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In the 1970s, astronomers were using radio telescopes to map out hydrogen gas in some nearby galaxies. To their surprise, this gas was spinning around the centers of the galaxies far more quickly than anticipated. Eventually, the researchers had to come to grips with the fact that invisible stuff permeated the universe—stuff that wasn’t planets, stars, or anything else they knew about. It was dubbed “missing mass,” and it is still one of the greatest puzzles about the cosmos. In his talk,Seth Shostak will describe his role in finding that something massive, important, and invisible exists in the cosmos.
As director of library services she oversaw the opening of the 58,000-square-foot downtown public library in 2019. Total cost for the project — including demolition, construction, and restoration of Heritage Plaza across the street — was $63 million, funded by the taxpayer approved Measure C sales tax measure in 2014.
Olasubomi “Shubbie” Aishida is a social entrepreneur and community organizer based in Hayward, California. Originally from Lagos, Nigeria, she grew up in a household defined by generosity — her father regularly welcomed neighbors into their home and helped fund college educations for children who couldn’t otherwise afford them. She went on to earn a master’s degree in international development and social work in London, worked in health and human services, and began a PhD in health care studies before an offhand question from her father — asking her to identify and pursue her real passions — set her on a different path entirely.
In 2017, Shubbie co-founded Golden Safari Restaurant and Bakery in downtown Hayward with her husband, Bisi Oparinde, bringing Nigerian comfort food to the community and employing local youth. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, rather than laying off staff or shutting down, she redirected the restaurant’s resources toward feeding the community — delivering meals to fire stations, hospitals, and families in need. That effort grew into Peace Haven, a nonprofit she’d founded in 2019, and eventually into the Peace Haven Freedom Store: a full storefront in a former barbershop where everything — food, clothing, toiletries — is free and open to anyone, regardless of income or housing status.
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