Week in Review: Cop Shooter Convicted, Mother Continues Search for Daughter 23 Years Later

Monday, Nov. 14

A group of students at Conley Caraballo High School converted an office into an altar for the dead in observance of Dia de Los Muertos. .

Tuesday, Nov. 15

Patch attended the New Haven Teachers Association's Annual Toy Drive and Car Show. Throughout the day, community members donated hundreds of toys and checked out the more than 100 cars lined up at the event. .

Also over the weekend, , a silent photographic protest against Prop. 8, which banned same-sex marriage in California in 2008.

Wednesday, Nov. 16

Andrew Barrientos, a 21-year-old alleged gang member from Union City, was , along with nine other felony counts. On Aug. 27, 2010, Barrientos critically wounded Fremont officer Todd Young during an attempt to arrest Barrientos in Oakland. . 

A , including patients from hospitals in the East Bay such as Eden Medical Center.

California State University board members . If the university system moves forward with the increase, it will be sixth year in a row the CSU officials have raised tuition.

Thursday, Nov. 17

Family members, friends and teammates of Julian Gutierrez, a 15-year-old Logan student who committed suicide in February, held a memorial soccer game in his honor Wednesday night. Union City Patch contributor Farah Habad attended the match and caught up with those who remembered Julian for his warm smile and laughter. .

With news of a proposed tuition increase, . While students protested against the tuition hike, faculty members protested against the cancellation of faculty raises. We later followed up with photos from the Thursday protest at CSU East Bay; hear from protesters and see photos here.

Friday, Nov. 18

Michaela Joy Garetch was from a grocery store on Mission Boulevard near the Hayward-Union City border. Her mother, Sharon Murch, still hasn't given up hope. Over the weekend, Murch held a memorial in hopes that one day her daughter will be found. .

News of a $3.7 billion projected state budget shortfall may mean more cuts for local schools. According to a New Haven Unified School District spokesman, .

Saturday, Nov. 19

This week's police log contained reports of a .

Union City Patch reader and former Logan drama student Ashraf Dahud reviewed "The Diviners," the latest production by the James Logan High School drama department and the first under their new director. .