"Coach John Beam changed my life when I was a 14-year-old kid on the Skyline High football field. I still remember getting flattened in a varsity drill and looking up to see Beam standing over me, demanding more because he saw more. That was his gift. He coached football, but he taught manhood: accountability, discipline, belief in yourself long before you earned it."
"Beam fought for me in the classroom, pushed me on the field and helped me get to college when the odds weren't in my favor. He shaped generations of young men in Oakland with the same mix of toughness and love. With his passing, the East Bay didn't just lose a coach we lost a mentor, a guide and a true example of what leadership looks like. His legacy lives in the thousands he lifted along the way."
"He is correct in pointing out that one statistic doesn't tell the whole story, but suggests many more birds are killed by buildings. Might this have to do with the fact that there are more than 100 million buildings in the United States and fewer than 100,000 wind turbines? The real issue with wind turbines is not the number of birds killed it's the type of bird. Wind turbines tend to kill large and rare species, raptors in particular."
Coach John Beam demanded more from young athletes while teaching accountability, discipline and belief in themselves. Beam intervened for students in the classroom, pushed them on the field and helped secure college opportunities against long odds. He shaped generations in Oakland through a combination of toughness and love and left a lasting legacy in thousands he lifted. A separate concern notes that wind turbines disproportionately kill large, rare raptors such as the California Golden Eagle, raising species-specific conservation worries despite higher overall bird collisions with buildings. Another report highlights frequent unsanctioned off-leash dog gatherings violating Krusi Park leash rules.
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