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The Spectrum . Redwood City's Monthly Magazine DAN CHILD NAMED NEW MANAGER OF SBSA Daniel T. Child has been named manager of the South Bayside System Authority (SBSA) wastewater treatment facility in Redwood City effective April 3, Commission Chairman Ron Shepherd announced. Child, 48, comes to the SBSA with 25 years of experience in the management of various municipal, industrial and public works facilities. Most recently, he has been area manager/vice president of operations since 2001 for Veolia Water North America West LLC, the nation’s leading water services provider for local and federal governments and business and industry. In that capacity, he has managed from the firm’s Utah office the activities of more than 60 water treatment, wastewater treatment and public works operations throughout the western United States. SBSA is a joint powers authority (JPA) providing wastewater transmission, treatment and recycled water production services to more than 217,000 people and businesses in southern San Mateo County. SBSA is governed by its owners: the cities of Belmont, San Carlos and Redwood City, and the West Bay Sanitary District. The West Bay Sanitary District provides sanitary sewer services to the cities of Menlo Park, Portola Valley, and portions of Atherton, Woodside, East Palo Alto, Redwood City and San Mateo County. Child succeeds Jim Bewley, who has been the manager of the award-winning SBSA facility since July 1982 and has been affiliated with the plant since its inception. During Bewley’s management, SBSA twice was named Wastewater Treatment Plant of the Year by the California Water Environment Association (CWEA) —– in 1996 and 2001. Shepherd said Child was the unanimous selection of the four-member SBSA Commission, which he said “was impressed with his extensive background in both the public and private sectors and his outstanding managerial abilities.” Child’s current employer, Veolia Water North America West LLC, acquired his former employer, US Filter Corporation/Davis Products Division, for which he served as an account manager from 1995 to 2001, providing municipalities and consulting firms with products and engineering support to meet various wastewater treatment needs. Child began his career in 1981 and served six years as wastewater superintendent for the Price River Water Improvement District in Carbon County, Utah. He served two different stints as operations manager with the Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority in southern California, from September 1987 to February 1989 and from February 1992 to August 1995. In between, he served as wastewater superintendent for the City of San Diego’s Metropolitan Wastewater Division. A native of Utah, Child studied environmental technology and wastewater treatment at Utah Valley State College in Orem. He also is a graduate of the City of San Diego Management Academy. He and his wife, Lisa, have four children. Professionally, he is a past president of the Desert and Mountain Section of the California Water Environment Association. “I am honored and thrilled to assume the manager’s position at SBSA and to succeed an icon in the industry like Jim Bewley,” Child said. “I have promised the Commission that I work tirelessly to meet the goals of the Authority. I have proven through personal experience that the best way to meet the needs of customers of a public agency is to always respect their needs and opinions and follow through on what you say you will do. Earning and maintaining the trust of the customers by following this simple rule will always allow a manager to reflect positively on the actions of the agency. And by customers, I include citizens, employees and co-workers, board members and member agency staff, to name a few.” DAN CHILD, LEFT, JIM BEWLEY, OUTGOING MANAGER, RIGHT. PHOTO BY GLENN SANDUL American Coast Mortgage since 1982 Approving Borrowers with the Top Mortgage Lenders Nationwide Purchase * Refinance * Equity Loans *1st & 2nd Mortgages *Owner/Non-owner *Reverse Mortgages *Cash-out REFI's *Fixed or Adjustable *Interest Only Loans Complimentary Mortgage Consulting PAUL SANFILIPO Serving and Assisting the Community for over 35 Years! CALL 650-365-2144 961 Woodside Road, Suite D * Redwood City, CA 94061 americancoast@msn.com * Fax 650-365-3481 (CA Dept. of Real Estate * Real Estate Broker #00836735 10
By Judy Buchan Contributing Writer Cynics who claim that an upscale Mexican restaurant is nothing but an oxymoron had best think again. Step into Mexquite Restaurant and Cantina at 2616 Broadway, the newest hot spot on the changing landscape of downtown Redwood City, and you will find that Director of Operations Mario Astorga and General Manager Jorge Alvarez have brought Old Mexico to Downtown with great pride -- and great success. Astorga founded the popular Hola! Mexican restaurant in Belmont. Last year, he sold Hola! and made plans to move to Folsom to bring the Mexquite concept to life there. Fortunately for Downtown, Astorga’s plans changed when he was approached by Alvarez and his sister, who owned OK Maguey, the former establishment on the site. The Spectrum . Redwood City's Monthly Magazine STEP INTO OLD MEXICO AT MEXQUITE JORGE ALVAREZ With friendly service and a great menu, comfortable is one of the many operative words. Visitors to Mexquite can expect to start off with a big basket of tortilla chips, homemade salsa and a marvelous bowl of guacamole, or one of the many appetizer selections, including the Pachangua Platter. Add one of the many margaritas to choose from, and it’s off to Old Mexico for an evening of great food and great fun. If a smaller meal is more for you, check out the Tacos in a Basket and a margarita. Flexibility is another operative word! No matter your choice, don’t leave Mexquite without trying the flan, crepes swimming in strawberries, vanilla bean ice cream and chocolate sauce. Have a hot cup of coffee and see if you’re not ready to say “olé!” and become a regular. “Party hearty” is in the air on Thursday evenings, when Mexquite presents live mariachi music from the La Perla Mariachi Band starting at 7:30 p.m. It’s not uncommon for patrons to have such a great time that they convince the staff to keep Mexquite open past its 11 p.m. closing time to 1 a.m. during the week and on weekends as well. “They approached me for ideas about OK Maguey,” Astorga said, “and I was willing to help them.” Soon the Mexquite company was formed, and the transformation began in November 2005. The restaurant formally opened this past January. “We redid everything -- the interiors, exteriors, and menus,” Astorga recalled. “We restructured it all to reflect Old Mexico.” The exterior and interior colors of warm browns, along with the leather booths, wooden tables and chairs, and wrought iron accents, could take one back to the days of the Arguello family on the Peninsula. Mexquite appears to have become an instant hit in Downtown. “Reaction has been (continued on page 13) Michelle Glaubert 650.598.2366 VM 650.722.1193 Cell “It is very unique,” Astorga said. “The decor is different. Everything is custom and points to the theme of Mexican history. We are going back in time.” History notwithstanding, Mexquite has become the place for everyone -- families, singles and those who just plain need a place to kick back after a long day at work. “We wanted to do something different,” Astorga and Alvarez explained, and indeed they have done just that. The menu has been changed from “what Americans traditionally expect to more upscale Mexican cuisine, with more flexibility and better pricing. We want people to feel comfortable.” 719 Tender Lane, Foster City $1,239,950 Prestigious Alden Park! 19 yrs old 2-story 3 BR-2.5 BA-FR w/FP & wet bar-MBR suite- Great schools-private yd 1517 Folger Drive, Belmont $1,399,950 Rare 1/3 acre Contemporary style 2700 sf- 5 BR-3 BA-HW flrs-views of hills-walk to downtown-gated estate 723 Temescal Way, Emerald Hills $1,749,950 Stunning 10 yr old 4 BR-4 BA 3 car garage -Bay Views-FR w/ limestone wet bar-bonus rm-MBR suite w/FP 745 Vernal Way, Emerald Hills $1,399,950 Charming 4 BR-3 BA-15,350 sf lot RV pking- Den off kit-partial Bay views-Roy Cloud K- 8th-EZ access to 280 11
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