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As I Was Saying… (Continued from page 6)<br />
planting program going in the NFO area. <strong>The</strong><br />
group did some work at the community center and now<br />
wants to expand their efforts beyond the incorporated<br />
boundaries and work in the unincorporated areas<br />
as well. It is all <strong>Redwood</strong> City after all, right? That<br />
is how we all have to think!<br />
Now, as you may have already heard, Slocum<br />
recently announced that Safeway will run the new<br />
pharmacy that is part of the south county clinic<br />
that will open on Nov. 4. At this time, there isn’t<br />
a pharmacy in North Fair Oaks, so this will be a<br />
wonderful and needed addition.<br />
<strong>The</strong> new south county clinic in the North Fair Oaks<br />
neighborhood will offer adult primary care,<br />
pediatric primary care, dental care, a lab, a fullservice<br />
pharmacy, a health educator and health<br />
library (complete with Internet access), mental<br />
health counseling, community rooms and a garden.<br />
<strong>The</strong> facility will have 174 parking spaces as well<br />
as a SamTrans bus stop in front. SamTrans is<br />
planning to increase the number of routes between<br />
East Palo Alto and <strong>Redwood</strong> City in November<br />
to transport patients formerly seen at Willow<br />
Clinic to the new clinic. Needed improvements<br />
to the entrance to the clinic (which is actually a<br />
driveway) are planned as well.<br />
<strong>The</strong> clinic will be home to 108 staff members<br />
who will provide care to 19,000 individuals each<br />
year and offer approximately 70,000 patient visits,<br />
according to Slocum. Things are happening in NFO!<br />
<strong>The</strong>re are obviously more issues to be discussed<br />
and addressed in the NFO area, but things are finally<br />
moving forward. <strong>The</strong> Sheriff’s Office has two<br />
substations in the area, crime and gang violence<br />
seems to be at least controllable and businesses<br />
seem to be taking an interest in getting involved.<br />
<strong>The</strong> recent cleanup had the San Mateo Credit<br />
Union, Recology, El Grullense, the City of <strong>Redwood</strong><br />
City, the North Fair Oaks Youth Group, St. Anthony’s,<br />
the Bay Area Gardeners Association, the Fair Oaks<br />
Biblioteca and <strong>Redwood</strong> City schools helping out.<br />
That is what we need: residents, government and<br />
businesses all working together, and Slocum is<br />
showing strong leadership in gathering the community<br />
coalition that will step up and make a difference.<br />
So, in conclusion, with district elections come<br />
supervisors who can work harder for those they<br />
actually represent instead of having to try to appease<br />
voters districtwide. We are seeing that here in the<br />
NFO neighborhood, and so far the results are outstanding.<br />
What we are also seeing is a supervisor who does<br />
not have to discount a portion of the electorate<br />
because they don’t vote or contribute to campaigns<br />
and therefore only need to be visited during<br />
festivals and publicity events. That is additional<br />
freedom to really get to work, really know the<br />
community and really make a difference.<br />
After all, isn’t that what elected officials are<br />
ultimately supposed to do?<br />
I think I like the elect-by-district structure. Who<br />
woulda thought!<br />
As I was saying…<br />
.…<br />
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