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others to work tirelessly and enthusiastically for the betterment of their community. The <br />memorial made possible by: San Leandro City Council and the Recreation and Parks <br />Commission; Alameda County Fire, Local 55; Davis Street Family Resource Center and <br />Leadership San Leandro. <br />BODIES OF WATER <br />Jack D. Maltester Channel (San Leandro Marina) <br />In 1992, the channel leading into the San Leandro Marina was named the "Jack D. Maltester <br />Channel". Mr. Maltester’s bio is below. <br />STREETS, BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES <br />Dan Niemi Way <br />San Leandro Police Officer Nels “Dan” Niemi was a San Leandro Police officer who was shot <br />and killed in an ambush attack. On July 25, 2005 while in the line of duty. The killer, 23-year <br />Irving “Gotti” Ramirez, was apprehended was given the death penalty in 2007.Niemi was born <br />in Guam in 1962 and grew up in the East Bay. He graduated from Sacramento State College <br />with a degree in Arts and Communications. He joined the police force just 3 years before his <br />death, and was survived by his wife and two children. <br />A portion of Hays Street running close to San Leandro Creek and Root Park was re-named <br />Dan Niemi Way on July 25, 2015. <br />Jack D. Maltester – Mario Polvorosa Overpass <br />Mario Polvorosa was known as a “San Leandro legend,” Polvorosa was best known for his <br />philanthropic promotions and getting difficult tasks completed on behalf of the San Leandro <br />community. Mr. Polvorosa became politically active when he replaced Louis Borre on the city <br />council on Nov. 1, 1965. He served on the council until he was elected Vice-Mayor on May 5, <br />1975. <br />Jack D. Maltester replaced Helen Lawrence as councilmember when she resigned in January <br />1948. He served a few short months before he began his own campaign for City Council in <br />April 1948. He was elected to the City Council in 1956 and then became Mayor in 1958. <br />In 1962, Maltester became the first mayor elected directly by the residents of San Leandro <br />rather than by the city councilmembers. He was subsequently re-elected in 1966, 1970 and <br />1974. Mr. Maltester was forced to leave office after serving twenty consecutive years due to <br />the implementation of term limits for councilmembers. One of the more significant aspects <br />during Maltester’s service as Mayor included proposing a Committee on Human Rights and <br />Responsibilities in 1963 in response to the Civil Rights Movement. The City Council rebuffed <br />his initiative 3 times. On May 6 1967, he testified on housing discrimination at a hearing of <br />the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights when the 1970 U.S. Census showed San Leandro to be <br />99% white. <br />388