Entertainment LineupGrupo Folklorico Huehuecoytl

Chan Kahal

The People - young local Latin group

SOMOS - featuring Katrina Valdez, appeared in La Bamba and daughter of Daniel Valdez, of Zoot Suit

Mystique - Latin Chicano Rock and R&B

Thick & Smooth - original style of R&B Hip-Hop

Julio Bravo - San Pablo’s own playing hot salsa tunes!

Kenny King Smith - aka the voice of Barry White

Youth Mariachi - talented local youths

AND MORE...Entertainment subject to change. Please visit our website for the latest Lineup... www.sanpabloevents.com

Good Food Good FriendsGood Music

S P N E W San abloAugust / September 2005

LAtino Heritage Day is back!Celebrate Culture & History

Sunday, September 25, 200512 Noon to 6:30 PM

City HallOne Alvarado Square

DATES TO REMEMBER:Aug 6 Relay for Life *

Aug 13 Stop the Violence Caravan (Info 510-000-0000)

Aug 27 San Pablo Community Foundation Dinner DanceRio Masquerade - $60 each (510) 215-3200

Sep 5 Labor Day (City Hall Closed)

Sep 29 1st Day of Autumn

Sep 11 Grandparents Day

Sep 11 Rememberance of Twin Towers

Sep 16 Salty Beef Fundraiser *

Sep 25 San Pablo Latino Heritage Day *

Sep 29 Walkability Workshop *

* Information Inside NewsletterPoster Coming Soon

San Pablo Historical & Museum Society welcomes you to celebrate and visit our museums in one day!

For more information call (510) 215-3046

Celebarate 100 years of

the Blume House

Call us at 510-215-3000

two contracts: undergrounding (including utilities and storm drains) and street improvements (sidewalks, paving, masonry walls, gateway feature, landscaping, street lights and paving). We expect to begin the undergrounding construction in fall 2005. If the underground work (which includes PG&E pulling electric cable and installing equipment in underground vaults) is completed by Spring 2006, we would be in a position to construct the street improvements in Summer 2006.

Relay For LifeAlmost everyone has been touched by the devastating disease - Cancer. Last year the employees of the City of San Pablo raised over $9,000 towards this undiscriminating disease at the annual Relay for Life Walk sponsored by the American Cancer Society.

Held at a local high school track field, participants alternate walking around the track for an hour at a time over the period of 24 hours - because Cancer never sleeps.

This year the event will be August 6-7 at Pinole Valley High School. Please stop by our offices and drop in some spare change, or you can leave a tax-deductable check written to the American Cancer Society.

Want to honor a loved one who either won or lost the fight to Cancer? Luminarias are available for a suggested donation of $5.For more information about Team San Pablo, call 510-215-3000. For more information about the American Cancer Society, call 800-ACS-2345 or visit them at www.cancer.org.

Have you ever been frustrated when you come to City Hall and can’t find a parking space? Or you don’t know where to park when you want to play BINGO or attend a special event? Well good news! San Pablo is getting a new parking lot!

The vacant property formally occupied by Davis Lumber will be converted into a municipal parking lot and is expected to open September 1, 2005. The Redevelopment Agency purchased the land in September of 2003 in anticipation of the Circle S Housing Project. While waiting for that project, the Agency will lease it to the City who will operate the new lot using funding from the City’s General Fund and offset by revenues received through parking fees.

The lot will be used for overflow parking for City Hall, daily use parking, special event parking and potentially carpoolers. Recently the site was used by St. Paul’s Church for Cinco de Mayo parking and worked wonderfully. You can park there on September 25 to attend the 5th Annual Latino Heritage Day. (See cover).

New City Parking LotSchoolPool will offer 20 free one way public bus tickets to students who would like to try public transit to and from their school beginning on August 15, 2005. SchoolPool promotes transit use for children in all public and private schools in Contra Costa helping reduce traffic congestion and safety issues around schools. Applications will be available by August 15, 2005.

Along with the free public bus tickets, parents and students will also receive bus schedules that highlight the public bus routes for each school served by a public bus system. In the past, these schedules have helped to keep parents informed about their transit options and encouraged them to have their children take the bus to school.

The SchoolPool program is brought to you by 511ContraCosta and is funded by the Contra Costa Transportation Authority and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District’s Transportation Fund for Clean Air. Brochures will be available at the San Pablo City offices located at 13831 San Pablo Avenue.

For more information call (510) 215-3035 or to download a copy of the SchoolPool application, go to: www.SchoolPool.org.

El Portal Gateway projectThe City of San Pablo and Contra Costa County initiated the El Portal Drive Gateway Project in May 2003. The Project began with a planning study covering El Portal Drive between highway I-80 and Church Lane, and developed conceptual designs through a collaborative process involving members of the community, with two public meetings held to obtain input.

The Gateway area was divided into sections, with the highest priority area being the section which parallels the freeway sound wall (from the freeway

I-80 off ramp and the westbound I-80 on ramp). The City of San Pablo is now working on detailed plans for this highest priority section.

The project will include utility under-grounding, construction of masonry walls to replace wood fences at the edge of the right of way on the westbound side of El Portal Drive, and construction of new concrete sidewalk, curb and gutter on the westbound side to improve pedestrian access.

The project will be constructed under

Visit us on the Web @ www.ci.San-Pablo.ca.us Call us at 510-215-30002

Call us at 510-215-30003

Old Town Traffic Study Public Meeting

Wednesday, October 56:00 PM at Maple Hall

13831 San Pablo Avenue

Come hear the latest ideas of what to do about traffic in Old Town, and to provide your comments! This is a follow-up to the traffic study completed 2 years ago, and includes ideas to make driving, walking and bicycling safer and more convenient for Old Town residents.

Light refreshments served.

and comfort for walking.

$10 cost includes a box lunch. Space is limited, so you must pre-register. For more information and to reserve your space, please contact Nancy Baer at (925) 313-6837.

After School programs

RegistrationSeptember 7, 8, & 9

2:30 - 4:45 PM

Programs will Begin September 12, and run Mon-Fri., immediately

after school until 4:45 PM.

Site Locations: Bayview, Dover, Riverside and Lake. Helms Middle

school Program will begin in October - Date To Be Announced.

Call San Pablo Recreation Division at (510) 215-3207.

Find out how walkable your community is at a Walkability Workshop on September 29.

8 AM – 2 PM at Maple Hall

Presented by David Parisi (a California walk-ability expert!) and sponsored by West Contra Costa Safe Communities. Walkability reflects overall walking conditions in an area and takes into account the quality of pedestrian facilities, roadway conditions, land use patterns, community support, security

Community resources and services are abundant at the San Pablo

Community Resource Center.

2300 El Portal Drive Monday-Friday 8:30 AM - 5 PM

Bekkiwow Coffee 7AM - 6 PM

A World of Resources

Walkability Workshop?Glad you asked...

Become an Entry Level PC Technician • MOUS Certified

***NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY*** Limited Space Available

Advance your career - get certification: CompTIA A+ Technician.

• 51⁄2 months of computer training (15 hours per week) • Professional Skills Training • A+ certification preparation • PC Hardware & Software Training

• Diagnosing & Troubleshooting Networks

Mon – Fri evenings; 6P - 9PJob Counseling &

Job Placement Assistance

ONGOING ORIENTATIONWhere: 2300 El Portal Drive, Suite F

San Pablo, CA 94608For more information call

Joe McKinley (510) 234-1300 ext. 1Michele Jones (510) 234-1300 ext 2

The City of San Pablo has more than 60 trash cans throughout the city on major streets and in the parks. However, littering continues to be a problem.

The Tile Art Project was started to make the trash cans more appealing in the hopes of encouraging residents to use them more often. Tiles with environmental messages were painted by local elementary school students and installed on the trash cans. The

new cans have a recycle top for your plastic and glass bottles, and aluminum cans. These trash cans are located on the corner of 23rd Street and Dover Street, so go by and take a look!

Participants in the tile art project included: • 6th grade classes from Downer Elementary School, 2004

• San Pablo Summer Program 2004• Mr. Prather’s 4th grade class at Downer Elementary School, 2005• Ms. Chamber’s 3rd grade class at Dover Elementary School, 2005.

Funding is being provided in part by the California Department of Conservation, Recycling Division.

Traffic Study

Keep our City Clean

• San Pablo Public Library• Child Care Center• East Bay Works Career Center• Computer Education Center• Event Center• Street Tech Computer Education• World Travel Agency • Bekkiwow Coffee. See a virtual tour atwww.ci.san-pablo.ca.us/commctr

Services Available:

City of San Pablo24-Hour Employment Hotline

510-215-3085An Equal Opportunity Employer

New Job Postings!!!

Visit us on the Web @ www.ci.San-Pablo.ca.us Call us at 510-215-3000

Call us at 510-215-30004

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San Pablo, CA 94806Permit No 194

POSTAL PATRON

City Council Meetings are held the 1st and 3rd Mondayof each month, 7 PM at City Hall • Agendas are available

for public viewing at City Hall (Bldg 1)

SA N PA BLO ART GA LLERY

MUSEUMS...Alvarado Adobe - 1st Sunday - Corner of San Pablo Ave. & Church Lane

Blume House- 2nd Sunday - Located in Civic Center parking lot between Maple Hall and YardbirdsNoon - 4 PM - and can be viewed on the Internet www.ci.san-pablo.ca.us/main/history.htm

13831 San Pablo Avenue,(at Church Lane)

Gallery Hours: Sat/Sun 12-4 PM

For information,call Anne Austin

at 510-836-2663www.ci.san-pablo.ca.us/

main/culturalarts.htm

Maple Hall Art Galleryin the Civic Center

MAYOR: COUNCIL MEMBERS:JOSEPH M. GOMES PAUL V. MORRIS

VICE-MAYOR: SHARON J. BROWN

GENOVEVA GARCIA CALLOWAY LEONARD R. MCNEIL

presents.. .Aug 13 - Sept 11

Contra Costa Community Collegestudent drawingsSept 17 - Nov 6

IN A DIFFERENT LIGHTPrintmakers exhibit featuring Jill Landau, Pat Prosek, Linda

Yoshizawa, and Sherry Smith Bell.

HURRY! Art in the Heartends Aug 7

Free ReceptionSept 24 @ the

Gallery 1 - 3 PMComplimentary Light Beverages & Snacks

The Annual Salty Beef Barbecue to benefit the

P.I.S.T.O.L. Program(Police In Schools To Offer Life)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 5 PMCost: Donation Only

Please RSVP to Voice Mail (510) 869-5098For more information, contact

Officer Sandi White at 215-3157JOIN US FOR FUN, FOOD AND A RAFFLE

(Raffle prizes appreciated)Dress casual for the outdoors

HELP US CELEBRATE OUR COMMUNITY

City Council & City Clerk.... 215-3000City Treasurer .................... 215-3026City Manager ..................... 215-3012Business License (Finance). 215-3020Code Enforcement .............. 215-3018Community Development .. 215-3030

Building & Safety • Public WorksPlanning/Zoning • Redevelopment

Neighborhood Watch ......... 215-3157Recreation ...................... 215-3207Sewer Emergencies ........ 222-6700TDD ................................ 233-3366

POLICE (PUBLIC SAFETY)Non-Emergency

Weekdays 8:30 AM-5 PM .... 215-3130 Weekends or after 5PM .. 233-1214

911 is Only for Emergencies

IMPORTA NTPHONE NUMBER S

All numbers are in the 510 area code

CITY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE