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Winter 2017 Issue 2
Oakland hires new police chief SEE OPINION PAGE 2
UFC WOMEN DEPART AFTER ICONIC CAREERS
What happened? In a two-minute video announcement on Nov. 21, Donald J. Trump announced a list of policy plans for the first 100 days after his Jan. 20 inauguration. Here’s where he stands on a few of the issues now:
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Trade Issue a notification of intent to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a global trade agreement involving 12 countries. The U.S.’s involvement in the TPP was a major goal of the Obama administration. Trump plans to instead negotiate bilateral trade deals that he said will bring jobs and industry back into America.
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Cops Corner By Sheryl Boykins CSUEB POLICE CHIEF To the Pioneer family: happy New Year. One of the wonderful features of a new year is the many possibilities that it holds. We can reinvent, revise, promote, support and promise to be better. The University Police Department is no different. This year we plan to become more engaged in the campus community through community policing efforts; including mentoring and improving our relationships with our campus community and surrounding neighbors. I am proud to say that several of UPD members will receive their degrees this year. I am a staunch supporter of continued education and I am among the five sworn personnel who will be receiving a CSUEB degree. As UPD’s Chief, I am also excited to have entered into a partnership with the Pioneer staff to reach its readers so they can ask questions of the department, and to become a more transparent, open department. I welcome members of the campus to go on a ride-along, have “Coffee with a Cop” and participate in brown bag lunch sessions with me, UPD Chief Sheryl Boykins. I feel that many issues can be solved through being accessible and through dialogue. So please engage with us, discuss your concerns with the UPD team and let’s work at creating stronger lines of communication and a better understanding between police and community. In future articles I will post crime trends on the campus, safety tips and challenges and events within the department. I look forward to hearing from you, the CSUEB campus community.
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New Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick walks around during her time as the Spokane, Washington police chief. The announcement was made by Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf on Jan. 5
By Louis LaVenture EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The Oakland Police Department has a new leader, finally. A seven-month-long search came to an end on Jan. 5, when Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf announced at a press conference that former Spokane, Washington Police Chief Ann Kirkpatrick would assume the same role in Oakland. Kirkpatrick will be the first female police chief in city history. On Feb. 27, she will officially take over a department that was rocked by a sexual misconduct scandal in 2015 that centered around a minor working as a prostitute, Jasmine Abuslin known by the alias Celeste Guap, who is now 19. Former OPD Chief Sean Whent re-
signed on June 9, just a few days after the scandals became public. Ben Fairow was named interim police chief after Whent’s resignation, but served just a few days on the job before Schaaf replaced him on June 15. According to the Associated Press there was, “unspecified information that led [Schaaf] to lose confidence in [Fairow’s] ability to lead the beleaguered department.” In October, Abuslin’s lawyer filed a $30 million lawsuit against the Richmond Police Department and a $6 million lawsuit against the Livermore Police Department. She previously filed a $66 million lawsuit against the Oakland Police Department as well. All of the cases focused on police misconduct and illegal sexual relationships with a minor, according to court documents. There are no updates on the current status of any of the three lawsuits.
According to Abuslin, she had sexual encounters with more than 20 police officers, several of which occurred while she was a minor. In return she received information about upcoming and potential prostitution sting circumstances and locations in several instances. Guap said that when she was 17 years old, she became romantically involved with an Oakland cop who saved her from her abusive pimp. Guap claims that officer introduced her to other cops who eventually became customers for her prostitution services. Kirkpatrick has an impressive 34-years of experience that includes stints in three different cities in Washington, her hometown Memphis, Tennessee and some reform work in Chicago. She applied for the vacant Chicago Police Department and was named one
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Hayward man killed in crash Rapper dies in car accident in Pinole
Cancel restrictions on the production of American energy and lift environmental regulations on shale energy and clean coal, which will “create millions of new jobs,” according to Trump.
Regulation Reduce regulations by eliminating two old regulations for each one new regulation.
National Security Work with the Department of Defense and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to develop a comprehensive plan that will protect America’s infrastructure from cyber and other attacks. He will increase funding of federal infrastructure, according to The Advocate.
Immigration Team up with the Department of Labor to target and investigate the abuse of visa programs.
Ethics Reform He plans to impose a five-year ban on executive officials becoming lobbyists after they leave the administration and a lifetime ban on executive officials lobbying on behalf of foreign governments.
Russian Hacking The Intelligence Community, composed of the FBI, CIA and NSA, released a report on Friday that confirmed the interference of Russian hackers in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. On Monday, news agency Reuters reported that Trump, who formerly opposed suspicions of Russian cyber-attacks, acknowledged the IC’s claims were true.
By Louis LaVenture EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Tay Cholly may not have been an internationally known rapper, but to Hayward hip-hop fans, his stage name and music is iconic. The 30-year-old South Hayward resident and artist, Minionte Jones, died after the car he was in crashed into a tree on the Appian Way exit on Highway 80 in Pinole on Saturday, according to the California Highway Patrol. Jones was the only casualty in the accident and police still haven’t confirmed if he was the only passenger in the vehicle. The crash happened at 11:30 a.m. according to the CHP, and no other vehicles were involved. The details surrounding the incident are still unclear. Jones has a large catalog of original hip-hop songs that date back to his youth, which includes a collaboration with San Francisco rapper San Quinn in 2014.Jones was featured in a slew of songs and released his first solo album titled “Cholly 4 Mayor” in late 2015.
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Jones embraced his weight and referred to himself as “fat but fly guy,” which was his name on Instagram, and also the name of one of his mixtapes released in 2012, titled “Fat But Fly Tha Mixtape Volume 1.” Jones produced music through Bomb Squad Entertainment, the same
label that has produced several other Hayward artists. A GoFundMe account is actively raising funds to help with funeral expenses and “any type of assistance for his fiveyear-old Son ‘Lil Tay’.” Organizers have raised a third of their $10,000 goal.
Trump’s White House transition team revealed that he will fund the proposed 700-mile border wall between Mexico and the U.S. using taxpayer money, CNN reported on Friday. In a tweet on the same day, Trump clarified Mexico would be expected to reimburse the U.S. for the wall. Trump plans to go through the appropriations process using a 2006 law to justify the expenditure and will begin the endeavor as early as April, according to CNN.
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Women’s mixed martial arts braces for change By Kali Persall MANAGING EDITOR If it wasn’t clear before, it is now thanks to UFC 207; it’s the end of an era. The pioneers of women’s MMA are phasing out to make room for new blood. First it was wrestler Miesha Tate, who briefly held the bantamweight belt last year after three years in the UFC, and stunned fans with her retirement after she lost to Raquel Pennington at UFC 205 in November. Most recently, it was UFC poster child and former bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey. Forty eight seconds was all it took for the Brazilian jiu-jitsu fighter and current bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes to beat down the judo Olympic medalist to near retirement at UFC 207 on Dec. 30. Many Rousey fans, including myself, expected her to call it quits, but so far she’s still in it, for now. For more than four years, Rousey was famous for doling out under-a-minute defeats, not experiencing them. In fact nine of her 13 professional fights lasted a minute or less, and eight were won by arm bar submission in the first round, according to the UFC. After her first professional loss to national boxing champion Holly Holm at UFC 193 in Nov. 2015, Rousey walked away from the fight with a jacked up jaw and a shattered self-image, later sharing on The Ellen Show that the loss caused her to contemplate suicide. Just over a year later, fans like myself anticipated a comeback. However, while Rousey was re-learning how to eat apples due to her injuries, a power shift developed behind the scenes. Rousey’s loss to Holm was the catalyst that opened the metaphorical door to the championship belt for the first time in three years and allowed fighters like Nunes to rise through the ranks and claim it. Since Rousey lost to Holm, the belt changed hands three times: first to Holm, then Tate and now Nunes. Rousey was the first female fighter in the UFC and her iconic
rivalry with Tate predates their career with the organization. In 2012, Rousey beat Tate for the bantamweight championship title in Strikeforce, an MMA organization based in San Jose. UFC President Dana White took notice and signed Rousey in 2012, automatically awarding her the bantamweight belt. Fighters like Rousey and Tate earned their place in the UFC as strong athletes in their respective martial arts; judo and wrestling. However, MMA isn’t a one-skill sport anymore and fighters like Nunes have mastered the art of versatility. Nunes specializes in jiu-jitsu, but she’s a powerhouse in her standup game; an overall well-rounded fighter. Rousey’s biggest mistake when taking on Nunes was trying to out-box her, waiting for the opportunity to get her to the ground where she would likely beat her; a fatal hesitation. As a result, Rousey was tossed around the octagon like a punching bag and looked like she’d never fought a day her life. Despite the cringe-worthy loss, Rousey collected a $3 million purse for that fight, while Nunes only received $200,000. The betting odds before the fight showed Nunes as the underdog, despite the fact that she was the Champion. A name like Rousey’s goes far in professional MMA, however, it did nothing to help her win the fight. A Rousey retirement would not come as a shock, and maybe it’s even necessary. Maybe it’s time, like Tate said when she announced her retirement after her loss against Pennington, to hand it over to the next generation. “It’s not my time anymore, it’s the future’s time,” Tate admitted as she pointed at her victorious opponent. Women in the UFC owe the opportunity to fight at the professional level to pioneers like Rousey and Tate, yet they’re beginning to beat their idols at their own game. If Rousey retires, it will truly be the end of an era, but also proof that women have earned their place in professional MMA.
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East Bay to host 4th annual Week of Inclusive Excellence By Tishauna Carrell STAFF WRITER Last month, The Wall Street Journal ranked CSUEB the 4th most diverse college in the West. Because it is one of the most racially diverse schools in the nation, University Diversity Officer Diana Rush Woods thinks it is important for students and faculty to be informed about their peers’ ethnic backgrounds and broaden their knowledge outside the “Californian bubble.” With this in mind, Cal State East Bay will host its 4th annual “Week of Inclusive Excellence” to promote diversity, social justice and equality from Jan. 17 to Jan. 20. The weeklong series of events was launched in 2013 and is part of Cal State East Bay’s effort to create and maintain an environment of justice, tolerance, equality and nondiscrimination, according to the university’s Office of Academic Affairs. The week will kick off with a southern-style breakfast in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, Jan. 15. “His view of embracing diversity… about people coming together, living together, working together and learning together...we think that’s important, it represents our campus,” Woods said. After a Christian prayer led by ASI Program Coordinator Marc Cochcran, guests will be treated to a breakfast of chicken sausage, eggs, water, coffee, tea and vegan and vegetarian options served through Aramark. East Bay’s President Leroy M. Morishita will then share the results of the 2016 Climate Change Survey, an anonymous survey that was sent to students and faculty in October 2016 to assess East Bay’s institutional climate, inclusion, current attitudes and workplace issues, according to previous Pioneer coverage. East Bay’s choir will perform and guest speakers such as Alex Baker—case management coordinator at the Student Health and Counseling Services center—will talk about Pioneer H.O.P.E. (Helping Our Pioneers Excel), a new campus initiative that aims to reduce student food insecurity and homelessness. A lunch of chicken, beef and veggie burritos will also be provided at noon. Other presenters will include professors, authors and artists who have published work or researched social justice issues. “I want folks to have an exposure to different thinkers, writers, thoughts [and] have discussions,” said Woods During fall term, freshmen at East Bay were required to read author Jose Angel N.’s autobiography, “Illegal: Immigrant Reflections of an Un-
documented Immigrant” in which he refutes stereotypes of undocumented immigrants as free-loaders that have little opportunities for advancement. On Wednesday Jan. 18, Angel N. will make a guest appearance to talk about the book and debunk stereotypes of immigrants. A separate event will be held for freshmen students only. “I want folks to walk and say ‘that person is like me,’” said Woods. “I want people to go to their own words and say ‘gosh I feel that way too’ or ‘I have no idea that people felt that way.’ I want it to be an eye-opening experience and deepen the knowledge of different folks in the world.” A student-led panel will take place on Jan.17
to discuss how Asian Pacific Islanders, who consist of 50 different ethnic groups and speak over 200 languages, feel underrepresented on campus. According to CSUEB, one in every four East Bay students identify as Asian Pacific Islander and feels this way. “To be able to listen to student panels and hear these different voices brings tears to my eyes every year, because it’s like folks walk around feeling like they aren’t heard or seen and inclusivity is saying, ‘we see you, we hear you, we wanna see and hear you,’” said Woods. To attend events within the Week of Inclusive Excellence, students must RSVP through Bay Sync.
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For Jagdish Agrawal, dean of the College of Business and Economics at Cal State East Bay, the new year signifies the closing of a chapter. The CSUEB Office of Academic Affairs announced on Friday that after 26 years, Agrawal will retire at the end of the month. He held his current position as dean since 2013. Before that, Agrawal served as an assistant professor, chair, director of undergraduate programs and associate dean. Among his many accomplishments, Agrawal created the Accountancy and Business Analytics master’s degrees, led two successful AACSB re-accreditations, established a Career Development Center, hired 10 new faculty members and increased the number of scholarships for students, according to East Bay President Leroy M. Morishita. Next fall, Agrawal will return to East Bay as a faculty member in the Faculty Early Retirement program, where he will be involved with “accreditation, student support and engagement and resource development,” according to provost Edward S. Inch. Dr. Xinjian Lu, associate dean of the College of Business and Economics, will serve as interim dean until a replacement is found for Agrawal, according to the Office of Academic Affairs. Lu has been the chair of the Management Department since 1999 and is also involved in East Bay’s transition of curriculum to semesters from quarters. A retirement celebration will be held for Agrawal on Tuesday Jan. 24 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Bayview Room of the University Union.
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Tornado, flooding, fatalities and piles of snow besiege California as deluge continues By Sarah Parvini LOS ANGELES TIMES
Weeks of pounding rain and snow have increased the Sierra Nevada snowpack _ a key source of water for California _ to 158 percent of normal, officials said Wednesday. The weather situation was more dire to the north, however, as heavy rain and snow in the Sierra Nevada and rain in the San Francisco Bay Area continued to raise river levels and a weak tornado touched down early Wednesday near Sacramento. According to the weather service, the tornado struck the community of South Natomas just after midnight and left a clear track of damage about a half-mile long in its wake. The twister shredded tree branches and dislodged a few awnings and shingles, forecasters said. No injuries were reported. Thousands of people were forced to flee their homes because of flooding near rivers, and some homes were damaged. At least four deaths have been attributed to the storms. The second of three successive storms expected to hit Southern California this week drenched Los Angeles early Wednesday. Southern California forecasters predicted that Wednesday’s storm would dump just a quarter-inch to three-quarters of an inch of rain in Los Angeles, posing little risk of mudslides in recent burn areas. The rain caused a concrete patio at a home in the Hollywood Hills to teeter, prompting officials to close Laurel Canyon Boulevard at Kirkwood Drive. A much colder storm expected to hit the area Thursday and Friday could cause larger problems, however. Weather service forecasters said that snow levels could drop to as low as 3,500 feet and that winter driving conditions could slow or stop traffic on Interstate 5 along the Grapevine and other mountain passes. “That’s not unusual for this time of year,” said Tom Fisher, weather specialist for the National Weather Service in Oxnard. “This is more seasonal. What’s happening in the Bay Area is unusual.” On Wednesday, Northern California was still reeling from a major storm that inundated rivers, flooded parts of Napa Valley wine country, and blanketed the frigid Sierra Nevada with heavy snow. Although the precipitation was expected to decrease on Wednesday, the risk of flooding was expected to last through Thursday as runoff continued to swell rivers. Roughly 3,000 Sonoma County residents were placed under an evacuation advisory as the Russian River continued to rise. Officials red-tagged seven homes, ordering residents out, when a rain-soaked embankment came crashing down. Late Tuesday, people were briefly evacuated from homes and businesses in the North Bay town of San Anselmo after a nearby creek overflowed its banks. The Corte Madera Creek rose about one foot over its flood stage in Ross Valley, according to the Marin County Sheriff’s Office. Police in San Anselmo said the creek reached about 8 inches above flood stage. Flood sirens blared in San Anselmo, Fairfax and Ross Valley, about 20 miles north of San Francisco, and officials asked residents to seek higher ground. Roads in downtown San Anselmo were shut down, but just before 9 p.m., officials lifted the evacuation order. Since the storms began on Friday, roughly 350 billion gallons of water have poured into the state’s largest reservoirs, according to the East Bay Times.
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Google Glass a solution for NFL concussions? By Ethan Baron THE MERCURY NEWS In 2011, Cleveland Browns quarterback Colt McCoy was hit so hard by Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison in a helmet-to-helmet impact that he was laid out flat on the field. A couple plays later, he was back on the field. After the game, McCoy received the diagnosis everyone who saw the hit had already pronounced: He had a concussion. That incident led the NFL to institute a program using "spotters" in the press box to watch players for signs of concussion and other injuries. At every level of football, from high school to college to the NFL, many concussions go undiagnosed. At the high school level, "most players don't report symptoms," Stanford University pediatric-sports doctor Christine Boyd told the Mercury News in August. For high school football teams without trainers or medics on the sidelines, the majority of concussions go undetected, Boyd said. More than 3,000 Bay Area kids ages 9 to 18 were diagnosed with sports-related concussions in 2015, the Mercury News reported. California-wide, kids in that age range suffered more than 17,000 sports-related concussions in 2015. The number of those injuries caused by football was not specified in the state government data used by the Mercury News. As awareness about concussions in football has grown, participation on California high school teams has dropped, with 100,538 players in 2015 compared to 108,065 in 2006, according to the newspaper. "The reason I think the youth football numbers have dropped is due to the issue of concussions," California Interscholastic Federation executive director Roger Blake told the Mercury News. "Parents, rightfully so, are asking questions and have concerns."
OPD From Page 1 of three finalists but was passed over for the position. Kirkpatrick will have her hands full with a department that has been monitored by a team of federal overseers for the last 13 years, thanks in large part to the actions of a group of rogue officers referred to as “The Riders.” The Riders were a group of Oakland police officers who were convicted of several charges that included harassment, racial profiling, assault and planting evidence, according to OPD. Specifics surrounding her contract were still unclear, however, she is expected to make $270,000 annually. Kirkpatrick is not married, has no children and said she plans to live in Oakland. “I gotta save up some money,” she said during her press conference on Jan. 5. “Y’all are expensive.”
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In college football, players reported suffering six suspected concussions for every one that was actually diagnosed, CBS Sports reported in 2014. But concussions could be diagnosed on the spot, right after an impact, by a variant of Google Glass "smart" spectacles, according to a new patent application from Google. The infamous Google Glass flopped spectacularly in the consumer market, largely because it allowed surreptitious recording of videos. Now, Google has envisioned a set of eyeglasses that could
be worn under a football helmet to diagnose concussions and other brain injuries, along with trauma to other body parts. "The system may connect to or be affixed within a head-mounted helmet structure," the patent application said. Acceleration of a person's head during an impact can be used to predict the risk of head injury, according to Virginia Tech researchers. Google's glasses could measure acceleration of the head during an on-field collision _ for example the speed at
which Colt McCoy's noggin went backward when it was hit by the 242-pound Harrison. Once the head passes a certain acceleration threshold, injuries to the brain can be presumed, the application suggested. "The wearable computing device may identify an indication of a closedhead injury, such as a concussion," said the application, filed in September and made public Jan. 5. "Since the user may wear the wearable computing device on the user's head, the wearable computing device may experience about the same
acceleration experienced by the user's head. "The threshold value may be a value of an acceleration above which the user of the wearable computing device may sustain a concussion." If such an injury is identified, the glasses could administer concussion-testing, which might include evaluating eye, verbal and motor-skills responses, according to the application. "The wearable computing device may provide the verbal cue to the user via the speaker," the application said. "The verbal cue may include a pre-recorded or synthesized message requesting the user to open the user's eye, such as: 'You may have suffered a closed-head injury. Please open your eyes and look to the left.'" The threshold could be set according to the user's status as an adult, adolescent or child, the application said. Google's device could also diagnose other injuries, by processing photos taken by an on-board camera, the patent said. "The wearable computing device may employ an object recognition technique to identify an indication of an injury ... (it) may be configured to identify an indication of a broken bone, such as an indication of a contusion on the user's skin or an indication of swelling of tissue." The glasses could even call 911 if the injury is bad enough, the application indicated. It's not clear from the patent application how the technology would work in the event of a sudden deceleration to a full stop, as when a player's head is slammed onto the AstroTurf. While the future of football at every level may hinge to a large part on how the concussion problem is dealt with, there's no guarantee Google will be involved in the solution, as a patent application does not necessarily mean an actual product will be developed. However, the patent application also envisioned the technology applied to car crashes, another significant cause of concussions and other head injuries.
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Students return for winter It’s the second week of winter term and after a monthlong hiatus, Cal State East Bay students are settling back into the routine. Students huddled indoors during the first days of winter term in campus facilities like Starbucks, the University Library and the Diversity Center to seek shelter from the stormy weather. The downpour hit California last weekend in what has been called the “most powerful storm in a decade” by the LA Times and other news outlets, causing trees to uproot, flash floods and even evacuations. East Bay is one of the few colleges in the state still on the quarter system and for Pioneers classes reconvened for the new term before most other universities and colleges.
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Since 2015 Dr. Lawson has been faculty leader for the very popular study abroad program in London otherwise known as “The British Documentary Experience.�
Besides his extensive experience teaching in the International Studies Program, Dr. Bowen was advisor to the CSU East Bay Model United Nations program and organized inter-campus simulations.
Dr. Michael Lee Professor, Department of Anthropology, Geography & Environmental Studies Dr. Mary Cardaras Chair and Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Dr. Cardaras has been developing a new faculty led study abroad program to Cuba which we hope to launch in summer 2017.
After serving on interview selection panels for CSU International Programs (IP) for years, Dr. Lee will be away from campus in 2017-18 directing the CSU IP acadmic year abroad in Spain.
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Castro Valley history told through exhibit In a collaboration between historians Lucille George and Randy Vanderbilt, the Adobe Art Gallery in Castro Valley hosted "200 Years of Castro Valley History; A visual history of Castro Valley from the Ohlone Indians to present day." The exhibit ran from Dec. 3 to Jan. 7 and featured pictures, toys, documents, games, videos, art and many other elements collected by the creators from various outlets from the surrounding area. The creators were aided by Castro Valley school teachers, Castro Valley School District and a slew of residents, many of whom lent their pieces to the exhibit. PHOTOS BY LOUIS LAVENTURE/THE PIONEER
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Obama says full speed ahead on Delta tunnels project By Dale Kasler and Ryan Sabalow THE SACRAMENTO BEE Two weeks before President Barack Obama leaves office, his administration vowed to move full speed ahead on California's controversial Delta tunnels project, calling it essential for the state's water supply as well as its environment. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell issued an order Wednesday directing federal officials to complete a preliminary environmental review this month of the massive twin tunnels proposed for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. She also ordered them to work with California officials on related projects aimed at restoring water quality and habitat for Delta smelt and other endangered fish species in Central Valley river basins that have been pushed to the brink of extinction in recent years. Jewell's order acknowledged that Obama's time in Washington is running out and that his successor will have final say on whether the $15.5 billion tunnels project, known as California WaterFix, becomes reality. The final federal review of the tunnels won't occur until April, when Donald Trump occupies the White House. Trump has said he wants to see more water delivered to California's arid San Joaquin Valley farm belt but hasn't specifically addressed the
tunnels proposal. Nonetheless, Jewell's order brings renewed urgency to the project, which has been on the drawing boards for years, and could sharpen debate over the plan. California officials had expressed concern that the transition to a new administration in Washington, regardless of who was elected, would delay or potentially kill the project. Gov. Jerry Brown, the proposal's leading champion, applauded Jewell's directive and her commitment "to a timely review of the California WaterFix project." Brown's administration has said groundbreaking could begin in 2018, the governor's final year in office, and Jewell's order signals that crucial decisions about the tunnels could be made in the coming months. "It's certainly far from a green light for the project," said Doug Obegi of the Natural Resources Defense Council, which has been critical of the tunnels. But "it means we're headed toward a decision." Like Brown, the Obama administration is trying to strike an elusive balance -- addressing long-standing degradation of the Delta's fragile ecosystem while pushing forward with a re-engineering of the estuary that is opposed by many environmentalists, Delta landowners and local officials. Jewell's written directive said her agency is trying to advance "the needs of agriculture and municipalities, while simultaneously fostering
conservation of species." Her order comes at a pivotal time. Aside from the tunnels project, the political and regulatory climate is getting increasingly complicated in the Delta, which is the hub of the elaborate plumbing network that moves water north to south in California. Obama just signed a bill aimed at increasing water shipments from Northern California to farms and cities in the San Joaquin Valley and Southern California. Yet California's powerful State Water Resources Control Board is moving toward imposing stricter environmental standards that would send more water flowing from the Delta to the ocean specifically to benefit fish and wildlife -- and leave less water available for pumping. It remains unclear what will happen when and if the new federal law collides with state regulations. As it is, the giant pumps that deliver water from the Delta frequently are dialed back because of concerns over smelt and other fish protected by the Endangered Species Act. Brown's plan would re-engineer that system, diverting a portion of the Sacramento River's supply at a point upstream, near Courtland, and shipping it to the Tracy pumps via a pair of underground tunnels 40 feet in diameter. By dramatically altering water flows in the estuary, administra-
tion officials say the tunnels would reduce harm to fish and enable pumping to proceed more reliably to 25 million residents in Southern California and the Bay Area, as well as millions of acres of farmland. Brown's administration also has said the project wouldn't result in actual increases in Delta pumping -- and that's making it harder for project proponents to push the tunnels over the finish line. The stricter environmental rules contemplated by state officials mean water deliveries could decrease even if the tunnels are in place. Because of that, the project still lacks financial commitments from the south-of-Delta water agencies that are responsible for paying for the tunnels. Other hurdles abound. Environmentalists -- who would prefer to see the Delta's problems solved through more stringent conservation strategies and cutbacks in water deliveries to Southern California -- maintain the tunnels would mean more harm for fish, not less. Delta farmers and the area's elected officials call the project a "water grab" to help Southern California. Practically everyone opposed to the plan vows to file lawsuits to keep the tunnels from ever happening. "It's more of the same," said George Hartmann, a lawyer who represents Delta farmers, when asked about Jewell's order. "It's just more things to litigate quicker."
Fremont city council to fill vacant seat By Thania Arce and Victoria Groenewold interviewed.
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The Fremont City Council held a meeting on Tuesday to interview applicants seeking to fill the City Council seat made vacant when Councilmember Lily Mei was elected to serve as Mayor. New candidates were introduced to the board as well as the community at the meeting. Out of 27 applicants, eight candidates were selected to hold a public interview in front of the board in order to say why they are best qualified for the job and city. David Bonaccorsi, Brannin Dorsey, Reshma Karipineni, Kathryn McDonald, Roman Reed, Rakesh Sharma, Craig Steckler and Cullen Tiernan were among those who were
No decision was made at Tuesday’s meeting. Multiple candidates mentioned issues such as traffic, ramped development and affordable housing during the interview process. When asked about his political background, Mr. Tiernan, a former Marine, stated that he was involved with the Bernie Sanders campaign, but did not elaborate on his specific involvement. No date was set for the final decision on who is going to fill the open chair. City Council members are elected at-large and serve four-year terms, also with a two-term limit. Council members are compensated $2,118.89 per month, according to the City of Fremont.
Gunfire erupts near Oakland City Hall
By Kaila Mathis, DeAlaundria Gardner, and Justin Shiu
CONTRIBUTORS Gunfire shut down an Oakland City Hall meeting at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, and all meetings were cancelled for the evening as police set up barricades around the one block crime scene. The Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and Economic Development Committee was nearly an hour into a meeting when vice mayor Annie Campbell Washington paused and asked, “What is that? Is that gunfire? Are you
serious?” She left the meeting interrupting the decision to postpone a meeting to a later date and the meeting ended shortly after. Cal State East Bay journalism students covering the meeting heard multiple gunshots and security escorted everybody out of the building. The shooting took place on 13th and Broadway right outside of Oakland City Hall, and Oakland police found one male suffering from non-fatal injuries, according to an Oakland Police Department report and witnesses. The victim was sitting in a bus shelter when he was shot. He then ran down the block to De Lauer’s Super Newsstand and EMS was called, according to The East Bay Times. The crime is still under investigation, and no suspect or motive has been identified yet, according to OPD.This is one of 109 reported violent crimes in Oakland that took place during the first weeks of 2017 alone, according to the online weekly crime report by OPD.
Hayward city council adds new members By Student Contributors The Hayward City Council elected four new members on Tuesday to the Personnel Commission. The new members are to be officially appointed at the Jan. 17 city council meeting, Mayor Barbara Halliday said.
The new members, Allen Zargar, Giancarlo Scalise, Jose Guadamuz and Rachel Lucas, are to fill four vacancies on the commission, city councilman Mark Salinas told reporters. The City Council interviewed the candidates during a formal and brief public session. There were 11 names on the list.
For supporters of the project, Jewell's directive marked one more step forward in a decadelong quest. Water agencies already have spent more than $200 million on planning costs. "The order is a nice indication that the federal government takes this last quarter of a billion we spent trying to get this thing permitted seriously," said Jeffrey Kightlinger, who heads the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, one of the chief proponents of the tunnels plan. "And it's sort of like a road map for the Trump transition team and the Interior (Department) to look to. "Obviously, at the end of the day, if they follow that road map it's up to them." Although Trump hasn't committed to the project, experts say his pledge to deliver more water to San Joaquin Valley farmers, and more generally his support for major infrastructure projects, could make him a natural ally. The state Department of Water Resources is directing the tunnels project and released its final environmental impact statement last month. But the project can't go forward until federal agencies issue a declaration that the project can operate without violating the Endangered Species Act. That declaration can't be issued until the environmental reviews are performed -- the reviews Jewell insisted must be completed by April.
SPORTS 11 Raiders have record setting season THURSDAY JANUARY 12, 2017
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Even though the season didn’t turn out the way the players or fans wanted it to, it was a season of success for the silver and black. “We got a bright future, it just kind of fell apart for us the last two weeks,” coach Jack Del Rio said after the game. “I don’t think that’s really indicative of who we are. We got a lot of
By Victoria Groenewold CONTRIBUTOR The Oakland Raiders finally got a glimpse of what the playoffs look like, but it wasn’t the view they wanted to see. This season was the first time that the Raiders have been to the playoffs in fourteen years and they did so with a record of 12-4. They lost 27-14 to the Houston Texans, but came away from the game hopeful about the team’s future. The NFL AFC wildcard game in Houston at NRG stadium on Saturday started out rough for the Raiders. In the first quarter, the Texans scored first on a 50 yard field goal by placekicker Nick Novak and then followed that with a touchdown by free agent signing and former Miami Dolphin running back Lamar Miller, that made it a 10-0 lead early. But the Raiders didn’t give up and towards the end of the first quarter they scored a touchdown by running back Latavius Murray and after a Sebastian Janikowski extra point, the score was 10-7. However, Novak kicked another field goal from 38 yards and wide receiver Deandre Hopkins scored on a two-yard touchdown pass, that made the score 20-7 at the end of the first half. Coming back from the first half, the Raiders needed to put points on the board if they wanted a chance to beat the Texans, however, both teams were scoreless in the third quarter. Oakland did score a touchdown in the fourth quarter when third-string quarterback in his first start, Connor Cook, hit wide receiver Andre Holmes, but Texans quarterback Brock Osweiler scored a touchdown of his own later in the quarter, and the Raiders couldn’t keep up.
Not only did the Raiders play against the best defensive team in the NFL, but they did so without a lot of their key players. Quarterback Derek Carr got injured on Christmas Eve with a broken fibula, backup quarterback Matt McGloin was out due to a shoulder injury he sustained at the end of the regular season. To make matters worse, offensive tackle Donald Penn was out due to a knee injury and then wide receiver Michael Crabtree left the game in the fourth quarter because of a concussion.
things to look at, a lot of things to evaluate, a lot of things to access, but we are heading where we need to be heading. And this is just the beginning.” The Raiders had such a good year that their only losses were twice to the AFC West Division winners the Kansas City Chiefs, the defending Super Bowl Champion the Denver Broncos and NFC South Division winners the Atlanta Falcons. In 2013 they finished with a 4-12 record, in 2014 they went 3-13 and they went 7-9 in 2015. Del Rio is right; they’re heading in the right direction. Going forward, the Oakland Raiders are going to be a top contending team. With the year they had, the Raider brand is more attractive now to potential free agent players considering where they may want to play. The possibility of the silver and black heading to Las Vegas could also add more appeal to some players. They’re a very young group of talented players that are hungry for a Super Bowl Championship, and if they stay healthy and receive some additional help at key positions, they could contend not only next year but for the next three to five years.
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San Francisco 49ers fall from greatness By Gabriel Armenta-Rose CONTRIBUTOR San Francisco 49ers CEO and Owner Jed York announced at a press conference on Jan. 2 that head coach Chip Kelly and General Manager Trent Baalke have been relieved of their duties. Chip Kelly was the Head Coach for the 49ers for one season in which the 49ers went 2-14, earning them the worst record in their division. Trent Baalke had been the 49ers general manager from 2011 and was responsible for their acquisitions or lack thereof, in free agency and drafting their players. The firing of Kelly was first reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Dec. 31, the night before their Week 17 matchup against the Seattle Seahawks. Kelly still had three years left on his contract. In Kelly’s career, he has posted a 28-35 overall record. Baalke announced to radio station KNBR that he had been relieved of his duties and would not be returning to the 49ers. “We’ve done some awful good things,” said Baalke. “Some very successful seasons. [I] unfortunately regret we weren’t able to bring a championship to the Bay Area, which they so deserve. I think The Faithful [49ers fan base] has been great. Wish this organization nothing but the best moving forward. I do see a bright future for them.” General manager Baalke has been criticized for his role in signing players from college who are coming off of major injuries. Since taking over the reins of drafting the personnel for the team, he has signed 66 players, only two of whom have made the Pro Bowl. One of which is still on the team, Eric Reid. York stated during the same press conference, “...We are going to be judged on what we do and what we accomplish. We haven’t accomplished enough.” Since the 49ers last NFC championship appearance in 2013, they have gone 15-33. During those three seasons they have also gone through three head coaches, Jim Harbaugh, Jim Tomsula and Chip Kelly. York’s firing of Harbaugh infuriated fans so much that they flew banners with the slogan “Fire York” over the stadium during games. When asked during the press conference why York himself shouldn’t be dismissed, he replied, “I own this football team. You don’t dismiss own-
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San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Jeremy Kerley (17) runs with the ball after a catch against the Seattle Seahawks’ Richard Sherman (25) in the first quarter at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017. The Seahawks won, 25-23. ers. I’m sorry that that’s the facts and that’s the case, but that’s the facts.” The 49ers have been in contact with many notable coaches about their new vacancy, including the offensive coordinator of the New England Patriots Josh McDaniels and former Oakland Raiders head coach and current Seattle Seahawks of-
fensive line coach Tom Cable. As for the general manager position, the 49ers have been in contact with Louis Riddick, a current ESPN analyst and former 49er player himself who also has experience as director of pro-personnel for the Philadelphia Eagles. Things are looking up for the 49ers going into
the offseason. The 49ers currently hold the most draft picks for the 2017 NFL Draft at 10 — one of them being the second overall pick — as well as having around $80 million in open cap space to either sign new players or to re-sign players to contract extensions, according to football analytics site Overthecap.com.
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CSUEB men’s basketball loses fourth in a row By Marissa Marshall STAFF WRITER After starting the season off with 6 straight wins, the California State East Bay men’s basketball team has struggled in their past few games of conference play. The Pioneers played their seventh and eighth game of conference play against California State San Marcos and UC San Diego over the weekend, but did not get the results they hoped for. On Thursday, the team faced a solid San Marcos (10-5, 5-3). The game was an exciting yet frustrating one that went into double overtime. In the first half, the Pioneers took a 14 point lead and it looked like the team was going to dominate. East Bay controlled the half, outscoring San Marcos 41-27. The Cougars had a wake-up call in the second half, outscoring the Pioneers 52-38. The efforts put in by the Cougars in the second half, resulted in a comeback and tied game, which led to overtime. “We were giving up easy points by fouling and ultimately it put us in a negative situation,” senior guard Jalen Richard said. The first overtime went back and forth, with constant free throws. Neither team could get a significant lead, and they were forced into a second overtime. Senior forward Micah Dunhour kept the Pioneers in the game in the second overtime, scoring 8 of the Pioneers 15 points. Unfortunately, that was not enough to help East Bay get the win. The Pioneers fell and lost the game by 1 point. The game was tied 105-105 with 26 seconds left, then Cougars senior guard Kygar Tyson hit a 3-pointer with 3 seconds left and gave the Cougars the 108-105 lead. East Bay then fouled, which put the Cougars up 109-105. With 1 second left, Richard hit a 3-pointer, but they were not enough to seal the game. “If we stuck to the game plan of limiting fouls, keeping composure and focusing on defense, we would have had a much better outcome,” said Dunhour, who had 31 points and 13 rebounds on the night, including 14 points in overtime. Richard added 26 points on the
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Cal State East Bay sophomore guard Juwan Anderson passes the ball to an open teammate during their game against the UC San Diego Tritons held on Jan. 7 at Pioneer Gymnasium on the Hayward campus. night, shooting 50 percent, with 7 rebounds and 4 assists, and freshman guard Druce Asah had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Sophomore guard Juwan Anderson had a team high 8 assists. Saturday night versus the top team in CCAA and 15th ranked nationally, UC San Diego (13-2, 8-0) was another close, but low scoring game. The contest was back and forth and
the two teams went into halftime tied at 22-22. Unfortunately, San Diego got the best of the Pioneers in the second half and outscored them 30-25, which gave them the 52-47 win and East Bay’s fourth straight loss. “We have to play 40 minutes of complete basketball,” senior guard Pierre Carter said. “San Diego is a top team,
but we can’t play great in the first half and come off as relaxed in the second. That has been our downfall. Second half we didn’t have as much fire and it cost us.” Carter had 14 points off the bench, going 5 for 7 shooting, his third straight game with 10 or more points. Richard also put up double figures with 18 points.
The Tritons’ main control was in the paint as they outscored the Pioneers 26-16 down low and out rebounded them 29-20. East Bay also only made 3 out of 9 foul shots, which was also a deciding factor in the game. The Pioneers will face Cal State Monterey Bay in a non-conference game at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at home.
Women’s basketball three-game winning streak snapped By Marissa Marshall STAFF WRITER
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Cal State East Bay junior guard Bri Guillory shoots a three-pointer during the game against the UC San Diego Tritons on Jan. 7 at Pioneer Gymnasium on the Hayward campus.
The California State East Bay Basketball team went 1-1 over the weekend in their California Collegiate Athletic Association Conference home games against California State San Marcos and UC San Diego. The women won their third straight game after beating San Marcos (8-5 overall, 5-3 conference) on Thursday, but the streak ended in the second game on Saturday against UC San Diego (11-3, 7-1). On Thursday, East Bay faced San Marcos in what was one of the Pioneers best defensive games of the season. In the beginning of the first quarter the two teams remained neck-and-neck, keeping the score very close. But in the last two minutes of the quarter, the Pioneers gained momentum and took a 16-9 lead. The Pioneers continued this momentum into the second quarter: playing a strong defense and capitalizing on opportunities cre-
ated by their defense, ending the half with a 9 point lead, 29-20. “I feel we were well prepared for San Marcos and we played together on both ends of the floor and shared the ball effectively,” freshman forward Morgan Greene said. Throughout the game, the Pioneers held the Cougars to a dismal 29.2 shooting percentage and shot just 32.8 percent themselves, but their defense is what gave them the edge over San Marcos. In the second half, freshman guard Elayshia Woolridge scored 10 points and 7 rebounds, helping the Pioneers seal the win. Greene also was a key factor defensively, with 15 rebounds — 8 offensive and 7 defensively — a career high. The Pioneers held San Marcos to 4-for-22 from the three point line and won the game 59-44. “We did not shoot the best tonight, but our preparation and hunger to win helped us pull through,” Woolridge said. “I was focused tonight and I kept working hard so I could help my team in any way possible, whether that was steals, rebounds or points.”
On Saturday the Pioneers shifted their focus to UC San Diego, the best team in CCAA. East Bay held their own for the first half the game as they led 31-27 into halftime and things looked good for the team. But at the start of the second half, San Diego began to dominate in the paint. The Pioneers had another bad shooting percentage game, as they shot just 30.4 percent and were unable to find a consistent rhythm in the second half. In the third quarter, UCSD held the Pioneers to only 4 points, which ultimately gave the Tritons the 59-47 win. “UCSD was definitely a better team than San Marcos, but as a team we lost our urgency and then eventually ran out of time to win the game,” Woolridge said. “I also could have been more aggressive,” The Pioneers are currently fifth in the conference standings and their next game is on Saturday when they take on California State Monterey Bay (4-11, 1-7) at 5:30 p.m. at Pioneer Gymnasium on the Hayward campus.