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A string of homicides this past week in Hayward have brought the grand total to seven so far this year. Ten total homicide cases occurred in Hayward in 2015. According to the FBI crime statistics, nine crimes classified as murder or manslaughter occurred in Hayward in 2014, seven in 2013, six in 2012 and seven in 2011. The following are brief accounts four local murders that took place in the span of five days. Aug. 2 Sibling rivalry took a turn for the worse on Aug. 2 in Hayward. According to the Hayward Police Department, 63-year-old Anthony Maurice Williams shot and killed his brother, 59-year-old Albert Williams, around 8 a.m. HPD Sgt. Ryan Cantrell confirmed that the older brother has been charged with murder as well as other charges that and he will have a plea hearing at 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 18 at the Hayward Hall of Justice. The shooting happened at a home the brothers lived at with their parents, on the 27000 block of Eucalyptus Court off of Whitman Avenue, near Tennyson High School. According to the HPD, the suspect stayed at the scene, where he was arrested by detectives. The gun used in the shooting was found and no motives have been identified. This was the fourth homicide in Hayward this year. Anybody with information should contact Detective Rob Purnell at 510-293-7034. Aug. 5 A domestic dispute turned deadly on Aug. 5 when HPD officers responded to the 28000 block of Thorup Lane, and found a male shot dead in the garage at the residence. According to the HPD, witnesses advised officers there was a female in the house. After police contacted the female by phone, several hours of negotiation took place with the HPD Special Response Unit and Crisis Negotiation Team; however, she eventually surrendered.The names of the victim and the female were not released. Aug. 5 The HPD confirmed that calls began coming in around 10:53 p.m. that reported shots fired near Jackson Street and Cypress Avenue on Friday. When officers arrived they found a car on the 26000 block of Gading Road near Harder Road, with 18-year-old Rogelio Torres Jr. inside suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Police attempted life-saving measures but he was eventually pronounced dead at the scene. This was the sixth homicide of the year. Aug. 6 A 17-year-old Hispanic male was shot and killed in front of a residence on the 25000 block of Muir Street on Aug. 6. When officers arrived, they found the victim bleeding from several gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Hayward Fire Department. The 17-year-old was not identified because he is a minor. Another 18-year-old Hispanic male was also shot but survived with non-life threatening wounds, according to the HPD. A different 17-year-old male later showed up at a hospital, and police determined that he was also a victim of the shooting on Muir Street. The names of the victims were not released and police have no suspects. This was the seventh homicide of the year.

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East Bay hosts all-girls STEM camp By Kali Persall

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Construction crews work on the new Hayward Library in downtown on Wednesday.

Hayward animal shelter under quarantine By Kali Persall

School isn’t out for summer at Cal State East Bay. Last month, around 100 middle school girls from across the Bay Area learned about science, technology, engineering and math education through a four-week camp called Eureka! held at East Bay’s Hayward campus. Through the month of July, Monday through Friday, girls attended workshops for STEM education, sports, health and sexuality and sisterhood, according to Shayna Whitley, a coordinator for the camp. The program was put on by Girls Inc. of Alameda County, a national nonprofit that offers fiveyear summer programs to teen girls across the country. This is the third year East Bay has hosted the camp. “It’s just so important for our girls to be on a college campus so they feel comfortable and know they can obtain that and they belong there,” said Judy Glenn, chief operating officer at Girls Inc. The camp focuses their curriculum on STEM education and environmental engineering. Middle school girls at the camp learned how to design sneakers based on different physical activities, build websites and learn HTML, according to Glenn. They also designed

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MANAGING EDITOR Last month, a two and half month old, healthy-looking kitten was brought to the Hayward Police Department Animal Shelter. It was active, feisty, appeared healthy upon arrival and even received a routine deworming. The next morning, however, it was discovered lying in its kennel, lethargic and severely ill. A fecal exam revealed that the kitten tested positive for feline panleukopenia, a highly contagious virus that affects the blood cells of felines, according to Animal Services Administrator Jennie Comstock. Eleven cats who tested positive or had been directly exposed to the virus, were euthanized on July 27 to prevent further spreading of the virus, according to Sgt. Ryan Cantrell of the HPD. “We don’t often get these situations,” Comstock, who has worked at the shelter for 16 years, told the Pioneer. “In my time here I haven’t seen this number of cases come through. It’s the worst we’ve ever seen it.” Feline panleukopenia — commonly known as “feline distemper” — is a life-threatening virus that affects a cat’s blood cells, specifically the intestinal tract and bone marrow, according to PetMD. The illness is unique to felines but comparable to the parvovirus for dogs, Comstock explained, and can often go undetected, causing sudden death. Symptoms include diarrhea, lethargy, vomiting, lack of appetite and dehydration. The virus is contagious to other felines through fecal to oral contamination, clothing contamination and nasal discharge and can be spread two to three days prior to the appearance of any symptoms. However it is not harmful to humans or other animals. The HPD animal shelter vaccinated every animal brought in, but if a feline is already carrying the virus or has been exposed to it, a vaccine won’t reverse it, Comstock said. Treatment for panleukopenia is costly and extensive: It involves IV’s and hospitalization, continuous care and emergency room clinic visits,

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The outside of the Hayward Animal Shelter on Wednesday, where the quarantine took place. with no guarantee of recovery. The shelter isn’t accepting any new cats — domestic or feral — for 21 days. “We don’t want to risk exposing other cats, which is why we stopped taking in friendly or feral cats at this time,” Comstock said. The remaining cats in the shelter have been quarantined and are under observation for any symptoms, which could appear within 14 days after the initial exposure. “It’s very frustrating for everyone because we come in to provide care for all these animals…everybody here is very compassionate and it’s very hard,” Comstock said. “All we can do is educate and provide the best care to the animals still in the shelter and try to beat this.” Cats are currently being checked twice a day and the entire ward thoroughly cleaned with Accel disinfectant, a hydrogen peroxide recommended by the UC Davis Shelter Medicine program. Litter boxes are changed daily and debris, food and feces in the cage are removed. So far, there have been no more cases of the outbreak, according to Comstock. The shelter is suggesting that people attempt to track down the homes of friendly, healthy cats found on the streets during the quarantine period. Feral cats should be released back where

they were found or taken to a spay/neuter clinic. Comstock said most cats are exposed to panleukopenia at some point in their lives, but not all cats get sick. While the shelter sees cases of panleukopenia from time to time, upper respiratory infections such as “kennel cough” are more common and easier to treat. Kittens between the ages two to six months are at the highest risk for the virus, reports PetMD. Comstock said the virus is most common in the spring and summer months during kitten season, due to the increase in unvaccinated cats and kittens. The virus is preventable with the FVRCP vaccination, a routine immunization administered to kittens between six to eight weeks old. Kittens receive a series of shots every three to four weeks until they are 16 weeks old, and after that receive an annual booster, reports PetMD. The HPD shelter has no veterinarian on staff, but maintains a contract with Eden Pet Hospital in Castro Valley, from which a vet visits twice a week and does rounds. The HPD Animal Shelter takes in approximately 3,400 animals per year from within the Hayward city limits — including dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens, roosters and even reptiles, according to Comstock. During the summer months, the population reaches as high as 215 and in winter around 80.

At a fireman’s union hall at 2027 Clement Avenue in Alameda last month, long time residents and newcomers to the island stood outside waiting for the Alameda Renter’s Coalition meeting to start, sharing stories of rent hikes and evictions. At least 20 people attended the July 23 meeting to discuss a new Alameda City Ordinance that aims to limit rent increases and evictions. The Alameda Renter’s Coalition, a group dedicated to protecting the rights of renters, spearheaded this initiative and have been fighting to get it on the ballot since 2015. The ordinance will be placed on the ballot for the November election. Property owners also had proposed an anti-rent control initiative that would allow them to set their own price on rentals, trades or purchases of real estate. According to an Aug. 3 East Bay Times article, petition signatures could not be verified, so it will not be placed on the November ballot. The ARC was created by Angela Hockabout in 2013 to provide information and counsel for renters, according to the Alameda Sun. Among the eviction stories shared at the meeting, a certain housing complex that many re-

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Q&A with the Bay’s Dior Lowhorn

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Sean McCarthy STAFF WRITER Dior Lowhorn is a professional basketball player, who plays as a forward for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the Philippines, where thousands of fans attend games during a short, popular summer basketball season. But the 29-year-old San Francisco native got his start playing ball in the East Bay. During his senior year at Berkeley High School, Lowhorn averaged 26.9 points and 12.7 rebounds. With Lowhorn on the team, Berkeley High School won their first NCS title in 2005 since 1978. He was named the NorCal Player of the Year and was the runner up for the Player of the State award in 20042005. Lowhorn played Amateur Athletic Union ball with East Bay teams: Bay Area Blast, Oakland Soldiers and Oakland Raiders. Lowhorn played for the Texas Longhorns for a year, then transferred to the

University of San Francisco, where he surpassed the legendary Bill Russell as the fastest to reach 1,000 points. Lowhorn last saw action on the court in the United States when he was invited to the Warriors D-League affiliate, the Santa Cruz Warriors, in November of 2015. Lowhorn played two preseason games with the Santa Cruz Warriors, but he was then cut to make room for another player and returned overseas. The Pioneer spoke with Lowhorn recently in a Skype video chat about his present, past and future as a professional basketball player. The Pioneer: What are you doing nowadays? I know you’re playing ball, but where are you at? Lowhorn: Right now I’m in the Philippines, my favorite country in the world. I’m in Manilla, I love Asia. I’ve been here the past three summers. It’s a pretty short — three-month — season. I never get homesick because they have everything that we have in the states. They have all of our food, restaurants, shoe stores, barbers, man. Everything. P: What is basketball like in the Philippines? L: Basketball is the number one sport out here. It’s not soccer, it’s basketball. Manny Pacquiao has a team out here, Kia Sports. I just saw him yesterday. We play his team in two or three weeks so I’m going to make sure I take a picture with him and post it on my Facebook. You get about 20,000 people out to the games, it’s crazy. P: How long have you been playing professionally and where? L: Six years since leaving USF. My first year I was in Belgium for 8 months from October 2010 to May 2011, then I was in Ukraine for four months, then I went to Slovakia for the rest of that season for five months. After that, I went to

Venezuela but I didn’t like it there so I was only there a month. After Venezuela I was in Vietnam from November 2012 to May 2013. After Vietnam I went to the Philippines for my first time, then I went to Morocco from January to May 2014. Then I went back to the Philippines and then to Singapore from October 2014 to maybe February of 2015. Then I went to Japan and after, I came home for a while. In 2015 I had my son with my college sweetheart. I’ve been with her for ten years and my son is nine months old. Then I played preseason for the Santa Cruz Warriors for two games before I got cut in November 2015. Now I’m back in the Philippines. P: What was is like moving away from home to chase your passion? L: Man, honestly, I got homesick quick. I was missing my family, the Bay Area, I was homesick. But my girlfriend then was with me at the time so we would just start exploring. Like in Belgium, we went to Brussels, which is a college town, then Antwerp, where they make the diamonds. Luckily I’ve been in countries where there is a lot to do, I haven’t been in the sticks. Lately I haven’t been getting homesick as much. In Japan I went to Tokyo and Harajuku land where the girls dress like Sailor Moon. We have a lot of free time. I practice from 9-11 a.m. every day so I have a lot of time to do whatever I want to do. Luckily here in there Philippines they spoil us. I have a driver so if I call [him] he’ll take me anywhere at any hour. He is a 24-hour driver. P: Do you want to finish out your career in the Philippines? L: No, it’s just a summer thing. It’s a quick season. The companies that own the teams here are like the ten biggest companies in the Philippines. One is the phone company, I played for the paint

company, one is a beer company. These are multimillion [dollar] businesses, so they throw all their money into basketball. I’ll probably go to Singapore to play when this season ends and then come back afterwards. P: Would you ever come back to play in the D-League if they asked you? L: No! (laughs) There is no money in the D-League. Like, unless you know for a fact that you are going to get called up, then no. You can get stuck there, if you don’t play good, you get stuck and you don’t make any money. I’d rather travel, man, and make some more money. P: I saw on you Facebook page that you have fans commenting on your stuff. You’re pretty good at replying to some of them. L: The first team I played with here — it’s called Genebra San Miguel. When I signed I had like 5,000 friend requests, 3,000 inbox messages, and 10,000 notifications. [Now] if I go outside of my condo and walk on the streets, I’ll be signing autographs all day. Everybody out here is wearing a jersey; there’s a basketball court every couple of blocks. Everybody goes on tour here: Damian Lilliard, Kobe, Blake Griffin. Every NBA player who goes on their shoe tour here says it’s their favorite country by far. P: You would say it’s bigger than in China, huh? L: It’s bigger than China. China has more money but in terms of the fans and the love of basketball, there’s no comparison. China has more money to pay ex-NBA players but for the love of basketball, no. Even in the United States, Philippines trumps any country for the love of basketball by far, by a hundredfold. It’s not close, it’s crazy.

medical profession and perhaps even in engineering. But, when we branch out to other areas of STEM such as physics, biomedical engineering and even computer science, the amount of women of color seems to plummet.” Statistics reveal that STEM disciplines are still largely dominated by men. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that women make up 47 percent of the total workforce in the U.S., but only 26 percent hold jobs in the STEM industry. Only 7 percent of these are women of color. The Office of Science and Technology Policy reports that women with STEM jobs have been found to earn 33 percent more than women in non-STEM jobs. East Bay offers degrees and certificates in STEM education through the Institute for STEM education. During the first two years at the STEM camp, girls are introduced to the college campus environment. Years three and four place the girls at job sites and with paid internships at jobs around the Bay Area, such as PG&E, hospitals, architect firms and water pollution and control plants in San Leandro, according to Glenn. The girls receive a $400 stipend for the four-week internships. The fifth year focuses on gearing girls up for college, said Glenn. The program helps girls write college essays and focus on their target schools. At the end of the year, Girls Inc. puts on a “college shower” to raise money for college supplies like laptops, lamps and bed sheets. Glenn said last year they raised $55,000. According to East Bay’s Office of Communication, students from Edna Brewer Middle School and Northern Light Middle School in Oakland and John Muir Middle School in San Leandro participated this year. East Bay is the only college to host the camp for Bay Area branch of Girls Inc., confirmed Whitley. The camp concluded with a competition between 12 teams for “scholarship dollars,” or monopoly money, said Whitley. The team that won the most scholarship dollars won a trophy. Girls were challenged to build a tow-

er out of spaghetti and marshmallows, build a fort out of cardboard, create new outfits from recycled materials and old clothes, participate in a workshop given by a Greek organization on campus, create a song to express their camp experience and compete in three-legged, wheelbarrow and various other races.

In total, 12 girls received awards for leadership, sisterhood, positive risk-taking and “Eureka! Attitude,” or giving 100 percent in every activity throughout the summer, said Whitley. Eureka! was free to attendees and is funded mainly through private donors and foundations.

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STEM From Page 1 sunglasses, bridges and thermometers, how to build prosthetics and create enteric pill coatings during their visit, said Whitley. STEM fields and disciplines are rapidly expanding throughout the country, attracting attention from policy-makers. In 2010, President Obama proposed to invest $250 million in STEM education as part of his “Educate to Innovate” campaign. The California Department of Education reports that the growth of jobs requiring STEM education is rising in California and that in 2012, for every job-seeker, there were 1.5 available jobs. STEM jobs are expected to grow 21.4 percent over the next five years and a 2016 report published by the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy estimated that by 2018, there could be 2.4 million available jobs in STEM disciplines. The Eureka! camp aims to prepare eighth through twelfth grade girls for college by giving them work experience, helping them earn scholarship money and “fostering career interests in industries positioned for exponential growth, such as STEM,” according to Girls Inc. The organization serves 140,000 girls throughout the U.S. and Canada. Eureka! recruits girls from low-income families, primarily from Oakland and San Leandro, who are considered “academically average” but show interest and potential, said Glenn. Each year the program takes in a cohort of 45 new girls and 80 percent of the program’s attendees are the first in their families to attend college, said Glenn. The 30 college-bound senior girls finishing the program this year are enrolled in universities and junior colleges in the fall. “The STEM profession certainly is increasing in diversity, however it seems to be in very specific areas,” said Whitley. “I see a lot of women of color in the

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Rent From Page 1 ferred to as “the infamous 470 Central,” due to the numerous evictions for seemingly no reason, was brought up repeatedly. Charles, a former resident at 470, who preferred not to share his last name, told The Pioneer that the problem dates back to October when the building’s ownership changed. Many people started receiving eviction notices without being given a reason, according to Charles. The ARC is currently looking for a tenant lawyer to represent at least the first three unlawful evictions and said they have had many complaints about 470, especially in the last five months. The ARC’s rent control ordinance could be struck down this November. The ARC says of the nearly 8,000 signatures they received, almost all were registered voters. In March, a similar amendment called ordinance 3148 was passed, but at the meeting it became clear that it didn’t do enough for Alameda renters. Nearly everyone

present complained of rent increases and evictions. According to the Housing Authority of the city of Alameda, as of March 31, ordinance 3148 restricted rent increases to once a year and limited eviction conditions. Evictions due to failure to pay rent or breaking the lease were not limited. Evictions for seemingly no reason require relocation fees, the rent offered to the new tenant cannot be more than 5 percent greater than the prior tenant’s rent, and the landlord is only allowed a set number of rent increases per year. The new ordinance says it will further protect renters by creating an elected rental housing board, establishing clear reasons for evictions, and in some cases, pay relocation fees. The city council is putting ordinance 3148 on the ballot against the new charter amendment. This worried many people at the meeting, and their main goal now is to gather support from voting renters and putting out their message before the vote. If 3148 wins on the ballot, renting conditions will stay the same and the new charter amendment will be thrown out.

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California State University East Bay student Ivy Gates shows scars she received during an incident when she was eight months old after being burned by boiling water.

My burn scars that I cherish By Ivy Gates CONTRIBUTOR When I was eight months old, I was burned by boiling hot water and left with third degree scars on the left side of my body. The two main scars that people still tend to notice are the ones on my left arm and my left ankle, whenever I wear short sleeves and sandals. I was at my grandmother’s house when it happened. My older sister was getting her hair braided and the finishing touches were being put on it. On the counter was a pot of boiled water that was used to keep the hair in place. I reached for the pot and the water spilled on me. My family panicked and rushed me to the hospital. I was treated immediately with antibiotics and wrapped with bandages, but still received third degree burns — a type of burn where the outer layer of your skin and the layer beneath it is destroyed — on the left side of my leg and arm. I spent a week in the hospital. Growing up, I was a girl with burn scars that people stared at constantly. Other kids would say things to me like, “Eww what’s that on your arm?” and “What’s that on your leg?” The scars were most no-

ticeable in the summer. I didn’t like to wear shorts and I tried to avoid bringing attention to my skin. I got questioned so frequently about my scars that I would find myself repeating my story over and over to those who would ask. Sometimes I would get annoyed by retelling my story so many times, but as I got older, I became very comfortable with sharing my story. As I grew up, the majority of my scars stretched out and started to blend in with my skin. Today I consider myself blessed because it could have been worse. However, my scars are still my battle wounds. They are a beautiful trademark to me. I cherish them in my heart because they’re a part of me and they’ve shaped who I am today. My scars represent my beauty. They helped me become comfortable in my own skin by forcing me to be open with myself and not be ashamed of what had happened to me. Of course, it took progress to get 100 percent used to having these scars. I was angry that kids made fun of my scars, so I started scaring them by sticking my arm out and putting my scar in their faces. Eventually they stopped teasing me. As my scars stretched and faded, I felt more like a normal kid that didn’t look like I had any burns on me.

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As I got older, I became more mature and my scars didn’t bother me anymore. I wasn’t ashamed of them because everything happens for a reason. Beauty within myself had defined who I was becoming with my scars. Because of that, I became more comfortable wearing shorts and short-sleeved shirts. I began to look in the mirror and tell myself that I am blessed and I am beautiful. My father likes to joke and laugh a lot, even about my scars. Growing up, he would joke with me about my cooking skills. He would tell me to wear the cooking gloves to protect my hands and arms and we would just laugh about it. Today, I hate fire or any type of cooking grease popping on me or near me. I am not afraid to boil water but I am cautious with myself. It all leads back to me when I got burned when I was a baby. Although my journey toward accepting my scars didn’t happen quickly, I am now able to cherish my scars. My scars are who I am. They helped me become a strong undefeated person and gave me something I can be proud of. No matter what I go through in life, I know that my scars changed my life dramatically. I know that I survived.

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Fremont's annual Festival of the Arts takes center stage over weekend

Attendees walk around the festival booths as officers survey the area in a lookout Saturday afternoon in Fremont.

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Fremont resident Michael Frank, 5, eats a corn on the cob with his aunt Kim Lerch Saturday afternoon at the festival in Fremont.

The 33rd annual Fremont Festival of the Arts took place over the weekend in Downtown Fremont on Saturday and Sunday. The first one was held at The Fremont Hub in 1983 and according to organizers attracts over 400,000 annually.

Artist David Schwartz rests at his booth, where he uses donated American flags as a canvas for all of his work.

An entertainer from the Pirates of Emerson exhibit at the Arts & Wine festival sticks his tongue out Saturday afternoon in Fremont.

Stones for sale by artist Suzanne Grace Michell at the Fremont festival on Saturday.

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Chip Kelly consigue otra oportunidad con NFL Por Brenda Brown CONTRIBUYENTE

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Si usted es un fan de los 49ers de San Francisco empedernido como yo, entonces ya has oído la predicción sombría de los expertos: Los 49ers finalizar la temporada 0-16. Nadie está seguro de lo qué esperar del nuevo entrenador en jefe, Chip Kelly. Muchos lo caracterizan como un “dictador” en la Universidad de Oregon y con los Eagles de Filadelfia — quien lo despidió — y sin embargo era un entrenador altamente exitoso en ambos equipos. Le estoy dando una pizarra limpia. Bajo Kelly, predigo que los 49ers encontrarán un par de dificultades al principio, pero encontrará su equilibrio y empezará a ganar partidos hacía la mitad de la temporada. El equipo prosperó bajo el ex entrenador en jefe Jim Harbaugh, durante los años 2011 a 2014. Se fueron a las finales tres temporadas consecutivas y entraron al campeonato de la NFC tres veces, se enfrentaron — pero lamentablemente perdieron contra — los

Ravens de Baltimore durante la Super Bowl 47, y quedaron 8-8 la cuarta temporada. Pero después de que Harbaugh fuera despedido en medio de los enfrentamientos con el gerente general Trent Baalke, entró Jim Tomsula. Kelly no puede ser peor que Tomsula, que entrenó a los 49ers una temporada a 5-11 sin experiencia previa como entrenador en jefe. Tomsula se convirtió claramente en la cabeza de turco. Kelly puede hacer mejor. Kelly llegó 26-21 en las tres últimas temporadas con los Eagles, que no coincide con Harbaugh de 31-16-1, pero sigue siendo un récord ganador. Eso, por supuesto, excluye el registro de Harbaugh de 13-3 en su primera temporada con los 49ers. Hay que tener en cuenta que ambos entrenadores llegaron a la NFL después de entrenar a equipos de universidad. Kelly no es perfecto. Los críticos dicen que le costó la transición de jugadores universitarios a personalidades macho alfa de la NFL en Filadelfia. El corredor de los Buffalo Bills y ex jugador de los Eagle, LeSean McCoy dijo que Kelly se deshizo de los “buenos jugadores negros” y lo acusó de ser racistas. Kelly tiene una reputación de

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San Francisco 49ers Entrenador Chip Kelly al principio del ano. ser difícil de jugar y ha sido acusado de trabajar excesivamente en su defensa. Como resultado, los Eagles despidieron a Kelly después de su dieciseisava semana durante la temporada de 2015. Otro gran obstáculo para Kelly son los jugadores de ataque. Los primeros cinco partidos de su temporada son no-

tablemente difíciles, y todavía no saben si Blaine Gabbert o Colin Kaepernick empezarán el partido. La apertura de la temporada se inicia con los Rams, seguido de los Panthers, Seahawks, Cowboys y Cardenals, todos los equipos difíciles. Nos está garantizado perder, por lo que será una verdadera prueba

para Kelly y cualquiera que sea el jugador de ataque que elija. Los dos primeros reclutas para los 49ers son Deforest Buckner DL de Oregon y Joshua Garnett como defensa de Stanford. El padre de Garnett, Scott Garnett, mantuvo un breve período como jugador de los 49ers en 1985. Buckner es el único jugador novato con un número fijo: el 99. Los otros novatos podrían tener sus números reasignados en espera del resultado de la selección de la plantilla de 53 jugadores. Anthony Davis también regresa al equipo. La lista actual es una sombra de lo que fue bajo Harbaugh y Tomsula. Pero Kelly es la respuesta a muchos de los problemas de los 49ers que han incurrido desde el despido de Harbaugh. Después de un predecible áspero comienzo, Kelly dirigirá a los 49ers a una temporada de .500 mostrando que Las Vegas y los críticos deportivos estaban equivocados. Él está entrenando a un nuevo equipo por lo tanto, debe darse una pizarra limpia y un nuevo comienzo. Mientras los 49ers mejoran por una victoria en comparación con la temporada pasada, no puedo pedir mucho más.

‘Lo peor que hemos visto jamás’ Refugio para animales en Hayward en cuarentena Por Kali Persall

JEFA DE REDACCIÓN Traduccion Por Pavel Radostev Pushina EDITOR DE COPIA EN ESPAÑOL

El mes pasado, con dos meses y medio de edad, un gatito de aspecto saludable fue llevado al refugio de animales del departamento de policía de Hayward. Estaba activo, decidido, y aparecía sano a su llegada e incluso recibió una desparasitación de rutina. A la mañana siguiente, sin embargo, se lo veía tumbado en su jaula, letárgico y gravemente enfermo. Un examen fecal reveló que el gatito dio positivo en la panleucopenia felina, un virus altamente contagioso que afecta a las células de la sangre de los felinos, de acuerdo con la administradora de servicios para animales, Jennie Comstock. Once gatos que dieron positivo o que habían estado expuestas directamente al virus, fueron sacrificados el 27 de julio para evitar la propagación del virus aún más, de acuerdo con el sargento Ryan Cantrell del HPD. “Estas situaciones no se dan a menudo,” Comstock, que ha trabajado en el refugio durante 16 años, le dijo al Pionero. “Durante todo mi tiempo aquí no he visto un número de casos tan alto. Es lo peor que hemos visto jamás.” Panleucopenia felina, comúnmente conocida como “moquillo felino,” es un virus potencialmente mortal que afecta a las células sanguíneas de un gato, específicamente el tracto intestinal y la médula ósea, de acuerdo con PetMD. La enfermedad es aplicable sólo a los felinos, pero comparable con el parvovirus para perros, explicó Comstock, y muchas veces puede pasar desapercibida, causando la muerte súbita. Los síntomas incluyen diarrea, letargo, vómitos, falta de apetito y deshidratación. El virus se contagia a otros felinos a través de heces y la contaminación oral, contaminación de la ropa y la descarga nasal y se puede

Afuera del refugio de animales de Hayward el miercoles. transmitir dos o tres días antes de la aparición de cualquier síntoma. Sin embargo, no es perjudicial para los seres humanos u otros animales. El refugio de animales de HPD vacuna a todos los animales traídos, pero si un felino ya está llevando el virus o ha estado expuesto a él, una vacuna no lo revertirla, dijo Comstock. El tratamiento para la panleucopenia es costoso y extenso: Conlleva IVs y la hospitalización, su atención continua, y visitas continuas a la sala de urgencias de la clínica, sin ninguna garantía de recuperación. El refugio no está aceptando nuevos gatos — domésticos o asilvestrados — durante 21 días. “No queremos correr el riesgo de exponer a otros gatos, que es por lo hemos dejado de acoger en gatos domésticos o asilvestrados en este momento,” dijo Comstock. Los gatos que quedan en el refugio han sido puestos en cuarentena y se encuentran bajo estricta observación de los síntomas, los que podrían aparecer dentro de los 14 días después de la exposición inicial. “Es muy frustrante para todos, porque venimos a brindar atención a todos estos animales ... todo el mundo aquí es muy compasivo y es muy duro,” dijo Comstock. “Todo lo que podemos hacer es educar y proporcionar la mejor atención a los animales todavía en el refugio y tratar de superar esto.”

Los gatos se están comprobando actualmente dos veces al día y toda la clínica se limpia a fondo con desinfectante Accel, un peróxido de hidrógeno recomendado por el programa de Medicina del refugio de UC Davis. Las cajas de arena y sus residuos se limpian a diario, la comida y las heces en la jaula se eliminan. Hasta el momento, no ha habido más casos de la epidemia, de acuerdo con Comstock. El refugio está sugiriendo que la gente trate de localizar a los hogares de los gatos domésticos, y saludables que se encuentran en las calles durante el período de cuarentena. Los gatos salvajes deben ser liberados de nuevo en donde se encontraron o llevados a una clínica de esterilización/castración. Comstock dijo que la mayoría de los gatos están expuestos a la panleucopenia en algún momento de sus vidas, pero no todos los gatos se enferman. Si bien el refugio ve casos de panleucopenia de vez en cuando, las infecciones del tracto respiratorio superior, tales como “tos de las perreras” son más comunes y fáciles de tratar. Los gatitos entre las edades de dos y seis meses tienen el mayor riesgo para el virus, informa PetMD. Comstock dijo que el virus es más común en los meses de primavera y verano durante la temporada para un gatito, debido al aumento en los gatos no vacunados. El virus se puede prevenir con la

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vacunación FVRCP, una vacuna de rutina se administra a los gatitos entre seis a ocho semanas de edad. Los gatitos reciben una serie de inyecciones cada tres o cuatro semanas hasta que son 16 semanas de edad, y después de que reciban un refuerzo anual, informa PetMD. El refugio de HPD no tiene ningún veterinario en el personal, pero mantiene un contrato con el Hospital Eden para mascotas en Castro Valley, de la que un veterinario los visita dos veces por semana y hace rondas. El Refugio de Animales de HPD acoge aproximadamente a 3,400 animales al año dentro de los límites de la ciudad de Hayward — incluyendo perros, gatos, conejos, cobayas, pollos, gallos y hasta reptiles, según Comstock. Durante los meses de verano, la población alcanza cifras tan altas como 215 y durante el invierno alrededor de 80.

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Divinidad femenina negra trasciende el arte Exposición celebra presencia espiritual Por Wendy Medina EDITORIA DE COPIA

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A lo largo de la historia, las contribuciones de las mujeres negras a la sociedad han sido, en esencia, ignoradas. Las artistas de "La Mujer Negra es Dios: La Reprogramación del Código Dios” sintieron que el tema de auto-amor extremo era un asunto lo suficientemente importante como para explorar a través de medio artístico y mostrar al mundo la cantidad de importancia que es la voz de la mujer negra por la forma en que se manifiestan a Dios. Co-curadora y profesora de Inglés de la Universidad Estatal de California de la Bahía del Este, Karen Seneferu, forma parte de las más de 60 artistas visuales y 75 artistas intérpretes que contribuyeron su trabajo para crear una voz en la comunidad urbana de cómo Dios se manifiesta en la mujer negra a través de sus sacrificios y triunfos. Un artista autodidacta de Oakland, Seneferu fundó la colectiva La Mujer Negra es Dios en 2013. Una exposición que rinde homenaje a la presencia femenina negra en todas sus formas, ya sea física, espiritual o histórica, el arte ofrece puntos de vista que no sólo resuenan con el feminismo y la política, pero la autonomía, la psicología, el activismo, la historia y la cosmología. Descrito como un "Afrifuturistic estética" en la página web BWIG, la exposición abrió 7 de julio y se extiende hasta el 17 de agosto en el Centro Cultural SOMArts. La idea inicial de esta exhibición era desafiar cómo las mujeres artistas de color representan su narrativa, su cultura, sus realidades de día a día a través de arte. Desde 2013, el concepto de La Mujer Negra es Dios, si no el movimiento, se ha convertido en una plataforma atractiva para los problemas de la justicia social, la expresión urbana y empoderamiento. Hay más de 100 piezas de arte en formas que incluyen instalaciones, pinturas, esculturas, baile y película. "Tenemos esta idea de lo que el arte se parece, pero somos los creadores del arte de todos modos," Melorra Green, activista comunitaria y co-comisaria de la exposición BWIG, dijo en un artículo publicado en SFGate. "Creo que estamos creando un cambio de qué es la belleza y

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Izquierda: “Nuestra Madre” por la artista Ayana Ivery es un santuario de una Madonna negra de dimension natural, doblando como homenaje a la Virgen de Guadalupe en la galería del Centro Cultural SOMArts el 29 de julio. Arriba: Varias obras de arte de la exposición La Mujer Negra es Dios, mostra esculturas, pinturas y instalaciones de más de 60 artistas femeninas negras en la Galería SOMArts, que corre a través del 17 de agosto. de lo que el arte puede ser." Sasha Kelley y Queen D. Light, dos jóven artistas emergentes, y una sección de la plataforma de producción multimedia Casa de Malico, llamado el Colectivo de Malidoma, sugirieron a Seneferu que en lugar de todas estas mujeres artistas negras que compiten entre sí para obtener residencia en la industria, que deberian aplicar todas juntas. En 2012, Green le ofreció a Seneferu una exposición individual en el Arte Afroamericano y Complejo Cultural en San Francisco. Seneferu dijo que se negó la invitación y envés tomó esto como la oportunidad para que varias artistas negras pudieran mostrar sus trabajos juntas en un concepto de grupo para expresar la idea de reclamar a sí mismo como un Dios por aceptar y celebrar la cultura propia. "Yo había mostrado en museos y galerías bien conocidas, donde yo era la única mujer artista negra y eso me

frustrado," dijo Seneferu a el Pionero. "Yo no quiero ser la única mujer artista negra hablado para el colectivo, y vi la invitación a hacer un espectáculo solitario como una oportunidad para hacer lo que yo pensaba que era más significativo que algo sólo para mi." Cuando Seneferu aplicó a la curaduría común, una residencia con jurado en la galería de SOMArts, la idea de tener varias mujeres artistas negras que organizarian una exposición que incluye comentarios tales intergeneracional, hizo vibrar al director ejecutivo, ella dijo. Después de alrededor de un año de trabajar en su proyecto, Seneferu de y el trabajo de las otras artistas siguen correlacionando con la cultura contemporánea — la adversidad dentro de las minorías, la lucha para celebrar y mantener nuestras culturas vivas, para asegurar el valor de las mujeres negras como innovadoras — y proporcionar un espacio de apreciación y sanación.

La recepción de la exposición debutó días después de los disparos de la policía de Philando Castile y Alton Sterling; golpes devastadores a la comunidad Negra y compañeros partidarios que encendió aún más el fuego del movimiento Black Lives Matter. Después de estos acontecimientos, Green pidió que las artistas vistan de blanco y marchen en el espacio de la galería cantando "Los respetamos y amamos" a la audiencia, dijo Senerfu. "Creo que esta energía se desplazó el espacio para a los que asistían que estaban buscando un lugar seguro para liberar el dolor, la frustración y la ira, y reconocer que las personas negras específicamente, y el público asistiendo, en general, tenían un lugar para recuperarse de la destrucción fuera de la galería," ella dijo. Seneferu espera La Mujer Negra es

Dios viajará por todo el mundo y hacer conocida la presencia de la mujer negra. "Una plataforma para construcción de movimientos que explora las intersecciones de raza y género, la exposición plantea la pregunta: ‘Cuando las mujeres negras crean, son ellas Dios?'" reza el mural al entrar en la galería. Las mujeres negras son unas de las personas más deshumanizadas en el mundo; esta galería insta al público a reconsiderar las construcciones patriarcales dominadas por blancos, de las mujeres negras y que se le recuerde que la mujer negra es la madre de la humanidad. Una instalación notable por la artista Ayana Ivery es un santuario de una Madonna negra de tamaño natural, y homenaje a la Virgen de Guadalupe titulada "Nuestra Madre," con espejos alrededor de ella, invitando a los espectadores a mirarse a sí mismos y encontrar la paz estar entre este refugio seguro. La exposición fue serena y espiritual, la celebración de la experiencia de la mujer negra evoca un sentido de amor propio, sin importar el fondo. Está exhibición es destinada a ser vista caminando sentido antihorario, otra asistente compartió conmigo, ya que la configuración de el arte está dirigida para significar la evolución. Las obras expuestas juegan con el material e inmaterial, lo antiguo y lo contemporáneo, la fe y la ciencia. Vas a dejar la exposición con una sensación de iluminación y la apreciación más profunda de uno mismo, así como el valor de todas las razas y género. "Mujer Negra ... Sé el autora de tu propia historia. Séan quien quieran ser. Sean Dios," escribe blogger Tiara Phalon sobre la exhibición. Para obtener más información sobre el colectivo y galería, visite www. theblackwomanisgod.com.

Nueva biblioteca de Hayward surgiendo en el centro

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La nueva bibliotecade Hayward siendo construyida el Miercoles en el centro.

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New SF coach no ‘Chip’ off the old block Kelly gets second chance with NFL

The 49ers and their new Chip A comparative look at San Francisco’s coaches over the past 10 years

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If you are a die-hard San Francisco 49ers fan like I am, then you have already heard the bleak prediction from the experts: The 49ers will go 0-16 this season. No one is sure what to expect from new head coach Chip Kelly. Many characterized him as a “dictator” at the University of Oregon and with the Philadelphia Eagles — who fired him — and yet he was largely successful coaching both teams. I am giving him a clean slate. Under Kelly, I predict that the 49ers will stumble a bit early on, but will find their footing and begin to win games by mid-season. The team thrived under former head coach Jim Harbaugh from 2011 to 2014. They went to the playoffs three seasons in a row and the NFC championship game three times. They competed against — but unfortunately lost to — the Baltimore Ravens at Super Bowl 47, and went 8-8 the fourth season. But after Harbaugh was fired amidst clashes with general manager Trent Baalke, in came Jim Tomsula, who coached the 49ers to a 5-11 season with no prior experience as a head coach. Kelly can do better. Kelly went 26-21 in his past three seasons with the Eagles, which doesn’t

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match up with Harbaugh’s 31-16-1, but is still a winning record. That of course excludes Harbaugh’s 13-3 record his first

season with the 49ers. Keep in mind, both coaches came to the NFL after coaching college teams.

Kelly is not perfect. Critics say he struggled to transition from college players to the NFL’s alpha male person-

alities in Philadelphia. Buffalo Bills running back and former Philadelphia Eagle LeSean McCoy said Kelly got rid of the “good black players” and accused him of being racist. Kelly has a reputation of being hard to play for and has been accused of overworking the defense. As a result, the Eagles fired Kelly after week sixteen of the 2015 season. Another big obstacle for Kelly are quarterbacks. The first five games of their schedule are notably tough, and we still don’t know if Blaine Gabbert or Colin Kaepernick will start. The season opener starts with the Rams, followed by the Panthers, Seahawks, Cowboys and Cardinals, all tough teams. We’re guaranteed to lose, so it will be a true test for Kelly and whichever quarterback he chooses. The top two 49ers drafts are defensive lineman Deforest Buckner out of Oregon and guard Joshua Garnett out of Stanford. Garnett’s father, Scott Garnett, had a short stint as a 49ers player in 1985. The current roster is a shell of what once was under Harbaugh and Tomsula, but Kelly is the answer to many of the problems the 49ers have incurred since Harbaugh’s firing. After a rough predicted start, Kelly will lead the 49ers to a .500 season, proving Las Vegas and the sports critics wrong. He is coaching a new team so therefore should be given a clean slate and a fresh start. As long as the 49ers improve by one win compared to last season, I can’t ask for much more than that.

Expectations high for silver and black Experts pick Raiders to win AFC West By Louis LaVenture EDITOR-IN-CHIEF No more flying under the radar for the Oakland Raiders. For years, the silver and black expectations have been lower than my bank account around Christmas time. However, flying low will not be a luxury for the Raiders in 2016-2017 now that there are expectations. After a 7-9 finish last season, which was good enough for third place in the AFC West, experts are predicting a major step forward for the organization. Several former NFL players, coaches, executives and current analysts are giving the Raiders a chance to win the division, despite sharing the AFC West with the reigning world champion Denver Broncos. However, Peyton Manning isn’t suiting up this year: He’s retired and the Broncos have journeyman Mark Sanchez and youngster Trevor Simein listed as their two starting quarterbacks this year, a great thing for Oakland, which is currently battling Las Vegas and other cities to keep the franchise. Unlike Denver, the Raiders have stability at the most important position in third-year veteran and second-round draft pick out of Fresno State, Derek Carr. Combine that with the wide receiver combination of Amari Cooper and Michael Crabtree, and the offense clearly has an upward trajectory after narrowly missing out on the playoffs last season. With a slew of returning players with experience in the system, a strong draft class and some key free agent additions, the roster is shaping up to be stronger than many expected. Oakland upgraded three positions on their team when they added cornerback Sean Smith from division rival Kansas City Chiefs, linebacker Bruce Irvin from

the Seattle Seahawks and the biggest prize of the offseason, offensive lineman from the Baltimore Ravens Kelechi Osemele, the number one rated offensive lineman by ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr. Of course it wouldn’t be the Raiders without drama and they have their fair share of it. The team’s home city is still in flux with no stadium deal on the horizon in Oakland and Las Vegas making a push to acquire the team. In September 2015, veteran defensive end Aldon Smith was suspended by the league for multiple run-ins with the law that included two DUI charges. He can appeal to the league for reinstatement in September, a full year between actual games. However, third-year head coach and Hayward High School alumni Jack Del Rio has created a stable environment that seems to have the team on an upward trajectory. Several expert analysts from ESPN, FOX and the NFL Network have selected the Raiders to win the division.

“The young guys that are here — the Dereks, the Khalils, the Amaris — they’re workers and they’re great teammates. And they were here the whole spring, so everyone was here the whole spring.” —Oakland Raiders Head Coach Jack Del Rio

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Top: Oakland Raiders Head Coach Jack Del Rio, left, talks with linebacker Bruce Irvin at day 12 of training camp in Napa on Wednesday. Bottom: Linebacker Korey Toomer’s helmet sits on the practice field in Napa yesterday.