San Leandro Bytes

The Roosevelt Dad's Club will hold its second "Roosepalooza" fundraiser at 7pm on Saturday, March 13, 2010. The evening of live music will benefit Roosevelt Elementary's Performing Arts Program.

Tickets are $20 each and are available from Rob Rich (510.409-7543), Wes Blair (510.633-2857), or any Roosevelt Dads Club member. There will a full "no-host" bar, so attendees must be 21 or older. Babysitting is available the night of the show at Roosevelt.

The live music line-up includes:

• Pinto Wagon - Acoustic "Pinto-pop" with Roosevelt Dad John Sherwood
• King Cab - Lo-fi Garage Country Band with Roosevelt Dad Ben Decker
• Go Dead - Psychedelic Rock with Roosevelt Dad Jeff Faust
• Van MiniVan - with Roosevelt Dads Al Stichon & Simon Miller

Doors open at 7pm with music starting at 7:15pm. The event will end around 10pm.

The event will be held at the Oakland Zoo's Snow Building, located at 9777 Golf Links Road in Oakland.

The Alameda Council Central Labor Council has endorsed Wilma Chan for District 3 Alameda County Supervisor over rivals for the seat held by Alice Lai-Bitker. Alameda Mayor Bev Johnson's campaign issued a press release today announcing her official entry into the race and endorsements from Senator Loni Hancock, Assemblyman Sandre Swanson and former state Senate President Don Perata.

According to Johnson's press release, her first priority will be to keep San Leandro Hospital open. Chan is also opposed to the closure of San Leandro Hospital, inviting her supporters to the vigil scheduled for Monday, March 22, 2010.

The U.S. Census local office, which covers San Leandro, Alameda, San Lorenzo, and parts of Oakland and unincorporated Alameda County, will hold its last series of employment tests this week. Workers who qualify and are hired will earn $22 per hour.

The last series of thirty-minute long civil service tests will be held at 11am and 4pm on Wednesday March 10, 2010, and at 10am, 12:30pm, and 3pm on Saturday March 13, 2010, at the San Leandro Library at 300 Estudillo Avenue. Sample tests are available at the library or online (español). No appointment is necessary for aspiring workers, but two forms of identification are required. For more details on employment requirements and an application, click here.

For more information, call 510-764-2960.