Week in Review: Halloween Makeup, Youth Violence Debate, Man Tries to Run Over Police

Here's a look at the top stories from our coverage in the past week:

Monday, Oct. 24

Giselle Esteban, the woman charged with murdering San Mateo nursing student Michelle Le, returned to court Monday morning. She was originally scheduled to make a bail motion but, instead, . However, Esteban returned to court the next morning for a closed hearing with hers, her court-appointed attorney and a judge, where . 

Photographer Paciano Triunfo gave us an early Halloween scare with a look at makeup artist Roczane Enriquez and her creepy creations. For Halloween, Enriquez uses her professional skills to turn ordinary folks into zombies, psycho clowns and more. .

Tuesday, Oct. 25

File this one under "What the heck was he thinking?": a Hayward parolee who police tried to stop on a seatbelt violation decided to lead Union City police on a chase through Union City and Fremont. While that already doesn't sound like a smart idea, he decided to use his car to ram pursuing police cars, not once but twice. While attempted to run over police officers during the second instance, the officers were forced to shoot at the man's car and wounded his passenger, a 24-year-old woman from Union City. The chase eventually came to a halt and the man was arrested. The woman, who suffered a gunshot wound to the hip, was treated at a local hospital. .

After last week's shakeup with a series of small earthquakes, many readers asked Patch: What gives? We caught up with an expert to address our questions, concerns and fears (No, "The Big One" isn't coming...at least not too soon). Check out the Q&A . Keep what you read in mind, because the Bay Area was struck again with two more earthquakes this week, and .

Wednesday, Oct. 26

An elderly woman escaped death after her car was struck by a train traveling at 70 mph in the intersection of Railroad Avenue and H Street. Though the front end of her car was smashed, the woman didn't appear to have any visible injuries but was taken to the hospital as a precaution, authorities said. .

With Halloween a day away, a local columnist shared some of her .

Thursday, Oct. 27

Faith-based community group Congregations Organizing for Renewal held a community gathering to address violence in the city. During the meeting, youth and members of COR called on Mayor Mark Green to form a new committee to oversee the city's youth violence prevention program, which COR said needs to be strengthened. Some staff and youth enrolled in the program, however, disagree and say there has been proven success. The story has sparked debate among readers. .

The . In August, the company announced that it would be folding most of their Bay Area newspapers into three mastheads. For example, the Oakland Tribune, the Alameda Times-Star, the Daily Review and the Argus were to become the East Bay Tribune. Instead, the company will keep those most of its titles, including the Argus and Daily Review, but it will no longer have Monday home deliveries. The move comes with a push for more local news.

Friday, Oct. 28

The Union City Human Relations Commission recognized seven Union City community servants for helping to improve the lives of Union City residents during their . Among the honorees were a recycling entrepreneur, health center director, church minister, recreation supervisor and restaurateur.

This week's police log contains .

Saturday, Oct. 29

In his latest blog, historian Timothy Swenson digs up .