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Events Around Town Campaign Kickoff for Alicia Aguirre, Sunday, July 24
Redwood City Vice Mayor Alicia Aguirre kicked off her re-election campaign for City Council at her Redwood City home. More than 80 people attended. State Assembly member Rich
Gordon introduced Aguirre as someone who reaches out to the community and beyond, as was apparent by the number of elected officials and community members from throughout
the county who attended her kick-off campaign. “Alicia is not only a leader for Redwood City, but a leader for our region,” Gordon said.
Others in attendance included Council Members Jeff Gee and Ian Bain, Redwood City; Pam Frisella, Foster City; Gina Papan, Millbrae; Bob Grassilli, San Carlos; Kirsten Keith, Menlo
Park; Shelly Masur, Redwood City School District; and Lorraine Rumley, Sequoia Union High School District. Also in attendance were many campaign supporters, including Redwood
City Planning Commissioners Nancy Radcliffe and Ernie Schmidt and community leaders Georgi LaBerge, Hector Flamenco, Melanie Seybert, Paula Uccelli, Warren Dale, Margie
Carrington and Tom Mohr, former president of Cañada College.
Jim Skinner: Dedicated Fire Chief & ‘Just a Really Fun Guy to Have Around’
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start around 7 p.m. and the band, Pride and Joy, will kick off around 9 p.m.,
according to Paul Sherwood, engineer paramedic for the Redwood City Fire
Department.
“We just really want people to recognize our 150th anniversary and come
out and have a good time,” Sherwood said. “We’re definitely encouraging the
public to buy tickets.”
Proceeds from the event, which is open to the general public, will go to
the Create-A-Smile Foundation, which was established by Redwood City
firefighters in 1993 to help people who are victims of tragedy, violence and
misfortune and have little to no income. The foundation focuses on helping
children in particular.
In the past, money raised by the foundation has gone toward providing
surgery for children who have a cleft palate, after-school activities, bone
marrow for children and adults, sports equipment, horseback riding lessons
for children with disabilities, and helping families who have lost a spouse in
public service, among other things.
Free time filled with yoga, golf and Giants games
Skinner, who was born and raised in San Francisco, has lived in Millbrae for
13 years. When the 51-year-old isn’t busy running the Redwood City Fire
Department, he enjoys Bikram yoga, which he does three times per week.
He also likes to play golf and attend San Francisco Giants games at AT&T
Park. He and his wife, Becky, also are wine aficionados and make trips to
Napa Valley. The couple have two children, Kristina, 24, who lives in San
Francisco and works for a public relations firm, and Kellie, 22, a recent San
Diego State graduate who works for Marriott Hotels.
While running a fire department can be a very tough, stressful job, at the
end of the day, Skinner can look back and realize he has made a difference.
“I try to mentor people,” he said. “There’s a lot of people who have helped me
throughout the years. I want to be able to give back.”
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