Thursday, May 17, 2012
Fifteen Local Restaurants Offer Samples
The Union City Lion's Club, in partnership with fifteen Union City Restaurants, held its third annual Restaurant Stroll last night. For $15, attendees had the opportunity to sample dishes from each restaurant. The Stroll was held at 5:30 pm at Union Landing. With around 300 people in attendance, it was a sold-out event that raised approximately $4,500. The Lion's Club will use all of the money to support Union City and its residents. "[The money] will be returned to the community through grants to deserving organizations," said Lion's Club President Tony Acosta. Many of the organizations and programs chosen to receive donations support local youth. These include local Scout troops, youth sports, co-curricular programs sponsored by schools…
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Former High School Rivals to Face Off
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Wednesday, May 16
DUST OFF YOUR OLD CLEATS! Alumni football is coming to Union City. Gridiron Alumni is planning several full contact alumni footballgames. Gridiron Alumni travels the nation pitting old football rivals against each other one more time. Players are needed to sign up and the first 40 players on each team get to play. The team that gets 30 people registered first gets home field advantage. This Spring, hundreds of players and thousands of fans swarmed stadiums to watch their hometown heroes strap it on one more time. This year, GridironAlumni would like to bring alumni football to the whole state of California. Teams from Logan, Union City Christian Academy, New Haven Unified School, Hayward High School, and other area teams are …
Measure H Would Raise $3 Million for Schools
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Wednesday, May 16
The deadline is Monday (May 21) to register to vote in the June 5 primary election that will decide Measure H, a revenue measure that would mitigate some of the cuts forced on New Haven students – such as the reduced school year referenced above – because of the state's ongoing financial difficulties.Registration information is available through the Alameda County Registrar of Voters (www.acgov.org/rov). What used to be known as absentee voting – now formally titled “vote-by-mail” – already is under way. While most voters will cast their ballots at the polls, the vote-by-mail system – formerly known as absentee voting – gives voters the option of receiving and casting their votes by mail. Registered voters can request a vote-by-mail ballot…
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Find out which 10 tasty trucks will be serving up eats at James Logan High tonight.
Logan High Street Eats returns today to the James Logan High School parking lot with 10 trucks to serve up tasty treats. Hosted by the Food Truck Mafia, the event is a fundraiser for the New Haven Teachers Association and runs from 4:30 to 9 p.m. The Food Truck Mafia also hosts Union City Street Eats Thursday nights at Union Landing. Here's what's on the menu for tonight: Pizza Pimps Pizza Pimps specializes in delicious cheesy pies from pizza slices decked in Polynesian sauces topped with Canadian bacon, macadamia nuts and shredded coconut to pizzas like "PIMP A RONI" that are topped with double pepperoni, cheese, garlic, basil, feta cheese and more. Follow them on Twitter at @pizzapimps. Truckin Sweet This gourmet ice cream and dessert …
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
The third annual 5K/10K Race to Save Student Activities had more than 250 participants and raised just under $10,000 for sports and music in the New Haven Unified School District.
Last week's 5k/10k Race to Save Student Activities was another success for the New Haven Unified School District, raising just under $10,000 to benefit endangered sports and music programs. A total of 261 participants turned out for the run, which began at the Cesar Chavez Middle School track and continued along the Alameda Creek Regional Trail. Sponsors of the event, which was hosted by the New Haven Boosters Association included Tri-CED Community Recycling, Washington Hospital, Fremont Bank, Masonic Homes of California, the Lions Club of Union City, Texas Roadhouse restaurant, OfficeMax, and many others. Local business Ayuh Yoga lead the runners and walkers in a stretch before the race, and Union City Mayor Mark Green gave a short …
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Eight students from Alameda County were selected to participate in the California State Science Fair this past week, including one from Union City. Of the eight, six brought home major awards.
A number of students from the Tri-Cities are celebrating a job well done this week, as they just returned from participating in the California State Science Fair last week. Eight students from throughout the area competed in the Alameda County Science and Engineering Fair (ACSEF) in March, and advanced to the state competition this past week. The students competed with close to 1,000 others with winning projects from their own counties from all over California. Impressively, six out of the eight Alameda County students who participated took home awards from the state fair. "One one award is given out for each category, making the chance of winning one of these awards exceptional," said Claudia Medina of the Alameda County Office of …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
The Kids' Zone, a new coalition of local community groups and government agencies, aims to provide "cradle-to-career" support for Union City's at-risk youth population.
A new citywide program that aims to provide critical support for at-risk youth will celebrate its launch with a community event this weekend. The Union City Kids’ Zone, which boasts “cradle-to-career” services for local students, will hold its Community Health Fair and Flea Market this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Searles Elementary School. In addition to health services and flea market vendors, the community event will also feature a jewelry sales fundraiser and the Safe Routes to School BikeMobile where students can fix up their bikes and learn maintenance and safety tips. Additional activities are in the works, according to a New Haven Unified School District press release. The community event will be the first for the Kids’ Zone, …
he event will feature 10 food trucks lined up in the James Logan High School parking lot.
Logan High Street Eats returns today to the James Logan High School parking lot with 10 trucks to serve up tasty treats. Hosted by the Food Truck Mafia, the event is a fundraiser for the New Haven Teachers Association and runs from 4:30 to 9 p.m. (The Food Truck Mafia also hosts Union City Street Eats Thursday nights at Union Landing.) Here's what's on the menu for tonight: Bigg Shrimp'n Blast Off! Chairman Bao Grillaz Gone Wild Forbitten City Pizza Pimps Rice Rockit Tacos De Los Altos Truckin' Sweet We Sushi Location: James Logan High School, 1800 H Street, Union City (event will be held in parking lot on corner of Alvarado-Niles Road and Hartnell Street).
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Tuesday's school board meeting drew a crowd of more than 100, with about 20 speaking about worries over proposed cuts to programs and services.
Editor's note: This report was updated Friday to correct the report's sub-headline that states the "board meeting drew a crowd of more than 100, with about 20 speaking." By New Haven Unified School District In response to an outpouring of concern about how state budget cuts might affect the New Haven Unified School District’s music program, Board of Education members Tuesday night urged an audience of more than 100 people to get involved in efforts to pass Measure H on the June 5 ballot. More than 20 students and parents spoke during the public comment portion of the Board’s regular meeting, concerned about how the possible reduction or elimination of elementary school specialists and middle school electives might impact the music program…
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
The school district is considering adjusting start times to alleviate morning traffic near school sites.
The following is a press release from New Haven Unified School District: Recognizing that traffic has increased on city streets since state budget cuts forced the discontinuation of bus transportation for students, the New Haven Unified School District is considering adjusting school start times for the 2012-13 school year. Currently, elementary students begin school at 8 a.m., James Logan High students start at 8:15 a.m., and middle school students begin at 8:30 a.m.. In other words, parents who have children at more than one school have 15 minutes to get from site to site. The district is considering adjusting start times to give parents 20 minutes to get from school to school. In addition, the District is considering changing the order …
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8:28 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012
The deadline for filing your Senior homeowner exeption from paying the $180.00 per year Tax is June 30,2012. Pick up your application at the NHUSD office and turn them in before School lets out and they close for the summer. You will need to re-file every year for the exeption . Do it when you file your income taxes or pay your Spring property tax installment so you will not forget. If you forget… more ›