajon Green was arrested fol-          the other suspect were allegedly             “The initial collision caused the                       —Jeremy Walsh
   Officers arrived to find that the     lowing robberies in the city of San       involved in an armed robbery on
pole crushed the roof of the car         Ramon and at a golf course in un-         Nov. 3 in San Mateo, sheriff’s of-
into the passenger compartment,          incorporated San Mateo County.            ficials said.
and they then discovered a lone
female occupant deceased inside
                                            A second suspect is outstanding,
                                         according to sheriff’s officials, who
                                                                                      The robbery in San Ramon in-
                                                                                   volved a gun and was reported                        Richard Stuart Roman
the vehicle, Schlehuber said.            allege the two are part of a robbery      just after 11 a.m. on Baker Way,
   One witness remained at the           crew.                                     San Ramon police said Friday. Two
                                                                                                                                          October 4, 1941 – October 29, 2021
scene and spoke with investigators.         Green and another person al-           suspects stole cellphones, jewelry,
Schlehuber said it has not been          legedly stole a Rolex watch and a         a purse, and wallet, according to                Dr. Richard S. Roman,
determined whether drug or alco-         wallet at gunpoint from a person          police.                                       a    long-time      Pleasanton
hol impairment was a factor in the       at Crystal Springs Golf Course at            Capt. Denton Carlson said prop-            Oral Surgeon, passed away
crash.                                   6650 Golf Course Drive before flee-       erty from the robbery was in Green            October 29, surrounded by
   Portions of West Las Positas Bou-     ing in a silver Infiniti sedan on Nov.    and the other suspect’s vehicle at            his family.
levard, between Hopyard Road and         4, sheriff’s officials said.              the Stoneridge Shopping Center.                  Dr. Roman was born in St.
Coronado Lane, remained closed              The robbery in San Ramon oc-              No one was injured at the golf
until early afternoon Friday as a
                                                                                                                                 Maries, ID October 4, 1941,
                                         curred later that same morning            course, in San Ramon or at the
result of the wreck.                     and then Alameda County sheriff’s         mall, Carlson and sheriff’s officials         the only child of Margaret
   Anyone with information related       deputies soon spotted the suspects        said. Green was taken to San Mateo            and Richard Roman. He
to the fatal crash can contact the       at the Stoneridge Shopping Center         County Jail.                                  spent his early years in Boise,
Pleasanton Police Department’s           in Pleasanton.                                           —Keith Burbank, BCN            ID. At age 13, his father, who
                                                                                                                                 was a Civil Engineer, moved
                                                                                                                                 the family to San Luis Obisbo
                                           POLICE REPORT                                                                         to work for Cal Trans.
The Pleasanton Police Department made    Q 1:24 p.m., 1500 block of Brookline      Q 1:11 p.m., 3400 block of Old Foothill          Richard graduated from San Luis Obisbo High School
the following information available.       Loop; theft from auto                     Road; theft from auto                       in 1959. He continued his education at UCLA and trans-
                                         Q 2:09 p.m., 1300 block of Stoneridge     Q 1:15 p.m., 4200 block of Barbara            ferred to UCSB where he completed his undergraduate
Nov. 6                                     Mall Road; shoplifting                    Court; auto theft
Theft                                                                                                                            degree. He continued on to Dental School at UCSF and
                                         Q 3:45 p.m. on the 5600 block of          Q 3:28 p.m., 8500 block of Clubhouse
Q 10:58 a.m., 5400 block of Sunol          Owens Drive                               Drive; theft from auto                      graduated in 1967.
  Boulevard; catalytic converter theft   Fraud                                     Q 4:48 p.m. on the 5600 block of                 He then joined the US Army as a Captain and mar-
Q 11:19 a.m., 7600 block of 7600         Q 4:02 p.m. on the 5700 block of West       Owens Drive                                 ried Beverley before reporting for duty in Fort Dix, NJ.
  Stoneridge Mall Drive; auto theft        Las Positas Boulevard                   Q 7:46 p.m., 1300 block of Stoneridge
Q 4:01 p.m., 1400 block of Stoneridge
                                                                                                                                 They spent a wonderful 53 years together. Their daugh-
                                                                                     Mall Road; shoplifting
  Mall Road; shoplifting                 Nov. 3                                    Vandalism
                                                                                                                                 ter, Kimberly was born while the two were in Fort Dix.
Q 4:46 p.m., 1300 block of Stoneridge    Theft
                                                                                   Q 8:16 a.m. on the 5800 block of
                                                                                                                                 Richard was stationed in Korea and Texas before returning
  Mall Road; shoplifting                 Q 12:41 a.m. on the 4500 block of           Parkside Drive                              with his family to San Francisco to start his Oral Surgery
Warrant arrest                             Rosewood Drive
                                         Q 4:29 a.m. on the 5300 block of
                                                                                   Q 1:09 p.m. on the 3400 block of Old          Residency at UCSF. Their son, Eric, was born during this
Q 1:55 p.m. on the 2200 block of                                                     Foothill Road
  Stoneridge Mall Road                     Owens Court                                                                           time in San Francisco.
                                                                                   Q 1:54 p.m. on the 3400 block of Old
                                         Q 7:32 a.m., 5100 block of Hopyard
                                                                                     Foothill Road                                  In 1973 Richard and his family moved to Pleasanton,
Nov. 5                                     Road; theft from auto                                                                 CA where they would set roots. Richard opened an Oral
                                                                                   Q 5:24 p.m. on the 6600 block of
Theft                                    Q 8:56 p.m., 3700 block of Old Santa
                                           Rita Road; auto theft
                                                                                     Owens Drive                                 Surgery practice in town. He loved his patients and took
Q 9:59 a.m., 6600 block of Owens
  Drive; theft from auto                                                           Drug violation                                great pride in providing excellent individualized care. He
                                         Vandalism
                                                                                   Q 9:16 a.m. on the 6700 block of Bernal       was forced to sell the practice in 2006 to fight his first battle
Q 12:32 p.m. on the 5700 block of        Q 3:48 p.m. on the 4500 block of Lin
  Owens Drive                              Gate Street                               Avenue
                                                                                   Criminal threats
                                                                                                                                 with cancer. After winning the battle, he would occasion-
Q 6:48 p.m. on the 1400 block of         Q 8:02 p.m. on the 3000 block of Bernal
  Stoneridge Mall Road                     Avenue                                  Q 10:10 a.m. on the 4300 block of
                                                                                                                                 ally work for the group to whom he sold his practice.
Embezzlement                             Robbery                                     Foothill Road                                  Richard was a quiet gentle person who’s smile was
Q 4:54 p.m. on the 5800 block of         Q 8:41 p.m. at Stoneridge Drive and       Graffiti                                      genuine and infectious. You could find him most days in
  Owens Drive                              Stoneridge Mall Road                    Q 12:16 p.m. at West Lagoon Road and          his workshop happily woodworking or reading a book.
                                                                                     Laguna Creek Lane
Burglary                                 Nov. 2                                                                                  Richard will be greatly missed by his wife, Beverley
Q 7:25 p.m. on the 1000 block of Gray    Theft                                     Nov. 1                                        Roman, daughter, Kimberly Roman (Roman Nelson), son,
  Fox Circle                             Q 8:04 a.m., 7600 block of Stoneridge     Graffiti                                      Eric Roman (Caroline Dunn), and grandchildren Bailey,
                                           Drive; catalytic converter theft        Q 1:04 p.m. on the 7000 block of              Nathan and Charlie.
Nov. 4                                   Q 8:50 a.m. on the 3700 block of            Pleasanton Avenue
Theft                                      Ashwood Drive                           Warrant arrest
                                                                                                                                    At his request, a service will not be held. In lieu of flow-
Q 7:56 a.m., 900 block of Rose Avenue;   Q 9:49 a.m. on the 6000 block of Sunol    Q 2:09 p.m. at Bernal and Pleasanton
                                                                                                                                 ers, donations to the Cancer Society or Hope Hospice are
  auto theft                               Boulevard                                 avenues                                     greatly appreciated.
Q 8:12 a.m. on the 1600 block of East    Q 12:59 p.m., 1300 block of Stoneridge    Q 2:40 p.m. at Rosewood and Owens
  Gate Way                                 Mall Road; shoplifting                    drives                                                                                           PA I D   O B I T U A RY

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