At about 7:20 a.m., Oakland Fire Chief Teresa Deloach Reed stood before a handful of reporters gathered on the curb. “We have nine confirmed bodies,” she said, “and we’re unable to locate about 25 people.”The reporters looked up from their notepads. A radio reporter frantically called his newsroom. Soon, the Bay Area was waking up to the news. In South San Francisco, Kim and David Gregory were watching the reports on TV. “I was just thinking to myself, ‘Oh my God, another fire. Why is this always happening around Christmas?’ ’’ David Gregory said.

Actually, the entire production is peppered with quirky, just-right performances, from the lovebirds, Alice (demure, coquettish Lorie Goulart) and Tony (suave, earnest Adam Cotugno) to the wild-and-crazy Sycamores, As Penny, Debi Durst leads the way with wide-eyed innocence and contented conviction, whether she’s pounding away on ballet class dancewear one of a tall pile of half-completed plays, working on one of her half-completed paintings, or offering a half-completed thought, It’s a gag that usually works; she is always appealing..

But on Jan. 14, the day the strike began,  Garcetti — who has no formal authority over the district but parachuted in to help mediate — said the two sides were not that far apart. He implored them to tone down the rhetoric and get behind closed doors to hash out a deal to a strike that was keeping thousands of students out of school and still others in school, but left to be supervised by a strapped staff of substitutes and administrators. — Bradley Bermont (@bradleybermont) January 22, 2019.

Buschow says Helus was married with a grown son, Sheriff Dean says the report of the shooting came as Helus was on the phone with his wife, The sheriff says Helus told her, “Hey I gotta go handle a call, I love you, I’ll talk to you later.”, At 10 a.m, a procession of law enforcement ballet class dancewear and first responders will escort Sgt, Helus’ body from the Los Robles Regional Medical Center in Thousand Oaks to the Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office in Ventura, according to Capt, Garo Kuredjian..

Hoelper founded the Redwood City Community Theatre in 2008 and the first production was performed in August 2009. Produced and performed by local community members, the live musical theatre’s goal is to provide enjoyment for the participants and the audience, and to provide a safe, culturally enhancing program for teens, adults and seniors. The theatre group accepts donations and advertising opportunities to continue its productions. To learn more, call Lesley Hoelper, director, at 650-740-2287 or email rcct.director@gmail.com.