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Curry’s Comeback Gives Him A Good Chance To Qualify

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8 years ago

August 4, 2017

Hayward, CA – The Web.com Tour kicked off today and the crowd of spectators made sure to get a good glimpse of Stephen Curry in his first attempt to compete with the pros. He didn’t get off to a great start when his first hit off the tee landed in the cup holder of a golf cart driven by a volunteer.

“That’s probably a first on the tour. There was a golf cart just left of my target on hole No. 1 and it went right in the cup holder,” Curry said. “Not an ideal way to start with calling a rules official over after your first tee shot. I kind of settled in after that.”

Settling in took some time as Curry found himself spending some time at the beach as his ball dropped into a few bunkers. But it wasn’t long before the two-champion found his stroke. Curry sunk his first birdie on the 15th fairway on the green.

That play setup two more birdies but by days end, he tied for 142nd out of 156 players. Nonetheless, Curry faired well among the pros. Despite a few mistakes along the way, he finished 4-over 74 with a bogey on the last hole.

“If you told me I was going to shoot 74 going into the first round, I’d take that all day every day, so I’m pretty happy with it,” he explained. “Obviously, as a competitor, you feel like you can always play better, so hopefully I can do that tomorrow.”

Photo by Eric Taylor

Tomorrow Curry must score low in order to make the cut for this upcoming weekend play. To the pros his chances look slim but to the two-time MVP, it’s an opportunity to get better. While his day job consists of playing along side the world’s top NBA players, Curry finds solace on the golf course and can quite possibly make this his next sport to dominate in time.

“It was an amazing experience, I’ve been looking forward to this since I found out, and to finally hit my first shot in tournament play was a really, really nervous moment, but it was everything I hoped for,” said Curry.

“I want to play better tomorrow. Now that I kind of got the jitters out hopefully that will happen and hit a couple more good shots and make a couple more putts.”

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Oakland Hosts Town Hall Addressing Lead Hazards in City Housing

According to the city, there are 22,000 households in need of services for lead issues, most in predominantly low-income or Black and Latino neighborhoods, but only 550 to 600 homes are addressed every year. The city is hoping to use part of the multimillion-dollar settlement to increase the number of households served each year.

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The City of Oakland’s Housing and Community Development Department hosted a town hall in the Fruitvale to discuss the efforts being undertaken to remove lead primarily found in housing in East and West Oakland.

In 2021, the city was awarded $14 million out of a $24 million legal settlement from a lawsuit against paint distributors for selling lead-based paint that has affected hundreds of families in Oakland and Alameda County. The funding is intended to be used for lead poisoning reduction and prevention services in paint only, not water or other sources as has been found recently in schools across the city.

The settlement can be used for developing or enhancing programs that abate lead-based paint, providing services to individuals, particularly exposed children, educating the public about hazards caused by lead paint, and covering attorney’s fees incurred in pursuing litigation.

Most of the homes affected were built prior to 1978, and 12,000 of these homes are considered to be at high risk for lead poisoning.

City councilmember Noel Gallo, who represents a few of the lead-affected Census tracts, said the majority of the poisoned kids and families are coming directly from neighborhoods like the Fruitvale.

“When you look at the [kids being admitted] at the children’s hospital, they’re coming from this community,” Gallo said at the town hall.

In order to eventually rid the highest impacted homes of lead poisoning, the city intends to create programs and activities such as lead-based paint inspections and assessments, full abatement designed to permanently eliminate lead-based paint, or partial abatement for repairs, painting, and specialized cleaning meant for temporary reduction of hazards.

In feedback for what the city could implement in their programming, residents in attendance of the event said they want more accessibility to resources, like blood testing, and information from officials about lead poisoning symptoms, hotlines for assistance, and updates on the reduction of lead in their communities.

Attendees also asked how they’d know where they are on the prioritization list and what would be done to address lead in the water found at several school sites in Oakland last year.

City staff said there will be a follow-up event to gather more community input for programming in August, with finalizations happening in the fall and a pilot launch in early 2026.