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Proudly ending 16 years of City Council service
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The Spectrum.SEP.2009
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Welcome to the fifth anniversary issue of The Spectrum Magazine. We are celebrating by bringing
our readers stories that once again demonstrate that Redwood City is a community made up of unique
individuals, groups and organizations. Enjoy!
Last month’s cover story on Gary Mora proved to be popular and after several messages from readers, we
want to let you know that you can hear Mora playing all the oldies on the Internet at www.kyaradio.com.
This month we are excited to bring you our cover story on City Council members Jim Hartnett and
Diane Howard. Both were elected at the same time and they have faced the same issues while serving
our community for the past 16 years on the council. Contributing writer Valerie Harris tells their story
and informs us of their individual plans for the future.
In this anniversary issue we also have the stories of the Redwood City Fire Department’s Junior Fire
Academy, the Cargill Saltworks property development proposal and the starting of the “process,” and a
candid article on Spectrum publisher Steve Penna and our magazine.
We also bring you our regular features on community interests, nonprofit groups, senior activities,
financial advice by David Amann, information from the Redwood City School District, parties around
town, news briefs, community cultural events and the popular feature “A Minute With.”
In Penna’s column, “As I Was Saying…” he writes about the upcoming City Council election and the
activities of the candidates in that race. He also discusses campaign contributions by special interest
groups and shares news about new businesses opening in Redwood City.
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We are proud to be Redwood City’s most read and distributed publication and want to thank our
community for your support and dedication during our first five years.
Contents
This Month’s Photo Shoot – 4
RCSD Corner – 5
Junior Fire Academy May Need Help – 5
“As I Was Saying...” – 6
Colton Daines Marries Jeri Richardson – 7
Our Fifth Anniversary – 8
Cultural Events – 10
Community Interests – 12
News Briefs – 13
Hartnett and Howard Moving On – 16
Police Shut Down DUI Checkpoint – 21
Shop Redwood City – 22
Saltworks Plan Moves Forward – 24
Nonprofits in Actions – 27
Finance: Do You Have Enough – 29
Senior Activities – 29
A Minute With Steve Penna – 30
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Inside The Spectrum: Cover Story Photo Shoot
Publisher Steve Penna arranged this month’s cover photo shoot after the interviews for
the cover story were completed. He called Jim Hartnett and Diane Howard and secured
a meeting at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, at City Hall on the corner of Jefferson
Avenue and Middlefield Road.
Cover story photographer James Kaspar and Penna came together as they were
running errands in preparation for the shoot. Once at City Hall, they walked the
building to pick the best lighting and backdrop locations. Both Hartnett and Howard
have served on the City Council for 15 years and have been sitting in the present
council chambers for 12 years, after moving from the county chambers where the
council met before the new City Hall was dedicated in 1997.
Penna has a long history with both subjects, as he has interacted with each of them
professionally and personally over the years. They all seemed quite comfortable with
each other and genuinely enjoyed the time they were together during the shoot.
After some shots in the council chambers, they moved out into the lobby area where
the shots with the “stone” and cake were taken. The lighting proved to be just right for
Kaspar’s camera as the sun beamed through the large windows and captured the scene
perfectly.
The photos of Penna, Hartnett and Howard with the cake were as fun to watch as to
execute — the “cake in the face” celebrated their accomplishments and friendship.
The entire shoot took just about an hour and a half.
The Spectrum is honored to feature two people like Hartnett and Howard on our fifth
anniversary cover. They demonstrate the community spirit that many Redwood City
residents share and enjoy celebrating.
The “thinker” (Hartnett) and the “ambassador” (Howard) will leave behind a void of
experience and leadership that will be hard to match. But we are confident that these
two will continue their involvement and will be encouraging and supportive to our
community.
After all, they are a perfect example of Redwood City! Best of luck, H and H!
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RCSD Corner: News From the Redwood City School District
Behind the Scenes, Schools Prepare to Greet Students
Hawes School teacher
prepares math board for
student return
For students, summer provides a welcome break
from early alarm clocks, classroom time and
homework, but for teachers and school district
staff, the last weeks of summer are a time of review,
analysis, planning and preparation.
“Summer is the time when our district
leadership team and principals take a hard
look at test data and other student performance
information collected during the previous
year, decide what is working and what isn’t
working, and make adjustments to ensure that
every student is receiving a rigorous education
appropriate to their level of understanding
and achievement,” said Superintendent Jan
Christensen.
Christensen explained that in recent years
the district began implementing a districtwide achievement plan that uses
periodic student “benchmark” assessments throughout the year to help
teachers customize lessons so that they can quickly address areas where
student understanding is low and not waste time repeating information that
students have already mastered. During the weeks prior to beginning a new
school year, the state begins providing data from the annual STAR testing.
As information comes in, education leaders in Redwood City pore over state
data and results from district benchmark assessments given in the fall, winter
and spring. The data is then analyzed and organized to make it user-friendly
so that each school’s principal can work closely with school staff to refine
strategies used in the classroom and with individual students.
“Instruction has become more calibrated than ever before,” said
Christensen. “We now have sophisticated tools that help us measure the
effectiveness of our practices, so that we can constantly tailor and improve
our lessons. We are able to prevent academic problems that might otherwise
require complicated intervention later on.”
Frequent assessments, along with class work and teacher observations,
help identify students who need extra help and students who have mastered
the basics and need more challenge. This information is used in a variety of
ways. Teachers adjust their lessons to meet student needs. Students break into
targeted groups for part of each day that allow each student to get the level
of instruction appropriate to their need. Each school comes up with its own
strategy for how targeted instruction occurs, and that is part of the planning
that occurs in the summer.
Besides planning with colleagues and preparing lessons, teachers spend
the week before school begins attending trainings and setting up their rooms
for students. Schools are quiet but extremely busy places the last few days
before students arrive. On a recent afternoon at Hawes School, teachers were
arranging desks, sorting textbooks and preparing language and math boards
used for daily instruction.
“Late summer is an exciting time for school staff,” said Christensen.
“Every year offers a fresh start and a new opportunity to engage and
challenge our students. Even with the budget challenges we face this year, we
are not losing our laser focus on students.”
Redwood City schools serve about 9,000 kindergarten through eighthgrade
students in Redwood City and portions of San Carlos, Atherton,
Woodside and Menlo Park.
RWC Junior Fire Academy May Need Help
Steven Effisimo, 11, climbs a 100-foot ladder as
firefighter Justin Velasquez guides him at Fire Station 9
in Redwood City during the fifth annual Redwood City
Junior Fire Academy.
Looking up from the foot of a 100-foot ladder
atop a Redwood City fire engine, 11-year-old
Steven Effisimo only paused to get the rope
harness hooked up before beginning to climb.
Effisimo had announced his intention to climb
the ladder first before a firefighter gave safety
requirements of keeping three points of contact
— like two hands and one foot — on the ladder
at all times. And he followed through on his
enthusiasm. Other children feared the ladder,
which seemed to end high into the blue sky. But
Effisimo was eager. He should be; he waited five
years to have the opportunity to take part in the
Redwood City Junior Fire Academy. This year,
he is one of about 34 local youth ages 11 to 15
taking part in the camp, which may not be around
next year due to budget restraints, said firefighter/
paramedic Ernesto Marin.
The five-year-old program, which costs the
department about $8,000 to put on, has trained
more than 100 students on the basics of safety
needed in an emergency, said Marin. Students
learn CPR, basic first aid, fire safety, cooking
safety, home safety tips and how to prepare for a
natural disaster.
In one of the more exciting aspects of the
weeklong program, students had the opportunity
to climb a 100-foot ladder atop a fire engine,
extinguish a gas-fueled fire and work through a
“smoke maze.”
Effisimo watched his sister go through the
program multiple times as a youth and waited
years until he was old enough to enter. He thinks
he’ll be either a firefighter or a police officer when
he grows up. The view from the top of the ladder
may sway the decision; he described it as nice.
Other students were not so excited to begin the
climb. Eleven-year-old Max Michelini from San
Carlos wasn’t sure he would make it to the top.
His friend, Dominic Franchi, agreed.
Despite the ladder creating a bit of fear, the
boys were enjoying themselves. Franchi, whose
father is a firefighter, described the camp as
exciting. Michelini really enjoyed lunch, since it
often included yummy snacks.
Jessica Hatfield, a 12-year-old who attends
Tierra Linda Middle School, was excited about
what she was learning while at the academy.
Her father is also a firefighter, which meant he
could relate to everything she was going through.
Hatfield had a bit more confidence about the
ladder, especially since she already planned to
share details of the experience with her father.
Each participant also tried to find their way
through a smoke maze. The dark maze was filled
with theatrical smoke, but simulated a possible
scenario in which firefighters would need to be able
to feel their way through a challenging situation.
“You turn a corner and then it’s pitch black,”
12-year-old Brandon Cuschieri said.
These experiences really resonated with the
children, who were excited to get a hands-on
experience.
“Today’s been the most exciting,” said 11-yearold
Scottie Fitchen. “The stuff we learn indoors is
important, but not very fun.”
Garrett McCarthy, a Tierra Linda student, had
advice for those planning to enroll in the course
if it’s offered again. Being mature and paying
attention will be required, he said.
The program costs about $180 per child.
Parents can sign their children up through the
parks and recreation department. Since it costs
the department about $8,000 beyond those fees,
it was almost cut this year and will most likely be
cut next year, explained Marin.
To learn more about the programs offered, or
to make a donation to the program, visit www.
redwoodcity.org/fire.
Editor’s note: This article appeared first in the
Daily Journal newspaper.
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As I Was
Saying…
Publisher | Steve Penna
The Redwood City City Council race is off
and rolling, and some candidates are rolling in
campaign dollars. In what is usually an early
indication of support and votes, candidates
recently released their financial statements,
showing how much money they will have to spend
to inform voters of who they are and why they
want to serve our community.
In the period ending June 30, planning
commissioner and architect Jeff Gee led the
pack with $20,550 total raised. Among the
contributions he received were $100 each from
Frank Bartaldo, Barry Jolette, Keith Bautista,
Glenna Vaskelis, Memo Morantes, John
Seybert (also a candidate), Dennis McBride,
James Massey, Ron Galatolo (chancellor of
the San Mateo County Community College
District), Bob Dooley, Paul and Carol Mertens
(publishers of the Pilot, a monthly publication of
the Redwood Shores Community Association),
Richard and Dee Eva, Mayor Rosanne Foust,
Jim Hartnett, Frank and Lisa York (principals
at W.L. Butler Construction) and Jill Antonides
(Palo Alto Medical Foundation). He received $250
from John Adams and $1,000 each from Richard
and Helen Gee; Plumbers, Steamfitters, and
Refrigeration Fitters Local 467; Harbor Village
Mobile Home Park and Western Manufactured
Housing Communities Association. Gee also
loaned his campaign $3,384.
John Seybert, planning commissioner and
facilities manager, was close behind Gee with
$15,059 total raised. Among the contributions
he received were $100 each from Vaskelis,
Marilyn Territo, Jack Greenalch (former
mayor), Jeff Gee, Jack Castle, Jan Christensen
(superintendent of the Redwood City School
District), Alpio Barbara, Dee Eva and Ted
Hannig. He received $150 from Sigona’s Farmers
Market and $200 each from McBride, Foust and
Steve Wagstaffe. He received $250 each from
Pete Liebengood and Don Horsley, $300 from
Tom Johnson (CPA), $400 from Sheet Metal
Workers Local 104, $500 each from Paula Uccelli
and James Pollock (Pollock Financial Group)
and $1,000 each from Max Keech (developer);
Plumbers, Steamfitters, and Refrigeration
Fitters Local 467; Vincent Jones (engineer);
Harbor Village Mobile Home Park and Western
Manufactured Housing Communities Association.
He also made a $1,000 loan to himself.
Incumbent and CEO Jeff Ira has a total
balance of $13,760 with $8,753 coming in from
contributions during the past four months. Among
the contributions he received were $100 each
from Massey, Vaskelis, Hannig, Eric Lamb (DPR
Construction) and Bautista. He received $200
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each from Dr. Steven Howard and Alyn Beals,
$300 each from Robert Franceschini and Carlos
Bolanos (former Redwood City police chief
and current undersheriff), $1,000 from Western
Manufactured Housing Communities Association
and $2,500 from Harbor Village Mobile Home Park.
Janet Borgens, planning commissioner and
small business owner, raised a total of $10,579.
Among the contributions she received were
$100 each from councilman Ian Bain, Georgi
LaBerge (former mayor), Tom Geary, John
Stephens, Chuck Coggeshall, Hannig, McBride,
Foust, James Jonas, and John and Maureen
Guilhamet. She also received $500 from Mary
Scrivner.
Cherlene Wright, probation officer and
Housing and Human Concerns Committee
member, raised a total of $6,124. Among the
contributions she received were $100 each from
Bain, Art Faro, Territo, Bolanos and Hannig.
She received $200 each from Vaskelis and Sheriff
Greg Munks, $500 each from Uccelli and John
and Charlene Frias, and $1,000 from Cheryl
Monroe (Wright’s mother).
Kevin Bondonno, who dropped out of the race,
managed to raise an impressive $4,665. Among
the contributions he received were $100 each from
Beals, Bartaldo, Hannig Law Firm, Foust, Jonas,
Gary Peters, Shawn White, Denise Brosseau,
Robert Bondonno, Vaskelis, Mike Nevin, Pete
Hughes, Castle and Andy Frisch. He received
$200 each from Franceschini and Brad LaForce
(manager at eSingle).
All the figures above do not take into
consideration how much each candidate has spent,
how much is actually in their accounts or how
much they have raised since June 30. In fact, each
candidate has raised at least $2,000 since the
filing period.
So what do we make of all this? It would appear
by the contributions given so far, that (1) Gee,
Ira and Seybert will get the union endorsements,
which will be made later this month. (2) A
majority of the “status quo” current and former
elected officials are also lining up behind them.
(3) They will continue to lead in contributions.
And (4) withstanding the impression that there
are clear front-runners in this race, there is still a
very competitive race and each candidate will be
campaigning hard for our votes.
.…
Now here’s a question for you all. At a recent
council meeting, members of the public alluded
to the fact that certain council members were
“obligated” to developers because they had
accepted campaign contributions from them
(mainly Butler Construction employees). Why
is it that contributions from so-called “special
interest groups” like developers are questioned
and the ones from union organizations are not?
It would appear to me that there is a greater
conflict of interest if an organization is supporting
and funding a candidate when ultimately that
candidate, if elected, will be voting on their
contracts, salaries and benefits. So what’s the
difference between a developer and a union?
Should candidates accept endorsements and
contributions from them? Will any in this
election?
Critics will say that if you accept support
from any special interest you are beholden to
them. I would offer a different opinion. Let’s
take for instance Mayor Foust and the criticism
she has gotten from opponents of the Cargill
property development about her employment with
SAMCEDA. They say that there is a conflict of
interest because she is an employee (she is not
on the board of directors) of an organization that
supports county businesses and advocates for
them. Thus she cannot make a fair, informed and
educated decision on development projects? How
ridiculous does that sound?
Conflicts of interest are usually based on the
fact that voting a certain way on an issue could
create financial gain for an elected official. It is
a stretch to say that that is the case with Foust
and is not factual at all. It appears to be more like
people supporting a certain side of an issue being
desperate and creating distraction from what the
actual issue is and thus bringing up the conflict
issue. What a waste of time and taxpayer money.
In my job, I have had the opportunity to meet
and interview every council member that has
served during the past 24 years or more. Some
I am impressed with and others I feel were
just a waste of space. But I have not met one
— including our current council — that would
vote a certain way because they were given a
$25 or $1,000 contribution or because they felt
“beholden” to a person or group. To those of you
who know me, I am not being idealistic.
So I say, if a developer, union, elected official,
business owner, gardener or anyone else a
candidate feels is acceptable to their philosophies
offers a contribution, it is acceptable to take
it as long as the contributor feels a candidate
represents what they want in a council member
and does so with no strings attached. It is not the
contribution that corrupts the candidate but the
candidate themselves.
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Colton Daines Marries Jeri Richardson
Jeri Juline Richardson, daughter
of Jeff and Penny Richardson (and
granddaughter of Will and LaVonne
Richardson) married Colton
Michael Daines, son of Michael
and Suzie Daines (and grandson
of EJ and Jackie Polati and Nolan
Daines) on Saturday, July 4, at St.
Matthias Church in Redwood City.
Almost 300 people were in attendance at the
afternoon wedding, including Mayor Rosanne
Foust and husband councilman Jim Hartnett,
Vicky Costantini, Andy Frisch, Ernie Schmidt,
Bob Franceschini and former San Carlos Mayor
Sylvia Nelson, Alex and Cherlene Wright, Paula
Uccelli and Jack and Raegene Castle. The couple
was married by Father John Glogowski and
Deacon George Salinger.
The Independence Day–themed wedding had
guests enjoying cotton candy, snow cones and
popcorn while the bridal party took pictures
before heading to Emerald Hills Golf Course for
cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, dinner and dancing.
The couple drove away in a 1920s Ford Phaeton
and honeymooned in Maui.
Both are fourth-generation Redwood City
residents and Woodside High School graduates.
Colton (2001) played baseball while at Woodside,
CSM, Vanderbilt and CSU Sonoma, where he
graduated in 2005. Jeri (2000) was a cheerleader
at Woodside and graduated from the University of
San Diego in 2004. Colton is a mortgage banker
at Sage Financial and Jeri is the manager of
community affairs for Redwood City Saltworks.
Both are active in the Redwood City community.
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Can rivals become respectable
work mates?
Election time and a new fire chief?
In “As I Was Saying…”
Will Redwood City become a
“sanctuary city”?
in “As I Was Saying . . .”
in Redwood City's past
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What’s New
Downtown
Finance for New
Graduates
City Sued Over
Downtown Plans
And They’re Off:
Council Race Starts
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Paul Sanfilipo: A Bulldog After All These Years?
Loans for County Bigwigs, Nude Deputy,
What Is Going On? in “As I Was Saying…”
Counting Money Gets a Lot Easier for
Sheriff’s Office
Our Fifth Anniversary
We are celebrating our fifth anniversary by looking back at all of the people
who have graced our covers. Publisher Steve Penna added some comments
and thoughts on the cover subjects of the most recent months.
Hear
me
Hear!
Raegene Castle
Breaks the Silence
Is mail voting a good idea
in “As I was saying . . .”
Does Downtown
need a sign
or two?
Sequoia High
celebrates sports
achievements
“To Err is Human”
Honorable Richard F. Kelly
Rising to the occasion
Emerald Hills
shopping center
to get a facelift
Are Day Laborers
pushing businesses out?
Lou Gehrig's cluster
R e d w o o d C i t y ' s
PEOPLE with PULL
Our annual edition
Is CENTURY THEATres
pulling the wool
over our eyes?
In bed with your daughter
in "As I Was Saying . . ."
who's next?
Myspace.coM
Do you know what
your kids are saying?
A book brings
c h i l d c a r e From Sports to Principal
to the masses Mike Mancini's
Infectious energy
A "Brokeback" date
in "As I Was Saying . . ."
Here she is
Miss Redwood City
and she's a "Valley Girl"
“There is no in-between”
Chuck Smith
Ethics and values with
a w h o l e e f f o r t
A Redwood City youth
triumphs over tragedy
You never know
who will become
your best “FINN”
Politics and reality
in “As I Was Saying . . .”
A quiet downtown revolution
Main Street
R e a d y t o B u r s t ?
PAL Boxers
Punching their
way to the top
Is there really a
judge election?
in "As I Was Saying …"
F e e l i n g t h e n e e d
McGarvey residents collaborate with the city
Does your driving affect others?
W o r k i n g a n d P L a y i n g T o g e t h e r
It’s a Couples Thing
How Do These Marriages Survive?
Lobster is becoming a
"Maine" meal
in Redwood City
Also in this Issue:
T h e P O A
takes on City HAll
T h e P i e d P i p e r o f R e d w o o d C i t y
C h u c k a s h t o n
Bringing the love of literature
and lifelong learning to
thousands of our children
STEPPING UP TO THE TASK
JAN CHRISTENSEN
"EMPOWERING THE ORGANIZATION
TO DO ITS BEST FOR THE KIDS."
REDWOOD CITY TO WELCOME
WILL THE
LATINO FILM FESTIVAL
LESLIE SALT FLATS
VANISH
FROM REDWOOD CITY
ELECTION PREDICTIONS
HISTORY?
AND MORE
IN "AS I WAS SAYING ..."
WITH A WARM AND STRAIGHTFORWARD DEMEANOR
BONNIE MILLER
MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY
WHO WILL BE OUR
NEXT POLICE CHIEF?
IN "AS I WAS SAYING . . . "
SEQUOIA HIGH LOSES
A FUNNY, CARING,
"GREAT STUDENT"
Alpio!
Hail to the Chief…
TWO REDWOOD CITY
CHILDREN NEED OUR HELP
MUNKS, BOLANOS, CASTLE
AND CLAIRE IN
“AS I WAS SAYING…”
THE “CEMENT KING”
MADE SEQUOIA HIGH’S
BEAUTIFUL GARDENS
North Bay’s
Outstanding Teen Is a
Redwood City Girl
Also in this issue:
Gerry Kohlmann
Ensuring help is there when you need it
and creating a smile while doing it
Also in this issue:
Also in this issue:
Ed Everett
Dancing through life
and out of City Hall
To read comments on the above issues,
please visit www.spectrummagazine.net and view
the September 2007 issue in the archives section.
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Sea Scout Style
Immigration Violators,
Election Predictions and More
In “As I Was Saying…”
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$250K to $6.8 million — Who’s counting?
in “As I Was Saying…”
Tom’s Outdoor Furniture combines
hands, brains and heart to
create an unsurpassed craft
Liebengood documentary to preview,
Relay for Life fights back
and Immigrants Day is near
Election Night, Paul Dazey
Castle Party, Turkeys of the
Year in “As I Was Saying…”
Measure E, Gee, PCA pleas
and more in “As I Was Saying…”
Serve the Peninsula
serves our schools
Saltworks Issue Heats Up
Before It Even Begins
Election winners and
losers, voters like our
current system and more
in “As I Was Saying…”
Re:Juvenate —
The Easter Cross —
Representing innovative A symbol of our
procedures and providing strong community!
the best skin care treatments
Who’s Been Naughty and
Nice, Parties and more in
“As I Was Saying…”
Children’s Authors
and Illustrators Festival
A taste of Oaxaca
in Redwood City
Council race already, Honoring those who
giving thanks and more in give without expectation
“As I Was Saying…”
Carcione wins, “E”
loses, Foust influences
and more in “As I Was
Saying…”
Taking on human
trafficking —
“It’s right here.”
Local students
“greening”
leaving and achieving
Preparing Our Community
for a Disaster the “CERT” Way
The Council Race Is On,
Measure J & Cargill Forum
in “As I Was Saying…”
D.A. Fox to Leave?
Political Maneuverings
And More in “As I Was
Saying …”
Massages and Bondonno are not
and more in “As I Was Saying...”
Rekindled Love —
Better the Second Time
Around!
Schoenstein Physical
Therapy Has Got the
“Blues”
When “Grease” is a
good thing at Canyon Inn
Family Law Facilitator’s Office:
Selfless Dedication, Public Service
And Caring About People
Mayor’s Role in City Hall,
Religion and Handicapped
Parking in “As I Was Saying…”
Sequoia Award Winners
Announced and to Be Honored
Gangs Through “White-
Colored” Glasses and
More in “As I Was Saying”
A Visit to Gangland,
RC Style
The Boys & Girls Clubs:
“It was there that I made the
decision to change.”
Ice Cream for All! Crabs,
Corned Beef and “Stuff”
In “As I Was Saying…”
Bizzarro’s — Believing in
Redwood City in More
Ways Than One
embracinG
Who and What he is
UnflinchinGly
confident & a Kid
The Spectrum Turns 4,
Hannig Birthday, Precise
Plan in “As I Was Saying…”
Reveille: “A Privilege to
Serve Men and Women Youth Queen, Football,
Who Have Given So Water Polo, Track,
Much for Our Country” Test Scores and More
Who Will Win?
City Council Candidates
Ready for election night and beyond!
Also in this issue:
A group that
Election predictions and Horsley
can mend hearts? questions in “As I Was Saying…”
A community says
goodbye to our Abigail
A second home for many
Veterans Memorial Senior Center
“When a community really does walk the talk”
Also in this issue:
A wife, a mom, a mayor!
Rosanne Foust
“It’s all about opportunity and
that’s what I want to focus on”
Also in this issue:
Incorrigibly Out of Our League
Dennis McBride
“When You Have a Good Life,
You Have a Duty to Help Others”
Also in this issue:
“No” Is Just A Springboard
For A New Approach
Paul Powers
Becoming A Part Of Our Community
Also in this issue:
Also in this issue:
Families Working and
Growing Together
in the RPNS Community
Carpetbaggers and
Speaking to Seniors
in “As I Was Saying...”
Original World Premier
Introduces
a Swashbuckling Woman
at Cañada College
Graham
Garvin
UncompromisinG,
Had fun on this shoot
with all the candidates
minus one – can’t
remember who she
was. Many brought
family members and
we shared lots of
laughs.
The cover story was
the Senior Center but
Linda Griffith was our
focus. She is missed
after retiring.
WOW! Our mayor
looks like that! That’s
all that I need to add
about the shoot.
Classy guy, valuable
community asset –
need I say more?
Fun shoot. Paul was
in good spirits and we
had fun with him.
Graham Garvin. I
missed this shoot but
was so happy with
the cover! One of our
best.
Redwood City Gets Ready for “Family 4th”
The Guy’s Done enouGh…
FernAndo
VegA
A True LeAder
For our enTire CommuniTy!
Also in this issue:
The program that has
Mayor Foust exclaiming,
“Wonderful. Positive. It
works!” Cadets!
Telephone calls, who was
there & more in “As I Was
Saying…”
A downtown business
that is a “cut” above the
competition!
Also in this issue:
Redwood City’s 3rd AnnuAl PoweRhouses
PeoPle with Pull
From Redwood to
hollywood —
our “ultimate” Star!
Press Releases, ingram
Pleases, hospital teases
in “As i was Saying…”
The Chairman of PCA
Building a Float Festival Fun Parade Riding
Also in this issue:
North Fair Oaks Festival:
Enjoy your neighbors in a unique,
culturally diverse setting!
BOB DIAZ
“I love my job and believe that
I am there for a special reason.”
Sustainable Redwood City:
Who are they?
What are they trying to do?
Service
League
“The average person’s view of criminals is to lock
them up and throw away the key.”
“A lot of what we get, other people who need it
don’t get.”
Also in this issue: From Beauty School Turning 50 and
To Tasty Food More in “As I Was
Saying…”
Are You Ready
To Show Your
Redwood City Pride?
Growing Up and Ready to Blow Up!
Lane Four
Also in this issue:
I have known
Fernando since
my childhood and
capturing him at the
farmers market was a
delight.
You get six “powerful”
people without egos
into the same room
and magic happens.
We just wanted to
show different aspects
of the community and
we were successful.
Bob was so
professional during
our shoot. I felt as
protected as the kids
he helps every day.
I was not at this shoot
but honoring the
Service League and
all they do was special
for us.
Lane Four has
changed their name.
So many people
stopped to watch this
shoot – fun!
Images of
Redwood City
Our town’s past and an appreciation
for those who came before us
Also in this issue:
I have never had
so much fun in the
library.
Also in this issue:
Tim’s life, Tim’s death
Tim’s House
A place of hope and inspiration
Honoring the efforts
of a devastated family
is always a privilege.
Throw in Mike Nevin
and it is just magical.
2008
The Year That Was!
Also in this issue:
Reflection is always a
good thing.
SEQUOIA AWARDS
And the Winners Are…
Also in this issue:
This was a fun shoot
with all these beautiful
people.
Un-Marked
and Proud!
“It is really not about you,
but the people you have hurt.”
Also in this issue:
One of our most
popular issues and one
we are very proud of.
S t a b i l i t y .
P u r p o s e .
D i s c i p l i n e .
P a s s i o n .
L e a d e r s h i p .
Morgan Marchbanks
Leaving Sequoia a better place!
Also in this issue:
Since I graduated
from Sequoia and
know Morgan, it felt
like shooting in my
own home.
Working and Living on the Edge
Peter Ingram
Continuing the Journey Forward!
Also in this issue:
Also in this issue:
John
Bruno
And the Plan
That Will
Change Our
Community
Dean
Johnson
Climbing the
Mountain of Life
and Law
Also in this issue:
Gary Mora
Sequoia’s Class Clown
Turns Into the “Voice of the Bay”
Also in this issue:
Hartnett & Howard
Proudly ending 16 years of City Council service
The Spectrum turns 5!
Peter was a complete
joy to be around and I
gained a new respect
for him.
With all the
controversy around
him, John was very
relaxed. But James
Kaspar being late
stressed me out.
Even though we did
not get him to dress
like Uncle Sam, Dean
was fun to shoot.
Gary Mora is so
infectious – he had us
in the parking lot.
A special shoot –
with special people.
Magical!
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Cultural Events
San Mateo County History Museum
2200 Broadway St., Redwood City
650-299-0104
www.historysmc.org
Tuesday–Sunday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
$2–$4; free for children 5 and under
The History Museum is housed inside the historic 1910 County Courthouse.
Over 50,000 people visit the museum each year, and the number of local
residents who hold memberships is growing. The History Museum teaches
approximately 14,000 children each year through the on- and off-site
programs. The museum houses the research library and archives that
currently hold over 100,000 photographs, prints, books and documents
collected by the San Mateo County Historical Association.
Victorian Days
Saturday, Sept. 26, 12–4 p.m.
Free
Return to the age of gilded elegance and luxurious refinement as the San
Mateo County Historical Association hosts Victorian Days at the History
Museum. Inside the Grand Rotunda will be local historical societies,
children’s crafts and a three-act historical play, “Victorian Villains?”.
Showtimes: 12:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Audience participation is helpful!
Kepa Junkera — Basque Accordion Master
Saturday, Sept. 12, 6–8 p.m.
Courthouse Square
Free
According to the Boston Globe, “One of the most impressive world music
debuts in years comes from a Basque accordionist, Kepa Junkera. … Junkera
is a dazzling master of the two-row diatonic button accordion.” Kepa plays
with his sextet on the mandolin, cuatro, double bass, drums and txalaparta.
The Rocket of Seattle said, “Something of a revelation. … Not only a
remarkable accordionist, but a true master of many styles … a tour de force.”
Other Events in Downtown Redwood City’s 2009
Summer Series
Other exciting free evening events include Music on the Square on Fridays,
Movies on the Square on Thursdays, Dancing on the Square on Tuesdays, and
Jazz on Main Street on Mondays. Other ongoing events in the coming months
include six special outdoor exhibits featuring Art on the Square, Monday and
Wednesday afternoon performances with Lunchtime on the Square, Sunday
swing dancing with Lindy on the Square, as well as Sunday Target Family
Days and cultural events. Full details at www.redwoodcityevents.com.
Ongoing Exhibits
The Great Rotunda. The stained-glass dome of the rotunda, thought to be the
largest in a Pacific Coast public building, is the architectural highlight of the
museum building.
Courtroom A. The oldest courtroom in San Mateo County has been restored
to its appearance in 1910.
Nature’s Bounty. This exhibit gallery explores how the earliest people of the
Peninsula used the natural resources of the area and how those resources
were used to help build San Francisco after the discovery of gold in 1849.
Journey to Work. This exhibit gallery shows how transportation transformed
San Mateo County from a frontier to suburbs.
Carriage Display. An exhibit of the museum’s 30 horse-drawn vehicles.
Charles Parsons Gallery. An exhibit of the 23 historical model ships created
by Charles Parsons of San Carlos.
Politics, Crime and Law Enforcement. The Atkinson Meeting Room includes
the Walter Moore Law Enforcement Collection of historic badges.
San Mateo County History Makers: Entrepreneurs Who Changed the World.
The exhibit chronicles the entrepreneurs who made San Mateo County
internationally known. Visitors are invited to review biographies of such
innovators as A.P. Giannini (who created the Bank of America and lived in San
Mateo) and other entrepreneurs whose innovations have left a substantial impact.
Land of Opportunity: The Immigrant Experience in San Mateo County.
The exhibit tells the stories of the diverse people who came to the area
and explores how different groups faced hardships and discrimination.
It highlights the experiences of the early immigrant groups — Chinese,
Japanese, Irish, Italians and Portuguese — in the late 1800s.
Living the California Dream. The exhibit depicts the development of the
suburban culture of San Mateo County.
The Celtic Tiger: The Irish Economic Miracle. The exhibit explores how the
Bay Area has participated in Ireland’s current economic boom.
Redwood City Presents
Lunchtime on the Square
Bring your lunch or just relax with live music each weekday from 11:30 a.m.
to 1:30 p.m. on Courthouse Square. Enjoy wonderful singers, songwriters and
musicians of a wide variety of genres and styles.
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Night of
PAL Stars
~a night for the whole family~
Thursday, October 1st
5:00pm - 9:30pm
Carrington Hall
Sequoia High School Campus
Honoring
STEVE PENNA
Uccelli Smile Award
5:00- 6:30pm
Outside of Carrington Hall
Entertainment
Food & Non Alcoholic
Drink Reception
Silent Auction
Kids Entertainment
Food Delights
generously
provided by:
Arguello Catering,
Avenir Restaurant Group,
Vino Santo Bistro,
Flaming Fresco,
Angelica’s Bistro,
Max’s
and other local restaurants.
Floral
Arrangements
generously
donated
by
Patrick’s Floral Studio
Pete Liebengood
Alpio Barbara
Citizen of the Year
Featuring the magic of
RYAN ADLER
Event generously
sponsored by
Danford Foundation, Hannig Law Firm,
Redwood General Tire, Wells Fargo Bank,
United American Bank, Pete’s Harbor,
Boardwalk Auto Center, Kaiser Permanente,
Beals Martin, Boardwalk Auto Center,
DPR Construction and others.
Tickets; $50 per person
$125.00 for a family of 5
Call - 650-780-7601
online auction and event information
www.redwoodcitypal.com
6:45pm Carrington Hall
Variety Show
With a little Comedy
Starring
Special Guest MC Comedian
Simon and Lucy
from the hit show
Dancing with the Stars
Local PAL Talent
Somewhere to Turn’s
Reset Crew
Magic of Ryan Adler
Award Presenter
Mark Simon
Night of PAL Stars Poster.indd 1
8/26/2009 8:13:11 PM
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Community Interests
A Redwood City Community Workshop on High-Speed Rail
Wednesday, Sept. 9, 7–9 p.m.
Veterans Memorial Senior Center, Redwood Room
1455 Madison Ave., Redwood City
If you live or work in Redwood City, Citizens to Protect Redwood City
invites you to join a community workshop on high-speed rail in Redwood
City. The objective is to gather comments; it is not a presentation of plans.
Rail in Redwood City will change in the coming years as a result of
Caltrain modernization and the implementation of high-speed rail. These
changes will affect our community. Now is the time to consider the answers
to questions such as: How will these changes affect the residents and workers
of Redwood City? What are the benefits and issues for our city? How can rail
be implemented so we retain our community strengths? Should we promote
or discourage a high-speed rail station in Redwood City? Should high-speed
rail end in San Jose and link to an improved Caltrain? How can we participate
in the process and contribute to a solution beneficial to the Redwood City
community?
Please come to share your ideas! Hear about alternatives, comment, share
concerns and offer suggestions regarding the high-speed rail project. The
summary of these findings will be presented to the City Council of Redwood
City, the Caltrain board and the California High Speed Rail Authority.
This community conversation is organized by Citizens to Protect Redwood
City. Facilitation services will be provided by the Peninsula Conflict
Resolution Center (PCRC). We will divide into small table discussion groups
to allow everyone’s comments to be heard. Special thanks to the City of
Redwood City for use of their facilities and for securing PCRC services.
Citizens to Protect Redwood City (CPRC) is a grassroots, nonpartisan
political action committee whose mission is to develop and distribute indepth
information and details about issues that will have an impact on
the citizens of Redwood City. For more information, please visit www.
protectredwoodcity.org.
SUNDAY
OCTOBER 4, 2009
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
CAÑADA COLLEGE
4200 FARM HILL BLVD
REDWOOD CITY, CA 94061
650.306.3428
OLIVEFEST@SMCCD.EDU
Rock-in Roy Cloud’s Hot Rod Nightz
Thursday, Sept. 24, 4–8 p.m.
Roy Cloud School Campus
3790 Red Oak Way, Redwood City
650-369-2264
SUGGESTED $5.00 SCHOLARSHIP DONATION
Designed by Robert Schonfisch, Student, Multimedia Art Program, mART 376 Digital Imaging 1. Access to the Arts
and Olive Festival may be made available as a reasonable accommodation for a person with a documented disability.
Please contact the Disability Resource Center at 650-306-3259 no later than October 2, 2009.
2009 City Council Candidates Forum
Pie-throwing booth featuring Mayor Rosanne Foust
Activities include snow cones, best ’50s costume award, root beer floats,
kids’ best car awards, balloon dart toss, bake sale, hot dogs, popcorn, raffles,
beanbag toss, great ’50s music, marshmallow shoot, nachos and custom hot
rod T-shirts. Everyone in our community is invited. All proceeds go to school
functions. Custom hot rod T-shirts are displayed in the main office and are
for sale to the public.
Open to all community members!
Sponsored by: Redeemer Lutheran Church
468 Grand Street (cross streets James/Harrison)
Date: Sunday, September 27, 2009
Time: 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m.
Location: Redeemer Lutheran Church
Fellowship Hall
Moderated by: Spectrum Publisher Steve Penna
Refreshments will be served,
child care will be available!
For more information, contact the church office,
650-366-5892
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News Briefs
RWC Teen Accused in 2008 Murder
Appears in Court
A man accused of fatally shooting 17-year-old
Solomone Zarate at a party in unincorporated
Redwood City nearly a year ago appeared in court.
Ricardo Garcia was 17 years old when he allegedly
shot and killed Zarate at a party on Columbia Avenue
near El Camino Real on Sept. 13, 2008, Chief
Deputy District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said.
Garcia, who is being tried as an adult, was
indicted by a criminal grand jury on May 29 and
is being held without bail in San Mateo County jail.
At his pretrial conference, Judge Susan Etezadi
confirmed the case will go to trial on Oct. 19.
The district attorney’s office alleges that Garcia
shot Zarate after the two teens got into a heated
argument, Wagstaffe said.
Sheriff’s deputies, responding to a report of a
loud noise, found Zarate in the street suffering
from gunshot wounds. He was transported to
Stanford Hospital, where he died two hours later.
Garcia allegedly fled after the shooting and
hid from authorities for several days, but then
surrendered to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s
Office with his lawyer, Wagstaffe said.
Garcia has been charged with one count of
murder with the special allegations that he used a
firearm and that he committed the crime while an
active gang member.
The gang enhancement makes Garcia eligible
for life in prison without the possibility of parole
if convicted, Wagstaffe said.
Garcia has also been charged with one count of
committing a felony while being a member of a gang.
Suspect Escapes From Sheriff’s
Custody Downtown
A burglary suspect who managed to escape from
a San Mateo County sheriff’s van while being
transported back to jail from a court appearance
was apprehended, a sheriff’s lieutenant said.
Daniel Longorio, 37, had just arrived at the
Maguire Correctional Facility in Redwood City from
his preliminary hearing in South San Francisco
when he managed to unlock the rear door of the
sheriff’s van and fled, sheriff’s officials said.
Clad in jail clothes and restraints, Longorio
ran but was apprehended by jail staff about two
blocks away, sheriff’s Lt. Ray Lunny said.
Longorio, a San Francisco resident, is charged
with two counts of residential burglary, two
counts of robbery with the special allegation of
using a firearm in the commission of a robbery,
two counts of false imprisonment while using
a firearm and one count of being an ex-felon in
possession of a firearm, according to the district
attorney’s office.
He remains in custody in lieu of $500,000 bail.
His superior court arraignment was set for Aug. 25.
DA: Man Stabbed Brother
A 27-year-old unincorporated Redwood City man
stabbed his younger brother four times because
he was using the computer without permission,
according to prosecutors who charged him with
attempted first-degree murder.
Anil Sagar is also charged with assault with
a deadly weapon and making criminal threats.
Authorities described the July 20 incident as
“bizarre” because there is no prior violence
between the pair. Sagar pleaded not guilty and a
judge upheld his no-bail custody status. He returns to
court Sept. 23 for a preliminary hearing.
According to the district attorney’s office, the
near-fatal attack happened at a home on Blenheim
Avenue shared by Sagar, his brother and their
parents. The siblings argued because the younger
man used Sagar’s computer without permission
and as he walked away, the elder grabbed a knife,
prosecutors say.
Sagar allegedly stabbed his brother in the neck,
back and arm while yelling that he was going to
kill him. Sagar has no previous felonies in San
Mateo County, according to court records.
Jury Acquits Man of Attempted
Murder
A 27-year-old man who faced a life sentence for
firing a gun in the direction of a group of people
was found not guilty of attempted murder in San
Mateo County Superior Court, and now will
spend no more than five years in prison.
Jurors acquitted Ricardo Lucatero of four attempted
murder charges and four felony assault charges.
However, he was found guilty of four counts of
discharging a firearm from a motor vehicle, Chief
Deputy District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said.
Had he been found guilty of attempted murder,
he would have faced up to life in prison.
Lucatero had been in custody without bail
for the July 7, 2008, incident in which he fired a
handgun at four people on the 200 block of Fourth
Avenue in Redwood City. No one was struck,
Wagstaffe said.
Lucatero pulled up to a house that afternoon
where four people were sitting outside drinking
beer. He got out of his truck and started to walk
toward the house, but the home’s occupant
stopped him and told Lucatero to go away,
Wagstaffe said.
Lucatero went back to his truck and drove
away, but returned 15 minutes later and started
shooting at the people outside from his truck,
according to Wagstaffe.
The four people ran for cover and Lucatero
drove away, Wagstaffe said.
He was arrested about two months later and
reportedly claimed he had not been aiming at the
people on the lawn, just firing his gun in anger.
Wagstaffe said Lucatero’s conviction yesterday
means that the jury believed Lucatero fired the
gun from his truck, but not that he intended to
shoot at the four people on the lawn.
Lucatero is scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 11.
Did ‘Green Builder’ Bilk
Homeowners Out of Green?
The former CEO of the now-shuttered Green
Building Exchange defrauded two Pacifica
homeowners by collecting thousands of dollars for
remodels but abandoning the projects before they
were complete, according to prosecutors.
MGS Construction owner Michael George
Schaeffer, 50, left one house gutted to the point
of being uninhabitable and began a renovation of
another without permits before leaving without
explanation, according to the district attorney’s office.
Schaeffer, who is free from custody on a
$50,000 bail bond, was supposed to appear in
court to set a preliminary hearing date on charges
of felony fraud and grand theft and misdemeanor
counts of contracting without a license and
accepting a down payment of more than $1,000.
Instead, he failed to appear and the court took a
bench warrant under submission. If Schaeffer fails
to appear Aug. 11, the warrant will be issued.
Schaeffer made a splash in local sustainable
building circles with his own contracting work
and as CEO of the Green Building Exchange in
Redwood City. The exchange was Schaeffer’s
brainchild, and he told the Daily Journal
newspaper in July 2007 that “green” fits naturally
into home design and construction. He created it
to give homeowners and green vendors a space to
come together.
A year later, the exchange filed for bankruptcy,
claiming nearly $1 million in debt, and moved out
of Redwood City. At the time, Schaeffer cited the
economic slowdown and its being too ahead of
its time. The concept was reborn as the Greenv
Sustainable Center of South San Francisco.
During this time, according to the district
attorney’s office, Schaeffer defrauded the two
Pacifica homeowners.
The first contracted with Schaeffer to build a
second-story addition for $379,418 and gave him a
$16,000 down payment. The homeowner followed
with another $193,000 between December 2007
and April 2008 when Schaeffer began demolition.
After the house was gutted, he allegedly
abandoned the project, leaving the owner unable
to live in the space.
A second homeowner had a written $297,000
contract with Schaeffer to renovate and expand
his Pacifica home. Schaeffer allegedly accepted
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As I Was Saying…(Continued from p6)
The alternative is to completely fund one’s own campaign. But then critics
will say someone is trying to buy the election. You see, you just can’t please
everyone, or is it anyone?
This and that: Kohl’s department store (at the old Mervyns site) will hold
its soft opening on Sept. 27 and the official opening on Sept. 30. Costco
construction will soon be completed and the scheduled opening day is Oct. 21.
The projected opening of the new In-N-Out Burger (located where Baker’s
Square was) was supposed to be sometime in November but will probably be
pushed back a few months.
Another year and now five years later all is well and The Spectrum is going
strong. I would like to thank a few people who have made it so much easier to
become Redwood City’s largest distributed media publication. Judy Buchan
has had a tough year but has bounced back strong. She is always there to
assist with anything. Anne Callery — what a great editor and person you
are. James Kaspar is a talented photographer who brings so many different
aspects to his pictures. We are fortunate to have him and he is a good friend
too. James Massey Jr. is our fantastic graphic artist. Late nights are getting
easier.
Our contributing writers are among the best on the Peninsula and include
Michael Erler (who is no longer is with us and is now covering the 49ers for
CBS Sports), Nicole Minieri and Valerie Harris. The time and effort you
spend researching your assignments and the respect you show is unmatchable.
Other people who add to the team include Devin and Gavin Wright
(getting exercise while delivering cannot be that bad), John Edmonds and
Naomi Hunter (for the special feature articles). All of you are valuable to us
for what you do.
I also want to take this opportunity to thank the loyal and remarkable
advertisers in our publication. I cannot think of any of them that do not
contribute to our community through nonprofit groups or just by giving their
time or money. They are a part of our team and we hope you will continue to
support them and tell them you like seeing their ads in The Spectrum.
Thanks to all of the above, to our readers and to those who I will thank
in private. I would never be able to do this without you and I value your
continued support and work.
Here’s to another great year!
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News Briefs: (Continued from page13)
$52,000 in July 2007 for materials and permits but obtained no permits before
beginning work on the bathroom. The project was also abandoned without
explanation.
The incidents were brought to the district attorney’s office by the California
State Contractors License Board.
Defense attorney Michael Smith could not be reached for comment.
While Schaeffer is charged only for incidents linked to two homeowners,
numerous posts on online building sites accuse him of shoddy business
practices. Some echo the criminal complaint, charging Schaeffer abandoned
jobs before completion and refused to pay companies with which he worked.
One post from February claims Schaeffer covered his crimes with “a smile
and lots of charm.”
If convicted, Schaeffer faces four to five years in prison.
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Hartnett and Howard
Moving On After 25 Years of Community Service
By Valerie Harris, Special to The Spectrum
Meet Redwood City’s termed-out political bookends: Jim Hartnett
and Diane Howard. Howard is a licensed vocational nurse hailing
from Long Island, N.Y. Hartnett is a practicing attorney whose family
has lived in California for generations. Both Howard and Hartnett
started their political careers at the same time; both were elected to
Redwood City’s City Council the same year. And both are leaving
office at the end of 2009 due to term limits. Hartnett and Howard
have spent 25 political years together, longer than some marriages.
Opposite, top, left to right: Spectrum Publisher Steve Penna celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with Mayor Rosanne Foust and Hartnett. Hartnett and Howard present an anniversary
cake. Bottom, left to right: Councilmembers Alicia Aguirre, Barbara Pierce, Ian Bain and Howard at a going-away party for Mary Mortenson. Hartnett and Foust with fellow
councilman Jeff Ira and a community friend.
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Hartnett was born at Mills-Peninsula Hospital
in San Mateo. His father, Don Hartnett, was with
the county sheriff’s office as the coastside deputy
in Half Moon Bay. Rosemary Hartnett was a stayat-home
mom. The family lived in Half Moon Bay
from 1950 to 1955 before moving to Redwood
City. Hartnett has been a resident ever since.
Hartnett’s family provided him an introduction
to community service and volunteering. His
parents were volunteers in the community, both in
their church and with the PTA at the elementary
and high schools. For Hartnett, “Public service
is not about running for a particular issue. And
particularly at the local level it has nothing to do
with partisan politics. It really has to do with just
trying to do your best for the community.”
Hartnett’s family is rooted in public service.
His uncle, Bill Royer, served on the Redwood
City City Council in the 1950s and early 1960s.
Royer was the youngest mayor ever elected to
Redwood City. He also served on the San Mateo
County Board of Supervisors. In 1979, Royer
won a special election to the 11th Congressional
District seat, succeeding the late congressman
Leo J. Ryan. While on an investigative tour of
Jim Jones’ Jonestown and the Peoples Temple in
Guyana, Ryan became the only U.S. congressman
ever to be killed in the line of duty. (Today that
seat is held by Jackie Speier, who was Ryan’s
assistant and was also shot in Jonestown.)
Hartnett’s training began in Japan while he
was serving with the U.S. Navy. He studied for
three years at a Jesuit university in Tokyo and
received his undergraduate degree in political
science with an emphasis in Japanese politics.
He then completed a year of postgraduate study
in international relations with an emphasis in
Chinese politics. When he returned to the U.S.,
he attended law school at Santa Clara University.
After graduation, he returned to Japan to work
for a Japanese law firm that represented foreign
and international businesses in Japan. Hartnett
was the first American attorney ever hired by that
law firm. He was also elected vice president of
the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan.
He worked in Japan from 1978 through 1981, and
returned to the U.S. in 1982.
Hartnett worked in a law office in Santa Clara
for two years, then formed his own law practice in
1984 with two other associates in Burlingame. He
met Chuck Smith while both were coaching their
kids in soccer and baseball. They worked on some
cases together and in 1996 formed a partnership.
That partnership is still in practice to this day.
Hartnett has been in public service for
Redwood City most of his adult life. Initially,
he tried to get an appointment to the Redwood
City Port Commission. He was turned down.
He received a call from a City Council member
encouraging him to apply, once again, to the
Port Commission. He complied and was turned
down again, even by the council member who
had encouraged him to apply. However, when he
applied for the Housing and Human Concerns
Committee in 1984, he was accepted, along with
Howard. Hartnett was also appointed by Redwood
City Mayor Carl Britschgi to the city’s Charter
Review Committee. Later, he was appointed to
the city Planning Commission and served for one year.
After eight years of volunteering for the
city, Hartnett ran for City Council with a basic
platform: “I love this community. I want it to be
just as good as it can
be for everybody who
lives and works here.
I’ll bring whatever
experience and
strengths I can, and
keep an open mind,
and try to learn things
along the way as well,
and just contribute. The overall approach is to try
to do the best you can for the entire community.”
He lost that election.
Hartnett was elected to city council in 1994,
on his second attempt. At his first meeting after
being sworn in, he was the deciding vote to select
the new mayor. Also at that meeting, he became
the vice mayor. Just one year later, Hartnett
became mayor. Howard served as his vice mayor.
Hartnett’s advice to anyone who wants to
become mayor: “When you serve as mayor, you
can’t help but personalize everything in this city,
and you feel like you’re responsible even though
you have no more authority, by and large, than
any other council member. The community looks
to you as the leader. The staff, if you have the
trust of the council, looks to you as a leader. And
you can have a far bigger impact than being just
one person on the council when you’re mayor,
if the rest of the council trusts you and if you
work well with your vice mayor as a kind of an
executive team.”
Hartnett continued, “The mayor and vice mayor
should be an executive leadership representative
of the council, vis-à-vis the staff. So we started
having weekly meetings with the city manager,
Ed Everett. We started a tradition that has been
followed ever since, that the mayor and vice
mayor meet approximately weekly with the city
manager. We go over upcoming agendas and give
input to the city manager as to what we think
should be on the agenda. It’s good to have the
mayor and vice mayor as the eyes and ears of the
council to bounce things off. It’s good for the
management team in the city, and it’s good for the
council to discuss other bigger issues [between
the mayor, vice mayor and city manager]. It’s
worked very well. And it just helps the council
work better with the city manager.”
When looking back at his accomplishments
over the past four terms on the council, Hartnett
said, “I’ve worked very hard to have a council
that is respectful of one another, collegial and as
professional as possible in order to work in the
same direction.”
Hartnett mentioned some of the
accomplishments of which he is particularly
proud. He said, “Nothing happens, generally
speaking, unless you have the majority of the
council members who agree, which means
everybody participates. Or, they [the council
members] let you do something individually
because they trust you.” He is particularly proud
of a joint venture he worked out between the
Redwood City School District and the City of
San Mateo on the development of playing fields.
“We were able to put in new playing fields at
several of the schools, which are community
assets, not school assets. And we did it with …
city money, school land and county money. That
was something that was not easy to do but will be
there forever.”
Hartnett believes that this progress can only be
accomplished by developing good relationships
with all the community partners involved. He
said, “This is an important part of the leadership
role. Good school districts and good schools
are really important to the entire community;
we’ve got to work together.” Another individual
accomplishment has to do with the Pacific Shores
Center at the end of Seaport Boulevard. Hartnett
was able to get two fields, used for baseball
and soccer, built for public use as a part of his
emphasis on youth sports. He is also proud of his
early involvement in the discussions and planning
of the movie theater complex in downtown
Redwood City. In addition, he is proud that he
could support other council members’ visions. He
points to the Courthouse Square as an example
of someone else’s vision that was implemented
and has been successful far beyond expectations.
Hartnett says that he “wants Redwood City to be
a place of opportunity.”
Harnett has no further political aspirations.
Diane Bendernagel was the first child born
to William Bendernagel and Elizabeth Stout
Bendernagel in a family of five girls and three
boys. William was retired from the Air Force
and the family settled in West Islip, N.Y. Howard
recalled, “They were special men who served in
World War II. I enjoyed listening to my dad talk
about it.” While Howard’s mother was pregnant
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with twins after her sixth child, she went into
a coma from anesthesia. Howard found herself
in the role of mother to her siblings, cooking
and caring for them along with the help of her
maternal grandmother, who moved into the house.
Her mother recovered.
Howard married young and had her son,
Geoffrey, when she was 19. She then divorced.
With the coalition of her large family to help her,
she went to Lewis Nursing School and Suffolk
Community College and became a licensed
vocational nurse (LVN). She eventually ended
up working at Stony Brook University Medical
Center in New York. There she met her husband,
her “rock,” Steve Howard. He was a resident, a
recent graduate of Chicago Medical School and
Brandeis University. Steve was originally from
Lompoc, Calif., the son of a Vandenberg Air
Force Base retiree.
When Diane and Steve married, they drove
though Northern California and decided to settle
in Redwood City.
Howard recalled, “In California, many people
were transplants. When I moved here in 1981,
I didn’t know anybody. Steve’s parents lived in
Lompoc, and my family was still in New York. I
worked with my husband in his private practice,
and I was also teaching, when I saw an ad in
the paper stating ‘Would you like to learn more
about your community? Get involved and put in
an application for Housing and Human Concerns
Committee.’ It sounded intriguing to me. I could
do that! I’d learn more about the community and
meet people.”
Howard found herself in the terrifying position
of being interviewed by the City Council. That’s
when she met Hartnett. Howard said, “We both
interviewed and were both chosen, and we lived a
few blocks from each other. We have been friends
ever since 1984, when we were both interviewed.
We served on the Housing and Human Concerns
Committee for 10 years together.”
Howard continued describing her road to the
council seat. “I met a lot of people I consider
mentors on the Housing and Human Concerns
Committee and the Parks and Rec Commission.
In those days you could serve on more than
one committee. Some of my mentors are Jack
Greenalch, Georgi LaBerge and Dick Claire,
to name a few. These people inspired me so,
and when they ran [for office] I helped on their
campaigns. I wanted to work with them and help
them get elected, and when they asked me in 1993
if I would consider running for City Council, I
told them that what they do is so hard. But they
talked me into it by telling me how you can really
effect change by being on council. There were so
many things in Redwood City that I wanted to
plan and do. They helped me on my campaign,
and I was elected and so was Jim.”
Howard feels that with four terms, a council
member gets to see a project from its inception
to the end. She said, “City staff, the rules and the
laws may change, but if you have some continuity
on the council, policy can evolve. That’s the
problem with Sacramento; they don’t have enough
time to evolve.”
Howard recalled,
“One of the biggest
challenges was
engaging people in
dialogue. When I
was first elected to
council, the council
meetings were not
televised and there
was no Internet.”
When Howard became
mayor in 1997, she
started going to the
farmers market on
Howard with State
Assemblyman Joe Simitian.
Hartnett with Simitian and
councilman Jeff Ira.
Saturday mornings. The Kiwanis set up tables
with a “Meet the Mayor” banner. She brought
informative city pamphlets and a big pad and
a big pen and listened. She considers this the
best way to show people that the city and the
council are accessible. She said, “It’s a great way
for someone to bring a problem to the city, one
person at a time. You make the council accessible.
Plus, it’s hard to get mad at someone who you
know personally. You have to have a lot of energy
to do this job. You have to be excited to do the job.
You have to pump everyone else up to get the job done.”
Howard considers the downtown renovation
to be one of her greatest accomplishments, along
with changing perceptions and attitudes about
Redwood City and those who visit here. She
recalled the time she first came to Redwood City:
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Burger King
La Estrellita Restaurant
Monney Car Audio
Mundo Travel
Orchard Supply Hardware
Pro Group Cellular
Saf Keep Storage
Sigona’s Farmers Market
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City Council Candidates Forum
Candidate Presentation
Q&A Forum
September 24 2009
7:00 PM
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When: 7 PM on Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Where: Veterans Memorial Senior Center
1455 Madison Avenue
If you live or work in Redwood City - Citizens to Protect Redwood City
(CPRC) invites you to participate in a community workshop on High-Speed
Rail in Redwood City. The objective is to gather comments from our
community; it is not a presentation of plans from High Speed Rail.
Rail in Redwood City will change in the coming years as a result of CalTrain
modernization and implementation of High Speed Rail. These changes will
affect our community. Now is the time to consider community thoughts to
questions such as:
1. How will these changes affect the residents and workers of Redwood City?
2. What are the benefits/issues for our City?
3. How can rail be implemented so we retain our community strengths?
4. What are the pros and cons of having a HSR station in Redwood City?
5. What other options should be studied? For example, HSR stops in San Jose,
the use of 101 or 280 corridor, hybrid tunnel/trench, etc.
6. How can we participate in the process and contribute to a solution that is
beneficial to our community?
Please come to share your ideas! Join us to comment, share concerns, and
offer suggestions regarding the High Speed Rail project. The summary of
these findings will be presented to the City Council of Redwood City,
CalTrain Board, and the California High Speed Rail Authority.
For more information, please visit www.protectredwoodcity.org.
Citizens to Protect Redwood City (CPRC) is a grass roots, non-partisan Political Action Committee whose mission is to develop and
distribute in-depth information and details about issues that will have an impact on the citizens of Redwood City. For more
information, please visit www.protectredwoodcity.org.
Hartnett and Howard (Continued from page 18)
“My husband is a family doctor, and we used to
socialize with other doctors. When they asked
us where we lived, their reaction was ‘Why do
you want to live in Redwood City?’ We would
tell them why we loved it. Nobody says that now.
They say, ‘What a great city you have! There
is so much happening. I was so thrilled Friday
night listening to music.’” She continued, “We are
hearing the wows. ‘Wow, what a great community
you’ve built.’ Of course, it takes a village, and it
wasn’t just one person who created this, but it was
the persistence and the dedication of enthusiastic
and passionate people who loved their city, and
I believe I played a large part, which got us to
where we are today. People never say to me now,
‘Why do you live in Redwood City?’ That just
doesn’t happen today. There’s so much pride here;
there’s so much vibrancy.”
Howard also wants to thank the downtown
merchants because they were the ones who were
there, who endured a difficult time. The roads were
torn up and it was dusty and noisy, but their patience
would be rewarded with something wonderful.
She still has items on her to-do list: “Before
I leave I’d like to sign off on our general plan,
which will take Redwood City forward for the
next 30 years. I’d like to see informational kiosks
in the plaza with maps and phone numbers
of restaurants. I’d also like to have a hand in
bringing water transit to Redwood City. We
conducted several demonstration [ferry] rides
with the port for a nominal cost and sold out 250
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seats. People could telecommute on the ferry and
have a glass of wine on the ferry home. I would
like to stay involved with public transit options.”
Term limits will end the longtime working
relationship Howard has had with Hartnett.
Howard said, “Working with Jim has been a
fabulous relationship. I respect how we worked
together for 25 years. It was unique, with Jim
being a lawyer and me being a nurse. This is a
man I’ve totally enjoyed working with. Jim has
a full-time practice, he’s coached teams, he’s
raised two boys and he is an extremely dedicated
council member. I used to get e-mails from him
at 2 or 3 a.m. I’d ask, ‘Jim, what were you doing
at 2–3 a.m.?’ and he would answer, ‘I just wanted
to run something by you.’ The man is so totally
dedicated to Redwood City. He loves it with a
passion. He grew up here and went to Redwood
City schools, so he is totally committed to the
betterment of the community and gives 110
percent and doesn’t toot his own horn. He really
has been an incredible asset.”
So far, Howard has not made up her mind about
future political aspirations. She said, “When one
door closes, another opens, and I plan to stay
involved in the community in some way. I’ve
always said Redwood City is a work in progress,
and I am too. It’s been such a tremendous honor
and privilege to serve the people of Redwood City.”
As Howard nears the end of her council career,
she recalls a story that exemplifies what made
it really worth it to be an elected official. Once
when she was at the farmers market booth, a
gentleman came up to talk. Howard said, “He
was grouchy about the community, but he had a
good reason. His wife was in a wheelchair. On
their street there were no curb cuts and there was
fast traffic on the street. It was unsafe and hard
to navigate. He told me, ‘If I am not around, she’s
stuck in the house.’” Howard thought, “I can do
something about this!” She took it to city staff.
There was city funding for use on an as-needed
basis, and the city created curb cuts and traffic
calming in that neighborhood. The next time the
gentleman saw Howard, he enthusiastically said,
“I had no idea that my city would do this for me.”
Howard replied, “I hope you will not be afraid
to voice your concerns to the city, and maybe
in return you will get involved in the city.” She
often points to that incident to show the difference
elected officials can make in people’s lives.
Both Hartnett and Howard set stellar examples
of how getting involved left Redwood City a better
place. Their mission will be completed if their
example inspires others to follow in their footsteps.
Editor’s note: Hartnett is married to Mayor
Rosanne Foust. They live in Redwood City
with Foust’s daughters, Julie, 14, and Lydia, 8.
Hartnett’s son Joshua, 23, is graduating from
San Jose State, and son Jacob, 21, is in his last
semester at Chico State. Howard’s son, Geoffrey,
is a nurse and lives in New York.

Police Shut Down DUI Checkpoint After Councilwoman Calls Chief
By Steve Penna, Publisher
What started as a routine DUI checkpoint by the Redwood City Police
Department ended with a small crowd in the North Fair Oaks neighborhood
yelling, “Gringo, go home,” and “We won, you lost.” The July checkpoint
was shut down early after a Redwood City councilwoman called the chief
of police and expressed concern about the checkpoint’s location at a spot
popular with Hispanics.
Now some, including rank-and-file officers, are questioning whether the
order to shut down the checkpoint should have been made and wondering
whether Councilwoman Barbara Pierce went too far in bringing her concerns
to the chief.
“Why would anyone not want a DUI checkpoint in their neighborhood?”
asked Mayor Rosanne Foust. “Every neighborhood would embrace it. They
are designed to stop people who are drinking and driving. How complicated
is that?”
The events on July 2 also underscore a great divide on the part of the Fair
Oaks Community Center between providing services to their clients and
letting law enforcement officials do their jobs.
According to veteran Redwood City police officers who wish to remain
anonymous, officers working near the Fair Oaks Community Center on July
2 were told by Capt. Chris Cesena that the checkpoint there was being shut
down after a call to him from Chief Louis Cobarruviaz.
E-mail correspondence obtained by The Spectrum suggests that concerns
about the checkpoint were initiated by Sheryl Muñoz-Bergman, director of
San Mateo County programs for the International Institute of the Bay Area.
Muñoz-Bergman has an office at the community center and has been an
outspoken voice for illegal immigrants in the community.
Muñoz-Bergman tried to contact Foust (who was out of town) and
Cobarruviaz at 6:08 p.m. on July 2, writing “The Redwood City police are
outside the Fair Oaks Community Center right now, using the parking lot to
impound cars and arrest individuals.”
She continued to write she was “VERY CONCERNED about the location
the police have chosen” and “would respectfully request that today if
possible, and certainly in the future, that police checkpoints be located
elsewhere.” She included in the subject line of the e-mail that “police were
arresting clients at Fair Oaks Community Center.”
She also called Pierce. Pierce said Muñoz-Bergman was concerned because
neighbors felt the center was a “safe place,” and she said neighbors felt
“something else was happening.”
Safe places are facilities where you do not need to identify your
immigration status, and services are provided without question or
documentation.
Pierce then e-mailed Foust, Cobarruviaz and City Manager Peter Ingram
(who was also out of town) and wrote that after hearing from a “community
member,” she was concerned that “local folks view the center as a safe place
and so having the checkpoint and tow trucks there is raising concerns.”
“I appreciate the need to do the checking, just ask for your thoughts on the
location and community concern,” she went on to write.
Pierce also called Cobarruviaz, who called her back. According to
Cobarruviaz, Pierce expressed concerns about the location because of the
impact it would have on the people using the center.
Other factors in shutting down the checkpoint were related to the
department’s policy of notifying the public well in advance of any scheduled
checkpoint, and thus moving the location without notice was seen as a
potential issue by Cesena. Also, moving the checkpoint another block south
would have put them in the San Mateo County Sheriff’s jurisdiction. Both of
which were seen as negatives.
In an e-mail to Foust and Ingram, Cobarruviaz said the use of
Fair Oaks was “unfortunate” and that “as soon as I was notified by
Councilwoman Barbara Pierce of the concerns expressed by community
center representatives, I notified Capt. Cesena and asked him to move the
checkpoint to a different location on Middlefield Road, [or] suspend it.”
Cesena decided it would be best to end the operation and to reschedule it.
Police checkpoints had traditionally been held two blocks away but because
of construction at the usual site, the checkpoint was being held elsewhere.
Cobarruviaz stated that “while I gave Capt. Cesena the option of shutting
the checkpoint down or moving it to another location, I fully support the
decision he made to shut it down. I personally take full responsibility for it. I
believe it was the right thing to do.”
Muñoz-Bergman feels that the police need to find “alternative solutions” to
ensure safe roads and that the current practice is a concern due to “the costly
practice of impounding vehicles for non-alcohol-related infractions.” She also
said that in doing so, “low-income immigrant and Latino communities don’t
feel unfairly targeted based on checkpoint location and implementation.”
But police officers say they’re just doing their job and moving it from one
location to another because of race concerns is wrong.
“That is selective enforcement,” said one officer. “This is not about race
or income levels, it is about doing our job, and the good working people of
Redwood City suffer because of situations like this.” The officer went on to
say that he did not feel there was great concern from the center employees
about catching drunk drivers but rather about the cars being towed and the
expense to get them out.
Foust also feels the focus should be on catching drunk drivers and making
sure checkpoints are set up safely.
“DUI checkpoints are clearly marked. The department states where they
are going to be held. Where was the breakdown?” Foust said.
Foust believes that the police focus on keeping neighborhoods safe, and she
can see if they are not as concerned about where the checkpoints are located.
“Where can we set it up and be in an effective and safe monitoring situation
and visible — I am sure those are the top concerns,” she said.
“If we impede their ability to do their job it negates the whole purpose.
We don’t want to take away people’s vehicles that are needed to support
themselves. We want people to not drive drunk, have driver’s licenses and
register their vehicles,” Foust said. “Why would you want people who are
drunk driving a car? Am I simplistic?”
During the approximately one hour and a half before the checkpoint was
shut down, police issued 21 citations (19 for unlicensed drivers and two for
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Fall Is the Time to Shop Redwood City!
Check out our Best of the Best selections below. Shouldn’t you make the commitment to shopping
locally? When you are out shopping, dining or enjoying some entertainment, you will benefit because
your sales tax dollars stay local and help us all. These businesses not only provide excellent service but
also contribute to our community.
Auto Care:
Personal Improvement:
Redwood General Tire – 1630 Broadway – Redwood General Tire was
founded on the principles of good customer service and quality products at
fair prices. Whether you are looking for a new set of tires or need repair work
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Eating and Catering:
Little India – 917 Main St. – “There
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bad restaurants. There are okay
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places, the magic ones. You come
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doesn’t just taste good and satisfy
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Deseo Tequila Lounge and
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menu, and I have to say the burger I had
was tasty. They also have 21 big-screen televisions to view sporting events
and more. This place has it all! I am so happy that Redwood City finally has
such an upscale place for watching your favorite sports team, having a drink
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Financial Institutions:
Business Profile of the Month
Saf Keep Storage – 2480 Middlefield Road – What is the Saf
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Compare them to other facilities and you’ll see why their service
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Visit www.everywomanhealthclub.com or call 650-364-9194.
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San Mateo Credit Union – Three Redwood City locations – SMCU is
member-driven and does everything possible to ensure that all of your
financial priorities are anticipated and fulfilled. Offerings include free autoshopping
assistance, members-only car sales, low-rate home loans and lines
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Home Improvements:
Lewis Carpet Cleaners – 1-800-23-LEWIS – Founded in 1985, Lewis
Carpet Cleaners has grown from one small, portable machine to a company
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Legal Services:
Terry Finn and Madonna’s Bail Bonds – 234 Marshall St., Upstairs
#3, 650-366-9111 – Finn and Madonna’s provide bail bonds to any court
jurisdiction, jail or police agency in California and in many other states.
Interested parties representing incarcerated subjects are encouraged to
contact the licensed bail agent on duty at the above office for immediate bail
bond assistance.
Michelle Glaubert, Realtor at Coldwell Banker – 650-722-1193 – Michelle
doesn’t want to be one of the real estate agents that pass through your life;
she wants to be the only Realtor in your life! “People like my honesty and
my follow-through,” says Michelle. “They know they can count on me and I
absolutely refuse to let them down.” Visit her online at www.glaubert.com.
Schoenstein Physical Therapy – 363A Main St., 650-599-9482 – The
clinical approach of this independent, community-based practice focuses
on thorough physical therapy assessment, specific treatment strategies and
patient education. Individualized treatment programs are designed to help
meet patient goals of restoring function, returning to sport or occupation and
maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
Hannig Law Firm – 2991 El Camino Real – Hannig Law Firm LLP
provides transactional and litigation expertise in a variety of areas. The
professionals at HLF are also committed to supporting and participating in
the communities where they live and work.
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Forward
Saltworks Plan Moves
‘Far From Green Light,’ Says Mayor Foust
Mayor Rosanne Foust
Those who endorse the idea of building on the former
Cargill Saltworks site and those who find the idea
unacceptable should both be glad the Redwood City
City Council unanimously agreed to evaluate the submitted
proposal, Mayor Rosanne Foust said.
David Lewis
“Even people who do not want it
developed have questions, and in
order to answer them, we have to
study it,” Foust said.
The City Council agreed to
study the proposal and use the
information to later consider a
general plan amendment. The
evaluation will provide answers
to lingering questions over issues
like jurisdictional rights, water,
transportation, traffic and open
space tax benefits, Foust said.
If the council had not approved
the impartial study and a legal
agreement with developers to cover
the costs, it would need to use taxpayer
funds, Foust said.
“The council felt this is in the
public’s interest,” Foust said.
The decision is far from a
green light for development but
is a key step forward. And while
the issue before the council was
largely administrative, it didn’t
stop supporters and opponents of
developer DMB Associates from
taking another turn at the podium
during public comment. The latest
round of debate pushed the vote
late into the evening during which
dozens of speakers voiced their
thoughts, Foust said.
John Bruno of DMB praised
the council’s eventual vote to
review and study the so-named
“50-50 Balanced Plan,” which
calls for 50 percent of the site to
be preserved for permanent open
space, public recreation and tidal
marsh restoration and the remaining
half be development into housing,
schools, parks and retail and transit
facilities.
“After three years working
with the community of Redwood
City, the review process —
which Redwood City residents
overwhelmingly support — is under
way,” Bruno said.
David Lewis, executive director
of vocal opponent group Save The
Bay, said the more developers praise
the council, the less likely it appears
the process is objective.
“I think the council’s actions
show they are not hearing what the
community is saying,” Lewis said.
“There is no need for a new city
built in the bay.”
The Saltworks site is a 1,436-
acre parcel of land — the largest
untouched area in the Bay Area
outside the Presidio in San
Francisco — whose potential
development has long been debated
in the community. Last year, the
dispute erupted into a full-out war
between organizations like Save
The Bay, Redwood City and a
smattering of grassroots groups who
took no side other than opposing
a ballot measure that would have
significantly changed the city
charter. Both ballot measures failed.
The city considered including the
1,436-acre Cargill property in the
ongoing revamp of its general plan
but in January decided that should
happen afterward. The general plan
acts as a blueprint for the city, laying
out rules for zoning and land use.
With the city having agreed to
evaluate the Cargill proposal, Foust
said she expects the matter to quiet
until the city begins its process early
next year.
Lewis, though, said opponents
will take every opportunity to
oppose the project and it is “growing
without us doing anything” since
DMB released the proposal in May.
He also said the council needs to
realize it is a regional, rather than
Redwood City only, issue.
For example, he said, the Pacific
Merchant Shipping Association
submitted a letter Aug. 6 to the City
Council opposing “residential and
other uses … that are noncompatible
with port operations.” The
development will ultimately
threaten “the long-term operation
of one of our most successful and
viable regional niche ports, disrupt
the regional economy and likely
subject maritime operations to years
of unreasonable legal and political
challenges,” PMSA Vice President
Michael Jacob wrote in the letter.
Foust, however, said the current
goal is not for the city to take a
stand but to become educated and
dispel misinformation.
“The council is not the enemy,”
Foust said. “I’m telling people we
just need to know like you do.”
John Bruno
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Top: Barbara Pierce
Above: Chief Cobarruviaz
driving with a suspended license). Nineteen
cars were towed.
DUI checkpoints allow police officers
to demand driver’s licenses and proof of
insurance, and city leaders agree the roadblocks
are an effective way to get drunken drivers off the
streets.
The Redwood City Police Department
launched this year’s anti-DUI program last
November as part of a year-long effort that
aims to reduce the number of death and injury
crashes.
The program specifically targets impaireddriving
offenders and educates the public on
the dangers of driving under the influence. DUI
checkpoints also warrant searches and stakeouts
for repeat DUI offenders.
The Redwood City Police Department has
utilized funds from the state to set up and staff
roadside sobriety checkpoints and DUI/seatbelt
patrols. A proposal submitted to the California
Office of Traffic Safety resulted in a $110,000
grant, which supplies funds to reimburse the
city for officers’ salaries while performing the
safety work.
In addition to reimbursement for officers’
salaries, the grant also provided funds to update
the police department’s DUI trailer with new
communications and computer equipment
capable of retrieving state and federal law
enforcement data, such as driver’s license
information and “wants and warrants.”
Over the last four years, officers have used the trailer to conduct roadside
checkpoints and identify drivers who were impaired by the use of alcohol or
other drugs.
The department normally conducts the checkpoint at the Costco parking lot
on Middlefield Road, but because of construction, the operation was moved
two blocks south to the parking lot of the Fair Oaks branch of the Redwood
City Public Library. As required, the checkpoint location was announced to
the public 14 days in advance, appearing in several print publications and
online news sites.
The controversy over the night of July 2 is not without precedent.
In September 2004, the Oakland Police Department halted its use of
roadblocks aimed at checking whether drivers are under the influence after
the checkpoints prompted complaints from the city’s Hispanic community
and then City Council President Ignacio De La Fuente complained that the
checkpoints were making life miserable for undocumented immigrants who
aren’t licensed to drive but otherwise obey the law.
Then Oakland Police Chief Richard L. Word ordered a month-long
moratorium on the checkpoints while the department drafted new guidelines,
which called for police to notify Hispanic community groups of the time and
location of checkpoints.
At the time, some Oakland leaders said the moratorium threatened public safety.
“It’s absolutely insane to stop these checkpoints,” Councilman Larry Reid
told the Oakland Tribune. “I would not want to explain to a mother why we
stopped doing these checkpoints when we know they work and her son or
daughter was killed.”
Addressing that concern, Pierce said, “You’re dealing with hypothetical,”
and “they should have had it [the checkpoint] half a block down the road.”
Foust said she is aware of the situation and the involvement by Pierce. “We
have an extraordinary group of council members and I have learned you need
to step back and never be forced to react immediately,” she said. “Time tends
to put things into perspective.”
The Redwood City City Council is governed by a city charter that prohibits
council members from intervening in the work of the city manager or a
department head, including the police chief.
As stated in Section 27.A, “No member of the council, or any board
or commission of the city shall in any manner, directly or indirectly, by
suggestion or otherwise, attempt to influence or coerce the city manager, or
any administrative officer or department director.”
A violation constitutes a misdemeanor crime, according to the charter, and
can result in the loss of a council member’s position.
Pierce said she was “very careful” to not violate the charter and defends her
decision to contact the chief after she followed a “proper chain of command.”
“I tried to contact the mayor, city manager, acting city manager and none
were available,” Pierce said. “I thought long and hard. I even thought, Am I
overreacting?” She then called the chief.
The charter does not offer any chain-of-command provisions.
Pierce maintains that she was not telling anyone what to do, just passing
along information. “I was sharing information” with the chief and nothing
else. “It was his responsibility to make the decision,” Pierce said.
But how much pressure she put on the chief and whether she tried to
influence his decision remains a concern of police officers.
Muñoz-Bergman said in an e-mail to Pierce, “We were pleased to see that
the police responded promptly to vacate the premises after you contacted the
chief.”
Ingram feels Pierce’s actions are not so much a charter issue as an
operational issue. He says the relationship he has with the council is based on
“trust on boundaries and how we all trust them.” He says he cannot “control
elected officials and what is said.”
“I have not had any issue of a council member crossing the line,” Ingram
said.
If there were an investigation into Pierce’s involvement and potential
charter violations were brought to his attention, Ingram said he “would
contact the city attorney and ask for thought and guidance on what, if
anything, to do.”
After the decision was made to shut down the checkpoint, police started
to break down the operation, and a small crowd of about 18 people started
cheering and yelling at the officers, according to officers at the scene.
“You are bums, get out of our neighborhood,” and “We won, you lost,”
were just a few of the catcalls, according to officers.
“It is irresponsible of the crowd. They did not show good judgment,” said
Pierce. But “they [the police] could have avoided that by having [checkpoints]
somewhere else.”
“If police officers are unhappy, then maybe they need to speak with their
boss,” she added.
Police see it differently.
“I was ashamed and humiliated because I am a part of this community and
do not need to be told to go home,” said one officer. “It is the saddest day I
have ever had in my law enforcement career.”
The mayor agrees.
“They did a disservice to their community because it affects the
relationships the police have with law-abiding citizens,” Foust said.
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Nonprofits in Action
The Nonprofits in Action section will now be
printed every other month in The Spectrum
Magazine. However, the section will continue
to appear each month online at www.
spectrummagazine.net.
Advocates for Children
Advocates for Children, CASA of San Mateo
County, is actively seeking caring and consistent
adults to mentor and speak up for the best
interests of these children. Over 130 children are
waiting for someone who cares. If you would like
to become a volunteer advocate or just want to
learn more, visit www.AdvocatesFC.org or call
650-212-4423 for more information.
City Talk Toastmasters
Join the City Talk Toastmasters to develop
communication and leadership skills. The club
meets Wednesdays 12:30–1:30 p.m. in the Council
Chambers at City Hall, 1017 Middlefield Road.
Call Manny Rosas at 650-780-7468 if you would
like to check out a meeting, or just stop in. Visit
www.toastmasters.org for more information about
the Toastmasters public speaking program.
CityTrees
CityTrees is a nonprofit working with the Public
Works Department to enhance and care for
Redwood City’s urban forest. They usually plant
or prune on the third Saturday of each month.
Check www.citytrees.org for a listing of events,
dates and how to join.
Family Connections
This parent-participation preschool focuses on
low-income families. Family Connections parents
stay involved in their children’s education and,
as a result, their children are more prepared
for kindergarten and beyond. They are always
looking for volunteers to play with the children
while moms and dads attend parent-ed classes,
organizers to help coordinate fundraisers,
and people from the business world to initiate
new corporate partnerships. Check www.
familyconnections.org for more information.
Family Service Agency of San
Mateo County
Family Service Agency of San Mateo County
provides employers with mature, ready-towork,
experienced workers who are 55 and
older. Employers contact the service because
they appreciate the superior work ethic and the
commitment to quality that mature workers
possess. Contact Barbara Clipper at 650-403-
4300, ext. 4368, to place your job order. For those
who are at least 55 and looking for work, Family
Service Agency provides a range of services for
qualified participants. Contact Connie Tilles at
650-403-4300, ext. 4371, if you are looking for work.
Friends for Youth
Do you like to play video games, shoot hoops,
watch baseball games or just have fun? Then
you have what it takes to be a mentor! As a
mentor, you can hang out with a young person
like Reggie. He’s a 12-year-old who loves pizza,
baseball and cars. He lives with his grandmother
and three sisters and would love to hang out
with a guy and have fun. If you are interested in
becoming a mentor, you are invited to attend a
one-hour information session in Redwood City.
For upcoming sessions, call 650-482-2871 or
e-mail mentor@friendsforyouth.org.
Funders Bookstore
If you haven’t wandered into the Funders
Bookstore, you have missed one of Redwood
City’s hidden treasures. This volunteer effort
supports the San Mateo County History
Museum and provides a community bookstore
for everyone’s pleasure. The collection includes
hardback first editions, trade paperbacks,
children’s books, cookbooks and an entire
room of $1 paperbacks. Open Tuesday through
Saturday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., on the lower level of
the San Mateo County History Museum at 2200
Broadway, with the entrance facing Hamilton
Street.
Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity International seeks to
eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from
the world and to make decent shelter a matter
of conscience and action. Habitat for Humanity
Greater San Francisco partners with working
families and the community to build affordable
ownership homes in Redwood City. Contact
Jennifer Doettling, communications director, at
650-568-7335 or jdoettling@habitatgsf.org. Visit
them at www.habitatgsf.org.
Hearing Loss Association of the
Peninsula
This organization of hard-of-hearing people
and their relatives and friends is devoted to the
welfare and interests of those who cannot hear
well but are committed to participating in the
hearing world. A day meeting is held on the first
Monday of the month at 1:30 p.m. at the Veterans
Memorial Senior Center, 1455 Madison Ave. A
demonstration of assistive devices is held on the
first Wednesday of the month at 10:30 a.m. at the
Redwood City Public Library, 1044 Middlefield
Road. Call Marj at 650-593-6760 with any questions.
Nursing Mothers Counsel
Nursing Mothers Counsel provides free
breastfeeding education and assistance by highly
trained counselors (moms who breastfed for at
least six months). To speak with a counselor
(no fee), call 650-327-MILK (327-6455). NMC
also has breast pumps and breastfeeding
supplies available for purchase and rent. Call
650-364-9579. If you’d like to become a trained
counselor, call 650-365-2713. Visit them at www.
nursingmothers.org.
Optimist Club of Redwood City
Optimist International’s mission has been
“bringing out the best in kids” for over 80 years.
The Optimist Club of Redwood City meets every
Tuesday at 12 p.m. at Alana’s Cafe, 1020 Main
St. For information, visit www.optimist.org
or call President Ed Rosen at 650-366-7589 or
Membership Chair John Butterfield at 650-366-
8803. Or just come join them for lunch to learn
more about how you can make a difference to the
youth in our community.
Peninsula Hills Women’s Club
Founded in 1960, Peninsula Hills Women’s Club,
a member of the General Federation of Women’s
Clubs and the California Federation of Women’s
Clubs, is a philanthropic organization serving the
community through charitable, educational and
service programs. Meetings are held the third
Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. For additional
information, contact PHWC, P.O. Box 1394,
Redwood City, CA 94064.
Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA
In addition to sheltering and finding new homes
for stray and unwanted animals, PHS/SPCA has
vital programs for people. The shelter’s mobile
spay/neuter clinic offers owners free “fixes” for
their pets. PHS/SPCA also provides a free animal
behavior help line in English and Spanish. Call
650-340-7022, ext. 783 or 786. And domestic
abuse victims who wish to leave their abusive
situation but are fearful of doing so because they
have pets can receive temporary sheltering for
their pets through PHS/SPCA. Call 650-340-7022,
ext. 330.
Peninsula Sunrise Rotary Club
The Peninsula Sunrise Rotary Club meets weekly
at 7:30 a.m. for breakfast and to hear a speaker
at the Waterfront Restaurant at Pete’s Harbor in
Redwood City. The club, with 22 members, has
frequently been honored as an outstanding small
club by Rotary District 5150, which includes San
Mateo, San Francisco and part of Marin counties.
For more information or to join, call Brandy
Navarro at 650-367-9394.
Rebuilding Together Peninsula
RTP provides free home repair and renovations
for low-income families, seniors and people
with disabilities. RTP’s mission is to promote
independent living in safety and warmth through
volunteer partnerships with individuals and
groups in the community. RTP is currently
seeking skilled volunteers and construction
captains for its annual National Rebuilding
Day. If you are interested in volunteering, call
650-366-6597. For more information, visit
rebuildingtogetherpeninsula.org.
Redwood City Art Center
The Redwood City Art Center promotes
creativity and community by providing art
education, exhibitions, studio space for artists
and outreach to the local community and schools.
For scheduling or donation, contact artreach@
redwoodcityartcenter.org. For more general
information, visit www.redwoodcityartcenter.org
or call 650-369-1823. Or visit in person at 2625
Broadway, Redwood City.
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Redwood City Eagles #418
The Fraternal Order of Eagles supports our police,
firefighters and others who protect and serve.
They have provided support for medical centers
across the country. They raise millions of dollars
every year to help handicapped kids, uplift the
aged and make life a little brighter for everyone.
The Eagles meet on the second Tuesday of each
month at the Eagles Hall, 1575 Marshall St., at 6
p.m. for a social hour and dinner meeting. They
play cards on the third Thursday and would love
to have you join them. For more information,
call President Ryan Herbst at 408-489-6582 or
Secretary David Tomatis at 650-575-3225, or visit
www.foe418.org.
Redwood City Education
Foundation
The Redwood City Education Foundation is an
all-volunteer, nonprofit organization dedicated to
providing students in the Redwood City School
District with a strong education that lays the
foundation for future success. They raise private
money to provide enrichment programs to all
students in the district. Their funding is focused
on academic achievement, music and art, and
health and wellness. For more information, check
out www.rcef.org.
Redwood City Rotary
Redwood City Rotary performs many service
projects, provides college scholarships and
donates to international relief efforts. The club
meets each Tuesday at 12:15 at the Sequoia
Club, 1695 Broadway, to hear speakers and plan
community benefits, including the annual July 4
raffle that raises $80,000 for 12 local charities. For
more information about joining, contact Dr. Paul
R. Piccione at drpaul@woodsidewellnesscenter.
com or 650-703-5957, or visit www.
redwoodcityrotary.org.
Redwood City Seniors Softball Club
These recreational and tournament-level senior
men and women play slow-pitch softball all year
long. Membership is open to anyone at least 50
years old within the calendar year. Many of the
players are in their 60s and 70s and still going
strong. Club members play every Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday morning at Griffin
Field at Red Morton Community Park. For more
information or to join the club, contact Joe Kirby
at 650-366-5299 or joekirbyis@comcast.net
(include “Senior Softball Club” in the subject line).
Redwood City Sunrise Lions Club
This group is small but has a growing
membership. All members either live or work
in our community and share a common goal of
making our city a better place to live. One of over
44,000 Lions Clubs in 199 nations, the club has
been vigorously active helping eyesight-impaired
youth in our schools and seniors who are hearingimpaired.
The Lions meet every Wednesday at
Bob’s Court House Coffee Shop, 2198 Broadway,
beginning at 7:15 a.m. Call Bill Gibbons at 650-
766-8105 for more details.
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Redwood City Women’s Club
Founded in 1909 as a member of the General
Federation of Women’s Clubs and the California
Federation of Women’s Clubs, the Redwood City
Women’s Club will celebrate its centennial in
September. The club meets the first Thursday
of each month, September through June, at the
clubhouse at 149 Clinton St., Redwood City.
Social at 11 a.m., lunch at noon, followed by a
meeting and program. For information, call 650-
363-1266 or visit rwcwc.com.
Sequoia High School Alumni
Association
The group meets the fourth Tuesday of each
month at the Sequoia District Board Room,
480 James Ave., at 7 p.m. All alumni and
friends of Sequoia are welcome to attend.
For more information call Nancy at 650-592-
5822, visit sequoiahsalumniassoc.org or e-mail
sequoiaalumni@earthlink.net.
Sequoia Stamp Club
This club was established in 1947 and invites
community members to visit. The club meets
at the Community Activities Building, 1400
Roosevelt Ave., every second and fourth Tuesday
at 7:45 p.m. There is a program every meeting and
refreshments are served. Contact Hank at 650-
593-7012, e-mail sequoiastampclub@yahoo.com
or visit www.penpex.org. Sequoia Stamp Club
sponsors a free stamp show at the same location
on the first weekend in December.
Soroptimist International of South
Peninsula
Soroptmist International is the world’s largest
service organization for business and professional
women, where “improving the lives of women
and children” has been their mission since 1921.
Soroptimists work through service projects to
advance human rights and the status of women
locally and abroad. They meet the second
Thursday of every month. For more information,
call their president, Maria, at 650-366-0668,
Monday–Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Sustainable San Mateo County
Established in 1992, this local nonprofit is
dedicated to the long-term health of our county’s
environment, economy and social equity.
Programs include an annual report, an annual
awards event, sustainabilityhub.net, green
business workshops and more. If you would like
to volunteer, contact the SSMC office at 650-638-
2323 or e-mail advocate@sustainablesanmateo.
org. For more information, visit www.
sustainablesanmateo.org.
Woodside Terrace A.M. Kiwanis Club
Since October 1956, the Woodside Terrace A.M.
Kiwanis Club has been devoted to community
service in Redwood City. Through the decades,
the club has provided funds to help many
worthy community programs and continues to
add more community projects. The club meets
every Tuesday evening 6–7 p.m. at Harry’s
Hofbrau, 1909 El Camino Real (one block north
of Woodside Road). They invite you to come to
their meetings and check out the club’s Web site at
www.wtamkiwanis.org.
Woodside Terrace Optimist Club
This club provides an opportunity for seniors to
stay involved and be useful. The club’s funds are
raised by a card, candy and necklace sale held
on the fourth Wednesday of each month in the
main lobby at 485 Woodside Road, open to the
public. Lunches/meetings are at 12:30 p.m. on the
second and fourth Wednesdays of each month in
the Assisted Living Dining Room at Woodside
Terrace. Guests are welcome. Please call President
Jack Murphy at 650-780-9891 or Millie Cole at
650-366-1392 for reservations.
YES Reading
YES Reading recruits and trains community
volunteers to provide one-on-one tutoring for
elementary and middle school students reading
below grade level. YES Reading operates several
reading centers on the Peninsula and in the South
Bay, including a site at Selby Lane School in
Atherton. If you are interested in becoming a
reading tutor for a child who needs your help, call
408-945-9316, e-mail info@yesreading.org or
visit www.yesreading.org.
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Finance: Do You Have Enough Insurance – And the Right Type?
By David Amann, Special to The Spectrum
September has been designated
as Life Insurance Awareness Month,
so you may want to take this
opportunity to learn more about your
life insurance needs and determine
if you’re adequately covered.
In fact, helping people understand the necessity
of being properly insured and the need to seek
professional advice regarding those needs is the
ultimate goal of Life Insurance Awareness Month,
which is coordinated by the nonprofit Life and
Health Foundation for Education (LIFE). Some
68 million adult Americans have no life insurance
at all, according to LIMRA International, a
worldwide association of insurance and financial
services companies. And many people with
insurance have far less coverage than they need.
If you have loved ones depending on your
income, it’s important to discuss how life
insurance may protect them. But choosing the
right amount of coverage, and the right type,
is not quite that simple. So let’s take a look at
two key questions you need to ask: How much
insurance do I need? And what type of insurance
is right for me?
There are many factors to consider when
determining how much insurance you need.
That’s why you’ll need to look at some key
variables in your life, such as: How many children
do you have? Do you plan for them all to go to
college? Do any of them have special needs? How
many years are left on your mortgage? What other
debts do you have? An experienced financial
professional will be able to use the answers to
these questions and others to help determine how
much life insurance you need.
Your next step is to decide which type of
coverage best fits your needs. Essentially, your
choice is between term insurance, which offers
a death benefit for a specific period of time, and
permanent insurance, which can provide lifetime
protection plus the potential to build cash value
tax-deferred. Keep in mind that all guarantees are
based on the claims-paying ability of the issuing
insurance company and that certain features come
at additional costs.
There’s no hard-and-fast rule as to which type
of coverage to choose. However, when you’re
starting out in your career, and your children are
young, you might find that term insurance could
be a cost effective way for covering a short-term
need (generally 20 years or less). On the other
hand, if you choose a permanent insurance policy,
such as whole life or universal life, you can
potentially build cash value that you can access
during your life on a tax-advantaged basis. Since
permanent insurance has a cash value component,
the premiums may initially be more costly than
those for term insurance.
Which choice — term or permanent — is
right for you? It depends on a variety of factors,
including your cash flow, your investment
portfolio and how many years you plan on
keeping your coverage. Also, you’ll need to
review your insurance coverage regularly to make
sure it still meets your needs and addresses any
changes in your situation. A financial advisor can
help you make the right selections.
Taking steps today allows you to celebrate
Life Insurance Awareness Month secure in the
knowledge that you’ve taken the right steps to
help protect your family.
Editor’s note: This article was written by David
Amann of Edward Jones for use by The Spectrum
Magazine.
Senior Activities
Friday Movies for Everyone
Every Friday, 1:15 p.m.
Come to the VMSC in September for a free
featured movie in our state-of-the-art movie
theater!
Sept. 4: “Earth”
Sept. 11: “The Soloist”
Sept. 18: “The Golden Boy”
Sept. 25: “The Code” (also known as “Thick as
Thieves”)
Friends Walk for the Health of It
Festival & Flea Market
Saturday, Sept. 12, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
Join the VMSC for a 5K walk through beautiful
Red Morton Park and a community flea market.
After you cross the finish line, enjoy a wellness
festival featuring health vendors, food and great
bargains! This event is free for everyone. If you
are interested in hosting a vendor space in the
health fair or flea market, please call 650-780-
7264.
Retired Senior Volunteer Program
Benefits & More
Wednesday, Sept. 16, 1–2 p.m.
Goldstar Room, Free
Learn about the benefits of volunteering through
the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP).
Did you know that you may be eligible for
mileage reimbursement and many other perks by
signing up with RSVP? And you can volunteer at
the VMSC or other organizations. Even if you are
already a dedicated volunteer with VMSC, please
join us for this exciting and informative lecture!
SAVE THE DATES
Italian Dinner & Aurora Mandolin
Concert
Friday, Oct. 9, 6–9 p.m.
Enjoy a home-cooked Italian feast followed by a
beautiful concert by the Aurora Mandolins. All
proceeds benefit the VMSC. Cost is $20. Tickets
can be purchased at the VMSC lunch desk or by
calling 650-780-7259 starting in September.
Veterans Celebration
Friday, Nov. 13, 6–9 p.m.
Join us for a special evening honoring our U.S.
military veterans. Program will consist of a nohost
bar to benefit the VMSC, appetizers and a
special USO presentation by the Singing Blue
Stars of the USS Hornet. For more information,
please call Christina at 650-780-7343. Cost is $15
general admission and $10 for military veterans.
No sign-up or ticket required.
To learn more about the Veterans Memorial
Senior Center, call 650-780-7270. Redwood City
Parks, Recreation and Community Services
Department provides recreational facilities and
activities for all ages and interests, and supplies
building and custodial services for city buildings.
Redwood City Parks also operates the Veterans
Memorial Senior Center and the Fair Oaks
Community Center, providing social, educational
and cultural activities, as well as information,
referral and counseling services to persons living
in Redwood City and neighboring communities.
Redwood City Parks is more than you think! Its
Web site is located at www.redwoodcity.org/parks.
THANK YOU,
Redwood City,
for 5 years of
The Spectrum
Magazine!
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A Minute With: Steve Penna – As We Celebrate 5 Years of The Spectrum
Penna celebrates with Hartnett and Howard.
Favorite thing about your job?
Meeting the most fascinating people every day.
Worst thing about your job?
Sometimes it can be telling the truth.
Biggest secret you know?
Read about it in five years when the book comes
out. Ha!
Which living person do you most admire?
Law enforcement employees and Sequoia
Hospital surgeon Dr. Luis Castro.
Something that has changed since your heart
surgery?
I cry all the time. Even during a Maury Povich
show. Do you know how many “baby daddies”
they can’t find?
What talent would you most like to have?
The ability to approach someone I am attracted to.
Steve Penna was born and raised in Redwood City. He has five siblings; all are
graduates of Hoover Elementary and Sequoia High School. Both of his parents, Louie
and Georgia, also graduated from Sequoia and are now deceased.
After graduation, he attended Cañada Community College in Redwood City. Steve has
worked in the media field for over 20 years and has held positions at the San Mateo County
Times, the Almanac, the San Francisco Examiner and the San Mateo Daily Journal. He
now owns his own marketing, advertising and publishing company, Penna Media Group.
His volunteer activities have included Child Advocates (CASA), the Police Activities
League (PAL), the Chamber of Commerce, Peninsula Celebration Association, Sequoia
Education Foundation, St. Pius youth ministry, the Senior Affairs Commission and the
Sequoia YMCA.
Steve has received several community awards and will be honored by the PAL
organization on Oct. 1.
Something few know about you?
I ran the after-school sports program for the
public school system in Menlo Park for six years.
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
Oh my God! You have got to be kidding.
Favorite song?
“Like a Prayer” by Madonna.
Favorite movie?
“The Cure.”
What is your motto?
If it is to be, it is up to me.
Thing you cannot handle?
People who lie and are not loyal.
In 100 years, what will you be remembered for?
Leading the effort to restore Carrington Hall.
Anyone you got on your mind?
For some reason, the City Council candidates.
How sad is that?
Memorable moment?
Sitting with my mom at her house with the
sunshine beaming down on us.
First word that comes to mind?
Tolerance!
I still can’t believe?
I drive a BMW. It sounds shallow but it’s true.
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Surrounded by family and friends.
Who would you most like to meet?
Everyone I would want to meet is dead. That’s the
problem with believing “all are equal.”
You currently feel?
Restless.
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