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The color purple is hardly a stranger to the football stadium at Freedom High School; its the color of the Falcons who call the fi eld home. But last weekend, the color was there in unprecedented, resplen-dent volume as hundreds turned out for the annual Relay For Life.

More than 40 teams of walkers took turns making their way around the track during the 24-hour event, raising more than $72,000 for cancer research.

This really helps bring the com-munity together, said City Councilman Kevin Romick, part of the City of Oakley team. It helps make everyone aware of the scourge thats killing millions of peo-ple around the world, and if we can raise that fi nal dollar that helps fi nd a cure, its all worth it.

Chairwoman Cathleen Knight said she was pleased with the turnout as well as with the weather that, despite after-noon winds, was better than the rain that plagued last years event. The unifying as-pect Romick spoke of is something that

can also be said about cancer.No matter who you are or what

you have, you can still get cancer, said Knight. Relay is an amazing event that you never forget.

She added that a special part of this years event was the acknowledgment of the work done by caregivers, those who support cancer patients and their fami-lies. Case in point was Karen Lyles, whose Team Adeline from Brentwoods Neigh-borhood Church turned out in force for the walk, as they have to help namesake Adeline Gray through her ordeal.

Weve known Adeline for so long, shes family to us, Lyles said.

Its wonderful to have this support, said Gray as she relaxed in a chair, await-ing her turn on the track. I cant even ex-press how it feels.

Theres still time to donate to the ef-fort. Just log on to www.relayforlife.org/oakleyca.

Oakleys event was the fi rst of three East County Relays this year. Next up is Brentwood on June 12-13, followed by Antioch on June 27-28.

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Photos by Rick Lemyre

Sunshine, walkers plentiful at Oakley Relayby Rick Lemyre

Staff Writer

One of dozens of can-cer survivors listens to organizer Joe Ballards thoughts during the opening ceremonies for Oakleys Relay For Life. Team Cruisin for a Cure makes its way around the track during Oakleys Relay for Life event last weekend, led by, from the left holding the ban-ner, Austin Power, 12; Makenzie Berard, 5; Kyrie Altman, 2; Carson Berard, 2; and Colton Power, 9.


Coffee and cycling combinedCyclists and coffee lovers mark your cal-

endars Tour de Starbucks is back. The fi fth annual java jaunt will feature an expanded circuit this year, so whether youre up for a leisurely trip around Brentwood or an intense 100k through East County, Tour de Starbucks has something for you.

According to event organizer Rebecca Bradley, manager of the Deer Valley Plaza Starbucks on Lone Tree Way in Antioch, tour riders keep asking for more challenging courses, so with the help of local cycling orga-nization Delta Pedalers, the routes have been reconfi gured to meet the needs of various ex-perience levels.

One of the biggest requests we received last year was that the middle ride was not long enough at 12 miles, so we increased it to 25, Bradley said. We also received feed-back that there were a lot of cyclist training for events that thought our Venti ride was not long enough, so we increased the longest one to the length of most organized cycling events (62 miles), without reaching the 100-mile mark. Who knows? Maybe it will in the future.

The Tour de Starbucks, scheduled for Saturday, May 15, features three routes. Route 1 (Tall) is an eight-mile excursion that fol-lows trails along Marsh Creek. This is a sce-nic route ideal for families and novice riders. Route 2 (Grande) is a 25-mile spin that goes from Brentwood to Discovery Bay, taking

riders through far East Countys farm coun-try, and Route 3 (Venti) is the 62-mile odyssey that goes from Brentwood to Antioch, loops back to Brentwood and heads out to Discov-ery Bay.

All routes begin and end at the Sand Creek Road Starbucks (2530 Sand Creek Road) in Brentwood. The Route 3 ride kicks off at 7 a.m., the Route 2 at 9 a.m. and the Route 3 at 10 a.m. Each Starbucks along the tour serves as a rest stop.

A registration fee is required and partici-pants may sign up at www.active.com or the day of the event. Check-in begins at 6:30 a.m. Fees are as follows: Venti $30; Grande $25; and Tall $10. Kids fees are $5 for children between the ages of 15 and 17. Children 14

and under ride for free.All proceeds from the event will be do-

nated to the Brentwood Police Activities League and the Brentwood Youth Com-mission Scholarship Fund. Brentwood PAL offers a series of after-school programs for at-risk youth, while the Brentwood Youth Commission awards four $750 scholarships to graduating seniors from Liberty and Heri-tage high schools.

This is a fun, safe, family event that gets everyone out and moving, while supporting two very important organizations in our com-munity, said Bradley.

For more information, e-mail Bradley at [email protected].


Tour de Starbucks participants head out after a pit stop at a Balfour Road Starbucks in Brentwood during last years event. This years tour is scheduled for May 15.

Photo courtesy of Matthew Strauss

by Samie HartleyStaff Writer

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Alex Marquez thinks he might like to be president of the United States one day, but he isnt averse to a side career as a profession-al pianist. And while the 11-year-old Bristow Middle School student is still a little young for the campaign trail, hes already well on his way to Carnegie Hall.

On May 29, Alex will perform his fi rst solo concert at the San Francisco Conserva-tory of Music, an elite honor normally re-served for musically gifted students preparing to graduate high school not sixth grade.

Its really thrilling, said Alex of his up-coming performance. Im very nervous but very excited too.

For the past three years, the Brentwood pre-teen has been a student at the hundred-year-old music school, making the drive each Saturday with his mom Sandra, and when possible, dad James and little sister Emma as well.

We get up and go every Saturday morning to get him there for his 8:30 class, said Sandra, a special-education teacher at Bristow. And then were there for the day. Its a lot, but he loves it and we make the time for it.

Alexs penchant for the piano became evident to his parents at a remarkably early age. Sandra recalls that when Alex was 4, his grandfather would unplug and hide his electric

by Ruth RobertsStaff Writer

see Prodigy page 26A

Prodigy masters Bach, Beethoven and basketball

Alex Marquez, 11, will be performing a solo concert this month at the prestigious San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

Photo by Ruth Roberts

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After taking part in two Liberty High School fundraisers, Tower of Power trumpet player Mic Gillette is now lending his star power to help support the Freedom High Jazz Band.

Freedoms jazz students will present Play-ing the Oakley Stroke on May 20, and with Gillettes help, the band hopes to raise funds to support the high schools instrumental mu-sic program, which could use a boost in light of recent school budget cuts.

Our goal in doing this is to ensure all

students who want to participate in band (get the opportunity), said Freedom Band Boost-er Treasurer Annette Lewis. Every year the band boosters run fundraisers in order to sup-port the instrumental music program, but we cant cover all the costs.

Proceeds from the concert will help pay for transportation fees and assistant coaches for band competitions and for instrument re-pairs and replacements.

Gillette is an acquaintance of Freedom Band Director George Chilcott. So when Chilcott found out about how Gillette pitched in to help Liberty raise money for its bands trip to the Pacifi c Basin Music Festival in

March, he asked Gillette if the trumpet star could work some magic for the Falcons. Gil-lettes friends Stevie Keys Roseman of Jour-ney and Tom Politzer of Tower of Power will also join the students for their spring show.

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by Samie HartleyStaff Writer

Gillette, Freedom jazz it up

Tower of Power star Mic Gillette rehearses with the Freedom Jazz Band last week to prepare for the bands spring concert on May 20.

Photo by Annette Lewis

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OPINIONEDITORIALS, LETTERS & COMMENTARY National

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Measure F challenge: If not now, when?Lee Hancock

Property owner

I have been a builder for over 40 years and I am very proud of every develop-ment I have been involved with, including Shadow Lakes.

I own one of the properties that would be affected by the passage of Measure F; how-

ever, I am not a greedy, fat cat, land grabber, out-of-town developer that the opponents of this measure like to throw around. I have owned this property for 25 years, as have the other property owners. I am a local resident of nearby Discovery Bay and three of my grandchildren attend Heritage High School and Adams Middle School.

I want to give the true facts, not the half truths and outright lies the No on Measure F group is spreading.

Fact: The main objective of this mea-sure is to ensure that only the City of Brent-wood and its residents dictate the future purpose of this and other properties and not the county. That means that Brentwood would be in control of the development,

Brentwood police would patrol this area and Brentwood would receive its share of the property taxes. The county forced on the city an urban limit line the city did not want and sued to get it removed back in 2000. Measure F is a responsible attempt to fi x this problem sooner rather than later.

Fact: When will our community see changes? A reasonable timeline is that it will take fi ve or more years to get approval from the city and other public agencies. For ex-ample, Shadow Lakes took 10 years to get fi nal approvals and to build the fi rst house.

Fact: Brentwood smartly requires streets and other infrastructure to be in place before any housing gets built, and it will take several years for completion, depending on the economy.

Fact: Measure F is a critical safety issue for the students that attend Adams and Heritage schools. Lets hope there is never an emergency there. It would be total gridlock. Additionally, we are proposing an elementary school site on our property that will provide extra capacity for future students.

Fact: Infrastructure problems like those at Balfour and American will be put off for another generation, if ever, if

Measure F is not passed. In the case of improving Balfour and American roads, we need approvals before we can obtain fi nancing and funding these improvements. The $27 million+/ for essential Balfour Road and American Avenue road improve-ments will not happen unless this property is developed.

Fact: It is important to contrast that if this project were built with the same density parameters as the nearby Shadow Lakes development, there would be approvals for 1,763 houses, not the 1,300 maximum for this project. That is a reduction of 463 homes!

Fact: The city/county/schools and other agencies will receive $150 million in fees, which are paid at either permit or mapping stages.

Fact: This project will help fund $20 million of the $100 million needed to com-plete the Delta Bypass.

Fact: Measure F, at build-out, will bring $500 million to $650 million in added value to the tax rolls of the city of Brent-wood.

Fact: Measure F will help to provide vital funding for paramedics. It will also pay up to $2.6 million for extra sport fi elds

over and above the typical park require-ment. It will also pay up to $3.9 million for job retraining, promoting business and new business parks and scholarships to Brentwood students, as this property is developed. According to the city economic studies, there would be an annual surplus of $800,000 at build-out.

We are well aware of the fi nancial challenges our cities and counties face as we go forward into the future. We need fund-ing mechanisms in place today in order to subsidize the needed infrastructure that we will need in the future for Brentwood.

It is easy to make this an emotional issue as one of growth vs. no growth. We need to be smarter than that. I prefer to make it one of reality and problem solving and solutions vs. naive, uninformed denial and do nothing. To those who would vote no on Measure F, just what are their solutions? I fi rmly believe Measure F is a responsible measure to sensibly solve these problems.

If not now, when? Measure F is aptly named because it provides the funding to fi x our problems and challenges for a better future.


GUEST COMMENT

Now is the time for yesEditor:

As a long-term Brentwood resident, I fi nd it extremely offensive that those who are against Measure F think that doing nothing will solve our problems.

Brentwood cant let those who choose to be blind dictate our future. They offer no solutions and no vision as how to solve these problems. A no never fi xed a road. A no never built a park or school. A no will not solve gridlock or build a bypass. A no will not bring jobs to Brentwood.

I am voting yes on Measure F be-cause now is the time to plan for our fu-ture, and Measure F provides the needed

funding to fi x and solve these problems.David B. Bristow

Brentwood

Measure F rationale unconvincingEditor:

As a resident of Brentwood, I am wary of the arguments in favor of passing Measure F.

The recent full-page ad in the Brent-wood Press is carefully crafted, saying Full Implementation of Measure F means and it specifi cally does not say Passage of Measure F means I question the list of benefi ts this project will provide.

I attended a public forum on April 1 on Measure F, and I was concerned about developers consultant Tom Kochs state-ments. He said that money would start fl owing into schools and public services, primarily from property taxes generated by high-end housing, yet throughout the meeting he also said that we didnt have to worry about any development for perhaps many years, because of the economic hous-ing slump.

If houses wont be built for many years, where is this advertised $800,000 annual surplus going to come from? I am curious where all the advertised increased police and public safety, school funding, lo-cal jobs, near million-dollar surpluses and property tax revenue will be coming from, since the developers consultant is confi dent that construction wont even start for many years.

Mr. Koch also declared at the meeting

that Measure F would increase capacity in local schools. I asked him how the in-creased capacity would be provided to Lib-erty Union High School District, because Heritage High School is already at capacity in terms of student population. He then clarifi ed that no increased capacity would actually be provided to LUHSD; however, money would be given to the district in lieu of more classrooms. I dont perceive mon-etary payoffs as increased capacity.

Fred Garcia, in his April 8 letter, wrote that voting no risks the bloodshed of Brentwoods children and families. I know people on both sides of Measure F feel passionately about it, but I am frustrated that it is being marketed as a lifesaver, and continued death is expected if the measure does not pass. I am all for saving lives, but I disagree that building 1,300 more homes and adding over 4,000 residents is the only solution to reducing injuries and death in Brentwood.

I urge people to evaluate the proposi-tion thoroughly and objectively before casting their vote on Measure F. I feel the reasoning behind rushing to build more homes during a prolonged housing slump is without merit.

Spencer HolmesBrentwood

Consequences of Measure F results

Editor:We represent Contra Costas 19 cities

as the Mayors Conference representatives

on the Local Agency Formation Commis-sion. LAFCO is the agency responsible to decide, among other issues, whether or not a particular area is annexed to one city or another.

Among the factors we consider in deciding these proposed annexations is whether or not the site is within voter-ap-proved urban limit lines. For example, in 2006, we annexed Roddy Ranch (Horse Valley) to Antioch after Antiochs voters approved Measure K. In 2009, we an-nexed the Faria Ranch into San Ramon after that citys voters approved their own urban limit line.

The issue of annexation has come to our attention regarding Brentwoods Measure F. The land involved in Measure F is located between and adjacent to both Brentwood and Antioch. It is currently within Brentwoods Sphere of Infl uence. This is important because it means that Brentwood is the more logical service provider for this area.

However, we also remove land from city spheres once it is clear that such areas are either no longer appropriate for annexation to that city or that the voters have rejected it. As a case in point, in 2008, LAFCO deleted hundreds of acres from Brentwoods Sphere of Infl uence as the area become part of the state park system.

If Brentwoods voters indicate their lack of interest in this area by defeating

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A sampling of recent law enforcement activity reported by East County police de-partments.BRENTWOODApril 21, 6:09 a.m. An unidentifi ed per-son entered an unlocked vehicle parked on Chamomile Lane and stole a satellite stereo system.April 21, 4:06 p.m. An unidentifi ed per-son stole the water fi ltration system from a residence on Lavender Drive.April 21, 4:31 p.m. A vehicle parked on American Avenue was stolen.April 21, 6:07 p.m. At a business on Lone Tree Way, a subject who wrote a fi ctitious check was found to have an outstanding warrant for his arrest. He was arrested and taken to the Martinez Detention Facility. Two other subjects were discovered to have conspired with the fi rst subject. One of them was found to be in violation of his probation.April 21, 7 p.m. On Havenwood Drive at Brentwood Boulevard, a subject stopped for a vehicle code violation was found to be driving on a suspended license. The ve-hicle was stored.April 21, 11:37 p.m. On Walnut Avenue at McClarren Road, a subject stopped for ve-hicle code violations was found to be driv-ing without a license.April 22, 1:47 a.m. On the Highway 4 Bypass Road at Balfour Road, a subject stopped for a vehicle code violation was found to be driving under the infl uence of a controlled substance. He was arrested and taken to the Martinez Detention Fa-cility.April 22, 11:18 a.m. On Second Street, a subject caught in possession of a knife on school grounds was arrested and released on a Juvenile Affi davit.April 22, 4:26 p.m. An unidentifi ed person broke the window of a business on Brent-wood Boulevard and stole $300.April 22, 8:18 p.m. On Brentwood Bou-levard, a subject was found in possession of a loaded fi rearm. He was arrested and taken to the Martinez Detention Facility.April 22, 11:41 p.m. An unidentifi ed per-son was observed looking into a residence on Sunrise Drive through a bathroom win-dow.

April 23, 12:32 a.m. On Grovewood Loop, a subject who struck another subject with a baseball bat during an argument was ar-rested and taken to the Martinez Deten-tion Facility. The victim was transported to Sutter Delta Medical Center.April 23, 8:13 a.m. An unidentifi ed per-son cut the wires to fi ve street-light electri-cal boxes on San Jose Drive at Ironwood Drive.April 23, 1:04 p.m. A subject backing from her driveway on Shumardi Oak Court struck a fi re hydrant, knocking it from its base.April 23, 4:39 p.m. On Village Lane, a subject contacted during a domestic dis-turbance was discovered to be a parolee at large.April 23, 8:30 p.m. On North Estates Drive at Central Boulevard, a subject found in possession of a stolen motorcycle was ar-rested and taken to the Martinez Deten-tion Facility.April 24, 9:56 a.m. An unidentifi ed person gained entry into a business on Second Street and stole portable hand tools, an air compressor and a wall texture machine.April 24, 1:29 p.m. An unidentifi ed per-son stole the rear license plate of a vehicle parked on Nottingham Drive.

April 25, 1:40 a.m. On Reubens Meadow Place, a subject stopped for vehicle code vi-olations collided with a patrol vehicle and was found to be driving under the infl u-ence of alcohol. He was arrested and taken to the Martinez Detention Facility.April 25, 7:52 a.m. An unidentifi ed person gained entry to a business on Second Street and stole a security camera.April 25, 8:49 a.m. A subject reported that another subject threatened him during a scheduled child custody exchange at a resi-dence on St. Augustine Drive.April 25, 11:32 a.m. A subject was required to force entry into a residence on Grove-wood Loop in order to retrieve property. Offi cers stood by to prevent an incident with irate neighbors.April 25, 4:08 p.m. On Grovewood Loop, a subject caught brandishing a fi xed-blade knife, and another subject, found to be un-der the infl uence of a central nervous sys-tem stimulant, were arrested and booked at the Martinez Detention Facility.April 25, 4:30 p.m. On Grovewood Loop, two subjects contacted during a vandal-ism investigation obstructed offi cers in the course of their investigation. Both were arrested and taken to the Martinez Deten-tion Facility.

April 25, 7:30 p.m. A subject contacted in front of his residence on Darby Drive was found to be too intoxicated to care for his own safety. He was arrested and taken to the Martinez Detention Facility.April 25, 11:59 p.m. On Second Street at Central Boulevard, a driver T-boned an-other vehicle and struck a traffi c signal pole. Both drivers fl ed the scene. The fi rst driver was apprehended and found to be driving under the infl uence of alcohol. He was arrested and released on Promise To Appear. The other driver was eventually located.April 27, 10:11 a.m. An unidentifi ed per-son stole a weapon from a residence on Muscat Court.April 27, 12:07 p.m. A resident turned in a fi rearm for destruction at police headquar-ters.April 27, 2:19 p.m. At a business on Brent-wood Boulevard, a subject who attempted to pass a fraudulent check fl ed the scene but left his drivers license behind.

To view the Brentwood Police Depart-ments public logs on the citys Web site, visit www.ci.brentwood.ca.us/department/pd/reports/index.cfm.ANTIOCHApril 28, 11:53 a.m. Offi cers of the An-tioch Police Department responded to the report of a male lying in the front yard of a residence on Calhoun Court. Upon ar-rival, offi cers determined the subject, a 47-year-old Antioch resident David Portillo, to be deceased. The investigation led to the arrest later in the day of 46-year-old Paul Soriano on the charge of murder. Portillo was the new boyfriend of Sorianos es-tranged wife, who had gotten a restrain-ing order against Soriano. It appears So-riano was not happy about his wifes new relationship, and the fact that Portillo had moved in with her. Soriano went to his es-tranged wifes home at a time that he knew Portillo would be there alone, as his es-tranged wife and children were attending a family funeral. A violent confrontation led to Portillo being beaten to death. Soriano is being held at County Jail in Martinez.

For information on law enforcement in Antioch, visit www.ci.antioch.ca.us/citygov/police.

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Photo by Samie HartleySpc. Jeffery Wymer, a member of the 218th Military Police Battalion, was recently honored at an Oakley City Council meeting after returning home safely from a yearlong deployment in Iraq. As part of his role in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Wymer went on more than 1,500 combat support missions, sup-porting transition training with Iraqi police. His unit also conducted more than 50 humanitarian drops, delivering food, gifts and supplies to local schools. Wymer is a 2005 Freedom High School graduate and a 2007 graduate of the San Francisco Culinary Academy. This is special in many, many ways, Mayor Pat Anderson said. Jeffery was my student at OHara Park. I watched him grow up, so not only am I proud of him as a citizen of Oakley, I am proud of him as one of my students.

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The Delta wildlife that plays such a delightful role in the Discovery Bay community turned up practically on Jack Simmons doorstep recently when a mallard hen made its nest in Jacks front yard. Not long afterward, three chicks were hatched into the world. It was the third year in a row the mama duck returned to the Simmons yard on Dis-covery Bay Boulevard to renew the ritual of motherhood. The Simmons named her Duck Duck, and keep tabs on her without being too intrusive. Her nest is deep in the owerbed and dif cult to spot, but she has al-lowed her adoptive family to take pictures and mow the lawn.

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Measure F, LAFCO could reconsider its intention to direct this land to Brentwood by amending the citys SOI. Additionally, if the people of Antioch decide to expand their urban limit line to include the area along Balfour Road, LAFCO could give that great weight. Any fi nal decision about annexing the site to Antioch would occur only after a full analysis and public hearing.

We respect the will of the people. It is our policy and, in our view, is the only fair and reasonable way to handle these issues.

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LAFCO Commissioners

Disrespectful dilettanteEditor:

I am a local businessman and Brent-wood farmer for over 35 years. I went to grammar, middle and high school in this town. My family has lived and farmed this Brentwood corridor since 1970.

The facts are: The traffi c volume is overwhelming on the west end of Balfour Road. It can no longer handle the volume of vehicles. I live and see the traffi c issues every day at my farm stand.

The selfi sh nature of Kathy Griffi ns deceptive comments is what has driven me to write this letter. She states, I want to see green hills when I drive down Balfour Road, and discounting my childrens safety and the safety of other families and their children upsets me to no end. People cur-rently drive 70 to 80 mph on the section of Balfour Road after Heritage High School.

We need police and fi re services to this area; currently we have nothing. Is the next fatality worth your selfi sh view of green hills, Kathy? For your information, we made sure the ridge lines will be protected and views will still be there if and when homes are built.

The widening and improvement of Balfour Road needs to happen.

Kathy Griffi n and Seth Adams claim that this initiative was sprung on us at the last minute and is being shoved down our throat and the citizens of Brentwood.

Although new to you, we have been living with and trying to solve this problem for over fi ve years. The only way to solve this problem, after consulting with city offi cials, traffi c engineers and landowners, is through the Measure F initiative.

Farmers and property owners in this area of Balfour Road also do not appreci-ate Kathy and Seth calling us greedy land-owners. Very disrespectful to us, to say the least. I plan to farm this area and have my farm stand in this area the rest of my life.

I understand Kathy Griffi n has lived in Brentwood for 13 years, but she should have some respect for others that have been living here their entire life.

Before you talk, get the real facts of what is happening in this section of Brent-wood, and just remember, Kathy: your house was built on a cherry orchard I used to ride my dirt bike through when I was 10 years old. I am glad you enjoy living there.

Sean McCauleyBrentwood

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Measure F is urban sprawlEditor:

As a resident of Brentwood, Califor-nia, I am strongly opposed to Measure F.

The proponents of Measure F want to develop pristine farmland west of American Avenue to build 1,300 new homes. They believe that the City of Brentwood needs 1,300 new homes to extend American Avenue to make it safer for the students who attend both Heritage High School and Adams Middle School.

They also believe that Balfour would need to be widened between American Avenue and Deer Valley Road and that, with the 1,300 new homes, the Highway 4 Bypass would be completed. Lastly, they believe that currently the residents of Brentwood represent only 5 percent of the vote on matters regarding our county urban limit line.

Children and families can be made safe with the expansion of American Avenue without 1,300 new homes. Balfour could be widened. If it is widened because of 1,300 new homes, our traffi c conges-tion will continue to worsen exponentially. Additionally, the Highway 4 Bypass is funded incrementally with federal dollars.

If we, as voters, were concerned that we represent only 5 percent of the vote as it relates to the urban limit line, that logic would encourage us to never vote for a member of the Board of Supervisors, members of Congress and the Senate, the governor, or state legislators because our percentage as voters diminishes when the

pool of voters becomes larger. Bottom line: A vote is a vote and everyone should vote.

Currently, the City of Brentwood has 4,153 parcels available for develop-ment. There is no need for urban sprawl. Measure F is environmentally destructive, as it would create a fi nancial windfall for developers and pure misery for the resi-dents of Brentwood. If the supporters of Measure F were alive when Golden Gate Park or Central Park was being consid-ered, neither of those parks would exist today and would, instead, be fi lled with overcrowded housing.

Lets protect our open space Brent-wood doesnt need to become another example of urban sprawl.

Vote no on Measure F.Dr. Joseph Ovick

County Superintendent of SchoolsBrentwood Resident

No is no planEditor:

In reading the arguments for and against Measure F, it is sad to see that the voices and politics of no have come to dominate the debate. To my fellow Brentwood residents: it is very easy to vote no because no is short for nothing!

To address those challenges of to-morrow, Brentwood must begin planning for today. That is why I am voting yes on Measure F. Lets face it: the country is broke and will be strapped for cash for the foreseeable future and will put off for decades (or never) the infrastructure needs we have for today. A yes on Mea-

sure F is that plan for future develop-ment to fund and fi x these problems.

We cant afford to wait on those who think no is planning policy for our future.

Alex SanabriaBrentwood

Hidden thorns on primrose pathEditor:

Measure F is full of deceptions. Brentwood residents, beware! Here are a few things for residents to consider when they receive their ballots:

One, the enormous amount of money being poured in to Yes on F why are they bulldozing you with glossy fl iers heavy on feel-good promises but silent on a home building project 1 times the size of Shadow Lakes (and the

traffi c that brings)?Two, how will all of the wonderful

projects be funded? By a heinous tax on the homebuyers, thats how. Anyone who has experienced the harm of Antiochs Mello Roos taxation fi asco can give you an earful about that. Remember the glowing promises of Prewett Water Park, which was to be accompanied by a gor-geous new library, state-of-the-art com-munity center, and acres of park land? Mello Roos taxpayers were promised all sorts of things, including free or reduced price access to those amenities. Not only did that never happen, but now Antioch residents sit 16 years later with no new library, no park and the prospect of a



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These days Ashley Bogdan is known around Adams Middle School as the girl with the dog.

Everyone wanted to come up and touch Bria and pet her, especially at first, said Ashley, 13. But now theyre getting used to her and its not such a big deal.

Bria is a medical alert assistance dog trained by the Dogs4Diabetics foundation, and seven weeks ago the Labrador retriever found a new home with Ashley and her family in Brent-wood.

The transition has been really easy, said Ashleys mom Stacey. Very smooth. Shes already like one of the family.

Ashley was recently diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, and it was during her initial stay in the hospital that the Bogdans learned about the Dogs4Di-abetics organization. Trained to alert when a diabetic goes low a term for a drop in blood sugar dogs like Ashley are able to recognize through their sense of smell when their human partners experience a dip in their sugar levels; often before the owners recog-nize the signs themselves.

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eral times a day and administer insulin as needed, Brias arrival has been not only a comfort to the young teen, but a relief to her parents as well. I admit I was skeptical at first, said Jeff, Ash-leys dad. But it really works. Dogs are about 400 percent more attuned to smell than humans, and shes (Bria) been amazing.

When Bria senses that Ashleys levels are dropping, she picks up the brightly colored material attached to her collar called a bringsal which tells Ashley that she needs to check her blood sugar. Shes (Bria) caught me (going low) a few times, said Ashley. It really works.

Still in her training period, Bria will alert during the day, but hasnt yet graduated to nighttime duty. The ability to wake up at night and alert is the final lesson for Bria and will come within the next few weeks. For now, Bria is Ashley Bogdans new constant companion. The Labrador was trained by

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Trevors Weekly Mortgage MattersBy Trevor Frey

Okay, not David Copperfield type magic but in the Tri City sales area (Antioch, Brentwood, and Oakley) inven-tory sure is disappearing. In March and April of 2009 alone over 850 homes were sold between the three cities, compared to only 516 homes for March and April of this year. What this has created is a sub-stantial increase in the actual sales price based on the substantial lack of actual inventory; a 16.7% increase in March, and an 8.7% jump in April. The amount of potential buyers has increased, while the amount of inventory has decreasednot magic, statistics.

Statistically speaking, the private mortgage insurance company MGIC has noticed the median increase in sales price, and adjusted their guidelines accordingly. If you are an FHA buyer, and you have a credit score above 680, youll want to hear this: Effective May 1, 2010 MGIC is mov-ing seven California regions up from their Tier 2 risk level to their Tier 1 risk level. This HUGE change in guidelines will allow would be buyers with a 680 score, versus the previous Tier 2 score of 720 many positives; they can purchase a home using 95% conventional financing, versus 96.5% FHA financing; there is no upfront mortgage insurance premium (MIP) that only increases your loan amount, and debt, from the start; buyers are able to take advantage of any home

improvements or appreciation as most lenders allow for a new appraisal to cancel MGICs mortgage insurance, versus FHA where you either need to refinance or wait five years to remove the mortgage insurance; a substantial overall savings in both three and five year periods. Assum-ing a purchase price of $250,000, and an interest rate of 5.00%, MGICs private mortgage insurance costs over a three year period would be $3,308, versus FHA at $8,438. Again, there is no upfront MIP to deal with and the actual coverage rates are lower than those of FHA. Now thats truly MGIC!

With the spring and summer real estate markets right around the corner it is important to arm yourself with as much information as possible. The beginning of this article touched on the dramatically low inventory our market has to offer, and if you are an FHA buyer continually being turned down because of either cash, or conventional offers, it might be time to rethink your approach. Now that private mortgage insurance is available at 95% with a 680 FICO score, if youre able, you should magically convert yourself into a conventional buyer!

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should Measure F pass. Choose wisely. And in the next City Council and school board election, remember the elected offi cials (Geddes, Stonebarger, Becnel and Brockman) who led you down the primrose path of hidden thorns.

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Closure of Y leaves large voidEditor:

Regarding the Y child care at Vintage Parkway School, I would like to express my deepest disappointment and frustration that the Child Care Center at

the YMCA Vintage Parkway School will be closing its doors on June 3. I share the same sadness of the decision to close all of the other Oakley, Brentwood, Discov-ery Bay, Antioch and Pittsburg sites.

The YMCA has been a part of my childrens life for over three years and the onsite staff has been wonderful. The closing of the center creates an enormous burden on the families who have not been impacted by unemployment and have been able to pay the registration fees.

Where are the elementary children expected to go now? The City of Oak-ley does not have enough after-school programs for these displaced elementary school children. I will not relocate my



children to a preschool environment daycare program where the focus is on pre-elementary education. Seven and 10-year-old children need to be surrounded by same-age peers and participating in age-appropriate activities and recreation, an element of the program I admired about the YMCA.

What is going to happen to the existing portables that have been supplied with crafts, supplies and P.E. equipment? When the economy rebounds at some point in time, is the program going to resume? The parents letter issued on April 16 indicates that the YMCA will work with the school district to examine other options for after-school care and make information gathered available at the school sites. I am depending on that information, as I am starting at ground zero in locating new daycare for my children.

This closure notice has been a devas-tating blow. My children looked forward to the summer vacation program because it involved outside activities, walk-ing trips, movie day and an occasional fi eld trip. Im disappointed there wasnt consideration for those families who have kept the YMCA in business during tough economic times.

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Keep the welcome-homes comingEditor:

Weve Just completed the very much past due Welcome Home for our Viet-nam veterans at Alameda Fairgrounds in March. It really goes to show what a simple thank-you does for our service members.

We must always give them thanks for what they do for our country. We must reach out to every parent, spouse, brother, sister, friend. If you know of a service member coming home, then its up to you to get them the honors they deserve. Lately the East Bay has really stepped up, from FD/PD to city offi cials to neighborhoods, putting together a great welcome home for our military sons and daughters.

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Association asks residents to step up

Editor:To the members of the Discovery

Bay Property Owners Association:As vice president and board member

of the Discovery Bay Property Owners Association (DBPOA), I feel that there have been some recent events that the members should be aware of.

For more than 25 years, the DBPOA has operated through the election of members of the community who volun-teered their time, along with a contract secretary and a compliance inspector, to ensure our community remains a place to live where you play. Through the years,

boards came and went; members came and went. Some members appreciated the efforts of the board, others didnt. Although it was the minority that did not appreciate what the association was try-ing to do for our community, it has had a tremendous effect on the associations ability to survive.

The association has been faced with legal issues, provoked IRS audit and continuous pressure from the minority of members to seek retribution against the board. All this has put a strain on the budget, personal lives of the volunteers and is now affecting members of the DBPOA. We may be faced with no lon-ger having an association to enforce our CC&Rs the very CC&Rs that keep our

homes presentable and raise our commu-nity to the level of privilege to be sought out by others.

Additionally, less that 6 percent of our members petitioned that all members of the board be recalled, except Bobbie Nugent. This recall was brought on by a group of people calling themselves the Discovery Bay Property Owners Aware-ness Coalition, led by Frank Visitin and Anthony Steller. This group could pay the cost of recall but has put the burden on the members of DBPOA to pay.

As a board, we can either hold the recall election or resign. The recall elec-tion will cost the members approximately $2,000 to $3,000. I truly believe that if the board resigns or the recall is success-

ful, that will be the end of the Property Owners Association.

The board would like to invite any member in good standing interested in serving the community to become a member of the board by e-mailing the DBPOA at [email protected]. We have a great sense of community and cama-raderie among our neighbors and hope some of you will take the time to step up and volunteer to help your board and the community.

In the meantime, questions or concerns can be sent to the DBPOA, P.O. Box 1977, Discovery Bay, CA 94505 or to the above e-mail site.

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Successful servantskeyboard whenever Alex came to visit, hoping to avoid hours of loud, unintelligible noise. But during one visit, his grandfather forgot to put away the keyboard, and the sound they soon heard coming from the nearby room, said Sandra, was anything but noise.

I remember my father looking at me and asking me where Alex learned to play like that, said Sandra. And I told him I had no idea he could play. That was when I started making some phone calls.

But it wasnt as simple to fi nd a teacher as Sandra had hoped. I would call piano teachers, but no one wanted to take him be-cause he was only 4, said Sandra. No one even wanted to hear him play. They all said to call back when he was 7.

But the Marquezes didnt give up. They fi nally located a teacher who agreed to listen to young Alex and the adventure began. When the same teacher later suggested Alex apply for a spot in the exclusive Conserva-tory of Music, his parents were unsure.

We knew how talented he was, but we were also nervous for him, said Sandra. When he auditioned, he only got through about half his piece and they asked him to

stop. I thought, Oh, no. Hes too young; hes not ready. But they just looked at Alex and said congratulations.

Bach, Beethoven and Chopin are some of the compositions Alex performs at the conservatory. Theyre all geniuses, he says. But his musical tastes remain eclectic.

I love Mozart, but I also like Led Zep-pelin, Stevie Wonder and Alicia Keys. I cant really pick a favorite kind of music or com-poser. There are too many to choose from.

Aside from his musical talent, Alex is also a 4.0 student, vice president of his class and a member of the Bristow band. In his spare time, he enjoys basketball, wrestling and jiu jitsu.

An overachiever? Defi nitely, said his mom but an overachiever with balance.

My main goal is for Alex to be well-rounded, said Sandra. I make sure he has time to play basketball with his friends and enjoy just being a kid. Were very, very proud of him, but what Im most proud of is that hell put on a dress shirt and go to his perfor-mance and then come home, put on a T-shirt and go outside and play ball. For all he does, hes still just a kid.


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the Bogdans continue to wake Ashley up themselves at night to check her levels.

Nighttime monitoring is especially important, because a hypoglycemic episode can lead to unconsciousness or even a coma if not treated quickly. Nighttime alerts are the last thing to come, said Carol Edwards, program director for Dogs4Diabetics. How to teach a dog to wake up to a smell is like us waking up when we smell something like a pot of coffee brewing.

What happens is that when some-one goes low, the brain jumps into action and dumps a bunch of chemi-cals into the blood stream, which emits odors. The first of those comes through the breath and then it begins to seep through the pores and thats what alerts the dog Its amazing. Every time I see it, its still miraculous to me.

And to the Bogdans.I told Ashley that when she was

diagnosed (with diabetes) something good would come out of all this, said Stacey. And in many ways the experi-ence has been priceless. The camara-derie with other families that we have met through the program has been wonderful. I tell Ashley that now she is an ambassador for the organization, and she really is.

Founded in 2004, Dogs4Diabetics is a nonprofit organization that pro-vides trained dogs to families free of

charge. The dogs are received from Guide Dogs for the Blind in San Ra-fael and retrained for diabetic alert work as well as other organizations, including Tony LaRussas Animal Res-cue Foundation. The cost of training each dog is approximately $25,000 and is paid for through private and corpo-rate donations.

Dogs are matched with their own-ers through a series of training ses-sions and general compatibility. Its about matching personality and dog with lifestyle, said Edwards. Every person is different, just as every dog is different. Generally speaking, Labs seem to have the best temperament for this kind of work, although I suppose any dog could do it. But as a rule, Labs have a good work ethic. They like to be with humans and they like the job.

For the Bogdans, life has changed a great deal over the past few months, and most of it has been for the good thanks to Bria. They say that a dog is mans best friend, said Stacey. Well, in our house we say that a dog is a girls best friend, and she (Bria) really is.

I just love her, said Ashley. I can hardly remember what it was like before she was here. Shes made this all a lot easier.

For more information on Dogs-4Diabetics or for volunteer or dona-tion information, call 925-246-5812 or visit www.dogs4diabetics.com.


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sages and some encouraging and humorous words from Mic and Stevie, the kids started to open up and play with inspiration. By the end of the session, the kids were begging for more time with them and not just because they wanted to get out of their other classes.

After the clinic, it was very fun to watch many of the students lining up to get auto-graphs, added Lewis.

Gillette, Politzer and Roseman will ac-company the band for several songs, including Tower of Power hits Squib Cakes, Youre Still a Young Man, and This Time Its Real. The students will also perform traditional jazz standards and Latin jazz numbers that the band has been rehearsing all year.

These young musicians are very ad-vanced and love to play and learn, Gillette said. George Chilcott has done a great job here.

For the Liberty concerts, Gillette was

joined by friend and Tower of Power band mate Skip Mesquite. Mesquite passed away earlier this year, so Gillette said he plans to dedicate the Freedom jazz concert perfor-mance to Mesquite and his family.

Gillette will also be selling copies of his latest CD, Ear Candy, at the event. A por-tion of CD sales will also be donated to the Freedom instrumental music program.

The Freedom Jazz Band presents Play-ing the Oakley Stroke Thursday, May 20 at 7 p.m. in the Freedom High School Multi-purpose Room, 1050 Neroly Road in Oakley. Tickets are $15 for adults; $5 for children ages 4 to 12, and free for kids 3 and younger. Ad-vance tickets are available for $10. All ticket proceeds will be donated to the instrumental music program.

For more information, call 925-625-2915 or e-mail [email protected].


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The Oakley Library is looking for en-thusiastic and energetic teens to assist Contra Costa County Library staff with the Summer Reading Program. Volunteers will help pre-pare crafts, track supplies and prizes, explain the Summer Reading program to participants of all ages and assist with record keeping.

Teens must possess verbal skill, be de-pendable and responsible, and must be enter-ing eighth grade or above in the fall.

Volunteers will be assigned to one-to-

two-hour shifts per week from June 8 through August 23. All interested volunteers must fi ll out an application available at the library. A mandatory 30-minute orientation with parent or guardian present is required. Orientations at the Oakley Library can be scheduled on Saturday, May 15 between 10 a.m. and noon; Thursday, May 27 from 3 to 4 p.m. or 7 to 8 p.m. Call the Oakley Library at 925-625-2400 to sign up for an orientation time or to obtain more information.

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PETITIONER OR ATTORNEY: Sarah Lin-coln Aguilar and Carlos Manuel Agui-lar, 944 Juanitta Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94595 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALI-FORNIA, COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, 725 Court St., Martinez, CA 94553 PETI-TION OF: Sarah Lincoln Aguilar and Carlos Manuel Aguilar FOR CHANGE OF NAME ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUM-BER: N10-0694 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Sarah Lincoln Aguilar and Carlos Manuel Aguilar led a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: a. Sophia Arlene Aguilar to Proposed Name: Fiona Sophia-Arlene Aguilar 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hear-ing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 6/28/10 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept. 60 Room 102 b. The address of the court is same as noted above. 3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the peti-tion in the following newspaper of gen-eral circulation, printed in this county: BRENTWOOD PRESS Date: May 3, 2010 Judith A. Sanders, Pro tem Judge of the Superior CourtBrentwood Press No. 02-1273Publish Dates: May 7, 14, 21, 28, 2010

NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALET.S. No. GM-237209-C Loan No. 0307715800 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 8/14/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE AC-TION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashiers check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or fed-eral credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan as-sociation, or savings association, or savings bank speci ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by the duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or war-ranty, expressed or implied, regarding

title, possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrect-ness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. TRUSTOR: MER SAMSON AND FELIPA C. SAMSON, HUSBAND AND WIFE Recorded 8/18/2006 as Instru-ment No. 2006-0262566-00 in Book , page of Of cial Records in the of ce of the Recorder of Contra Costa County, California, Date of Sale:5/28/2010 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Court Street entrance to the County Court-house, 725 Court Street (corner of Main and Court Street), Martinez, California Property Address is purported to be: 4937 GREEN HILLS CIR ANTIOCH, CA 94531 APN #: 056-021-011-4 The total amount secured by said instrument as of the time of initial publication of this notice is $412,900.00, which includes the total amount of the unpaid balance (including accrued and unpaid inter-est) and reasonable estimated costs, expenses, and advances at the time of initial publication of this notice. Pursu-ant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the bene -ciary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: [ 1 ] The mortgage loan servicer has obtained from the commissioner a nal or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Sec-tion 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date the notice of sale is led; [ 2 ] The timeframe for giving notice of sale speci ed in subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Sec-tion 2923.52 or 2923.55. Date: 4/28/2010 ETS Services, LLC 2255 North Ontario Street, Suite 400 Burbank, California 91504-3120 Sale Line: 714-730-2727 Omar Solorzano, TRUSTEE SALE OF-FICER ASAP# 3525046 05/07/2010, 05/14/2010, 05/21/2010Antioch Press No. 06-1617Publish Dates: May 7, 14, 21, 2010

NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALET.S. No. GM-237516-C Loan No. 0307709934 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 6/22/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE AC-TION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashiers check drawn on a state or national

bank, check drawn by a state or fed-eral credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan as-sociation, or savings association, or savings bank speci ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by the duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or war-ranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrect-ness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. TRUSTOR: RUDY A. SALINAS AND TERREE K. SALINAS, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS Re-corded 6/29/2006 as Instrument No. 2006-0205800 in Book , page of Of cial Records in the of ce of the Recorder of Contra Costa County, California, Date of Sale:5/28/2010 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Court Street entrance to the County Courthouse, 725 Court Street (corner of Main and Court Street), Mar-tinez, California Property Address is purported to be: 2716 D ST ANTIOCH, CA 94509 APN #: 071-041-032-5 The total amount secured by said instrument as of the time of initial publication of this notice is $327,875.00, which includes the total amount of the unpaid balance (including accrued and unpaid inter-est) and reasonable estimated costs, expenses, and advances at the time of initial publication of this notice. Pursu-ant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the bene -ciary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: [ 1 ] The mortgage loan servicer has obtained from the commissioner a nal or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Sec-tion 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date the notice of sale is led; [ 2 ] The timeframe for giving notice of sale speci ed in subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Sec-tion 2923.52 or 2923.55. Date: 4/28/2010 ETS Services, LLC 2255 North Ontario Street, Suite 400 Burbank, California 91504-3120 Sale Line: 714-730-2727 Omar Solorzano, TRUSTEE SALE OF-FICER ASAP# 3525128 05/07/2010, 05/14/2010, 05/21/2010Antioch Press No. 06-1617Publish Dates: May 7, 14, 21, 2010

NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALETS No. 08-0061415 Title Order No. 08-8-223688 Investor/Insurer No. APN No.

076-392-006-3. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 06/22/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE AC-TION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, as duly ap-pointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by: MATTHEW RICHERT, dated 06/22/2006 and recorded 06/28/06, as Instrument No. 2006-0203871-00, in Book -, Page -), of Of cial Records in the of ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of California, will sell on 06/04/2010 at 10:00AM, At the Court Street entrance to the County Courthouse (corner of Main and Court Street), 725 Court Street Martinez, CA 94553 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real prop-erty described above is purported to be: 3217 ST JAMES PLACE, ANTIOCH, CA, 945095426. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrect-ness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $528,587.02. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will ac-cept cashiers checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank speci ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and autho-rized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an AS IS condi-tion, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, pos-session or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with inter-est as provided, and the unpaid princi-pal of the Note secured by said Deed of

Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and ex-penses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 09/10/2008 RECONTRUST COMPANY 1757 TAPO CANYON ROAD, SVW-88 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: - Trustees Sale Of cer RECON-TRUST COMPANY is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any infor-mation obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# 3555233 05/07/2010, 05/14/2010, 05/21/2010Antioch Press No. 06-1617Publish Dates: May 7, 14, 21, 2010

NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALETrustees Sale No. CA-BVS-096854 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 10/30/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLA-NATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On May 27, 2010, at 10:00 AM, AT THE COURT STREET ENTRANCE TO THE COUNTY COURT-HOUSE, 725 COURT STREET CORNER OF MAIN & COURT STREET, in the City of MARTINEZ, County of CONTRA COSTA, State of CALIFORNIA, ASSET FORECLOSURE SERVICES, INC., a Cali-fornia corporation, as duly appointed Trustee under that certain Deed of Trust executed by: RICHARD J GIBBS AND PAMELA S GIBBS, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, as Trustors, recorded on 11/2/2007, as Instrument No. 2007-0306486-00, of Of cial Records in the of ce of the Recorder of CONTRA COSTA County, State of CALIFORNIA, under the power of sale therein con-tained, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, for cash, cashiers check drawn on a state or na-tional bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank speci ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of ail right, title, and interest con-veyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, ex-pressed or implied, regarding title, pos-session, or encumbrances, to pay the

remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with in-terest and late charges thereon, as pro-vided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Property is being sold as is - where is. TAX PAR-CEL NO.056-460-044 From information which the Trustee deems reliable, but for which Trustee makes no represen-tation or warranty, the street address or other common designation of the above described property is purported to be 5143 LONE TREE WAY, ANTIOCH, CA 94531. THE BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT, IN ITS DISCRETION, TO EXERCISE ITS RIGHTS AND REMEDIES IN ANY MAN-NER PERMITTED UNDER SECTION 9604(1) OF THE CALIFORNIA COMMER-CIAL CODE, OR ANY OTHER APPLICA-BLE SECTION, AS TO ALL OR SOME OF THE PERSONAL PROPERTY, FIXTURES AND OTHER GENERAL TANGIBLES AND INTANGIBLES MORE PARTICU-LARLY DESCRIBED IN THE DEED OF TRUST. Said property is being sold for the purpose of paying the obligations secured by said Deed of Trust, includ-ing fees and expenses of sale. The total amount of the unpaid principal balance, interest thereon, together with reason-ably estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publi-cation of the Notice of Trustees Sale is $645,911.29. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMA-TION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. SALE INFORMATION LINE: 714-730-2727 or www. delityas-ap.com Dated: 05/04/2010 ASSET FORE-CLOSURE SERVICES, INC., AS TRUSTEE By: Rajnita Lal, Foreclosure Assistant ASAP# 3557732 05/07/2010, 05/14/2010, 05/21/2010Antioch Press No. 06-1617Publish Dates: May 7, 14, 21, 2010

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