An Alameda County Transportation Comission’s meeting was held on Dec 8, 2015, and several of the city’s managers attended the meeting. The commission, along with all of the city managers were concerned about these issues. “Although there is a diversity with public transit for the elderly and disabled in this county, there are many people who are not receiving services due to their geographic area or lack of enough seniors in the community” stated Naomi Armenta, who is the paratransit…
Guantanamo Bay is a detention camp located in the southern tip of Cuba operated by the U.S. military (Fetini np). The detention facility was created after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York when Americans felt threatened by the uncertainty of terrorism (Fetini np). President Bush established the detention facility to campaign the elimination of terrorism and their support networks (Fetini np). Guantanamo Bay was established to hold individuals’ captive during military…
10 years ago, I was immigrated to the United States. My first impression of the United states was a fun and energies country because of the New York style movie always appear in my brain. Yet, the city I was staying is in California - San Jose. The surrounding people mostly are Mexican, Chinese, and Indian, that not the New York style Imaged. After few years college life, I found out my passion because of the place of California has changed my environmental protection sense. Recycling, solar…
1. I note with pride and am pleased to commend you for your performance of duty while assigned to Coast Guard Station Yaquina Bay, Newport, Oregon from December 2014 to June 2018. Through relentless pursuit of excellence, dedication, and outstanding responsibility, you quickly certified as a 47’ MLB Coxswain, Boarding Officer, and OOD. During your tenure, you accumulated over 760 underway hours during more than 450 missions, and prosecuted over 75 search and rescue cases. Your underway…
Term Project Assignment: 10/9 Mission Local reports that the Mission District in San Francisco is in an advanced stage of gentrification. Emma Neiman writes that the district’s median income level, already above average at $73,718, is going to see further increases in the near future. UC Berkeley researchers Miriam Zuk and Karen Chapple, who published their finding in August, found that the two tech-booms, cultural richness, and transportation accessibility led the Mission on a path of rapid…
The Center of Innovation 7.5 million people, thousands of technology startups, infinite possibilities; The San Francisco Bay Area is one that cannot compare to any other area in the world. Not less than one year ago, my family and I traveled to the beautiful city of San Francisco. Originally this trip was so we could spend time with my aunt who lives in the area. Although that was fun, my trip had a much deeper meaning to me. The city made a huge impression on me. I learned that I would like to…
In a city shrouded in the darkness of negativity, it is my neighborhood, ethnicity, family, and continued strive for education that has shaped the individual that I have become. Vallejo, CA is the largest city in Solano County, and part of the East Bay Area of San Francisco. It is the most diverse city within the nation. Vallejo is separated by regions and neighborhoods. Individuals take claim to which neighborhood or region they live in, some areas more than others, to the point of gang-like…
Alameda County resides in the East Bay of California and is the fourth most racially diverse county in the United States (Narula, 2014). It comprises of 14 suburban cities and several unincorporated communities with an overall population of 1,610,921 and more than 12% are seniors aged 65 and older (175,320). Geographic isolation between some cities and an ever aging population makes public transportation a concern for the county and it’s stakeholders, especially in regard to the seniors and…
Their products are a well-established in the local community but can be advertised as a “must-have” or “must-stop” to travelers visiting the San Francisco Bay Area. This tactic allows them to broaden their target market beyond the population of Pacifica which is estimated at 39,000 people (2013). Located right off Highway 1, it is an easy stop for those traveling into the city. The San Francisco Travel Association…
There are lots of immigrants in the Bay Area, and they are trying to settle down in the new environment with diverse society. According the 2005-2007 American Community survey, nearly one third of residents in the Bay Area region are immigrants, 54% of immigrants in Bay Area are citizens; immigrants and their children make up 42% of population in the Bay Area, of all children in region 49% have at least one immigrant parent. This status tells us that Bay Area has lots of immigrant and the second…