Alameda County

My friends and I went to the Deaf Nation Expo in Alameda County Fair Pleasanton, last October 10, Saturday. We lined up as the members are preparing to let us all in. I was surprised when a young teenager approached me and signed "asking where I got my print outs?" I did not answer right away for I was caught off guard. It feels like I was being test on, like it is an exam, I feel very nervous and shy, but in the end the girl was patience enough to repeat her sign until I understood it. I…

final report concluded the most cost-effective solution for the Bay Area's traffic woes would be to form a transit district charged with the construction and operation of a high-speed rapid rail system linking the cities and suburbs. Nine Bay Area counties were included in the initial planning…

In one graph in Alameda County Public Health Department article, Economic Inequality: A Growing Threat to Public Health, it showed a correlation between the amount of money you make and the risk of you dying earlier in life. Ranging from 10K to 100K it showed that the closer…

In 1967 the first BPP office was open at 5624 Grove Street, Oakland, CA in January. In the BPP office they had many meetings and created the Black Panther Party Black Community News Service. April 25, the first production of the Black Panther Party Black Community News Service was printed. In Richmond, CA, on April 1 Denzil Dowell was shot and killed by sheriff's deputies. Panthers got a request from the Dowell family for protection from police harassment. Which they took and protected his…

Walmart is the largest private employer employer and grocery retailer in the United States. Walmart also has its positives and negatives on our citizens and economy. They have also lost some of values that Sam Walton had when he created the company. There are several downfalls with Walmart. Walmart has one of the worst health insurance policies in all of corporate America. Most people are in awe of how poor the health insurance is for such a widely known and popular company as Walmart is.…

The current elected official I have chosen is Attorney General Kamala Harris. I have chosen Mrs. Harris as my elected official because she stands for what I believe in and is a person of color such as myself. Mrs. Harris has had an extensive and fruitful career that includes a lot of firsts. Mrs. Harris is a very well educated women and based on her childhood you can see where she gets her intelligence from. Harris was born on October 20th 1964 in Oakland, Ca to Dr. Shyamala Gopalan Harris, a…

Giselle Rivas Professor Hagstrom Ling 250 May 6, 2015 Arabic Introduction The Arab world has many diverse influences in its, linguistic, ethnic, and religious groups. Due to war and exile, many Arabs migrated to America where millions of people created a community to advance with many opportunities. A heritage language interview was conducted to learn how Arabs continue to use their language, culture or religion in California. Origin of the Language The word “Arab” means “nomad,” a person who…

American Social Science Research Council. The study of successful age has been divided in the two groups: clinical standards and psychosocial theories. Numerous studies on the concept of successful aging discussed in the article. From 1984 to 1990, Alameda County Study looked at men and women ranging from 65-95 years old. That study revealed chronic disease and depression reduced participants’ chances of successful aging. Whereas walking…

school cafeterias waste food, and that waste sums to around $600 million each year. Kelly ErnstFriedman was the director of this project and kindly explained the pilot project May 2013 – June 2014. The area involved in this project comprehended Alameda County. The community was made of residents from the neighborhoods of East and West Oakland. The first schools that the Food Shift program was implemented were Brookfield Elementary, New Highland and Rise, expanding to other schools after. The…

Custodians are usually hired due to offering the most inexpensive price among competitors. The result can be an unfortunate inattention to detail, custodians minimally meeting performance requirements—sometimes even fundamental functions (for example, vacuuming common areas, emptying heavily-used trash barrels) are shirked. Many businesses and non-profits will begrudgingly tolerate same, repeatedly shoving work-environment cleanliness and presentation to the bottom of priorities. J. Carl’s Elbow…