Will It Be an Incumbent Sweep? - The Spectrum Magazine
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Spectrum</strong>.OCT.2011<br />
Table of Contents<br />
Inside <strong>The</strong> <strong>Spectrum</strong> – 4<br />
RCSD Corner – 5<br />
“As I Was Saying...” – 6<br />
Nonprofits in the News – 7<br />
Cultural Events – 8<br />
LeMo: Creating a<br />
Dream-Come-True World – 9<br />
P.S. <strong>The</strong> People Speak:<br />
Letters to the Editor – 13<br />
Community Interest – 15<br />
Parent Challenges <strong>Incumbent</strong>s<br />
in School District Race – 16<br />
Wildcats Hoping to Turn <strong>It</strong><br />
Around Once Again – 17<br />
<strong>Incumbent</strong>s Poised to Win Four<br />
Seats Up for Grabs – 18<br />
Insur<strong>an</strong>ce Tips: Bundling Home<br />
<strong>an</strong>d Auto Insur<strong>an</strong>ce to Save<br />
Money – 23<br />
Senior Activities – 23<br />
News Briefs – 24<br />
Shop Redwood City – 28<br />
Five Vying for Three Seats on<br />
the Sequoia Union Board – 30<br />
Cherokees Primed for Another<br />
Championship – 31<br />
A Minute With Ernie Schmidt – 34<br />
Welcome!<br />
Welcome to the October 2011 edition of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Spectrum</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>. As we enter into our eighth<br />
year of providing community information, we are thrilled to bring you features <strong>an</strong>d highlights<br />
this month that we hope will keep you reading until next month.<br />
A valuable service <strong>an</strong>y community publication c<strong>an</strong> give its readers is information <strong>an</strong>d more<br />
information. Our cover story this month does just that as we give our five Redwood City City<br />
Council c<strong>an</strong>didates the opportunity to <strong>an</strong>swer import<strong>an</strong>t questions to help voters decide who<br />
will get their votes on Tuesday, Nov. 8.<br />
In publisher Steve Penna’s column, “As I Was Saying…,” he writes about the upcoming<br />
election <strong>an</strong>d some behind-the-scenes activity.<br />
Once again this month, we continue to bring you our regular features on senior activities, items<br />
of community interest, news briefs, cultural <strong>an</strong>d entertainment events, letters to the editor,<br />
insur<strong>an</strong>ce tips from Hector Flamenco, information from the Redwood City School District <strong>an</strong>d<br />
the popular feature “A Minute With.”<br />
We also have a section on nonprofits in the news <strong>an</strong>d a story on a relatively new group called<br />
the LeMo Foundation. Contributing writer Julie McCoy introduces our readers to this group<br />
that empowers socially <strong>an</strong>d economically challenged high school students between the ages<br />
of 14 <strong>an</strong>d 18 by providing them with mentoring, academic/career assist<strong>an</strong>ce <strong>an</strong>d a variety of<br />
athletic, performing arts <strong>an</strong>d fitness opportunities. You will be inspired.<br />
As in all communities, our businesses are <strong>an</strong> import<strong>an</strong>t component because they create sales<br />
tax revenues that contribute to our overall city budget while providing much-needed services<br />
for our community. In the spirit of that, we encourage you, our readers, to support our valuable<br />
<strong>Spectrum</strong> advertisers by using their services when you are out shopping, dining or enjoying<br />
yourself in our community with friends <strong>an</strong>d family. M<strong>an</strong>y of them have special offers for you to<br />
cut out <strong>an</strong>d present, including discounts on services, food <strong>an</strong>d beverages, so please take the<br />
time to look over their ads this month <strong>an</strong>d use their coupons <strong>an</strong>d discounts.<br />
Please visit us online for up-to-the-minute information on our community at www.<br />
spectrummagazine.net. Until next month, enjoy Redwood City!<br />
Steve Penna<br />
Owner <strong>an</strong>d Publisher<br />
penna@spectrummagazine.net<br />
Anne Callery<br />
Copy Editor<br />
writers@spectrummagazine.net<br />
Dale McKee<br />
Julie McCoy<br />
Nicole Minieri<br />
Contributing Writers<br />
writers@spectrummagazine.net<br />
James Massey<br />
Graphic Designer<br />
007massey@gmail.com<br />
James R. Kaspar<br />
David S<strong>an</strong>chez<br />
Cover/Cover Story Photography<br />
staff@spectrummagazine.net<br />
Contact Information:<br />
Phone 650-368-2434<br />
www.spectrummagazine.net<br />
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