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VOL. XXII, NUMBER 20 • JUNE 11, 2021 WWW.PLEASANTONWEEKLY.COM
Congratulations
to the
class of 2021
Pleasanton’s high school seniors
celebrate with in-person
commencement ceremonies
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5 NEWS Council mulls changes to ‘active ground floor’ policy
9 PULSE Police investigate shots fired outside Stoneridge Mall
10 OPINION Don’t remove leaders from Leadership Pleasanton
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VALLEY VIEWS BY DOLORES FOX CIARDELLI
Alamo: prehistory to now
L ast weekend I poured over a
new book, “Historic Tales of
Alamo, California” by Beverly
Lane with Sharon Burke, which an-
swered questions I’d had since buy-
ing a house off Livorna Road in 1981.
For instance, where did the name
Livorna Road come from?
This 192-page book has five
pages of street name origins, includ-
ing: “Livorna Farm, a large Leghorn
chicken ranch owned by Harry and
Marie Hunter from 1910 to 1920,
was located at the northwest cor-
ner of Livorna Road and Danville
Boulevard. Livorno is Italian for a
Leghorn chicken.”
I called author-historian Lane to
get the inside scoop on the new
book. She said she’d started giving
walking tours of downtown Alamo The book also covers the devastat-
toward the end of 2019, along with ing floods of 1862 and a scourge of
history buffs Burke, Anne Struthers squirrels that resulted in a squirrel
and Alisa Corstorphine, for the Mu- eradication district in Alamo. And it
seum of the San Ramon Valley. includes quotes by travelers on the
“The tour started at one corner railroad line that opened in 1891,
of Stone Valley Road and Dan- thanks to the efforts of prominent
ville Boulevard, where they have a resident August Hemme.
plaque remembering the elemen- “For a while Hemme lived in San
tary school,” Lane explained. “From Francisco,” Lane said. “He would
there we went across to see the shoe talk to (railroad barons) Crocker and
repair building from the 1930s, Huntington and persuaded them to
then the Hay and Grain.” bring the train to the valley.”
With the pandemic, tours were Lane has served on the East Bay
canceled. But by then Lane had Regional Park District Board of Direc-
interviewed scores of old-timers tors since 1994 and led efforts to turn
and researched Alamo at muse- the Southern Pacific right of way into
ums and in publications local and our wonderful Iron Horse Regional
beyond. She contacted the History Trail after the trains stopped in 1977.
Press with the idea of publishing This effort is detailed in the book,
the information, and the rest is a as is the latest effort to incorporate
history book. Alamo, which I covered in 2009.
Ace researcher Burke enthusiasti- Funny when stuff I personally have
cally set to work on any topic sug- witnessed ends up in history books.
gested, Lane said, which is why she Lane also wrote “San Ramon Val-
shares credit. ley: Alamo, Danville, San Ramon”;
The book covers prehistory as “Vintage Danville: 150 Years of Mem-
well as the area’s first people. When ories”; and “San Ramon Chronicles:
the Interstate 680 offramp at Stone Stories of Bygone Days,” and now
Valley Road was excavated in 1962, is satisfied that the area’s history is
a significant Indian site was un- documented.
earthed, including artifacts more Tomorrow Lane and Burke will be
than 5,000 years old. selling and signing “Historic Tales of
Alamo is the second oldest town Alamo, California” ($21.99) at the
in Contra Costa County, after Mar- Museum of the San Ramon Valley
tinez, and its post office was es- (during Danville farmers market)
tablished in 1852. I’d wondered from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., then at
why Alamo remained rural while Alamo Ace Hardware from 2-4 p.m.
Danville and Walnut Creek had On Sunday morning, they will be at
thriving downtowns, and the book the farmers market in Alamo Plaza. Q
explains. The Alamo settlers were Editor’s note: Dolores Fox Ciardelli is
interested in farming and ranching Tri-Valley Life editor for the Pleasanton
their land rather than subdividing Weekly. Her column, “Valley Views,”
for businesses, so land speculators appears on the second and fourth Fridays
went to neighboring communities. of each month.
About the Cover
Foothill and Amador Valley high schools celebrated the class of 2021 on
May 28 with pandemic protocols in place, including wearing masks, socially
distanced seating and graduates bumping elbows with administrators and
PUSD officials instead of traditional handshakes. Photos by Cierra Bailey.
Cover design by Paul Llewellyn.
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Newsfront
DIGEST Council mulls changes to downtown policy
Virtual rodeo parade
Though this year’s Livermore
Rodeo has been canceled amid
on ‘active’ business uses on ground floor
the pandemic, the Rotary Club As some vacancies linger, PDA urges city to still prioritize restaurant or retail along Main Street
of Livermore is keeping the spirit
alive by presenting a virtual rodeo BY JULIA BAUM policy is intended to encourage an The policy analysis was sparked to “consider the policies for active
parade this Saturday (June 12) at With businesses reopening more “active pedestrian environment on after an application from Iron Horse ground-floor uses.”
10 a.m. fully in the Tri-Valley, the Pleasan- the ground floor of a commercial Real Estate to open for business in According to staff, the first 25%
Billed as “the world’s fastest
ton City Council re-examined an building, and includes retail es- a ground-floor space at 550 Main of a first-floor tenant space “mea-
rodeo parade,” likely in reference
to it being an online substitute for existing policy in the Downtown tablishments, restaurants, bars and St. was denied in December based sured perpendicular to the facade
the typically in-person procession Specific Plan (DSP) that aims to brew pubs, arts-and-crafts studios,” on “insufficient evidence” that the fronting a designated active street
on Second Street, the 2021 virtual spark more restaurant or retail ac- according to a city staff report. retail component of the business must be dedicated to an active
parade can be accessed via link at tivity in the downtown core. A few exceptions to the policy would satisfy requirements for the use” to ensure businesses locate
livermore-rotary.org. “This issue that arose with one were carved out for tenant spaces city. That decision was appealed their active uses at the front, where
The Livermore Stockmen particular tenant, I think, high- “subject to an extended vacancy to the Planning Commission in they’re more visible from the street,
Rodeo Association expects the lighted some potential need for im- of these spaces” and purpose-built February. and “represent more than a ‘token’
annual rodeo (which was also provement in our existing policy,” bank buildings, the latter which The commission concluded “that amount.”
called off in 2020) to return in community development director Clark said there was concern “that the front portion ... of the busi- A couple of “major changes”
2022 from June 11-12.
Ellen Clark told council members it really might be too much of a ness would be dedicated to re- were suggested, including limiting
at their June 1 meeting. hardship for some of those bank tail sales, and provided additional any non-active component such as
‘Beyond the Blueprint’ Barring a few exceptions, the building owners who perhaps had supporting information to dem- subleased professional office space
The Alameda County Public DSP’s “Active Ground Floor Use invested in these purpose-built onstrate that the use would be a or personal services “to occupy a
Health Department has organized Overlay” policy prohibits non-ac- buildings that are difficult to con- bona fide retail business.” After the more minor amount of the tenant
a pair of online public meetings tive ground-floor uses along Main vert to other types of because of the appeal was successful, planning
in the days ahead to help resi-
Street. Last updated in 2019, the way they’re constructed.” commissioners asked the council See DOWNTOWN on Page 6
dents and businesses prepare for
the state easing many pandemic
restrictions on Tuesday (June 15),
including rescinding its color-tier
system for counties dubbed the
County
“Blueprint for a Safer Economy.”
The first “Beyond the Blue- moves to
print” session on Zoom, geared
toward community members at-
large, will be held from 6-7:30
yellow tier
p.m. Tuesday. The second meet-
ing, also via Zoom, is scheduled
Set to be final week of
for 6-7:30 p.m. June 21 for em- state’s color system
ployers and business owners. To
learn more, visit covid-19.acgov. Alameda County moved into the
org/beyond-the-blueprint. yellow tier of the state’s pandem-
ic reopening system Tuesday, one
Race Amity Festival week before the state lifts the tier
Alameda County Supervisor system completely.
David Haubert has organized a The county allowed to expand
Race Amity Festival for this Sun- indoor capacities for businesses
day (June 13) from 1-2 p.m. in like restaurants and gyms and out-
outdoor amphitheater at Emerald door operating capacities for theme
Glen Park in Dublin. parks and large event venues.
The event will see support- Alameda County is also allowed
ing organizations such as Dublin to reopen indoors at 25% capacity
Diversity and Inclusion Alliance, EBRPD or 100 people, whichever is fewer.
Dublin High Black Student Union Last month’s ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the official opening of the renovated Del Valle Regional Park The tier change and accompanying
and Junior Youth Spiritual Em- visitor center. The public is now able to visit.
powerment Program “take part to guidelines took effect Wednesday.
speak about fostering friendship “The increasing number of resi-
and civility.”
“This Race Amity Festival is
about all races, nationalities, and
Del Valle visitor center debuts dents who are fully vaccinated is
directly reducing case rates and
helping Alameda County to move
communities coming together Swimming, camping also open at some EBRPD venues into the yellow tier ahead of the
to support and appreciate each June 15 transition,” Alameda
other,” Haubert said. “Our com- BY CIERRA BAILEY that replicates the outdoors and and private funding, including County health officer Dr. Nicholas
mon goal is to focus deeply on Del Valle Regional Park re- displays models of wildlife com- $272,000 from the Regional Moss said in a statement.
internal culture and to put our
cently celebrated the completion monly found in the area. Visitors Parks Foundation. EBRPD of- With Alameda County along
efforts and energy in the under-
standing race for our nation.” of its newly renovated visitor can also measure their own wing- ficials said that $520,000 of with Napa County moving into the
center with a ribbon-cutting cer- span against a bald eagle painted the funding went toward the yellow tier this week, eight of the
emony, featuring guest speakers on the wall. exhibits. greater Bay Area’s 11 counties are
Redistricting basics and small group tours of the new “Del Valle is an important part The project was completed in now in the least restrictive tier, with
Livermore Indivisible is joining space in Livermore. of our city and community as it’s April but had been in the works only Solano, Sonoma and Contra
partner groups to present Califor-
The visitor center is now home one of the major sources of water for more than two years with Costa counties in the slightly more
nia Citizens Redistricting Com-
missioner Pedro Toledo and oth- to state-of-the-art, interactive ex- — not just for this region but for design beginning in September restrictive orange tier.
ers for a virtual session this week- hibits, according to the East Bay the entire state of California — 2018 and construction starting in The state is expected to lift the
end to speak about redistricting Regional Park District. The edu- so, caring for that facility is im- January 2020. However, due to tier system, officially called the
statewide and locally, including in cational experiences offered in portant beyond just recreation,” COVID-19 shutdowns and mul- Blueprint for a Safer Economy, on
Alameda County, in the wake of English and Spanish include an Livermore City Councilmember tiple closures due to Red Flag June 15 as COVID-19 test positiv-
the 2020 census. immersive game that allows play- Brittni Kiick told the Weekly. fire warnings, completion of the ity and case rates have plummeted
The “California Basic Distract- ers to control the water level of The $1.9 million renovation
ing” presentation will run from the lake and an oak tree exhibit project received federal, state See VISITOR CENTER on Page 8 See YELLOW TIER on Page 8
1:30-3:30 p.m. Sunday (June 13).
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NEWSFRONT
Swalwell secures $20M in funding for Valley Link design
Officials say federal funds to be used for sustainable technologies
BY CIERRA BAILEY project into a national model of since I came to Congress eight He added, “The $20 million economic recovery. The project
The House Transportation and environmental sustainability by years ago, and I am pleased to being advanced in Washington, will provide access to jobs and job
Infrastructure Committee has in- identifying and integrating cost finally see it included among our D.C. by Congressman Swalwell training sites, but will also create
cluded $20 million for the Valley effective ways to maximize the national transportation priorities. for Valley Link will be used to up to 22,000 jobs during con-
Link commuter light rail system reduction of greenhouse gas emis- I’m looking forward to the spend- transform the Valley Link rail line struction with an economic impact
in the upcoming transportation sions into the system’s planning, ing bill’s swift passage so we can into a national model of sustain- of $3.5 billion.
spending bill upon the request of design and operation. deliver on this transformative ability with new and emerging “The $20 million request ad-
U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Liver- “The Valley Link project will project,” he added. zero emission technologies, such vanced by Congressman Swalwell
more), officials announced this fundamentally change the way we Valley Link proposes to add as hydrogen powered trains. We would represent the first alloca-
week. travel in the East Bay by reducing seven new passenger light rail ser- will also use the funding to ensure tion of federal funds to the Valley
Tri-Valley officials said the $20 traffic congestion — particularly vice stations along a 42-mile cor- sustainable design with the opera- Link project and will bring us one
million specified in the “Surface on Interstate 580 — and connect- ridor between the eastern Dublin- tions & maintenance facility and step closer to bringing relief to
Transportation Reauthorization ing our communities,” Swalwell Pleasanton BART Station and the stations.” nearly 100,000 Bay Area workers
Act of 2021” would help imple- said in a statement Monday. planned Altamont Corridor Ex- The project received the green now commuting daily through this
ment Valley Link’s sustainability “Connecting BART to ACE has press North Lathrop Station. light last month to move forward corridor,” she added.
blueprint, helping to make the been among my top priorities Currently, the project is in the into the current stage after the Once in service, Valley Link
design and engineering phase of Valley Link Board of Directors would provide 74 daily round
development. “We have completed unanimously approved the final trips and is expected to carry more
TAKE US ALONG 15% design and will move into
30% design in the near future,”
said Michael Tree, executive direc-
environmental impact report.
Dublin Mayor Melissa Hernan-
dez — vice chair of the Valley
than 33,000 daily riders by 2040.
If the project continues on track,
officials said the first Valley Link
tor of the Tri-Valley/San Joaquin Link board — added, “Valley Link trains could be placed into service
Valley Regional Rail Authority. is essential to our post-pandemic before 2030. Q
Teen with Pleasanton ties killed
in Hawaii stabbing
Confrontation in Waikiki just after midnight
BY JEREMY WALSH plea to the murder count. identified Cardona as their prime
A Bay Area teenager with ties According to the Honolulu Po- suspect and arrested him on suspi-
to Pleasanton died last week after lice Department, the two appar- cion of murder around 6 p.m. that
being stabbed during a late-night ent strangers were with respective same day. Police were also report-
confrontation in Hawaii, according friends when the situation unrav- edly searching for his friend, an
to local authorities in Honolulu. eled just after 12:30 a.m. June 1 yet-unidentified woman, in con-
The Honolulu Medical Examin- in Waikiki, a beach neighborhood nection with the altercation.
er’s Department identified the vic- and resort destination in Honolulu Cardona was indicted by a grand
Seeing the country up close: Ralph Hughes, featured in the Valley Views column tim as 19-year-old Elian Delacerda. on the island of Oahu. jury on a charge of second-degree
April 9 as he and his biking friends planned a trip to visit all 50 states in 50 The coroner’s representative told Delacerda, who was on vaca- murder on June 4, according to the
days, is right on schedule, along with the Pleasanton Weekly. They departed the Weekly that Delacerda’s city of tion, and a friend were confronted Honolulu City and County Pros-
May 18, and by May 30 had checked off Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, residence was listed as Pleasanton, by a group of people including ecuting Attorney’s Department.
Oklahoma, Kansas Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana, fighting 50 although other media reports cite Cardona, and an altercation would He remains in custody at the
mph gusts in Nevada — “not for the faint of heart, but fun” — and outrunning a family saying the young man lived ensue during which Delacerda was Oahu Community Correctional
tornado in Kansas. In Georgia, they stopped for this Take Us Along photo.
elsewhere in the Bay Area — either stabbed, police said. The 19-year- Center with bail set at $500,000.
WRITE NOW!
Alameda or Vacaville. old was pronounced dead at the He is set to return to court for
Oscar Cardona, 21, has been
charged with second-degree mur-
scene. His friend was also injured
during the fight.
arraignment and entry-of-plea on
Monday (June 14) before Judge
der in connection with Delacerda’s The culprits initially fled Shirley Kawamura, according to
death. He has not yet entered a the area, but investigators later court records. Q
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Association Board President Terri free to go ahead and put in what-
DOWNTOWN Terry said, “We just want to make ever they like.”
Continued from Page 5
100% sure that the business that is Commercial space could be in-
space,” with active use occupying going to go into the active ground- active for a period of up to six
at least 60% of the square footage floor use overlay is 100% retail or months, “but in hopes that we can
! " "" of the tenant space, compared to 100% a restaurant,” in order to actively go after the proper kinds
the 25% currently allowed. avoid any “confusion.” of stores that we would like to
!"! "" The second policy adjustment Terry explained the PDA wants have down here,” Terry added.
would locate non-active uses “in to “continue to grow more shops, Vice Mayor Julie Testa called it
! "! """"""" the rear of the tenant space or more businesses, more retail, ev- “troubling to see all of those va-
otherwise be located so as to not erything, and we’re doing a good cancies” in the city’s commercial
: 2-8 : be prominent or visible from the job about bringing in a lot of core.
street.” these new businesses but we need “If the PDA is ... asking for a
: 1 week: $500 The council could also diverge more.” greater percentage of greater use
from staff recommendation and “The less space that we have, is what they think would create
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM 2 weeks: $950 “opt to specify a different bal- that has been eaten up by banks that active vitality, I would support
Free extended care available 3 weeks: $1,350 ance of active and non-active uses and real estate offices, it really that,” Testa said.
that may be allowed, or disallow hurts our mission,” Terry said. Staff is expected to develop and
any non-active component within “The way we’re trying to keep it return with a draft policy for adop-
a ground-floor space altogether right now is that commercial space tion at a later date, and will con-
unless approved through another
type of exception.”
needs to be available and avidly
sought after retail or restaurants
sult with stakeholder groups like
the PDA and Pleasanton Chamber
During the public hearing last for at least six months, and once of Commerce as part of the ongo-
! ! ! " week, Pleasanton Downtown that has happened, then they’re ing process. Q
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NEWSFRONT
New police dispatcher, records clerk
Ruegsegger, Tafoya join Pleasanton PD
BY JEREMY WALSH Wilske, the department’s support after working the past seven years
The Pleasanton Police Depart- services manager, said in a state- as a records specialist and commu-
ment recently welcomed two new ment. “They both bring a wealth nity service officer with the Foster
staff members, including an Ama- of knowledge, which adds great City Police Department. Earlier in
dor Valley High School alum com- value to our team.” her career, Tafoya was assigned as
ing to work for her hometown Ruegsegger, a Pleasanton na- a records clerk with the Contra
department. tive and 2012 Amador graduate, Costa County Sheriff’s Office and
Sydney Ruegsegger has been transferred to Pleasanton PD after as a correctional officer with the
hired as Pleasanton PD’s newest working as a police dispatcher at Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office.
police dispatcher while Dori Ta- the Oakland Police Department She’s a native of Campbell and a
foya is its new records clerk. since 2018. She began her law Westmont High School alum.
“We look forward to having enforcement career in 2014 as a The pair were recently sworn PPD
such experienced individuals as cadet with Oakland PD. into the department at a ceremony Taking the oath of office to join Pleasanton PD are police dispatcher Sydney
part of our department,” Megan Tafoya joined Pleasanton PD at Pleasanton PD headquarters. Q Ruegsegger (left) and records clerk Dori Tafoya.
VISITOR CENTER Ashley Grenier and Zone 7 Water in really creative and engaging are also open again at Del Valle. Group camping remains closed at
Continued from Page 5
Agency Board President Olivia ways,” Kiick said, adding that her Officials said that capacity for this time.
Sanwong were among the others two children attended the event swimming is determined by the Nearby Shadow Cliffs Regional
construction was delayed. on hand. with her and were able to try number of cars let into the park Recreation Area in Pleasanton will
EBRPD General Manager Sa- “What’s so great about the some of the interactive activities. per day but the number of occu- be closed for swimming through
brina Landreth and Board Direc- visitors center that they created The ceremony marked the offi- pants in each car is not counted. the end of the year due to low
tor Ayn Wieskamp, whose rep- is that it provides educational cial opening of the facility and the As for family camping, visitors water levels.
resentative ward includes Liver- opportunities specifically about public is now able to visit. Mask- are required to bring in all of their For more information
more, shared remarks during water and why water is so valu- ing and social distancing require- own water and RV tanks must be and the latest updates about
the ribbon-cutting event on May able to our ecosystem and our ments are still in place. full as construction is still under- EBRPD camping facilities, visit
26. Kiick, supervising naturalist life here in the Tri-Valley but Swimming and family camping way on the park’s water system. www.ebparks.org. Q
“While we are moving away guidelines last week that would workers are vaccinated. Outdoors, again to adopt them roughly an
YELLOW TIER from the tier system, only 53% require workers to continue wear- vaccinated and unvaccinated work- hour later.
Continued from Page 5
of Alameda County residents are ing a mask in some situations even ers without symptoms only need Those against the revised guid-
in recent weeks while upward of fully vaccinated and COVID-19 is if they are fully vaccinated against to wear a mask when working at ance noted that it is more strict
70% of state residents have re- still a very real threat to unvacci- COVID-19. an event with more than 10,000 than the guidance for fully vacci-
ceived at least one vaccine dose. nated individuals,” Moss said. “We In a marathon hearing that lasted attendees. nated people issued by the Centers
State officials have noted that it urge all residents to continue using more than six hours on June 3, Cal/ Employers will also be able to get for Disease Control and Prevention,
could be necessary to re-implement COVID-19 safety precautions to OSHA’s Occupational Safety and rid of distancing requirements and which allows them to forgo a mask
some capacity restrictions in the fu- protect vulnerable residents includ- Health Standards Board voted to protective partitions if they provide in most indoor and outdoor settings
ture depending on factors like the ing young children who are not yet adopt the revised guidance, which N95 respirators to unvaccinated if they are more than two weeks past
proliferation of viral variants and eligible for vaccine.” mandates that fully vaccinated employees. receiving their last vaccine dose.
another winter uptick in cases. workers need to wear a mask if The board took a circuitous Board members and business and
Mask rules at work
For now, however, the state will a co-worker in the same room is route to approve the revised guid- labor advocates backing the revised
move beyond the tier system for • The California Division of unvaccinated. ance, voting first against the rules rules stressed that they are tempo-
the first time since introducing it Occupational Safety and Health In addition, masks are not after some business groups argued rary, only codified until Oct. 2. Q
last August. approved revised workplace required in rooms in which all they’re too strict and then voting —Eli Walsh, BCN Foundation
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Community Pulse
POLICE BULLETIN Stoneridge Mall was not closed
or evacuated at any point during
F-150 truck that was turning left
onto eastbound Dublin Boulevard
his injuries and released, according
to the department.
responded to the scene to tend to
the hurt officer and pursue the flee-
the police response as officers de- from Hansen Drive, according to “This act of violence against our ing truck. The chase was ultimately
Police investigate after termined those responsible for the Schmidt. Police are still investigat- officer is absolutely unacceptable. canceled due to public- and officer-
shots fired outside gunshots had already fled the area ing whether the pedestrian was Our officers put their lives on the safety concerns, Burruss said.
before police arrived, according to inside the crosswalk or just outside line for our community and an at- The Tundra and those respon-
Stoneridge Mall Silacci. Police did put out a notice of it. tack on an officer is an attack on sible remain at-large. Police said
Multiple gunshots were fired in a on social media around 3 p.m. Dublin police officers and Alam- our community. We will work tire- they’re looking for anyone with
Stoneridge Shopping Center park- Tuesday urging people to avoid the eda County fire personnel arrived lessly to bring this offender to jus- information or video of the incident
ing lot, with apparently nobody mall area due to the police activity. and attempted life-saving measures, tice,” Livermore Police Chief Jeramy to contact the department’s tip line
injured and those involved escaping Anyone who may have witnessed but the pedestrian succumbed to Young said in a statement. at 925-371-4790 and reference case
on Tuesday afternoon, according to the gunshots or have other informa- his injuries and was pronounced The situation occurred at about No. 21-2668. Callers can remain
Pleasanton police. tion regarding the case can contact dead at the scene, according to 11:45 a.m. Friday when a motor- anonymous.
Officers were still at the scene the Pleasanton Police Department Schmidt. cycle officer was conducting a traf- —Jeremy Walsh
into the early evening that day to at 925-931-5100. The driver stayed at the scene fic stop on the Toyota Tundra for an • The Santa Clara County District
investigate while the mall remained —Jeremy Walsh and is cooperating with the police unspecified vehicle code violation Attorney’s Office last week charged
fully open for business throughout investigation, Schmidt said. At this on northbound Isabel Avenue be- two people in separate cases of
In other news
the happenings, according to Lt. time, neither drugs nor alcohol ap- tween Interstate 580 and Portola embezzlement, including a Dublin
Erik Silacci. • A local man was killed when he pear to have been a factor in the Avenue, according to Officer Taylor woman accused of stealing nearly
The situation unfolded around was struck by a pickup truck while collision. Burruss, Livermore PD’s public in- $500,000 from the San Jose con-
2:20 p.m. Tuesday when reports trying to cross Dublin Boulevard on Investigators are still working to formation officer. struction firm she worked for.
came into emergency dispatch foot on Monday morning, accord- determine what caused the crash. Burruss said the department has Both people charged — Julie
about shots being fired outside ing to city police. Anyone who may have witnessed it been conducting special enforce- Amador, 46, of San Jose, and Shan-
Stoneridge Mall, according to Si- The victim, a 66-year-old man can contact Dublin Police Services ment efforts on that stretch of Isa- non Marie Cardenas, 44, of Dublin
lacci. Officers arrived to the “E” from Dublin, died at the scene near at 925-833-6670. bel in the hopes of mitigating the — allegedly spent the money they
parking lot and found two vehicles the Hansen Drive intersection. His —Jeremy Walsh number of car crashes, dangerous took on personal expenses such
with bullet holes along with several identity had not yet been released • Authorities were looking for driving and speeding. as shopping, vacations, rent and
shell casings on the ground. publicly as of press time Wednes- a driver accused of backing over a The driver yielded to the side phone bills, according to a news
“Shortly thereafter, officers re- day, with family notification still Livermore Police Department mo- of the road, but just as the officer release the office issued on June 1.
ceived information that a subject pending, according to Dublin po- torcycle, hurting the officer who began dismounting his motorcycle, Cardenas is suspected of embez-
entered the mall and fled through lice Capt. Nate Schmidt. had to jump out of the way, before the Tundra abruptly accelerated in zling more than $490,000 over an
another exit. Officers conducted a The cause of the collision re- speeding away from the scene late reverse and backed over the motor- 18-month period while working
search of the shopping center and the mains under investigation. Schmidt last Friday morning. cycle, with the truck’s tires leaving as a controller with Urban Pacific
surrounding area, and they were un- said the driver — whose name also The suspect vehicle was a brown skid marks on the roadway, Burruss Construction Inc. in San Jose.
able to locate any involved subjects,” hasn’t been revealed — cooperated Toyota Tundra crew cab, four-door said. Amador is alleged to have em-
Silacci said early Tuesday evening. with police at the scene. pickup truck, police said. They did “The officer was forced to jump bezzled over $300,000 between
“As of now, we do not have any up- The fatal collision occurred at not share a description of the driver from his motorcycle into an incom- March 2018 and January 2020,
dated information on the suspect(s).” about 9:10 a.m. Monday when the nor whether there were other occu- ing lane of traffic on Isabel Avenue, while working as an office manager
The department had not received 66-year-old man, who was cross- pants in the truck, as of press time narrowly escaping the blatant attack at Thync Global, Inc. in Los Gatos.
reports of any injuries related to ing northbound across Dublin Wednesday. and the potential of being struck by Prosecutors allege she charged
the incident, according to the Boulevard near the Hansen Drive The police officer, who was not passing traffic. The suspect vehicle many personal items to the com-
lieutenant. intersection, was hit by a Ford identified publicly, was treated for backed over the officer’s police mo- pany credit card and then provided
torcycle causing significant damage the owners of the company with
POLICE REPORT and rendering it disabled,” Burruss false balance statements concealing
said. her activity. Q
The Pleasanton Police Department made
June 1 Auto theft Fellow Livermore police officers —Bay City News Service
the following information available.
Theft Q 9:44
a.m. on the 2300 block of
June 3 Q 5:16 a.m., 7400 block of Muirwood
Foothill Road
Drug violation Court; theft from auto Q 9:52
a.m. on the 4200 block of
Q 9:20 a.m. at Owens Drive and
Hopyard Road
Q 6:50 a.m., 1100 block of Quarry
Lane; theft from auto
Churchill Drive
Weapons violation
Waldo Francis Silver, Jr.
Assault/battery Q 7:58 a.m., 4500 block of Chabot
Q 2:12 p.m. on the 4300 block of Black
Drive; auto theft Q 4:02
p.m. on the 4800 block of Date and place of birth: July
Hopyard Road
Avenue Q 1:56 p.m. on the 2400 block of 15, 1925, Oregon City, Oregon.
Stoneridge Mall Road Date and place of death: May 27,
Q 5:09 p.m. on the 1000 block of
Q 3:31 p.m., 5700 block of Athenour
May 30
Stoneridge Mall Road 2021, Walnut Creek, California.
Court; theft from auto Drug violation
Theft Mr. Silver served in the
Q 4:52 p.m., 3400 block of Old Foothill Q 2:16a.m. at Silver Street and Santa
Q 7:35 p.m. on the 1000 block of
Road; auto theft United States Army Air
Stoneridge Mall Road Rita Road
Vandalism Force. He graduated from the
Theft
June 2 Q 8:23 a.m. on the 5000 block of
University of Oregon in 1948
Robbery Muirwood Drive Q 2:58
a.m. on the 1000 block of with a Bachelor of Science. He
Graffiti Dublin Canyon Road was a member of the Sigma
Q 5:51 a.m. on the 5500 block of
Johnson Drive Q 8:54 a.m. on the 7000 block of Q 10:14 a.m. on the 3700 block of Chi fraternity at the University
Q 11:16 a.m. on the 1400 block of Pleasanton Avenue Riesling Court
of Oregon. Mr. Silver worked
Stoneridge Mall Road Drug violation Q 4:09p.m. on the 400 block of Main at Lockheed Missiles and
Weapons violation Q 12:40 p.m. on the 5200 block of Street
Space for 35 years, retiring as
Q 8:31 a.m. on the 11900 block of Hopyard Road Q 5:26
p.m. on the 1000 block of
Dublin Canyon Road Director of Human Resources. He also served on the Board
Fraud Stoneridge Mall Road
Vandalism of Directors of the Star One Federal Credit Union.
Q 2:59 p.m. on the 2600 block of Q 6:41
p.m., 2200 block of Doccia
Q 9:25 a.m. on the 3800 block of Laramie Gate Circle Mr. Silver is survived by his wife Jo Nita Mancebo Silver,
Court; auto theft
Vineyard Avenue Verbal threats their son Gregory Klein, his daughters Pamela Garnett, Jan
Burglary Lindsell, Jill Edwards, and Joy Silver, his step sons Barry
Q 9:17 a.m. on the 7000 block of Q 4:53 p.m. on the 000 block of
Johnson Drive California Avenue Q 10:49
a.m. on the 7500 block of Mancebo and Ricardo Mancebo, and 17 grandchildren. He
Graffiti Stonedale Drive enjoyed traveling and spending time with his family.
Q 2:53 p.m. on the 7300 block of
May 31 Vehicle tampering A private memorial was held at the Graham-Hitch
Johnson Drive Vehicle tampering
Q 6:59p.m. on the 6000 block of Mortuary located in Pleasanton, California.
Q 2:58 p.m. on the 4300 block of Q 3:57 a.m. on the 7700 block of
Johnson Drive Mr. Silver’s loving spirit will be missed by all who knew
Foothill Road Cottonwood Lane
Bicycle theft Drug violation Warrant arrest him.
Q 3:45 p.m. on the 4500 block of Q 8:08 a.m. on the 6000 block of Q 7:04p.m. on the 1700 block of Santa PAID OBITUARY
Pleasanton Avenue Johnson Drive Rita Road
Pleasanton Weekly • June 11, 2021 • Page 9
Opinion
GUEST OPINION Pleasanton
Weekly
BY ARNE OLSON
Don’t remove valuable leaders from Leadership Pleasanton PUBLISHER
Gina Channell Wilcox, Ext. 1171
R ecently the Pleasanton City
Council conducted its an-
nual review of work plan
priorities for the current and com-
ing year. As part of the process,
key, shared role
it has played in
the program for
years.
The mayor
as attendees learn about city and
community functions. The pro-
gram doesn’t just happen in a
classroom. If one signs up too late,
they are free to sign up for the fol-
clear she was voting only to re-
view, not to eliminate or operate
without Chamber of Commerce
involvement.
It’s distressing to learn two of our
EDITORIAL
Editor
Jeremy Walsh, Ext. 1172
Tri Valley Life Editor
city staff recommends tasks for believes the pro- lowing year. councilmembers fail to see value Dolores Fox Ciardelli
a number of subject areas, and gram should be Content is decided each year in city-chamber collaboration for Editor Emeritus
the council votes to assign priority free with the city by a joint committee of city and a program as important as Leader- Jeb Bing
levels, from A through D, for each bearing the full chamber staff based on surveys ship Pleasanton. Perhaps they don’t
Staff Reporters
task. Each councilmember also has cost. And she and one additional completed by prior year gradu- believe what they say about the
Cierra Bailey, Ext. 6528
the option to propose tasks not on councilmember believe only the ates. And attaching a cost to attend value of business to Pleasanton.
Julia Baum, Ext. 1176
the staff proposed list. chamber decides program contents ensures those in attendance are If you’re not sure where the
Mayor Karla Brown brought and who can attend. serious about learning more about chamber stands on issues impor- Ryan J. Degan, Ext. 1179
forth as a high priority the idea that Leadership Pleasanton for years their city. tant to Pleasanton, visit the cham- Intern
the city should take on full respon- has operated on a first-come, first- Here’s a “shout out” to Council- ber’s website at Pleasanton.org. Anna Hsu
sibility for organizing and conduct- served basis. There are a limited woman Valerie Arkin who during Click on “Business Advocacy” and Contributors
ing Leadership Pleasanton annu- number of positions available each the discussion indicated she is a then “Pleasanton 2025: A Com- Tim Hunt, Dennis Miller,
ally, thus removing the Pleasanton year due to logistics. The program graduate of Leadership Pleasanton. munity Vision.” Hopefully you will Mike Sedlak, Nancy Lewis
Chamber of Commerce from the involves travel to various venues She liked the program and found it agree the chamber is an important
ART & PRODUCTION
beneficial, as did I when I attended stakeholder in Pleasanton’s quality
Design and Production Manager
in 2005. of life. Q
The vote was 3-2 in favor of Editor’s note: Arne Olson served on the Kristin Brown
reviewing the program giving the Pleasanton City Council from 2014 to Designers
review a priority B. While Arkin 2018. He completed the Leadership Linda Atilano, Amy Levine,
voted in the majority, she was Pleasanton program in 2005. Paul Llewellyn, Doug Young
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Can someone at the Weekly check
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7SHUULKCOVER STORY
to the
Pleasanton’s high school seniors celebrate with
in-person commencement ceremonies
BY JULIA BAUM
T his year’s group of high
school seniors ended their
academic journey at Pleas-
anton Unified School District last
month, entering a world that radi-
though with some differences this
time. Graduates were able to walk
across the stage this year, and ex-
changed elbow bumps and “chicken
wings” with PUSD officials instead
cally transformed almost over- of handshakes after picking up their
night late into their junior year and diplomas from a table on stage.
is now slowly reverting to some Performances were largely missing
semblance of normalcy. at this year’s commencement cer-
For the first time in two years, emonies, where were held May 26 at
PUSD graduating seniors at Foot- Village and May 28 at Foothill and
hill, Amador Valley and Village high Amador Valley, respectively. They
schools gathered in person with their were livestreamed and maintained
families, teachers and district staff social distancing, and the district
on campus to mark the end of their also hosted online events for students PUSD
high school careers and, more im- who did not feel comfortable attend- Pleasanton city and school leaders decorate downtown light poles with ribbons to honor all of the high school
portantly, see each other face-to-face ing in person. graduates this spring.
one last time before embarking on With PUSD reopening only a
new adventures. couple of months before the end that coming together to celebrate endured chaos and uncertainty, and and have a sparkling future ahead of
Commencement ceremonies for of this school year, some treasured this year’s graduates held even more rebounded with grace, determina- them.
the class of 2021 held closer to milestones of high school like senior meaning for the Pleasanton commu- tion and maturity. Like diamonds The Pleasanton Weekly congratu-
tradition than in 2020, when the prom will be missing from their nity than ever before. in the rough, they were under great lates the class of 2021 on their suc-
COVID-19 pandemic replaced live yearbooks. But after more than a year For more than a year, all 1,233 pressure during their last two years cess and wishes good fortune to all
graduations with virtual events, apart, the Weekly can’t help thinking members of the class of 2021 of high school but came out ahead of them. Q
AMADOR VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
Nawfal Abdul Khader Mattias Bengtsson Emily Cassetti
Bernard Abousleiman Matthew Benson Seth Castigliano Fickes
Anirudh Adhikary Hope Bergmark Versailles Castillo
Pavel Afonin Ginger Bernales Lucas Castro
Arush Agarampur Ryan Berry David Cease
Britney Aguilar Collette Besson Lio Cerasi
Kevin Aguilar Alvarez Aditya Bhandari Gurreet Chahal
Sabahati Ahebair Riya Bhatia Neher Chamedia
Asaad Al-shawkani Aarha Bhoot Casey Chang
Mohammad Ali Alamar Sai Birla Madison Charbonneau
Zoe Alexander Sophia Blackwood Denise Chavez Solano
Neil Allavarpu Oleg Bocharov Himani Chawla
Carson Allen Aidan Bohen Flora Chen
Isabella Allen Wyatt Bohen Grace Chen
Makena Allen Nikita Bondale Leon Chen
Rahul Almeida Mason Boswell Zeyu Chen
Anish Anburaja Blake Bowman Jonathan Cheng
Muhammad Anwar Ethan Braga Lily Cheng
Ethan Apalis Mateo Brandao Richard Cheng
Igor Aprelev Megan Brennan Trevor Cheng
Aadhi Aravind Christopher Brewer Clay Chidester
Viraja Archakam Maci Briggs Ethan Chih
Aldo Arias Sawyer Brookhart Ryan Chiou CIERRA BAILEY
Aryaman Arora Lauren Brown Keshav Chirakole Amador Valley High School valedictorian Jocelyn Zhu delivers an emotional speech in which she thanked her
Ezra Arrambide-Webb Ross Brown Kevin Chiu parents for immigrating to the United States to make a better life for her and her siblings.
Alondra Arzola Samuel Brunner Lucas Chiu Donald Cooler Lindsey Day Maitreyi Dudwadkar Talia Fenn
Michelle Asatrian Madeline Burke Andrew Choi Dane Coolidge Madeline Day Azul Duran-Gurrola Marisa Fidone
Bhavesh Ashok Sean Burnham Sophia Choi Julia Cornwell Matthew Day Dylan Easton Chloe Fields
Lillian August Ethan Burton Michael Chong Thania Cortes Sierra Deaver Breanna Eiden Mariam Fikry
Yash Bachu Sarah Cabral Riley Chou Ryan Coultrip Andrew Delevaux Megan Eilenstine Macey Fisher
Samarth Badyal Nathanael Wilfred Aayushi Choudhary Austin Coyne MiaDelgado Jaimin Ellinghuysen Nathan Fitch
Abigail Baer Cabrales Anisah Chowdhury Lindsay Craft Joseph DeMeo Jenna Ellinghuysen David Fletcher
Soumya Bakshi Danielle Caccamo Matthew Chung Patrick Crandall Kate Derham Aydin Ermolaeva Evan Flores
Nina Balestreri Mandy Cai Ryan Chung David Cubaleski Yash Deshmukh Derek Escamilla John Foster
Akanksha Banerjee Xavier Callait Andrea Civetta Aysha Cunningham Devang Deshpande Karen Eskarous Nicholas Francken
Rut Bansal Amaia Calvo Platts Ryan Clark Isabella Damaser Gavin Deutsch Julian Espinoza Joshua Freeman
Kai Bateman Nina Candiloro Carlee Cliff Danila Alekseyevich Jessica Domenichini Sophie Evans Nathan French
Katelyn Batoy Shylarae Caponigro Nathan Cohn Danchenkov Katelyn Donn Gabriel Falcione Victoria Frentz
Jake Beeby Riley Carter Emily Cole Shreyasi Das Norah Dooley Salley Fang
Idan Belau Sonali Carumbaya Neal Anvita Dash Bradley Doubravsky Sicheng Fei
Arjun Bemarkar Jackson Cash Conway-Ponzanelli Ronak Datta Gabriel Drucker Daniel Feitelberg See AMADOR on Page 12
Pleasanton Weekly • June 11, 2021 • Page 11COVER STORY
Urmi Mukherjee Mia Reeve Megan Sloan
Utsab Mukherjee Simoni Regmi Julia Smith
Penny Murphy Amani Rehman Leland Smith
Griffin Myers Nadia Rehman Maille Smith
Shivani Naayak Jaiden Reilly Alexander So
Monica Nader Alexandra Rekesh Jake Solari
Suhas Nagar Emily Reznick Maximillian Solofnenko
Aditya Nair Jordan Richert Gabriel Solorio
Atul Nair Madelynn Riddle Chaeyeon Son
Aruna Nannapaneni Angel Rivera Shrutisri Sonekar
Chandrika Narayan Sharan Robinson Eric Song
Derek Nassar Paige Rohwer Vivien Song
Fidaa Nassar Aidan Roloff Ethan Sorensen
Luke Neely Grace Rondoni Lauren Sowers
Nicholas Neoh Megan Rovira Aria Spaulding
Kyle Newman Alex Rozsa Sujana Sridhar
Ryan Ng Isabella Rule Mihika Srivastava
Colin Nguyen Daniel Ryder Aoife Stapleton
Xuan-Mai Nguyen Charlotte Ryoo Andrew Steele
Zachary Nicholas Andrew Saah Kirk Stefanick
Austin Nicolas Celeste Sadler Alyssa Stephens
CIERRA BAILEY
Ryan Nielsen William Sadler IV Kendelle Steuben
Graduates looked on from their socially distanced seats as their classmates received their diplomas, remaining
Margaret Michael Peerada Saengsoi Madeleine Stokes
masked throughout the entire ceremony.
Nostrand Montgomery Sage Nicholas Strain
Julia Novi Soumya Sahay Oleksandr Strashkin
AMADOR Eric Hunter
Justin Hunter
Divya Krishnan
Manasa Krishnan
Anahita Mane
Parker Mapes
Samantha O’Brien
Claudia O’Neill
Gaurav Sakhardande
Sophia Salehifar
Sean Strom
Rebecca Stumbo
Continued from Page 11
Olivia Huyler Sandhya Krishnan Noelle Marceno Amanda O’Rourke Amro Salihovic Ivy Su
Fausto Interian Harsha Krishnaswamy Noah Marek Brendan O’Sullivan Rohini Sambyal Ragini Subramanian
Brooklyn Frerich
Brad Irish Avighna Kukreja Alejandro Marroquin Ekaterina Osipova Leya Sampat Aaron Sullivan
Lily Freschi
Grayson Iverson Ela Kulkarni William Martens Alisa Ottaway Dontae Sampson Jeffrey Sun
Brent Friedman
Armaan Jadhav Maitreyi Kumar Aleah Martinez Hanna Owens Megan Samuli Nitya Sunkad
Justin Fu
Kashmira Jadwani Kushi Kumbagowdana Ali Martinez Spencer Oxe Myrsini San Marchi Patrick Suto
Steve Furtado
Ansh Jain Vedant Kumud Simona Matsoyan Daniil Oxyuk Angelina Sandoval William Swain
Allison Gable
Trisha Jaishankar Mia Kuo Isabella Mauricio Ana Pachuca-Rodriguez Rida Sarwar Arvind Swamynathan
Mehul Gajula
Anshika Jaiswal Pravalhika Kurapati Uma Maveli Zackery Paden Yuvan Sathian Meera Swamynathan
Emily Gallagher
Talia James Shrishail Kurunashetti Kennedy Mayo Christopher Pajarillo Arnav Saxena Jatin Tahiliani
Zewen Gao
Noah Jamison Derek La Luke McFall Timothy Pak Luke Scanlon Emma Tam
Aiden Gesell
Yuna Jang Isabelle Lai Ariana McFarlane Holly Palia Rylee Scanlon Andrew Tambunting
Anya Gewirtz
Majida Jaouni Marcus Lang Lucy McHargue Shruthi Parasa Sarah Schomaker Anshen Tan
Mona Gholikhamseh
Riya Jariwala Ellen Larsen Tanner McMillen Shuchi Parikh Megan Schuerlein Aiden Tang
Myla Gilbert
Brandon Jarrett Austin Larson Josephine McPherson Haison Park Joseph Schwartz Charles Tang
Rajveer Gill
Aashritha Javvaji Lindsay LeBlanc Megan Mehta Iris Park Spencer Scranton Feiyang Tang
Sereena Gill
Adithi Jawahar Jordan Lederer Samantha Mello Sungje Park Emma Seitz Alan Tao
Anjali Girimaji
Chloe Jeon Donggyu Lee Ella Melvin Isaac Passovoy Tristan Self Natalie Teeter
Kristen Gonzales
Annika Jernstedt Erica Lee
Sofia
Charley Jetter Junhee Lee
Gonzalez-Rodriguez
Yair Jimenez Max Lee
Esha Goru
Tim Jin Samantha Lee
Emily Gossett
Kalena Johnson Zachary Lem
Canaan Goyer
Ryan Johnson Mark Lester
Emma Greenberg
Katie Jones John Lester
Elisa Gros Suanzes
Saiganesya Nina Levitch
Isabella Guerrero
Jonnalagadda Andrew Li
Noah Guerrero
Aditi Jorapur Audrey Li
Akshay Gupta
Karson Jordan Christine Li
Vanessa Ha
Micah Joseph Ruifeng Raymond Li
Wan HeiHa
Eshan Joshi Xinyue Li
Alexander Haga
Neil Joshi Philip Liao
Matthew Hallgrimson
Rainier Joson Emily Lim
Justin Hanson
Connor Joyce Kate Lim
Andrew Harper
Nicole Ju Matthew Lim
Emily Harris
Nikita Kamat Hsuan-Yu Lin
Isabella Harrison
Simona Kamat Thomas Lin
Daxin He
Ethan Kamigaki Derrick Liu
Abigail Heinemann
Elliot Kang Phoebe Liu
Anton Hekmaty
Eshita Kapse Yinuo Liu
Wil Henry
Kunal Kardile Ericson Lo
Benjamin Hensen
Laya Karthikeyan Wyatt Logan CIERRA BAILEY
Rachel Herbert Despite this year’s graduation being different from previous years, graduates kept the tradition of tossing their
Gurleen Kaur Hannah Loeffler
Alaya Herrera-Mejia caps alive to mark the conclusion of the ceremony.
Sophie Keegan Henry Loll
Joshua Heverly
Lucas Keller Margaret Loll
Mia Hildebrand
Hayden Kesselring Brenna Lonner Nikolas Michail Esha Patel Jordyn Self Kenneth Terzich
Caleb Hilton
Mohammed Alexandra Lovelock Brett Miller Andrew Pearce John Serrano Meron Tesfandrias
Andrew Homes
Faizaan Khan Shawn Lovesee Dalynn Miller Chase Pedraza Sheena Seymour Saheli Thakkar
Cynthia Hong
Jad Khansa Adelric Low Giuliana Miller Lue Pegler Esha Shah Anita Thata
Matthew Hong
Trisha Khattar Elisabeth Lowder Jocelyn Min Kaitlyn Peng Mariam Shalaby Harshini Thavathiru
Christopher Hopkins
Akshay Khetrapal Jackson Luck Keith David Mirador Eric Perez Kaamna Shankar Murugan
Euan Houston
Allyson Kim Christopher Ludwig Dominic Miranda Connor Perkins Miles Shaw Julia Tikhonov
Liberty Howard
Andrew Kim Corbin Lunceford Ruhika Misra Rohan Ponnamaneni Rachel Shaw Corey Timby
Heather Howell
Andrew Kim Jiesen Luo Evelyn Mo Nikith Poovaiah Jovanni Shen Maodan Tohouri
Pin-Hua Hsia
Matthew Kim Matthew Luperine Abdul Mohammed Sophia Powers Kaitlyn Shimanuki Brian Tom
Andrew Hu
Kristopher Kiyoi Claire Ma Rushil Mohandas Archita Prakash Mehar Sidhu Divjot Toor
Haoen Hu
Kristopher Ko Adam Maass Alexandria Molina Parna Praveen Sarghi Sidhu David Truman
Jiangtao Hu
Ryan Kobayashi Andrew Maddalon Joaquin Molina Yinan Qin Wesley Sien Claire Tsay
Austin Huang
Vitor Koga Matsumoto Alexander Mah Nicholas Monaghan Xinyu Qiu Chase Simonetti Nicholas Tung
Jeffrey Huang
Hendry Kojongian Yash Maheshwaran Cassandra Monastiero Xiuyuan Qiu Aryan Singh Veronika Tunyk
Ellie Sara Huang
Kumara Srivatsa Tyler Mahoney Christina Montano Kaitlyn Rae Parmvir Singh Harish Udayashankar
Lisa Hueck
Kondapalli Mason Malaguti Vanessa Montler Sarada Rajamanickam Simarpal Singh Sharanyashree Udupa
Juniper Huneke
Devon Kost Spencer Malone Nina Moothedath Naveen Ramesh Suhani Singhal Santiago Valdes
Cole Hunter
Hannah Kramer Archita Mandal Maya Morgenstern Srihita Ramini Avery Sliwak Antezana
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