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20TH ANNUAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE: Father Andrews Emmanuelli of Cristo del Rey de la Salle East Bay High School and Reverend Lana Rice give a community blessing and opening prayer for the 220 people who lost their lives to domestic violence since 1996.
Shedding Light on Domestic Violence
Mortgage Woes? Programs to help with delinquent mortgages and property taxes
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the same board district when the district switched to district elections from at-large starting this year. The race between two Lewis is a retired nuclear Castro Valley board candidates and ultrasound technologist may help decide the eventual at San Leandro Hospital who fate of the Eden Health District, founded in 1948 to get the is seeking her third term on the board. She would like to original Eden Hospital built. Sutter Health now runs the keep the district mostly as is, no longer running hospitals rebuilt Eden Medical Center. San Leandro Hospital, which but helping community clinics serve the area by giving them the district also once owned, grants for services they could is now part of the county’s Alameda Health System. The not afford on their own. She points to the district’s district now supports multiple smaller-scale ventures in com- recent success in early COVID efforts, when they were able to munity health. Roxanne Lewis and Gordon more quickly distribute protecGalvan are both board incum- tive gear to health providers bents, who ended up living in see INCUMBENTS on page 7 By Mike McGuire
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In the United States, 1 in 4 women will be physically assaulted by a partner at some point in their lives, according to The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. To bring continued awareness to the issue, the Alameda County District Attorney’s office held a ceremony to honor the victims who were killed in the last 20 years because of domestic violence and empower the survivors. “Domestic violence affects people of all ages, ethnicities, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, education levels, and income levels. When we come together and provide resources for domestic violence victims, they can find a way out of a violent relationship and be safe themselves and their children,” Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley said during the event in front of the county offices in Oakland.
During the ceremony, the names of murdered victims in the county were read out loud, from 1996 onward, and a bell was rung in their honor. In 1996, there were 20 deaths reported that were connected to a domestic violence incident by an intimate partner. This year, on the 20th annual Day of Remembrance, the group read 220 names. “We fight each day to try to put a stop to domestic violence and ensure that one day, there will be no names left to read,” O’Malley said. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, unfortunately, had ripple effects on the victims of domestic violence, O'Malley said calling it the “shadow pandemic,” as shelterin-place orders forced adults and children suffering from abuse, trapped at home with their abusers. “Tragically, many were unable to seek safety from the people, and places they would normally go,” she added. see LIGHT on page 5
CV’s Jason Castro Helps Astros Get To the Fall Classic By Michael Singer CASTRO VALLEY FORUM
Although you won’t see him on the field playing in this year’s World Series, Castro Valley’s Jason Castro was key in getting the Houston Astros their winning record and on their path to the postseason. Back on June 29, Castro, along with pitcher Justin Verlander, helped lead a 2–0 shutout of the New York Mets. Castro’s two-run home run supplied all the offense in the game while tripling his RBI season total from one to three. The game was key to Houston’s march to the top of the American League.
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Jason Castro However, two days later, on July 1, the Astros placed Castro on the 10-day injured list due to left knee discomfort. A month later, the Astros said that Castro underwent surgery see CASTRO on page 3
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