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Let’s Talk Solutions Can ONE project be a catalyst to help solve many existing local problems like PARKS? The Answer is YES. Conceptual rendering. Redwood City has a shortage of active park and recreation facilities. The city is below statewide standards for parks, which has forced youth and adult sports teams to compete over these limited fields and facilities. The 50/50 Balanced Plan will reduce the shortage of parks and make Redwood City a leader in parks and recreation lands on the Peninsula. The 50/50 Balanced Plan includes more than 50 acres of sports fields, featuring more than a dozen new soccer/football, baseball and softball fields and more than 240 acres of parks. This expansion of city park and recreation lands “We recently had tryouts and once again we have more kids who want to play than we can accommodate effectively due to the shortage of fields. The city understands the need, but has limited resources. New field space in Redwood City paid for by a private developer would really help with the problem.”—Dan Gibson, Redwood City Resident and Baseball Organizer will be funded by the 50/50 Balanced Plan – with all costs borne by the project. So when groups keep arguing that housing should be built in downtown or along the El Camino Real corridor (which we agree with) where will other important public benefits, like parks, be located? What’s their plan for addressing parks? The Saltworks site, because of its scale, can satisfy this important community need. But don’t take our word for it. See for yourself. Examine the facts. Ask for a thorough evaluation of our proposal and the opportunities – all of the opportunities – presented by the Saltworks site. Redwood City Saltworks www.RCSaltworks.com Follow Saltworks on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. www.SpectrumMagazine.net Spectrum_ParksAd_Rev2_Final.indd 1 8/1/11 4:52 PM
The Spectrum.AUG.2011 Table of Contents Inside The Spectrum – 4 RCSD Corner – 5 “As I Was Saying...” – 6 Cultural Events – 8 Redwood City Students Preparing for School – 10 Community Interest – 13 Jim Skinner: Dedicated Fire Chief – 16 Insurance Tips: Top Reasons to Carry Collision Insurance – 21 Welcome! Summertime is in full swing and so is the August 2011 edition of The Spectrum Magazine. We have got some great information for you this month. Our cover story is on Redwood City Fire Chief Jim Skinner. He has been in the firefighting field for 30 years, and our new contributing writer Julie McCoy will take you on his career journey and into the future as he shares his “give back” attitude with you. We continue to bring you our regular features on senior activities, items of community interest, news briefs, cultural events and entertainment, insurance tips from Hector Flamenco, information from the Redwood City School District and the popular feature “A Minute With.” In Publisher Steve Penna’s column, “As I Was Saying…,” he writes about the selection process for a new police chief, the November election and retirement. Not his own, of course, but that of friends around him. As the November City Council race gets closer, The Spectrum will be giving each candidate the opportunity to have their announcement or kickoff event covered by one of our writers. This month, the first candidate to be featured is Vice Mayor Alicia Aguirre. We also have a story on a local retail outlet helping Redwood City students and a wrap-up of the Fourth of July activities. We want to encourage you, our readers, to support our valuable Spectrum advertisers by using their services when you are out shopping, dining or enjoying yourself in our community with friends and family. Many of them have special offers for you to cut out and present, including discounts on services, food and beverages, so please take the time to look over their ads this month and use their coupons and discounts. And when you visit them, let them know you appreciate their support of our local community publication. If you want to keep up with all the up-to-the-day information about our community, please visit our website at www.spectrummagazine.net. Until next month, thank you, Redwood City, and enjoy our community! Senior Activities – 21 News Briefs – 22 Shop Redwood City – 26 Getting Patriotic in RWC – 28 A Minute With David Kassouf – 30 Steve Penna Owner and Publisher penna@spectrummagazine.net Anne Callery Copy Editor writers@spectrummagazine.net Dale McKee Contributing Writer writers@spectrummagazine.net Julie McCoy Contributing Writer writers@spectrummagazine.net Nicole Minieri Contributing Writer writers@spectrummagazine.net James Massey Graphic Designer 007massey@gmail.com James R. Kaspar Cover/Cover Story Photography jkaspar@sonic.net Contact Information: Phone 650-368-2434 www.spectrummagazine.net The Spectrum 3
Page 1: JIM SKINNER Committed, Professional
Page 5 and 6: RCSD Corner: News From the Redwood
Page 7 and 8: OUR BRANCH San Mateo Credit Union
Page 9 and 10: Redwood City’s new SANDWICH SPOT!
Page 11 and 12: Advertising space donated by: Steve
Page 13 and 14: Community Interest City Celebrates
Page 15 and 16: Events Around Town Downtown Busines
Page 17 and 18: City Manager Bob Bell, who has work
Page 19 and 20: Community Interest (Continued from
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